Saturday's Dollar Tree Trip!

Saturday I stopped into the Dollar Tree for my newspapers and a few other necessities and deals...

2 Newspapers
2 Neosporin
1 Solar-powered Penguin (who is adorable!)
1 Lighter
1 Cake Mix
2 Extension Cords
1 box Mucinex
1 pouch Cat Nip
(... and a partridge in a pear tree, not really, just kidding!)
+ $0.42 Tax
Total OOP: $11.42

Thanksgiving Rite-Aid Trip

Joe and I ventured out Thanksgiving morning to visit our favorite drug store employees who we knew were working, and got some awesome deals!  First stop, Rite-Aid, where I did 5 transactions, but I'll list them together here...

4 Hot Wheels Cars (Christmas Gifts) $1.79 ea - $1.04 ea Sale - $0.50 UP+Rewards wyb 2 x 2 = 4/$2

2 pair Phillips Ear Buds (Christmas Gifts) $12.99 ea - $7.99 ea Sale - $5 UP+Rewards x 2 = 2 FREE!

3 bottles VO5 Shampoo $1.19 ea - $0.52 x 2 and $0.53 x 1 Sale - $1 UP+Rewards = 3/$1

2 pks Combos (Stocking Stuffers) $0.79 ea - $0.16 ea card discount = $0.63 ea or 2/$1.26

2 Gillette Shave Gels $3.29 ea - $1.30 ea Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 - $1 UP+Rewards x 2 = 2 FREE!

2 boxes Hershey's Pot O' Gold Chocolates (Christmas Gifts) $9.99 ea - $6 ea Sale - $2 UP+Rewards x 2 = $1.99 ea or 2/$3.98

1-$30 pk I-Tunes Gift Cards (Christmas Gifts) $30

2 Dove Deodorants $3.49 ea - $1.49 ea Sale - $2/1 Rite-Aid Coupon (From Glam Bag) - $2 UP+Rewards = 2 FREE!

1 pkg Scrunci Elastics + Bonus $3.99 - $2 Sale - $1.99 UP+Rewards = FREE!

1 bag Lays Potato Chips (not pictured) $4.29 - $2.41 Sale = $1.88

+ $1.14 Tax

- $28 UP+Rewards used to Pay

Total OOP: $38.07, Earned $21.99 UP+Rewards for next time!

* wyb = when you buy

Good-bye Fall and Hello Christmas!

Last week it was time to take down the fall decorations and get ready to decorate for Christmas, but before I un-decorated, I remembered that I had not posted any pictures yet for this year, so I took a few and thought you all might like to see what the house has looked like the past three months.  Christmas decorating/cleaning has now begun, but here is my tribute to fall...

Right outside our apartment and laundry room doors

A desk in our foyer/hallway

The mantel in the living room

Our hutch in the kitchen

And lastly, another subway art I printed and put in the hallway.

Happy Christmas decorating to all!

ALDI Deals: Starting Nov 30, 2011!

Here are some of the deals for ALDI this week...

• Baker's Corner Holiday Confetti Cake Mix 18.9 oz $0.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Yellow, Devil's Food or White Cake Mixes 18.25 oz $0.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Fudge Brownie Mix 18.3 oz $1.29 ea
• Baker's Corner Holiday, Milk Chocolate, Chocolate, Vanilla, or Cream Cheese Frosting 16 oz $1.29 ea
• Baker's Corner Premium Dark Chocolate Baking Chips 11.5 oz $1.99 ea
• Baker's Corner Regular or Mini Semi-Sweet, Milk, or White Chocolate or Butterscotch Morsels 11-12 oz $1.69 ea
• Baker's Corner Sweetened Coconut Flakes 14 oz $1.69 ea
• Baker's Corner Sweetened Condensed Milk 14 oz $1.19 ea
• Baker's Corner Evaporated Milk 12 oz $0.69 ea
• Carlini Baking or Butter Cooking Spray 5-6 oz $1.29 ea
• Sealtite Kitchen Flatware Organizer $4.99 ea
• Happy Harvest Cut Green Beans or Whole Kernel Corn 14.5-15.25 oz $0.59 ea
• Belmont Candy Cane or French Silk Pies 24-28 oz $5.99 ea
• Friendly Farms or Fit and Active Whipped Topping (Frozen) 8 oz $0.89 ea
• Aunt Maple's Banana Chocolate Chip or Gingerbread Pancake Mix 16 oz $2.49 ea
• Clancy's Holiday Tortilla Chips 14 oz $1.49 ea
• Clancy's Bagel Chips, Roasted Garlic or Sea Salt 6 oz $1.79 ea
• edenVale Gouda, Smoked Gouda, or Edam 7 oz $2.99 ea
• Countryside Creamery Regular or Unsalted Butter Quarters 16 oz $1.99 ea
• Happy Farms or Fit and Active Cream Cheese 8 oz $0.89 ea
• Season's Choice Broccoli Cuts 16 oz $0.85 ea
• Grapefruit $0.39 ea
• Tangerines 3 lb bag $1.39 ea
• Apples, All 3 lb bags $1.89 ea
• Ocean Spray Cranberries 12 oz bag $0.99 ea

For more information about ALDI, visit their homepage!