Living Large on a Limited Budget
TODAY only (8/17/09) use coupon code PENNY at check-out to get 25 prints for only $.25 at Walgreens Photo Center. Choose in-store pick-up for free delivery.
Then come back tomorrow to check out another great deal that is going on as a part of their 7 day/7 deals promotion.
PLUS if you are a new Walgreens Photo Center member, you’ll automatically get credited for 25 free prints just for opening an account through 8/24/09. So…make that 50 prints for $.25!
Thanks, MoJoSavings!
Here are my favorite Target deals this week, thanks to Marcy at Stretching a Buck. Be sure to check out the rest of the list here!
Dannon Activia Yogurt (4 pk) – $2/ea
Use $1/1 in 8/9 and 7/26 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $1/ea
Submit for Yoplait Switch for Free Rebate to get a FREE 4-pk of Yo-Plus Yogurt
Skippy Peanut Butter (15-16 oz) – $1.79/ea
Use $0.40/1 in 8/2 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $1.39/ea
Archer Farms Monster Trail Mix – $2.79/ea
Use $0.50/1 Target coupon here
Final Price = $2.29/ea
~BACK TO SCHOOL DEALS ~
Bic Pens (10 pk) – $0.50/ea (unadvertised, may vary by store)
Use $1/2 in 8/9 Smart Source insert
PLUS
Use $1/2 Target coupon here
Final Price = FREE when you buy 2
*Note: be sure to check out other Bic Products as you can likely score them for next to nothing using these 2 coupons
~ ONGOING DEALS ~
Apples – $0.99/lb (select varieties)
Use $1/1 Target coupon here
Final Price = FREE when you buy 1 lb
Let me know how your shopping trip goes!
If you are new to shopping at Rite Aid, I recommend checking out my Top 5 Tips for Drugstore Shopping and my Top 5 Tips for Shopping at Rite Aid. Please note that coupons vary by region. Read all about my coupon lingo here.
Here are my favorite deals this week at Rite Aid thanks to Charlene at My Frugal Adventures. Head over here to see the rest of her list. Don’t forget that you can sweeten these deals with this $5/$25 coupon!
FREE:
Neutrogena Cosmetics 40% off- Prices projected to start at $4.50 after discount
Use $3/1 from All You August
Use $2/1 or $1/1 from 7/26 RP
Submit rebate for $2 on any cosmetic
Final Price: Free + moneymaker depending on item after coupon and rebate
Renuzit Crystal Elements $4.99
Use $2/1 from 7/19 SS
Submit rebate for $3
Final Price: Free after coupon and rebate
CHEAP:
Mead 5 Star Products: Buy One Get One Free
REBATE on any Mead Items: Spend $10, Get $1 Rebate/ Spend $15, Get $2/ Spend $20, Get $4/ Spend $30, Get $7/ Spend $40, Get $10
Use $2/1 coupon HERE (binders)
or $1/2 HERE (any item)
Garnier Fructis $3.99
Use $1 coupon from 8/16 RP
Submit rebate for $2
Final Price: $.99 each
Colgate Total $2.49
Use $1/1 from 8/9 SS
Submit $1 rebate
Final Price: .49 after coupon and rebate
Check out the rest of the deals here!
If you are unfamiliar with shopping at Walgreens, you may want to check out my Top 5 Tips for Drugstore Shopping and my Top 5 Tips for Shopping at Walgreens. Please note that coupons vary by region. Read all about my coupon lingo here.
Here are my favorite deals. Did you see anything else?
**BACK TO SCHOOL DEALS
$.49 Items:
Corner Office Dividers (5-pk.)
Papermate Pens or Pencils (10-pk.)
Crayola Crayons (24-pk.)
Glue Sticks (3-pk.)
Glue
Invisible Tape
Protractor
Pencil Box
Sheet Protectors (10-pk.)
2-Pocket Folders, 6/$1
**REGISTER REWARD DEALS
Softsoap Nutri Serum, $3.99
Get $3.99 RRs
FREE after RRs!
Velveeta Shells & Cheese Cups, 3/$3
Get $1 RR wyb 4
BOGO Velveeta Shells & Cheese Cups from SS 8/9/09
$1/4 Velveeta Shells & Cheese cups Walgreens coupon in the Walgreens Back-To-School Coupon Booklet (found near the ads)
FREE after coupons and RRs!
Conair Professional Brush $2.99,
Get $2 RRs
$0.99 after RRs!
$3.49 Aquafresh Iso-Active Toothpaste, $3.49
Get $1.50 RRs
$1.99 after RRs!
Buy $20 in Dr. Scholls products
Get $10 RRs
$6/2 or $5/2 Dr. Scholl’s Massaging Gel Inserts coupon from July All You Magazine
$3/1 Dr. Scholl’s Freeze Away Wart Remover printable coupon
$2/1 Dr. Scholl’s Memory Fit Insoles printable coupon
Buy 2 Kotex, get $1 RR; Buy 3 or more, get $3 RRs
Kotex Pads (14-24 ct), Pantiliners (64 ct), Tampons (18 ct), $2.99
$1/1 Kotex printable
$.75/1 and $1/1 from SS 7/19
$1/1 Walgreens coupon in the Walgreens Back to School Booklet (near weekly ads)
As low as $.99 each after coupons and RRs!
**MONTHLY REGISTER REWARD DEALS
Buy $10 of the following products,
Get $5 RRs
*Cheez it 7.5 or 9oz, $2
*Keebler Cookies 11.5 or 15oz, $2
*Rice Krispies Treats 8pk, $2
*Pop Tarts, $2
*Cheez its 4.5 or Keebler Cookies 5.25 – 6oz, $1
*Club Crackers/Pecan Sandies Shortbread 16oz, 2/$5
*Fiber Plus Bars 5pk, 2/$5
*Nutri-Grain Bars 8pk, 2/$5
*Special K Protein, 6pk Bars or 4pk Shakes, $5
Use various coupons from special 8/2/09 insert
$1/1 printable Special K protein shake printable
$0.75/1 Cheez It printable
$1/2 Keebler printable
$.55/1 Pop Tarts printable
Deal Idea
BUY:
(2) Whole Grain Cheez-It Crackers, $2
(2) Keebler Cookies, $2
(1) Pop Tart, $2
Use (2) $0.75/1 Cheez It printable
Use (2) $.55/1 Pop Tarts printable
Use (1) $1/2 Keebler printable
Spend $6.40
Receive $5 RRs
$.28 each after coupons and RRs!
Kelloggs Cereals, 2/$5
Get $2 RRs wyb 2
$1/2 coupon from 8/2 inserts
$1.50/2 Mini Wheats printable coupon
As low as $.75 each after coupons and RRs!
Rogaine 3 pack, $49.99
Get $10 RRs
$39.99 after RRs!
Maybelline Great Lash Mascara: Get a coupon for a FREE Mascara on next purchase
**OTHER DEALS
Scotch Mailer, $0.49
$0.50/1 Scotch Packaging Supply fromV 7/26/09
FREE after coupon!
Trident Gum, $1.29 (BOGO)
Use $1/2 printable coupon
$0.29 for two after coupon!
Mars Candy Bars, 2/$1 (w/ in-ad coupon)
$1/2 Mars Candy from V 7/26/09
2 FREE after coupons!
Welch’s Grape Jelly $1.99
Use $0.75/1 printable coupon
$1.24 each after coupon!
Starbucks Bottled Frappuccino, 4/$5 (w/ in-ad coupon)
$1/1 Starbuck’s Bottled Frappuccino from SS 6/21/09
$0.25 each after coupons!
$3.29 Hefty One Zip Bags, $3.29 (BOGO)
$1/1 from RP 5/17
$.60 each after coupons!
See all deals here.
Let me know how your shopping trip goes!
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I am proud to be a part of BeCentsable’s Original Grocery Gathering for Walgreens.
Welcome to the weekly Cha-Ching Challenge!
Did you find a HOT deal this week that you just want to share? You’ve come to the right place! Every week I post the Cha-Ching Challenge, sharing my savings for the week. Add a link to your post detailing your savings for the week OR your favorite deal of the week. I’ll choose one participating blog to highlight next week right here on Cha-Ching on a Shoestring.
Add your links to Mr. Linky at any time. In order to be considered for the Cha-Ching Challenge Highlight, just be sure to add your link no later than Tuesday at midnight EST.
Check out my savings for the week below:
Savings from coupons and store sales: $47.58
Savings from ‘Free Money’: $19.00
Savings from cutting costs: $30
TOTAL SAVINGS:$96.58
TOTAL SAVINGS THIS YEAR: $2888.55
Click below to check out my favorite find of the week:
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HOW DID YOU DO? Did you find any great deals? Leave a linky and let us know! Be sure to link directly to your weekly savings or great deal post.
Feel free to copy and paste the button above into your post and link back here so that others can join in the fun!
Here are a few of my favorite freebies of the day:
It says a lot for Friendly’s that I worked there throughout high school and college, and I still like to eat there!
And now I have another reason to head to Friendly’s. I just received an e-mail letting me know that through Sunday, August 23 you can get a cone for only $.99! What’s it gonna be? Hunka Chunka, Mint Chocolate Chip, Black Raspberry, Butter Crunch….?
Yep. I’m on my way!
Go here to find a Friendly’s near you.
If you are unfamiliar with how to shop at CVS, you may want to check out my Top 5 tips for Drugstore Shopping and my Top 5 Tips for CVSing. Please note that coupons vary by region. You can read more about my coupon lingo here.
***WEEKLY DEALS ***
For the week of 8/16/09
Kind of a slow week, other than the three day sale . Don’t forget that you can sweeten these deals with this $5/25 coupon and the coupons from the Readyfill program. Here’s the best of what I see:
**SUNDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY ONLY:
CVS/Caliber Filler paper 150 sheets , $.99
Get $.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBS!
Paper Mate Pens , $.99
Get $.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBS!
Caliber Recycled School box, $1.99
Get $1.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBS!
CVS/Caliber mini composition notebook, $1.99
Get $1.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBS!
Philips Earhook Headphones, $6.99
Get $6.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBS!
Aquafina or Pepsi 4/$12
Get $4 ECBS wyb 4 (Limit 1)
$2 each after ECBs!
Ladies Fleece Robe, $5
**ECB WEEKLY DEALS
Buy 2 Band-Aid Brand bandages 6-100 ct, J&J Red Cross Products or any Neosporin Product
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
$.50/1 Band-Aid Adhesive Bandages from V 5/17/09, SS 8/2/09, or SS 6/28/09
$1/1 Johnson & Johnson Red Cross product from V 5/17/09
$1/1 Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Product (excludes trial size) from SS 8/2/09
$.50/1 Neosporin from SS 8/2/09, V 5/17/09, or SS 6/28/09
$1 off J&J First Aid Pad + Neosporin printable
$1 off Neosporin printable
Deal Idea:
Buy (2) J&J First Aid Travel Kits @ $.99 each.
Use (2) $1/1 coupons
Spend: $0 (plus tax)
Receive $2 ECBs
A moneymaker after coupons and ECBs!
Buy $15 of Five Star notebooks or binders
Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
Final price varies
CVS/pharmacy big quilts premium paper towels 8pk, $7.99
Get $2 ECBs (Limit 5)
$5.99 after ECBs!
Buy $10 Pantene pro-v shampoo, conditioner 12.6-13.5oz or styler 6.5-11.5oz, psa $4.49
Get $3 ECBs (Limit 1)
$1/1 Pantene Expressions or Restoratives from V 7/26/09
$1/2 Pantene Products from P & G 8/2/09
$1/1 Pantene Styling Products from P & G 8/2/09
Final Price Varies
Magnivision reading glasses (includes sun readers), psa $9.99
Get $7 ECBs wyb 2 (Limit 2)
As low as $6.49 each after ECBs!
Buy $15 of Garnier products listed below
Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
Nutritioniste skin care
Fructis shampoo, conditioner 10.2-13oz or styler 2-8.5oz 3/$10
Nutrisse or 100% color $5
$1/1 Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Treatment from V 7/12/09 (Exp. 8/15-use if your store turns deals on Saturday night)
$1/1 Garnier Fructis Style Product from V 7/12/09 (Exp. 8/15-use if your store turns deals on Saturday night)
Deal Idea (if done on Saturday night)
Buy3 Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner, or Stylers and
1 Nutrisse or 100% Color
Use (3) $1/1 coupons from V 7/12/09
Spend: $12
Receive: $5 ECBs
$2.33 each after coupons and ECBs!
Colgate max fresh, Maxwhite toothpaste 4.6oz-6oz, Maxfresh or Maxwhite toothbrush, $2.99
Get $1 ECB (Limit 1)
$1/1 or $.50/1 from SS 7/26/09
As low as $.99 each after coupon and ECBs!
Buy L’Oreal advanced Revitalift Deep Set Wrinkle Repair AND a cleanser
Get $10 ECBs (Limit 2)
L’Oreal advanced revitalift deep set wrinkle repair $14.99
L’Oreal age perfect, revitalift, or skin genesis cleanser 5-8oz or towelettes 25-30ct $5.99
$4/20 facial skin care coupon from Readyfill booklet
$1/1 LOreal Age Perfect or Collagen from V 6/21/09
$1/1 L’Oreal Cleanser, any from V 8/2/09
$5 Printable for L’Oreal deep set wrinkle eye repair
As low as $.98 for both after coupons and ECBs!
Cottonelle or Charmin 20 pack $12.99
Get $3 ECBs (Limit 2)
$9.99 after ECBs!
**OTHER DEALS:
Buy One Get One Deals:
Note: Some stores may not allow you to use 2 coupons with a B1G1 sale.
Hershey’s extra large bar 4-4.4oz., B1G1, $1.99 (Limit 6)
$.99 each!
ALL Revlon cosmetics, B1G1, psa $1.99 (Limit 6)
$1 off from SS 7/19 or SS 8/16
$1 off a Color Cosmetic SS 8/16
As low as FREE after 2 coupons!
Gatorade thirst quencher 32oz or Sobe life water, 20oz, B1G1, $1.99 (Limit 4)
B1G1 Printable Coupon
2 Free after coupons!
Purex Ultra concentrate liquid detergent 23-32 loads or Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Solution 20ct, B1G1, $5.99 (Limit 4)
$1/1 Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets Starter Kit or Refill Pouch, Any
As low as $2 each after 2 coupons!
CVS/pharmacy batteries AAA or AA 10pk, C or D 4pk, or 9v 2pk, $6.49, B1G1, (Limit 6)
$3.25 each!
Did you see anything that I missed?
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