September All You Magazine Coupons!

I just love the All You magazine! I bought 4 copies last month! It had some great money saving and FREE coupons that more than bought the book! I could not wait to get this new issue. The recipes and articles are great and the coupons are better than any magazine I have seen. And the best part, it only cost $1.77! Right now you can only buy the magazine at Walmart. My son is doing a fundraiser for school and they are selling different things including some magazines. They are offering a 1 year subscription for $20.00. So, that would be about $1.66 a month. So, I think I am going to buy one. They send you a coupon and you send off for it and you also get a free gift! You can also get 2 free trial issues right now by going here! Something else to note is that they have two different covers this month, so yours may look slightly different than the one pictured above, but it has the same great stuff inside! Here is an example of my savings from using coupons from last month's All You magazine and a few others. I think All You is totally worth the cost! Here's a list of all of the coupons and offers from the September All You.

All You September Coupons
page 12
$1.00 off any Kelloggs Smart Start cereal
page 24
$1.00 off any Jergens Naturals, Moisturizer, or Natural Glow Moisturizer
page 29
$2.00 off Rimmel's New Glam Eyes Mascara
page 32
$1.00 off any John Frieda Collection product
page 38
$1.00 off any Pure & Natural bodywash, liquid hand soap or bar soap
page 41
$2.00 off any Jane Be Pure Mineral item
page 51
$.35 off any 20ct or larger bag of Halls
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$.50 off any one Peter Pan peanut butter
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$.75 off any two Snack Packs
page 59
$1.50 off any Colgate Total Advance Whitening, Clean or Fresh toothpaste
page 63
$2.00 off Whole Body Cleanse or Ultra Liver Cleanse
page 65
FREE Contour Meter when you present a prescription for a blood glucose monitoring system.
page 78
$3.00 off the Made of Honor movie
page 83
$1.00 off any Birds Eye Voila! varieties
page 87
$1.00 off any BRUT product
page 94
$1.00 off any Kotex product
page 96
Buy 2 Get 1 Free when you buy two Starkist Gourmet Choice Tuna
page 100
$1.00 off any two of The Family Table Items
page 103
$1.00 off any bag of Tyson's Any'tizers
page 107
$1.00 off any three Bird's Eye vegetables
page 111
$.55 off any one Marzetti Apple Dip 12oz or above
page 123
$.50 off any Underwood product
page 138
$.50 off any White Cloud Green Earth bathroom tissue
page 147
$.75 off any Palmolive Pure + Clear liquid dish soap
page 155
$.75 on Windex Antibacterial Multi-Surface Cleaner or Wipes Canister
page 158
$1.00 off any Sani-Hands or Sani-Hands for Kids instant hand sanitizing wipes.
page 161
$1.00 off any Colgate Max Fresh toothpaste
page 161
$1.00 off any Colgate manual or 360 Sonic Power toothbrush
page 166
$2.00 off any package of Purina Fit & Trim brand adult dog food, any size
page 168
$.75 off Little Debbie Family Pack Muffins
page 171
$1.00 off any Flexitol product
page 175
$2.00 off any 3.6lb or larger bag of Kibbles 'n Bits

There is also a SPECIAL OFFER on page 109. The offer is limited to one per household. BUY one package of any Orville Redenbacher's 100 Calorie Popcorn cakes. SEND in one UPC from any box, the original taste guarantee certificate, and the original or photocopied cash register receipt (must be dated between 09-01-08 and 12-31-08). RECEIVE $5.00 in coupons or if you didn't like the popcorn cakes, a cash refund.

Thanks to Shynea for the list of coupons and All You Magazine Cover! While you are over there check out her blog, its great!

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Menu Plan Monday August 25-31

Here is my menu for this week. I am still doing Weight Watchers Flex! Come back during the week for recipes I try and on Wednesday for Watchin' What We Eat Wednesday at my Honey I Shrank Myself! blog, where people share healthier recipes!

Dinners
Monday-Bubble-up Pizza, salad, Chips Ahoy Dessert
Tuesday-Fat Free Hot Dogs, fries
Wednesday-Crockpot Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti, salad, Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Thursday-Soup and sandwiches, Butterscotch Bars
Friday-Breakfast night! Scrambled eggs, biscuits, hashbrowns, "fried" apples
Saturday- Fish Fry at church I'm bringing Honey Bun Cake
Sunday-Chili, Cornbread

Breakfast
Monday-Cinnamon French Toast, fruit
Tuesday-Eat at Transition Headstart day with twins (Dh will eat Apple Struesel Muffins)
Wednesday-Baked Sugar Doughnuts, fruit
Thursday- Low fat waffles and fruit
Friday-Cereal, fruit, yogurt
Saturday-Cereal, fruit
Sunday-Cereal, fruit, yogurt
(I've gotten a lot of cereal for practically FREE lately so we are going to be eating that up!)

Lunch
Monday-Leftovers, apple
Tuesday- Eat at Transition day at Headstart with twins
Wednesday-BLT Sandwich, apple
Thursday-Light Bologna sandwich, baked chips, apple
Friday-Cheesy Veggie Soup
Saturday-whatever we can find!!lol
Sunday- Hot Dogs, fries

Snacks (DS is in school and needs snacks to take, it is so much cheaper to make my own!)Wendy's No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
Chex Party Mix
Fat Free Rice Krispie Treats
Butterscotch Bars
Low-Cal Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
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Go here to see more plans.

Walmart and CVS Trips

Walmart
Pert 2 in 1 Shampoo $2.88 ($3.00/1 coupon)Got this for free!
All You Magazine Sept- $1.77
Scott Bath Tissue 4 pk $2.68 ($1.00/1 coupon) Got for $1.68
2.04 lbs Bananas $.98
Tootie Fruities $1.00 (had a $1.00/1 coupon) Got this free!
3 Kraft American Singles @ 1/$2.98 2/$3.48 Got different kinds (Got this free with buy 3 Kool Aid pack coupon)
Malt-o-Meal Corn Flakes $1.00 ($1.00/1 coupon) Got this Free!
2 Johnson Buddies EZ Grip Soaps @ $.97 each (had $2.00 off 2 coupon) Got this Free!
6 Kotex Panty liners @ $1.00 each (had 6/ $1.00 off 1 coupons) Got all Free!
2 biscuits @ $.86 each
Juicy Juice on sale for $2.08 (had a $1.00/1 coupon) Got for $1/08
French's Mustard $.92 (had $.50/1 coupon) Got for $.42
10 Huggies Clean Team Wipes $1.64 (had $3.00/2 coupons) paid $.28 each! (I got two potty training!`
2 Nestle Water 24 packs @ $3.88 each (had $1.50/2 coupon)(not shown in picture)
2 Capri Sun $1.75 each (had $1.00/2 coupon) Got for $2.50
33 pack Kool-aid @ $.20 each
Natures Own White Wheat Loaf $1.97
Nature's Own Hot Dog Buns $1.68
2 Oscar Myer 98% Fat Free @ $2.50 each (Got free after buying 3 Kool Aid packets per item)
2 Family Size Reduced Fat Wheat Thins @ $2.98 each (Got Free w/ KoolAid Coupon)
2 Crystal Light $2.98 each (Free with Kraft coupon!)
2 Kraft Dressings @ $1.58 each (Free with Kraft coupon!)



Total before coupons: $92.90
Total after coupons: $29.90!!!!


A 68% savings! Pretty good if I say so!



CVS Trip

5 Diet Dr. Pepper Buy 4 get 1 free paid $2.75

2 Glade Air Freshener @ $.88 each (Had B1G1 Free coupon)

Total before coupons and savings $26.35

Total after coupons and savings $11.88 before tax

A 55% savings!

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These were my great coupon deals, to get really cool info on coupons and deals of your own...visit The Coupon Coup. She is also having a great giveaway, go check it out!

Expired Coupons??

What do you do with all your expired coupons? Throw them away? Cherie from A Wondering Peanut collects expired coupons. Here's what she says she does with them:
"Each month I send all my expired coupons to the Army base at Ansbach Germany. They are then distributed to families who need them. They accept manufacturer's coupons - including printables! - that are up to 2 months past their expiration date. I sort them into food and non-food items, total the face value, and mail them off to the base.
I would love it if you would help by sending me your expired coupons also! I'll even do the sorting and adding, and even clipping if necessary and give you credit and a link (if you have one). If you're interested, please either leave me a comment, or email me at wanderingpeanut@gmail.com for more information."

That is my big pile I plan to send her. I totaled all of the coupons and it came out to $260.18 for all of my expired coupons. Several came from boxes that I share coupons with others and pick some up for myself!

Consider sending Cherie your expired coupons.

What do I do with all of that Kool-Aid?!?!

This month, I bought 4 copies of the All You Magazine. Some of the coupons in there are for free food items when you buy 3 Kraft/Nabisco/Oscar Meyer products. See this post for more information. Buying 3 packets of Kool-Aid is the cheapest way to go, but what do you do with all of the Kool-Aid if you are not going to drink it? I went researching and here a a few ideas I am going to use.

Kool-Aid Finger Paint
2 cups flour
2 packs unsweented kool-aid
1/2 cup salt
3 cups boiling water
3T. oil
Mix wet into dry. The kids love the color change. Then finger paint away.

Kool-aid Playdough
1 Cup Flour
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1 Packet Unsweetened Kool-Aid
1/4 Cup Salt2 Tablespoons Cream of Tartar
1 Cup Water
Mix flour, salt, cream of tartar and Kool-Aid in a medium pot.Add water and oil.Stir over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes.When mixture forms a ball in pot, remove.Knead until smooth.Put in a plastic bag and refrigerate.

Kool-aid Sand Art
Inexpensive glass bottle with cork; found at craft stores or any bottle with lid
Several different and colorful flavors of Kool-Aid (8 quart presweetened) or other brands
Dry pudding mix or cocoa, if desired for brown color
Ice tea spoon
Small funnel or frosting decorating tips
Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Kool-Aid Scratch & Sniff Watercolors Recipe
1 Tablespoon Unsweetened Kool-Aid
1 Tablespoon Warm Water* I recommend using several flavors of Kool-Aid for an assortment of colors and scents.
Mix water and drink mix in small containers. (small muffin tins work great)
Paint your picture the way you would with any watercolor paint. Let dry overnight before scratching and sniffing.

Fruity Scented Kool-Aid Bath Salts Recipe
1 Quart Epsom Salt
1 Packet Unsweetened Kool-Aid
Mix the Kool-Aid and Epsom salt in a bowl.Pour into a pretty container.
TIP: Make several batches of this recipe in different flavors and scents and layer the different colors.

Kool-Aid Hair Dye Recipe
Plan ahead, this takes several hours to get vibrant results!
2 or 3 Packets of Kool-Aid (Unsweetened)
1/4 Cup Hair Conditioner
Mix the hair conditioner and Kool-Aid in a bowl.Use plastic gloves to apply the mixture to your damp hair and leave it on as long as possible...several hours or overnight. You can cover your head with plastic wrap to avoid contact with clothes and skin.Rinse it out in a sink being careful not to stain clothes or exposed skin, counter tops, etc. Do not shampoo right away, just rinse. This will allow the color to set.*For darker or longer hair you will want to use more than 3 packets of Kool-Aid in order to get vibrant colors.

Kool-Aid Tie-Dye T-Shirt Recipe
T-shirt
Several Packets of Unsweetened Kool-Aid
Vinegar
Small Plastic Bowls
Plastic Gloves
Rubber Bands
Use an assortment of Kool-Aid colors!For each color of Kool-Aid, put 1 packet of Kool-Aid and 1 ounce of vinegar into individual plastic bowls. Mix until dissolved.Pull and twist your t-shirt into different shapes and use the rubber bands to hold in place. Dip rubber-banded ends in bowls.Heat set with an iron on medium-high setting using an ironing cloth between shirt and iron. Do not wash for at least 24 hours. Wash separately from other clothes the first wash in case some color is released into the water.
TIPS: Kool-Aid stains your skin so be sure to wear rubber gloves when tye-dying your shirt.Do not use a shirt that has been prewashed or dried with fabric softener because the colors will not set.

This is one I would love to make if I had the packets!
http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=812

Some of these I will probably never try, but some I will, just thought I would share some ideas I found to get rid of some of those Kool-Aid packets!

My Coupon Organizer Made Frugal!

Well I just started this couponing adventure and already I know I have to get organized. I don't have a lot of money to go out and buy something so here is what I put together with what I already had on hand at home. I really like it. I would someday like to buy a notebook that is zippered and has a handle on it, but for now this will do!

This is an old notebook that was holding something that I did not need anymore.

This is the inside. My folder has two pockets. In the bottom one, I keep two envelopes marked Giveaway and Expired Coupons. I have two places that I place coupons that I do not plan to use and trade for some others I want in the boxes. I also send expired coupons to Cherie, who collects them for military families who can use them up to two months after they expire! Also, in the front is a pencil holder which I keep some scissors, pencil, pen and a small calculator. The second pocket has an envelope for each of the stores I shop at. Inside I keep coupons I plan to use at that store. I also have an empty unmarked envelope to put coupons I plan to use while at the store, so I make sure I do not forget anything. We had a big old box of envelopes so that was pretty cheap too.

I then used tabs. We got several of these last year before school started at our local library who was giving away several school supplies items. Each of my kids got one. This is the end of them though! I labeled my tabs with the following: food, personal care, baby stuff, cleaning supplies, household stuff, medicine, other, receipts, and rebates.


I then used some plastic sleeves that I already had on hand and put one behind each tab, then I put all of the food coupons all in one spot.

This is a plastic sleeve that I keep my receipts in. I read somewhere to keep all of your receipts because if you find a rebate, you may have already bought it and you can easily find your receipt. Also, the CVS ones have some information about your Extra Care Card.

This is a plastic sleeve that I keep my rebate forms in that I have not met all the requirements to mail off.

There are also two pockets in the back of the notebook that I keep my ads and other store related stuff like the Extra Care Bucks book for the month.

So, that's the book I created without spending any extra money on it. I like it but I know as I get more into this couponing, I may need to change a few things. It really did not take a long time to create either.

The Caregiver's Marketplace

Do you take care of someone who is sick, elderly, or even a child under 5? We'll I have 3 children under 5 that I take care of and they are in pull-ups and diapers. So, when I learned that The Caregivers Marketplace will reimburse some of your money for diapers/pull-ups I decided to give it a try. I have always bought generic diapers and thought I was saving money. Last week I got some great deals on diapers and pull-ups from CVS with my coupons and the sale. I bought 4 jumbo packs of pull-ups and 1 pack jumbo diapers that I planned to get a $5 rebate back from The Caregivers Marketplace, making my deal even better! Here's how it works go to The Caregivers Marketplace web page and sign up online. You will then get a savings number. You need to remember this number. Then you print off the reimbursement form and put your savings number on it. You then must buy 5 qualifying products for reimbursement. Huggies and Huggies Pull-ups are the only ones on there. You mark the ones you bought and add up your reimbursement amount due. You get $1 for each pack of diapers/ pull-ups. Then you circle the products on your original receipt and put this with the form and then put a stamp on and mail. It's that easy! you get a check back within 4-6 weeks. It really is easy. So, if you find a great deal on Huggies, you might want to consider this rebate. From my understanding, you can do this as many times as you buy the $5 products at least. I mailed mine off the other day so I will have to let you know about how soon I get it back. Hope this helps you out.

Here is an example of the savings from last week at CVS:

CVS Huggies Pull-ups $8.99 -$2.00 coupon and -$1.00 Marketplace rebate =$5.99 total for jumbo pack pull-ups. I also used the $2/$10 coupon 4 times so they were actually a little less than that. Not too bad when trying to save money on diapers/ pullups