Pre-Storm Couponing :)

Yep, for my birthday I took the Hubby couponing with me. With the crazy storm that is about to hit us, and a new stash of coupons in my binder, I just couldn't resist! We made a good haul.

Pre-coupon price was $101.47 ~ I paid $38!!!!

Q's and deals!
$1 off Krusteaz cookie mix (1.49-1=.49) *
.55 off (clearanced) Hillshire farms lunchmeat~ matched to $1.00 (2.89-1=1.89)
.40 off Kroger storage containers (clearanced to .86)~ doubled to .80 off (.86-.80=.06)
Ken's dressing $1.00 off (1.99-1=.99) *
$1.00 off All detergent (3.80-1 = 2.80) *
$1.00 ff Kraft singles (printable) (1.99-1=.99) *
$1.00 off 3 Hunt's tomatoes (.49 x 3= 1.47 -1=.47 /3 =.15 ea) *
$1.00 off Kikkoman soy sauce (1.99- 1=.99)
Free Kikkoman Ponzu sauce wyb any Kikkoman product (-$2.69 ea)
Barilla pasta $1.00 off (FREE)
Honest Tea .50 off (.75-.50 =.25)
Progresso soup (.99 x 7 = 6.93- 2.00 = 4.93 / 7 = .71ea) *

 * denotes Mega Sale Items~ must be purchased in quantities of 10 (mix and match)

These items I bought without q's :(
Dole Salad
Sobe Energy (.79 ea) *
Breakfast sausage
Del Monte canned veggies (.49 ea) *
Paper towel
Gallon drinking water

Mega Sales will be good next week also if you want to order your coupons now and still take advantage of some of these good deals!

A Few Good Clearances! Children's Place

$1.99 (Limited Sizes)

                                   $4.99 (Limited Sizes)


Check out The Children's Place for some good clearance items... good prices to stock up for next year, or finish out this cold winter (especially if your children grow as fast as mine!)

Quite A Good Deal!

IPod Speaker Clock Radio only $24.99 at Cowboom.

I purchased this exact model for the Hubby, and payed over twice this price at the Black Friday Sale :(
But if you are looking for one of these, this is a great deal, and shipping is only $5.
Cowboom.com

Thanks to Frugal Reality for sharing this deal!

FREE!!!

Here's a coupon to print for free fries at Wendy's~ http://coupondivas.com/wendys-printable-coupons
Like most printables, you are allowed to print the coupon twice, but read your retrictions to redeem the coupon correctly.

Fries go really good with a Frosty!

Today's Bargains

So this is how I spent most of my day today.

Step One: Reorganize The Binder. This process began last night. I gave up and went to bed about an hour and a half after I started. Much progress had been made, but if you have seen one of us crazy ladies in the grocery store with a well-organized binder, maybe you can apreciate how much work this really takes. It took another 30 minutes or so to comepletely finish this task.

Step Two: Search For Printables. Had to find a couple more printable coupons I needed, which always takes longer than I expect because I am easily sidetracked.

Step Three: Run Errands. Inevitable. Just when I think "I have nothing I absolutley HAVE to do today..." I remember one of the things I really do need to get done. Today it was driving into another town to feed someone's cats and water plants.
Then it was an absolute must to stop for a bite to eat before the next step.

Step Four: Hit The Stores! I had two stores on the agenda for today, and handful of purchases planned. As usual, though, I have to peruse the isles to make sure I am getting the best bang for my buck! Good thing, too, because I hit some great clearances and deals.

Step Five: Take A Pic! I love sharing my goodies. And tallying the savings.


BREAKDOWN
Price Cutter~Four packages of ground turkey @ $1.00 each
                    One package(1.5 lb) turkey breast tenderloins $3.00
                    Jimmy Dean fuly cooked turkey sausage $3.50
                    Peter Pan peanut butter (2) $.00
                   Red Gold canned tomatoes (3) $1.37
                   4 lb sugar $1.00
                   Birdseye Steamfresh veggies (4) $2.00
                   Pork Shoulder/ Boston Butt (5.5 lbs) $8.??
                   Yoplait Smoothies (4) $1.80
                   Stubbs BBQ sauce (2) $3.78
                   Shredded Cheese $1.00
                                                                (25 items~ $30.75)
Dillon's~ Sobe Citrus drinks (14) $11.06
              Chex Mix (4) $2.00
              Finish Powerball detergent (2) $3.98
                                                              (20 items~ $23.40)

                                                      Grand Total of 45 items for $54.15

What Is This Blogging All About?

I should start off by admitting I have been a cheapskate all my life. Not to say I haven't enjoyed luxurious items from time to time, and even payed (gasp) full price, but it has always been a true delight to get a really good deal. When someone compliments me on anything, I have to resist the urge (not often successfully) to tell them how inexpensively I purchased the item.

Then a girlfriend invited me to come along to a couponing class. I had heard some of the gals talking about couponing, and thought it sounded interesting. I obviously didn't "get" couponing, because I just never saw a big difference with coupons. A lot of work, I thought, to save .25 here and .30 there...and then I took the class.

I also have to admit, my knee-jerk reaction to the class was "I am not going if I have to PAY real money for a class on saving money!" That's just how cheap I am.

But I went anyway. It was $15 for the class, but on the bright side, it was a 3 hour class and I felt like that was a good value for the amount of time we spent learning. I came home with a lot of information to soak in, and a lot of my original questions were answered.

So here I am, almost a year later, thinking about starting a blog. I think my Facebook pals might be bored of seeing my pictures and posting a lot of the really fun savings I am getting. Yet I know there is a wonderful community of people out here in cyberspace who support and share, so I thought this venture might assist me in that realm.

So here we go...