How to get rid of Ants Rebecca Autry Creations

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Do you have a problem with ants in your home? Well this might help you without the high cost of a pest control.

Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it ‘home,’ can’t digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don’t have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

Did you know that cornmeal is a great resource or that this will work with ants?

No More Mosquitos

Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

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How to get rid of Weeds

1. Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil.

2. Wet newspapers

3. Put layers around the plants overlapping as you go.

4. Cover with mulch and forget about weeds.

5. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.

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Say Goodbye to Fruit Flies

Those little annoying fruit flies can be gotten rid of with this simple tip below. So lets say goodbye to fruit flies.

Frugal tip – To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass, fill it 1/2′ with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid; mix well.

You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

If you have any frugal tips to share we would love to hear them. You can submit to moms saving 1 (@) (gmail) dot com

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Copycat Chick-fil-A Chicken Nugget Recipe

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Copycat Chick-fil-A Nuggets with a Twist Recipe

This is NOT Chick-fil-A’s recipe simply because I do not know how they make theirs. This my own version! Below you will find the supplies and step by step instructions on how to make a copycat Chick-fil-a nuggets

What you Need:

– 1 Cup of Milk

– 2 Eggs

– 1 Cup of Flour

– 1 TBSP of Confection Sugar

– 1 TBSP of Brown Sugar

– 1 pound of Chicken Breast

– 1 tsp chili powder

– 1 tsp of pepper

– 1 tsp of salt

– Peanut or Olive Oil

How to Make:

Step 1

First defrost your chicken if not defrosted. Cut any visible fat off. Cut into 1 inch cubes or larger as desired.

Step 2

Take 1 Cup of Milk and 2 Eggs and mix well into a bowl. Add cubed chicken into mix and place into refrigerator for 30-45 mins.

Step 3

In another bowl mix all dry ingredients. Once the chicken has been sitting for 30-45 mins. mix them into the dry mix.

Step 4

Take your oil and heat to medium/high in a sauce pan about 1 inch deep.

Step 5

Add 6-8 pieces of chicken at a time and brown 2-3 mins on each side.

Step 6

Repeat step 5 until all your pieces are cooked.

That’s it! You’re done. Enjoy.

This by no means is trying to copy Chick-fil-A chicken nuggets recipe. I simply do not know their recipe.

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Macaroni Queso Blanco Recipe Rebecca Autry Creations

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Macaroni Queso Blanco Recipe

Below you will see the ingredients you need plus step by step instructions on how to make.

What you Need:

– Curly Elbow Pasta

– Velveeta Queso Blanco

– 1/2 Cup Milk

– 1/2 Cup Butter

How to Make:

1. Boil your pasta till done. Drain water.

2. Add Butter and mix. Add Milk and mix.

3. Heat Velveeta cheese till it melted enough you can pour over the pasta and mix well.

(I used only a 1/2 of the velveeta stick for 4 servings of pasta but add as desired. Add pepper to give a bit of season)

That is it. Enjoy! Very simple

I used San Giorgio Pasta Portions the boil in 3 minutes. Total prep and cook time was 10 mins.

Be Sure to Pin this so you can come back!

Also check out my other simple recipes.

Chili in a Haystack #Recipe Rebecca Autry Creations

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Very simple and fun way to eat Chili. Does today seem like a Chili type of day? Below you will find what you need and how to make Chili in a Haystack.

What you Need:

– Chili

– Fritos

– Cheese

How to Make:

1. Simply warm up your Chili as directed by the package.

2. Add Fritos to the bowl.

3. Add warmed chili to the Fritos.

4. Top with Shredded Cheese.

Enjoy!

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Moms Saving Money Contact Me

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So you want to get in touch with me! Here is how you can Contact Me!

Rebecca Autry

email me at Momssaving1@gmail.com

I do check my own email and read them all. You can also contact me through Facebook messaging on the page or twitter message or even linkedin. I also check pinterest messages. You can always leave a comment on the blog anywhere and I will read and reply.

September Stock-up Items! Rebecca Autry Creations

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Are you trying to save money? Are you starting your own stockpile? Let me help you by showing you  the items that will go to their lowest price in the month of September. Check out the September Stock-up Items. Coupons added make an even better stock-up price! September Stock-up Items that you will find at stores on clearance, sales but most definitely at their lowest price this month. Happy Shopping.

Please feel free to comment below other items you would like to add to this list that may help other readers about stock-up items in September.

SEE ALSO

September Stock-up Items!

September everyone is back in school so many of the following items relate to school lunch and snack ideas.

  • Capri Suns
  • Pudding Cups
  • Cereals
  • Peanut Butter
  • Jelly
  • Canned Soup
  • Snacks i.e. Chex Mix, Bugels, Crackers (Gold Fish)
  • Lunchables
  • Spaghetti Sauces
  • Canned Foods
  • School Supplies
    • Notebooks
    • Pens
    • Pencils
    • Color Pencils
    • Binders
    • Markers
    • Glue
    • Crayons
    • Erasers
  • Summer Clothes goes on sale
  • Summer Clearance Items and Labor Day Sales

*Please note that some items will vary depending on regions but over all these items listed above will be at their lowest price.

When checking for items lowest price be sure to take into consideration of stores that already have low prices such as Dollar Tree, Aldi’s and many more.

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Disclosure – Rebecca Autry Creations

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Moms Saving Money is a personal blog written and edited by Rebecca Autry.

As the owner of this blog, I do accept forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.

The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network.

The owner of this blog is occasionally compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even if the owner of this blog receives compensation for a posts or advertisements, I the owner will always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products.

The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

For questions about this blog, please contact Rebecca Autry (momssaving1@gmail.com).

Money Saving Tips – Rebecca Autry Creations

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Money Saving Tips

money saving tips

MSM Tip #1 Just because you have a coupon doesn’t mean you need to get the item and use the coupon, unless its free or almost free. Please use discretion when using coupons – they may not always be a great deal.

MSM Tip #2 Know your plan on what you want to accomplish with coupons!

MSM Tip #3 – know the floor plan of your most shopped at store; makes finding your coupons for unexpected deals so much easier

MSM Tip #4 – Always comparison shop even if you have a coupon. What may seem like a good deal at one place may be better at another.

MSM Tip #5 – Most stores offer Store coupons in which case you can combine a Manufacture coupon with a store coupon for a product but be careful stores like Walgreens require you to have the same amount of items as coupons or more this is when we add cheap filler items.

MSM Tip #6- Plan out your Transactions before heading to the store. Some stores only allow 3 transactions per visit.

MSM tip#7-always carry your coupons with you.

MSM Tip #8 – Learn how to roll your Register Rewards, ECBS, or Catalinas to Maximize your savings.

MSM Tip #9 – For real savings print a high price coupon even if you might not use it right away. They go fast and often times you wish you had printed it.

MSM Tip #10 – Always check to see if your store will accept printed coupons or even coupons on your mobile phone.

MSM Tip #11 – Always carry your weekly ads with you to double check the sales and your receipt.

MSM Tip #12 If you a store does not have a product in stock thats on sale be sure to get a raincheck whenever possible. This will extend the sale up to 30 days pending the store. Remember a manager can always refuse to give a raincheck.

MSM Tip #13 – Always let people behind you in the checkout know that you have coupons or multiple transactions. This gives them the opportunity to switch lanes if desired.

MSM Tip #14 –Manufacture Coupon from the Blinkie dispensers can be used at other
stores.

MSM Tip #15 – Some Manufacture coupons will display a store logo. This means that coupon can only be used at that store and cannot be combined with another manufacture coupon but can be with a store coupon. Some stores will allow those coupons

with another store logo. Double check with the store before trying to use.

MSM #16 – Whatever method you use to organize your coupons to maximize your saving
do it well.

MSM Tip #17- for expecting moms buy diapers now and if your little one grows out of them before you can use them most stores like Walgreens, Walmart and Target

will allow to exchange them for the size you need as long as they are not open.

10 ways to organize your kids bedroom

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Can’t walk through your children’s room without stepping on something? I feel you, it is a constant struggle with my children to keeping their rooms clean. We even created a summer chore schedule before any electronics can be turned on! It kinda worked, but by afternoon there is no walkway to be seen! Below are ways to organize your kids bedroom for real people like our family. Most of the ideas are creative ways to use products from Dollar Tree that works for us.

10 ways to organize your kids bedroom

1. Closets. Be wise with your closet space.

  • Use the hanging organizers to have more storage.
  • Use shelving units add more areas to use.
  • Use the back of the doors to hangs items.
  • Place the plastic single drawers at the bottom of a closet.
  • If you have room, create a double hanging area for smaller closets.
  • Use Shoe organizers for the sides of closets if they are deep.

2. Toy boxes. If you need an inexpensive way for toy boxes get the plastic storage containers for $5 it beats the $20 plus toy boxes and works just as good.

We have purchased many containers from Dollar Tree in the colors my kids like and those have lasted quite a bit.

3. Need Shelves. We invested in containers from Dollar Tree that fit my children’s chapter books in nicely. We have them lined on the dresser. Great thing is you can stack them on each other.

4. Drawers.  Get section dividers or make your own, but be wise about what belongs in each drawer. In my daughters room her drawer we labeled ‘Bottoms’ contains a bin for her socks, tights and leggings and another for dress shorts and underwear. These work great when she has to put her clothes away. She keeps them organized and has no excuse not knowing which items belongs in its container. They are bins found at Dollar Tree.

5. Hooks. Use hooks behind doors in closets or even from the ceiling to hold coats, scarfs, toys and much more, a great way to de-cluttering the floor and keep organized. We have the kids medals and ribbons hanging from hooks in the kids rooms.

I have become a hook queen! really ask my children. Not only do we have hooks inside most of the closets, we have them in various places of the rooms including my kitchen where I have hung them below my upper cabinet to hang cooking utensils. Hooks can be purchased at Dollar Tree. Go a little crazy with hooks, they are a great invention.

6. Under the bed. You can find many containers that fit perfectly under beds to which you can store winter or summer clothing or even sentimental items. Just be sure you pack neatly and keep organized. Also be sure label to make it easier to find items.

I can’t stress enough, Label, label, label. Save yourself some time by labeling your containers, especially if they are not clear. No need to continually open and rummage through because you thought something might be in there.

7. Behind the door. There are all kinds of different door organizers that are great for kids rooms and to keep smaller items organized. We have a Shoe pocket organizer on the back of my daughters door. She houses her Barbie’s there. Behind my boys door is a card holder that fits their Pokemon Cards. They don’t show up on the floor anymore! The great thing is they are displayed side by side and easier to look at. You can also used the card sleeves for a binder.

You might be interested to see my Pokemon Go Party Ideas if you are planning a party soon!

8. Bookshelves. Bookshelves don’t just have to be for books you can also use to display toys or other important items to have in the kids room, like a piggy bank.

My boys have one bookshelf that has books on it but we got the stack-able shelves from dollar tree and now to the side of the books on the shelf they have a place to put small odds and ends, one of the shelf bin holds their pencils and color pencils.

9. Hampers. There are many theme looking hampers that are not sore to the eye, but are very practical to any kids room? So we have gone through may variations of hampers in the kids rooms but we ultimately decided what works best for our family is to have the kids take their clothes after getting showered and dressed to the laundry room. In there we have laundry bags labeled with their Initial. We know that when a bag is full its enough for a load. This helps us keep dirty clothes out of the kids room and semi-prepped for laundry.

We did try the laundry bags hanging on the backs of the kids doors. It work so well for us, it might for you. Having the plastic hamper didn’t work either, clothes would end up piled on top, plus when it was full that was more than 1 load, it got out of hand and just didn’t work for us.

10. Have a place for everything. Most importantly if you don’t have a place for everything on your child’s room then you need to consider what needs to be gotten rid of or stored elsewhere. Like Nony from A Slob Come Clean she talks about the container rule. It was eye opening for me too. If you have more items than fit in your designated container, Don’t go and buy another container. Organize what you have in level of importance to you. Then one by one place them back into the container and those that are not as important will be last and if you don’t have room consider donating them. Live within the container means. It is hard at first but believe me if you have a place for everything it will help you stay organize and help your kids.

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Pre-Order vs. Rain-checks! Rebecca Autry Creations

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So sometimes I am a little behind on things! I live off Rain-checks because I go to the store mid week because of our schedules and many of the sale/coupon items are no longer available.

But I recently knew between my sister, myself and a few other ladies we would be getting a large quantity of the same items. So I decided to make sure the store had enough of those products so I did a major Pre-Order for the first time today. Please read how My First Major Pre-order went.

So because I am learning everyday about coupons like you it never crossed my mind that when I get rain-checks for items I could always call in and pre-order the products as well.

Some Rain-checks only last 30 days at Kroger, while rain-checks at Food Lion has a longer duration.

Today I went to Kroger and they were out of the Reach Toothbrushes, Floss and Hungry Jack Hashbrowns so I went to customer service to put in an order and than I realized perhaps I should ask for the rain-check to lock in that price for the next 30 days and since I was in a hurry and didn’t exactly have the time to put in an order I could go home and call later tonight and place my order.

Pre-order is great when you know you need a large amount of a particular item and you have coupons expiring soon while rain-checks are great to lock in that price for 30 days and wait till you can go again to pick up the items.

With pre-orders you are set to a particular time frame to pick up your products.

So today my new learning tip is think about getting a rain-check and then placing a pre-order to maximize your savings.

Here is a hint for an item I actually pre-ordered and have a rain-check for and that is POM. We have 2 rain-checks for the $10/10 and between my sisters coupons, mine and ones given from a friend we have about 20 and the coupon makes them FREE unfortunately the coupons expire soon at least the ones we want to use!