140 Address Labels for only the $2.95 shipping! Exp 12/8

I found this on Deal Seeking Mom today. It's good until Tuesday 12/8.

It took me less than 10 minutes - It took me longer to decide which design I wanted than to order!

$1 off the Baconator at Wendy's...yum

I got this in my email this morning -- Enjoy!

Click here for the coupon!

Savings = 23.4%

Tonight we hit the Waterloo Target and even though we bought a few more expensive items that we didn't have coupons for (wine, chips, oxyclean, etc.), we still saved 23.4% (before my discount). I bought most things already on sale and had manufacturer and some Target printable coupons.

Before the coupons, my bill was $157.71. After coupons it was $108.29.

Here were my best deals of the night:


Nivea total: ($2.49 for 3 lipbalms and 1 13oz lotion!!)
Nivea lotion was $5.49, but was FREE when you buy 3 lipbalms
3 Nivea lipbalms were $2.49 each, but I got 2 FREE because I had coupons for those

Roberts milk: ($2.01) $2.51-$.50 (cheaper than generic)

DelMonte total: ($.28 each!) $5.40-$2.00= $3.40
DelMonte green beans: on sale for $.45 & I had 2 coupons (save $1 off 6)

Stash tea: ($1.16ea) on sale for $1.66-$.50

Rotel total: ($.64 each!) $.89x4 = $3.56 -$1.00 = $2.56
Rotel: on sale for $.89 and I had a save $1.00 off 4

Pepperidge: ($.79!) $2.54 - 1.00Manuf coupon - $.75 Target printable

Progresso Broth: ($1.10ea) on sale for $1.60 - $.50

Swanson Broth: ($1.95ea) on sale for $2.45x2 = $4.90 - 1.00/2 = $3.90

New sites & blogs to save

Organic Valley (Free newsletter with coupons)

Campbell's Soup

Libby's

Red Plum (printables)

Deal Seeking Mom blog

Wacky Mac - 4 packages for the price of 1.5!

I love Wacky Mac and was able to get it dirt cheap or free in Virginia due to double coupons. I haven't seen that we carry it at Target, so I have been saving my coupons (4) and tonight we went to pick up beef at Fareway. So I got my $1.19 Wacky Mac for $.44 (with a $.75 coupon).

Cost at regular price ($1.19 x 4 = $4.76)

Cost with coupon ($.44 x 4 = $1.76)

Some New Sites

Some more sites I discovered today! I will also get them added to the sidebar.

Dairy Queen: Blizzard Fan Club

Malt-O-Meal Special Offers

Prevention Magazine Online: Quaker Snacks

Midol: The best headache medicine!

Need any of these coupons? I won't use them

(4) $1.00 off 11oz Dunkin Donuts bag or larger x8/31

(5) $.50 off Java Monster drink any flavor 150z can x9/8

(1) $1.00 off any carton, any kind Smart Balance milk (no exp)

(1) $.50 off Folgers Gourmet Selections x8/31

(3) $.55 off any 1 Chi-Chis salsa jar 15oz or larger x8/15

(1) $.75 off any Smuckers topping x8/31

(1) $1.00 off any one 11.5-12oz Marie's (salad dressing) x8/31

(1) $.60 off any 2 Swanson White Prem Chunk Chicken Breast x8/23

(1) $.50 off any 1 Betty Crocker Warm Delights OR Betty Crocker Warm Delights Mini Bowls x8/22

(1) $.75 off any 2 Betty Crocker Box Supreme Brownie Mix x8/22

(1) $.50 off any 2 Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad x8/22

(1) $.75 off any flavor Chex Mix Bars x8/22

(1) $1.00 off any one box of Quaker True Delights Granola Bars x8/22

Sign up for Rewards!

Every time I go somewhere I have been signing up for the rewards program. A few weeks ago we went to the Casino here in Waterloo. It's pretty nice and has a GREAT restaurant, and we hear the rooms are great!

Well we both signed up for their rewards (and we won money gambling)!

Last week we got this in the mail to use at the Casino...which we would definitely be going back to anyway!

(2) 1/2 priced buffets
(2) $30 rooms
(2) $5.00 free IslePlay
(2) COMPLIMENTARY rooms!

It pays to sign up!

Samples Arrived!

Over the last 2 weeks I've had a bunch of samples I ordered arrive. The coupons alone that I got made requesting them worth it!

Dunkin Donuts coffee

Carefree pantyliner w/$1.00 off any carefree product

3 Kotex pad samples with (2) $1.00 coupons!

Cottonelle sample with fresh wipe sample, a $.50 coupon for wipes, and a $1.00 one for toilet paper!! These are great Cottonelle coupons! And they are my favorite brand

Aveeno shampoo & conditioner

Also in the mail last week I got a $1.00 off Crest Pro-Health. When they have deals at Wags or CVS, these can be almost free!

JCPenney & Boxers

My big deal (and a GREAT one) was at JCP this weekend.

JCP had $10 off a $10 purchase coupon in their ad a while back. I ended up with 2 ads, so I had 2 coupons. When I was out shopping with Bradley over the weekend, we decided to stop there, 1) because the coupon expired on that day and 2) because Bradley needed some new boxers. With 1 coupon in my hand, and 1 coupon in his, we browsed.

One brand was on sale for 3 pair for $11.99 (on sale from $24.00). With the $10.00 coupon, with tax, we paid $2.13 for each package of 3 pair of boxers!

Now my friends, that's a great deal!

Shopping Trip Walgreens 6/1

Original Total $15.08
Coupons -$5.49
Out of Pocket $9.94
Savings 36%
Register Rewards Printed $2.00 (to use on next trip)

List
2 bottles Sierra Mist
2 pints Haagan Daaz
1 bottle Ecotrin asprin
2 boxes Fruit Loops
2 boxes Mini Wheats

Walgreens 5/31

Original Total 21.49

Coupons -$17.00

Out of Pocket $5.29

Savings 79%

Register Rewards Printed $2.00 (to use on next trip)

List

2 boxes Fruit Loops

2 boxes Mini Wheats

4 boxes Crystal light packets

1 bottle Ecotrin

More free stuff....and printables

This is one of my favorite sites to get freebies and internet printables...... lots of good stuff on there right now!

Slick Deals

A free coffee sample

CVS 5/9/09

So I stopped for my trip to Walgreens after we visited Grandpa. I got done early and still had 30 minutes to kill before my hair appointment. Then I noticed...a CVS right next to the Cedar Falls Walgreens!!!!! I was going to skip that trip this week because I wasn't going to the mall (where the Waterloo one is) by the end of the day, when the ad ended.

So I pulled out my ad and saw these toothpastes on sale. So I headed over there:

Colgate $.99 ea

regular price $2.99

Extra Bucks back $2.00 ea

Walgreens 5/9/09

If you include coupons & register rewards, here is my savings on this trip:

Total: $33.93
Coupons: $5.00
Register Rewards received this trip: $9.50
B1G1: $4.19
Register Rewards used this trip $3.00

saved: $18.24 or 53.7%

but more importantly, I got all these items cheaper than I can anywhere else around here right now!

oh, and I also got a coupon that printed out for a discount on an oil change and free tire rotation that Brad said he can use! BONUS!

Dawn $.49
regular $1.99
Walg coupon $1.00
manuf coupon $.50

Finest Natural vitamins $4.19 for 2 bottles
regular $15.88
clearanced to $4.19
buy one get one free

Listerine $1.75 ea
on sale 2/$9
manuf $.50 x 2
$4.50 Register Rewards back

Soda $2.00 ea
on sale 3/$11
$5.00 Register Rewards back

Target 5/9/09; (You CAN save money without double/triple coupons!)

So here was my shopping trip to Target yesterday. I have only included the things I bought with a coupon here. I also bought OJ....I'm out of Tropicana coupons :( ....some Archer Farms bread....and some bath loofas...which you don't find coupons for anyway. Other than that, I only bought items I had a coupon for that were on sale or I could get for ridiculous prices.

I got a large number of these printables from the site I check - I rarely do the research, I get them from blogs and websites.

Some of the others (5 of the ice creams & the bread) I found while I was shopping & because I had my coupon binder, I was able to get free and almost free ice cream!

Here's my savings:

(This includes EVERYTHING I bought, even items w/no coupons)

(All calculated before my discount)

Total $93.05

Savings $39.51

Paid $54.74

Saved: 42.4%

The deals I'm most proud of are highlighted in red

Here's the scoop, starting left to right:

Pepperidge Farm Cinnamon Raisin Swirl bread $2.89 ea

(I have trouble finding it cheaper than this & I LOVE it)

regular $3.59

on sale $3.29

coupon $.40

Kashi Go Lean Waffles $.49 ea

regular $1.99

manuf printable $1.00

Blue Bunny ice cream $2.99

(this is our current favorite ice cream so I keep going back as long as I have coupons!)

regular $3.99

printable from iScream Team $1.00

Pringles $.09

regular $1.59

Target printable $.50

manuf $1.00

Lysol $1.34 ea

on sale $1.69

manuf $.35

V8 Fusion $.99

regular $3.99

manuf printable $2.00

Smart Water $.52

regular $1.02

manuf $.50

Apples $.61

regular $1.61

Target printable $1.00

YoPlus $1.29 ea

(they didn't have any on clearance this week)

regular $2.29

manuf printable $1.00

Miracle Whip $1.49 ea

regular $3.99

on sale $1.99

Target printable $1.00 off 2

Roberts Milk $2.39

(with the coupon it was even cheaper than generic)

regular $2.89

manuf $.50

Blue Bunny personals (single servings) each FREE

regular $1.57

clearanced to $.78

manuf printable $1.00

Hershey's Bliss $1.99

regular $3.99

on sale $2.99

Target printable $1.00

Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom bars $1.46

regular $3.69

clearanced $2.46

manuf printable $1.00

Blue Bunny 100 calorie Butter Pecan bars $1.76

regular $3.69

clearanced $2.76

manuf printable $1.00

Fiber One (2 boxes cereal & 2 boxes chewy bars) $6.73 for ALL 4

I love Fiber One but only buy when there is a good deal!

regular prices from $2.54 - $3.99

manuf coupons $1.00 x 4 (one for each box)

$5.00 Target gift card deal from the ad

Here come my freebies!

I have been signing up for freebies and samples...and I got 2 in the mail this week!

I got my sample of Dove deodorant (which went in my travel box to be used in my airline friendly bag) and I got a sample of Always Infinity....and a nice surprise...a $1 and a $3 coupon off Always along with the sample - And since these can be expensive, that is great! I'll wait until they go on sale and I should be able to get a small box for really cheap!

Here are some more blogs and websites I found. Some are sign ups, some are more blogs to check! I posted all on my sidebar.

Happy hunting!

Attention Target Shoppers Blog

The Freebie Blogger

Moms by Heart

My Brands (a collection of LOTS of popular brands)

Mambo Sprouts Organic Coupons

Organic Grocery Deals

Comments/Followers: If you frequent Dre Saves Money....

I'm finding it hard to gauge if taking the time to blog my findings and savings is helpful or if my list of resources is useful...

So I should share with you my goals, so I can determine if I'm hitting the mark......My goal is 2 things...First, provide a one stop shop for websites and links that others (and myself) can use to check for weekly deals or to sign up for free samples or coupons..this way even if not on your or my own main computer, the list of resources is always available. (There's nothing I hate more than being at a computer not my own and not having my favorites list to check! :) ) Second, I want to pass on the things I learn/find from my coupon friends (thanks to Jennifer W, Tana, and Lisa for getting me started and being my most frequent resources of information!)

If you use the blog list or find the posts helpful, I would love if you would leave a comment on what is helpful when you see it so I can leave more of that. Since I work and blogging takes part of my spare time, I don't always post everything I find, just things I think might be helpful to others. It would be good to know if you are using the list, or the posts, or both. (If I find it's not used as a resource, I may discontinue the blogging/posting piece)

Better yet - If you are already on Blogspot become a follower on the right hand side bar!

Here's to hoping we have many more savings filled weeks/months/years to come!

$40.00 of restaurant gift certificates for $.1.20 each!

More restaurant.com deals!!

Check out this post on my main blog!

Restaurant.com promo

FREEbies, including 9 audiobooks from Barnes & Noble!

Another new site I found: The Thrify Mama : The Thifty Mama main page

She has a freebie list and I found some that I haven't seen yet....And I am a little surprised that's possible after all of the free things I signed up for yesterday - I would guess I'm getting about 16 or 17 free things in the mail AND I found a bunch of coupons for things I always buy!

The Thrifty Mama Freebie List for this week

Happy Hunting!

All You coupons (do you need any of these?)

Here is a list of the coupons that were in All You magazine in the April and May issues.

I still have several of them - If you can't see this list, just click on one of the pictures & it will take you to the site that has the coupon list. Let me know if you need them -- I'll send them to you.

Also, if you have these from May and are willing to part with them, I'd be grateful!!

Alexia Crunchy Snacks p.99

Ortega Mexican Foods p. 103

Even more FREEbies!

Check out this blog posting I found with freebies. 1 or 2 are sold out, but you can still get several of them! This is like a jackpot!

http://www.moneysavingmadness.com/2009/04/freebies-around-web.html

whoo hoo FREE stuff!

I was just browsing the new blog Abby told me about...there is some good FREE stuff there!

moneysavingmom



FREE Nivea Body Wash


FREE Dove Deodorant



FREE Shick Quattro



4 - $1.00 Cheerios coupons



Sign up for a year's supply (52 coupons) for malt-o-meal

FREE L'Oreal Paris Everpure hair color
(after you register, THEN go to special offers - there are coupons & the free sample there)

and there's so much more, I didn't even get through them all yet!

New Sites

I have added Redbox to my "sign up" list and Money Saving Mom to my blog list! (Thanks to my friend Abby for the blog suggestion!!!)

Last weekend haul: CVS

So I pretty much got paid to shop at Walgreens, got everything for free at CVS and saved a bunch at Target...as Monk would say...here's what happened...

CVS:

Watch the CVS ad for things that are free after extra bucks (A posting that tells you about CVS bucks HERE)

Colgate toothbrush or toothpaste $3.99 - $3.99 extra bucks = FREE

Softsoap $4.99 - $4.99 with extra bucks = FREE

In the description, it shows that Sobe Life Water is part of the Buy One Get One Free ad and also had a BOGO coupon (limit $1.59) which they will allow you to use!

$1.89 x 2 = 3.78

- Free one advertised = $1.89

- Free BOGO coupon = $1.59

= $.30 for 2!

= $.15 each

Sobe $.30

Toothbrush FREE

soap FREE

green reusable bag giving away for FREE

TOTAL

$9.28 total paid

- $8.98 extra bucks for next time

So you can look at it 2 ways, similar to Walgreens

1). I only paid $.30 on this trip for everything you see

or

2). I invested this trip and then will save $8.98 on my next trip

Last weekend haul: Walgreens

So I pretty much got paid to shop at Walgreens, got everything for free at CVS and saved a bunch at Target...as Monk would say...here's what happened...

WALGREENS:


Watch the ad for things that give you register rewards (a coupon that you can take back and use next time. If you combine it with Walgreens and Manufacturers coupons, you can get free stuff or even overage.

I saw this toothbrush (who doesn't need a small stash of toothbrushes!) and it was free!

$3.29 - $3.50 RR = FREE + $.24


Thanks to reading my coupons blogs (listed on the right side bar) I found 2 free things that weren't in the ad last week.

These I found on stretchingabuck under monthly deals

Chapstick on sale for $1.99 - $2.00 RR = FREE + $.01

Skintamate on sale for $2.99 - $3.00 RR = FREE + .01

100 ct Walgreens coupon I received in the mail for a FREE bottle

So you can look at it 2 ways
1). I got everything in this trip for free & got some of my tax paid for
or
2). I invested in this trip and will save $8.50 on my next trip

If you continue to "roll" the register rewards (use some on a trip and get more in that same trip) you can make trips there and pay almost nothing! So now that I have some RR to use from this weekend & the weekend before, my next trip this week will be to see if I can use them when buying things I need that will be offering more RR!

Last weekend haul: Target

So I pretty much got paid to shop at Walgreens, got everything for free at CVS and saved a bunch at Target...as Monk would say...here's what happened...

TARGET:



Oreos: I usually only get these when they are on sale for $2.50..(this deal was a hair better)

On sale for $2.75 x 2 = $5.50 - $1.00 Target coupon/2 = $2.25 each

Dole salad:

Regular price = $2.99 / on sale for $1.99 -$1.00 Target coupon = $.99

Johnson's baby lotion

Regular $2.24 - $1.00 Manufacturer - $.75 Target = $.49

Market Pantry fruit snacks
Regular $1.77 / on sale for 1.44 - $1.00 Target coupon = $.44

Smart water (I only buy with a coupon)

$1.00 - $.50 Manuf = $.50



Orange Juice

On sale for $2.75 (reg $3.25) - $1.00 Manuf - $1.75



Pumice stone & face exfoliaters - on the clearance aisle! Watch those end caps, you can find great deals and when you have a coupon for something there, you can really make out!

total 25.21
I had $6.25 in coupons
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the coupons alone saved me 25% on this trip!

If you add in that all but one of these things were on sale (remember, combine sale w/coupons) here's out it would turn out:

29.19
-3.98 due to sale prices
-6.25 coupons
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35% savings with sale prices & coupons

and I only bought 11 things!

(don't forget, I don't include my discount in these posts)

Free Stuff!

Check Stretching A Buck for her "Freebie Round up". I LOVE these posts on her blog! I especially love the Rachael Ray free tote because the purchases are things I will buy in May anyway! I also love the Reynolds Wrap rebate on Earth Day.

Free stuff is great!

Alexia

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Alexia fries!!! I haven't met an Alexia fry that I don't like!

They are actually pretty cheap at Target compared to other places...if you enjoy them, here's a link to their site where you can print a coupon now and sign up to get others!

20 cent or 70 cent 4-pack yogurt (YoPlus)

I have found a couple of Yo Plus deals!

At SuperTarget here they are $2.29, but i find sometimes some flavors are marked down to $1.71.

I found $1.00 coupons online & $1.50 coupons online. If you can find the marked down yogurt, you can get them for 20 or 40 cents!

You can print each of them twice!

$1.00 off on yoplus.com --

and $1.50 off on afullcup.com

Wendy's

If you are a fan of Wendy's you can get $1.00 off in email for signing up and then they will send you other coupons every now and then in email...they also send you one for your birthday!

Walgreens savings (62%) & Target savings (73.3%)

So today I had to run out for a few things at Target and Walgreens for the house, so I checked a couple of blogs to see if there were any good deals in the ads this week. Boy did that pay off!

Here are the 3 super cool deals I found today:

Walgreens: Out of Pocket (OOP) = $3.98

This is a great example of how you can use coupons to get almost free brand name stuff and beat the generic price!

Visine allergy drops

regular price: 4.49...on sale for 3.99 and I had a 3.00 coupon from the paper = $.99

Tylenol Cold Rapid Release 24 Gelcaps

regular price: 7.49...on sale for 4.99 and I had a 2.00 printable (see Tylenol link on side bar) = 2.99

In the ad this week if you bought certain Visine & Tylenol products products you got 3.00 Register Rewards.

So.....here's how I ended up (before tax)

Total Regular Prices = $11.98

Sale Prices = $8.98

Total Coupons = $5.00

Total out of pocket = $3.98 for both items + Register Rewards to use on next trip = $3.00

=62% savings off regular price

=55.6% savings off sales price

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Target: Out of Pocket (OOP) = $3.39 (before my 10% team member discount)

I never include my team member discount in the Target deals to show what you could save!

Yoplait Plus yogurt

regular price 2.29....marked down to 1.71 - 1.00 printable from coupons.com = .71

Dry Idea roll-on deodorant

regular price 2.74...marked down to 2.00 - 2.00 printable from coupons.com = FREE

Archer Farms mini artisan french baguette

regular price .99...marked down to .84 - 1.00 Target printable from afullcup.com Target Coupon Generator = FREE (no overage)

Hershey's Bliss Chocolate

regular price 3.99...on sale 2.99 - 1.00 Target printable from afullcup.com & 1.00 printable from hersheys.com = .99

Cheetos

regular price: not sure...price cut to 2.69 - 1.00 coupon from afullcup.com Target Coupon Generator = 1.69

So here's how I ended up (before tax & before my Target discount)

regular prices = 12.70

out of pocket = 3.39

total savings = 73.3%

(If I hadn't indulged in the Cheetos, this would have been an 83% savings)

Thanks to Jane4Girls for the Target bread info and to Stretching A Buck for the deodorant info!

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I also received an email rebate a while back for $5.00 rebate off a Norelco trimmer. Brad has been needing a new hair trimmer so I finally broke down and shopped for one tonight. Turns out, I found the Norelco all in one for the same prices as the other brands at Target -- it was 18.89.

I don't even know why I got the rebate in my email. I'm assuming it came because I am signed up for so many savings newsletters --- Wouldn't you just normally just buy a trimmer because you needed it and not even think about a rebate or coupon? It pays to know what you need and wait and look for the deals. With my email rebate, I saved.....

Before tax and discount

regular 18.89

rebate 5.00

savings = 26.4%

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Total Savings today including Register Rewards and Rebate for everything in the picture= 56.7%

Blue Bunny coupon (iScream Team)

Here's another sign up coupon. It's off the premium ice cream, but if you have a place that it's fairly cheap or on sale, it can be a good deal.

At Target I bought it and it was cheaper than Archer Farms ice cream with the coupon.

Blue Blue iScream Team coupon

Restaurant.com

Another sale going on -- 60% of gift certificates

To get these in email each time they have a sale (sometimes up to 80%!) just sign up for their email list.

There aren't chain restaurants usually on here, usually local type places, but if they are ones you like to eat at, it's totally worth it!

Restaurant.com

Signups --- Tylenol

I am going to start posting every website I sign up for that gives you coupons and then start a list of them on the right side bar -->

Even if you don't use name brand things, sometimes if you hold them and wait until something goes on sale, you can get it cheaper than the generic. That's the name of the game! As cheap as possible or free!

$2 off any Tylenol product

4 free coupon books & and a revival of Dre Saves Money

I'm back! Revived and ready to save!

Finally a few of the rooms in the house are in order and I'm over the cold/flu and an allergy invasion! It's a fabulous Saturday to just sit down and catch up on some blog and coupon things!

So, there are no double or triple deals around here that I have found, but I'm on a mission to make my savings work here.

I have been prowling blogs and printable coupon websites to build up my coupon stash again. A lot of the ones I had expired....I have found some great Target coupons and combining them with manufacturer coupons when things are on sale, I think I'm going to be able to save big!

(Places to find printable Target coupons:)
Target.com coupon section

AFullCup.com Target Coupon Generator

I'll post what I find so my skeptical peeps in Iowa who think that since there are no double or triple deals, we can't do the same thing here can check out what I find! The good thing is that some things are a little bit cheaper here so you don't have to have the double or triple deals in order to save big.

Check out these 2 cool things I found at All You magazine's website.

1). There is a Daily Savings blog that has posts of great savings (look under Recent Posts). It looks like a great place to find free stuff!

2). One of the posts right now if for 4 free coupon books, on things you'll probably use all the time- This is great!

Rite Aid Rebates - FREE stuff

If you have never used the Rite Aid Rebates before, there can be some good deals. I got an email today with the ones pictured here that end up being FREE. Click on the link below to see the whole list or you can get a booklet at Rite Aid. They have rebates in their weekly ad every week and a lot of times you can get things for free and it's really, really easy to submit!

One cool thing: you can submit rebates online so there is no mailing.

One catch: you can enter them all month long, BUT be sure to read the instructions. You only should hit submit ONCE. Example: During March's rebate period, you can save them every week, but at the end of the rebate period, you should hit save & they will send you a check. IF you do it the first week, you can't submit any more rebates for the month.

Rite Aid Rebate List for March

Free Red Box Movies

Head to Tana's blog for the info & go to the bottom link to sign up!

Tana's Blog

RedBox Signup

If you have never used Redbox before, you should see if they have one on your area. You rent movies from a kiosk for $1 a night - can't really beat that!

Records

I obviously have been slacking in updating my records on the side bar...I haven't saved less than 50% in a long while!

Double Day

So today was double coupon day at Farm Fresh. My usual goal now that I have pretty good stockpiles, is to only buy things in the ad that I have coupons for that I can get at a good deal or free (what I call "maximizing the ad"-- I don't know that the real coupon people call it! :)

When I maximize the ad, I try to save more than 60% (I would probably save more, but I usually buy a bit of meat, produce, or milk and OJ that hamper my total savings - On days without those I could get closer to 70 or 80%)

Well, since we are moving, I figure that I should take advantage of the double days while I can, as long as I'm getting the items at a really good deal because 50% off is still a freaking good deal, as long as I can't get the items somewhere else cheaper. So the things I bought, I got for 50% or more off (Except the I didn't have a coupon for the milk, the 2 OJs or the bleach) and a couple of things less than 30cents.

I only bought things with coupons tonight that I couldn't get cheaper than anywhere else.

For example: I had a coupon that saved me $1.00 off Oreos with a gallon of milk purchase and we were slam out of milk entirely. The gallon milk was a better deal tonight than 2 half gallons, so we got the gallon and I used the Oreos coupon. Double day made it $2.00 off and they were 2/$6. So I paid $1.00 for them!! The cheapest I have ever bought Oreos in the past is $2.50.

Brad did awesome tonight, too. He was nice enough to come with me after dinner and he found a great deal. I had a coupon that was $1.00 off 2 Kraft dressings. Well, the regular sizes are still pretty expensive and usually an "off 2" deal isn't that great. EXCEPT....that Brad saw the smaller versions down below on a shelf. They were on sale 2/$3 and my $2.00 coupon made them $1.00 for 2 or 50 cents each. Not bad at all. We can use them in smaller doses, so less waste and they were cheap - Isn't he cool!?! And I almost didn't keep these coupons because of them being the "off 2" kind! Who buys salad dressing for 50cents? We use the Italian dressing for marinading chicken (right, Mom!?) so this was a great deal for us.

Including everything I bought here's the breakdown:
The total bill was: $99.88
I saved: $49.90
Total out of pocket tonight: $49.98

Savings: 50%
Brad got 5% off so we saved a total of 51%

With only the items I had coupons for: 56%

So this wasn't my best night ever, the goal tonight was not the usual "maximize the ad"...There really wasn't anything in the ad that I wanted or needed. So I just decided to take advantage of what I could get at a good deal since it was double day.

Check out Brad's awesome 50 cent salad dressings!
In addition to the oreos being cheap, I know I got these:
Jar of French's for 29cents
Mandarin oranges for 30 cents ea.
Sure deodorant for 69cents ea.
Bottle of French's brown mustard for 70cents
V8 boxed soups ea 99cents
Popcorn 87cents ea
Pasta 87cents ea box

So things weren't free, but dang cheap!

A great site for freebies and discounts

This site is great...There are some freebies and some discounts. Lots of good stuff...

http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/

Free Kashi

Credit where credit is due....This one I found on blog I check

http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/

Mr. Clean Contest (until 4/5/09) & Free Magic Eraser

You can enter to win cash or Mr. Clean products & to get a free magic eraser!

P & G Dustbuster Promo

For $30 of Proctor & Gamble products purchased from 2/18 - 3/4 in one transaction, you can get a free Dustbuster!

Be sure to combine with things on sale and coupons you have for maximum savings!

Click on the link to print the form and see the details!

Quiznos Free Sub

Get a free sub and send them to your friends!

Free Diet Dr. Pepper

Click on the can to go to the link!

80% off at Restaurant.com

Oh, I LOVE these deals!

This is true and it works, I've used it for the last year.

Enter the code word DINE at checkout for the discount.

Deals good until Saturday 2/28/09 at 11:59pm.

Update on Savings 2009

1/28
FF
$28.96
52%

1/24
Wgs
$15.99
60%

1/24
K
$19.36
25%

1/18
Target
$95.84
32%

1/17
FF
$116.95
52%

1/14
FF
$43.28
44%

How To by Tana

Here's another post by Tana that describes a lot of how to -- She's loves writing..can you tell? She is so great at detailing it without it being boring...I've read a lot of sites that put me to sleep before I get to the good parts!

How To Start Couponing by Tana Wood

The Stockpile (as explained by Tana)

So Scott & Dave made a bit of fun of me on Saturday and joked that I probably have 40 pounds of mayo just because I have a coupon....HaHa....I do have some stockpiles, but I acquired them with expiration dates and rate of use in mind. So many of the things Tana describes in her post, I have as well, but I'm kind of shocked at how fast you really do go through some of these things and why it's so cool I bought most of them for great deals or FREE!

She describes the whole thing so well....and even if you are somewhere that doesn't have doubles or triples, unless you shop at Aldis (the world's cheapest grocery store) for every single solitary thing you buy, you can still take advantage of coupons. You can get away with not paying full price even at "big blue" (my company's competition) or a grocery store. Though, I hope you're getting them from a grocery store or SuperTarget....Shopping at Big Blue frightens me....it's usually a scary experience...I only go there once a year.

Check out her short explanation.
(Tana, I'm going to mooch a lot from you when you do this! :)

STOCKPILING - By Tana Wood

New Sites!

I did some browsing over the weekend and found a few more cool sites!!

Here's the list, but the links are to the right...

Eat Better America
Con Agra Foods
Simple & Delicious
Start Making Choices
Slick Deals
Mommy Saves Big blog
Wow Retail Printables
All Printable Coupons

Uh-oh, peanut butter

Lots of stuff that's been on sale...Check and see if you should avoid eating it!

FDA Recall List--Peanut Butter

Check out new sites

I have added a few new sites and a blog section...If you check or find a coupon blog that's worth sharing, let me know..I'll add it.

The people who do those blogs are seriously dedicated...I can only mooch from them!

I'm trying to add Smart Source also, but blogger is being a jerk right now.

Reservation Rewards continued

Ok, so it's not free...free trial membership, but then there is a monthly fee...depending on what you use it for, probably still worth it!

Reservation Rewards

I'm not sure where I found this website, but I registered and already found coupons for dining in our area....there are shopping and attractions and other things...and it's free!

https://www.reservationrewards.com/Home/Default.rails

If you buy Proctor & Gamble products...you can get $120 in coupons!

Check out this promotion if you have/will buy $50 of P&G products between these dates: 12/14/2008 and 1/31/2009

http://www.pgeverydaysolutions.com/pgeds/en_US/jsp/EDS_Page.jsp?pageID=Year-of-Savings