Free Screwdriver set!!

Click here to print a coupon for a free Screwdriver set at Harbor Freight. The coupon expires 12/24 and NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY!!

Order free pictures at CVS!

Order a 5x7 and an 8x10 at CVS.com. When you check out enter promo code ENLARGE and both pictures will be free. This deal is good through December 24th.

I swear I didn't rob CVS...

I got all of this for $2.50 OOP!! I started with around $80 ecb and still have $80 ecb. Here is what is in the picture:
2 dog beds (already had the dog :)
6 deodorants
4 Arm and Hammer Cleaners
2 cans of peanuts (ingredients for Christmas gift)
3 bags of pretzels (ingredients for Christmas gift)
1 box of candy canes (ingredients for Christmas gift)
6 Chinese food style take out boxes (for giving baked goods)
2 Zantac
3 Listerine mouth wash
2 Excedrin
2 Loreal eyeshadow
2 Halls cough drops
2 Thermacare heat wraps

This was done in 3 transactions. Two transactions on my card and 1 transaction on my husband's card. I even ran into my mom at CVS getting the same stuff except the dog beds lol :)

Get your coupons ready!!

There are lots of good deals at CVS starting on Sunday!

Sunday and Monday only:

Listerine 16.9 oz $2.99, earn $2.99 ECBs LIMIT 5

Thermacare neck to arm heat wrap $2.49, earn $2.49 ECBs LIMIT 3

Excedrin Express gels 20 ct $3.99, earn $3.99 ECBs LIMIT 1

Sally Hansen nail polish $5.99, earn $5.99 ECBs LIMIT 2

Arm and Hammer Cleaner $2.99, earn $2.99 ECBs LIMIT 5

Right Guard Deodorant $6.00, earn $6.00 ECBs LIMIT 5

Alteril Sleep Aid $9.99, earn $9.99 ECBs LIMIT 1

Loreal Metallic Eye Shadow duo $6.99, earn $6.99 ECBs LIMIT 2

Zipfizz Energy drink $5.99, earn $5.99 ECBs LIMIT 1

Halls Naturals cough drops $3.59, earn $2.59 ECBs LIMIT 1

EAS Advantage Bar $1.69, earn $1.69 ECBs LIMIT 1

Zantac 150 8 count $4.99, earn $4.99 ECBs LIMIT 1

EAS Advantage Shake 4 pack $7.49, earn $7.49 ECBs LIMIT 1

Benefiber drink mix 16 count $7.29, earn $7.29 ECBs LIMIT 1

Slimquick 2 pack $4.99, earn $4.99 ECBs LIMIT 1

Sleepfinal 32 count $8.49, earn $8.49 ECBs LIMIT 5

Iceland health joint relief 60 count $29.99, earn $29.99 ECBs LIMIT 1

I'll post coupon match ups soon!!

Can I get a "do over?"

I consider myself an experienced CVSer, but I guess even the experienced make mistakes!!

I could have had $0 OOP if I had remembered to roll an ecb for the SleepMD. I can't believe I forgot that!! I wish CVS had "do overs" LOL. Oh well, $5 is still cheap for all I got.

6 boxes of Cheerios $20 (If you haven't tried Multigrain Cheerios, you should. You'll be amazed how good they are, especially with a banana on top!)

1 Dove soap $3 (needed it, not so good price)

5 Loreal mascaras $11.85 (these were on clearance!!)

1 Colgate toothpaste $2.99

1 SleepMD $7.99

Coupons:

$0.75 Colgate 12/7 Smart Source

$1.00 Colgate (from coupon scanner, don't forget you can use CVS coupon and manufacturer coupon for same item)

$1.00 Dove from home mailer

5/$2 off Loreal makeup 10/5 Red Plum ($1.85 for 5 mascaras!!!)

$3.33 free box of Cheerios home mailer

$5 off $30 email

$18 ECB

Total OOP: $4.77

ECBs earned: $21

More free gas!

Its not a lot of free gas, but you can click here to register and take a quiz to win a free $5 gas card. Who knows, you might even win more then $5.

Cheap magazines

Just in time for Christmas, Hearst magazines is having a magazine sale. Subscriptions for magazines like Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire, and Redbook are $5.

Have you joined Vocalpoint yet?

Join Vocalpoint and you will get free samples and coupons in your mailbox. Today I got a coupon for a free tube of Crest toothpaste, a 2009 pocket calendar and 4 coupons for $1 of Crest. I probably get something in the mail twice a month or so . Sometimes they send samples, sometimes just coupons, and sometimes samples and coupons.

Score!

Today I made my second trip to CVS this week. Here is what I got:

1 Complete eye contact solution $8.99

2 Dove deoderant $3.98

Coupons:

$1 Complete 10/26 Red Plum

$1 Dove from home mailer

$10.99 ECB

Total OOP: $0.14
Total ECBs earned $10.99

I'm back!!

I was on vacation last week, got back on Friday.



Luckily I was able to hit CVS when I got back and the only thing they were out of were the Venus razors. I'll post a picture soon, I put my camera in the washer accidently and my husband says not to turn it on for a couple of days and maybe it will work :(


**Update: This is what I got at the CVS black Friday sale. I got everything for a little less than $1 OOP. We actually got two of everything in this picture, because my husband used his card too. So for $2 we got everything in this picture times two!!!
Also, my camera wasn't ruined by going through the washer yay!!!

I'm taking the week off from CVS, there is nothing good this week.



I'll be putting my time and effort in at Kmart- they are doing super doubles all week!!!



They will double up to a $2 coupon. Double coupons at Kmart will last until December 6th.
Here are some rules:
Only 4 like coupons will be doubled per day
You can double up to 75 coupons per day per person. So you can bring another person or visit the store on consecutive days.
No internet printable coupons or copies of coupons
Coupon will be adjusted down if after doubled it exceeds the value of the item
Click here for more info and possible deals

Glad force flex sample

Click here to sign up for a free Glad force flex sample from Walmart.

Free Schick razor

Hurry, hurry, sign up for another free Schick trimmer. I had to use another email address to sign up again. Hopefully this arrives in time to be stuffed in a stocking!!

Couldn't help myself....

So I said that I was going to stay out of CVS this week, but I had a really tough day and decided to stop in on my way home to relieve some stress. I ended up with some great deals!!!

1 Complete eye contact solution (I don't wear contacts but little sister does)$8.99
1 Instant Energy $4.99
1 Bodi Heat pads $3.99
1 Right Guard Deodorant $0.99 (rain check)
2 Gold Emblem dehydrated onions $1.98 (filler)
1 Snickers $0.50 (filler)

Coupons:
$2 off Right Guard (tore off inside of box)
$1 off Complete
$1 off Bodi Heat (on package)
$17 ecb

Total OOP: $0.49 I didn't plan this correctly. I figured the cashier would adjust the deodorant coupon to $0.99. If I had known I needed $2.50 in filler I would have gotten something better.

ECB's received: $23.97

Two ways I hit the jackpot tonight:
1. I didn't realize that the deodorant I couldn't find last week is now a December monthly deal. I got a $6 ecb for it. Basically, CVS paid me $7 to buy this deodorant. My husband only uses Right Guard aerosol, so I'm hoping he likes the "professional strength." He is so picky, who knows.....I didn't need any of the stuff I got except for the deodorant, so 50 cents for deodorant is still a bargain, before CVS I was paying $4 a can.

2. On my receipt, I got a $5 off $15 purchase which expires in 3 days!!! I'm going to buy one more contact solution (or get free) and the dog bed in the ad and my pups will have a new bed courtesy of CVS. Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Want to see more CVS savings? Visit the "Cents"ible Sawyer's CVS Superstars

Its another great week!

This was two transactions.
Transaction 1:
batteries
dove
loreal
skin effects
Total OOP $.55

Transaction 2:
Glade stuff
Total OOP: $1.80

More details to come later!

Free ready grains

Click here to sign up for a coupon to get free Kozy Shack Ready Grains Cereal. It is a new product that you will be able to find in the dairy section of your grocery store.

Get your coupons ready!

Deals next week at CVS:

Loreal Age Perfect Pro Calcium Radiance Perfector sheer tint moisturizer 1.7 oz. $15.99 earn $15.99 ecb LIMIT 1

**Use $1 coupon from 9/21 Red Plum or 10/19 Smart Source= get paid $1 to buy
**UPDATE: Today my card scanner wasn't working (ofcourse), but on my receipt I got a coupon for $3 off a $15 Facial Skin Care Purchase. I guess I'll be getting paid $4 to buy this :)

Right Guard Sport Extreme, Soft and Dri or Dry Idea deoderant $2.99 with $2 ecb LIMIT 5
**Use $0.50 off one Soft and Dri or Dry Idea from 10/5 Smart Source= $0.50
**Hopefully a better coupon will come out this weekend

Fantastik, Pledge, Windex, Clorox Wipes, Scrubbing Bubbles 2/$5
**No ecbs on this one, but you can get each for $0.50 with printable coupons here
**These coupons have been out for awhile so for best results print yours soon before they are taken off the website!!

Spend $20 on Duracell, get $15 ecb LIMIT 1
**Use $0.75 coupon from 10/16 Smart Source
**$9.99 for 16 pack AA or AAA, 8 pack C or D
**$5.99 for 8 pack AA or AAA, 4 pack C or D
**This is a great deal, ofcourse the way they are priced you must spend more than $20. My husband always asks for batteries, I'm quite sure he must be eating them based on the amount he goes through!!

Zantrex 3 insta-shot 2 pack $4.99 with $4.99 ecb LIMIT1
**Not sure what this is, but its free!

Spend $10 on Glade products (shown in ad), get $5 ecb LIMIT 5
**Update Buy 4 Glade Glass Scents at $2.50 each. Use 2 B1G1 coupons from the 10/12 SmartSource inserts. Free after coupons and ECBs

New deal: Revlon nail polish- on sale Buy One Get One Free
** Use 2 $2 off Revlon coupons from 9/14 Smart Source= FREE

Thanks to I Heart CVS for the early ad preview. Click here to see the ad.

**Note: These are ad projections, we won't know that these are the real deals until we get our paper on Sunday.

I'm a winner, I think!!

Yesterday I got a box in the mail from Home Made Simple that contained a full size can of air freshener and a box of 15 Ziploc Zip N' Steam bags. I've seen the Ziploc bags in the store many times, but never really thought they were a good idea. Since I got them for free, I decided to try one. I filled a bag with zucchini and a little bit of butter. I put it in the microwave for 3 minutes and it was cooked perfectly. I was very surprised! I liked the ease of preparation, and even better, no dishes to wash. Who knew?? These will be great for our camping trip during Thanksgiving week!!

It's a great week!!

Here's what I got:
2 St. Ives body wash $7.98
1 Loreal wrinkle cream $11.99
1 Glaceau water $1.59
1 Listerine mouth wash $3.99
1 Garnier shampoo $2.99
2 Palmolive $2.98
1 Raisin Bran $2.00
1 Best Foods Mayo $3.00

Coupons:
2 $0.25 Palmolive
$0.60 Best Foods Mayo
$1.00 Garnier
$1.00 Listerine
$1.00 Loreal
$1.00 Raisin Bran
2 $2.00 St. Ives
$26.97 ECBS
**To see where I got all of my coupons, read this post

Total Out of Pocket (OOP): $0.79
Total ECBs earned: $26.58
Total saved: $50.35

This trip is a good example of getting overage from coupons. I needed to buy mayo at the store this week. Mayo is super expensive ($3.49 usually, even for store brand) and it kills me to buy it. I had enough overage from my coupons to buy the mayo for free (or $0.79). My mayo coupon isn't one that you will find if you live in Southern California. I got it from a coupon exchange that I am in (I know, I'm addicted). The Southern California version of the coupon is $1 off 2 :(

Let me know if you'd like info about joining the coupon exchange.

Free Kirkland diaper from Costco

Click here to sign up for a free diaper from Costco. You don't have to be a member.

Free chocolate covered pomegranate seeds

I know it might sound kind of strange, but you can click here to sign up for free chocolate covered pomegranate seeds. Who knows, they might be good!

Free 8x10 at Walgreens

You can get a free 8x10 print at Walgreens by using the code FREEPIC. This offer expires at the end of the day Saturday, November 8. The regular price for an 8x10 is $2.99. You order the picture online with the code and then pick it up at the store. This is great for Chirstmas gifts or if you are like me and like to have pictures of your dogs everywhere around the house!
You might want to print your receipt that shows the order total as $0.00 and bring it with you when you pick up.

Free dog bone

Click here to sign up for a free breath-a-licious dog bone.

Get your coupons ready!

***Updated Thursday 5pm***

Deals next week at CVS:

Sunday and Monday only
Loreal Revitalift anti wrinkle cream: $11.99 earn $11.99 ecb LIMIT 1
**Use $1 coupon from 9/21 Red Plum or 10/19 Smart Source= get paid $1 to buy

Sunday and Monday only
Saint Ives Body Wash: $3.99 earn $3.oo ecb LIMIT 4
**Use $2 coupon here= get paid $1 to buy

Garnier: $2.99 earn $2ecb LIMIT 1 :(
**Use $1 coupon= free!!
There are tons of coupons out for this, let me know if you can't find one!

Palmolive: $1.49 earn $1.00 ecb LIMIT 5
**Use $0.25 Palmolive coupon from 10/26 Smart Source= $0.25

Listerine agent cool blue tinting rinse: $3.99 earn $3 ecb LIMIT 5
**Print $1 off coupon here = free!!
**Print this ASAP before the print limit is reached

Glaceau Smart water 1 liter: $1.59 earn $1.59 ecb LIMIT 1

Kellogg's cereal: 2/$4
**Print $1 coupon here= $1 for box of cereal, could be used for overage from $1 coupons above
Coupon says for 10 oz. or larger. This would include Corn Flakes (12 oz), Corn Pops (12.5 oz) and Raisin Bran (15 oz).

Free Glad food bags sample

Walmart is offering a Glad food bags sample. Click here to sign up.

Free popcorn

Click here to sign up for a free sample of Orville Redenbacher Lime and Salt microwave popcorn.

Hurry, hurry free Del Monte citrus bowl

A couple weeks ago I shared with you an opportunity to sign up for Del Monte coupons. If you didn't sign up, its not too late. Click here to sign up.

Now Del Monte is offering a coupon for a free citrus bowl (to be mailed to you) for the first 50,000 people that log in and request the coupon. Hurry and log in!! Click here

More free shampoo and conditioner

Click here for a free sample of mystery shampoo and conditioner. The secret will be revealed when the sample is mailed on November 24th. This mystery shampoo and conditioner will be sold at Wal Mart.

Free sample of Nexxus

Click here for a FREE sample of Nexxus Therappe Luxurious Moisturizing Shampoo and Humectress Ultimate Moisturizing Conditioner.

These samples are great for traveling, especially if you are going on an airplane. Most airlines charge for luggage now, so if you don't have to carry a whole bottle of shampoo and conditioner you will save yourself some weight!!

Sign up for Home and Holiday gift pack.

Click here, the first 20,000* people to respond will receive free Ziploc® products, plus $8.50 in coupons for Ziploc®, Glade®, Pledge® and Drano® products. Here is a list of what you will get:

1 Ziploc® Brand Fresh Produce Bag with Moisture Vents
1 Ziploc® Brand Easy Zipper Storage Bag
1 Ziploc® Brand Snack Bag
1 Ziploc® Brand Zip 'n Steam™ Microwave Steam Cooking Bag
1 Ziploc® Brand Snap 'n Seal Container

I've signed up for this before and never got a gift pack. Hopefully this time we (you and me) will be lucky!!

Free diaper sample

Click here for a free sample of Huggies diapers from Walmart!! If you don't know anyone with a baby, sign up for the sample and give the diaper to me. My sister in law is expecting and I'm sure she would love the sample!

Proctor and Gamble coupons

Click here to get $27 worth of coupons from Proctor and Gamble including a coupon for a FREE Cascade rinse agent for your dishwasher. You may have gotten this booklet before, sign up for another one!

I'm back in the game

Last week wasn't too good for me at CVS. I had a $5 off $30 coupon that I wanted to use, and I wanted to use it by buying Nyquil and Bic razors. Every CVS in my area was out of the razors!! Finally, yesterday I went and got my Nyquil and a rain check for the razors. I ended up getting 4 bottles of Nyquil for $5.60.

Here is what I got today:

2 Olay body wash $12.00

3 Pantene $9.00

11 Ice breaker gum $11.00 (I only meant to get 10, I guess I accidentally had 11. I'm also disappointed that I had to get a bunch of fruity flavors, they only had one mint :(

2 Crest pro whitening toothpaste $6.98

Coupons:

-$5 off $30 (I was one of the lucky ones to find this coupon in my email on Thursday)

-$2 off Olay 11/2 Proctor and Gamble

-$2 off Olay 11/2 Proctor and Gamble

-$1 off Pantene 11/2 Proctor and Gamble

-$1 off Pantene 11/2 Proctor and Gamble

-$1 off Crest 10/12 Proctor and Gamble

-$1 off Crest 10/12 Proctor and Gamble

-5 $1 off 2 Ice breakers 9/7 Smart Source

-$19.96 ECBs

Total OOP: $1.26

ECBs earned: $18.98

Total saved: $49.80

Free lotion sample

Click here for a free sample of Vaseline Intensive Rescue lotion. You don't have to be a Costco member.

CVS 10.21.08

Trip 1:
2 Gum toothbrushes $7.98

Coupons:
$7.97 ECB

Total OOP: $0.01 (No tax for some reason)
ECBs earned: $7.98
Total saved: $9.97

Trip 2:
1 Gum toothbrush $3.99
2 Halloween glo sticks $1.98
2 Clean and Clear trial size $1.98
1 Excedrin $1.99
2 Kleenex $1.78

Coupons:
$3.00 Excedrin CVS coupon (from coupon machine, make sure you scan your card each trip!!)
$1.00 Clean and Clear 8/3 Smart Source
$1.00 Clean and Clear 8/3 Smart Source
$5.99 ECB

OOP: Total $0.94
Total ECBs earned $5.98
Total saved: $15.59

Trip 3:

1 Windex $2.50

1 Scrubbing Bubbles $2.50

2 Excedrin $5.97

2 Gold Emblem candy $1.98

Coupons:

$2 Windex

$2 Scrubbing Bubbles

3 $2 Excedrin

$2 Gold Emblem candy (from CVS coupon machine)

Total OOP: $0.43

Total saved: $26.38

Trip 4:

Windex $2.50

Pledge $2.50

2 Gum Toothbrush $7.98

2 Excedrin $3.98

1 CVS soap $0.99

1 Sure deoderant $2.79

2 Pert Plus $7.98

Coupons:

2 $1 Gum toothbrush

$1 Sure deoderant

$2 Windex

$2 Pledge

2 $2 Excedrin

2 $2 Pert Plus

$14.26 ECBS

Total OOP: $1.16

ECBS earned: $13 .98

Total saved: $42.20

Freebies

Click here for a Splenda sample

Click here for a sample of Seattle's Best Coffee

Click here for a sample of Folger's Coffee

Another CVS tip.....

Click here to join the CVS Advisory Panel!! I joined a couple of weeks ago and this week I was contacted to take a survey. The survey took about 10 minutes and I was asked questions about the CVS and Walgreens ads that came out today. In exchange for my time, I'm going to get $10 ecbs!! I am so excited! If you haven't joined yet, you should. It is a great way to earn some ECBs.

CVS tips this week

Lots of good deals this week!! Here are some things not to forget:

Butler (GUM) toothbrush 2 pack: $3.99
Tip: Use $1 coupon from 8/3 Red Plum. If you are trying to grow your ECBs, then buy the toothbrushes, use the coupon and buy something that will make a $1 ECB. This week the pumpkin pail, funlight and CVS 1pack bar soaps will get you a $1 ECB

Excedrin Extra Strength Express Gels 20 count: $1.99
Tip: SCAN YOUR CARD!! Scan your card at the price check machine every time you go to CVS. You will get coupons. Last week I got a coupon for $3 off Excedrin Express Gels, so when I bought this today I got $1 of overage.
Tip: I haven't tried this yet, but you should be able to print a $2 off coupon here, which makes the Excedrin free.
Tip: The shelf at my store was empty, but I found an endcap full of Excedrin, so look around!!

Cleaners: Scrubbing Bubbles, Windex, Pledge on sale 2/$5
Tip: Click here for some coupons that would make each cleaner $0.50
$2 off any Windex product
$2 off any Pledge product
$2 off any Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner

CVS 10.13.08

Lots of free stuff this week....at least in WINDY Southern California!!!

Will I use this stuff? Yes, as my mom says, I am a sickly person. I think it is because I am a teacher and I constantly touch dirty things and get sick from the kids!! We've been back in school for a month, and I've already had a cold, now with the wind I feel one coming on again :(

Anyway, here's the transcation:

1 Lysol wipes $2.50 (filler, we need these at home
1 Bengay $5.99

1 Chloraseptic lozenges $4.17

1 Comtrex cold medicine $4.97
1 Simply Saline $7.97

Coupons:

-$0.75 lysol wipes 10/12 Smart Source

-$1.00 simply saline (peelie on package)

-$2.oo Bengay 10/12 Red Plum

-$21.27 ECBs (if you don't have this many ecb's, break up the transactions)

Total OOP: $0.93

ECBs earned: $23.10

Total savings: $29.57

Another trip:

1 Scott paper towels $5.49

1 Bengay $5.99

1 Colgate $2.99

Coupons:

-$2.00 Bengay

-$1.00 CVS Colgate coupon from price check machine

-$4.17 ECB

-$4.97 ECB

Total OOP: $1.68 (not bad for paper towels which I would normally spend $5+ on at Target)

ECB's earned: $7.99

Total saved $20.94

Free sample Always Infinity

This time WalMart is giving away a free sample of Always Infinity.

I'm back!!!

How can you tell if I'm sick??? Well, I haven't been to CVS until today, and I never made it to Kmart double coupon days :(

Small trip today:
1 Arrowhead water (stocking up for Thanksgiving @Ocotillo!!) $1.00
1 Bic Soleil refill $5.99
1 Always infinigy $4.98
1 Colgate $2.99

Coupons:
-$0.75 Colgate
-$2.00 Bic Soleil
-$11.79 ECBs

Total OOP: $0.69
ECBs back: $11.00
Total saved this trip: $17.54

Trip 2:

2 Arrowhead water $2.00

3 Bic Soleil $17.97

1 Always infinity $4.98

1 Vitamin water $2.29

1 CVS soap $.99

Coupons:

3 Soleil $2 off coupons

$21.97 ECBs

Total OOP: $0.72

ECBS earned: $20.27

Total Savings: $33.36

Few deals you should try at CVS this week:

****Update: this link will work for the Bic Soleil coupon. Coupons were also in 9/14 Smart Source!!

Bic Soleil razors and refills are $6.99.

Use $2.00 coupon HERE or from 9/14 SS

Pay $4.00 OOP, or use $4 ECB if you have it

Get back $4.00 ECB

You can do this up to 5 times.

Think stocking stuffers!

Always Infinity on sale $4.99

Pay $4.98 OOP or use $5 ECB

Get $4.98 ECB back

Limit has increased to 2 in Southern California!!

Watch Oprah Wednesday!

Despite my boycott of Oprah due to differing political views (are you sure Hillary isn't on the ballot??), I have set my Tivo to record tomorrow. It sounds interesting. "A thrifty family provides tips for stretching the dollar; viewers across the country reveal money-saving secrets."

Thanks for the heads up BFF Rachel!

Double coupons are back!

NEVER in my wildest dreams did I ever think that KMART would offer double coupons AGAIN!!!

They will be doubling from October 1-5. This means two ad cycles!!

You can go to Kmart's website and sign up for a $5 coupon.

They did this in early September. I wrote about it here. I think the same rules will apply, but I'm not sure because I can't find anything in writing.

Click here for a list of participating stores.

My return to Ralphs

Ok, I'm going to Ralphs this week. They found two ways to lure me in.

1. Lean Cuisines are on sale 10 for $15. Frankly Ralphs has a better selection of Lean Cuisine's then Staters does. I love the peanut chicken and the orange peel chicken (large box) and I haven't had them since I started my Ralphs strike in June.

Click here and here for some coupons to use on the Lean Cuisine's. I'm pretty sure I can get them for $1 each with the coupons. I eat these for lunch every day, its easier to grab one of these on the way out then to make lunch everyday.

2. They sent me coupons for free stuff!! Here's what I am getting for free:
FREE Electrosol diswasher soap
FREE Gatorade Isotonic Drink 6 pack or 8 pack (not sure what this is, but its free!!)
FREE 3.5lb bag Pet Pride Natural Dog Food
FREE Healthy Choice Fresh mixers microwave meal

Coupon organization

Since I've gotten so involved in collecting coupons, I have found that I need to be organized. The way that I store coupon inserts is by using a crate with hanging file folders.

On Sundays I go through the inserts and clip which ever coupons I know that I will use. I keep the inserts and file them by date. This way I still have the inserts in case I find out about double coupon days some place or find a deal on a coupon that I didn't clip. The files make it easy to grab what I need.

I also have a file for store ads. In the past I had what my husband calls "a rats nest" of inserts, and ads. I had several nests throughout the house and in my car. Now they are all in one file. If I am going away for the weekend or camping, it is easy to throw the crate in the car and always have my coupons with me. Yes, I know I am obsessed I'd grab this crate if there was a fire, after my dogs of course!

It would be easy to add files to meet your needs, for example a restaurant coupon file, etc.

I just picked up to crate files at CVS this week for $0.50. Maybe my mom, Nanny or Marsha would want one....

Pamprin Sample

Walmart is offering a free sample of Pamprin. Click here to sign up!

CVS 9.28.08

I found lots of great clearance items today!

Box of Flavorice $1.49 (originally $14.99)
Flip top storage box $0.28 (on top of flavorice)
Smaller flip tops $0.15 each
Filing crates $0.49 each (great for coupons, Nanny let me know if you want one!)
Downy $5.49 (we needed this, so great I didn't have to buy it at Costco)
Gillette Fusion $9.99
Dawn dish soap $0.99

Coupons:
$1 off Downy (came in the mail this week from Walmart, I was bummed it wasn't a coupon for a free bottle, but it still worked out to be almost free)
$1 off Dawn September Proctor and Gamble
$4 off Gillette October Proctor and Gamble
$3 off $15 (email me if you have ?'s about this, I can't post where I got it anymore, copyright police)
$10 ecb

Total OOP: $0.91
ECBs earned $5.00, I was supposed to get $5 from the flavorice but it didn't print. I'll call tomorrow and I should be able to get it.

Total savings (on receipt) $52.97



Husband's trip:
3 Dawn dishsoap $2.97
1 Gillette razor $9.99
1 Colgate $2.99


Coupons:
$1.00 Colgate 9/28 smart source
$4.00 Schick October proctor and gamble
3 $1.00 Dawn coupons September proctor and gamble (they were out of the hand one, so they let me substitute)
$5.00 ECB
$3 off $15

Total OOP: $0.60
ECBs earned: $7
Total Savings (on receipt): $18.69

And one for the ladies....

Sign up here for a free Schick Intuition razor. Finally something for me!

Del Monte coupons

Sign up for the Del Monte email newsletter and you will recieve $35 in coupons including a couple coupons for free items.