Dillards Deals...extra 50% off

So I braved Dillards and had no idea how CRAZY it would be with the 50% off already clearance prices.  I have been to the 40% off sales (always the last Thurs-Sat of each month (%  off varies each month) and it is NEVER that crazy!  I would prefer to just save 40% throughout the year without all the crazy people than to save that extra 10% off at New Years...I did however find a few good shoe deals for the fam and with growing kids we always need shoes.......I did find Trent a Hurley T shirt and Kendra a NIKE outfit.......

T shirt was $4.49, NIKE shirt $4.49, NIKE short $5.99

 

Got Trent these cool kicks too for just $12.00 for his upcoming birthday!  I really like these!

For Kendra I got these kicks for next school year as they are too big for now and summer!  The do not tie and have fake laces plus the velcro strip.  $19.50

I got these Sperry's for Trent for church!  Love these too! $12.00

Last but not least I got Justin these for work. They were $90  on sale for $32 out the door!  Totally scored in the shoe dept!

 

Deals $$$

So I got an email from a dept store that I love to shop at and they sent $10 off a $20 purchase coupon.  Well the only gifts I had left to buy were for the teachers and it just so happens that what they want/need they had at this store!  Score!  Poor Kendra's teacher has a purse that is just about to break in half so I got her a new purse.  Trent's teacher loves the Gators and I got her a great Tervis cup w/lid.  Perfect for carrying around at school!

The purse was $64.00, marked down to $19.20, had to buy a bracelet for $1.40 so my total was over $20.  Used my $10 off and spent $11.35 tax out the door!

The Tervis Cup was $19.99, had to buy another bracelet for $.98 so my total was again over $20.  Used my $10 off and spent $11.74 tax out the door!

Of course they sent me another $10 off to use tomorrow only so who knows what I may use it on!

Leftover Turkey Soup?

So today I finally got out my frozen turkey bones, meat, etc and make Turkey broth!  Yum!  Next step was to make Turkey Soup!  I had looked at a few recipes online and decided to make up my own!  I found a few good ones that I incorporated with others! Here is what I came up with!

1 lb green beans
leftover turkey meat
1 tomato chopped
1/2 onion chopped
1 bell pepper sliced
2 garlic cloves minced
1 cup chopped celery
2 cups snack size carrots
salt to taste
pepper to taste
garlic salt to taste


Combine everything and simmer for 3 hours.  Enjoy!

Turkey Broth

So I love making my own broth!  Chicken, turkey, etc it's all good!  And so easy!  Just save those bones!  Today I made some turkey broth!  Yum!  Just threw the bones in the pot with some celery, carrots, and onion.  Simmered for a few hours and done!

ALDI Deals

Today my last stop was ALDI......here is what I picked up:
Spent $15.90

 

Tomatoes $1.59

Cheese $1.49 (my kids LOVE cheese)

Limes .15 each

Avocado's .79 each (YUM)

Banana's 2.68 lbs = $1.18

Apples $2.19 a bag

Almonds $3.99

Veggie Straws $1.69

Pretzel Crisps $1.89 --Great for dipping in Hummus--Kids love these too!

 

 



Target Deals = clothing 70% off

So the Holiday bells are going to start ringing and I always get a feeling when Target has their 70% off clearance out.  I went by there today and picked up some great deals on some shirts for Justin and  new bikini for Kendra which we don't allow her to wear often BUT this one is a tank that covers her belly so I am ok with that.  I also found a few shirts for Justin to wear out on the weekend casually that are super soft cotton and were a steal.  He NEVER buys himself anything so I thought these would be great lil surprise for Christmas!

Bathing suit was $4.48
Green work out T shirt $2.98
Coral, Blue, and Black button front shirts $3.88 each

I almost forgot I picked these up for myself!  New earrlings for date night this Friday!

Super Target = Grass fed beef deals

Today I went browsing at Super Target which is not real close to my house.....Usually I head over there once  a month.  I was off and kids are in school so why not?  Target has a great selection of beef and chicken that is minimally processed and I have found chicken each time I visit with $3 off coupons attached!  Score!  Today I was surprised to see they had a great new selection of Grass fed beef by Thousand Hills Cattle Co.  They had burger patties, steaks, all kinds of cuts for a decent price.  I found that the grass fed ground beef was $6.99 a pkg plus $3 off coupons on each one.  I bought all they had which was 5 @ $3.99 each pkg.  Double Score!!!!  I also got Kendra some hummus as they had the family size 17 oz on sale for $3.14 which is a great price!