Walgreens:$9.00 money-maker

In Sunday's coupon insert, there was a $1/1 Orajel coupon and an $8 Orajel rebate form.

Buy the Orajel Cold Sore Brush or the 8-Pack of Patches at Walgreens

use the $1/1 coupon

submit your receipt online on the Walgreens website to get these free after the January EasySaver rebate.

You'll make $1 (minus tax) after the coupon and rebate from Walgreens.

send in your receipt along with the manufacturer's rebate form in the Sunday paper and you'll make another $8

Baking For the Future

I had some very ripe bananas on my hands....so what do you do?

You make banana bread of course. Only problem is banana bread doesn't really tranport well. My husband doesn't like how it gets crumbs all over his van...so this time I made banana mini muffins. They are two or three bite size.

I made them up and then I put three in a baggie and froze them...ready for sack lunches or a quick breakfast.

Here is the recipe I use with my changes included. :)

Lynne's Banana Bread

7 Ripe Bananas, mashed

1 1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs, lightly beaten

2 cups white all purpose flour

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup (5 minute cook) Oats (uncooked)

2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda

chopped nuts (optional)

Mix bananas, sugar, and eggs. Sift flour, salt, and baking soda. All to banana mixture. Add nuts.

Bake @ 325 degrees

I put mine in mini muffin tins...They cook more quickly..approx 20 minutes...but watch cause I didn't really time them, I am just guessing....;)

If you bake them in a loaf...bake 1 hour

This recipie is great because there is not butter or oil....just spray pam for the muffin tin...

Next time I am going to reduce the sugar....any ideas on what how much to reduce it?

Let me know any ideas you have on making this healthier.

Doing this type of baking and having theses yummy treats in snack size prepared in the freezer saves money.

When I am fixing lunches for everyone...I just pop on of these in the bag. If I have to grab something on the run, I grab one. These are GREAT frozen....really and they are great for breakfast...

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Whats Better Than a Free Movie!

I know this has been mentioned several times by several ladies...but yesterday...it came to me how much this "WORKS FOR ME!!"

Have you see those Red Boxes where you can rent movies. They are located in Walmarts, outside Walgreens and McDonalds in our town.

You can rent DVD movies for $1.00 for one night. THIS IS A GREAT DEAL!

BUT WAIT, IT GETS BETTER!

On Mondays....Red Box gives out a code for a free rental for one night.

Now this is one free rental per ATM card....lol..

We have 5 ATM Cards in our family. I only realized this yesterday......What made me realize this you say?

My husband was sick in bed for the second day. On a Monday.....Well, court TV was not amusing him in the least. So he asked if I could go rent him some movies....We do not have cable TV by the way...only local channels by antenna.

I just went online and searched for Monday Code for Red Box and off we went. We got 5 movies for him and he was happy...He watched all of them...poor baby.

Just don't forget to return them all the next day...lol

Used to when he'd get sick, I 'd go rent several movies from the local rental and it'd cost over $10.00. I hate that.

Even if his sick day was not on a Monday....We would only pay $1.00 per movie...BIG SAVINGS!

Here is a link to get Red Box Codes!