Free, Cheap, or a Money maker at Walgreens

Here are some deals I found around the blog world if you want to go try your luck at Walgreens. These deals will either end up being free, give you some overage so you can buy some extras or be really really cheap.

Vicks Vaporizers

First there’s a very good deal on Vicks Vaporizers. These are part of the monthly register rewards promotion: Buy $20 in Vicks products and earned a $10 register rewards back. Here’s the deal:

Buy (1) Vicks Plug-in Waterless Vaporizer $5
Buy (3) Vicks Plug-in Refills for a total of $5 each
Buy two boxes of Puffs Facial Tissue
Use four $1.50 off any Vicks Product coupon from 2/21 PG
Use two FREE Puffs when you buy (2) Vicks Products coupon from 2/7 PG
Pay $14 plus tax out of pocket and earn a $10 register rewards back.
That’s like paying $1 each after coupons and register rewards.

Planters Trail Mix

Buy two Planters Trail Mix $1.99 each (reg. price)
Use two $1.50/1 Planters Nuts coupon
Use $1/2 Planters Trail Mix Walgreens store coupon from March Booklet
Free after coupons [Thanks Moms By Heart]

Plus my friend Marcia left a comment sharing that she found Planters nuts containers on clearance at Walgreens for $1.75 each. Pay only 25 cents each if you are lucky to find this clearance sale as well.

Reese’s Dark Cups

Reese’s Cups $0.49 after in ad coupon
Use $0.55/1 Reese’s Dark Cups coupon from 03-14-10 SS
Free after coupons

To avoid beeps at the register hand your manufacturer coupon first and then the in-ad coupon. Make sure to add something else to your order to absorb the 6 cents in overage.

Sudafed OM Nasal Mist

Walgreens has a register rewards promotion on certain Cold and Allergy products: Buy two participating products $4.99 each and get a $5 RR back.
The participating products are:Sudafed: 18 to 24 ct. PE, Nasal Mist, .5 oz. or Liquid, 4 oz.Benadryl: 18 to 24 ct., 10 pack or Liquid, 4 oz.Tylenol: 20 or 24 ct. or Liquid, 4 or 8 oz.

Here’s how to get the Sudafed OM Nasal Mist better than free:
Buy two Sudafed OM Mist 0.5 fl oz $4.99
Use two $4/1 Sudafed OM, any 0.5 fl oz from 03-14-10 RP (this value may be regional, other areas got $2/1)
Pay $1.98 plus tax out of pocket and earn a $5 Register rewards back.

Alli over at Couponing for Four said that when she took advantage of the Sudafed Mist moneymaker deal I shared with you earlier a coupon for a free box of 18-20 ct Tampax Pearl or Compak Pearl tampons up to $5 printed at checkout. This one may be random.

These deals were found over at http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/. If I find any more I will share them later.

***Edited to add~

Here's one more from Hip2Save

Here’s another awesome Walgreens deal for ya:

Benadryl

Buy 2 or more participating Sudafed, Benadryl, or Tylenol products = $5RR
Buy 2 Benadryl products on sale for $4.99 each
Total = $9.98
Use the $4/2 coupon from here
Pay $5.98Get back a $5RR
Final cost ONLY $0.49 each!

Portland Japanese Gardens has FREE admission this Saturday

I found this over at the Travel Portland website, if you are looking for something frugal to do this weekend.

Portland Japanese Garden Holds February Free Admission Day - Portland Japanese Garden

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to invite their friends, family, and fellow community members to visit the Garden on this Free Admission Day. Garden Guides will be stationed throughout the Garden to help answer questions and speak about the Garden’s history, culture, and traditions.

EVENT DAY(S):02/27/10

LOCATION:Portland Japanese Garden611 S.W. Kingston Ave.Portland, OR 97201Map It!

HOURS:10am-4pm

PHONE:(503) 223-1321

ADMISSION/TICKETS:Admission is free

15% off and FREE SHIPPING

The Children's Place has two codes out for you to use when ordering online. SPRING22A will get you 15% off your order and FSFEB2010 will get you free shipping with no minimum. They have their monster sale going on right now with many things as low as $2.99 but a lot of that is already out of stock and doesn't show up out of stock until you try to add it to your cart. Have fun shopping!

Nursing Covers for $16.50

Need a nursing cover for yourself or a baby shower gift? Mamabargains has a cute one on sale for just $16.50. There are only 2 choices to pick from but they cover a neutral or a girly one. As a mom who tried and tried and tried to nurse these are much better than the cheapo ones for not much more money.

Do you have a toddler in the house?

Do you have a toddler in the house? If so then here is the deal for you. Beechnut is offering a free Let's Grow Toddler Welcome Kit when you sign up for their newsletter. These kits usually come with some high value coupons or free coupons. Another great way to stretch you r food budget.

Thanks Common Sense with Money!

A Toy Story deal and a trip to the movies!

Do you LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, Toy Story like we do? I just watched Toy Story 2 for the first time a couple weeks ago and it is so cute! and my little ones loved it. I haven't seen Toy Story 1 yet and I can't wait to take the boys to see Toy Story 3.

So we have been looking into buying the movies and WOW they are expensive! $50.00 at Amazon and only $21 off Ebay if you want your movie from China which may or may not play on your player and may or may not be an authentic DVD.

So I found from another blog ( I am so sorry that I can not remember who, I have been searching and will continue to search to give credit to whom credit is due) that Amazon is having a preorder special. If you order BOTH Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 2 you get $10.00 off. PLUS each movie will come with a ticket to see Toy Story 3 in the theaters. Those are an $8.50ish value each right there.

So go to Amazon and you will see the Toy Story Dvd Blu Ray combo but DO NOT CLICK THAT ONE! Go down the page past the check out related media video box to the Best Value. It says buy both for $39.98. That's the one you want.

Right above the check out special media box there is a box that says special offer and that is where the detail are about the free movie tickets.

Free Thriving Family magazine for 6 months

Ooh I forgot to tell you about this free magazine I found last week after the Superbowl. I was over at the Focus on the Family website checking out the story behind the Superbowl ad and saw that they had an offer for 6 months of their magazine for free. I signed up and meant to blog about it and forgot. It's still available though so head on over to the site and look down at the bottom for the green button in the middle.

Valentine's Day craft

Here is a super cute, really last minute craft idea with one of my favorite Bible verses. You could adapt this to fit your needs.

Kingdom First Mom has this over at her site and when I saw it I knew I just had to do it! Now if only I had seen it before I went to the store today. Oh well I will just have to be a little more creative.

She uses a small box, some crafty stamps, address labels, and Hershey Nuggets mini candy bars.

She then printed off the verses from 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. You could use any old mushy, funny, love poems you like.

Panda Express coupon

Looking for something yummy to eat this weekend? Panda Expess has this great coupon out there you can print off. You get a free 1 item Firecracker chicken with any 2 or 3 entree purchase.

Moms Need to Know also has coupons for some other restaurants you can go check out here.

Cute, cute pillows and a hint to my bestest :)

I was visiting a friends blog today and saw a post she had done about these cute pillows and I just had to share them. I really wish I had a sewing machine and knew the first thing about using one. These pillows are over at Make It and Love It and do look easy enough for the non-sewing challenged person. I'm going to save this link for when the time comes to decorate Allie's room. Who knows maybe by then I'll have a sewing machine and teach myself how to use it. If not I'm going to have to hint hint to my bestest and see if she'll learn how to make them :)

Thanks Jeanette for the post! And you can check out what Jeanette makes over at her Etsy store. She is working on a Yellowstone themed name train for Zachary's birthday for me.

A trip around the blog world

Some fun things from around the web:

Over at Common Sense with Money today she has a few offers to take advantage of:

There is a free book from Pampers if you mail in a UPC from Pampers Easy Ups or a Kandoo product. They are only giving away 2500 books so I would hurry if you want one.

She also tells you how to get a free $5 egift card if you sign up to become a Babies R us Fan on Facebook TODAY only

If you printed off the $ .75 off Huggies wipes coupons a while back she tells you how to get a box of wipes for as little as $ .75 from Walgreens. Plus if you spend $25 on certain Huggies products this week you get a $5 Register Reward back.

If you are thinking about buying any of the bigger ticket Star Wars items she has a link to a mail in rebate to get you 3 free action figures with purchase. I know I saw the helmet on clearance at Toys R Us this past weekend, and there was a coupon for $5 off when you spend $20 before Christmas to make this a really good deal.

Moms Need to Know has a post up that EVERYTHING will be 30% off at Old Navy this weekend, no coupon required! Oh, it's Friday and Saturday only!

"Cent"sible Sawyer has a few good deals on her blog today too!

If you have a Safeway nearby there is a coupon in the ad for $30 with a transferred prescription. There are some great deals at Safeway this week and that $30 could go a long way.

She also tells about a deal from Earth's Best. They are having a contest where everyone is a winner.

She also shares a recipe for homemade teething cookies that I can't wait to try.

Children's Place is having their huge Monster Sale. It's a good time to stock up with prices starting at $1.69 after discount. The coupon code is E79AA for an extra 15% off. Shipping is always a flat rate of $5.00.

Frugal Living NW tells how to get a free kids toothbrush and free Ziploc baggies from Fred Meyers this week.

Fistful of Coupons has a ton of giveaways going on over at her site to celebrate her birthday.

So there are just a few of the sites I check to bring you the deals. I hope you find something you can use. Have a great day!

Montessori skills in a jar

Here is another idea I found on The Home Teacher blog. She took the Montessori skills checklist and printed it off. She then cut it into strips and put them in a jar. When they have a few free minutes she lets her daughter pick one and they work on a life skill together. This sounds easy enough for me. Most of these things you are probably doing on a regular basis anyways. I just find that having something on paper helps me. Also this way Daddy could also participate when he had some extra time.

Get those winter wiggles out with these ABC movement cards

I am trying to limit the TV viewing in our house. It has gotten a little out of control since Allie was born. Plus with the rainy days here in Oregon I needed a refresher course on some new ideas to get the wiggles out indoors. I was thinking last night that I wish I had the music dancing CDs from my Learning Garden days.

I found these ABC movement cards this morning and I am super excited as they are exactly what I was looking for. Sometimes you know this stuff but just need someone else to put it onto paper for you. That's why I LOVE the blog world. Thanks The Home Teacher!

Yummy Recipes from around the blog

I was making my grocery list tonight and looking online for some new ideas for dinners. Here are a few that I found that looked tasty. Enjoy! and if you get a chance to try some let me know how they turned out.

BBQ Ranch Chicken and Cheddar Pizza Roll em’ Ups

1 Roll Pillsbury Pizza dough in can (or use other pizza dough of choice)
1/4 Cup prepared ranch dressing
2 Cups prepared shredded BBQ Chicken
1/4 Cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 1/2 Cups shredded smoked cheddar cheese
Ranch Dressing for dipping

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Open can of dough and press into rectangle. Spread or drizzle ranch dressing evenly over dough then top with evenly with chicken, cilantro and cheddar cheese. Starting at long end roll dough into a log shape. Using a sharp knife, cut 1 inch pieces and place onto a greased baking sheet. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with a side of ranch dressing for dipping.

From Picky Palate

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I found this over at The Pioneer Woman Cooks, she has a new cookbook out that I really, really, really want! She has a few blogs she does. One is on photography if you are a newbie looking for some tips. I love her ranch life pictures. Onto the recipe: (secret ingredient 7-up)

Perfect Pound Cake

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 12
Ingredients
3 sticks Butter
3 cups Sugar
5 whole Eggs
1 teaspoon Butter Flavoring
2 teaspoons Lemon Flavoring
3 cups All-purpose Flour
1 cup Sprite, 7-UP, Or Sierra Mist
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Cream butter. Add sugar, 1 cup at a time, mixing after each addition. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each addition. Add butter and lemon extracts and mix well. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add soft drink, then mix together until combined. Scrape sides of bowl, then mix briefly.
Pour into a greased Bundt pan and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until the cake is no longer jiggly.
Remove cake from oven and invert pan until cake drops out. Slice and chow down!

Go check out her pictures for the recipe, makes cooking look oh so easy.
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I found this recipe at the same ladies site as above but not??? I don't know go see for yourself but let me tell you the recipes look crazy good and I think the site will be my new favorite.

So I LOVE rice pudding but don't care for the store stuff, or the rice pudding shop (think ice cream shop but NOT), and can never make it quite right. This recipe looks delicious! and so does every recipe after it, creme brule with strawberries in a White balsamic vinegar reduction!!! I MUST try that one! Oh back to the rice pudding sorry so much food so little time or room :)

Arroz Con Leche – Rice Pudding

Arroz con leche, creamy and wholesome! This rice pudding has flavors more typical to Spain, using fresh whole milk, cinnamon, and lemon peel.

Prep Time 15 Minutes

Cook Time 1 Hour10 Minutes

Ingredients
1 cup Brown Rice Like Jasmine Or Basmati, White Rice Is Fine
½ gallons Fresh Whole Milk
½ cups Raw Honey
2 sticks Cinnamon
½ cups Cream
3 whole Eggs
1 whole Rind Of Lemon, Grated
¼ teaspoons Celtic Sea Salt
1 dash(es) Ground Cinnamon Sprinkled On Top

Preparation Instructions

If using white rice, skip steps 1 and 2.

1. The night before, soak the cup of brown rice in 1 quart of water, adding 3-4 tablespoons of an acid medium such as whey, lemon juice, yogurt or kefir. I soaked the rice for 24 hours.
2. The next day, drain the rice and rinse in cold water.
3. In a large pot, add the rice, milk, raw honey, and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a simmer and cover for an hour, stirring every 5 – 8 minutes so the rice doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan.
4. Simmer until the rice is tender.
5. In a small bowl, mix together the cream, eggs, lemon peel, and salt. Add to the pot and stir for an additional 5 minutes or so.
6. Remove the cinnamon sticks and pour the contents of the pan into a dish to cool.
7. Once cooled, down place in the refrigerator overnight. The rice pudding should be super creamy and thick.
8. Top with ground cinnamon.

You can either eat the pudding warm as soon as it’s done or eat it cold the next day.
Buen Provecho!

Restaurant deals

I have been thinking about posting a deal about restaurants and today i think I found the motivation to do it! :) Eating out is pretty low on our list of things to do right now. Not because we don't want to, because WE DO!!! Eating out can get expensive and really break the budget. So now I try to only eat out if we have a gift certificate (that was given to us from Santa~ Thanks Mom!) or a coupon or both!

So my first tip is to pick your favorite restaurant and go to their website and see if you can sign up. A lot of the time they will give you a discount coupon for signing up and a free entree or dessert on your birthday. Also check and see if the restaurant has a facebook page, you might be able to print off a coupon for a free appetizer or more!

Since my birthday (and my husbands) was last week I received a few emails for a free burger at Red Robin, a free dessert at The Ram, and a free appetizer at Chevy's.

To further stretch our budget we will save this to use on a night when kids eat free.

So, if you have a Chevy's near you go to their website and print off this great coupon for a buy one get one free combo and enjoy a night out with your sweetie or a lunch getaway with the girls.