$5 off a $25 purchase at Family Dollar

Go HERE and click on the coupon tab to print a $5 off a $25 purchase at Family Dollar.  It's good until 7/8.

Flip Flop Organizer

I saw this idea on Pintrest. It would be great for all those $1 flip flops at Old Navy.

$1 Flip Flops

Old Navy will have their annual $1 Flip Flop sale this saturday.  The Limit is 5.  Go HERE to get more information.

Need the recipe

Here's the recipe. I used Fels-naptha for this batch but I also like Kirks Castle. I also wrote the recipe on the container so it will be easy to make the next batch. This container should last 3 months and cost about $2.50 to make. It's about 1 tablespoon per load and I just leave the measuring spoon in the container.

Homemade Laundry Detergent

I've switched from homemade liquid detergent to powder and I love it. Super easy, very cheap and all-natural.

It's another coupon season

Did you know that couponing has stockpiling seasons? For every holiday comes great sales and higher value coupons which make for great deals. This is why stockpiling is important because it let's you never pay more than the lowest price for any item. So with July 4th around the corner you can get great deals on spices, buns, meat, canned veggies and more. See my last price on stockpiling hot dogs!

$.38 Hot Dogs

$.38 Field hot dogs at Wesselmans this week. They are on sale for $.78 and use the $.50 off Field hot dog, bologna or lunch meat coupon from the SS insert ( I think 2 weeks ago). That's a stockpiling price in my coupon rule book!

CVS Magic Machine Coupons

I got these awesome coupons today at the magic machine. Both will equal free products for me. I especially love the deodorant coupon that has no size restriction! Hope you guys get these coupons too.

Kroger Mega Event Shopping Tip

If you are shopping the Kroger Mega Event this week then I highly advise using this method to organize your buys in tens. I usually have 4 reusable bags myself in one cart. I also place the coupons for each product in each bag to help keep myself organized too. Thanks Krazy Coupon Lady for the pic!

Kroger Mega Event

It's a Mega Event week at Kroger in Owensboro? Are you going? Check out www.southernsavers.com to get all the coupon matchups. I hope to go myself too.

Price Matching Rocks!

I shaved $25.20 off my bill by price matching at Walmart today. I matched the CVS price for pepsi 2-liters at $1 and used the 3/25 SS coupon which made them $.45 each. I also price matched Schnucks ad for Silk Almond milk at 2/$5 and used the $1 off coupon now up at www.coupons.com to get them for $1.50. That's half the price I usually pay.

Double Coupon Month at McKims

McKims IGA in Mount Vernon is doubling $1 coupons and under for the entire month if June. But the catch is doubling only 1 coupon so that makes it hard to stockpile. I hope to go tomorrow and I'll post some deals for you.

Free Mitchum Deodorant

Go HERE to print a $1 off Mitchum deodorant coupon and then use it the week of 7/1 at Walgreens to get it FREE!

New Target Coupon Policy

There's another new Target Store coupon policy. Go HERE to read it and print it out.  The big change is that they will only let you use 4 like coupons in one transaction and per day. They also make it clear that they can refuse any coupons for just about any reason if they choose.  Thanks Extreme Couponing!

Yum!

I bought this today even though it wasn't on sale and I had no coupon. But it was worth it.

I Love Freebies!

I got my free Target beauty bag! This is 2 now in one summer and I like the products in this one better than the other. So love getting these in my mailbox.

3 Inserts Tomorrow

Make sure you get a paper tomorrow because we should get 3 inserts. 

New Toy Coupons

Go HERE to check out several new toy coupons.  My favorite is the $2 Thomas the Train coupon.  I usually print these and then wait for a sale.  This is how I get toys cheap and then stick them into my gift closet until someones birthday or Christmas comes along.

More Free Bologna

I went dumpster diving and got 4 more SS 5/13 inserts with the $.50 Field coupon. Just a reminder, thus gets you free bologna at Buehlers this week. Stockpile!!!

My frugal hobby #2

Of course my #1 frugal hobby is couponing but I also have another hobby I love that makes money for me. These before pictures are of items I picked up in front of people's homes that was set out with the trash. I paid nothing for them and used paints I had on hand to re-do them. Now they have a new look and both pieces will sell for about $10 each. I have found a new love for re-purposing items and finding creative ways to refinish them. And it's another hobby that both saves and makes money.

$1.50 A-1 Steak Sauce

The Main St Buehlers had tearpad coupons for $.55 A-1 Steak Sauce which become $1 for double coupon week. They are on sale for 2/$5 which will make them $1.50 after coupon.

Free Bologna At Buehlers

Use this $.50 off Field meat coupon to get bologna for free at Buehlers. The bologna is $.99 and the $.50 coupon will double to make it free. This coupon was in the paper a few weeks back but I haven't been able to locate exact what date.

Target Store Coupons on Coupons.com

You can print 3 different Right Guard Target store coupons from www.coupons.com with zip code 77477. Remember, you can stack Target store coupons with manufacturer coupons.

$5 off a $25 purchase at Old Navy

Go HERE to print a $5 off a $25 purchase at Old Navy.  Hurry, it expires on the 21st.

Cheap diapers at Walgreens

Whenever this sale comes along I stockpile. Right now you can get diapers and wipes B1G1 free on the Walgreens brand. it make them a little over $4 for the diapers and $1.15 for the 60 ct. wipes. I really like these diapers too and needed to get stockpiled again.

Nivea Men's Shave Lotions $.25

I picked up 2 of these today Walgreens for $.25. They are on sale for 2/$7 with a $2 RR and I used a $2.25 coupon from www.couponnetwork.com which made than $.25!

Free pantiliners at Buehlers?

Print this coupon now and it could equal free pantiliners at Buehlers next for double coupon week. This seems to be the month for pantiliners with all the free Kotex and U by Kotex deals. You should defiantly be able to stockpile for a year if your able to print enough coupons.

2 inserts this Sunday

2 inserts this Sunday. 1 SmartSource and 1 RedPlum.

Double Coupon Week At Buehlers starting Monday

Double Coupon week at Buehlers will start on Monday.  I'm going through all my coupons now to pull out any $.50 and under coupons that may possibly equal a good deal when doubled. Any coupons $.51 - $.99 will become $1.  I will be at Buehlers on Monday and will report any coupon matchups I find.  I so hope its a good sale week. 

Super Cheap Cereal at CVS Next Week

Starting the week of 6/17 CVS will have a variety of General Mills cereal at $1.88.  Go HERE now to print several different General Mills cereals coupons and hold onto to them to get the price down to as low as $.38 for some varieties.  Awesome price for cereal!  And yes, CVS will sell out quick but remember you can raincheck it and also price match at Walmart so get those coupons ready to stockpile cereal!!!

$.25 Nivea Products at Walgreens Next Week

Go HERE to print the 3 different Nivea coupons and hold on to them till next week.  Walgreens will be running a sale where you'll be able to get them for $.25 each.  Not Bad!

Birthday Freebies

June is my birthday month and I'll get all kinds of surprises in my mailbox from all the different companies I'm signed up for in the past for coupons. Today I got an engraved money clip with my initials from a chewing tobacco company (I don't use this product but my husband does). Nice freebie!

My Walmart Shopping Trip

$3.16 for everything purchased here at Walmart. I used a $2/2 Kotex coupon, a $2/2 U by Kotex coupon, a $.55 Rayovac coupon and a $2 GE Energy Smart coupon all of which was printed from www.coupons.com. If you want to get the same deal then print your coupons now before they run out if prints. Remember that you get 2 prints per computer. You can download the Coupons app to your phone or iPad and print coupons from it too if you have a wireless printer. That's why I was able to get so many because we have 2 iPhones, an iPad and 2 laptops.

Using Youtube to Coupon???

Here is one of my number one tips on how to find hidden deals.  Youtube!  Sounds weird but it works.  Go to youtube and search "unadvertised coupon deal" and then look for videos that have been posted within the last 2 days.  Check to make sure it's for a store that we have local and then watch the short video.  There are couponers all over the country that don't use blogs, Facebook or Re-clip it but use Youtube to make videos in order to pass on deals.  Many times there are unadvertised or hidden deals and when a couponer comes across this it can mean big savings for the rest of us.  Especially when they make a video on it and explain the deal, show you the exact product and even show you the receipt.  It's great if your a visual leaner like me.

So for example, last year I saw a video on a unadvertised Skintimate shaving gel deal at CVS.  The can was priced $2.49 and it was producing a $2.50 ECB with a limit of 100.  Yes, I said 100 which is unheard of for CVS.  Not only that, but the ECB was rolling.  So I went straight out to a CVS and saw the product with no sign but purchased 4 of them.  Sure enough it printed me a $10 ECB.  So I ended up buying 22 cans between 4 stores (I didn't clear the shelves).  I let my sister-in-law know about the deal as well so she could hit up the Warrick county stores as well as posting on the blog.  The video was posted on a Sunday night and I made my visit to the CVS at 9am on Monday morning and by noon on Monday the deal went dead.  That just means that the computer system stopped producing the ECB.  I later found out that CVS corporate made a mistake by setting the limit at 100 and letting the ECB roll and quickly found out and stopped the deal.  But thanks to YouTube, I was able to get 22 cans and so was many other couponers.  I called around and found out that every CVS in the tri-state was sold out of the Skintimate. I certainly wasn't the only one who found out about this great deal. That's the power of the word of mouth and I love it. 

So the moral of the story, add Youtube to your list of places to look for coupon deals.  Especially on Sunday and Monday which I find to be the best days for deals. 

My Summer of Savings

My goal is for this summer to be my summer of savings.  I'm going through every bill to find ways to trim them down and hitting the coupon shopping HARD.  It's time to get stockpiled again and dedicate myself to being utterly frugal.  So I will post my deals and progress I make along the way in case it may help someone else too.  My first goal is my internet/cable/phone bill.  We pay a ridiculous amount because we live in the middle of nowhere and have very few options. 

I'll also be doing some traveling this summer and plan to coupon in other cities and explore what savings I can get outside my area.  It should be fun so stay tuned...

FREE Scrubbing Bubbles at Dollar General

Go HERE to print the $4 off Scrubbing Bubbles toilet cleaner and then get it for FREE at the Dollar General Store. 

3 inserts in Sundays paper

There will be 1 SmartSource, 1 RedPlum and 1 P&G. It will be a good week to get a paper or 4!

Does this happen to you?

So last night I was going to Walmart and I had over 50 coupons ready and my list written out.  I was going to use a coupon on every item I was buying and with several items being free after redeeming the coupon.  As I was leaving the house I saw my husband writing on my list.  He wanted a new wire brush to scrub the grill, hamburger buns and a new toilet brush for the bathroom.  I looked at him and said "I don't have a coupon for those things."  He said "but your going to Walmart." 

Ok, so he's not a couponer and doesn't understand that I was going for a goal to get my grocery purchase to a 50% savings and using a coupon for everything I purchased.  He was trying to mess my numbers up and increase my purchase percentage. I told him, "I'll have to get those items another time."

So the end of the story is that I did get the hamburger buns and "forgot" to get the other 2 items. I'll get those other 2 items at the Dollar General store when they have the $5 off a $25 purchase coupon. It just drives me crazy to pay full price for ANYTHING.  I try to get a deal, use a coupon or find a sale on everything I can.  It's a principle to live by and also a necessity. 

My poor husband is tortured by his couponing wife.  I stick fast food restaurant coupons in his wallet and then will text him at his lunch break to remind him to use his coupons.  He doesn't get to choose which brand of shaving cream or body wash he wants, he gets what I was able to get for FREE with coupons.  I seem to either have 22 sticks of deodorant and none at all.  I do believe it's a tough life being a couponers husband.

New Coupons Up

Coupons.com has tons of new coupons up!  I love the Old El Paso Enchilada Sauce coupon at $.75 and there are several new cereal coupons too.  Go HERE to check them out.