Archive for the ‘Coupons’ Category

Congratulations to Jackie for being chosen by Random.org as the winner!  Your coupons are on their way.

Typical mornings at my house are a greeted with the alarm going off and a rush to get dressed and out the door.  Rarely do we have time to stop and have a healthy breakfast.

Recently I was given an opportunity from MyBlogSpark & General Mills to review and blog about GM Cereals.  I received 4 VIP coupons in the mail and promptly went to the store I used 2 of them.  I chose Honey Nut Cheerios & Multi Grain Cheerios because these seemed to be the healthier options for my family.   One of the things my diet seems to lack is fiber.  If my diet is lacking then I am positive my other family members aren’t getting enough either.  Cheerios contains soluble fiber and Whole Grain Oats so it is also heart healthy which is a good thing for maintaining good cholesterol levels.   I also worry about the amount of sugar in the foods I and was pleased to learn that General Mills is reducing the amount of sugar in some of their cereals, especially those geared towards children.  As for the Cheerios, I found that they only have 1 gram of sugar per serving which was amazing since they taste so good!  My kids love the Honey Nut Cheerios and the Multigrain Cheerios and that pleased me since they contain less sugar per serving than their normal cereal choices.

General Mills & MyBlogSpark have helped me realize that there are quick and NUTRITIONAL alternatives to starting the day off in a rush!  Rather than sending my kids out the door with a potential 24 grams of sugar in hand, they can have a bowl or baggie of Honey Nut Cheerios with only 9 grams of sugar and many more vitamins & minerals that they need to get through the day!  We have taken this opportunity to change some not so good habits to some great lifelong great choices.  Cheerios are a great way to start  or even end the day .

I’m off to go grab some more GM cereals for us to try next week.  I’m thinking I will grab a box of Wheaties for my hubby…he will need them for that list of “honey do’s” I will be giving him this weekend.

If  you would like to win 2 free boxes of General Mills cereals for your family to try as well, just leave me a comment with some of your favorite quick & healthy alternatives to breakfast for your family. This is a mandatory entry.  You can also earn extra entries by following me on Facebook or Twitter or by blogging or tweeting about this giveaway and commenting me with a link for a total of 5 entries.  Giveaway will end on Friday, January 29th at 11:59pm.

Good luck to you and thank you to MyBlogSpark and General Mills!

I was going through my papers from last weekend, preparing for my shopping trips this weekend and I found an insert from Kroger Pharmacy that had a few manufacturer’s coupons in it plus a coupon that offers $20 in free groceries when you transfer your prescription to Kroger.

Here are the coupons that were included:

$2.00 off ANY Sundown Naturals Vitamin/Supplement  EXP: 02/06/10
$2.00 off ANY Disney Vitamin EXP: 02/06/10
$2.00 off ANY Ester-C product EXP: 02/06/10
$1.00 off ONE (1) box of Tazo Filterbag Tea or Tea Latte Concentrate EXP: 03/21/10
$1.00 off ONE (1) Slim-Fast product excluding single bars EXP: 03/27/10
.55 off any 18.5 oz. FUZE Single Bottle EXP: 02/27/10
.55 off when you buy 2 bottles of Glaceau  products EXP: 02/27/10
Buy 3 Get 1 free Powerade ION4 or Powerade Zero EXP:02/27/10
$2.00 off ANY Nature’s Bounty Vitamin/Supplement EXP: 03/08/10

Looks like this is going to be a great weekend to grab a few extra newspapers!!  I noticed a few of the sales at CVS, Walgreens & Kroger had some great coupon match up deals.

Here is just a small sample of what you will find (varies by region) in your Sunday coupons.  To see the full list (and trust me, it’s BIG!) check out Sunday Coupon Preview!

Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-ups, or Fruit Stickerz, boxes – 50 cents off any 2 (x2/27)
Fiber One Box Muffin Mix – 50 cents off any 1 (x2/27)
Fiber One Chewy Bars, box – 40 cents off any 1 (x2/27)
Fiber One Complete Pancake Mix, 28.3oz – 60 cents off any 1 (x2/27)
Fiber One Frozen Muffins – $1.00 off any 1 (x3/27)
General Mills Cereals, listed – $1.00 off any 3 (x2/13)
Green Giant Frozen Boxed Vegetables – 60 cents off any 3 (x2/27)
Green Giant Just for One Vegetables – 50 cents off any 1 (x2/27)
GreenGiant Valley Fresh Steamers frozen vegetables – 40 cents off any 1 (x2/27)
NatureValley Granola Nut Clusters, bag – 50 cents off any 1 (x2/27)
Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls – 40 cents off any 2 (x3/27)
Pillsbury Refrigerated Grands Biscuits – 30 cents off any 2 (x3/27)
Pillsbury Sweet Rolls or Grands Sweet Rolls – 40 cents off any 2 (x3/27)
Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Pastries – 55 cents off any 2 (x3/27)
Progresso Soups – $1.00 off any 4 (x2/27)
Progresso Soups – 50 cents off any 2 (x2/27)
Romano’s Macaroni Grill Restaurant Favorites Dinner Kit – $1.00 off any 1 (x2/27)
Wanchai Ferry Dinner Kit – $1.00 off any 1 (x2/27)
Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt Multipack – 50 cents off any 1 (x2/27)
Yoplait Frozen Smoothie – $1.00 off any 1 (x2/27)
Yoplait Go-Gurt Yogurt – $1.00 off any 2 (x2/27)
Yoplait Yogurt Cups, includes Original, Light, Thick & Creamy or Whips, or Yoplait Original or Light Smoothie – 40 cents off any 6 (x2/27)
Yoplait Yogurt Cups, includes Original, Light, Thick & Creamy or Whips, or Yoplait Original or Light Smoothie – 50 cents off any 8 (x2/27)
YoPlus or YoPlus Light Yogurt 4pk – $1.00 off any 1 (x2/27)

That is only one insert!  There are going to be at least 4 in this Sunday’s paper.  I know that paying $5.00 for the double papers in my area is a given because I save AT LEAST that much in coupons!

Happy Frugal Saturday everyone!  I am off to Wal-Mart to pick up my papers and a new Convection Oven.  Mine croaked New Years Eve night and in my house, we can’t live with out ours!

If I spot some good deals while I am out I will be sure to post them for you!

2010 Sunday Coupon Insert Schedule

January
1/03: (2) SmartSource , (2) Red Plum, General Mills
1/10: SmartSource , Red Plum
1/17: SmartSource ,  Red Plum ,  P & G
1/24: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
1/31: SmartSource ,  Red Plum

February
2/07: SmartSource
2/14: No Inserts
2/21: SmartSource ,  General Mills ,  P & G
2/28: SmartSource ,  Red Plum

March
3/07: SmartSource, Red Plum ,  P & G
3/14: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
3/21: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
3/28: (2) SmartSource ,  Red Plum ,  P & G

April
4/04: No Inserts
4/11: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
4/18: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
4/25: SmartSource ,  Red Plum

May
5/02: SmartSource ,  Red Plum ,  P &G
5/09: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
5/16: 2 SmartSource ,  Red Plum
5/23: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
5/30: No Inserts

June
6/06: SmartSource ,  Red Plum ,  P & G
6/13: SmartSource
6/20: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
6/27: SmartSource ,  Red Plum

July
7/04: No Inserts
7/11: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
7/18: SmartSource
7/25: SmartSource ,  Red Plum

August
8/01: SmartSource ,  Red Plum ,  P & G
8/08: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
8/15: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
8/22: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
8/29: SmartSource ,  Red Plum ,  P & G

September
9/05: No Inserts
9/12: SmartSource ,  (2) Red Plum
9/19: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
9/26: SmartSource ,  Red Plum

October
10/03: SmartSource ,  Red Plum ,  P & G
10/10: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
10/17: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
10/24: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
10/31: SmartSource ,  Red Plum

November
11/07: SmartSource ,  Red Plum ,  P & G
11/14: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
11/21: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
11/28: No Inserts

December
12/05: SmartSource ,  Red Plum ,  P & G
12/12: SmartSource ,  Red Plum
12/19: No Inserts
12/26: No Inserts

Lots of new (to me) coupons here like:

Dole Fruit – .50 off 1  – that will double and make the Dole Pineapple or Mandarin Oranges free this week at Kroger!
Success Rice – $1.00 off – makes it .99 cents at my Kroger
Several coupons for Hasbro & Playskool toys, just in time for Black Friday shopping! (Lots to choose from!)
Busy Bones – Buy 1 Get 1 free – stocking stuffers for my pups.
Rite Aid – $5.00 off when you spend $25.00

There are tons more so go check them out & get them before they are gone!

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Today I took my 14 year old daughter along with me to CVS & Walgreens because she needed some make up and she didn’t think I could choose the appropriate color for her.  It was fun for her to tag a long anyway since I want both of my girls to get a taste of frugality in it’s finest form!  Our trip to CVS was fairly simple.  We picked up the following items

(1) Arm & Hammer Spinbrush 1ct. – $6.99 get $2.00 ECBs back
used -$1 off Arm & Hammer Spinbrush Powered Toothbrush 10/18/09 SS

(1) Complete Contact Solution $8.99 – get $8.99 ECBs back
used -$1 off Complete Multipurpose Solution, 12oz   10/25/09 RP

(2) Air Wick Freshmatic Starter Kit – $5.99 (Regularly $12.00)
used 2 -$5 Air Wick Freshmatic Starter Kit, any SS 11/15/09

1 Newspaper – $3.00

I had a $5.00 off $30.00 in my email and it expired today so I used it.

My total before coupons was $30.96  and after $13.96.  I handed the cashier $14.00 in ECBs from last weeks shopping trip (I thought I handed him a $10 and a $3 but I realized while typing this I handed him the $4.) and my total was $0.00 and after tax (don’t ask me…haha) I paid a whopping $.03 cents out of pocket and I earned $10.99 in ECBs.  That was when my daughter looked at me and said my husband was right…I was a thief…lol.    I loved it!

I knew that my trip to Walgreens was going to cost me since I had to buy some bigger ticket items and didn’t have any RRs to spare so I was happy to walk out of CVS for pennies!

My Walgreens trip went something like this –

Transaction #1:

2 Theraflu – 2/$10.00 get $3 RRs back
I used the following coupons – $3.00  off any 2 Theraflu 10/18/09 SS  and $2.00 off Theraflu from the Healthy Savings coupon booklet at the cash register for a total of $7.00 off.

2 Triaminic – 2/$10.00 get $5 RRs back
I used the following coupons – $3.00 off any 2 Triaminic 10/18/09 SS and $2.00 off Triaminic from the Healthy Savings coupon booklet at the cash register for a total of $7.00 off

1 Rimmel Pressed Powder make up – $5.49 – $1.00 off any Rimmel Cosmetic 09/13/09 RP

My total OOP – $10.61 RRs earned – $8.00 (like getting all that stuff for $2.61!)

Transaction #2:

2 Carefree Panty Shields 22ct – 41.49 each (.99 with coupon from Walgreens November Savings book)
1 gallon Schepps milk – $2.29
Werthers Coffee hard Candies – B1G1 -$2.29
Riesen Chocolates – free
Jolly Rancher Doubles – $2.39
Revlon 1875 Watt Hair Dryer – $9.99
Kitchen Gourmet Single Burner – $9.99 (w/ coupon in WAGs ad $6.99)

I used 2 $1.00 coupons from Carefree samples & the $8.00 RRs from 1st transaction for a total OOP of $17.06!  Not too bad considering the Burner & Dryer would have been more than that!

So all in all, today wasn’t too terrible even having to purchase a few things I wouldn’t normally have had to purchase.  My total OOP was $27.70 for $88.67 (really more if I wouldn’t have used the sale prices to figure my total) worth of merchandise!!

Now, if you want to get even more detailed since I got back $12.99 in ECBs it only cost me $14.71!  Now that’s the kind of shopping that I love!!