Good Deal on a Ham

I went to the Food Lion on Memorial today & discovered a great deal. Smithfield Hardwood Smoked, Vacuum Packed Shank Portion Hams (bone-in) had an MVP sticker on them & were then marked down for quick-sale. I ended up getting one that's almost 10 pounds for $6.57 (normally $16.02)! It's already fully cooked-you just need to heat it through which makes it even nicer!

This is going to make some cheap meals! There were still several left so head on over if you want to get one!

Printable Alphabet Cards

I get an e-mail from HP once a month or so. In the last newsletter that I got they featured these cute little printable cards.



If you like them you can just head over here & print them off.

Free Short Stack at IHOP tomorrow

Tomorrow is the day that you can go to IHOP & get a free short stack of pancakes (they would like for you to donate to the Children's Network). Enjoy some time out with the kids & help out a great cause. For more details head over here.

News and Observer Subscription Discount Code

There was another N&O subscription discount code in this past Sunday's paper. This code is good through March 1.

IH25OFFA

Target gift card through News and Observer

Right now if you go to News & Observer's website under my account & switch to easypay you will get a $10 Target gift card. It will take about 2-3 weeks for it to get mailed to you.

100 free prints with a photobook purchase through Snapfish

Snapfish has a deal where you can get 100 free 4x6 prints when you order a photo book. It appears that you can order any photo book (you could order one of the cheapest which is the 2x3 mini book for $5.99 & give it as a gift to a grandparent).

The code is BOOKGIFT and is good until Feb. 28th.

$100 coupon Book from PG

If you follow this link it gives step-by-step instructions on how to get a coupon book with $100 worth of Proctor & Gamble coupons in it. All you have to do is spend $50 between Feb 1st & April 15th. A lot of P&G things are some of the freebies that you can end up getting with RR, ECBs, & SCRs so it should be fairly easy to get to $50.

Package of diapers for $1

I had gotten a $5 off your next purchase certificate for RiteAid in the mail. This worked out perfectly for this week's Huggies deal.

RiteAid has Huggies diapers on sale for $8.99 this week. I picked up my package of diapers, handed over the $5 off certificate which brought the OOP down to $3.99 + tax. When I get the $3 SCR back I will have paid $1 + tax for those babies! (If I had had another $2 off printable like I had when I did my transaction a few days ago I would have paid $1.99 + tax OOP & would have ended up making $1 on the package of diapers when the rebate check came back-lesson to be learned-ALWAYS go ahead & print off diaper coupons-especially if it says "off a single package of diapers" b/c it will end up coming in handy when you're limited to just one rebate/ECB/RR were household/transaction).

Great Deal on GE Energy Star light bulbs at Target

I went in to Target today because supposedly I could have gotten some lightbulbs for free with a coupon. Well, I didn't find the lightbulbs that were on sale for a dollar but I did find a 7 pack of GE lightbulbs that I ended up paying $3.99 for! Can you beat that?

They were originally $9.99, marked down to 1/2 price, $4.98 & I had a $1 off coupon from a while back that expires at the end of this month. So I ended up getting 7 bulbs for $4!

There were still plenty left (they're at the back of the store) but with a deal like this you'll want to hurry over!

There is a $5 off $25 coupon at RiteAid. Go ahead & print it off to get a great deal.

*The link is difficult to follow so go to Southern Savers for instructions on how to get the $5/$25 coupon.

Thanks Southern Savers!

Tips for Saving at Your Favorite Stores

I have signed up to receive the About: Frugal Living newsletter & this is one of the things highlighted in the e-mail that I received yesterday. She has some great tips! Check it out.

CVS-How to Earn & Use ECBs

So I've explained RiteAid; I better cover some other stores.

At CVS you have to sign up for an Extra Care Bucks card. On your first visit you pay the full price for the product you purchase the first trip that you make (excluding any MQs that you use). At the end of your receipt you will receive the ECB that you earned on the products purchased & these can be used on future purchases (& on anything in the store-there are no limits to what you can use the ECBs on).

**I try to "roll" my ECBs so that I never have to start over again (pay the full amount out of pocket again). This means that once I've earned ECBs I try to only buy items that I will use & that earn more ECBs for that week***

An example from this week's CVS ad (2/14-2/20):

Crest Pro-Health Enamel Toothpaste or Rinse is on sale for $3.50
You will receive $3.50 in ECBs wyb the toothpaste or rinse.
There was a $2 off MQ in 2/7 PG insert.
The limit on this is 2. I receive 2 papers so I have 2 coupons.

So if I were starting out this week with No ECBs I would buy any combination of 2 items for *$3.50 each, bringing the total to $7.
*I'd use 2 $2 off MQs, bringing the total down to $3.
*I would pay $3 + tax OOP.
*At the end of my receipt I would receive $7 in ECB ($3.50 for each item purchased).
By the time you add what I get back in ECBs & what I saved with MQs I will have gotten both items for the price of the tax only. In the couponing world that's called FREE.

Now I have $5 ECB in hand right now so let's take a look at the same transaction with that factor.
*2 $3.50 items total $7.
*Scan the 2 $2 MQ ($4 off), bringing the total down to $3
*Scan my $5 ECB, bringing the total to $2 over. So I would need to have another item (say the Aussie styler that's on sale this week for $2.99-throw in the MQ of $1 brings it down to $1.99)
**So my OOP would only be the sales tax. FREE again.
EXCEPT I would earn $9 in ECBs at the end of this transaction (2 $3.50 ECBs for the Crest & 1 $2 ECB for the styler).
-The reason I got the styler in this transaction is because I would just lose the $2 of ECBs if I didn't-I paid the money for that ECB up front so I certainly don't want to lose it.


*****Key to CVS-START SMALL!!***** You don't want to blow your budget earning ECBs. The first time just buy an item that earns it's full value in ECBs. Then use that ECB to purchase something slightly pricier that earns its total value in ECBs etc.

Always have them scan things in this order:
Store coupon of $/$$, MQ, ECBs.
For maximum savings, always use a coupon & get the item on sale.

CVS this week-Free Crest product

There is a good moneymaker at CVS this week. Crest ProHealth Rinse or Toothpaste is on sale for $3.50 this week & will earn you $3.50 in ECB's. There was a $2 off coupon in 2/7 Proctor & Gamble insert.

So, if you go this week & purchase one of these using the 2/7 coupon you will pay $1.50 (+ tax) OOP & then will receive $3.50 to use towards a future purchase.

To see other deals this week you can either view the weekly ad online at CVS.com or visit Southern Savers for more coupon match-ups.

And don't forget you can earn Double Bucks on any purchases this week.

Thanks Gloria!

Last Day for 75 Free Prints

Just a reminder that today is the last day to get your 75 FREE prints from Shutterfly using the code PRINTS.

Huggies Deal (2/14-2/20)

Yesterday I went to RiteAid to make a diaper purchase because:

Huggies jumbo packs are on sale for $8.99 this week

THEN you get a $3 SCR

AND I had a $2 off coupon that I had printed a while back & was saving for a great deal.

So when I get my SCR back for this month I will have ended up paying $3.99 (+ tax) for a package of diapers!

Have I convinced you to coupon yet?

Harris Teeter Super Doubles starting tomorrow

According to Jenny over at Southern Savers Harris Teeter will have a Super Doubles coupon week starting tomorrow morning at 7 am. What this means is that HT will double coupons with a face value of up to $1.98. That's going to make a lot of Free & Cheap things.

Will be PAID $3.16 for $45.94 worth of products at RiteAid

I went to RiteAid's Video Values where you watch ads & earn points for coupons. I was able to earn a $5 off of $20 coupon & a $1 off coupon for some dishwasher detergent that was on sale this past week.

I also had a $25 gift card that I got for transferring a prescription to RiteAid a couple of weeks ago.


Soooo...

Before coupons the total was $32.58 (this is the sales price of all of the items-the $42 worth is non-sale prices).

I used $6.95 worth of coupons. Bringing the amount down to$25.63.

I then used my $25 gift card leaving a balance of .63 (with tax I ended up paying $2.84 total).

I will get $6 in SCR's back at the end of the month, so if you take out what I paid out of pocket (including the tax) RiteAid will have paid me $3.16 to take their products home!

Not the greatest amount of savings in SCR's that I've ever received but it was stuff that we needed & it was on sale (& I had coupons of course!) so I went ahead & "bought" the items.


***Again, even though these Rebates for items I bought will be good for the whole month I waited until they were advertised in the weekly ad to maximize my savings-they always have the items marked down in price in addition to the rebate that you will get-saving you more money!***

75 Free Prints from Shutterfly

Now through Feb. 17th you can get 75 free prints from Shutterfly by using the code PRINTS. You will still have to pay shipping but that will only run a few dollars.

Barnes and Noble's "Clearance" Items

Barnes & Nobles has some winter-themed things marked down by 45%. Just visit them online & you may be able to find something that you've been wanting or waiting for a better deal or something great for someone else that you can buy now & put up for them for Christmas.

HP President's Day Sale

HP has started their President's Day Sale. There are some things that are up to 50% off. HP is also offering free shipping. If there's something you need you may be able to find a good deal on it this weekend. Just follow this link.

News and Observer Subscription Discount Code

This 25 percent off code will be good through March 1, 2010.

Code: IH250FFA

For specifics on telephone numbers and delivery read this post.

Rite Aid Rebates

February starts a new month of Rebates at RiteAid. You can end up getting a lot of things for free after the rebate check is mailed to you (& when you use coupons).

If you are new to couponing or Rite Aid, here's how it works.

At the beginning of the month you can pick up a booklet that shows all of the rebates for that month. It also tells how many rebates for that particular item you can receive.

***I wait until I see it advertised in the weekly ad, even though the rebate is all month long. I have noticed it is on sale for a better price, on top of being able to receive the rebate (& using the coupon) than if you just got it at any random time during the month.***

1-You make your purchase (using a coupon).
2-If this is the first time that you have ever done a rebate then you will need to create an account. you will use this to log in each time you need to enter a receipt.
3-Go to the Single Check Rebate page (if you go to Rite Aid's homepage & scroll down, looking on the left hand side until you see "Single Check Rebate" under "In Our Stores"). You could mail the form located on the back of your Rebate booklet you picked up at the store but you get your rebate check faster if you do it online.
4-Enter the information that it asks you for off of the receipt. I go ahead & enter receipts the week I make a purchase to make sure that I do not forget any during the month. ****You can only receive one rebate check per month so wait until you are finished for the month to request your rebate check.***

CVS Double Bucks

Usually you can get 2% of whatever you spend at CVS printed off as Extra Care Bucks (ECBs). Just another perk of CVS.

But, from January 17 through March 15 you can earn DOUBLE BUCKS. Rather than the usual 2% you will earn 4% on what you spend. I'm all for that! You have to sign up for this though. It's really easy though.

1-Get a CVS Extra Care Card (you can sign in at CVS.com using the e-mail address that you give them).
2-Go to CVS's website to register your EC card to earn double rewards during this time period.

I would register mine if you're going to take advantage of the Huggies deal at CVS this week.

To view this week's CVS ad go here.

Keebler Townhouse Coupons

The Parade magazine which is delivered in Sunday papers is another source for coupons (usually only one per issue). This past Sunday's Parade is a good example. There was a coupon for $1 off of Keebler crackers.