I can't remember where I put this receipt but I don't forget a good deal...

Children's Motrin $1.50

Nivea Lip Gloss .49

Rold Gold $1.25

Yogurt Packs .88 ea

Lipstick $2 reg. $9 ( gave as b-day gift)

P&G SALE!

So this sale was if you bought $40 worth of P&G products you recived $10 instantly... so I took 25% off ea item (assuming I would buy $40 worth) and then added my coupon.... The result was:

5 boxes wheatable crackers

2 Pampers diapers

2 crest toothpastes

2 Pop Secret Popcorn

1 Herbal Essence shampoo

1 Herbal Essence conditioner

1 Herbal Essence Moose

1 Herbal Essence Hairspray

2 Pringles

2 -8pk Bounty Paper Towels

2 -12 double roll pk Charmin Toilet Paper

THE TOTAL CAME TO $25.00...... I SAVED $75.00

I paid 1/4 of the origional price!!!

This kind of couponing takes some time but it is so worth it!

I love a good deal!

So this was a fun one...

I origionally was going to get the Joy dish soap (12.6 oz) that was on sale for .99 w/ a .30 coupon that would make them .69 ea. but I saw the Ajax for .79 ea and it was 16 oz. So it turned out to be a better deal not to use the coupon! :)

The eggs were again .99 ea for Large Grade A

the Ritz crackers were .99 each... I had a coupon for $1/1 -I got a penny for buying ea. box!

So total: Saved: $15.76 and only PAID: $5.50!! WAHOO!!!

Yogurt Bananza!

I went on a Yogurt Spree... I got each of the 4pkg of yogurt for .40 cents each and the gogurts for $1. The cheese (2 lb bag) 2.99 and the apples (3 lb bag) for 1.99

Now what did I do with all of those yogurts???

Well I'm sure that everyone knows that gogurts taste best frozen...

As for the other flavors Yoplus froze really well and now my son calls it "yogurt ice cream"

The FiberOne didn't freeze as well but it did make yummy "fruit" roll ups... If you have a dehydrator spray your tray a little and evenly spread the yogurt. It said 130 degrees for 12-13 hours. You can use any yogurt you have or try different yogurts to see which you like better!

Catch em while you can!

So when I'm at a store I make sure to check the christmas sale aisle! I did at Target and boy did I save!

Total Cost $102.42 Saved $72.42 Paid $28

Birthdays and Christmas are done for the next year! Yeah!

I love a good deal!

3 Avacados
4 Pears
French bread
2 Activia Yogurt
4 Grade A Large eggs
2 Fantastic cleaner
1 Apple Juice
2 Osteo Bi-Flex vitamins (reg 19.99 ea)

4lbs carrots

6 zucchinis

bunch of broccoli

head of cabbage

cilantro

4 Bags of mixed salad greens

Total Cost $103.85 Paid $29.54 Saved $74.31

Don't Get Stumped!

Christmas is coming and there is always a mile long list of people you want (or feel obligated) to give goodies to...

Here are some solutions...

There are tons of things that you can get for cheap or free by couponing... I was able to get these Nivea lip glosses for 49 cents each (saved $13). These are a great gift goodies or stocking suffers.

There are cake mixes and cookie mixes that you can give away.... for a cute idea for homemade cookies in a can click HERE (one of my favorite idea blogs).

I know there is also a coupon in the SS for cuties (the clementine tangerines). If everyone gave me those for Christmas I'd be happy! I could eat the whole bag in a day!

I thummed through my coupon inserts the other day to see if there was any extra things that I could use for holiday gift ideas! You might be surprized!

Another thought is that everyone is asking for canned goods during the season... It's a good time to check your stash and give a little where you have a lot (you might notice you won't use some cans before they expire).

If anyone else has good gift ideas that are cheap let us know! We'd love to hear them!

Happy Saving during the Holiday Season!

Stock up deals!

12 boxes of cereal

7 1/2 lbs of chicken

4 bags of tortilla chips

For $14.00 (the chicken was $10.80) So... $3.20 for 12 boxes of cereal and 4 bags of tortilla chips! WAHOO!!!

It's a Rush!

For those of you that are avid couponers know exactly what it's like when you reach the check out line and watch the person in front of you spend 100's of dollars on their few items and then you with your full cart of groceries watch as the total goes from 100's to nothing! It is a RUSH! There is nothing like it! Whenever we tell people that we spend 100 dollars a month on food, toiletries, diapers/wipes, makeup, cleaning supplies, shampoo/conditioner, soaps... etc they can't believe it! (Especially because we don't live off of Hamburger Helper and Macaroni & Cheese!)

Yea for great deals, saving money and getting a rush!

Don't Miss Out!

So I love getting my papers and going through all of the ads to see what other coupons or deals I can find! I found over $100 worth of coupons this week!

Things like

$3 off Shipping

$10 off shoes

$2 off diapers

Department store money & Discounts

20% off at Ulta (and I'll add a manufactures coupon to that)

I even found an Ad that will get me a better deal on my newspapers!

Don't forgo all of these great treasures by throwing the paper away before you take a gander! You won't regret it!

Deals This Week

I didn't see too many GREAT deals at Target this week
I did compare target, walgreens, CVS and walmart for toilet paper and the best deal was Target at .45 cents a roll Cottonelle $11.99 for 24 double roll or 16 triple roll with this $1/1 coupon found HERE

Don't forget that Target gives you 5 cents off your shopping trip for every reusable bag you bring in!


The Dollar Tree had a few deals since their items are already a dollar adding a coupon makes them a pretty good deal:

Orville Redenbacher's Popcorn .40/1 SS 11/15 makes it 60 cents ea.

Crest Toothpaste .75/1 PG 11/29 and 10/11 which makes it .25 cents ea

Dial Bar Soap .35/1 SS10/4 which makes it .65 cents ea

Swiss Miss .50/2 SS 11/15 which makes it .75 cents ea.

Swiss MIss is also at Target for .97 cents which would make it 3 cents less!

Hot cocoa or popcorn could be a good neighbor gift for christmas!

Holiday Deals Results

4 Argo Corn starch 59 cents

2 Pam spray .45 cents

3 cream soups .40 cents

8 Canned veggies .32 cents

4 Karo Syrup $1.49

Total Cost $40.60 Total Saved $25.63 Total Paid $14.97 63% SAVINGS!!!

Good News for Albuquerque!

I just got back from visiting my sister in Albuquerque NM and found out some good news for those of you that live there!

We found that the link for Arizona's Albertsons is the closest to Albuquerque's Ads prices. We found 2 or 3 things (like meat/produce) that were 10-20 cent difference but everything else was the same!

We also found that the Southern Nevada's Smiths link is the same as well.

Why is this good news?

The headache of couponing comes from finding the right coupons and matching them to the in store ads. Grocery Smarts does all the dirty work for you.

Try it out! On the right side is a list of the places that Grocery Smarts is available!

1. Click on a city/state, then click on which store you'd like to shop at.

2. At the top right corner of the grocery list you selected click start (this highlights the pg for you).

3. Now you can click on items you want/need (they will turn white). When you are done go back to the top corner and click shrink. You should only see the things that you clicked on!

4. At the top right corner you can click print and now you have the shoping list!

Great deals are waiting for you!

She got Box of diapers for $10

Wipeums FREE

Brownie mix 25 cents

Evap. Milk 20 cents

5lb bag flour $1

Frozen veggies FREE

Yogurt (4pk) 88 cents

Granola bars 90 cents

Tissues FREE

Holiday Deals

Target:

Delmonte Veggies sale -45 cents, coupon RP 11/15 $1/8 which makes them 32 cents ea.

Campbells cream soups sale -49 cents, coupon SS 9/20 .30/3 which makes them 40 cents ea.

Butterball Turkey sale- .88cents lb., coupon $2 off any butterball fresh/frozen turkey at this LINK

Swanson Broth sale-.45 cents, coupon SS 11/8 .25/4 which makes them 38-39 cents ea.

And for those of you in the south that have Albertsons double triple coupons here are some great deals:

Argo Cornstarch sale-1.39 coupon SS10/4 and 11/8 .40/1 which makes them .59 cents ea

Pam Spray sale 2/$3 coupon SS 11/15 .35/1 which makes them .45 cents ea

Karo Syrup sale $2.29 coupon SS 10/4 and 11/8 .40/1 which makes them 1.49 ea

Good Luck and Happy Holiday Saving!

Couponing 101 Hint D

* COLLECT 1 SET OF COUPON INSERTS PER CONSUMER IN YOUR HOME

In my opinion, this is the “real” trick to saving loads of money with coupons. I figure that if I am (1) watching the sales (2) buying enough to last my family about 12 weeks and (3) using coupons already, why not have additional sets of coupons to allow me additional saving power when I am stocking up? To achieve this level of savings, I currently get 1 Sunday paper delivered each week for each person in my family. AND, by simply buying everything based on our family’s 12 week need with multiple sets of coupons, I’ve built up a 3 to 4 month supply of food/personal/health care/household products for our home for way, way less! :)
****Don’t overpay for the paper! I can get you exclusive discounted rates for the Sunday ONLY edition! Call me for more info or to order!


These hints are compliments of my friend Colette Check out her amazing blog HERE

DEALS LIKE CRAZY

So this week there are some killer deals at Walgreens and Target... You can access the Walgreens Grocery Smarts list for Texas HERE (it is the Arizona list) and for Utah HERE

Now for Target:

The Gillette Fusion Power is on sale but you get a better deal at Walgreens

BUT if you need a shaver for women The Venus Breeze is on sale for $7.49
If you buy 2 you get a $5 gift card and you can add the coupon in PG 9/27 for $2/1
So that makes your Shaver $2.99 It isn't a 5 star deal but it is better than $7.94 That is for sure!

Vaseline body lotion is on sale for $5 each if you buy 2 you get a $5 gift card... Then add the RP 10/18 for $1/1 coupon and you'll get your lotion for $1.50 ea.


Make sure you have a coupon for each product to get them at these prices!

Couponing 101 Hint C

* UNDERSTAND THE “RIGHT WAY” TO USE A COUPON

Did you know there is a right way and a wrong way to use a coupon? In order to get maximum value and savings from using a coupon, I always use it on an item that is also on sale! Even better is when I can use a coupon on an item that has hit the lowest sale price during the store’s ad cycle. How do I know when the sale price is a good price or at its lowest? Keep reading…

* USE MY “5 MINUTE” COUPON ORGANIZATION METHOD

Before you can save money using coupons, you must first learn how to properly organize them. Toss everything out the window that you think about clipping and collecting coupons, because there is a new, incredibly efficient way to organize your coupons that will literally take you less than 5 minutes per week. It’s simple – just collect coupon inserts from the Sunday paper and your weekly junk mail and store them in a 3-ring binder or file box (whole and uncut, inside sheet protectors) in chronological order based on the date.

· (SS) Smart Source comes in the Sunday paper.
· (PG) Proctor/Gamble inserts comes in the Sunday paper once a month. (usually the first of the month)
· (RP) Red Plum comes in the Sunday paper & sometimes you might get it in your junk mail (on Tuesday or Wednesday).
· Label the front cover of all inserts with the Sunday’s date. The date is also found in tiny print on the spine of the insert.
· Don’t waste time looking through the inserts. Why? By flipping through them you’ll inevitably find coupons you’ll be tempted to clip and use at the wrong time! Remember, we are going to use our coupons on sale items to maximize our savings!

These hints from my Handout are compliments of Colette check out her awesome blog HERE

Horray for great deals!

Another great trip to Albertsons...

2chex mix
1 ranch
5lb flour
4lb sugar
4 tomato soups
2 doz eggs
4 frozen broccoli
2 pkg fresh veggies
2 pkg diapers
3 hydro. peroxide
2 Nivea after shave
5 peanut butter
2 pasta sauces
1 mayonnaise
2-4pkg yogurt

$100+ in groceries

Spent= $40.09

Saved= $61.85

Yea for Great Deals!

So I've been working so hard to get my couponing going here in Texas. I've had to stock up on my coupons because I missed a few weeks moving and all. (I feel for those in the transition...)

So I've saved about 50% but nothing to really shout about till today!!!

Total Spent: $13.39 and Saved: $42.58 for 33 items!

I love that feeling! Wowsers!

Hint for those in States where Albertsons is run locally they do double and triple coupons when their 39-50 cents or less So check it out and start SAVING!!

Send me your deals! We want to see people saving!!!

Couponing 101 Hint B

* BUY ENOUGH TO LAST

When the food and products my family consumes go on sale I buy enough to last until it is likely to go on sale again. This is why understanding store ad cycles is so important. How do I know how much to buy? In general, I buy one unit per consumer in my household. This “magic” number is different for each family (depending on how many family members you have living in your home) but serves as a basic guide to determine how much of a particular item I need to purchase in order to last my family about 12 weeks. This way, when we run out of the food & products we consume… instead of heading to the store (where it’s unlikely to be on sale again), I just hit my pantry! This is also commonly referred to as “stock piling” or stocking up. This will increase your savings dramatically over time.

These handouts I give at class are provided by Colette who is over Grocery Smarts in Nevada. She is amazing!! click HERE for her blog!