October 5th deals...

Nothing stops after you have a baby, and there were so many great deals to be had, so we were out at Albertson's using some more double coupons!I picked up:

4- bags of Halloween candy
1- hot pocket
4- pizza rolls
4- Rhodes rolls
3- Dr.Pepper ice cream toppings
5- packs of Nestle cookies
8- pounds of chicken breasts

Total Spent= $ 15.08
Total Savings= $ 69.43

October 1st...

I gave birth to my 4th baby today! Willow was born at 1:45 PM after 18 minutes of pushing. She was 8 lbs. 7 oz & 20 1/2 inches long. We are both doing really well on day 6 now. (She weighs 8 lbs. 1 oz now and everything looked great at her app. on monday. (This is why I have been SOOO behind in getting my deals recorded)

September 30th deals...

Walgreens had a bunch of FREE items after RR's, so I picked up:

3- cough drops
3- flossers
5- medicine
2-razors
3- Chapsticks
1- pack of seeds
3- boxes of candy
13- cans of chicken broth
2- Vasaline lotions
1 tooth brush

Total Spent= $ 13.36 (after coupons & RR's)
Total savings= $ 77.95

September 29th deals...

At Walgreens I picked up:

1- 48 count of Prilosec
1- pack of stickers
6- coloring books
1- barbie doll
4- boxes of candy

Total Spent= $ 23.34 (after coupons & RR's)
Total Savings= $ 24.04

September 23rd deals...

Yeah for more double coupons!At Albertson's I picked up:

4- packs of gum
14- boxes of fruit snacks

Total Spent= $ 6.45
Total Savings= $ 37.16

September 21st deals...

I picked up:
15 pounds of hamburger
4- cans of Aussie hair spray

Total Spent= .68 (gift card used and RR's factored in)
Total Savings= 37.98

September 25th deals...

I used my gas rewards and saved: $ 2.84

September 15th deals...

Albertsons had more double coupons this week. I picked up:

10- boxes of granola bars
1- Yoplait yogurt
1- Reeses peanut butter cup

Total Spent= $ 5.01
Total Savings=$ 38.35

September 14th deals...

Albertson's had a super sale on their Campbells soup( double coupons were also used).
I picked up:

30- cans of soup
5- Reeses peanut butter cups
1- febreze

Total Spent= $5.52 (after factoring in $ 5.00 catalina)
Total savings= $ 28.59

Old Navy deals/August

Last month I picked up a few new things for the girls (mostly for Grace for next year, she never gets anything new!)I HARDLY ever buy brand new clothes, but when Old Navy does their additional 50% off clearance, I splurge and spend $ 1.74 for a tee shirt! I picked up 17 items.
Total Spent= $ 31.61
Total savings= $ 126.50

August/September deals...

9- First aid kits= FREE (after using $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
4- Lysol wipes= FREE after $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon + Albertson's double coupon)
5- Soup at Hand= FREE (they were marked down to .50 then I used .50 manufactured coupon)

Total Spent= .42
Total savings= $ 23.87

August 17th deals...

Albertson's is doing double coupons until tomorrow and I was thrilled about the FREE Juicy Juice this time! Great for school lunches!
I picked up:

9- boxes of Juicy juice= FREE after $ 1.00 off manufactured & double coupon
6- Glade Soy candles= FREE with manufactured coupon (up to $3.49 off)
4- Scotch tape= .25 each (in the clearanced section at back of store 7th/12th)
3- Roman Meal bread= .50 each after $ 1.00 off peelie & double coupon

Total spent= $ 4.45
Total savings= $ 81.78

I'll be teaching another coupon class- in Nampa

Get ready for another FREE coupon class! (in Nampa)
Mark your calendar for our upcoming coupon class! Like always, it will be FREE! There will be a donation box at the door if you have any item you wish to share, but no obligation, just come ready to learn more about coupons!

Where: 2212 E Amity, Nampa Idaho 83686
( Inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints building)
Nearest intersection: Powerline/Amity

When: August 18th @ 7:00 PM

All are welcome! We hope to see you there!

We will cover all the basic information so you leave confident to try couponing on your own!
You will learn:
* How to gather coupons
* How to organize your coupons
* How to match coupons with weekly sales
* How to save thousands of dollars a year
* Website & blog information to help you stay organized
* How to get things for FREE using coupons
* Coupon lingo, tips and store policies
* All about double coupons, internet coupons & rebates
* How to reduce your grocery bill by at least 50%
* How to build your food storage using coupons/stockpiling
...and more

.30 gas rewards!

I saved $ 4.80 today on gas using my reward points!

FREE food after rebate!!!

Yes, I am very aware of all the junk food I've been buying lately, but really, I've needed it! We haven't had any of it in the house so it was time for a few good deals to come my way! Chips, candy bars, Pop tarts, sugar cereal and now cookies! The Lord really loves me because he's sent all these deals to me (as I hang my head in disbelief at every OB weight check)

Today at Albertson's, the Kraft rebate deal started. I was so stalked up on everything, and really all I needed was some cookies. There are a few coupons out there, but not for anything I bought. To get the free food, you have to spend $ 25.00 on participating items. After you pay for your items, a $ 5.00 catalina (or coupon) will print at the check stand + a rebate form. Send your reciept & rebate form to the address & you will receive a $ 20.00 check 6-8 weeks later! I LOVE FREE food! Thanks Kraft for making heavenly cookies that I will be eating at midnight!

Total Spent= $ 11.50 (also used my $ 15.00 in catalina's from last week)
(Recieved a $ 5.00 catalina + will receive a $ 20.00 rebate check!)
Total savings= $ 21.80

August 7th deals...

So, this one is going to be a little crazy because of all the transactions/return...

I orginally went to Albertson's to get the free water coupon when you buy 4 chex & 4 Fiber one bars, plus I picked up 2 Ragu & 2 All detergent's to get me to my $ 30.00 total. My transaction went fine, except it didn't print my 2 water catalina's (my whole reason for doing the transaction to begin with!) After waiting 25 minutes with another lady whose catalina didn't print either, the manager found out that the sale had ended days ago... UGG

Total Spent= $ 8.44 (was expecting $ 9.00 in water coupons, darn!)
Total savings= $ 44.74 - $ 9.54 in return value = $35.20

But, I wanted my water! So I had to pay 2.77 each + my 2 boxes of butter for $ 1.47 each.

Total Spent= $ 3.99 (used $ 5.00 catalina)
Total Savings= $ 14.96


So... when I went to the other Albertson's, to return a movie, I returned 6 out of the 8 boxes of Chex & Fiber one bars (we tried a box and were not thrilled with them anyway),knowing I was going to do another transaction, and Albertson's was going to get their money right back, I didn't feel bad about returning those items (some people will buy items using coupons/get things for free & then return the items and get the full price back in return and profit off the store. Personally, I think it is dishonest, even though the store gets reinbursed for the coupon value, I believe the intent is wrong, therefore, I HARDLY ever return items,and when I do, like in this case, I turned around with the gift card they gave me ($ 15.90 )and used it on other products, so it was really like an exchange. I didn't walk out with cash in hand profiting off the store. (Those are just my feelings. I truly believe what goes around, comes around)

So... I bought:
6- All detergents
5- cereal
1- Milky Way= (FREE with coupon from mail)

Total Spent= .0 (used gift card) + recieved $ 15.00 in catalina's from promo
Total savings= $ 48.38

***I do make my own detergent, but these were so cheap, plus it's nice to have a few on hand!)

August 3rd deals...

Yesterday I bought 14 cans of Pringles for $ 21.00/ Apart of the spend 20, get 5 back
I used 7 $ 1/2 manufactured coupons (new total $ 14.00)
Then I used 7 double coupons (new total $ 7.00)
Next I used 1 $ 5.00 catalina (new total $ 2.00)
Paid $ 2.84
Received $ 5.00 catalina!
Money maker= $ 2.16+ 14 cans of Pringles!

Total savings= $ 24.46

August 3rd deals...

******New update******

Who knows what's going on with this sale!!!! Some ladies are having no problem, some stores are having tons of problems, other ladies are able to buy the items on the lower part of the ad, some are not- AUGG.... sorry for those of you trying to do these deals. Corporate missed over 100 upc's on this deal, so it's been a nightmare in some places! Hopefully you'll have great luck!
***************UPDATE******************

We (Mark from 7th & 12th & I) just discovered a few things about this sale that I had to share. This is at least at his store, let us know what you run into at your stores...)

*You can only do 2 sale transactions a day if you want your catalina's to print. (I did 2 at 12th & Greenhurst and then went to 7th & 12th after my Dr. app to get the sauce and my catalina's didn't print.) He tried a bunch of different ways to get them to print, made sure I had the right sizes, etc... and then decided to try a different perferred card- and it worked, meaning, it would only allow my card those first 2 transactions.

*They are allowing you to use all 7 of the different double coupons in 1 transaction, even though they are all numbered 1-3, they came out of 3 different ads!!! Incredible! That could be a huge money maker! (Too bad I have to wait until tomorrow to use my card again!)

* The items on the lower half of the ad, are not apart of the deal. A lady bought some of the Lipton noodles priced at a dollar and her catalina's did not print, Mark, let her know those items are NOT apart of the deal. (Hamburger helper, betty crocker potatoes, Ben & Jerry's Breyers ice cream, all, macaroni grill dinners & snapple)

I just bought 18 jars of Ragu sauce for $ 4.00! I was thrilled because I just ran out of my year supply, too! That = .22 a jar.
I used 9 $ 1/2 internet coupons & 2 double coupons, & my $ 15.00 catalina.

Total Spent= $ 5.68
Total savings=$ 57.02

August 3rd deals...

I was thrilled about the sale that started yesterday at Albertson's! When you spend $ 30.00 on participating items, you get a $ 15.00 catalina! I was in need of some junk cereal (I have a billion boxes of the healthy stuff!)and it turned out to be a great price after a bunch of internet coupons and a few double coupons and 3 transactions. I bought:

4- boxes of Cinnamon toast crunch
9- boxes of Reeses puffs
6- boxes of honey nut cheerios
6- boxes of cookie crisp
2- boxes of yo plus yogurt
8 cups of Albertson's yogurt
3- bottles of Ragu spegetti sauce

Total Spent= $ 15.55 (factoring in $ 15.00 catalina & tax) plus I have 15.00 more on my next trip!
Total Savings= $ 108.70

**************UPDATE**********

*I just found out that Albertson's on 12th & 7th are allowing all 7 double coupons on 1 transactions (they are all numbered 1-3, but came out of 3 different ads)!!! I wish I would have known that before I did my 3 transactions, it would have been a huge money maker, oh well, you can't win them all!

August 1st deals...

Last week a great candy bar coupon came out for $ 1.00 off any 2 candy bars. Right now at Wal Mart they are .50 each making them FREE! I got 13 for FREE last week (used 6 coupons+ 1 coupon that I received in the mail for a free one) and then I bought 15 more coupons off E bay for 4.99. So I picked up 30 more candy bars yesterday with those coupons. (I'm pregnant, what can I say???)They averaged out to be .15 a candy bar after I factor in the $ spent on coupons & tax. And really, at midnight, when all I want is chocolate, I'm glad I spent a few extra dollars! (and yes, there are a few missing from the picture)

Total Spent= 6.45 ($ 4.99 for coupons + tax for 43 candy bars)
Total Savings= $ 15.05

August 1st deals...

Right now Albertson's is doubling coupons, and right now their BIC pens are .50 each.I purchased 12 packs making my total $ 6.00, gave them my 3 internet coupons, making my total $ 3.00, then gave them my 3 double coupons, making my total .0
(I printed 3 internet coupons for $ 1.00 off 2 BIC products)


Total Spent= .18
Total savings= $ 31.08

July 29th deals...

I price matched the Albertson's Pop Tarts for $ 1.00 each at WalMart. I picked up 10 boxes. After the $ 10.00 Kelloggs mail in rebate these will be FREE. (It states on the rebate form, the 10 items must be purchased in the same transaction, which is why I price matched at WalMart. At Albertson's, you could only buy 5 at a time to get the dollar price, which means you would have to do 2 transactions to get the $ 1.00 price & the 10 qualifying items. I didn't want to chance not getting my rebate because they were on 2 different reciepts,. There are also .55 blueberry IP coupons out there, but I adore the Smores & strawberry ones!)

Total Spent= $ 10.60/ (FREE after rebate)
Total savings= $ 9.20

July 29th deals...

At Albertson's I picked up:

4- cups of yogurt= .13 each (after using .75 IP off any yogurt & double coupon)
4-packages of Bic pens= FREE (using $ 1/2 IP & double coupon)

Total Spent= .64
Total Savings= $12.46

July 24th deals...

I won't worry about the details, because this deal is over, but I was able to get:
1- package of Sparkle paper towels= .25
1- package of toilet paper= .25
17-packages of disposable gloves= FREE

(It would have all been FREE + another toilet paper & paper towel if I would have had the other IP, but I only had 1. I was fine with paying .50 for all of it!)

Total Spent= 1.37 (includes tax)
Total Savings= $ 42.71

.25 off gas...

I LOVE the gas rewards program at Albertson's! Free food + cheaper gas= 1 happy lady!
I don't have my reciept, but I saved $ 4.50 the last time I filled up.

Total Spent= (approx.) $ 41.40
Total Savings= $ 4.50