Check this out . . .

Do you like buying American?
Do you prefer to support companies who employee Americans?
Do you try to live an eco-friendly life?
Do you love handbags?

Then have I got something to share with you.

Olive Juice Bags are funky, original handbags that are made in the USA. And better yet the prices are designed so the Average Joe's wife can afford to buy.

"Olive juice bags are eco-friendly because the company has found a way to utilize overrun fabric and to prevent it from being thrown away. repurposing the fabric into a functional and fashionable product means less waste in the landfills. because of this, many of the bags are unique: five-of-a kind, two-of-a kind or even one-of-a kind."

"Olive juice is also a socially-conscious company that supports real-wage jobs. Local families benefit from jobs provided by companies that manufacture in the US.

For your chance to win one of these gorgeous bags, check them out here.

FREE eats anyone?

Visit Censible Sawyer (another terrific Tennesseean) to register for your chance to win a wonderful dinner from Pizza Hut. One lucky person will win a free meal of Tuscani Lasagne and 5 breadsticks.

Today is National Pancake Day at IHOP which means from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. you can get a free short stack (3 ) of buttermilk pancakes for FREE. Just remember to make a donation to Children's Miracle Network.

A new give away from Frugal & Fabulous

Be sure to visit her great blog and enter the contest to win a beautiful necklace.
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Saturday - Studying ahead for the week.

Everyone agrees that meal planning is one of the number one ways to cut your costs. So here goes:

Today (Sat) : lunch - frozen pizza
dinner - Terriyaki Chicken over rice

(Sun): lunch - Roast chicken, stuffing, broccoli & cauliflower salad, homemade rolls
dinner - fend for yourself
**Church gets out late so lunch is always our big meal of the day.

weekdays kids are in school so they either pack or buy school lunch.

(Mon): dinner - Roast w/ potatoes & carrots, and homemade rolls
(Tues): dinner - Pork Chops, baby potatoes, greenbeans, and biscuits
(Wed): dinner - Hamburger steaks, french fries, and salad
(Thurs): dinner - Polish Sausage, creamed corn, soup beans, and corn bread
(Fri): Going out of town not sure if we will eat out or at home!

Mail bag this week!

This week's mail has been kind of fun. Not too many bills = Yeah! I got a two full size products from Tom's of Maine, $5 VIP certificate from BarS, 2 FREE panties from Victoria Secret, and a bunch of misc. Q's. You can sure bet these babies will be put to good use. It's so much nicer to go the mailbox when you get goodies like this instead of yucky old bills all the time.

A few FREEBIES from todays shopping Trip!

Really needed to get out of the house and get some therapy. Shopping therapy that is! And, I knew that I had some Q's that could score me some freebies. FREEBIE shopping is always the best therapy I just love the look on the cashier face when she realizes you just got a bunch of stuff for FREE. I stopped by WalMart to snag : 6 mini J&J first aid kids, 1 12-ct Schick disposable razor, 2 no-nonsense hose, 1 3-pk durex, and 3 x GG Chicken Terriyaki dinner kits. So as not to go in the negative, I also grabbed a loaf of bread. Total spent at WalMart = $3.32

CVS = 2 x Colgate = FREE + got back $5.98 in ECB (note to self - go back tomorrow for more free colgate and look for the neutrogena bars)

I also did some grocery shopping which didn't go quite so well but still I only spent $60.75 at Krogers. I still have $35.93 out of my $100/week grocery budget.