Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Today, as I count my blessings...I wanted to take a moment and just say that I am so thankful for this ministry and the things that God is doing through it. I am thankful for each and every one of you...my faithful & frugal readers! The last 2 years have been an absolute whirlwind and I'll admit, at times overwhelming...but at the end of the day when I sit down and think of all that God has done in the lives of all the Faithful & Frugal alum...I am blown away :-) I have been so blessed to meet so many of you and hear your stories about how God used this ministry to transform your family in some way...that is an amazing feeling and honestly one that I just can not put into words, it is truly awesome! I am so proud of all of you that have made life changes to better your financial future...you are blessed to be a blessing :-) I also want to thank each one of you that have shared Faithful & Frugal with your friends and family...it is because of you that we are what we are today and for that I am so thankful!

I pray that today you are experiencing a Thanksgiving filled with family, friends and faith :-)Much love and blessings to all!

Angel

Black Friday Ads ~ Preview the deals

** Wanna see all the Black Friday ads in one place...then go HERE to BlackFriday.info :-) These ads don't come out until Thanksgiving Day...BUT this site has them all posted now!

You can click on each sales ad and see all the available upcoming deals for Friday!

Thanks Shelley & Big 98 WSIX for the heads up!

** If you wanna see another great Black Friday resource...go HERE and check out Faithful Provisions post on BF deals!

Thanks Kelly!

** And don't forget to check out www.SouthernSavers.com and www.AFullCup.com for even more deals!

Most importantly BE SAFE when shopping on Friday...remember that no deal is worth getting hurt or hurting someone else in the process...a $20 DVD player just isn't worth getting trampled over :-)

Happy Shopping!!!

Target ~ NEW Coupon Printing System

THANKS SouthernSavers.com for the heads up on this...

Please be sure and read her post on the NEW system that Target has installed for printing their coupons...it's a BIG CHANGE and not one that I am really thrilled about :-(

I have not been able to verify if this is the same system that will be running on the in-store kiosks or not, because the computers have been down for 3 days at my local store...sorry! Be sure to check one you get to the store.

Go HERE to read the post

My Kroger trip ~ 11/21/09 Saving 75%

I had several FREE item coupons from recent Kroger mailings and they were getting ready to expire, so I made a quick trip and picked up a few sale items along with the FREE items...While I was there I used up my ground beef coupons and my seasoning coupons since they were expiring too...all in all a great trip! Here's what I got:

Spent $16.93 ~ SAVED $48.97 (includes $2.54 tax)

1 Kroger large eggs ~ used FREE item coupon = $FREE

1 Dole salad blend ~ used FREE item coupon = $FREE

1 Aleve caps ~ used FREE item coupon = $FREE

1 Tylenol caps ~ used FREE item coupon = $FREE

1 Duncan Hines cake mix ~ used FREE item coupon = $FREE

2 Starkist tuna pouches ~ $1.00 each ~ used two $0.50/1 MQ = $FREE

6 McCormick grinders ~ $1.00 each ~ used six $1.00/1 MQ = $FREE

4 Kroger ground beef (1lb tube) ~ $1.25 each ~ used four 0.50/1 MQ printables = $0.25 each

4 Campbell's tomato soup ~ $0.73 each ~ used $0.50/2 MQ printable = $0.23 each

1 Scotch Fur Fighter ~ 8.79 ~ used $4.00/1 CellFire ecoup & $4.00/1 MQ = $0.89

1 Kroger butter quarters ~ $1.65 ~ used $0.35/1 store coupon = $1.30

4 Kroger gal. 2% milk ~ $2.35 ~ no coups = $2.35 each

2 Kroger 1/2 gal. chocolate milk ~ $0.99 ~ used $1.00/1 wyb 2 gal. white milk MQ printable = $FREE+

**I normally only buy organic milk, because of the added hormones in regular brands. So when I went to the store I intended to get organic...however it was $2.50 more a gallon, when I read the label on the Kroger milk it stated that their farmers pledge not to treat their cows with hormones...so for this deal we will give it a try :-)

Target ~ My meat deals for 11/20/09

I was super blessed to be able to catch a great meat markdown at Target on Thursday & Friday...we needed meat, so this was perfect timing...Isn't God cool like that?
I stocked up on some chicken and beef. While I was there I meet a great gal that I had only communicated with via email...Rachel it was great meeting you and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your coupon organizer ;-) so chic! I also ran into several F&F peeps too and I met a super sweet lady who teaching canning, woohoo! It was a great outing :-)

Here's what I got:
(sorry no picture, as I was in a hurry and needed to get everything repacked for the freezer)

Spent $27.51 SAVED $76.25 (includes tax)
2 packs of chicken legs (10 piece) $2.50 each - $1.50 coupon on meat = $1.00 each
8 packs of all natural boneless/skinless chicken breasts (1.25lbs package) = $1.50 each
10 packs of Laura's Lean ground beef (1lb pack) $1.00 = $1.00 each
1 pack beef stew meat (2lb pack) $2.35 = $2.35
3 jars Heinz gravy $0.79 each - $1.00/3 MQ coupon = $0.46 each
1 bunch green onions markdown $0.89 = $0.89

Tune in later to see what I did with the chicken legs :-)

**P.S. A big THANKS to whomever left the gravy coupon on top of the gravy jars (it was expiring that day)! If your reading this...you rock! That was a really nice surprise :-)

Publix Penny Item ~ 11/22 & 11/23

The Mystery Penny Item at Publix for Sunday 11/22 & Monday 11/23 is:

Publix Sliced Cheese, individually wrapped

This week's penny item is available with a $10 purchase (before coupons) and is only available on Sunday 11/22 and Monday 11/23.

Happy Shopping!!!

Coupon Preview ~ Sunday 11/22/09

This Sunday 11/22/09, you can expect 1 insert in your Sunday paper:

1 SmartSource

Please remember to pick up the paper with your area's largest distribution (I buy the Tennessean) as papers with lower distribution do not contain as many coupons.

**NEXT WEEK ~ there will be no inserts due to Thanksgiving!

Happy shopping!!!

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THANKS Dr. Mel ;-)