Giving myself a Raise without getting one!

Saving money and getting things cheap!



Monday, August 30, 2010

Lots of FREE Items at Walgreens this Week!


Alright! Walgreens has started having great FREE after Register Rewards items again! I'm so glad to see the School Supply deals slowly go away! Be sure to study the back page of this week's circular to find Skin & Nail Supplements for FREE, Tampons for FREE, Lip Balm for FREE, and Breathe Right Strips for FREE - all after Register Rewards.
Other items that match up well to coupons are the Dove chocolates for $2.99. I used a $1.00 off coupon from last week to snag these at a great price! Also, put together the Bayer aspirin IN-STORE COUPON AND TWO OF the $1.00 OFF ONE coupons from the 8/1 Red Plum to get them for $.50 each. Listerine is on sale for $1.99 after a $1.00 Register Reward and add the $1.00 off coupon from the 8/1 Smartsource and you've got Listerine for $.99. WOW!
It all adds up!

FREE Fabric Softener!



Yay! You can find this FREE Nice'n Fluffy Fabric Softener at HyVee in Faribault. Don't ya just love it!

FREE Spray'n Wash!



Wow! You can find this FREE after mail-in rebate Spray'n Wash MAX Whites at HyVee in Faribault. A great NEW product to try for FREE!

























Wednesday, August 25, 2010

50% Garden Products


Now's the time to check out the garden area at Target. They have most of their lawn products at 50% OFF! These chemicals, if you use them, will last through next year if you ensure that they DO NOT FREEZE. It's worth finding a spot in your basement to store this type of thing because these prices are FANTASTIC! They have/had LOTS of PREEN, too! Love it!

CHEAP Popcorn!


ACT II popcorn 3-packs are on sale for $1.00 at Cub Foods this week.  Use your $.40 OFF coupons from the July Red Plum to snag them for $.60 per box!  Grab some of the A&W or 7-UP 2 liter bottles for $1.00 this week too along with a RED BOX movie on your way out of the store and you've got a REALLY cheap MOVIE NIGHT!

FREE Ken's Steak House Dressing


In this week's Cub Foods circular you will see that Ken's Steak House Dressing is priced at $1.00.  WOW!  Check your Smartsource from August 8  for a $1.00 OFF Coupon which will make them FREE!

JC Penney - New Fabulous Coupon


I hope you all spotted this mailer in your mailbox last week.  It's a GREAT one!  It is for $10 off any purchase totaling $25 & up!  Yay!

Last night I completed my set of NEW and ALMOST FREE Bath Towels from JC Penney using the $10 OFF any Purchase coupon.  I'll be combing their CLEARANCE stuff now for some other bargains using this latest coupon!

ACE Hardware Rebate


I received one of my ACE Hardware rebates yesterday!  It took about 6 weeks to get it which is really quite normal.  Just a reminder to sign up for the ACE Rewards program.  It is well worth the time and I've been able to pick up quite a bit of FREE stuff by combining sales, rewards & rebates! 

It all adds up!

FREE DVD in the Mail!


I received my FREE excercise DVD yesterday from SELF Magazine!  Yay!  They were doing this free offer back in May through Walgreens.  I love my mailbox!

Cub Foods Deli Special


Cub Foods is running there TRY 4 SALADS for $4.44 PER POUND again.  This is actually a great way to try at least 4 of their salads.  I did yesterday and all 4 were great.  You get enough for 2 to easily share.  Yum!

Friday, August 20, 2010

FREE Post-its


Go to the 3m website to print out a coupon for $1.00 of a pack of these SUPER STICKY Post-it's!  You can print the coupon as many times as you like!  I picked these up for FREE at Walmart last night.  You can probably find them for FREE at Target too but I haven't been to Target lately so don't know for sure.  Aren't these GREAT colors?

Friday Cub Foods Email Coupon


Today's Cub Foods email coupon is for $1.00 off the purchase of 2 General Mills cereals or fruit snacks.  The coupon is good until 8/25/10 so hurry on in if you need these General Mills products.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

$3.99 Rotisserie Chicken



You've read about my love for the rotisserie chicken before and how versatile it is so here it is again! Head to HyVee's 2-day sale today and Friday, August 19 & 20 to pick up rotisserie chicken for $3.99! A GOTTA BUY price. Take it home and debone and throw it in the freezer if you don't need it today! It's wonderful to have cooked chicken on hand for salads, soups and casseroles! LOVE IT!

HyVee Frozen Food 10% OFF!


Thursday & Friday, August 19 & 20 HyVee in Faribault is having a MUST SHOP sale on frozen food. Time to grab your coupons for frozen food items and head to HyVee, pick up a sack and fill it with your favorite frozen food match-ups to get 10% OFF all the frozen food items you can fit into one of their grocery sacks! Yahoo!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Clearance Alert on Ladies Hosiery


HOOT! HOOT! Clearance Alert on ladies hosiery at Walgreens! MARK DOWNS TAKING PLACE AS I WRITE THIS POST!
A great time to snag some Fall hosiery! Knee high pantyhose style stockings - $.20!!!!! Trouser Socks are at $.90!!!! Tights are at $.75!!!!!!!! There are some childrens on this sale too! Go in the front door and straight back to the endcaps on the other side of the building! The knee highs for $.20 are ON THE SIDE OF THE SECOND ENDCAP - hard to find!

HOLIDAY Coupons


You should find the Holiday Station Stores coupon circular in today's newspapers. Make sure and clip those gas coupons. Remember, Kwik Trip will take Holiday gas coupons! There's even a coupon for a $.29 cup of 20 oz. hot coffee or cappuccino! Yay!

Menards Stock-Up & Save Sale


In today's newspapers you should find a Stock-Up & Save circular for Menards. There are many items that can be matched up with coupons for some really good deals! Be sure to look over the sales closely for match-ups! A few items that are popping up for me are the Ziploc bags - use two $1.00 coupons to get 4 boxes for $5.00, the DampRid has a coupon out for $1.00 off any product, the Dixie Ultra paper plates are a fantastic price at $1.86 plus if Menard's carries the Dixie napkins you can pick up 2 packs of paper plates & FREE napkins for $3.72, and IF they have the AEROSOL PLEDGE Multi Surface products you can snag 2 for $2.88 by using the BUY ONE GET ONE FREE COUPON!

FREE BRONZER in the Mail!

Well, this was a total surprise.  I received a FREE CoverGirl Bronzer in the mail yesterday.  This was in response to the "What Inspires You?" promotion that Walgreens ran back in June.  CoverGirl had already sent me a FREE lipstick for participating and now this in the mail yesterday.  WOW!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Drain is Running Smoothly Again!

I've HAD to learn so many things about taking care of my house over the years and one of them is keeping the drains clear of debris (that ugly gunk).  When I first bought my house my plumber said to pour bleach down EVERY DRAIN, EVERY MONTH and I probably would never have to call him unless a pipe actually broke.  Well, that advice has proven to be true for the most part but I did have to clear my bathroom sink drain this past weekend.  It was proving to be a tough clog so I finally went to Mendard's and bought a cheap drain snake for about $4.00.  I had the drain cleared in-no-time BUT then my main drain in the basement began having a problem.  Obviously, my clog had moved but not far enough  After ten minutes with my little drain snake that problem cleared too.  Well worth the $4.00 investment.  I probably saved over $100 by having the I CAN DO IT, spirit!

Monday, August 16, 2010

Scotch Packaging Tape


Here's a fab tear pad coupon that I grabbed at Cub Foods. It's for $1.00 OFF ONE ROLL of Scotch Packaging tape! The coupon is good until 7/31/2011! Walgreens has this product on sale all of the time so worth grabbing a couple of these now and waiting for the sale.

Watch Your Cub Foods Receipts


Yay! Keep an eye on your Cub Foods receipts for the opportunity to take a survey and get $2.00 OFF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE! I have done the survey before and it takes less than 5 minutes so well worth your time for $2.00!
It all adds up!

Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon



I found these tear pad coupons at Cub Foods. If you purchase 2 packages of ANY Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon you get $1.00 OFF of eggs or produce! Your choice. This manufacturer coupon is good until 10/31/2010. Worth grabbing a couple and putting them in the old coupon folder!



Only good at Kmart!


I found this great tear pad coupon for $1.50 off ONE Soft Scrub Total at KMart over the weekend! It's good until 11/07/2010 and is a manufacturer coupon but only good at Kmart. Keep your eye on their prices for these products and you'll probably be able to pick up some really cheap kitchen or bath cleaner!













Friday, August 13, 2010

Menards 3 Day - CRAZY DAYS Sale


I hope you all found the Menard's Crazy Day circular in your Wednesday paper! Lots of great items on sale and tons of FREE items after mail in rebate. The sale runs Friday, Saturday & Sunday - August 13 - 15. I'm thinking that the Cuddlee Blanket (FREE after $7.00 rebate) might be a good item to pick up! Lots of useful items for FREE! Love it!

Nice Surprise in the Mail


I received these great coupons in the mail yesterday. I have gotten myself onto the Procter & Gamble mailing list. One coupon is for $1.00 off any Charmin Mega Roll and the other is for a FREE 40 count Charmin Freshmates Tub when you buy ANY SIZE Charmin Bath Tissue. My supply of tissue is FULL but if I see a good sale on Charmin I may just pick it up to get the FREE Freshmates!

Tear Pad at Cub Foods


I spied this great tear pad coupon at Cub Foods on Wednesday. Buy Two Get One FREE! It's for either the Uncrustables or NEW Snack'N Waffles. I've never tried these but the Waffles sound pretty good!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Kellogg's Cereal Deal at Cub Foods

OK, here's a nice deal - Purchase 2 Kellogg's cereals which you should be able to get for $1.75 each or less with your coupons and use the SAVE $2.00 ON FRESH FRUIT COUPON WHEN YOU PURCHASE ANY TWO KELLOGG'S CEREALS!  Wowsa!  for $3.50 you should be able to get 2 boxes of cereal and $2.00 in fresh fruit!  Love it!

I just love "stacking" coupons!  Doing it makes for the BEST DEALS!

18 Count EGGS for $.99

Wow, I don't think I've seen this kind of pricing on eggs for a long, long time.  Head on over to EconoFoods to snag an 18 count of EGGS for $.99!

FRESH Pineapple for $1.99

Fabulous!  I found fresh Costa Rican Pineapples at Kwik Trip today for $1.99.  That's a great price!  They are a little smaller than the Hawaiin but am anxious to try it.  Yum!

Monday, August 9, 2010

HyVee Good Deal!


Ok, I'll try and explain this really good deal at HyVee this week.
I purchased the Hefty Fresh Extend one zip bags for $1.59 and used the coupon for $1.00 off fresh produce to purchase a seedless watermelon for $3.99. So, $3.99 minus $1.00 coupon equals $2.99 and you got a FREE 2-Liter Minute Maid Lemonade! Yay! So, in the end I paid $4.58 for One Seedless Watermelon, One box of Hefty Fresh Extend One Zip bags, and One 2-liter bottle of Minute Maid Lemonade! What a great "stacking" deal that was!

FREE Beer Glass


I also received this great beer glass from Newcastle Brown Ale on Friday. Who can't use a great beer glass, especially in this heat? I sure loved my mailperson on Friday!

$.51 at Target!


On Friday I stopped in to Target to grab a few deals. I got the Air Wick Compact Air Freshner, 6 box of Band-Aid Hello Kitty bandaids, and 2 single load packs of Tide (not pictured) for $.51! The gal at the check out just could not believe that my total was correct!

MaMA Rosa's FREE Movie Coupon


Yay! I received my FREE Warner Bros. movie coupon from MaMa Rosa's last Friday! Boy, that was fast. It only took about 2 weeks to get the coupon after I submitted it.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Cub Foods Friday Email Coupon - 8/6/2010


The Cub Foods FRIDAY COUPON is for $1.00 off when you purchase 2 General Mills cereals. It is good from 8/5 thru 8/11.

Extra 15% to 20% OFF at Kohl's


I just got an email coupon from Kohl's for another 15% of any purchase or, spend $100 or more and take an extra 20% off everything. Yahoo! Add this to the Kohl's Cash this weekend and you should be able to get some excellent prices on stuff!

$10 at JC Penney - AGAIN!


Ok, I almost missed this because it looks different than the usual JC Penney $10 off coupon but here's another $10 OFF A PURCHASE OF $10 OR MORE! Yay! I'll be picking up 3 more of the bath towels for just pennies again. That will make a full dozen of beautiful JC Penney bath towels for under $10 this year! I'll be cutting up my old raggy towels for rags this weekend. It's surprising how often you need a rag for a really dirty job.

HyVee Tear Pad Finds - August 5


I found these 2 great manufacturer tear pad coupons at HyVee in Faribault last night. The Keebler one could be used this week at Cub Foods in Northfield! Check out the last page of the Cub Foods ad, use a couple of these tear pads and put together the "Savings Spotlight" deal and you should come out of it with FREE milk this week.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Couldn't Resist Walgreens Today!


I wasn't going to go to Walgreens at all this week but when the 15% Coupon came out for TODAY ONLY, I couldn't resist. I picked up the Alive! multivitamins for $10 - 15%(YES) = $8.50 and received $10 in Register Rewards! A $1.50 MONEY MAKER! Then I purchased 3 bags of M&M's for $7.50 - 15% - Buy Two Get One Free Coupons.
My total bill before tax was $.74 cents!
Shop today ONLY to get that extra 15% OFF!

TODAY ONLY AT WALGREENS!


Every once in a while Walgreens runs this GREAT promotion. TODAY ONLY get 15% OFF eligible store items and 20% OFF Walgreens and W Brand products! Go to Walgreens.com and print off this coupon. Put this coupon with your regular coupons and get some GREAT deals! While your there be sure to grab the special AUGUST coupon booklet. You'll find it in the flyer bin along with the weekly ads. There are some exclusions with the coupon like magazines, phone cards, stamps, etc. but there will still be plenty of good deals.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Herberger's TOMORROW - Shop Fast - MAJOR MARKDOWNS


OK, it's a big day at Herberger's tomorrow, Wednesday, August 4. Look for the YELLOW SIGNS and YELLOW DOT items to get an EXTRA 70% OFF clearance items tomorrow! Time to really cruise those clearance sales for summer apparel, accessories, footwear and home store merchandise! Yahoo!

Kwik Trip August Specials!


Wow - how great is this? Kwik Trip is now giving out these great little "calendars" for their lunch sales. Here are the August Specials. NOTE the Corn Dogs are 2/$1.19 until August 26th. What a deal!

Kwik Trip Coupons in Newspapers TOMORROW!

Remember to get your August Kwik Trip coupons from the newspapers tomorrow. I wonder what they'll be giving away this month?

$.49 Air Wick Air Freshner at Target


Sorry that the pic is so bad. Use your 6/20/10 Smartsource coupon for $4.00 OFF to pick up these Air Freshners for just $.49 this week. Cheap!

FREE Grapes this week at Cub Foods



Make sure and pick up your FREE pound of grapes at Cub Foods this week. The trick is to weigh the grapes to just a hair over a pound so you only have to pay a few cents. Yum! Did you know that you can FREEZE grapes and that kids love them? Just pull them off of the vine and spread out on a cookie pan, freeze, and then put into a freezer bag. Let the kids have a few at a time on a really hot day for a refreshing and healthy snack!

5 Pounds of Fisher Peanuts at Menards


Now would be a great time to stop into Menards and use your $1.00 off Fisher products to get this Super Size 5 Pound bag of peanuts in the shell for $3.98. That's a great price.

FREE Items at Walgreens This Week - Aug 1-7


After a few lousy weeks at Walgreens they have finally offered some great FREE after Register Rewards items this week. If you are a contact lens wearer it's a great week to make several stops into Walgreens to pick up FREE Complete Multi-Purpose Solution! You can also pick up FREE Alive! multivitamins! Yay. I love not paying for my vitamins and have a 9 month supply already so I personally have no need to stock up on this item but you might. FREE vitamins comes around about every 6 weeks or so.

Donate to Your Local School!


HyVee has a wonderful coupon in their ad this week. If you buy 5 PepsiCo products on this page you get the backpack loaded with school supplies for $4.99. That's a good deal if your child, grandchild or you would like to donate to your school for those in need. I know that many children come to school without these items.

FREE Lunch Bag at HyVee


HyVee is really trying to get into the coupon game so start watching their ads closely. For back to school they have a great offer. With the coupon in this week's circular you can buy 2 Oscar Meyer Deli Creations for $4.00 and get a FREE lunch bag! If you don't need the lunch bag please consider donating to your local school. There are always children that don't have these items.

FREE Goodies in the Mail!


I don't know exactly why I got this great little gift pack but it was fun to find in my mailbox yesterday.
Kellogg's sent me a sample of their new All-Bran Complete cereal, a sample of their new All-Bran Bran Buds, two $1.00 coupons for the cereal and and a pair of sleep blinders! Yay! I love the blinders. They are so soothing!