My goal is to provide dinner for my family for an average of $5 except on special occasions. We don’t have to eat beans and rice to accomplish this goal! We typically only cook a main dish 4 or 5 times a week. Each main dish cooked will serve 4-6, and the leftovers will be for easy dinners on the weekend, or to freeze for another week. This cuts down on cleaning, cooking, and meal planning- saving us lots of {Read More}
Printable $1/1 Oscar Mayer Lunchable w/ Fruit Q
May 15, 2011 by
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If you’re like me and didn’t buy a newspaper yet you may be excited to see this Q for the Lunchables! Lunchables are on sale 2/$3 this week and have a $1 RR WYB 2. If you can find the ones with fruit at your store then you can get two for free using 2 of these Q. In addition to the $1/1 Lunchables with Fruit, there is also a $1/2 Hot Dogs, and two $1 lunch meat Qs. The {Read More}
Coupon With Integrity
May 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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I’d like to bring up a couple of touchy subjects this afternoon: The fraudulent use of coupons and treating your cashiers with respect. You may be using coupons fraudulently and not even realize it. Just because a cashier and/or register accepts a coupon does not mean that it is for the correct product.
Savings Review 5/14
May 14, 2011 by
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The household budget for our family is $500 a month and includes all groceries, household products, clothing, gifts, decorations and newspapers. A little on the lean side? Perhaps, but it works for our family. Whether your number is $300 or $1000, you should do what works for your family. This week I did very little shopping and still didn’t manage to make any headway on things here at home. At least I spent very little $$. CVS and {Read More}
Walgreens Scenario 5/15 Save 93%!
May 14, 2011 by
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If you’ve been following my scenarios, you’ll be starting this week with a $4 RR from Colgate. You see my list of Walgreens matchups for the week of 5/15 here. Transaction 1 1 Gillette Fusion Proglide Razor System @ 9.89 3 Scotch Magic Tape @ $5.97 1 Royal Gelatin @ .59 subtotal: $16.45 use $4/1 Fusion from 4/1 PG use (2) $1/1 Scotch Tape printable use in ad Q for Scotch (takes off $3.98) use in ad Q for Royal {Read More}
CVS Scenario 5/15 for 96% savings
May 14, 2011 by
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This scenario is starting with a $7 ECB since there were several $7 ECB deals last week. Transaction 1 2 Neutrogena Sun Care or Sunless Tanning .47 – 6.7 oz @ 11.98 Use (2) $2/1 Neutrogena Sun Care or Sunless Tanning printable or previously on redplum.com Use $7 ECBNew total: $0.98, get $10 ECB Transaction 2 2 Right Guard or Dry Idea Deodorant @ 5.98 Kraft Mayo 30 oz or Miracle Whip Dressing 22 oz @ 2 1 John Frieda {Read More}
CVS Scenario 5/15 for 91% savings
May 14, 2011 by
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If you’ve been following my scenarios you’ll be starting this week with a $2 ECB. If you don’t have any ECBs-no problem, you’ll just pay $2 extra on transaction 1. I decided to also show items starting with a $7 ECB since there were several deals this week for a $7 ECB. You can see that scenario here. My list of matchups for CVS this week can be seen here. Transaction 1 1 Speedstick Stainguard deodorant 2.3-2.7oz @ 2.99 Use {Read More}
Hubby’s Favorite Q
May 14, 2011 by
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Here’s a Q that my husband is excited about. The Filippo Berio Olive Oil just so happens to be on sale next week at CVS for $3.99, making this just $2.99 a bottle. My husband is the chef around our house. I follow recipes and use the microwave a lot. He’s the one that likes to experiment. His says olive oil is healthier to cook with, so that’s his preferred oil. Don’t forget you can easily print 2 by hitting {Read More}
Walgreens Deals and Matchups 5/15 – 5/21
May 13, 2011 by
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New to shopping with coupons and Register Rewards at Walgreens? Start here for a guide on how it all works! Here’s the Walgreens Coupon Policy to carry with you just in case it’s needed. Thanks to for help with the first half of the matchups this week! I simply ran out of time to get it all done. Colgate ProClinical White Toothpaste 4 oz 2/$6 get 4RR Use $1/1 ProClinical from 5/15 SS Use $.75/1 from 5/1 SSPrice after Qs {Read More}
CVS Deals and Matchups 5/15 – 5/21
May 13, 2011 by
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If you are new to shopping at CVS Start here for a guide Special thanks to For allowing me to bring you these highlights of this week’s matchups. John Frieda Precision Foam Colour $11.99, get $2 ECB limit 1 Use $4 John Frieda Precision Foam Colour CVS scanner coupon (printed week of 5/1-5/7) AND Use $5 John Frieda Precision Foam Colour (SS 5/1)Price after stacked Qs and ECBs = FREE Neutrogena Sun Care or Sunless Tanning .47 – 6.7 oz {Read More}