Brooke Geery

Lessons

I Hate Most Banks, Cellphone and Cable companies.

I've severed almost all ties to bloodsucking corporations over the past year. My top three categories of "predatory corporate evils one inevitably has to deal with as an on-the-grid adult" are banks, cable companies  and cellphone providers in that order. 1. Banks. A few months back, I abandoned Bank of America in favor of a local credit union that I'd say is about, oh, 1000000000000000x better. Haven't looked back. I only wish I made the jump sooner.  I'll be doing a more in depth blog post about how to save and even earn a lot of money by changing banks soon. 2. Cable Companies. I decided I didn't need cable…
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Defeated at Walgreens

Sometimes the coupons win, and on my trip to Walgreens, I'd say that happened. Planning is key with this stuff, and I tend to just sort of wing it. I check the blogs, see what the good deals are, check for what coupons I have and then head out. I don't estimate what I'm going to spend or make a list, I more just cross my fingers and hope for the best. My main motivation for even going to Walgreens was to use my $3/2 Pantene coupon that expired today (I had two of them.) Wags was having a $2/7 sale on Pantene, plus you got a $2 register reward…
Read More

Savings vs. Addiction

Yesterday I realized I may have a problem. We were in Troutdale to go to the outlets (scored a pair of my favorite Levis corduroys for $15!) and Jared wanted to go to Harbor Freight. On the way, we passed an Albertsons and I literally slammed on the brakes and turned into the lot to see if I could grab another package of Tully's Coffee while the sale was still going on. They had plenty and I used my other coupon, plus the catalina from my last trip to get a bag for $2.49. This is obviously a really good deal on coffee that is normally $10.49, but the reality…
Read More

Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
Read More

Double Coupons at Safeway

So big drama in the Safeway couponing world this week! The wording on the doubler has changed, stating that only one doubler can be used per week (instead of per trip as before.) Honestly, I'm not sure how they're enforcing this one, but I figured I'd better make that doubler count! I bought: 4 cans of Mandarin Oranges $5.01 ($6.76 - .50/2 coupon - .50 doubler - .$75 catalina that printed out. Now these we're supposed to be on sale and I didn't get charged a sale price, but I am still too cool to argue, so I basically wasted some money here.) 2 cans of diced green chilis $.98…
Read More

Sweet Ass Coupons I Printed Today

Every day the Internet is filled with more coupons and if you have a lot of time to waste, you can find and print them all! Here's a couple I debatably wasted ink on today. $1/2 Krusteaz This one required filling out a form and then got fucked up cause I tried to use Firefox and it wanted me to use Safari, but I figured it out and got two! $1 off Oregon Chai No sign up required! Of course, it's totally something I wouldn't buy normally, but damn it's good. $.50 off Cottonelle Rumor has it there's a good deal at Walgreens on this stuff so I figured I…
Read More

Cheap Meat (That’s not actually meat)

Since I got a good deal on Taco Shells at Target, a taco night was inevitable and last night was the night! I stopped by Safeway to get some Morning Star Farms crumbles and take advantage of the sale (3.49 each) plus my $1 off coupons, plus the extra $.50 savings I had loaded on to my card. Then I ended up with an extra bonus: the cashier I went to double doubled my coupons, giving me the full $2 off with with the doubler, even though I was only eligible for $1. Win. So for a total of $2.97 (69% savings) I got: Two packages of Morning Star Farms…
Read More

Vegan Couponing Intro

Hi, I’m Rachel. Though certainly inspired by and supportive of Brooke’s latest obsession with couponing, I’m going to be blogging here from a slightly different perspective: that of a notorious cheapskate and health conscious vegan.  Over the years, I’ve noticed that I have the ability to remember the prices of  regularly purchased groceries at every store I have ever gone to (like, literally I still remember that Amy‘s Mac and Soy Cheese (not vegan) was $2.50 at  Grand Union in VT when I was in college there almost ten years ago). I also really enjoy going to grocery stores  when I visit different cities on vacation just to see what…
Read More

I Hate Most Banks, Cellphone and Cable companies.

I've severed almost all ties to bloodsucking corporations over the past year. My top three categories of "predatory corporate evils one inevitably has to deal with as an on-the-grid adult" are banks, cable companies  and cellphone providers in that order. 1. Banks. A few months back, I abandoned Bank of America in favor of a local credit union that I'd say is about, oh, 1000000000000000x better. Haven't looked back. I only wish I made the jump sooner.  I'll be doing a more in depth blog post about how to save and even earn a lot of money by changing banks soon. 2. Cable Companies. I decided I didn't need cable…
Read More

Defeated at Walgreens

Sometimes the coupons win, and on my trip to Walgreens, I'd say that happened. Planning is key with this stuff, and I tend to just sort of wing it. I check the blogs, see what the good deals are, check for what coupons I have and then head out. I don't estimate what I'm going to spend or make a list, I more just cross my fingers and hope for the best. My main motivation for even going to Walgreens was to use my $3/2 Pantene coupon that expired today (I had two of them.) Wags was having a $2/7 sale on Pantene, plus you got a $2 register reward…
Read More

Savings vs. Addiction

Yesterday I realized I may have a problem. We were in Troutdale to go to the outlets (scored a pair of my favorite Levis corduroys for $15!) and Jared wanted to go to Harbor Freight. On the way, we passed an Albertsons and I literally slammed on the brakes and turned into the lot to see if I could grab another package of Tully's Coffee while the sale was still going on. They had plenty and I used my other coupon, plus the catalina from my last trip to get a bag for $2.49. This is obviously a really good deal on coffee that is normally $10.49, but the reality…
Read More

Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
Read More

Double Coupons at Safeway

So big drama in the Safeway couponing world this week! The wording on the doubler has changed, stating that only one doubler can be used per week (instead of per trip as before.) Honestly, I'm not sure how they're enforcing this one, but I figured I'd better make that doubler count! I bought: 4 cans of Mandarin Oranges $5.01 ($6.76 - .50/2 coupon - .50 doubler - .$75 catalina that printed out. Now these we're supposed to be on sale and I didn't get charged a sale price, but I am still too cool to argue, so I basically wasted some money here.) 2 cans of diced green chilis $.98…
Read More

Sweet Ass Coupons I Printed Today

Every day the Internet is filled with more coupons and if you have a lot of time to waste, you can find and print them all! Here's a couple I debatably wasted ink on today. $1/2 Krusteaz This one required filling out a form and then got fucked up cause I tried to use Firefox and it wanted me to use Safari, but I figured it out and got two! $1 off Oregon Chai No sign up required! Of course, it's totally something I wouldn't buy normally, but damn it's good. $.50 off Cottonelle Rumor has it there's a good deal at Walgreens on this stuff so I figured I…
Read More

Cheap Meat (That’s not actually meat)

Since I got a good deal on Taco Shells at Target, a taco night was inevitable and last night was the night! I stopped by Safeway to get some Morning Star Farms crumbles and take advantage of the sale (3.49 each) plus my $1 off coupons, plus the extra $.50 savings I had loaded on to my card. Then I ended up with an extra bonus: the cashier I went to double doubled my coupons, giving me the full $2 off with with the doubler, even though I was only eligible for $1. Win. So for a total of $2.97 (69% savings) I got: Two packages of Morning Star Farms…
Read More

Vegan Couponing Intro

Hi, I’m Rachel. Though certainly inspired by and supportive of Brooke’s latest obsession with couponing, I’m going to be blogging here from a slightly different perspective: that of a notorious cheapskate and health conscious vegan.  Over the years, I’ve noticed that I have the ability to remember the prices of  regularly purchased groceries at every store I have ever gone to (like, literally I still remember that Amy‘s Mac and Soy Cheese (not vegan) was $2.50 at  Grand Union in VT when I was in college there almost ten years ago). I also really enjoy going to grocery stores  when I visit different cities on vacation just to see what…
Read More

I Hate Most Banks, Cellphone and Cable companies.

I've severed almost all ties to bloodsucking corporations over the past year. My top three categories of "predatory corporate evils one inevitably has to deal with as an on-the-grid adult" are banks, cable companies  and cellphone providers in that order. 1. Banks. A few months back, I abandoned Bank of America in favor of a local credit union that I'd say is about, oh, 1000000000000000x better. Haven't looked back. I only wish I made the jump sooner.  I'll be doing a more in depth blog post about how to save and even earn a lot of money by changing banks soon. 2. Cable Companies. I decided I didn't need cable…
Read More

Defeated at Walgreens

Sometimes the coupons win, and on my trip to Walgreens, I'd say that happened. Planning is key with this stuff, and I tend to just sort of wing it. I check the blogs, see what the good deals are, check for what coupons I have and then head out. I don't estimate what I'm going to spend or make a list, I more just cross my fingers and hope for the best. My main motivation for even going to Walgreens was to use my $3/2 Pantene coupon that expired today (I had two of them.) Wags was having a $2/7 sale on Pantene, plus you got a $2 register reward…
Read More

Savings vs. Addiction

Yesterday I realized I may have a problem. We were in Troutdale to go to the outlets (scored a pair of my favorite Levis corduroys for $15!) and Jared wanted to go to Harbor Freight. On the way, we passed an Albertsons and I literally slammed on the brakes and turned into the lot to see if I could grab another package of Tully's Coffee while the sale was still going on. They had plenty and I used my other coupon, plus the catalina from my last trip to get a bag for $2.49. This is obviously a really good deal on coffee that is normally $10.49, but the reality…
Read More

Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
Read More

Double Coupons at Safeway

So big drama in the Safeway couponing world this week! The wording on the doubler has changed, stating that only one doubler can be used per week (instead of per trip as before.) Honestly, I'm not sure how they're enforcing this one, but I figured I'd better make that doubler count! I bought: 4 cans of Mandarin Oranges $5.01 ($6.76 - .50/2 coupon - .50 doubler - .$75 catalina that printed out. Now these we're supposed to be on sale and I didn't get charged a sale price, but I am still too cool to argue, so I basically wasted some money here.) 2 cans of diced green chilis $.98…
Read More

Sweet Ass Coupons I Printed Today

Every day the Internet is filled with more coupons and if you have a lot of time to waste, you can find and print them all! Here's a couple I debatably wasted ink on today. $1/2 Krusteaz This one required filling out a form and then got fucked up cause I tried to use Firefox and it wanted me to use Safari, but I figured it out and got two! $1 off Oregon Chai No sign up required! Of course, it's totally something I wouldn't buy normally, but damn it's good. $.50 off Cottonelle Rumor has it there's a good deal at Walgreens on this stuff so I figured I…
Read More

Cheap Meat (That’s not actually meat)

Since I got a good deal on Taco Shells at Target, a taco night was inevitable and last night was the night! I stopped by Safeway to get some Morning Star Farms crumbles and take advantage of the sale (3.49 each) plus my $1 off coupons, plus the extra $.50 savings I had loaded on to my card. Then I ended up with an extra bonus: the cashier I went to double doubled my coupons, giving me the full $2 off with with the doubler, even though I was only eligible for $1. Win. So for a total of $2.97 (69% savings) I got: Two packages of Morning Star Farms…
Read More

Vegan Couponing Intro

Hi, I’m Rachel. Though certainly inspired by and supportive of Brooke’s latest obsession with couponing, I’m going to be blogging here from a slightly different perspective: that of a notorious cheapskate and health conscious vegan.  Over the years, I’ve noticed that I have the ability to remember the prices of  regularly purchased groceries at every store I have ever gone to (like, literally I still remember that Amy‘s Mac and Soy Cheese (not vegan) was $2.50 at  Grand Union in VT when I was in college there almost ten years ago). I also really enjoy going to grocery stores  when I visit different cities on vacation just to see what…
Read More

I Hate Most Banks, Cellphone and Cable companies.

I've severed almost all ties to bloodsucking corporations over the past year. My top three categories of "predatory corporate evils one inevitably has to deal with as an on-the-grid adult" are banks, cable companies  and cellphone providers in that order. 1. Banks. A few months back, I abandoned Bank of America in favor of a local credit union that I'd say is about, oh, 1000000000000000x better. Haven't looked back. I only wish I made the jump sooner.  I'll be doing a more in depth blog post about how to save and even earn a lot of money by changing banks soon. 2. Cable Companies. I decided I didn't need cable…
Read More

Defeated at Walgreens

Sometimes the coupons win, and on my trip to Walgreens, I'd say that happened. Planning is key with this stuff, and I tend to just sort of wing it. I check the blogs, see what the good deals are, check for what coupons I have and then head out. I don't estimate what I'm going to spend or make a list, I more just cross my fingers and hope for the best. My main motivation for even going to Walgreens was to use my $3/2 Pantene coupon that expired today (I had two of them.) Wags was having a $2/7 sale on Pantene, plus you got a $2 register reward…
Read More

Savings vs. Addiction

Yesterday I realized I may have a problem. We were in Troutdale to go to the outlets (scored a pair of my favorite Levis corduroys for $15!) and Jared wanted to go to Harbor Freight. On the way, we passed an Albertsons and I literally slammed on the brakes and turned into the lot to see if I could grab another package of Tully's Coffee while the sale was still going on. They had plenty and I used my other coupon, plus the catalina from my last trip to get a bag for $2.49. This is obviously a really good deal on coffee that is normally $10.49, but the reality…
Read More

Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
Read More

Double Coupons at Safeway

So big drama in the Safeway couponing world this week! The wording on the doubler has changed, stating that only one doubler can be used per week (instead of per trip as before.) Honestly, I'm not sure how they're enforcing this one, but I figured I'd better make that doubler count! I bought: 4 cans of Mandarin Oranges $5.01 ($6.76 - .50/2 coupon - .50 doubler - .$75 catalina that printed out. Now these we're supposed to be on sale and I didn't get charged a sale price, but I am still too cool to argue, so I basically wasted some money here.) 2 cans of diced green chilis $.98…
Read More

Sweet Ass Coupons I Printed Today

Every day the Internet is filled with more coupons and if you have a lot of time to waste, you can find and print them all! Here's a couple I debatably wasted ink on today. $1/2 Krusteaz This one required filling out a form and then got fucked up cause I tried to use Firefox and it wanted me to use Safari, but I figured it out and got two! $1 off Oregon Chai No sign up required! Of course, it's totally something I wouldn't buy normally, but damn it's good. $.50 off Cottonelle Rumor has it there's a good deal at Walgreens on this stuff so I figured I…
Read More

Cheap Meat (That’s not actually meat)

Since I got a good deal on Taco Shells at Target, a taco night was inevitable and last night was the night! I stopped by Safeway to get some Morning Star Farms crumbles and take advantage of the sale (3.49 each) plus my $1 off coupons, plus the extra $.50 savings I had loaded on to my card. Then I ended up with an extra bonus: the cashier I went to double doubled my coupons, giving me the full $2 off with with the doubler, even though I was only eligible for $1. Win. So for a total of $2.97 (69% savings) I got: Two packages of Morning Star Farms…
Read More

Vegan Couponing Intro

Hi, I’m Rachel. Though certainly inspired by and supportive of Brooke’s latest obsession with couponing, I’m going to be blogging here from a slightly different perspective: that of a notorious cheapskate and health conscious vegan.  Over the years, I’ve noticed that I have the ability to remember the prices of  regularly purchased groceries at every store I have ever gone to (like, literally I still remember that Amy‘s Mac and Soy Cheese (not vegan) was $2.50 at  Grand Union in VT when I was in college there almost ten years ago). I also really enjoy going to grocery stores  when I visit different cities on vacation just to see what…
Read More

I Hate Most Banks, Cellphone and Cable companies.

I've severed almost all ties to bloodsucking corporations over the past year. My top three categories of "predatory corporate evils one inevitably has to deal with as an on-the-grid adult" are banks, cable companies  and cellphone providers in that order. 1. Banks. A few months back, I abandoned Bank of America in favor of a local credit union that I'd say is about, oh, 1000000000000000x better. Haven't looked back. I only wish I made the jump sooner.  I'll be doing a more in depth blog post about how to save and even earn a lot of money by changing banks soon. 2. Cable Companies. I decided I didn't need cable…
Read More

Defeated at Walgreens

Sometimes the coupons win, and on my trip to Walgreens, I'd say that happened. Planning is key with this stuff, and I tend to just sort of wing it. I check the blogs, see what the good deals are, check for what coupons I have and then head out. I don't estimate what I'm going to spend or make a list, I more just cross my fingers and hope for the best. My main motivation for even going to Walgreens was to use my $3/2 Pantene coupon that expired today (I had two of them.) Wags was having a $2/7 sale on Pantene, plus you got a $2 register reward…
Read More

Savings vs. Addiction

Yesterday I realized I may have a problem. We were in Troutdale to go to the outlets (scored a pair of my favorite Levis corduroys for $15!) and Jared wanted to go to Harbor Freight. On the way, we passed an Albertsons and I literally slammed on the brakes and turned into the lot to see if I could grab another package of Tully's Coffee while the sale was still going on. They had plenty and I used my other coupon, plus the catalina from my last trip to get a bag for $2.49. This is obviously a really good deal on coffee that is normally $10.49, but the reality…
Read More

Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
Read More

Double Coupons at Safeway

So big drama in the Safeway couponing world this week! The wording on the doubler has changed, stating that only one doubler can be used per week (instead of per trip as before.) Honestly, I'm not sure how they're enforcing this one, but I figured I'd better make that doubler count! I bought: 4 cans of Mandarin Oranges $5.01 ($6.76 - .50/2 coupon - .50 doubler - .$75 catalina that printed out. Now these we're supposed to be on sale and I didn't get charged a sale price, but I am still too cool to argue, so I basically wasted some money here.) 2 cans of diced green chilis $.98…
Read More

Sweet Ass Coupons I Printed Today

Every day the Internet is filled with more coupons and if you have a lot of time to waste, you can find and print them all! Here's a couple I debatably wasted ink on today. $1/2 Krusteaz This one required filling out a form and then got fucked up cause I tried to use Firefox and it wanted me to use Safari, but I figured it out and got two! $1 off Oregon Chai No sign up required! Of course, it's totally something I wouldn't buy normally, but damn it's good. $.50 off Cottonelle Rumor has it there's a good deal at Walgreens on this stuff so I figured I…
Read More

Cheap Meat (That’s not actually meat)

Since I got a good deal on Taco Shells at Target, a taco night was inevitable and last night was the night! I stopped by Safeway to get some Morning Star Farms crumbles and take advantage of the sale (3.49 each) plus my $1 off coupons, plus the extra $.50 savings I had loaded on to my card. Then I ended up with an extra bonus: the cashier I went to double doubled my coupons, giving me the full $2 off with with the doubler, even though I was only eligible for $1. Win. So for a total of $2.97 (69% savings) I got: Two packages of Morning Star Farms…
Read More

Vegan Couponing Intro

Hi, I’m Rachel. Though certainly inspired by and supportive of Brooke’s latest obsession with couponing, I’m going to be blogging here from a slightly different perspective: that of a notorious cheapskate and health conscious vegan.  Over the years, I’ve noticed that I have the ability to remember the prices of  regularly purchased groceries at every store I have ever gone to (like, literally I still remember that Amy‘s Mac and Soy Cheese (not vegan) was $2.50 at  Grand Union in VT when I was in college there almost ten years ago). I also really enjoy going to grocery stores  when I visit different cities on vacation just to see what…
Read More

I Hate Most Banks, Cellphone and Cable companies.

I've severed almost all ties to bloodsucking corporations over the past year. My top three categories of "predatory corporate evils one inevitably has to deal with as an on-the-grid adult" are banks, cable companies  and cellphone providers in that order. 1. Banks. A few months back, I abandoned Bank of America in favor of a local credit union that I'd say is about, oh, 1000000000000000x better. Haven't looked back. I only wish I made the jump sooner.  I'll be doing a more in depth blog post about how to save and even earn a lot of money by changing banks soon. 2. Cable Companies. I decided I didn't need cable…
Read More

Defeated at Walgreens

Sometimes the coupons win, and on my trip to Walgreens, I'd say that happened. Planning is key with this stuff, and I tend to just sort of wing it. I check the blogs, see what the good deals are, check for what coupons I have and then head out. I don't estimate what I'm going to spend or make a list, I more just cross my fingers and hope for the best. My main motivation for even going to Walgreens was to use my $3/2 Pantene coupon that expired today (I had two of them.) Wags was having a $2/7 sale on Pantene, plus you got a $2 register reward…
Read More

Savings vs. Addiction

Yesterday I realized I may have a problem. We were in Troutdale to go to the outlets (scored a pair of my favorite Levis corduroys for $15!) and Jared wanted to go to Harbor Freight. On the way, we passed an Albertsons and I literally slammed on the brakes and turned into the lot to see if I could grab another package of Tully's Coffee while the sale was still going on. They had plenty and I used my other coupon, plus the catalina from my last trip to get a bag for $2.49. This is obviously a really good deal on coffee that is normally $10.49, but the reality…
Read More

Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
Read More

Double Coupons at Safeway

So big drama in the Safeway couponing world this week! The wording on the doubler has changed, stating that only one doubler can be used per week (instead of per trip as before.) Honestly, I'm not sure how they're enforcing this one, but I figured I'd better make that doubler count! I bought: 4 cans of Mandarin Oranges $5.01 ($6.76 - .50/2 coupon - .50 doubler - .$75 catalina that printed out. Now these we're supposed to be on sale and I didn't get charged a sale price, but I am still too cool to argue, so I basically wasted some money here.) 2 cans of diced green chilis $.98…
Read More

Sweet Ass Coupons I Printed Today

Every day the Internet is filled with more coupons and if you have a lot of time to waste, you can find and print them all! Here's a couple I debatably wasted ink on today. $1/2 Krusteaz This one required filling out a form and then got fucked up cause I tried to use Firefox and it wanted me to use Safari, but I figured it out and got two! $1 off Oregon Chai No sign up required! Of course, it's totally something I wouldn't buy normally, but damn it's good. $.50 off Cottonelle Rumor has it there's a good deal at Walgreens on this stuff so I figured I…
Read More

Cheap Meat (That’s not actually meat)

Since I got a good deal on Taco Shells at Target, a taco night was inevitable and last night was the night! I stopped by Safeway to get some Morning Star Farms crumbles and take advantage of the sale (3.49 each) plus my $1 off coupons, plus the extra $.50 savings I had loaded on to my card. Then I ended up with an extra bonus: the cashier I went to double doubled my coupons, giving me the full $2 off with with the doubler, even though I was only eligible for $1. Win. So for a total of $2.97 (69% savings) I got: Two packages of Morning Star Farms…
Read More

Vegan Couponing Intro

Hi, I’m Rachel. Though certainly inspired by and supportive of Brooke’s latest obsession with couponing, I’m going to be blogging here from a slightly different perspective: that of a notorious cheapskate and health conscious vegan.  Over the years, I’ve noticed that I have the ability to remember the prices of  regularly purchased groceries at every store I have ever gone to (like, literally I still remember that Amy‘s Mac and Soy Cheese (not vegan) was $2.50 at  Grand Union in VT when I was in college there almost ten years ago). I also really enjoy going to grocery stores  when I visit different cities on vacation just to see what…
Read More

I Hate Most Banks, Cellphone and Cable companies.

I've severed almost all ties to bloodsucking corporations over the past year. My top three categories of "predatory corporate evils one inevitably has to deal with as an on-the-grid adult" are banks, cable companies  and cellphone providers in that order. 1. Banks. A few months back, I abandoned Bank of America in favor of a local credit union that I'd say is about, oh, 1000000000000000x better. Haven't looked back. I only wish I made the jump sooner.  I'll be doing a more in depth blog post about how to save and even earn a lot of money by changing banks soon. 2. Cable Companies. I decided I didn't need cable…
Read More

Defeated at Walgreens

Sometimes the coupons win, and on my trip to Walgreens, I'd say that happened. Planning is key with this stuff, and I tend to just sort of wing it. I check the blogs, see what the good deals are, check for what coupons I have and then head out. I don't estimate what I'm going to spend or make a list, I more just cross my fingers and hope for the best. My main motivation for even going to Walgreens was to use my $3/2 Pantene coupon that expired today (I had two of them.) Wags was having a $2/7 sale on Pantene, plus you got a $2 register reward…
Read More

Savings vs. Addiction

Yesterday I realized I may have a problem. We were in Troutdale to go to the outlets (scored a pair of my favorite Levis corduroys for $15!) and Jared wanted to go to Harbor Freight. On the way, we passed an Albertsons and I literally slammed on the brakes and turned into the lot to see if I could grab another package of Tully's Coffee while the sale was still going on. They had plenty and I used my other coupon, plus the catalina from my last trip to get a bag for $2.49. This is obviously a really good deal on coffee that is normally $10.49, but the reality…
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Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
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Double Coupons at Safeway

So big drama in the Safeway couponing world this week! The wording on the doubler has changed, stating that only one doubler can be used per week (instead of per trip as before.) Honestly, I'm not sure how they're enforcing this one, but I figured I'd better make that doubler count! I bought: 4 cans of Mandarin Oranges $5.01 ($6.76 - .50/2 coupon - .50 doubler - .$75 catalina that printed out. Now these we're supposed to be on sale and I didn't get charged a sale price, but I am still too cool to argue, so I basically wasted some money here.) 2 cans of diced green chilis $.98…
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Sweet Ass Coupons I Printed Today

Every day the Internet is filled with more coupons and if you have a lot of time to waste, you can find and print them all! Here's a couple I debatably wasted ink on today. $1/2 Krusteaz This one required filling out a form and then got fucked up cause I tried to use Firefox and it wanted me to use Safari, but I figured it out and got two! $1 off Oregon Chai No sign up required! Of course, it's totally something I wouldn't buy normally, but damn it's good. $.50 off Cottonelle Rumor has it there's a good deal at Walgreens on this stuff so I figured I…
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Cheap Meat (That’s not actually meat)

Since I got a good deal on Taco Shells at Target, a taco night was inevitable and last night was the night! I stopped by Safeway to get some Morning Star Farms crumbles and take advantage of the sale (3.49 each) plus my $1 off coupons, plus the extra $.50 savings I had loaded on to my card. Then I ended up with an extra bonus: the cashier I went to double doubled my coupons, giving me the full $2 off with with the doubler, even though I was only eligible for $1. Win. So for a total of $2.97 (69% savings) I got: Two packages of Morning Star Farms…
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Vegan Couponing Intro

Hi, I’m Rachel. Though certainly inspired by and supportive of Brooke’s latest obsession with couponing, I’m going to be blogging here from a slightly different perspective: that of a notorious cheapskate and health conscious vegan.  Over the years, I’ve noticed that I have the ability to remember the prices of  regularly purchased groceries at every store I have ever gone to (like, literally I still remember that Amy‘s Mac and Soy Cheese (not vegan) was $2.50 at  Grand Union in VT when I was in college there almost ten years ago). I also really enjoy going to grocery stores  when I visit different cities on vacation just to see what…
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I Hate Most Banks, Cellphone and Cable companies.

I've severed almost all ties to bloodsucking corporations over the past year. My top three categories of "predatory corporate evils one inevitably has to deal with as an on-the-grid adult" are banks, cable companies  and cellphone providers in that order. 1. Banks. A few months back, I abandoned Bank of America in favor of a local credit union that I'd say is about, oh, 1000000000000000x better. Haven't looked back. I only wish I made the jump sooner.  I'll be doing a more in depth blog post about how to save and even earn a lot of money by changing banks soon. 2. Cable Companies. I decided I didn't need cable…
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Defeated at Walgreens

Sometimes the coupons win, and on my trip to Walgreens, I'd say that happened. Planning is key with this stuff, and I tend to just sort of wing it. I check the blogs, see what the good deals are, check for what coupons I have and then head out. I don't estimate what I'm going to spend or make a list, I more just cross my fingers and hope for the best. My main motivation for even going to Walgreens was to use my $3/2 Pantene coupon that expired today (I had two of them.) Wags was having a $2/7 sale on Pantene, plus you got a $2 register reward…
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Savings vs. Addiction

Yesterday I realized I may have a problem. We were in Troutdale to go to the outlets (scored a pair of my favorite Levis corduroys for $15!) and Jared wanted to go to Harbor Freight. On the way, we passed an Albertsons and I literally slammed on the brakes and turned into the lot to see if I could grab another package of Tully's Coffee while the sale was still going on. They had plenty and I used my other coupon, plus the catalina from my last trip to get a bag for $2.49. This is obviously a really good deal on coffee that is normally $10.49, but the reality…
Read More

Coupon Lessons for Ben

With no job or aspirations, Ben Graham took an extra interest in my new couponing hobby. Well, first he talked a bunch of shit, and then he asked me to take him with me. Since Ben is helpless like a small child, I agreed and asked him what he wanted to buy. "I don't know, yummy food," he said. Helpful. We'd settled on Albertsons (the best deals were there this week), so I prepped a good trip full of bachelor food, and we were off. There were a few catalina offers this week, so we did two transactions for him. Transaction #1: 4 cans of Healthy Choice Soup (Regular $2.99,…
Read More

Double Coupons at Safeway

So big drama in the Safeway couponing world this week! The wording on the doubler has changed, stating that only one doubler can be used per week (instead of per trip as before.) Honestly, I'm not sure how they're enforcing this one, but I figured I'd better make that doubler count! I bought: 4 cans of Mandarin Oranges $5.01 ($6.76 - .50/2 coupon - .50 doubler - .$75 catalina that printed out. Now these we're supposed to be on sale and I didn't get charged a sale price, but I am still too cool to argue, so I basically wasted some money here.) 2 cans of diced green chilis $.98…
Read More

Sweet Ass Coupons I Printed Today

Every day the Internet is filled with more coupons and if you have a lot of time to waste, you can find and print them all! Here's a couple I debatably wasted ink on today. $1/2 Krusteaz This one required filling out a form and then got fucked up cause I tried to use Firefox and it wanted me to use Safari, but I figured it out and got two! $1 off Oregon Chai No sign up required! Of course, it's totally something I wouldn't buy normally, but damn it's good. $.50 off Cottonelle Rumor has it there's a good deal at Walgreens on this stuff so I figured I…
Read More

Cheap Meat (That’s not actually meat)

Since I got a good deal on Taco Shells at Target, a taco night was inevitable and last night was the night! I stopped by Safeway to get some Morning Star Farms crumbles and take advantage of the sale (3.49 each) plus my $1 off coupons, plus the extra $.50 savings I had loaded on to my card. Then I ended up with an extra bonus: the cashier I went to double doubled my coupons, giving me the full $2 off with with the doubler, even though I was only eligible for $1. Win. So for a total of $2.97 (69% savings) I got: Two packages of Morning Star Farms…
Read More

Vegan Couponing Intro

Hi, I’m Rachel. Though certainly inspired by and supportive of Brooke’s latest obsession with couponing, I’m going to be blogging here from a slightly different perspective: that of a notorious cheapskate and health conscious vegan.  Over the years, I’ve noticed that I have the ability to remember the prices of  regularly purchased groceries at every store I have ever gone to (like, literally I still remember that Amy‘s Mac and Soy Cheese (not vegan) was $2.50 at  Grand Union in VT when I was in college there almost ten years ago). I also really enjoy going to grocery stores  when I visit different cities on vacation just to see what…
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