Merry Christmas everyone! I have been too busy with holiday parties, friends, and shopping to keep up with the deals of December. I found that during the holiday season, stores give better deals on toys, clothes, and other gift merchandise rather than steals on household items. So for the past few weeks I have not bought much groceries besides milk and bread. Which I can do because my stockpile is big enough that I don't need to shop every week if unnecessary. I have however found some other great ways to save money.
Target Christmas present scenario:
For Christmas, my husband wants a full rotation and tilt mount for our larger t.v. in our living room. This costs $99.99 at Target. This is a little steep for our budget this year so I put it on the "maybe" list and waited to see if I could get a good deal on it. On Black Friday, I went shopping with my best friend, Laura Pearl, and when we went to Target, a catalina coupon printed off after her purchase for a Target coupon for $10 off your purchase of $100 or more. She didn't want to use it so I told her I would take it just in case if I decided to go ahead and get the mount. The following week, I received a catalina after my Target purchase for a Target coupon for $5 off your purchase of $50 or more. The next day, my mom called me saying she had a coupon for Target to receive a $15 gift card with a purchase of $150 or more. Meanwhile there was a coupon on Target.com/coupons to receive a $10 gift card with a purchase of $50 or more. So after having all these amazing coupons, I figured I would be able to combine them with my regular grocery trip to be able to afford a wonderful Christmas this year. After making my list and checking it twice, I headed out to Target. I bought the t.v. mount and $50 retail value worth of groceries. My total, before coupons, came to around $160. I gave the cashier the highest value coupons first: $15 gift card with purchase of $150, $10 gift card with purchase of $50, $10 off $100 purchase, and $5 purchase off $50. After those coupons were scanned, I proceeded with my coupons off my grocery items to bring my cost down as low as possible. I also have a Target RED debit card that saves me 5% off my total cost spent, which is a great service Target gives since it is absolutely free to get! After my coupons were scanned, my price dropped from $160 to $106 PLUS I received $25 in gift cards. So I got my t.v. mount and my week's worth of groceries for the cost of the mount and $25 for my next visit. That is how Christmas is done! This is also a good example of why you should always keep coupons until they expire even if, at the time, you don't think you are going to use them. Something may go on sale or someone else may need the extra coupon. :)
Always be on the lookout for deals that restaurants give out for birthdays. Since my birthday is on Wednesday, I have found a couple awesome deals for my birthday. :)
During these hard economic times, restaurants have been experiencing setbacks so many have developed different marketing gimmicks to fill their tables which can mean a great birthday dinner! BD's Mongolian BBQ offers a free dinner bowl on your birthday. To get this deal, you have to come in on your birthday or you can sign up to their online e-club and receive a coupon to use it within two weeks of your birthday. The other day I noticed Mr.Goodcents will give you a free sub for your birthday if you sign up for their online e-club. Other companies such as Olive Garden or Red Lobster may send you a small coupon off your total dinner purchase for your birthday and Applebees with give you a free dessert when you celebrate your birthday there. Other household company websites (such as nestle) that have memberships may give you a special coupon for your birthday for your grocery items. The savings are endless. If you're birthday just passed, still sign up right away because sometimes companies will still give you a belated birthday coupon. What reason could you have not to sign up for free stuff?!
Well Merry Christmas and Happy Savings!
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Another day, another dollar. To save of course!
I love my local grocery stores for scoring the best deals for my pantry! Price chopper is having a couple of good deals that I may have to jump on. They have the Michelina's Entrees for $0.69 each, which is a great deal on it's own, but if you go to michelinas.com you can print a coupon for $1/5 Michelina's entrees making each one only 49 cents each! These are great to have for a last minute lunch or for a lazy day when you don't feel like cooking. And they actually taste pretty good!
General Mills cereals are also on sale at Price Chopper for $1.79 a box. Match this deal with a coupon of $1/3 from the 10/23 Smart Source (SS) insert and you can get each box for $1.46. This is an Okay deal. I normally buy GM cereal when I can get it for $1.15 and less, but for newbies this is a good price.
I am so excited to stock up on Oscar Mayer deli meat at Price Chopper! They are running their deal again that if you buy 5 certain Kraft products, you get $5 off instantly (saving you a dollar per item). This includes Oscar Mayer's lunch meat, that I always love to have on hand, for $2.49. After buying 5, they will be $1.49 each! I don't have any extra coupons with this deal but it's still a fabulous price! Check out all the other items in this deal at mypricechopper.com.
The last thing that I am stoked for at Price Chopper is their 10 for $10 sale (but you don't really have to buy 10 if you don't want to). They have their Texas Toast Croutons and Tortilla strips on sale for $1 and there is a $0.40/1 coupon from the 11/13 SmartSource (SS) insert making each bag 60 cents! :) I love the Caesar croutons and the Chipotle tortilla strips! YUM!
This week's Hy-Vee Sale is decent. I am excited about the Dole Salad mixes on Sale for $1.25. I have a stack of coupons for $0.75/1 bag of Dole Salad that I found at a grocery store in one of the aisles (Tear Pad) making each bag 50 CENTS!!! What a good motivation to eat healthy during this unhealthy holiday season. :)
HyVee also have the 5 pound HyVee brand bag of flour for $0.88. What a steal! Six pack 24 oz Pepsi Bottles are 4/$11 (not bad). And Charmin 9 Large rolls of toilet paper are $3.99 (pair this up with $0.25/1 coupon from P&G insert to make an okay deal). NOTICE: All these deals just listed are part of Hyvee's two-day sale for Thursday and Friday (12/1 & 12/2) ONLY!!!
If you want to check out any other deals going on at Hyvee just go to hyvee.com to look at their ad.
Well this is how I am going to fill my cart this week. Anyone else getting different deals? I want to know! :)
General Mills cereals are also on sale at Price Chopper for $1.79 a box. Match this deal with a coupon of $1/3 from the 10/23 Smart Source (SS) insert and you can get each box for $1.46. This is an Okay deal. I normally buy GM cereal when I can get it for $1.15 and less, but for newbies this is a good price.
I am so excited to stock up on Oscar Mayer deli meat at Price Chopper! They are running their deal again that if you buy 5 certain Kraft products, you get $5 off instantly (saving you a dollar per item). This includes Oscar Mayer's lunch meat, that I always love to have on hand, for $2.49. After buying 5, they will be $1.49 each! I don't have any extra coupons with this deal but it's still a fabulous price! Check out all the other items in this deal at mypricechopper.com.
The last thing that I am stoked for at Price Chopper is their 10 for $10 sale (but you don't really have to buy 10 if you don't want to). They have their Texas Toast Croutons and Tortilla strips on sale for $1 and there is a $0.40/1 coupon from the 11/13 SmartSource (SS) insert making each bag 60 cents! :) I love the Caesar croutons and the Chipotle tortilla strips! YUM!
This week's Hy-Vee Sale is decent. I am excited about the Dole Salad mixes on Sale for $1.25. I have a stack of coupons for $0.75/1 bag of Dole Salad that I found at a grocery store in one of the aisles (Tear Pad) making each bag 50 CENTS!!! What a good motivation to eat healthy during this unhealthy holiday season. :)
HyVee also have the 5 pound HyVee brand bag of flour for $0.88. What a steal! Six pack 24 oz Pepsi Bottles are 4/$11 (not bad). And Charmin 9 Large rolls of toilet paper are $3.99 (pair this up with $0.25/1 coupon from P&G insert to make an okay deal). NOTICE: All these deals just listed are part of Hyvee's two-day sale for Thursday and Friday (12/1 & 12/2) ONLY!!!
If you want to check out any other deals going on at Hyvee just go to hyvee.com to look at their ad.
Well this is how I am going to fill my cart this week. Anyone else getting different deals? I want to know! :)
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Daily Dollar
At Target I will be picking up some inexpensive dog food for Charlie. Purina One Beyond 3.5 lb bag is on sale for $6.16 and I can use a $4 off one coupon from the October 9th SmartSource insert making each bag only a little over $2. Although this is a small bag, I can buy multiple bags and overall I will save more than buying one big bag and only using one coupon! :)
I love Target for their "Target only" coupons offered on their website or through your mobile phone. Because of these coupons you can use a Target coupon and a manufacturer's coupon on one item making a great deal! One of Target's mobile coupons this month is for $1 off 2 ($1/2) Ghiradelli chocolate bars. Team this coupon up with a $1/1 ($1 off one...coupon lingo) from Ghiradelli's Facebook page, and you can get this yummy candy for 50 cents when you buy 2!!!
If you're ready to bundle up with some hot cocoa, Swiss Miss is on sale for $1.19 at Target. Using 50 cents off two from the Smartsource 11/13 insert and $0.50/2 from Target.com/coupons makes each box 69 cents!
Other good deals: Sally Hansen Nail polish for 4 cents! :) Maybelline Lip Balm for $0.99. Free NYC nail polish.
CVS is having their deal with spending $30 on certain products and getting a $10 gift card in return. I'm not 100% certain what I'll be getting, but it will be good. I'm also excited about pairing up the Lysol no-hand soap dispenser with a coupon from 11/3 and extra care bucks, making this only $2.
Well that's all I can find with two of my four favorite stores. Tomorrow I will figure out the good deals with Price Chopper and Hyvee and post them up! Happy shopping!
Let me know what you found this week! :)
I love Target for their "Target only" coupons offered on their website or through your mobile phone. Because of these coupons you can use a Target coupon and a manufacturer's coupon on one item making a great deal! One of Target's mobile coupons this month is for $1 off 2 ($1/2) Ghiradelli chocolate bars. Team this coupon up with a $1/1 ($1 off one...coupon lingo) from Ghiradelli's Facebook page, and you can get this yummy candy for 50 cents when you buy 2!!!
If you're ready to bundle up with some hot cocoa, Swiss Miss is on sale for $1.19 at Target. Using 50 cents off two from the Smartsource 11/13 insert and $0.50/2 from Target.com/coupons makes each box 69 cents!
Other good deals: Sally Hansen Nail polish for 4 cents! :) Maybelline Lip Balm for $0.99. Free NYC nail polish.
CVS is having their deal with spending $30 on certain products and getting a $10 gift card in return. I'm not 100% certain what I'll be getting, but it will be good. I'm also excited about pairing up the Lysol no-hand soap dispenser with a coupon from 11/3 and extra care bucks, making this only $2.
Well that's all I can find with two of my four favorite stores. Tomorrow I will figure out the good deals with Price Chopper and Hyvee and post them up! Happy shopping!
Let me know what you found this week! :)
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Local Deals this week.
Happy Veteren's Day to all of our current and past military members!
I thought with the holiday weekend, there would be some awesome sales. But sadly, the deals are scarce.
I have never shopped at Hen House, but I may just stop by. They double coupons up to and including 50 cents, which is awesome because not a lot of stores do around the KC area. And I just read on their ad that you receive an additional $5 "every time your accumulated purchases reach $250". This is great for a couponer, such as myself, who doesn't always spend a large amount at a grocery store in one transaction. I'll take an extra $5 just for buying stuff that I was already going to buy. :) Anyway, Hen House is doing a sale that if you buy 5 selected items from Kraft Foods, you save $5 instantly at the register. Last night, while at Price Chopper, I grabbed some coupons that were hanging by the fruits and veggies for 55 cents off any Jell-O No bake Pumpkin Pie Dessert. Hen House has these desserts for $2.69 each. After purchasing 5, I'll get $5 off the purchase and I can use 5 - 55 cents off the Dessert mix, making them $1.14 each. Not sure if I'll get it but it's still a good deal.
Price Chopper has Healthy Choice soup on sale for 79 cents. This is a really good price for soup but I don't have any coupons! Ah!!! With coupons, I normally get soup at 75 cents or less, so although the store price is awesome, I can still get it cheaper. Ocean spray is on sale for $1.89 a bottle and there is a coupon online for a free Ocean Spray sparkling drink when you buy 2 Ocean spray juices. This seems reasonable enough, and I love juice! :)
Now the sale I am so excited about is the Hershey's baking chips on sale for $1.67. I have a bundle of coupons I found a while back that you get a free Hershey's syrup when you buy 3 bags of Hershey's baking chips. Last year was the time that I stocked up on all my different flavors of baking chips when they went on sale and I am almost out! So it's time to stock up again! Free syrup just sweetens the deal. :)
Well that's all the great deals I could find at our local stores...maybe better luck next week.
I still need to look at weekly deals for Target and CVS (my two favorite stores to shop). I will update with any deals I find good enough to rave about.
Tell me if you find any awesome deals in your area! :)
I thought with the holiday weekend, there would be some awesome sales. But sadly, the deals are scarce.
I have never shopped at Hen House, but I may just stop by. They double coupons up to and including 50 cents, which is awesome because not a lot of stores do around the KC area. And I just read on their ad that you receive an additional $5 "every time your accumulated purchases reach $250". This is great for a couponer, such as myself, who doesn't always spend a large amount at a grocery store in one transaction. I'll take an extra $5 just for buying stuff that I was already going to buy. :) Anyway, Hen House is doing a sale that if you buy 5 selected items from Kraft Foods, you save $5 instantly at the register. Last night, while at Price Chopper, I grabbed some coupons that were hanging by the fruits and veggies for 55 cents off any Jell-O No bake Pumpkin Pie Dessert. Hen House has these desserts for $2.69 each. After purchasing 5, I'll get $5 off the purchase and I can use 5 - 55 cents off the Dessert mix, making them $1.14 each. Not sure if I'll get it but it's still a good deal.
Price Chopper has Healthy Choice soup on sale for 79 cents. This is a really good price for soup but I don't have any coupons! Ah!!! With coupons, I normally get soup at 75 cents or less, so although the store price is awesome, I can still get it cheaper. Ocean spray is on sale for $1.89 a bottle and there is a coupon online for a free Ocean Spray sparkling drink when you buy 2 Ocean spray juices. This seems reasonable enough, and I love juice! :)
Now the sale I am so excited about is the Hershey's baking chips on sale for $1.67. I have a bundle of coupons I found a while back that you get a free Hershey's syrup when you buy 3 bags of Hershey's baking chips. Last year was the time that I stocked up on all my different flavors of baking chips when they went on sale and I am almost out! So it's time to stock up again! Free syrup just sweetens the deal. :)
Well that's all the great deals I could find at our local stores...maybe better luck next week.
I still need to look at weekly deals for Target and CVS (my two favorite stores to shop). I will update with any deals I find good enough to rave about.
Tell me if you find any awesome deals in your area! :)
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
A Little goes a long way
Today has been a fantabulous day!
Put your wallet to the test to see how far you can stretch your dollar just by taking an extra 30 minutes (maybe more, maybe less) out of your day.
I would first like to give out mad props to Hotspex, a free survey website. A few months ago I began signing up for certain survey websites when I was having (and still having) bad luck on finding a full-time job. I figured with my extra time, I could complete some surveys in hopes to earn a little extra cash. Everything helps these days! Well Hotspex is an excellent survey sight. First of all, I get somewhat annoyed by other survey sights that send me several surveys throughout the day only to find out that I am only qualified for about 10% of the surveys. So for each one I am not qualified for, I basically wasted 5 minutes of my time to be rejected from taking the survey and earning any sort of points for their rewards. This is not the case with Hotspex. They send a significantly less amount of surveys to your email, but the ones they send you, you are qualified to take so it is not wasting your time! I appreciate that they are concerned with the small amount of time taken in my day. :) Well last month, I was sent an e-mail from Carly from Hotspex saying that I won the $250 monthly drawing! I couldn't believe it! I rarely win anything. So I quickly faxed the required information to Hotspex. A few weeks passed by and I never heard from Hotspex. I started to worry thinking maybe I really didn't win anything (that would be more in line with my luck). Well I received my check in the mail for $250 for my monthly drawing winnings! How fan-freaking-tastic is that?! I am pretty stoked! So thank you Hotspex!
On to the rest of my evening. There were a couple of awesome deals that I had to stop and get at Price Chopper and Hy-Vee.
What I bought:
-9 bags of Ore-Ida Potatoes (Retail price is around $3)
-2 Marie Calenders Entrees (Retail around $3 or so...I normally don't buy these too often. I'm picky.)
-4 cans of Progresso Soup (Retail around $1.50, depends where you buy your soup.)
-2 - 4lb. bags of C&H Sugar (I have no idea what the retail is on this because I've never paid more than $1.50 for a bag....)
I know it was kind of a small shopping trip but it was worth it. My grand total for all of the above was...
$10! YES! TEN WHOLE DOLLARS!
A little really does go a long way.
Spending a little bit of my time signing up for a survey site got me $250 which I am still celebrating about!
As for my friend, MR. Hamilton, I wouldn't have spent $10 any other way. :)
Little things like these make my day brighter and my smile wider.
Tell me what makes your day better!
Put your wallet to the test to see how far you can stretch your dollar just by taking an extra 30 minutes (maybe more, maybe less) out of your day.
I would first like to give out mad props to Hotspex, a free survey website. A few months ago I began signing up for certain survey websites when I was having (and still having) bad luck on finding a full-time job. I figured with my extra time, I could complete some surveys in hopes to earn a little extra cash. Everything helps these days! Well Hotspex is an excellent survey sight. First of all, I get somewhat annoyed by other survey sights that send me several surveys throughout the day only to find out that I am only qualified for about 10% of the surveys. So for each one I am not qualified for, I basically wasted 5 minutes of my time to be rejected from taking the survey and earning any sort of points for their rewards. This is not the case with Hotspex. They send a significantly less amount of surveys to your email, but the ones they send you, you are qualified to take so it is not wasting your time! I appreciate that they are concerned with the small amount of time taken in my day. :) Well last month, I was sent an e-mail from Carly from Hotspex saying that I won the $250 monthly drawing! I couldn't believe it! I rarely win anything. So I quickly faxed the required information to Hotspex. A few weeks passed by and I never heard from Hotspex. I started to worry thinking maybe I really didn't win anything (that would be more in line with my luck). Well I received my check in the mail for $250 for my monthly drawing winnings! How fan-freaking-tastic is that?! I am pretty stoked! So thank you Hotspex!
On to the rest of my evening. There were a couple of awesome deals that I had to stop and get at Price Chopper and Hy-Vee.
What I bought:
-9 bags of Ore-Ida Potatoes (Retail price is around $3)
-2 Marie Calenders Entrees (Retail around $3 or so...I normally don't buy these too often. I'm picky.)
-4 cans of Progresso Soup (Retail around $1.50, depends where you buy your soup.)
-2 - 4lb. bags of C&H Sugar (I have no idea what the retail is on this because I've never paid more than $1.50 for a bag....)
I know it was kind of a small shopping trip but it was worth it. My grand total for all of the above was...
$10! YES! TEN WHOLE DOLLARS!
A little really does go a long way.
Spending a little bit of my time signing up for a survey site got me $250 which I am still celebrating about!
As for my friend, MR. Hamilton, I wouldn't have spent $10 any other way. :)
Little things like these make my day brighter and my smile wider.
Tell me what makes your day better!
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