Need a Sister Wife?!

When Steve & I gave birth to Willow and brought her home, I knew that I wanted to make our home life a little more rich and a lot more efficient.  So, I started expending some serious time and energy into couponing, meal planning and other efficient ways of living.

Never one to go through a journey alone or hoard valuable information, I figured I would start sharing this information with all of you!

Starting this week, I’m going to be sending weekly e-mails out that contain our meal plan for the following week and how I’ve put it together with what is on sale that week.  The information will REALLY apply to people in and around Ottawa, Ontario, Canada BUT you can still use the meal plans for ideas and general planning when a specific, central food item goes on sale in your area.

The e-mails will also contain information on couponing, good deals and I may even start doing some coupon trades!  Basically I want to share the information via e-mail as I know not everyone has time to watch each of my videos individually and get the information that way.

So, if you are interested and you want some secret support to make your home life easier, sign up in the sidebar to the right!  Just your first name and e-mail are required and I promise to never rent, sell, trade or share your information.

Let’s get comfy and become virtual sister wives ;)

PS — If you have trouble with the form in the sidebar, use this link instead: http://eepurl.com/dEUDY

How to Coupon in Canada (Video)

I am an extreme couponer and wanted to share some of the tips that I use on how to coupon effectively in Canada… :) Check out the video below and feel free to share with your friends!

I have a list of recommended coupon sites in my previous blog post on couponing here:
http://www.erinsteveandwillow.com/couponing-in-canada/

Wal-Mart & Zellers Hauls (Saved $113)

Just got back from my first MAJOR couponing trip (I still have a few other stores to go to tomorrow) but here is the list of my Wal-Mart and Zellers hauls!

  • Zellers – Huggies were on sale for $8.99 which was a savings of $9 per package as they are regularly $17.99.  I had 2 x $2 coupons and a 1 x $1.50 coupon which means I got three packages of diapers for $21.49!!
  • Zellers – Huggies wipes were on sale for 5.99 which was a savings of $2.00 per package as they are regularly $7.99.  I had a $1.00 coupon bringing the cost down to $4.99.
  • Zellers – Bounty was priced at $4.99 (down from $7.99 for a savings of $3) and I had a $1.25 coupon when you bought any two Bounty/Charmin products bringing the price down to $4.24 for 6 rolls.  I also got Charmin toilet paper (12 rolls) at half price (on for $4.49, down from $9.99) minus $0.75.
  • Zellers – Vector cereal was on sale from $7.99 (Jumbo box) to $5.97 and I had a coupon to save $1.00.
  • Zellers – Pringles were on sale for $1.24, down from $2.49, and I had a coupon to save $1.00 making my Pringles $0.24!!
  • Zellers – Danactive Drinks were on sale for $3.99, down from $6.29, and I had a $2 coupon making them only $1.99.
  • Zellers – Campbell’s cream of mushroom soups were on 1/2 price at $0.54 each.
  • Zellers – Arm & Hammer toothpaste was on sale for $1.49, down from $2.49, and I had a $1.00 coupon WUB 2.
  • Zellers – Life Cereal was 2/$5 when they are regularly $4.79 a box so it is basically buy 1, get one for $0.24.
  • Wal-Mart – BEST DEAL – Ziploc bags were on sale for $2 and I had a save $4 coupon when you buy 2.  So, two boxes of Ziploc baggies for FREE!
  • Wal-Mart Duracell Batteries on rollback for $5.47 and I had a save $1.00 coupon.
  • Wal-Mart – Colgate Total toothpaste + toothbrush… Toothpaste was $3.96 and toothbrush was $3.27 and I had a save $3.00 coupon making my toothbrush $0.27.
  • Wal-Mart – Venus Razor was on rollback for $8.00, down from $13.77, and I had a save $2.00 coupon making my Venus Razor only $6.00!
  • Wal-Mart – Glad Sense & Spray is $5.87 and comes with 1 free refill… had a coupon to buy the sense and spray and get another refill for free.
  • Wal-Mart – Bought Scrubbing Bubbles toilet gel and got a Toilet Duck product for free.
  • Wal-Mart – Heinz cereal – free product coupon.
  • Wal-Mart – Puffs Plus, 3 boxes, were on sale for $5.97 and I had a $1.00 off coupon.
  • Wal-Mart – Charmin is still half price at $8.00 and I had a $0.50 coupon PLUS there are $20 worth of coupons inside!!

Pretty good deals huh?!