Today I went to Meijer, Walgreens and Kroger. Pictured above is everything I purchased at all the stores. My total out of pocket for all 3 stores was $97.36. My total savings was $176.09. Not to shabby! If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you will be able to see all the items better.Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Grocery Shopping Adventure
Today I went to Meijer, Walgreens and Kroger. Pictured above is everything I purchased at all the stores. My total out of pocket for all 3 stores was $97.36. My total savings was $176.09. Not to shabby! If you click on the picture it will enlarge and you will be able to see all the items better.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Disney World Closures and Refurbishments
The following are some upcoming closures at Disney World. You can always check for updated information by visiting http://www.disneyworld.com/Hollywood Studios
Studio Backlot Tour closed though 2/28/09 for refurbishment.
AFI Showcase closed though 2/28/09 for refurbishment.
Water Parks
Typhoon Lagoon closed through 3/22/09 for refurbishment.
Epcot
Universe of Energy/Ellen's Energy Adventure closed through 3/22/09 for refurbishment.
Magic Kingdom
The Hall of Presidents closed through 7/1/09 for refurbishment and installation of the new President.
Liberty Square Riverboat closed 2/19/09 - 2/28/09 for refurbishment.
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin closed 3/2/09 - 3/9/09 for refurbishment.
Tomorrowland Transit Authority (Magic Kingdom) closed 4/19/09 - 8/19/09.
Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom) closed 4/19/09 - 11/21/09 for refurbishment.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Stockpiling
Stockpiling
I was visiting over at Little Miss Know It All's Blog and wanted to share with you her stockpile of all her goodies. Check it out! Maybe someday I will share with you my stockpile that I am working on.
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I was visiting over at Little Miss Know It All's Blog and wanted to share with you her stockpile of all her goodies. Check it out! Maybe someday I will share with you my stockpile that I am working on.
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Helpful Tools For Planning Your Trip
I would like to introduce and welcome a very close friend of mine to the blog, Trese D. Trese and I became friends 12 years ago when our sons were in Kindergarten together. We have remained friends ever since and have adopted each other as sisters. We rewarded ourselves in December of 2007 with a "MOMS ONLY TRIP" to Walt Disney World. It was absolutely great. Although we missed our family we had the best time. It was nice not having to worry about everyone else and think of only yourself. I highly recommend going with a friend or spouse at least once. Below Trese has given you a lot of information on a few of the tools we use to prepare our trips. I know you will find these resources helpful. Take it away Trese!
Hello everyone, my name is Trese and I am a Disney World fanatic too! I find it most useful to be very prepared before you go to Disney and then have a way to be organized once you get there. In order to preplan, be sure to check out Disney’s own website www.disneyworld.disney.go.com for any information they may have. To begin with you can order a free vacation planning guide. I then recommend getting one or more travel guide books specific to Walt Disney World. I will review three of these guide books here. When you have your trip all outlined head back to Disney’s website to order your free customized maps for each park you plan to visit. With these maps you can have a trail laid out for you with each of your destinations numbered in the order you want to visit.
Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World is one travel book that is helpful in planning your trip. This book is more of “Disney publicity” but still has some helpful tidbits as to timing to visit certain attractions and nice information on the attractions at each park. The book also features details about each of the Disney World Resorts. The other nice feature with this book is that it has beautiful color pictures of resorts, park attractions, other attractions such as golf, and Character pictures. This is really a great feature if you scrapbook to add to your own pictures of special moments. The scrapbook feature is the primary reason that I would buy this book.
The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World is a really great book to pick up insider tips from those who have been there to experience Disney World firsthand. This not only has the book’s author’s opinions on everything from restaurant reviews to ride descriptions but also from people who have written in about their individual experiences. This is a very thick book and not necessarily meant to be read cover to cover. I bought some sticky tabs that I could write on to divide my book into the sections that were important to me and that I would want to access once at the resort or individual parks. There are numerous web sites listed, as well as a special one you get when you buy the book, that provides you with additional information on numerous topics. This has a wealth of information and is especially useful for the first time traveler to Disney World.
PassPorter’s Walt Disney World is by far my absolute favorite. It is not necessarily as in depth as The Unofficial Guide but has all the information you could ever need in a concise format. This book is in a spiral binding and is already divided into sections. Especially helpful is each park section as they each include their own map. One feature that I especially like with this book is that it has ratings from the each of the author’s as well as an averaged score from book readers who have sent in their own comments all compiled on a scale of 1 to 10. With regard to each of the rides there is a good description of what to expect and then when appropriate a toddler tip, kid tip, or teen tip. Additionally there are all types of planning charts available in the book. My absolute favorite feature is in the back of the book where there are pockets for you to write down information about your journey, room, and then one for each day of your stay. This came in very handy to record information about reservations, flights, things to do each day, etc. Then in the pocket you can store receipts and any small mementos you want to save. On the back of these pocket charts is a place for you to record your memories. We recapped our day before we went to bed each night and now can remember each day in detail. This is a book I would purchase for each and every visit to Walt Disney World.
Hello everyone, my name is Trese and I am a Disney World fanatic too! I find it most useful to be very prepared before you go to Disney and then have a way to be organized once you get there. In order to preplan, be sure to check out Disney’s own website www.disneyworld.disney.go.com for any information they may have. To begin with you can order a free vacation planning guide. I then recommend getting one or more travel guide books specific to Walt Disney World. I will review three of these guide books here. When you have your trip all outlined head back to Disney’s website to order your free customized maps for each park you plan to visit. With these maps you can have a trail laid out for you with each of your destinations numbered in the order you want to visit.
Birnbaum’s Walt Disney World is one travel book that is helpful in planning your trip. This book is more of “Disney publicity” but still has some helpful tidbits as to timing to visit certain attractions and nice information on the attractions at each park. The book also features details about each of the Disney World Resorts. The other nice feature with this book is that it has beautiful color pictures of resorts, park attractions, other attractions such as golf, and Character pictures. This is really a great feature if you scrapbook to add to your own pictures of special moments. The scrapbook feature is the primary reason that I would buy this book.
The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World is a really great book to pick up insider tips from those who have been there to experience Disney World firsthand. This not only has the book’s author’s opinions on everything from restaurant reviews to ride descriptions but also from people who have written in about their individual experiences. This is a very thick book and not necessarily meant to be read cover to cover. I bought some sticky tabs that I could write on to divide my book into the sections that were important to me and that I would want to access once at the resort or individual parks. There are numerous web sites listed, as well as a special one you get when you buy the book, that provides you with additional information on numerous topics. This has a wealth of information and is especially useful for the first time traveler to Disney World.
PassPorter’s Walt Disney World is by far my absolute favorite. It is not necessarily as in depth as The Unofficial Guide but has all the information you could ever need in a concise format. This book is in a spiral binding and is already divided into sections. Especially helpful is each park section as they each include their own map. One feature that I especially like with this book is that it has ratings from the each of the author’s as well as an averaged score from book readers who have sent in their own comments all compiled on a scale of 1 to 10. With regard to each of the rides there is a good description of what to expect and then when appropriate a toddler tip, kid tip, or teen tip. Additionally there are all types of planning charts available in the book. My absolute favorite feature is in the back of the book where there are pockets for you to write down information about your journey, room, and then one for each day of your stay. This came in very handy to record information about reservations, flights, things to do each day, etc. Then in the pocket you can store receipts and any small mementos you want to save. On the back of these pocket charts is a place for you to record your memories. We recapped our day before we went to bed each night and now can remember each day in detail. This is a book I would purchase for each and every visit to Walt Disney World.
Today's Grocery Shopping Adventure
From time to time I will post my Grocery Shopping Adventures. Today my Mom and I headed out in the cold weather and was able to save a boat load of money. Above are my purchases alone. The photo you see includes all purchases made for the day. We visited Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, Target and Meijer. I am not going to take the time to break down what I spent and saved at each location, but I did want to share with you the grand total. With all stores combined my total savings was $181.60 and what I spent was $89.67. Is that AWESOME or what!!! I save by buying things when they are on sale and using coupons for those items. It really does pay to shop smart.
Lowes Coupon
Doing a little remodeling like us? Well head on over to Lowes with this $10 off of $50 coupon. Go HERE for the coupon. Information provided by Lizzy's Language.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Guest Blog
Becky over at Nickles-n-Dimes has had some technical difficulty with her site and is now up and running again. Head on over and read my guest blog about Disney. Becky has been a great resource for my when I head out grocery shopping on the weekends. I am sure you will learn a lot from her if you study her site on a regular basis. Thanks Becky for the opportunity to be a guest blogger!
www.nickels-n-dimes.blogspot.com
www.nickels-n-dimes.blogspot.com
Monday, February 9, 2009
7days for the price of 4 EXTENSION
The word is out! Disney has decided to extend the vacation special get 7 days for the price of 4 through August 15th. This includes hotel stay and Disney park passes. So if you thought you missed out, your in luck. Call today to book this awesome deal.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Room Only General Public Discount
Now the general public can receive a discount when booking a room only reservation at any Disney resort. You must book by February 4, 2009. Contact Disney Travel Agents by calling 1-407-WDISNEY or a travel agent that specializes in Disney and use code OZI. You will need to ask which days are offered in February and March for the discount. Discount may vary depending on the dates you are staying. Be aware that weekend rates can be higher. It is possible to receive a room at a Value resort for as little as $49 a night plus tax. So don't delay. Book now!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Kroger Mega Sale
Headed over to Krogers tonight to take advantage of the Mega Sale. Above you will see (17) 8oz bags of Kraft shredded cheese, 2 blocks of Kraft cheese, 3 boxes of Wheat Thins and (5) 1/2 gallons of milk.Total Out of Pocket was: $17.30
I saved $58.53 Total savings was 77%
How did I do it:
Kraft cheese is on sale for $1.99 a bag
When you buy 10 you automatically get $.50 off per bag.
At Krogers there is a blinkie machine by the cheese section that has coupons for $.75 off per bag. These coupons then become $1.00 off at checkout even though they say do not double on them.
Each bag comes down to $.49.
The Wheat Thins are also part of the Mega Sale which means when you buy certain products in multiples of 10 you receive $.50 off each product. I also had a $1.00 off of each box of Wheat Thins making them only a $1.00.
Kroger Milk is on sale for $1.20 on the 1/2 gallons.
Now I know what you are thinking, does Tammy's family really eat that much cheese? Well we do like our cheese but did you know that you can freeze cheese? So stock up people.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Calling All Scrappers
Here is your chance to get a free Disney scrapebook. Simply purchase 2 Jif Peanut Butter or 2 Smucker's Fruit Spreads, send in the store receipt with these items circled and it's yours free. Offer expires 3/31/09
Go HERE to download your PDF.
Go HERE to download your PDF.
Disney's Armed Forces Salute Ticket
For anyone looking to take advantage of this offer you must contact the ITT office on your base. If you are retired from the military contact your local bases ITT office. It is my understanding that tickets can be purchased for friends and any family members. Vouchers will be given and then you will need to redeem the vouchers for tickets at any of the theme parks. To be sure contact 1-407-wdisney and ask for details about the Disney Armed Forces Salute Tickets.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Are You One Of The Lucky Ones?
Disney has just recently sent out emails to select people offering 40% off a Disney Stay at a select resort in a standard room for stays most Sunday-Thursday nights. There is a pin # assigned to these emails that you will need to use in order to get the discount. If you did not get this email and have plans of going in 2009 just call Disney (1-407-wdisney) and ask if there is a pin # attached to your name. You may very well have the same discount but did not get the email. Some of you are asking how do I get this pin # sent to me? Well it is magical!!! No really it usually goes out to random people that have visited Disney before. Some have simple ordered a free vacation planner DVD from them which has gotten their name in the Disney system and have been lucky enough to receive this special email or postcard in the mail. If you are able to take advantage of the deal it is worth it.
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