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Week of January 29-February 4th

Here is quick list of what I am heading out to get this AM at the drugstores. Only hitting CVS this week, unless something else comes up for Walgreens and Rite Aid.

CVS


Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bunny, Cadbury Egg, Reese’s Single Egg, 1.2 oz, Cadbury Mini Eggs, 1.5 oz $0.87 Buy 1, Receive $0.87 Extra Bucks, Limit 1
Pay $0.87, Receive $0.87 Extra Bucks
Final Price: Free

Centrum ProNutrients, 14-50 ct, $9.99 Use $5.00/1 Centrum Pronutrients from RP 1/1 (exp 2/26)
And Use $4.00/1 Centrum Pronutrients from CVS Coupon Machine
Final Price: $0.99

Buy 8 Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick Antiperspirant/ Deodorant, 2.3-3 oz $1.99 Use 4 B1G1 Free Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick, Excludes Trial Size, from SS 1/29 (exp 2/15)
Pay $7.97 Receive $6.00 Extra Bucks (when you spend $12.00, Limit 2)
Final Price: $1.97, or $0.25 each

Buy 4 Irish Spring Body Wash, 15-18 oz $3.00 Use 4 $1.00/1 Irish Spring Body Wash from SS 1/29 (exp 2/18)
Pay $8.00, Receive $6.00 Extra Bucks (when you spend $12.00, Limit 2)
Final Price: $0.50 each when you buy 4

Buy 6 Ragu Pasta Sauce, 15-24 oz $1.66 Use 6 $0.50/1 Ragu Pasta Sauce from RP 1/29 (exp 2/26)
Pay $6.96, Receive $3.00 Extra Bucks
Final Price: $0.66 each when you buy 6
**FYI: The coupon only allows you to use 4 at once so this needs to be done in two transactions.
For a full list of all the CVS deals this week visit KCL.

Setting Up Your Binder

Having an organized, updated coupon binder is key if you want to fully utilize your coupons. I started off with a small 1"inch binder and used business card inserts for my coupons. I quickly discovered that this wasn't going to work for various reasons especially because of how quickly my binder grew!

Now I have "upgraded" to a zipper type, Mead, Heavy Duty Binder which the only that is missing is a handle. It fits perfectly on the front basket of your shopping cart which only works when I am shopping alone.

Inside there are several zipper pockets for other couponing stuff. For example, I always get 2 copies of the Walgreens Monthly Coupon books (found in the front of the stores) and store them in one of the inside pockets.

I have also purchased baseball card inserts which you can find at Walmart. They are usually located up front by the registers where the collector card stuff is, usually near the cigerattes. They run about $4.00 for about 30 sheets which to start is perfect, but as the weeks go on you will be needing more. These types of inserts fit your coupons perfectly in most cases and even make it easy to store your printed coupons!

I also have pocket dividers to separate the types of coupons into categories. Depending on what you use or what you are keeping coupons for will determine how many you need. I have the following categories:

-Drinks, Pantry, Breakfast, Snacks, Freezer, Meats, Dairy
-Hair, Deodarant, Bodywash, Oral Care, Shaving, Medicine Cabinet, Household Stuff, Baby & Misc

Now, within these categories I have similar stuff together. For example, within snacks I have all chips, cookies, bars, nuts, etc on seperate pages. I also make sure that the coupons are put in so that the Expiration date is easy to see when I am doing my weekly binder cleaning.

 

I have placed two inserts in the front of my binder before my dividers begin. One insert for all my rewards cards from the various stores I shop plus I place here any rewards I have earned that I can use as cash at these same stores. The second insert is for any coupons which I have received for free goods. I have them in one spot so that I do not forget to claim these goods before they expire.

Every Sunday I purchase about 7-9 papers, depending on what is coming out. I have one delivered to my apartment so I can determine how many I actually want before I hit the store. Before I begin cutting and adding coupons, I go through the binder and take out those that have expired and move stuff around to make room.

This is how I have mine set up. Use this as a starting point to get yours together and see how quickly it can grow. Share pics of your binders!

Sunday Coupon Preview: Week of 1/29

If you are looking to start your coupon binder this is a great weekend to start!!! We should be seeing 4 inserts in the Sunday Paper, 2 Red Plums, 1 Smart Source and 1 P&G! Most of the coupons are high value. Get a sneak peek on what to expect. This is the published list but remember regional coupons may very.

P&G Insert
$1.50/1 Bounce or Gain Dryer Bar
$0.25/1 Bounty Paper Towels or Napkins
$0.50/1 Cascade ActionPacs
$0.25/1 Charmin Bath Tissue
$2.00/1 Clairol Hair Color
$5.00/2 Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Color
$1.00/1 CoverGirl Product
$2.50/2 CoverGirl Products
$0.75/1 Crest Rinse, 458 ml or larger
$1.00/2 Crest Toothpaste or Liquid Gel, 4 oz or larger
$10.00/1 Crest 3D White 2Hour Express, Professional Effects or Intensive Professional Effects White Strips
$0.50/1 Dawn Power Clean or Oxi or Bleach Alternative
$2.00/1 Downy or Gain Unstopables or Fireworks
$0.50/1 Duracell CopperTop, Ultra Power, Ultra Photo Lithium or Specialty Batteries
$1.50/1 Duracell Rechargeable Batteries, Charge or 6pk or larger Hearing Aid Batteries
$1.00/1 Duracell Ultrapower
$1.00/1 Febreze Candle
$1.00/1 Febreze Luminary Device Refill
$1.00/1 Febreze Set & Refresh
$2.00/1 Febreze Home Collection Diffuser or Candle
$1.00/1 Gillette Body Wash
$1.00/1 Gillette Deodorant
$1.00/1 Gillette Fusion ProSeries Skin Care Product
$1.00/1 Gillette Fusion Shave Prep
$3.00/1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor WYB 4 ct or larger Cartridge
$1.00/2 Head & Shoulders Shampoos or Conditioners
$3.00/1 Iams Dry Dog or Cat Food
$0.25/1 Ivory or Safeguard Ivory Bar or Body Wash or Safeguard Bar
$1.00/1 Metamucil Product
$1.00/1 Metamucil Fiber Singles, Capsules or Wafers
$1.00/1 Olay Bar, Body Wash or In-Shower Body Lotion
$5.00/1 Olay Pro-X Facial Moisturizer
$0.50/1 Old Spice Body Spray or Fragrance
$0.50/2 Old Spice Products
$1.00/1 Old Spice Body Wash WYB Old Spice Deodorant
$0.75/1 Oral-B Floss or Floss Picks, 30 ct or larger
$0.75/1 Oral-B Pulsar, 3D White, Pro-Health or Complete or $0.75/2 Indicator or Cavity Defense Manual Toothbrush
$20.00/1 Oral-B Pulsonic or Professional Care Rechargeable Toothbrush
$5.00/1 Oral-B Replacement Bush Heads, 3 ct
$0.60/1 Pampers Wipes, 60 ct or larger
$1.50/1 Pampers Diapers or Pants
$1.00/2 Pantene Products
$2.00/1 Prilosec OTC
$0.25/3 Puffs Singles or $0.25/1 Puffs 3 pk
$1.00/1 Scope Mouthwash, 710 ml or larger
$1.00/1 Secret Outlast
$0.50/1 Swiffer Refill or Dust & Shine
$1.00/1 Swiffer Product
$1.00/1 Swiffer Dusters, Dry Cloth, Wet Cloth or WetJet Pads
$0.50/1 Tide, Downy or Bounce Detergents or Stain Release
$1.00/2 Tide, Downy or Bounce Detergents or Stain Release
$2.00/3 Tide, Downy or Bounce Detergents or Stain Release
$1.00/1 Vicks Product
$3.00/1 Vicks Nature Fusion Product

Red Plum #1
$1.00/1 Advil, Dimetapp or Robitussin Bottle or Package of Congestion Relief
$1.00/1 Advil or Thermacare Product
$0.50/2 Carnation Evaporated Milk, 12 oz cans
$1.00/1 Centrum Bottle or Package of Centrum, Centrum Specialist, ProNutrients or Caltrate
$0.55/1 Coffee-Mate NaturalBliss Product
$2.00/2 DiGiorno Large Pizzas
$0.50/2 Dole Cans of Pineapple
$1.50/2 Emerald Nuts Products, 9 oz or larger
$1.00/1 Fancy Feast Dry Cat Food, 3 lb or larger
$1.00/18 Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys
$1.00/24 Fancy Feast Cans
$1.00/4 Fancy Feast Appetizers for Cats, 2 oz trays
$1.00/1 Kettle Brand Chips, 4 oz or larger
$1.00/1 L’Oreal Paris Lip Product
$1.00/1 L’Oreal Paris Nail Product
$1.00/1 L’Oreal Paris Skincare Product
$2.00/1 L’Oreal Age Perfect Hydra-Nutrition Product
$2.00/1 L’Oreal Excellence or Excellence To-Go Shade
$2.00/1 L’Oreal True Match Makeup or Paris Face Cosmetic Product
$3.00/1 L’Oreal Elnett Hairspray
$4.00/2 L’Oreal Paris Face Cosmetic Product
$1.00/1 Marcal Small Steps Towels or Bath Tissue or $1.00/2 Napkins
$0.50/1 Minute Rice Product
$0.75/1 Nasoya Pasta Product
$1.25/2 Nasoya Product
$1.00/2 Nestle or Wonka Fun Size Bags, 9 oz or larger
$0.50/2 Pop Secret Products
$0.50/1 Pringles Snack Stackets
$1.00/4 Pringles Super Stack Cans, 180 g or larger
$0.75/1 Purina Cat Chow or Kitten Chow, 6 lb or larger
$1.00/1 Purina Puppy Chow, Dog Chow, Active Senior, Little Bites, Healthy Morsels or Fit & Trim Product
$1.00/1 Purina Tidy Cats, 7 lb or larger
$1.00/1 Purina T-Bonz or Tiny T-Bonz Product
$1.00/2 Purina Whisker Lickins
$2.00/1 Purina Chef Michael’s Canine Creations Dry Dinners
$2.00/12 Purina Cans
$2.00/1 Sarna Anti-Itch Product
$2.00/1 Stouffer’s Multi-Serve Entree, 28-96 oz

Red Plum – Unilever Insert
$3.00/1 Abreva Product
$1.00/1 Advantage Brands Tagament 30 ct, Debrox, Gaviscon, Sominex, Nytol, Gly-Oxide or Massengill
$1.00/1 Bertoli Frozen Meal or Meal Soup
$1.50/1 Breathe Right, 12 ct or smaller
$2.00/1 Breathe Right Product, 26 ct or larger
$0.75/1 Caress Body Wash or Bar 6 pk
$1.50/1 Citrucel Fiber Product
$1.00/1 Degree Men Adrenaline Series Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant
$1.00/1 Degree Women Premium Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant or Boyd Mist
$0.75/1 Dove Go Sleeveless or Go Fresh Anti-Perspirant
$1.00/1 Dove Beauty Bar, 6 pk or larger
$1.00/1 Dove Body Wash, 12 oz or larger
$1.00/1 Dove Hair Care Product
$1.00/1 Dove Men+Care Anti-Perspirant or Deodorant
$1.00/1 Dove Men+Care Body and Face Bar, 6 pk or larger
$1.00/1 Dove Men+Care Body and Face Wash or Active Clean Shower Tool
$2.00/1 Dove Clinical Protection Anti-Perspirant or Deodorant
$1.50/1 Ecotrin Aspirin Therapy Product
$0.55/1 Hillshire Farm Rope Smoked Sausage
$0.50/1 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Product
$1.00/2 Keebler Crackers or Sunshine Cheez-It Crackers
$0.50/2 Knorr Recipe, Sauce or Gravy Mix Products
$0.50/2 Knorr Rice and Pasta Sides
$0.40/1 Lipton Tea Bags, To Go or Iced Tea Mix
$0.50/1 Lipton Tea Bags
$1.00/2 Mars Valentine’s Day Products
$1.00/1 Nalley Pickles, 16 oz or larger
$1.50/1 Os-Cal Calcium Supplement Product
$1.00/2 Pedigree Dentastix, Marrobone, Jumbone, Breathbuster or Goodbites
$2.00/1 Porcelana Product
$0.30/1 Q-Tips Cotton Swaps Product, 170 ct or larger
$0.50/1 Ragu Pasta Sauce
$1.00/2 Tums Product, 24 ct or larger
$1.00/1 Vaseline Intensive Rescue, 3 oz or larger
$0.50/1 Wildwood Organic Emerald Valley Kitchen Organic Salsa or Hummus
$0.75/1 Wildwood Water Pack or Vacuum Pack Tofu
$0.50/1 Wish-Bone Dressing

Smart Source
$1.50/1 Air Wick Freshmatic Refill
$1.00/1 Air Wick Flip & Fresh
$2.00/1 Air Wick Freshmatic Ultra Starter Kit or Gadget Only Pack
$1.00/1 Alka-Seltzer Product
$2.00/1 Alka-Seltzer Product
$1.00/1 Bayer Aspirin Product, 20 ct or larger
$2.00/1 Biz Product
$4.00/2 Biz AND Disney’s Lady & The Tramp Blu-Ray Combo Pack
$1.00/1 Blue Diamond Almonds, 6 oz or larger
$1.00/1 Boston Market Large Turkey or Meatloaf Individual Meal
$1.00/1 Boston Market Sandwich, Sandwich Combo or Entree
$0.40/2 Chex Mix or 100 Calorie Snack, 4.5 oz or larger
$0.40/1 Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush
$0.50/1 Colgate Toothpaste, 4 oz or larger
$1.00/1 Colgate 360 Battery Powered Toothbrush or Refill
$0.75/1 Dole Parfaits
$0.75/2 Dole Gels
$0.75/1 Don Francisco’s Coffee
$1.00/1 Don Francisco’s Family Reserve Coffee
$0.75/1 Efferdent or Effergrip Product
$0.50/1 Eggland’s Best Eggs
$0.75/1 Eggland’s Best Cage Free Dozen or Organic Dozen Eggs
$0.75/1 El Monterey Mexican Snacks
$1.00/1 Everybody’s Nuts Product, 7 oz or larger
$0.50/1 Fiber One Cereal
$1.00/1 Foster Farms Frozen Cooked Chicken or Turkey Meatballs
$0.55/1 Frigo Cheese Heads String Cheese, 10 oz or larger
$1.00/1 Hartz Crunch ‘N Clean
$2.00/1 Hill’s Science Diet Ideal Balance Cat or Dog Food
$2.50/1 ICAPS Eye Vitamin or Mineral Product
$0.50/1 Irish Spring, 3 pk or larger
$1.00/1 Irish Spring body Wash
$1.00/1 Irish Spring Deodorant
$1.50/2 Kaukauna Product
$0.75/1 Kleenex Hand Towels
$1.00/1 MiraLax Product, 10-14 dose
$3.00/1 MirLax Product
$1.00/1 Nature Made Product
$0.50/1 Old El Paso Product
$1.50/1 Opti-Free Replenish or Express Solution, 10 oz or larger
$0.25/1 Palmolive Ultra Dish Liquid
$0.50/1 Palmolive Ultra Soft Touch Dish Liquid
$0.40/2 Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls
$0.40/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza Crust, Breadsticks, Loaves or Dinner Rolls
$1.50/2 Planters Peanuts, 4-21.25 oz
B1G1 Free Prevacid, 42 ct (Mail-In Rebate)
$1.00/1 Revlon Beauty Tool
$0.40/1 Softsoap Hand Soap Pump or Refill, 8 oz or larger
$0.50/1 Softsoap Bar Soap, 2 pk or larger
$0.75/1 Softsoap Body Wash, 12 oz or larger
B1G1 Free Speed Stick or lady Speed Stick Anti-Perspirant or Deodorant
$1.00/1 Systane or GenTeal Product
$0.55/1 Tai Pei regular or Stir Fry Creations
$0.35/1 Totino’s Rolls Snacks
$0.75/1 Totino’s Pizza Stuffers
$0.75/3 Totino’s Crisp Crust Party Pizza
$0.75/1 Vlassic Pickles

Shopping RESULTS: Week of 1/22

Considering I have been sick for the past 6 days!!! I did really good this week :-) A total retail cost of $109.80 but paid only $24.01!!!!! Yup that is a total savings of about 77%. Here is a breakdown of what I purchased:

Walgreens:
3-Keebler Soft Batch Cookies = $1.00 each
2-Keebler Fudge Stripes Cookies = $1.00 each
1-Keebler Sandies Cookies = $1.00 each
2-Tylenol Cold Medicine = $0.50 each

CVS:
2-Revlon Nail Clippers = $2.62 MONEYMAKER

Safeway:
2-Dreamfields Penne Pasta = $1.55 each ($2.00 - $0.50 coupon)
6.35 lbs of Red Seedless Grapes = $6.46 total ($1.49/lb + $3.00 off with $10minpurchase)

Savemart:
8 lbs of Large Navel Oranges = $2.99 total ($0.37/lb)
2-Bar S Jumbo Turkey Hot Dogs = $0.99 each
3-Oscar Meyer Broiled Ham = $0.59 each ($2.59 - clearance coupon of $2.00)
0.83 lb of Pork Ribs = $1.90 ($2.90 - clearance coupon of $1.00)
0.86 lb of Pork Chops = $1.14 ($2.14 - clearance coupon of $1.00)

Fellow Couponer:

A fellow couponer submitted a picture of her purchase at CVS to share. Retail price for these products should have been $43.86, $3 of that is tax. Actual cost after coupons and extrabucks rewards $13.34, making the savings rate 66.93%.

McDonald’s Valentine’s Day Friend Packs for $1 are back! (12 FreeCoupons)

McDonald’s has their Valentine’s Day Friend Packs available again!
These packs are $1 and you get 12 Valentine’s that are basically free coupons!
You get…
FREE Apple Dippers (3 of these)
FREE Apple Juice or Milk Jug (3 of these)
FREE Small Cone (3 of these)
FREE Hamburger (3 of these)
Coupons are valid from 2/14 – 5/29.
Be sure to contact your local store to make sure they have them before heading out.

Lipton Green or Pyramid Tea Only $0.62 at Target!

We have gotten into the habit of drinking a nice cup of tea at the end of the night so I love to stock up on these. Print two sets of these to get a great deal at Target!

Lipton Green or Pyramid Tea, 20 ct $1.99, Regular PriceUse 2 $1.00/1 – Lipton Green Tea or Pyramid Tea Bags – (coupons.com)
And use $0.75/2 – Lipton Tea Bags, 18 ct or larger, Target Coupon - (target.com)
Final Price: $0.62 each when you buy 2

Week of January 22nd-28th:

Here is a list of what I intend to buy this week at the drugstores:

Walgreens:
Triaminic Cold, Cough, Fever, or Allergy Relief Liquid, Thin Strips, or Infants’ Fever Reducer Drops $5.00
Buy 2, Receive $5.00 Register Reward
Use 2 $3.00/1 Triaminic Fever Reducer Pain Reliever product, any from SS 12/4
Pay $4.00, Receive $5.00 Register Reward
Final Price: $1.00 Money Maker

Tylenol Cold, Cough, or Flu Relief, 24 count, or Liquid, 8 0z., or Children’s Sudafed PE, 4 oz. $5.00 Buy 2, Receive $5.00 Register RewardUse 2 $2.00/1 Tylenol Cold Liquid product, any from SS 1/15
Pay $6.00, Receive $5.00 Register Reward
Final Price: $0.50 each when you buy 2

Keebler Cookies or Crackers, 11.5 to 16 oz., or Cheez-It, 9 oz. $2.50
Use $1.00/2 Keebler crackers, 8 oz or larger from RP 12/11 (exp 2/5)
And $2.00/2 in store coupon available in Walgreens January Savings Coupon Book
Final Price: $1.00 each when you buy 2

For a full list of what's on sale at Walgreens, visit the Krazy Coupon Lady Website HERE

CVS:
Revlon Nail Clipper, $2.19
Buy 2 Select Revlon Products, Receive $7.00 in Extra Bucks, Limit 1
Pay $4.38, Receive $7.00 in Extra Bucks
Final Price: $2.62 MONEYMAKER

For a full list of what's on sale at CVS, visit the Krazy Coupon Lady Website HERE

CVS MONEYMAKER!!!

If you are by any chance at CVS this week pick up this great deal:
Revlon Nail Clips - 2 @ $2.19
Pay $4.38 and Receive $7.00 in Extra Bucks. That makes this a $2.62 moneymaker!!!

What to expect

As soon as I became a Stay-At-Home-Mom, our household income obviously took a big hit. We had to find a way to make ends meet with the limited amount of money we had. Then I came across the show Extreme Couponing on TLC and it became clear what I needed to do! I have always been the one to find coupons to save a buck, but never realized how much more I could do to save even more...especially on our groceries. I have been "couponing" for 7 months now and in this short time I have created a small stock pile worth $5,100.00 but only paid $2,400.00 for them. For a beginner that is a good savings rate of 59%.

I decided that in the beginning of 2012 I would take my couponing to a new level and really put more effort in savings. In the first 3 weeks of the year I have purchased $845 in goods but only paid $267 for them, a savings of 66% and climbing! My coupon binder is growing dramatically, the space I do have for my stockpile is quickly filling up and my deep freezer is filled to capacity. Follow me on this blog to see how I do it, pick up tips or just check on my progress! I am making a goal this year to try to save our household the amount I would have been paid in a part time job........Wish me Luck!