Teacher Cents

Arby's Combo Roast Beef $3.99

2012-01-11T08:20:00.000-08:00

Follow this link to a printable coupon to get the roast beef combo

(you can even have a salad instead of fries) for just $3.99!

Subway Early Bird BOGO Special

2011-11-04T16:11:00.000-07:00

Subway Early Bird BOGO Special

The deal is that you have to order and pickup your sandwiches by 9am! Most stores open at 7am and a few like mine open at 8am Saturdays.

Take a cooler with you and order sandwiches for the evening meal. Perfect if you are going to a game. You even have time to swing by before work.

Good all November long!

Affordable Fall Vacations!

2011-09-05T16:52:00.000-07:00

Affordable Fall Vacations!

Wish you could get away? Can't afford to put out a lot of money all at once?

Local parks and recreation deparments are a grea source for day or weekend trips and they usually have you make "payments" along the way till the trip takes off!

Warren County parks and rec

Shenandoah County

A trip to NYC and the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertainment Show in DC!

Frederick County (VA)

Loundon County Rockettes, Mount Vernon, Charlestown, Atlantic City.

Free Ice Cream if you Make A Wish!

2011-09-05T16:06:00.000-07:00

Check out this link for the printable details and plan to make a donation for a good cause. You also get a Buy one get one free coupon!

Free Kashi Sample!

2011-07-31T19:06:00.000-07:00

Free Kashi Sample! Try the new cinnamon cereal or the new peanut dark chocolate snack bar!

25 freebies for your birthday

2011-06-22T06:39:00.000-07:00

25 Freebies for Your Birthday

I just read an article on MSN Money about a guy that gets over $300 worth of products for his birthday! That got me to thinking a little bit more about those free signups. I like the idea mentioned in the article about getting an email address for just "birthday swag."

I am seriously going to try this......of course finding freebies redeemable in my little neck of the woods might be a little harder, but i do go into the "big cty" every now and again.

Read the article here. 25 freebies for your birthday

Free Ci Ci's Pizza Buffet!

2011-06-05T17:17:00.000-07:00

Sign up for the Ci Ci Pizza's newsletter here and get a Buy One Get one coupon for their buffet.

Ci Ci's has been a place for our school fundraisers and I was surprised to see that the buffet appeals to all ages! You can still fill up with a salad and of course there is pasta and pizza. A couple of dessert options like dessert pizza or cinnamon rolls paired with your choice of sweet tea or soda and you have a great cheap buffet!

Free CFL Bulb

2011-04-04T14:29:00.000-07:00

Free CFL Bulb

I hope this is not your first CFL bulb. I changed all of mine in the house but had to use the old standard in my reading lamp near the bed. Anyway, I did notice a drop in electric usage. Now if I could just get to doing other things to save on electric.

If you have not already done so, read my post about how I have charted my energy savings over the last few years. Here is a link to the spreadsheet I use to follow electric usage. You can see how after a while I plateaued and no longer have a savings. I need to review it.

I have just started to use the free site www.mint.com to get a visual look at where the money goes and how it should be budgeted.

Soup at Hand Amazon Deal

2011-03-12T17:20:00.000-08:00

Soup at Hand Amazon Deal

There are these staff members that buy lunch every day at school That is $2.50 a day or $12.50 a week. That is about $50 a month!!!!

Thankfully I have always done the Math and while most of the time we have left overs to bring, I can understand that if there are no leftovers- some might be buying it out of convenience. It certainly has to be a convenience habit. So let's be PROACTIVE and NOT REACTIVE.

Pop a few of these puppies in your desk, pair it with an apple and you are about $1.75. I don't recommend this every day, but once a week would be great. Also, try some lean cuisine meals in your rotation. A diet program in your lunch bag!

Amazon Prime has a great deal on a case of eight for 10.17 during their Campbell soup sale. Check out the invoice for my auto ship of the Classic Tomato variety!

www.amazon.com

New Balance Shoes $24.99

2011-03-10T05:15:00.000-08:00

Great sneaker (340 Running) deal for all of us that spend a lot of time on our feet and occasionally have time to run/walk.

I just ordered a pair of these and with shipping they were $33.19.

It used to be you could wait for a sale at your local store, now it seems like you have to go to the mall or shopping center which for us seem about 30 miles away. Factor in your gas prices and chances of finding New Balance Running shoes on sale! This offer good today only at Joe's New Balance Outlet

Free Jr. Frosty for a Year!

2011-02-26T12:06:00.000-08:00

Free Jr. Frosty for a Year!

Our local Wendy's is selling a "key fob" for $1 to benefit a local animal shelter called String of Pearls. Throughout the US they are selling these at their stores to benefit a variety of local organizations so check with your local Wendy's as to who the proceeds go to!

Your local Wendy's should have a flyer up at the drive through window showing that they are still selling them. Once they run out, that is all they have.

Present this mini card each time you purchase something and get a free Jr frosty. Good now through Dec 31 2011

Can be used daily. The only catch is you have to purchase something each time! What a deal!

These come in vanilla and chocolate!

posted from Bloggeroid

Free Wendy's Fries

2011-01-28T15:43:00.000-08:00

Free Wendy's Fries
Click here for the coupon!

Wendy's wants you to give their new fries a try! Hand cut and made with sea salt they just might be onto something! Enjoy your free fries!

Free Blockbuster movie!

2011-01-23T18:32:00.000-08:00

Free Blockbuster movie!

Use the following code to get a movie free from you local Blockbuster video kiosk 21CHD3X You may use this code once before 1/28

Want to know more about the Blockbuster movie codes? Check out a previous blog post on movie rentals.

Free Hand Washing Timer

2011-01-12T19:08:00.000-08:00

Free Hand Washing Timer

You can ask for three at a time!

Attaches to a hand soap pump and is meant to aid you in proper hand washing technique.

Happy New Year! Free Hot Chocolate or Coffee! Sheetz gas Station

2010-12-30T12:10:00.000-08:00

Free Hot Chocolate or Coffee!

At Sheetz gas Stations

Here is the press release statement citing the details! This would work for the fountian hot chocolate (not the specialuty drink from the coffee bar and the drip coffee.

ALTOONA, Pa., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheetz, Inc. is thanking customers for their patronage with free coffee on Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Customers who stop at any of the 329 Sheetz locations will be able to get any size cup of premium 100% Arabica bean coffee for free. The special runs for 24 hours beginning at midnight on December 25, then again from 4:00p.m. December 31 through 4:00p.m. January 1.

Still great for those of us who work outside and need a warm up!

Free BBQ Sauce

2010-11-14T11:22:00.000-08:00

Country Bob's BBQ Sauce

You can get a coupon for a free bottle of BBQ sauce by clicking this link and filling out the form.

I have tried this sauce and it is really good. It is sold at Walmart.

Give it a try! Just in time fore the holidays!

Free Orange Frozen Drink at Taco Bell

2010-10-25T14:26:00.000-07:00

Free Orange Drink

Orange 'n Creme Swirl Frutista Freeze® 16 oz

A smooth, frozen orange and vanilla crème flavor dessert drink.

Ok, orange may not be my favorite, but for FREE I am willing to try this! Little "cupcake" and I are ridin solo tonight and I am headed to Taco Bell for a couple Chalupas and trip to Food Lion. "Cupcake" will have leftover chicken cause human food and her would never mix. Then I'll slip over to Food Lion using my cheat sheet I made from http://www.southernsavers.com/

This coupon expires 10/31/2010 so hurry!

Walmart Deals- Nearly FREE photos

2010-10-23T07:39:00.000-07:00

I just good back from Walmart (Saturday 10/23/2010) and this early morning trip appears to have gone to the dogs! I had to get my little "cupcake" some cool doggie snacks and she was also out of the standard Puperoni! I can't be out of that!

Pup-peroni $3.33- $1 Printable ofund on the Internet I will settle for any Puperoni coupons

Cesar Dog treats were $2.98 but I had a standard clipped coupon for $2 off each! Only 98 cents! She has Prime Rib Flavor and Chicken now!

Bumble Bee Salmon Pouch 1.92 Save $1 off 2 coupon. "Cupcake" loves a salmon treat!

Then I cashed in my FREE 2 5x7 Greeting card coupon which I found in one of those little insert mags in the newspaper a while back. I had Cathy in the photo department lead me through it but I am a little disappointed because the coupons said CARDS and I got 5x7s and no envelopes. Maybe we hit the worng option but if I had to pay full price I would not get them again. Cost me 8 cents for two pictures on my "cupcake" so I can't complain too much!

Of course I got other things at Walmart including costume fabric! You have got to see what I am making!

What did you find today?

Free Tissues

2010-10-18T05:47:00.000-07:00

Kleenex Softness Worth Sharing

It is like a new age chain letter, but in a good way!

Stop by the Kleenex web site and take a turn sharing a sample pack with a friend who then sends one to another friend and you get to see you "chain" of tissue boxes on the Internet. Hopefully someone sees fit to send you one as well!

Have fun!

Wisk for $1 at Family Dollar

2010-09-04T10:59:00.000-07:00

Family Dollar Wisk Deal

Normally $4 but use the $3/1 PG 8/29 coupon and you get it for $1.

I think I have about four PG coupon packets. Since I mainly use Kirkland powdered laundry soap from Costco (cool reusable bucket) this will be about a year's supply of Wisk for us to have on hand. Use it for tough men's work clothes stains, grass stains, and when you want a scent to your sheets or other items that may need heaving cleaning.

Thanks Lady savings and a shout out to Family Dollar and Costco for great deals as well as Wisk for teaching some of us how to get cleaner clothes!

You can also get a free travel size at Walmart or CVS if your local store is ok with printable coupons. Try the Wisk web site for $1 off.

Head over to your Walmart pharmacy section of the store or CVS travel size bins near the baby section and look for travel Wisk good for one load. I have not tried this so let me know if it works! The coupon says nothing about size, so it is just a matter of finding a "sample" or "travel" product.

My Etsy Shop

2010-07-09T10:13:00.000-07:00

My Etsy Shop

I told you I have been busy with ebay (Asm22660) and (97bluedump) but I also got an Etsy shop which charges 20cents per item and keeps them listed till October!!!!!

I think it is the best deal going, the only thing it your items have to be vintage (20 years+) or handmade. Since a lot of my clothes are handmade and many of the things in my attic (which I am cleaning this summer) are about 20 years old- a GREAT deal for me.

See my side bar on this blog for all of the things in my shop.

Soon I will have vintage gloves, license plates, and cookbooks. Right now I have vintage sun dresses and will soon add nighties! Oh lal la!

Ebay 101

2010-07-02T07:25:00.001-07:00

Sorry I have not posted lately but I made $115 off ebay last week!

I have been posting all of my great items for sale both on ebay.com and etsy.com with great success!

I'll post moe in a few days!

Make money selling your old books

2010-06-14T12:56:00.000-07:00

~~Make money selling your old books~~

So I heard about this company that will buy your old books and I have plenty to share.

I am thinking about ordering their barcode scanner which is $5 for the week, scan in as many books as you have and then send the unit back to them and they make offers on the books they want, and they pay for shipping of the books. All money can be dumped into your paypal.com account which in my case goes to directly to my checking account!

If you don't have a paypal account, you should sign up for and have at least one in the family. It is the way folks pay for ebay purchases and now you can also use it on some websites to pay for purchases. Free signup-do it before you find you need it!

Block Buster Movie Vending Unit Codes~Free Movie~~

2010-06-13T09:27:00.000-07:00

Here are some codes to try at the BLUE vending units for blockbuster. Here on the East Coast you can find them outside the Sheetz stores.

GL15A

LLWFEI

YOEN3S

PQESVL

GA13A4

W67DY3

2XPEWG

1LSG76

G414A

From a previous post of mine....

This is a blue vending unit now available at our local Sheetz store in Woodstock and Mt. Jackson and Front . All movies are $1 usually and you will need a credit/debit card to secure the free ones as well. This is to ensure that they recognize your account (use same card for returning the movies) and they have financial security if you fail to return the movie. They will just charge your card! Ouch.

All movies are due by 9 pm the following day to avoid having to pay an additional $1 to rent the movie another 24 hours.

Get another free code/coupon for a rental just for registering! Register for Blockbuster Express emails These codes are limit 1 per credit card.

My personal steps to getting a movie-

1-Upload these codes to your smartphone via google docs or an email. If you have a standard phone type them into your address book with the heading of blockbuster! You could also use scrap paper!

2-Find the blue kiosk. The red ones are Redbox and you can google for similar codes to use with those.

3- Follow the screen prompts to pick a movie, scan your credit/debit card and then prepare to type in your email address. You might get communication via email with your account info. I never saw might but it might go to my spam folder.

4- movies are due back by 9pm next day- same kiosk- bring the same credit/debit card.

Taco Bell- Free drink!

2010-06-10T07:41:00.000-07:00

Taco Bell- Free drink!

http://www.tacobell.com/promo/limeade-coupon

Taco Bell is offering a coupon for a free Limeade Sparkler from now till 7/11 or until 500,000 coupons have been printed.

They describe the drink as a refreshing mix of cool lemon-lime soda, REAL lime juice and natural cherry flavor poured over ice and garnished with a REAL lime wedge.

Thanks to Joe Fruggal who blogs at http://www.wdef.com/blog/joe_legge

Free Wendy's Frosty for a year!

2010-05-07T14:28:00.001-07:00

Free Wendy's Frosty for a year!

Check you local Wendy's and report back on if yours is doing this!

Donate a $1 at Wendy’s to Dave Thomas Foundation of Adoption at Wendy’s and you’ll get a Frosty Key Tag.
You’ll be able to get one FREE Jr. Frosty per transaction( through December 2010) per visit with any purchase.

Free Pedometer- Over 18 years old

2010-05-07T14:20:00.000-07:00

Click Here

Count how many steps you take in a day! Can you beat my usual 10,000?

Get your free pedometer!

Glade Air Freshener Gift Basket- free for first 6000!

2010-05-04T17:07:00.000-07:00

In honor of Mother's Day

and for your mother

Glade Air Freshener Gift Basket- free for first 6000!

Click Here to Enter

Enter by May 28, 2010

Non-winners get a coupon!

Free 8x10 canvas from Canvas People

2010-05-03T08:56:00.000-07:00

There is a HOT offer right now at Canvas People! You can score a totally free 8x10 canvas (you pay shipping only!). Just upload your photo and create an awesome and unique gift or item for your home!

Do this right away! Use a photo you have stored on line like at Shutterfly, Flicker, or Snapfish. If you have your thumbdrive, search it! So often we miss these because we think we will scan in a photo later at home- just use what you have near you now because it is FREE!

I have decided to start doing one of these for every business and property location we have. They will go in the new conference room we are making!

If you have never seen these before, just go HERE to view some of the really unique and beautiful canvas examples! If you choose a larger canvas, you'll receive a $55 credit!

My thanks to http://www.moneysavingmadness.com/ for this deal!

Gurl Stuff- several samples

2010-04-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

Free OB Tampon Sample Pack

Looks like a handy little case!

Oragnic girl products
Save the Enviroment and get free samples here!

Free Energy Saving Bulbs!

2010-04-29T06:00:00.000-07:00

Free Energy Saving Bulbs!

"Ready for your bulbs? We are currently only taking signups from the United States, though we do hope to be able to open this offer up to Canada and other parts of the world soon. This offer won't go on forever, we have a limited amount of bulbs, so hurry! Please only one sign-up per household, and please only take advantage of this offer if you have 2+ Incandescent (traditional) lightbulbs that could be replaced."

Peebles 25% off coupon

2010-04-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

Peebles 25% off coupon

Good until May 2, 2010

Save 25% at Peebles

Grab something already on sale and make it a great deal!

You can use this once a day!

Fleece Pullover- $16 Coldwater Creek

2010-04-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

I just snagged this for $16 and change!

Sale 25% and Free Shipping! Check out the outlet for the real deals!

Think Mother's day!

Comes in red, purple, black and a few others!

Free Phone card!

2010-04-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Free Phone card -10 minutes

Click Here to play the Game

You may try it every day! Lots of winners!

Colgate-Palmolive is giving away 50,000 calling cards on the premise that you are calling your mom for Mother's Day. Of course, it does not have to be Mother's day!

Register and play their game, everyone is an instant winner of 10-minute cards. You may even get lucky and win one of 5 Grand Prizes(5,200 minutes). Game ends at 11:59 pm ET on 5/30/10.

You'll get an on-screen pin number as well as an email confirmation.

Here are directions for using it!

To use your 10 minute pre-paid calling code:

1) Dial 1-800-200-8011 and listen for instructions.

2) At the prompt, enter your unique calling code PIN number

3) At the prompt, dial area code + phone number. For international calls: Dial 011+ Country Code + City Code + Phone Number

For help with your card, 1-800-819-9641 for 24-hour Customer Service. Game Prize Calling Codes will expire 3/15/11.

Free Dog item- Grandma Bowser treats!

2010-04-25T06:49:00.000-07:00

Free Dog item- Grandma Bowser treats!

Free Sample

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and enter your mailing information in the form.

Grandma Bowser will send you a sample of her dog biscuits, made from tasty human-grade ingredients and baked in their licensed human-grade bakery in PA.

2010-04-09T08:26:00.000-07:00

So I am not feeling so very frugal and fun today (looooooong week) and plan to take off to the hospital to see a family member and not have a face to face Frugal Friday meeting today, but I want to leave you with a GREAT ink tip for work and home!

You can Save money on ink by changing your font to one that does not use as much!

See this article for more information

"Century Gothic and Times New Roman topped the list for savings Calibri, Verdana, Arial and Sans Serif were next, followed by Trebuchet, Tahoma and Franklin Gothic Medium. Century Gothic uses about 30 percent less ink than Arial."

Schools and workplaces across America are asking their staff to make this change on everything from Word to Groupwise!

Directions: Open Word, go to Format - Font, select the font and then in the lower left part of the window, click on the Default button. It will prompt you and it is set!

Further Assignment for those who are techie or want to be- apply this knowledge to everything you print. You change the font similarly in all programs so you could use this for Internet, student progress reports and more!

Blockbuster Movie Code List

2010-03-23T18:04:00.000-07:00

Blockbuster Movie Code List
Updated April 8, 2010

This is a blue vending unit now available at our local Sheetz store in Woodstock and Mt. Jackson and Front Royal Handy Mart! All movies are $1 usually and you will need a credit/debit card to secure the free ones as well. This is to ensure that they recognize your account (use same card for returning the movies) and they have security if you fail to return the movie.

All movies are due by 9 pm the following day to avoid having to pay an additional $1 to rent the movie another 24 hours.

Get another free code/coupon for a rental just for registering! Register for Blockbuster Express emails These codes are limit 1 per credit card. Go here to register or find a Blockbuster Express kiosk near you.

This information was orginally gathered from http://www.couponingtodisney.com/

My personal steps to getting a movie-

1-Upload these codes to your smartphone via google docs or an email. If you have a standard phone type them into your address book with the heading of blockbuster! You could also use scrap paper!

2-Find the blue kiosk. The red ones are Redbox and you can google for similar codes to use with those.

3- Follow the screen prompts to pick a movie, scan your credit/debit card and then prepare to type in your email address. You might get communication via email with your account info. I never saw might but it might go to my spam folder.

4- movies are due back by 9pm next day- same kiosk- bring the same credit/debit card.

OUFXMV – Get a free one night rental (exp 4/17)
6HHQLC – Get a free one night rental (exp 4/17)
ETKGH7 – Get a free one night rental (exp 4/17)
ICA33W – Get a free one night rental (exp 4/23)
VGG8U2 – Get a free one night rental (exp 4/23

Free Cowgirl T- Shirt 18 years and over...

2010-03-21T18:03:00.000-07:00

Texas Steakhouse Membership rewards!

Click here to sign up for a membership card

This works! A great discount card and really cute shirt! Updated April 9, 2010

Discount coupons, advanced seating and a free T-shirt! Guy shirt also available!

Facebook Freebie

2010-03-15T17:51:00.000-07:00

Facebook Freebie

Become a fan of Ritz Crackers and get a free sample HERE

Have you looked at my other free samples lately? Become a follower of my blog and your snail mail will never be the same!

Girl Stuff

2010-03-15T16:34:00.000-07:00

Kotex Offer

Kotex is offering a free sample package of three girly items!

This offer is available to U.S. residents in the continental U.S.

Limit two samples per household while supplies last.

Thanks to The Freebie Blogger and Couponing to Disney

Free Carefree Liners Sample – Still Available

Free Stayfree Thermo Control Pad Sample

OB Sample & Case

Kotex Sample

Stayfree Sample

March 15, 2009-Personal Planned Deals

2010-03-14T17:35:00.000-07:00

March 15, 2009

Personal Planned Deals

I just wanted to share my personal shopping plan this week. I scour the Internet and pick and choose the really good deals. I mainly use http://www.southernsavers.com/- so if you are looking for the on-line coupon links referenced here-look her up! CVS deal scenarios by http://madamedeals.com/

Food Lion Ends-3/16
Russet potatoes 5 lb bag 99¢
Food Lion Cheese 8oz, shreds or chunks $1.66 Delete

CVS ends -3/20/10
Deal scenarios by http://madamedeals.com/

Stayfree Pads 24 ct.
$3.89 and earns $2 in ECBs (limit 4)
B1G1 coupon 1/3 RP, $1 off – IE, FF
Get 2 for FREE + profit after both coupons and ECBs

Dove or Degree Deodorant
$2.50 each and earns $5 in ECBs WYB $15 worth (limit 1)
$3/2 for Degree Men, Degree Girl or Dove Ultimate
Only $0.16 each after 3 printable coupons

Snickers Candy Bars
$0.49
$0.50/2 coupon 2/21 RP
Only $0.25 each after coupon

Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$0.99
$0.50 printable, $0.50 off 2/7 SS
Only $0.49 after coupon

Covergirl Outlast or Shineblast $8, get $3 ECBs (Limit 2)
B1G1 Cover Girl Product, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/07/10)
$1/1 Cover Girl Product, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/07/10)
$2.50/2 Cover Girl Face Product, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/07/10)
Deal Scenario
Buy (2) Covergirl Lip at $8 ea.
Use (1) BOGO coupon
Use $1/1 Coupon
Pay $7, get $6 ECBs (Makes it $0.50 each)

Nature’s Bounty
B1G1 (psa $4.99)
$2 printable – use zip code 90210
Only $0.50 each after sale and 2 coupons

$3 ECB wyb $10 Easter Candy (Limit 2)
• Reeses Miniatures $3.99
$2/1 Hershey’s, Reeses, or Cadbury Candy, exp. 4-4-10 (SS 03/14/10)
• Hershey’s or Nestle Candy Bars $1.50
$1/1 Hershey’s Extra Dark Bar or Bag, exp. 3-14-10 (SS 01/10/10)
• Starburst or Sweettarts $2
$1/2 Starburst Jelly Beans printable
$1/2 Starburst Jellybeans, exp. 6-6-10 (RP 03/07/10)
• Eclipse or Orbit $1.50

Simply Asia Product
$1
$0.50 off 2/7 SS
Only $0.50 after coupon

Right Guard Deodorant
$2.50 and earns $2 in ECBs WYB 2
$2/2 printable
Only $0.50 each after coupon and ECBs

Aussie or Herbal Essence Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler $2.99, get $1 ECBs (Limit 1)
$2 off Aussie Shampoo AND Styling Aid, exp. 4-30 (RP 3/14/10)
$1/1 Aussie Product, exp. 3-31-10 (RP 2/14/10)

FREE Herbal Essences Styling Product wyb shampoo, exp. 3-31-10 (P&G 02/07/10)
$1/1 Select Herbal Essences Products, exp. 4-30-10 (RP 03/14/10)
Deal Scenario
Buy (1) Herbal Essences Shampoo or Conditioner at $2.99
Buy (1) Herbal Essences Styler
Use $1/1 Herbal Essences coupon
Use Free Styler scoupon
Pay $1.99, get $1 ECB (makes it $0.99 for two products)

Glade Sense & Spray Kits
$6 each and earn $4 in ECBs WYB $10 worth (limit 2)
$3 off printable
Only $1 each after 2 coupons and ECBs

Kashi Cereals or TLC Bars $2.50
B2 Kashi Cereals G1 Kashi Bar Free printable (Target Manfacturers coupon)
$1.50/2 Kashi TLC Bars printable
$1.50/1 Kashi Crackers printable (IE) or printable (FF)
$1.50/1 Kashi Heart to Heart Cereal printable (IE) or printable (FF)
Deal Scenario
Buy (2) Kashi Heart to Heart Cereal
Buy (1) Kashi TLC Bars
Use (2) $1.50/1 coupons
Use B2G1 Free coupon
Makes it $0.67 ea. after coupons

Family Dollar

All Liquid Laundry Detergent $3.00
- Any 50 Oz. Or Larger - 02-07-10 RP $2.00/1 4/30/2010 =$1.00 each

Free Dog Treat- Science Diet

2010-03-11T06:00:00.000-08:00

Free Dog Treat- Science Diet

The free sample link pops up towards the bottom of the page!

Click here!

Free Movie- Blockbuster vending unit!

2010-03-10T12:00:00.000-08:00

Free Movie- from Blockbuster (Blue) vending unit!

They have one of these at our local Sheetz store. You will need a credit card, but in the end you will not owe anything as long as you return it within 24hrs. The card just helps them in case you never return it!

Get a free video rental at Blockbuster Express with the code GA13A2 (expires 3/16). Click here to find a location near you.

Free flower baseball cap!

2010-03-09T17:05:00.000-08:00

Free flower baseball cap!

Click here and get a lovely free baseball cap in about 3-6 weeks! Leave a comment when you get yours!

Chips Ahoy! Free coupon for cookies for buying cookies and milk

2010-03-01T17:40:00.000-08:00

Chips Ahoy! Free coupon for cookies for buying cookies and milk

Check out this article on getting some coupons for signing up as their friends on Facebook!

Walmart Deal List 2/28/2010

2010-02-28T06:48:00.000-08:00

Walmart List

2/28/2010

I need to go to Walmart anyway to return a watch that stopped working, so I thought I might as well coupon shop a little.

I searched some of the blogs I follow and made this list in Word by simply copying and pasting. Do this through igoogle and before search choose blogs from the drop down menu!

The best list for Walmart deal is found on the Money Saving Madness blog. She does a good job of posting deals from all over. You will even notice when some of the deals have been first found by another blogger.

I have most of the coupon links added now!

I am posting all that I found, but note that I will not be buying it all. Watch the Walmart prices in our area- they are not always the same as listed and then may not be such a good idea!

Roddenberry's Northwoods Syrup 24-oz. $1.74

-$.75/1 hangtag coupon on the product

Final Price: $.99

Malt O Meal Cereal 12 oz bags $1

-$.75/1 coupons here

Final Price: $.25 each

Ronzoni Pasta $1.28

-$.75/1 coupon from the 12/6 SS insert

Final Price: $.53

Mighty Dog Canned Food $.54

-$2/6 printable coupon- and click on the left under pet care

Final Price: $.21 each

(Thanks, Couponing to Disney!)

Smuckers Uncrustables $2

-$1/1 printable coupon HARD TO FIND HERE

Yoplait Smoothies $2.50

-$1.25/1 printable coupon

Pay $1.25 after coupon!

Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt $2.23

-$1/1 printable coupon

-$1/1 coupon from the 1/03/10 SS GM insert

Pay $1.23 after coupon

Lunchables Subs without drink $1.76

-$.75/1 printable coupon- print out when you get Mighty Dog Q

Pay $1.01 after coupon!

Crab Classic $2.50

-$1/1 printable HERE

Pay $1.50 after coupon!

Johnson's Bath Buddies $.97

-$1/1 printable coupon But I could not find it wiht my local zip code! Change the zip in the upper left corner -but I don't don't know that it is right to do that so I choose not to.

FREE after coupon!

Chef's Requested Beef Fillets $3.96

-$3/1 printable coupon You need to register!

Pay $.98 after coupon!

Ivory Soap $1.07

-$1/1 coupon from the 12/27 P&G

Pay $.07 after coupon!

Band-Aids $1.07 & up

-$1/1 coupon from the 1/03 RP insert

As low as $.07 after coupon!

Old El Paso Heat & Serve Sides $1

-$.50/1 coupon from the 1/03 SS exp. 2/27

Pay just $.50 each!

Rolaids 3-pack $1.62

-$4/2 coupon from the 1/03 RP insert

FREE after coupon!

Scrabble, Monopoly, Sorry, Scrabble Slam Card Games $5.24

-$4/1 printable coupon HERE and HERE

-$5/1 Sorry from the 2/7 USA Weekend

Final Price: $.24 or $1.24

Pictureka Card Game $5.24

-$5/1 printable HERE or HERE

-$5/1 from the 2/7 USA Weekend

Final Price: $.24

Buy two Pony Friends $5.64 each

Use BOGO Free My Little Pony printable coupon and HERE

Final PRice: $2.82 each

Tonka Chuck Pack $9.96

-$3/1 Printable HERE or HERE

Pay $6.96

Alert- It is being reported that Walmart has reduced the price of whole Sara Lee apple, pumpkin, and mincemeat pies to as low as $1. Some stores may have them slightly higher. Use the $1/1 Sara Lee Pies coupon to snag a whole pie for either FREE or very cheap! This just in.... I was just denied a coupon! Must be too many from my zip area?

Thanks, Alaska and Hawaii Deal Diva!

Free Baking Soda Shaker- Kind of cute- with coupons!

2010-02-27T14:42:00.000-08:00

Free Baking Soda Shaker

- Kind of cute- with coupons!

Click Here

Pampers Cruisers-Qty 3 FREE

2010-02-26T18:34:00.000-08:00

Pampers Cruisers-Qty 3 FREE

Click HERE to get a free sample of pampers cruisers! If you don't have young children consider getting the sample for your church nursery!

Walmart-Mighty Dog Canned Dog Food $.21

2010-02-25T06:00:00.000-08:00

Mighty Dog Canned Dog Food, $0.54
Use B1G1 Purina Mighty Dog, exp. 4-1-10 (RedPlum Insert 02/21/10)
Use$2/6 Purina Mighty Dog printable coupon
Pay as little as $0.21 each after coupon

FREE Singular

2010-02-24T17:05:00.000-08:00

FREE Singular

I can't believe it! My perscription for Singular was just rung up at CVS for $0.00! It retails for $131.11 and I would have paid about $35 with my insurance.

So to all those that doubt the use of coupons- THINK AGAIN!

When I was at my allergist last month I mentioned that I would like to start taking it as I should and be a better patient. I just hate to take medication- except for the occasional Migraine Excedrin. Well the nurse was kind enough to take me up front and give me a hard card stock type coupon of sorts. I figured I would still owe about $10, but free is good!

If your doctor does not have that coupon (Good on a new script only) try this $20 off deal.

Club Red- Free Red Scarf

2010-02-23T18:53:00.000-08:00

Thanks to librarian Diane B. who brought to my attention

a free scarf and subscription to Club Red by the University of Virginia!

This is an effort to protect your heart health!

Club Red

Sign up for your free red scarf if you are in the Virginia Area. Please note that they might do it no matter where you live and if you have success, please share that by posting a comment here!

Hallmark Free Card

2010-02-23T06:00:00.000-08:00

My thanks to Susan S, library assistant for gaining my interest in the free Hallmark I have seen on the Internet. I did not understand it till she explained how easy it is!

Click here for the collection!

She tells me it is as easy as going into the kids card section, noticing the banner across the top of the display and picking one of the free cards. Just take it to the register but it will be totally free without tax.

Thanks for the tip. I look forward to trying it Tuesday on my way home from work!

Create Change HP Contest

2010-02-22T19:02:00.000-08:00

As part of HP’s Create Change program where they are giving away a laptop and printer, I am presented with the following question: What are you or will you be doing in 2010 to create change and how will winning this technology bundle help your efforts?"

In 2010 I hope to inspire not only the students I teach but my co-workers in using the latest Web 2.0 technology to add a level of advancement to their lives.

This laptop and printer bundle would enable me to travel between home and school and readily allow others to try hands on application of the concepts I often teach and share in the computer lab. I can see students being excited to use a laptop in my room that is similar to what they might want at home. I can also imagine going to a teacher's rooms to show/not just tell them how technology can advance their lives and even help them save money as well as time.

While I know so many are deserving of this technology, what sets me apart from others is my capability and desire to share it with a large amount of very well deserving folks. I am afforded the daily opportunity to share with over one hundred students a day and at least thirty -possibly more adults pass by my way.

At the end of the day, the laptop and printer would assist me in keeping my teachercent.blogspot.com blog an open forum for sharing money saving tips and teach basic technology concepts with my readers.

Thank you for the chance to dream!

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Starting February 23rd, you will be able to vote for your favorite entry. Whoever gets the most votes wins! Voting will officially end on February 28th at 11:59 PM EST. Winner will be announced on March 1st. US entries only, please. Please check out all the entries including mine on www.jollymom.com

Mr. Mailman brought me.....

2010-02-22T17:32:00.000-08:00

Today I got my coupon for FREE Migraine Excedrin!

Want your own? Take a look at my post for the free coupon!

Restaurant Deal Alert

2010-02-22T06:00:00.001-08:00

Restaurant Deal Alert

I was alerted today by a fellow teacher that there are coupons for local restaurants worth $25 but you pay just $2. I believe this is the link she was talking about http://www.restaurant.com/

They sell $25 gift certificates for just $10 normally. Restuarants sign up to do this as another means of marketing and drawing new folks to their location.

Other savings websites on the Internet have posted a special promo type code to use when ordering that makes them just $2 instead of $10! Use the code: SAVOR at checkout (valid through 2/28) to save.

Mike and I tried this once down at IJ Canns in Winchester, VA. There is a minimum purchase and you need to give them the certificate as the tip was calculate don the full amount for us. That was a little different but we did save a good bit. Really make sure you read the rules before you buy them as you most oftne HAVE to have two people and two dinner entrees. No carry out.

So thanks to Melissa M. and a shout out to all other Special Education teachers out there for giving me an idea of a deal to post!

My thanks to savingcentswithsense who came up in

google when I went looking for the code to use!

Food Lion Finds

2010-02-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

Food Lion Finds 2/21/2009

Land O Lakes (Stick butter if it is included in the sale) I have $1 off 2 spread

Found them and got two!

Tostitos BOGO because they are multigrain and a favorite of mine...I will look for a tearoff pad that has a Q or free salsa. Might get them even if I don't see that tearpad!

No coupon or tearpad but I got two bags! A really great healthy option snack.

Idahoan Instant Mashed Potatoes because I have a Q that printed out last time I shopped and it is for $2 makes them .99 to try and there are 14 cups of mash potato potential!

My q was for $2 off two and they retail for $2.99. Not a good deal and I left q for someone else!

Yeast .75 off Red Star and .40 off Fleischmanns...just because we are almost out. Should be just a few cents in the end.

They don't have Red Star at Food Lion

Blue Bunny Ice Cream...printed the Internet Coupon from Southern Savers as she noted and I will be looking for vanilla for just .88! Root Beer Floats? I hear that there are shortages on the various flavors though.

Ummm...look like they are 2/6.00 at out FL and my Q us for only $1 no deal!

Land O Frost- Lunch Meats- I am intrigued by one of the last posts on Southern Savers which mentions getting the Bistro Variety for free when the Q is applied.

I got two packs of meat for .50 cents each after Q-What a steal....hubby ate the one pack within about an hour!

Handed them $6 and nearly ran out of the store!

CVS Deals

2010-02-21T18:33:00.001-08:00

I Took about $56.98 with me. Sending and awaiting $26.98 in rebates. Just $29.95 has been actually spent out of pocket when all is done.

CVS Deal 2/21/2010

EARinse, $7.99
Get $7.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
FREE after ECBs! Owe 7.99 7.99 ECB

Physicians Formula Bamboo Wear Powder or Bronzer Refill, $6.99 Rang as 9.99 so
Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)                                                                       I will take back-ask!
$1.99 after ECBs!
*Some people report finding $5 peelies making it a money maker! Not in our area!
Just for Men Touch of Gray, $6.99
Just for Men Touch of Gray Mail-In Rebate
FREE after mail-in-rebate!
Used ECB 7.99= 9.84    6.99 coming to me from rebate.
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ECB Coupon from last time for Dove chocolate bar FREE Found one for .50 but they rand as $2 off which is what it said on Q.
Almay Intense i-Color, $5.99
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
1 of $2/1 Almay Cosmetic Product, exp. 3-14 (SS 2/7/10)
$1.99 after coupon and ECBs!
2-Airwick Freshmatic, $5.99
2 of $5/1 Air Wick Ultra i-Motion Kit, exp. 3-21-10 (SS 02/07/10)
$0.99 after coupon!
$5 off $15 from from Extra Care Buck Card Scanner
I owed .14 cents! Mail in rebate on shampoo and will have made $4
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1-Charmin Basic or Extra Soft, $4.99 (Limit 3) 12 count basic
I have the $1 off from Save a Lot booklet-sign up on their website. IT is a manufacture coupon good at any store.
3.99 for 12 rolls of TP=33 cents not the world’s best deal. There is a PG rebate buy $50 of products and get a very valuable coupon booklet so I might do it anyway- and it is softer! I messed up though and bought two rebate items on one ticket. I will choose the shampoo below for rebate.
Renpure Organics Conditioner or Shampoo, $4.99
Free Mail-In Rebate found on select bottles
FREE after mail-in rebate!
2-Buy 2 Revlon Nail Color Get 2 CVS Nail Polish Remover Free
$2/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, exp. 3-28-10 (SS 02/21/10)
Final price varies!
Est 2.99 each nail paint but I have two $2Qs so 1.98
Total 4.91 for 12 rolls of TP 2 nail paints (think Birthdays) and polish removers That would be five items at a little over $1 a piece. All things I use. Plus I am going to submit the 4.99 rebate and will make 8 cents and get all items above FREE!

Oil of Olay Deal

They have a $15 rebate when you buy 3 items no matter what the price. I have heard great thing about them and have decided to “play” out the deal.

2-Olay Regenerist moisturizers (Hoping for night cream) ~~20.99 each~~ ours 24.99
1 Olay Wash 8.99 1 Olay Lotion 7.49

Use 2 Olay $3 Qs PG 1/17

Free Q for wash if you buy Regenerist Moisturizer PG 2/7 The one with the mom/daughter skating-coupon have black background

Free Q for wash also PG 2/7

$5 off $15

Used about 13 ECB

Total: $34.05 ouch Get back $12 ECB Sent in rebate for $15

Saturday Sales Day!

2010-02-20T10:20:00.000-08:00

I have a Saturday Ritual.....

After housecleaning and laundry...somewhere about noon, I sit down with the sales matchups and make my shopping lists. Since I believe in stockpiling, I can be selective and only buy items that are a good price.

For Food Lion I use Southern Savers. They have an awesome program that makes the grocery list for you to print at the end. However, my printer is a little expensive when it comes to ink so I use those little note pads that folks are always advertising their services on and I just write them down. Then I make a pocket out of the list and another sheet for my Qs.

My Food Lion List is

Land O Lakes (Stick butter if it is included in the sale) I have $1 off 2 spread

Tostitos BOGO because they are multigrain and a favorite of mine...I will look for a tearoff pad that has a Q or free salsa. Might get them even if I don't see that tearpad!

Idahoan Instant Mashed Potatoes because I have a Q that printed out last time I shopped and it is for $2 makes them .99 to try and there are 14 cups of mash potato potential!

Yeast .75 off Red Star and .40 off Fleischmanns...just because we are almost out. Should be just a few cents in the end.
Blue Bunny Ice Cream...printed the Internet Coupon from Southern Savers as she noted and I will be looking for vanilla for just .88! Root Beer Floats? I hear that there are shortages on the various flavors though.
Land O Frost- Lunch Meats- I am intrigued by one of the last posts on Southern Savers which mentions getting the Bistro Variety for free when the Q is applied.

So head over to Southern Savers if you want to see what I mean! You hardly need any coupons in hand to do these deal I mentioned...she has many of them printable from the Internet!

My Family Dollar List

I posted earlier in the week the deals here. Here is what I will look for:

All Allergy Free detergent for $2 with Q
Two Snuggle-Liquid or dryer sheet-$1.75 each
Speed Stick with Q for .50
Mr. Clean liquid and magic eraser- I will check the pricing and have my Qs just in case
Hershey Candy Bars- BOGO by the box it makes them .29 each with no Q

PEEBLEs Department Store update a 25%Q

I found an extra 20% coupon-two actually- in the newspaper Thursday and thought I would swing by while I am out. They expire this weekend and good for one item.

Funny thing is I just googled Peebles 2/19 and found a printable 25% off good for one item. Turns out I could print one a day for use till 3/2/2010 Here it is and now that I have a good deal, I will still take the others and pass on those other Qs to patrons I see while shopping.

Poor folks need to be following my blog....

Do your homework, have a paper list, and your shopping experience will be better and less taxing than fumbling with Qs in the store!

CVS match ups

I simply explain my method of organizing/saving and thinking. All of these deals are from Southern Savers

Frugal Friday~Free Movie & Movie Tip

2010-02-19T19:46:00.001-08:00

Frugal Friday~Free Movie & Movie Tip

This week during our "Frugal Friday" face to face session, our talk seemed to center around movies.

I myself do not spend money to go out to movies very often and rental is almost unheard of these days in our family. Thanks to the Internet, I have been scoring a free movie rental code about once a week.

Blockbuster blue video rental units can currently be found in our area including the local Sheetz gas station! Just go to google and looking up "Blockbuster code" from time to time to find a current code.

BBXDVD1 is a Blockbuster vending code until 2/28/2010

As we sat around the table we started talking about movies we had seen and those we own. We quickly figured out that it would be neat to find a system that would allow us to share our movies with each other. A few of us agreed that a system similar to the old way of checking out library books would allow use to securely share movies with others.

Stay tuned to see if one of these Frugal Fridays, we actually do a movie rental/exchange.

Until then, grab an old time popcorn popper, some cheap corn and your free movie and enjoy a relaxing night at home!

If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment and becoming a follower!

Free-Lever Soap Sample Costco Members

2010-02-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

Free-Lever Soap Sample Costco Members

Grab your Costco Member Number and sign up for this free Lever sample. Takes 4-6 weeks !

Other Costco freebies are Here!

Free- Pet in Case of Fire Decal

2010-02-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

Free- Pet in Case of Fire Decal

"Save your pets from house fires and get your FREE pet decals today."

This decal would be great to post on your door so that in case of fire,

rescue will know how manys cats, dogs, etc. are in your home.

Totally Free- please post a comment when yours arrives! And consider "following" me!

FREE LUNCH-Taco Bell FREE Taco

2010-02-17T06:00:00.001-08:00

Taco Bell FREE Fresco Taco Coupon

Only 1 million free printable fresco coupons available. They are good for up to 7 days from the time you print them. Hurry!

Free Kashi Cereal SAMPLE

2010-02-17T06:00:00.000-08:00

Free Kashi Cereal SAMPLE

And this is sooooo good!

Totally free and sent through the mail! No coupon needed.

This is a great size to take to work and my sample lasted for two meals!

What changes have you made to save money?

2010-02-16T16:00:00.000-08:00

What changes have you made to save money?

Here is my list for the past few years.....

2008
http://www.myfamily.com/ Gave up Subscription $39- another family member to be administrator
Silkies automatic pantyhose delivery about $48 every few months
Professionaly Done Nails $40 monthly (They needed a break anyway)
Gym Membership $42
Re-evaluated life insurance and cashed in one policy for $3000
Began to buy new CFL light bulbs
Gave up P. Buckley Moss Society Membership/prints $55 a year

2009
Give up local newspaper subscription. $79.50
304B contribution reduced to $100 from $500 (No raise in salary this year)
Work on couponing and stockpile more
Sell more on ebay
Learn to quickly transfer money from checking to money market
Do not renew Family Fun subscription and any others coming due.
Keeping Washington Post only on Sundays only for coupons
Open a savings account at the credit union for 2.5% interest!

2010
Looked over credit Card Statements for recurring payments. Chek out more about this HERE!
(We found a set of three magizine subscriptions that have apparently been on there for 3 years! We never agreed to them and in total they would be close to $300! Currently disputing the charge!)

Consider getting a flea market space to sell old items and declutter faster than the time it takes to do ebay.

Switch to a better rewards credit card for personal and another for business. We currently have LL Bean and Cabelas which give certificates to use on clothing/gifts. Considering a Disney Rewards card!

Transfer all extra checking account and money market cash to that 2.5% credit union account. Maybe make a seperate one for a vacation or Christmas fund. Why have I not done that already?

Get all holiday and birthday shopping done by June...the rest of the time can be for the enjoyment of the holiday season! We also would save $$$$.

Create a blog that might one day bring in some revenue.

Work on a back up plan for the day job by doing freelance writing and getting my manuscripts out to publishers. http://www.elance.com/

Really work harder on saving electric by using a check off list weekly!

Install gas fired hot water on demand unit and insulate our attic!

Inspire us by posting your own saving goals and consider following this blog!

Family Dollar coupon match ups

2010-02-16T06:00:00.000-08:00

Family Dollar Coupon Match Deals 2/14-2/23/2010

All Liquid Laundry Detergent 32 loads $4.00

- any - 02-07-10 RP $2.00/1 4/30/2010 =$2.00 each

Snuggle Fabric Softener 24 loads $2.50

- any - 01-31-10 RP $0.75/1 3/21/2010 =$1.75 each

Mr Clean 40 oz., Magic Eraser 2 Pack or Trigger Spray 32 oz. $2.50

-Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, Any - P&G's Home Made Simple Booklet $0.75/1 3/31/2010

-Mr. Clean Multi-Surface Liquid, Any - P&G's Home Made Simple Booklet $0.75/1 3/31/2010

-Mr. Clean Multi-Surface Spray, Any - P&G's Home Made Simple Booklet $0.75/1 3/31/2010 =$1.75 each

Shout Laundry Products gel or spray $2.75

-, Any - 01-10-10 SS $0.55/1 3/6/2010 =$2.20 each

Speed Stick Antiperspirant/Deodorant $1.00

-any excluding 0.5 oz - 01-31-10 SS $0.50/1 2/20/2010 =$.50 each

Palmolive Liquid Dish Soap 29oz $1.75

- any 20-25 oz.+ - 01-31-10 SS $0.40/1 2/20/2010 =$1.35 each

Kellogg's Froot Loops 12.2 oz $2.00

-$1.50/2 here = $1.25 each wyb 2 ( Do a Price Match (PM) @ WalMart for any IP deals.)

Cover Girl Liquid makeup $4.50 , mascara $4.00

-Covergirl face product WYB Covergirl face product, Any - 02-07-10 PG B1G1 3/31/2010 =$4.50 for 2

Gillette Deodorant Products $3.00

- any (excludes trial size) - 12-27-09 PG $1.00/1 2/28/2010

- Gillette Body Wash WYB Gillette Anti-Perspirant/ Deodorant, Any (excludes trial size) - 02-07-10 PG B1G1 3/31/2010 =$2.00 for both deo and bodywash using both coupons listed or $3.00 for both deo and bodywash using the BOGO. ( YMMV on using both at Family Dollar)

Tampax 20ct shown $3.00

- any (Manu. Coupon w/ Save a Lot logo) $1.00/1 3/30/2010 Home Mailer =$2.00 each

Vicks NyQuil $4.25

-, Any - 01-17-10 PG $2.00/1 2/28/2010 =$2.25 each

Hershey's 6pack candy bars BOGO @ $3.50

- No coupon but a good price for 12 bars total!= $.29 each

Thanks to midatlanticdealssteals.blogspot.com

Walmart Free Samples

2010-02-15T18:00:00.000-08:00

Walmart Free Samples

This is a website worth bookmarking as it changes week to week.

They offer samples of everything from meds, baby and personal products to pet food samples.

Start sending them to your family members and they will enjoy treats in the mail!

Migraine Excedrin FREE

2010-02-15T13:08:00.000-08:00

~~Migraine Excedrin FREE~~

Go here, answer one simple question (choose anything other than Excedrin) and fill in your information to have a coupon for a FREE bottle of Excedrin mailed to you.

UPDATE: Mine came in the mail 2/22/2010!

(My thanks to swvasavesmoney.blogspot.com and midatlanticdealssteals.blogspot.com)

Free Dog Leash from Snapfish

2010-02-14T18:10:00.000-08:00

Free Dog Leash from Snapfish

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Cookie and I just ordered a dog leash with her picture alll over it from Snapfish.

It was totally FREE including free shipping!

Go to http://www.snapfish.com/ and sign up for a new photo account. Upload your dog's phot and instead of opting for the 20 free prints, apply the credit towards the $19.99 dog leash. For that matter you might be able to choose something of the same or even less value.

Right now and through 2/19 you can get free shipping form Snapfish when you use the code PRESDAY at checkout.

One tip- use a Visa Credit card when you go to pay as Paypal has trouble charging you a balance of zero!

Stay tuned for a picture I will post when ours arrives....meanwhile here is the picture we chose to use.

Dollar General Roses $1 and balloons?

2010-02-13T17:36:00.000-08:00

~~Dollar General Roses $1 and balloons?~~

Note: The flowers seen above are not the actual ones from Dollar General!

Our local Dollar General is carrying pre-wrapped fresh roses of various colors for $1 each! Buy a dozen and make your own arrangement! They also have chocolate roses!

Click here for the Dollar General Valentine Flyer

Word has it that they are doing this in all their stores and some even have helium balloons. So now, even if you find yourself strapped for cash this Valentine's Day- you can still get something!

Outback Steakhouse Nationwide Valentine Deal

2010-02-12T19:23:00.000-08:00

~~Outback Steakhouse ~~
Free $10 certificate & Mp3

This is a national Valentine’s Day Special! It is available from Friday 2/12 thru Sunday 2/14 and there is no minimum purchase to receive the $10 off coupon & free Tim McGraw download.

Someone mentioned that you might just go in fr sesset or an appetizer and you will still ge the deal!

Please note the $10 off certificate is good for a future order when 2 entrees are purchased, anytime between February 15th & March 31st, 2010.

(My thanks to Thrifty Northwest Mom and http://www.couponingtodisney.com/)

Save money and pack lunch!

2010-02-12T08:53:00.000-08:00

Save money and pack lunch!

Even buying an adult lunch in a school cafeteria adds up. At approximately $2.50 a day and you have spent $50 a month on low quality food. Save that money and buy some steaks!

Here you see my lunch. Healthy including steam carrot s and brown rice, but I know that first day of the week I might need something salty, sweet, or pure candy so I am taking along a little sampling of snacks for the desk drawer.

You can save money by keeping snacks like this in your desk drawer. Sized just right they also save $$$ as the going rate is at least .60 from a vending machine and these cost .25.

See where doing the Math and planning ahead can save you money? Run to the store and take your coupons. Stock up when there are good deals!

Bring your own drink too. You can see I have two, one with water and one sweet tea. I might even bring a can of coke which would sell for $1.25...but of course I got them for dirt cheap on sale. Some folks even keep a variety of drinks in the back of the car in a cooler. One post on a blog mentioned a gallon of spring water in a cooler for bottle refills.

So what ways can you think of to save on lunch?

Ways to Reduce Your Electricity Bill NOW!

2010-02-10T18:36:00.000-08:00

Ways to Reduce Your Electricity Bill NOW!

Turn off all electronics that have a face/clock

I unplug the microwave all of the time now. I found that I have to leave the answering machine plugged in though I could live without it! Anything that has a light takes energy all of the tie and in many cases you can turn off a bunch of things with a power strip. For instance, I think my Wii is plugged in all of the time along with the chargers and TV...most all of those have a little light that stays on. I could save more energy by putting them all on a power strip and turn them off when not using. Supposedly the power strip itself might use energy, but I guess it remains trapped in the device and not constantly using if it is turned off.

I tried turning off our TVs with th strips but then I come home and wonder why the remote does not work. Takes me a while to remember I turned them off. Even harder for my husband. I guess we have to make new habits. I prefer to keep them on until I get back on my energy saving kick!

Unplug the spare/garage refrig.
Nature provided us with refrigeration in the Fall/Winter. Gas grills do wonders as a winter refig. For the summer we could plan ahead and add ice to a cooler-keep outside in the shade on the porch. Our root cellar/basement also provides some cooling for beverages till peak summer months. I keep just a few sodas in the refig and restock every night.

Unload and unplug garage extra freezer (even though it is Energy Star rated)

In preparation for Summer- we bought enough light blocking shades for the front three windows and two sides. Turns out they also help keep Winter drafts out. This may have been my biggest money saver so far!

Took out all my electric candles from the windows. I replaced them over the 2009 holiday and they are now dawn to dusk so I feel a little better about it. I don't really know if they cost that much to keep.

Waited till I had a full load before washing. Instead of one set of sheets I wait till the next laundry week and add the two sets together for one load. I have an energy efficient front load with newer dryer as well.

Manage clothes drying time. Run it back to back and never let it get cold. Use the outside line for clothes hanging. Even dried once by the wood furnace! I got a basic rope line at the dollar store which I could run in the basement.

We already had a digital programmable thermostat (we use oil so it really does not help on our electric-maybe yours) and even though it was Winter (about the same temps as last year) we keep the thermostat at 70 degrees. We set it to turn real low overnight-rise in temp about 30 minutes before we wake and on for about an hour then off till 30 minutes before home then back off overnight. The trick is to stay on the programmed settings- often with school snow days I was home and chilly-so I bumped it up a few notches. I used more. We probably used more oil than normal during the Winter 2009-10 season.

My April 2009 electric bill is $79.71 And it would have been about $160 compared with the same time the previous year without these changes.

I should slide that extra 80 into my savings and start a vacation ledger!

Endless Pancakes and Fries - Free burger-b-day gift-Denny's

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Denny's Free Fry and Pancake refills!

Starting today, any entree that come with fries or pancakes and is over $2.50 will get free refills of fries and extra orders of pancakes (two at a time)!

Endless Pancakes and Fries - Denny's will provide free refills to any order of French fries or pancakes at participating locations nationwide.

While some can't afford to eat all those carbs in one seating, the rest of you might enjoy this new perk.

Check out their website for more ways to get free food!

Grand Slam For a Year - It's more than just a Free Original Grand Slam(R) on February 9th. Anyone can register February 1st through February 14th, 2010 online at www.dennys.com or in store to win one FREE Original Grand Slam(R) every week for one year. There will be 52 winners announced, one each week. Winners will be posted each week on dennys.com. I just entered!

Free Burger and Fries - From February 1st through 14th, the first 500,000 people who sign up for the new Denny's Rewards program online will receive a FREE burger and fries available March 1st through March 7th, 2010.

Denny's Birthday Original Grand Slam(R) - The Party's back at Denny's. Consumers are invited to celebrate birthdays with a Free Original Grand Slam(R) meal at participating restaurants. The Original Grand Slam(R) offer is free for the birthday guy or gal dining in and who shows proof that it's their birthday. The Denny's birthday offer continues Original Grand Slam(R) kindness...there are more than 300-million Americans who celebrate birthdays.

I must say it would be nice if these places tried to promote healthier eating by offering something like free refills on juice/milk and salad. Then I would be there for sure! Come on Mrs. Obama! Let's change America's diet where most of us order soda because it is cheaper and free refills!

Free Rachel Ray Dog Food or $3.50 Coupon!

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Free Rachel Ray Dog Food or $3.50 Coupon!

Warning!

After eating the sample your doggie may fall in love with this food which rarely seems to be on sale! :-(

If you have not tried this dog food, it is great- according to Cookie. It would be my suggestion that if you have a manly size dog- stick with what you have cause this is a bit $$$ compared to other brands.

Denny's Free Grand Slam Tomorrow Feb. 9th 6-2pm

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Photo by orangecountypaster.blogspot.com

Free Grand Slam

And if they are too busy, go in and ask if they have a coupon book. If you do get to eat, then ask for one on the wa out and see what thye say!

Let us know how you did!

Another big snow storm headed our way. Up to a foot starting Tuuesday at noon!

$10 pizza any size any toppings plus 20% off@ Pizza Hut

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PIZZA HUT $10 Deal!

Here in the Northeast we have had a blizzard snowfall with 24-30 inches and more coming Tuesday. This is in additon to the 5 inches or so still on the ground from previous! Electric has blinked in an out here allowing for a spotty connection.

But since it is Superbowl day and we have cabin fever, we are thinking pizza!

This is a great deal already with any size, crust and topping including all speciality pizzas! Make it sweeter by logging in and ordering on line for pick up or delivery and get 20% off. It does take a while to get signed in and to get the order to go through on-line so do not wait till the last minute.

And remember to beat the Superbowl rush. The game starts about 7pm EST.

One more thing, if you live on the East coast the leftovers will taste real good when the Tuesday snow storm knocks out the power again!

Free Grand Slam @ Dennys!

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This just in......you can also get a free Grand Slam on your birthday! Just have to show ID proof!

Once a year Dennys has a promotional give a way with their Grand Slam Breakfast This year it is Tuesday Feb 9, 2010 from 6am-2pm. While much of the East Coast will be snowed in, the men and women that work in snow removal will greatly benefit! No coupon necessary! Just walk in!

We tried this the other year and there was a line out the door! It was worth trying because they gave us a valuable coupon booklet for future meals when we decided not to wait.

Also, from February 1st to February 14th, if you sign up for Denny’s Rewards program you get a coupon for a free burger with a side of fries from March 1st through March 7th to the first 500,000 people!

Free refills! Dennys will provide free refills to any order of French fries or pancakes at participating locations nationwide.Starting Feb. 10th you can get free beverage refills. I think our local always has dine this except on specialty drinks.

In the past we have signed up at www.dennys.com before a large family gathering and scored a 20% coupon which is great if you have a dozen people you are meeting up with! All kinds of offers from time to time so the next time you are thinking about a special event, always check the restaurant's website for a Q!

(Thanks to http://spendlessandsavemore.blogspot.com and http://www.southernsavers.com)

$1 Scholastic Book Sale

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Scholastic $1 Sale

Teachers and really anyone who has school age children will enjoy this cheap sale to boost classroom and home reading collections. This sale ends Feb. 8, 2010. Shipping is reasonably cheap and there are over 100 books to choose from!

Great for those birthday gifts, early Christmas shopping, and classroom gifts for the teacher at the end of the year!

Let me know what you got and the quality! Don't forget to follow me if you enjoy my blog!

Snow learning time!

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Your challenge is to learn one new Technology Concept when snowed in!

Facebook or igoogle.com

**If you know igoogle already- become a more advanced user!**

So several of us got an igoogle.com personal startup page made last week. You can try to make yours at home-since we may be there for a while.

Virginia forecast is 16-24 inches at the least starting at noon on Feb. 5, 2010!

Instead of your "home page" being shentel.net or shenandoah.com you might choose to make it http://www.igoogle.com/ (you don't have too- I just type mine in all the time) Once you create an account-customize the colors on the igoogle page then try some of the add ons.

I have the google calendar (which I sync to my blackberry), moon phases (cause as a teacher it is good to have the heads up), the weather app, and the tvguide app. Oh yes, I also have the facebook app!

So try to learn something new over these snow days! igoogle or facebook will bring you up to speed with modern computing methods.

And for my advanced igoogle users- try subscribing to these popular money saving/interesting blogs. Remember to look for the orange icon on the blogs that looks like radio signals or sound waves. This is RSS feed and you choose google and add to my google page. You will be surprised how easy it is! Everytime you go to igoogle you will see what has recently happened on the blogs-ALL ON ONE PAGE!

Each of the following has that orange button RSS feed somewhere on the right side usually.

http://teachercents.blogspot.com/ A blog I started- more suited for beginners! or those that want a laugh! A picture of my igoogle.com account is there!

http://www.couponingtodisney.com/ Did you know that their is a Disney Visa-you earn points that can be used to get there!

http://www.southernsavers.com/ Food Lion Deals are posted here! Tutorials on how to start getting free items!

http://www.dealseekingmom.com/ drugstore and other savings!

http://www.jollymom.com/ Product reviews and money saving ideas

http://coupondivas.com/ places where kids eat free and coupons

http://coupondivas.com/ a SW VA website on saving money!

http://moneysavingmom.com/ This weeks post is buying a car with cash and learning how to pay down debt!

http://www.mrsmoneysaver.com/ junkit 2010 is their theme this week! Also store deals.

http://naturalartgarden.wordpress.com/ Just for fun this is that new plant nursery in Toms Brook!

Get this done and then google docs will soon be your friend as well!

www.igoogle.com can help you save $$$

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If you haven't tried www.igoogle.com now is the time!

It can save you money as well as time by showing you your favorite money saving blogs as well as keeping you bookmarks handy no matter if you are at home, work or on vacation.

As seen in the screen capture above, igoogle serves as your startup page. It is not your own webpage as it is available only to you. However, it should be one of the very first pages you look at daily.

Notice that mine has everything from Facebook, blogs, my google calender and even the TV Guide! I am checking about ten sites at once! What a time saver!

So do yourself a favor and sign up for a FREE account. Before you get started consider getting another email account-specifically a gmail account at www.gmail.com This email has the ability to link into igoogle and it will also serve to be the email to use for coupon and savings signups.

Go through the various "themes" which help you to choose colors and cute characters for the top of your google page. On the rigth try the ADD ONs features to select a few items that that might add handy features to your page such as moon pashes and the stock market reports.

On a future post I will lead you into adding a few blogs to your page via RSS!

Stayed tuned for a future post on how to

January 29, 2010 Frugal Friday Chats

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This past week a few of us talked about lunch time deals. We are forming an after work group called Frugal Fridays. Before we dash out the door for the weekend, we will take a few moments to chat about ways we save money.

Burger King

In our area all have a survey on the back of the receipts. When you take the survey via telephone, they give you a code to write down on the receipt that is good for a FREE Whooper. In the fine print they say you have to get a fry and drink, but I got a $1 salad and a $1 drink at the drive thru with no problems. Save that new receipt and do the same thing all over again. Every couple of weeks I like to redeem them for a frugal lunch!

While we all got the Burger King mailer with coupons, the majority of us found the food items not to be such a great deal and many were not the healthiest.

Free 6" inch Subway Sub

I was happy to use this coupon even though I had to buy a 24oz drink and another 6" sub.

The drink was in a huge reusable cup. I got the Subway Club on wheat with no sauce or cheese. That is 6 ww points for those that count!

Some of us got a Subway gift card from the parent organization for $5. When I was done I owed $1.81 and had lunch for the next day as well.

One thing I just learned is that there is a Subway sub card that you can have "punched" for every sub you buy. Once you get so many you get a free sub!

I must say that this seems healthy but I am thinking the $5 foot long may have given me the same good value for my dollar. I did not really need that drink!

Click on the link above and create your own sub. When you are all done a coupon is sent via email.

Food Lion 9/5/09 Pictures of Deals

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My Food Lion Deals Sept 5, 2009

missing from the photo is another Reese cup and diet coke

And I will return for more strawberries as the FLIP ends Sept 8th

3-Individual Reese Peanut Butter Cups
@.89 regular
-1.35 MVP BOG1F
-.89 Q BOG1F
-.55 Q off any Reese
________________
+12cents they owed me! :-)

Strawberries
@2.99
-.49 MVP deal (2.50)
-1.00 FLIP I forgot it though so I paid the extra $1
_____________
1.50 not bad and I need for breakfast/lunch

6-Nabisco Cheez its and cookies 12ct bags in a box
@5.89 Regular
-6@-.90 MVP which makes them 4.99
-3 Qs @ 1.00 each
___________
27.98 give or take a penny
-10 mail in Back to school rebate
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17.98 for 6 boxes about 2.99 each with 12 in each box that is less and a 25 cents a piece! Right?

Not back-maybe use as a class reward or something. What about giving out at Halloween?

2-Kraft American Singles- white was the only one that had a sales sticker
@3/6.86 so 2.28reg
-1.24 MVP
-1.00 Q off 2
_________
2.28
2.28
subtotal 4.56
after MVP 3.32
after Q 2.32
each 1.16
Good deal

My total on receipt says 38.72 saved 14.71

2.50 for the berries
27.98 for the snacks till I mail in rebate
2.32 cheese
Plus
Had to get father in law extended life milk 3.49 and caffeine free diet coke on sale for 2.50 -deduct 5.49 from my grocery bill as he pays me back.

38.29 11th the rest being tax.......not too bad really! Gotta do that refund today though

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Dollar General

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You know- you should not be overlooking the dollar store. They run sales and when you match with coupons you get a good deal.

Try using sites that have done the legwork for you like http://www.afullcup.com/ and see the Dollar Sore deals here.

My favorite things regardless of sales:

Ziplock type bags
deodorants with any Qs I have
clothespins
lifesavers mint candies
lysol liquid or pine sol with Qs
Baby oil
bobby pins
cheap pretzels
hot dog and hamburger buns
single candy bars with qs

Give up your dryer and find $$$ andh get exercise!

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So the first thing to go from my monthly pay deductions was my gym membership! I mean really-we could all get a work out by cleaning our homes....some of us even do leg weights.

So in Spring 2009 I said good bye to my dryer. It will now be a rare occasion to use it.

I hang all of my clothes outside. Be advised that you should hang them in an organized fashion and use clothespins. Hide the underwear over in the far corners just in case google earth snaps a pic or the minister decides to pay you a surprise visit!

If it is raining or late in the day till you get home, hang them on hangers in your basement! I have a dehumidifier which we often have to run and they get dry really fast.

And lastly, I would like to say that I now know why Mike's grandmother had a string with clothespins all the way across the attic. I never took it down thankfully. I will give you a clue-rhymes with recession! My winter plan!

Frugal coupon and saving sites

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Moneysaving mom

Deal Seeking Mom

SW Virginia Saving Money Blog
Frugalgirls

Kashi Cereal Sample

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Kashi Cereal Sample

Be prepared for the next time we have a coupon deal and know your favorite flavor!

Make money selling your books!

2009-09-02T07:27:00.000-07:00

Gather your books! I would like to hear from you as to which books "sell" the best. Sell them here!

Food Lion 9/2/2009

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Food Lion 9/2/2009

Notes: This is just an ordinary week at Food Lion. I will find myself making one trip just to get a few items I need anyway.

A comment about the All You Magazine...it is sold on the stand at Walmart but you can get a subscription. Folks that coupon love all of the deals inside, but many have recently shared that when you buy it off the Walmart shelf as a single copy there seem to be more or different coupons. I have never bought one and though I was considering a subscription, I may not now.

Finally, scope out your list and highlight or circle what you will purchase. Take time to look at all of the Food Lion posts on the net for this week and read the comments. Sales start Weds. every week but I end of waiting and reading and going about Thur/Fri. Sometimes you find one or two items that are so cheap you should stock up on them. A good place to start is southernsavers

Things I need: extended shelf life milk
Caffeine free diet coke

Fresh Produce

Cantaloupes B1G1 at $2.50 (99c at Martin's)

Strawberries 1 lb $2.50 ea
$1 off FLIP exp 2/8

Roma Tomatoes $1.39 lb

Meat
Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters .39¢ lb
Fresh Ground Round $2.99 lb
Pork Back Ribs $2.99 lb
Ribeye Steak $4.88 lb

Snow Crab Clusters $3.99 lb
-$5 off $20 from Meat Department printable

Tilapia Fillets $2.99 lb

Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Shaved Lunch Meats $3 ea
-$1 off Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Meats Kraft Food & Family Sept ‘09
-$1/2 Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Meats August Sunset Magazine

Oscar Mayer Meat or Beef Franks B1G1 at $3.51-$3.94
-$1/2 Oscar Mayer Franks printable

Virginia or Honey Ham or Roast Beef Deli Meat $3.99 lb

Tyson Family Pack Chicken $6.99 ea
-$1 off Tyson Frozen bagged chicken SS 8/02 or August All You Magazine

Refrigerated
Breyers Yogurt .40¢ ea

Kraft American Singles 12 oz $1.66 ea
-.75/2 Kraft Singles Kraft Food & Family Magazine Sept ‘09
-$1/2 Kraft Singles RP 8/09
-$1 off any Kraft Dairy Product July Ladies Home Journal

Frozen
Birds Eye Voila B1G1 at $4.99

Breyers Ice Cream B1G1 at $5.29
-$1 off Breyers Ice Cream “Raise your Hand for Savings”

Cool Whip Whipped Topping $1 ea
Free Cool Whip wyb (1) Jell-o mix and (1) Vanilla Wafers tearpad

Klondike Ice Cream Novelties and Slim-a-Bear $2.50 ea

Starbucks or Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream 1 pint $2.50 ea
-$1 off Starbucks Ice Cream RP 8/09 printable
-$2 off Starbucks Ice Cream, SS 6/21

Dry
Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad B1G1 (price not listed)

Nature’s Pride 100% Wheat Bread B1G1 (price not listed)
-.75/1 Nature’s Pride bread SS 8/16

Folgers Can Coffee 27-34 oz $6.49 ea
-.25/1 Folgers RP 8/02

Food Lion Purified Water Or Aquarius Spring Water 24 pk, B1G1 (price not listed)

Pepsi Products 12pk cans 5 for $12

Quaker Cap’N Crunch Cereal or Post Cocoa and Fruity Pebbles $2 ea
-$1/2 Post Kids Cereals SS 7/26 (exp 9/06)

Food Lion Mayonnaise and Whipped Salad Dressing 32 oz, $2.50 ea
-$1 off Food Lion Mayonnaise printable (store coupon)

Mt. Olive Squeeze Sweet Relish .99¢ ea
-.50/1 or $1 off Mt. Olive product SS 8/16, 7/19 (makes it .50¢ to FREE)
-.75/1 Mt. Olive products SS 8/16, 7/19

Food Lion Tortilla Chips $2 ea

Hershey’s Singles B1G1 at .89¢
-.55/1 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups SS 8/23

Lay’s Chips B1G1 at $3.99
-$1/2 Lay’s Chips July All You Magazine

Household/Personal Care
Alstro/Gerber Bouquets $3.99 ea
-$1 off $3 Floral purchase printable (store coupon)

Sundown Vitamins B1G1 starting at $4.29
-$1 off Sundown Vitamins printable
-$5/2 Sundown Vitamins RP 7/12 (regional)
-$3/2 Sundown Vitamins printable (IE) or printable (FF)

Food Lion Adult Cat Food, or 7 Lb. Home 360 Cat Litter B1G1 (price not listed)

Glade Fragrance Collection Candles B1G1 at $5.99 Gift Idea!!!!!!
-$3 off Glade Fragrance Collection August All You Magazine
-$3 off Glade Fragrance Collection printable (makes it FREE)
-$4 off any Glade Fragrance Collection coupon on select products
-$3/2 Glade The Fragrance Collection Products SS 8/9 or printable
-$2 off any Glade Fragrance Collection printable

Dixie Plates, Bowls 28-48 ct ,or Napkins 200ct $2 ea
-$1/2 Dixie plates, bowls or napkins RP 8/16
-.35/1 Dixie plates, bowls or napkins RP 8/16
-.50/1 Dixie Plates printable

Glad Kitchen and Trash Bags 14-26ct $3.99 ea
-$1 off Glad Force Flex bags printable (IE) or printable (FF)
-.50/1 Glad Trash Bags in store dispenser

Scott Paper Towels 6-8 rolls $4.99 ea
-$1 off Scott Naturals SS 8/09

Smart Option Foam Plates and Bowls 40-50 ct $1.29 ea

Walmart Deals as of 9/2/2009

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Walmart 9/1/2009

Thanks to imommies.com for giving me my start. I will update with what I find at my local store.

Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt $2.08
Use $1.25/1 Yoplait Fiber One Coupon
Final Price: $0.83

Betty Crocker Frosting $1.44Use $0.50/1 Betty Crocker frosting, Any 8/9 SS (exp. 10-3-2009)

Final Price: $0.94

Martha White Cornbread Mix $0.72
Use $0.55/2 Martha White Baking Mixes 8/9 RP (exp. 11-30-2009)
Final Price: $0.45

Eggo Waffles (All Varieties) $1.50
Use $1.00/2 Kellogg's Eggo 8/2 Insert (exp. 9-27-2009)
Final Price: $0.50 (A lot of us used them already with the Food Lion sale! Yumm!)

Land O Lakes Deli Cheese $5.98/lb.
Use $1.00 off 1/2 lb. of Land O Lakes Cheese
Final Price: $1.99 for 1/2 lb.

HEALTH & BEAUTY:

Renu Fresh Lens Comfort $1.47 (Trial Size)
Use $2.00/1 Renu Fresh Lens Comfort Coupon
Final Price: Free after Coupon

Skintimate Shave Gel $2.24
Use $1.00/1 Skintimate Shave Cream Or Gel, Any 8/2 SS (exp. 9-26-2009)
Final Price: $1.24

Dove Visibly Smooth Deodorant $3.62
Use $2.00/1 Dove Deodorant Coupon
Final Price: $1.62

BABY:

Pull Up Wipes $1.64
Use $2.00/2 Pull Up Wipes Coupon
Final Price: $0.64

CLEANING & HOUSEHOLD:

Hefty Kitchen Bags $3.98
Use $1.00/1 Hefty Trash Bags Coupon
Final Price: $2.98

Ajax Dish Liquid $1.87
Use $1.00/1 Ajax or Palmolive Coupon
Final Price: $0.87

Chinet Plates $2.36
Use $2.00/1 Chinet Lunch 36 or 72 ct. - 08-09-09 SS (exp. 9-30-2009)
Final Price: $0.36 Deal

Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush Starter Kit $6.28
Use $2.00/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Cleaning Gel
And Use: Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush 2-In-1 Starter Kit , Any (1) Free WYB (1) Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel, Any - 08-02-09 SS (exp. 9-27-2009)
Final Price: $1.94 for Both Items

Cascade Crystal Clear Rinse Agent $3.13 Many of us did not get this book
Use Free Coupon from Home Made Simple Coupon Book
Final Price: Free after Coupon

Scrubbing Bubbles Aerosol Cleaner, $2.00
$0.75/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner, any - 08-02-09 SS (exp. 9-27-2009)

Final Price: $1.25 *NEW* Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts, $0.98
$1/2 Pop-Tarts, exp. 9-27-09 (Kellogg’s/Keebler Insert 8/2/09)
$1/2 Pop-Tarts Blueberry Muffin and/or Chocolate Banana Split, exp. 9-27-09 (Kellogg’s/Keebler Insert 8/2/09)
Final Price: $0.48
Thanks to Tara!

*NEW* Knorr Sides with Veggies, $1.25
$0.60/2 Knorr Rice or Pasta Product, exp. 9-27-09 (RP 8/2/09)
Final Price: $0.95

Edwards Pie Singles $1.17
Use the $1.00/1 Printable HERE or
Use the $1/2 from 7/26 SS and 6/14 SS
Final Price: $0.17 - $1.34 for 2 slices!

Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks $4.56
Use the $3/1 Printable HERE
Use zip code: 62946
Final Price: $1.56

Hellmans may 2.00
Use $1 Printable HERE
Final Price: $1.00

Kashi cereal 2.50
Use $1.50 Printable HERE Coupon is for a specific flavor of cereal-not the crunch
Final Price: $1

VanCamps Pork & Beans (15-oz.) $0.50
$0.30/3 Any VanCamps Beans (SS 6/21/09)
Final Price: $0.40 each

Bumblebee Salad Kits, $1 School lunch!
$1/2 printable – when you become a fan
Final Price: $0.50

Jack Link’s Flamin’ Buffalo Chicken Nuggets
FREE Jack Link’s Flamin’ Buffalo Chicken Nuggets, exp. 9-30-09 (ALL YOU magazine August ‘09)
Final Price: FREE!

Kool-aid $0.20 + Great Value Sugar $2.14
Buy 10 packs of Kool-aid for $2
Use $2 off coupon wyb 10 Kool-aid & Sugar from 6/21 SS
Final Price: Free Kool-aid ($2.14)

Kingsford charcoal $5.47

KC Materpiece BBQ $2
Use $6 off pork when you buy Kingsford Charcoal + sauce printable HERE
Use FREE sauce coupon when you buy Kingsford Charcoal from recent insert
Final Price: Pork (ribs or whatever you like) + Charcoal + BBQ = $5.47
Look for $2 MIR on tearpads to make your OOP only $3.47

Santa Cruz Organic Lemonade $1.25 Hard to find in some locations!
$0.75/1 Santa Cruz Organic Product
Final Price: $0.50 a jar

Ball Freezer Jam, $1.54
$0.75/1 Ball Freezer Jam Pack, exp. 10-31-09 (RP 4/26/09)
Final Price: $0.79

Taco Bell Dinner Kits, $0.98
$1 off coupon www.smartsource.com
or $1 off from June All You Magazine
Final Price: FREE

A-1 Steak Sauce $2.43 This would be perfect for the steaks I thought of giving my brother for his B-day!
Use $2 coupon from 6/14
Final Price: $0.43

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese $0.50 per box
Use Buy 2 Get 1 Free coupon HERE
Final Price: Three boxes for $1.00

Borden Cheese Sensations, $1.88
Use $1/1 Borden Cheese Single Sensations, 8-30-09 (ALL YOU magazine June ‘09 issue)
Final Price: $0.88
Thanks to Tara!

Kraft Macaroni Shells and Cheese $1.00
$1.50/2 Printable HERE
Final Price: $0.25 each for 2

McCormick Seasoning Packets $0.50 - $1.00
Use 0.75/1 coupon from 4/5 insert
Final Price: FREE - $0.25 each

True North Peanut Nut Clusters 5.5 oz bags $1.00
Use with $1/1 coupon from SS 2/8/09 (exp. 9/30/09)
Final Price: FREE!!

Crunch and Munch, $1
$0.50 coupon HERE
Final Price: $0.50

Coffee-Mate $1.98
$1 off Coffee-Mate Printable
Final Price: $0.98

:: PET FOOD

Adams Flea Collars, $0.97
$3/1 Adams Flea & Tick Products, exp. 12-31-09
Final Price: FREE or Money Maker!

Hartz Cat Treats coupon $0.97
Use the $1 off coupon HERE
Final Price: FREE! Some dogs like them too!

Purina Cat Food - Select Varities regular price $3.97
$4 off any bag of Purina PRINTABLE HERE
Final Price: FREE + $0.03 overage!

Purina Puppy Chow 4lb bag regular price $4.12
$4 off any bag of Purina PRINTABLE HERE sign up process takes some time
Final Price: $0.12

Purina Cat Food - Select Varieties regular price $3.97
$4 off any bag of Purina www.giveabowl.com

Purina Puppy Chow 4lb bag regular price $4.12
$4 off any bag of Purina www.giveabowl.com (making it .12 cents a bag)

:: BEAUTY/PERSONAL CARE

Dove Deodorant, $0.97
$1/1 Dove Anti-Perspirant/Deodorants, exp. 8-30-09 (V 6/7/09)
Final Price: FREE!

Small packages of Kotex pads for only $1.00 each
$1 off from Smart source 6/14
Final Price: FREE!

The Original Reach floss is $0.99
Use the $1.00/1 Listerine Coupons
Final Price: FREE!

Aveeno baby wash $2.98 in the baby section
Use with $2/1 printable HERE
Final Price: $0.98

:: BABY

Take all of your wipes coupons to the store and look in the trial section and then in the baby/diaper. These make go wipes to keep in the car, classroom and for the pets.

Pull Up Wipes $1.64
Use $2.00/2 Pull Up Wipes Coupon
Final Price: $0.64

Johnson's Bedtime bath or Lotion $0.97 (trial size)
Use printable coupon $2/2 HERE (The coupon is for any size!)
Final Price: $0.06

Seventh Generation Wipes (about $2)
Use with $2 printable HERE
Final Price: FREE!

Sani Hands for Kids 18 count wipes for $1.00
$1/1 coupon from 11/08 (expires 12/09) I could never find the wipes but Dollar General Carries them!
Final Price: FREE!

Wet Ones, $0.92 to $0.97 (Trial Size)
$0.75/1 printable
$0.17 to $0.19 after coupon!

:: MEDICINE

Rolaids Multi Symptom 3 Pack, $1.86
$1.00/1 Rolaids Product, Any (exp. 9-7-2009)
Final Price: $0.86
Thanks to Heather!

Midol Menstrual Relief, $3.77
$2.00/1 Midol, Any 24 ct. or Larger
Final Price: $1.77
Thanks to Heather!

Nexcare Bandages, $1.50
$1.00/1 Nexcare Bandages, Any
Final Price: $0.50

Johnson & Johnson Butterfly Clasp Bandages (10 ct., $1.52
$1.00/1 Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Product, Any 5/17 RP (exp. 8-31-2009)
Final Price: $0.52
Thanks to Heather!

Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kit (travel size) - $0.97 I could not find this in the coupons we got locally.
 Use $1/1 coupon from the 5/17 RP
Final Price: FREE!

:: HOUSEHOLD/CLEANING

Dawn Foaming Dish Soap pump $2.47
Use $1.50/1 HMS Mailer
Final Price: $.97

ALL Laundry Detergent (40-loads) $2.50
Use $1/1 All or Surf Laundry Detergent, exp. 10-25-09 (RP 8/2/09)
Final Price: $1.50

Soft Scrub Scrubby Pads, $2.50
$1.00/1 Soft Scrub New Scrubby Pads HERE
Final Price: $1.50
Thanks to Heather!

Cascade dishwasher detergent 16 ct complete actionpacs, 20 ct actionpacs, or 75 oz powder $3.97
-$1.00 of coupon from p&g mailer
Final Price: $2.97 I believe these will get cheaper like at CVS

Brita Slim Pitcher $7.97 (I have heard that they are $5 at some Wal-Marts) $5 off coupon HERE
Final Price: Free to $2.97 each
Thanks to Jennifer!

Holiday Gift Ideas- little to no $$$

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Classroom item coupons

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Expo markers $1 off any! Coupon on www.expoeductaors.com

http://www.expoeducator.com/coupon.html

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http://www.expoeducator.com/coupon.html

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Expo Marker Contest for Teacher $500

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http://www.expoeducator.com/

Have your students/parents nominate you as an expo educator and you could win about $500 to cover additional supplies for the year!

A non-tacky way to do it would be to include the address in your classroom newsletter and really talk up that $500 for more materials would be great.

Or link it to your www.portaportal.com account where older students could do it on their own. The form asks for a lot of student info such as DOB and last name which we teach them in school they should not give out on the Internet. Make sure they know to ask their parent first!

Free Clorox Wipes of rthe Classroom

2009-09-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

Click here for a coupon for free wipes. You have to sign up to receive their emails, but for free wipes it seems ok. I just use my gmail address as I do for other coupons/deals. Keeps my other main email a little cleaner.

Free Scrubbing Bubbles Fall Cleanup Kit

2009-09-01T19:45:00.000-07:00

Go here to sign up for a kit with free samples from Scrubbing Bubbles. First 10,000 people only!

Aldi Grocery

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Near my home there is an Aldi in Stephens City. see below the items on sale this week and more info about the store. Kudos to momsneedtoknow for the details.
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If you are unfamiliar with Aldi, they do not accept coupons nor do they accept credit cards or checks (cash and debit cards only). You will need to bring your own bags (or purchase them for a small fee) as well as a quarter for the cart. You get your quarter back when you return your cart.

I find Aldi to be a great source of inexpensive local produce and everyday low prices on dairy items. For example, a bag of baby carrots may be $1.50 at the grocery store, but only $.69 at Aldi. In addition, I like Aldi for the items for which there are often no coupons (or good coupons), or sales (things like pancake syrup, olive oil, etc.).

To find an Aldi near you, click here.

Deals This Week

Fit & Active No Sugar Added Fruit Snacks: $1.99

Bakers Treat Brownie Bites: $2.99

Sweet Harvest Applesauce Cups (4-pack): $.99

Peanut Delight (strawberry - this is like Goober Grape, and they do also have grape): $1.89

Peanut Delight Peanut Butter (40 oz): $2.89

Happy Farms Cheese Snack Sticks: $2.49

Happy Farms Cheese Spread Singles: $1.49

Lunch Buddies Dipping Snacks: $2.79

Fit & Active Drizzled Mini Crisps: $1.99

Fit & Active Chewy Granola Bars: $1.79

Southern Grove Nut Mix: $3.49

Kirkwood Chicken Rings: $3.99

Appleton Brown & Serve Links: $.89

Breakfast Best Buttermilk Pancakes: $2.99

Jumpy’s Potato Snacks: $3.49

Clancy’s Cheddar & Sour Cream Chips: $1.29

Clancy’s Pretzel Minis Multipack: $2.49

Cattlemen’s Ranch Roast Beef: $5.69

Mama Cozzi’s Mini Pizzas: $3.29

Kid Cuisine chicken Nuggets: $1.89

Nesquik Chocolate Milk Mix: $3.29

Belmont Imported Strawberry Shortcake: $4.99

Krusteaz Supreme Bar Mix: $1.99

Bon Italia Overstuffed Ravioli or Spaghetti Rings: $1.89

Fit & Active Flavored beverages (4-pack): $1.69

Mixade Light Drink Mix: $1.75

Mixade Drink Mix: $1.49

Welch’s 100% Fruit Juice (24 pack): $12.99

Crab Rangoon: $1.99

Cream Cheese Wontons: $1.99

Chicken Mini Eggs Rolls: $1.99b

Home Cleaning Solution

2009-08-25T08:37:00.001-07:00

As I prepared my classroom today and nearly fumigated myself along with the others in my hall with industrial (yet school safe they say), I decided to bring my own homemade cleaner with me to school tomorrow!

Tired of buying all of those expensive cleaners that take the nail polish right off your fingers? Got allergies or have sensitive pets such as birds?

Have I got a great solution for you! And of course you will save tons of money.
Start by gathering some rinsed out spray bottles!

Teacher Cents

Arby's Combo Roast Beef $3.99

Subway Early Bird BOGO Special

Affordable Fall Vacations!

Free Ice Cream if you Make A Wish!

Free Kashi Sample!

25 freebies for your birthday

Free Ci Ci's Pizza Buffet!

Free CFL Bulb

Soup at Hand Amazon Deal

New Balance Shoes $24.99

Free Jr. Frosty for a Year!

Free Wendy's Fries

Free Blockbuster movie!

Free Hand Washing Timer

Happy New Year! Free Hot Chocolate or Coffee! Sheetz gas Station

Free BBQ Sauce

Free Orange Frozen Drink at Taco Bell

Orange 'n Creme Swirl Frutista Freeze® 16 oz

Walmart Deals- Nearly FREE photos

Free Tissues

Wisk for $1 at Family Dollar

My Etsy Shop

Ebay 101

~~Make money selling your old books~~

Block Buster Movie Vending Unit Codes~Free Movie~~

Taco Bell- Free drink!

Free Wendy's Frosty for a year!

Free Pedometer- Over 18 years old

Glade Air Freshener Gift Basket- free for first 6000!

Free 8x10 canvas from Canvas People

Gurl Stuff- several samples

Free Energy Saving Bulbs!

Peebles 25% off coupon

Fleece Pullover- $16 Coldwater Creek

Free Phone card!

Free Dog item- Grandma Bowser treats!

Blockbuster Movie Code List

~~Free Cowgirl T- Shirt~~ 18 years and over...

Facebook Freebie

~~Girl Stuff~~

March 15, 2009-Personal Planned Deals

Free Dog Treat- Science Diet

Free Movie- Blockbuster vending unit!

Free flower baseball cap!

Chips Ahoy! Free coupon for cookies for buying cookies and milk

Walmart Deal List 2/28/2010

Free Baking Soda Shaker- Kind of cute- with coupons!

Pampers Cruisers-Qty 3 FREE

Walmart-Mighty Dog Canned Dog Food $.21

FREE Singular

Club Red- Free Red Scarf

Hallmark Free Card

Create Change HP Contest

Mr. Mailman brought me.....

Restaurant Deal Alert

Food Lion Finds

CVS Deals

Saturday Sales Day!

Extra Care Deals-Rewards print on Qs at bottom of receipt

Other Deals

Frugal Friday~Free Movie & Movie Tip

Free-Lever Soap Sample Costco Members

Free- Pet in Case of Fire Decal

FREE LUNCH-Taco Bell FREE Taco

Free Kashi Cereal SAMPLE

What changes have you made to save money?

Family Dollar coupon match ups

Walmart Free Samples

~~Migraine Excedrin FREE~~

Free Dog Leash from Snapfish

~~Dollar General Roses $1 and balloons?~~

~~Outback Steakhouse Nationwide Valentine Deal~~

Save money and pack lunch!

Ways to Reduce Your Electricity Bill NOW!

Endless Pancakes and Fries - Free burger-b-day gift-Denny's

Free Rachel Ray Dog Food or $3.50 Coupon!

~~Denny's Free Grand Slam Tomorrow Feb. 9th 6-2pm~~

$10 pizza any size any toppings plus 20% off@ Pizza Hut

Free Grand Slam @ Dennys!

Make money selling your old books

Free Cowgirl T- Shirt 18 years and over...

Girl Stuff

Migraine Excedrin FREE

Dollar General Roses $1 and balloons?

Outback Steakhouse Nationwide Valentine Deal

Denny's Free Grand Slam Tomorrow Feb. 9th 6-2pm