What to do with extra school supplies?

The stores are still practically giving away school supplies this week. Here are 3 things you can do with the extra school supplies you bought.

1. Donate them to a food pantry. Food pantries often give out school supplies this time of year.
2. Donate them to a local school. Each year teachers spend hundreds of dollars of their own money to buy school supplies for their classrooms.
3. Save them to put in a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child- coming in November.

CVS free sample and coupon

I found a free sample of Essence of Beauty Creamy Fig Body Lotion at CVS with a $1 off coupon attached. My store had them near the register but maybe check in the beauty aisle also. The coupon may come in handy later- expires 6/30/09.

Knowing when to shop

I just found out a valuable shopping tip today. If you go to Giant Eagle on a weekday morning (not Monday) they will have meat marked down from the day before. It will have yellow mark down labels. I got organic Nature's Basket ground beef this morning for $2.50/lb. Also some bagged salad had yellow peelie coupons $1 off. I got some baby spinach for $1.50.

True Lemon

I got my samples of True Lemon in the mail. I really like the True Lime the best. I put it in some Mexi-chicken I was making- yummy! Here are some True Lime recipes. Get you own free sample here.