Printing Coupons....Printer Ink

Printer Ink can be very expensive, yet printing coupons can save you lots of money. It can be a toss up if it is even worth it to buy the ink to print the coupons. My answer is yes it is!!!!
When I print coupons at home I make sure that my printer is set to black ink only. This can be found in the printing options under Advance.  I also click to print in the grey scale, it makes the printing a bit lighter and uses less ink. 
When the ink runs out it is expensive to replace.  We purchase ours online at either Amazon.ca or Ebay.ca and my husband refills it.  Make sure you log into airmilesshops.ca first to get your Airmiles. 
This can be messy, he uses a syringe (left over from kid medicine) a pair of old plastic gloves, and a yogurt container. 
I have only had a problem at one store with a printed coupon.  Make sure it says Internet Coupon and you will be ok.  Don't ever photocopy coupons. Each printed coupon has a special bar code. Sometimes if you open up another Internet Browser you can print more.  I use Modzilla and Explorer.
Happy Coupon Hunting!
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Pink Stickers

Today is Thanksgiving, and my family has a lot to be thankful for.  There aren't many days in the calendar year that the grocery store is closed.  I love shopping the day before the store closes as there are magical pink stickers placed on many fresh products.  I haven't quite figured out if there is a time of day that is the best for the pink stickers, but I tend to head out mid afternoon.  I prefer shopping at my local No Frills, however, on these days I find the larger grocery stores have more mark downs.
Yesterday I found many items for the deep freezer and to use during the holiday
2 garlic fingers
4 pizzas
1 whole chicken (dinner Tuesday night)
2 skinless bone in chicken (this was a mistake I thought it was boneless but will be great in the crockpot)
2 packages of red peppers already sliced
2 packages of green peppers already sliced
1 package of sliced cucumbers
1 spinach  dip
1 family size pesto alfredo chicken (dinner for a night this week)
1 package of rolls
 for a grand total of $36! 
Morgan had collected $20 of PC Plus points this month and I cashed it in and paid only $16.  2 meals, had a munchie with raw veggies with our company yesterday, rolls with our dinner tonight and 4 nights of our Friday pizza nights with 2 nights a bonus of garlic fingers and chicken to prepare an evening.   7 meals!!!
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Teacher Storage Uses on the Cheap

I am a teacher, and trust me there are many ways that I could spend my money daily at work.  I have become quite resourceful with being cheap at work also.  A few examples are in the pictures.  I rolled up my boarders to store in empty frosting cans.  I use Baby Wipe containers to store pens, markers, pencils, dice, glue sticks, the list goes on and on.  My favorite teacher frugal use is my home made white boards. I bought 15 plastic plates for $3 and use them as white boards!!!!!   They last a long time, I am on year 2 with the same plates!