Tom and I like to make a nice dinner on the weekends, and we have fun being a little adventurous with these meals. This past Friday we were inspired by the Pioneer Woman and attempted to make our own fresh pasta for the first time. It worked really well!
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This Week’s CVS Plan
Posted in Frugality, Tom, tagged coupons, CVS, extrabucks on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This week was finally a pretty good week for CVS deals. Here are the deals that Kara and I got: Playtex Sport (16ct.) $3.99, minus $1/1 coupon, earn $3.00 ECB’s. $3.00 OOP. Speed Stick Pro (2.7 oz.) $3.99, use $3.00 in ECB’s, earn $3.99 ECB’s. $0.99 OOP. Speed Stick Pro (2.7 oz.) $3.99, use $3.99 [...]
This Week’s CVS Plan
Posted in Back Bay, Boston, Frugality, Tom, tagged charity, coupons, CVS on May 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This week’s CVS deals are a bit better than what we’ve seen in the last few weeks, but still only so-so. We’re only taking advantage of a couple deals: Dry Idea Deodorant 2 for $5, used $2/1 coupon (x2, printable here). $1 OOP. CVS Facial Tissues (200 ct.) Buy 1 at $1.99, get one FREE [...]
This Week’s CVS Plan
Posted in Frugality, Tom, tagged coupons, CVS, extrabucks on May 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We only took advantage of one CVS deal this week: Kellogg’s Special K and Frosted Mini-Wheats (12-18 oz) Buy 3 for $10, get $5 in ExtraBucks Use 3 $1 off coupons (printed here and here) $7 + tax out of pocket, earn $5 EB’s It was such a good deal that I did it on [...]
This Week’s CVS Plan: Maximizing ExtraBucks
Posted in Frugality, Tom, tagged cheap, CVS, extrabucks, save money on April 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Even though today is the last day of the “CVS week”, I’m posting our plan for CVS shopping based on this week’s flyer. I’m also posting my thoughts on how to evaluate ExtraBucks offers to decide how good a deal they are. I flipped through this week’s flyer and noted the ExtraBucks offers that caught [...]
Our Favorite Wine Shop: Bin Ends Wine
Posted in Boston, Frugality, Tom, tagged Boston, cheap, wine on April 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Kara and I love wine. But we also hate to spend too much money on “luxury” items. So we were thrilled to find a new “discount” wine store a few months ago that has quickly become our favorite. Bin Ends Wine in Braintree, MA sells great wines at a big discount. To make a long [...]
This Week’s CVS Savings Plan
Posted in Frugality, Tom, tagged cheap, CVS, extrabucks, save money on April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have to admit it, I have a lot of fun looking at the CVS flyer every week and figuring out how to maximize my Extrabucks savings. I’ll try and post my weekly plan here so you can share in my insanity. Week of April 5, 2009: Skintimate Moisturizing Cream Shave, 6 oz. (for Kara…) [...]
