Brooke Geery

couponing

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
Read More

Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
Read More

Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
Read More

Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
Read More

Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
Read More

Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
Read More

Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
Read More

Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
Read More

Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
Read More

Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
Read More

Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
Read More

Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
Read More

Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
Read More

Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
Read More

Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
Read More

Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
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Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
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Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
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Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
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Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
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Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
Read More

Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
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Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
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Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
Read More

Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
Read More

Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
Read More

Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
Read More

Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
Read More

Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
Read More

Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More

Who Doesn’t Need More TP?

Walgreens is a harsh mistress when it comes to couponing, mainly cause they have some of the best deals, and get cleaned out quickly by other deal hungry shoppers, so I was half expecting to walk out empty handed on my mission for cheap toilet paper. But amazingly enough, the shelves were stocked with the 12 packs of Cottonelle I had coupons for and I grabbed the two I was after. Why two, you ask? Well the rumor was it would print a register reward if you bought two and hallelujah, it did, so I got $3.50 to use on a future purchase. All told I spent $9 out of…
Read More

Crab-tastic!

Realistically, coupons are nothing more than a clever marketing tactic to get you to buy things you otherwise wouldn't. And lately, it's been working on me. It's really hard to turn down something that is free to a few cents, even if I normally wouldn't buy it, which was the case with the packages of imitation crab meat I picked up this weekend for $.50 (regular price 9.98, on sale 2/$3 and I had a $1 off coupon.) For $.50, I wasn't going to not buy it, and in fact, I got two packages because I was able to print two coupons. I like to cook (and eat) so I…
Read More

Target Recon Mission July 4, 2011

How do you celebrate America? Apparently I go to Target and buy things for very little money. I was inspired to try out couponing at Target by a deal on Ziploc containers, which we actually needed. I also printed out a few other Target coupons for veggie meat and crystal light, just in case! Honestly I wasn't even sure what the grocery selection was going to be. As it turned out, they are in the process of turning the Mall 205 store into a full grocery and have a decent selection of packaged stuff already. I quickly realized they also have really good prices normally, not to mention lots of…
Read More

Shopping and Dinner June 29, 2011

I gather to do this right you're supposed to plan ahead and stock pile, but I don't really see myself ever breaking the habit of almost-daily-pre-dinner grocery shopping. Jared had whipped up some sandwich buns last night so the goal was veggie sloppy joes. I was all excited to use a veggie meat coupon I already had, but alas, it expired yesterday. A little quick googling though, and I found a $1 off 1 Morning Star farms coupon, so we were set. Also needed (well not really needed, but on sale) was BBQ sauce and corn, so we picked up that as well as some potatoes for a side. Total,…
Read More

Couponing Cuisine

What good would couponing be if you never got anything you wanted to eat? No good, I tell you. One of my scores last weekend was a pork loin for $3.50, so I have been enjoying that for dinner the past few nights. The first night I just grilled it up, made some brocolli and cheddar rice I'd gotten for $.75 or so and used up some of the frozen peas I've been stockpiling half-eaten bags of in the freezer. Day two I opted for a sandwich. I am lucky enough to have a significant other that really enjoys making bread so that's a homemade baguette and then I added…
Read More

Next Level Shopping- June 26, 2011

First, I'm afraid blogging about this is going to make things worse. Now I have not only incentive to get good deals regularly, but the more entertaining/ridiculous things I do, the better for writing about. Enter today's shopping trip. Cereal is a couponing staple, although between matching up the best price with what you have a coupon for and which kinds you will actually eat is quite the challenge. There tends to be little to no organization among the brands, but for this deal, I decided to rough it. I left the store with 62% savings and a total out of pocket of $8.84, and *ding ding ding* a free…
Read More

More Booze Coupons, Please!

This coupon business definitely requires some effort, and I was going to draw the line at sending in rebates, because I'm still kinda lazy, but then this little gem arrived. I'd say $12 is worth the cost of a stamp and envelope (unlike the Asprin rebate that would have gotten be back the 50 cents I paid.)
Read More

Shopping- June 25, 2011

Today I dropped $14, which included buying this week's coupons (aka the Sunday Newspaper) and a couple things I totally didn't need but WERE GOOD DEALS, such as clearance iced tea mix. Total percent of savings was 62% and I got: -3 packs of Stride gum (1.28) -Another pack of gum I thought I had to buy to make the coupon work but totally didn't. (At least is was on sale for $.99) -Iced tea mix (1.44) -2 Spicy Brown mustards (.73 total) -A pork loin (only 3.50, but should have been 2.50 if the stupid ecoupon I loaded on my card worked) -2 bags of pistachios. (3.49) Plus I…
Read More

Shopping- June 23, 11

I set out to buy stuff for dinner. I decided to cash in a couple catalinas I'd accrued buy buying the right things, including $5 off for buying $15 worth of batteries and $4 off lamb, (which I'm honestly not sure what I bought to get.) My actual needs were sour cream, potatoes (my first attempt a perogies!), a "nice cheese" and maybe some booze, but I spent $10.91 out of pocket (61% savings) and went home with: -a bottle of Pinot Grigio (6.99) -a lamb chop (never would have bought it but with the coupon it was $.05) -sour cream (1.99) -a thing of febreeze (only $.99) -1.77 lbs…
Read More

Shopping – June 18, 2011

I figure if I'm saving over 50% I'm doing pretty well. I know on the show they get everything for free, but yeah, that's seemingly unrealistic for myself. My most successful trip so far has yielded 81% savings, and only consisted of SOME stuff I didn't need. For $4.25 I went home with: -a box of pasta (free) -a box of kleenex (.79) -two big bags of M&Ms (the difference) -two sticks of deodorant (one of which has already been donated to Party Time Nate) (free) -a big box of popsicles (.49) The kleenex cost $.79 and, the pasta and deodorant were free and the rest of the cost went…
Read More