It’s “Free Chocolate Friday” today, so don’t forget to claim your chocolate if you haven’t already! Click here for all the details. Jai and I both received our candy bar coupons earlier in the week – MMM!
Archive for June, 2009
Don’t Forget – It’s Free Chocolate Friday!
Friday, June 5th, 2009Free Victoria’s Secret Underwear
Friday, June 5th, 2009If you’re a Facebook member, you can click here to become a Facebook fan of Victoria’s Secret, and you will receive a coupon good for one free pair of panties up to $7.50, no purchase necessary. The coupon is only good through tomorrow, June 5th, so hurry! I wish I could get to a VS before then. I know you guys enjoyed the last Victoria’s Secret deal, so have fun with this one!
Thanks to Common Sense With Money for the tip!
Coupon Funded Menu Corner – June 3rd
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009Now that I’m over my flu/jet lag, it’s fun to start cooking again instead of just eating saltines for dinner. Here’s last night’s meal:
Shrimp Alfredo Linguine – yum! The total cost for this meal, which fed two people (plus seconds), was .91 cents. This includes the cost of the shrimp, the cost of the pasta kit, and the milk. The only other ingredient used was homemade olive oil, which I received as a Christmas present. I used half of the shrimp in the pasta, and half the previous day for our lunches – so we got two meals out of it.
A delicious dinner for .46 cents per serving – I’d say that’s pretty frugal!
Shopping Trip, May 31st – Chicken For .34 Cents, Shrimp For .47 Cents, And More
Monday, June 1st, 2009Yesterday was the first big shopping trip I’ve done since getting back from England, and it was a lot of fun. I got $38.28 worth of groceries for $12.18:
First stop, Fred Meyer:
Total spent: $5.00
Total before coupons: $11.10
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I got a flier in the mail from Fred Meyer that contained some awesome coupons. There was a coupon good for $3 off any seafood purchase, and another for $3 off any meat department purchase. So I put them to good use!
Got:
4.23 pounds of chicken – on sale for $3.34, used my $3 off meat coupon. Final cost: .34 cents.
1.16 pounds of shrimp – on sale for $3.47, used my $3 off seafood coupon. Final cost: .47 cents.
One Sunday newspaper – more coupons! Final cost: $2.50.
A ten-pound bag of potatoes – on my menu this week. Final cost: $1.79.
I also received .10 cents in credit for bringing my own bags.
My next stop was Walgreens. There’s a great Register Reward deal on Ecotrin this week, and because of the way that Register Rewards work, I ended up going through the line 10 times. It was well worth my time, and the cashier just thought it was funny. She was required to ask each customer if they wanted to add M&Ms to their purchase, so each time I came through, she said “Would you like some M&Ms this time? How about now?”. It was entertaining!
Transaction #1:
Total spent: Zero. And I got back $2 in Register Rewards!
Total before coupons: $2.00
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Got:
One 45-count box of Ecotrin aspirin – on sale for $2.00, used one $2.00/1 printable. Final price: Free, and I received a $2 Register Reward for the purchase!
Transaction #2:
Total spent: $4.29
Total before coupons: $6.29
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Got:
One 30-count box of makeup removers – on sale for $6.29, used the $2 Register Reward that I had just earned. Final cost: $4.29.
No super deals here, just something I needed. I pay more for this brand because it’s the only makeup remover that doesn’t give me a giant rash!
Transaction #3:
Total spent: Zero. And I got back $2 in Register Rewards!
Total before coupons: $2.00
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Got:
One 45-count box of Ecotrin aspirin – on sale for $2.00, used one $2.00/1 printable. Final price: Free, and I received a $2 Register Reward for the purchase!
Transaction #4:
Total spent: .89 cents
Total before coupons: $2.89
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Got:
One quart of Coffee-Mate – we were almost out! On sale for $2.89, used the $2 Register Reward that I had just earned. Final cost: .89 cents.
Transaction #5:
Total spent: Zero. And I got back $2 in Register Rewards!
Total before coupons: $2.00
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Got:
One 45-count box of Ecotrin aspirin – on sale for $2.00, used one $2.00/1 printable. Final price: Free, and I received a $2 Register Reward for the purchase! I’m able to print coupons from my laptop, my desktop computer, and Jai’s computer, which is how I am able to get multiple copies.
Transaction #6:
Total spent: Zero!
Total before coupons: $2.00
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Got:
8 packets of Ramen noodles – it’s going to be an especially hectic week, so I wanted to have some quick lunches on hand. On sale for .25 cents each, used the $2 Register Reward that I had just earned. Final cost: Free!
Transaction #7:
Total spent: Zero. And I got back $2 in Register Rewards!
Total before coupons: $2.00
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Got:
One 45-count box of Ecotrin aspirin – on sale for $2.00, used one $2.00/1 printable. Final price: Free, and I received a $2 Register Reward for the purchase!
Transaction #8:
Total spent: $1.00
Total before coupons: $3.00
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Got:
2 cans of Cream of Mushroom soup – I want to make tuna noodle casserole this week, and the soup is the only thing I was missing. One sale 2 for $3.00, used the $2 Register Reward that I had just earned. Final price: $1.00.
Transaction #9:
Total spent: Zero. And I got back $2 in Register Rewards!
Total before coupons: $2.00
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Got:
One 45-count box of Ecotrin aspirin – on sale for $2.00, used one $2.00/1 printable. Final price: Free, and I received a $2 Register Reward for the purchase!
Transaction #10:
Total spent: $1.00
Total before coupons: $3.00
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Got:
1 pound of bacon – bacon sandwiches also make for a quick lunch! On sale for $3.00, used the $2 Register Reward that I had just earned. Final price: $1.00.
So I got everything on my shopping list, and I’ve also got enough aspirin to last me forever! And there was still lots of Ecotrin on the shelf after I was done, so there will be plenty left for other customers as well.
