Kmart is doubling coupons this week up to .99!

This means that .75 coupons will be worth $1.50!  Unfortunately, they stop the doubling at $.99 so we can't double up to $2.00 but I'm already browsing my .75 coupons for matchups.  Here is what we've got so far.


Carnation Evaporated Milk 12oz - $1.00
Buy 2 Carnation Evaporated Milk
Use .50/2 Carnation Evaporated Milk (verybestbaking.com)
Final Price: $1.00 or .50 each

If you are a Kmart Rewards Member (it is free to join and you can do it at the customer service desk before you start shopping so you have your card!)

Spend $10 on select Kraft products and get $3.00 off instantly!  (Offer good for rewards members only)

Nabisco Go Packs or Big Bags - $1.00 (these are located on a cardboard display by foods)
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese - $1.00 (these are on the shelf)
Buy 8 Nabisco Go Packs or Big Bags
Buy 2 Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
Use 4 $.75 off 2 Nabisco products coupons (From Smart Source 8/7)
Pay $1.00 or $.10 each after instant $3.00 discount and the coupons are doubled!!

Reynold's Foil 75 sq. ft - $2.99
Use $.75 off 1 Reynolds Wrap Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil (reynoldspkg.com)
Final Price: $1.49

I'm going to head to Kmart in the next few days to scout for other deals.  Double coupons up to $.99 is a treat!

Free Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt

Head HERE for a coupon good for a FREE cup of Dannon Oikos Green Yogurt.   I am having a hard time getting this to print, hopefully you won't have any issues.

Do you know of a great local deal?

Shoot me an email at wabashvalleycouponing@gmail.com and I will post it and give you a shout out for letting me know!  Want to brag about your finds?  Snap a pic and send me the run down on your deal and how you got it to share with others! 

Sunday CVS & Walgreen's Shopping - 8/21/11

Pretty much rocked Walgreens today.  I just ended up with 2 Hellmann's Mayos at CVS.  Here is the break down.

Walgreens

Axe Deoderant & Body Spray Buy 1, Get 1 50% off
Bought 2 Axe Deoderant (had FREE full size body spray attached to it!!) $7.19
Bought 2 Axe Body Spray $8.24
Used 2 Buy 1 Axe Deoderant or Body Spray, Get 1 Free coupons
Final Price: $5.15 for 4 Axe Body Sprays and 2 Axe Deoderants!!

I would have bought 4 deoderants with the free sprays but they only had 2 left.  Boohoo.

Kellogg's Rice Krispy Treats  4/$10
Earn $5 Register Reward with purchase of 4
Bought 4 Kellogg's Rice Krispy Treats $10.00
Used 2 $1/2 Kellogg's Rice Krispy Treats Coupons
Final Price: $3.00 for 4 boxes or $.75 per box

Random school supplies

.39 Sharpie
.39 Index Cards
.39 Erasers
.39 Pencil Sharpener
.79 Glue Sticks

No great deals on these but needed them!

Margaritaville Paradise Key Iced Tea $1.49
No coupon or deal.  Just wanted to try one. 

I used $15.00 in Register Rewards I had from last week so my total out of pocket for all of this was only $1.97!!!  I also have my $5.00 reigster reward that I earned from the Rice Krispy Treats to use next week!

CVS

Hellmann's Mayonnaise - Buy 1 Get 1 Free $5.29
Used 2 $.25 off 1 Hellmann's Mayonnaise coupons (You can use a coupon even on the free item!)
Total: $4.79
Used $3.00 Extra Bucks I had from last week and paid $1.79 OOP for 2 Hellmann's Mayonnaises.

I'm happy about it all.  We were down to our few last knife swoops of mayonnaise and being that we pack lunch and my kids love sandwiches, I needed some!  My husband loves Axe and it is a product we don't get a great deal on all that often so getting 4 sprays and 2 deoderants for about $.86 each makes me pretty happy. 

How did your deal hunting go?  Let me know!

Free $14 in Febreeze Coupons

Head HERE to sign up for $14 in Febreeze coupons.  You don't have to make a video, everyone who registers gets the coupons!

Save-a-Lot Shopping Tips

Shopping at Save-a-lot can be tricky.  Many of the pre-packaged and convenience foods are just as expensive or perhaps a bit cheaper than other grocery stores.  You can save quite a bit on staples at Save-a-lot.  Basic items like salt, baking soda, baking powder, produce, rice, and beans are examples of these items.

Save-a-lot also has name brand items and these items when on sale, and combined with coupons can provide great savings! 

Examples:

   Save-a-lot recently had Butterball Turkey Bacon on sale for $1.00 per pack.  I had $.65 off 1 pack coupons, making a pack of turkey bacon only $.35!  I bought 6 packs and put them in the big freezer.  I have some more $.65 coupons and I have fingers crossed for another great deal as we're down to one pack.

   Fresh Express salad mix on sale for $1.00, I had a $1.00 coupon.  FREE salad mix!

   Cheese Nips on sale for $1.00,  I had a $1.00 off 2 coupon.  .50 boxes of Cheese Nips.


Save-a-lot has a Smart Shoppers Club as well.  You can sign up HERE to receive the weekly sales, coupons, and discounts.  When you sign up, you will receive the opportunity to print a $5.00 off your $25.00 purchase which can be combined with other coupons!

Recently, I started getting coupon offers from Save-a-lot as well.  These are good for store brand products or free items when you spend a certain amount.

Current notable deals include:

$.88 Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines
$.88 Bartlett Pears
$.88 Sweet Jumbo Onions
$.88 Roma Tomatoes
$.88lb. Chicken Thighs and Drumsticks

It is important to note that while Save-a-lot does accept coupons, they do NOT double.   

Facebook Fan Giveaway!

Spread the word about Wabash Valley Couponing and you can win a Couponing Kit!!

Post about us on your Facebook, text, Twitter, and tell friends about us and when we reach 100 Facebook Fans, one member will be chosen at random to win!

The Couponing Kit includes:

1 3" Binder
1 Package of Baseball Card holder sheets
1 Set of binder dividers
A reusable shopping bag with a CVS Green Bag Tag attached and ready to go
Smart Source and Red Plum coupon inserts ready to clip and put into your brand new binder

I'm excited to give this couponing kit away so tell your friends and family! 

Wabash Valley Shopping 8/20/11

Saturday's Shopping Trip

Ran to Kroger this morning hoping to find some milk markdowns while my husband had the kids at the dentist.  They were doing milk markdowns (yay!) and I went ahead and got a few other breakfast items that I had some coupons for.  I'll detail it all below to show you how some of these deals work.

First, I got some items included in the Buy 10, Get $5 off promotion.

1 Old El Paso 10 ct. Soft Taco Tortilla Pack $.99
Used 1 .50 off 1 Old El Paso product coupon that doubled to $1.00
Final Price: FREE

1 Old El Paso Refried Beans Can $.99
Used 1 .50 off 1 Old El Paso product coupon that doubled to $1.00
Final Price: FREE

4 boxes of Kellogg's Mini-Wheats 24oz cereal $2.19
Used 2 $1.00/2 Kellogg's Cereals coupon
Final Price: $6.76 (I made sure these boxes all had the Cars 2 Visa $5 Gift Card Promo picture on the front.  When I receive my gift card rebate, it makes these boxes of cereal $1.76 or $.44 a box!!!!)

2 De Wafelbakkers Pancakes 18ct. $2.34
Used 2 $1.00/1 coupons
Final Price: $2.68

2 Pop Secret Mini Bags 10 ct. $1.99
Used 1 $1.00/2 coupon
Final Price $2.98 or $1.49 each


Other Non-Buy 10, Get $5 items I picked up

2 Johnsonville Breakfast Sausage Links - On Manager's markdown for $1.89
I had no coupons but still snagged the sausage for that price
Final Price: $3.78

Bartlett Pears and Bananas - $3.77
Used 2 $1.50 off Fresh Fruit when you buy 2 Kellogg's Cereal coupons (the cereal I purchased above)
Final Price: $.77

3 Gallons of Milk - On markdown for $1.60 a gallon = $4.80
Used 2 $2.00 off milk when you buy 2 Eggo Waffles coupons (the Eggos I purchased above)
Final Price: $.80 or $.27 per gallon!!

Aunt Jemima Homestyle Waffles - On Closeout for $1.63
Used 1 $1.00/1 Aunt Jemima product coupon
Final Price: $.63


Shopping Total: $24.36  ($19.36 once I get my $5.00 rebate gift card from Kellogg's) - Receipt total shows a savings of 60%.  That calculation does not take into account manager's specials so the milk and breakfast sausage savings are not included.  The total would have been at least $70.00, which would be savings of more like 70%!!

Dollar General Offers

Dollar general offers printable store coupons and these coupons CAN be combined with manufacturer's coupons for some great deals.  Head HERE for their printable coupons. 

Also, this Saturday ONLY, Dollar General has a coupon for $5 off $25.  Make sure you hand them this coupon before your others. 

Between the $ off coupon and the opportunity to combine store coupons as well as manufacturer's coupons, you can really rack up the savings here!

Walgreens Sunday Ad Preview - 8/21/11

If you would like to SEE Walgreens ad early, sign up for their emails.

Here are a few highlights!

Buy 4 Kellogg's Rice Krispy Treats - 8ct. $2.50
Use 2 $1.00 off 2 Kellogg's Rice Krispy Treats (coupondede.com)
Pay $8.00, Receive $5 Register Rewards
Final Price: $3.00 or $.75 each!

Elmer's Glue Sticks $.79

Sharpie Markers $.39

Pencil Sharpeners $.39

Index Cards $.39

Milo's Kitchen Dog Treats - Kroger Update!!

Milo's Kitchen Dog Treats are on sale as part of the 10 get $5 sale for only $1.99. Below is the new deal and it is a HOT one!

Buy 2 Milo's Kitchen Dog Treats 3.3 oz Package - $1.99 Kroger Sale Price

Use 2 $1.00 off 1 Milo's Kitchen Dog Treat 3.3 oz (Sunday Paper)

Pay $1.98 for 2 Receive a $1.00 off your next purchase coupon Catalina with your receipt

Like Paying: $.98 for 2 or $.49 each!!!

FREE Huggies Snug n' Dry Sample

Head HERE for a free sample of Huggies Snug & Dry diapers courtesy of Walmart!

Train With Grain - Free full size grains and a hat from Bob's Red Mill

If you are training for a road race or marathon, you can sign up for a free training kit filled with grains from Bob's Red Mill as well as a Train with Grain hat!  If you've been looking for that incentive to run a marathon, here you go.  Free grain and a hat.   

Thanks, Moneysavingmom.com!!

Kroger Thursday! De Waffelbakkers Pancakes, Kellogg's Cereal and more!

Using this printable coupon, you can get De Wafelbakkers Pancakes for only $1.44.  I make big batches of my own pancakes and freeze them but I'm even tempted to to buy these for that price!  They ARE part of the Buy 10, Get $5 off promotion so you have to combine these with other items to make a total of 10 to get the $2.44 price.  You can also print this coupon two times.

De Wafelbakkers Pancakes - $2.44 (Buy 10, Get $5 Sale Price)
Use $1/1 De Wafelbakkers Pancakes Coupon (coupons.com)
Final Price: $1.44

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Another REALLY great deal is the Kellogg's cereal deal.  They are $2.19 (part of the Buy 10, Get $5 promo).  Listed below are a few scenarios and final price per box.

Buy 4 Kellogg's Cereal (Be sure to buy the boxes with Mater on front offering a $5 Promotion)
Use 2 $1/2 Kellogg's Cereal coupons (coupondede.com)
Price Paid OOP: $6.76
Once you get those cereal boxes home, open all of them and retrieve the codes inside the box.  You do NOT have to open the bag, just slide the bag out and the code is inside the box.  Go online and sign up to get your $5 gift card!
FINAL PRICE after gift card: $.44 per box!

If you have the $1/3 Kellogg's Cereal printable coupon, here is another scenario

Buy 4 Kellogg's Cereal (Be sure to buy the boxes with Mater on front offering a $5 Promotion)
Use 1 $1/3 Kellogg's Cereal Coupons (kelloggs.com)
Price Paid OOP: $7.76
Again, sign up for that gift card!
FINAL PRICE after gift card: $.69 per box!

Other offers can be found HERE

Sunday Coupon Preview

There will be no Red Plum circular this week so expect only one coupon circular, which will be Smartsource.

You can find the preview here!

Filippo Berio Olive Oil Coupon Is Back!!!

If you missed out on the Filippo Berio Olive Oil coupon, print this now and hang onto it.  It goes fast and is handy when this olive oil goes on sale for around 3.99!

Buy 1, Get 1 Half Off DQ Blizzards

No coupon required!  Now until August 21 cruise on in!   File this under Yum!!

FREE offer for Vocalpoint members!

If you are a Vocalpoint member, you can snag a FREE Swiffer Duster to try out!  If you're not a Vocalpoint member, look into joining.  You can try new products for little to nothing and then fill out a survey about the products you try.

$10 CVS Gift Card for $6 for first time buyers through Saveology!

Everything you need — for 40% off! $6 For A $10 CVS® Gift Card — Exclusively For You!

$1.00 off any Earthbound Farm Organic Product Up Again!!

HURRY and complete a 12 question quiz about organic foods and get a $1.00 off 1 Earthbound Farm Product coupon!  You can print this twice!

If you get any questions wrong, it will tell you which ones you need to try again on.  Just hit the BACK button and it will retain all your choices then you can just change the ones you got wrong without going through the whole quiz again. 

Earthbound Farm Organic Carrots - .98 at Walmart
use $1.00 on any Earthbound Farm Organic Product
Final Price: FREE!

Thanks, MoneySavingMom!
Do not delay, this won't last the day!

Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free (or close to it)

Milk!  Most of us with families go through a LOT of milk and that can add up.  Coupons for milk are rare and it normally runs around $2.50 a gallon.  Here is a great way to save!

I have found that my Kroger discounts milk early on Thursday and Friday mornings.  Generally, the half gallons get marked down the most.  Typically around .99 per half gallon but I often see them as low as .33 per half gallon.  I like half gallons because you can freeze them without having to remove any milk (you must remove some milk from gallons before freezing or they will burst). 

You can't necessarily be picky about what variety of milk you will buy.  Sometimes whole, 2%, 1%, and skim are all on sale and sometimes only one variety is on sale.  I usually take what I can get if it is as low as .33 a half gallon (which for you math challenged folk out there is .66 a gallon!!!).

Last time it went down to .33 a gallon, I bought 15 half gallons.  Still made sure to leave some for other deal finders too!  I still have it in my freezer but I'm down to about 2 1/2 gallons so I'll be on the lookout for more markdowns this week.

If you have never frozen milk before, here are some things to be aware of:

1. It will look FUNKY when you freeze it.  Don't worry, it does separate some but once it defrosts and you give it a good shake it will come back together and be as nice and white as before.

2. Keep a sharpie by the freezer and mark the date that you pulled it out so you know you have about 5 - 7 days to use it from THAT date.  I actually do this will all foods I pull out of the freezer.

3. If it ever tastes watery, shake it.  I am in the habit of shaking it whenever I pull it out.

Other dairy items can be frozen as well.  I regularly freeze yogurt, cheese, and sour cream.  Sour cream will not return to its normal state so you can not use it for toppings or dips.  It is fine in baking and cooking.  Yogurt does just fine.  Cheese does fine but it doesn't return exactly to the way it was.  It will get crumbly so you won't be able to slice it for parties but it will do fine melted or crumbled over salads.

Part of being able to save extreme amounts is being able to stock up on items when they are at the cheapest.  I highly recommend buying an extra freezer for the garage or basement.  We bought ours at a use appliance store for $100 and in a few short months it had already earned its value.

Georgia State of Mind

Did you know you can sneak peek our Kroger ad for Thursday as early as Saturday evening?  It isn't exactly the same and often you can't depend on exact prices or their produce sale selections but it is pretty close.  Check the Atlanta, Georgia area code of 30306 to see what is coming up!

Click on the ad to head straight over to see what is coming on Thursday! 

Some Highlights:  Remember!  These deals don't start until 8/18/11 and aren't guaranteed.

Buy 10, Get $5

Kellogg's Fruit Snacks 1.99

Use $1.00 off 2 Kellogg's Fruit Snacks Coupon (CouponDede.com)

Final Price: $2.98 for 2

Kellogg's Pop Tarts 1.59

Use $1.00 off 3 Kellogg's Pop Tarts Coupon (CouponDede.com)

Final Price: $3.72 for 3 ($1.26 each)

Chi-Chi's Salsa $1.49

Use $.50 off 1 Chi-Chi's Salsa Coupon (Sunday Paper)

Final Price: $.49

Spaghettios $.49

Use $1.00 off 5 Spaghettios

Final Price $1.45 (.29 each)

Pop Secret 6-pack $1.99

Use $1.00 off 2 Pop-Secret

Final Price: $2.98 for 2

EnvrioKids Rice Bars $1.99

Use $1.00 off 1 EnviroKids Snack Bars Coupon (AllYou Magazine August)

Final Price: $.99

Pure Protein Bars $1.00

Use $.50 off 1 Pure Protein Bar (All You Magazine August)

Final Price: FREE

Milo's Kitchen Dog Treats Kroger Deal

Buy 2 Milo's Kitchen Dog Treats 3.3 oz Package - $2.99 Kroger Sale Price

Use 2 $1.00 off 1 Milo's Kitchen Dog Treat 3.3 oz (Sunday Paper)

Pay $3.98 for 2  Receive a $1.00 off your next purchase coupon Catalina with your receipt

Like Paying: $2.98 for 2 or $1.49 each

Juice Boxes and Candy coupons!

These will go fast!  Print print print!  Use Zip Code 90210.

$1.00 off 1 Skittles, Starburst, or Life Savers
$1.00 of 1 Minute Maid 10-pk Juice Box

Scope Outlast Moneymaker at Walgreen's!

I tested this deal at Walgreen's tonight and it worked!  Just make sure you buy 2 with that exact UPC!

Crest Complete Scope Outlast Toothpaste 5.8oz - 2 / $6.00
Get $2 RR and $3 RR (MUST USE UPC 3700022879 - Will not work otherwise)
Use 2 $.75 off 1 Crest Coupons - PG 7/31
Final: Pay $4.50, Receive $5.00 in RR - $.50 Money Maker!

Thanks Extremely Normal Couponing!

Sunday Shopping ~ 8/14/11

I'm going to lay out what I spent today and where and how it was free!  You can take advantage of all of these deals. 

Walgreens

Transaction #1

Omega Smart Super Krill Oil - $10.00 Sale Price
Buy 1 and receive $10.00 Register Rewards
Use $2.00 off 1 Omega Smart Fish Oil Coupon (omegasmartfishoil.com)
Pay $8.00 Receive $10.00 Register Reward
Final Price $2.00 Money Maker!!

2 Expo 6 pack Markers - $3.99 Sale Price
Use Walgreens Coupon $3 off Expo Washable Dry Erase Markers 6 pack (Found inside the Walgreens Monthly Coupon Booklet.  These booklets are kept right at the entrance with all the sale flyers.)
and use $2.00 off 2 Expo Markers (facebook.com)
Pay $0.00
Final Price FREE!!

Transaction Total: $8.00, receive $10.00 Register Rewards +2.00 Money Maker
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Transaction #2

Playtex 36ct. Tampons - $7.49
Receive $3.00 Register Rewards
Use $2.00 off 1 Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons (SmartSource Sunday Paper 8/14)
Pay $5.49 Get $3.00 Register Reward
Final Price $2.49

Pert Plus Shampoo 25.4oz. - $3.99
Receive $3.00 Register Reward
Use $1.00 off 1 Pert Plus Shampoo (SmartSource Sunday Paper 8/14)
Pay $2.99 Get $3.00 Register Reward
Final Price FREE!

Revlon Nail Color - $3.99
Receive $3.00 Register Reward
Use $1.00 off 1 Revlon Color Product (SmartSource Sunday Paper 8/14)
Pay $2.99 Get $3.00 Register Reward
Final Price FREE!

Transaction Total $11.47 - Pay with $10.00 Register Reward from Transaction #1 & remaining $1.47.  Receive $9 in Register Rewards!
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Transaction #3

Clearasil Acne Wipes - $3.99
Use $1.00 off 1 Clearasil Wipes (SmartSource 8/7)
or Use $3.00 off 2 Clearasil Products (facebook.com)
Pay $2.99

       Buy 1 Clearasil Acne Wipe $3.99
       Buy 1 Clearasil Face Wash $3.99
       Use $3.00 off 2 Clearasil Products (facebook.com)
       Pay $4.98 or $2.49 each!

5 Royal Jellos
Use Walgreens Ad Circular Coupon for 5 for $1.00

Transaction Total $3.99 (with purchase of 1 Clearasil) Use 1 $3.00 Register Reward from Transaction #2 and pay remaining .99.

Walgreens Shopping Trip Total:  Paid $10.46 with one remaining $3 Register Reward left over for next week!  Essentially, $7.46!

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CVS

The coupon machine when you walk into CVS will usually spit out a FREE product coupon.  Just scan your card and wait for the fun to pop out!  Always scan your card twice!

Transaction #1

Hershey's Caramello Bar - $1.19 Regularly
Use 1 FREE Hershey's Caramello Bar coupon from the CVS Coupon Machine using your CVS card!
Final Price FREE!

Buy $5.00 worth of G1 Fit products and receive $5.00 ExtraBucks
2 G1 Fit Recovery Drinks $2.50 each
Receive $5.00 Register Rewards
Pay $5.00 Get $5.00
Final Price FREE!

CVS Total $5.00 Earned $5.00 Extra Bucks for next week

I had $5.00 in Extra Bucks from last week that I used so I paid nothing but tax for all of this.

Sunday total OOP for all pictured above $10.46!!

I don't know about you but before couponing, I used to pay almost that for just the Playtex!

Hot Printable Coupons!!

Here are some hot or high value coupons currently available.  Remember!  You can print 2 copies of each coupon per computer.  Make sure you have good ink in the printer!  Kroger will not take coupons that don't scan.  Period.  They are really tough about that rule so crisp clear bar codes are a must!

Kettle Brand Potato Chips - $1.00 off 1 bag 4oz. or larger (coupons.com)
Sun Drop 20oz Soda - Buy 1 Get 1 Free (or B1G1F) (coupons.com)
Filippo Berio Olive Oil - $1.00 off 1 (coupons.com)  This will be part of a CVS sale on Sunday to get Olive Oil for $2.99!
HP ColorLok Paper - $1.00 off 1 (coupons.com) Hang onto this for a possible free paper deal

Milo's Kitchen Dog Treats - $1.00 off 1 (couponnetwork.com) I will detail a great Kroger catalina deal to go with this coupon making these .50 a pack!
Lean Cuisine - $1.00 off 2 (couponnetwork.com)
Pilsbury Egg Scrambles or Biscuit Sandwiches - $1.00 off 1 (couponnetwork.com) These are currently .79 at Kroger with this coupon!

Johnsonville Brat Patties or Italian Sausage Patties 6 ct. Buy one get one free (B1G1F) (smartsource.com)
Ziploc Brand Toddler Feeding Items $1.00 off 1 (smartsource.com)

How many newspapers should I buy?

Many people never think to buy more than one Sunday newspaper every week, but buying more can mean the difference between minor and extreme savings.  A good standard is to buy one paper for every member of your household.  I have 4 people in my household but I buy 6 papers most weeks.  In Terre Haute, we get our local paper as well as the Indianapolis and Chicago paper.  The Chicago paper rarely carries coupons inside to my dismay.  I would buy all Indianapolis papers but the Indianapolis paper does not carry the Red Plum insert.  The Indianapolis paper DOES carry a bigger variety of coupons in their SmartSource insert.  I want those extra coupons that we don't get in our Terre Haute Smartsource insert.  Our Terre Haute paper DOES carry the RedPlum insert though so I buy a mixture of both to get the RedPlum coupons as well as a large selection of the coupons Smartsource has to offer. 

I buy 3 Indianapolis Sunday Stars and 3 Terre Haute Sunday Tribune-Stars most weeks

If there is a large number of really great coupons that I want to get my hands on, I buy more.  This past Sunday we had a Smartsource, Redplum, AND a General Mills insert.  I bought 8 newspapers. 

This may seem counterproductive to SAVING money but those savings will come back to you, I promise. 

Say you REALLY love Tide and there is a $2.00 off 1 Tide product in the paper.  You would like more of just that one coupon but don't want to spend the $1.75 per paper to get that coupon.  Consider a clipping service.  They clip the coupons and you buy them at a small handling fee that covers their time to clip them.

I use CouponDede but TheCouponClippers is another popular clipping service.

What do you DO with all these coupons?  Well, you get a coupon binder of course.  Stay tuned for an informative and entertaining film on organizing your coupons.  Your coupon binder will become one of your children (in some cases, maybe your favorite child...your family dynamic is really none of my business).

Thursday is Kroger day!

Highlighted Kroger Coupon Match-ups for the week of 8/11/11 - 8/17/11
Green titles indicate a stock up price you should go for!  Yellow indicate a good price but not a 6 - 12 month stock up price.  Black indicates a buy some for now price.

Colgate Toothbrushes & Toothpaste .88
Use Save .40 on any Colgate adult or kids manual toothbrush (Sunday Paper)
Use Save .50 on any Colgate toothpaste (Sunday Paper)
Final Cost: $.08 for toothbrush and FREE toothpaste

Hamburger Helper $1.00
Use $1/5 Hamburger, Chicken, or Tuna Helper (Paper)
Use $.75/3 Hamburger, Chicken, or Tuna Helper (Paper)
Use $.80/4 Hamburger, Chicken, or Tuna Helper (Coupons.com)
Use $.80/4 Hamburger, Chicken, or Tuna Helper (CouponNetwork.com)

Pilsbury Breakfast Biscuit Sandwiches or Egg Scrambles $1.79
Use $1/1 Pilsbury Biscuit Sandwich or Egg Scrambles (Couponnetwork.com)
Final Cost: $.79 each!

Kroger Eggs $1.00
Use $.55 off 2 dozen eggs (facebook.com)
Final Cost: $.73 each when you buy 2 or $.06 per egg

Plums and peaches are on special this week.  Now is a great time to find plums, watermelons, and peaches.  Strawberries are at a decent price and Driscolls offers a .50 coupon if you sign up for their email list (which offers more coupons).  You can print that coupon twice. 

Fresh boneless skinless chicken breast is on sale for 1.87lb.  Pretty decent price, I'll be getting a few for the freezer this week.  I generally stock up in bigger quantities at $1.77lb. or lower on these Tyson boneless skinless breasts. 

Kroger Deal of the Day 8/11/11

Today's Deal of the Day has me excited!  I use Viva paper towels for everything so Viva deals make me giddy!  Viva is on sale for 5.99 so this coupon makes a 6 pack 3.99 or .66 a roll.  Not too shabby!

Stock up price for instant mashed potatoes!

Using this printable coupon $1 off 4 Idahoan Mashed Potatoes, you can stock up on these for just .17 each!  Walmart carries these for .42 regularly!  Here's how the deal works:

Buy 4 @ .42 = 1.68-1.00 coupon = .68 for 4 or .17 each when you buy 4!

Remember, you can print this coupon twice per computer. 



Degree Deoderant Money Maker at Walgreens!

If you still have your degree coupons and didn't spend them at Walmart like I did, there is a great Walgreens catalina offer going on right now.  If you buy 4 degree deoderants, you receive a $4 catalina.   This also works with trial sizes, so let's see how this works...

Buy 4 trial size Degree deoderants .99ea.
Use 4 .75/1 Degree coupons from the RedPlum insert on 7/31
Pay .94 out of pocket, Receive $4.00 catalina!


This is a $3.04 money maker!

Current Kroger Catalina Deals

Catalinas (also known as CATS or Your Bucks) dispense from a printer at the end of your transaction when you shop at Kroger, Baesler's, and Walgreens.  Other stores use these too but around our area those are the spots to snag them.  They can spit out anything from advertisements to money off your next shopping order.  Money off your next shopping order is what you want!  Keeping track of current offers and combining these offers with sales and coupons can make items free or near free! 

Coupon Network has printable coupons as well as Your Bucks offers listed on their site.  I *always* print out the Your Bucks offer and take it with me.  There are times when a Catalina does not print out so I use the print out to prove that the offer is valid for Kroger since not all Catalina's are offered at all stores.

You generally only receive 1 catalina per offer so if you want more, be sure to split your catalina items into multiple transactions.  Always be sure to be courteous to the cashier and people behind you.  Be prepared to get back in line to allow others to go ahead so you don't hold anyone up.

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Current Catalina Offers

Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons
   Valid 7/18/11 - 8/14/11
Buy 2 and receive a $2 Catalina
Buy 3 and receive a $4 Catalina
Buy 4+ and receive a $6 Catalina

Kleenex Hand Towels
   Valid 8/8/11 - 9/4/11
Buy 1 and receive a $1 Catalina
Buy 2 and receive a $1.50 Catalina
Buy 3+ and receive a $2 Catalina

Hellman's Mayonnaise, 30oz Jar
   Valid 8/8/11 - 9/4/11
Buy 2+ and receive a $2 Catalina

Acqua Panna Natural Spring Water 750ml or 1L
    Valid through 9/4/11
Buy 2 and receive .50 Catalina
Buy 3, receive .75 Catalina
Buy 4+, receive $1 Catalina

Alpo Wet Dog Food, 13.2 oz Single Cans
    Valid through 9/4/11
Buy 6 and receive a $1 Catalina
Buy 10, receive $1.50 Catalina
Buy 15+, receive $2 Catalina

Nestle Toll House Morsels (I love that word, morsels.)
    Valid through 9/4/11
Buy 2, receive $1 Catalina
Buy 3, receive $2 Catalina
Buy 4, receive $3 Catalina

Perrier Sparkling Mineral Water, 25oz or 1L
    Valid through 9/4/11
Buy 4, receive .75 Catalina
Buy 6, receive $1 Catalina
Buy 8+, receive $1.50 Catalina

Skittles Flat Bags
    Valid through ??
Buy 2, receive a free Redbox movie code

Nature's Bounty Vitamins
    Valid through 9/10/11
Buy $30 or more and receive a $5 Catalina

Degree Deoderant
    Valid through 9/4/11
Buy 2, receive $1 Catalina
Buy 3, receive $2 Catalina
Buy 4+, receive $4 Catalina

Pampers Diapers
    Valid through 8/14/11
Buy $10 - $24.99 and receive $2 Catalina on your next Pampers purchase
Buy $25+ and receive $5 Catalina on your next Pampers purchase

Pupperoni 4.8 or 5.6 Dog Treats
    Valid through 9/4/11
Buy 2, receive $1 Catalina
Buy 3+, receive $2 Catalina

Kroger Deal of the Day

Kroger is having its cartbuster savings event and part of this is a deal of the day through August 16th.  Be sure to check everyday for a high value digital coupon to add to your card.  Keep in mind digital coupons do not double so if you have a paper coupon with a higher value, don't bother.  I generally don't add digital coupons unless they are $1 or over since our Kroger stores only double up to .50.

Click here to check out today's deal of the day, .50 off Progresso soup.  Progresso is currently on sale for $1.33, making one can .83.

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