When we were first married, my husband Matt and I both worked. Yet with 2 pay checks we still barely made just enough to pay our bills. We had a weekly grocery budget of $15, I tried to be creative and make what little we had stretch. Yes we ate a lot of potatoes, rice, […]
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A quick lesson I would like to pass on. Many of you who are new to “couponing” have emailed me with stories of some cashiers or stores not taking coupons one day, but accepting them the next. This can be very frustrating, and emotionally draining. But I want to give some words of encouragement. “It
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Question –I’ve never really used more than 1 coupon per transaction before so my question is how do you know how many coupons to use? For example, Albertsons has their Pillsbury biscuits on sale 4 for $5 and I have a coupon from the Internet for $0.50 off 2 but it says do not double
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Question- What is a catalina coupon? A Catalina is a coupon that prints at the register after you are done paying. It prints out of a machine next to the register, after your receipt prints. It is usually triggered by an item that was purchased in that transaction. Most the time you have to buy
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This week I was able to buy $250.30 of items for only $57.15 Plus I have $42.00 in catalina coupons to spend on next weeks budget. Walgreens $35.93 but I got $42.00 in RR back?click here to read post Albertson ?$.72 cents?click here to read post Walgreens $2.00 click here to read post Walgreens FREE?
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To read this weeks Walgreens match ups click here! I was able to buy $89.14 worth of items, and got “paid” $.01 cent. Here is how I did it,?After 6 trips into 3?different?Walgreens: 6 bags of Halls-$2.94 1 bottle Joy dish soap-.69 cents 1 bottle shave gel- .49 cents Bandaids– .87 cents Venus Shaver- $1.00
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This week I spent $44.55 ?That’s $5 under my weekly budget. I think I had a pretty thrifty week. ?Below are the details of this weeks “thrifty deals” ?Walgreens $3.56 read details here Albertsons $6.09 read details?here ?Albertsons$19.52 read details here Winco $15.38 ?read details here? ??How did you do this week. ?Did you take
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I am sure you all know by now, that this week at Albertsons they are Matching coupons. You DO need to have the coupon match from the ad. ?Some stores are not putting them out, you need to ask for them at customer service. You can read my two other posts about this weeks Coupon
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And the winner is……Patty G ?& Des J and Company? Both of them guessed $6.50 Email me with your address and I will send your Riceworks chips coupons. Thanks to all of you who made a guess, this was kind of fun!! Pepperidge Farm Gold Fish Crackers? On sale for 2 for $3 dollars The
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Enter in my FIRST BLOG?GIVEAWAY! (giveaway has now ended) The Price before any discounts was $66.09 I went for a late night Albertsons run. I visited 2 stores, I went in each store twice so I could make sure to use 4 coupons matches for each trip in. I purchased : 14 bags of Pepperidge
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Valentines Day “Thrifty craft” Every year I stress out about any Holiday and the extra money it will cost me. ?I always like to give little gifts to my sons teachers, neighbors, family friends etc. ?But if you go buy something from the store that is “Holiday theme” you are going to pay an arm
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Just wanted to remind you all, today is the last day of Albertsons sale. They have boneless, skinless, chicken breasts on sale for a $1.77 a lb. That is a really good price. I always stock up at this price. I take it home, clean it up ( extra fat, skin, etc.) then I put
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I was able to purchase all the items in these 8 photos for $55.31 ?I think I had a pretty thrifty week. ?If you want to read the details for any of these deals just keep scrolling down. ?They?were all posted this week ? Walgreens deals all for $10.56 Walmart deals $18.17 Albertsons deal $6.44
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Coupons 101- part 2 What coupons to save? Now that I have talked about where to get your coupons ( click here to read) we are on our way to the next step. What coupons do you save? I clip and save almost every coupon. The only time I don’t save a coupon is if
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Did you know Ablertsons will accept Walgreens catalina coupons? I love it when I learn something new about saving money. ? So I thought I would pass this info on to you. ? ?FIRST– a catalina is a coupon that prints out at the register AFTER you have paid. It can be used like cash
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Coupons 101 – Part 1 To be honest I use to think coupons were a waste of time. I would clip just a few and throw the rest in the trash. But my eyes have been opened. Now I look at a coupon as money in my pocket. Hope this info helps, let me know
