Friday, September 30, 2011
Shutting Down
Well due to our wonderful economy I am being forced to uproot my family and leave Florida. This will be my last post. Sorry guys. All I can say is that it has been fun and that Couponing Saved my family! If it were not for our stock pile we would not be eating right now. We most definitely have more grim times ahead as a nation. Stay strong and keep couponing!!!!!!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
New Coupons in the Mail
Hey guys be on the lookout for a new Proctor & Gamble Coupon Booklet and Publix Greenwise Market Magazine in the mail if you signed up for them. Remember that the Publix magazines located at the store don't have coupons. Only the magazines mailed to your home have them.
More $5 off $25 in Groceries from Save-aLot
Save-aLot is offering this coupon again. If your Publix accepts them as a competitor then get on over to the Facebook Page for Save-aLot and "Like" them.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
No Shopping This Week
We have had a busy week thus far and I have not had time or energy enough to even contemplate couponing. This is a perfect example of the Great Rewards that couponing blesses us with; the ability to take a week off and live off of the stockpile if needed! If any of you find any real good deals please leave a comment for others! Happy Shopping!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Free Prescriptions
I posted once before that Publix Pharmacies offer certain antibiotics for FREE. Recently they have added a few other medications to the list. Here is an article in the Orlando Sentinel about the most recent Lisinopril which is a Blood Pressure Medicine! This should come in handy for many many people as High Blood Pressure is very common!
For a list of all medications that Publix provides for FREE with a prescription click here.
Free Tickets to Lego Land Theme Park
Reader's Stories
Give someone a coupon and you have helped them save for a day. Teach someone to coupon and you have helped them save for a lifetime.
This past week has been awesome! I recieved three messages from blog followers and close friends letting me know that because of me and my blog they have learned how to coupon and just saved a bunch on their first shopping trips. I love hearing the stories and the results of the shopping trips. It actually brings me some pride! I am happy and excited for you guys! Here is one of the comments left on the blog:
steelersbabe said...
"I had to let you know my deals...I've just started couponing since TODAY. ok, I was a little scared to start since I have 2 small kids and really time is limited, however, after today, I will def try to do it more often. With buy 1 get 1 deals and coupons today, I got over $33 worth for $11.65! At publix. Crazy!
Thanks again for your site and info..."
As long as I keep hearing awesome stories like this I will keep offering advice and keep updating the site. Thanks for the stories guys!!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Small Take @ Publix this past week
We did not have much of a need to do any shopping this past week so I just ran to the store to get one Freebie Deal that I didn't want to pass up!
Retail: $19.77
Actual: $0.00
100% Savings! FREE!
New Week = New Flyers
Don't forget to pick up your new weekly deals flyer from Publix and be on the look out for two new coupon booklets (green advantage and One Stop One Store).
Also don't forget to pick up Winn Dixie's weekly flyer. I heard that they have a new Pet Coupon Insert. Check out a detailed list of the coupons at Iheartpublix
$5 off $25 in Groceries at Save-aLot
If your store considers Save-aLot a competitor then get on over to their facebook page and print the coupon for $5 off of a purchase of $25 in groceries.
New Publix coupon booklet available. Coupons are good until October 16th, 2011. For a detailed list of included coupons, check out iheartpublix's post.
Monday, September 12, 2011
"I can't coupon because I don't eat those foods"!
"I can't coupon because I don't eat those foods"! Ever hear these words before? I hear it all the time from friends that see my Weekly Savings@Publix Posts. Excuses excuses, this is all I ever hear from people when I recommend that they start couponing. Although you don't normally see coupons for such products and it is more difficult to save on these special items, it is not impossible.
It is true that many people have diets or "ways of life" that require them to eat certain foods and that it is not beneficial for these manufacturers to advertise with coupons in the newspapers. However, it is possible to find coupons for such items elsewhere. The best advice I can give people like this is:
1. Write or email the manufacturers to request coupons and check website/facebook
2. Coupon and save on Non-Food items
3. Coupon and find deals on "Money-Makers
Many manufacturing companies that specialize in diet foods have a specific consumer niche to which they cater. This means that advertising with coupons to the general public in the Sunday newspaper is not cost effective for them. This however does not mean that they don't produce coupons at all. In-fact most companies now-a-days have printable coupons online at the product webpage or at the associated Facebook Promotions Page. A tried and true method of obtaining such elusive coupons is to write or email a request directly to the company. For example: My daughter can not drink cow's milk nor soy so we tried goat milk and it was a success. I have never seen coupons for Mayenberg Goat Milk so I ventured to the website and sent a request for coupons via the webpage. In a couple weeks I had a nice little surprise in the mail.
I also let my friends know of a common misconception about coupons. The majority of grocery savings comes not from food coupons but rather from non-food coupons such as toiletries and cleaning supplies. Toiletries and cleaning supplies can get very expensive. You can rapidly increase the balance of your savings account by not being "brand specific" on non-food items.
Finally I love to let them in on a little couponing trick about items known as "money makers". Every Extreme Couponer's goal is to find money makers! These are items that are priced very low and when matched with coupons, the balance due drops into the negative range. Most grocery stores will take this negative balance and apply it towards the rest of your grocery bill! Basically the store is paying you to take those items home. This is the most sought after savings deal by extreme couponers because it allows you to put "FREE" money towards the purchase of other groceries that don't have coupons such as those "diet specific" items.
It is possible to coupon and save even when you are on restricting diets. It just takes a little extra work and focus! Good luck!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Books of FOUR Winn Dixie $5 off $30 Coupons
Iheartpublix.com has an awesome post about the website Living Social which is currently offering an awesome deal on some coupon books. These books each have FOUR $5.00 off of $30.00 grocery purchases. You have a choice of 5 books for $20.00 or 1 book for $7.00.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Recipes using only ingredients you have at home now
I am starving and am not a cook by any means. I was looking through the fridge and the cabinets with a blank stare as do most men. I then thought to myself that there must be a better way....possibly some sort of program out there that might allow me to enter what ingredients I have on hand and then recommend recipes that I can throw together.
I found it! Supercook.com allows you to enter each ingredient that you have in your pantry or fridge one at a time. As you enter them a list of recipes appears on the right side and is continuously updated as you add more ingredients. Now I just need to find an app that will do the cooking for me!
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