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25 Days of Christmas | Holiday Craft: Stain Glass Windows for Children

by Beth Montgomery on December 7, 2012 · 0 comments

in Crafts for Kids, Do It Yourself, Frugal Cooking, Frugal Living, Holidays

Thanks to Holly of for this creative craft idea for children for the 25 Days of Christmas series.

When I was a kid we use to make Stain “Glass” Windows by shaving different colored crayons in between wax paper sheets then placing between 2 towels and ironing (warming) on a low setting. We would then make windows from construction paper and glue the wax paper sheets in between them or just cut the sheets into shapes like Christmas trees, bells, candy canes etc. and use a hole punch and ribbon to hang them on the tree or stick them on the windows with invisible scotch tape where the colors would show beautifully when the sun shined through them!

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My Kroger Shopping Trip 10/22/12

by Beth Montgomery on October 23, 2012 · 2 comments

in Frugal Living, Kroger, Store Deals

Have you been to Kroger this week? There’s a wonderful General Mills sale with matching coupons. My husband and I headed there this week to stock up on some much needed items like granola bars and cereal. Here’s the transactions we did broken down for you.

Check out the Kroger Weekly Ad matchup for the sale items along with matching coupons.

Transaction #1

Qty	Product	Reg. Price	Sale	Coupon	Dbl. Coupon	Final Price
4	Chex Mix Snack Mix	$2.99	$0.99	$0.50/2	$0.50/2	$7
2	Nature Valley Granola Bars	$3.28	$0.78	$0.50/2	$0.50/2	$4
1	Fiber One Chewy Granola Bars	$3.99	$1.49	$0.60/1		$1.90
1	General Mills Cereal Bars	$3.59	$1.09	$0.50/1	$0.50/1	$1.50
3	Pillsbury Toaster Strudels	$2.09	$0.09	$0.85/3		$5.15
1	Ortega Taco Shells Kit	$1.89	$0.64	$0.75/3		$0.50
1	Ortega Enchilada Sauce	$1.89	$0.64			$1.25
1	Ortega Taco Shells	$1.29	$0.04			$1.25
1	Betty Crocker Muffins	$3.29	$0.49	$0.50/1	$0.50/1	$1.80
2	Betty Crocker Potatoes	$1.67	$0.67	$0.50/2	$0.50/2	$1
2	Mott’s Fruit Snacks	$2.99	$0.99	$0.60/2		$3.40
1	Golden Grahams Cereal	$3.44	$0.94	$0.50/1	$0.50/1	$1.50
	TOTAL	$53.49	$14.44	$5.80	$3	$30.25

I saved 43% and got back $20 in coupons for my next shopping trip!

Transaction #2

Qty	Product	Reg. Price	Sale	Coupon	Dbl. Coupon	Final Price
1	Multigrain Cheerios Cheerios	$4.24	$1.74	$1/1		$1.50
1	Quaker Life Cereal	$3.19	$1.20	$1/1		$0.99
3	Cocoa Puff’s Cereal	$3.44	$0.94	$0.50/1	$0.50	$4.50
1	Golden Graham’s Cereal	$3.44	$0.94	$0.60/1		$1.90
2	Pillsbury Toaster Strudels	$2.09	$0.09	$0.85/2		$3.15
5	Betty Crocker Potatoes	$1.67	$0.67	$0.50/2	$0.50	$2
1	Betty Crocker Potatoes	$1				$1
3	Helper Skillet Meals	$1.67	$0.17	$0.75/3		$3.75
1	Lettuce (head)	$0.99				$0.99
2	Cucumbers	$0.59				$1.18
3	Grapefruit	$0.99				$2.97
5.19	Pears (per pound)	$1.69	$0.72			$5.03
2	Pillsbury Cookies	$2.84	$0.34	$1/2		$4
2	Pillsbury Cookies	$2.77	$0.27	$0.75/2		$4.25
2	Capri Sun Water	$2.50				$5
1	Kroger Ketchup	$1.39				$1.39
1	Tai Pei Egg Rolls	$2.59		FREE		$-
1	Mars Mixed Candy	$5.99	$0.99			$5
2	Yoplait Kids Yogurt	$1.99		$0.75/2		$3.23
9	Yoplait Yogurt Cups	$0.60		$1.10/8		$4.30
4	Kroger Instant Pudding	$0.69				$2.76
4	Kroger Instant Gelatin	$0.37				$1.48
1	Ortega Taco Seasoning	$0.79				$0.79
2	Nivea Lip Balm	$2.99		FREE		$-
4	Kroger $5 Off GM Coupons			$5 off		$(20)
	TOTAL	$100.21	$16.68	$39.37	$3	$41.16

I saved 58% and got another $20 in coupons to use on my next shopping trip.

Final Total

Regular Price: $153.70
Sale Savings: $31.12
Coupon Savings: $45.17
Double Coupon Savings: $6
Final Cost: $71.41

Saved 53% and I have $20 in coupons to use on my next shopping trip, plus I earned $1.90 in my SavingStar account.

While making your grocery list, make sure you haven’t missed any recently added deals at Kroger, plus check out all the deals for grocery shopping.