21Apr 2010 by holly

The Season for House Projects – How to do House projects on a tight budget?

DIY, Uncategorized
[caption id="attachment_2945" align="aligncenter" width="288" caption="Flooring Project 2006"][/caption] When my husband and I married almost 8 years ago we bought our first house that year.  It was so exciting and we knew right off the bat that we wanted to do some updates to it.  We were so excited to jump into them too.  Before we sold the house almost 3 years later we had updated the kitchen, bathrooms, and backyard.  It was a lot of fun and we did it on a very tight budget. How did we do all of that on a tight budget you might ask? Here are my tips that I've told all of my friends and family. 1.  Do it yourself Doing most of the labor yourself will save you thousands of dollars.  Thankfully my…
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19Apr 2010 by holly

Ways to Save on 1.5 volt Batteries – Hacking Video

DIY, Uncategorized
Battery Hack on YouTube.  Have you seen this video? My hubby who loves to tinker with electronics sent me this as a frugal way to save money.  Hmmm...don't think we need 1.5 volt batteries right now but if we do we might think about doing this. Click HERE - 12 volt Energizer Batteries = 8 - 1.5 volt batteries
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19Apr 2010 by holly

Getting things done

DIY, general, Sewing, Uncategorized
This weekend has been a busy weekend.  After buying lots of fabric on Friday and even Saturday!  Yes, I went back and bought more.  I went WAY over my budget, but I have fabric to last me years and years.  Just like everything else I try not to ever buy my fabric at retail prices.  I bought loads of fabric a couple years ago when Hancock fabrics closed several of their stores in the area. That inspired me to work on some of my UFOs = Un-Finished Objects on Sunday.  My husband watched my daughter while I did some of them.  Then we all worked on organizing our office.  Perfect spring cleaning. Getting Things Done My goal for this year is to list out all the things that need to…
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16Apr 2010 by holly

Wow! Lots of Fabric I purchased at Joann Fabric Closing Burke VA

DIY, Shopping deals, Shopping Trips, Uncategorized
Have I mentioned that I really like fabric?   Well, I really do.  It's crazy I know.  I have a very good stockpile of all sorts of fabrics in particular quilting cottons. My hubby called me to tell me about the Burke Joann Store was closing in order to move to a bigger store in Fairfax.  He said most of the fabrics were 50% to 75% and in addition they still did the sale price from the circular.   In some cases that makes it 85% to 95% off!   When I got there he had 30+ bolts of fabric ready to purchase.  I then purchase 12 more! When it rang up it was $280+ and after the discounts it came to $80+!  I can't believe it.  Of course I don't know exactly…
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16Apr 2010 by holly

Shoppers Food Warehouse 4/15/10-4/21/10

Coupons, Shoppers, Shopping deals, Uncategorized
Shoppers hasn't had that many deals recently.   This weeks seems to a better week.  I just got my ads today which is why this is getting posted today. Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.89 lb  Family Pack 3 lbs or more.  Good stock up price!  I just bought some at Giant for $1.99 All Natural Fresh, Whole legs or chicken thighs or drumsticks $1.29 lb family pack 3 lbs or more Smithfield premium Pork Picnic Shoulder $.99 lb Red Ripe Tomatoes on the Vine $1.39 lb 7up or Canada Dry 12 pack cans limit 10 $1.99  This is a great price!  12 pack 7-Up, Canada Dry, A&W root beer, Country time lemonade, or Sunkist $1.99 ( limit 10 ) Coco-Cola 20 Pack cans $5.99 price good through 5/12/10 Get one…
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15Apr 2010 by holly

Friend’s Trip to Ulta 4/15/10

Shopping Trips, Ulta, Uncategorized
My girlfriend went to Ulta and confirmed with the manager that you can "stack" the Ulta coupons with the manufacture coupons.  That is great news! This is what she got: Remember, all “final” per item prices are even lower, once the Ulta coupon is deducted.  Honestly, I almost bought enough to use 2 of the coupons, since my total was $16! (2) maybelline great lash mascara $4.99 each marked down to $2.99 - (2) $1/1 Qs = $1.99 ea (2) Maybelline Pure makeup foundation $4.99 each marked down to $1.49 ea Revlon Creme lip gloss $9.99 marked down to $2.99 ea Maybelline Instant Age Rewind $7.99 marked down to $2.39 ea Almay Pure Blends lipgloss  $7.99 marked down to $2.39 - $1/1 Q = $1.39 ea total before discounts =…
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13Apr 2010 by holly

Ulta Deals Cheap Make-up Expire 4/17/10

Shopping deals, Ulta, Uncategorized
I really like Ulta, but I haven't shopped there in a long time.  I've been so good!  I like the fact that you can buy both drugstore brand products and high end department store products all in one store. Taking a closer look at my Sunday paper's ad this week, I noticed that there is a $3.50 off a $10 purchase at Ulta that you can use online or in-store.  Based on some research I've done it seems from others that you can "stack" manufacture coupons with these Ulta coupons!    Now, I haven't confirmed this yet but it seems that it should work.  Let me know if this works or if anyone has a coupon policy confirming this.  Thanks! In this week's ad ends 4/17/10: All cosmetics from Maybelline, Revlon,…
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12Apr 2010 by holly

Rite Aid Deals including Cheap Ziploc Bags plus FREE Olay Quench

Rebates, Rite Aid, Shopping deals, Shopping Trips, Uncategorized
Rite Aid this week has a lot of good deals.  If you have a $5/$20 from AdPerks (located Rite Aid's website) or a $5/$25 from Redplum.com then this is a pretty good week to get some free or almost free items. The Redplum.com coupon doesn't print for me.  Don't forget the Zyrtec deal I mentioned before is still available. Buy 4 Ziploc Sliders $1.99 each. use (2) BOGO Coupons in 04/11 SS Pay $3.98 Submit $5.00 SC Johnson Rebate here Free + overage Currently Olay is offering a rebate for FREE Quench.  Combine this with the $5/$20 coupon and some of the other deals this week. I ran in Rite Aid this morning.   I didn’t have the Quench coupon from 3/7/10 PG with me which would have helped! The price…
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10Apr 2010 by holly

Gardening 2010 – The Box, the Dirt, and the Seeds

DIY, Gardening 2010, Uncategorized
Last Saturday we put together "The Dirt" for my Square Foot Garden.   See my first post HERE. My hubby created the box a couple weekends ago.  He decided to use pre-treated wood for this project.  There is some controversy of using it because of the chemicals that are used such as extra copper so its up to you if you want to use it. It will last for many years which is a big benefit.  See more information HERE from Home Depot which is where we purchased it. Seed Starter Kit at Home Depot: $15.98 Strongly suggest stopping at Walmart and picking some up.  I saw them discounted down to $6!  I might pick up 2 for next year just to have the peat moss starters.  Not a bad price.…
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