Dollar Store Score: Double Easy Erasers - Just Like 'Magic'

I love the Dollar Store - Dollarama to be specific - and I don't think its much of a secret.  And while out on one of my shopping 'sprees', I saw this little guy hanging out with the microfiber cloths on the Great Wall of Kitchen, and I thought, hey why not?

Ottawa Grocery Deals & Coupon Match Ups March 30 - April 5

So here's a list of great deals this week at local grocery stores, with coupon match ups.  I'm not including the coupons you might find on a tear pad, on packaging, inserts, etc... as those are hit and miss for everyone, but instead I'm matching up the coupons you can print or request and therefore available to everyone!  I've linked to the still active coupons, and just mentioned the still valid (the ones you should already have). This is what caught my eye this week:

Canadian Tire:
Primo Pasta & Sauces $0.99
Dempsters Bagels $2.29 - $1 Websaver = $1.29

Things To Do In Ottawa this Weekend - March 30 - April 1

Be sure to visit the Going Out page to check out all the local attractions.  Here's what is unique for this weekend:

Free:
Saturday is the last day for the Fraud Prevention Month Exhibit at the Currency Museum.  Lots of activities and fun - test your fraud detection skills and see if you can spot the fake!

Visit the Easter Bunny this weekend at Carlingwood Shopping Center for free crafts and sweets!

Free EBooks to Boost Spring Cleaning / Fresh Decorating

Here's a collection for free ebooks to help boost your motivation to spring clean (aka Purge the house, and dig out from the winter nesting) for Kindle from Amazon.  If you don't have a Kindle, don't dispare, Amazon offers a free app download so you can read the books right from your PC.  Be sure to double check the price before 'purchasing'.  These books were listed as $0 at the time of this post.

I haven't read these yet, but I've got them downloaded for the next lazy afternoon...

How To Declutter Your Home For Simple Living

Menu Planning Monday - March 26 - Low Carb / Gluten Free

Hubby and I have changed up our eating habits.  We're watching our carbohydrate intake.  We've cut out sugar and flour.  Some may call it low carb, some may call it high protein, and really, I'm okay with either one.  But after talking to people about going "low carb" and seeing them wrinkle their nose, when I called it Gluten Free (which it also happens to be) it seems to be more widely acceptable.  So, call it what you want, we've cut out sugar, pasta, rice, potatoes and bread.  Our side dishes are usually salads or sauted or steamed veggies.  If a recipe here sparks your interest, add a pasta or rice side dish if you'd like.

Here's what I'm cooking up this week:

Monday: 

Slow Cooked Chicken with Creamy Chive Sauce

Printable Metro Irresistibles Coupon - Until April 5

Metro has released a Coupon good for $0.50 off any Irresistibles Life Smart Baked Goods.

Sunday Coupon Catch Up

Here's printable & mail order coupons you may have missed from the last week:

Free Samples:
Free Weight Loss Kit and 3 Free Atkins Bars
Purex Laundry Sample

Ottawa Grocery Deals March 23 - 29 & Coupon Match Ups

So this week I'm including Coupon Match Ups with this week's Grocery Deals.  I'm not including the coupons you might find on a tear pad, on packaging, inserts, etc... as those are hit and miss for everyone, but instead I'm matching up the coupons you can print or request and therefore available to everyone!  I've linked to the still active coupons, and just mentioned the still valid (the ones you should already have). This is what caught my eye this week:


Bulk Barn:
$3 off purchase $10+ Coupon
Brown Sugar $0.85/lb
Steel Cut or Rolled Oats $0.79/lb

Free Tylenol Ultra at Shoppers Drug Mart

Shoppers has Tylenol Ultra 20s on sale right now for $3.99....

And Simply Frugal has found a printable $4 off coupon.

Sunday Coupon Catch Up

Here's the coupons you may have missed from last week:

Free Samples:
Walmart.ca is offering a free sample of Breathe Right Nasal Strips

$5 off Hasbro Games & A Sale at Zellers

This week, Zellers is selling select Hasbro board games for $14.99.   Perfection, Risk, Mouse Trap, Scrabble, Twister, Guess Who, Battleships and Mouse Trap.  (Chutes & Ladders is not valid with the coupon as it’s on sale for $9.99 already.)

Ottawa Grocery Deals - March 16 - 22 - with Coupon Match Ups

For the coupon match ups, I'm not including the coupons you might find on a tear pad, on packaging, inserts, etc... as those are hit and miss for everyone, but instead I'm matching up the coupons you can print or request and therefore available to everyone!  I've linked to the still active coupons, and just mentioned the still valid (the ones you should already have). This is what caught my eye this week:

Bulk Barn:

$3 off purchase $10+ Coupon

Brown Sugar $0.85/lb

Steel Cut or Rolled Oats $0.79/lb

Things To Do in Ottawa This Weekend - March 16 - 18

Be Sure to check out the Going Out Page to see all the local attraction listings!


Free:
The Embassy of Japan is offering a Photo & Children's Drawing Exhibit - "One Year after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake" - Admission is Free

Read Circle for Ages 5 - 11 - Improve your child's reading through stories & games

Spring is in the Air - Local Artist Exhibit - Admission is Free

Shopping Trip - March 9 - Saved 40%

My February shopping hiatus is over!  Aside from purchasing a few necessities like the random green pepper, bunch of grapes, kitty litter, milk and diapers, I have focused on using what we already had on hand.  And we happened to have scored a free pantry!  February was a good month - although it was hard to let some great sales go and not stock up...

Menu Plan Monday - March 12 - Food on the Table Edition

So this week we're starting something a little new...

A blog I follow (and I'm not sure which one, as I was doing 10 other things while checking my emails, and wasn't paying attention when I followed the link, so if someone knows who it is, please let me know so I can give credit) was offering a code for a free full subscription to a web site 'Food on the Table'.

Sunday Coupon Catch Up

Here's what you might have missed this week:

Coupons to Order:

Web Saver.ca has a few hidden portals - Green Works - a total of $5.75 in savings!  - Garneir Nutrisse Mousse Save $2

Brand Saver has a hidden gem as well - Herbal Essence - save $0.50

March Break In Ottawa - March 12 - 16

Be Sure to check out the Going Out Page for a full listing of happenings in Ottawa

Free:
Family Playgroup Drop-In at the SJCC - Wednesday 9-11:30am - Guest Speaker - Babies Welcomed

Visit the Currency Museum - Learn all about the history of money - Special Exhibit on Piggy Banks! - Admission is free

Ottawa Grocery Deals March 9-15 with Coupon Match Ups!

So this week I'm including Coupon Match Ups with this week's Grocery Deals.  I'm not including the coupons you might find on a tear pad, on packaging, inserts, etc... as those are hit and miss for everyone, but instead I'm matching up the coupons you can print or request and therefore available to everyone!  I've linked to the still active coupons, and just mentioned the still valid (the ones you should already have). This is what caught my eye this week:

Bulk Barn:
Thompson Raisins $0.53/100g
Peanut, Tahini and Sunflower Butters 20% off

Things To Do This Weekend in Ottawa - March 9-11

Be sure to check out the Going Out Page for a full listing of what happening around Ottawa

Free:
St Patricks Day Parade - Saturday - Starting at 11am at Ottawa City Hall (Laurier & Elgin) heading down Laurier to banks St to Landsdown, ending at 1pm

Final Session of Animal Tracking with Snowshoes on Sunday

Dairy Queen Blizzard Sale

         

It's official!

Buy one get one for $0.99 - now until March 25!

Menu Planning Monday - March 5

Here's what I'm cooking up for dinner this week:

Monday: 

BBQ Chicken, Rice & Tomato Cucumber Salad

We went out to Fulton's Sugar Bush yesterday and we fell in LOVE with their Maple BBQ Sauce!!

Ikea Family

Ikea has launched it's 'Ikea Family' card here in Canada.

What?  You have't heard of the Ikea Family Card?  Basically its a membership card allowing them to track your purchases and demographics.  But what do you get in return?

What is SwagBucks and SuperPoints?

If you're anything like me, you probably see tons of posts from coupon and freebie sites pushing Swagbucks and / or SuperPoints. - showing 'Look How Much Money I Made' statistics.  They aren't lying.

Make Your Own Baby Food - Without a Baby Bullet

 Over on my other blog - The Internet Made Me Do It - I did a blog tutorial on making your own baby food - without the Baby Bullet.

If you'd like to see the tutorial - Making Your Own Baby Food

Saving Made Simple - Small Habits that Yield Big Results

Jennifer from BeFrugal.com asked me if we could collaberate, and she has been kind enough to send us a guest post.

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Saving Made Simple: Small Habits That Yield Big Results

We all want to save money, but it can be a daunting task, especially when we are faced with small spending decisions each day.  A dollar here, another there – day after day it can add up quickly! These small habits can help you create healthy habits leaving your wallet full.

Broccoli and Chicken Supreme $1.59/serving

My Brother-In-Law makes something very similar - minus the chicken - as a side dish for family gatherings.  I'm not sure of his recipe - but its always a hit - and when I stumbled across this recipe I had to!  Yes, just had to!

Grocery Deals - March 2 - 8

Here's what caught my eye this week:

Bulk Barn:
Peanuts $2.09/lb
Banana Chips $0.55/100g
20% off Cashew or Almond Butter

Things To Do This Weekend - March 2-4

Free:
March is Fraud Prevention Month at the Currency Museum - learn all about different types of currency fraud and how to detect and avoid it!

Ice Skating at the Rink of Dreams - it will be open throughout March or until the daily temperature consistently reaches +10'

Pesto Stuffed Pasta - $1.91/serving

This recipe had a couple of firsts for me - I think I've maybe eaten pesto like twice in my life - and I'm not sure if I've ever eaten ricotta cheese - and if I did, I didn't know it.

Hubby on the other hand loves pesto, so when I came across this recipe, I thought, why not?

Buffalo Chicken & Potatoes - $1.34 / serving

This was one of those recipes where I had to scratch my head... we love all the ingredients - but together?  Well, you only live once, so why not?