We are savoring these last few days of the year and gearing up for another awesome year filled with savings! To celebrate the New Year, we are hosting a little get together.
I love that smart shopping throughout the year means that having friends over doesn’t cost a lot and won’t result in last-minute scrambling to decide what to serve! Thanks to coupons & sales, we always have ample plates, cups and napkins on hand too.
I’m always looking for lightened up party menu ideas so please share your favorite recipes in the comments or link up below.
*These prices are based off of averages and are subject to change weekly
New Years Party Menu
Thai Chicken Skewers – Recipe
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, $1.99 lb (Kroger)
(3 Points Plus)
Baked Zucchini Sticks – Recipe
Yellow Squash, Zucchini, or Green Beans 99¢ lb (Publix)
Bread Crumbs (pantry)
(3 Points Plus)
Avocado & Cream Cheese Tortilla Rounds – Recipe
Pace Chunky Salsa, Picante Sauce, or Pico de Gallo, 16 oz, 89¢ (Publix)
Hass Avocados, $1 ea. (Kroger SE)
Mission Tortilla Restaurant Style Tortilla Rounds, 13 oz, $1.49 (Harris Teeter)
Sour Cream, 16 oz, $1.69 (Lowes Foods)
(2 Points Plus)
Tomato Basil Mozzarella Skewers – Recipe
Florida Grape Tomatoes, 1 pt, $1.49 (Publix)
Sorrento Mozzarella Cheese, 16 oz, $2.99 (Ingles)
(1 Point Plus each)
Caramel Cookies – Recipe
(all pantry ingredients)
(1 Point Plus each)
Glazed Nuts – Recipe
Emerald Mixed Nuts or Cashews, 10-11.5 oz, $1.99 (Publix)
Brown Sugar (pantry)
Spices (pantry)
(6 Points Plus if made with Cashews)
Turtle Cheesecake Bars – Recipe
Nabisco Oreo Cookies or Cakesters, 11-16.6 oz, $1.99 (Winn Dixie)
Emerald Mixed Nuts or Cashews, 10-11.5 oz, $1.99 (Publix)
(5 Points Plus)
Cranberry Punch – Recipe
Ocean Spray Light Cranberry Juice, 64 oz, $1.99 (Bloom)
(2 Points Plus with Diet Ginger Ale)
Serveware
Solo Plastic Cups 24-50 ct., or Plastic Plates, 12 ct., 39¢ (Publix)
Mardi-Gras Napkins, 250 ct. 89¢ (Harris Teeter)
Home 360 Plastic Cutlery 24 ct., $1 (Harveys)
It’s time to start thinking about your garden for spring! To help you, Gardens Alive has a FREE catalog that comes with a coupon for $25 off any order.
Having a garden is a very frugal and healthy way to save money!
Wedding season is in full bloom and The Knot is having their end of year blow out just in time! To save even more, use the code TKCART10 to get an extra 10% off your order!
-Bridesmaids Gifts 70% off
-Totes 80% off (they have many options for $2.99)
-Watches starting at $7.99
Several of the items come with FREE personalization (otherwise fees range from $5-$10).
If you’re headed to CVS you want to check out some clearance deals that a lot of folks are finding!
Herbal Essence Shampoo, $1.12
-$1 off Herbal Essence or Aussie hair care, November Ebony magazine P&G Coupon Booklet (exp 12/31)
-$1/2 Herbal Essence or Aussie product, excl trial size, PG 11/27 (exp 12/31)
(use $1 off, makes it 12¢)
Pantene Shampoo, $1.49
-$1 off Pantene product, P&G Everyday Solutions home mailer (exp 12/31)
-$3/2 Pantene product, excl trial size, PG 11/27 (exp 12/31)
(use $3/2, makes it FREE)
$2 ECB wyb Head and Shoulders, marked down to $1.89
-$1 off Head & Shoulders product, P&G Everyday Solutions home mailer (exp 12/31)
-$1 off Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner, November Rouge magazine
-$1/2 Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner, excl trial size, RP 12/11
(use $1 off, makes it FREE)
Remember that clearance deals and prices vary by store. Hopefully you can find these in your area. On the Head & Shoulder’s that is an unadvertised ECB printing, but many of you left comments on the CVS weekly ad list that it worked for you!
One Kings Lane is featuring Kitchen Picks kitchen gadgets today with many under $10! They have everything from coffee presses to knives!
To make it even better, new members automatically get a $15 credit when you sign up! The credit will automatically be applied with your first purchase of $30 more.
Shipping starts around $6.95.
Plum District has a great deal for Bloom.com today! You can get a $50 voucher to Bloom.com for $25 with FREE shipping!
Bloom.com has beauty and personal care products from over 150 brands including Burt’s Bees, Olay, essie, Almay, and Aveeno.
This is a great way to get beauty products for less, especially if you have something you love that doesn’t go on sale often!
Vistaprint has FREE 4 x 6 Photo Flip Books! You can choose from over 80 designs and add text. Each book includes 20 pages, but you can add more.
You will pay shipping which starts at $5.85.
They are also having a 50% off Sale Including:
-Premium Photo Books
-Mugs
-Mommy Cards
-Photo Magnets
-Post Cards
-Invitations
6pm.com has Crocs shoes up to 70% off with some styles starting at $9.99. Plus you will get FREE shipping on any order! I found the women’s shoes above for me and kids shoes starting at $10.99.
One of the biggest New Year’s resolutions is to get in shape or lose weight.
Right now Sears.com is having 40% off (or more) on exercise equipment, with some items even lower! Plus get $100 instant savings and Free Shipping on any SOLE brand treadmills and ellipticals.
I found treadmills that were $500 marked down from $1100, and other large equipment deals. They do have sales on smaller accessories too. Use code SEARS2011 to save $5 off any $50 order.
To save even more on these great deals, shop through Ebates and get 4% cash back!
