Wednesday, April 21, 2010

No pages or food deals today but I do have something else

Just call me the deal seek fanatic lately. I love so many of the site that I thought I would share some of them with all of you. They are not listed in order of my favorites but just as I think of them.

www.hip2save.com
www.saveathomemommy.com
www.myfrugaladventures.com
www.cuckooforcoupondeals.com
www.thedealfanatic.com
www.attentiontargetshoppers.com
www.thekrazycouponlady.com
www.time2saveworkshops.com
www.freebies2deals.com
www.tightwadinutah.com -she has some really good recipes too
www.utahdealdiva.com
www.dealfindingchick.blogspot.com
www.passionforsavings.com

There are still more sites but these are some I look at most in a day. They are pretty much the same in some areas but there is still alot to take in from each site.

Passion for savings has a run down on Wal Mart deals so I am off to see what new things I can score. My hubby and I and 2 of our sons shopped yesterday and my trunk was FULL (we couldn't see out the back window LOL) I spent less then $90.00 and I have cereal, pop tarts and dinners for the week as well as lunch stuff. I so wish we had a store that double coupons ALL the time in the Las Vegas area (not every 3 months or so).

With times being so hard right now this couponing hobby I have started doing is a huge help. I hope you and your families can score some great deals too.

Susan

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Shopping is so much more fun now that I have discovered couponing. I love saving on name brands. My hubby and kids are really on board with this too. My 21 year old has even been looking up my 3 favorite sites, www.hip2save.com, www.saveathomemommy.com, and last is www.myfrugaladventures.com. I look at so many more but the list would be pretty long.





I went to Vons this past Tuesday to take advantage of their killer hamburger deal.
2 pkgs of hamburger (lean) $1.47 per lb I think I paid $11/12 dollars for both
2 Scrubbing Bubble Starter Sprayers-$6.99
2 refills-$3.99
I had 2 coupons for $5.00 off the starter sprayer making them $1.99 each
I also had 2 coupons for free refill bottles when you buy the starter kits-FREE
I paid for all 4 things $3.98
At the register after coupons I got a catilina for $4.00 off my next purchase at Vons so basically all 4 bottles were FREE
AND I had the rebate for SC Johnson (which included scrubbing bubbles)for $5.00 back
making this a $5.02 moneymaker
4 hamburger buns on sale for .99 each
2 imitation crab packs FREE in store ad coupon making them 99 cent each. I had 2 $1.00 off coupons making this FREE
2 40 oz. katchups for $1.69 each (in store ad coupon)
If you become a fan of Nabisco cookies you get a coupon buy one Nabisco cookie and 1 gallon of milk get another cookie for FREE. I also printed a coupon off of their fan page for $1/2 cookies AND the cookies were on sale. I don't know final cost but it was a great deal. I needed milk and it was a fun snack to feed the kids.


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I had to make a quick run into Albertsons one morning a to get their chicken breats that were on sale but I found the meat department isn't open at 6:55 AM...lol...so I browsed for a bit and found these 7th Generation dishwashing packets on clearance for $1.99 I knew I had 2 coupons for a $1.00 at home as well as 3 double coupons still at home. I ran home and got my coupons and went back and got all four boxes of dish washing detergent packets for $1.00. While I was home I saw another coupon for Finish dish detergent on clearance for $2.75. I had a coupon for $1.00 off and I double it so I got that Finish detergent for .75cents



I scored these dog treats at Petsmart for Free. They were $1.97 and I had 2 coupons for $2.00 off. I through in that little chew bone that was on sale for .49 cents. I have been able to score 8 of these dog treat for FREE, LOVE that!!


I promise I will post my pages this week. I have been so addicted to coupon surfing and coupon blogs that my pages and cards haven't had my attention. Scouts honor I will get my pages loaded.

Check out those sites Hip2save has some videos that are fun to watch to help you get going on saving money on your food bill.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

I HAVE BEEN A BAD BLOGGER






It's not that I haven' wanted to blog but I have kind of undertaken a new hobby that has become a new obsession, it's couponing! A friend of mine has been doing it for awhile and I used to think I couldn't be bothered but then I decided to get my feet wet and try out a few deals and as of today. I have a stockpile, FINALLY. I still scrapbook and in fact I have 21 pages I need to get uploaded but I haven't taken the time to do it. I am addicted to several sites. One of my favorites is Hip2save .
Collin from Hip2Save is just incredible about getting the best deals out to us and all the freebies you can think of. I have gotten a free 8x10 from Walgreens, to free rental codes for Redbox movies, to Crest White Strips as well as many others.

Here are some of the deals I have been able to get this week

WALGREENS
2 cans of Lindsey black olives for .49 cents
1 box of Revlon Hair color for .99 cents
3 Pilot pens .57 cents for all 3 and I made $3.93 by sending in the rebate

KMART (double coupon week)
3 Soft Scrubs for .99 cents each
3 bags of Halls for Free
1 Nivea men body wash .49 cents
1 3pk of Dial hand soap .29cents
2 Endust .32 cents each
4 Right Guard deodorant FREE (my sons took 3 of them)
2 Degree for men deodorant .25 cents each ( NOT PICTURED because a different son took both...lol)
Herbal Essence shampoo $1.39
2 Aussie 33 oz for $8.00
2 Head and Shoulders $2.50 for both
I submitted a form to P&G for a $10.00 gift card when you spend $25.00 on P&G products (Head and Shoulders, Aussie, and Herbal Essence)
1 Bic Soliel razor $1.49

ALBERTSONS
4 boxes of Cheerios $1.00 a box
4 bags of Lays chips FREE
2 Healthy Harvest pastas FREE
4 bags of Albertsons brand cheese $1.69 per bag
6 cans of Dole .72 cent a can
Chicken breast for .99cents per lb (not pictured)

CVS
1st transaction
3 pks of soda $11.00 used a $3.00 ECB so it made them 3 for $8.00 got back $3.00 more ECB's

2nd transaction
1 Pantene shampoo for $2.99 got $2.00 ECB used my $3.00 ECB from soda spent out of pocket .12 cents

3rd transaction
1 roll of CVS tp $1.15 (scanned my ECB card and got $1 off any paper product) so tp cost .15 cents
1 CVS scrub $2.50 (2nd coupon that came out was $1 off any CVS skin care product) paid $1.50
Dawn dish soap .96 cents (forgot my coupon...lol)
I used my $2.00 ECB from the shampoo and only paid the tax for this trasnaction

Total spent at CVS was what I spent on the sodas which was $8.00

Then when I got home I pulled up and my mailbox was LOADED with all those little freebies. Dog food, cat food, Tide, Head and Shoulders, Bounce, Lever 2000 soap, and a whole bunch of great high value coupons. How fun was this day!!!