Kmart had double coupon to 2.00 dollars the other day i went there with a load of coupons and ended up with freebies..i got a free pack of tums, two  boxes of kelloogs cereal for 50 cents a box..a free bottle of motts apple juice two bottles of family size shampoo for 25 cents a piece i also got a free sample of canola oil that the store was passing out i might keep that in my purse and use it on my skin when i dont have lotion with me... .my bill was 66.00 dollars before the coupons and 30.00 dollars after..i guess it was worth the time to clip all those coupons...after i left there i headed to my favorite local thrift store..and found 12 pounds of melt and pour soap..i bought it for a 1.00 a pound...i have never seen melt and pour soap at the thrift store before..i wanted to make some heart shaped soap for valentines day...the best place to by valentines day items is the thrift store..i bought some cards there for a 1.00 for 15 cards..and some gift giving bags for 40 cents a piece..i picked up the molds for the soap at michaels and i got the last one they had..my friend likes what i do with melt and pour soap i add my own oils and sent and herbs and fragrance to it and it comes out nice it sure is better than store bought soap..so i thought i would make her some for valentines day..every time she comes over she cleans me out of the soap i have here..home made soap is better for your skin then regular soap bought at the stores..the store bought stuff is too strong for sensitive skin and besides that you dont know what chemicals you are putting on your skin...i guess i will be working on craft projects tommorrow as we are getting more snow..glad i went to the store the other day so we will be ok with all the snow coming our way..

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I went over to my friends last night..She had a doctors appointment..in a bad section of town so i volunteered to go with her..in the waiting room i had a nice chat with a woman about the  same age as me..we discussed how we make home made lotion for our skin. ..her skin didnt have  any  wrinkles..my skin doesnt have any wrinkles either..my friend who is a year older than me has alot of wrinkles..she constantly uses that antibacterial soap that you dont have to use with water..i wonder what that does to your skin..well any ways this lady was telling me her recipe on lotion she says she mixes cocoa butter lotion with mineral oil and shea butter..i mixed up a batch similar to what she said..and it went on my hands and made them so soft so much better than using just any old store bought lotion..i also use hand made cold processed soap on my skin and so did this lady but my friend just uses what ever she finds at the store  and you can really tell there is a difference..later that day my friend wanted to go to bingo..i said i would go not willingly tho..it costs 20.00 dollars to sit in a smoky room trying to win money..my friend goes every wednesday...so thats 80.00 dollars a month if you think about it by the year thats 960.00 dollars..in my opionon thats alot of money to waste..well her mother won 60.00 dollars that night..i couldnt see why she was so happy  thats what it cost all three of us to play...so basically she got her money back..i guess i am an old tightwad i wanted to save my 20.00 dollars for the first season yard sale in the summer..or even at the thrift store where i could have bought a whole bag full of summer clothes for 20.00 dollars..some how the two of them couldnt see my point about bingo..

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the times we live in now are hard times..i think it is a good idea to stock up on non perishable items when i go to yard sales i buy soap last summer i went to a church rummage sale and bought 250 bars of new hotel and motel soap  for 50 cents i grate the soap and use it for cleaning and laundry detergent..i buy glycerine soap to at yard sales for cheap and i use this on my skin..glycerine keeps you skin moisturized..i have bought bottles of glycerine at the craft store and walmarts carries it...i add it to lotions to give it more boast..i have bottles of good quality lotions that i buy at yard sales from 10 cents to a quarter and i dump it into a mixing bowl and add one tablespoon of glycerine and two tablespoons of vitamin e night time moisturizing cream sometimes i add a little essential oil fragrance to it whip it up and put it in jars and give it as gifts..all my friends love it and are always asking for more and wanting to know how i make it..i also add some shea butter to it..it makes a great skin lotion for cheap..and last along time because it is richer than regular lotion you only have to use a little bit.. i put it on at night to soak into my skin when i sleep.

vinegar is another good item to have on hand its great for cleaning..i use it in the shower to take the scum off the tub..and to clean the counter tops and mirror..i use apple cider viegar..it is also good to add to water with honey for joint pain..its cheap about 80 cents a gallon and it lasts a long time..i keep it in the refridgerator so it stays fresh..

toothpaste has other uses then for brushing teeth i have used it to clean fine jewelry just scrub it with a tooth brush..it also helps to relieve joint pain..one night i ran out of joint cream andi used tooth paste instead and it made my pain go away on my kness so now i use it when i have sore muscles..i ussually buy the minty gel type tooth paste and if you have a coupon when you buy it you can get it for practically nothing..i ussually get my tooth past at the dentist i ask for a couple boxes and they give them to me i havent told them i have been keeping them in my purse in case my joints start hurting then i always have it on hand..

when i buy canned veggies i save the water that comes in the can and use that to put in with the dogs food to give it flavor dog food is dry and the water makes it have some flavor so the dog  doesnt get finicky about his food and will eat it.. i stock up on all can goods when items are on sale you never know when the power is going to go out..

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I went shopping today, actually looking at the xmas markdowns..walmarts is about the only store around me with xmas items left..i managed to find some xmas candy for 25 cents a bag and stationary paper for 60 cents a package..i bought about 6 of those just got into pen paling..so it will be nice to have some pretty paper to write on.i also went to my local thrift store and managed to get some summer clothes for 50 percent off..and  a really cute neimus markus designer purse for 50 cents..i also found some items for valentines day cheap..i like those cute paper bags for putting items in and i got some for 40 cents a bag..i will be happy when summer gets here and i can go to the yard sales again..

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