Mommie Cheapest

$.75/2 Taco Bell Seasoning and a Recipe

Noticed a $.75 off of any 2 Taco Bell Home Originals products on Coupons.com today... if your store doubles coupons, that will make for some cheap taco seasoning! It reminded me of an easy recipe I use that my husband loves! Click here to read how to make Out-of-the-Shell Tacos! It ain't Top Chef, but it is cheap and easy and pleases the man-folk in my house!

Coupons for this recipe:

$.75/2 Taco Bell Home Originals

$.75/2 Uncle Ben's Rice

$.75/1 Newman's Own Salsa

$.55/1 Breakstone Sour Cream

There have also been some rice, sour cream and tortilla chip coupons in the past few Sunday papers - check your stash!

A False Start and Some Yummy Deals

Of course, as soon as I start back up with the deals, our internet goes down. So you didn't hear from me for some of Wednesday and all of yesterday... sorry about that!

But just in time for the weekend, here are some restaurant deals sure to make your mouth water and your wallet happy!

• Sign up for Chili's email club and get a coupon for FREE chips and queso OR print this Chili's coupon to take $4 off any two entrees (expires 8/4)
• "Build" a new salad from Wendy's and print a coupon for $1 off any of their new salads
• Print a coupon for a small sub, chips and fountain drink from Quiznos for just $2.99 (expires 7/30)
• Print a coupon for $7 off two entrees at Macaroni Grill (Facebook coupon -- expires 7/27)
• Print a coupon for $10/$25 purchase at Smokey Bones (expires 7/24)
• Print a coupon for $1 off any smoothie at Jamba Juice (expires 9/6)
• Join Ruby Tuesday's email club and get a coupon for B1G1 Free entree plus a free burger on your birthday
• Kids under 12 eat FREE at Ikea again this weekend (7/23 - 7/25)! No coupon needed; no adult purchase required! Store participation varies.

Have a yummy weekend!

60 Pampers Gifts to Grow Points!

There are a couple new codes for the Pampers Gifts to Grow program!

WELCOME2PAMPERS (50 points)

GTGFIVEMONTHS10 (10 points)

I tried both and they worked for me! Thanks for the tip, Money Saving Mom!

A Sampler of Free Sample Offers

 

Here are some free sample offers currently going on around the web:

• Free sample of Nexxus Therappe Shampoo, Humectress Conditioner and Humectress Deep Conditioner (copy and paste the following link:)

http://instoresnow.walmart.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid88849.aspx

• Free sample of True Lemon, True Lime, and True Orange water flavoring (Facebook link)
• Free sample of Better Than Ears dog treats (we use these!)
• Free sample of Grandma Bowser's dog treats
• Free sample of Rachael Ray's Nutrish dog food
• Free full size Snikiddy product (printable coupon)
  

I'll post more as I find them. Thanks to Money Saving Mom for these!

A Few Deals Around the Web

My inbox was full of deals this morning! Here are a couple of the best ones for today:

Kohl's - 50% off lots of items and free shipping over $75 (good today, July 21 only)

Barnes & Noble - Summer Kids' Sale! Books B1G1 50% off, games and puzzles B2G1 free, up to 40% off DVDs, up to 33% off kids; music, and $5 off kids' magazines!

Yankee Candle - Take $10 off any purchase $25 or more with this Yankee Candle printable coupon or online with coupon code XF004E2 (ends August 8).

Get 70% Off Restaurant.com $25 Gift Cert. Use code TASTY and pay $3 through 7/22/10.

I'm Baaaa-aaack!

Well after a very nice break (during which time I had a new baby girl!) I am back to the world of saving and blogging!

I hope you all have kept up your saving while I was away. I know I, for one, have not been doing the greatest job of coupon matching and sale-seeking lately. I was way too consumed with my babies and recovering from a c-section to worry about bargains, so I'm sure I overspent in a few areas, namely groceries! But I am back and ready to start watching the deals roll in -- and of course sharing them with you! Hopefully you are still with me and ready to save as well!

Before the deal posts begin, I just want to take a minute to thank you all for sticking with me during my maternity leave. There were so many times I wanted to post but just didn't have time with two little ladies under 15 months old. It feels good to be back and even better to know you are still reading! Thanks so much, I really appreciate your support!!

Now on to the deals!

A Little Early Maternity Leave for Mommie Cheapest

 
Ok folks, here's the deal!

I am on the countdown to having my second baby, and the tasks are piling up big time. We need to completely rethink our carseat situation (due to the GIANT size of convertible carseats... who knew these wouldn't fit into our normal size cars?!?), get a double stroller, clean clean clean, organize organize organize, catch up on my first baby's baby book, finish several projects (including a HUGE stack of coupons that have yet to be clipped), and much more. And I have less than three weeks to do it all. And I am supposed to be on modified bedrest. All while spending hours every week at the doctor's having tests that are more than likely completely unnecessary.

People, there just ain't any way I can do all this and research and post a dozen+ deals on Mommie Cheapest every day. I WANT TO. But I have the tendency to take on too much and then guess what? Nothing gets done. Somehow, absolutely nothing gets done, at least not 100%. I need to prioritize at the moment.

So I am bummed to say that Mommie Cheapest is going to be on a little hiatus for a while. I have to get the home life together so I don't have these things hanging over my head. That way, when I am totally caught up, I can sit down to find awesome deals for you guys and devote my undivided attention to it, instead of being distracted thinking about what the heck I am going to make for dinner considering I haven't been to the grocery in many days and I am over budget anyway because of all those coupons sitting on the table not getting used and oh great now the baby's crying and oh great now the other baby is crying and what is the dog eating? You get the idea.

I will keep one eye out and if I come across any deals that simply are too good to be ignored, I will post them! Also, if you follow me on Facebook, I will be posting updates there as well. But in the meantime, please understand that though I may be taken elsewhere temporarily, I WILL BE BACK, and sooner rather than later! I just wanted to keep you all in the loop. You all have been great readers thus far and I want to keep you!!! Thanks for understanding!

Rite Aid Wellness Program

Rite Aid is offering a Wellness+ Program designed to help you save money and get rewards! The general idea is that you earn points for the things you buy at Rite Aid (1 point for non prescription purchases and 25 points for prescriptions) and those points get you things like savings passes and percent off discounts at the register! It is free to join and all you need to start earning is your Wellness+ card!

Click here to sign up for the Rite Aid Wellness+ Program!

LeapFrog and Stride Rite: 25% Off at Both

LeapFrog is currently offering a coupon code for 25% off your purchase site wide. Use code SAVE25 to get 25% off all items, including sale merchandise, some of which is being reported as half off or more already. Shipping is free for orders of $40 or more. The FridgeTalk Magnetic Wordplay Recorder (shown above) reduces from $21.99 to just $7.50 with coupon code! You can also shop LeapFrog through Ebates and get 3% back on your purchases! Don't forget, if you are a new signup with Ebates, you also get a $5 bonus!

Also, Stride Rite is having a Friends and Family sale from May 27 - May 31, 2010. You can use the coupon found here to take 25% off in Stride Rite stores, or use coupon code FFMAY25 at their website during those dates.

Thanks for the tips, Baby Cheapskate!

Walmart: Cheap Nivea Lip Balm, Ovaltine, and Free Ice Cream Sundaes

 

I don't typically spend much time at Walmart, generally because the place makes me want to kill myself. But maybe your Walmart is better than mine. If so (or even if it is not so, but you are a glutton for punishment), here are some coupon deals to get you through it, and you might even be able to get a free ice cream sundae out of the deal if you go tomorrow!

1) A while back, I got the Nivea lip balms free at Walgreens and I found out that they are great!! You can get them for about $.50 at Walmart right now, which is way worth the money in my opinion. They are priced at around $1.50 there. Coupons.com is offering two new Nivea coupons (find them under "personal care"):

$1/1 any Nivea Lip Care item

$2/2 any Nivea Lip Care item

making them about $.50 each! You should be able to print each of these twice, meaning you could score six lip balms for about $3.00!

2) It is being reported that some Walmart stores are carrying Ovaltine for $2.72 to $2.86 a can. If this is the case for you, use this $2/1 Ovaltine coupon, making them as low as $.72 a can!

3) Find more Walmart deals here.

4) What's that? "Get to the free ice cream sundae, lady," you say? Ok already, sheesh! Walmart is hosting a Joy of Ice Cream event at participating locations (check your zip code here to find a location near you) on Saturday, May 22, 2010 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. They will be using featured products to make ice cream sundaes for everyone on the house. Sweet!

Thanks to Money Saving Mom for all the Walmart tips!