Merry Christmas

Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas.

Come join me at my other blog, Cottage Making Mommy

See You Soon,

Valerie

Happy Thanksgiving

Just stopping in to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Yes, I'm Black Friday shopping but won't make my list until Tomorrow night.

Hope your day is extra special.

The Cute Couponer

My Homemade Nachos

"I want nachos" is perhaps one of the things I hear most in my house every weekend. The little turkeys can't get enough of them.


Mommy likes to keep it simple.


First take your baking sheet line it with foil and then turn your oven to the broiler setting.


Take your favorite tortilla chips and line the cookie sheet up with them.

Forget the expensive shredded cheese, grab a block of cheddar cheese and the cheese grater you haven't used but once when you first bought it and start shredding away.

Once the oven is warmed stick the nachos in on the bottom rack for around 3-5 minutes depending on your oven. Just keep an eye on them.


Now if their not salty enough spread just a bit of Celtic Sea Salt on them and start piling on the toppings.


I don't like to load my nachos with lots of heavy things in the summer. 


Simple, crunchy, cheesy, and full of flavor is my thing.


In this house the munchkins love sour cream, salsa,and those little pickled peppers.

Serve them up on a bright and colorful platter and voila an affordable 10 minute dinner.


Enjoy,


The Cute Couponer

A Summer at the Zoo

Whenever you have a football team to entertain and feed everyday you sometimes have to really tighten your belt to come up with the extras.


A local furniture store is offering a great special for families in the greater OKC area.


Zoo passes can be bought with a $30 discount.


We had to buy the $85.00 special and we got a free gift. A simple wooden train.


The part they don't announce to the public is that you also get a $30.00 gift card to the Zoo gift shop.


In other words $55.00 for a one year Zoo pass.


Not bad for 9 people.


The kids love the little cups in the gift shop that look like animals.


I have the feeling that's where that $30.00 will be spent.


The nice part is that they talk about it non stop.


So it's a learning experience.


Hope Your Summer Planning is Going Well,


The Cute Couponer

Happy Memorial Day

Thinking of loved ones past and present who've lost their lives. Also thinking of those heroes who are sacrificing their lives for us.


Thank You to all who serve. May God Bless you and yours.




The Cute Couponer


P.S. Check out the Memorial Day sales


It's a great time to stock up on condiments and hot dogs.

Hello Again

Hi Ya'll,


Sorry for the long break but I'm a new mommy and loving it. With that being said being a new mommy to 4 means that saving money and stretching a dollar  is more important than ever. I have all boys. Yep. We're a fam of 6 and it's expensive to feed a crowd. 


With the whole moving thing I really haven't focused on couponing that much in the last few months but my binder is ready to be refilled.


Have you seen the price of groceries lately?


It runs about $200.00 a week to feed this crowd and this mommy is sick of paying that. So much wasted money down the drain that could be spent on better things.


So The Cute Couponer is back and ready to save some serious dough.


We're taking gardening to a new level too. These babies  need lots of  fresh fruits and veggies.


I started printing my coupons last night.


Oh coupons how I've missed you.


Happy Spring,


The Cute Couponer

Knock, Knock

This keyboard is super dusty.

Anybody out there, hello?

Well I've been MIA for a very important reason, I'm officially a mom to 4 boys. I have a 1,2, and two 4 years olds. 

It's super exciting.

I'll be back to couponing next week. I haven't picked one up in weeks since 4 of the cutest lil munchkins have been keeping me busy.

See ya soon,

The Cute Couponer

Christmas Clearance Part 1 of a ton

Happy New Year, long time no see. I've been tied up for awhile, my grandmother is very ill and not expected to live long and I'd like to spend all available time I have with her. I did manage to get quite a bit of after Christmas shopping done though. It's amazing what you can accomplish on 15-30 minute breaks when you are determined. In the photo above I snagged the sheet sets for $7.00 a piece, killer deal!!!!  I've needed my own bundt cake pan for awhile and Paula Deen had one out for Christmas that on clearance I snagged for  $5.00, lots of cake to come!!!!

The glass jars were a great deal at $1 a piece and boy do I have plans for them.

I also managed to make a quick run to Target and got $2.00 canisters of doggie treats, the dogs are gonna love me for those, $2.50 snack packs of pretzels, and $5.00 packages of nuts.

This is just the beginning!!!!

I'm frantically trying to find a place for it all.

Frugal is Fabulous ------ Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Boy it's gonna be a good one I feel it in my bones.

It started off with me having a 3 day weekend. Anytime the New Year starts with me getting rest I know it's going to be an awesome year.

Well what better way to get off to a good start to a New Year than to talk about saving money.

Now before you start grumbling remember saving money is fun!!!

Frugal is Fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's our them for 2012

Everything about saving money should be fun. Think of this year as a great challenging game. If you like crossword puzzles and word searches and all the board games than frugality is for you.

It's a challenge but we're making it sooooo fun, fun, fun.

We're gonna coupon shop, thrift shop, garage sale, online shop, craigslist shop, do curbside pick up, and hit all the major malls and boutique stores not to mention wholesale shop.

It's shoppers gone crazy here.

The best part is we're going to pay a fraction of what everyone else is paying.

My kind of shopping.

We're going to talk about saving money on absolutely EVERYTHING.

From home to work to church and everything in between if your not living it frugally than your not living up to your potential money wise.

So check in daily and see what the 75% off lifestyle is all about.

Here frugal is fabulous!!!!

Happy  2012 and welcome.

 Happy Savings,

The Cute  Couponer

Look what $20 buys at Wal-Mart

Four transactions, lots of manufacturer coupons, combined with store coupons, price matching and in store specials  I brought home all of this for $20.00! Cha-Ching!!!!




Back to Shopping,


Valerie


Try couponing today, period!

After Christmas Clearance Shopping

WE INTERRUPT THIS BLOG TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE CURRENTLY OUT SHOPPING!

Not quite sure when we will return, but when we do it will be worth your while.

We learned our lesson to not ditch BIG shopping days after missing Black Friday.

No sir no mam, we are out shopping.

Now when we return we will share all our new goodies with you.

Remember we're starting off 2012 with our, Frugal is Fabulous campaign.

We're just gettin a head start.

Make sure to check back everyday this week for all the goodies we're finding.

Happy Shopping,

The Cute Couponer

A Very Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and many blessings to you and yours.

2012 is going to be the best year yet.

All those changes I spoke about 6 weeks ago are coming.

Make sure to tune in.

There are many more mouths to feed, hugs to give, and blessings to be made this next year.

We're going frugal all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So go have the merriest Christmas yet and remember many people are sending blessings your way!!!!


Merry Christmas,

The Cute Couponer

Turkey Brine

So it's almost Christmas and many of you are cooking a turkey again. Now for me and my family we like to mix it up a bit. If you aren't soakin your turkey in brine your aren't livin, period.

Now most turkey brine recipes ingredients cost a fortune.

A few years ago on recommendation from a friend of my mom's, we took a trip to Williams Sonoma and bought their turkey brine.  Scrumpscious, delicious, never knew a turkey could taste that good are all thoughts that have come to mind when eating this.

For $18.50 it soaks two turkeys. You can't beat that! Cha-Ching!!!

I'm saving my 2nd half for Easter!

It's really quite simple how this works. Boil the ingredients in some apple juice and water pour it over your turkey that's sitting in a mega-sized bowl, add more water, and cover.

Stick it in your fridge for at least three days... for Mega flavor and voila the best turkey ever for minimal effort.

They also have it on sale after Christmas.... hint... hint!


Happy Cooking,

The Cute Couponer

Linking to Tidy Mom, French Country Cottage Shabby Nest Chic On A Shoestring

CVS Last Minute Savings

Check your inbox for last minute saving at CVS!

Crazy 8 Sale

Crazy  is also having their huge  $11.99 and under sale today. Check it out!

Go Here .

Let me tell you people, last minute shopping rocks this year!!!

Who needs Black Friday when you have this!!!

Huge Old Navy Sale Again

Today through Saturday  $5 Thermals for the whole family at Old Navy. Their at it again.

Run don't walk and stock up!

Happy Shopping,

The Cute Couponer

Old Navy Jammie Sale ---Smokin Hot Baby

For those of you who are able to high tail it to Old Navy I'd get there and fast.

Call first to see if there are any jammies left.

Jammies are on sale today for $7.00 and you can combine it with the 30 % off coupons that you kind find all over the internet.

When you get there they have a free pair of chenille socks with every pair jammies bought.

Get there if you can!

I'm stuck at work so let me know how it goes.

Happy Shopping,

The Cute Couponer

Frugal Tip of the Week

Happy Holidays! I hope your enjoying this season. Just thought I would pop in to say hello and let you know of a great little stocking stuffer that's affordable and available at many Circle K stores. $5.00 new release DVD's are everywhere.

They have many titles available. I was shocked!

So if your looking for a great stocking stuffer or inexpensive gift here's a great place to check out.

Happy Shopping,

The Cute Couponer

Happy Thursday

Here's wishing you a super Happy Thursday. I hope you are enjoying preparing for Christmas. Remember it's not the presents that counts but good times with your family and friends.

Slow down and enjoy the season.

It will all get done.

Next year I'm starting earlier!!!

The Cute  Couponer

Elf Busy Working at Mom's House

Isn't this the cutest Advent calender you've seen. Simple and sweet. I used to carry them at the store. They were big sellers. Now mom has the the moose and I have the snowman.

This Santa has been around longer than me. As you get older you realize just how precious these things are.

I just love reindeers made of twig. A little bow and he's good to go.

Just spending the day decking mom's halls. Hope to finish up here so she can enjoy when she gets home from a short business trip. I think it will be a nice surprise.

Finished up Grandma's place too.

Now I'm going to make myself some hot cocoa w/ marshmallows and hop back to it.

XOXOXO,

Valerie