Four Alternatives to the Grocery Store

Just fifteen or twenty years ago it would have been unusual to buy your groceries from anywhere other than your typical neighborhood grocery store. Things have definitely changed since then and the average consumer has a whole range of opportunities to shop for food. Gone on are the days when the supermarket was practically the only place most people went to get their groceries. According to the Wall Street Journal, Americans are only shopping for groceries at supermarkets 51 percent of the time. So where are they going for grocery purchases, and will those places save them money? 1. Big … Continue reading

More Halloween Sales and Deals

Halloween is still a few weeks away, but the sales have been going on for a while. If you wait until the days before Halloween to start shopping there may be nothing left. Now is the time to take advantage of the Halloween sales. Here are a few that are going on right now. Amazon has Halloween candy on sale. Get a 100 piece bag of Hershey’s Candy Assortment for $12.77. A 100 Count Snack Size Assortment bag of Kit Kat, Whoppers, and more is $14.08. These are just a few examples. Amazon also is having a sale on their … Continue reading

Coupons for Pillsbury, Smart Ones, Kotex, and More!

It is great to be able to bring a bunch of coupons with you when you go grocery shopping. One resource for coupons is Coupons.com. I’ve noticed that they always have coupons for name brand items, and most of their coupons can be used in any store. However, some of them are coupons that can only be used at Walmart. So, look closely before you shop. Post has a coupon that will save you $1.00 when you buy any 2 Post Kids cereals. This coupon is only good on the 11 ounce size, or larger. The coupon is only redeemable … Continue reading

Where to Find More Coupon and Deals Blogs

There is something about collecting coupons that can be quite addictive. Once you get into the habit of looking for coupons and deals online, you become compelled to find more. There are extreme couponers who spend hours every day searching through deals blogs. I can suggest a few great ones for you to start taking a look at. Free Coupons is a very organized and easy to use website. You can find tons of printable coupons, freebies, deals, coupon codes, and more. The blog has all kinds of great suggestions about how to coupon, tips for extreme couponing, and even … Continue reading

Great Deals on SoyJoy Bars

What is a SoyJoy bar? It is a snack food that contains whole soy and real fruit, and that comes in a variety of flavors. They can be a healthy alternative to eating a candy bar when you are looking for a tasty, sweet, snack food to munch on. Right now, you can get a coupon to save money on SoyJoy bars, and also get a free sample of them. What do you reach for at snack time? Perhaps you grab some potato chips, or a chocolate chip cookie. Both of those things can be satisfying, and could possibly take … Continue reading

Hot Deals with Printable Coupons

The latest Coupons.com coupons are up, and they didn’t wait for the first of the month as usual. Here’s some great deals: $1.50 off two boxes of Kashi bars .75 off one bag of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish (this is a rare coupon, so download it now before it goes away) $1 off two bags of Nestle chocolate Eggs $1 off two bags of Wonka Jelly Beans Loads of Kellogg’s Coupons at $1, $1.50 and $2 off. Combine these with sales going on now. Many stores are featuring Kelloggs’ cereals at 4 for $10. $2 off any Excedrin. Combine this with … Continue reading

The All You Grocery Challenge – I’m Out

Well, I fell off the Walmart wagon. The All You Challenge to spend less than $25 per person for four weeks fell the way of the college kid home for a visit. For the first two weeks, I did great – here alone. I used my vege garden, my stockpile, and my coupons. I came well under the $25 limit. When my college age son came home, I figured out the groceries just fine – came to $40. But then, we went out to dinner. That ended the challenge for me. You just can’t have a college age child home … Continue reading

All You 2009 Grocery Challenge! Will You Win?

Today is the last day to enter the All You magazine 2009 Grocery Challenge. If you haven’t heard of All You, then you haven’t been clipping coupons for very long. All You is a magazine that is published by Walmart, and distributed in Walmart Stores and through subscriptions. Rather than confining the focus to Walmart, All You features articles of general interest about food, clothing, shopping, and lifestyle. It is a premier source of high value coupons, and pays for itself with these savings. The prize for the Grocery Challenge is a $1000 grocery card and a year’s supply of … Continue reading

Great Deals with Internet Printable Coupons

I found some really great deals lately I wanted to share with you. Starbucks Ice Cream is back, and Walmart has it at a great rollback price of $2.50 for a pint. Some of you had a $2.00 coupon in your Smart Source insert this Sunday, making it just 50 cents – and it is delicious. If you didn’t get the $2.00 insert coupon, print out the $1.50 coupon here. Some supermarkets are introducing these at Buy 1 Get 1 Free prices – and you can use two coupons for greater savings. Publix has a great rebate for a $10 … Continue reading

Magazine Deals, and All You

Finding coupons in magazines is nothing new. Magazines in your supermarket that focus on home and family have always featured coupons in their advertising. The absolute best magazine for coupon finds is All You, available by subscription, or for purchase at Walmart. All You typically features over $100 worth of coupons. This month’s June issue has a total coupon savings of $112.55. Many of the coupons featured are high value, $1.00 or more. When did you ever see a $3 coupon on Equal? That value jumps right out at me. The magazine itself is a good resource for frugal practices, … Continue reading