Still couponing…

February 25, 2011 By 1 Comment

Just not posting :-( I'm sick of saying that there is illness in my home... and I really don't want to jinx myself and say that I think we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.I've been sneaking out here and there and buying what I can quickly... I promise to do a real big recap as soon as I can! Till then, here a couple pictures of what I managed to get {just a couple}Hope you are all happy and healthy!First Up- Staples, most free after rebate or $1-$2. {Notice the happy recipients in the back?}Next Up- Walgreen's. All free except the pencil used as a filler to absorb overage.Last- PetSmart- Deal now dead {I tweeted about it} Free Dog Food! All Free! Yipee! … [Read more...]

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Daily Money Saving Tidbit: Clothing Edition

February 20, 2011 By 1 Comment

I like nice clothes. I can't help it. I don't like really, really, really nice clothes {well I do, but I can't bring myself to buy it} but Ann Taylor Loft, Nordstrom Rack and Banana Republic make my heart smile. What's a girl to do?Use coupons and shop sales. Period.Case in point. My sweet husband {he would die if he saw I called him that} needed a couple new suits. He liked this one at Banana Republic. The jacket is $355 and the pants $150, making theentire suit $505. Way more than my financially careful husband would spend.For his birthday I bought him a gift card to Banana Republic. We decided to stop in and look at the suits at the BR Factory Store.It took all of 5 minutes to see the sign that made me happy. It read "2 piece suit for $125". I could not find any difference between the $505 suit at the BR store and the $125 one at the Factory store.The math looked something like this. Regular price $1010 for 2 suits at BR. We paid $250 for the same 2 suits!That's a saving of $760 and … [Read more...]

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New Rite Aid Trip!

February 19, 2011 By 6 Comments

Just a quick picture and some quick details till later!Huggies Diapers $8.99- 2 vv (jan) -2 MQ- 2=up= $2.99Right guard body wash $3.99-1mq (peelie on product)- 3+up= Free (limit 2 per card)Sucrets $2.99-$1.50 Sucrets (1/23 SS) - $2 +up= $.50 mm!Desitin $2.99- $1mq-2+up=FREEJohnsons Baby $2.99-1mq-2+up=FREE5 Piece tray table was 75% off! $39.99-29.99= $9.99 (I bought 2)The drinks are not on sale. I'm trying to find things that we like and use to use my +Up's on. I had over $250 in +ups and than got sick. I almost let a bunch expire. Since than I'm now scoping out things to use them on to keep under $100. Buying the drinks at Rite Aid saves me only 20 cents on each one with my 20% discount, but DH drinks 15 a week so this is a $3 savings and I can use my +ups to pay. I want to ad that these are the calorie free ice tea and really hard to find around here... in case you like these too, check out RA! … [Read more...]

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Daily Money Saving Tidbit: It’s COOL to be a saver!

February 17, 2011 By 2 Comments

{Sorry for the week long absence. I'm STILL fighting a cold. I'll do a whole recap of my week later, it was a bit interesting. Till then I leave you with this}Remember when coupon users felt like they had to hide their coupons?I remember in the 80’s coupon users were seen as either desperate for money or cheapskates. Those that used coupons where ridiculed at checkout and faced certain embarrassment.Even when I was at my peak for coupon clipping in the early 2000’s {yes, I don't feel like I'm back at my peak yet} I still didn’t advertise my obsession. It’s not that I was embarrassed, I was actually proud! But it just seemed that someone would complain about not having any money and then I would mention using coupons, they would seem interested and then I would invest countless hours teaching them only to get the some old comments about not having time to use coupons, or being brand loyal, or that they just could never remember to bring coupons.I definitely understand all the … [Read more...]

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Sick Day Off {insert sad face}

February 11, 2011 By 5 Comments

Hi Coupon Friends,Well I fought it, dodged it, thought I had tricked it into leaving me alone, but it was not to be. Yesterday afternoon it started with a weired feeling in my throat and now it's turned into a real cold with a REALLY sore throat. The baby is a stuffy, fussy mess too. Not fun. Don't you just hate being sick? Don't you just hate seeing your little ones sick even more? Me too!I got in a bunch of trips that I didn't post but I am going to try to get them up asap.Ps. I heard K-mart might be doubling again real soon. Hopefully I'll find some more deals like last time!How are you guys doing? Any sickies out there? Hope not! … [Read more...]

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Last Week’s Kmart Doubles: Final ReCap! $156.01 for $5.68

February 9, 2011 By 3 Comments

26 Hershey candie bags @ $2.50= $659 Hartz treats @ $3.99= $35.912 Malt o meal cereal @$1.75= $3.506 Cadbury eggs @ $.89= $5.341 koolaid pack $.255 huggies wipes @ $2.50= $12.501 can meat (GROSS, needed a filler) $.598 playtex tampons @ $3.99= $31.92reeses candy $1Total $156.01Total Paid $5.68Challenge Purchased $2567.26Challenge Paid $-67.71 … [Read more...]

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Last Day for Free deodorant @ Staterbros! $10.50 for $.50

February 8, 2011 By 3 Comments

12 Suave Deodorant @.75= $92 wish bone $1.50Total $10.50Used 12 $.75/1 doedorant and 1 $.75/2 wishbone (1/30 RP)Total Paid $.50 Challenge Purchased $2411.25Paid $-73.39 … [Read more...]

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Daily Money Saving Tidbit: Walgreen’s Cheat Sheet

February 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Walgreen’s is an easy place to get free items. There are some tricks of the trade that you will want to know to maximize your buying power. I have them all listed below.Where do you start? On your first trip to Walgreen’s you’ll have to spend a little money. The first purchase you make you will pay with a coupon and cash or both. As long as you are buying an item that produces a register reward you will then get one after you pay. Say you are buying shampoo that is free after register reward for $3. You pay with a $1 coupon and and $2 in cash plus tax. After you pay you get a $3 register reward. You just made $1. Now you can use that $3 register reward to buy another item (just not the shampoo again).Where to check out- if possible, I always pay in the beauty department. I have become friendly with the BA’s (beauty assistants) and they often have extra coupons or product samples. It’s a lot easier to do multiple transactions as this area is not as busy.Rain Checks: Walgreens … [Read more...]

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Cheap Huggies Diapers Coming Soon!

February 7, 2011 By 3 Comments

I went to check the mail today. It was a boring mail day except for 2 things. #1. New home mailer from Huggies. Inside were a few coupons for diapers and wipes, but even better was an announcement that they are redesigning their packaging look. Every time Huggies redesigns their packaging it means clearanced diapers! I often get packs of diapers marked down to $2.25 and than I use a coupon, maybe even a $2 coupon making each pack $.25! I'll keep you all posted once I start to see them actual mark these all down... hopefully it starts at Rite Aid so I can use +Up's too!2. This little magazine was also sitting in my mail box. Most of my mail goes to a PO box but this was in my home mail box. Even better, it had my DH's full name on it. Last time I checked we were married a decade ago so I don't think he's planning a wedding. He's sleeping right now {home sick with the flu}, but when he wakes up I'll be sure to ask him about it. I just hope that if he is getting married again that he … [Read more...]

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Money Saving Tidbit: Daily Saving/Spending Edition

February 7, 2011 By 5 Comments

I came across this article on Yahoo Finance. I thought it was the same old watch your daily spending because it ads up, kinda article, and I was right... except I really liked the examples she used. She assumes you could invest the money at an 8% return. I'm not guilty of any of these on a daily bases but I do have other guilty spending habits that ad up. I love to get manicures and pedicures but due to time {lack of it} I am lucky to go once a month, let alone once a week. You can read the whole article below.6 Little Things That Cost a Lotby: Kathy KristofExpense Today Over 10 years Over 30 yearsPizza delivery {$25 a week} $18,661 $158,731Coffee/donut {$4 a day} $22,389 $190,453Smoking {$35 a week} $26,125 $222,223Manicure {$40 a week} $29,857 $253,969Lunch at work {$10 a day*} $37,322 $317,462 (*work days only)Golf {$75 a week} $55,983 $634,924Seeing it like this, does it make you rethink your spending? The way I think about it is this. Would getting a manicure weekly give me 10 … [Read more...]

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