Ulta Beauty

Did you know you can use coupons at places like Ulta Beauty?

Ulta had a coupon for $5 off when you spend $10. Then Olay and Neutragena products are on sale %15 off and there is a $3 off coupon for Olay and $1 off Neutragena. I paid $2.61 total for the two of these.

Walmart Trip

Over $65 worth of stuff for $15.96

(4) Dr. Pepper Ten 2Lt -Free
(4) Sierra Mist Cranberry
(2) 3.5lb bags of dog food
(1) Popcorn shrimp
(1) Popcorn Fish - Free
(2) baby bottles
(1) Tropicana OJ
(1) Idahoan Potato Box - Free
(6) Eyeshadow - .86¢ each Money make for a total of $5.16

Walmart's coupon policy allows you to use the overage or be paid out for it.

Cheap Toys

This week at Smith's Marketplace they have BOGO Free (Buy One Get One Free) on My Little Pony (MLP), Strawberry Shortcake (SSC) and Littlest Petshop toys. Last week 10/02 Sunday paper had a Hasbro Playsaver insert with $5 off coupons for MLP and SSC RC cars. Here's the deal I got.

MLP RC Car $22.99
SSC RC Car $19.99
Total before discounts: $42.98
BOGO Free -$19.99
Coupons -$10.00
Total OOP = $12.99 (plus tax)

About $7 for each!!


Here another deal going on at Rite Aid this week.

Paid $2.45 out of pocket and have $5.00 in +Up rewards leftover.

Walmart Price Match -Case Lot Sales

This past week there have been Case Lot sales going on. This is a great time to price match at Walmart for a few reasons:
1. Low price per each on items
2. If you don't need 48 cans of Tuna, you can just buy what you need.
3. If you only have enough coupons for a few, then just get a few.



This trip was all price matched from the Smith's Case Lot ad (still going on through 09/20) . In order to price match you will need to bring the ad to the store. Here the break down.

Bumble Bee Tuna - Smith's Case Lot 65¢ per can
Used $1/2 Bumble Bee Tuna printed from www.recyclebank.com
= 15¢ per can

Campbell's Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup - Smith's Case Lot 59¢ per can
Used $1/5 Campbell's Condensed Soups printed from www.campbellskitchen.com
= 39¢ per can

Libby's Can Veggies - Smith's Case Lot 2/$1 (50¢ each)
Used $1/4 Libby's Can Veggie from Red Plum on 08/28/11
(Red Plum Coupons usually come to people in the mail on Tuesdays)
= 25¢ per can

Planter's Peanut Butter - Smith's Case Lot $1.39 each
Used 75¢ off One Jar from Smart Source on 08/21/11
(Smart Source Coupons come in the Sunday paper)
= 64¢ per jar

Learning the Basics of Couponing

There are so many great resources out there on how to coupon. One that I used when I was getting started was the ABC's of Couponing. Here are a couple of basics:

Coupons are available in three main places: newspapers, mail (Red Plum comes on Tuesday) and internet site.
Don't feel like you are cheating the stores when you use coupons to get a good deal. Stores get reimbursed from manufacture coupons.
Prices/Deals vary by region. Just because you see a deal online, doesn't always mean that it will be the case at your location.

Take a look and see what you can learn.

Coupon Database

One tool that I have started to utilize is a coupon database. A coupon database is a list of just about every coupon available anywhere. I have been using the one from Cuckoo for Coupon Deals. It is easy to search and makes quick work of coupon hunting. For example, if there is a sale on Colgate Toothpaste, I just search Colgate and it brings up every coupon available and where to find it. Try it out and post your favorite coupon find.

Why I am starting this blog

Welcome to my Savings Blog. I decided to start a blog for my couponing because I have found so much enjoyment and fun from my experiences. I started couponing in June 2011 and fell in love with it. It has become my new hobby. I want to use this blog to help my friends and family learn what I have learned about how to save. I won't be updating this blog everyday, I plan to use it as a resource for other and a place to post my saving. The reason that I coupon:

"I coupon to save money on the things I have to buy,
so I can spend money on the things I want to buy."

Everyone is different and this blog is just what I do. Hope you enjoy and learn what works for you.