Rite Aid 2/13 Trip

It's that time of the week again..It's RITE AID Time.

So I started off with $16 in UP Rewards.

I have been "rolling" my UP Rewards since the beginning of the year. ROLLING means, taking previously earned UP Rewards to pay for my next purchase (with little to NO money out of pocket) and earning even more UP Rewards to use on a future purchase.

This is what I purchased:

8 Bags of Chex Mix - on sale 2/$3.00 with a monthly promotion you get $1 UP for each you purchase

2 Colgate Toothpaste - on sale for $3.50 with weekly promotion you get $3.50 UP for each *limit 2*

2 Dove Deodarant - on sale for 2/$4.00 with weekly promotion you get $2.00 UP when you buy 2
2 Boxes of Valenites for my kids class parties
2 Small Heart Candy Valentines for the kids

Coupons I used:
$4.00/$20.00 Purchase Rite Aid Video Value Q
(4) $1.00/2 Chex Mix Insert Q's
$1.00/1 Colgate Toothpaste Insert Q
(2) $2.00/1 Dove Deodarant Insert Q's
$16 in UP Rewards

Paid:
.24 Out of Pocket

Got Back:
$17 in UP Rewards

How are you "rolling" this week??

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The Boob Tube..My Favorites!!

I have come to realize that I spend more time than I probably should watching TV. I know they say it is not good for you, but I just can't help it. After a day of errands, paying bills, driving the kids to and from school, cleaning the house and cooking, all I truly wanna do is get back into my PJ's, curl up on the couch with my favorite TV companion (that would be my husband) and scroll through our DVR (my favorite TV companion does NOT like to watch REAL TV..he likes to be able to fast forward through the useless commercials) and pick what shows we are gonna watch for the night. Seriously sometimes I can't believe how many shows we follow throughout the week. I will say that I am very lucky that my companion enjoys the same shows I do or I am sure that would make for a very interesting nightly routine fighting over shows.

So what shows are "must have's" in our DVR? We are big REALITY TV Junkies. So you will find episodes of American Idol, Kitchen Nightmares or Cake Boss. I love BUDDY!!!! We even got our 3 year old into watching Cake Boss.

We love COP shows as well. Criminal Minds..who doesn't love the blood and guts and scary jump out of your skin shows. We follow CSI and both NCIS shows. Our new favorite of this year is Blue Bloods. I admit the first aired show was horrible. I wasn't planning on jumping on the wagon to continue to watch this series, but I gave it a second take and I am now hooked. Donny Wahlberg is great as the ball busting lead detective who will not take no for an answer.

I try to hide the fact that the silly 30 minute Sitcoms that Hubby MUST watch are actually really really funny. I am not sure why I still pretend I don't like them. I will say I am not a fan of a show that is only 30 minutes long and tends to just repeat the same concept over and over again, but they are TRULY FUNNY and I find myself laughing harder the more I watch them. Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother are his favorites.

But here it is....My ALL TIME Favorite show to watch and can not miss.....Drum Roll Please....
Parenthood. I have never seen a show that I have been able to relate to so much. This show is REAL. It has real issues that families face on a daily basis. It is the first show that openly educates society about Autism/Asperger's. It show's in truth what a family of a child with Autism/Asperger's goes through in real life. The challenges, the hurdles, the pain, the pride..all of it. Parenthood also attack's how rough the economy is, the stress this brings to a family. It share's the struggles a single parent has trying to raise her children, keep a job and pay the bills. It embraces a family that the wife/mother is the bread-winner and the father is the stay at home parent. This series is able to touch so many people on all different levels of society, different cultures, no matter what status you are, you will find something in this show that you can relate to. Parenthood is a show about a large family that includes a set of grandparents, 4 adult children and their families. I want I LOVE about this show is no matter what problems arise in each family, at the end of almost every episode they all go to the grandparent's house to have "Sunday" dinner and spend precious time together. If you haven't seen it you HAVE to. It airs on NBC on Tuesday's at 10pm EST. Go HERE to check it out online.

**This post is not sponsored by anyone, it just me sharing with you how I feel about all my favorite shows...oh and the ones I pretend to not like too LOL**

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Rite Aid..2/13 Rolling

I promised that I would share with you each week how I ROLL my UP Rewards. Well this week I have decided that there is nothing really good at Rite Aid worth me taking a trip in this cold weather. I try to make sure that what I purchase I actually need. I hate bringing home products I will never use and need to find a new home for. Just is not worth my time. So lets look ahead to next week.

Here is an early preview of the Ad HERE

Here is what I am going after:

Colgate Total Toothpaste $3.50 GET $3.50 UP **Limit of 2**

Various $1.00/1 Coupons out there for these as well = $1.00 MoneyMaker

Chex Mix 2/$3.00 GET (2) $1.00 UP

Various $1.00/2 Coupons out there for these as well = FREE

GE CF Lightbulbs $2.99 GET $2.00 UP

Various $1.00/1 Coupons available = FREE

I will keep you posted if any other amazing deals come to life.



Bacon, Bacon and More Bacon....

YUMMY

In our house, bacon is the one thing we can ALL agree on. Both my kids love it and just that alone is an amazing feat. Unfortunately bacon is one of those items that is priced way above my budget. So we rarely get a chance to have it in the house. Coupons for bacon are also rare and when they do come out they are not very good. But guess what....?? This week at Market Basket bacon is on sale for $1.99

This is a WOW price and definately a price I can live with. I will be stocking up on some bacon. My family is about to get very happy when I return from the grocery store tomorrow.

WOOHOO