Coupons in the News - some great articles to read!

Click on the links below to read some online news articles concerning coupons and bargain shopping.

• How to get Cheap Diapers

• Frugalness 101: What are the ten best sources for coupons


• Online Shopping 101: Where do I find codes and coupons?

Get up to $55 in savings from Kraft and Nabisco!

Sign up by clicking above to join Kraft Foods. You will then have access to coupons and promotions all throughout the year.

Here's a promotion they are running right now. Once you sign up - go to Promotions at the top of the page and it should be the first one. Save up to $55.00 with 2 $20 rebates and $15 in coupons. Coupon books will be mailed to you in 6-8 weeks.

FREE coupon for Minute Maid frozen product

Request a coupon for a FREE Minute Maid frozen novelty here.

The coupon takes about 6 -8 weeks to arrive in the mail.

Free Electrasol at CVS the week of 8/2!

Heads up, save your $2.50 electrasol coupons from the 7/12 SS to use at CVS because they will be FREE with an ECB deal!

Here's the deal:
Electrasol 20 ct boxes on sale for 2/$9
Buy $20 and get $10 ECB
5 x $4.50 = $22.50 - (5) $2.50 coupons ($12.50) = $10.00, get $10 back in ECB's so
Final price: 5 boxes for FREE

Thanks, Hip 2 Save for the heads up on this deal!

It's Freebie Wednesday again tomorrow at Arby's!

I posted a list of all the great freebies that Arby's will be offering on Wednesdays all throughout the summer here.

Tomorrow, July 22nd - Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase.

So head out to Arby's tomorrow to get a free roastburger sandwich

(with the purchase of any drink.)

Walgreens deals for July 19 - 25

Lots of Back to school deals!!

19¢ items:
Papermate mechanical pencils 5 pack
Papermate pens 10 pk
Papermate prism pens 10 pk
Ruler
Box of paperclips

29¢ items:
Pink eraser 2 pk
Pencil top erasers 12 pk
Wooden pencils 10 pk

39¢ items:
White glue

Transparent Scotch Tape
Use $1.00/3 coupon from 7/12 RP
Final price: FREE

49¢ items:
Pencil box
Crayons
Bic highlighters 8 ct

59¢ items:
Pencil sharpener
Scotch mailers

99¢ items:
Crayola color pencils 12 pk
120 pg, 3 subject spiral notebook
Book cover

Pilot G2 pens, 2 pk
On sale for $1.00, get $1.00 RR
Final price: FREE after RR

CVS deals for July 19 - 26

Another great photo deal this week!

Kodak Picture Movie DVD
On sale for $9.99, get $9.99 ECB
Final price: FREE after ECB
(possible limit of 5 - check your receipt after you buy the first one to see if it says deal reached)

you need 20-60 pictures to go on this DVD

Back to School 3 Day Sale - Sunday, Monday and Tuesday ONLY

Caliber or CVS/pharmacy memo book 50-80 sheets
On sale for 99¢, get 99¢ ECB (limit 2)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Caliber or CVS/pharmacy No. 2 Pencils 24ct
On sale for $1.99, get $1.99 ECB (limit 2)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Alumni 1" Vinyl Binder
On sale for $3.00, get $3.00 ECB (limit 2)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Paper Mate 1.2 pens 10 ct
On sale for 99¢, get 99¢ ECB (limit 2)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Caliber or CVS/pharmacy filler paper 150 sheets
On sale for $2.00, get $2.00 ECB (limit 2)
Final price: FREE after ECB

ECB Deals good all week

Five Star Notebooks or Binders
Buy $15, get $5.00 ECB (limit possibly 5)
Final price: varies

Backpack
Get $5.00 ECB (prices starting at $7.99)Limit 2
Final price: varies

CVS/pharmacy Pantiliners 22 ct.
On sale for 89¢, get 89¢ ECB (limit 1)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Speed Stick Pro Deodorant 2.7 oz
On sale for $2.99, get $2.00 ECB (limit 2)
Use $1.50 coupon from Coupons.com sidebar
Final price: $0.49 moneymaker after coupon and ECB

Duracell Batteries - AA, AAA 4 pk, C & D 2 pk or 9 volt 1 pk
On sale for $2.99, get $1.00 ECB (limit 1)
Use $0.75 coupon from 7/12 RP
Final price: $1.24 after coupon and ECB

Johnson products
Buy $10.00 worth, get $5 ECB
**Deal idea**
Buy 11 J &J To Go kits at $.99 each= $10.89
Use (10) $1.00 coupons from the 5/17RP
Final price: $0.89 and get back a $5.00 ECB

Walgreens - 50 4 x 6 prints for $5.00 and more for $.10 each!

Get 50 4 x 6 prints at Walgreens for $5.00 - that's $.10 each. Also any prints over 50 will be $0.10 too! Enter code SUMMER50 at checkout through Saturday, July 25th.

FREE backpack and other FREE school supplies at Staples this week!

Buy ANY backpack at Staples this week and get 100% back in Staples Rewards!! That means a FREE backpack! There is a limit of one per address.

Not a member of Staples rewards? Staples rewards is a free card that allows you to get cash back for purchases made at Staples. You earn 10% back on certain purchases. You also earn $3.00 back in Staples rewards for every ink cartridge that you bring into the store to recycle. Staples rewards are issued in the form of a check or coupon that you can use as payment at your Staples store. If you are a teacher they have a Staples Teacher Rewards program that has even greater benefits. And the Staples Teacher Rewards is available to homeschoolers too! Click here to learn more about the Staples rewards or Staples Teacher rewards program.

Here's some other great free after rebate deals you can get on school supplies this week at Staples:

Zebra Cadoozles 0.7 mm mechanical pencils, 10/pack
On sale for $2.99 –$2.99 easy rebate
Final price: FREE after rebate

Zebra Sarasa retractable gel pens, medium, black, 5/pack
On sale for $4.99 — $4.99 easy rebate
Final price: FREE after rebate

Pentel Handy Lines retractable assorted highlighters, 4/pack
On sale for $4.99 — $4.99 easy rebate
Final price: FREE after rebate

Staples Slim-Line pencil sharpener
On sale for $15.99 – $5.99 instant savings — $10.00 easy rebate
Final price: FREE after rebate

$5/$20 toy purchase at Kmart

Go here to print a coupon for $5.00 off a $20.00 toy purchase at Kmart. The coupon is good through 8/31!!

Earn free stuff just for searching the internet!!

I have not talked about swagbucks in a while but wanted to remind you about the free stuff you can get just by searching the internet! Click on the banner above to sign up today!

Here's how it works:

First you must create a free account with swagbucks and log in. You can search the internet at www. swagbucks.com or by downloading the toolbar (which I personally love) and using their toolbar to search. The results that you get for your searches are from Google and Ask.com and I have always had good results in my searches. As you search, you periodically receive "swagbucks". You can than redeem these swagbucks for swagbucks.com products and gift cards.

My favorite thing to redeem for is Amazon gift cards - 45 swagbucks can be redeemed for a $5.00 Amazon gift card. I just recently purchased an MP3 player for my husband for his birthday and he is now able to download lots of MP3 files from Amazon for FREE using our swagbucks that we earned for FREE just for searching the internet. Another great thing is you can actually redeem swagbucks for CASH using paypal. 70 swagbucks can be redeemed for $5.00 in your paypal account.

So check it out today by clicking on the banner above and see what you can earn just for searching the internet

I'm back - unexpected blog vacation....

Sorry for the unexpected lapse in posting. My husband and I went out of town last weekend just for a few days and ended up not having free internet access at our hotel. Then we got back home, we jumped back into work, and had company, and then I had to try to catch up my deal shopping too, and I just didn't hardly have a spare minute! But no worries, I am back in full swing and excited to share some great deals with you this week.

$17 moneymaker at RiteAid this week!

I don't do much at RiteAid just because I don't have time to add another store to my shopping but I might have to get in on this great moneymaker this week.

Rite Aid has Schick razors on sale for $5.99 and also have a rebate deal (SCR offer #61) to get a $25.00 Rite Aid gift card when you buy $50.00 in selected products and the razors are included. Here's some scenarios:

Transaction #1
Buy 5 Schick Razors x $5.99 each = $29.95
- $5/25 Rite Aid coupon
- (5) $4.00/1 coupon from the 6/14 SS insert (- $20.00)
Final price : $4.95 plus tax out of pocket

Transaction #2
Buy 4 Schick Quattro Razors x $5.99 each = $23.96
Buy L’Oreal Pro Manicure Polish for $2.99
-$5/25 Rite Aid coupon
- (4) $4.00/1 Schick Coupons (- $16.00)
-$1.00/1 Loreal printable coupon
Final price: $4.95 plus tax out of pocket

So in summary, you would pay $9.90 plus tax out of pocket and get a $25 Rite Aid Gift Card for the Schick product and a $2.00 SCR check for the Loreal nailpolish for a $17.00 Moneymaker!!!

Thanks to Mercedes at Common Sense with Money for the heads up on this deal!

Check out Shop 4 Freebies!

Have you checked out Shop 4 Freebies recently? They update their list every 24 hours and offer 100 % actual freebies. Let me know if you get any great freebies from there that we all should sign up for too! Also what is your best freebie that have you gotten from their site?

It's FREE chocolate Friday again!

Have you gotten your coupons yet for some free chocolate? If not you can try again today!

It's FREE CHOCOLATE Friday again!! Be one of the first 250,000 people to go here today after 9:00 am and sign up and you will get a coupon in the mail for a FREE single-size package of M&M's, Milky Way, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Twix, or Dove.

*Limit one coupon per email address on Friday and four coupons per household for the entire promotion.

It's Freebie Wednesday again tomorrow at Arby's!

I posted a list of all the great freebies that Arby's will be offering on Wednesdays all throughout the summer here.

Tomorrow, July 15th is Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase.

So head out to Arby's tomorrow to get a free roast beef sandwich

(with the purchase of any drink.)

Free Mocha Mondays at McDonald's!

Here's another restaurant freebie for you! McDonalds is offering free 8 oz. mochas or 7 oz. iced mocha coffees on Mondays from 7 am to 7 pm from now until August 3rd!

Read about all the details here.


Thanks, The Deal Scoop.

CVS deals for July 12 - 18

This is a great week at CVS!! FREE school supplies and FREE photo books! I can already foresee multiple trips. Plan some extra time this week as the photo book will take you a little while in store to complete. And be prepared that you might have to leave the pages and have the photo center clerk assemble them and you pick them up later as this will be a HOT deal this week and could back up the photo centers.

3 day sale
The following deals are good only Sunday - Tuesday

Pepsi 12 pk., 12oz cans
On sale for 4/$12.00, get $2.00 ECB (limit 1)
Final price: 4/$10.00 after ECB
(Look for peelies at the grocery store on Pepsi 12 packs – I found some on Saturday at Publix for $1.00/2 packs. This would make this deal 4/$8.00 which is a sweet deal for Pepsi products especially if you have some ECB's you don't mind losing)

Caliber or CVS/pharmacy 1 subject notebook 70-80
On sale for $0.99, get $0.99 ECB (limit 2)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Paper Mate Grip pens 8ct.
On sale for $0.99, get $0.99 ECB (limit 3)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Caliber or It's Academic 5" pointed or blunt tip scissors
On sale for $2.99, get $2.99 ECB (limit 2)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Caliber or CVS/pharmacy school glue 5oz
On sale for $0.99, get $0.99 ECB (limit 2)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Caliber or CVS/pharmacy 12" plastic or wood ruler
On sale for $0.99, get $0.99 ECB (limit 2)
Final price: FREE after ECB

Deals good all week:
Gillette Fusion manual or power razor
On sale for $7.99 get $4.00 ECB (limit 1)
Use $4.00 coupon from 6/7 PG
Final price: FREE after coupon and ECB

Photo Book - 6x8 (10pages)
On sale for $7.99, get $7.99 ECB (limit 1)
Final price: FREE after ECB

I blogged about this deal here. This photo book must be completed in store at the Kodak kiosk. You can have up to 45 pictures included in this book and they are in “scrapbook” format meaning you can choose the background/theme of each page and can add captions and titles. These make really great gifts and also are a great way to create a memory book of vacation or a child's birthday, etc. You might be able to get some early Christmas shopping done this week with this deal!

Olay products
Spend $20.00, get $10.00 ECB (limit 1)
Use various coupons for different products from 6/7 PG, 7/5 PG, 7/12 RP
Final price: varies

I wanted to mention this deal not because it is a moneymaker but because it coincides with a MIR deal from Olay that could make this a good deal for you if you use Olay prodcuts and would be buying them anyways. In the 7/12 RP and now online at olay.com there is information this new MIR from Olay. Get a $20.00 rebate when you buy $50.00 worth of Olay Facial Moisturizers or Facial Cleansers. Items must be purchased between 7/10/09 - 8/9/09 and postmarked by 8/23/09. You will either need the form from the RP insert or print one online at Olay.com.

Sunday Sustenance

I heard this song for the first time this past week in the youth group that my husband and I work in and it was a blessing to me. I hope that it will be to you too.

All I Ever Want to Be
All I ever want to be is what you want of me, Lord; I give my life to you.
And all my hopes and dream and plans I place within Your hands, Lord,

And give my life to You.
Here am I , Lord, use me; take my life and mold me.
All I ever want to be is what You want of me, Lord; I give my life to You.
And all my hopes and dreams and plans I place within Your hands, Lord,

And give my life to You.

I was struck with the words – “All I ever want to be is what you want of me, Lord.” Is that the only thing that I want to be – only what God wants of me? Or do I have my own selfish, sinful desires of what I want to be? Do I honestly place all my hopes and dreams and plans in God's hand or do I try to make them happen and determine the way I want to go in life? After I learned the tune to this song, the words and tune just stayed in my mind all week, and they were such a conviction and encouragement to me to truly place my life and hopes and dreams and plans in God's hands and to strive to be and only be what He wants me to be each day.

How about you? How has the Lord been working in your life? I would love to hear about it. Leave a comment or email me.

Staples deals for next week - paper for a penny!

Staples is going to have some more great rebate deals next week. Do you need some more paper for printing coupons? How about a pack for a penny?!!

Here's the deals good through 7/15/09 so hurry and get these the first part of the week:

Staples Copy Paper (8.5″ x 11″) (limit 2)
On sale for $3.69
- $3.68 Staples Easy Rebate
Final price: $0.01 after rebate!

Staples Photo Plus Paper (4″ x 6″) (limit 2)
On sale for $9.99
- $8.99 Staples Easy Rebate
Final price: $1.00 after rebate!

Also while you are there pick up Staples 8-Pack Pencils for a penny!

Make sure to take your weekly ad with you as there is a coupon on the front for $5.00 off a $20.00 in store purchase!

Here's my scenario:
Photo paper x 2 - $19.98
pencils x 2 - $0.02
Copy paper x 2 - $7.38
Total $27.38 - $5/$20 coupon = $22.38
Get back $25.34 in Easy Rebates - a $2.96 moneymaker and free paper and pencils!

Go here to view the whole ad or check out the one in your Sunday paper as they have several $1.00 items as well.

Free BBQ Bacon Cheddar Roastburger at Arby's!

Go here to print a coupon for a free BBQ Bacon Cheddar Roastburger with the purchase of a drink. The coupon is only good through 7/14/09 .

Great coupon for a free Potrait pacakge from Picture People!

Go here to print a coupon for a free potrait package from the Picture People!! The package includes one 8x10, two 5x7s, and eight wallets! The coupon is good through July 25. From what I have seen in the past, the Picture People does great work - I love how their pictures look.

Just some suggestions - call ahead to your local Picture People to make sure that they will accept this coupon. Some stores might not accept this coupon if you are not a Potrait Club member, but some stores are taking it from anyone. Also, they will try to sell you a lot of other pictures and packages when you go so set your budget and stick to it.

Thanks, The Deal Scoop!

It's FREE chocolate Friday again!

Have you gotten your coupons yet for some free chocolate? If not you can try again today!

It's FREE CHOCOLATE Friday again!! Be one of the first 250,000 people to go here today after 9:00 am and sign up and you will get a coupon in the mail for a FREE single-size package of M&M's, Milky Way, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Twix, or Dove.

*Limit one coupon per email address on Friday and four coupons per household for the entire promotion.

Get a coupon for a FREE box of Lipton Tea!

I just read about this great deal that MaryEllen posted over at The Deal Scoop!

Here's how to get a coupon for a FREE box of Lipton Tea.

Call 1-888-435-3639 and complete the survey to get your coupon mailed to you.

I love sweet tea - especially in the summer so I am so excited to get my coupon for a FREE box. I also like to flavor my tea with juice concentrate or fresh fruit. I always love all the flavored teas like blackberry or mango tea that they offer in the restaurants, but making them at home are much cheaper. Do you have any great recipes or tips for flavoring your tea?

Kraft/Publix rebate - earn up to a $30.00 giftcard

Here's another great Kraft and Publix rebate. I love these Publix rebates and this one is great because you can submit it up to 3 times for a total of $30.00!

Here's how:

• Purchase $50 worth of groceries (remember this is before coupon price) INCLUDING 4 different participating KRAFT items (2 oz. or larger)

• Here's a list of the participating products: STARBUCKS Coffee, KRAFT Mayo Mayonnaise, MIRACLE WHIP Dressing, KRAFT GOOD SEASONS Salad Dressings, KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese, VELVEETA Shells & Cheese Dinner, PLANTERS Sliced Almonds, SHAKE ‘N BAKE Original Chicken Seasoning Mix, JELL-O Pudding, KRAFT Grated Parmesan, OSCAR MAYER Bacon, Bacon Bits,Deli Fresh Shaved Meats, or Chicken Strips, California Pizza Kitchen Thin Crust Pizza, KRAFT 2% Milk Cheese, A.1. Steak Sauce, KRAFT Barbecue Sauce

• Download rebate form here and mail in Publix receipts totaling $50 or more for each rebate you want to submit.


• Repeat up to 3 times (earning up to $30 dollars) - you earn a $10 gift card for each $50 and 4 products submitted.


• Receipts must be dated from dated 7/13/09–8/9/09 and must be received by 8/14/09.

Free Ziploc sandwich bags and container - Join Right at Home today!

Have you joined Right at Home yet? Once you do you will receive free monthly e-newsletter filled with ideas for your home, plus you'll get exclusive money-saving coupons, chances for prizes and more. Join here.

Here's their latest freebie:

Be one of the first 10,000 people to sign up here to receive a FREE full pack of Ziploc® Brand Sandwich Bags and one small Ziploc® Fresh Shield® Twist 'n Loc® Container!

"Dress like a cow - git free chikin" on July 10th

It's the 5th annual cow appreciation day at Chick-fil-a! On Friday, July 10th go into any Chick-fil-a restaurant dressed as a cow and receive a free meal. Go here for more information and for printable costume props!

****If you are "Fully dressed as a cow” meaning from head to toe you will get a free combo. If you are only partially dressed as a cow you will get a free entrée.

Go here to request a free sample of Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal and a Fiber One Oats & Chocolate bar! You'll also receive $5 worth of coupons along with your sample! (Those Fiber One Oats & Chocolate bars are great, by the way!)

Preview of next week at CVS - get ready now for a free photobook after ECB's!

(photo courtesy of iheartcvs.com)

Next week at CVS there will be this free after ECB deal:

Buy a 6 x8 hardcover Photobook for $7.99, get $7.99 ECB (limit 1)
(be on the lookout at your CVS for any coupons they might have near the photo center for photo bookas - last year we were able to find some!)

These photo books make great gifts or would make a great way to compile all your summer vacation pictures in one book and for FREE at that!

So start looking through your pictures and deciding what you want to do your book on. I have also included a video at the end of this post to help explain how the Kodak program works. Or you could check out the Kodak kiosk at your store while you are there this week so you will know what to expect.

It's Freebie Wednesday again tomorrow at Arby's!

I posted a list of all the great freebies that Arby's will be offering on Wednesdays all throughout the summer here.

Tomorrow, July 8th is Free Orange Cream Swirl shake with any sandwich purchase.

So head out to Arby's tomorrow to get a free Orange Cream Swirl Shake (with the purchase of any sandwich.)

*New feature* - Menu Plan Monday!

Here's a new feature I would like to start here at CentsibleSavings. I know that many of you probably plan weekly menus and you might even participate in Menu Plan Monday at orgjunkie.com. I will be honest, I usually just plan my menu in my head because I have a lot on hand in my stockpile, and I am a "eat what I feel like that day" person. But I NEED to get into the habit of actually planning a menu and using up some forgotten things in my stockpile and I can keep myself accountable by sharing it with you!

Here's a few explanations of our menu: I will only post dinner meals for now. Our family consists of just my husband and I for now and we both work so breakfasts and lunches will be food we just keep on hand or leftovers. Here's typically what we do for breakfasts: for him - oatmeal, grits, granola bar, yogurt, etc. and for me - I eat breakfast at work - toast, bagel, yogurt, fruit, etc. Then for lunches we are usually at work so my husband takes leftovers from supper the day before (I also keep on hand cans of hearty soup or a prepared meal for days just in case there are no leftovers but 4 out of 5 days he will eat leftovers) and I have fruit salad, crackers and cheese or peanut butter, or a sandwich. Also because of our work and church schedule our meals are somewhat unusual on a few days: Wednesdays we usually don't have time to eat in between work and church so we try to eat a bigger lunch and will just snack when we get home from church, Fridays we are both home late and will eat a lighter meal, and on Sundays we will eat our bigger meal for lunch.

So here is what we will have for dinner this week:

Monday -
grilled turkey tenderloin, grilled corn on the cob, mashed potatoes
(My husband and I both do a lot of grilling during the summer - so you will see a lot of grilled food for the next few months.)

dessert - Fresh Fruit Pizza (I picked blueberries last week, got strawberries for $.99 at Aldi's, and have cream cheese and sugar cookie dough in the refrigerator that need to be used so this will be good! I adapt the recipe I linked above by adding a few teaspoons of powdered sugar to the cream cheese and I only make 1 "pizza" with the cookie dough on my large Pampered Chef Pizza stone. You can use any fruit you want but I always try to include strawberries and kiwi as they are especially good with this recipe.)

Tuesday - our day off
breakfast - homemade, hot from the oven,blueberry muffins for breakfast with my fresh blueberries I picked last week - yummy, can't wait!

dinner - grilled chicken salad and toasted french bread. I cut chicken breasts into strips and marinate in Italian dressing. Then I (or my husband!) grill them on the grill and serve over a bed of greens, tomatoes, cheese, and bacon. Perfect for a hot summer day!

Wednesday -
leftovers or snacks (see explanation above)

Thursday -
dinner at a friend's house so no dinner to plan for tonight :)

Friday - BLT sandwiches, chips

Saturday -
we are heading out of town as soon as my husband gets off work so we will probably grab fast food on this day.

Sunday -
we will be out of town so will eat out for this meal with David's family

So there you go - our somewhat unique menu plan. How about you? Do you menu plan and what is on your menu this week? As I am fairly new at this, I would love to hear how you plan your menus and any suggestions and ideas you have for me. I hope to share recipes with you in future menu posts and I would love to read some of your favorite recipes.

$55 value of coupons and rebates from Kraft!

Go here to get (2) $20 rebate forms and $15 in coupons mailed to you from Kraft. A $55 value! These coupons and rebates will be great for some back to school snacks. Request yours today as they are only available while supplies last.

Request a FREE Home Made Simple coupon book

The Home Made Simple Proctor and Gamble coupon book is back!. Go here to request for it to be sent to you. This is a new link so even if you have requested it before you should be able to receive another copy. I love the coupons in these books especially if it works out and I can combine them with a good sale at CVS, Kroger, or Publix.

Sunday Sustenance

Our country just celebrated Independence Day and our 233rd birthday yesterday. It is a day to celebrate our freedom and remember all of the many sacrifices that were given, and blood that was shed to provide that freedom for us!!!!!! Even today, there are soldiers all around the world that are sacrificing for us - being away from their families and putting their lives in danger so that our country and our families can remain safe and free. I am eternally thankful for them! And I am thankful that the Lord has allowed me to live in America!

But there is another person who offered even a greater sacrifice - He gave His own life for us in order for us to have freedom. Not political freedom, but spiritual freedom and freedom from sin and eternal death in hell. Jesus Christ died and rose again for all, so we may have life eternal! If you would like to learn more please check out this post.

Walgreens deals for July 5 - 11

Here's the best deals at Walgreens this week:

Cover Girl MakeUp
Get $3.00 RR wyb $10.00
Use $1.00/1 or $2.00/2 coupon from 6/7 PG
Final price: varies

Pepsi 12 Pks
On sale for 3/$12.00, get $3.00 RR wyb 3
Final price: 3/$9.00 after RR

Starbucks ice cream
On sale for BOGO - so $2.40 each (at Walgreens you do have to buy 2 to get the BOGO price)
Use $2.00/1 or $1.00/1 coupon from 6/21 SS
Final price: $.40 each with $2.00 coupon - cheap icecream!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating with your family enjoying a cookout and fireworks or whatever it is that you and your family do to celebrate the day. But I hope that you also take a minute to remember and be thankful for the people that have fought to make our country independent and free. I am so thankful to be an American and I hope you are too!

CVS deals for July 5 - 11

Wow, the "Back to School sales" have started already! And this looks like a decent week at CVS after nothing going on last week.

ECB deals good only Sunday and Monday:

Caliber or CVS Transparent or Invisible Tape
On sale for $1.49, get $1.49 ECB (limit 3)
Final price : FREE after ECB


ECB deals good all week:

Bayer Contour Glucose Meter
On sale for $19.99, get $5 ECB (limit 2 – monthly deal)
Use Up to $30 off Bayer Meter coupon from 2/1 RP
Final price: $5.00 moneymaker after coupon and ECBs!


Post Trail Mix Crunch
On sale for 3/$10.00, get $5.00 ECBs wyb 3 (limit 1)
Use $2.00/1 printable coupon and $1/2 Post Cereals via Upromise
Final price: $1.00 moneymaker and + $1.00 deposited into Upromise

Caliber or CVS Pencils 10 pk or Double Blade Pencil Sharpener
On sale for 99¢, get 99¢ ECB (limit 3)
Final price:89¢ FREE after ECB

CVS Brand Pantiliners 22 ct
On sale for 89¢, get 99¢ ECB (limit 1)
Final price: FREE

Febreze Products

Get $5.00 ECB wyb $10.00 (Limit 5)
Febreze Candle $6.50 - use $1.00 coupon from Home Made Simple Mailer
Febreze Noticeables $6.50 - use $4.50 coupon from 7/5 PG
Febreze Noticeables Starter Kit, Dual Refill Pack, or 2 Single Refills, $1.00 - use coupon from mailer
Febreze Air Effects $3.00 - Use coupon for free Febreze Air Effects wyb Febreze Fabric Refresher from 7/5 PG
Febreze Air Effects $0.50 - use coupon from mailer
Febreze Fabric Refresher $5.00 - use $0.50 coupon from mailer
Final price: varies


CoverGirl Cosmetics
get $5.00 ECB wyb $15.00 (limit 1)
Use coupons from 6/7 PG, 7/5 PG
Final price: varies


Dawn 10.3 Oz
On sale for 2/$2.00, get $1.00 ECB wyb 2 (limit 1)
Use $0.20 coupon from 6/7 PG or $0.25 coupon from 7/5 PG
Final price: $0.75/2 after coupon and ECB

FREE Duracell Ultra Advanced AAA or AA 4 Pk when you buy $25 of P&G products LIMIT 1

Crazy Coupon Capers - lots of free ziplocs!

I am still trying to eat out of my pantry and freezer, but couldn't pass up some of the freebies and great deals this week. And I did need a few things for our 4th of July cookout too.

Publix trip #1, 2 and 3

Total $90.30
- $72.50 in coupons
I paid $17.80!

The ziplocs and Raid (and hotdogs!) were all free after coupon and I used (3) $5/25 Rite Aid coupons to help pay for my other groceries!

Publix trip #3

Total $48.66
-$44.61 in coupons
I paid $4.05


Ziplocs and Raid were free, A1 was $0.10 after coupon. Used a $5/25 coupon to help pay for the other groceries. Have I said before that I LOVE Publix!!! I love their coupon policy of taking competitor coupons and being able to use 2 coupons - a store coupon and manuf. coupon on one item. I went to a new location this week and they were sooo nice! No complaints, just smiles about processing my huge stack of coupons.

Kroger trip

Total $29.95
-$11.49 in coupons
I paid $18.46

The cheese was $1.03 after promo price. The chicken was on sale for $1.99/lb. but I had a coupons for $1.00 off a package of chicken. I found the smallest packages I could find - most were 1 1/2 lbs. So I got the boneless, skinless chicken breasts for about $1.25 - $1.33 /lb. Great price for chicken breasts! Hoping they have them on sale for $1.99 again before the coupons expire at the end of the month.


Total for all trips $40.31 - so right at my $40.00 a week grocery budget with lots of ziplocs and chicken to spare! :)

Link in and leave a comment of your shopping trips this week!

"Coupons in the News"

Wow - here's some more great news articles written involving coupons and saving money.

• Coupon clipping tips - Clip and save these coupon tips - from the Chicago Tribune

• Save more at Wal Mart - by the Examiner.com

• Savvy shopper shares tips to help you stretch your grocery dollar - some great tips on saving money - on Dallasnews.com

Are you enjoying reading these news articles? Do you have any to share? If you see a great news article involving coupons and saving money in general, please feel free to email me at centsiblesavings(@)yahoo(.)com.

FREE Kraftmaid idea book

*******DEAD ALREADY*******

Here's a great offer from Kraftmaid that I jumped on right away as I have some re-organization projects I need to do in the kitchen (and the whole house!) this summer. Sign up to get a FREE idea book from Kraftmaid with ideas for kitchens, baths, home office, entertainment centers, bedrooms, laundry rooms and more. I can't wait to get mine and get some great ideas. Hurry and sign up because this deal usually doesn't last long!

Free Veggie Tales DVD (just pay $2.99 s/h)

I just read about this great deal from Kelly at Faithful Provisions:

Sign up for the Veggie Tales e-newsletter and you can choose a FREE DVD! There is a $2.99 charge for shipping, but since these movies are usually $16.99 and up that is a great price. Sounds like a good Christmas or birthday present or a good summertime fun idea!

It's Freebie Wednesday again tomorrow at Arby's!

I posted a list of all the great freebies that Arby's will be offering on Wednesdays all throughout the summer - you can view that here.

Tomorrow, July 1st is Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase.

So head out to Arby's tomorrow to get a free beef'n cheddar sandwich! (with the purchase of any drink)

New - Summer recipes and offers from Betty Crocker.

Betty Crocker is back with all, new summer recipes! Sign up to get emails with special offers, coupons, and great summer recipes from Betty Crocker.

CVS deals for June 29 - July 4th

Here's the best deals I see this week at CVS:

2 day sale - Sunday - Tuesday

Maybelline Pulse Perfection vibrating mascara
On sale for $12.99, get $3.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Final price: $9.99 after coupon and ECB

Neutrogena Wave Duo
On sale for $15.99, get $5.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use this printable coupon
Final price: varies

ECB deals good all week

Clean & Clear
Spend $15.00 get $5.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $2.00 Printable, $5.00 Printable or Printable, or $5.00 Printable
Final price: varies

Adult sunglasses
Get $10.00 ECB wyb 2 adult sunglasses (limit 1)
Final price: varies

Benadryl or Cortaid itch relief (prices starting at $3.99)
Get $2.00 ECB wyb 1 (limit 5)
Use $1.00 coupon for Benadryl from 5/17 RP, 4/26 RP, 6/28 SS
Use $0.50 coupon for Cortaid from 5/17 RP or 6/28 SS
And use $2.00 off any cortaid CRT
Final price: varies

Sales

Edge or Skintimate
On sale for $1.99
Use $1.00 Edge printable coupon or $0.75 coupon from 5/17 RP
Use $1.00 Skintimate printable coupon
Final price: varies

Walgreens deals for June 28 - July 4

Here's the deals at Walgreens this week:

Right Guard/Dry Idea Deodorant
On sale for $2.99, get $2.00 RR
Use $1.00 coupon from 4/19 SS (hurry coupon expires 6/30/09)
Final price: FREE after coupon and RR

Aquafresh 6.4 oz Toothpaste
On sale for $1.99, get $1.00 RR
Use $1.00 coupon from 6/21 SS
Final price: FREE after coupon and RR

Off Clip-On Mosquito Protection
On sale for $9.99, get $3 RR
Use $2.00 coupon from 5/17 SS #2
Final price: $4.99 after coupon and RR

Great new E-book on Entertainment Books and get a free 2009 Entertainment book!

Do you buy and use the Entertainment coupon books? I have bought them in the past but haven't bought one recently. Well, after reading Julie's E-book on Secret of Entertainment - the best insider's tips and tricks to help you maximize the savings of your Entertainment Membership here I am ready to go out and buy one tomorrow! I will definitely be looking for a good deal on these in the future and pick up one for us to use. I liked her tips in the restaurant section and I didn't even know that you could print and do things online with your Entertainment membership! I also liked her suggestion, which someone had emailed me about regarding my vacation as well, of buying an Entertainment book for the area that you are going on for vacation. Especially if you are taking a high price vacation like to Hawaii, I can see where this could save you a good amount of money for an investment of $20 or less. So go here today and read her free E-book. Then click on the link above to get a free copy of the 2009 Entertainment Book that you can start using today - all for just reserving your copy of the 2010 book. This will also sign you up to receive a copy of the Entertainment book each year - unless you cancel.

Sunday Sustenance - Happy Anniversary to us!

Today my husband and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! I am so happy that I am married to this wonderful man and I am looking forward to many more years to come!

As I thought about what to share with you today, I thought it would be fitting to be about marriage. My husband and I watched the most recent episode of a TV show this past week that made an announcement of the couple separating and ending their marriage. How sad! I know that we went to bed that night with a renewed appreciation for each other and our marriage. I am so thankful to have a good marriage - one in which we both love and respect each other and truly enjoy being together! My husband is truly my best friend and I would not have it any other way. This is not to brag on ourselves, as the reason that we have a good marriage is not all of our own doing. We have strived to have Christ be a part of our relationship even from the start of our dating relationship. If we have a good relationship with Christ, it will make our marriage relationship that much stronger. If you put Christ first in every aspect of your life, including your marriage, you will reap the benefits!

I am looking forward to one day celebrating our 20th, 30th or even 50th anniversary (if the Lord tarries His coming!) and with God's help, and only God's help, I know that we can!

Crazy Coupon Capers

CVS trip

I got a $5/30 from the coupon printer so was able to use that to make this deal even sweeter.

Total - $31.64

- $5/30 purchase

- $8.00 in coupons

pd with $17.00 in ECB's

Got back 17.98 in ECB's

(plus I bought 2 more Soy Joys for $1.00 after couponlater in the week and got back $4.00 ECB's for the 2 I had already bought in this transaction.)

Publix trip

I had quite a few rainchecks to use up - that is why I bought the A1, Bic lighters, Scrubbing Bubbles. And I got another raincheck to get some more FREE Starbuck's icecream because this is all they had. The Vanilla wafers were the $.01 item. This Publix store will not let me use my $5/30 Riteaid coupon although 2 other stores in this area will but this store is the closest one to my house. So here are the totals.

Total (after rainchecks) - $31.02

- $21.98 in coupons

I paid $9.84

(sorta bummed that this could have been $4.84 at the store near my work but oh well!)

How did you do this week? If you have a Harris Teeter did you get to partipate in the super doubles week? I would love to see how you did!

Free quart of paint from Glidden!

Glidden is giving away a FREE quart of eggshell paint in any color you choose (while supplies last). Go here to sign up to get it mailed to you. I ordered mine and am already anxious to start on a redecorating project in our living room!