*HOT* new coupons!

Quick go HERE and print the new Goldfish coupons while they last! $.75/1 is a good deal! Also there are some really nice new coupons, don't forget to print the Quaker pancake mix coupon for free mix at Walgreens!

Walgreens has Quaker Pancake Mix on sale for $2.50 a box this week and you get a $2 Register Reward when you buy two boxes. Here's how to get them for $0.50 per box:

Buy 2 Quaker Oatmeal Pancake Mixes at $2.50 each
Use 2 $1/1 coupons here
Spend $3 plus tax out of pocket, Get $2 Register Rewards
$0.50 per box after coupon and Register 

Free Download from Black Eyed Peas!

You can download Boom Boom Pow Performance edition at Walmart, free with code BOOMBOOM. Supplies may be limited so grab your free download while they are available. Thanks Briana!

IHOP offering great deals!

I posted this deal below in the gift card restaurant deal post. But, I thought I would let you know that at my location in Texas, IHOP is offering kids eat free every evening of the week! They allowed each one of my kids a free meal, all 6 of them! Call your location to see if they are participating! 

Through January 31st, IHOP is offering a FREE $5 Gift Card with the purchase of a $25 Gift Card! This offer is only available if you purchase the Gift Cards at their restaurant! Click HERE for more details! Thanks Deal Finding Chik!

Lowe's LED Christmas lights only $2.97!

 If you're looking for a great deal on LED Christmas Lights, look no further! Thru December 7th, Lowe's has GE 50 count LED Christmas Lights on sale for just $5.97! Pair this sale price up with this $3/1 coupon! Final cost just $2.97! I think they are also actually letting you trade in your old lights?? Has anyone heard anything about this?

Free Estee Lauder Lip gloss Saturday ONLY!

Going to the mall tomorrow? While you are there run to an Estee Lauder counter! Saturday December 5th from 10AM-8PM Estee Lauder is offering a FREE Lip Gloss if you stop by their counter. You'll probably want to go early before they run out, as they are giving out 130,000 Nationwide. They are also offering a 2-minute hand massage for FREE. Details and Store Locations HERE. Thanks Coupon Geek!

Hallmark $5 coupon off anything!

Go here to print a coupon for $5 off any purchase at Hallmark Gold Crown Stores. There is no minimum purchase requirement so any item which is less than $5 will be free with this coupon! This coupon is valid through December 24, 2009. Thanks Moneysavingmom!

Friday random musings!

Because it is Friday... and because I am stuck at work.... and because it is SNOWING in Houston, I am posting random nothing to do with couponing or deal ideas stories!

Seriously, it is freezing here. It has almost been snowing here all day and they almost cancelled school. I know all of you northern people are laughing and rolling your eyes st us but 40 degree weather and a little ice will shut the city down! Go HERE to see the drama!

Now, onto another thought. My friend Kelly bought a cheeseburger last year from McDonalds as an experiment to show her children. She still has it, in her pantry... click HERE to see her story, beware you might not eat at Fast Food again!

This Burger and Fries are 12mo. old!

Now, like Kelly points out, it is better to make your own food. What does this have to do couponing? I can bring anything back around to couponing :) We have eaten much more healthy since we have been using coupons. It is easy to do the opposite, there are always coupons for junk, just don't use them if you don't want the items. But, I have extra money to buy more organic and "fancy" gormet foods.

What do you think about eating healthy and couponing? Do you eat more at home or do you eat out a lot.

Free pint of creamer...

Here's a HOT new Facebook freebie! Go here to become a fan of International Delight on Facebook! After doing so, click on the coupon tab and then you'll be able to print a SmartSource coupon for a FREE Pint of Any Flavor International Delight Coffee Creamer! HURRY! Thanks, Hip!

A Readers Awesome Walgreens Trip!

Thanks so much to a reader Melissa for helping us with some Walgreens scenario's!

First I want to thank you for the time you take to post all the great coupon/online/in general deals for everyone in cyberspace!  I pretty much have CVS down.  I went to CVS at 11:30pm on Thanksgiving Eve and there was 5 other ladies going for the sames deals I was.  I ended up with the best savings, paid only $.08 oop!  Not going to go into detail but it was a lot!

 

Anyway, this is my Walgreens purchase today....

 

Transaction One

 

Complete Multi-Purpose Solution - 7.99

Holiday Pencil-.$0.39 (filler, thought they were $0.25, oh well)

used $8.00 RR

Total oop - $.041

got back $8.00RR

 

Transaction Two

 

Soft and Beautiful Botanicals - $5.00

2 Natrol AcaiBerry Capsules - $4.00 (these were packaged as B1G1 free)

Goody Ouchless Hair Accessories - $2.00

used $3 Natrol coupon

used $8 RR from Transaction 1

Total oop - $0.00 - FREE!

got back $11.00 RR

 

Transaction Three

 

Walgreens Children's Activity Book - $0.99

2 Glade Fragrance Collection Candles - $5.00/for both

2 Boxes of Dora Band-Aids - $3.00/for both

Dentek  Floss Sticks - $1.99

Revlon Nail Clippers - $2.99

Christmas Nutcracker - $1.99

Holiday Pencil - $0.39

used $2.00 Band-Aid coupon from activity book from purchase

      +$1.00 (Band-Aid coupon took off another $1.00)

        $3.00

 2 $2.00 Glade Fragrance Collection coupons

 1 $1.00 Revlon tool coupon

 1 $1.00 Revlon coupon (Walgreens December coupon book)

used $7.00 RR

Total oop - $0.38

got back $4 RR

 

Started with $8 RR

Paid $0.79 oop

Ended with $8 RR 

 

Gotta love it!  I just had to share, and you can pass my savings on if you want.

 

Have a great day!

 

Melissa 

P.S. Not only is the Natrol AcaiBerry Capsules B1G1 free at my Walgreens but there is a $3.00 coupon in each box.

Walgreens Free Hair Accessories and Pancake Mix!

Walgreens has Quaker Pancake Mix on sale for $2.50 a box this week and you get a $2 Register Reward when you buy two boxes. Here's how to get them for $0.50 per box:

Buy 2 Quaker Oatmeal Pancake Mixes at $2.50 each
Use 2 $1/1 coupons here
Spend $3 plus tax out of pocket, Get $2 Register Rewards
$0.50 per box after coupon and Register Rewards (Thanks, Abundant Food Savings!)

More deals at Walgreens this week (Thanks, Common Sense with Money!):

Buy 1 Dentek at $1.99, Get $1.99 Register Rewards
Use $1/1 Dentek Floss coupon from the 10/11 SmartSource insert
Free plus $1 in overage after coupon and Register Rewards

Buy 1 Goody Hair Accessory at $2, Get $2 Register Rewards
Free after Register Rewards

Buy 1 Soft & Beautiful Botanicals at $5, Get $5 Register Rewards
Free after Register Rewards (Thanks Money Saving Mom!)

Coupons this coming week. 2 inserts.

This week there will be 2 inserts in the Sunday paper. The Smart Source and The Red Plum. Coupons will vary by region. You can check out your area at Taylor Town Preview. 

SmartSource (SS 12/6/09)

• $1.50/1 4-Way Nasal Spray Product, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/1 Air Wick Scented Oil, exp. 1-17-10
• FREE Air Wick Warmer Unit wyb Air Wick Scented Oil Fragrance Refill, exp. 1-17-10
• $1/1 Airborne Product, exp. 1-18-10
• $1/1 Alka-Seltzer Plus Product, exp. 2-28-10
• $0.50/1 Alouette Extra Creamy Brie, exp. 3-31-10
• $0.50/1 Argo Corn Starch or Baking Powder, exp. 6-6-10
• $1/1 Arm & Hammer Kids Spinbrush Powered Toothbrush, exp. 3-31-10
• $1/1 Arm & Hammer Spinbrush Powered Toothbrush, exp. 3-31-10
• $2/1 Arm & Hammer Spinbrush Sonic Brush or Refill, exp. 3-31-10
• $0.50/1 Bakers Bar Product, exp. 1-20-10
• $1/1 Benefiber Orange Product, exp. 1-9-10
• $1/1 Benefiber Product, exp. 1-9-10
• $1/1 Better Than Ears, Guilt-Free Treats or Nut-tastics, exp. 3-31-10
• $0.50/1 Birds Eye Bag or Box Vegetables, exp. 1-17-10
• $0.50/1 Birds Eye Steamfresh Bag Vegetables, Rice or Pasta, exp. 1-17-10
• $1.50/1 Birds Eye Steamfresh Meals Bag, exp. 1-16-10
• $0.25/1 Bob Evans Sausage or Express Fully Cooked Sausage, exp. 2-7-10
• $1/2 Celestial Seasonings Tea Boxes, exp. 3-6-10
• B1G1 Chef Michaels Canine Creations Can, exp. 1-4-10
• $2/1 Chef Michaels Canine Creations Dry Dinner Bag, exp. 1-4-10
• $1/2 Chi-Chi’s Salsa Jars or Snackers Salsa and Cheese Cups, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/2 Chi-Chi’s Tortillas, exp. 2-28-10
• $0.75/1 Colgate Total, Max White, Max Fresh, Sensitive or Kids Toothpaste, exp. 12-26-09
• $1/1 Colgate Wisp, exp. 12-26-09
• $0.50/1 Colgate Wisp, exp. 12-26-09
• $1/1 Curel Moisturizer, exp. 2-28-10
• $0.55/1 Cuties, exp. 1-6-10
• $1/1 Cuties, exp. 1-6-10
• $1/1 DanActive, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/1 Farm Rich Product, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/1 Fisher Nut Product, exp. 6-30-10
• $0.40/1 Fleishmann’s Yeast Strip or Jar, exp. 6-6-10
• $1/2 Freshpet Select Product, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/1 Gas-X Product, exp. 3-31-10
• $1/1 Gax-X Thin Strips Product, exp. 3-31-10
• $1.50/2 Glade Jar Candles, exp. 1-2-10
• $2/2 Glade Scented Oil Candles Refill Packs, exp. 1-2-10
• FREE Glade Scented Oil Candles Refill wyb any Scented Oil Candle Holder, exp. 1-2-10
• $1/1 Hershey’s Bliss Bag, exp. 12-25-09
• B1G1 Hershey’s Kisses, exp. 12-25-09
• $3/2 Jergens Moisturizers, exp. 1-31-10
• $0.40/1 Karo Syrup, exp. 6-6-10
• $0.50/3 Kleenex Facial Tissue, exp. 1-31-10
• $0.50/1 Kraft Singles, exp. 1-10-10
• $5/1 KY Brand Yours+Mine, Intense or Intrigue Product, exp. 1-10-10
• $1.50/1 Maalox Liquid, exp. 3-31-10
• $3/2 Maalox Products, exp. 3-31-10
• $1/1 MidNite or MidNite PM, exp. 6-30-10
• $2/1 Miralax Product, exp. 1-3-10
• $4/1 Miralax Product, exp. 1-3-10
• $1/1 Miralax Product, exp. 1-3-10
• $1/1 Nature’s Basket Fresh Chicken From the Meat Department, exp. 2-28-10
• $0.50/2 Philadelphia Cream Cheese, exp. 1-20-10
• $0.40/2 Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls, exp. 2-27-10
• $0.30/2 Pillsbury Grands! Refrigerated Biscuits, exp. 2-27-10
• $0.55/2 Pillsbury Grands! Sweet Rolls, exp. 2-27-10
• $1/3 Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough, exp. 2-27-10
• $0.40/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Sweet Rolls, exp. 2-27-10
• $0.55/1 Pillsbury Simply… Refrigerated Cookie Dough, exp. 2-27-10
• $5/1 Playskool Busy Ball Popper, exp. 1-15-10
• $5/1 Playskool Step Start Walk’N Ride, exp. 1-15-10
• $1/2 Post Cereal, exp. 1-17-10
• $1/2 Post Kids Cereal, exp. 1-17-10
• $0.25/1 Progresso Rich & Hearty Soup, exp. 1-30-10
• $1/4 Progresso Soup, exp. 1-30-10
• $1/1 Red Baron Fire Baked Singles Pizza, exp. 2-7-10
• $1/2 Reese’s, Hershey’s, York, Kit Kat or Rolo Bags, exp. 12-25-09
• $1/1 Resolve Bright’n White Product, exp. 1-17-10
• $0.50/1 Resolve Pre-Treat Product, exp. 1-17-10
• $0.75/1 Reynolds Wrap Foil, exp. 12-31-09
• $1/2 Rhodes Bread or Rolls, exp. 3-31-10
• $0.75/1 Ronzoni SmartTaste Pasta, exp. 2-28-10
• $2/1 Schick Disposable Razors, exp. 1-17-10
• $2/1 Schick Quattro for Women or Intuition Plus Razor or Refill, exp. 1-17-10
• $2/1 Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer or Razor or Refill, exp. 1-17-10
• $1/2 Snyder’s of Hanover Flavored Pretzel Pieces & Nibblers, exp. 1-31-10
• $0.50/1 Sugar In The Raw Product, exp. 3-3-10
• $1/1 Tornados Product, exp. 3-31-10
• $2/1 Triaminic Product, exp. 1-31-10
• $3/1 Triaminic Thin Strips Product, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/2 Ziploc Brand Bags, exp. 1-30-10
• $1.50/2 Ziploc Brand Containers, exp. 1-30-10

RedPlum (RP 12/6/09)

• $2/1 All 2x Ultra or Small & Mighty Laundry Detergent, exp. 1-10-10
• $1/1 Bertolli Frozen Meals, exp. 2-14-10
• $1/1 Bertolli Mediterranean Style, exp. 2-14-10
• $1/1 Betty Crocker Decorating Cookie Icing, exp. 12-31-09
• $0.50/1 Brawny Paper Towels, exp. 1-31-10
• $3/1 Caltrate Product, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/1 Cesar Treats for Cats, exp. 1-31-10
• $2/1 Charmin Plus Lotion Toilet Paper, exp. 2-6-10
• $0.75/1 Charmin Toilet Paper, exp. 2-6-10
• $1/1 Dove Candy, exp. 1-31-10
• $0.55/1 EarthGrains 100% Natural Thin Buns or 100% Natural or Double Fiber Bread, exp. 1-22-10
• $0.50/1 Folgers Decaf, Half Calf or Simply Smooth, exp. 1-16-10
• $0.50/1 Folgers Gourmet Selects, exp. 1-31-10
• $0.25/1 Folgers Products including Folgers Singles and Pods, exp. 1-16-10
• $2/1 Garnier Nutrisse Shade or Multi-Lights Kit, exp. 1-15-10
• $1/1 Garnier Nutritioniste Cleanser or Moisturizer, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/1 Glad Forceflex Trash Bags, exp. 12-31-09
• $1/2 Hillshire Farm Cocktail Links, exp. 1-30-10
• $0.45/1 Hostess Donut Family Pack, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/1 Ideal No Calorie Sweetener, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/1 Immaculate Baking All Natural Cookie Dough, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/1 Imodium Product, excludes trial, exp. 3-31-10
• $0.75/1 Jimmy Dean Breakfast Skillets, exp. 2-28-10
• $2/1 Kibbles n Bits Dry Dog Food, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/1 Kibbles n Bits Dry Dog Food, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/1 Listerine Antiseptic, Agent Cool Blue or Whitening Rinse, exp. 12-31-10
• $1/1 M&Ms Premium Chocolate Candies, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/2 M&Ms Single Color Chocolate Candies Tubs, exp. 2-28-10
• $0.50/1 McCormick Cocktail Sauce, exp. 1-3-10
• $1/1 Nivea Body Wash for Women, exp. 1-31-10
• $2/1 Pampers Cruisers Diapers, exp. 2-6-10
• $2/1 Pampers Swaddlers Sensitive Diapers, exp. 2-6-10
• $1/1 Pedigree Dentastix, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/1 Pedigree Good Bites, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/1 Pedigree Jumbone, exp. 1-31-10
• $1/1 Pedigree Marrobone, exp. 1-31-10
• B1G1 Pedigree Meaty Mixers Dog Food, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/1 Pine Mountain Firelogs, case, exp. 1-31-10
• B1G1 Reach Adult Toothbrush or Wondergrip, exp. 12-31-10
• $1.50/2 Sara Lee Cheesecake or Pound Cake, exp. 2-28-10
• $2/1 Scotch Easy-Grip Packaging Tape Dispenser, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/1 Scotch Gift Wrap Cutter with Built-In Ribbon Cutter, exp. 2-28-10
• $0.50/1 Scotch Packaging Tape Roll, exp. 2-28-10
• $1/2 Scotch Pop-Up Tape Products, exp. 2-28-10
• $2/1 Snuggle Liquid Fabric Softener or Dryer Sheets, exp. 1-10-10
• $1/1 St. Joseph 81-mg. Aspirin, exp. 4-30-10
• $2/1 Sudafed, Sudafed PE or Sudafed OM, ETS, exp. 3-31-10
• $0.50/1 Super Pretzel Product, exp. 2-8-10
• $1/2 Temptations Treats for Cats, exp. 1-17-10
• $1/1 Tylenol Cold or Tylenol Sinus, exp. 3-31-10
• $1/1 Tylenol Cold, Cough, Sore Throat or Sinus Product, exp. 3-31-10
• $1/1 Tylenol Extra Strength Product, exp. 3-31-10
• $1/1 Tylenol Plus Product, exp. 3-31-10
• $2/1 Zyrtec-D, exp. 3-31-10

Crocs. sale only $9.99 + free shipping!

These are some really funky shoes. I like Crocs and some of the newer styles are really cute.  Crocs is once again offering up a *HOT* deal! The deal of the week is on the Lena shoes available here. They're regularly priced at $39.95, but for this week ONLY you can snag them for just $9.99--that's 75% off! Plus, you can use code N9DWZLKY3ISA to get an additional 5% off and score FREE shipping! Thanks, Hip!

Gift Card deals at Restaurants this December

Qdoba: Get a $5 bonus when you buy $25 in gift cards, bonus to be used in Jan. and Feb. 2010  (Thanks CJ!)

Souper Salad: Spend $20 in gift cards, get a $5 bonus! (Thanks, Jen!)

Casa Ole: Spend $25, Get a $5 bonus, Spend $100, Get a $25 bonus (Thanks, Jen!)Souper Salad: Spend $20 in gift cards, get a $5 bonus! (Thanks, Jen!)Qdoba: Get a $5 bonus when you buy $25 in gift cards, bonus to be used in Jan. and Feb. 2010  (Thanks CJ!)

CVS Pharmacy:  Get a $5 eGift card for every $25 you spend (Thanks, Mandy!)

Kroger *and select affiliates*: Buy $100 in a select variety of gift cards (Best Buy, Bath & Body Works, iTunes, Applebee’s, SpaFinder, Sears, Bass Pro Shops and one I couldn’t read–sorry!) and get a $10 off at  check out.  Limit 5 per family.   (Thanks, Mandy!)

Subway: Buy $10 gift card, get a free cookie

California Pizza Kitchen: Spend $100 on gift cards, get a $20 gift card for yourself

Romano’s Macaroni GrillC: Buy a $25 Romano’s Macaroni Grill gift card and get a $5 bonus card (thanks Carie!)

Outback Steakhouse: Buy $100 worth of giftcards online, get $20 bonus card and a free Sugarland music download. Bonus card valid 1/1/2010 through 2/10/2010.

Carrabba’s Italian restaurant: Buy $100 in gift cards, get $20 bonus card

Moe’s Southwest Grill: Buy $25 Moe’s gift card, get $5 Moe’s Bucks for yourself

Applebees: Buy $50 in gift cards, get a $10 bonus card

Parasole Restaurants: Buy $100 in gift certificates, Get $25 bonus

Kincaid’s: Get $10 in gift cards for every $50 you purchase and they are giving 5% of gift card proceeds to local children’s hospitals. This is in Indiana.

McCormick and Schmick’s:  Purchase $50 in gift cards, Get $10 in bonus dining certificates; spend $100 in gift cards, get $25 in dining certificates.  Bonuses are valid January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010.

Spill the Wine: Purchase $100 in gift cards, get $25 free.

Ruth’s Chris: Spend $250 in gift card purchases and get 10% back in bonus cards.

Benihana:  Spend $50, Get $10 Reward card

Bonefish Grill: Spend $100, Get $20 and enter to win $5,000

Buca di Peppo: Get $25 in gift cards for every $100 you buy!

Bravo Brio: Get $10 when you buy a $50 gift card

Chick Fil A: Spend $20, get a free calendar

Denny’s: Buy $25 in gift cards, get a $5 gift card bonus

Fleming’s:: Receive a $20 gc with every $100 in gc you purchase (I’m tired, I am abbreviating some!)

Furr’s: Purchase $25 in gift cards, get a coupon for a free buffet oyn visit.

IHOP: Spend $25 on gift cards, get $5 off your next visit

Maggiano’s Little Italy: Purchase $100 in gift cards and get a $20 bonus card

Not Your Average Joe’s: Receive a $10 appreciation card for every $50 gift card purchase

Potbelly Sandwich Works:  For every $25 in gc purchases, you’ll get a ticket for an original or skinnys sandwich

Red Robin: Receive $5 in Bonus Bucks for every $25 in gift cards OR receive a 20% discount for every $500 in gift cards

Smokey Bones: Buy a $25 gift card, Get a $15 gift card

Roy’s: Buy $100, Get a $20 reward card.

Ted’s Montana Grill: Buy 4 $25 gift cards and they will give you $20 gift card in return

RA Sushi: Buy a $50 gift card, get a $10 bonus (Thanks, Melissa with Saving Cents with Sense!)

Thanks Making Cents out of life!

Free Download from the movie UP!

Get a free download of Disney’s UP Soundtrack HERE when you enter code latimesdisney. This free download is available today only (December 3), and comes in a 90.1 MB zip file.

Thanks Freebies 4 Mom!

Things to do on Saturday!

Looking for some fun and free family activities this weekend?  Check out these offers for this Saturday, December 5th:

Home Depot has a workshop to make a wooden wagon HERE:

Thanks, The Good Deal Gal!

Michaels has a workshop for Make-and-Take Christmas crafts including a holiday card, trinket box and stocking HERE:

Thanks, Couponers United!

Lowe’s Build and Grow Clinic has a workshop to make a Gingerbread HouseHERE:

Thanks, Jen and The Thrifty Mama!

Please let us know if you find any other free family activities scheduled for this weekend! I know I will be going to the Pioneer Woman book signing and running kids to birthday parties!

Another great deal at Victoria's Secret!

This sweater!

Here is yet again another great deal from Victoria's Secret! Currently, Victoria's Secret has this sweater on clearance for just $9.99 (down from $28) in a variety of colors and sizes. Plus, when you purchase 1 sweater, you can score this scarf for FREE! ...AND you can also use this new code 25VS to get an additional 25% off the sweater!

Just add 1 of these sweaters to you cart + the scarf. View your cart and before starting the checkout process, make sure to check the box under your purchases that states "Please check here if you have an Offer Code or Angel Rewards Certificate." When you get to the offer code page enter these 2 code: 25VS and SCARF09. Your final cost will be just $13.48 + tax shipped! Oh and if you still have a $10 Rewards card to use, then your total will ONLY be $3.48! What a great deal for a sweaters and a scarf!

Also, remember to go thru Ebates! You'll get a $5 sign up bonus if you're a new member and 2% Cash back from your Victoria's Secret purchases! Just go on over here and login or register, then in the store drop down menu find Victoria's Secret. Thanks Collin!

24 Hour Giveaway! Fancy Nancy Christmas Book Autographed!

To help you along with your Christmas gifts I grabbed an extra book at the

Fancy Nancy book signing we went to tonight at Barnes & Noble!

I would like to thank my little sister Anna for providing my girls with all the princess and girlie things that don't come naturally for me!

This is Anna ( dressed up) reading to all the little girls in line at Barnes & Noble!

All the little girls were all dressed up but mine, sorry guys your Mother is clueless! Thankfully Anna threw some red lipstick on them!

This is the reaction of the Author when she saw Anna!

She said something about "loving Texas women!"

Here we are getting our books signed.

This is my sister Anna, she fits right in!

This is the book I grabbed for one of you! It is the Splendiferous Christmas Book! You will love it if you  love fancy little girls and wonderful illustrations! If you have not had a chance to read any of these book you need to run to a library or book store now! They are really good!

The Author signed the book, "Stay Fancy, MyLitter" O.K. it was also supposed to have "MyLitter Readers" but hey, the line was moving fast!

If you have a little girl in your life, or are a little girl at heart, this book is for you!

Leave a comment and your contact info, my girls will draw a winner Friday after school!

Free Beverage at 7Eleven!

Click HERE to print a coupon good for a FREE 12oz. Coffee, Cappuccino, Hot Chocolate or Tea at your local 7-Eleven Store! This coupon is valid through December 31st! Thanks Deal Finding Chik!

$100 in Pillsbury coupons!

Hurry, before they are gone click HERE to get your free 2010 Pillsbury calendar filled with over $100 in money saving coupons.

Free Christmas download everyday at Amazon

Every day this month, Amazon.com is offering a free Christmas MP3.

You can go here and download

Dec. 1st's - Joy To The World by Casting Crowns

Dec. 2nd's - Snow Angel by Tori Amos

Randalls/Safeway deals December 2nd - 8th

There are a few good deals happening this week. The chicken nuggets are a great deal and the cheese too. Thanks Shellie for these deals!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY ONLY DEALS
Tyson Chicken Nuggets – $3.99
-Use $1/1 Tyson coupon (SS 10/11)
Final Price = $2.99

Doritos – $1.69

Pepsi or 7Up 2-Liters – $.69

Honey Bunches of Oats & Fruity Pebbles – $.99

OTHER DEALS
Campbell’s Chunky Soup – 4/$5
-Use $1.50/3 Campbell’s coupon HERE
Final Price = $2.25 for 3

Yoplait Yogurt – $.50
-Use $.50/6 Yoplait coupon HERE
Final Price = $2 for 6

Oscar Mayer Deli Creations – $1.99

Thomas English Muffins – $3.59 (BOGO)

Betty Crocker Fudge Brownies – $.89

Gold Medal Flour – 2/$4
-Use $.50/1 Gold Medal coupon HERE
Final Price = $1

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix – $1.25
-Use $.40/1 Betty Crocker coupon HERE
-Load $.40/1 Betty Crocker ecoupon HERE
-Load $.40/1 Betty Crocker ecoupon HERE
Final Price = FREE

Nestle Toll House – 2/$4
-Use $1/1 Nestle coupon HERE
Final Price – $1

Skippy Peanut Butter – 2/$4
-Use $.40/1 Skippy coupon (RP 11/15)
Final Price = $1.20

Activia – 2/$5
-Use $1/1 Activia coupon (SS 11/1)
Final Price = $1.50

Starbucks Ice Cream – 2/$7
-Use $1/1 Starbucks coupon HERE
Final Price = $2.50
coupons.com

Birds Eye Steamfresh – 3/$6
-Use $.50/2 Birds Eye coupon HERE
Final Price = $3 for 2

SUPER COUPONS
Clorox Bleach – $1.69
-Use $.50/1 Clorox coupon (RP 10/4)
Final Price = $1.38 for 2

Glade Candles – $1.49
-Use $1.50/2 Glade coupon HERE
Final Price = $1.48 for 2

Fancy Feast Canned Cat Food – 10/$5 (Must buy 10)
-Use (2) B3G1 Fancy Feast coupons (SS 10/18)
-Load $1/6 Fancy Feast eCoupon HERE
Final Price = $8 for 10

BUY 5,SAVE 5
You must buy 5 of the cheese items listed below in order to get the discount price. The shelf price will be $1 higher. The $5 will come off instantly at checkout when you buy 5 items.

Kraft Shredded Cheese – $1.49
-Use $1/2 Kraft Cheese coupon HERE
Final Price = $1.98 for 2

Philadelphia Cream Cheese – $.99
-Use $.55/2 Philadelphia Cream Cheese coupon HERE
Final Price = $1.43 for 2

Kraft Singles – $2.99
-Use $.55/1 Kraft Singles coupon HERE
Final Price = $2.44

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Hurry and Go here to take a pretty short survey regarding Feline Pine and you'll score a FREE Feline Pine tote bag and Self-Cleaning Pet Brush! 

How to start couponing. Part 1

Have you ever been to the store and seen those women who check out with a stack of coupons and save a ton of $$? Or, do you read money saving blogs and can't quite figure out how these ladies have all these coupons and make such great grocery store and drugstore runs?

I plan on writing a few short, hopefully helpful little posts on how to start becoming a "coupon queen" or whatever you want to call it!

First things first. It takes some time. Just like the saying "nothing in life is free" magically, without any work you won't start saving money. It does take some work, don't let anyone fool you, but most of the work is in the beginning. If you are consistent for about 6 weeks you will start seeing results. Hmmm, sounds like exercise! But easier!

First thing to do is start a collection of coupons. I remember when I first started and would see the deals that people did and want to do them too, but darn, I never had the coupons or that many. Coupons expire, so you have to keep at it. Start collecting coupons and I promise after about 6 weeks it will all start coming together!

Where to find coupons...


* Sunday Paper - This is where I get the majority of my coupons. I buy anywhere from 6-10 Sunday papers a week depending on the coupons inside. I buy my papers at a local $1.00 store on Saturday ( they carry the Sunday edition on the Saturday before at a discount price) so call around and see who has them cheaper than buying them on Sunday at the local store.


* Printable Coupons - There are many online sources for coupons. My favorite is coupons.com. You can also go the website of your favorite brands and look for coupons there or email your favorite companies and ask for a coupon to be mailed to you. These are both free ways to get coupons!

* Magazines - Almost ever magazine has coupons in it, just keep your eyes open. My all time favorite magazine for coupons is All You magazine, located in the checkout lanes at Walmart. It is full of hundreds of $$ worth of coupons each month! Or you can order a subscription HERE for cheaper than the cover price at the store.

*Tear Pads - In grocery stores and drugstores, usually on end caps you can find what are called tear pads. These are the little pads of coupons that the vendors place near the products for you to take and use on that product. PLEASE be considerate to others and only take a few....

*Blinkies - These are also found in grocery and drugstores. They are the little boxes that have a blinking light at the top, when you pull out a coupon a new one automatically is refilled in its place. Cool little boxes!

*E-coupons - e-coupons are coupons that are linked to your customer care cards from stores, like the little cards you can put on your key chains. You can go to certain web sites and "load" coupons to y our card. When you scan your card at the store when you check out they are automatically taken off your balance. You can combine these coupons with other manufacturer coupons, but they usually do not double or triple. Some sites are, softcoin.com, p&gesaver.com, cellfire.com, and shortcuts.com.

*Coupon Clipping Services- Web sites like Coupon Clipping Crew and Taylor Town Preview clip the coupons for you. you just go and order the ones that you want. They usually charge anywhere from 10% of the value of the coupon to $.10 a coupon. Sometimes there is a minimum of $5.

*Ebay- I buy many coupons on Ebay. You are paying for the time it takes them to cut them out not for the coupon its self. I do this when there was a really good coupon that came out and I want maybe 20 of them, but I don't want to buy 20 papers!

*Ask Friends- Don't discount this idea! Let people know you are couponing, I guarantee you will end up with more coupons than you can use. Esp. if you have older neighbors, they most likely get the paper and love to help out. I even asked my parents neighbors and they always save their coupons for me, they don't consider it a hassle and would have thrown them away anyway! Start a basket at your work or church to trade or exchange coupons you don't need.

Lastly, here is a little video I did about how I cut out my coupons.

How do you find coupons?

Free sample of Excedrin from Sam's Club!

Snag a FREE Sample of Excedrin Extra Strength courtesy of Sam’s Club. You do NOT need to have a membership number to score this sample. Thanks, Amy!

New printable coupons available!

**Click on the picture above...

Have you had a chance to look at the new coupons this month? There are some really good ones! Quick print them before they are gone!

Keebler Wheatables $1.50 off!

M&M's $1.00 off!

Starkist Tuna $.50 off which will double at my store to $1.00 makes for free Tuna!

Flip Side Crackers $1.00 off!

Click HERE to take a look!

WalMart Deals this week!

Nestle Toll House Morsels, $1.78
$1/1 Nestle Toll House Morsels printable
$0.78 after coupon!

Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough, $2.22
$1.50/1 Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough printable
$0.72 after coupon!

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, $1.50
$0.40/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, exp. 12-19-09 (SS 10/25/09)
$0.40/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix printable
$1.10 after coupon!

Ghiradelli Baking Chocolate Bars, $2.28
$1/3 Ghiradelli Baking Products Printable
$1.95 ea. after coupon!

Ghiradelli Brownie Mix,, $2.00 (Rollback)
$1/3 Ghiradelli Baking Products printable
$1.67 ea. after coupon!

Holiday M&M’s, $2.50
$1/2 M&Ms Chocolate Candies printable
$1/2 M&Ms Chocolate Candies printable on Coupons.com
$2.00 ea. after coupon!

Special K Blueberry Cereal, $3
$1/1 Special K Blueberry Cereal Printble
$2 after coupon!

Frosted Mini Wheats Little Bites, $3
$1/1 Frosted Mini Wheats Little Bites Printable
$2 after coupon!

Success Rice (Brown or White), $1.84
$1/1 Success Rice Printable
$0.84 after coupon!

Florida Natural Orange Juice, $2.88
$1/1 Florida Natural Brand Premium Not From Concentrate Fruit Juice, exp. 12-31-09 (SS 11/22/09)
$1.88 after coupon!

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, $1.43
$0.50/2 Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls, exp. 12-5-09 (SS #1 9/13/09)
$0.50/2 Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls printable
$1/2 Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls printable (IE) or printable (FF)
As low as $0.93 after coupon!

Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Color, $5
$2/1 Maybelline Colorsensational Lip Product printable
$3 after coupon!

Chinet Comfort Cups, $2.97
$1/1 Chinet Comfort Cups printable (IE) or printable (FF)
$1/1 Chinet Comfort Cups or Chinet Napkins, exp. 1-31-10 (SS 11/22/09)
$1.97 after coupon!

Duck Brand EZ Start (22-yd.) Packing Tape, $1.50
$1/1 Duck Brand Packaging Tape, exp. 1-31-10 (SS 11/22/09)
$0.50 after coupon!

Duck Brand Bubble Wrap, $1.97
$1/1 Duck Bubble Wrap Protective Cushioning, exp. 1-31-10 (SS 11/15/09)
$0.97 after coupon!

Duck Brand Mailers, $2.88
$1/1 Duck Bubble Wrap Protective Cushioning, exp. 1-31-10 (SS 11/15/09)
$1.88 after coupon!

Thanks for the Deal Seeking Mom!

Right @ Home gift basket!

Right@Home has an amazing giveaway available for the month of December! They will be giving away 2,000 Holiday Gift baskets every week through December 21st! Just go on over here to enter for this week! Good Luck!

Each gift basket includes:
• 1 Ziploc Brand Medium Snap 'n Seal Container
• 1 25-count box of Ziploc Brand Storage Bags
• 1 15-count box of Ziploc Brand Freezer Bags
• 1 pack of Ziploc Brand Big Bags (with 3 different sizes of Big Bags)
• 1 package of Pledge Natural Beauty Wipes
• 1 Glade Scented Oil Candles Tin
• 1 Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel

(Thanks, MyFrugalAdventures!)

Hallmark, wrapping paper for $.98 for Two!

Do you remember those $5 off a $5 purchase coupons that were in all the magazines last month?

The magazines that have the coupon are the December issue of the following magazines:

-  Martha Stewart Living
-  “O” The Oprah Magazine
-  Southern Living
-  Women’s Day
- Real Simple

Well, you can also go to Hallmark and sign up, they will send you a $5 off a $5 purchase coupon via email.

Rolls of gift wrap are $4.99 for one and $.98 for the second one.  So use these coupons to get two for $.98!

Thanks Alysia and Faithful Provisions!

P.S. If you have never used Hallmark or other really nice wrapping paper you are missing out! There is such a difference with the "nice" stuff!

Like Nerf? Great deals today on Nerf Items from Amazon!

Nerf N-Strike Trike Disk Shot Special Value Pack
List Price:
$59.99
Price:
$17.99

Thanks She Saved for this great deal! I am a huge (dork) and Nerf fan. Way before we had kids, my hubby and I would have nerf wars...and I don't think that there has been a Christmas yet in almost 10 years that we haven't played with some sort of Nerf gun, toy, game .... and my hubby ALWAYS gets little nerf bullets in his stocking. We love our Nerf Guns. We have kept this secret from our children...but as my son is approaching 5 years old... I am sure that daddy's secret stash of plastic foam weapon shooters will be revealed soon. Totally dorky, I know ... but if it interests you at all ... you have to check out The Huge Selection of Nerfs on Sale at Amazon Don't forget to use your Swagbucks! (It only 45 Swagbucks buys a $5 Amazon Gift Card!)

Microsuede Duvet set only $29.99 down 75%

Blue Ridge Microsuede 3-Piece Duvet Set

Wow, just wow, these are marked down today for only $29.99 down from $120.00.

The reviews look great and everything! The red, camel and chocolate are $29.99, the other colors are a little more. Personally, I like this camel color. Go HERE to take a look!