Target deals

This week Target has women's razors on a deal! They have Venus razors on sale and if you buy two you get a $5 gift card. Here's the deal I got!

Venus razor for $5.99 (there are some for $8, don't get those)buy 2 and get $5 gift card. There is a $2 off coupon that expires 7/31/11. There is also a coupon out that if you buy any Venus razor you get free shave gel. I got 2 Venus razors for $1.49 each and 2 free things of shaving cream. I roll my gift cards sometimes. In this case I had a $5 gift card to use and I got a $5 gift card.

I also got 2 boxes of Luvs diapers on sale. They were $16 a box and if you bought two you got a $5 gift card. There is also a $2 off a box of Luvs coupon out. Two boxes of Luvs $32, then the coupons make it $28, then take away the $5 gift card that you roll (if you have one)$23. I bought 176 diapers and paid about .16 cents a diaper.

I also scored a travel swing (which I've been needing) for $35. The swing is usually $50.

Free Razors:)

Target has a deal right now that you can score some free razors on.

Schick Hydro 5 (men's razor) is on sale for $6.49. If you buy 2 you get a $5 gift card. There is a $4/1 razor coupon out there making the razor $2.49 after the coupon. Use two coupons (one for each razor) and you get them for $4.98. If you have a $5 gift card already and use it on this purchase then both razors are free and they pay you with a $5 gift card to carry 2 razors out of the store:)

I sometimes roll my gift cards to give me a great deal and other times I take the gift cards and give them away at kids birthday parties. What kid doesn't like to shop with their own "credit card".

Other times I take the cards and put them in an envelope and use them for birthday presents or Christmas presents.

Today's shopping trip and break down

$284.54 worth of household/grocery items for $101.73. I saved $182.81 or 64%. I shopped at Target, Walmart and CVS. Here's what I got!

7 4 packs of Scott TP for $1.97 each
2 boxes of Graham crackers (kis took off with one box) $1.89 each
1 box Tampax Tampons .99 cents
2 Oral B toothbrushes FREE
1 Gillette Razor FREE
4 pack of Starbucks Frap. FREE
6 packs of gum .28 cents each
9 travel bottles (for shampoo etc) .99 cents each
1 bottle Pantene shampoo FREE
1 bottle Pantene conditioner FREE
3 plastic tubs $1.49
3 Bath buddy bars .97 cents each
1 Aussie shampoo FREE
1 Aussie hair spray FREE
5 jars of Jif $1.67 each
1 jar jam $1.48 each
14 sponges .47 each
Bowls .75 cents
Tape .62 cents
1 twin pack of Swiffer refills $1.64
2 bottles of Head and Shoulders FREE
4 bottles of Gillette body wash FREE
1 Febreeze Fabric Refresher FREE
1 Febreeze Air Effects FREE
1 bottle Dawn FREE
2 bottles of Listerine Total Care FREE
5 bottles of Coke's for .69 each
2 bottles of Cacade Gel FREE
3 8 roll packs of paper towels (not pictured, already put up) $4.99 each
1 Swiffer Wetjet Starter kit $13.99
1 All You magazine $1.63 (yes, I had a coupon for this)
1 pack of sippy cups $2.96 (kids took off with them)
3 candy bars .25 cents each (kids)



I used a lot of Extra Care Bucks that I had saved up. I also got $18 worth of Extra Care Bucks, $10 gas card, and $5 gift card to Target. At CVS alone I saved $150.

Shopping trip

Ok I have no picture of this shopping trip because after shopping for 4 hours, with 5 kids in tow I was a little tired! I got $586.22 worth of groceries for $238.02. I saved $348.20 or 59%. Oh and I got $10 worth of Target gift cards, and .70 cents off per gallon of gas!

I'm stockpiling I'm not buying groceries for the week so keep that in mind as you read the list. I make our dinners etc off what's for sale, and what I already have in my stockpile.

Here is the list...

Grapes
1 salad kit
1 pack of spinach
Banana's
10 Sobe Lifewaters
2 six packs of Hershey bars
2 36 count boxes of tampons
1 box of Luvs diapers
12 bags of Wacky Mac
5 Dan-o-nino yogurts
10 boxes of pasta roni
2 cinnabon cereals
4 boxes of Fruit Loops
2 bags Tortilla chips
6 Edy's shakes
2 Sauve shampoo's
2 Sauve conditioners
5 boxes of pancake mix
1 can of frosting
2 boxes of cake mix
1 8 pack of paper towels
4 boxes of tampons (clearance)
1 beverage pitcher
2 Country Time Lemonade
6 boxes of snack crackers
10 Chef Boyardee
6 mustards
2 jars of pickles
2 bags of marshmallows
2 boxes of brownie mix
1 box Cheerios
2 boxes Cinnamon Toast Crunch
2 boxes of Cocoa Puffs
3 bottles of Wisk Laundry detergent
18 boxes of Totino's party pizza's
5 12 packs of Coke products
32 packs of hot dogs (Oscar Mayer & I got them for .49 cents)
1 bag Cheetos
1 bag of Fritos
12 cans of Grands biscuits
12 packs of lunch meat
5 boxes of M&M's

I went a little nuts on the hot dogs, but I figure they freeze and it's summer time which means cookouts!

Another grocery trip

Here is another great shop! I got $539.50 worth of groceries for $186.13. I saved $353.37 or 65%. I'd say that was a great shop! Here's a list of what I got!

4 12packs of Mt. Dew
6 All
5 2 liter of soda
12 packages of lunch meat
7 packs baby food
10 Lysol wipes
1 frozen veggie (free)
1 pack stew meat
4 soft scrub (2 free)
5 Lean Cuisine meals
1 Texas toast (free)
2 packs of pull ups
1 Off clip on starter kit
1 Off pack of refills (free)
1 Crest mouthwash
1 Olay face wash
1 Zyrtec (free)
2 Razors
1 razor refill
6 pop tarts
8 toothbrushes
18 Degree deo
3 Motrin pm (free)
6 Crystal lights
7 chocolate milks (free)
6 Texas toast croutons (free)
1 box ice cream bars (free)
1 hair color
1 Tide stain release
1 bag frozen dinner

Seems like I'm forgetting some things also. I'm going from memory and not my list. I know there were some other free or really close to being free items also.

Grocery trip

This shopping trip is the first shopping trip I've been on in over 2 weeks. At the moment I'm still working on stockpiling items. Today I got $401.31 worth of groceries for $149.70. I saved $251.61 or 63%. He is the picture



Here's a list of the items in the picture and some not in the picture. I ran out of room on the table.

6 Mt. Dew
6 hot chocolates
2 boxes of rice
12 juice
2 packs of tortilla shells
6lbs hamburger meat
6 Home style mac n cheese .40cents
6 syrups FREE
10 cans of tuna
12 boxes of granola bars
6 yogurt
5 Fuze
2 Rasinets
6 cream cheese for cooking FREE
12 bags of frozen veggies .33cents
2 sausage
3 dinner rolls
6 boxes of chicken short cuts
12 cinnamon rolls
12 Grands biscuits
2 gallons of milk
6 pads .50cents
6 marinades
4 boxes of cereal
10 bags of goldfish

Then I went to Target and got diapers for $5.99 a pack plus earned $10 worth of gift cards. Oh and I gave 3 coupons to a lady sending diapers to Alabama! I thought that was totally awesome. She said she uses coupons all the time, but didn't have any diaper coupons because she doesn't usually buy those. I tried to get her some formula coupons also, but it didn't match the formula she was sending. I don't mind sharing my coupons:)

Cleaning

I get asked all the time "How do you have time to clean with six kids"? The answer...I don't! Most of the time my house is a mess. It's hardly ever spotless. It's just too hard to keep a house spotless with six kids.

I've decided that I'm going to make it a goal of mine to take my house back! I'm going to start a series of cleaning post. I'm going to pick a room per day to clean that room spotless. I figure working on one a day until I get the upstairs done is a good plan. Now that doesn't mean that once that room gets done I won't clean that room again for 6 more days. There are 7 room upstairs. Study, Living room, Kitchen, Girls room, bathroom, my bedroom, and the laundry room.

Why do I keep saying upstairs, well I'm not doing the basement right now. Our basement flooded and my husband has ripped carpet out of the basement and taken all the ruined items to the dump. We don't live in the basement anymore, so I'm not going to worry about that right now.

I'm thinking the way I'll do this is to start in one room. I'll take before and after pictures (of course), then I'll do my normal laundry, dishes etc. Then when the next day rolls around I'll clean a different room, do my normal and spend 15 minutes in the room I picked up the day before (if need be).

I'm really trying to figure out a good cleaning "schedule" for me and my family. Of course I'll make the kids do chores also. Hubby will be helping also. I know some of you are probably freaking out and saying "What he works and has to do chores in the house". You're damn right he does! I baby sit in the home and take care of the kids every single day. It's our home not just "my" home. Everyone needs to take pride in their home and clean it.

How do you clean your home? Do you have a schedule? I really need to start a good schedule for the whole family. Right now some rooms in my house aren't really that bad and others are awful. Like my bedroom! My bedroom is the worst room in the house!

Help! Give me ideas! Tell me your thoughts. Anyway, enough rambling the "cleaning" journey begins tomorrow!