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January 11, 2016
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How I Got FREE Huggies Diapers At Rite Aid!

I got paid over $6 to buy four packs of Huggies diapers at Rite Aid!!!

Yes, you read that correctly! They paid me to buy four packs of diapers that normally cost about $11.99 each pack in this area! I try to always pay less than $5 a pack, and have paid much, much less. I think this is the first time I’ve been paid just to buy diapers, though!

This sale at Rite Aid runs from 1/10 to 1/17. You have to be a member of their Plenti program, which you can join at the Plenti site here. I’m new to the program myself, so you can learn more about it there. I just want to share this great deal!

Here’s how I got free Huggies diapers using coupons!

I used 4 of the $2.00 off Huggies coupons I printed off at Swagbucks. Join via http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/KeishaChelle and we both get 300 points when you make it to 300. You get 40 points just for redeeming these four coupons!! Just go to Discover and then Printable Coupons once you join to get started printing. Easiest way to find these are to click the baby & toddlers category in coupons.

Get 4 Huggies packs of whatever kind matches your coupons.

I got a $4 off of $20 coupon in the store the other day. Without this coupon, you’ll still come out more than $2 ahead, so don’t frown if you don’t have it! It’s still the most amazing deal ever!

You’ll get a $10 coupon immediately after purchase, and can use it then or later. I chose to use mine right then on clearance stuff that was marked 75% off, so that $10 got me over $40 worth of items and I paid just over a dollar in overage. My kids are thrilled, as you can tell from my oh-so-professional shot of what they got below. LOL

free huggies at rite aid 2

You will also get 1600 in Plenti points, which can be used at any of the places mentioned on the Plenti rewards site. I’m planning to use mine for $16.oo worth of gas, since that’s a necessity and one of the awesome options available for redeeming the points!

I’m just learning about this program, but I think I love it!! I’m not getting anything out of sharing this deal, other than the joy of helping other parents save money! Hurry before they run out of diapers! Seriously!

Who is going to get your free diapers? Need clothes, too? Check out how to get free clothes using my referral link at School Discount Clothing! To learn more about Swagbucks, read my post here.

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January 8, 2016
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Happy Six Months, My Third Child!

My Dear Third Born Child,

You are six months old now.

Six months of sweet baby snuggles, big blue eyed stares, smooching chubby cheeks, nursing you to fuel those adorable leg rolls and feeling your dimpled fingers curled tightly around mine.

Six months of waking up with you each night, walking the floors with you each day, calming your tears, and wiping the drool off your chin with the dimple just like a miniature of your Daddy’s.

Six months of watching your big sister and brother learn how nurturing they can be and enjoying how sweet & loving they are with you.

Six months of watching you return their crazy attention, incessant kisses and protective helpfulness with adoring looks and delighted wild waving of your little arms when they speak to you.

Six months of falling more deeply in love with you each day as I watch you slowly becoming the individual personality you are.

You may be my third child, but all of my children tie for first place in my heart.

Never forget that. I knew before I ever had my first child that I was meant to have a third. That feeling never stopped until you were here, and I knew this beautiful, sweet baby girl was the third child I’d always known I was meant to mother. The only difference is that Mommy has more patience and more awareness of how fleetingly frustrating and yet how precious the clingy, needy stages really are. Being born third makes you no less special than if you had been my very first.

Every milestone makes me proud. Every smile makes my heart shine. Every slobbery kiss and soft snuggly hug makes me melt into puddles of maternal affection. Every time I see your fascination with new things reminds me again of how wonderful the world can be through fresh eyes. Every moment with you is a miracle and a gift.

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Happy six months, my sweet baby girl!

Mommy loves you “through and through, yesterday, today and tomorrow, too”, as your favorite book says. ♥

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January 4, 2016
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My Favorite Cookie Recipe Books

After using them to do some Christmas baking, I thought I’d tell y’all about my two favorite cookie recipe books!

I used to check them out repeatedly from the library to try new things, but my dad finally wound up buying them for me. Talk about an amazing gift that he knew I would use and love!!

The first of my favorite cookie cookbooks is called 1001 Cookie Recipes.

1001 cookie recipes

It’s chock full of tasty recipes, complete with indexes for types, ingredients and titles. I absolutely love it!
Want to know a couple of the goodies I have made from this book?

On page 54, you will find Banana Chip Bars. It’s one of my go to treats! I always add a dollop of peanut butter, because we love it, and sometimes simplify it by using self rising instead of all purpose and it’s accompanying ingredients.

Chocolate Refrigerator Cookies. For a really soft cookie like we prefer, I bake just 5-6 minutes. My kids loved decorating these for Christmas!
You can get your copy on Amazon here: 1001 Cookie Recipes

My other favorite recipe book is BH&G Ultimate Cookie Book.

ultimate cookie book

It also has beautiful pictures, a detailed index using ingredients and titles and includes tips for baking better cookies.

A favorite from this book is banana split brownies from page 379. If you don’t want to make the icing from scratch, just get fresh or frozen strawberries with the pre-made cream cheese kind. This recipe is soooo good, though!

Get your own copy at Amazon here: BH&G Ultimate Cookie Book

What is your favorite kind of cookie? Want to know some of my favorite cookie recipes I have created from randomness? Try my completely healthy cookies and my easy peasy cake mix cookies!

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January 1, 2016
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It has been a year of change for my family.

There have been countless changes this year! We made a big move this spring. Our third child was born healthy and sweet in July, after a stressful couple of months of premature labor and followed by a prolonged recovery for me due to extreme blood loss. I had numerous injuries and sicknesses since then. There has just been a ton going on in our personal life, which I won’t bore y’all with.

For my faithful readers, I wanted to share the highlights from 2015 here at Penny Pinching Peach with y’all!

A pretty exciting thing was that my pregnancy announcement with my third child- Another Thanksgiving Blessing!- was featured on Parents.com, as linked at the bottom of that post!

I am also a new contributor with Millennium Moms.

I added the option to follow me via Twitter and Pinterest, if you would like to follow now at the links on the side bar! Of course, I still have Facebook and the option to follow via emails. All of these venues have different neato additional content, such as giveaways & freebies I share and great content from my fellow bloggers.

It was very interesting seeing what you liked best this year, so I’m excited to share my top posts in different categories from this year! If you see something here that you really like, please do me a favor and share!! It would make me so happy!

Money Saving Posts:

The top hunter on my Christmas list- my husband!

Budget Friendly Gifts For Hunters and Outdoorsmen This was my most popular post on the blog, by far. It had the most traffic, even with being published toward the end of the year! Apparently others share some of my struggles with gift buying!

Qalo Wedding Rings For Active People These rings are amazing for people with dangerous occupations or hobbies, and very affordable (especially with the referral code in the post)!

Tyndale Rewards This is a great program for earning free books easily!

Cheap Carriers For Babywearing Want to try baby wearing, but don’t have much money? Read this!

Schoola Discount Clothing Wear clothing? Like free stuff! You want to check this out!

Kids Activity Posts:

Egg carton flowers

10 Preschool Activities Using Household Items This is a round up of some fun activities for preschoolers.

Free Printable Thanksgiving Turkey Craft This was my first printable to ever include on my blog.

Pinecone Christmas Angels These would be adorable to make any time of year.

Fun ABC Activities My kiddos love these!

Dollar store education: Color sorting blocks Cheap educational activities.

Recipe Posts:

10 Family Friendly Crockpot Meals

10 Family Friendly Crockpot Meals This was my second most popular post total!

Completely Healthy Cookies?? Yes, Please!! This is an older post, but still extremely popular, coming in number three total!

Easy Mexican Bean Salad Delicious, healthy and easy peasy!

Grandma’s Sunday Special Ritz Cracker Chicken This really is my own family’s recipe, and has stayed a top post for a couple of years now. You need to try this!

Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Glaze Cake Scrumptiously simple!

Personal Thoughts:

Walking in the woods with Mommy

More Than a Mom Ever have an identity crisis in your role as a mother? You can probably relate to this!

My Cousin’s Fight The good news? She is doing well, and soon to be a grandma for the very first time! ♥

National Sanctity of Human Life Day This is my very personal story of what life or death choices I have made.

Who Thinks You Are Beautiful? For anyone who has ever felt less than gorgeous…please read!

Struggling? You Are Not Alone. Sharing my own struggle in hopes of making others feel less alone in theirs.

Homesteading Posts:

Stroller Trellis

I only posted a few, but these were the popular ones of those…

Upcycled Trellises for Gardening Cheap tips for garden trellises.

Make Your Own Attractive Topsy Turvy Planter This is one of my favorite gardening tricks!

Did your favorite posts make it into the top posts?

Do you have any favorites I have written? What would you like to see me write about?Do you have any suggestions for what you’d like to see at Penny Pinching Peach as we go forward into 2016?

Happy New Year!

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December 21, 2015
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Christmas Candy Blessing

So, you have no money to spend for Christmas? You’re not the only one!

This year has been one of getting extremely creative and being very wise with very little. Christmas has just upped that to a whole different level!

I have been putting off buying Christmas candy for my kids’ stockings. I just didn’t have extra money and they are always with me, anyway. The other day my husband kept the two older kids after we figured out our grocery budget, so I could get a break and concentrate on shopping. I’d waited almost two weeks to go for anything other than a gallon of milk and some bananas, because I could cook with what I had and we didn’t have the money for more. I wanted to get my babies some candy for their stockings! They expect candy canes and chocolate, so I wanted to at least get one package of each. I set my budget at a whopping $1.00 maximum, and was confident I could do it. I only had change in my purse and wasn’t using my debit card before I hit the grocery store, so that was it.

Need to make your own candy with your tight budget? Check out this book that is as low as free, and includes many candy recipes! The Ultimate Christmas Recipes

I carefully planned out my deals and stackable coupons and headed into CVS. With thoughtful selection and mental mathematics, I did it!! I was able to get two bags of two different flavored Hershey’s kisses, a pack of candy canes AND two plastic candy canes filled with gummies! My total savings was- wait for it- 100%!!!! I handed the cashier the 38 cents of tax that wasn’t paid by my overage (the tax itself was supposed to be $1.20) and couldn’t stop myself from exclaiming “Yay!!! I had nothing in my budget for Christmas candy, so thank God for coupons and bargain shopping!”. She laughed and said “That is awesome!”.

Moral of the story? God will provide, positive thinking pays off….and penny pinching is AWESOME!!!

Looking for more ways to stretch a very tight budget further? I can help you do what I do to help my family, and get free clothes and earn free books!! It’s so simple and they are really high quality items you receive! You won’t regret it!

December 18, 2015
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National Free Shipping Day!!!

Penny Pinching Peach

December 18 is National Free Shipping Day, with no minimum orders and hundreds upon hundreds of participating retailers….and guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve!!

For the frugal procrastinators among you, or just those with something they need to order for later, this is a humdinger of a day!! Which retailer are you going to order from?

I suggest ordering some of these items from Amazon if you have an outdoorsy guy or new mommy and baby on your list

Here is the link with the listing of all the great places you can order from during this one day promotion:

http://www.freeshippingday.com/

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December 15, 2015
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Schoola Discount Clothing

Does anyone need clothes on a limited or non-existent budget? I have to share this way to get clothes online cheap for you!

I just received my first order of 8 much needed items for only $8 from Schoola, plus I still have a couple of dollars left for a future order! It wound up like that because I ordered a new with tags item that said it wasn’t eligible to be bought with credit. I am beyond thrilled, because my older two little ones really needed more decent clothes and this was a sort of answer to an unspoken prayer. If you use my referral link, we both get a $20 credit (you can use it immediately- it applies automatically).

They are known for quality gently used children’s clothing, but they carry adult sizes, as well. The men’s clothing is under the teen boys’ section, and I saw sizes up to XL men’s. This is a wonderful bargain for anyone, not just mommies like me! I’m serious, this made me really happy, since my kids needed some clothes so badly and I had nothing extra in the budget. These clothes were not only a bargain, but they are beautiful, great quality and look brand new. They were much nicer than I expected from looking at the site, even! The little purple dress for my baby girl came new with tags. They get these clothes donated in the name of schools, and give 40% to the school chosen to credit the donation to. Lucky me, I’d earned some Paypal money and was able to use it to pay for the items, so it took nothing out of our budget.

Does anyone in your house need clothes?? Use my referral link for your $20 credit now, and don’t forget that coupon code for 30% off!! https://www.schoola.com/stitch?ref=cp-3X82va1HF

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December 14, 2015
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10 Family Friendly Crockpot Meals

Most busy, penny pinching moms that I know are fond of fun family friendly crockpot recipes. I have had a hard time keeping up with the house and cooking for awhile now, with a new baby and one injury or sickness after another, so my slow cooker is my best friend. I decided to get together a list of 10 great crockpot meals to share with y’all! Read and drool! 😉

Next time you want a comfort meal without all the hassle I hope you give this Crock-pot Beef Stroganoff {Gluten Free} a try. Serve it over hot white or brown rice or GF noodles with your favorite vegetable for an easy dinner. #crockpot #recipe Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

An easy, inexpensive crockpot chili recipe. Hide all kinds of veggies for the picky eaters, and mx your own chili seasoning to control your flavor!
Mom’s Healthy Crockpot Chili

21 freezer meals fit for a family! Who couldn’t use this kind of help with dinners?
How To Make Easy Freezer Meals

Crock-Pot BBQ Orange Pork – A sweet and tangy, super easy, healthier Crock-pot version of a classic family favorite. #recipe #crockpot
Crockpot BBQ Orange Pork

Tastes like a gourmet meal, but without all the gourmet hassle. Serve this to impress the neightbors (or you inlaws!) This recipe is picky eater approved. Slow Cooker White Wine Chicken

Need a new slow cooker? This looks like the newer version of mine, which was a wedding gift. I still use it all the time! Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker

Loaded Potato Soup in the Crock-pot – A potato soup loaded with all the things you like on your baked potatoes. I’m talking bacon, cheese, broccoli, and more! #crockpot #recipe
Loaded Potato Soup

Crock-pot Tex-Mex Steak and Beans – An easy meal to throw together; full of tender, juicy steak, black beans, onions, garlic, and spices. #texmex #crockpot #recipe
Crockpot Tex-Mex Steak and Beans

Not Your Usual Black Beans and Rice! Try this great recipe!
Not Your Usual Black Beans and Rice

Make a delicious crockpot peanut chicken without a huge hassle!
Crockpot Peanut Chicken

Crock-pot Red Beans with Pork – a hearty, easy, crowd pleasing, inexpensive dish that is perfect on any night. #crockpot #recipe Crockpot Red Beans With Pork

To make clean up a snap, I love using Crock Pot Liners. Trust me, huge time saver!

That’s our list, y’all! Don’t they make your mouth water?? Which are you eager to try first? Need more dinner ideas? Try my easy peasy Weeknight Dinners!

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December 11, 2015
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Angel Scripture Verse Printable Coloring Page

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Looking for a sweet coloring activity for your little ones? Here is a free printable Scripture verse, perfect for Christmas or any other time of year, really. My little ones love the coloring pages I create for them, so I thought I’d share one with y’all. Just right click the image below that is sized for printing and select print! Feel free to share this link and photos of the finished products your little ones make here or on my social media.

For ornaments you can make yourself or with the kiddos, try my Salt Dough Christmas Ornaments or Pinecone Christmas Angels.

For suggestions on some ways to show kindness, please read Share the Kindness.

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For the semi crunchy, homeschool friendly and totally frugal!

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How I Got FREE Huggies Diapers At Rite Aid!

I got paid over $6 to buy four packs of Huggies diapers at Rite Aid!!!

Here’s how I got free Huggies diapers using coupons!

Who is going to get your free diapers? Need clothes, too? Check out how to get free clothes using my referral link at School Discount Clothing! To learn more about Swagbucks, read my post here.

For additional content, exclusive coupon codes and to never miss a blog post, please sign up for my Mailing List here!

Happy Six Months, My Third Child!

My Dear Third Born Child,

You may be my third child, but all of my children tie for first place in my heart.

Happy six months, my sweet baby girl!

Feel free to head on over and see my pregnancy announcement & her birth announcement! Also, if you have three children, you may think this Parents and Three Children Family Necklace is just as surprising and lovely as I do!

Top Posts of 2015

It has been a year of change for my family.

For my faithful readers, I wanted to share the highlights from 2015 here at Penny Pinching Peach with y’all!

Money Saving Posts:

Kids Activity Posts:

Recipe Posts:

Personal Thoughts:

Homesteading Posts:

Did your favorite posts make it into the top posts?

Happy New Year!

Subscribe to my mailing list for extra savings and to never miss a post!

Christmas Candy Blessing

So, you have no money to spend for Christmas? You’re not the only one!

Looking for more ways to stretch a very tight budget further? I can help you do what I do to help my family, and get free clothes and earn free books!! It’s so simple and they are really high quality items you receive! You won’t regret it!

National Free Shipping Day!!!

December 18 is National Free Shipping Day, with no minimum orders and hundreds upon hundreds of participating retailers….and guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve!!

I suggest ordering some of these items from Amazon if you have an outdoorsy guy or new mommy and baby on your list

Schoola Discount Clothing

Does anyone need clothes on a limited or non-existent budget? I have to share this way to get clothes online cheap for you!

Does anyone in your house need clothes?? Use my referral link for your $20 credit now, and don’t forget that coupon code for 30% off!! https://www.schoola.com/stitch?ref=cp-3X82va1HF

Like books? Want to earn some for free? Check out one of my favorite programs for earning free books!!

10 Family Friendly Crockpot Meals

Need a new slow cooker? This looks like the newer version of mine, which was a wedding gift. I still use it all the time! Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker

To make clean up a snap, I love using Crock Pot Liners. Trust me, huge time saver!

That’s our list, y’all! Don’t they make your mouth water?? Which are you eager to try first? Need more dinner ideas? Try my easy peasy Weeknight Dinners!

Please sign up for my Mailing List for a weekly update, coupon codes, and extra savings!

Angel Scripture Verse Printable Coloring Page

I got paid over $6 to buy four packs of Huggies diapers at Rite Aid!!!

Here’s how I got free Huggies diapers using coupons!

Who is going to get your free diapers? Need clothes, too? Check out how to get free clothes using my referral link at School Discount Clothing! To learn more about Swagbucks, read my post here.

For additional content, exclusive coupon codes and to never miss a blog post, please sign up for my Mailing List here!

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My Dear Third Born Child,

You may be my third child, but all of my children tie for first place in my heart.

Happy six months, my sweet baby girl!

Feel free to head on over and see my pregnancy announcement & her birth announcement! Also, if you have three children, you may think this Parents and Three Children Family Necklace is just as surprising and lovely as I do!

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After using them to do some Christmas baking, I thought I’d tell y’all about my two favorite cookie recipe books!

The first of my favorite cookie cookbooks is called 1001 Cookie Recipes.

My other favorite recipe book is BH&G Ultimate Cookie Book.

What is your favorite kind of cookie? Want to know some of my favorite cookie recipes I have created from randomness? Try my completely healthy cookies and my easy peasy cake mix cookies!

Subscribe to my mailing list for extra savings and to never miss a post!

Share this:

It has been a year of change for my family.

For my faithful readers, I wanted to share the highlights from 2015 here at Penny Pinching Peach with y’all!

Money Saving Posts:

Kids Activity Posts:

Recipe Posts:

Personal Thoughts:

Homesteading Posts:

Did your favorite posts make it into the top posts?

Happy New Year!

Subscribe to my mailing list for extra savings and to never miss a post!

Share this:

So, you have no money to spend for Christmas? You’re not the only one!

Looking for more ways to stretch a very tight budget further? I can help you do what I do to help my family, and get free clothes and earn free books!! It’s so simple and they are really high quality items you receive! You won’t regret it!

Share this:

December 18 is National Free Shipping Day, with no minimum orders and hundreds upon hundreds of participating retailers….and guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve!!

I suggest ordering some of these items from Amazon if you have an outdoorsy guy or new mommy and baby on your list

Share this:

Does anyone need clothes on a limited or non-existent budget? I have to share this way to get clothes online cheap for you!

Does anyone in your house need clothes?? Use my referral link for your $20 credit now, and don’t forget that coupon code for 30% off!! https://www.schoola.com/stitch?ref=cp-3X82va1HF

Like books? Want to earn some for free? Check out one of my favorite programs for earning free books!!

Share this:

Need a new slow cooker? This looks like the newer version of mine, which was a wedding gift. I still use it all the time! Hamilton Beach Slow Cooker

To make clean up a snap, I love using Crock Pot Liners. Trust me, huge time saver!

That’s our list, y’all! Don’t they make your mouth water?? Which are you eager to try first? Need more dinner ideas? Try my easy peasy Weeknight Dinners!

Please sign up for my Mailing List for a weekly update, coupon codes, and extra savings!

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