Northern California, the land of NO DOUBLE COUPON deals! But can one still save money? ABSOLUTELY! Join me on my journey in saving money and providing for my family's (and hopefully more!) necessities.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
PRINT ALERT! Hillshire Farm & Magnum ice cream
While you're on facebook, visit Magnum's page for $2 off any multipack.
Remember, each computer can print 2 coupons. The more computers you have, the more coupons you can print :o)
Happy shopping!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Today's Target haul 72% savings!
4 Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage $2.54
>Used (4) $.55 off each MQ
2 Hillshire Farm Grilled Chicken breast $3.49
>Used (2) FREE coupons when you buy 2 smoked sausage MQ
10 trial size Sensodyne $.99
>Used 10 $1 off MQ
4 Kotex panty liners $.99
>Used (2) $2/2 any Kotex MQ
1 Up & Up cotton rounds $.85
>Used $.75 off TQ
3 TGIF chicken wings $3.54, B2G1 free
>Used (2) $1 off MQ
2 P.F. Chang appetizers $4.99
>Used (2) $1.50 off MQ
>Stacked with (2) $1 off TQ
1 Buiton all natural ravioli
>Used $1 off MQ
4 lunchables $1
>Used (2) $1/2 lunchable items TQ
2 Glade air fresheners $2.99
>Used (2) $2 off Glade MQ
>Stacked (2) $.50 off Glade seasonal item TQ
>Then I used $5 off $20 frozen food purchase
Total before coupons: $83.23
Total OOP: $24.48 incl. tax
72% savings! Whoohoo!!!!
Friday, June 8, 2012
PRINT ALERT! Target coupons and stacking
- $2 off Sonia Kashuk® cosmetic or cosmetic accessory item
- 50¢ off Glade Spring seasonal air freshening item
- 1.50 off Sensodyne toothpaste
- $1 off With purchase of two select Kix cereals
- $1 off ACT mouthwash
- $1 off Coppertone sun care item
- $1 off With purchase of two Nabisco cracker items
- FREE Buy Three, Get One FREE 4- or 6-pk. Jell-O ready-to-eat snacks
- FREE Buy Three, Get One FREE Jell-O pudding or gelatin mix
$1 off Coppertone sun care item - Target coupon (TQ)
$1 off Coppertone 2oz or bigger - manufacturer coupon (MQ) from SS 5/20
That's a total of $2 off the same item. So it it's $4.99, you only pay $2.99!!!
Note that you can only stack coupons when it's a store coupon and a manufacturer coupon. You can never use 2 manufacturer coupons on the same item.
Happy shopping!
PRINT ALERT! Softsoap $1 off coupons
Anyway, click here to visit Softsoap's page. Then scroll down and look towards left side of the screen for "coupons". It's pretty self-explanatory from that point.
You can print "2" coupons per computer. There will be a CVS deal for Softsoap starting Sunday - Buy one, get one free. You'll need 2 coupons to get the great deal. So click the "back" button twice after the coupon has printed out, and that should generate a second coupon to print out for you. :o) Just a little trick of the trade :o)
By the way, you can always visit here to print out other great coupons, especially when you don't have time to buy newspapers.
Happy shopping!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
FREE 6-pk Zevia all-natural soda at Whole Foods!
Picked up quite a few 6-pk Zevia soda from Whole Foods today. I liked the strawberry so far. That's the only one I've tried so far, but hubby's already thinking of going to Concord tomorrow! Here's the scenario:
6-pk Zevia any flavor
Price 2 for $6 until 6/12
Use $3 off any 6-pk Zevia (SS 5/20)
Final price: FREE!
Freebie day!!!
So I ended up going to Napa for some FREE Zevia! Yup, I found an even better deal than the one from Raley's. Swing by Whole Foods and get some for just the CRV and tax! Can't beat free!
Since I'm in the area, I also stopped by Kara's Cupcakes for some... Yup, FREE cupcakes! The whole family got the Sweet Chocolate flavor, then we went on our merry way to my son's baseball game.
Please share your recent deal with me. Can't wait to hear from you!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
6-pk Zevia soda for .99!
I've never tried this soda before, but I believe it's one of those 'natural' ones. Raley's have them on sale for $3.99. Use a $3 off coupon from SS 5/20 and score a 6-pk for only .99!!! I think I'll be picking some up tomorrow! Will I run into any of you? :-)
I'm new... where do I start?
Collect coupons - you can get them in your Sunday paper and online. Start out with 2 sets. There's SmartSource (SS) and Red Plum (RP) come almost weekly. Proctor & Gamble (PG) come monthly, usually the last Sunday of the month. I also know that in Fairfield, CA, we get SS in the mail because the local newspaper only carries RP. You can also go on ebay.com to get coupons (you're paying for the cutting service) or other clipping service provider.
Visit here and print out some coupons NOW!
Get a great pair of scissors and start clipping! Or you can pay your child to do it... or pay a coupon clipping service...
Get a binder - I have tried cutting coupons weekly and then filing them under different tabs. Here are the categories that I used:
- Snacks
- Refrigerated/Freezer
- Dairy
- Pasta, baking, sides
- Hygiene
- Household
- Medication
- Sauces
- Drinks
- Misc. (this is where I file baby and pet items as I have neither, but would still keep coupons in case they're moneymaker!)
Keep an eye on blogs (mine!) and join others on the adventure! You are not alone and you don't have to do all the thinking! There are also many blogs online, but they are more generic. My blog only covers the Bay Area.
Get rewards cards - if you haven't already, make sure you get a reward card when you go into the following stores:
- CVS - while you're here, pick up a "green tag". Get it scanned every time you bring in your own bags and earn $1 Extrabucks for every 4 times you use it. You can only scan a "green tag" once per day.
- Rite Aid
- Safeway
- Panera Bread
- Kmart
Happy shopping!
I printed out these coupons today!
$1.50/3 Spam
$0.55 off Hillshire Farm any 1 flavor of smoked sausage
$2/2 Kotex, any (not incl trial/travel)
$0.55 off any 1 lb. Challenge dairy (butter)
$1 off any McCann's Oatmeal
$2/2 Kotex Natural Balance (not incl trial/travel)
I'll let you know when I hit a great deal!
Happy shopping!
Not too bad for a Kmart newbie...

4 Cover Girl mascaras
2 Venus disposable shavers
2 Oil of Olay face wash
1 Oreos
1 Oscar Meyer Grilled Chicken
1 box Barilla pasta
1 bottle Ragu sauce
Coupons used:
2 B1G1 Cover Girl mascaras (PG 6/3)
2 $1/any cover girl (PG 6/3)
1 B1G1 Venus shaver (PG 6/3)
2 $1/Oil of Olay (PG 6/3)
1 $2/Venus (PG 5/13)
$5 off from last week's transaction
FREE Oreos (Kmart ad)
FREE pasta (Kmart special)
FREE sauce (Kmart special)
Paid OOP: $13.40
Received:
$3 off coupon
$5 off coupon
$10 off future (starting 6/10)
$5 Kmart award (starting 6/18)
Transaction #2:
2 Cover Girl mascaras
1 box 42-ct Prilosec
1 Oreos
1 Oscar Meyer grilled chicken
1 box Barilla pasta
1 bottle Ragu sauce
6 Spam
2 Nabisco Nilla Wafers
Coupons used:
1 $1/any 2 Nabisco (click here under zip 90210)
3 $1/2 Spam (SS 5/6 found in SF Chronicle)
1 B1G1 Cover Girl mascaras (PG 6/3)
1 $1/any cover girl (PG 6/3)
1 $2/Prilosec (PG 6/3)
FREE Oreos (Kmart ad)
FREE pasta (Kmart special)
FREE sauce (Kmart special)
$5 off & $3 off from trans# 1
Received:
$10 off future (starting 6/10)
$5 Kmart award (starting 6/18)
Total OOP: $35.52 (I know this one was a lot out-of-pocket but my husband needed the Prilosec)
Submitted: PG rebate found here
So overall, I spent $48.92 and still have $30 in future credit, plus $10 rebate. Net spent is $8.92!!!
Remember, Kmart doubles the first 5 coupons up to $1 you hand them so make sure you hand them in the right order. Your transaction also has to be at least $25.
Happy shopping!