Wednesday, August 11, 2010
I'll be posting the Albertsons and HEB Ad Match Ups a little later this afternoon. I usually like to have them done on Wednesday mornings, but I have several other things I need to get done this morning...cleaning, laundry, looking over curriculum for Kids Church on Sunday, etc. I am also realizing that one week from today my two oldest boys will be going back to school. :( It will seem awful quiet in the house with only one boy. Are your kids ready for school to start? It seems like once my boys started school that the time just flies by...sure wish we could keep them little forever!!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Swagbucks Back to School Event
Okay, if you have been reading this blog for any amount of time, you should know that I LOVE Swagbucks!! It's a GREAT way to earn rewards (gift cards, merchandise, etc.) for searching on the Internet. (No, I don't do crazy searches, I just type in what website I am going to go to anyway into the Swagbucks search engine and get rewarded for doing it!!) With Swagbucks you have the chance to earn bucks every time you search for a site...and then you can trade in your bucks for prizes. My favorite prizes are gift cards...it only takes 450 Swagbucks to earn a $5.00 Amazon gift card...Think Christmas presents!!
When you sign up to join Swagbucks, you are usually given 30 Swagbucks just for signing up, but they have an AWESOME promotion going on right now where you can receive 70 Swagbucks for signing up!! All you need to do is sign up and enter promo code: BackToSchool (no spaces, and capital/lower case letters as shown) in the “Enter your Swag Code” box. You can go here to sign up and start searching, or you can click on the banner below!!
If you sign up now, you should be able to earn at least $25.00 in Amazon gift cards by Christmas if you choose to trade your bucks in that way. There are also gift cards for Target, Starbucks, Lowe's, etc...so many to choose from!! That might not sound like a whole lot, but it is FREE money. Enough for at least one gift on your Christmas list...and if you continue to save up next year, you should be able to knock several gifts off your Christmas list with FREE money!!
For those of you who are trying to stretch your budget, this is a GREAT way to do it!! I signed up about 7 months ago, and I am SO glad that I did!!
When you sign up to join Swagbucks, you are usually given 30 Swagbucks just for signing up, but they have an AWESOME promotion going on right now where you can receive 70 Swagbucks for signing up!! All you need to do is sign up and enter promo code: BackToSchool (no spaces, and capital/lower case letters as shown) in the “Enter your Swag Code” box. You can go here to sign up and start searching, or you can click on the banner below!!
If you sign up now, you should be able to earn at least $25.00 in Amazon gift cards by Christmas if you choose to trade your bucks in that way. There are also gift cards for Target, Starbucks, Lowe's, etc...so many to choose from!! That might not sound like a whole lot, but it is FREE money. Enough for at least one gift on your Christmas list...and if you continue to save up next year, you should be able to knock several gifts off your Christmas list with FREE money!!
For those of you who are trying to stretch your budget, this is a GREAT way to do it!! I signed up about 7 months ago, and I am SO glad that I did!!
Coupon for Ziploc Bags
It seems like once school starts I go through Ziploc bags like crazy!! If you are like me, you might be interested in printing this coupon for $1.50 off two boxes of Ziploc bags found here.
Thanks Totally Target!
Coupon for Hot Pockets Sideshots
There's a GREAT new coupon available on Facebook for $1.00 off Hot Pockets Sideshots! Go here to print this coupon. The smaller packages of Hot Pockets go on sale for 3 for $5.00 quite regularly, so if you use this coupon you should be able to get a pretty good deal!
The expiration date on the coupon I printed isn't until 10/31, so plenty of time to wait for a sale!!
Another Target Find
Did you notice that select Dannon yogurt products are on sale 3 for $5.00 at Target this week? These same products are usually priced at $2.00 at Wal-Mart, so a pretty good deal. There are a couple of coupons available to make this deal even better though!
-coupon for $1.00 off Dannon Activia yogurt (found in 8/8 SmartSource insert)
-coupon for $1.00 off select Dannon Danimals yogurt products (found in 7/18 SmartSource insert)
With coupons, you should be able to buy a 4 pack of yogurt for around $0.67...a good deal on yogurt!!
You will need to check at Target to see exactly what products are included in this sale since the ad only lists Danimals 6 ct. and Activia 4 ct. After that it says other selected varieties are included. Don't forget about back to school lunches; it seems like now would be a GREAT time to stock up on some yogurt!
New Target Coupons
There are a lot of new coupons available at www.target.com. Some of these coupons are manufacturer's coupons, but there are also a lot of Target coupons.
Some of my favorite coupons that are now available are:
$1.00 off Quaker Breakfast Item (this is a Target coupon)
-you can combine this Target coupon with coupon for $0.75 off 2 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars (found in 7/25 RedPlum insert)
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars are on sale for $2.00 this week, so if you purchase two boxes and use two $1.00 Target coupons and one $0.75 off two coupon you'd pay $1.25 for two boxes, or about $0.63 each!
-you can also combine this Target coupon with coupon for $1.00 off 2 Quaker Cap'n Crunch Cereal (found in 5/16 RedPlum insert)
Select Quaker Cereals are on sale for 2 for $5.00 this week, so if you purchase two boxes and use two $1.00 Target coupons and one $1.00 off two coupon, you'd pay $2.00 for two boxes, or $1.00 each! Note...$1.00 is about the cheapest I've ever found Cap'n Crunch cereal, so if your family likes this cereal you might think about doing this deal!!
$0.50 off 20 pack Capri Sun Drink Pouches (This is a Target coupon)
I don't know of any GREAT deals on Capri Sun drinks right now, but with school right around the corner you'll probably be buying juice pouches anyway. At Sam's Club they have 40 pouches of Capri Sun priced at $7.48. I believe at Target 20 pouches are priced at $3.99...if you buy two and use two $0.50 coupons, you'll pay $6.98 for 40 pouches (or about $0.17 per pouch), a slightly better deal than at Sam's. With school starting in a few days, I wouldn't be surprised to see these go on sale!
There are also a lot of Market Pantry coupons available. Market Pantry is Target's store brand of products. You will find that these products go on sale quite a bit, so you might think about printing off some of these coupons and holding onto them until you find them on sale!
There are also several GREAT coupons for different clothing items. Target ALWAYS has clothing on clearance, so if you combine clearance finds with coupons you should be able to score some SWEET deals!! The coupons for Apparel tend to go very quickly, so if you are interested in these, I'd print them now!!
$3.00 off Merona footwear
$3.00 off Merona Men's Top
$2.00 off Kids' Denim Item
Target is also offering a deal this week where if you buy two pairs of boys' denim from Authentics Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. you will receive a $5.00 Target gift card. In the weekly ad it shows the jeans being priced at $14.00
$3.00 off Women's or Men's Denim
$2.00 off Women's Belt
$2.00 off Merona Women's Apparel Item
Go here to print any of these coupons! Keep in mind that there are a lot of other coupons available; I am only mentioning the ones that I think are the BEST!
Some of my favorite coupons that are now available are:
$1.00 off Quaker Breakfast Item (this is a Target coupon)
-you can combine this Target coupon with coupon for $0.75 off 2 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars (found in 7/25 RedPlum insert)
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars are on sale for $2.00 this week, so if you purchase two boxes and use two $1.00 Target coupons and one $0.75 off two coupon you'd pay $1.25 for two boxes, or about $0.63 each!
-you can also combine this Target coupon with coupon for $1.00 off 2 Quaker Cap'n Crunch Cereal (found in 5/16 RedPlum insert)
Select Quaker Cereals are on sale for 2 for $5.00 this week, so if you purchase two boxes and use two $1.00 Target coupons and one $1.00 off two coupon, you'd pay $2.00 for two boxes, or $1.00 each! Note...$1.00 is about the cheapest I've ever found Cap'n Crunch cereal, so if your family likes this cereal you might think about doing this deal!!
$0.50 off 20 pack Capri Sun Drink Pouches (This is a Target coupon)
I don't know of any GREAT deals on Capri Sun drinks right now, but with school right around the corner you'll probably be buying juice pouches anyway. At Sam's Club they have 40 pouches of Capri Sun priced at $7.48. I believe at Target 20 pouches are priced at $3.99...if you buy two and use two $0.50 coupons, you'll pay $6.98 for 40 pouches (or about $0.17 per pouch), a slightly better deal than at Sam's. With school starting in a few days, I wouldn't be surprised to see these go on sale!
There are also a lot of Market Pantry coupons available. Market Pantry is Target's store brand of products. You will find that these products go on sale quite a bit, so you might think about printing off some of these coupons and holding onto them until you find them on sale!
There are also several GREAT coupons for different clothing items. Target ALWAYS has clothing on clearance, so if you combine clearance finds with coupons you should be able to score some SWEET deals!! The coupons for Apparel tend to go very quickly, so if you are interested in these, I'd print them now!!
$3.00 off Merona footwear
$3.00 off Merona Men's Top
$2.00 off Kids' Denim Item
Target is also offering a deal this week where if you buy two pairs of boys' denim from Authentics Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. you will receive a $5.00 Target gift card. In the weekly ad it shows the jeans being priced at $14.00
$3.00 off Women's or Men's Denim
$2.00 off Women's Belt
$2.00 off Merona Women's Apparel Item
Go here to print any of these coupons! Keep in mind that there are a lot of other coupons available; I am only mentioning the ones that I think are the BEST!
Budget Review--August Week 1
My husband has been sick for the past week, so I haven't had a lot of time to hunt for deals and coupons. This picture is a few days overdue, but better late than never. I was able to stick to my new budget for August...$40.00 a week. I bought everything pictured below at HEB and Albertsons, and spent...
$39.91. I still have $0.09 left to splurge on whatever I want! :) I saved $126.75, and I still have a $10.00 catalina coupon from Albertsons to spend!
I bought:
HEB:
8 lbs. of Chicken Breasts
2 boxes of Popsicles
2 bags of Salad
2 bags of Knorr Pasta Side Dishes
2 packages of Rolls
Final Price: $18.56...Note, this is not a GREAT deal in my opinion. I generally try to buy Chicken Breasts when I can get them for between $1.50 and $1.97/lb. The chicken at HEB was $2.32/lb...with all the extras thrown in for free. I was down to only 1 lb. of chicken breast in my freezer, so I decided to go ahead and buy a couple of bags to tide us over until the next good sale.
Albertsons:
10 packages of Keebler sandwich crackers
13 packages of Snack Pack Pudding (4 packs)
2 boxes of Kellogg's Fruit Snacks
4 boxes of Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats
2 boxes of Pillsbury Cake Mix
4 boxes of Kellogg's PopTarts
4 cans of Dole Pineapples
4 boxes of Pillsbury Brownie Mix
4 containers of Hillshire Farm Deli Select Lunchmeat
Final Price: $21.35 AND I received a $10.00 catalina coupon
Some of you may be wondering how I feed my family of five on the food that I purchased for the week. I have been stockpiling food when I get it on sale for several months now. My pantry is stocked with grocery staples and my freezer is stocked with frozen veggies, meats, etc. Besides perishable items (milk, produce, eggs, bread) I don't really NEED to buy anything...so I focus on buying items that are at their ROCK BOTTOM prices. I might go several months without buying any meat, but this does not mean that my family does not eat meat...just that when I see it go on sale I stock up and buy enough to last my family until the next BIG sale. (As you can see from above, I misjudged the amount of chicken my family would eat and had to buy more before I expected to.) I still had plenty of milk and veggies in our house, so I didn't have to buy any this week...but you can expect a good portion of my budget next week to go to fresh produce!
I can't tell you how many people have told me that coupons just aren't worth their time...it takes too long to clip coupons and you'd be able to buy store brand products for less anyway. My answer to that is "Then you really aren't using coupons correctly." Coupons combined with sales equals BIG savings.
How are you guys doing with your budgets? Have you noticed a difference yet?
$39.91. I still have $0.09 left to splurge on whatever I want! :) I saved $126.75, and I still have a $10.00 catalina coupon from Albertsons to spend!
I bought:
HEB:
8 lbs. of Chicken Breasts
2 boxes of Popsicles
2 bags of Salad
2 bags of Knorr Pasta Side Dishes
2 packages of Rolls
Final Price: $18.56...Note, this is not a GREAT deal in my opinion. I generally try to buy Chicken Breasts when I can get them for between $1.50 and $1.97/lb. The chicken at HEB was $2.32/lb...with all the extras thrown in for free. I was down to only 1 lb. of chicken breast in my freezer, so I decided to go ahead and buy a couple of bags to tide us over until the next good sale.
Albertsons:
10 packages of Keebler sandwich crackers
13 packages of Snack Pack Pudding (4 packs)
2 boxes of Kellogg's Fruit Snacks
4 boxes of Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats
2 boxes of Pillsbury Cake Mix
4 boxes of Kellogg's PopTarts
4 cans of Dole Pineapples
4 boxes of Pillsbury Brownie Mix
4 containers of Hillshire Farm Deli Select Lunchmeat
Final Price: $21.35 AND I received a $10.00 catalina coupon
Some of you may be wondering how I feed my family of five on the food that I purchased for the week. I have been stockpiling food when I get it on sale for several months now. My pantry is stocked with grocery staples and my freezer is stocked with frozen veggies, meats, etc. Besides perishable items (milk, produce, eggs, bread) I don't really NEED to buy anything...so I focus on buying items that are at their ROCK BOTTOM prices. I might go several months without buying any meat, but this does not mean that my family does not eat meat...just that when I see it go on sale I stock up and buy enough to last my family until the next BIG sale. (As you can see from above, I misjudged the amount of chicken my family would eat and had to buy more before I expected to.) I still had plenty of milk and veggies in our house, so I didn't have to buy any this week...but you can expect a good portion of my budget next week to go to fresh produce!
I can't tell you how many people have told me that coupons just aren't worth their time...it takes too long to clip coupons and you'd be able to buy store brand products for less anyway. My answer to that is "Then you really aren't using coupons correctly." Coupons combined with sales equals BIG savings.
How are you guys doing with your budgets? Have you noticed a difference yet?
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