Thank you Meijer for a 2 day sale. I love it when they do this kinds of sales. Reminder Mother's Day is on Sunday. Get your gift for her today dont want other wise all the good ones will be gone.
Click here to see all the good things on sale.
Looking on to the Taj
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
FYI, I will try to post when I can. As many of you know already, I have been ill on and off most of the winter. Well, it come to a head this weekend with a quick visit to Carle's walk in clinic. Which led to calling in a wonderful Eye Doc on Easter Sunday. After several test in the office. I was set up for a MRI/MRA of the brain and eyes. Im not out of the woods yet. There will be more test to come and few more doc for the brain and eyes. Pray support is always welcomes. I do believe in our Heavenly Father healing power. Thank you for all of your support.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Meijer Saturday sale Preview
Here is the Perview for this coming Saturday Only Sale at Meijers. I will do a coupon match when I get back from getting my passport.
Click here to see the ad
Egg coupon.....
Click here for the coupon
Sunday, March 25, 2012
This week...
Here is some of the things we will be talking about this week..
The Vineyards - Hope Center.
Using couponing to expands Gods reach in the community.
My Meijer shopping trip
I figured I would do a little sample on how I do my weekly shopping trips from start to finish. Since Meijer has some good deals this week I will be shopping there. Plus I have picked up some special store coupons for them last week.
Deals of the week for CM, Meijer, CVS
The Vineyards - Hope Center.
Using couponing to expands Gods reach in the community.
My Meijer shopping trip
I figured I would do a little sample on how I do my weekly shopping trips from start to finish. Since Meijer has some good deals this week I will be shopping there. Plus I have picked up some special store coupons for them last week.
Deals of the week for CM, Meijer, CVS
Friday, March 23, 2012
Meijer Ad for March 25th
Here is the up coming ad for March 25th. I have done a quick glance at it. We are in for some great deals this week. There are a lot of buy a few and get one free, or save a few bucks from off the top. I will post a best deal match on it soon.
Click here for the Ad
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Petsmart...
We all have our reasons for couponing. Kissy is one of my biggest reasons. She has food allergies. They are bad enough that she losses most of her fur if she has any form of grain. I have her on a very very basic natural dog food, Blue Buffalo basic turkey and sweet potato. Blue Buffalo has worked well for her, but it's very expensive. Every time I have to buy it, I have to remind myself she looks better with fur.
Here is the brake down to my trip.
1 - 24 lb Basic Blue Buffalo bag - senior dogs 52.99
2 - Busy bones (one bag has been used already) 2.50 each
1- Mini bones 2.99
1- Dentastix 2.50
2- Toys - pig and bunny. (bunny has been well loved by Kissy) 5.00 each
Oop is 52.54
Here is the brake down to my trip.
1 - 24 lb Basic Blue Buffalo bag - senior dogs 52.99
2 - Busy bones (one bag has been used already) 2.50 each
1- Mini bones 2.99
1- Dentastix 2.50
2- Toys - pig and bunny. (bunny has been well loved by Kissy) 5.00 each
Oop is 52.54
CVS deal from Friday 3/16
Sorry, I didn't take a photo of this deal. It has a lot of coke in it and I did want to carry it all in just for a photo. I keep cases of pop in my car so I cant just run out to the car if I want a coke, instead of going to the vending machine.
Here is the deal.
5- Coke 12 packs $5/15
3- Easter candy bags $3.00 each
2- Milkway bunny ears. .75 each
2- Cream egg single package candies .75 each
2- Necco Wafers - 1.19 each
Total = 29.38 with Ad savings.
Coupons, Cvs coupons, and Extra care bucks = 22.43
OOP = 6.95 Plus 8.00 in extra care bucks for my next trip.
Sweet deal, I have enough diet coke for the next 2 months or so. Plus my candy basket is full again, or until my brother finds it all.
Here is the deal.
5- Coke 12 packs $5/15
3- Easter candy bags $3.00 each
2- Milkway bunny ears. .75 each
2- Cream egg single package candies .75 each
2- Necco Wafers - 1.19 each
Total = 29.38 with Ad savings.
Coupons, Cvs coupons, and Extra care bucks = 22.43
OOP = 6.95 Plus 8.00 in extra care bucks for my next trip.
Sweet deal, I have enough diet coke for the next 2 months or so. Plus my candy basket is full again, or until my brother finds it all.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Target Deals of the week..
Target Deals of the week.
Kellogg's Cereal 2.75 each buy 5 and get a target gift card for $5.00
-- 4/4 coupon from pick n save site
-- 1/3 target store coupon
-- Kellogg's rebate
If you get the right kinds of cereal you pay 8.75 for 5 boxes and get a $5.00 gc.
Now if you are really lucky you might find cereal boxes with the peelie coupon for free milk when you buy 3 boxes of Kellogg's cereal. Then you would use 1- 4/4 coupon, 2- 1/3 target coupons, and 2 free milks and pay 9.50 for 6 boxes, 2 milks and $5.00 gift card.
I would play it like that if possible.
Olay body
5.00 each, buy 3 and get a $5.00
$2.00/1 P and G insert this past weekend.
My second Transaction,
3 Olay Body wash 15.00
3- 2.00 coupons = 6.00
1-$5.00 gift card from Cereal deal.
oop, 4.00 Plus get an other $5.00 gift card.
Kellogg's Cereal 2.75 each buy 5 and get a target gift card for $5.00
-- 4/4 coupon from pick n save site
-- 1/3 target store coupon
-- Kellogg's rebate
If you get the right kinds of cereal you pay 8.75 for 5 boxes and get a $5.00 gc.
Now if you are really lucky you might find cereal boxes with the peelie coupon for free milk when you buy 3 boxes of Kellogg's cereal. Then you would use 1- 4/4 coupon, 2- 1/3 target coupons, and 2 free milks and pay 9.50 for 6 boxes, 2 milks and $5.00 gift card.
I would play it like that if possible.
Olay body
5.00 each, buy 3 and get a $5.00
$2.00/1 P and G insert this past weekend.
My second Transaction,
3 Olay Body wash 15.00
3- 2.00 coupons = 6.00
1-$5.00 gift card from Cereal deal.
oop, 4.00 Plus get an other $5.00 gift card.
Meijer Saturday Only Sale 3/10
One Day Sale Ad
Cant believe it's not butter, 1.25 coupon on coupons.com
Frito Lay Kettle, Fritos or Cheetos, buy one get one free
-$1.50/3 Cheetos, or Fritos 8oz from Pepico Moments to save insert
Tyson Family Pack Chicken, Anytizers or Quesadippers 4.99
1/1 Tyson Anytizers snacks - ss 3/04
.75/1 Tyson Chicken Nugget Bag - ss 2/12
Just a few of the great deals.
Kelloggs 4/4 coupon Live again! - updated
For those of you that missed the 5/5 coupon a few weeks ago.. Here is another chance but it will do fast.
If you go to Pick n Save weekly ad, you will find an ad banner from Kellogg's. Click on it and you can print TWO coupons for 4/4 of Corn Flakes, Raisin Bran, FiberPlus, Crispix, Rice Krispies, and Crunchy Nut. Don't forget to re-read the Kellogg's rebate so you can get the 10.00 prepaid master card.
Click here for Pick n Save Ad the banner should be on the top or the right hand side of the page.
Kellogg's Rebate Form
If you go to Pick n Save weekly ad, you will find an ad banner from Kellogg's. Click on it and you can print TWO coupons for 4/4 of Corn Flakes, Raisin Bran, FiberPlus, Crispix, Rice Krispies, and Crunchy Nut. Don't forget to re-read the Kellogg's rebate so you can get the 10.00 prepaid master card.
Click here for Pick n Save Ad the banner should be on the top or the right hand side of the page.
Kellogg's Rebate Form
Sunday, March 4, 2012
County Market Text Program
Free items are always a great reason to join a stores reward programs. This week to celebrate National Peanut Month Champaign/Urbana/Rantoul County Markets gave away to anyone in the text message program a 18oz Jar of Jif Peanut Butter. It was on salle for 3.19
To join the text message program Text CUTEXT to 69302. You will receive your first text that day. It only for the day you sign up. Then they will come once a week or so from that point and good for a week. Some of them are for free items. Some for items at a very discounted price.
Meijer madness....
I did a quick run to Meije'rs between work and church tonight. When I do my quick runs like this I get a few things that I know well work well together. I don't do all my shopping that I need to do. If I had then I would have a lot of vegetables in the order too for another Kraft deal. Here was the brake down of this quick trip.
Transactions 1, 2, 3 (yes I did the same thing 3 times)
5 - Kraft Fresh Takes 2.50
Total $12.50
coupons used
5- 1.00 MFQ
3.00 Meijer instant coupon
oop cost 4.50 Received a $4.00 Catalina for my next order
Transaction 4
2 - Jenny O Turkey Burgers 12 count - 7.99 each
6 - Johnsonville Chicken Brats 4 count - 3.29 each
1 - Int. Delight Creamer (clearance) .50
Total 36.22
Coupons used.
6- 1.00 Johnsonville Chicken Brats - Meijer Mealbox
4 - 1.50 Johnsonville Chicken Brats - MFQ
2 - 1.00 Johnsonville Chicken Brats -MFQ
2 - 2.00 Jenny-O Turkey Burgers
3- 4.00 Kraft Catalina from transaction 1-3
Oop 6.22
Grand total was 19.72 for it all.
I could have used the Catalina from transaction 1 to pay for trans action 2 and so on. But I wanted to get my meet. Plus it's easier to run my debit card at the self check out then plugging it with coin.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Kraft Catalina Deal at Meijer
Here is a Great Deal on Kraft Items. There are several of these items on sale this week. Check our ad for sale details.
The Catalina deal is good until 3/18 and 1 Per Transaction. Plan your transactions out based on this. I will post my quick transaction for the deal soon.
Participating Products are 5oz or larger of these items
Kraft Singles, Kraft Parmesan Cheese, Kraft Natural Cheese (bricks, shredded, sticks, cubes or slices), Kraft String Cheese, Kraft Cracker Cuts, Velveeta, Cracker Barrel Natural Cheese, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Cooking Creme, Pure Indulgence, Cheez Whiz, Breakstone’s/Knudsen’s Sour Cream, and Cottage Cheese, Kraft Fresh Take Breadcrumb Mix, Kraft Milk Bite Bars.
- Buy 3, Get $2.00 OYNO (on your next order)
- Buy 4, Get $3.00 OYNO
- Buy 5, Get $4.00 OYNO
The Catalina deal is good until 3/18 and 1 Per Transaction. Plan your transactions out based on this. I will post my quick transaction for the deal soon.
Participating Products are 5oz or larger of these items
Kraft Singles, Kraft Parmesan Cheese, Kraft Natural Cheese (bricks, shredded, sticks, cubes or slices), Kraft String Cheese, Kraft Cracker Cuts, Velveeta, Cracker Barrel Natural Cheese, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Cooking Creme, Pure Indulgence, Cheez Whiz, Breakstone’s/Knudsen’s Sour Cream, and Cottage Cheese, Kraft Fresh Take Breadcrumb Mix, Kraft Milk Bite Bars.
- Buy 3, Get $2.00 OYNO (on your next order)
- Buy 4, Get $3.00 OYNO
- Buy 5, Get $4.00 OYNO
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Free Kindle Books.
Right now Amazon is giving a way a few books. You can download them to your kindle, smart phone, Ipad or pc. Just remember they are only free for a short time. Check the Kindle price before clicking the order button to make sure it's still free.
Most of these book are found under the catalog Religious or Religious Fiction. I hope you enjoy these books. I hope to find some cookbooks for you all soon.
Child of the Mist (These Highland Hills, Book 1)
Legacy Lane (Book One in the Hart's Crossing series)
Journey to the Well: A Novel
Michal: A Novel (The Wives of King David)
Forgiveness Formula: Finding Lasting Freedom in Christ
Wholehearted: Three Life-Changing Commands of Jesus
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Schnucks Ad Feb 29th
Here is a preview to Wed Sale Ad. They are doing a 10/10 again. There are a lot great times in the ad. Remember to get a Schnucks Shopping Card. For every 25 spend in one shopping trip you will receive 5 cents off gas.
Click here to get the ad.
Click here to get the ad.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Kellogg's Free Cereal.. I got Mine
On Friday I posted about Kellogg's free cereal at Meijers that my brother, Wayne pointed out. I printed my two coupons for $5.00 off 5 boxes and the rebate form. I made sure I know which boxes were part of the rebate and the sale, before going to the store. I checked it several times to make sure. Here is what I came up with..
10- Rice Krispies 12oz box 2.49 each
2- Pillsbury Valentines day heart cookies 1.29 each
1 - Yoplait yogurt .79
Coupons used.
1- Meijer buy 10 Kellogg's get 5.00
2- Kellogg's 5/5
2- Pillsbury Valentines day cookies 1.10
1- Yoplait yogurt .30
Oop 10.77 (before tax)
Rebate 10.00 ( to come)
finial price is .77 before tax of .23 cents
10- Rice Krispies 12oz box 2.49 each
2- Pillsbury Valentines day heart cookies 1.29 each
1 - Yoplait yogurt .79
Coupons used.
1- Meijer buy 10 Kellogg's get 5.00
2- Kellogg's 5/5
2- Pillsbury Valentines day cookies 1.10
1- Yoplait yogurt .30
Oop 10.77 (before tax)
Rebate 10.00 ( to come)
finial price is .77 before tax of .23 cents
Getting Paid to shop....at CVS
So as several you of already know. I was really upset yesterday. Normally I can keep my Irish temper under raps, but yesterday it blow. My fix for every bad situation in life is prayer, Chocolate and shopping. Of course not always in that order. I had tried the first two already and my blood was still boiling like a tea pot in a 5-Alarm fire. What else is a girl to do. I went shopping. Shopping did the trick. I felt wonderful after getting paid by CVS and the Manufacture to remove the products form the store.
***I do not suggest a new couponer to try to do a shopping trip in the heat of bad mood or with out it planned out to the last penny. The shopping trip will go horribly wrong and your blood will boil even more.***
Here is the what I ended up doing on the mist of the issues of the day and not having my trip planed out to the penny. I walked in hopping I would figure it out as I shopped and my wallet would not be damaged at the end of it all.
4- Soft Soap Body wash 3.00 each
2- Men’s speed stick 1.99 each
**Earned $5.00 Extra Care Bucks**
5- Dove Shampoo and Conditioner 3.00 each
**Earned $5.00 Extra Care Bucks**
2- Milky Way Bunny candies 2/1.00 (one not pictured)
2- M&M Med bags 3.49 each
1- soft caramel candy 0.33 (not pictured)
2 - Revlon Eye Makeup. Buy one get one 50% off. 7.29 and 3.64
Total = 50.22 Sale price. Full Retail price would have been 74.92
Here the coupon brake down.
4- soft soap body wash 1.00 each
1- Speed stick buy one get one free. (the coupon took 3.98 off)
4- Dove Shampoo or conditioner (coupon states 4 per transaction, bummer)
1- CVS Milky Way bunny .25/2
1.- CVS One Day Only M&M bag for 1.49 (coupon took 2.00 my bag of m&m)
1- M&M Coupon 1.50/2 bags
2- Revlon 1.00
1- CVS Revlon coupon 3.00 off one
Also used CVS coupon for 15 off 50.00 order
Extra Care Bucks $5.87
Out of pocket (oop) 8.62 before tax
Paid for it with a Gift Card from CVS 10gc for 30 spend in dec.
To make a long story short. I paid nothing for my Items and got back 10 extra bucks, 5.00 Beauty reward extra care buck and 5.00 from a Manufature rebate.
The Cashier was so shocked on this trip she puller her co-workers over to see it.
***I do not suggest a new couponer to try to do a shopping trip in the heat of bad mood or with out it planned out to the last penny. The shopping trip will go horribly wrong and your blood will boil even more.***
Here is the what I ended up doing on the mist of the issues of the day and not having my trip planed out to the penny. I walked in hopping I would figure it out as I shopped and my wallet would not be damaged at the end of it all.
2- Men’s speed stick 1.99 each
**Earned $5.00 Extra Care Bucks**
5- Dove Shampoo and Conditioner 3.00 each
**Earned $5.00 Extra Care Bucks**
2- Milky Way Bunny candies 2/1.00 (one not pictured)
2- M&M Med bags 3.49 each
1- soft caramel candy 0.33 (not pictured)
2 - Revlon Eye Makeup. Buy one get one 50% off. 7.29 and 3.64
Total = 50.22 Sale price. Full Retail price would have been 74.92
Here the coupon brake down.
4- soft soap body wash 1.00 each
1- Speed stick buy one get one free. (the coupon took 3.98 off)
4- Dove Shampoo or conditioner (coupon states 4 per transaction, bummer)
1- CVS Milky Way bunny .25/2
1.- CVS One Day Only M&M bag for 1.49 (coupon took 2.00 my bag of m&m)
1- M&M Coupon 1.50/2 bags
2- Revlon 1.00
1- CVS Revlon coupon 3.00 off one
Also used CVS coupon for 15 off 50.00 order
Extra Care Bucks $5.87
Out of pocket (oop) 8.62 before tax
Paid for it with a Gift Card from CVS 10gc for 30 spend in dec.
To make a long story short. I paid nothing for my Items and got back 10 extra bucks, 5.00 Beauty reward extra care buck and 5.00 from a Manufature rebate.
The Cashier was so shocked on this trip she puller her co-workers over to see it.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Preview Meijer Ad, Feb 19th.
Believe it or not.. I have not shopped for 2 weeks. I know this is about killing me. I'm so glad my favorite store is doing some wonderful deals this come week. I told you about the great Kellogg's Cereal Deal already. Here is the ad for this coming week and it's 11 for 10 deal.Yahoo... Meijers sure does not know to get me back in their store. Dangle free stuff at me and I'm there.
I will do coupon match up on saturday night. Right now I'm running to CVS for a huge shopping trip. Photo will be posted on saturday too.
Check out the coming ad and get those coupons ready. Click here
I will do coupon match up on saturday night. Right now I'm running to CVS for a huge shopping trip. Photo will be posted on saturday too.
Check out the coming ad and get those coupons ready. Click here
Meijer --- Free Cereal
3 Day only!
Meijer is doing a Kelloggs special. You buy 10 of the items listed in the ad and get 5.00 off your total. Well that is a good deal it bring the cereal down to 1.99 a box. I have a hard and fast rule I do not pay more then 1.00 per box of cereal. I prefer to get them for around .66 a box.
So here is what I would do on this deal.
www.coupons.com use the zip code
Then send in the rebate form from Kelloggs for a $10.00 per-paid mastercard that can be use for gas. Click here for rebate form, This will bring the down to free.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Meijer Feb 12th Ad plus best deals
Strawberry 1.66 per lb
Dozen Rose Bunch 15.00
Yoplait Lactose free Yogurt - New .79
- Couponnetwork.com .30/1
Coles Garlic Baguette 1.66
- Mperks .30/1
GM Cereals 4/10 Get $2 off Instantly
Cinnamon toast crunch, honey nut cheerios, Multi Grain Cheerios, Trix, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs
- Couponnetwork.com Multi Grain Peanut Butter 1.10/1
- Coupon.com 1.00/2 GM Cereals
- Mperks 1.00/2 GM MG Peanut Butter, Dulce De Leche, Frosted Toast Crunch
Could be as low as 3.8 for 4 boxes .95 per box
Ocean Spray Fruit shapes 1.99
- Coupons.com .50/1
- Mperks 1.00/2
- Finial price = .99 each
Jolly Rancher Candy 2/4
- mperks 1.00/3
Twizzlers 3/5
- mperks 1.00/3
Click here to see the upcoming ad.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
My Stockpile Must haves
My stockpile must have items by room
Household
-Dish soap
-Sponges
-Bleach
-Kitchen cleaning supplies
-Laundry soap - 6 to 9 months because of a great sale.
-Fabric sheets
-Shout color catch sheets
Bathroom
-Toilet paper
-Shampoo/conditioner
-hair styler
-Soap/body wash
-Face cleaner
-Tooth brush
-Tooth paste
-Mouth waste
-Floss
-Female items
-Shaving gel
-Razors
-Bath Cleaning supplies
Drinks
- Apple juice
- V8 -what ever kind is on sale
- Cranberry juice
- Crystal light mix
Pantry Food
-pasta/pasta sauce
-tuna - year supply
-can fruit
-can veg
-can soup
-box dinner
-oat meal
-old cereal
-chex mix
-brownie mixes
-spices - year supply
Freezer foods
-turkey -whole, ground
-chicken
-steam fresh veg
-pizza
-cheese
-turkey hotdogs
Dogs
-treats
-chicken jerky (kissy treats)
-flee control
These are my must haves. Most of these things I can keep on had with out a lot of out of pocket money. The highest price items on my must have list is the Chicken and turkey. I only buy when the price falls around 99 cents a pound. I seal it in my food saver bags so it will last even longer in the freezer.
Remember these are things that works for me. Plus Im a household of one with two very cute dachshunds. I have one dog that needs special food because of allergies. Plus I have food allergies on top of the fact I don’t eat beef or pork. Your family will have other needs.
Make your list of must haves for your family. This will be the base for your stockpile. Then you will add in all the wonderful seasonal items, and those more price items your family loves. You will be amazed how much time and money you will be saving.
Household
-Dish soap
-Sponges
-Bleach
-Kitchen cleaning supplies
-Laundry soap - 6 to 9 months because of a great sale.
-Fabric sheets
-Shout color catch sheets
Bathroom
-Toilet paper
-Shampoo/conditioner
-hair styler
-Soap/body wash
-Face cleaner
-Tooth brush
-Tooth paste
-Mouth waste
-Floss
-Female items
-Shaving gel
-Razors
-Bath Cleaning supplies
Drinks
- Apple juice
- V8 -what ever kind is on sale
- Cranberry juice
- Crystal light mix
Pantry Food
-pasta/pasta sauce
-tuna - year supply
-can fruit
-can veg
-can soup
-box dinner
-oat meal
-old cereal
-chex mix
-brownie mixes
-spices - year supply
Freezer foods
-turkey -whole, ground
-chicken
-steam fresh veg
-pizza
-cheese
-turkey hotdogs
Dogs
-treats
-chicken jerky (kissy treats)
-flee control
These are my must haves. Most of these things I can keep on had with out a lot of out of pocket money. The highest price items on my must have list is the Chicken and turkey. I only buy when the price falls around 99 cents a pound. I seal it in my food saver bags so it will last even longer in the freezer.
Remember these are things that works for me. Plus Im a household of one with two very cute dachshunds. I have one dog that needs special food because of allergies. Plus I have food allergies on top of the fact I don’t eat beef or pork. Your family will have other needs.
Make your list of must haves for your family. This will be the base for your stockpile. Then you will add in all the wonderful seasonal items, and those more price items your family loves. You will be amazed how much time and money you will be saving.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Stockpile, Level 4 and 5,
Seasonal Stockpile.
With every thing that I have said about looking at your family’s need at 12 week at a time. Im going to blow all those numbers out of the water with the next two subjects.
Seasonal products are wonderful but the coupons for them are harder to find. The companies release coupons for these items for a very short time frame each year. You have be head of the companies in order to stockpile enough of the seasonal items to last your family until the season comes around again.
Seasonal items,
Tuna, -best coupon come out in Jan and Feb, just as we head into lent.
Grilling items- BBQ Sauce, Ketchup, Mustard, Grilling Spices. Picnic supplies.
Holiday candies- every holiday has special candy to go with it.
Frozen foods - March frozen food month
Baking supplies - October early November
Pet treats- May National Pet month.
Most of these items you can pick up for free if you buy them during their season. For example, Last May I had coupons for Weber Grilling spices. The coupon was for $1.00, and Schnucks ran a month long special for 10/10. Between the sale and the coupon I was able to pick up enough grilling spices for free to last until this May. It’s hard to pay 2.50 to 2.78 for an item when you where able to pick it up for free just a few months ago. So pick up the amount you think your family will need then grad a few extra. You will find once you have a free item in your house you will use it more.
Clearance Items,
There is only a few rules when it comes to clearance items. Try to use coupons to make it a better deal. Only buy items your family will use. The biggest rule, shelf clearing is only ok when it’s a clearance item.
With every thing that I have said about looking at your family’s need at 12 week at a time. Im going to blow all those numbers out of the water with the next two subjects.
Seasonal products are wonderful but the coupons for them are harder to find. The companies release coupons for these items for a very short time frame each year. You have be head of the companies in order to stockpile enough of the seasonal items to last your family until the season comes around again.
Seasonal items,
Tuna, -best coupon come out in Jan and Feb, just as we head into lent.
Grilling items- BBQ Sauce, Ketchup, Mustard, Grilling Spices. Picnic supplies.
Holiday candies- every holiday has special candy to go with it.
Frozen foods - March frozen food month
Baking supplies - October early November
Pet treats- May National Pet month.
Most of these items you can pick up for free if you buy them during their season. For example, Last May I had coupons for Weber Grilling spices. The coupon was for $1.00, and Schnucks ran a month long special for 10/10. Between the sale and the coupon I was able to pick up enough grilling spices for free to last until this May. It’s hard to pay 2.50 to 2.78 for an item when you where able to pick it up for free just a few months ago. So pick up the amount you think your family will need then grad a few extra. You will find once you have a free item in your house you will use it more.
Clearance Items,
There is only a few rules when it comes to clearance items. Try to use coupons to make it a better deal. Only buy items your family will use. The biggest rule, shelf clearing is only ok when it’s a clearance item.
Schnucks Ad Feb 8th
Here is the New Schnucks Ad a little early. They are doing a little more of the 10/10 this week.
Click here for the ad
Click here for the ad
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Stockpile Level 3
12-Week Coupon Stockpile - (12-WCS)
I know this can sound impossible or completely overwhelming. Take a deep breath, the twelve week coupon stockpile is the stockpile we will be talking about over the next month. When I first heard about this kind of stockpile I was sure Dave from coupon-wizards (http://www.coupon-wizards.com/) had a reason for this madness, but it just sounded crazy. There is a cycle for the coupons to be released and the lowest price at our stores. Normally the cycle is a twelve week time fame.
12-WCS uses the coupon and sale cycle to build a stockpile to save their family the most money. They only buy items on sale with the matching coupon. Plus they try to stack store coupons with the manufacture coupon as much as possible. They also use the stores rebate programs to get free items for the stockpile.
If we look at the example of Barilla pasta sauce that Meijer had it on sale 2 weeks ago. If the family uses one jar a week, you would need 12 jars for the kind of stockpile. You could spend 33.36 for them. Buying then on sale with the matching mfg and store coupons will cost you 9.00 for 12 week supply. A savings of 24.36.
I hope you are making your list of the itmes your family uses every week and the amount used. This is the first step in making a twelve week stock pile.
I know this can sound impossible or completely overwhelming. Take a deep breath, the twelve week coupon stockpile is the stockpile we will be talking about over the next month. When I first heard about this kind of stockpile I was sure Dave from coupon-wizards (http://www.coupon-wizards.com/) had a reason for this madness, but it just sounded crazy. There is a cycle for the coupons to be released and the lowest price at our stores. Normally the cycle is a twelve week time fame.
12-WCS uses the coupon and sale cycle to build a stockpile to save their family the most money. They only buy items on sale with the matching coupon. Plus they try to stack store coupons with the manufacture coupon as much as possible. They also use the stores rebate programs to get free items for the stockpile.
If we look at the example of Barilla pasta sauce that Meijer had it on sale 2 weeks ago. If the family uses one jar a week, you would need 12 jars for the kind of stockpile. You could spend 33.36 for them. Buying then on sale with the matching mfg and store coupons will cost you 9.00 for 12 week supply. A savings of 24.36.
I hope you are making your list of the itmes your family uses every week and the amount used. This is the first step in making a twelve week stock pile.
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