Great news Arizona…FREE CHIPOTLE!!!

Yes…I know that all caps is yelling, but I thought it was exciting enough to yell about! :-)

All Arizona Chipotle restaurants will offer a free burrito, taco, bowl or salad with no strings attached the day before the big game.

All you have to do is go to any Chipotle between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday January 31st wearing red.

Happy eating!

Free Toilet Paper!!!

I love getting a good deal…and as far as deals go, it doesn’t get much better than free! Cottonelle currently has $.50 off coupons available here and here. Kroger’s every day price on 4 packs of Cottonelle is only 99 cents and since Kroger will double your 50 cent coupon, you get your toilet paper FREE! Each of the above links will allow you to print your coupon twice. That’s a lot of free toilet paper! Enjoy!

Free Toilet Paper!!!

I love getting a good deal…and as far as deals go, it doesn’t get much better than free! Cottonelle currently has $.50 off coupons available here and here. Kroger’s every day price on 4 packs of Cottonelle is only 99 cents and since Kroger will double your 50 cent coupon, you get your toilet paper FREE! Each of the above links will allow you to print your coupon twice. That’s a lot of free toilet paper! Enjoy!

Fun Freebie

Although my kids are well past the potty training age, I thought I’d pass this on to those of you who have little ones! Pampers is offering a Free Potty Training kit! It includes lots of fun stuff!

  • A free sample of Easy Ups Trainers
  • High Value Coupons
  • Fun Stickers and coloring pages
  • Step-by-step Potty Training tips
  • Potty Progress Chart
  • Dora or Diego Training Trophy

***You can expect your potty training kit in 4-6 weeks!***

Fun Freebie

Although my kids are well past the potty training age, I thought I’d pass this on to those of you who have little ones! Pampers is offering a Free Potty Training kit! It includes lots of fun stuff!

  • A free sample of Easy Ups Trainers
  • High Value Coupons
  • Fun Stickers and coloring pages
  • Step-by-step Potty Training tips
  • Potty Progress Chart
  • Dora or Diego Training Trophy

***You can expect your potty training kit in 4-6 weeks!***

Hotel rooms for $1 per night

According to this site, starting in January you will have 15 minutes, Monday – Friday for 2 weeks to buy any hotel for $1 per night. It sounds too good to be true…so here’s the catch! You won’t know which 15 minutes you will be able to put those dollar bills to use, so you will have to sign up here to get their email hints. According to my first email hint, the contest will be starting soon!!!

Here’s the scoop on terms and conditions: (to read them all, click here)

  • 1 reservation for 1 room per person during entire campaign
  • Maximum booking of 7 consecutive nights
  • To qualify the booking must be made online through www.LastMinuteTravel.com
  • The booking must be completed within the 15 minute time frame
  • LastMinuteTravel.com reserves the right to end the campaign at any time

Hopefully we’ll all be able to do some travelling that doesn’t break the bank!

Hotel rooms for $1 per night

According to this site, starting in January you will have 15 minutes, Monday – Friday for 2 weeks to buy any hotel for $1 per night. It sounds too good to be true…so here’s the catch! You won’t know which 15 minutes you will be able to put those dollar bills to use, so you will have to sign up here to get their email hints. According to my first email hint, the contest will be starting soon!!!

Here’s the scoop on terms and conditions: (to read them all, click here)

  • 1 reservation for 1 room per person during entire campaign
  • Maximum booking of 7 consecutive nights
  • To qualify the booking must be made online through www.LastMinuteTravel.com
  • The booking must be completed within the 15 minute time frame
  • LastMinuteTravel.com reserves the right to end the campaign at any time

Hopefully we’ll all be able to do some travelling that doesn’t break the bank!

Save money…save our planet!

Erin has a great giveaway of super cute reusable grocery totes! Make sure you check out her giveaway at http://jane4girls800dollarannualbudget.blogspot.com/

Good luck!

Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better…

I grew up in a very competitive family and that competitive spirit hasn’t worn off! When I saw the USDA cost of food website and saw what a family of 4 was spending a month on food, I was bound and determined to do better than the average family in the “thrifty” category. If you have any suggestions on cutting down your grocery budget, I’d love to hear them!

Check out the USDA’s Cost of Food for 2008. They have used the month of June as the average monthly expenditure, however, you can check it out month by month!

http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/2008/CostofFoodJun08.pdf

Fun Giveaways

Frugal Mommy of 2 girls has some great giveaways going on right now! Check out her blog! You won’t regret it!

Save money…save our planet!

Erin has a great giveaway of super cute reusable grocery totes! Make sure you check out her giveaway at http://jane4girls800dollarannualbudget.blogspot.com/

Good luck!

Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better…

I grew up in a very competitive family and that competitive spirit hasn’t worn off! When I saw the USDA cost of food website and saw what a family of 4 was spending a month on food, I was bound and determined to do better than the average family in the “thrifty” category. If you have any suggestions on cutting down your grocery budget, I’d love to hear them!

Check out the USDA’s Cost of Food for 2008. They have used the month of June as the average monthly expenditure, however, you can check it out month by month!

http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/2008/CostofFoodJun08.pdf

Fun Giveaways

Frugal Mommy of 2 girls has some great giveaways going on right now! Check out her blog! You won’t regret it!

Specific goals

I’ve decided to post a few of my specific goals because that will give me some accountability. Not all of the goals I’m posted have to do with saving money, but they all revolve around living better!

::Declutter one room per month:: I do much better when I can break jobs down into manageable chunks!

::Meet weekly with my husband to discuss our finances:: It’s important for us both to be on the same page and to make sure we remain focused on our goals!

::Reduce our grocery budget by $100/month:: Our budget is currently $500 for groceries and $100 for eating out. I’d like to be under $500 for both!

::Pay off all consumer debt besides our mortgage:: We used all of our savings and quite a bit of credit to adopt our 2 daughters in 2007 (and it was the best money we ever spent!!!!)

::Lose 50 pounds (or 1 lb per week)::

::Get certified as a Zumba instructor:: For those of you who have never heard of Zumba, it may be the most fun workout you’ll ever try!

::Memorize Romans 1 and 2:: I need to get better about hiding God’s word in my heart!

Getting started…

Every year as December comes to an end, I start taking inventory of my life and all the areas I want to improve in. Although I have quite a few areas that could use improvement, I’m really working on my finances. My husband and I are going through Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover program and are trying to get ourselves in shape financially. Since I tend to do most of the spending (grocery shopping, clothes shopping, school supplies, toiletries, etc), I have decided to tackle the task of saving as much as possible and reducing our budget in those areas as much as possible. I’ll be blogging about our financial journey and posting money saving tips along the way. I’ll also be posting freebies I come across (yesterday Suave was giving away free bottles of shampoo!) I hope you’ll join me on this journey! Feel free to chime in if you have tips to share!

Specific goals

I’ve decided to post a few of my specific goals because that will give me some accountability. Not all of the goals I’m posted have to do with saving money, but they all revolve around living better!

::Declutter one room per month:: I do much better when I can break jobs down into manageable chunks!

::Meet weekly with my husband to discuss our finances:: It’s important for us both to be on the same page and to make sure we remain focused on our goals!

::Reduce our grocery budget by $100/month:: Our budget is currently $500 for groceries and $100 for eating out. I’d like to be under $500 for both!

::Pay off all consumer debt besides our mortgage:: We used all of our savings and quite a bit of credit to adopt our 2 daughters in 2007 (and it was the best money we ever spent!!!!)

::Lose 50 pounds (or 1 lb per week)::

::Get certified as a Zumba instructor:: For those of you who have never heard of Zumba, it may be the most fun workout you’ll ever try!

::Memorize Romans 1 and 2:: I need to get better about hiding God’s word in my heart!