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I'm a full-time wife and mom of two adorable boys. When I'm not busy trying to keep up with them I enjoy photography, traveling, planning parties and a little bit of reading.

In February of 2008 I was diagnosed with an incurable terminal lung illness, though God promised me a full and complete healing. While we wait for His timing, we're taking it one day at a time, and standing in awe of how God's using all of this for His glory. The tough road we've traveled has given us a new perspective on the fragility of life. Memories are more important to us than ever before. The goal of this blog is to share some of our family life - the ups and downs, the joys and probably some of the pains as well. It's mostly meant as a personal journal of sorts, but you're welcome to share in it. We'd like to take this opportunity to say ...

WELCOME TO THE FEITNER ADVENTURE!

Friday, January 22, 2010

money - money - money

There are currently 132 items at Walmart*
that are less than $1 (with a coupon),
and 12 of them are FREE!
Check it out HERE.  


There are currently 59 items at Target
that are less than $1 (with a coupon),
and 8 of them are FREE!
Check it out HERE.


There are currently 34 items at Publix
that are less than $1 (with a coupon),
and 12 of them are FREE!
Check it out HERE.


There are currently 30 items at Walgreens
that are less than $1 (with a coupon),
and 8 of them are FREE!
Check it out HERE.


Kristin at Couponing to Disney has done all the hard work for you!  All you need to do is buy one (or 2, or 3) newspapers each Sunday and save the coupons - save ALL the coupons!  You don't even need to cut them out - just save them.  On her blog she tells you which coupon was found in which week's paper.

On the left side of the blog you'll see listed: Amazon - CVS - Kmart - Publix - Rite Aid - Target - Toys R Us / Babies R Us - Walgreens - and Walmart.  Feel free to click on the store you'd like to know current deals at, and SAVE SOME MAJOR MONEY!!!  Kristin also explains the coupon policies of each store, and how to save the most.

Jess, a girlfriend of mine got me hooked on this website, and I've been saving like crazy!  Aaron's even gotten into it! Every time we drive past a CVS, he says "Look - CVS - a good place to save."  I wish I had found the time to start doing this more "hardcore" last fall, but with relocating and everything I just didn't have it in me.  But one of my New Year's Resolutions is to change how I spend money - so here's one way it's happening.

* It's been 4 years since we've shopped at Walmart, because we disagree so strongly with their infamous labor practices around the world.  I still haven't gone there yet, even though these are amazing deals.  I'm still debating whether or not I will shop there.  Maybe just if the item is free?  I don't know.  But most of our friends DO shop there - and lots of our friends have been hit hard by the recession.  So, I'm sharing the info for YOUR benefit.  I'd like to do anything I can to help keep food on your table.

1 comment:

Shannon O'Leary said...

Hi Julia: You don't know me but I learned about you and your journey with Pulmonary Hypertension from my sister, Courtney Etzweiler. I believe she's a friend of your Mom's. Anyway, My doctors thought I had this disease as well and I went through so many tests including two right heart caths one with exercise and at this point, they've ruled this disease out. It's possible that I'm in the VERY beginning stages but they are hopeful as well as I, that's it's not. That's not the reason why I'm emailing you but I've read some of your blog. You're an inspiration and an amazing person. I went through about 4 months of waiting to find out if I had this Pulmonary Hypertension. At the time, I didn't know anything about the disease. I did A LOT of research and was consumed over the 4 months finding and reading everything I could about the disease and the treatments. I ended up going to Columbia University Medical Center in NY. They are the leading Pulmonary Hypertension Center on the Eastern side of the US. They gave me a lot of hope and said if I do have it, they have people that have had it for 20 years now and are still living a "normal" life with the new treatments that they have. I don't know where you are being treated now and I'm not saying whether they are good or not. But I felt compelled to write this to you and include their link to look into it. I didn't know how to contact you other than through commenting on your blog. Here's the link. http://childrensnyp.org/mschony/pulmonary-hypertension-center.html

This center treats children as well as adults. They were very good, knowledgeable, caring and thorough. If you have any questions, you can email me at shannoleary@aol.com. I will continue to keep you and your family in my prayers.
God Bless and Best Wishes,
Shannon O'Leary
I'm 35 and also live in Mechanisburg, PA.