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Sunday Paper Post – 9/11!

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How many papers are on your list?

This week, in Houston, we’re getting 3 inserts. You can expect to find 1 Smart Source, 1 General Mills and 1 Red Plum. I’m seeing reports of a 4th insert, but in my early edition of the Houston Chronicle, there were only 3. Believe me, I looked that sucker over…

The coupons that have me excited include:

Smart Source:
$3/1 Huggies Slip On Diapers (Pairs nicely with the sale at CVS this week)
$1/2 Casa Fiesta items (Made for free beans and taco shells at Food Town and Sellers Brothers)
$5/1 Bengay

Red Plum:
$.50/1 Mahatma Rice (Love this coupon – we eat a lot of rice)
$1/2 Pop Secret (Should make for really cheap popcorn at Foodarama or Food Town)

General Mills:
Pretty standard, low value coupons. If you’re brand loyal to any of these products, it’s a good chance to save.
 

How many are you buying? I’m not sure how many I’m actually going to buy. I’m going to hit my neighbors up, for sure.

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Kristin

Special Needs on a Budget – Therapy Needs

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It’s time for another installment of Special Needs on a Budget.  Today, I’m talking therapy needs.

Special needs therapy items can get expensive, depending on what you need.

Sometimes, your therapist will supply everything you need, but if they don’t, you can get some of those needs on a budget just by shopping around.

  • My son’s therapist uses bubbles to practice correct mouth movements.  So that our spectacular therapist doesn’t have to come out of pocket so much, I bought a giant container of bubbles when they went on sale at Target.  I just refill the bottle when they’re done so that she can take some to the next kid.
  • Shaving cream is also used, so I’ll be on the look out for cheap shaving cream at either CVS or Walgreens.  I had stopped buying it because we had an obscene amount.
  • Hard candies were requested, but since we’re going dye free, I’ll have to make a special purchase.  From now on, though, I’ll be keeping an eye on the sales at Amazon.com
  • Weighted blankets for sensory issues can be modified at home, saving at least half.  I priced a toddler one at $30, and ranging up to $65!  A bag of beans is less than $1, and sewing 4 pockets in each corner, then one in the middle isn’t rocket science.  If a domestic disaster like me can do it, anyone can.  If you get more ambitious, you can purchase poly pellets instead.  I’m thinking rice would work, also.  And smell great if you put it into the dryer for 5 min before bedtime.

So there’s my ideas for this week, based on the 3 different appointments that my 2 year old had this week.

Sunday Coupon Preview – 9/11

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Knowing what’s in the Sunday paper always determines how many I’m going to buy.

Looks like 3 inserts! 1 Smart Source and 1 Red Plum and 1 General Mills Insert. I’ll have a more detailed preview up on Saturday!

Kristin

Menu Plan Monday – 9/5

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As usual, this is just a plan, not set in stone. Lunches are usually sandwiches, frozen burritos, or a box bowl of cereal.

Monday:  Leftovers from grilling on Sunday or salads.

Tuesday:  Spaghetti with meatballs, fresh bread and salad.  Cost – $7.50 (pasta – $1.50, sauce – free with coupons, meatballs – $1.50, bread – $2, salad – $1.50, + $1 for extra goodies (cheese, etc))

Wednesday: Chicken and Broccoli and Rice Casserole using leftover grilled chicken and a white sauce.  We’re going to try to move towards more real food, so that doesn’t include cream of – soups.  I’ll use up what we have or give it away.  Cost – $10 (rice – $1, broccoli – $1.50, chicken – $2, cheese – $3, plus $ 2.50 for bread crumbs, butter, mushrooms, etc.)

Thursday: If it stays as cool as the forecast says, we’ll have meatloaf.  If not, probably hamburgers.

Friday: Fend for yourself or hot sandwiches.

Saturday: Another easy day.

Sunday: Grilling day.

Linked at Menu Plan Monday

You can click on my tags to see how our previous meals have worked out. I’m feeding 3 adults, one teenage boy, one tween (girl), and a toddler boy. None of our portions are tiny, and my goal is to spend no more than $10 per meal.

 

Kristin

Menu Plan Monday – 8/29

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It’s that time again! Back to school time! YAY!

It’s the Food Stamps Challenge week 3 edition of Menu Plan Monday!  As usual, this is just a plan, not set in stone. Lunches are usually sandwiches, frozen burritos, or a box bowl of cereal.

Monday:  Super Nachos!  We’re using leftover fajita meat, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese, and sour cream to create either tostadas or nachos.  – Cost – Leftovers!  Minimal cost so around $6 of food that we already had?

Tuesday:  I’ll be playing around with this recipe as a base, and use some of the roasted bell peppers and maybe a hatch pepper in the mix. Instead of orzo, which we don’t like, I’ll be using a twirly pasta, I think. Cost – $5, maybe? I’ll update when I actually make it. 🙂

Wednesday:  Crockpot Beans with hamburger meat and rice.  Cost – $5

Thursday: Green chile chicken enchiladas.  Cost – $8?

Friday:  Fend for yourself.  Pizza and taquitos were cheap at Randalls so we’re going to have a freezer buffet or leftovers.

Saturday: Another easy day.

Sunday: Grilling day.

Linked at Menu Plan Monday and at Milehimama‘s Food Stamp Challenge.

You can click on my tags to see how our previous meals have worked out. I’m feeding 3 adults, one teenage boy, one tween (girl), and a toddler boy. None of our portions are tiny, and my goal is to spend no more than $10 per meal. For the next month, I’m trying to keep my total budget for food under $500.

 

Kristin