THREE Coupon Inserts Tomorrow 3/1

by Briana Carter on February 28, 2009

DSC03842Small THREE Coupon Inserts Tomorrow 3/1There are three coupons inserts in tomorrow’s papers March 1, 2009. There is (1) Smart Source – SS, (1) Proctor & Gamble – P&G, and (1) Red Plum (RP). If you don’t get a Red Plum Insert, you may be one of the “unprofitable” areas for Valassis Corporation and you will want to contact them to get on the mailing list.

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Super Savings Saturday! Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!

by Briana Carter on February 28, 2009

3317250544 5429cd6b23 m Super Savings Saturday! Happy Birthday Dr. Suess!

So we FINALLY made it to Meijer. I hadn’t been for almost a month and we had just been picking up basics at Marsh as needed. We had to go today as I had coupons expiring 2/28/09. I played the part of coupon fairy today and passed out coupons that I didn’t need. Even giving up one of the $5/1 Huggies coupons I printed last night to a lady with 3 kids – it made the diapers only $3.99/package and cheap training pants are fine for us since we are only using them at night as a precaution.  I also don’t really need 15 boxes of Betty Crocker potatoes so I shared a ton of the .25/1 coupons.

One thing I hated was shopping on Saturday. I prefer quiet Monday nights. It is a mad house in the grocery store on Saturdays. Since we did brave the “Super Sale” we were able to also get in on the Dr. Suess Birthday Celebration. The kids acquired a few coloring pages, a activity book, and stickers! Sofia loves her stickers!

Here’s how we did:

Groceries before sales & Coupons: $179.12
Coupon Savings: $51.88
Meijer Sales Savings: $43.49
Used (2) Rebate Cards from previous promotions: $64.91
Total Out of Pocket: $18.84

54% savings (not including the rebate cards – total was $83.75 before the rebate cards)

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A pretty good day! I will note we bought several items not on sale or at “rock bottom” price as they were “need” items – like the Downy Wrinkle Release Spray which is $7.49. (But that is a marriage saver since I don’t iron!) I wanted share my grocery savings with you because I’ve been getting several emails from readers disappointed in their savings. I’m not a 90% savings girl at the grocery and that is okay! Don’t try to compare yourself to others as you will get discouraged. We also purchased items like chicken tenders, deli meat, deli cheese. Items that were a little more costly but are items we can replaced dining out with. So it is impossible to compare my shopping trip to your shopping trip as you may need different items.

I could save more if I made a conscious effort to shop every week. However, it is hard to fit it into our schedule many weeks. Every bit of savings helps. So if you are new, don’t get discouraged. The savings will come as your stockpile grows. Your “needs” list will decrease and you can focus on spending your grocery budget on the rock bottom price deals to stockpile.

I also didn’t make it to CVS or Walgreens this week! I bet they missed me!

How did you do this week? Leave me a comment, I would love to hear your savings stories!

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Hurry these won’t last! $5 & $3 Huggies Printable Coupons

by Briana Carter on February 28, 2009

Hurry these won’t last long! $5 & $3 Huggies Printable coupons are available to print through my pink side bar or from coupons.com. I was able to print two.

After printing, check out why you should hold these until the second week in March. Common Sense With Money gives you a great Register Rewards Deal at Walgreens.

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Meijer Super Sale until 2/28 (Cheap Suave!)

by Briana Carter on February 27, 2009

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Meijer Super Sale until 2/28
Check out the Complete Weekly Deals

When you spend $50 or more on General Merchandise and Apparel, you will receive a $10 off custom coupon for your next gas purchase!

Center Cut Half Boneless Pork Loin $1.69/lb

2 Liter Bottle of Coca Cola, Coca Cola Zero, Diet Coke, Sprite, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, or Mountain Dew 88¢

Charmin Ultra Strong or Ultra Soft Bath Tissues $3.99
Use .25/1 from 2-8 P&G Insert doubles to .50
Final Price: $3.49

Old Orchard 100% Apple Juice 64 oz. $1.25

Hillshire Farm Rope Style, Smoked Sausage, Cheddarwurst, or Brats $1.59

Special K 6 ct. Special K Bars $1.98 (buy 2 for coupon)
Use $1/2 from 2-22 Red Plum Insert
Final Price: $1.48/each

Suave Shampoo or conditioner 15 oz. 79¢ (Buy 2 for coupon)
Use $1/2 from 1-11 Red Plum Insert
Final Price: 24¢/each

Excedrin 40-50 ct. Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Use (2) $1/1 from 1-4 Smart Source

Pampers $8.99 (Limit 2)
Use $1/1 from home mailer
Final Price: $7.99



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Free Scholastic Book Offer When You Buy any Pampers or Kandoo Product

by Briana Carter on February 27, 2009

freescholasticbookofferfrompampers Free Scholastic Book Offer When You Buy any Pampers or Kandoo ProductWhile going through my son’s papers, I found a Special Offer for a FREE Scholastic book  (up to $6.99) when you try Pampers Easy Ups or Kandoo Products.

Send your UPC from any Pampers or Kandoo Product along with your name, phone number, email address, and mailing address to:

Pampers Book Offer
557 Broadway
PO Box 711
New York, NY 10012

Ends by May 31, 2009 or when 5,000 books have been distributed.

Visit www.scholastic.com/pampers for more information.

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CVS Coupons in Self Magazine

by Briana Carter on February 27, 2009

selfmagazine CVS Coupons in Self MagazineOlga, one of my fabulous readers & deal spotters found some great coupons in Self recently. She says “Guess it pays to flip thru the pages.”  These coupons are located on Page 141 and they all expire 3/31/2009.

Save $1 almay pure blends eye shadow
Save $1 Almay pure blends makeup
Save $5 Aquafresh white trays pro-gentle
Save $1 Borghese nail lacquer
Save $1 Copperstone Nutrashield SPF 70+ with dual defense
Save $1 Dove Cream Oil Body Wash
Save $1 Sensodyne Pronamel
Save $1 Viologie Shampoo/Conditioner

Thanks Olga!

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Freebie Friday 2/27 (Bloggers List Your Giveaways & Freebies!)

by Briana Carter on February 27, 2009

freebiefriday Freebie Friday 2/27 (Bloggers List Your Giveaways & Freebies!)

If you are a blogger and want to share your Freebie deals or Giveaways use Mr. Linky and give us the link to your best Freebies! (Not required but highly encouraged to  link back here encouraging people to participate in my Freebie Friday!)

Lots of Restaurant Freebies this week! Restaurants are desperate to get you in!

Check out the Previous Freebie Fridays – some of these Free Samples & Coupons are still available!

→FREE SAMPLES

→COUPONS

→FREE MAGAZINES

→BLOGGY GIVEAWAYS

→OTHER

Commoncentsical gives a great resource on how to “auto-fill” with the google toolbar! Check it out, it will save you a ton of typing!

Any other freebies I missed???

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