Extreme Couponing 1

Last weekend I couponed with my dear bf. I'm sure he loves it as much as I do, hahaha. We went to Walmart & Target. I wasn't sure if I could purchase certain items myself or if there was a limit of coupons I could use so I had him come with me. The only thing I got from Walmart was 2 packages of Kotex pantyliners and Mucinex (I've been sick for the past 2 weeks). He also purchased 2 packages of Kotex pantyliners and with the coupons I had we got all 4 packages for FREE (of course we still had to pay tax). At Target, I grabbed some much needed hand soap (Up & Up brand), Sonia Kashuk Spoolie brushes, Sensodyne toothpaste, 2 small Lunchables (haven't had those since grade school!) and a pretty Glade Spring Scent airfreshner. I really wanted to get some more Kotex liners (I had 2 more coupons) but they ran out and I was too lazy to ask for a rain check. At the register, the teenager at Target accidentally scanned one of my coupons twice so I actually received an extra $2 off my purchase! The total retail price for the purchases was $9.23. Guess what my paid total was for target? $0.08! Whee!

Avocado smoothie, please!

Two things:
1.) It's been warm lately.
2.) My parents have stocked up on avocados in the past few weeks (50 mini avocados, I'm not even kidding).

I was craving ice cream the other day but my sister wasn't home (she makes ice cream) and I noticed there were a few ripe avocados on the counter so I settled for a homemade delicious smoothie. or shake. or whatever you call it. Here's my take on the dessert:

Simple Ingredients:
2 ripe avocados (or 1 large avocado)
soy milk
condensed milk

Take the avocado(s) and remove the skin and pit. I like to cut my avocado in slices so it is easier for me to smash in my cup. Place avocado into a medium cup. Then scoop about 1 tablespoon of condensed milk (more if you like things on the sweeter side).


Smash up the avocado like there's no tomorrow. I like mine a bit on the lumpy side so I don't toss mine in the blender like some people might. I like to add soy milk to about 1/2 way up my glass. Mix until you get a minty green color (I don't like to overmix because I like to eat my avocado shake with a spoon). Enjoy!


** If you like pearls/boba with your avocado shake feel free to use the boba recipe from my previous post.

Target Trip

Good morning! As a full time student, I try to save as much as I can (although food and accessories are hard to say no to) and couponing gives me the ability to buy what I need without spending all my cash so I can use my money for more leisure things!

My cousin recently got into couponing (I'm so proud) and two days ago with our unclipped coupons in hand, we went to CVS and Target. I didn't find anything I needed at CVS but she found a few female essentials, mouthwash, and a few other items. I really didn't plan on buying anything at Target but while browsing the aisles and my coupons I realized there was a good deal for CoverGirl Mascara! I had a Buy One Get One Free and another $1 off coupon. Well Target had the CoverGirl Lash Blast WaterProof Mascara on sale for $5.99 so I grabbed two. The coupons would make the mascara only $2.50 each! Whoo! I'm not in need of mascara but if you leave mascara unopened, it will last you awhile. I'd also wanted one of those plug-in air freshners for my room and it was perfect because I had a stack of coupons for AirWick that was Get Plug In Unit Free with Purchase of Refill; and $1 any one/two refills (as well as many other coupons but I didn't think they were as good).


Oh, and just a personal reminder, I will remember to clip my coupons before I stand in line. I think we made 2 people leave the line because we were flipping through our ads trying to find the coupons! So anyway, total for my small haul? I spent $10 and saved $12.77! The sad thing is that we weren't totally prepared for this trip because I definitely found coupons I could've used when I got home.