Today is Mega-Swagbucks Day!

For those of you who already have Swag Bucks accounts, Fridays are always mega-swagbuck days, where a lot of high value swag bucks are awarded for searches!

New to Swag Bucks? Start HERE! I just recently redeemed some of mine for $55 worth of Amazon.com gift cards!

Happy Friday!

New Coffee-Mate Coupons Available!

Dear Fellow Coffee-Mate Junkies,

Coupons.com has new printable coupons up including $1 off 1 Coffee-Mate Creamers! (15 oz or larger) Print limit of 2 per computer.

Please use my coupons.com widget to the right to print your coupons!

Love,
The Fabule$$ly Frugal Mom

P.S. Save these for a sale or use at Albertsons with doublers, there have been times when I have gotten these for $.50 or even free!

Weekly Dinner Challenge - Week 5

Hello! Sorry there was no week 4 challenge last week. Naomi is in a terrible terrible two's phase right now so life around our little house has been hectic lately! So this post might be a little long, I apologize! (You can learn about my "challenge" goals in my first week's post HERE.)

Last week I did do a challenge, however it didn't turn out the greatest. I made another batch of pulled pork in my slow cooker. I had gotten a large pork shoulder for less than $5.00 so I threw it in with the last of the Kraft BBQ Sauce that I got for free a while back. Cooked it for about 10 hours and it turned out really moist and yummy! As a side dish I decided I wanted to make sweet potato oven fries, only problem, I had never bought sweet potatoes before so I didn't buy the right thing, I think they were just regular potatoes shaped like sweet potatoes, who knows! At any rate the fries turned out pretty good, just not super good, not blog-worthy anyway! I do plan to try them again, but with actual sweet potatoes next time! But dinner was under $7 and we had enough pork left over for the next night, so I steamed a little rice and it was great!

Since this week is so busy (not going to be home for dinners much) I was not planning a "challenge" per say, but when I realized I was out of teryaki sauce, I had to improvise and create! I didn't go to the grocery store either this week because we are not going to be home so I wanted to use things I already had.

I had the hubby grill up a couple of chicken breasts and I invented my own side dish. Here is what I did:

Cook 3 cups of rice
Chop up 1 cup of fresh brocoli
When rice is almost cooked, add brocoli to the rice, just place on top, it will steam
When rice is cooked and brocoli is steamed, stir in the following:
1/3 cup milk, 1 can Campbell's Cheddar Cheese soup, sprinkle garlic powder, salt & pepper
If you want, add a small handful of shredded cheddar for extra gooey rice
And Voila - Homemade Cheddar Brocoli Rice!

Everyone thought it turned out yummy and Naomi ate all of her's! We even finished it off for dinner tonight!

I actually did 2 challenges this week! Two in the same day even!

I have always wanted to try and make my own homemade pumpkin pie (not from a can) but I was always told it was very complicated and time consuming. Then I came across this article on one of my favorite money saving blogs last week and had to try it out! Pumpkins were only .19/lb at Smallwood's Harvest in Peshastin this weekend so we bought one especially for pumpkin puree!

I did just as the article instructed: clean, cut, scoop (with Naomi's help), microwave, blend to puree and done! I ended up with about 6 cups of fresh pumpkin puree! I couldn't wait to use it so since I didn't have the ingredients to make a pie I decided to make the pumpkin cookies listed on the article. The recipe only needed one cup of puree so I plan on making another batch of these later in the week and then will freeze the rest for Thanksgiving.


You can get the recipe for these cookies (which are SO SO good!) HERE. I also made the icing from the bottom of the recipe and they added a nice sweetness to the cookies. Trust me, this is a must make for fall!

What did you make this week? I am always looking for new challenging recipes! Feel free to comment!

Thanks go out to Money Saving Mom, Frugal Femina and Beautiful Century for their pumpkin posts and recipes!

Halloween = FREE FOOD and Store Events!

Halloween (This Saturday!) is apparently a great day to go out for dinner, because there are a ton of free food offers out there right now! I am almost bummed that we aren't spending Halloween here at home this year, but are going to Eastern Washington to visit family and celebrate my birthday, oh well, all of you will have to go to these places instead to take advantage of these great freebies!

Chipotle is offering you a free "Boo-Rito" on Halloween evening (6pm - 12am) if you come to the restaurant dressed up like a burrito! Or an ingredient in a burrito, such as lettuce or cheese.

Taco Bell is offering everyone a free Black Jack Taco from 6pm-12am on Halloween as well.

The Old Spaghetti Factory is offering a free kid's meal on Oct. 31st to any kid dressed in a costume that is 10 and under as long as an adult entree' is purchased! Not available in Minneapolis, Spokane or Newport Beach.

Bass Pro Shops Halloween Event: Go Here for information, lots of activities from Noon - 7pm!

Toys "R" Us Halloween Event: From their website: Customers can visit any Toys"R"Us store – dressed up in their ghoulish garb – on Saturday, October 31 from noon to 3pm to participate in a spooktacularly safe Halloween celebration. Toys"R"Us store employees will also be dressed in costume, showing off their spooky best. Children ages three and up who attend Geoffrey’s Trick "R" Treat Parade will receive a complimentary, reusable bag, which they can fill up with goodies and giveaways (while supplies last) as they parade around the store with everyone’s favorite mascot, Geoffrey the Giraffe.

Albertsons Doublers!! Valid 10/26 and 10/27

Did you get your doublers in the mail yesterday?! Seattle Times had a 1 sheet flyer with 3 Twice The Value coupons on it!

This week Campbell's Cooking Soups are on sale for $1.00 per can.
Scenario:
Buy 6 cans of cooking soups (creams, cheddar cheese, tomato, etc.)
Use 3 $1.00/2 printable
Use 3 Doublers
Total: 6 Cans for FREE!

Cream of Chicken soup is one of those things that I always stock up on, especially for the fall and winter months as it makes excellent casseroles.

Unfortunately, I went to pick up my 6 cans today but my store was all out so I requested a rain check for 6 cans at $1.00 each. Then next weekend if we get more doublers I can use my coupons to get my 6 cans. Did you know that if a store puts an item on sale and then runs out of that item then they will give you a rain check to buy the item at the sale price at a later date, unless they advertise no rainchecks? You will get the sale price and are still able to use your coupons for the items!

No need for soup? Here is another idea:

Starbucks Ice Cream - $2.99
Use $1.00/1 Printable
Use 1 Doubler
Final Price: $.99 each
This ice cream is SO yummy!

HOT Huggies Pure & Naturals Deals This Week!

There are TWO great places to stock up on Huggies diapers this week if you are in need.

Target:

Buy any 2 Super Mega Pack Huggies (16.99 each) and receive a $5 Gift Card.

Scenario:

Buy 2 Packs of Pure & Natural Diapers (33.98)

Use 2 - 3.00/1 Pure & Natural Coupons - Found in this weeks Smart Source insert and HERE**.

Total Out of Pocket: $27.98 (22.98 for 2 packs after coupons and gift card!)

Do you get the Target baby coupons in the mail? I am not sure how to get on that list, I just know I receive one of these booklets once every couple of months. There is also a $1.50 off any Huggies diaper product in the booklet so that would make your total $21.48 since you are allowed to use one manufacturer coupon and one store coupon per item purchased.

To see some of Target's other great deals this week check out Stretching A Buck's post HERE!

Rite Aid:

Huggies Jumbo Pack Diapers $9.99

Use $3/1 Pure & Naturals coupon**

or

$1.50 off Huggies Diapers from this week's Smart Source insert

Get a $3 Single Check Rebate (new to this program? Start HERE)

As low as $3.99 after coupon and rebate!

Deal Seeking Mom has Rite Aid's other deals and freebies for this week posted HERE.

I am not sure how many diapers are in the super mega or the jumbo packs (usually my price point on diapers is less than $.20/diaper) but it is a pretty good price for the Pure and Naturals since they are made of organic materials. If I make it to Target and Rite Aid in the next few days I will update this post with the price per diaper info. I am not a big Huggies fan usually but I do like these.

**If you like my blog and would like to support it, please print your coupons.com coupons from the widget in the right column of my blog, just scroll through to the Huggies Pure and Natural coupon.

New Fabule$$ Feature!

Happy Saturday Everyone!

If you haven't yet noticed, I have added a new feature to my blog. I have teamed up with Coupons.com/Brandcaster and now you can print money saving coupons directly from my site!

Just look to the coupons bar on the right side of the page and scroll through the coupons, then print whichever ones you want! So easy!

Right now there are some high value printable toy coupons on there that don't expire until after Christmas! Print yours now and save them for some great Black Friday sales!

Have a wonderful weekend! Have any big plans? Leave a Comment!

Safeway's New Everyday Low Prices Progam + a BIG Promotion!!

ATTN Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Montana Safeway shoppers!! Safeway rolled out their New Everyday Low Prices Program this week throughout all 4 states! This new program is lowering prices on thousands of items including ice cream, pet food, cereals, frozen foods, pasta, pizza, cheese, yogurt and salad dressing! You can easily spot the new yellow price tags below the items, they will be displaying the old price and the new lower price plus any additional discounts you will receive with your Safeway Club Card. This new program couldn't be coming out at a better time as the holidays are fast approaching and we all know how much money turkey and all the fixings can cost!

To promote this new awesome program Safeway has teamed up with Star 101.5 and over the next week they will be giving away $1,000 Safeway gift cards to 7 lucky Seattle Area customers!

How can you get in on this action you ask? It is so easy! Just head to Safeway and pick up your yellow car decal (see photo on left) at customer service or checkout and put it on your car's back window. Then listen to Star 101.5 everyday between October 24 - October 30th to find out where to get "spotted". One customer will be spotted each day!

But wait! It gets even BETTER!!

Next week I am going to be heading to Safeway myself to test out this new Everyday Low Prices Program and I will be sharing with all of you my shopping experience.

This is where it gets good: in that post the Fabulessly Frugal Mom will be doing her very first Fabule$$ Giveaway!! 3 lucky readers will get a chance to enter to win one of THREE $50 Safeway gift cards!

So stay tuned and don't forget to check back next week for your chance to enter to win! One of these gift cards could pay for Thanksgiving Dinner + holiday baking supplies!

What I got for FREE in my Mailbox this Month!

I am always on the lookout for different freebies, coupons and free money on the web! Going to get the mail has been one of those things that I have loved since I was a little kid and it is always fun when there is more in there than just bills! Naomi also loves walking to get the mail with Mommy or Daddy!


It seems like my mailbox was stuffed with free stuff this past month!

Sample + Coupons of Honey Nut Cheerios
Sample pack of feminine products
Coupons for free baby food and cereal - Get yours HERE!
Free EOS Lip Balm
Free LeapFrog Book
4 Free Magazine Subscriptions - Rolling Stone, Parents, Parenting & Shape
$25 in checks from various survey companies!

Free $5 Check from Magazines.com! I received this check just for receiving their e-newsletter! Read more HERE.
And more freebies and coupons came from one of my FAVORITE sites, Vocalpoint.com!! I have gotten so many samples, coupons and full size freebies from this company since joining earlier this year. You can read about some of the things I've received here. It's FREE to join and they only ask that if you like what you receive, you share it with your friends so that is what I am doing here!
This week I got a pack of high value coupons for Kashi Go-Lean cereal. We are big Kashi fans in this house and these coupons paired with a sale will lead to a nice stockpile of free cereal!

I also signed up at the site for a free sample of Olay's new Pro-X line and they sent me a full-size sample (28 day supply!) and 5 coupons for $10.00 off! WOW! Granted this stuff is pretty spendy at the stores but this sample should last me a good long time! LOVE this website!

What did you get for free this month? Leave a Comment!

FREE Kid's Hot Chocolate and a Small Cookie at Barnes & Noble - Saturday 10/24

Head to Barnes and Noble this Saturday (10/24) armed with this Coupon for your FREE kid's hot chocolate AND a small cookie! Woot!

Thanks Stretching a Buck!