Freezer Meals and stuff

So, I'm really getting into this freezer meal thing...seems to be saving a LOT of time and money....I could really turn this into an obsession. There are 10 meals in my freezer as we speak :)

Airmiles......

So, I've been doing the airmiles thing for a few years now and FINALLY have enough for our family to go on a little trip. (Nanaimo for Christmas) Anyhoo...I've recently started getting obsessive about airmiles...I realized we weren't accumulating them nearly fast enough and am finally learning the air miles game.

1) I upgraded our mastercard to gold (1 mile for every $15 you spend. The gold card also allows you to redeem flights for 80% of the regular airmiles cost. The problem is...the gold card costs $90 a year. I could never justify if before, but realized if I upgraded the card I would end up saving over $200 on our flight this year alone...plus easily gain well over $90 each year worth of airmiles....so it actually is worth it. If you consider...one air mile is worth thirty cents...you can figure out if it's worth it for you.

2) Here's a neat site I found. I'm NOT a safeway shopper.....BUT they do have awesome airmiles deals every week. This site calculates which airmiles deals are the best for the week. So, we buy whatever the best air mile deal is of the week (if it's something we would actually use or eat).
http://www.bestairmiledeals.com/

I think if I keep it up should be able to go on a trip (paid for by airmiles) once a year or so... :) We've accumulated 500 airmiles this month alone....and haven't really gone too far out of our way.

Do you have any air miles tricks?

Locks of Love....should I?

So...with a military husband gone for 9 months, a hair cut was not really a priority...not that it ever really is for me. Anyhoo...pretty sure I've hit the longest length my hair has ever been. I was thinking...why not hack it off for a good cause?

http://www.locksoflove.org/

If I cut a minimum 10 inches from the longest layer I could donate it to help make wigs for kids who need them. I have plenty of hair to spare... It would probably hit chin level if I did it....so it would be pretty drastic.... what do ya think?

Super and not so Super Superstore Experiences

Two Superstore Experiences I wanted to share.

First, Not to Super.
One day...I had to grab some eye drops for Sarah and so we just went to the self-checkout. The guy infront of me put in some cash to pay for his food, grabbed the receipt and rushed out the door. I go up to the machine and it spits out $40 in change! The guy had put in a $100 bill. The guy was long gone...so I tell the self checker supervisor guy about it. He checks on his screen to make sure I was right and then says...ok thanks...THEN out of the corner of my eye I see him POCKET THE MONEY!! Uggh....guess that's what I get for being honest. Why didn't I just keep it?

Next Super.
So, yesterday I go shopping and buy a few packages of pull-ups (diapers). They were on sale so I got 3 pkgs. On my way out the door I noticed I got charged full price. So, I go to customer service and show them. They check and confirm I got charged $6 too much. Then, she credits my credit card $30! And I'm like....it should only be about $6 right? And she's like...nope...we have a new policy...if we overcharge you, you get one item free! Nice eh? So, $30 for free is always good.

And those are my superstore adventures as of late.... stay tuned.