Posts made in April 2010

If you love Aveda products, then you may want to take advantage of this sweet offer! TODAY ON

LY, 4/5/10, you can receive FREE SHIPPING on ANY online order from Aveda! Use offer code SPRING410 during checkout. I love many of the Aveda hair care products, and they make yo

ur hair feel so silky smooth!

If you are a

Coldwater Creek lover, then you will want to take advantage of this offer! I just received an email from them, and you can get FREE SHIPPING on ANY order until Wednesday, April 7, when you use offer code WHH5282 during checkout! Don’t forget to check out their clearance and jewelry sections for some really

sweet deals!

Here are the sweetest deals that I see for the upcoming sale at Walgreens! Be sure to check out the entire ad to see if there are other things that I might have missed! Does n

ot seem like a great week to me! 

RR DEALS ::

Tropicana Orange Juice 64 oz. @ 2 for $6 *get $1 RR wyb 2

Use the BOGO printable (no longer available)

= $1 each after coupon and RR!

U by Kotex @ 3.49 each *get $2.50 RR*

Use $1/1 coupon from April All You magazine (found at Walmart) or $1/1 from HERE (sign up required)

= better than FREE after coupon and RR!

Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner, or Stylers @ 3 for $10 *get $10 RR wyb $20 worth*

Buy 6 bottles @ $20 

Use 6 $1/1 coupons from 3/7 RP or from HERE

= $4 for 6 Garnier Hair products after coupons and RR! Pretty good stock up price if you like this li

ne of products!

Have you checked out the new cou

pons on Coupons.com lately? They h

ave added some really great coupons that will make for some sweet deals when paired with a sale! Print them off now if you think that you may use them because the may be gone later!

Here are just a few of my favorites :

$1/1 Fast Fixins product– these go BOGO quite fre

quently at Publix!

.40/1 box of Betty Crocker Potatoes-these will be BOGO at Publix starting next week!

.75/1 Ball Park Hot Dogs-t

hese are often BOGO at many stores!

$3.00/1 pack of Huggies-this coupon reset for me!    

Here are the sweetest deals that

I see for the upcoming sale at CVS. It looks like a fairly decent week ahead if you need to roll some ECB’s! GO HERE to see the entire ad scan courtesy of I Heart CVS.

ECB DEALS :: &nb

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Bayer Contour Meter @ $14.95 *get $5 ECB* (Limit 1)

Use up to $30 coupon from 10/25/09 RP

= FREE + $5 Moneymaker with coupon!

Complete Multi-Purpose Solution @ 8.99 each *get $8.99 ECB* (Limit 1)

= FREE after ECB!

Stri

ECB* (Limit 1)

Use B2G1 coupon from the 3/14 SS

= .97 for 3 packs of gum after coupon and ECB!

Pantene Shampoo, Conditioner, or Styler @ $2.99 each *get $1 ECB* (Limit 3)

Use $2/1 Vocalpoint Home Mailer Coupon or the $3/2 coupon from 3/7 P&G

= FREE after coupons and ECB with the $2/1 coupon!

 Skintimate Moisturizing Skin Shave @ $3.99 each *get $3 ECB* (limit 1)

= only .99 each after ECB!

Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength Toothpa

ste @ $2.99 each *get $2 ECB* (Limit 1)

Use .75 coupon from HERE

=.24 after coupon and ECB!

Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Color @ $5.99 each *get $2 ECB* (Limit 1)

Use $5/2 coupon from 3/7

P&G

= $4.98 for 2 boxes after coupon and ECB!

Baby Sale Get $10 in ECB When You Buy $25 in qualifying baby purchases (Limit 1)

Items include, Huggies Pullups, Overnites, Pampers, Tylenol, CVS Diapers, Desitin, Enfamil Ready to Feed, Similac Ready to Feed, Pedialyte, Playtex feeding, CVS Brand products + more

There are a lot of great coupons to pair with this sale! You could end up with a really sweet deal!

I did not really see any other deals this week. There may be things that you see or would use, so make sure to check out the ad!

Have a Happy Easter Everyone! 🙂

If you have read my recent March Into Couponing series, you should now be fa

miliar with the basics of couponing, couponing lingo, where to find coupons, and how to organize all those coupons that you now have accumulated! 

It is now time to step up your savings and couponing to another level—Stockpiling! I remember when I first started couponing and heard the word stockpiling. It was rather an intimidating and scary word, I must admit! However, once I started getting items for FREE or nearly FREE and my stash started growing, I quickly overcame my fear!

Even if you are new to the whole couponing thing, you too, can have your own stockpile in no time! In fact, I highly suggest that each of you should have one! On a personal level-many of you know from previous posts that my husband was just laid off of his job. Because of my stockpile, I feel secure in the fact that we could actually live comfortably for awhile if need be. More than ever, I am thankful for those 24 jars of spaghetti sauce and 10 bottles of laundry detergent that I have accumulated!

Let me share with you just a few basic tips that you need to know when starting your own stockpile:

1-Determine the amount of storage space that you have to dev

ote to your stockpile. Even if you live in an apartment or condo, you can still be creative with the storage space for your stockpile.  Even if you live in an apartment or condo, you can still be creative with the storage space for your stockpile. You can get storage boxes to go under the bed, build an extra shelf to place over a door, or put an extra shelving unit in your garage. I have even seen people take multi pocket over-the-door-shoe organizers and place them on a pantry door. You can then fill the pockets with pouches of rice, pasta, etc…   

2-Invest in a freezer. I am so thankful for our little freezer! It is filled to capacity right now with bread, butter (yes, you can freeze butter!) vegetables, frozen meals, pizzas, and other things that I have gotten for FREE or very cheap. If you don’t want to spend a lot of money on a new freezer, check out places like Craig’s List or your local newspaper for a gently used one. In my opinion, a freezer is one of the most important investments that a stockpiler can make.

3-Combine manufacturer’s coupons with store coupons and sales. If you are lucky enough to have a store that will let you combine manufacturer’s coupons with store coupons, then you are on the road to a great stockpile! Here are a couple of personal examples to explain what I am talking about :: This week at Publix, Birdseye Steamfresh Vegetables are on sale for 50% off. The regular price is $1.79 per bag, so with the sale, each bag then becomes around .90 per bag. On top of the 50% off sale, you can combine a manufacturer’s .50/1 coupon. Then, to sweeten the deal even more, there is a Publix store coupon for $1/2 Birdseye Steamfresh Vegetables. So, in the end, I added 10 bags of vegetables to my stockpile for merely pennies! Another example-last week, Prego Spaghetti Sauce was on BOGO sale for $2.26 each. I had $1/1 coupons, so I paid just .26 for 2 jars of spaghetti sauce! Lastly, Albertson’s had Marcal Toilet paper on sale last week for $1.06 per package. I had $1/1 coupons to go along with the sale, so I added 14 packs of toilet paper to my stockpile for under $2!

 Look for special store sales and take advantage of them! This may mean looking a

t several different store flyers each week, but it is worth the time spent doing so if you can add items to your stockpile for a great price! Remember, the time that you spend couponing and bargain-hunting is money in the bank!

4-Be selective with your purchases! Don’t purchase things just because they are FREE or nearly free if no one in your family will eat that item! Though cheap as it may be, it is still a waste of money if no one will eat or use the item(s). This is a tip that I constantly have to remind myself about! It is my tendency to want to get an item just because it is FREE or nearly FREE. If I am not going to use the item, and it is just going to sit on my shelf, then that little amount of money that I did spend was wasted money. That “wasted money” will add up after a period of time!

5-Make a list of the key items that your family uses on a regular basis.  Keep this key list on hand when you browse through store flyers. If your family uses Crest toothpaste or Pantene Shampoo and it is on sale for $1.99 each + you have coupons that will make it almost FREE, it is stock-up time!  Develop a target price of what you will “pay” for an item. For example, my target price for cereal is typically no more than .50 per box. Or, my target price for toothpaste is typically FREE or no more than .25 per tube. This is how you build the stockpile that you always dreamed about! My husband often teases me that we have enough toothpaste, deodorant, toothbrushes, shampoo, etc… to open up our own store!  Now that my hubby is out of a job, he too, is grateful for that stash of items in our stockpile!

6-Learn to donate items from your stockpile. Not only is stockpiling rewarding for my family and I, but it is also rewarding to others! Many of my friends and family know what a stockpile of items that I have, so they teasingly will ask to come shopping at my store when they need something! I have to say that donating items from your stockpile to those in need will bring you so much joy! I have been able to donate countless tubes of toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, etc… to needy families at church and elsewhere because of the stockpile that I have. It brings a smi

le to my face when I stop to think about that person or family that I have been able to help out! 🙂

These are just a few of my favorite stockpiling ideas. There could, of course, be hundreds! Do you have other stockpiling ideas that you would like to share with me? Or, would you like to share a picture of your stockpile?  Please feel free to share them with me!  🙂

Wow! If you and your family need to stock up on some clothes for the warm months ahead, then you will want to head to Old Navy this Saturday, April 3! Polos for the entire family will be on sale for just $5 each, but you can get an additional 30% off

, when you use this printable coupon!  That makes them only $3.50 each! Hur

ry, this offer is only good on Saturday, April 3!

(thanks, Good Deal Mama and MoJo Sa

ving

s!)    

Are you looking for something fun to do with the kiddos tomorrow? Then you may want to head on over to your local Michaels Craft Store! They will be having a Decorate an Easter Pail event on

Saturday from 10am-1pm. The event is FREE, but is only while supplies last!

*GO HERE for Michaels locations*  

Yummy! You can GO HERE to print off a BOGO coupon for the new A.1. Sliders from White Castle! Coupon is valid until April 24, 2010 and is limited to one

per customer.

*GO

HERE for White Castle locations*

Sorry I am late getting this up, but TODAY ONLY you can get an Entertainment Book for just $15 shipped! I have to say that we have this book and the value is way more than $15! There are restaurant, retail, grocery, and other sweet coupons that are sure to help any budget!

GO HERE to order your booklet today! You won’t be dissapointed! 🙂 

(thanks, Amy!)