Where Every Penny Counts
The winner of the Target gift card giveaway is Jo.
Hopefully Jo will come back and share some new bargains from the gift card win! Congrats again Jo!
Thanks to all of you for reading my blog, for entering the giveaway, and for sharing your Target finds and tips. I actually learned a lot and got some great ideas for saving in the future!
Stay tuned next month for another giveaway! 🙂
This week there will be three inserts in the Sunday paper! You can access the full listing of coupons that will be included here on The Coupon Clippers. Keep in mind that inserts vary by location, so your inserts may have different coupons or different dollar amounts.
If you are looking for multiple copies of coupons, The Coupon Clippers is my favorite resource. Coupons for the Sunday inserts are available for purchase early Saturday morning and the hot coupons go FAST.
Here’s the “hot” coupons I spotted from this week’s inserts: (there are lots of them!)
SmartSource
*Bic Soleil Refillable Razor HANDLE buy ONE get a FREE Bic Soleil Cartridge Refills 4-pk, to $7.29, expires 6/14/09
*$1/2 Glade PlugIns Scented Gel Refill packs on TWO, expires 6/13/09
*Glade PlugIns Scented Gel warmer buy ONE get ONE FREE, to $2.39, expires 6/13/09
*Glade Scented Oil Candles refill pk, buy any and get a FREE Scented Oil Candles Tin holder, to $3.99, expires 6/13/09
*$4/1 Glade The Fragrance Collection on any product, expires 6/13/09
*$1/1 Ken’s Marinade or Buffalo Wing Sauce on any, expires 6/30/09 (free when they go 10/$10, which they do fairly often)
*.75/1 Kraft BBQ Sauce on ONE bottle, 18 oz or larger (get it for free or close to free on sale)
RED PLUM
*$1/1 Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Treatment on any, excluding trial size (these always come in handy for CVS/Walgreens deals)
*$1/1 Garnier Fructis STYLE Product on any, excluding trial size
*.50/1 McCormick GRILL MATES Blend, Marinade or Spice Rub on ONE (free or close to free if your store doubles and they go 10/$10)
*$.75/2 Quaker Chewy GRANOLA bars on any TWO boxes (combine with the coupon on Target.com for cheap granola bars!)
PG
*$4/1 Always INFINITY on ONE, 28 count or higher
*$1/1 Crest Rinse on ONE, 440mL or larger (these always seem to come in handy for Walgreens/CVS deals)
*.50/1 Crest Toothpaste on ONE, 4.2 oz or larger paste or liquid gel (these always seem to come in handy for Walgreens/CVS deals)
*Gillette Shampoo, excludes trial size, buy ONE and get ONE FREE Gillette Styler or 12.2 oz Shampoo
*$2/1 Gillette Venus Razor on any ONE
There are also some great printable coupons on Coupons.com (print them below):
*$1/1 Kelloggs Frosted Flakes cereal
*$2/1 California Pizza kitchen pizza
*$1.25/1 DiGiorno pizza
*$1.50/2 Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing
*$.50/1 Cottonelle toilet paper 4 pk
*$1.50/1 Dove Cream Oil body wash
*$1/2 Fresh Express salad blends
*$.75/1 Fresh Express Complete Salad kit
*$2/1 Dry Idea deodorant (makes it free at Target)
*$.75/1 Barilla Piccolini pasta
*$3/1 Huggies Pure & Natural diapers
*$1/1 Kelloggs Apple Jacks cereal
*$1/1 Kelloggs Mini Wheats cereal
*$1/1 Kelloggs Raisin Bran cereal
*$1/1 Kelloggs Froot Loops cereal
*$1/1 Kelloggs Corn Pops cereal
*$1/1 Kelloggs Rice Krispies cereal
*$1/1 Kelloggs Special K cereal (use it with the Target deal this week)
*$3/1 Children’s Claritin Non-drowsy
*$4/1 Non-Drowsy Claritin (15 count or larger)
*$4/1 Claritin-D (15 count or larger)
I recently became a fan of Diapers.com. The convenience of having diapers delivered to your home is great, and their shipping time is super fast! If you’re looking for a great deal on diapers and you haven’t shopped with them before, you can get Huggies jumbo packs for $6 each or Pampers jumbo packs for $7 each. (The prices may be even less if you use manufacturer’s coupons!)
I just received an e-mail yesterday from Diapers.com and they have lowered the prices of their jumbo packs of Pampers and Huggies to $9.99/each, which is lower than they sell at most retail stores in my area, so even if you have ordered from them before, with the free shipping, it’s still a great deal! (and you don’t have to pay tax)
Here’s how it works: (The steps are exactly the same for both Pampers and Huggies except that you would skip the last step for Pampers since they aren’t eligible for rebates through Caregivers)
1. Send in any manufacturer’s coupons you have. Diapers.com accepts manufacturer’s coupons. To find out how to submit your manufacturer’s coupons for credit, click here.
2. If you haven’t already, sign up for Ebates. If you are a new member, you will get a $5 bonus (after you make your first purchase) when you sign up here. Once you have signed up, search for Diapers.com, and click through the link on the site. You will get an additional 1% cash back for shopping through this link.
3. Choose 5 Huggies (or Pampers) jumbo packs (size 1-6) here. (click here if you are buying Pampers) Add them to your cart.
4. Proceed to check out. If you’re a new member, you’ll have to register.
5. Enter the coupon code MELISSASBA if you are a new customer to get $10 off your order of $49 or more. If you’ve ordered from diapers.com before, you can try to use the code RESOLUTION.
6. If you originally added $49 or more to your cart (before the code), your order should qualify for free shipping. Your total should be $49.95 at this point.
7. In the “promotional code” box in the bottom right hand corner, put a comma after MELISSASBA and then enter the code NEW5. An additional $5 should be deducted from your balance. You should be at $34.95 at this point. (Any coupons you have submitted should also appear as a credit on your account)
*Your diapers should arrive within two business days!
8. Submit your receipts to Caregivers Marketplace. You should get $3.75 back. (This step does not apply to Pampers)
If you use Ebates and purchased Huggies, your total out of pocket when all is said and done should be $30.85 for five jumbo packs.
We are finishing up our first month on “the Dave Ramsey plan.” If you are not familiar with Dave Ramsey, he recommends using a “cash only” system. We actually started taking the Financial Peace University class at a local church about six weeks ago, but we went to a cash based system at the beginning of April.
At the beginning of the month, we put together a budget and funded envelopes for the following categories (I’m sharing our categories because some people have asked about it): restaurants, groceries, clothing, babysitter, miscellaneous/toiletries, gifts, pet care, entertainment, auto care/maintenance, medical co-pays/prescriptions, lawn care, “blow money” (money each of us gets to spend, no questions asked). All of our other bills were paid out of our checking account. We decided that I would continue to use the debit card for gas for convenience sake (it’s not like you can really impulse buy/overspend at the gas station unless you go inside). My husband gets reimbursed for gas and work-related expenses and this fluctuates from month to month. We weren’t sure how to handle that, so we went to Dave’s site and read up on it and he recommends creating an expense account where you deposit your monthly expense check. We actually had a checking account that we had opened when we were first married but don’t really use anymore, so he has been using that for his business-related expenses and it has worked out beautifully!
Last night, we were talking about our budget for May and going through all of our envelopes and we realized that we had $78 in cash left. This may not seem like that big of a deal to some, but for us it was huge. In his class, Dave Ramsey talks about how people tend to spend 12-18% more when they are using plastic, even if it is a debit card, and I guess he was right! We were a lot more conscientious about our spending when we were using cash.
We were also able to pay off 5 credit cards in full this month, which was a great feeling.
The best part is that there has been so much peace in our home!
I have read several Dave Ramsey books, but taking the class has made such a difference. We paid $99 for a 13 week class which also includes child care and my husband and I both agree that it was money that was well spent. You can also buy the “kit” and do it from home, but I think that doing it with a group of people makes a huge difference. To find out if there are classes in your area, click here. In case you’re wondering, I get nothing for “endorsing” this program, but I believe in it and I’m so grateful for all of the changes that it has brought into our home after just one month!
Make sure your Mother’s Day card gets there on time this year and do it for free!
At Hallmark.com, you can send a free 5X7 paper card for Mother’s Day. Hurry because you have to order by May 1st!
Here’s what you have to do:
1. Click here to choose a 5X7 folded paper card.
2. Personalize the card with your own message and add a photo if you’d like!
3. Tell them where to send it so they can mail it for you!
4. Use the code CARD4MOM at check-out and the card and stamp will be free! It’s that easy!
What an awesome deal!
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