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Sunday, August 1, 2010

Need Peanut Butter?

CVS has a deal this week on skippy peanut butter. Peanut butter is devoured in this house like nobody's business so I stocked up!

The Peanut butter is priced 3/$5 and when you buy $10 worth of Skippy, Ragu and/or Lipton (i think) you get a $3 ECB. There are .40/1 and .50/1 Skippy coupons in today's Red Plum insert depending on what area of the country you are in. Here is my suggestion. Order 6 of the Skippy coupons from The Coupon Master or The Coupon Clippers  and your order will look like this....

6 Skippy PB - $10
Minus (6) .50/1 coupons - $3.00
Pay $7 OOP and earn $3 back in ECB's

So ultimately you paid $4 for 6 jars of PB. Of course if you already have any ECB's then your OOP would be lower. Also, if you are going to order coupons, you need to order them today to ensure that you get them before the sale ends.

I didn't use any coupons but I did have some ECB's to burn so I used those. The jars I got didn't expire until 5/11 - not that they will make it 2 months here!

The Johnson and Johnson deal on bandaids is good too. With a toddler, you can never have too many bandaids. The deal is, purchase $10 worth of J&J products and get $5 in ECB's back. The kids bandaids are $3.49 here so I bought 3 and got back $5. Essentially 3 packs of bandaids for $5.

Hope you guys find some good deals this week.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Several things to update.....

So I taught a coupon class this past week and I felt like I left them with their heads spinning....Hey ladies!!! Couponing is confusing and slightly difficult when you start but I promise you that it gets easier and you will be a better woman for getting it under your belt! They had lots of good questions that I probably take for granted since I've been couponing so long. If anyone ever has any questions, don't hesitate to post a comment.

One thing that I forgot to mention during the class was Target. I LOVE Target!! It is one of my favorite places to shop with or without coupons. Twice a year, Target puts their toys on clearance. The sales happen in January and July. Like every other sale at Target, things start out at 30% and gradually move to 90%. Generally the last Thursday in July, the toys go from 50% off to 75% off. If there is anything left at your store then you can make out like a bandit!! I have no shame in admitting that I generally "stalk" Target during this time of the month! I was working in Tuscaloosa Wednesday so I stopped by after work, things were still 50% off although some people across the country were reporting on couponing boards that their stores were already at 75% off. I did buy Cade a Toy Story 3 Woody figurine and "cowboy belt" that was marked down to $7 but with much restraint I decided that I would wait until Saturday. My heart kinda sank when I left because I just knew I wouldn't be able to get back to Tuscaloosa until Saturday and thought most everything would be gone by then. BOY WAS I WRONG!!! I went this morning and got over $130 worth of toys (mostly for my nieces) for around $20. I also found that most of the ladies summer shoes were clearanced. I got two pair of dress sandals for less than $4 each! So, if you are around a Target, check them out and see what you can find. Some of the brands clearanced were MegaBloks, Matchbox cars and sets, Kai Lan, Barbie, Play kitchen stuff, puzzles, games and Toy Story stuff. My one piece of advice is that you shouldn't just go by the sticker price - use the self scanner! I found lots of stuff at 75% off that wasn't marked.

There are several good things at Publix this week. I hope you got some of them. Pop Tarts, Kraft Mac n Cheese, Cottonelle toilet paper, GM Cereal, Solo paper plates, Stouffers meals....Since there aren't many more shopping days in this sales cycle, I wont post the hot deals. Check out Iheartpublix or Hotcouponworld to see the hottest deals this week. The new ad starting 8/4 should be posted tomorrow on Hotcouponworld.

Hope you guys have a great week!!

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Winn-Dixie Cheese Deal!! Run don't walk!!

FREE Kraft shredded cheese at Winn-Dixie between 7/21 and 7/27.

The 8oz. bags of Kraft shredded cheese are on sale for $2 each. There are $1 peelies on the bags making them $1 after the coupon. Buy in sets of 5 and get a $5 off your next order coupon from the Catalina machine. Do not buy more than 5 at time as the machine will only give you one $5 coupon back!

So it should look like this....

Transaction #1
5 Kraft shredded cheeses - $10
Use 5 peelies - minus $5
Total out of pocket - $5
Receive a $5 OYNO cat.

Transaction #2
5 Kraft shredded cheeses - $10
Use 5 peelies - minus $5
Use $5 Catalina - minus $5 -
FREE
Receive a $5 OYNO cat.

Rinse and Repeat!! Free Cheese!!
Shredded cheese freezes really well by the way. Good luck finding the peelies!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Getting back on track!

Sorry I haven't posted in a few weeks. Things have been busy. I have been using my stockpile and planning my meals around what is in the freezer and pantry though so that is good! This is a busy time of year for me with my job so I may be scattered here and there some.

Some new things to tell you about though....
My friend Tara reminded me about Swagbucks and what an easy way it was to get Amazon gift cards and even paypal money (or as I refer to it "fun money"). Swagbucks is a reward system for searching the internet. Basically it is a search engine that gives you points when you search the web. In turn you can redeem your points for stuff like paypal, Amazon gift codes, itunes gift cards, gift cards to restaurants/stores, etc. You can download their search bar and use it just like you would google. You receive 30 points to start your account and can earn anywhere from 1 to 50 points per search. I had to restart an account because my old email is blocked (long story) but just in the past week since creating a new swagbucks account, I have already earned close to 900 points. Each $5 Amazon gift code costs 450 points. I am hoping to have close to $100 in Amazon codes by Thanksgiving in order to buy some of my Christmas gifts! I know you are thinking "Wow, what a great idea, Jennifer!" :) So, will you help me? If you are not a member of Swagbucks yet, you can join HERE!! Why not? You are probably already searching the web daily, right?

Secondly, while we are on referral links.......I have posted in the past about Ebates. But maybe some of you haven't read that far back. Ebates is online shopping site that gives you a percentage of your shopping back to you in cash. For instance, you may be buying something off eBay and can get 5% of your total purchase back in cash if you go through Ebates. The percentages vary and there are tons of stores to choose from. You can receive your cash back quarterly either through the mail or your paypal account. Essentially this is free money if you are doing some shopping online anyways. Who doesn't like to save money? If you didn't, I'm sure you wouldn't be on my site right now! If you sign up for Ebates using the link HERE and make a purchase, we will both get $5 and you will also get a % of your purchase back. Easy enough?

On to Publix deals:
In the ad that starts tomorrow (7/21), here are the hot deals that I see:

Kraft Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip Dressing, Assorted Varieties, 30 oz jar, BOGO $3.99
Use this $1/1 Miracle Whip Facebook coupon to pay $1 per jar!

Smucker’s Preserves or Marmalade or Spread, Jelly or Jam, Selected Varieties, 12.75 to 18 oz jar (Excluding Apple, Grape, Low Sugar Grape, Red Raspberry or Black Raspberry), BOGO $3.19
Use $.25/1 coupon from 5/23/2010 RP Insert which doubles to pay $1.10 per jar

Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Bars, Assorted Varieties, 6.7 to 10.8-oz box BOGO $3.49
Use the $1/1 to pay .75¢ per box

Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper or Chicken or Tuna Helper, Assorted Varieties, 4.5 to 7.5 oz box, BOGO $1.59
$0.75/3 Betty Crocker Helper Meals from 5/30 Gm or 6/20 SS insert
$1/2 Rite Aid Jul Video Values (exp 8/28/2010)
Buy three and use the manufacturer’s coupon with the Rite Aid coupon and pay 21¢ per box (Northport store accepts Rite Aid as a competitor)

Tombstone Pizza, Assorted Varieties, 18.1 to 29.5 oz pkg (Excluding Stuffed Crust and Brick Oven Varieties) BOGO $5.79
$2/1 Facebook coupon
Use the $2/1 and pay 90¢ for a pizza!

Right Guard Sport Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant, Assorted Varieties, 2.8 or 3 oz pkg, BOGO $2.79
$2/2 Right Guard® products
Use the $2 coupon and pay 40¢ per item!

Meow Mix, Assorted Varieties, 3 to 3.5-lb bag, BOGO $4.89
$1.50/1 from 6/6 RP
Use the above coupon to pay .95 cents per bag!

Glade Candle, 4 oz jar or Scented Oil Candle Refills, 4 ct pkg, Assorted Varieties, BOGO $3.49
$1/1 Glade 4oz Jar Candle
$2/2 Glade 4oz Jar Candles
Use either printable and pay 75¢ each

Lysol Disinfectant Trigger Spray Cleaner, All Purpose 4 in 1: Lemon Breeze, Pacific Fresh Scent. or With Bleach. 32 oz bot or Antibacterial Kitchen Citrus Scent, 22 oz bot, BOGO $2.69
$0.50/1 Lysol All Purpose Cleaner Pourable
If pourable kind is included use the printable above and pay 35¢ per bottle

Spray ‘n Wash Laundry Stain Remover With Resolve Power, Regular or Max, 12 or 22 oz bot, BOGO $2.99
$.75/1 Spray ‘N Wash With Resolve Power, Any (HomeSolutions)
You pay 75¢ after coupon!

Smart Balance Milk half gallon, 2/$5
$2/1 Smart Balance Milk
$2/1 Smart Balance Milk Product$2.50/1 Smart Balance Milks 7/11/2010 RP Insert (exp 8/25/2010)

$2.50/1 Smart Balance Milks 6/13/2010 RP Insert (exp 7/28/2010)
Use either $2.50/1 coupon for FREE milk or the $2/1 coupon to score milk for .50 cents!

Crest Toothpaste 6.4oz tube, 10/$10

$.50/1 Crest Toothpaste 4oz+ 6/6/2010 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2010)

Use this coupon to score FREE toothpaste!


What deals are you chasing this week?

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Weekly Menu - maybe a menu for the next 2 weeks???

Here is what I have cooked so far this week....

Hamburger Steaks
Spaghetti
BBQ Ribs in the crock pot w/ baked beans

both were easy and I didn't feel like making anything but easy!

Here are upcoming menu ideas! I have fallen in love with The Fairhope Foodie and Annie's Eats! I also found a great cookbook at the library - The Pioneer Woman. She has great EASY recipes that look so good. I'm thinking about going to the bookstore to buy this one. Not sure in what order I will make these things but it always saves me money to plan a menu so I am trying to do better with that.

Homemade Pizza
Cubed Steak with Mac n cheese
Fried Chicken
Cinnamon rolls (one day this weekend for breakfast)
Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Rice
Santa Fe Crock pot Chicken
Shrimp Po Boys
Pasta Bake (something like baked spaghetti)

CROCS!!!

We love Crocs at our house, well Cade loves them. He's actually the only one that owes a couple of pairs! LOL! So, naturally I love a good deal on Crocs. Its really the only time I buy them. I just got Cade the "wave" flip flop crocs for $8.99 shipped to my door. Also loving the fact that I don't have to go anywhere to get them!! :) Not that my child is school age but this would be good for those of you that have school aged kids, maybe you could get some of your "back to school" shopping done!

Here's the deal:
Use the code SUMMERLUV20 to save 20% off your entire purchase AND the code CROSLITE10 to save an additional 10%–that means you get 30% off!! Check out the Outlet section to really score some great deals or just use these codes to discount the ones you love!! Hurry - Free Shipping through Midnight today (6/30)!!!

Code                            Original Price     Coupon Price      Shoe Type


SCUTES1499               $29.99              $14.99                Unisex- Scute


MARYJANE1499         $24.99              $14.99               Women’s – Mary Jane


GMARYJANE999        $19.99              $9.99                  Girl’s – Mary Jane


MELBOURNE1999      $39.99               $19.99               Unisex – Melbourne Flip


OLIVIA1499                $29.99                $14.99               Women’s - Olivia


MALINDI1499             $29.99                $14.99               Women’s - Malindi


GABBY999                   $24.99                $9.99                 Girl’s - Gabby


PREPAIR1499              $34.99                 $14.99              Unisex – Entire Prepair Collection


SCCLOG1999              $49.99                 $19.99              Men’s – Santa Cruz Clog


LADY1499                   $29.99                  $14.99             Women’s – Lady


CLEO1499                   $29.99                  $14.99              Women’s - Cleo


RELIEF1499                $39.99                   $14.99              Unisex – Relief


WAVE999                   $19.99                   $9.99                 Kid’s Unisex - Wave


PRIMA999                  $24.99                   $9.99                Women’s - Prima



Thanks to Michelle @ Iheartsavingmoney

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

This week hasn't started out so great. I have pinkeye and Saturday it looked like someone punched me in the face. Yesterday morning it really wasn't much better so I went to the eye doctor. He gave me some drops and I am back behind my computer at work today but haven't had the most motivating day!
Needless to say, I haven't really planned a menu for the week. I cooked hamburger steaks, squash and baked potatoes last night just because that was easy to make. I'll probably throw something easy together again tonight.

I have been however, working on the upcoming Publix ad this week at HCW. If you haven't seen it yet, its HERE.

Here are the best deals that I see for this week:

Chinet Napkins, Extra Large Dinner Or All Occasion, 40 or 90 ct pkg, BOGO $2.15
$1/1 Chinet PRINT
- Use the $1/1 to pay 8¢ per package!

Kraft Dressing, Assorted Varieties, 14 or 16 oz bot (Excluding South Beach Living) BOGO $3.19
$1/1 Kraft 14 or 16 oz. salad dressing from the 06-20-10 Smartsource insert
$2 on Produce WYB 2 participating Kraft products – KRAFT Dressing ( 16 oz ), KRAFT Mayo Mayonnaise ( 24-32 oz. ) or Miracle Whip Dressing ( 24-32 oz. ) Tearpad
$2 on Fresh Meat with the purchase of Kraft Salad Dressing (16 oz or larger) and any other 2 participating products: Kraft Salad Dressing (16 oz) Kraft Mayo Mayonnaise (22 oz) Miracle Whip Dressing (22 oz) Kraft Barbecue Sauce (18 oz) Tearpad
$1 of produce wyb Kraft Dressing Tearpad
- Use the $1/1 to pay 60¢ per bottle –add a wyb coupon for an even better deal!

Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce, Assorted Varieties, 18 oz Bottle, $2.35
$1/2 Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce, Any (2) 18 Oz. Or (1) 28 Oz. Or Larger – 05-23-10 SS
- Use the coupon to pay 68¢ per bottle

A.1. Steak Sauce, Assorted Varieties, 10 oz Bottle, BOGO $4.24
$1 on meat wyb 2 Kraft Participating Products: A.1. Steak Sauce, Kraft Barbecue Sauce, Kraft Salad Dressing Or Grey Poupon, Any Tearpad
$1 off A.1. Steak Sauce, Any (1) 10 Oz. + And (1) Package Beef, Any Tearpad
$1 off Publix Ground Beef wyb A.1. Smart Savings Booklet
- Use the Publix coupon with the $1 off A1 & beef to score $2 off your purchase –like getting the A.1. for 12¢ if you were planning on buying beef!!

French’s Classic Yellow Mustard, 14 oz, BOGO $1.87
$.30/1 French’s Classic Yellow Mustard, Any – 05-09-10 SS
$.50/1 French’s PRINT & PRINT
- FREE mustard with the $.50/1 coupon since our stores doubles!

Mueller’s Pasta, Assorted Varieties, 12 or 16 oz box or 100% All Natural Whole Wheat Pasta, 13.25 oz box (Excluding Lasagna, Jumbo Shells, and Noodles) BOGO $1.29
$1/2 Mueller’s Whole Wheat Rotini or Your Favorite Mueller’s Pasta. Valid 7/1/10 – 7/31/10 – Plan on Pasta 2010 Calendar
- Use this coupon to pay 15¢ per box! This was a booklet received in the mail after you signed up at their website!
Breakstone’s Sour Cream Regular, Reduced Fat or Fat Free, 16 oz cup, BOGO $1.59
$.55/1 Breakstone 16 oz PRINT
- Use the $.55/1 to pay 25¢ per cup!

Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt, Assorted Varieties, 4-pk, 4-oz cup, BOGO $2.50
$.50/1 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt Multipacks, any flavor from 06-20-10 Smartsource insert
$1/1; $.50/1 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt Multipacks, any flavor from 05-16-10 Smartsource insert
$.50/1 Yoplait Fiber One PRINT
$1/1 Fiber One PRINT
- Use the $1/1 or $.50/1 to pay 25¢ per package!

MorningStar Farms Entrees, Assorted Varieties, 5.25 to 12 oz box, BOGO $3.99
$.75/1 Morningstar Farms Veggie Foods Product – 06-27-10 RP
$1/1 Morningstar PRINT
- Use the $1/1 to pay $1 per item!

Breyers Smooth & Dreamy Light Ice Cream Bars, Assorted Varieties, 15 to 21-oz box, BOGO $4.29
$1/1 Smooth & Dreamy PRINT
- You pay $1.15 after the $1/1 printable

Dove Ice Cream, Assorted Varieties, 15.1 oz box, BOGO $3.29
$1/2 Dovebar Miniature Ice Cream or Dovebar 3-Pack Ice Cream, any two. from 05-16-10 Red Plum insert
- You pay $1.15 per box after coupon!
Bic SureStart Utility Lighter BOGO $3.49
$1/1 any BIC multi-purpose lighter or multi-position lighter – 06-06-10 SS
$1/1 Bic Multi-Purpose Lighter or Multi-Position Lighter, any (DND 5) – 05-23-10 SS
$1/1 Bic PRINT
- You will pay 75¢ using any of these $1 coupons

Reynold’s Wrap Aluminum Foil, Heavy Duty: Regular or Non-Stick Release or Quality, 12 inch wide, 35 to 75 sq ft box, BOGO $4.15 - LOVING this one!!!
$.75/1; $1.25/1 Reynolds Wrap Foil non-stick, Any Excluding 20, 25, and 30 Sq. Ft. from the 06-20-10 Smart source insert
$1/1 Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil, Any Except 25 Sq. Ft. – Signature Family Recipes
$1/1 Reynolds PRINT
- If you have the $1.25/1 coupon, great!! If not $1/1 still makes it a little over $1 for foil! That is good, foil deals rarely come around so if you have the extra money, stock up!

Remember that if when you print the printable coupons to hit refresh as it is printing so that you can print 2 of each coupon!