Walgreens Couponing

Here is a continuation on extreme couponing.  Since moving to Colorado, I haven't been going on as many coupon trips.  However, this week I got a few things from Walgreens.  Walgreens is a great place for couponing because of their store rewards program.  Unfortunately, they have one of the slightly more complicated programs.  There are two types of money back rewards that you can get with your purchases.  First there are points that are basically stored on your account (just bring your Walgreens card or use your phone number to access in store) that you can use on a future purchase.  They have long expiration dates usually.  The other one is called 'register rewards.'  These print out like coupons when you buy the products that are part of the deal.  These do not last as long as the points.  They last between 1-2 weeks usually.  But, if you coupon every week then they're handy to have.  Also, you can't use more coupons than items you are buying.  For example: you can't use 1 register reward and 1 manufacturer coupon on one item.  You have to buy at least two items to do that.  See how it can get a little complicated?  Once you go on a few trips there, you'll get the hang of it though.  Something else I love about Walgreens is that they frequently have deals on printing 4 x 6 photos.  I like to scrapbook and make photo albums, so this is perfect for me.  And it's a good way to use up those extra points you have on your account!  This is by no means a complete explanation of the coupon policy at Walgreens, check out the website for more information on that.  Or, better yet just ask an employee that works at your local Walgreens. Here is a link to their points program.

Clearance, coupon, and register rewards deals.

Unpacking and Settling In

It's been a while.  Without further ado, this post has some before and after photos of my apartment.  Before you look below at them here are some things to remember.  I only started unpacking on Saturday afternoon (so 5 days ago).  Also, the overhead lighting in here is just about as fluorescent as it gets, so the picture quality really is not that great.  (Sorry about that).  Finally, we still have just a couple of things to do (put slip covers on furniture as well as hang up 3 more things).  Well I hope you enjoy!

Before:

After:

Yes, I am aware that I have quite a lot of belongings.  But, see how everything already has it's place here?  I have several project ideas started or in the making.  I will keep you posted on what I start next.  I'm thinking I might start my family history project, I'll tell you more about it in a future post.  My next post will detail my adventures with couponing in Colorado.  Stay tuned!

Moving Sale and 1st Anniversary

So, things have been a little crazed in the household lately.  We move out a week from today and start our journey west to Colorado.  Like any other family making a big move we had a moving sale over the weekend.  Here are a couple of pictures from it.

This moving sale has been a work in progress for about 2 months.  That's the time that I started sorting through belongings at my Grandpa's house.  As some of you may already know, my grandma passed away last August.  We've been putting off going through the belongings she had for a while but it was something that we had to do before I left.  So, we finished last week and had the sale over the weekend.  There was quite a large accumulation of stuff (as you can see) from our families.

The house felt a lot more spacious after the sale for about a day and then we filled that space with boxes.  So much packing goes into moving.  It seems like it will never end!  On the bright side, Ethan and I's one year anniversary is this coming Monday (June 1st).  As an early anniversary present my friend made me something to hang on my wall.  Here's a picture:

I'm so excited to hang it in my new apartment! Next week is going to be crazy with all the last minute moving preparation.  My next post will probably have some pictures of my new apartment.  I can't wait!