FREE Sun-Maid Booklet

I love these freebies! Go on over HERE to request (or download) a Recipe booklet from Sun-Maid. If you request that recipe booklet get mailed to you, you can choose from 2 different booklets, Traditional or Fruit and Sunshine.

Thanks KCL!

Cheryl

It's The End of The Month

It's that time of the month again. Remember to print the coupons you want before tomorrow as some of them will be going away.






Smart Source

Betty Crocker

These are just a few of the sites that you can print from.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Vistaprint = Free Valentines Note Cards

Are you looking for a fun, frugal, different way of getting Valentines cards. Well....Vistaprint may have what you need.  Currently, you can score 10 free note cards to cut into 3's to make 30 FREE personalized Kid's Valentines! The note cards are free, you just have to pay shipping! If you are interested in this offer, just go on over here to get started.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Monday Weigh-In Report

Well.....I went to see Mr. Scale yesterday. He treated me okay. I really wish that he would just GIVE ME WHAT I WANT though! I jumped on and he says......down 0.2 pounds. Again, not great, BUT it IS  loss. All of those "little" losses do add up after a while. It is WAY BETTER than a gain. I REALLY didn't do too hot last week in staying on plan. I did stay on plan, but with a little more BLTs (bites, licks, and tastes). So, my goal for this week is to not take any extra, as I call "love bites," or BLTs. Those add up too. :( Darn!

I did do my third week of C25K training. Now, I start on week four! I am a bit freightened as now the running time is a little longer! :( I have ran longer than five minutes before, but now that I am on a schedule it is a little scarey. I don't know about you, but I'm on the treadmill it is a little boring. It seems to take FOREVER. Well, it is because you have that clock facing you and you are constantly looking at it. Even if I cover it up, I still peek. So, it seems to me that as soon as I get close to the end goal of running then I seem to poop out. Why? Well, it's because I'm looking at that stupid clock. If I am running outside, then it doesn't even seem to phase me. Does this happen to you OR I am just crazy in one more aspect of my life? ;)

Okay, so for this week and I AM going to stay on plan, THE right way, and I am going to get all of my C25K training in again this week.

Okay, lots of luck to you and your goals this week.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Albertsons Doublers are Coming 2/2-2/8/11!

Yay, it has been confirmed......We ARE getting doublers Wednesday and they will be good all week long, from 2/2/11-2/8/11! Start looking for your Dove soap, shampoo, etc., coupons too. There is going to be a Catalina deal. You spend $15 in Dove or Degree products and you get a $5 Cat back! They are also going to have more in-ad coupons like this past week.

Anyway, I just wanted to give you a heads up....

Thanks!

Cheryl

Rite Aid

Hey, I just wanted to give you a quick heads up. I tried to point it out in my "Rite Aid Round-Up," but I didn't really come out and say.

Thanks to one of my readers, while I was in shopping at Rite Aid this morning, she was in there too. We seem to have been meeting in there lately. Anyway, she pointed out to me that the Stax Lays Chips are 2 for $2 and part of the promo on back page. Well, anyway, they are providing a $1+Up Rewards, making them essentially FREE!!!

Thanks Wendi!

Cheryl

Not so frugal

Okay, I try REALLY hard to be as frugal (cheap) as I can be, so we have money for other things in our family. So, on our way out this morning to do the Rite Aid trip before Weight Watchers I was going to grab me an orange to have for breakfast at WW after weighing in. As you know I can't eat before facing Mr. Scale. He might just get mad at me and put on some extra numbers I don't want. Well, I forgot to grab my orange......

So, I actually made it to Rite Aid a couple of minutes before they opened, so I went over to Safeway to grab an orange for on-the-cheap. Well.......this little thing was not-so-frugal. It cost me $1! Seriously, this cost more than a couple of my Rite Aid transactions. It was good, but REALLY not worth $1. I guess that is what I get for forgetting my original orange. :(

Oh well, you win some and you lose some.

Cheryl

Albertsons Peanut Butter

Yay, we finally went out yesterday and and picked up our peanut butter....

We love peanut butter and WE LOVE Skippy Peanut butter Reduced-Fat. Here is what I sent my husband out to get yesterday. He picked up 10 smooth reduced-fat and 10 chunky reduced-fat. So, yes, for a total of 20.

I had him do two transactions of 10 on each one so we could get the 500 bonus points for each peanut butter. Just 10 peanut butter alone was 5,000 points, which means $5 Reward coupon! :)

Transaction #1
Skippy Peanut Butter $1.50 X10
-$1/1 Any Skippy from Safeway booklet and MANY friends and family (thanks EVERYONE, we REALLY APPRECIATE it. I owe you BIG TIME) X10
=$5

-$3 Catalina from the Quaker sale
TOOP $2! Plus, we got back a $5 Reward coupon to use on our next order

Transaction #2
Skippy Peanut Butter $1.50 X10
Coupon from back page, making them 2 for $2
=$10

-$5 Reward coupon from previous purchase
TOOP $5! Plus, we got back ANOTHER $5 Reward coupon to use on our next order!

Not too shabby for our favorite peanut butter in the world. Need peanut butter? You can come to my house. :) Actually, I am curious as to how long this is going to last us. I'm thinking it will not last as long as I hope.

Oh, if you are getting quite a few, make sure you watch the dates as some are sooner than later.

Okay, so, of course, I wanted to share with you this awesome deal that we got, but I wanted to share something a little different.

You have heard me say that if you want a lot of something to make sure you order it ahead of time so that way we are not clearing the shelves. Some of you have asked how you do this and what do you do it with. My whole motto is if you are buying quite a bit of "something," and you are not sure you can always call them and ask. I often know ahead of time what is going to be on sale or what the good deals are, so I always make an extra special effort to call and tell them about what I am looking to buy and how much. I did that this week with the peanut butter. I ALWAYS make sure and let them know that I CAN wait. I do not mind at all. So, that is what I did this week. I called early in the week BEFORE the sale started and said that I was looking at buying 20. "Do you have enough for my to buy 20 at once or would you like me to wait?" So, he said he would order me some and that it would be ready for me on Saturday morning. So, I sent my dear ol' hubby to go get it. He goes and finds a manager and there you have it, it was waiting in the back room. Easy peasy.

I strongly suggest that if you want to go this route that you go in and fill out the special request form so that you have a paperwork trail.

Anyway, I hope that helps clear up a few things. :)

Thanks!

Cheryl

Rite Aid Round-Up

WOW! Rite Aid is happenin' BIG TIME this week. I went to Rite Aid this morning before WW and after WW. I did FIVE separate transactions. I did three transactions this morning before WW, then after I went to a different Rite Aid, and then I couldn't help myself as I was only $3 away from hitting the $100 mark for the Winter Rewards, so then I had my driver (my husband) take me on back to "my" Rite Aid so I could grab a few more things. So, here's what I got today.....

Transaction #1

Huggies Pull-Ups $8.99 X3
-$2/1 printable X3
-$2/1 VV
=$16.97, making them $5.66 each!

Vaseline Sheer Infusion Lotion $1.87
no coupon (I needed a filler)

Tic Tac $1.11
no coupon (again, I needed a filler item)

-$20 Gift of Savings

TOOP was -$0.05! Plus, tax of $0.83!

Transaction #2
Milky Way $0.50 X2
no coupons (needed filler item)

Viactiv $6.99
-$3/1 (Spokane did not get this coupon. I ordered this coupon)
= $3.99

Afrin $5.99 X2 (they are limiting these to 2 per person at both Sprague and Argonne)
-20% Wellness discount
$5.59
-$3/1 printable
-$2/1 VV
=$0.59

Coricidin $5.99 X2 (they are limiting these to 2 per person at both Sprague and Argonne)
$2/1 printable
-$2/1 VV
= $1.99

-$12.94 in +UP Rewards
-$4/20 VV

TOOP was -$1.19! Plus, $2.59 in tax! Then, I got back (4) $4 +UP Rewards for the Afrin and Coricidin, (1) $3 +UP Reward for the Viactiv. Can you say MONEY MAKER?!

Transaction #3
Finish Quantumatic Kit $3.99X2
-$3/1 printableX2
-$1/1 VVX2

Sundown Vitamins, Vitamin D $3.49
-BOGO sale
-$3/2 printable NLA
-$1/1 VV
=FREE!!

Stayfree pads $6.99X6
-BOGO sale
-B1G1 free from recent insert
=FREE!!!
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Promo on back page buy $15 of the stuff on the back page and get a $5 +UP
Stax Chips $1
No coupon

Chex Mix 2 for $3X3 (Argonne has a limit of 4)
-$1/1 from Safeway coupon bookX2
-$0.50/1 from VVX3
=$1

Dreyers Ice Cream $2.99X2
no coupon

Dixie paper plates $3.99X2
-BOGO
-$1/1 from Safeway booklet X2
-$3/2 VV
=FREE!
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-$1 +Up Reward
TOOP (a little more than I like) $2.44. Plus, $2.95 tax. ALL of this went on a gift card I had, so REALLY no money OOP. :) Plus, I got back (2) $2 +Ups for the Dreyers AND (1) $5 for the promo on back page, (4) $1 +Up Rewards for the Chex Mix and Stax chips. Again, MONEY MAKER!! :)

Transaction #4

Stax chips 2 for $2
no coupons

NY Bagel Crisps $1.50 X4
-Up to $3.99 off of 1 printable (NLA)
=FREE!

Colgate Total $2.99, but mine rang up at $2.59
-$1/1 found in Walgreens booklet Diabetes&You
=$1.59

Viactive $6.99X4
-$3/1 (Spokane did not get these. I ordered mine online) X4
=$15.96

Afrin $5.59 X2
-$3/1 printable
= $5.18, making these $2.59 each

Dixie paper plates $3.99 X2 (Sprague has a limit of 2 per person and they were running REALLY low)
-BOGO sale
-$1/1 from Safeway coupon book X2
-$3/2 VV
=FREE!!

-$11 in +Up Rewards

Again I paid more than what I like, but I saved a whole bunch. TOOP was $7.05, plus $3.93 tax. Plus, I got back (2) $4 +UPs for the Afrin, (4) $3 +Ups for the Viactiv, (1) $2 +Up for the Colgate, (1) $1 +Up for the Stax chips, ANDDD (2) $10 +Ups for the Heart Healthy Purchase for spending $50 on "Heart Healthy" products! Wowza!!!

Okay, my last transaction!!

Stax Chips 2 for $2 X4
no coupons

Viactiv $6.99 X3
-$3/1 (coupon ordered online)
=$3.99

Caramello bar $0.88 (needed a filler item)
-20% discount
=$0.70

-$12 in +Up Rewards

TOOP was $0.68, plus $1.22 in tax. Plus I got back (4) $1 +Up for the Stax, (2) $3 +Up for the Viactiv, ANNNND I hit my $100 for the Winter Rewards SOOOOOO I got back my $20 +UP for that too!

Wow, today was a good day!!!!

So, without my savings or coupons today I would have paid $289.05, but I only paid $8.93!

On a side note, if you have multiple VV accounts did you notice that you are now having to print from different computers? By the way, make sure you double check your VV coupons after printing them. I printed from three different accounts, but some of them "reprinted" from one of my other accounts even though I was logged into one of my other accounts. So, I was thinking I was printing from three separate accounts, but when sitting down and looking at the names and the bar codes some of them were duplicates of coupons I already had. I had noticed that when I was out shopping some other couponers were having the same issue when going up to the cash register. Thank goodness I noticed mine last night. I sure would hate to get up there and have to "redo" and order.

Okay, good luck and have fun. I hope you get what you are looking for. Please feel free to come back and share....

Cheryl

Upcoming Rite Aid Deals for The Week of 1/30=Starting Today

Hey, I was just looking at Hip2Save and carme across this deal. She suggested getting these printed now, so you have a chance to get the coupon printed before the deal, while they are available. As she states, popular printables coupons do tent to reach their print limit fairly quickly. Anyway, here are a couple of scenarios that she has come up with.

** Remember there are VV coupons too to match-up with these.....
Coricidin $5.99
Use the $2/1 coupon found here
Pay $3.99
Get back a $4 +Up Reward
Final cost FREE!

Afrin Nasal Spray $5.99
Use the $3/1 coupon found here
Pay $2.99
Get back a $4 +Up Reward
Final cost FREE + overage!

Thanks Hip2Save and For The Mommas!

Cheryl

$3/1 Huggies Snug&Dry

Go on over here to get print out a coupon for $3/1 Huggies Snug&Dry Diapers.

Thanks!

Cheryl

$2/1 Challenge Tuscan Butter

Just go on over here to their Facebook page and print this coupon for $2/1 Challenge Tuscan Butter.

Thanks The Frugal Find!

Cheryl

**HOT** Old Navy Sale

You know how I LOVE Old Navy sales. They are AWESOME. Well, guess what? They are having ANOTHER AWESOME sale, starting today 1/28 through Sunday, 1/30.  They are marking their winter clearance items down to 90% off!!! Plus, they will have their new spring items 30% off! WOW!

Here's some of the fine print from their Facebook page...

This time of year you gotta to be ready for anything. So this weekend Old Navy has winter clearance items at up to 90% off original prices—that’s almost free! And we have new Spring styles at 30% off. So come to Old Navy this weekend. You’ll look great and save a ton.


Legal stuff:
Excludes jeans and gift cards. Discount applies to single unit pricing only. Valid in-store from 1/28/2011 through 1/30/2011. Not valid online. No adjustments on previous purchases. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts including Gap Inc employee discount.

Make sure you go dig up a coupon from Barker's Bones before making your trip to Old Navy. 

We'll see you at Old Navy....

Thanks Hooked on Bargains!

Cheryl

**HOT**Marie Callender Printables!!

Seriously, GO print these NOW before they are gone! You WILL thank me later.

$1.50/1 Marie Callender's Homestyle Bakes
$1/1 Marie Callender's Fresh Flavor Steamers
$1/2 Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers or Marie Callender's Fresh Mixers
$1/4 Marie Callender's Dessert Pie
$0.50/1 Can of Reddi-Wip

Thank you Free Coupon Alerts AND The Coupon Posse'!

Cheryl

FREE Redbox Rental Code for Today Only, 1/27/11

Are you in the mood for a FREE movie rental today. Well here is a code that is supposed to get you a FREE movie rental from Redbox.  Good for, today, Thursday, 1/27 only, you can get a FREE one night movie rental using the code MOVIENIGHT when checking out at your local Redbox.

**I have not confirmed this, so YMMV (your mileage may vary). If you have, please let us know.

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

Groupon Deal of The Day

For all of you who like Bath&Body Works fans, this deal is GREAT for you! Check this Groupon Deal out...

Fragrance has the power to elicit emotions, assuage anxious minds, and evoke early childhood memories of being swaddled in clean socks and left napping in an open drawer. Enjoy the evocative elements of fragrant emollients and elixirs with today's Groupon for products from Bath &Body Works' online store. Choose between two options:

For $10, you get $20 worth of products.
For $15, you get $30 worth of products.

Bath &Body Works' line of skin-pampering products and home accessories fuse fun, exclusive fragrances with silken soaps, luxurious lotions, and calming candles. With more than 35 exclusive body care fragrances, Bath &Body Works makes it possible to take aromatic adventures without leaving the comforting confines of a cubicle or the inside of a warm loaf of bread. Take sniffers on a scentsory tour of the tropics with fresh, fruity Island Margarita anti-bacterial hand soap and a Pink Sangria candle. Or let Twilight Woods eau de toilette and Japanese Cherry Blossom–scented body lotion, voted a favorite by Glamour readers, transform a mundane powder room into a playground for rubber duckies.

Bath &Body Works also peddles a plethora of products designed to dandy up domiciles, including a cadre of decorative candles, room sprays, and Wallflowers, which regale rooms with bursts of fresh fragrance.

Fine print: Expires Apr 27, 2011. Limit 1 per person. Limit 1 per order. Online only. Not valid on previous purchases. Must use in 1 order, no cash back. Tax and shipping not included. See full terms.

Just go on over here to get sign-up or get in on the deal. If you need to select a city with this deal, pick Spokane as it is available under Spokane.

Good luck! It looks like the "deal is on." Yay!

Cheryl

FREE Subscription to Elle Decor Magazine

You can get a FREE 1-year subscription to Elle Decor by signing up here. You will NOT need to enter credit card info. Hurry though, these never last very long. I just checked and it looks like it is STILL available.

Thanks again Wheel n' Deal Mama!

Cheryl

Walgreens: FREE Chex Mix

Here is a way to score some FREE Chex Mix at Walgreens with coupons from the Safeway booklet and a Walgreens store coupon....

The Coupon Posse': Walgreens: FREE Chex Mix!#comment-form

Thanks Coupon Posse'!

$1/5 Weight Watchers Smart Ones

Here is a printable for $1/5 Weight Watchers Smart Ones. Sign up for their newsletter and they send you coupons there too. They just sent me a coupon via e-mail for $5/12. Well worth it, if you ask me.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Albertsons Peanut Butter Deal Gets Hotter!

I was just chattin' up with one of my friends and she was at Albies this morning trying to get her deal on. Well, guess what she discovered for me? When you buy the Skippy Peanut Butter, you also get 500 points towards your 5,000 for the $5 reward. If you don't know what I'm talking about. Albertsons (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene) has a point system, when you use your Albertsons card. Every time you purchase something from them (Albertsons) then you get whatever the allotted points are for either that product or just your purchase added to your card. Once you hit 5,000 points, you get a $5 Reward (coupon) to use on your next purchase.

Also, I was talking with one of the managers this morning at my FAVORITE Albies (Liberty Lake, for those of you that don't know which one I'm talking about), and he said that all the different variations are part of the deal, i.e., natural, creamy, chunky, reduced-fat creamy, reduced-fat chunky. YAY! I'm gettin' the reduced fat!

An example, if you were ONLY going to buy the peanut butter. I really wouldn't suggest doing this unless you call ahead first to make sure they have enough peanut butter on-hand for you to do this. Maybe this isn't even a stock-up price for you, but this is JUST an example.

Skippy Peanut Butter X10
-$1/1 from Safeway Coupon book X2
- Coupon from the back of Albertson's ad making them 2 for $2
= $9, making them $0.90 each. PLUS, you get back a $5 Reward to use on your next purchase! In a sense, making these $0.50 each!

Also, there is a coupon in the Albertsons booklet for $3 off when you buy 10 Vitamin Water or smartwater manufacturer coupon. Now, this deal is EVEN better if you were able to print out the B1G1 free coupons that were available a while back. They are NLA (no longer available). So, here is the next best thing that I could think of.

The current promo is buy 10 save $5

Here is how this looks

Vitaminwater $1.25X10
-$5 instant savings
-$3 coupon from Albertsons booklet
= $4.50, making them $0.45 each!

Not great, but not too bad either.

Okay, good luck!

Thanks for your help Tammy!

Cheryl