Hey Gang!
Guess what?!
I totally won a Yoplait Gift Package Giveaway from Hunt 4 Freebies. Check out the site. New freebies every day!
Thanks a bunch!
I'm so excited. :)
I think I'll go celebrate by playing a couple of sets on Guitar Hero. hehe.

Anyone planning a King's Dominion trip soon?
I've got two extra coupons from Sunday's Paper.

1. Save $5 Friday nights (Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30)
2. Save $15 on General admission Saturdays and Sundays (Oct 3 &4, 10 & 11, 17 & 18, 24 & 25, 31).
Leave me a comment with an e-mail address if you're interested. I'd be happy to drop them in the mail.
:)

I'm so excited! I've got something to give away for the first time in my short blogging life. It's not much but it could be beneficial!

Over the past couple of weeks, I've amassed about $150+ in coupons that I can't use. Need some extra ones? Entries are simple (one entry per comment left):
1st-Leave a comment and tell me something fun. Anything.
2nd-become a follower (lemme know in a comment)
3rd-get e-mail updates from me (again with the commenting).

Oh yeah, leave a way to contact you in the post please.

I'll pick a winner on Saturday night. I should be off work Saturday night.
Thanks for stopping by :).

Today was kinda disappointing on the deals front. I met two of my good friends for lunch @ the mall and figured I'd try out the $10 Sears coupon here. There was a rack in the back that had stuff for $12 and under. I found two ADORABLE shirts that actually fit for $5.99 each. I gave the lady behind the counter the coupon and it wouldn't read it. She called her supervisor who couldn't get it to work either.

She explained that because it was printed off the internet, too many people were making copies and that they couldn't honor it unless it came from the actual magazine or something like that?

I was very polite and asked if I could put the items back if that was they case. They were nice and offered to put them back for me and apologized for the whole thing. I know it's not their fault but corporate really shouldn't put coupons on the internet if the stores aren't going to honor them.
Anyone actually use this coupon and have it work? I'd like to know that it does work somewhere. A friend of mine told me no doubt it was probably only at our Sears (they're not really known for reliability or good customer service around here).

Secondly, on my way home, I figured I'd try out the new Redbox codes for a free rental. The whole time it acted like it was going to take the code until I checked out. The first one wasn't valid in my area and the second one had already been used or something like that.

So I cut my losses and headed home. I was a bit disappointed but I suppose some days you beat the system and some days it beats you.
Any good experiences with these?
Please post a comment and let me know.
:)

I browsed a bunch of my favorite blogs last week and discovered this awesome idea called "Mailbox Mondays" where they post all the cool free stuff they got in the mail that week. It looked like something I needed to get on the bandwagon with, so while this one is small, all this stuff came while I was at the beach. I didn't want to come home but these freebies made it better! ;).
Oh. Not pictured, 4 $3 checks from Pinecone Research. Those will help offset vacation spending a bit, hehe.

Not one but TWO lucky readers of Free Sample Freak will win the following:
Two lucky readers will each win:
1 canister of Lysol Disinfectant Spray (12.5 oz)
2 canisters of Lysol Disinfecting 4-1 Wipes (35 ct).
Details to win here.
Thanks, Free Sample Freak! :)

+

You can go here and sign up for a Kotex sample, 2 free issues of All You and free newsletters from the folks at All You. That's better than a twofer, it's a threefer!
:)

Click here for 27 copycat recipes from chain restaurants!

So, I was gonna do this on Saturday night but I went back to work after vacation and it was a looooong day so I crashed out.
Here are some great giveaways going on this week. Check 'em out!

The Deal Scoop has $96 worth of custom greeting cards. Click here for details!

Beautiful pearl earrings giveaway going on over at Daily Essentials and Deals. Click here for the giveaway and here to check out other great products from Pear Jewelry Museum Way.

Sara The Savvy Shopper has a couponizer up for grabs. I've been looking at these nifty things for a while and would love one. Enter to win here.

Joyful Reviews & Giveaways has a $10 Home Depot gift card to give away. Who couldn't use some home stuff? Enter here.

Jolly Mom is giving away a super cool reusable lunch kit from Citizenpip. Check out the giveaway here.

Round 2! Jolly Mom also has a $20 Gift Card that can be used at K-Mart OR Sears. Your pick. Click here.

Kansas City Penny Pinchin Mama has an awesome giveaway here. $20 Gift card to try out a new Febreeze package.

Spend Less and Save More has got a yummy-smelling giveaway from The Body Shop here.

Contest Corner has a Ouchies giveaway. Ouchies are always handy. Check out the giveawayhere.

Groceries anyone? Smart Money Babe is giving away a $10 Kroger gift card here. Click to enter.

Real Simple Savings Methods is giving away a copy of Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book here. I know I'm always looking for new recipes.

The lovely Deal Finding Chik has an awesome $300 coupon giveaway here.

Melissa over at Getting all my Ducks in a Row is giving away a pair of these cool earrings by tresjoli @ etsy.
Click here!

Thanks, Melissa!
:)

So...I'm actually on time this week if only because I'm on vacation.
So while I don't have a subscription (yet-waiting on a free offer, hehe), I have had the pleasure of getting a couple of free issues here and there of Women's Day. They have everything from recipes to home design and a few coupons here and there.
I've cut out countless articles to put in my future home binder, which I'll post about soon, hopefully, about what to cook and how to design a room, etc.
I'm going to keep on the lookout for a free subscription from the various awesome blogs out there.
Thanks for reading and have a great upcoming weekend!
:)

Check out the What's Next Awards sponsored by Professional Sebastian hair care products. For 6 free issues of the magazine, just sign up and vote for your favorite submissions.
:)

Today was a lot of fun and super cheap! I spent a total of $3! I began this morning at around 10:30 with a bowl of Kashi cereal from the Target deal last week and a book I've been trying to finish for a year (April in Paris by Michael Wallner), which I think I might actually accomplish before the trip is over.

The best friend and I headed out around noon and rode our bikes to the lighthouse up the road. We walked around the shops and decided to go to the top of the lighthouse. She told me the trip up used to be free but it's now $3/person, which wasn't so bad.

There was a mini museum on the walls leading to the top and the view was spectacular once we got there. We took lots of pictures!

When we were done with the lighthouse, we browsed more shops, hopped on our bikes and returned to the apartment to fix some lunch before heading to the beach for about an hour. That's where the new profile pic came from. So much fun, can't wait to go back.

The evening's festivities included a visit from a friend that lives down here, cooking pasta and watching the season premiere of House. After our friend left for the night, we decided on a midnight swim and a session in the hot tub.

All in all, a ton of fun for almost no money. Can't wait for tomorrow! :)

Click Here for a free sample of Don't Disturb Me natural sleep aid. Check out the cool page header of the sleeping sheep.
:)

Need something new to roll that toilet paper on in the bathroom? Never know when the need might arise. If you hurry, Charmin is giving one away here!

For all you Potterheads out there, Shauna is giving away a set of the first three books in paperback here.
I love Harry Potter. I also really need to finish that 7th book. Can't wait to see what happens, well the stuff I don't know about yet.
:)

The lovely Angela over at The Suburban Jungle is giving away a $50 Gift Card to Quote The Walls. Just click here. These things are soo neat. I've been wanting to try them for a while.
Thanks, Angela! :)

The awesome Deal Finding Chik is giving away a kit including the following:
*
Nora Robert's "First Impressions" Novel ($7.99 value)
*
Bath & Body Works Super-Plush Microfiber Socks ($7.50 value)
*
SPA-cific Essentials Gift Set including Pretty in Pink Moisture Rich Cream Bath, Soothing Body Lotion and Refreshing Body Spritzer!

Want details? Click here.
:)

So thanks to A Frugal Friend's post, I just joined up with BzzAgent. I'd never heard of them before, but so far it looks pretty neat. In addition to being able to try things for free and spread the word, they're linked directly to My Points, so sometimes when you complete a survey or something, they'll add a few points to your account.
I think I'm going to like this site.
Thanks, A Frugal Friend! :)

Today was pretty relaxing. We hit the outlets for most of the day and then cooked dinner and watched the Emmys. I'm bummed that Mariska Hargitay didn't win, but at least if she had to lose, it was to Glen Close.

I only spent about $17 today with tax. I got a bikini top @ the Old Navy outlet for $2.00, a Christmas long-sleeved cotton t-shirt for $2.50 and a cute top from the Banana Republic outlet for less than $9.00.

We stopped by the Bi-Lo (btw I wish we could get one of those in D-ville, they had double coupons!) and picked up a 2 liter of Sprite and some dish liquid soap. My total was a bit over $2.

We ate breakfast/lunch (late night last night, so we did a brunch type thing) and dinner at the apartment.

Not sure what's on the agenda for tomorrow but I'm sure it'll be a blast! :)

We made it! Today was the travel day. We left D-ville around 9:30 and made it to Hilton Head, SC around 3:30 or a bit after. Pretty good timing. Our resort is awesome and everything's so close.
Spending was pretty good.

We stopped at a rest area for lunch. We packed soft tortillas and ham to make wraps.
We hit up Publix for some filler groceries for throughout the week. The island caters mostly to more elite clientile, so the grocery store was a bit more expensive than we were used to, but we still got out for $38.25 total to split between the two of us. No pic for proof but this is some of what we got:
We got juice (bogo), 3 fresh chicken breasts (on sale), hot dogs and buns, a loaf of whole wheat bread, 2 blocks of cheese, cooking oil, lemon juice, lettuce, tomatoes, a cucumber, 2 boxes of mac and cheese, and a few other things I can't remember.

We may eat out tomorrow, but we grilled up a couple of the hot dogs from the shopping trip and some chips we brought from home for dinner. I have to say, the cheapest hot dogs we could find were delicious and were surprisingly pretty low in the fat content.
All in all, it was a long day, but we had so much fun! Can't wait for tomorrow.
:)

Finally! My long awaited beach vacation with the best friend starts tomorrow (well, technically today) and I can't wait! I feel like I'm six years old on Christmas Eve and can't sleep.

Got my two favorite girls (Sundance and Tribeca-my calico kitties) with me because I won't see them for a week. We're staying at a time share, so room and board has already been covered. I budgeted in my half a couple of months ago.

Both of us are trying to save money right now, so while we each have a good amount of spending money, we've come up with a few things to help us have a frugal trip.

1. Packing food. Between the two of us, we've pretty much got breakfast covered for every day. I've also been storing freebies/cheapies from grocery day for the last couple weeks. We've got plenty of soup, rice, snacks, etc.

2. Gift Cards-I'm using a $30 Kroger Gift Card I won a while back for extra groceries we'll need once we get there. We also have one gift card each for a restaurant. She got a deal through a survey site with restaurants.com for a pretty sweet gift certificate and I've had $25 worth of gift certificates from Red Lobster for a while.

3. Games. We're bringing the Wii and a couple of games and I found a cheap backgammon board to play down at the pool, so when on the nights we don't go out, we've got entertainment covered. She also tells me that there's a shuffleboard court! hehe. I've never tried it but I'm excited.

4. Outlets! No girls' beach trip is complete without a trip to the outlets; however, by shopping at the outlets, we're likely to save lots and I've got some gift cards left over from Christmas (I hardly ever buy clothes) for some of the stores. Can't wait!

Anywho. I'll probably post once or twice from the beach, but I'm looking forward to a mostly tech-free week.
:)

Ice Fairy's Treasure Chest has got something for the Twilight fans out there. There's a $40 gift certificate up for grabs from Bella Bejeweled. They've got lots of cool jewelry inspired by the series.
I have a few friends that would love to have some of this stuff. It's very pretty.
Head on over here and leave a comment for a free entry.
:)

There are some pretty nice folks giving away some cool stuff this week. Here are some highlights.

Calico Cash has got a $10 Panera Bread Giveaway. Click here for details.

There's lots of Sabra Hummus and a $25 Master Card gift card for one reader over at Contest Corner. Click here to enter.

East Texas Saver has a relaxing giveaway-A Yoplait Delights Spa set. Click here for more info.

Need some extra coupons? Who doesn't! A Day In The Life of A Stay At Home Mommy has got over $100 worth to give away. You know where to click for details.

Baby Goodbuys has a Yoplait Delights Spa giveaway here. Check out the potential to relax!

Making Lemonade has a nice giveaway here for a $40! yes $40 gift certificate from ScribeofClio.

The awesome Making Lemonade has ANOTHER great giveaway with a beach bag filled with goodies. Learn more here.

Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls has got a Lysol giveaway here. Yay free cleaning stuff!

Who couldn't use a $5 Target gift card? Loooove Target! Bargain Fun is giving one away here.

Deal Finding Chik is giving away a sweet-smelling Warm Vanilla Sugar Bath & Body Works Set! Details here.

Common Sense With Money has a $250!!!!! grocery gift card giveaway here. That's enough groceries to last a looooong time!

A Frugal Friend has a couple coupons for free Dole Fruit Bowls. I've been eating these for the past few weeks and I'm addicted. Enter the giveaway here.

I did two transactions for all the items above today.
The first transaction was two of the lovely $5 Gift Card Kashi deals. We now have enough cereal for the next several months, 10 boxes to be exact.
10 boxes @ $2.88 each = $28.80
Thanks to the lovely people at Vocalpoint, I had 9 of the $1.50/1 coupons and one for a free box of Honey Sunshine.
So that makes total $16.38. Then I got two of the $5 Gift Cards, making all of the boxes $6.38 or $0.64 each after the coupons and Gift Cards.

I'm saving up stuff for the future apartment when I can find deals, so I also snagged one of the Oster $15 blenders, on sale from $25. Check out the specs here.

I tried my hand at the Glade deal here and got two tins and two 4-count refills for $0.32 total. These will make great additions to gifts this Christmas.

The $0.16 Pop Tarts deal I talked about here is still going on. Only there was a $0.55 off any box coupon in last week's coupon insert, so combined with the Target $0.75/1 here makes them $0.16.

And finally, a lovely "Thinking of You" Card for a friend for $0.99.

Also a $1.09 Peanut M&Ms package for free thanks to the coupon I won from Friday Chocolate contests here.

Original Total $66.43
Savings: $35.80
Total after savings and coupons: $30.63 before 2 $5 Target Gift Cards.

After putting everything in the car, I ran back inside and grabbed a Euro Pro toaster over on sale for $29, used both of the gift cards and got it for $21.49 with tax.

So, I spent about $60 today total, but for the original price of just the blender and toaster oven (now in the stock pile for the new home), I got both of those and all of the groceries!

So, all in all, I'd say it was a successful day!
:)

I made two stops today. One at Harris Teeter (@ 7:45A.M.) and the other to Target on the best friend's lunch hour.
Our Harris Teeter is old and pretty small, so on triple coupon days, you'd better be there right after they open. I was able to drag myself out of bed before 7:30 and got there before most of the people.
Here's what I got:

Unfortunately, our Harris Teeter doesn't double or triple coupons (that I know of-->it was on their little posting outside the manager's cubicle), but the triple manufacturer's coupons are lovely, so no complaints here.
They had the smaller boxes of Totino's Pizza rolls-buy 2 boxes get 3 free. I had a coupon for $0.40/2 which made these about $0.64 each. Check last weekend's inserts for one of those coupons.

The $0.50/1 Betty Crocker Warm Delights coupons from last week's smart source insert made for a free deal on 3 of these delectable morsels. I'm pretty sure the ones from a few weeks ago aren't expired yet either and they'll triple up to three coupons for the same item, making for three free deserts.

There was another $0.40/2 Campbells' Select soups and they're still 4/$3 making these less than $0.15/can for two.

The Bumblebee Albacore Tuna in water pouch was on sale for $1.79 and the $0.55/1 Bumblebee pouch made this $0.14.

The Martha White muffin mixes were BOGO for $1.19. There was a a $0.55/1 (I think) in an insert a couple of weeks ago that made both of them free.

No coupon on the Cape Cod Kettle Chips, but they were on sale for $2.50, regularly $3.49 and I'm addicted to the sea salt and cracked pepper.

I still had the $0.85/1 Viva Big Roll Paper Towels from ages ago that I never got to use because I used to go later in the afternoon to triple coupon days. That tripled made the paper towels less than $0.25

The $0.50/1 Betty Crocker Frosting coupon from last week's insert made for some free rainbow sprinkles frosting to go on top of my free muffins, hehe!

Finally, the Pillsbury Grands rolls were on sale and the $0.35/1 coupon from the insert a few weeks ago made these free as well.

Coupons Tendered: $29.90
Vic Savings: $13.12
Total Original cost: $43.01
Final Cost: $9.78 with tax
Over 77% savings!

I had a fun morning and then came home for a nice nap.
:)

I was just checking the specials of the week on the Harris Teeter website and the little graphic at the top of the screen said "triple coupons" tomorrow through Tuesday. I can't wait for the e-mail to confirm.
I'll try to post some possible deals when I get home!
:)

Free Sample Freak is giving away "Coupons for 2 FREE Wanchai Ferry Meals, Rice Bowls, Chop Sticks and Bamboo Place Mats!" Click here.
Thanks for the giveaway Free Sample Freak!
:)

Amazon updates their free downloads pretty often. Go here to view the current freebies. You may have to sort by price and the first twenty or so are free. Never heard any of these songs, but they might be good, and even if they're not, just hit that delete button.
:)

So, I'm not sure exactly how much Lacoste perfume costs, but judging from their general merchandise, it's probably not cheap.
Click here to get a free sample of their perfume. You can choose from three different scents. Let me know how they smell.
:)

Go here and fill in the info to receive a free dish detergent sample from Palmolive.
:)

If you sign up with your name, address and e-mail address with Wildlife Forever before Oct. 1, they're offering a free calendar. For details and to sign up, visit here.

I just signed up and they said they'll contact me via e-mail within 24 hours to confirm. This is a good opportunity to save $15-$20 on a wall calendar for next year. It may even make a cute Christmas gift for someone.
:)

I've been reading about these things forever and they seem really neat. Probably a better system than what I've been using (first a photo album and then a binder with the coupons taped to blank pages).

Stretching a Buck (see link to the right side of my blog) is giving away one to a lucky reader here. All you have to do for a free entry is let her know what system you currently use. Pretty easy, yeah?
:)

I was browsing the newest posts @ Free Sample Freak and she posted a coupon for $10 off Junior apparel at Sears. The best part? No minimum purchase AND it's good through November 14!

I didn't see where there was a limit to how many you could print, so mayhaps a few different trips could yield some free/cheap clothing.
Check out the post, here!

Also, check out all the free stuff she got here. She's good!
:)

Lea Ann over at Mommy's Wish List was kind enough to do a giveaway for Dole's Fruit Cups (which are tasty), and I was one of the lucky winners, so Thanks a bunch Lea Ann!
:)

I haven't had time to scale all the Target deals yet this week, but they've got a great one for all kinds of Kashi food.

The deal is they're all on sale for $2.88 each. If you buy any five products, you get a $5 Target coupon. There are so many things you can do with this.

Scenario #1
If you got the two samples of Honey Sunshine in the mail, even if the free coupons have been used up, you've probably still got a few of those $1.50/1 coupons.
5 boxes Honey Sunshine - $14.40
5 $1/50/1 coupons - 7.50
$5 Target Coupon
Total cost after coupons and gift card = $0.38 each
If you don't have any/enough of the $1.50/1 coupons, you can print one (possibly two with the back button) here

Scenario #2
5 boxes of Chewy Granola Bars - $14.40
use 2 of the $1/2 coupons here
Total cost after coupons and gift card = $1.48 each

Scenario 3
2 Boxes of GoLean Crunch, 2 Boxes of Kashi Snacks and 1 Box of Honey Sunshine Cereal - $14.40
Use 2 of the $1.50 off any TLC snack when you buy a box of Kashi GoLean Crunch here
note: the snacks include the chewy bars, crackers and cookies!
Use 1 of the $1.50/1 coupon for Honey Sunshine Cereal here
Total cost after coupons and gift card = $0.98 for each item

Scenario 4
2 boxes of GoLean Crunch, 2 boxes of Chewy Granola Bars, 1 box of Honey Sunshine Cereal - $14.40
Use the same 2 $1.50/TLC snack with the GoLean Crunch purchase here.
Use 2 of the same $1/2 coupons here for the chewy bars.
Use the same $1.50/1 Honey Sunshine Cereal coupon here
Total cost after coupons and gift card = $0.78 for each item

Have any other ideas/scenarios for this awesome opportunity? Please let me know. I'm trying to find the best ones before Wednesday for the frugal beach trip stash! Thanks a bunch!
:)

I went to Harris Teeter today with a friend to check out possible deals with the loads of coupons in today's paper and she suggested we walk around Target for a bit afterward. I'm sooo glad she did!

On a random clearance endcap, I found Guitar Hero World Tour for the PS3 complete with the guitar. I couldn't believe it when I saw the price tag was $23.00 marked down from $89.99!

I won a PS3 last year in a promotion from work and I've yet to buy any games. It's fabulous for Blu Rays and downloaded content but for $23.00, I had to get it. I played it for the first time a week ago at a friend's house and had a lot of fun.

This game is addicting! I'm already cracked out and I've only had it a day. It's so much fun. I'm not sure if there are any more at this Target or if other Targets have marked them down, but it's worth checking out or asking an associate.

:)

The Diaper Diaries has a weekly post called "Things I Love Thursday" and has an open invitation for anyone to join in, so I thought I'd give it a whirl....on Saturday.

I'm late to the party, so hopefully all the fun's not over yet. I love Ross! and Marshall's! But Ross more. I'm stockpiling stuff for the future apartment and I have found more deals on bath/kitchen/bed stuff at those two stores than anywhere else. If I recall, I haven't paid full price for any of the items I've gotten at either place, including Farberware Cutlery, Oneida kitchen tools, a colander, cute silverware, and bamboo place mats among other items I'm sure.

I usually hit each store about twice per week and since they're constantly adding new merchandise and constantly putting things on the sale aisle, you can get some pretty amazing things for dirt cheap if you keep checking back.

So thanks, Diaper Diaries for the challenge. I hope to make it a weekly thing.
:)

So...thanks to Money Saving Mom, I've got something to do on Saturday night. Enter Giveaways! hehe. Check below for ways to enter for some cool stuff! Thanks to the generous bloggers that are offering these awesome giveaways!

The Shopping Mama has a cute giveaway for a $50 Gift Card to Quote The Walls over here. Would love to put one a few of those in my kitchen.

Mommy Saves A LOT!!!! is giving away a $25 Visa Gift Card as well as a $10 one here. Check out the adorable pics of her little girl and house while you're there!

Cutting Coupons in KC is giving away Sunburst Laundry Detergent here. Who couldn't use some laundry detergent, yeah?

The Suburban Jungle has a $50 gift card for Outfit Additions up for grabs. Check it out here.

Frugal Creativity is giving away a Pur Flavor Options Pitcher here. I love Pur products and would love to try the flavors.
She's also got a Yoplait Whips Prize pack here. Mmmmm yogurt!

Mommy Snacks has got a Swiffer Wet Jet to give away here. Would love to try one of these. Have a feeling when I do move out, my apartment will be totally Swifferized!

To Save a Penny has a $10 Target gift card at here. I almost live there. Drive across town at least twice a week to either wander around the aisles or pick up some grocery deals.

Common Sense With Money is doing a fun Hallmark giveaway, a $50 gift card here.
All you have to do for an entry is comment about how your favorite kid did on his/her first day back at school. My favorite 3rd grader did great and she thinks her third grade homework is soo easy!

Chelsea Said So has got two-years of All You magazine for a lucky reader here. I've heard so many great things about this magazine.

Frugal In Virginia has a Wanchai Ferry Kit to giveaway here. "The kit included a coupon for a free Wanchai Ferry frozen entree as well as some great rice bowls, chopsticks and bamboo placemats."

Babes and Kids has got a free pizza giveaway here. $15 worth from Dominos to be exact.

Sweet Savings has got a $10 Barnes and Noble gift card here to help you get into that fall reading list.

Mommies With Cents (see the sidebar on the right for a link to the homepage) has got a $25 Marshall's (or TJ Maxx) gift card here. I could do some damage with that! hehe.

Mama's Money Savers is offering 10 winners a "Sunsweet reusable shopping bag and a VIP Coupon good for any Sunsweet product up to $5.50 in value!" Check out the details here. These look really good!

Calico Cash is giving away a $25 gift card for your opinion on cash back sites here. Could always use money from Target.

Contest Corner has got a good one here. $100 Apple gift card. That could help a lot with some sweet purchases.

Madame Deals has a good one for the label lovers here, a $25 gift card to Plato's Closet. I've been there once or twice in Greensboro (unfortunately Danville doesn't have one) and they've got some really nice things. That's where I get all my work pants now.

If you join Right@Home here, they'll send you updates and coupons periodically for household products. I got a $1/1 coupon for any Scrubbing Bubbles product AND a $5/1 coupon for Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaning Starter Kit.
These are bound to be on sale somewhere before the expiration date (10/10). Also, you can print them twice if you use the back button after they've printed!
:)
Thanks for reading!

So even though I'm still convinced that I was overcharged by a few dollars, I still got out pretty good with everyday double coupons at Harris Teeter. I think my original bill was something like $32.00 and for all of this my final price was $12.65. I think I could have done better, but as far as experiments go, this trip will aid in a frugal beach trip next week!
Check out the post herefor a few freebies and deals from Harris Teeter this week.





I also hit Target this afternoon and managed to wheedle a $16.30 something dollar bill down and got all of the above for only $2.83.

I used 2 of the $2/1 Healthy Choice Frozen Dinners here (priced at $1.79) to get them free.
I also used 2 of the $2/1 Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers also found here to get them for $0.54 each. Looks like both of these are still available. (Thanks Money Saving Mom!

The $1/2 Bic coupon is still available here and the Bic Ultra Round Stic Grip pens are $0.99 each, which made them $0.49 each.

The Market Pantry String cheese coupon also here> is still good, so picked up a couple of those for free.

Finally the General Mills coupon ($1/1) here is still good, and these are actually on sale for $0.95 each making for a nice $0.05 overage if your cashier is so kind, mine was I do believe!

Total spent at both stores today = 15.48. Total savings = somewhere around $30.76! Pretty productive day off I'd say.

Find any good deals? Drop me a note and let me know!
Thanks for reading!
:)

If you signed up for the Pop Tarts Sprinkles e-mails you've probably gotten a free sample of the new Blueberry Muffin flavor which came with TWO coupons for $0.55/1 box of the same variety. These are on sale at Target this week for $1.46, so after the two coupons, they ring up for $0.16 per box!
:)
P.S. Sorry. Couldn't find a photo of the Blueberry Muffin Box of Pop Tarts, so I improvised!

Boo!
So even though there are no triple coupons or super double coupons at Harris Teeter this, I still managed to find a few good deals with the normal doubles. Here goes. Please feel free to let me know if I missed any, I'd be more than happy to post them!
:)
Thanks for reading!

Campbell's Microwavable Soup Bowls - 3/$4
$0.75/2 Coupon from the 8/30 Newspaper Insert
free for 2

Campbell's Soup at Hand - 3/$4
$0.75/2 Coupon from the 8/30 Newspaper Insert
free for 2

Campbell's Select Harvest Soup - 4/$6
$0.40/2 Coupon from the 8/30 Newspaper Insert
$0.54 each


Mahatma Yellow Rice with Saffron Single Packs - 4/$5 (I think)
Use the $0.75/2 from the 8/30 Newspaper Insert
$.05 each
Note: You can use the $0.55/1 coupon from the same insert and get two packages for free

Dole Fruit Bowls in Gel - 2/$3
Use the $0.75/2 Coupon from a few weeks ago
$0.75 each

Reynold's Aluminum Foil Recycle - 1.84
Use the $0.75/1 Coupon from a few weeks ago
$0.34

I was snacking after I got off work tonight and watching The Golden Girls and there was a commercial for V8 Fusion. Hoping there was a free sample somewhere, I Googled it. Unfortunately, no sample, but if you go here and give them your e-mail, you can get a coupon for $1 off. Not sure if it will print twice, but it's worth a shot.
:)

I haven't been to Target this week yet, but here's a few possible deals I've found from the weekly ad. I don't have final prices for a few things, but I'll update the post once I go and check them out. Also, I hope to have more free deals after going.
:)

Aquafresh iso-active Whitening $3.49
$1/1 Manufacturer's Coupon Printable here.
$1/1 Target Coupon here.
$1.49

Cheerios
$1/2 Manufacturer's Coupon here.
$1/2 Target Coupon here.
Could make for some cheap cereal.

Ragu Sauces
$0.75/2 Manufacturer's Coupon from a few weeks ago
$0.75/2 Target Coupon here.
Could make for a good deal.

Market Pantry String Cheese - $0.40/each
$1/2 Target Coupon here.
free plus possible overage

Dove Visibly Smooth Deodorant $3.29-3.84
$2/1 Manufacturer's Coupon from a few weeks ago
$1/1 Target Coupon here.
$0.29-0.84

General Mills Cereal Cups - 0.99
$1/1 Target Coupon here
Free

Pop Tarts
$0.55/1 Manufacturer's Coupon that came with the Sprinkler's sample
$0.75/1 Target Coupon here.
Could make for a good deal.

Bic Crystal Pens - $0.55
If your Target still has these, odds are they're at least 30% off. Use the $1/2 coupon here to get them for $0.05 each!

Bounce Single Bar - $3.47
$2.50/1 Manufacturer's Coupon from Vocalpoint
$0.97

Raisin Bran - 2 for $5
$2/1 Manufacturer's Coupon from 8/30 RedPlum insert
$1.50/box

Pamper's Swaddlers Sensitive - $4.99
$2/1 Manufacturer's Coupon from 8/30 P&G isert
$2.99

Fiber One Cereal - $2.50>
If you buy five of these, you get a $5 Target Gift Card
Use 5 $0.75/1 Manufacturer's Coupons from the free samples/older inserts
$0.75/box after Coupons and Gift Card

Fiber One Chewy Bars
If you buy five of these, you get a $5 Gift Card
Use 5 $0.50/1 Manufacturer's Coupons from the free sample/older inserts
$1/box after Coupons and Gift Card

Know any of my missing prices or have any more deals? Drop a comment with the link and I'll post it.
Thanks!

If you can stand the Wal-Mart Labor Day Weekend traffic, they have several varieties of Oak Leaf wine for only $2.97/bottle! Not sure if it's good through tomorrow or for the whole week, but it's worth checking out. I snagged a bottle of Chardonnay and Cabernet Savingnon. Let me know how the other flavors are! :)

I never thought I'd be a blogger, but then again, I never pictured myself still in Danville at 23 either. After five long years of undergrad, I am a college graduate. Well, I will be as soon as the diploma's ready. I've got a bit of time before I can start my big girl life to practice. Practice sleeping 'til noon before work. Practice studying for the GREs. Practice saving money.
In the last several months, I've become obsessed with couponing, and with money saving blogs. There are some brilliant people out there that spend less for a week's grocery bill than I would spend on my lunch break.
I'm happy to say that, though I still dine out once or twice a week, I'm able to put away more of my paycheck for other things like student loans and stuff for my future bachelorette pad.
So I guess this blog is an account of my experimentation in more frugal living.
I would like to thank you for dropping in on my education and I hope that maybe you'll pick up something as well now and again.
:)