75 is a great number!

Hickory Farms has 75% of EVERYTHING on the website! Wow!

Target has 75% off all clearance items..... cool!

FREE WHATABURGER on 12/24 until 4pm!!!!!!!!!

No purchase necessary! It's just FREE!! Bring this coupon.

Retailmenot.com and Photostamps.com

Have you ever used retailmenot.com? I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this site! I use it EVERY SINGLE TIME I buy something online, and most of the time I find a coupon code for whatever I was going to buy anyway! I just went to photostamps.com, and made my own personal stamps (which are awesome for Christmas cards), and searched retailmenot and found 2 codes to use on my order! I saved a total of $12 on items I was going to purchase even if there hadn't been a code. AWESOME!!!

If you're interested in making your own personalized stamps with any picture, go to photostamps.com, and upload your picture. It's so easy, and every one loves to see the cute stamp when they get my Christmas cards each year. The two codes I used were 200ff (20% discount) and Cutekid12 (free shipping). BOTH worked! Have fun creating your stamps!

We all love FREE stuff!

FREE mini-Christmas tree (just close the pop up that you get when you click submit

FREE Aveeno Tote Bag

Sign up with Whataburger to get a coupon for FREE stuff every other day until Christmas!

BLACK FRIDAY: Free Stuff from CVS!!

Check out all the FREE stuff I got from CVS on Friday morning. They actually paid me to take some of this stuff off of their hands after my coupons. Cool!

Holy Moley!!!

My birthday is on Monday, so there have been lot's of birthday FREEBIES in my email this week! If you haven't signed up to be on these email lists, do it! You'll usually get something FREE just for signing up and then you'll also be pleasantly surprised when your birthday comes around and you get all this FREE stuff!!!

Baskin Robbins FREE scoop

Sweet Tomatoes Buy one Get one FREE lunch

Red Robin FREE gourmet burger

On the Border FREE Dip Trio or Brownie Sundae

Smoothie King FREE 20oz Smoothie

Mimi's Cafe $10 off $20

Dickey's Buy one Get one FREE sandwich

Brusters Buy one Get one FREE waffle cone

Arby's FREE swirl shake with any Roastburger purchase

Chili's FREE dessert with any entree purchase

YAY FOR BLACK FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See the ads here.

New stuff

FREE calendar from Oriental Trading

FREE Gingerbread Man shower gel sample from Philosophy when become their Facebook fan

Save $1.50 on Wet-Ones by pledging to stop the spread of germs

Win a $500 Oriental Trading Gift Card!!

Click here to enter this contest EVERYDAY! You might just win a $500 gift card! If you don't use Oriental Trading for your kid's party favors, classmate gifts or whatever, donate the card to your school or church, they will definitely get good use of it!

Nothing Spectacular

I didn't find any really great deals in the ads for this week. Do you disagree?? Please leave a comment and tell me what I missed!

Target is giving away a free Halloween tote bag with purchase of 2 Halloween M&Ms. M&Ms are $2.50, and there's a $1/2 coupon in today's RP insert, making them $2 each. Not bad. Not great.

My newspaper guy must love me because he stuck an extra Smart Source coupon insert in my paper today! Yay!

Free Kids Meal at Chipotle on Sundays

On Sundays between September 27th and October 18th Dallas/Fort Worth area Chipotles are giving away one free kids meal with the purchase of a burrito, bowl, salad or order of tacos. Cool beans! Thanks Burb Mom!

New Freebies 9/26/09

Cool poster sized calendar from the New Yorker here. Just fill in your info to request it for FREE!

FREE sample of Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal

Sign up for Aeire's A-List and get something FREE every month! This months freebie: undies!!

October 1st is Free Cookie Day at Mrs. Field’s! FREE Chocolate Chip Cookie from 11am-1pm!

Free Movie Ticket w/purchase or Spot Shot Carpet Cleaner. See below for coupon off Spot Shot, and I've heard that some Spot Shot's have Try Me Free Rebate offers!

Free Portrait Package from the Picture People!

Great Coupons:
$1 off Dole Fruit Bowls in Sugar Free Gel, $1 off Spot Shot, $2 off Pull-ups flushable moist wipes, and more!

JC Penney $10 off $10 online Coupon Code: ENJOY10

$4 off Glade Sense and Spray, then go to Walmart, where they're on sale for $5!!

$3 off Sara Lee Lunchmeat when you become their Facebook Fan!


$1.60 off 1 Nature's Valley Nut Clusters $2.28 at Walmart = $.68 per bag!

$10 off $25 at Yankee Candle!

Free meal at Zaxby's. I absolutely L.O.V.E. this place!!!!

FREE Coupon Class!!!!!!!!

Are you new to couponing, or want to get into it? My blog is really set up in a way that might not be as useful as if you really knew how to coupon to save money. Heather (not me) from Pinch that Penny is having a FREE coupon class on Sept. 19th at 2pm in Decatur, TX.

Frugal Fellowship Coupon Class September 19th 2pm @ The Father’s House 4337 US HWY 380 Decator, TX

Freebies

5 inserts in today's paper!! Stock up on Sunday papers at Dollar Tree.

Try Snikiddy Snacks for FREE! Thanks Free Sample Freak

FREE Sample of DynaPep Energy Shot Thanks Free Sample Freak

Print this coupon for a FREE bottle of Venom Energy Drink Thanks Free Sample Freak

Free Sample of Emergen-C Thanks Freebies 4 Mom

Get a FREE sample of Bear Naked Grain-ola bar or Cereal here Thanks Centsible Sawyer

Buy one entree, get one FREE at Spaghetti Warehouse! I tried thier 15 layer lasagne when it was free from a Facebook promotion and I'm addicted!!! Thank you Centsible Sawyer

Mark your calendar. Get a Babysitter. FREE Night of Theater is Oct. 15th. I'll remind you again when the list of participating theaters comes out.

Print a $1 off Lunchables coupon, and they'll donate a lunch to a child in need. Double cool!

If you're not a member of VocalPoint, you should be. They send me free stuff in the mail all the time. My favorite freebie lately was a full size bounce bar!

Free copy by mail of Smile Pinki: A Read World Fairy Tale, an Academy Award winning documentary. Thanks Free Sample Freak

All 391 National Parks will be FREE to enter on September 26th in honor of National Public Lands Day! Thanks Free Sample Freak

Your kids might like this: "Help Save Our Planet! Help your students lead an alien expedition to Earth. Trail the Garbage Gremlin as an ace detective. Become a Planet Protector Today!"

Thanks to the Centsible Sawyer for these Freebies: Free Sample of Total Blueberry Pomegranate Cereal. Free Sample of Honey Nut Cheerios, Free Magic School Bus Book, Free Sample of Ensure, and Free Pilsbury plush doughboy with purchase.

Secret Clinical Strength Sample

Vocalpoint is sending out FREE samples of Secret Clinical Strength deoderant if you agree to review it afterward. Cool!

FREE books, Starbucks, and coupons!

Great Deal from Sunny D!
Collect 20 UPCs and send them to:
SunnyD Book Spree
P.O. Box 711
New York, NY 10012
with this form, and your child's classroom will get 20 FREE books!

Get FREE Starbucks on your birthday!

FREE $15 coupon booklet on P&G products from SaveAlot!

Free Chick Fil A on Labor Day

Don't forget to swing by Chick Fil A in your favorite team jersey for a FREE Chick Fil A Sandwich tomorrow (Monday, Labor Day)!

I'm Back!

Sorry everyone, I know I've been MIA for a while; I was trying to get back into the swing of working again. I'm going to try and catch up today and tomorrow. . .

Arby's FREE FOOD WEDNESDAYS is still going on!!
Sept 9: free Regular Roast Beef sandwich with soft drink purchase
Sept 16: free Regular Sidekickers with any sandwich purchase
Sept 23: free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase
Sept 30: free FruiTea with any sandwich purchase

Free Jack Daniel's Burger at TGI Fridays
Fan Woody, and when he reaches 500,000 fans, they will all get a free Jack Daniels Burger!

Try Blue Bunny's Aspen or Sedona frozen yougurt treats for FREE with this mail in rebate!

You can use this $1 off Coupon to save on a package of Klondike bars, or use it at Walmart and get FREE singles, that are usually priced $1 each! Be sure to hit the back button (I had to right click and select back) to print it twice!

Glade Sense and Spray is on sale at Walmart for $5 but you can save $4 with this coupon, making it only $1!!

Free Sample of Huggies Little Movers here.

Send a FREE personalized photo card from cardstore.com just enter code SENDHOPE at checkout.

HURRY!

Go to Chick-Fil-A's Chicken Wave website and be one of the first 250,000 people to sign up as a fan and get a coupon for a FREE sandwich! YAY! Don't forget to also go on Labor Day and wear your favorite team jersey and get a free Chick Fil A sandwich.

Office Depot Deals for next week

10pk Pencils $0.10
Pencil Box $0.10
Kids' Scissors $0.10
2 pocket folders FREE after rebate limit 5
Sharpie fine point 5 pk FREE after rebate limit 3
Protractor FREE after rebate limit 3
Scientific Calculator FREE after rebate limit 1
50% off Mr. Sketch, Sharpie, Expo and Papermate

Ann Taylor Coupon $20 off $20 purchase!

I wasn't even going to attempt Ann Taylor tomorrow until I got this lovely coupon in my email. Fantastic! I love Ann Taylor, but I can't afford the prices, so this way, maybe I'll get some slacks that are in my price range. Have fun out there, but watch out for those crazy, back to school shoppers!

Sneek Peek! Staples this Sunday

Next week Staples will have folders for $0.01! Great deal, just in time for school!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I'm so busy getting ready for school. I'll post some deals on Sunday to feed your bargain craving!

Don't forget, this weekend is TAX FREE WEEKEND in Texas! Most stores will have great sales along with that, so happy shopping! Leave me a comment and tell me about your great finds!!! :)

A Few FREE things

Free sample of Burt's Bees Natural Acne Products

On Sunday, Aug. 17 only, you can take a full bottle of any shampoo and trade it in at Saks 5th Avenue for a FREE bottle of Fekkai shampoo. Thanks "Cents"ible Sawyer!

Free sample of Emergen-C fizzy drink mix. Thanks Freebies 4 Mom!

Free sample of Nature Valley Nut Clusters. Thanks Nicole's NIckels!

Free calendar and $20 in coupons from Nestle! Thanks Nicole's NIckels!

GET TO STAPLES ON SUNDAY!

Composition notebooks for $0.25!! This is CHEAP!

WOW!

BE SURE YOU GET TO KROGER ON AUGUST 15!!!!!!! They will be DOUBLING all coupons up to $1.00! WOW! DO NOT MISS IT!

Sneak Peek at Tomorrow's Ads

Staples

$0.01 1 subject (70 sheet) notebooks Sun-Wed only (limit 6, teachers limit 25)
FREE after easy rebate Casio Handheld Label Maker (limit 1)
FREE after easy rebate Staples Slimline Pencil Sharpener (limit 1)
FREE after easy rebate Handy Lines Dry Erase Markers 3pk (limit 1)

There's lots of other $1 and $2 stuff too. Don't forget to clip your $5 off $50 coupon from the ad if you plan to spend that much.

CVS
Revlon ColorStay Mineral Mousse Makeup $9.99-$9.99ECB=FREE
Sharpie Accent Highlighters $0.99-$1coupon=FREE

Office Max
Print this coupon for $0.01 Sharpies (limit 3)

CHEAP or FREE Lunches This Week!

Jack is giving away 2 tacos to each customer again this Tuesday with coupon.!

Free Food Wednesday at Arbys this week is a FREE Roast Chicken Club with any drink purchase!

Print this coupon for a FREE medium drink and medium fries at McDonalds with the purchase of their new Angus Third Pounders.

Good (FREE) Stuff

WOW!! I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS FREE EVENT WITH YOU!!! Thanks MomAdvice for letting me know about it! Disney's new movie, A Christmas Carol, will be in theaters Nov. 6, but they are doing a huge promotional event, called A Christmas Carol Train Tour. Go check out the website for more details. It will be in Dallas Aug. 18, 9am-7pm, and Aug. 19, 9am-4pm, but it's travelling around the country, so if you're not in Dallas, just go look up your area to see if the train will be stopping by before November! Alex loves trains, and Disney movies, so we're definitely going!

Get $10 of a $10 online purchase from JC Penney by entering this coupon code: GET4BTS keep in mind, you will have to pay shipping, but it's a fabulous deal along with their sales this week!

Request your FREE sample of Loreal Advanced Revitalift Deep Set Wrinkle Repair here. Thanks Free Sample Freak!

I got a $25 Wachovia Visa GiftCard in the mail today and couldn't figure out where it came from. I did an internet search on the company that sent it and realized it was this deal that I signed up for a month or so ago. It was a post on Nicole's Nickles and I canceled the membership shortly after signing up, but got the gift card anyway! You can too; just read Nicole's post to find out how. Free money is good!

Free cup of coffee from The Corner Bakery Thanks Free Sample Freak!

Remember the Kraft/Albertsons $20 rebate and $5 off next purchase I told you about here? It starts today (Friday, 8/7/09)!

Request your FREE Glade Fall Into Fragrance Gift Pack here!

FREE Avaeda Hand Relief sample Thanks Mom Advice!

FREE Scope Outlast Sample Kit from Walmart

FREE Physicians Formula makeup with Mail In Rebate!

Print this coupon for FREE Spaghetti at Fazoli's. Thanks "Cents"ible Sawyer!

Yesterday at Tom Thumb

Bread $1.19 w/in ad coupon
Clorox $1.98ea. -$1.00/2=$1.49ea.
Dole Fruit Cups $1.29 w/ in ad coupon
Skippy Peanut Butter $1.49 w/in ad coupon-$1/2 (8/2 RP)= $1ea.
Sobe Life Water $0.49ea w/in ad coupon-BOGO coupon=$0.25ea
TOTAL SPENT- $7.96

Tuesday Freebies!

Tomorrow is FREE Wednesday at Arbys! Get a free Regular Roast Beef sandwich with drink purchase. Thanks Webfloss!

Alex and I will probably do that after we go to the FREE summer kids movie at UA. Tomorrow ours is showing Bee Movie!

FREE Chocolate Lava Crunch Cake from Dominoes when you order a Bread Bowl Pasta. I've been wondering if these pastas are any good. Now might be a good time to find out!

Thanks Free Sample Freak for this coupon code for Joe's Crab Shack! You might get a FREE Classic Steam Pot, FREE Dessert, FREE Appetizer, or $5 off $20 purchase (this is what I got). Just click on the link and enter your info and this coupon code: 238001

Don't forget, today is 2 Taco Tuesday at Jack in the Box! Print this for 2 FREE tacos!

Purina Cat food on sale at Walmart $3.97-$4 coupon= FREE! Check out The "Cent"sible Sawyer's other great Walmart deals!!

Sunday Loot

Can you believe that I got ALL THIS for $3.51?!?!?!?!?!! It helped that I had my mom with me, so she could max out the limits too, and that I'm a teacher so I got lots of paper and folders. What I can't/won't use, I'll donate to charity. This is how I get a rush! :)

Sunday Ads/Coupons

Well, I only got 4 inserts in my paper, not the 5 I heard about, but that's still better than usual, so I'll be going to Dollar Tree later to get a few more papers. Here's the deals I'm excited about in the ads today: Update: The 5th insert was inside one of my other inserts. It was the Kelloggs rebate/coupons. :)

Office Max Update: Teacher limit is double the regular limit, but they were out of the rulers in Arlington. Got folders though!
$0.01 2 pocket or prong folders Limit 6
$0.01 12" wood ruler Limit 3
$0.10 12 pk #2 pencils Limit 3 (I will be holding out to see if Staples does any more for $0.01)
$0.50 Composition Notebook (This is good! They don't usually get cheaper) Limit 6

Staples Update: Teacher limit is 25!!
$0.01 filler paper limit 5 (usually they let teachers get more)

Office Depot
FREE Scholastic 4oz School Glue with min. purchase of $5 Limit 3
$0.10 Tug Pencil Sharpener limit 3
$0.05 pencil pouch limit 3

CVS (hurry, these items will go fast!) Update: Things went fast. I didn't get any pens, scissors, rulers or pencils. The stores I tried had plenty of book covers were running low on everything else. At one store, I snatched the last of the glue and sticky notes.
3pk glue stick or 2pk sticky notes $0.99-$0.99ECB=FREE limit 2
1 subject notebook $0.99-$0.99ECB=FREE limit 2
20ct ball point pens or 10ct wooden pencils $0.99-$0.99ECB=FREE limit 2
Compass or Protractor $1.50-$1.50ECB=FREE limit 2
5"scissors $2.99-$2.99ECB=FREE limit 2
12"Flexi ruler $0.99-$0.99ECB=FREE limit 2
Stretchable book covers $0.99-$0.99ECB=FREE limit 2
2 pocket poly folders $0.49-$0.49ECB= FREE limit 2
1 gal milk $2.59-$1.00ECB=$1.69

Tom Thumb:
Skippy Peanut Butter $1.49-$1/2 (8/2RP)=$1ea. Update: you must purchase $20 in groceries to use the store coupon ($1.49). If you don't have the store coupon, it's in the ad at the front of the store.


Check out the Red Plum coupon insert in Sunday's paper for:
BOGO Mars chocolate candy bars
$10 rebate form for Kellogs products

Free Sample of Yoplait Whips here

Coupons

Thanks to Freebies 4 Mom, I'm passing on this coupon for BOGO SoBe Life Water. It's been on sale everywhere lately, so find a good deal and make it better with this coupon! I got it at Albertson's earlier this week for $0.49, so with this coupon it would only be a quarter! Awesome. Remember to hit the back button and print it twice!!

Also, I heard from Nicole's Nickels that there will be 5 inserts in tomorrow's paper! WOW!! Time to hit up the Dollar Tree for extras. Check out the Sunday Coupon Preview to see if there are lots of coupons that you'll use, so you'll know if it will be worthwhile to get more.

Free Sample of Honey Nut Cheerios!

On August 8th from 11am-9pm, Cici's Pizza will be giving away $100 coupon booklets to customers for their Ultimate Pizza Party!

MORE Freebies and Coupons!!

Request this coupon book and in it you'll find a coupon for FREE Cascade dishwashing rinse! Thanks Nicole's Nickels!

FREE pet food sample Thanks Nicole's Nickels!

It's FREE CHOCOLATE FRIDAY!! Thanks Nicole's Nickels!

$1/1 9.5oz bottle of Starbucks Frappuccino. Remember to push the "back" button on your browser to print it twice!! Thanks Money Saving Mom!

Free sample of Sensible Portions Cheating With Chocolate snack! Thanks Money Saving Mom!

Leave a comment on this blog and get an email for a FREE bottle of Whisk laundry detergent! Thanks again Money Saving Mom!

Toys R Us is having a 75% off Clearance Toys! Wow! Let me know what you get if you stop by!! Thanks Craving the Savings!

Read this article on Best Restaurant Deals. Very interesting! You don't have to stop eating out to stay on budget, just make better choices! Thanks Amy!

Freebies!

Print this coupon for FREE Jack In the Box tacos on Aug 4th.

FREE spinning top. Email toys@biggby.com with "Mail my Biggby top to" in the subject line to get one!

Sign up for Taco Cabana's Eclub and get a FREE Fajita dinner with drink purchase! After you enter your info, it will direct you to a map of locations in your area. Be sure to click on the one you plan to visit to complete your Free Fajita dinner request.

Print this coupon for BOGO (buy one get one FREE) Jamba Juice smoothies!

If you're like me and you're trying to do things more naturally, you might be interested in this FREE guide to herbal supplements. I know that there's all kinds of great herbs out there, but which ones are good for what things??? I just ordered mine to help answer those questions. :)

Origins is doing FREE mini-facials every day through Aug. 2nd AND you can get a FREE 30ml Origins cleanser with skin care purchase. Cool!

Complete this survey to get 2 FREE Shamwow's in the mail!! I love these!

Free Stuff!

You just can't get better than free. . .

Honey Bunches Of Oats on sale at Tom Thumb for $1.99- $2 coupon = FREE!

Also, don't miss the $30 GC w/new or transferred prescription in Tom Thumb's ad (Target and CVS honor competitors' prescription coupons).

Get a savings booklet from Nabisco with $15 in coupons and a $20 rebate! Go here for details.

Don't forget! Tomorrow is 1/2 price cheesecake day at The Cheesecake Factory!

Never Buy Travel Size Products Again!!

I NEVER buy travel sized products for vacations, the gym, etc. How? Well, I keep a good stock of FREE samples in my cabinet. Here's a few:

Loreal Advanced Revitalift Deep Set Wrinkle Repair

Free Sample of Vaseline Aloe Fresh

Free Sample of Bodycology Hand and Body Lotioin

Free Sample of Nivea Touch of Sparkle Bodywash

Free Sample of Nivea For Men Active 3 Bodywash

Free Sample of AquaFresh Extreme Clean toothpaste

Wake up with FREE Caffeinated Soap


Plus, it's FUN to check the mail every day! Almost each and every day, I get something FREE in the mail by requesting samples. Here are some more:

Free Sample of Total Blueberry Pomegranate Cereal

Free Sample of Dunkin' Donuts Coffee

Free Sample of Gain with Febreeze

Great Deal from Kraft and Albertsons

Go here to get the shopping list of items that you can purchase from and spend $25 in one transaction at Albertsons. The register will print you a $5 coupon good on your next purchase and a rebate form for $20! Wow! It's kind of like $25 in FREE Kraft products. There are other stores that it's good at, but check the website. Albertsons is the only one in my area. Remember: this (and all rebate/coupons offers) is only good if you are going to use the products. Don't buy stuff you don't/won't use! Don't shop until 8/7/09; cash register receipt must be dated 8/7/09-8/23/09. I bet there are/will be coupons out there for these products too. That will make it an even sweeter deal!

CVS Loot

Whew! I got almost everything I wanted at CVS today!! They were out of a few things, but I expected that. Because I used ECBs from last week, my total OOP for everything in the picture was . . . . . .drumroll please. . . . . $1.46, AND I got almost $13ECB to use for next time! YAY!!! See my previous post for how to do this for yourself. Let me know if you need some help or clarification. If it's your first time CVSing, and you don't have ECBs to use yet, you'll have a higher OOP, but it will continue to roll over on future purchases and next time, you won't have much OOP at all!

Sunday Ad Deals

TARGET

• Be sure to cut out the coupon from the Target ad for a $10GC with new or transferred prescription. CVS Matches scrip coupons.
• I'm not sure how much candy bars are at Target, but you can stack the $1/2 (7/26 RP) and the $1/2 (7/26 RP TARGET COUPON) and get $2/2 candy bars. You'll probably make some money!

TOYS R US and the DISNEY STORE are giving away FREE lunch kits with Backpack purchase. We've checked out the ones Disney has on line, so we're headed to Toys R Us today to see their stock and make our (I mean Alex's) decision. So many cute choices!! When we got to the Disney Store today, the promotion had ended. :( We had already decided that Alex could have a Toy Story backpack though, so we bought the set anyway. The backpack was on salle for $15.99 and lunch kit for $8.99. Not terrible, but not as good as last week. Bummer!

WALMART

• 24ct Crayola Crayons, 2ct Elmers Glue Stiks, or 4fl oz Elmers School Glue $0.25 each
• $1.50 Bic 10pk mechanical pencils x2 - $1.00 off 2 (here) = $1.00 each

• Bushnell Wireless Weather Forecaster $50.00- $50.00 MIR (here) = FREE! limit 3!!

  I couldn’t find any of these online or in the store.

• 70 sheet 1 subject spiral notebook $0.15 (I wonder if they'll go down to $0.05 this year, like they did last year??)
• Crayola Markers, colored pencils, Dixon pencils, Bic Cristal pens $1 (Will they go down to $0.88?)
• Mainstays Area Rug $19 (If they have any cute ones left, I think I'll get one for my classroom)
• Sterilite 3-Drawer Cart $9
• Sterilite 18 Gallon Tote $3.50

STAPLES

• Elmer's Glue, BicMatic Grip pencils ( I wonder if the $1.00 off 2 coupon will work on this, EARNING you $0.50?), Manual pencil sharpener, cap erasers, 3x5 index cards, or slider pencil case $0.25

OFFICE MAX

• Crayons $0.01
• blunt or pointed scissors $0.20
• assorted erasers $0.25
• 2 or 4 pocket poly folders with or without prongs $0.25

OFFICE DEPOT

• Compass $0.05
• 4pk scholastic glue stick $0.20
• 1" school binder $0.75
• pencil slider box FREE w/ $10 purchase (limit 3)
• Really Useful Boxes, Plastic Storage Boxes, or Filling/Stacking Crates $2.99
  
  

CVS

• Arm & Hammer 2x liquid laundry detergent 2/$6.99 - $2ECB= 2/$4.99 limit 3
• Colgate Advanced Toothpaste 4oz $2.88-$2.00ECB-$0.75 (7/26 SS)=$0.13 limit 1
• Georgia-Pacific Copy Paper 500sht 2/$10-$5ECB=2/$5 limit 4
  Caliber Composition Notebook 100sht $0.99-$0.99ECB=FREE limit 2
• Mars Candy Bars 3/$2-$1.00/2 (7/26 RP) =3/$1
• Caliber Erasers, push pins, or binder clips $0.99-$0.99ECB=FREE limit 2
  Caliber Pencil or Index card case $0.99-$0.99 ECB = FREE limit 2
• Pilot Easy Touch pen 2pk $0.99-$0.99ECB = FREE limit 2
• Swingline Tot stapler or Caiber sticky notes 2 pk $0.99-$0.99=FREE limit 2
• CVS Tampons $1.89-$1.89ECB= FREE limit 1
• Schick Intuition, Quattro men's, women's razor 1ct or Cartiridges 3-4 ct $8.99-$2ECB-$4 (7/26SS) = $2.99 limit 1
• Aussie shampoo, conditioner or styler $2.99-$1ECB-$2/2 (7/26RP) =$1.50ea OR use the BOGO (7/26RP) and get them for $1.50 also (it's $1.5o instead of $0.99 because the limit is 1).

And, tomorrow. . . Mardel! Great stuff this week!

MARDEL

• $5 SALE- Folder Holder (LOVE THESE), Lesson Plan/Record book, Scheduling

Pocket Chart, Monkey Mischief, Poppin' Patterns BTS Apple, or Frog Calendar

Bulletin Board Sets, Instant Personal Poster Set: Read All About Me!, Trend Mini

Bulletin Board Sets, My Class Rocks! T-Shirt or Tote bag.

I'm off to CVS! I'll post later on what I got. . . Have fun!

Do you use Natural Cleaners?

I've been thinking about using natural cleaners for a while now, but didn't really know where to begin. A few weeks ago, I bought a big box of baking soda and a gallon of white vinegar, but they've been sitting under the sink, unused, since then.

Well, today I made my first natural cleaner! I poured 1/4 cup baking soda and 1 cup vinegar in each of the toilets and let it sit for a moment. Then I scrubbed a little, and voila! Nice, sparkly clean toilets! Then I dumped 1/2 cup of baking soda (instead of bleach) in the washing machine with my sheets (and detergent). Now I'm excited to try some other natural cleaning methods because that was too easy, not to mention cheap! Maybe I can stop buying commercial cleaners all together and just search the internet for a 'recipe' each time I come across something new I need to clean. My husband is going to hang a clothesline up for me to air dry some of our laundry. That will save money on power and dryer sheets! :)

What tips do you have for natural or economical cleaning methods?

Coupons at the Dollar Tree

Did you know you can get Sunday papers at Dollar Tree?????? That's 1/2 price! I was there today (Saturday) and they had a whole bunch of them on a rack as you walk in the door! I think the reason they had so many left is because there was only 1 (Smart Source)coupon insert this past week. Check out Sunday Coupon Preview to see if tomorrow's paper will have many of the coupons you use. If it does, it would be worth a trip to Dollar Tree to pick up some extra papers! Let me know if you get some, I'm wondering if they stock them on Sundays, or maybe they get the leftovers from around town and stock them in the store on Mondays??? I'll check tomorrow and update.

Also. . . I got an extra Smart Source coupon insert this week, did you? I'm now getting a bundle of grocery store ads thrown on my driveway on Wednesdays, like the newspaper. It's the same ones that I used to get in my mailbox, but now they're in little plastic sleeve on my driveway on Wednesday mornings. Well, this week, there was also the Smart Source coupon insert. Score!

Free Cinnabon and Coffee!

Saturday July 25, 3-7pm, go to Cinnabon for a FREE Cinnabon tasting and cup of coffee! Thanks CouponDad!

It's Freebie Friday!!!!!!!

I regularly request free samples and I get fun "surprises" in my mailbox every day! Here's what I requested today:

Free chocolate!

Free Gain with Febreeze Freshness sample!

Free Always and Tampax sample pack!

Walmart ALWAYS has lots of samples to request! Right now they have samples from Playtex, Nicorette, Bodycology, Parent's Choice, Goodnights, and Viva:

Cool FREE opportunity to send your name to Mars!


FREE EVENTS

JULY
25 - Lakeshore Free Kid Crafts make a buggy welcome sign 11-3pm
25 - Lowes Build and Grow Kids Clinic make a helicopter 10-11am
27 - McDonald's Free Mocha Monday 7am-7pm


AUGUST
Staples Teacher Appreciation Days free gift bag to first 100 teachers
1 - The Home Depot Kids Workshop make a message center 9-noon
1 & 2 - Museums on Us (free admission for Bank of America customers)
4 - National Night Out
8 - Lowes Build and Grow Kids Clinic make a powerboat 10-11am
15 & 16 - National Parks Fee Free Weekend

Thank you Motherload!

Need Computer Work Done?

Check out the Tech Junkies. They are tech savvy college students looking for work. The best part is that they only charge 1/2 of what the Geek Squad charges, AND they will come to YOU! They can do just about anything, so if you need some computer work done, call them 24/7 @ 817-312-9417

National Cheesecake Day

Although, it isn't near as good of a deal as last year, you might be interested to know that The Cheesecake Factory is offering 1/2 price cheesecake slices if you dine in on July 30, 2009. Yum! You can also become their Facebook fan, and register to win a trip to Las Vegas for you and 9 friends. http://www.thecheesecakefactory.com/shareit/shareit

FANTASTIC DEALS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got home from STAPLES and got tons of free stuff!

2pkg thin Expo markers $1 ea.
2 small magnetic white boards $2 ea.
1 FANTASTIC Swissgear backpack $37.49-$37.49 (will recieve in Oct. Rewards)= FREE!
2pkg Zebra Cadoozles (mech. pencils) $2.99-$2.99 easy rebate = FREE!
1 Staples Slim battery operated pencil sharpener $10-$10 easy rebate = FREE!
2pkg Zebra Sarasa Gel pens $4.99-$4.99 easy rebate = FREE!
2 pkg Handy Lines Highlighters $4.99-$4.99 = FREE!

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!! I'm SO excited about all the fantastic FREEBIES I got at Staples!! I know some of you don't like to do rebates, but let me tell you, Staples really does have an EASY rebate system. All you do is go on line to www.stapleseasyrebates.com and type in the rebate offer number and the rebate number on your reciept. Then put in your name and address, and POOF! You're done! NOTHING TO MAIL IN!! How easy is that?! Then I write down how much I'm expecting to recieve in my "Rebate Book," which is just a little notebook that I write down all the rebates that I've submitted. Then when I get the rebate check in the mail, I mark it off in my book. I can check to see if I have or haven't gotten one I'm supposed to, and if I haven't then I can call and check up on it. Don't be scared of rebates. They're a great way to save money!

I also swung by World Market and picked up my FREE bag. (It was about 1:30 and they still had some). If you're going to the one in Arlington Highlands, call before you go to see if they have any left: 817-375-5199

Then I went to CVS and got more great deals:

1 gallon of Schepps milk $2.99-$1 ECB = $1.69
2 pkg filler paper $2 ea- $2 ECB = FREE!
2 pkg papermate pens $0.99-$0.99 ECB = FREE!
2 memo notebooks $0.99-$0.99 ECB = FREE!
2 Speed Stick mens deoderants $2.99- $2.00 ECB =$0.99

CVS ECBs (Extra Care Bucks) are another of my favorite ways to save money! Since they are an ongoing thing, I use them to pay for my purchase the following week, and usually have little or no out of pocket expense (OOP). PLUS, I get MORE ECBs back for the next time around! I love it!

In a little while, I'm going to head to Target for a few things:

Composition Notebooks $0.50
Elmers glue sticks $0.20/2
Pink erasers $0.20/2
Hand held pencil sharpeners $0.20
Rulers $0.20
Mens Graphic T's $5
Schick Quattro Titanium Razor $6.99 - $4.00 (6/14 SS) = $2.99

FREE and Cheap Nestle Pure Life water!

Thanks Red for this: "You can get $1 off coupon for water [here]. Walmart is supposed to have [6 packs] on sale for $1. So its free!!" YAY! Free is good! Then go here to get a rebate form for a case of FREE Nestle Pure Life water!

Become an Empowered Consumer

I love Freebies 4 Mom's article Become an Empowered Consumer. Read it if you're new to bargain hunting, couponing or even if you're not! It gives you great info about manufacturer and store policies and other great tips. She says, "It's all about standing up for yourself and it might just save you some money!"

FREE Lasagne at Spaghetti Warehouse on July 29th

Become a Facebook fan of Spaghetti Warehouse, and on July 27th after 5pm, via Facebook, they'll send you a coupon for FREE Lasagne to be used on National Lasagne Day, July 29th from 11-3. Click here to become a fan! Awesome! Thanks Free Sample Freak!

$0.99 Bruster's Ice Cream June 19, 7-10 pm

If you're like me and you LOVE Bruster's Ice Cream, you'll want to check out this event! Bruster's Arlington is celebrating National Ice Cream Day by having an ice cream eating contest, a frozen t-shirt contest, drawings, prizes, and $0.99 single dish, sugar or cake cones! Don't forget, they always give FREE baby cones to kids under 40". What fun! Update: There's not much on the website about this (I got the info in an email for being a sweet rewards member), but I did find this, "Call 817-419-7000 to sign up as a participant." Email me and I can forward the email to you. :)

Free STARBUCKS pastry on July 21

On Tuesday, July 21st, from opening to 10:30 am, you can get a free pastry! Just print this invitation and bring it in! Enjoy!

New STAPLES deals tomorrow!

I checked out a sneak peak of tomorrow's Staples ad. You can get a FREE backpack if you are a Staples Rewards customer (click here to enroll online). All you do is purchase any backpack at regular price, then in October, they'll mail you that amount in Staples Rewards! Cool! I always need more printer ink, so I'll probably use the rewards to get some of that in October. Also, FREE after easy rebate (and they are very, very easy to complete online: nothing to mail in) Zebra Mechanical Pencils, Zebra Retractable Gel Pens, and Pentel Retractable Highlighters.

FREE Sample of Vaseline Aloe from Costco

Go here to order your FREE sample of Vaseline Aloe Fresh Hydrating. You DO NOT have to be a member to order this sample; just leave the membership number blank. Mine came in the mail today and it's a very good sized sample (2fl oz). I'll be keeping it in my purse!

Free Mini Lock

Ronald's lock shop is giving away FREE mini locks to the first 22,000 people that request them. I just requested mine thanks to Free Sample Freak!
Go here to request yours!

Arby's Free Food Wednesdays

Every Wednesday, you can get something FREE at Arby's! Today (7/15/09), you can get a FREE Regular Roast Beef sandwich with the purchase of any soft drink! Another great, cheap option for dinner tonight!
Enjoy!
~H

Wienerschnitzel Wednesdays

As I drove past my local Wienerschnitzel, I noticed a sign that said $0.25 hot dogs on Wednesday evenings! I think the times were from 5-8. Call the one nearest to you to see if they do it too!! What an easy and cheap Wednesday dinner!

$0.99 SONIC Chiller Coupon

Thanks to Freebies for Mom, I just printed a $0.99 Sonic Chiller Coupon. It's like a limeade, cherry limeade or strawberry limeade and softserve ice cream mixed together. Sounds Yummy! Get yours here.

FREE Iced or Hot Mocha at McDonalds TOMORROW!

For the next four Mondays (7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3) from 7am-7pm, you can get a free 8oz hot or 7oz iced mocha! AWESOME! Call your local Mickey D's to make sure they're participating.

Sunday Shopping Update

Well, CVS was a bust; they were out of everything! I think I saw them restocking various items around the store (not the ones I wanted), so maybe they just got a truck in *fingers crossed* and I can check again tomorrow, or try another store.

World Market, also a bust. They were out of bags. Did anyone get one? What time did you go to the store? I'm wondering how early they ran out. This isn't the first time they've done this giveaway. Hopefully they'll do it again soon!

I got everything on my list at Target and even rolled the $5 GC from the Sobe waters and the $10 GC from the ink cartridges over to another transaction of sobe waters and a few other things, so I ended up with 20 waters and another $5 GC to take home for next time.

Staples was good too! I got 2 reams of printer paper and after the rebate they will only have cost me one cent!!! I also got my 20 packages of pencils for $0.20! (Teacher's get a 20 item limit with ID). I'm going back tomorrow for round 2!

Great deals this week 7/12/09-7/18/09

• World Market- swing by and pick up your FREE shopping bag! (No purchase necessary, while supplies last)
• Staples- The one cent sale has begun!!!! This week it's pencils (8pk, limit 2 per customer) ***HINT*** Last year teachers were allowed to gt 15 or 20 packages for one cent each with ID. Also, go back every day this week and stock up! There's also a $5 off $20 coupon in the Sunday Ad if you have other items to purchase there.
• Target (Remember: Target allows you to “stack” coupons! This means they allow you to use one manufacturer’s coupon AND one Target coupon on a single item!! Check out A Full Cup for the Target Coupon Generator!)
• Frosted Mini-Wheats or Rasin Bran Crunch $1.88 - $1 (6/7 RP) = $0.88
• Banana Boat Kids SPF 50 lotion $6- $1 (5/3 SS) = $5
• Secret Deoderant $1.99- $1 (7/5 PG) = $0.99
• Sobe Lifewater 10/$10 - Free $5 Target GiftCard with purchase of 10 Sobe Lifewaters = 10/$5 or $0.50 each!
• HP single pack no. 56 or no. 94 ink cartridge $23.49 – Free $10 gift card with purchase of any 2 HP single pack ink = 2/$36.98!
• Women’s sunglasses 2/$10
• Kids’ Hanes underwear $5
• Women’s tees/polos/tanks $8
• Ziploc 2-5 ct containers or selected 7-100 ct bags 3/$7
• Finish 20+5ct Quantum or 32 ct tablets or Gelpacs $3.49-$2.50 (7/12 SS) = $1.49
• Cutter Skinsations Insect Repellent 2/$8 - $2 (7/12 SS) = 2/$6 (if you have 2 papers, use 2 coupons and get them for $2 each!
  
• CVS- Lots of great ECB deals this week (If you're not familiar with Extra Care Bucks, go to cvs for newbies and learn all about it from Erika).
  • 1 Subject Caliber or CVS Notebooks $0.99-$0.99 ECB= FREE! (limit 2 per card)
  • 8ct Paper Mate pens $0.99-$0.99 ECB= FREE! (limit 3 per card)
  • Colgate Toothpaste or Toothbrush BOGO! (-$0.75 (6/28 SS) AND -$1 (7/12 SS) Use them both!
    
  • Caliber or CVS 12” ruler $0.99-$0.99 ECB= FREE! (limit 2 per card)
  • Caliber or CVS school glue $0.99-$0.99 ECB= FREE! (limit 2 per card)
  • Caliber or It’s Academic 5” scissors $2.99-$2.99 ECB= FREE! (limit 2 per card)
  • Gain 2x Ultra Laundry Detergent 24-32 loads $5.99-$2.00 ECB= $3.99
  • BOGO All Almay Cosmetics!
  • Gillette Fusion/Power $7.99-$4.00 ECB = $3.99- $4 (6/7 PG)= FREE!
    
  • Milk (1Gal) $2.69-$1.00 ECB = $1.69