Menards 3/13-3/20/11

I need to start shopping at Menard's more! Just glancing through the ads after our crazy Sunday and seeing great freebies to snag.

Interior Flat Paint $11 Free after mail in rebate (Limit 5 gallons per household)
Satin is $13 $2 after $11 mail in rebate
Semi-Gloss is $14 $3 after $11 mail in rebate

Physique Shampoo/Conditioner $6 Free after mail in rebate (Limit 4 per household)

Homemade Laundry soap

So yesterday I posted a link to a new friend of mine Luv2BFrugal about making your own Laundry soap. I went to the Hy-vee tonight and bought the things I need to do it. These items are all together in the laundry isle, close to the powder laundry soap. At Hy-vee in Davenport the prices are: Borax $3.38, Washing Soda $2.69, and the Naptha Bar Soap $.99. Which when figured out is about $.70 for 64 loads worth of laundry! I won't get to test it out til at least Monday though. I'll let all of you know. I may even try it for carpet cleaner.

You can go here for more info on why you should try to make your home environment a little healthier. Heres some info on how different cleaners affect you.

This website has some great insight on making your own cleaners. These would be much cheaper than your normal, full of toxin, cleaners! And it doesnt take a lot in ingredients. Let us know if you have a favorite.
Thanks to Steph for the motivation (:

Starbucks coupon book Reported at Target stores!

Target Starbucks locations have a new coupon book out. Look for it at the checkout counter.
Coupons Include:
$1.50 Starbucks Coffee Bag – 11 or 12 oz
$1 – Starbucks Via Ready Brew – 8 or 12 pack
$1 Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso and Cream – 4 pack
$1 Starbucks Frappuccino Coffee Drink – 4 pack
$1 Taxo Filterbag Box or Tea Latte Concentrate – 20 ct
$1/2 Starbucks Ice Cream Pints
Ask for it if you don’t see it.

Don’t forget to sign up for Starbucks Rewards for a FREE Drink and the FREE Petite Treats they have going on right now

Thanks frugalcouponmom

Qc times Daily deals 3/11/11

This is a great deal! Fresh Fruit Bouquet $20 Gift Card for $8. Located at 2369 Cumberland Sq Bettendorf Ia 344-3322.

Description


At the Fresh Fruit Bouquet Company, we offer an excellent variety of fresh fruit bouquets, fresh fruit smoothies and parfaits, chocolate dipped caramel apples, chocolate dipped nuts, fresh cut fruit bowls and boxes of chocolate dipped strawberries - and you can count on the best product quality and customer service!
Use your gift certificate to purchase:
One dozen of our largest and juciest chocolate covered strawberries
Or four of our fresh fruit smoothies
Or use it toward the purchase of a fresh fruit bouquet!
Fresh Fruit Bouquet has served the Quad-City region for four years from our convenient location in Cumberland Square. We're "growing and going strong", and look forward to serving you!
Stop in and enjoy one of our daily specials (50% off a select smoothie or parfait)
And, if you're crazy busy, we can deliver fruit bouquets anywhere in the Quad-City area!
Send a smile today, send someone a Fresh Fruit Bouquet..!
Coming Soon! Check out our new website - www.thefreshfruitbouquet.com
Restrictions
Delivery not included
Cash back for unused portion? NO
No cash value.
Not valid with any other promotion
Tax and gratuity not included
One per transaction
No refunds. All sales are final.
Expires 03/13/12
Coupon will be activated 24 hours after your credit card has been charged. Subject to Get it Today Terms and Conditions which may be found at www.qctimes.com. May not be redeemed for cash and may not be used with any other offers or promotions. Coupons for events must be redeemed/used by event date. If Coupons for non-events are not redeemed by the expiration date, redemption for amount paid but unused may be received for up to five years from issue date. For questions, contact us at 1- 800-880-8075 or jverdick@qctimes.com, (563) 383-2388 for more information.

Its a contest!! Want to go shopping with QC coupon deals?

We have had some people show interest in taking a shopping trip with us. For this Fridays Giveaway/Review Friday we are going to have a contest for who gets to come shopping with us! Sorry - we can't give away any gift cards or give you money to shop with but we can provide a plan and maybe even a few coupons to help you out.

This contest is limited to people in the Quad City area. Sorry to those of our followers else where. Also we would like to use this trip as a future Follow Me Tuesday video, so you have to be willing to be taped and put on the blog.  Days and places are flexible although we had some ideas in mind.  (what couponer doesn't LOVE Target!)

To enter this giveaway click on the comment at the bottom of this post and let us know what kind of shopping trip you would want to go on. Would you want more clues on Toys, groceries, clothes, etc? Let us know your email address so we can alert you if you have won. This is very important, or we cant contact you. Contest ends Sunday (3/13/11) at 12 AM Central time.

Better than free cereal!

Okay guys! I just got back from getting the Fruity Pebbles deal thats been going around. I bought 5 Fruity Pebbles for $3.95 and got back 2 $4 register rewards at Walgreens. So they paid me $4.05 to buy 5 cereals. I used the Walgreens coupon in the ad I picked up at the front of the store its on the 3rd page I believe. I have heard the other varieties are working also! There were tons of cereal left still. I may go and get more...I did do 2 transactions (:

Possible free Target gift card

All you have to do is get 4 of your friends to sign up at Plum District and you get a $20 Target card. It doesnt look like anyone has to even buy anything!! Lets help each other out. Post your link if you want and get each other your referrals!

If I get enough referrals I'll do a giveaway for my $20 Giftcard!

Healthy you 3/10/11

     So I have been thinking alot this week about 'Weight loss Thursday' and I decided I would rather call it 'Healthy you'. I don't want it to be about weight loss but about being healthy. Losing weight isn't really about losing weight or it shouldn't be. If you make it purely about losing weight than in the long run you aren't going to succeed. Eventually you are going to put the weight back on and still be unhealthy. It's all about the choices we are making for our lives. The food we put into our bodies. And I know some of you reading are not trying to lose weight, just trying to make healthy choices.
Colossians 2:8 Don't let anyone lead you astray with empty philosophy and high-sounding non-sense that come from human thinking and from the evil powers of this world. and not from Christ.
     With that being said I want to highlight something I read a while ago in a book. If we understand how our bodies work and the way God designed them to react maybe it can be easier to make different food choices. In 'Suzanne Somers Fast &and Easy' she has great insight on our bodies and the way we process different foods. She has a list of  'Funky Foods' that she says you should just take out of your diet (or if you don't like that word you can say eating). These foods raise our insulin level in our bodies. Insulin determines what foods will be stored as fat in our bodies or burned off as energy.
     Here's a list of some 'Funky Foods' :

 Sugar

  Beets           Maple Syrup                                                                          
  Carrots        Molasses
  Corn syrup  Sugar
  Honey

Starches
  Bananas                      Potatoes
  Corn                           Sweet Potatoes
  Pasta (made from         White Flour
semolina or white flour)    White Rice
  Popcorn                        Winter squashes(Acorn, butternut)

This is a small list of what she says are 'funky foods'. If you take these out of your diet completely you will loss weight very fast. Now the point is to be healthy though. So I would say if you just focus on replacing White with Wheat for now and try to cut out eating a large amount of these items you'll be on the track to a healthy you.

Qc times Daily deals 3/10/11

Todays QC Times Daily Deal is for Respiro Boutique and Gifts. You pay $10 for a $25 Gift card, not bad!
Respiro Boutique and Gifts
3618 18th St
Bettendorf, IA 52722
563-320-1793
Hours
Mon – 11-6
Tuesday 11-6
Wed 11-7
Thurs 11-6
Friday 11-5
Sat 12-5
Sun Closed

Description
Respiro specializes in a unique selection of semi-precious handmade jewelry, accessories and linens from around the world, including Jordan, Spain, India and Peru to name a few. Offering a selection of scarves, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, handbags, belts & finger cymbals/zills for belly dancing, pillow cases, and tablecloths, there is sure to be something that will appeal to your senses. Great as gift ideas too.
Stop in today and find a new treasure for your collection!
Restrictions
Cash back for unused portion? NO
No cash value.
Not valid with any other promotion
Tax and gratuity not included
No refunds. All sales are final.
Expires 03/10/12

Camera deals

According to ALLYOU now is the time to buy cameras! Go here for the full story and some promo code discounts.

Qc times Daily deals

For those of you in the QC area our newspaper has a daily deal. Todays daily deal, only offered til midnight tonight, is $15 gift card to Fireworks Coffeehouse & Pottery for only $5!

Description

We specialize in great coffee, mochas, lattes, smoothies, muffins, cookies and more!
Come in with friends, family, or a date and paint your choice in pottery with one of the largest color selections in the area! You can even throw a party or have your meeting here! Don't forget to check out our new bistro, Nana J's, inside Fireworks!

NOW OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 6:30 AM - 10:00 PM!
Good for Fireworks Coffeehouse, Pottery and Nana J's.
Restrictions
Cash back for unused portion? NO
No cash value.
Not valid with any other promotion
Tax and gratuity not included
One per customer per visit
No refunds. All sales are final.
Expires 03/09/12
 
Fireworks Coffeehouse
2139 16th St
Moline, IL 61265
309-762-2224
7 days a week
6:30am-10pm

Daily Deals Target

Summers coming, nows the time to get some new gaucho pants for only $6!

Target has several different colors available. Buy 1 at $12 get 1 50% off and all Daily deal items ship for free. Go here to find a pair that you like.

Like Duck Tape!

For my younger friends or friends with kids in high school!

Wear Duck tape to prom and you could win one of three scholarships!
Entry ends 6/13/11
1st place wins $5,000
2nd place wins $3,000
3rd place wins $2,000
Go here to fill out your form. or here for more info.

Grocery Ad sweep 3/9/11

So doing a sweep of the ads today:

Aldi
pineapple is $1.29. If you love fresh pineapple like my husband Aldi is usually the best place to get it!

Fareway 
Cabbage $.19
B1G1 free Philadephia cooking creme. I haven't tried this yet but I know there have been coupons going around.
Buy 8 General Mills items get $4 off!
eggs $.89 (I know not an awesome price but the cheapest I've seen for awhile.)

Hyvee
Hyvee butter $1.99 (Thursday/Friday sale)
Pepsi 6 pack bottles 4 for $10 (Thursday/Friday sale)
Red seedless grapes $.99/lb(Thursday/Friday sale)
Starkist chunk tuna $.39 limit 2

Schunucks
Chicken breasts bone in $.99/lb
7UP/DR Pepper 2 liters $.87
Oscar Mayer Bologna/Salami B1G1 free
Buy 5 General Mills products Get $3 for your next visit

Jewel-Osco
(I'm not sure if this is a good deal, it depends how much 1 is..Let us know!)

These are all B1G1 free items!
Driscoll Strawberries
Deans Ice Cream(if you bought the freezer deal, you should be able 2 get 2 for free!)
Nature Sweet Tomatoes ($3.99 for 1)
Indian Sumer Apple Juice ($3.49 for 1)
Farm Stand baby peeled carrots ($1.99/1)
Marzetties salad dressing ($4.49)
Tribe Origns hummus ($3.99
Rondele Pub cheese spread ($5.99)
Chef's Kitchen salsa ($3.49)
Jewel instant oatmeal ($2.49)
Thomas New york bagels ($5.09)
Healthy choice soup ($2.49)
Cilli man chili with beans ($2.39)
Wet n Wild cosmetics (identical item only)
Natures bounty, flex a min or ester c vitamins(identical item only)

Let us know if you saw something we missed!

$25 gift certificates for $2!!

Restaurant.com has another promotion going! Enter promo code SAVE at check out and you can get $25 worth of food for $2. In our QC area theres only about 4 restaurants but if you know you're going to be traveling this summer its a great time to search and see what you can find! I've gotten the Wise Guys pizza one and they work, if you're a little scared at doing it.

Homeschool Wednesday

Homeschool Messes (copied from the AOP website.)

"Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin" (Proverbs 20:9)?

   Do you ever feel like you pick up messes all day? As a homeschooling parent, I quickly learned not to wait until the end of the day to clean the house. Walking through each room throughout the day, I continually organized and put a few things away as my children were studying. If I didn't, I knew I wouldn't have enough energy left to tackle the mountains of laundry, dishes, and clutter before bed.
Keeping our lives clean from the messes of sin also takes a continual effort. In the Old Testament, only the clean were allowed in the temple to worship before the Lord. Today, we must come before the Lord daily and allow Him to cleanse us of all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). Keeping short accounts with God keeps the messes of sin from building into mountains and destroying our relationship with Him.
    Is your spiritual life full of clutter and messes? Are there issues that God has prompted you to clean, such as seeking forgiveness from a family member or disciplining yourself to live a healthier lifestyle?(hmmm...kind of goes with our weight loss Thursday!) Don't wait until tomorrow, next week, or next year to start obeying the Lord. Start today and rediscover the joy, power, and strength that come from living a clean life before the Lord. "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).
I got this weeks 'Homeschool Wed from  AOP. Go here if you arent familiar with this company or want more info! We use AOP for Language arts, History, and Bible.

Starbucks free treat 3/10-3/12/11

What are Starbucks Petites? They're super-delicious Cake Pops, Mini-Cupcakes, Sweet Squares and a Red Velvet Whoopie Pie And at just $1.50* and less than 200 calories each they're a deliciously well-deserved afternoon treat.


Try one free during Starbucks Tribute Days**


Come into a participating store between 2-5 p.m., March 10-12 2011, purchase any handcrafted beverage and enjoy a Starbucks Petite treat on us!

Double coupons for Schnucks

Calling all couponers!! One of our readers has gotten through to, what sounds like, a decent manager at Schnucks. He has agreed to met with her and talk about a double coupon day! Call and ask for the manager and lets show we are really interested in a double coupon day. This will show them how much business they will actually get!

563-355-7810
858 Middle Rd
Bettendorf Ia

Follow me Tuesday

We had some problems uploading the video this week, sorry! Hopefully we'll get it worked out for next weeks video.

Redbox

New to Redbox! Go thru this link for a Free rental code and each person you refer that rents, you get more free rentals. Offer ends 3/17/2011.