Make a list and stick to it.

By making a list and sticking to it you are not going to go over your budget. You’ll even save a ton of money. Figure out what you need. Then do a search and find coupons for every item. It is sometimes time consuming but really worth the effort.

Some things on the list for us: (it’s short  because I need to empty out the fridge because we’re leaving for Texas next Monday)

Coffee Creamer

Bananas

Milk

bread

cheese

butter

How to find Coupons:

Get the Sunday Paper and collect every Red Plum, Smart Source, and coupon insert you can find. If the coupons are good and you will use more than one, by yourself an extra paper. You can also purchase coupons from a coupon clipping service. It’s illegal to sell coupons but they are so cheap they are only charging you for their cutting and mailing out of the coupons.

Get as many magazines as you can find. Magazines can be purchased at really low prices at Amazon and even found for free on freebie sites all over the internet. Magazines usually contain samples and more than enough coupons to make the magazine free.

Use the internet. Do a search for the coupons you need. Are you brand dependent or not. If you have to have a certain brand then it’s best to go to that products main website. You can find coupons under tabs called, coupons, and promotions. I usually just type the item name followed by coupon and things pop up. You can even find coupons for fresh food.

Ways to save when there are no coupons available

With bread, if you can’t find a coupon then you can search out your local bakery. We have Franz around here. I remember growing up we had Wonder bread. So I know that they are around. Sometimes the local bakeries for the large bread companies, will even be outlets. They will have bread really cheap. Also, you might look into getting bread at your local Big Box wholesale store (BJ’s, Costco, Sams). We get two loves cheaper than one loaf when we go shopping at Costco.

Good Deals This Week:

At Rite Aid:

Single Check Rebates
(Rebates below are a limit of one unless otherwise noted)

Maybelline Cosmetics 40% Off
Get a $2 Single Check Rebate #61 when you purchase 1 Maybelline Mascara
Deal Scenario (based on on-line price):
Buy 1 Maybelline Great Lash Mascara priced at $4.89 (should ring up at $2.93 due to sale)
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 1/10 RP
Use the $1/1 Rite Aid Video Values coupon found here
Get a $2 SCR
Final Cost FREE + a $1 moneymaker!

Tom’s of Maine Deodorant or Toothpaste 2/$6
Get a $1 Single Check Rebate #70 (on 2)
Use 2 $1/1 toothpaste coupons found here (good for sensitive toothpaste)
Final Cost $1.50 each!

Sensodyne Toothpaste $4.99
Get a $1 Single Check Rebate #66 (excludes Iso-Active)
Use the $0.75/1 coupon found here
Final Cost $3.24!

Skintimate or Edge Shave Gel 2/$4
Get a $1 Single Check Rebate #50
Deal Scenario:
Buy 2 Edge Shave Gels
Use 2 $0.75/1 coupons from the 1/10 SS
Final Cost $0.75 each!

Airborne $4.99
Get a $2 Single Check Rebate #37
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 1/17 SS
Final Cost $1.99!

Comtrex Cough & Cold $3.99
Get a $1 Single Check Rebate #10
Use the $1.50/1 coupon from the 12/6 SS
Final Cost $1.49!

SanDisk 8GB SD Card $39.99
Get a $10 Single Check Rebate #100
Use the $5 off $25 Rite Aid coupon found here
Final Cost $24.99!

Lexar 8GB SD Card $39.99
Get a $10 Single Check Rebate #102 (Limit 2)
Use the $5 off $25 Rite Aid coupon found here
Final Cost $24.99

Alli Weight Loss Aid Starter Kit 60-90 count or 120 count refill $10 Off
Get a $10 Single Check Rebate $43
Deal Scenario (based on on-line price):
Buy 1 Alli 120 count refill priced at $64.99 (this should ring up at $54.99 due to $10 off sale)
Use the $5/$25 Rite Aid coupon found here
Use the $10/1 coupon from the 1/3 RP
Pay $39.99
Submit for the $10 Single Check Rebate #43
Plus, submit for rebate #552 found here to receive a $25 Rite Aid gift card
Final Cost $9.99!! Awesome price!

Valentine M&M’s Candies 9.9-12.6 oz. Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Get a $1 Single Check Rebate #97 (good when you purchase 2 M&M’s; Limit 2!)
Use the $1/2 coupon from the 1/10 RP
Final Cost depends on where you live

For more great deals check out Hip 2 Save

Walgreens:

Pert Plus
$2.50 and earns $2 in Register Rewards
$1.50 off Pert Plus For Men 1/24 SS, $1 off 1/24 SS
As low as FREE after coupon and Register Rewards!

BIC Disposable Razors
B1G1
B1G1 coupon 1/10 SS
Get 2 FREE after coupon!

Sure Deodorant
$2/3 with in-ad coupon
$1.50 off Sure For Men, 1/24 SS, $1 off any 1/24 SS
Sure Try Me Free Rebates here, here and here (Not sure what is included in sale, but Sure For Men was pictured in the ad, must buy products with Try Me Free peelies to submit rebate)
As low as FREE + profit after coupons and rebate!

Olay Quench Body Lotion
$7.99 (and get a free Olay Quench In-Shower Lotion WYB Body Lotion)
$2 off 1/17 RP
Try Me Free Rebate (must purchase by 1/29)
Get 2 FREE lotions for a profit after coupon and rebate!

Reach Prevent Toothbrush
$0.99 with in-ad coupon
$1 off 10/18 RP
FREE after coupon!

TRU2Go Blood Glucose Monitor
$9.99 with a $9.99 rebate in box
FREE after rebate!

Coffee Mate Liquid
B1G1 ($2.49)
$1 off printable
Get 2 for just $0.25 each after $2-$1 coupons!

Blistex
2/$2
$1/2 coupon 12/13 SS
Only $0.50 each after coupon!

7-UP, Canada Dry, Hawaiian Punch or Sunkit 2 Liters
$1.25 each and earns $2 in Register Rewards WYB 3
Only $0.67 each after rewards!

Stayfree or Carefree
$1.99
$1 off printables
Only $0.99 after coupon!

Maxwell House Coffee
$1.99
$1 off from December Food & Family Magazine
Only $0.99 after coupon!

Bayer Breeze 2 or Contour Meter
$14.99 and earns $5 in Register Rewards
$14.99 mail-in rebate in box
FREE + profit after rewards and rebate!

Check out Scenarios for how to maximize your deals at The Freebie Blogger.

Tree Top 3-pack 100% juice boxes are $1.00 each. Use the $1/2 printable plus a double and get two packs for free. http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qcjucsm22837465&bt=vi&o=55586&c=TT&p=9hAfm1HW

Dan Active yogurt drinks 4-pack are $1.99. Use the $1.00 coupon from the 1/10 Smart Source insert plus a double to get them for free.

Jolly Time microwave popcorn boxes are $1.00 each. Use the $.50 coupon from the 1/10 Smart Source insert plus a double to get them for free.

Activia yogurt 4-packs are $1.99. Use the $1.00 coupon from the 1/10 Smart Source insert plus a double to get them for free.

Ken’s salad dressing is on sale for $1.99. Use the $1.00 coupon from the 1/10 Smart Source insert plus a double to get it for free.

Halls cough drops are $1.00 each. Use the $.50 coupon from the 1/10 Smart Source insert plus a double to get them for free.

Bar-S Jumbo Franks are $1.00 per package. Use the $1/2 printable plus a double to get two packs for free.
http://www.bar-s.com

The Coupon Mom Show, the new money-saving series from nationally known author, mom and coupon clipper Stephanie Nelson (aka Coupon Mom) teaches real families how to save BIG by sharing her infamous tips and tricks on how to get the biggest bang for your buck without sacrificing quality. I learned everything I know from her. Well, at least she’s where I got started. She is the cornucopia of information when it comes to saving money at the grocery store.

Four exciting and informative webisodes of the show have already been posted on YouTube, with new ones premiering every Thursday!  In the first four episodes, Coupon Mom shares her tips on how to cut your grocery bill by over 70%, how to save while eating at restaurants, and even how to make a profit by using coupons at the drugstore. I’ve learned how to get free products to give to charity by using her system at the drugstores.

Here is one of her shows:

Coupon Mom will be sharing her savings secrets every week in a new episode of the Coupon Mom Show through April.

I write for My Savings. I will post announcements here and there about places you can go to sign up for more savings. Like the Home Depot post I had a few days ago. All you have to do is sign up for the newsletter and you get savings delivered to your mailbox and I’ll make a few cents. It’s a very slow way to make money because most of my readers are here for the giveaways, or for my stories. But if it catches my eye and is something that I have signed up for in the past I figure someone else might want to sign  up for it too. If you would like to look into making money on your blog just by posting ways to save here is my affiliate link to My Savings.

You don’t have to work for them to save money. And a penny saved is a penny earned and with coupons and savings web sites I save in the hundreds a month. All that extra cash pays for our new home, so here are some tips on how you too can save a bundle over the next year.

When you travel over to the My Savings blog then  you are introduced to so many ways to save. You can find  Free Samples a Prilosec OTC offer and a place to sign up for more free offers like vocalpoint. Vocalpoint is a wonderful source of monthly free trials along with coupons for you to give out to all of your friends. 

Freebies and free products often come with more coupons that you can use at the store. It’s really slow on my blog right now so I need to be more diligent about signing up for all those wonderful freebies. Sometimes you can find some really good ones where the free samples are full size packages. I love it when I get something in the mail and it’s just free. No blogging about it required. It’s wonderful and it saves us a few dollars. It’s also usually a brand new product. Giving out free samples is a perfect way for companies to introduce something to mothers.

I use Grocery Coupons religiously. Saving money is the way I help support our family. I print every coupon I can match up with a planned purchase. That’s the key, it’s planning and when you walk out of the grocery store with 200.00 worth of groceries and you only spent 75.00 you feel amazing. This is what I do, I look at what I need, and what’s on sale. Then I find a coupon for every item on my list. It’s not always possible but if you use magazines, printable coupons, free product coupons, Entertainment Book Coupons, then you will find almost all that you need. If you can’t find the coupon you need on my savings, just google it. Someone knows where the coupon you need is.

The My Savings Blog has all of these offers and more. You can find rebates, free trials, and magazine articles. It’s a great place to start saving.

Thanks to Simply Being Mommy I know where to find a coupon schedule. Here is a quick preview because I don’t want to steal from her:

January

• 3 – 2 Smartsource and 2 Red Plum
• 10 – Smartsource and Red Plum
• 17 – Smartsource
• 24 – Smartsource and Red Plum
• 31 – Smartsource and Red Plum

February

• 7 – Smartsource and Red Plum
• 14 – Red Plum
• 21 – Smartsource and Red Plum
• 28 – Smartsource

Check out Simply Being Mommy for more details.

Walgreens preview:

Thanks to Jolly Mom I know where to find Walgreens Steals.

Piera credits Moms by Heart Here is a quick looks

Kellogg’s RR Deal: buy two, get $2 RR
Select Kellogg’s Cereals 2/$5
-$1.50/2 printable HERE – Mini Wheats, Raisin Bran or All Bran (if included)
-$1/2 from 1/3 RP – Special K
-$1/2 from 12/13 RP – various Kellogg cereals

Special K bars 6pk 2/$5
-$1/2 printable HERE or from 1/3 RP
Scenario:

Select cereal or Special K bars 2/$5
-$2 RR
-$1/2 coupon or $1.50/2 coupon
Final Price: $.75-$1 each

Palmolive dish liquid $.99 (with insert coupon)
-$.25 from 1/3 SS
Final Price: $.74

RR Deal: spend $20+, get $5 RR
Coffee Mate liquid 2/$3
-$1/1 or $1.50/2 printables HERE
Final Price: $.50

Hot Pockets 2/$5
-$1/4 from 10/25 SS
Final Price: $2.25

Purina Pet Food 3.5-4.4 lbs $5.99
-$1 printable HERE (IE) or HERE (FF) – Puppy Chow
Final Price: $4.99

Boost Nutritional Drink $5.99
-$1.50 from 1/3 SS2
Final Price: $4.49

Nescafe Tasters Choice instant coffee $5.99
-$.75 printable HERE or $.50 from 11/1 RP
Final Price: $5.24-$5.49

CVS Preview:

Thanks to Go Graham Go I have a place to look CVS deals

Felicia credits Slick Deals

Free After ECB Deals

* $7.99 ECB wyb Crave-NX Diet aid spray 0.64 oz $7.99 Limit 1

Weekly ECB Deals

$1 ECB wyb (2) V8 2/$6 Limit 1
$2 ECb wyb GE Energy Smart Bulbs $2.99 Limit 1
$1/1 GE Energy Smart printable
GE Energy Smart, GE Reveal or GE Edison Halogen product $1 (1/31/10) SS 11/22/09
$5 ECB wyb Wrinkle Free or Acne Free Limit 1


$5 ECB wyb $15 PG products Limit 1
Olay Complete or Age Defying $8.99
Head & Shoulders $5.99
Pantene $5.99
Cover Girl $7
Olay Facial Moisturizer or Facial Cleanser $1 (1/31/10) P &G 12/27/09
Olay facial moisturizer, any $1/1 RP 12/13 exp 1/3
Pantene $1/1 PG 12/27 exp 1/31
Pantene$1/1 PG 12/27 exp 1/31
Pantene$3/2 PG 12/27 exp 1/31


$5 ECB wyb $10 Nivea Body Wash, Lip Care or Lotion Limit 1
Nivea Body Wash for Women, 16.9 Fl oz $1 (1/31/10) V 12/6/09
Nivea Body Lotion 13.5 fl oz $2.00 RP 1/3/10
Nivea Body Lotions 13.5 oz $5.00/2 RP 1/3/10
Nivea Body Wash for Women 16.9 oz $2.00 RP 1/3/10
Nivea Lip Care 0.17 oz – BOGO RP 1/3/10
$10 ECB wyb $35 Healthy Skin Care Products Limit 1

Rite Aid Goodies:

I noticed in the paper this morning that there is a game you can play at Rite Aid. You get these game pieces when you buy specially marked products. It’s called the Game of Life.

There are a ton of L’Oreal Products on special this week.

These deals were also found on The Coupon Project. Please visit Rite Aid Preview if you want to know more about saving at Rite Aid this week.

L’Oreal Kids Shampoo $2
$0.75/1 coupon from 11/1 Red Plum
Bottom line: $1.25
Garnier Nutrisse Hair Color $5.99
$2/1 coupon from 12/06 Red Plum
Bottom line: $3.99
L’Oreal Skin Care*
40% off
$2/1 coupon from 1/3 Red Plum
Wet & Wild Cosmetics*
40% off
Submit for $2 Rite Aid rebate (item must have retailed for $3.99 or up)
Bottom line: something for cheap!
L’Oreal Excellence Hair Color*
Save $5 on 2 with in-ad coupon
Stack with (2) $2/1 coupons from 11/15 SmartSource
Bottom line: $3 each
L’Oreal Healthy Look Hair Color $9.99
Save $2 with in-ad coupon
Stack with $2/1 coupon from 1/3 Red Plum
Bottom line: $5.99

Albertson’s Savings are only good through Tuesday Night

Thanks to The Coupon Project I was able to find some great deals with Albertsons. The Sunday paper has some doubler coupons in it, you can use three per transaction. The Coupon Project recommends that you check out Krazy Coupon Lady and The Grocery Gathering for more on Albertson’s Savings.

Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt $0.33
$1/10 coupon from 12/06 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.23 each
2-Liter Coke Products
$0.87 each when you buy in multiples of 3
Wonderful Pistachios, 10 oz, $3.49
$1/1 coupon from 11/15 SmartSource
Bottom line: $2.49
Bell Pepper/Cucumber
$0.50 each

For much more than a preview, including a wonderful scenario for Proctor and Gamble products, visit The Coupon Project. Buy 25.00 and get 10.00 back to use on your next transaction.

Both the sak and Elliott Lucca are offering 25% off ALL items until 12/24 for your last minute holiday shopping!  Simply friend them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter and you will receive a 25% off discount code! 

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I think this would make an excellent party decoration. It’s just a box cake, jar frosting and making regular-old cupcakes. The creativity comes in the arrangement of the cupcakes and how us use the icing to decorate. Then you’ll top the cupcake-cake with stripes of M&M’s, you can purchase with a $1 coupon.

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How can anyone keep up with Walmart when they are willing to price match any ad?

Here are the Toys R Us Deals:

• $3,000 in savings on hundreds of the season’s hottest toys, including sought after brands like Barbie^®, Vtech, Fisher-Price^®, Disney Princess and Playskool^®
• Over 20 FREE toy, accessory and gift card offers with purchase
• An additional four pages filled with nearly 40 extra two-day bonus buys
• First-to-market arrivals of 2010 products so LEGO enthusiasts can ring in the New Year early with a FREE Snowman or Christmas Tree Holiday Set with purchase of ANY LEGO Building item
• Brand new hot toys such as the Zhu Zhu Pets Giant Hamster City Playset available ONLY at Toys“R”Us, the Zhu Zhu Pets Headquarters.  This exclusive set includes a new hamster, Patches, as well as a Fun House, Adventure Ball, Garage with Car, Exercise Wheel, Sleep Dome and – everyone’s favorite – Mr. Squiggles. 
• BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF ON ALL video games and CDs
• FREE Radio Control Corvette ($44.99 value) with ANY Barbie doll or playset purchase of $100 or more
• FREE New Moon bracelet ($9.99 value) with ANY New Moon purchase of $25 or more
• FREE $25 Toys“R”Us Gift Card with the purchase of ANY iPod^® touch
• FREE Harumika Deluxe Style Accents ($9.99 value) with ANY Harumika purchase of $25 or more
• BUY TWO, GET the THIRD FREE on ALL Totally Me! craft sets

($1.48-$44.99 value)

• 30% OFF select games during the Big Game Sale
• $20 OFF ANY Vtech purchase of $75 or more
• 25% OFF ALL Wii Fit, Nintendo DS Lite and Nintendo DSi Accessories (Two-day Bonus Buy)

This is how they are going to win:

An Unadvertised In-Store “Deal of the Day” Every Day Until Christmas

As an ode to the traditional Christmas countdown, Toys“R”Us is offering a “Deal of the Day,” which presents customers with a new in-store deal every day through December 24 on the most sought after toys this season.  Each day, customers who visit Toysrus.com/DealoftheDay can click on “Get Deal of the Day” or “Get Tomorrow’s Deal of the Day” for a sneak peek of the following day’s deal, and access downloadable, printable coupons to use in store.  Today’s deal offers shoppers a coupon to save 50% on the Barbie Storyteller Clock Radio, Barbie MP3 Player, Barbie Portable CD Bloombox, Hot Wheels CD Player and Hot Wheels Alarm Clock Radio*.  To make accessing these deals even more convenient, customers can sign up for alerts to receive the “Deal of the Day” via e-mail when they visit Toysrus.com/DealoftheDay. 

Raw Natural Beauty sent me a sample of their Raw Minerals Discovery Kit. Here is my Raw Natural Beauty Review.

code of 50% off plus free shipping using DISCOVERY50 for my readers.

Head over to http://www.thesak.com/ between today and 11/30 and receive 20% off your next purchase just by signing up for our mailing list.  Simply enter your email in the bottom, right corner and a promo code will be emailed to you.

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Both websites say the discount is only for 10% but go ahead and request one, there should be blogger option, or reader of blogger, and then you get 20% instead.

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