FREE Arby's 'Shroom & Swiss sandwich

Go here to print out a coupon for a Free 'Shroom & Swiss Sandwich

when you purchase a smal drink and small curlyl fries.

This coupon expires Sept. 13, 2011.

Groupon Flip Flops

Have you joined Groupon yet? It is one of the online daily deal sites. They send you a daily

deal related to your location each day. Sometimes these deals are local and sometimes they are national. Today, I am highlighting a local daily deal. This deal is at the Governor's Square Mall in Tallahassee. You can get $24 worth of flip flops from the Flip Flop Shop for $12. That is a wonderful 50% savings. If you join using my link I will get a $10 credit. When you go there, search for All Deals and click on Flip Flop Shops ad. This deal will end at the end of today! The Groupon expires on Nov. 20, 2011 and is not valid on Rainbow Products. Make sure you read the fine print. I have purchased many Groupons and have never been disappointed! 

College Textbooks

My college kids get very frustrated when they get their lists of textbooks each semester. It seems that the colleges change editions every other year. This can be very costly. We try to buy used textbooks as much as possible. Here are some ideas for saving some money on those college texts.

1. Buy used from Craigslist, Ebay, Amazon and a whole host of textbook sellers. Do a google search for used college texts.
2. If the text required is a new edition, email the professor and ask if the past edition is acceptable for the course. Many times it is.
3. There are international editions of many of the texts for a reduced price, but you have to be careful with this one. My sister once ordered a book for her son and it was not in English.
4. Many college bookstores are now renting books. Check around for local bookstores or online sites that also rent books. They can be less expensive than your college bookstore.
5. If you absolutely cannot find it used for a good price. The last hint is to look for the looseleaf edition of your book. I just found the latest edition of a textbook my daughter needs for the same price as renting. I will pay a little extra to get a spiral binding put on it. Then we will be able to sell it next semester.

A little extra time can make your money go a little bit further!

Walgreens Update

These are on sale this week for $1.50 with $1.50 RRs back!

Now there is a hot little coupon for $.30 off of Carmex lip balm here!

Making this buy a small moneymaker!

Secrets to Happy Couponing #4

This is the last in a four part series on Secrets to Happy Couponing! The other posts can be found here, here and here. I hope this has been helpful. This is a summary of between two and three years of couponing.

• If you do not have time to clip coupons for a season, shop the Buy One Get One sales and this will still save you some money!
• Signing up for freebies is another thing you can do to reduce your grocery bill. I will soon post some sites that can get you started in receiving freebies in your mailbox every week! Many manufacturers will send out free samples of new products for you to try.
• Another thing you can do that can help you is to print out coupons that you know you will use, ahead of time. Keep these well organized so you can have access to them when a sale comes up! I will do another post soon on different methods for organizing your coupons.
• Lastly, take it all in stride. Do not try to implement everything you have read here all at once. Pick a few things that are doable for you and start there. Also, do not try to do all the deals you see posted. Pick the ones that will most benefit you and let go of the rest. They will come around again. When I first started couponing I was trying to do every deal I could find....I soon burned out. When I restarted I realized that what I was doing was overkill. That is why I am starting out by giving you $5 deals at Walgreens and CVS.

If you have found this series helpful, please leave a comment for me! Thanks!

Secrets to Happy Couponing #3

This is the third in a four part series. You will find the first two posts here and here.



• Buy ahead. Most stores have a 6 to 8 wk cycle when items will come up on sale again. Figure out how much you will need to keep you for that amount of time.
• Plan your menus according to the sales and what you have in your pantry. You can look at the following websites for menu ideas for the items you have. All of them have a feature where you can input the ingredients you have and it will generate a list of recipes that use those ingredients. http://www.allrecipes.com/ , http://www.supercook.com/ , http://www.recipematcher.com/ .
• Wait to use your coupons when items are at their lowest prices. Here are some good places to get coupons: Coupons dot com (this is my link-when you go here, I receive a tiny renumeration for every coupon you print), http://www.smartsource.com/, http://www.redplum.com/. If you are looking for specific manufacturer coupons that are not printable, you can order them from The Coupon Clippers (link is at the bottom of this page. I am an affiliate with them, so any purchase you make going through my link gives me a renumeration as well. Every little bit helps!) or on http://www.ebay.com/.

I hope this series is helping you to save more on your everyday needs! Please leave a comment if you have a site to share, or any tips to share. Thanks!

Publix

Week of August 31 (or Sept. 1^st) to Sept. 6th (or Sept. 7^th )

Reminders:

• You may use one manufacturer and one store or competitor coupon.
• You may use two coupons for Buy One Get One deals.
• Each Publix has their own list of competitor coupons they will accept .
• You can print most printable coupons twice, by hitting the back arrow 3 to 4 times.

Here are the best deals I see at Publix this week:

BOGO Buy One Get One Deals

With printable coupons:
Newman’s Own Pasta Sauce 15 to 24 oz., BOGO $2.69

-$1/2 Newman’s Own printable

 Mueller’s Pasta 12 to 16 oz. BOGO $1.47

-$.55 Mueller’s printable (register)

All Ultra 2X Laundry Detergent 32 to 50  oz, BOGO $5.99

-$.50 All printable (zip 32312)

French’s Mustard 14 oz. BOGO $1.47

-$.30 French’s printable

V8 Splash 64 oz. BOGO $2.99

-$1/2 V8 printable

-$1/2 V8 printable

Uncle Ben’s 14-15.8 oz. BOGO $2.29

-$1/2 Uncle Ben’s printable (Facebook)

-$1/2 Uncle Ben’s printable

Smart Balance Spread 7.5 to 8 oz. BOGO $2.59

-$.75 Smart Balance printable

GM Cheerios 10 to 14 oz. Box BOGO $3.99

$1/2 Cheerios printable

Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers or Party Mix or Snack Mix 9.75 to 14 oz. BOGO $3.29

$1/2 Cheez-It printable

Breyer’s Ice Cream 48 oz. BOGO $5.99

$.50 Breyer’s Blast printable

Hungry Man Entrees 13 to 16 oz. $3.69

$1/2 Hungry Man  printable

Glass Plus Glass & Multi-Surface Cleaner BOGO $2.49

$.50 Glass Plus printable

Other BOGOs I like without printable coupons:

Hellman’s Mayonnaise  30 oz. BOGO $4.73

Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce, 18 oz, BOGO $2.49

Gatorade Thirst Quencher 64 oz, BOGO $2.50

Kraft Barbecue Sauce 16.25 to 18 oz, BOGO $1.33

Kraft Dressing 14 to 16 oz, BOGO $3.39

Lay’s Potato Chips 10 to 10.5 oz, BOGO $4.29

Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels 10 oz, BOGO $2.99

Mt. Olive Pickles 16 oz to 46 oz, or Pickle Pak 4 pk, BOGO $2.79

Lawry’s 30 Minute Marinade 12 oz, BOGO $3.15

Publix Sour Cream 16 oz, BOGO $1.45

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix, 17.5 or 17.9 oz pouch, BOGO $2.79

Planters Peanuts, 16 oz jar or can, BOGO $3.39

Arnold Sandwich Thins, 8 or 16 ct, 12 oz pkg, BOGO $3.69General Mills Chex Mix, 8.75 oz or Gardettos, 8.6 oz bag or Bugles, 6 or 7.5 oz bag, BOGO $2.59

Ball Park Beef Franks, Regular, Bun Size, Fat Free, Grillmaster, or Jumbo, 14 to 16 oz, (excluding Angus and Deli), BOGO $4.49

Publix Deli Tea Gallon, BOGO $2.59

Sabra Hummus, 4 pk or 10 oz tub, BOGO $3.99 Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, 7.2 oz (excluding Chocolate and White Chocolate), BOGO $3.39

Publix Deli Southern Style Potato Salad, 16 oz, BOGO $2.69

Cool Whip Topping 8 oz, BOGO $1.67

Mrs. Paul’s Fish Sticks or Clams 8 to 11.4 oz, BOGO $4.49

TGI Friday’s Appetizers 7.6 to 11 oz, BOGO $3.35

Kellogg’s Eggo Pancakes or French Toaster Sticks or Mini Muffin Tops or Cinnabon Pancakes, 12.7 to 16.4 oz, BOGO $2.79

Dixie Plates or Bowls, 20 – 48 ct, BOGO $2.65

Bic Multi-Purpose Lighter 1 ct or 5 ct Lighter, BOGO $3.49

Other good deals with printable coupons:

Chobani Greek Yogurt 6 oz, 10/$10

-$.30 Chobani printable

International Delight Coffee Creamer 32 oz, 2/$5

-$.55 International Delight printable

Pillsbury Ready to Bake Cookies, 16 oz, 2/$5

-$.50 Pillsbury printable

-$.50 Pillsbury printable
Kraft Yellow or White American or Sharp Cheddar Singles, 12 oz, 2/$5

-$1 on Publix Bread WY Kraft Singles printable

Jolly Time Popcorn, 4.8 to 9 oz, 10/$10

-$1/2 Jolly Time printable

Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper 4.4 to 7.5 oz, 10/$10

-$.80/4 Betty Crocker printable

-$.80/4 printable

Knorr Sides 3.8 to 6.4 oz, 10/$10

-$1/2 Knorr printable

Stouffer’s Entrees (including Bistro and Farmer’s Harvest), 4/$10

-$ Stouffer’s printable

Banquet Meal 6.75 to 10.25 oz, $.99

-$.50/2 printable (code 63829897)

Viva Paper Towels 4 to 8 pk, $6.99

-$1/2 Viva printable  (Facebook)

Hillshire Farm Deli Select Lunch Meats, Ultra Thin, Low Sodium, or Hearty Slices, 8 to 9 oz, 3/$10

-$.55 Hillshire Farm printable  (Facebook)

Other good deals without coupons:

Birds Eye Vegetables 9 to 16 oz, 50% off

Heinz Tomato Ketchup 32 to 36 oz, 2/$4

Bush’s Best Baked Beans, 21 to 28 oz, 3/$5

Reynold’s Wrap Aluminum Foil  37.5 , 2/$5

Pork Spareribs, $1.99/lb

Boneless Ribeye Steaks, $6.99/lb

Publix Premium Semi-Boneless Ham Half, $1.99/lb

Ground Chuck, $2.99/lb

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, $2.99/lb

Sweet Corn, 10/$3

Red or White Seedless Grapes, $1.69/lb

Publix Baby Cut Carrots, 16 oz, 4/$5

Tomatoes on the Vine, $1.69/lb

Red Seedless Watermelon, $4.99

Florida Avocados, $1.49

Broccoli or Cauliflower, 2/$4

Barlett Pears, 10 lbs/$10