Brooke Geery

Shopping trips

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More

105%, What!?

I haven't been couponing much and when I have it's barely bloggable. 33% savings? Who cares? But today I stumbled on a deal that I figured I might as well take advantage of... Big Cup O'Noodles were on sale for $.50 each at Safeway. Add in my $1/3 coupon and a Safeway doubler, and that makes them free. Then I realized I had in my possession a $5 off Frozen items coupon as well and my mission was clear: get a bunch of lazy-person food for the office and not pay a damn thing for it. I had three coupons for the noodles, but unfortunately, there were only 4 left…
Read More

Back At It

Things are slowing down in the world of snowboard blogging, which means I have time to waste, and what better way to waste it than saving money! I spent last weekend going through the circulars which have been, much to Jared's dismay, stacking up at the house as well as getting rid of all the coupons that expired during my two-month couponing hiatus. The result was the above pile of junk, which luckily Jared was wise enough to capture. Today though, I made a list and headed off to Fred Meyer, which happens to not only still give you plastic bags, but be extremely close to the new office. Along…
Read More

Over $70 Savings at Safeway

  It was the beginning of the month recently (actually less recently than when I first intended to post this, but whatever) which means -- $10 off $75 coupon at Safeway! Since it's obviously easier to score deals on crap like Hamburger Helper than food you actually eat, I always do my biggest trip during the week this is valid. By buying things we actually needed even though they weren't the BEST DEAL (cat food, cat litter, etc) my percentage was thrown off a bit, but I still managed to save 47% and pay $84.50 for $158 worth of stuff. Here are a few of my best deals: 2 Jars…
Read More

Blogging About Tampons Makes Me Laugh

This couponing thing makes dealing with getting your period way easier. Tampons are expensive, and it's clearly all part of society's plan to keep us bitches barefoot and pregnant. But ever since I've discovered couponing, I've paid next to nothing for the pleasure of bleeding every month, and that, my friends, is great! So screw you glass ceiling, society and all that junk, I am woman, hear me roar! Ok, but seriously, I saved 60% at Safeway last night. I got: 2 Boxes of Kotex Tampons (Regular price $6.98, on sale 2/$5 - $1.50/2 coupon - Safeway doubler ($.50) = Paid $3.00, plus got $2 cat for next time!) 1…
Read More

71% at Safeway

I wake up ridiculously early this time of year. It's not that I don't like sleep. I really, really do, it's just that 7 am rolls around and my brain starts going and well, Saturday or not, I'm up! Since everyone else in the world prefers to sleep in on the weekends, I figured I might as well take advantage and go do some couponing. Plus, Safeway actually had some good deals on stuff I want/use this week. I did two transactions and spent a total of $25.87, with a total savings of $36.03 or 71%. Here's what I got: Transaction 1 4 Packages Ore-Ida easy fries (On sale $1.50,…
Read More

Morning Mission to Walgreens

Our TP supplies were getting low, so imagine my joy when I heard about this deal going on a Walgreens! Buy two 12-packs of Cottonelle Ultra and get $3 back. I stopped by this morning to do it because it's Friday, and I wake up ridiculously early, and really, why not. We also needed body wash, so I figured I could use the $3 to go towards that. I did two transactions and here's the breakdown: Transaction #1: 2 12-Packs of Cottonelle. (Regular price $5 each- $1 Walgreens coupon - (1) $.75 off MFG coupon -- I had two, but using both would have required a filler item= Paid $7.25,…
Read More

Couponing in Chicago!

Traveling, working, all these things make it hard to score deals. I was bummed I wasn't able to take advantage of Safeway's $10 off $75 coupon this month (also b.s., it used to be $10 off $50) and thought I was gonna miss out on a good Dove deal at Albertsons as well due to my trip to Chicago. But then, Nick Lipton needed to return some DVDs and we needed beer so we headed on over to the local Jewel-Osco. I grabbed the circular and lo and behold, it was the same sales as Albertsons! I never leave home without my coupons, so I was set. Then, as an…
Read More

Couponing Takes Time Dammit

I've been slacking/failing at couponing lately. You see, I've been actually busy. Not the kind of busy where you're not doing shit but you just tell people you're busy because you don't feel like doing anything, but legitimately working from dark to dark, barely sleeping, busy. It's good, I like it. However, the one thing that has suffered is my couponing. I've still been getting the inserts (I actually subscribed to the Saver edition of the Oregonian) and I got the new intern to help me clip and organize last weekend, but I've barely been shopping at all. As a result, my coupon folder is bursting at the seams, and…
Read More

Friday Night at Walgreens!

I really went wild on my Friday night. I had a prescription to pick up and thought, this would be a great opportunity to score some deals while I am there! I also have been slacking and my coupon collection is bursting out its accordion file because I haven't been using them fast enough. I sort of hate the Walgreens on 39th and Holgate for actual shopping (it's small, cramped and usually cleaned out) I figured I'd cross my fingers and hope for the best. To my surprise, everything I wanted was in stock, and although the deals weren't quite as sweet as they would have been if we got…
Read More

Albertsons Double Deals

Every couple weeks, Albertsons drops a few twice the value coupons in the Sunday Paper that will double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1. This week you could also get them on Facebook, though I didn't bother. Anyway, this is generally the only time I go to Albertson's, because it's in Milwaukee, and Safeway is so much closer. This week, they were having a buy 10 save $5 promo on General Mills products, so I took advantage of that as well as getting a few other random things. I ended up spending $16.32 for $38.59 worth of stuff, for a total savings of 58%. I got: 4…
Read More