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!