Free Apples at Earth Fare

Print out this coupon, get a FREE 3 pound bag of honeycrisp apples at Earth Fare!

http://view.earthfare-email.com/?j=fe62157371610c7f7116&m=fec815747367037f&ls=fdf1127177610775711d7774&l=fe9415797666017c73&s=fe9612717d61067d76&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe2315757c670274771677&r=0

I love honeycrisps. When you get a really good one, it tastes like candy!

Thanks Money Saving Mom!!

Coupon for homeopatic kids products

One of my big things lately is trying homeopathic products. While I definitely reserve a place in my medicine cabinet for the more mainstream products like Tylenol, Delsyum and the like, I have begun to incorporate an initial, more natural treatment for all of us. These products aren't for the green crazies, either! Ever tried Zicam? Well, that's homeopathic! My family thinks I'm nuts, but I don't see what's wrong in trying something that's been used for centuries to treat common ailments.

I use primarily Borion and Hyland's products because those are the most familiar to me right now. I recently received a package of samples for kids from Borion, and it will be interesting to see how they stack up to the ones I'm already using from Hyland's. Right now, I'm loving the Hyland's Cough Syrup with Honey. It worked really well with Little Man, and he doesn't like honey.

The downside to almost anything you put in your medicine cabinet is that it gets expensive. So to help you out, check out the link below for a $1 off coupon for Borion products.

http://children.boironusa.com/images/BoironChildCoupon200909.pdf

Also, check out your clearance tables at CVS/pharmacy. I was at a local one last week, and they had several different Hyland's products on super dooper clearance. I picked up cough syrup for 79 cents, and I grabbed three boxes of their Sniffles and Sneezes for Kids for 69 cents. No, there's nothing wrong with them. Homeopathic meds also don't expire like conventional meds, so no worries there! It just might be worth checking out if you're stopping by soon.

Free Seventh Generation Detergent Sample

I have tried Seventh Generation detergent in the past, and I thought it was pretty good! Get a free sample here to see what you think:

http://www.seventhgeneration.com/offers/liquid-laundry-trial-samples?gclid=CK2dkfjixp0CFSFRagodCVprrg

Just over halfway through the month

And we're doing pretty well on our budget. Just got on to Dear Hubby this afternoon because I found out he spent TWICE on his mom's birthday present than we agreed. But in all fairness, I only spent about 30% of what we had budgeted for my mom's present, so the damage wasn't as bad as I first thought.

I did pretty good at recording spending for the first few days, then the guilt set in. I just felt soooo bad keeping track! Dear Hubby reminded me yesterday that that's part of the point.

Dear Hubby gets paid twice a month, so we break apart the month into two sections. We did pretty good during the first half! I even paid cash for my $284 dentist appointment last week, and we still didn't come up short. Our insurance reimbursement paid for all but $2, and that check is going into savings tomorrow, not checking. That will take care of some of our savings plan for the month!

The second half of the month has already taken a few hits I didn't expect, like a sick doctor's visit for Little Man. Even though our copay is only $25, it still adds up. It still counts. We also ended up spending more on Dear Hubby's mom's birthday lunch due to extenuating circumstances, and I certainly hadn't budgeted for that.

And the great budget blaster of all is just around the corner - CHRISTMAS!! My goal is to actually make some presents this year, especially for the kiddos. As if my kids or my nieces need yet another plastic toy. This is one of the things I'm considering making for E Belle:

http://makeitandloveit.blogspot.com/2009/02/fort-table-cover.html

I guess I really should be entering the spending instead of blogging!