Bloom is tripling coupons again, beginning Friday, February 20, through February 22.  As before, the guidelines are:

• Maximum original face value of 99 cents
• Limit of 20 coupons per visit

Go here for great tips from Kasey on how to make the most of triple coupon days.

Starting Wednesday, you can see this week’s ad here.

Happy shopping!

Sadly, the computer where I download personal pictures has been attacked by a virus!  My husband loaned his working computer to his brother for a while, but hopefully I’ll be able to get the pictures of shopping trips and budget details up soon.  Thanks for your patience!

A few Valentine’s deals…

• Restaurant.com certificates are 60% off with the code TREAT (plus a $15 FTD Reward).  So, $25 gift certificates for $4.  Go here to visit the site.

• Get 3 Boxes of Gevalia Coffee AND a free mug for just $3!  Go here. (Just make sure to cancel your membership afterwards!)

• Free Valentine’s recipes–eat gourmet for less at home! Go here.

Not want to spend any money?

• Rent a movie from Redbox for free using these codes!  (Greenville area Redbox’s are at Wal*Marts.)
• Old Navy has $5 off any purchase coupons on the bottom of a kid’s coloring page (pick up at store).  You can get one for each child, and can redeem these on February 14, only, assuming you can find something for $5 or less.
• Check out this list of free activities to do in Greenville (posted earlier this summer)!
• Check out Kendra’s great list of free or inexpensive date ideas here!
• Visit Biblical Womanhood’s Frugal Friday here to see lots of people’s ideas for a frugal, fun Valentine’s day!

Don’t forget about the free breakfasts at Chick-Fil-A on Wednesday mornings through 10:30a.m.:
Haywood Rd.

• Feb. 11th: Sausage Biscuit
• Feb. 18th:  Burrito
• Feb. 25th: Chicken Minis

Woodruff Rd.

• Feb. 11th: Chicken Biscuit

Laurens Road:

• Feb. 11th: Sausage Biscuit

Greer:

• Feb 11th

Several people have requested for me to share a menu, so here we go with this week’s menu:

Monday-

• B-cereal/oatmeal (we have over 20 boxes of cereal!)
• L- yogurt, cheese, tuna fish
• D-Ham (free), Mashed Potatoes and Carrots(produce special), Cranberry Sauce (.19 at CVS), rolls (bread store)

Tuesday-

• B-cereal, oatmeal
• L-fruit, carrot sticks, leftovers from Monday’s supper
• D-Chopped Chicken (almost free with overage from coupons) and bowtie pasta (penny item), broccoli, bread

Wednesday-

• B- cereal/oatmeal, bananas
• L-carrot sticks, sandwiches, crackers, leftover pasta and broccoli
• D-homemade pizza (flour from Wal*Mart clearance, free Muir Glen tomato sauce, $.25 cheese from Bloom Triples), spinach salad (free spinach from almost 2 months ago that stayed fresh amazingly long!)

Thursday-

• B-cereal/oatmeal, bananas
• L-pb&j for me and hana kate, leftovers or Ramen for Daniel (he loves Ramen, and actually frequently asks if I can find it on sale–this came from Sav More)
• D-Chicken (cooked from Tues night) and Wild Rice soup (using $.25 Uncle Ben’s Country Inn rice from Publix) (also takes milk/cream), crackers (Sav More)

Friday-

• B-cereal/oatmeal, fruit
• L-soup
• D-Baked Blueberry Pancakes (frozen blueberries, pancake mix from Sav More), quiche (frozen free spinach, eggs from a while ago…free or almost free)

Saturday-

• B-Cereal/Oatmeal, fruit
• L-leftovers
• D-getting together with friends

Sunday-

• B-Cinnamon Rolls
• L-Ham and Mashed Potatoes, broccoli, bread (may change :))
• D-leftovers/free for all