Saturday, June 20, 2009

Savings at the Kroger!

From the Sunday coupon booklets back in May, I had clipped a whole lot of coupons for Suave products. The Kroger ad this week showed Suave deodorant for $1 each, and Suave shampoo at $1 each.

I had 17 coupons for 50 cents off one Suave deodorant, which Kroger doubled so I got 17 sticks of Suave deodorant for F*R*E*E*!

I had several coupons for $1 off 2 bottles of Suave shampoo or conditioner, so I got a bottle of each and used one coupon. It cost me $1 for both.

The last thing that I got today that was a good deal was the 12 pack Kroger "Big K" sodas. Now we are a very budget conscious family,and sodas are a luxury but we were grilling hotdogs tonight so soda seemed like a worthy splurge! In our area name brand sodas right now are running $5 per 12 pack and sometimes even $5 for an 8 pack. My husband is quite picky about soda, and would MUCH prefer the name brand, but settles for the Kroger store brand. We have tried the store brand from Publix, Food Lion, and WalMart, but none make him as happy as the ones from Big K! The 12 pack is on sale for $1.99.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Beat the Heat!

Here is one way to beat the summer heat. My husband bought me a toaster oven a few years ago. It is a Black and Decker one, and it will hold a 12" pizza pan or a 9x13" casserole.

When it gets too hot to cook inside, I move the toaster oven onto my screened in back porch. I bake everything in it! I have made casseroles, baked cookies, baked poundcakes, and broiled fish.

This saves money three ways:
1. The AC doesn't work harder to cool down a hot kitchen
2. The smaller oven is just the right size to bake one pan in. No need to heat up a huge oven, which would waste electricity and money!
3. Since I can cook without heating up the house, it prevents us from going out to eat when it is too hot to cook!

Try it and see what you think! Your sweaty brow will thank me for it!