E-Mealz

Don't know if this meal looks appetizing...but it sure was yummy when Justin and I had it last week. On top of that, it was VERY easy to make. All I had to do was cut up potatoes, onion, sausage and open a can of green beans, then cook in the crock pot all day. Easy...right?

Well this is an example of a meal that is provided by one of my new favorite websites...E-Mealz. It costs $15 every 3 months. You choose the store where you shop and the size of your family. The website does the work and creates meals and a shopping list for you based on sale items for that week.


Every week, the website publishes a menu with 5 meals paired with a shopping list that is arranged in the layout of the store you pick. I write all over my list b/c it only has what you need for the meals and I shop for other things at Publix. As I said before, the website uses the sales for your store to create the menu and shopping list which is also cost efficient. It's definitely worth a try, at least for 3 months ($15). Now...you do have to actually use it to get the bang for your buck. It does help you eat at home as a family more and brings variety to your diet.


I might only use two or three meals out of the list b/c even though we have picked the plan for 2, we can usually get 2 nights out of whatever I cook. Which I like b/c that means I don't have to cook every single night. Sometimes to save a little more, I might substitute a few ingredients with something I already have stocked up from sales.

CVS tips

Here are some more CVS deals and tips...

When you walk in, scan your card at this machine. They have them at all the stores. You can scan it twice in one visit.

The machine prints out coupons like you see below...don't know if you can read them, but one coupon is $.50 for using your bag tag and then the other is for ONE FREE PAMPERS JUMBO PACK..that's free money people! I mean, if you have a baby and buy diapers...CVS just gave me a pack for free!

And then when you check out and use your red CVS card, the register prints out ECB (extra care bucks) which is free CVS money for you to use on your purchases. The ECB look like this. And if you're a CVS shopper...it makes your heart happy to hear that beep beep beep BEEEEEP...when those ECB print out.

Coupon success

I'm a little late with this post b/c this is a deal I got last week, but just wanted to share the possibilities out there with coupons.

If you went to Walmart to buy these same items, you would pay around $2.50 a piece. I got all of them for a total of $3.45 at CVS with coupons and ECB (extra care bucks). I thought that was pretty good!


A tip for shopping at CVS...at the checkout counter there are these green bag tags (see below). They cost .99 and you attach to a reusable bag. When you checkout, scan it and every fourth time it's scanned, you earn $1 ECB. Note: if you check out with multiple purchases, you can only scan it once in that visit and only one per customer.


Unfortunately, I don't have a picture from my Publix trip this week because when we got home, I had to feed Briggs and J unloaded and put away all the groceries before I could take one (which I'm not complaining b/c how many husbands would do that...and then, how many husbands know where all the stuff goes...MY HUBBY IS THE BEST!) Anyway, my grand total this week for Publix was...drum roll please...$70.76 AND I SAVED $55.43!