This month I spent $425.41 on $1,170.88 of products. Over $1,000 in free products this month. That's an overall saving of about 64% which is pretty good over the holidays.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Great Deals this Week
Here are some good deals that I got this week that you might want to consider.
Maceys:
Macey's has their Buddig Tubs of lunch meat on sale for $1.49 this week. There are $1/1 coupons in the 12/6 SS and HERE. I was able to get 10 of these packs for only $.49 each which is fantastic because we go through it so fast!Albertsons:
Albertsons has their Shredded or Chunk Cheese, 32 oz. on sale for $2.99 with their in-ad coupon. That alone is a great deal on 2 lbs of cheese. But there is also a $1 off any 2 lbs of cheese coupon HERE making this deal even better.
They also have a P&G promo going on this week (12/30 thru 1/5) where if you buy $25 in participating P&G products you get a $10 cat back to use on your next purchase. Go to the GrocerySmartsPlanner in the right hand column to see all the participating items. Here is what I did:
6 Pantene Conditioners on sale for $3.33 (only $2 with the promo factored in)
1 Olay Body Wash on sale for $5.49 (only $3.29 with the promo factored in)
1 Olay Lotion (you will get this for free with coupon for buying the body wash)
Total before coupons $25.47
Used three $3/2 Pantene coupons from the 12/28 PG
Used one $1/1 Olay Body Wash coupon from the 12/28 PG
Used one Buy 1 Olay Body Wash get one Olay Lotion free coupon from the 11/29 PG (expires 12/31)
Total OOP $15.47
Got back a $10 cat to use on my next purchase making all 8 items only $5.47.
With the coupons and the promo factored in the Pantenes were only $.50 each, the lotion was free and the body wash was only $2.29.
Walgreens:
And don't forget that you can get free cereal at Wags this week.
Buy 2 Cereal products (Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Fiber One, Honey Nut Cheerios) and 1 Gallon Milk = $2RR (You don't have to buy the milk for the RR to print.)
Buy 2 boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch priced at 2/$4
Use two $1/1 coupons found here IE or Firefox
Pay $2
Get back a $2RR
Final cost 2 boxes of FREE cereal!
Buy 2 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios priced at 2/$4
Use two $1/1 coupons from here
Pay $2
Get back a $2 Register Reward
Final cost 2 boxes of FREE cereal!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Wags 12/28
Okay so there are TONS of deals posted for this week at Wags. You can check out Hip2Save's many Wags posts for this week HERE. That being said, I would've loved to have taken advantage of THIS Bayer moneymaking deal but even though it says that the coupons should be in the 10/25RP for our area it is not in my insert. :( I also would've loved to have taken advantage of THESE Revlon deals but my area NEVER seems to get the Revlon coupons. So another one I couldn't do.
But I was able to take advantage of some other really good deals including FREE CEREAL. Here's how:
Buy 2 Cereal products (Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Fiber One, Honey Nut Cheerios) and 1 Gallon Milk = $2RR (According to the bloggers, you don't have to buy the milk for the RR to print. I did this three times tonight and the RR printed fine for me without the milk.)
Buy 2 boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch priced at 2/$4
Used two $1/1 coupons found here IE or Firefox
Paid $2
Got back a $2RR
Final cost 2 boxes of FREE cereal!
Buy 2 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios priced at 2/$4
Used two $1/1 coupons from here
Paid $2
Got back a $2 Register Reward
Final cost 2 boxes of FREE cereal! (I did this 2 times)
Other good deals that I did tonight that worked:
Pampers Jumbo Pack Diapers or Training Pants 2/$20
Used two $2/1 coupons from the 11/29 PG (expires 12/31!) or 12/27 PG
Paid $16
Get back a $3.50RR
Final Cost $6.25 each!
Gillette Fusion/Venus Embrace Razor System $8.99
Used the $4/1 coupon from the 11/29 PG (expires 12/31!)
Paid $4.99
Got back a $3RR
Final Cost $1.99!
Buy $30 of participating products (Tampax, Olay, Always) = Coupon for FREE Tide 50 oz ($8.99 value)
There are a lot of different scenarios you can use to get some good deals with this. I just did what worked best for me with what I needed. Here is what I did:
Bought 3 Tampax Tampons 40 count for $5.49 each
Used three Buy 1 Tampax 36-60 count and Get 1 Tampax 18-20 count FREE coupons from the 12/27 PG which got me three additional packs for free
Bought 2 Olay Regenerist Cleansers for $7.29 each
Used two $3/1 Regenerist coupons from the 11/29PG
Paid $25.05 OOP
But I was able to take advantage of some other really good deals including FREE CEREAL. Here's how:
Buy 2 Cereal products (Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Fiber One, Honey Nut Cheerios) and 1 Gallon Milk = $2RR (According to the bloggers, you don't have to buy the milk for the RR to print. I did this three times tonight and the RR printed fine for me without the milk.)
Buy 2 boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch priced at 2/$4
Used two $1/1 coupons found here IE or Firefox
Paid $2
Got back a $2RR
Final cost 2 boxes of FREE cereal!
Buy 2 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios priced at 2/$4
Used two $1/1 coupons from here
Paid $2
Got back a $2 Register Reward
Final cost 2 boxes of FREE cereal! (I did this 2 times)
Other good deals that I did tonight that worked:
Pampers Jumbo Pack Diapers or Training Pants 2/$20
Used two $2/1 coupons from the 11/29 PG (expires 12/31!) or 12/27 PG
Paid $16
Get back a $3.50RR
Final Cost $6.25 each!
Gillette Fusion/Venus Embrace Razor System $8.99
Used the $4/1 coupon from the 11/29 PG (expires 12/31!)
Paid $4.99
Got back a $3RR
Final Cost $1.99!
Buy $30 of participating products (Tampax, Olay, Always) = Coupon for FREE Tide 50 oz ($8.99 value)
There are a lot of different scenarios you can use to get some good deals with this. I just did what worked best for me with what I needed. Here is what I did:
Bought 3 Tampax Tampons 40 count for $5.49 each
Used three Buy 1 Tampax 36-60 count and Get 1 Tampax 18-20 count FREE coupons from the 12/27 PG which got me three additional packs for free
Bought 2 Olay Regenerist Cleansers for $7.29 each
Used two $3/1 Regenerist coupons from the 11/29PG
Paid $25.05 OOP
Got back a RR for a free 50 oz Tide Detergent ($8.99 value)
Will submit for a $15 rebate from Olay. You can access the form HERE.
So basically I made money on the Olay items, paid for the three Tampax items, got three more for free and a free thing of laundry detergent as well. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me!
FYI - I did this deal below and the RR did not print for me. I am not sure if I found the right item but either way it didn't print so I ended up returning them.
Buy 3 Pepto Bismol InstaCool Chewables priced at $4.99 each=$14.97
Used the $1/1 Walgreens coupon from the Healthy Savings Booklet-exp 12/31!!!(will deduct $3)Use 3 $0.50/1 coupons from the 11/29 PG (expires 12/31!) or 12/27 PG
Pay $10.47
Get back a $10RR
Final Cost $0.47 for all 3!
Hope this helps you as you are planning your shopping trip! :)
Will submit for a $15 rebate from Olay. You can access the form HERE.
So basically I made money on the Olay items, paid for the three Tampax items, got three more for free and a free thing of laundry detergent as well. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me!
FYI - I did this deal below and the RR did not print for me. I am not sure if I found the right item but either way it didn't print so I ended up returning them.
Buy 3 Pepto Bismol InstaCool Chewables priced at $4.99 each=$14.97
Used the $1/1 Walgreens coupon from the Healthy Savings Booklet-exp 12/31!!!(will deduct $3)Use 3 $0.50/1 coupons from the 11/29 PG (expires 12/31!) or 12/27 PG
Pay $10.47
Get back a $10RR
Final Cost $0.47 for all 3!
Hope this helps you as you are planning your shopping trip! :)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Hip2Save is Back!
My favorite blogger Hip2Save is back up and running after enduring some trouble with blogger. Her new blog link is Hip2Save.com. I have tried to change the address in my Frugal Blogs column to the right but for some reason it keeps reverting back to the blogspot address even though that is not where I told it to go. I will keep working on trying to fix that but for now you can use the link in this post and check out her new site and more great deals she finds for us.
Albies Doublers 12/22
In Sunday's paper there was (or was supposed to be an Albies ad with a set of 3 doublers). None of my papers had it in them but my friend a couple blocks away did have them in her paper. Don't know why. But not a big deal. I just went to my favorite Albies (90th & Redwood) and to my favorite checker and asked her if she had some extra doublers and of course she did. I did three transactions. All this cost me $3.43!!
16 Del Monte Vegetables 11-15.25 oz. $.50 each
Used four $1/4 printable here
Final price: 4 for free!
3 Diamond Walnuts 8-10 oz. $2.49 each
Used three Diamond Nuts product, any 8 to 14 oz. $1/1 (1-15-10) SS-11/8
Final price: $.49 each
2 Nestle Morsels 10 - 12 oz. bags $1.88 each
Used Nestle Toll House Morsels, any variety .50/1 (12-31-09) RP-11/1
Final: $.88 each
OR use $1/1 printable here to get them for free! I printed these a week or so ago and can't find them ... so frustrating!
These doublers are good through Christmas Eve. Check out THIS PYP link for more ideas of how to use your doublers.
16 Del Monte Vegetables 11-15.25 oz. $.50 each
Used four $1/4 printable here
Final price: 4 for free!
3 Diamond Walnuts 8-10 oz. $2.49 each
Used three Diamond Nuts product, any 8 to 14 oz. $1/1 (1-15-10) SS-11/8
Final price: $.49 each
2 Nestle Morsels 10 - 12 oz. bags $1.88 each
Used Nestle Toll House Morsels, any variety .50/1 (12-31-09) RP-11/1
Final: $.88 each
OR use $1/1 printable here to get them for free! I printed these a week or so ago and can't find them ... so frustrating!
These doublers are good through Christmas Eve. Check out THIS PYP link for more ideas of how to use your doublers.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Thomas Nelson Book Review - 5 Cities that Ruled the World
5 Cities that Ruled the World: How Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and New York Shaped Global History, by Douglas Wilson. I found this book to be a tough read. I had a hard time getting through it. I am interested in history and when I saw this book I felt it was one that I would enjoy. But I found it really hard to follow. Maybe it was just too complex for me. The basic idea behind the book is that these five cities played a major role in shaping the world as it is today. He then spent about 40 pages going through the history of that city and why it was so influential. Although I agree with him in the importance of these cities I did find that the way that their histories were presented was very hard to follow and really grasp unless you had a very strong background in history. That being said, I do believe that this book has a lot of interesting information in it and that someone who is a real history buff and a solid understanding of the history of these places to start would probably have an easier time reading this book and would enjoy it a lot more then I did.
Walgreens 12/17
Today and tomorrow there is a 15% off coupon (20% off Wags brand products) that you can print out HERE. You just have to become a fan of Walgreens on Facebook to be able to access it. I also got an email about a 15% off (20% off Wags brand) Friends & Family deal doing on tomorrow. You can get that coupon HERE.
I was able to take advantage of some good deals on Viva paper towels and Nexxus hair products. But I will say that the $5RR when you spend $25 didn't print out for me on either of my transactions. But I think that the reason why is because the 15% took my total down just below $25. So watch out for that and make sure that your total AFTER the 15-20% discount is taken is over $25 (not including tax).
For a comprehensive list of all the most recent Wags deals you can check out Hip2Save's Wags posts HERE.
I was able to take advantage of some good deals on Viva paper towels and Nexxus hair products. But I will say that the $5RR when you spend $25 didn't print out for me on either of my transactions. But I think that the reason why is because the 15% took my total down just below $25. So watch out for that and make sure that your total AFTER the 15-20% discount is taken is over $25 (not including tax).
For a comprehensive list of all the most recent Wags deals you can check out Hip2Save's Wags posts HERE.
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