Saturday, November 8, 2008

Super Savings Saturday - Kroger, Aldi and More








I did our weekly shopping today.  I spent $42 at Aldi - but didn't take a photo. Nothing exciting there, just your basics:  Eggs, coffee, fruit, chicken, beans and more.  
Next, I went to "Once Upon a Child" children's clothing resale.  I needed new church shoes for Baby Molly and Zachary (5 yrs old).  I took a grocery bag of clothing to sell to them - mostly baby item Molly has outgrown and no one I know could use.  I received $9.00 for those items and for $10 I was able to get a beautiful pair of boys black dress shoes and 3 pair of baby shoes!  My OOP was only $1.00 - YEA  If you've never been to Once Upon a Child I recommend it.  You can check them out here.



Lastly I went to Kroger and  thanks to Jamie at Thrifty in the Cincy I got $62.17 for only $3.57. She has some good posts on the Mega Event Sale and  I didn't have time to scour the ad so I just printed what she had gotten for free and took it and my coupons with me to the store.  

You can see what I got in the photo.  The Cheerios, cake mix, pasta sauce and granola bars were not part of the sale but I had coupons sent to me from Kroger for these items for free!!! And I actually got 6 of the big waters but I didn't feel like dragging them all into the house!  When I got home I looked at my receipt and realized I was actually overcharged $1.00 - so it should have been around $2.57.



I may go back to Kroger before the sale is over if there are any coupons in this week's paper that will give me free items!

You might wonder what I will do with all the canned milk!  I will use it in Mac and Cheese also I am going to try it instead of my beloved Coffee-mate.



I also stopped by the Dollar Tree and picked up my 4 Sunday papers!  If you did know they sell Sunday papers on Saturday and Sunday for $1.00 each.  Read about it here.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic


There are several Build and Grow Clinics coming up at Lowe's.




This Saturday you can: 

 "Come in to Lowe’s this weekend and build 
the Lowe’s racing team Semi Truck!"


Register and find out the details here.

Other dates to remember:
11/22/08 - Football Goal Project
12/13/08 - Gingerbread House

Hello to the Savings Swap Friends

Hello to you if you are stopping by from The Savings Swap.  I'm glad to have you visit my new blog.  Please leave me a comment to let me know you've been here!

If you live in the Indianapolis area and have a Frugal Fun Item post that too!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Yard Sale Round-Up 11/6/08

I would like to offer you the opportunity to advertise your Yard Sale or Garage Sale, Church Bazaar, or Kids Clothing Sale for others to see - here for free!

Every Thursday I will post the Yard Sale Round-Up.  Please leave a comment telling us where your sale will be, what you will be selling, and the time  and days of the sale.  

These are the guidelines to follow:
List your sale in the comments section of this post.
Please post Yard/garage sales for the upcoming weekend only.
Start your comment with the type of sale and general location of the sale.  (ex. Yard Sale - South side or Church Bazaar - Far North side)
Post the location, dates and times.
You may leave a link to your website or  blog (or an email address),  if there is more information or directions to your sale listed there.

I welcome postings for Community Sales, School Sales, Church Sales and such!


Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Election Day Freebies!

Money Saving Mom has a post listing many election day freebies!  I can confirm that the Chick-fil-a on Southport Rd is giving away free chicken sandwiches with an I vote sticker!  I had mine for lunch - it was yummy!

Monday, November 3, 2008

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis - Target Free Family Night This Thursday 11/6/08





Target Free Family NightTarget Free Family Nights
 Open free for Families the 1st Thursday of each month from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
 Youth under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
   

If you are not a member, this is a great free time to visit.  Also, even if you are a member, the extended hours make this a great time to go as a family or send the kids with Dad (or Mom) and give Mom (or Dad) the night off!

You can visit The Children's Museum of Indianapolis' website here.  You can find directions here.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Cheap Sunday Papers


Did you know you can get both the Saturday edition of the Sunday Star and the Sunday Star at local Dollar Tree stores for $1.00 each.  I have even found leftover papers there on Monday mornings if I forgot to get some on the weekend.

I try to buy 4 weekend papers so that I can stock up by combining sales and coupons - preferably double coupons!  It is just as easy for me to cut out 4 papers as 1.  I just sort the papers by correlating the pages and then I cut all 4 of the same pages at once.  It works well and goes pretty quickly.

You can also get printable coupons from the Indianapolis Star here.