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November 2009 |
 November Greetings!
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! The season of celebration is upon us and now is the time to plan for the upcoming parties, meals and gifts. Arm yourself with a plan for each that fits your budget and lifestyle and then challenge yourself to execute it as close to as planned as possible. The feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction that come from living within your means are a gift you can give yourself and your family.
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Just in time for the holidays. These are the basic fundamentals of saving money using coupons.
Welcome to all the new subscribers! Thank you for adding my newsletter to your e-mail list. My hope is you find new ideas and inspiration for spending money wisely.
Wishing everyone great savings!
Amy Bergin
Wife, Mother and President, The Couponizer Company
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 How to Cook a Turkey
The crowning jewel of any Thanksgiving feast is the turkey and it can be tricky preparing if you have not yet done it for many years in a row and built up your confidence. So, in an effort to save anyone from an anxiety filled experience and to equip you with skills to be successful, I searched the Internet for the best instructions I could find. You have 2 weeks to get prepared, so enjoy reviewing these directions and if needed you might consider preparing a small "practice" turkey! I do this and I get my kids involved to teach them for the day when they will prepare one for their family.
*Remember this time of year to watch for coupons for many of the ingredients you will buy for the dishes you will prepare. Consumer packaged goods companies are competing for your business through coupon offers, so be smart and match coupons with store sales for maximum savings. |
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 Recipe Cost Calculator
Have you ever wondered how much a dish you prepare actually costs? With all the holiday recipes being prepared over the coming weeks, look no further! I found a recipe calculator online that really works!
This calculator will determine the cost for each ingredient (up to seven ingredients total) and the final cost of a recipe. All you do is enter your recipe information, replacing text in the fields. When finished, scroll to the bottom of the form for the recipe's total cost. By using this tool, you can make a quick and accurate assessment of your food costs that are likely to increase over remaining weeks of the year.
Click here to check it out! Happy calculating exactly how much Grandma's Green Bean Casserole costs per serving! |
Couponizer of the Month
Elizabeth Miller, Marietta, GA
Date of Couponizer Purchase: June 2009
Estimated Savings to Date: almost $700 since 9/20!
I have been using grocery coupons since January, 2009. A friend of mine showed me how to use an online free coupon service and it's been non-stop fun ever since. I look at couponing like a part-time job. While I'm not bringing in extra income per se, the money I have saved our family (almost $700 in savings since I started tracking it from Sept 20 to Nov 3!) can be used for other things are family needs or wants. Basically, I've saved us over a month of groceries since our grocery budget is $600 a month!
We are also graduates of Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University which is teaching us how to get out of debt and build wealth. He encouraged us to use a cash envelope for groceries. This helps keep me in check and not overspend on all those great deals!
I purchased the Couponizer in June 2009. I was looking for a better solution. I was organizing the flyers in hanging file folders but this wasn't working for me. I kept having to look through flyers and find that I had already used the coupons or wouldn't have a coupon with me when I was shopping somewhere and saw an unadvertised deal or clearance item I had a coupon for at home. A friend of mine recommended the Couponizer and I have since recommended it to everyone I know. I'd be so sad to lose my Couponizer so just in case that should happen, I stuck my address label on the outside cover.
Many times I purchase items for our food pantry at church. The CoupTracker that comes with the Couponizer allows me to see not only what I'm saving our family in groceries but I also use it to document the monetary food value of the food we are donating. I just made an additional column in between Store and Amount on the CoupTracker). We have donated almost $89 in groceries since 9/20/09. Having this information documented will help us prepare our taxes this winter.
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Thank you Elizabeth for sharing your quick results with The Couponizer! You have certainly proved that big savings are possible with the right tools and information!
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 Red Garlic Mashed Potatoes These are creamy and delicious, skins and all! Double the recipe for larger portions since everyone loves seconds during the holidays!
Ingredients:
8 medium red potatoes, cubed
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup half-and-half cream
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/4 teaspoon steak seasoning
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions:
Place the potatoes into a large pot, and fill with enough water to cover. Add 1 teaspoon of the crushed garlic to the water for flavor. Bring to a boil, and cook for about 10 minutes, or until easily pierced with a fork.
Drain the potatoes, and add the butter. Mash until the butter is melted. Mix in the half-and-half, sugar, steak seasoning, garlic powder and remaining garlic. Mix potatoes with an electric mixer until smooth.
Use coupons for: half and half, sugar, steak seasoning, garlic powder
IDEA: Top with shredded cheese for extra flavor! | |
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