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Click on over to The Big Red Pot to see how you can get 16 double rolls of toilet paper for $4.24! This is a great {and easy} way to get a stock up price on tp! I'm planning on heading over to Staples today and buying 50 packs {totally kidding, maybe 4}!Have a great day coupon friends! … [Read more...]
Yesterday we had an epic {total exaggeration} shopping day. We hit a few of our favorite spots. One of which was Ralph's. I've been hearing reports that Ralph's is no longer doubling more than one like coupon {they've been doubling unlimited here}. I ventured to the most coupon friendly one around and made a go at it.The soft packs of wipes where on sale for $1.49 after the Cars buy 5 get $5 off. I bought 10 and used 10 $.50 coupons. Only 1 doubled {insert disappointed face}.I know some stores are still doing unlimited doubling, just not mine. If they had these would have been $.49 each. I'm still okay with $.99 and the best news is that I won't ever have to buy anymore wipes. These should last us through potty training!Does anyone else love using baby wipes for hands and such when you are out and about? I might keep buying them for a few years... till the baby is 3 or so because I love them that much for other things.The trip wasn't a total bust though. They have a sale through … [Read more...]
I admit I totally don't need any more toothpaste.I had $17 in +up's that were set to expire so I made a quick run to Rite Aid.I bought frosting to finish off my Dad's father's day cake {I'll post that later} and the toothpaste above.After using a 3/15 coupon and the $17 +ups, I paid less than a quarter. Still not sure how the whole tax thing is computed. Sometimes I pay sometimes my coupons pay???All said and done I got back the cost of the toothpaste in +up's to use later. Ps. Share how to get free toothpaste with a firend today. Pss. FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS PAY FOR TOOTHPASTE- EVER! … [Read more...]
So a few years ago I took a picture of this house. We always would pass it and say something along the lines of "don't want to be there during an earthquake". I mean look at that really big boulder above the house. Who builds a house there?Before I go calling them crazy I thought I'd share a secret with you guys. You all are really good with keeping secrets right?Crazy Confession: As much as I love to garden, I have a really big problem eating what I grow. I get quite attached to the little veggies as they grow and it feels like I'm eating my young when I eat a tomato that I've watered and loved for weeks or months.Can anyone relate? Am I the person who builds a house under a huge builder on the side of a hill?Definitely not my house... but maybe a long lost sisters?On to coupons... I wasn't that thrilled with today's inserts. I'm still planning on buying more than one because inevitably I'll need a coupon from those inserts for some scenario in the future!I am still loving the … [Read more...]
Hi Coupon Friends,Ready for another lost hit of the 80's? How about "Into The Night" by Benny Mardones. Confession time. I had never heard of him before. I mean I {heart} this song big time, but I never knew who sang it and his name did not ring a bell- at all. Sorry Benny, still love the song!So for some reason this song felt right to talk about my Sunday morning newspaper buying run.I shared before that my buddy at Dollar Tree no longer works there. He's moved on to a new college and although I'm happy for him I will miss him. He was a nice young man and I loved seeing how excited he was for the future... and he was funny. It was a good way to shop, especially when you are the only one in line buying 11 newspapers.So it's been a bit different the last couple Sundays. This past Sunday I couldn't find the newspapers. Knowing that they keep them in the tall racks, I felt like I was loosing my mind. Finally I spotted them next to the cashier. I watched a man go up and grab one and then … [Read more...]
Let me start off my saying that I am watching the Golden Girls again. I apologize if I start to act all sappy and refer to the "good ole days" when I was a toddler, just kidding!Okay, back to my day...For some reason I really love when people do daily recaps. They can recap the days eating, spending, shopping or any other daily activities and I'm totally hooked. My days is not that exciting but I thought it would be fun to do a recap of where I saved.First thing up was clothes shopping. Let me start by saying that I have no problem buying second had clothes... unfortunately my husband does. It totally grosses him out so I buy all of our clothes new. We compromise on hand me downs from friends and family. Those are A-OK!When I buy kids clothes my price to meet or beat is Walmart's prices for mall type retailers.I got an email this morning with a 20% off code {sign up for their email list asap} and I combined that with the monster sale, free shipping {today only?} and 4% cash back … [Read more...]
Seriously. This snake saves me over $100 and maybe my sanity too!I was all set to call a plumber and I was prepared to pay over $100 as long as I could take a relaxing shower without standing in inches of water at the end.Enter my husband and a trip to Home Depot. He paid $8 for the snake and 20 min. later my shower was my friend again!I love when something simple saves so much! Do you have any home repair saving stories? … [Read more...]
I had so much fun with this deal Christmas time last year and it's BACK! Buy $100 in gift cards and get a $20 coupon for $20 or more in groceries!Okay, let's talk about this more. I have a friend who is remodeling her home. She is spending $7000 at Lowe's. That is a whole lot of $100 gift cards to buy {70 to be exact}... but if she can find that many and buy them all... she would get $1400 in free groceries. Me, I'd find away! I would stock up on toilet paper, paper towels, meat, laundry detergent and bottled water!Want something a bit easier? We get Disneyland annual passes every year. I've never seen a discount on on SoCal passes. At $184 that's a chunk of money x 4= $736 Here's what I'll be doing...$700 in Disney gift cards= $140 in free groceries!Are you going on vacation? Think about buying some gas cards!Need a gift for dad or a graduating senior? What about a gift card for a teacher?Our store sells 24 hour fitness gift cards... is your gym membership up for renewal soon?Here's a … [Read more...]
Hi Coupon Friends,A few of us have colds {the baby included which makes me go into Mommy worry overload} so I decided to take a break today and just do nothing. By nothing I mean hang out at home, in sweats and let the Cheerios pile up on the floor as they are the little ones favorite snack. I'm sure I'll freak out by evening and clean them up... but for now they will lay on the floor and I don't care {I totally do but I'm pretended I don't}. I'm just glad the Queen of England isn't stopping by my house today.It's nap time so I have a few minutes and I wanted to see how you all feel about something that's been driving me crazy. Public schools and moneyHere are my "issues".#1 The schools only get paid for the children that are actually at the school based on the daily role call. This seems good in theory. Practically it is not. As a child with a chronic illness {asthma}that turns a common cold into something a whole lot more serious... this can be catastrophic. I refuse to send my … [Read more...]
See I told you guys I like the good stuff. I'm not really a "purse" person. I don't buy a bunch of them. I tend to have the one I use and that's it. Since I only use one purse I buy the good quality ones as they last and last and last!Here's the story of this Dooney & Bourke purse {set to the theme song of the Brady Bunch}.I didn't really need a new purse when I bought this one. The purse I had then {also a D&B} was just fine. However, when I stumbled upon this beauty I had to pause and do the math. You see there was a table in the front of the Dooney & Bourke Outlet that had a rather large sign that said something to the effect of "additional 60% off sale". What? 60% off the already reduced price...Reg $345Sale $27660% off $110.40SOLD!I'm always on the look out for a good deal and I've found it's good to buy something before you need it than to rush out and pay full price when you do! … [Read more...]
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