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Weekly Menu: Feeding A Family of 4, For Only $18.72 This Week!

Happy Sunday, savvy savers! This week is starting off to a sunny start here in Dixie. Thankfully, this weeks menu is going to be a breeze, and consists of Cupboard Clearing ideas, so stepping out to the market is not necessary! I am cooking and prepping solely from what is in my deep freeze pantry, and stockpile this week! Without further ado, here is my weekly menu, for which was derived from couponing deals, freebies, and cupboard cooking; I will be feeding a family of four this week for only $18.72!

This week we will be having:

Monday
Breakfast: Homemade Greek Yogurt Smoothies, with Apple Juice.
Lunch: Pepperoni and Cheese Toasted sandwiches, sweet potato chips, and Crystal Light.
Snack: Almonds, Grapes, and String Cheese.
Dinner: Cinco de Mayo Crockpot Chicken Mole, Green Beans, Steamed Corn, with Tortillas, and Diet Cola.
Dessert: Cinco de Mayo Crockpot Dulce de Leche Topped Ice Cream Sundaes.

Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal of Choice, Milk, and Homemade Dehydrated Apple Slices
Lunch: Freezer Cooking Stuffed Peppers, crackers, and Crystal Light.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Taco Tuesdays!
Dessert: Key Lime Cookies.

Wednesday
Breakfast: Baked Frittata Cups, with milk and juice.
Lunch: Taco Salads, with crystal light.
Snack: Grapes and apple slices.
Dinner: Crockpot Chicken Curry, steamed corn, and crystal light.
Dessert: Homemade brownies.

Thursday
Breakfast: Cereal of choice, with fruit cup, and milk.
Lunch: Tossed Salad with Turkey, Crystal Light, and homemade mango chips.
Snack: Hummus and crackers, with grapes.
Dinner: Grilled Turkey Burgers, Sweet Potato Fries, Deviled Eggs, with Crystal Light.
Dessert: Brownie flurries with leftover brownies.

Friday
Breakfast: Turkey, Cheese, and Egg Quesadillas, with Apple Juice.
Lunch: Tossed salad, with walnuts, grapes, and homemade Greek Yogurt dressing.
Snack: Granola and fruit cup.
Dinner: Barbeque Pork and Mushroom Sliders, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Coca-Cola slushies.

Saturday
Breakfast: Bakes Pancakes, with sausage, and milk.
Lunch: Grilled Chicken sandwiches, with Sweet Potato chips, and Crystal Light.
Snacks: String Cheese and grapes.
Dinner: Homemade Pizzas, with tossed salad, and lemonade.
Dessert: Carrot Cake Cupcakes, with homemade cream cheese icing.

Sunday
Breakfast: Bacon and Egg Sliders, and milk.
Lunch: Taking Mom out for lunch!
Snack: Grapes and walnuts.
Dinner: Crockpot Orange Chicken with Almonds, Steamed Snow Peas, and crystal light.
Dessert: Mom’s Favorite Mother’s Day Red Velvet Cupcakes, with Greek Yogurt Cream Cheese Icing.

Enjoy the ideas!

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Check Out The Giveaways Tab On The LadyPrefers2Save!

Hello again, savvy savers! I just wanted to post a notice reminding everyone to check out The LadyPrefers2Save Giveaway tab on the blog! Weekly we typically have 2-3 giveaways, contests, and promotional offers going, and I would like to encourage all of my readership to enter for their chance to win a myriad of fun prizes, products, and gift-cards! To check out these giveaways, click here!

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Mia Tempo Boxed Subscription Review!

Hello again, savvy savers! Today finds us with awesome boxed subscription review, and this time it the summer Mia Tempo box!

About the company: Mia Tempo delivers women some much-needed ‘Me Time’ via personalized, earth-conscious, spa subscription care package of all-natural spa & beauty products. Subscribers receive a Mia Tempo box containing an at-home spa or beauty treatment that provides a fun, unique way to relax and renew the mind, body and spirit. The products we feature are crafted from all-natural and/or organic ingredients and never, ever tested on animals.

This a monthly box Mia Tempo made for woman only, and comes with natural, safe, organic products fun for everyone. Comes jammed pack with goodies you wont know where to begin.

Let me begin by saving that this box was amazing! I had so much fun opening and trying out this box. This service, compared to many other I have tried comes with all full-sized items, from companies you love and trust, such as Ecotools and Tea Forte!

The presentation: This subscription box was well packaged, could easily be given as a gift, and its presentation is spot on, in terms of modeling itself after the take-home post-treatment session kits given to clients at the various spas I have been to over the years.

The boxing: the package opened easily, and included an at-home spa chart and self-treatment guide; the perfect antidote for a stressful work week!

The contents: Lemongrass Body sugar scrub and lotions, lemon mist face spritz, a box of tea forte, to drink after a great bath, and a 2 sided ecotools puff-ball and scrubber.

The cost: This is a quarterly box for $50 dollars, and the products retailed for close to the cost of the subscription.

Verdict: I loved the box, and would definately recommend it to others! Be sure to check out Mia Tempo to see what other awesome subscription box offers they make for you!

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My Community Box, July 2014!

Hello again, savvy savers! Today finds us with yet another Boxed Subscription Review, and this time its the July 2014 Community Box!

As a former long-time resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I was very excited to try this box out! The idea of receiving a box of local, organic, vegan, green-conscious products sounded quite appealing! If you don’t know about My Community Box, you are in luck as this hidden jewel is quite affordable, as you can subscribe to the box for a quarterly fee of $30.00, a small price to pay to have your carefully curated box of Hampton Roads products and services delivered to your door, shipped free! Like many other subscription services, you will not know from month-to-month what you will be receiving, but generally their products range from food, bath & body essentials, seasonal goods, stationery, event tickets, and other fun items!

Billing occurs every 3-months from your joining date and shipments are mailed in January, April, July and October; there is also an option if you would like to receive a One Time Only box

So without further adieu, here’s what I received in my July My Community Box:

1) Flower Headbands

Retail Value $4.00 each

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2) Perfectly Natural Soap

Retail Value: $4.50 each

Shop: http://www.perfectlynaturalsoap.com/

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3) Perfectly Natural Skin Bug Off!

Retail Value: $8.00 each

Shop: http://www.perfectlynaturalsoap.com/

Like them on Facebook @Perfectly Natural Soap

4) Jody’s Gourmet Popcorn

Shop: http://www.jodysgourmetpopcorn.com/

Follow them on Twitter @JodysPopcorn

The total estimated value of my box is $35.00, and you get what you pay for in this awesome community box. For those looking into this subscription box, click here!

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License Plate Find-It Game from Little Passports!

Hello again, savvy savers! You’re packing up the car with bags, swimwear, card games and coloring books. You have just about everything you need for a magical driving adventure. How about a road trip game that everyone can enjoy? Little Passports, a global online learning adventure, has put together the License Plate Find-It Game that you can take along on your trip (Don’t worry Dad, this won’t take up any space. Promise!) and spend many miles seeking out the states and having fun as you go.

Subscribe to Little Passports and bring the road trip home all year long! Little Passports is a learning adventure that takes your child through two states (with the Little Passports USA Edition) every month. Little Passports subscribers journey along with characters Sam and Sofia as they explore the US, complete with an assortment of travel accessories. Simply sign up for a monthly plan ($11.95/month) or a one year subscription ($10.95/month) and let the adventure begin!

You can find more activity sheets and even follow along with Sam and Sophia’s US road trip on the Little Passports Blog. Enjoy!

Note: The link in this post is my referral link. Read my disclosure policy here.

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July 2014 Orange Glad Review!

Hello again, savvy savers! Here is the un-boxing of the July 2014 Orange Glad Subscription Box! Orange Glad is an excellent gourmet dessert subscription box featuring items from independent bakeries from all across the country. They gather all the desserts and ship them right to you to enjoy! All the treats I have ever received have been perfectly packaged, which is remarkable, because they are all fragile and perishable. You can purchase more sweets in the Orange Glad shop, too!

The Subscription: Orange Glad

The Price: $15 per month (down to $13 on a 6 month plan) + $6.95 shipping. Double your treats for $12 on any subscription!The Coupon: Save 10% with code YUMMY10.

July 2014 Review

Every information card has either the ingredients for each item or refers you to the individual packaging.

The information card also indicates how quickly you should eat each item. This was helpful! We received this box while we were on vacation so we made sure to eat all the eat right away things right away!

The Orange Glad Sweet Box was nestled inside the larger box, this month was totally adorable. I died. I hope they continue the wrapping, I just loved it. Each month the packaging gets nicer and nicer, and I really enjoy it!

The Goodies

Chocolate Maven Hazelnut Cheesecake Brownie – I had an edge piece, so it wasn’t that great. My husband’s half wasn’t the edge piece and his was much better. They shouldn’t pack edge pieces.

Orange Glad Ice-Dream Sandwich – Orange Glad’s first house creation (sugar cookies & frosting). It wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be. I had hoped for mind blowing lemon flavor and it was more like cookies.

Gianna’s Homemade Baked Goods Freedom Star Sugar Cookies – I admit, I saved these adorable cookies for my kids!

Seattle’s Favorite Gourmet Cookies and Dessert Co. Cranberry Muffin Top – My husband’s eyes fell out of his head at this one (it’s really big). And it was delicious! Totally scrumptious and soft!

Lily’s Bakery Shop Chocolate Babka – This was definitely my favorite item!

So my verdict:

Visit Orange Glad to subscribe or find out more about the Sweet Box! It’s $15 per month (you can save a buck or two on each box with a longer subscription) plus $6.95 shipping. You can also check out more Sweets & Treats boxes in the subscription box directory.

Enjoy!

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Weekly Menu: Feeding A Family of Four, For Only $23.87!

Good morning, savvy savers! This weeks menu consists of Cupboard Clearing ideas, so stepping out to the market is not necessary! I will be spending a lot of the week DIY’ing for in preparation for a visit from the MIL and SIL next weekend, and so cooking needs to be at a minimum! Without further ado, here is my weekly menu, for which was derived from couponing deals, freebies, and cupboard cooking; I will be feeding a family of four this week for only $23.87!

This week we will be having:

Monday
Breakfast: Mini meatless mushroom frittatas, Fruit cups, and Juice.
Lunch: Turkey and Cheese roll-ups, with Humus dip, sweet potato chips, and Crystal Light.
Snack: Almonds, Grapes, and String Cheese.
Dinner: Crockpot Cola Chicken, Green Beans, Baked Potatoes, with Corn Muffins, and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Key Lime Cookies.

Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal of Choice, Milk, and Apple Slices
Lunch: Freezer Cooking Chilli, crackers, carrot sticks, and Crystal Light.
Snack: Trail mix.
Dinner: Taco Tuesdays!
Dessert: Brownie Ice Cream Sundaes Sandwiches.

Wednesday
Breakfast: Yogurt with granola, and juice.
Lunch: Taco Salads, with juice.
Snack: Grapes and apple slices.
Dinner: Grilled Hamburgers, steamed corn, and crystal light.
Dessert: Homemade flurries, with leftover brownies.

Thursday
Breakfast: Cereal of choice, with fruit cup, and milk.
Lunch: Tossed Salad with Turkey, Crystal Light, and homemade banana chips.
Snack: Hummus and crackers, with grapes.
Dinner: Baked Spaghetti, and tossed salad, with milk.
Dessert: Butterfly Cake.

Friday
Breakfast: Smoothies.
Lunch: Tossed salad, with walnuts, grapes, blueberries, and homemade Greek dressing.
Snack: Granola and fruit cup.
Dinner: Kosher Dogs, With Slaw and Chili, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Coca-Cola slushies.

Saturday
Breakfast: Pancakes, with sausage, and milk.
Lunch: Grilled Chicken sandwiches, with Sweet Potato chips, and Crystal Light.
Snacks: String Cheese and grapes.
Dinner: Grilled Bratwurst, with steamed corn on side, pasta salad, and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Cupboard Clearing Cake

Sunday
Breakfast: French Toast, with Milk, and Honey.
Lunch: Grilled Salmon Fillets , baked mini macaroni and cheese cups, steamed Broccoli, with Crystal Light.
Snack: Grapes and walnuts.
Dinner: Crockpot Pot Roast, Twice Baked Sweet Potato Souffle, and crystal light.
Dessert: Hot fudge sundaes, with splenda fudge topping!

Enjoy the ideas!

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