My coupon helpers!

It's all in your head...

When you start seeing the HUGE difference that coupons can make, your whole mentality changes. You only want to buy things on sale, and preferably stack a coupon on top of that for an even better deal. CVS and Walgreens are my challenges right now. I am trying to make it to where I only use RR and ECB when I shop there. This takes practice and planning. I am not there, yet, but I have started buying this that you get RR/ECB for, to turn around and pay for what I need.

For example, Tye and Kenadie went on my cereal run to Randall's today, and did pretty well. I had promised them a treat last night when I left on a Walg's run, and forgot, so in order to make it up, I told them since they were good while I was doing my stuff, we would get them a treat. I needed to stop by a Walg's for a clearance item I had been hunting for, and told them they could pick something there. Walg's did not have my clearance item, so I let them pick out some candy. They each picked out $1.99 bags of candy, and I found some popsicles I wanted to get. So, I had 2 choices. Just go and pay $6 for all that and leave, OR go back, find some RR items, and double my purchase. I went and found some toothpaste that was FREE after RR, and some shaving cream that was $1.99 and you got $1 RR. I paid for those first, and received $5.50 in RR!! I used those RR to pay for candy and popsicles...so for the same amount that I would have paid for candy/ popsicles, I also got toothpast and shaving cream! It is all in the mindset! No coupons were used for this trans, or it may have been cheaper, but you can still double your purchases doing it this way!

No Inserts this Sunday

Just a heads up, DO NOT buy this Sunday's paper...because of the holiday, there will be no inserts.

my CVS trip this morning

Here's my shopping list from about an hour ago. I got all these things and two 'filers' ($.89 cent cheerio bar and $.36 cent candy by register) and paid less than $.25 cents OOP! used $4 in ECB's and got $6 more in return!

3x's Right Guard or Dry Idea Deodorant 2/$5=$2Ecb on 2 (limit 3)
Use 2 $2 Dry Idea coupons from here
Or use the $1 Right Guard/Dry Idea coupon from the 4/19SS
Final cost as low as 2 for FREE + $1 profit!

1 St Ives apricot Scrub (travel size) $1.49
Use the $1.50 coupon from the 5/10SS
Final cost FREE!

3x's Schick Disposable Razors (travel size) .99
Buy 2 and use the $2 coupon from the 5/10SS
Final cost 2 for FREE!
(Thanks, Kayla!)

Thanks, gals for the coupons for Dry Idea!!

Alisa's CVS trip last week

I had a really great trip to CVS last week. I was able to grab one of the blood glucose monitors (which I am donating) for FREE + I got $5 in ECB!!! With my coupons and ECB, I spend $12.49 and saved over $100 AND I still had $8 in ECB!!

Remember, CVS and Walgreens can be tricky. You have to practice to really be able to use them to your advantage (like never any cash out of pocket!!) If you need tips or suggestions, ask me on here, or email me!!

alisavasquez@yahoo.com

Tylenol Program

On Hip2Save this morning, she posted this great program by Tylenol. You can sign up here and receive a FREE pedometer and exercise DVD. I signed up, and created my own personal workout calendar. This will come in handy since i am going to end my Lifetime membership. :(

Blog Is Open!!

Ok, so since so many of you had trouble logging in, I will make it open for now. I may change it later. I pull from other blogs, and I do my best to link to their blogs, but I don't want anyone to get upset if I miss one.

Hope you all are enjoying the deals!

WalMart Deals

Here is a link to Jamie's Walmart trip. It is a small one, so very do-able for newbies!!

Kroger Deals

Here is a link for some great Kroger deals this week.

WalMart Samples

Hip2Save is constantly posting sample deals! I LOVE going to my mailbox now...along with the bills, I get a tiny thing of lotion, a sippy cup, bath wash...all sorts of fun stuff!! Follow this link for a 3pk sample!!

Alisa's Target Trip

My Plan:

SaniHands

$2.99

1 MQ $1

$1.99 (But I LOVE these things for the car!!)

Sponges (Target Brand) 2pk

.99

.75 coupon here

.24 each!!

Magic Erasers

MfgQ (MQ) BOGO Free!!

Can't remember which paper, but it is from Sunday paper

Resolve (we needed this)

$1.00 MQ (paper)

Energizer Batteries

$1.00 MQ (paper)

Pringles sm cans at reg

FREE!

.69 ea, with coupon from here

True Delight

MQ + TQ from here

.89!!

KoolAid

MQ from Kraft (posted previously)

and TQ from here

Strawberries

No Q, but on sale for $1.99!!

Tropicana

2.99

$1.00 MQ from paper (these come out all the time)

Kraft Velveeta

***Best Deal of the night!***

Michelle (my SIL) sent me a coupon for a FREE block of Velveeta. Best thing, it is a PDF, which means you can print it as many times as you want, and there is NO expiration date on it!! Email me if you want that coupon! alisavasquez@yahoo.com

Thanks Michelle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Banana Boat

All FREE

MQ from paper $1.00

these are .97 and the cashier just needs to override it for .97, OR you can have my super nice cashier and he just gave me $1.00 off each, so I gained .03 with each one!

Johnson's

same as Banana Boat

Suave

These are on sale, then I combined a Sunday paper Q with a TQ from same site as all others...all of Suave are usually off (2), so you would have to buy at least 2, I bought 4

Skintamate

same as Mary

Kraft Philly

same as Mary

Activia

same as Mary

Chalk

from $1 section...keeps kids busy while I clip coupons! :)

If you see anything else I missed and you wanna know what I did, just email me!

Dove Coupon

Dove has a new deoderant that may not be on all shelves, yet, but here is a link for $2.00 coupons. I was able to print 2.

today's target trip

My Target plan

1 DanActive $2
Use the $1 coupon from the 3/1 or 5/10SS
Final cost $1!

3X's Skintimate Shave gel
Use the $1 Target coupon
Plus, use the .75 coupon from the 4/26SS
Note: original priced at 2.24 I think.

2X's Banana Boat Sunscreen in the Travel Section is only .99
Use the $1 coupon from the 5/3SS (does not exclude travel size)
Final cost FREE!

1 Select Quaker True Delights bars $2.50
Use the $1 coupon from here
Plus, use the $1 Target coupon
Final cost .50 per box!

1 Granny Smith or Sonya Apples .99 per lb.
Buy 1 lb and use the $1 Target coupon
Final cost FREE!
Note: On this one I bought pink lady apples for 1.29/lb and just weighted it to be sure I got just over half a pound.

1 Quaker Granola Bites (hanging by the register) $1
Use the $1 coupon from the the 3/29RP
Final cost FREE!

2X's Buy 1 Crystal Light Drink Mix $2.99
Buy 1 Crystal Light Skin Essentials $2.99
Use $1 coupon from here
Use 1 FREE Crystal Light Essential coupon from here (will take off $2.99)
Use 2 $1 Target coupons
Final cost both FREE!

1 Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs $1.93
Use $1 coupon from here
Plus, use the $1 Target coupon
Final cost FREE + .07 in overage!!

3X'sBuy 2 Easy Mac and Cheese Single Serve Cups .77 each
Use the $1 coupon from here
Final cost .27!

1 Buy 2 Kraft Mayo $1.99 each
Use 2 $1 coupons from here
Plus, use 1 $1/2 Target coupon
Final cost .49 each!

1 Buy 2 Kraft Salad Dressings $1.59 each
Use 2 $1 coupons from here
Plus, use 1 $1/2 Target coupon
Final cost .09 each

1 A1 Steak Sauce (small bottle) $2.09
Use the $2 coupon from the 5/10SS
Final cost .09!

20 Yoplait Yogurts $.52 each=$10.40
3 $.40/6 Manf.
2 $1/10 Target Q

OOP $7.20 that's $.36 a yogurt.

3 jellos on clearance $.44 each=$1.32
$1/1 manf Q (new kraft Q)

$.10 each!!

2 Oscar Myer sandwich meat $3.04=$6.08
1 $1/2 manf Q
1 $1/2 target Q

1 Bic Soleil Razor $6.99 and refil $6.49
BOGO manf Q
$2 Razor Manf Q
$2 Refill Manf Q
OOP $2.49

4 Clearanced kraft philly cream cheese $.64=$2.56
2 $1/2 Manf Q (new kraft Q)

OOP $.56 

1 Bagefuls $2.19 (i think)

$1/1 Manf Q

Clearanced mexican velveeta $2.58

$1/1 Manf Q (new kraft Q)

Items without Q:
clearanced Plugra butter rang as $1.74 but was suppose to be $.36 (have to go back to have fixed)
1 gallon milk 
2 popsickles
2lb bag russet poatoes

I spent $33.61 and my receipt says I saved $52.53 but I added all the coupons and came up with $60.42. Only one gave me trouble all others scanned and accepted no problems. :) And that is not including the savings from clearanced items! I used a wopping 48 coupons!!!

Michael was my cashier and I LOVE him! I thanked him for being so patient and nice about my coupons telling him some cashiers get angry. His reply was 'they must not be good employees if they get angry." I couldn't have agreed more!

coupons to print

I've only seen this on one blog, so I thought I'd share. Here are some coupons for pancake mixes:
http://www.redplum.com/pages/ViewOffer.aspx?id=1156415&ec=send_offer

Tulle Day Sale

A couple of weeks ago, Hip2Save posted an awesome deal at a company called Tulle. They were having Tulle Day, in which they were selling there clothing at an awesome price, $3.99 and up. I received my order today and I am extremely pleased. I paid right at $50 ($12 was shipping) for 5 shirts and 4 dresses. The quality is very good, and I have not tried it all on, but it looks like it will all fit...and it is all modest!! I don't think I will have to "layer" any of them, which is hard to find! Especially with 9 things! All the dresses are perfect for church, and the shirts are great for date nights...both of which I was desperately in need of! I read on one of the comments that they may have this sale at least twice a year. It started at 12am PDT, which was 2am CDT, but it was well worth the late night! The next time I see this deal, I will make sure all of you know about it!

$50 in Kraft Coupons!!

Go to Kraft.com and register with Kraft foods. After you do that, click on the coupons tab to print out $50 in Kraft coupons!! Remember you will need to install the coupon printer if you have not done so already.

Kroger (SETx)

Frugal Coupon Living has highlight from Kroger deals...for all you SETx readers!! There is also a link to another blog that has all the great deals.

If you get some great deals, let us know! Or, if you find some different ones, you can post them on here so others that shop there can know what they are!!

I saved $82 at Target!

It's not too late to get most of these deals, which I found on http://hip2save.blogspot.com/. A lot of the coupons I used don't expire until later this month.
The 50 items below cost me only $22.46, which averages out to be 45 cents per item including tax! The receipts say I saved $82.24, but I also earned and paid with 3 of the $5 gift cards you could earn with the Fiber One deal.
I'm curious... who are your favorite cashiers at Target and who do you avoid?

Like Walmart Prices, but prefer Target???

Check out this link!!!

CVS Deals

Click on CVS deals to be re-directed to Hip2Save for her CVS highlights for the upcoming week. I will let you know which ones, if any, I plan on doing.

Sunday Paper

Hip2Save made a post about the great upcoming deals for this next week. There will be a Smart Source and a Red Plum insert. Here are some of the deals she found. You can click on her button to see the whole list and a link to more. I will try and keep you up-to-date, but these are supposed to be able to be paired with some sales next week to make these items FREE or near FREE!

Red Plum

Save $1 on Betty Crocker Cupcake IcingSave

$2 on any Max Factor productSave

$1 on McCormick Onion, Black Pepper or Garlic seasoning

Buy Nivea My Silhouette and get Nivea Body Wash (up to $6.99) FREE

Buy Nivea Sun-Kissed Beautiful Legs and get Nivea Body Wash FREE

Smart Source

Save $2 on A1 Steak Sauce or Marinade

Glade Fabric & Air Odor Eliminator, buy one get one free (up to $4.29)

Save $1.50 on Kraft Salad Dressing (16 oz.)

Save $2 Oust Air Sanitizer or Surface Disinfectant & Air Sanitizer

Save $1.50 on St. Ives Body product

Save $1 on Colgate Total Advanced

Randall's--FREE strawberries!!!!!!!!

Follow this link to find a printable coupon for FREE strawberries with a $10 purchase!! My suggestion is to skim thru online ad for your zip code Randall.com and choose items that you will receive a catalina for. A catalina is the "cash" type coupon that prints out at the end. These are similar to Register Rewards at Walgs. Then, look thru your coupons and see if you have any coupons for those items. Don't forget you can go to this link to look up certain ads electronically.

We already need strawberries, so I might make a trip Monday and do this. If I do, I will post pics and let you know what I do.

Freezer meals

Mary and I have a goal to get together and make a lot of food that can be divided up, then frozen for quick, easy meals. I have done this a couple of times with spaghetti, and it was really easy. I was so excited when I wanted to have a good meal one evening, but did not feel like cooking...so I grabbed my bag of spaghetti, thawed it out, and that is what we had! I have not done it enough to know how much money it saves, but I keep reading it saves a lot. Anyone in the CP area that is interested, we can get together at my house one Saturday and just cook, cook, cook!!

Check out new blogs

I found some really great blogs the other day. I am a Money Magnet and Cents to Get Debt Free. Their buttons are on the right side of the blog. I would take a moment and check them out. They will both have you inspired to begin saving for the future, and not have any debt (including house and cars). I am working on some goals for us right now, and I am deciding on whether or not to post about them...kinda personal, I think! :) We shall see how it goes!!

Walgreens Trip

I purchased the Nivea body wash and Rembrandt mouthwash earlier that morning. I paid $10.39 total, and received $11 in Register Rewards (RR).

I went later and this is what I did...

Trans #1: Germ-x, clearance Advil, Schick razor, Neosporin and Band-aids.

I had a $4 coupon for razor (+ I received 3RR)

I had $1 coupons for Neosporin and Band-aids (+ I received 4RR)

I used my 11RR from earlier trans

Paid $7.78 and received 7RR

Trans #2:

Clearance Advil, disposable gloves, and candy bar for "filler"

Paid with 7RR from above, and .67 cash.

I saved a little over $50 if you count the reg price of the children's advil, and spent less than $20. I did not have coupons for the hand sanitizer ($4), gloves ($4.99) or candy bar. I was going to buy hand sanitizer and gloves anyway, so I think I came out pretty good!