tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6007304923824135052024-03-12T22:48:42.939-04:00Michelle's Frugal Livinglife long lessons on saving moneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-42836849934399643232012-01-02T00:44:00.000-05:002012-01-02T00:44:11.058-05:00Rite Aid week 1/1/12 extreme couponing here<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had a great day couponing today. And per normal, I really didn't think I was going to get anything today. Look what happened.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visited 2 Rite Aids today and you might think I was planning on a year filled with pain. Hopefully that isn't the case. I just got a really great deal on pain killer this week.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GG14INKzWKc/TwFCAMdArSI/AAAAAAAAAB4/bMKU-F32_uI/s1600/IMG_20120101_195303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GG14INKzWKc/TwFCAMdArSI/AAAAAAAAAB4/bMKU-F32_uI/s320/IMG_20120101_195303.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The excedrine was $1.99 - $2.00 mq = free. And I had a few $1 video value coupons to use also. Plus part of the spend $100 get $20.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The bayer was part of a buy $30 get $10 up. Plus it is part of the diabetes buy $50 get $10 up. Plus part of the spend $100 get $20. $2.99 - $1.00 mq = 1.99. And had some $1 video values.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3 free remote controls</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2 free Be Koool</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2 free bags of picks</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ok really everything was free. Started with $5 up. Spent $2.74 cost and $10.78 tax. Ended with $36 up. And I don't think I am finished for the week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check my youtube video for an explanation.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-62159615323299812902011-12-29T11:03:00.000-05:002011-12-29T11:03:14.589-05:00Christmas Clearance at Meijer<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went to 2 Meijer stores this week to check out their Christmas clearance items. Found some deals on Betty Croker cake mix that matched with the coupon buy a cake mix and frosting get .75 off. Didn't get the frosting on sale but the 2 items were about $1.82.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The nestle chips were a good deal with the $1/3 coupon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Not in my video..I found the Betty Crocker cookie mix (pumpkin cookies) for around .90 and the .40 coupon doubled to make it .10 each.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There were some other coupon match ups that I didn't get because I just didn't need/want the items. I have way too much food in my house right now. It seems the more I get the less I cook. Odd paradox. This month I really made an effort to only buy really good deal food items. I am going to continue this until I eat up some of this stuff. Funny enough I discovered I have very few canned corn, greenbeans, and peas but have lots of canned tomatoes and black beans.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/UOi7uknXc1U?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-19738694280666275552011-12-29T10:55:00.000-05:002011-12-29T10:55:08.955-05:00CVS shampoo clearance week of 12/25/11<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CVS is having a big 75% off clearance on various shampoos and conditioners. With the coupons that will expire on 12/31/11 you can get many for less than 50 cents. Various ones I got were Panteen, Herbal Essence and Dove. Haven't found the Head and Shoulders that many people are reporting being on sale also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also have lots of cosmetics on 50 or 75% off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">These are some deals I got last night.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/0SRAL4ZJaWo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-72866348635356885382011-12-28T11:41:00.000-05:002011-12-28T11:41:49.710-05:00my YouTube channel<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I started a youtube channel because it is easy for me to upload videos from my phone.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is at </span></strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/michellesfrugallivin"><strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://www.youtube.com/user/michellesfrugallivin</span></strong></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-1847314952311083592011-12-13T10:56:00.001-05:002011-12-13T10:59:12.973-05:00Cheap or Free Shopping Week of 12/4/11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EnlcY93G2XdePlWpxoJQg6Rx9QxiG0udsB9s3sFILuoFN_XrCvmPfWCp8EBLSXQA4ztqEtEkCvs4SOhw2id3r6LkMBlhFVFzYksa8TolxplWk_N2RBxThaIbMSUU4Oe0BKABkxynUkU/s1600/wk121111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" oda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EnlcY93G2XdePlWpxoJQg6Rx9QxiG0udsB9s3sFILuoFN_XrCvmPfWCp8EBLSXQA4ztqEtEkCvs4SOhw2id3r6LkMBlhFVFzYksa8TolxplWk_N2RBxThaIbMSUU4Oe0BKABkxynUkU/s320/wk121111.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok, I went shopping way too many times last week but I did get alot of good stuff cheap or free and you can't argue with that. These are just my best deals. I did buy other items.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Rite Aid - The Revlon tools again were free and I was even buying the more expensive ones. I got 8 of those. Also got a bottle of Scope and Sucrets for free. M&Ms 4 bags for $4 but I probably paid nothing out of pocket because I roll my +UP rewards. Normally I wouldn't buy ready to mix cooking dough but it was part of a larger deal where I had to buy $50 get $10 back and it was part of a individual deal buy $12 get back $3 so I really didn't pay anything but tax. The Alive was in that deal also.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">At CVS on first trip, I got 4 bottles of nail polish free (2 were revlon). Second trip, I got 2 Sally Hanson nail polish for .25 each and 6 Rimmel nail polish for .09 each. Would have gotten more if I had the coupons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Meijer - I got the Snapware plastic containers in the back for 1.99 each (clearance and coupons). There are 4 containers each. Carefree was free. Ready to serve Minute Rice was free because I signed up to be a taste tester and got a get one free coupon with the free sample they sent me. The Mt Olive Pickles were on sale and got them for .66 each. Tuna helper was really cheap with manufacture coupon and mealbox coupon and on sale. UP2U gum, No Yolk noodles and Nestle water were free. Ortega salsa mix packets and the Chicken of the Sea pink salmon packs were really cheap as well as the little can of Rotel tomato sauce. The Reynolds cup cake cups were on sale and with q were about .75 each.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Kroger - free pomagranites, Toblerone chocolate, Reach floss. Kroger sent me some coupons which included some free items: pasta sauce and Sauve body wash. The body wash spongy things were .60 each. The Sunsweet dried apricots were about .66 each. They were on closeout and $1 coupon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Target - The Benydryl topical pain reliever is .29...needed to use up my coupons before end of year. The Welch's juice was on clearence with $1 q were $1.09 each. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-53490923030096818722011-12-01T00:23:00.000-05:002011-12-01T00:23:22.746-05:00no tv...yetSo I did more black friday looking than shopping. I decided to skip the whole wait in line at midnight thing just so I could try to get a cheap tv. I ended Thanksgiving with a migrane and went to bed early. I did go out shopping on Friday. It was like a regular Saturday. <br />
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The big news is I only bought myself stuff...mostly a lot of cash on new tires for the truck. Maybe I can't afford a tv.<br />
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I am not giving up on finding a tv. My biggest problem now is I have a better understanding aboub these new fangled tvs and my idea of a "good" tv has changed. They do say they will get cheaper just before Christmas. I will keep watching the ads.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-38334535991815822892011-11-08T22:30:00.002-05:002011-11-09T11:08:55.877-05:00coupon addiction<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So I haven't posted in a long time. Major reason I have gotten lazy and I don't think with winter coming on I will get any more excited about doing anything. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also have been doing way more shopping then ever before. This couponing has gotten crazy. Seriously, I do not need another can of tomatoes in my house. It has become a game and it is addicting. Is there a CCA (compulsive couponers anonymous) out there? I have been cutting back but when they are just giving the stuff away it is hard to say no. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This past Sunday marked the first sunday since June that I didn't go shopping with coupons at the ready. I wish I could claim it all as will power but a death last week led me to do other things. Is this addiction? I think it is...but of course I would have to want to stop before it is worth thinking about. I did get back in the game on Monday.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And for my efforts this week I got 2 free stayfree, 4 moneymaking toothpastes, and four deoderants for 50 cents. I wanted to get some keri lotion that would have paid me $1.01 to take it but alas all those other people who need a few days with CCA beat me to the lotion.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can't stop until I get my fill of cheap or free lotion. I tell you what...there are just no deals on the stuff. I did get some vasiline at Target a few weeks ago but that is it. And sun screen is the same way. I think lotion and body wash are really keeping me in the game cause I don't need anything else. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">OK, really, I don't need either of those.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Of course with winter coming on, that brings in a whole lot of other items one might need. Say cough drops, cough syrup, lip balm, nose tissue...you get the idea. I have been stocking up on some of this stuff already. And the coupons in the circulars are changing to match the season. Including the items above, there has been an increase in food items needed for baking and general holiday food items like turkeys and cranberries.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I just think I need to stockpile more. 2012 is coming. I guess I could do better at stockpiling more toliet paper but I just don't want to give the space to it. I try to convence my man to not buy tp. That I have enough to share and know what a great price is. I guess he needs to feel like he is buying something. But uuhhgg what does he do...buys the largest quantity package he can WITHOUT A COUPON! Could not believe my eyes. I bet it wasn't even on sale!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I thought I had him understanding the game and I thought he was playing with me. We had been out there in the real world doing it...together. Maybe I don't make a good coach. I failed somewhere. :( We are going back to square one.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As for my addiction to getting stuff cheap or free, all I can do right now is stay in the game. Black Friday is coming and I want a tv...I was thinking 32". But from what I am seeing so far, <u>I am going bigger</u>! Not sure how big yet. I set the budget at $250 several months ago and that isn't for some no-name brand. And I might get me one of those blue ray players too.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I haven't camped out at a store ever, waiting for the doors to open. I was thinking it might happen this year...but wait...I was reading about how Best Buy will be opening up at midnight on Thanksgiving...I can do that. Although the crowds will be crazy I am sure. Also I don't know if that is the place that will have the best deal for me. I have some serious blog watching to do for the next two weeks.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I do know that I need to get to Rite Aid when ever they open on Thanksgiving. This might be difficult. I don't know where I might be on Thanksgiving yet and RA doesn't have stores where I might be going. I will get that figured out.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And this Revlon is an even better deal because I have a $2 off coupon for it also!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You know you will be able to get an actual Snuggie for $4.99! I don't need one of those.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjdJHvvDi6ZzSvyfOIab6zJVWZ0jJecFN-BTmL41gu7-Roa8ZZ1jH0WCpUs09SrMnNt21O6_3TOe_nCABjGudgbmGB_8Aein6Ei-oM9mQCQsXKK2hUbkrBDZJ3mdFk_MksrUunZ2Qbn4/s1600/sn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjdJHvvDi6ZzSvyfOIab6zJVWZ0jJecFN-BTmL41gu7-Roa8ZZ1jH0WCpUs09SrMnNt21O6_3TOe_nCABjGudgbmGB_8Aein6Ei-oM9mQCQsXKK2hUbkrBDZJ3mdFk_MksrUunZ2Qbn4/s1600/sn.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikevCGCj3lYMsOY0NWkVomqJnc1zhRxLFage9m7M0Bqk4p0CE2D5mObCmFX8cecdMvUOaaaI552iFIOIjAVwc3ZfJRZm8SyNBBA0e6Ks3t-D4sweXB9gOMFQq3gL6pBuR_ggZInT6oP5I/s1600/hd.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikevCGCj3lYMsOY0NWkVomqJnc1zhRxLFage9m7M0Bqk4p0CE2D5mObCmFX8cecdMvUOaaaI552iFIOIjAVwc3ZfJRZm8SyNBBA0e6Ks3t-D4sweXB9gOMFQq3gL6pBuR_ggZInT6oP5I/s320/hd.JPG" width="223" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am going to get me a couple $50 Home Depot gift cards that RA is paying me $10 in RA store money just for buying it.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I will buy 2 HD cards first and have $20 to spend on other items in the store, that will in turn give me more store money to spend. I am not going to have any problem spending the $100 at HD seeing how my kitchen needs some serious work.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Stay tuned as this is the best shopping time of the year!</b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-24102875776697614162011-08-02T12:23:00.000-04:002011-08-02T12:23:34.243-04:00Trip to the recycle bin 8/1/11<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did my usual trip to the recycle bin last night to snag up some coupons. Man was it loaded with extras for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Here are the items I collected:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1" of coupon inserts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">pile of Box Tops for Education</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">2 August 2011 magazines</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">3 "Cars" Kellogg's cereal boxs to get a $5 gas card for free (I already had 1 box at home it takes 4 codes from inside the box to get the card)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 Puzzlemaster Presents 200 Mind Bending Challenges book like new never been used (This is a book I would buy as I already have some by the Puzzlemaster.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1 packet of Big Bertha Pepper 2010 seeds</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also note that some of these deals can be found at JayC starting Thursday - Wednesday. JayC does not double couopns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out these deals I got this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In addition to the free items below, Kroger is having 10/$10 sales this week. JayC starts with it today. I also found Red Gold tomato products on sale for 79 cents a can.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> First trip:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Ivory soap </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> sale $1 - $1 Q = free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Carefree</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> sale $1 - .50 Q that doubled = free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Crest Indicator toothbrush</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> sale $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> buy 2 use $2/2 Q (this coupon is for $2/1 off certain types or $2/2 certain types)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> = 2 free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Crest toothpaste</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> sale $1 - .75 Q = .25 each</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Plus some combination of the Crest products produced a $2 off next purchase Catalina Q. Thus actually paying me $1.25 to take all of this stuff!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial;">Second trip:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Crest Indicator toothbrush</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> sale $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> buy 2 use $2/2 Q (this coupon is for $2/1 off certain types or $2/2 certain types)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> = 2 free</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Crest toothpaste</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> sale $1 - .75 Q = .25 each</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Plus some combination of the Crest products produced a $2 off next purchase Catalina Q. Thus actually paying me $1.25 to take all of this stuff! So I got the whole thing over again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Softsoap 32 oz.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> sale $1.74 - .35 (doubled to .70) Q = $1.04</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Aussie or Herbel Essence style products or shampoo or conditioner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> sale 2 for $5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> use $3 off a style product when you buy another product</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> + use $1 any style product</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> = $1 for 2 items</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> The cashier may notice the items are on sale for $2.50 each and reduce the $3 Q but $1.50 is still a good price on 2 items. I didn't have a problem with the Q's ringing at face value with the teenage boy I got.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also got these coupons from the Crest toothpaste. They were inside the box.</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnNVuFrQpRpRaCvsMqWmAF9Qn5ksFEFWUgRsNMS0mr-O20VKmRj8jqfMVQA4gfYxyGdfFY92r0hUFak8T0rLrjuJUmfXeN4jkC7cRz9uKGdBrFNPcuubot8UA6xadk9u6qIx1u6DnT84/s1600/krogerc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="219px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnNVuFrQpRpRaCvsMqWmAF9Qn5ksFEFWUgRsNMS0mr-O20VKmRj8jqfMVQA4gfYxyGdfFY92r0hUFak8T0rLrjuJUmfXeN4jkC7cRz9uKGdBrFNPcuubot8UA6xadk9u6qIx1u6DnT84/s320/krogerc.jpg" t$="true" width="320px" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-34861477125423477942011-06-26T14:36:00.001-04:002011-06-28T19:39:32.463-04:00Rite Aid week of 6/26/11I will post my total costs tomorrow when I get it figured out.<br />
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I had 3 $2.99 +up receipts from last week.<br />
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Oral-B 3d white toothbrush $2.69 sale<br />
get +up for $2.69 limit 2<br />
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Wet Wipes BOGO $3.29<br />
use $1/2 manf coupon exp 6/30<br />
final cost $2.29/2 or $1.15 each<br />
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1st trip<br />
2 toothbrushs oral-b<br />
4 wet wipes<br />
used 3 $2.99 +up<br />
used 2 $1/2 coupons<br />
got 2 $2.69 +up rewards<br />
paid $1.83<br />
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2nd trip<br />
4 wet wipes<br />
2 starbursts (99¢ bogo) needed and exta 44¢ on the transaction<br />
used 2 $1/2 coupon<br />
used 2 $2.69 +up<br />
paid 72¢<br />
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Final total<br />
Original price $69.42<br />
Sale price $41.48<br />
Coupons $14.65<br />
+up $17.35<br />
Ending paid out of pocket $9.48<br />
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That is for ...<br />
4 toothpaste<br />
2 toothbrush<br />
2 schick hydro<br />
8 wet ones<br />
2 starburst<br />
The 8 40ct wet ones cost $10.20 by themselves. The difference comes from the overage on the Colgate toothpaste. <br />
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I don't have any more +up rewards now. Maybe I will by the stayfree pantiliners and get another $2 reward then go back and use it on the wet wipes. This only works for me because I had so many wet wipes coupons. It is a great deal on them and Joel and I use them all the time. We hike a lot.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-57229474858347585562011-06-24T22:19:00.000-04:002015-03-28T22:38:47.114-04:00Kroger trip 6/24/11The man and I stopped at Kroger tonight for a quick trip in after we had Chinese buffet next door. I wanted to check Ecrich farms smoked sausage to see if there was a sale as my $1/2 coupons are expiring tomorrow and I buy that stuff all the time. He wanted some Big Red. So...<br />
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Big Red is 3/$10 12 packs. JayC has them 4/$11.<br />
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Ecrich sausage 1 lb is 2/$6 use $1/2 coupons<br />
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Well I was passing by my Nestea instant tea and saw it on sale for 30 cents off at $3.49. So I grabbed two. We got the Big Red and paid. I noticed the price on the tea was $3.79 on the receipt. I told him it wasn't worth complaining about sixty cents but he insisted. So the guy at customer service gave me $3.79 back cause that is their policy if something rings wrong. I didn't know that. I just didn't feel like telling him I bought 2 and he owed me another $3.79.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-32672703416209368172011-06-20T21:37:00.000-04:002011-06-20T21:37:17.678-04:00Rite Aid week of 6/19/11I have one big deal at Rite Aid this week.<br />
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Colgate Max toothpaste sale price 2.99<br />
use 75¢ coupon<br />
get $2.99 +up reward<br />
This means you get paid to take it.<br />
limit 4<br />
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I am going to have a running total of my Rite Aid purchases. I am going to see how much I can get by mostly just using the +UP Rewards program.<br />
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Week 1 (last week) I bought:<br />
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1 Arm & Hammer toothpaste<br />
original price $4.39 (who pays that much for toothpaste )<br />
sale $3.99<br />
coupon 40¢<br />
+up $3<br />
2 Schick hydro 3 blade razor<br />
OP 2@$17.98<br />
sale BOGO $8.99<br />
2 coupons $4/1<br />
Paid $4.58 (+91¢ tax)<br />
Have $3 +up<br />
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Week 2 I bought:<br />
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3 Colgate Max toothpaste<br />
OP $11.37<br />
Sale 3@$8.97<br />
3 coupons $2.25<br />
tax 63¢<br />
+up $8.97<br />
Used +up $3<br />
Paid $3.72 (+.63 tax)<br />
Got 3 $2.98 +up rewards for next week<br />
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For my total, I will subtract out the +up rewards.<br />
OP $33.74<br />
Sale price $21.95<br />
Coupons $10.65<br />
+up $11.97<br />
End cost I am up 67¢ (pre-tax)<br />
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Of course these +up rewards only count for anything if you use them on something else.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-600730492382413505.post-51938550282658945612011-06-20T11:09:00.000-04:002011-06-20T11:09:18.832-04:00dumpster diving<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't actually get in the dumpsters...and really is it a dumpster or a large recylce bin?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday morning I decided to make a trip to the community recycle bin to find some tossed out coupon inserts. Everytime I have looked there have been coupons.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hit the jackpot this time not just the 1.5" stack of coupons but a metal fork and a large unused art paper pad.</span></div><br />
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