Small list of Freebies this week

CVS:
Free paper towels w/ red machine coupon

Lowes Foods (ends 7-22)
Angel soft toilet paper w/ printable coupon from FB

Harris Teeter (ends 7-22)
Angel soft facial tissue w/ printable or RP 7-13-14
Golden grams cereal w/ printable and Evic coupon
House-Autry biscuit or cornbread mix w/ SS 5-18-14 or SS 6-29-14
Nasoya noodles w/ printable

Foodlion (ends 7-22)
Kraft cheesy skillets w/ SS 2-23-14 & instant savings

Harbor freight:
Several coupons for items w/ no purchase required

Walmart:
carefree liners w/ printable

Fresh cucumbers

I have recently come into a lot of fresh cucumbers from my parent's garden and since I don't eat cucumbers I had to find new things to do with them. So of course this led to making my own pickles and even going as far as frying them as of last night. The reason I am sharing this of course is because I reused some of the jars I have saved from odds and end things like the last pickle jars I bought at the store during the last SD I attended. I even used the juice for the first mixture I tried, however, my other half didn't like that one as much as the other one I tried at the same time and I tried it a different way on last night and that one hasn't been tried yet. I am waiting to find the brine we like before I post. But in the mean time you can always try out my fried cucumbers. The pic and few ingredients are on my pinterest page which can be located here: 

 http://www.pinterest.com/pin/274860383483544377/

We did figure out next time we want them cut differently. These were originally supposed to be pickles but I ran out of brine and couldn't make another mixture so I fried them so they wouldn't go bad. Let me know if you guys like them or not.

Some home remedy's for bugs

I don't know about you guys but I am hating the bugs and it is that time of year for them outside. So I have been on pinterest and trying out some remedies for myself so I got some feedback and will add pics later. 

I tried 2 different ones so far and both have worked. However I went with the one that used less vinegar so I could make more containers and they are on my back porch and front porch. Even have one or two in my kitchen. To make this work your going to probably have to relocate dishes to find the bugs hot spot but believe me it does work. 

So here are the remedies I tried:

Remedy 1:

2 cups hot water

3 drops of Dawn dish soap

3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar

3 tablespoons of sugar

This one is my favorite!!! It used less vinegar. 

Remedy 2: Also worked but really strong smell and took a lot of vinegar just for the one jar and sugar.

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup of warm water

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

I will add pics later when I go outside to show you guys. I am still using my first 2 from 2 weeks ago when I started and added several of the 1st remedy since then as well. 

I have caught flies, fruit flies, sugar ants, big carpenter ants, and some other weird flies and even a worm. So it does work. Just remember your gonna have to find a good spot to make it  work because at first it wouldn't work where I had them  placed. 

First SD trip for June

I got to go yesterday with some of my girlfriends for an SD trip and I can honestly say it has been too long since Harris Teeter did one. You know these things when your stockpile is running low. So here is the breakdown on how I did. This haul wasn't one of my best because my boyfriend has been home a lot lately so I got stuff without coupons that were just on sale.

For things that I didn't have a coupon for:

Campbell's slow cooker sauces = on sale for $2/4
HT soda's = $.77 each
Breyers Ice Cream evic price for = $2.57 each

Now the freebies!!!

Tide detergent. Got the $5.99 one instead of the $1.99 because it was still free with a coupon +Evic
Weber seasonings FREE with $1/1 coupons
Baked delights dog treats $1.50/1 coupon plus $1.75 evic
Murachan bowls all free
Toothbrush free with $1/1 coupon and $1 evic


Out of pocket I spent: $22.69 and saved $62.36

Considering just the icecream and slow cooker sauces was almost $10 I am happy with my haul.

List of items you can always have in your stockpile

I have recently decided to include some more information for all my newbies that follow my blog. I was thinking about what I have always had in my stockpile and got some feedback from other couponers as well and this is a list we have come up with that we always seem to score for free or pennies.

Hair products, oral care products, feminine products, vitamins, dog treats, deodorants, antacids, cough drops/throat lodgers, pasta, body wash, rice, pickles, maruchan noodles, razors.


These items are easy to stock up on since we get good coupons, great deals and majority are free. If not you really are only paying pennies. I have not ran out of any of these products in a  while, unless I stop stocking up...which has been known to happen.

There are several things you can do to keep up with your stockpile so that don't happen to you. Keep inventory!!! I just recently started this because my parents travel to see my sister a lot so more people have started benefiting from my stockpile. Try to keep enough on hand for whoever is going to use your stockpile. My stockpile can range from 2 using it to sometimes a total of 12 people using it. It just depends on the time of year and the circumstances. Due to this I always keep a good amount of everything in stock. Especially the items you know your going to go through faster. Ours is pasta. So we always have that on hand.

The more you coupon the more you will see what your family benefits from more often and you will learn what is and isn't a stock up price for you.