http://wheaties.us/blog/2009/09/15/save-money-buy-fewer-razor-blades/
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Buy FEWER Razor Blades
I am BIG on re-using. And this article is going to make me rich! :) Well, maybe not rich but Men's razor blades are really expensive and this is a tried and true way to get more life out of them. A special thank you to my hubbs for sharing this article with me.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Kroger Deals. Free Green Giant Frozen Veggies
There are great deals on meat this week at Kroger. Be sure to stock up. And you can get free or SUPER CHEAP Green Giant Veggies this week. Thats all I have for now. Be sure to let us all know if you find other deals.
Green Giant Vegetables 10/$10
.50/1 here (coupons.com) or .40/1 GM 12/13
=free or .20 each
Meat:
Pork Shoulder Butt Roast .67lb *limit 2 with $20 purchase
Private Turkey Selection .69lb
Rib Eye Roast $4.99lb
Cooks Smoked Ham Shank Portion .97lb
Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sausage 16oz BOGO Free
Kroger Shrimp Rings BOGO Free
Crab Supreme Imitation Crab Meat 10/$10
Baking:
Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chips $1.99
Kroger Powdered & Brown Sugar 2/$3
Kroger Vegetable Oil $1.99
Duncan Hines Cake Mix 10/$10
Dairy:
Cool Whip 10/$10
Kraft Cheese 8oz $1.89
Philadelphia Cream Cheese 4/$5
$1/3 11/15 RP
=4/$4
Kroger Cheese 8oz 4/$5
Misc:
Pepperidge Farms Bagels BOGO Free
Kroger Cranberry Sauce .89
Ro*Tel Diced Tomatoes .90
.50/1 here (no longer available)
=Free
Tostitos Chips $2.48
Knudsen Sparkling Cider 2/$5
Hershey Kisses 2/$6
12/6 SS $1/2 PLUS 12/6 B3G4th Free
=4/$8
Produce:
10/$10: Apples, mini carrots, broccoli crowns, Jumbo Grapefruit
Jumbo Haas Avacados 4/$5
Cantaloupe .97lb
Clementines 3lbs $3.77
Green Beans .97lb
Hygiene:
Huggies jumbo pack $8.99
11/15 SS $1.50 plus $1.50 Cellfire
=$5.99
Colgate Total toothpaste 2/$5
12/6 SS .75
=$1.75
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
P&G eSaver bad news
I recieved this in my inbox today:
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Free 12 days at Randalls/Safeway
Many places have started their 12 days of Christmas programs. Some include deseretbook.com, whataburger and now Safeway/Randalls. Today you can get a free cake mix, tomorrow you can get free eggs. Visit here for all the coupons
Thursday, December 10, 2009
i think i hate technology
Why you ask? Well, I had the matchups for Kroger and I must not have saved it or something because they have managed to disappear. I am not sure if I have the heart or time or energy to do it all over again.... at any rate, the sale is the same as last week.
Great deal: Flour and Corn Tortillas $1. Stock up on these. You can freeze them for later
Blackberries .99 limit 4
Mint Layered Fudge
This recipe for Mint Layered Fudge is just dreamy. I made it in about 20 minutes. Thank you to All Recipes. It is a cheap, quick Christmas treat
Hot Deal today only! Free Car wash
That's right folks, get a free car wash today from 7am -7pm tonight at Quick Quack Car wash. Its a $5 credit which will treat you to the minimum wash. Or you can do the highest one for $9.99. After your $5 credit that is only $4.99 AND you get a FREE car wash to use within 5 days. What a great deal!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Coupon Class Jan 9th
I hope you will be able to make it to the coupon class on Jan 9th. It will be at the Tomball Library from 11-1pm. If you pre-pay $10, you will get two eBooks for free ($17.50 value). It is open to the public. You will learn a lot about coupons and food storage and how to be prepared.
There are some websites worth checking out.
-Shortucts.com
-Afullcup.com
-Cellfire.com
-Coupons.com
Head over right now and load ecoupons onto your shopper card for greater savings.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Walgreens
Check out Kristi with TCA for the full list of deals at Walgreens this week. Here's a peek:
Toblerone Bars $3/2
$1/2 Walgreens December Coupon Booklet
$1 SS 11/22
= FREE
Finesse Shampoo, Conditioner, or Styling Products or Pert Plus Shampoo Plus Conditioner $1.99
$1 Pert printable
$1 Pert SS 10/18
$1 Finesse SS 10/25
$2 MIR SS 10/25
= $.99
CVS
Here are some of the deals posted over at Shellie's. Be sure to check out the whole list
Emergen-C Immune Booster (2pk) – $3.99
-Get $3.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Final Price = FREE
Gillette Fusion, Mach 3, or Satin Shave Gel – $1.99
-Use $1/1 Gillette Shave coupon (PG 11/29)
-Use $1/1 Gillette Shave coupon (Flu coupon book)
Final Price = FREE
Target Free Swiss Miss
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Free Calendar PLUS 10 Free Cards now
I mentioned in my last post about Vista Print. This deal just got sweeter. Click below and order a calendar and 10 photo cards all for free (you pay shipping).
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Today through the 18th 80% off books
The Scholatic Book Wearhouse sale is on. That means you can get 80% off of many books. Thank you to Anna and Laura for the heads up. Check out more info here
more freebies
The would not be complete without some more freebies. Last night I got an email from Google telling me about another free service, free holiday cards! Here is the form.
Target, Food TownCVS, Walgreens,
There are some great deals happening right now. To see more, visit these links below
Visit here for Food Town
Go here for Walgreens
Visit here for CVS
Kroger 10/10 event
Did you see the ad for Kroger? They are having the 10/$10 event again and on Saturday Kelloggs cereal will be 50% starting at 8am. Be sure to round up all your cereal coupons and stock up on cereal!
Coupons roundup
Here are some coupons from the Blogosphere that are eithe great deals for gift giving or for all that yummy food to stock up on.
50% off HP photo paper
$1 off 3 American Greeting Cards
$1 off Triscut Family size
$1/4 Uncle Bens Ready Rice
$2 off Johnson and Johnson
$1.50/3 Kelloggs Cereal (great coupons for Saturdays Cereal Sale at Kroger)
.50 Betty Crocker Frosting (this will double at Kroger)
$1/2 Keebler Flip Side Crackers
Free music
You can download over 1,000 songs free at Amazon. There are a LOT of Holiday ones as well to choose from. And don't forget to get this one from Hillary Weeks. Its really beautiful
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Rebates
Once more, there are rebates to be aware of. Hopefully you got the Jingle All The Way Rebate. You can still get cake mix for free. Duncan Hines are selling for .98 per box. Print the rebate here. Mail it in with the recipt and get $5 back in the mail. Hurry, you only have until Dec 7th.
More rebates:
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Some freebies
Whew... Thanksgiving is over. Christmas is well on its way. And who can overlook Christmas cards?
Go to Seehere.com and create your own Christmas Cards. You can get 50 prints for free with code NEWBABY. Now you will have to pay shipping... around $3. It is delivered in three days I think.
and then...
You get 100 FREE prints with code PRINTS after you sign up for Seehere.com. This is perfect for all those pictures from Thanksgiving or even your family pictures for more Christmas cards or just a collection of the 2009 memories you have collected.
Monday, November 30, 2009
FREE Toblerone bars at Walgreens
Thanks to The Freebie Blogger, you can get a yummy Toblerone Chocolate bar for free. It is rumored they are ringing up at $1.50 each or 2/$3. Use the $1/1 coupon from Smart Source coupon insert from 11/22 AND the $1/2 from the December coupon booklet at Walgreens. See more deals here or here
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Black friday deals for tonight.. $99 blu-ray from Amazon
The below info was an email i received from BlackFriday.info.com
* Newegg.com sale starting at 6:00pm EST (Wednesday)
* Sam's Club sale starting at 11:00pm EST (Wednesday)
* Sears sale starting at 9:00pm EST (Wednesday)
* Walmart Thanksgiving Day Specials starting at 3:00am EST (Thanksgiving)
* Walmart Black Friday sale starting at 3:00am EST (Black Friday)
* Toys R Us Black Friday sale starting at 12:01am EST (Thanksgiving)
* OfficeMax Black Friday sale starting at 8:00am EST (Thanksgiving)
* Target, Kohls, JC Penney, and other Black Friday sales will begin on Thanksgiving morning.
Some of the Black Friday sales have even started already! The biggest sales going on right now are from Amazon.com, Dell, and MacMall. As we mentioned before, Amazon.com is releasing new deals every day this week and today's featured deal is a LG BD270 Blu-ray Disc Player for $99.99.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Letters from Santa
I love the Magic of Christmas. And of Santa and tinsel and Reindeer and candy canes and brown paper packages tied up with strings.....I love getting Christmas Letters and what better kind of letter than from Santa.
There are a lot of places that you can get free Santa Letters for the kiddo's. Merry Christmas!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Black Friday Deals
Oh so many deals. Here is the Roundup from the blogosphere
Walmart (happening now)
Free tote bag and goodies at GGP malls. Find out more from The Freebie Blogger
Kohls (happening now)
Half-Price books (MY FAV book store)
**free 2010 calendar with every $25 purchase
**free $5 coupon with $25 gift card
**free tote bag abd $25 gift card to first 100
**20% off all purchases until 10:00am
Old Navy (opens at at 3am)
Toys R Us (opens at midnight on Thursday)
Babies R us (opens at 5am) Lots of BOGO Free items
On-line
Amazon (happening now)
Best buy (opens up for online shopping at 2am)
There are PLENTY more. Go to one or all three of the listed websites and see the great ads. Also, let us know what you end up getting!
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Cheap and Cute Headband idea
CVS deals and Blackfriday
-Buy any $25 CVS gift card at CVS, get a FREE $5 gift card via email to use at any CVS
-Get $5 off a $30 purchase here
Check out Saving with Shellie with the Black Friday Ad for CVS. Lots of great Freebies
Colgate 360 Toothbrush – $2.99
-Use $1/1 Colgate coupon HERE
-Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
Final Price = FREE
-Use $1/1 Colgate coupon HERE
-Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
Final Price = FREE
Free RedBox from Oroville
This came to my email....
POPCORN & MOVIE OR
MOVIE & POPCORN!
EITHER WAY YOUR EVENING IS SET.
Buy any two Orville Redenbacher's® Gourmet® Popping Corn or Poppycock® and get a free 1 night redbox rental. Your free code will print right along with your Orville Redenbacher's® purchase receipt. It couldn't be easier.
Offer Good 11/22/09 – 1/16/10 at participating Walgreens locations
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
80% off at Books a Million PLUS FREE SHIPPING!
Use code BKLVFREE at Booksamillion.com to get free shipping. They are having an 80% off sale right now so you can get some really great books or CD's, many under $2. I was excited for this book, River Secrets by Shannon Hale. Its part of the Books of Bayern series only for $7 PLUS Free shipping with the code and it comes right to my door. Online at other places it is $8.99 and I have to pay shipping so this is great! What deals did you find?
Truly Great Freebies
I love taking pictures. I love keeping in touch and I have got some great deals for you for free prints and free cards etc... just in time for the Christmas card season. I also save $ on stamps by sending my family photos as a postcard. That was I pay for a postcard stamp rather than a letter stamp (the envelope gets thrown away anyhow)
So here are some free deals.
Seehere.com-50 totally free (no shipping, NOTHING) 4x7cards. Use code NEWBABY
-I made Christmas cards but you could do announcements or anything.
100 free prints from seehere.com. When you order your cards, you will get a confirmation email with a code for 100 free prints. This one you do pay shipping for
VistaPrint-Lots of free things to choose from
Dotphoto-50 free prints
Snapfish-50 free prints PLUS free deal of the day (currently a collage poster) until Jan 1
Adorama- 25 prints free (click tab in right column)
Free eCards (another great way to save on stamps)
Cardscow- CUTE!! Vintage postcards and cards. Click on what you like and there will be two options. One to buy it and one to send it as a free eCard
eVite (online invitaions) and free eCards
VistaPrint- Free Address labels, calendars etc. Click below. Then you will see a heading for FREE on the left side column
As I find more free deals I will let you know. Be sure to act quickly on these since they can go at any moment
Monday, November 16, 2009
$10/$30 at Bath and Body
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Coupon Roundup
I do not normally do this but since I am looking for specific coupons, I thought I would link them
BlueBunny $1
Scotch Tape coupons
Charmin coupons plus free roll extender
Maybelline $3 pulsating mascara
Butterball Ground Turkey .75/1
Arm and Hammer everything
Box tops brands coupons
Nexxus Mouse FREE at Walgreens
The 2oz bottles of Nexxus Mousse are on sale for 2/$5. Use the $4 coupon from the November Coupon book and get them for free. I know, 5-4 is still 1 but they are ringing up as free. More info here
20 copies of The Christmas Box.. FREE
You will have to pay shipping and handling $15. Still, what a great deal! Go here {http://richardpaulevans.com/freebooks}
. These will go FAST!
Kroger Deals. Free Dole fruit and baking supply sale
Baking season is here! This is the time of year you really are going to want to stock up on. Try to get your year supply of baking supplies. Not sure how much you need? Go here (if you use coupons, the Club stores are not going to be cheaper) or here to get an idea.
Meat
Pork Shoulder Roast .88/lb limit 2 with $10 purchase
Jennie-O Turkery .27/lb limit 1
Produce
Fresh Green Beans .97/lb
Bananas .39/lb
Zucchini .97/lb
Dole Pineapple, Tropical Fruit or Mandarin Oranges – $1
$.50/1 Dole coupon here {http://www.eatdolecolors.com/}
Final Price = FREE
$.50/1 Dole coupon here {http://www.eatdolecolors.com/}
Final Price = FREE
Cereal Deal $1.50 when you buy 4 ($4 instant rebate)
Gm Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cap'n Crunch. or LIFE
$1/2 Cheerios SS 11/8 or .75/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch from Shortcuts
Final Price=.75 to $1 ea
Baking
Nestle Cookie Dough 2/$4$1/1 Nestle coupon here {http://www.verybestbaking.com/promotions/free/coupon.aspx}
or RP 11/1 or SS 10/11
AND .55/1 Nestle Shortcuts coupon
Final Price = .45
AND .55/1 Nestle Shortcuts coupon
Final Price = .45
Argo Cornstarch $1.45
.40/1 SS 10/4 or 11/8
Final Price=.65
Duncan Hines cake mix 10/$10
.55/2 SS 10/11
use $5 back rebate on five here
Final price=free plus money maker with rebate
Country Crock $2.29
.40/1 RP 9/20
Final Price=$1.49
Land O Lakes Butter $1.99
.50/1 SS 11/1
Final Price = .99
.50/1 SS 11/1
Final Price = .99
Betty Crocker Frosting $1.67
.50/1 Betty Crocker coupon here {http://print.coupons.com}
AND .50/1 Betty Crocker Cellfire
Final Price = .17
.50/1 Betty Crocker coupon here {http://print.coupons.com}
AND .50/1 Betty Crocker Cellfire
Final Price = .17
Kroger Graham Cracker pie crust 4/$5
Kroger Cream Cheese .99
Kroger Shortening $1.90
Kroger Cooking spray 2/$3
Kroger Quick Oats 10/$10
Kroger Flake Coconut 5-7oz 10/$10
Kroger Pecan halves 16oz $3.99
Misc
Charmin TP $5.99
.25/1 11/3 PG
final price=$5.24
Right Guard Deoderant .99
Energizer Batteries $4.79 AA or AAA 8 pack
$1/1 10/4 SS (expires 11/14)
Final Price= $3.79
what deals have you found this week?
Coupon Vocab
Here are some abbreviations to help you along your way
SS-SmartSaver coupon insert
RP-Redplum coupon insert
PG- P&G eSaver OR P&G coupon insert
GM- General Mills
Catalina- Coupons or print outs given after you get your receipt, only from the cash register
RR-Register Rewards (a Catalina from Walgreen's with a cash value)
ECB-Extra Care Bucks (a Catalina from CVS)
IP-Internet printable
UP-UPromise coupons/account
BOGO-Buy one, get one
OYNO-On You next Order
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Old Navy Weekly Today!
Every Thursday Old Navy releases HUGE coupons. Note: Quantities are limited. So, click here or OldNavyWeekly.com on Thursday. No one knows WHEN on Thursday the coupons are posted. But what you will need to do is visit the site and keep refreshing it until the image changes. Once the image changes, click around for you coupon. Good luck hunting!PS-these are coupons such as $75 off $100 purchase etc....
PSS- Be sure to sign up for the text messages to get hints where the coupons are
Redbox codes
Free movies via Rebox. The best thing to hit the market. And a new code has been released to make it better for Discover card holders. FREE redbox code KJXMT3.
For everyone else, try DVDONME, DVDATWAG (only good at Walgreens), BREAKROOM
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
November Register Rewards Deals
Register Rewards are "CASH" for Walgreens only. Think of it as in-store credit. You get Register Rewards when you purchase certain items. Those rewards are for a set amount. In this case, it is for the amount you pay out of pocket.
Example: Last month Vaseline lotion was $6.99. I bought it and got back $7 of "in-store credit" by way of register rewards. (They will print out AFTER your receipt so don't dash off). The downfall is that you have to use them by a certain date. DO NOT let them expire.
Go here to see this months deals. Even if it is not advertised in the store, you will still get the Register Rewards at checkout.
Game Sale at Toys R Us
Did you see this deal in your Sunday Paper? Toys R Us is having a sale on Hasbro Board Games. Spend $25, get a $10 gift card AND there is also mail-in rebate on many of the titles as well. Double savings!
$3.99 Games Ant in Pants Candy Land Chutes & Ladders Don’t Break the Ice Memory
$7.99 Games Boggle Jr. Clue Monopoly Jr. Scrabble Jr. Yahtze
$9.99 Games Boggle Connect 4 Mouse Trap Scrabble
Example= 5 Games for $4.95
Buy 1 Scrabble or Connect 4 $9.99
Buy 4 different Candyland, Chutes/Ladders, Ants in Pants, Don’t Break the Ice, or Memory $3.99 each
Final Price you pay now= $25.95
Don't forget the Mail in Rebates
$10 Gift card back from Toys R Us
$3 Mail in Rebate for either Connect 4 or Scrabble
$8 Mail in Rebate for the four $3.99 games ($2 each game)
Final Price = $4.95 for 5 games
$10 Harry Potter!
DVD's. That is the best invention. Maybe Toilet Paper is and THEN DVD's. Anyhow, here are some really great deals on a few DVD's. Hurry Hurry! These won't last long.
$10 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
$5 Merry Madagascar
Here's how:
- Click on the logo above (CASHBAQ)
- Sign up (free) and get $5 into your account
- THROUGH Cashbaq, scroll down to Wal-Mart under "Shop By Stores" on the Left side
- Click on the far right where it says "SHOP NOW" (it doesn't matter which one you click)
- Type "Harry Potter" or Merry Madagascar" in the search box
Click and buy. This will ship FOR FREE to your home. Wahoo!
Walgreens FREE KLEENEX!
Perfect timing for the flu season! Last year I bought 12 boxes. I still have 2 left. Here is how to get your free boxes of Kleenex at Walgreens:Current Price: $1.09 using the coupon from the ad (limit three)
Use the coupons .50/3 here or from SS 10/4 or SS 11/1)
Use the $1/1 coupon from the Healthy Savings Book (that I still can't find)
Final Price=FREE with .23 left over so you will have to buy something for .23 cents.
**NOTE: even if you can not find the HSBook, you would still three for under $1 and that is a BU NOW AND STOCK UP deal
I found some more coupons for you for Walgreens. $5/$25 and Walgreens Online Coupons
Kodak Gallery $15 promo code
Kodak Gallery is STILL giving away $15 promo codes. They won't cost you $15, rather, you GET $15 of free cash to spend at Kodak Online Gallery. You can make a calendar, photo book, or print off pictures and much more. Here's how:
- sign up here
- check your email for your code
- get your gift
- enter your unique code at checkout
- see $15 come off (i think you still have to pay shipping)
This is a great way to get a gift or two done for the Holidays or for a birthday. Be sure to share this with friends and family! This ends Nov 17 so hurry fast
Coupons... where to get them
Many many places have coupons. A common request I get is how to find coupons that I will use. Meaning, I don't eat junk food so how can I get coupons for for my all-natural-made-local-from-scratch-organic energy bar? :)
The number one best way is to write (read email since no one actually uses stamps anymore) that favorite company of yours and tell them about their product. EVERY time I have done that, I have gotten coupons in the mail. Example. I LOVE Marzetti Caramel Dip. So I just got online and in 3 minutes filled out my info and just told them what a life saver they were at Halloween. Yesterday, to my surprise, I was sent a coupon for FREE Caramel Dip.
It takes 3 minutes or less. Anytime I have been less than satisfied with a product, like Pampers, I wrote (again, read email) them and I got a $5 off coupons. SURPRISE!
Now we take our walks around the mailbox every day just to see what fun things will be coming.
I get coupons from the Sunday paper. I go to the Dollar Store or to King Dollar every Saturday and get 4 papers for myself. I subscribe to one that comes to make sure that even if we are gone, I won't miss out on my coupons.
Now, here are other places to get online coupons.
For your grocery card:
Did I leave any out?
Freebies
Rather than posting three freebies, here are a bunch. Pass it on if you know of any other freebies.
BeastieBoys Cd Download. 7 songs. Double Check you head
50 Free prints with code freebies4momFree Target Brand Baby wipes with coupon (.97 for wipes, $1 coupon)
Avery Holiday Download. For gift tags, cards etc.
Free Bloomin Onion & drink at Outback on Veterans Day for Vets or Active Military
Free Bible from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Aqua Fresh Extreme Clean Sample (perfect for traveling)
Next to Nature (all natural laxative)
Monday, November 9, 2009
Menu Monday
Planning. When it comes to, well, anything, having a plan in mind will make things a LOT easier. Every Sunday night I plan. I plan out our meals and who has date night and everything in between. Sometimes we don't follow the plan but it feels nice having one.
With food storage and meal planning, a plan is needed. A plan is ESSENTIAL. Where to start though? I will get to that later. For now, jot down what you are going to have for dinner each day this week. Mine looks something like this:
Monday: Pizza Monday (this is a tradition I an starting today) We do either the Papa Murphey's $5.99 pizza deal on Mondays or we make pizza
Tuesday: Crock Pot
Wednesday: Meat Free Meal
Thursday: Husband cooks night
Friday: Date night
Saturday: Crock pot
Sunday: Family dinner
I add in the details according to 1) what I have on hand and is going to expire 2) what is on sale this week. I like to try one new meal each week to keep variety. This can be a dessert, a side or a main dish.
Get out your planners or blackberries or back of the utilities bill and jot down your menu. This reduces costs and saves time staring inside the freezer willing something to appear. Has this been helpful? Be sure to share your ideas.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Thank you!
Did you see me in the paper?
That was so strange for me to see my face staring right back at me! Thank you all for your sweet emails and your support. Its been fun being able to talk about food storage and couponing. I had a dream of getting to be famous for couponing and food storage and after this week, I realized I really hate being in the spotlight. I wasn't always that way. Maybe it has happened with time. At any rate, going private has been a really great thing. I feel a WHOLE lot stressed, I am spending a LOT LESS time on the internet (contemplating that maybe I was addicted), and I am able to now focus on my family more which has been this nagging feeling in the back of my mind. I like the idea of helping anyone I can save money and also realize that there is a living prophet on the earth today who has cautioned us to stay out of debt and save and stock up and put families first.
While I am fully aware that after the fabulous article, I should STAY and KEEP GOING, I like the idea of finishing "on top" :) And I like even more the idea of reading books to my baby rather than couponing blogs.
This week at the Stores
Hi there,
Here is the grocery roundup. I am in the middle of some crafting projects so you will have to visit Saving with Shellie.
Randalls/Safeway is having a good cereal sale this week. Let me know how your shopping goes!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
$3 Reabte on Filtrete
Our filter needed replacing... bad. I remember seeing somewhere a rebate for Filtrete Filters. So, I bought my product and came home to get my rebate. This is for $3 off of a 1000 MPR filter, which is NOT the one I got because I think it is still to expensive and we don't currently have any reason to buy the 100 MPR. But... if you buy the 1000 MPR filter, you can save $3 here!
Coupon Terms. Part One
The first part is couponing is being able to speak the language. And in the world of couponing, there is one all its own. Hopefully, this step will make it easier for everyone. In anticipation of upcoming steps, here are a few things that will be addressed:
- Coupon terms and abbreviations
- Where to find coupons
- Organization tips and tricks
- Lists and meal planning
- Stacking coupons and price matching
I will also cover food storage and freezing and storing in upcoming weeks
Part One:
On any typical week, if you are one to frequent this blog or any others dedicated to couponing, more often than not you will read something like this-
Betty Crocker Cake Mix $1.99
$1/1 RP 9/20 or here
Final cost=.99
What this is saying is that Betty Crocker Cake Mix is currently priced at $1.99.
There is a coupon for $1 off of 1 cake mix found in two places. The first place is in the newspaper insert from September 20. (the coupon insert that comes in the Sunday Paper). Each week the paper has generally two inserts, sometimes more. The two inserts are called Red Plum (RP) and Smart Source (SS). So, this coupon can be found in the Red Plum insert.
The coupon can also be found at the second place, labeled "here". Generally this will be a link to an outside source, such as cellfire.com or coupons.com or even at BettyCrocker.com. This is sometimes dependent on when you access this outside website. Meaning, it may not be there or the coupon may have reached it coupon limit. This has happened to me many times. It is a sad thing. :(
Now, by using one of these coupons, you are able to get the cake mix for just .99 plus tax. That is already 50% off your groceries! Way to go! I hope this made sense. I know it can be overwhelming to starting out but you will be a pro in no time flat!
3 and 3
In lieu of my success at coupons from companies, I thought I would let you have the same chance.
Here are three places to go for a freebie
In the paper today!
My husband left for work.. or so I thought. I half-way heard feet running and realized they were getting closer. THEN... the door flew back open and he says "LOOK!" Sure enough, I was looking right back at myself in the Spring/Tomball/Klein edition of todays paper. The wonderful hubby left to go get more papers... :)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Why you matter
Last week I had an unfortunate event. I was WAY overcharged. I think part of me was already almost at the end of my nerves and something snapped. I decided to go and tell the various companies involved what had happened. Ultimately I received form letter emails and it didn't seem like anything was going to get done.
Last night I took back my overcharged items and was given $57 back to my card. $57! Can you believe that! Some things, like the meat, I needed anyhow and they (meaning Kroger), gave me a price adjustment. Still... $57! Wow!
Between last week and last night however, I thought about all the products I have been unhappy with and all the products that have won me over. And so, I started writing. I made a list of the ones I could quickly think of and sent out emails.
You know what, they listened! I have received coupons for FREE items and coupons that have a higher value than in the paper.
I HIGHLY recommend you trying this as well.
Example: FREE Scrubbing Bubbles Refill, FREE Dryers Ice cream, coupons from Glade, Luvs,
Money back with rebates
One of the easiest ways to save money is by using rebates. There are easy to find ones that say "TRY ME FREE" on the package ones that are little bit harder where you will need to keep track of what you buy and send it in yourself.
I came across this website today while I was trying to see what other rebates are out there. I mean, there has to be more than just the big ones such as the SC Johnson Rebate or the Nabisco Rebate. I am happy to say that my effort was rewarded. Be sure to check out Printable Refunds(Rebates). She has a list of all the available rebates and it is ongoing.
$10 off at Lia Sophia
I know you are like me and LOVE jewelry. And if you are a male reading this, I am SURE the women in your life love jewelry. Since I have been hard at work and since I really think this is a good deal, I have a coupon for you! You get $10 off any purchase with the code STOREUP. That's right, an extra $10 off your purchase. You can view the goodies here and contact Chrissy here {birdchrissy@hotmail.com} before you buy. (very important part).
So, tell me what you got!
Coupons in People Magazine
One nice thing about Doctors offices are all the magazines. And today I found this inside of the 35th Anniversary of People Magazine. Be sure to pick one up and cash in! :) Well, ice cream in I mean.
When you purchase any product or service from these sponsors, you will be able to get a $5 gift card from Coldstone Creamery. There is an insert with $$ saving coupons inside for these products:
I can't believe its not Butter
Jenny Craig
Lean Cusine
Lever 200
Loreal Pairs
Pepperidge Farms Cookies
Purina Alpo
Truvia
Uncle Ben Steamed Brown Rice
You buy one of these listed products and submit your rceipt by 11/19/2009 of items purchased between 10/9 to 11/13 to:
Jenny Craig
Lean Cusine
Lever 200
Loreal Pairs
Pepperidge Farms Cookies
Purina Alpo
Truvia
Uncle Ben Steamed Brown Rice
You buy one of these listed products and submit your rceipt by 11/19/2009 of items purchased between 10/9 to 11/13 to:
PEOPLE Magazine 35th Birthday
PO BOX 4938
New York, NY. 10185
Owl Cupcakes. Sothing to HOOT about all winter
I really do not like to cook. But I do it of necessity. And since it is something that I have to do, I want to do it cute and crafty. I know that Halloween has past but these cupcakes you can use all fall. And, it is such a smart way to get rid of candy corn. :)
Tule for $1.65
Tule: pronounced "tool" and used for crafting almost anything. This past summer I made a tule tutu for camp. I have recently decided to go all out in the crafting department since I am saving all this money from coupons... I wanted to save money by making more things handmade.
That is when I was sent this site. http://www.tullesource.com/index.html. It has EVERY type and color of tule you can imagine... and for just $1.65 you can get 75 FEET of 3" tule! I would do for the 9" personally but this is still a very good deal.
Thanks Janalen for the great tutu's which has started this all!
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