August 03, 2011

CVS - remember to scan your card at the Red Box

I have stopped at CVS every evening this week, scanned my card at the Red Box and have received the coupon good for $2 off a large bag of Gold Emblem chips, popcorn or cheese curls.  I have brought home 6-12oz bags of cheese curls and only spent $2.00. 

Now if you know anything about cheese curls then you know that a 12oz bag is a huge amount of cheese curls.

Food Lion 8/3-8/9

Remember that Food Lion does not double coupons.  Because of this I am not seeing very many good deals at Food Lion.  You can go to Southern Savers, check out the deals Jenny has posted and decide for yourself

Marcal Small Steps paper towels are $5/5
Marcal Small Steps toilet paper is $5/4
There was a coupon in the 7/31 RP.
Until I stop by Food Lion I'm unable to verify the coupons will work dues to size limitations.

Thanks Jenny at Southern Savers

Kroger - Kroger Cart Buster items & coupon matchups 7/31-8/6

Michelle over at I Heart Kroger has posted the big list of the Kroger Cart Buster items.

There are too many good deals for me to post here so head on over to I Heart Kroger and check it out.

While you are there check out the weekly Kroger deals at I Heart Kroger coupon matchups 7/31-8/6

Thanks Michelle

Kroger - No Nonsense Socks are Buy One Get One Free

Have you ever thought about buying socks at the grocery store?  Kroger has the entire line of No Nonsense Socks BOGO through 8/13.  Prices range from BoGo $1.99-$4.49.  Not a bad price for some super cute socks.  Some of the single pairs are only a buck.

Thanks I Heart Kroger

Kroger - Free crest toothpaste through 8/6

Toothpaste is one of the first items you can get stocked up on for FREE.

Crest is 10/$10 through 8/6.  You do not need to buy 10, you can buy 1 tube for $1.  There are coupons out there that when they are doubled means you can get free toothpaste.

-$.75 Crest Toothpaste from the 7/31 P&G insert
or
-$.50 Crest Toothpaste from the 7/31 P&G insert

Look for the box that has "Save $10" on it.   You'll find $10 worth of coupons inside the box good on Iams Dog/Cat food, Cover Girl, Secret Clinical Deoderant and Crest 3D White Strips.

Thanks Memphis Mommy

Bi-Lo - Possibly cheap Splenda 8/3-8/9

I saw where Bi-Lo has Splenda Essentials on sale this week for $3.40 a box (80 packets). 
Use your $3 Splenda coupon from the 7/31 SS
=$ .40 a box
Plus that's $3.40 towards more FuelPerks

Bi-Lo 8/1-8/7

There are quite a few good deals this week.  I'm posting some of the best Bi-Lo deals I see.

Eggland's Best Eggs - $1.50
Use the $.35/1 or $.50/1 from the 7/31 SS
=$.70 or as low as $.50

Tribe Hummus - $1.50
Use the $/1 from the Bi-Lo Goldstar Booklet
=$.50
     I have a few of these coupons to share.  PM me if you would like a couple of them.

Carolina Pride Wieners or Thick Bologna 12oz - $1.25
Use the $.50/1 from the 7/31SS
=$ .25

Johnsonville Smoked Bratwurst or Turkey Sausage Links 13.5-16 ox - $2.99
Use the $1/2 Johnsonville Fresh Grilling Sausage from the Bi=Lo Goldstart Booklet
=$2.49

FuelPerks Deals:
Buy $10 in ConAgra products -- Get $ .10 FuelPerks
Hunts Ketchup 24 oz - $.99
Chef Boyardee pasta - $1
Crunch 'n Munch - $1
Ro-Tel - $1.25
VanCamp Baked Beans - $1.25
Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers - $2.99
Use $1/2 Printable
Hunts Tomatoes or Spaghetti Sauce - $1
Hunts SnackPack Pudding - $1
Hunts Manwich - $1
Blue Bonnet - $1
Slim Jim Giant - $.89
LaChoy DinnerKits - $3

Buy 10 Kellogg's items -- Get $.30 FuelPerks
Nutri-Grain or Special K Bars $2.50
Use the $1/2 printable or from the Bi-Lo Goldstar Booklet
PopTarts 12ct or MiniCrisps $2.50
Use $.70 MiniCrips printable or $1/3 PopTarts Printable or from 7/24RP
Stack with $1/3 Target Coupon
Keebler Chips Deluxe or Sandies $2.50
Use $1/2 printable
Stack with B3G1 Target Coupon
Kellogg Fruit Snacks $2.50
Cheez-It $3.00
Use $.70/1 printable
Keeble TownHouse or Club Crackers $3.00
Use $.75/2 from 7/24 RP
Apple Jacks, Smacks, Corn Pops, Corn Flakes $3.00
Use $1/3 from 7/24 RP
Special K Cracks/Chips $3
Use $1/2 printable or from the GoldStar Booklet

Buy $15 in Pet Items -- Get $.15
Meow Mix cat food 4/$1
Use $1/4 from 6/19 RP
9 Lives cat food 4-pack $1.58
Use $1/3 from 7/24 RP
9 Lives cat food 3.15-4.2 lb $3.99
Use $1/1 from 7/10 RP
Milk-Bone dog biscuits 16-26 ox $3.99
Use $1/1 or $1/50/2 from 6/26 RP
Paws Scoopable Cat litter $4.49
Gravy Train 17.6 lb  $8.99
Meow Mix cat fooc 14-17 lb $10.89
Use $1/1 from 6/19 RP
Kibbles n bits Dog Food 35 lb $19.99
Use $1.50/1 from 7/24 RP

Thanks Passioniate Penny Pincher

Coupons will pay for themselves

Remember how I said you need to get at least 2 newspapers every week?  You may be sitting there right now saying to yourself that you are not about to pay $1 - $2.50 for a newspaper just to get coupons you will never use.  Am I right, did you just say that? 

Hold that thought for just a moment and read on, I'm sure I will change your mind. 

I purchase at least 6 newspapers every Sunday at Ingles for $.98 a piece.  Now keep in mind that it is only Keith and I at home.  So it is just the two of us that benefit from my couponing, well unless you stop to consider my dad shops from Deb's Deals a couple of times a year.  And once a year he might deliver a couple of care packages to my sister and my son.  My inlaws shop here once or twice a year.  Have I begun changing your mind yet?

I actually am able to get enough free/cheap items that I can share with our families, keep enough for us to use and still stay within a low monthly budget.  And I do this by purchasing at least 6 newspapers every Sunday for $5.98.  Yes, I do end up with coupons that are never used.  But I also use alot of coupons every month. 

I purchase items that I never thought I would even be able to afford.  But who can not afford FREE?  Ask yourself this question "Can I really not afford to spend money on newpapers every week if it will allow me to save hundreds of dollars every month"?

This past Sunday I spent $5.98 on 6 newspapers.  There were four coupon inserts in this weeks newspaper.  1 SmartSource, 2 different RedPlums and 1 Proctor & Gamble.  As luck would have it this happened to also be a week where there were multiple copies of the SmartSource insert in some of the newspapers.  I found this out when I went through the newspaper to verify all of the inserts were in the newspaper.  Never, ever purchase a newspaper without looking through it to make sure your inserts are in there. I did make an exception this week because the newspapers I purchased did not contain the smaller of the RedPlum inserts.  I was actually fine with those inserts being missing because the SmartSource insert contained some really good coupons this week.

Remember I said there were multiple copies of the SmartSource insert?  Well 4 of the newspapers I purchased actually contained 3 of the SmartSource inserts in addition to the RP and P&G.  The other 2 newspapers contained 2 of the SmartSource inserts in addition to the RP and P&G.  This meant I was getting 16 SmartSource inserts, 6 RedPlum inserts and 6 P&G inserts for $5.98.  JACKPOT !!

I have already saved $70.24 by using the $3 Splenda Essentials coupon that was in the SmartSource insert.  So ask yourself again "Can I really not afford to spend money on newspapers every week if it will allow me to save hundreds of dollars every month"!

Leave me a comment and let me know if I have changed your mind even the tiniest little bit.