Free Kids Music

This is just a website I recently found. I haven't spent any time on it, but I thought I would pass it along. You can download free mp3s of kid music at http://freekidsmusic.com/.

Deseret Book

I got an email from Deseret Book saying that you could get 40% off any one book using the code FF40DB! Also, all their Christmas titles are 50% off. None of this will arrive for Christmas, but if there's something you had your eye on, or something you want for next year, now's a good time!

The Early Bird Gets the Bananas!

This morning I went to HEB first thing to get my Christmas grocery shopping over with. I probably arrived by 9:30am. When I went over to the bananas, I found paper grocery bags filled with bananas for $1 each. For the whole bag full of bananas. They were old bananas, but I swear I have paid full price for bananas that looked as slightly speckled as these did. I bought a bag and counted them at home - 40 bananas for $1! I also bought 5 fresh bananas and those cost me 87 cents.

The bags were gone by the time I left, but I just say this as a reminder that if you go to the store in the morning, you might find a few special markdowns. These deals won't last until mid-morning, but it's exciting when you find one!

And what am I doing with 40 bananas? I broke them up into pieces and I'm freezing them to use in banana breads, muffins, and smoothies. Remember, even if you find a markdown on something like broccoli, you can blanch it and freeze it to use later.

Dress Shirt Sale at Amazon

Amazon is having a Men's Dress shirt sale right now. There is free shipping and some shirts are up to 70% off. Quite a few are right around $10 for IZOD and Van Heusen shirts.

Also, if you still have some toy shopping to do, check out Amazon's toy sale going on right now. Up to 80% off on toys. The inventory changes frequently, so you might want to look a couple times.

Just so you know, Amazon claims that you will receive your packages by Christmas with their free shipping as long as you order by tomorrow (December 17th). So just a little bit longer for online Christmas shopping!!

P&G eSAVER

I just found out that Randalls is now participating in P&G's eSAVER program. If you register online, you can load P&G coupons onto your Randall's card. Then, when you buy the right item and scan your card, it works just like a coupon! Very nice and the best part is there is no clipping and remembering the coupon! The bad part is you have to remember (print the list) of which coupons you have on your card!

Club Libby Lu Going Out of Business

Club Libby Lu is going out of business and is selling off their stuff for cheap. The stuff is in large quantities, but would be great for a little girl's birthday party. They have stuff like a gallon of purple shampoo, a pack of 24 pink rockstar headsets, a huge pack of bobby pins, and a 12 pack of glitter microphones. Shipping is free, but there are no returns.

Randalls through 12/16

This week at Randalls, they have a really good buy 5, save $5 promotion on select Kellogg's cereals, including Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Mini Wheats, Smart Start, Special K, and Froot Loops. If you buy 5 of any of those cereals, you get $5 off. You can also print out this coupon for $1 off any Kellogg's cereal. These cereals are on sale for $2.29 - $2.99 a box. So, you buy 5, get $5, use 5 $1 off coupons and you get 5 boxes of cereal from 29-99 cents each!

The coupon I listed looks like it will let you print out 3 on your computer. I printed out 3 on my laptop, then 2 more on my desktop so I could have 5.

Oh, and the cereals do have tags by them saying which ones qualify. It looked like all the varieties of the above listed cereals were included, which doesn't always happen. Make sure you pick out the right size though! Check the tags that mention the buy 5, save $5 promotion to see what size qualifies. And when you check out, watch the cashier's screen to see the $5 come off at the end.

That's the main deal at Randalls this week. Boneless round rump roast is $1.99/lb, red grapes are $0.99/lb, and large navel oranges are $0.99/lb. And if you're a sucker for fresh pineapple like I am, they are $2.50 each after a buy 1, get 1 free sale, but that's only an average deal.

Arby's Free Food

Follow this link to print a coupon for a free Arby's sandwich (with any purchase) and then sign up for their Arby's Extras program to get a coupon for a free minty chocolate shake. Yum!

Thanks MoneySavingMom!

Diapers on Amazon.com

Follow this link for a special deal on various Pampers diapers at Amazon.com. Find the diapers you want, then buy them using Amazon's Subscribe and Save. This will save you an additional 15%. (FYI, the subscribe and save option means you sign up for a regular delivery, but it's no strings attached. Cancel it right after you get your first order if you want). Then use the code PMPRSDO8 to get an additional 15% off.

This includes boxes of Swaddlers, Baby Dry, Cruisers, and Easy Ups (which I personally like better than Pull Ups).

So, a total of 30% off on diapers, plus free delivery. There are some good prices. I bought Baby Dry, size 1-2 for a bit over 12 cents a diaper in the end. Do the math before you buy to see if it's a good deal for you.

And speaking of that, I haven't been buying diapers so I've lost the thread, but I guess diaper prices are raising (like everything else!). I'm not exactly sure what a good price is on diapers anymore. You can look up diaper prices on Costco.com for comparison. Size 2 Huggies diapers were over 20 cents each on Costco.com.

$5 Dinners

You might want to check out the blog $5 dinners. She posts her dinner justa bout every day and they almost always cost less than $5 for her whole family. She lives in a different part of the country, so I think her grocery prices are a tad lower than ours. She also coupon shops, so that helps her buy lower priced foods. She cooks GF (gluten free), which is interesting because usually that gets pretty expensive.

I think it's a good place to go if you're stumped for dinner and are trying to think of simple ideas for cheap.

Randall's 12/3

Yay! I'm feeling motivated enough to hit more than one grocery store this week!

Randall's has a few good deals, especially if you get the Sunday newspaper coupons.

Through Saturday there is a buy 5, get $5 sale going on. You can mix and match the items and the $5 comes off your purchase automatically. If you buy 5 items and get the $5 off and have a few coupons, you can get:

Rice Krispies and Froot Loops for 49 cents! (Use $1 off coupons from 11/09 RP)
Jif Peanut Butter for 95 cents (use 55 cent coupon from 11/09 RP)
Welch's Grape Juice, 64 oz for 99 cents (use $1 off 10/05 SS coupon)
Owens Sausage Rolls for 95 cents (use 70 cent coupon from 11/16)
Mission Fajita Size Tortillas 20 oz for $1.69

The rest of these are through Tuesday:

Other deals include Clementines 3 lbs for $2.99, Navel oranges for 88 cents/lb, Chicken breasts $1.99/lb, and Ground beef (80/20) for $1.49/lb.

If you prefer less fat in your ground beef, you can rinse the ground beef in a colander after you cook it. This will significantly reduce the fat content, but you can still get the more affordable meats.

Cute Halloween Costumes $2-$3!

On Babycenter, they have clearanced Halloween toddler and infant costumes for $2 - $3! They are pretty cute.

And you can get free shipping with the code FREESHIP!!