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Target Deals Week of 8/2/09

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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!

Kellogg’s Pop Tarts (8 ct) – $1.75/ea
Use $0.75/1 Target coupon here
PLUS
Use $0.55/1 in 6/7 Red Plum insert or $1/2 in 8/2 Kellogg’s insert
Final Price = $0.45-50/ea

Betty Crocker & Kellogg’s Fruit Snacks – $1.75/ea
Use $0.40/1 or $0.50/2 Betty Crocker here and here and in 7/12 Smart Source insert
Use $1/2 in 8/2 Kellogg’s insert
Final Price = $1.25-1.50/ea when you buy 2

Cheez-it Crackers – $1.99/ea
Use $0.75/1 here
Final Price = $1.24/ea

Kashi Cereal Cups – $1/ea
Use $1/1 Target coupon here
Final Price = FREE

Kotex Liners (48 ct) – $2.94/ea
Use $2/1 Target coupon in 7/26 Smart Source insert
PLUS
Use $1/1 in 7/26 Red Plum
Final Price = FREE

Let me know how your shopping trip goes!

Staples: $.01 Filler Paper and More!

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There are some fun dollar deals at Staples this week.

$1 Items (after instant savings or easy rebate):

  • Staples 3-hole binder punch
  • RoseArt Washable watercolors
  • Paper Mate Sharpwriter mechanical pencils, 5 pk
  • Westcott 7” bent handle scissors
  • Staples Delta Elite Retractable Gel Pens, 2 pk
  • Poohy Petz assorted monkey head cap erasers, 10 pk
  • Staples photo plus paper, 60 pk

PLUS check out these sweet deals:

Staples Filler paper, 120 sheets for $0.01 each–Limit 5 and only available Sunday through Wednesday

Accel 1 Subject Notebook, 100 sheets $0.75 each—Limit 3


Go here to see the rest of this week’s ad!

Walgreens Week of 8/2/09

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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

$.19 Items
Pencils or Posterboards
Legal Pad
Splash Mini Highlighters

$.29 Items
Paper Clips 100 ct
Paper Mate Highlighters 6 pk
Erasers 2 ct – 15 ct
Ruler

$.99 Items
Binder
Book Cover
3-Subject Notebook
Pilot Easy Touch Pens

B1G1 FREE Items
Notebooks
Binders
Loose Leaf Paper 100-200 sheets
Backpack, $19.99

$1.99 Expo Dry Erase Markers
$1/1 Printable
$.99 each after coupon!

**REGISTER REWARD DEALS

Vitamin Shampoo & Conditioner 13oz, $3.99
Get $3.99 RRs
Free after RRs!

Gum Toothbrush 2pack, $3.49
Get $3.49 RRS
Free after RRs!

Frizz-Ease Hair Serum 1.69oz, $7.99
Get $5 RRs
$2.99 after RRs!

Crest Toothpaste or Oral B Toothbrush, 4/$10
Get $5 RRs
*Whitening Expressions 6oz
*Whitening w/ Scope 6.2oz
*Advanage Glide or 1-2-3 TB
$.75/1 from PG 8/2/09
$.50/1 from PG  8/2/09
As low as $.50 each after coupons and RRs!

Buy 2 cold, sinus or allergy products
Get $5 RRs
*Sudafed PE 18-24ct $4.99
*Benadryl 18-24ct or liquid 4oz $4.99
*Tylenol Allergy, Cold or Sinus 24ct $4.99
*Zyrtec 45ct $24.99
As low as $2.50 each after RRs!

Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Color, $6.99
Get $2 RRs
$4/1 from PG 8/2/09 (Thanks, Kelly!)
$4.99 each after RRs!

Buy 8 or more, get $10 RRs * Buy 6 get $6 RRs * Buy 4 get $2 RRs
*Dove Hair Care (7 – 12oz), 2/$6
*Dove or Degree Clinical Protection Deodorant, $5.99
*Dove or Degree Deodorant 2.6-3oz, 2/$7
*Dove Lotion 13.5 oz or Body Wash 24oz 25% off
*Vaseline IC Lotion 25% off
*Pond’s Skin Care 25% off
*285pk Q-Tips Vanity or 500pk Swabs 25% off
*Suave Antiperspirant/Deodorant 2.6 or 6oz 25% off
*Breyers Ice Cream 48oz, 2/$7
*Lipton Tea 40pk Green tea, 48pk Decaf, 100pk, $2.99
*Hellmann’s Mayo 22 or 30oz $2.99
*Skippy PB 16.3oz, 2/$4
*Ragu 26oz, 2/$4
*Bertolli Dinner 24oz, $5.99

Deal Idea
BUY:
4 Ragu sauces
4 Skippy PB
Use two $0.75/2 Ragu coupons from 8/2 insert or $1/2 printable
Use four $0.50/1 Skippy Coupons from 8/2 insert
Spend: $12.50
Receive: $10 RRs

OR (if you have access to multiple coupons)

BUY:
8 Suave deodorants 2.6 oz., $1.41
Use (8) .75/1 from RP 5/17/09
Spend: $5.28
Receive $10 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

Jell-o Gelatin, 2/$1 (after in ad coupon)
$1/2 coupon from RP 7/26/09
FREE after coupon!

See all deals here.

Let me know how your shopping trip goes!

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Rite Aid Week of 8/2/09

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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:

Renu Multiplus Solution Twinpack $9.99
Use $2/1 printable HERE
Final Price: $7.99 and get a full rebate of $9.99 back

Werther’s Caramel Chocolate $2.99
Use .55/1 from 4/26 RP
Submit $2.99 rebate
Final Price: FREE + .55 Moneymaker

Crest Pro Health Toothpaste $2.79
Use .75/1 from 8/2 P&G
Submit Rite Aid rebate $2.79
Final Price: FREE + .75 Moneymaker

Garnier Fructis Hair Care $2.99
Use $1/1 from 7/12 RP
Submit Rite Aid rebate for $2
Final Price: FREE after coupon and rebate

Bic Crystal Stick Pens 10ct .50
Use $1/2 HERE
Final Price: 2 packs FREE

Check out the rest of the deals here!

New Printable Coupons: Transformers, Huggies Flushable Wipes and More!

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Go here and click on ‘Entertainment’ to snag a GREAT coupon for a B1G1 Free Transformers RPM Mini Vehicle. (You might want to head over to the toy clearance sale at Target to see if you can score a HOT deal with that one!)

Here are a few other hot new coupons you’ll want to print while you’re there:

  • $2/2 Huggies Pull-Ups Flushable –no longer available!
  • $1/1 Listerine for Kids
  • $1/1 Morningstar Farms Veggie Foods product (combine with $2/2 Target coupon here for a great deal!)
  • $1/2 Muir Glen products
  • $1.50/1 Wanchai Ferry Frozen Entree
  • $1/1 Cascadian Farm product
  • $1/1 Yo-Plus Yogurt 4-pack

…and several others.  Print yours now before they reach their print limit!

***IN OTHER COUPON NEWS***

  • Go here to sign up for a free sample of Honey Nut Cheerios and a $1/1 coupon.
  • Go here to sign up for the Betty Crocker newsletter (if you haven’t already) and you’ll get a coupon for a free Yoplait Whips. (OFFER IS NOT VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING STATES: CA, ID, LA, MN, NJ, NV, ND and TN)
  • Go here to sign up for a free trial pack of o.b. tampons.


The Cha-Ching Challenge

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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: $98.33

Last Week:

  • Rite Aid: I made a killer Rite Aid run and scored 3 packages of Huggies diapers, 2 packages of Huggies Pull-Ups, and 2 bags of Doritos for FREE after Single Check Rebate and coupons.  Total cost would have been $37.43.
  • ALDI: Spent $26.91. Saved $5.oo.
  • Staples: Got two packs of paper which was free after rebate.  Saved $7.97.

This week:

  • ALDI: Spent $58.19.  Saved $20.
  • Walmart: Spent $3.36.  Saved $1.

Savings from great deals: $23

  • Before going on vacation with my family, I scouted out a great deal from Restaurant.com.  We bought a $25 gift certificate for only $2 for a great little restaurant near our campsite.  This deal is still good TODAY only.  Go here for more details.

Savings from cutting costs: $200

  • As I mentioned above, my family opted to go camping for our family vacation this year.  This is definitely a change for us.  We LOVE family vacation and have splurged in year’s past by going to the beach or nice hotels.  The past couple of years have been a little different since money is tight for many of us.  So we opted for camping to save some cash.  Vacation with my family is always fun and memorable and it really doesn’t matter where we are.  (Although we all agreed that camping may not happen again for us.  We don’t do torrential rain.)

I have to share one fun tid-bit from our family vacation, however.  My nephews, niece, sister, brother, and his girlfriend worked very hard to learn the dance moves to Thriller before vacation and then wowed us with a show.  My sister caught it on video.  You can watch it here.  I’ll admit, I wanted to join in!

TOTAL SAVINGS:$321.33

TOTAL SAVINGS THIS YEAR: $2691.19

Click below to check out my favorite find of the week:


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Home Depot Movers Website

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As excited as we are about our upcoming move, I have to admit that I’m dreading the moving process. The only moves that I remember are when I moved to Virginia to go to college, to Korea to teach for a few years, and when I moved into our current apartment. They were indeed stressful, but they were SOLO as well. I had no children or husband to consider. Just little old me. Saying this though, I know that there are companies like Cars Relo who could give me a helping hand when it comes to taking vehicles to the new place, or I know I have the option to ask my friends if they could help me out, which is good. It may not be as stressful as I initially thought, but we all know the moving process is never easy.

So, I am going to be on the alert for as many ways to make our move as stress-free as possible. Many of you already left some very helpful comments (thank you!) that I know will be useful to this novice mover. I’m also doing that internal debate in my head between cardboard or plastic boxes to use… I might use both, I’m just thinking of how much this time I’ll need to be moving and the best way to transport it!

I was also happy to discover the Home Depot Mover Website (thanks for the heads up, Barbi!). By signing up here, we can save up to 10% at Home Depot for all of the supplies that we will need when we make the big move (up to $200). Considering the fact that we have been renting and may need to buy a refrigerator, washing machine, dryer, stove, lawn mower… not to mention paint, tools, paintbrushes, and the list goes on… (Sheesh…did I say I wasn’t going to stress? Remind me of that, ok?)

The site also offers lots of great tips, resources, moving announcements and more. Go here to find out more!

Now if they’d just send somebody over to start packing boxes for me, we’d be all set.

LeapFrog: FREE Tag Junior Board Book

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leapfroglogoDo you have any LeapFrog products in your home?  If so, then you can sign up to receive a free Tag Junior Book from LeapFrog.

Simply go to this link and sign your child up for a learning path, indicating which of the LeapFrog products you have in your home.  Once your account is completed, your book will be on its way!

Just signed up for mine!