*HOT* 20th Century Fox Movie Coupons

Coupons.com has come out with several $2.00 coupons for 20th Century Fox movies.

Wal-Mart and Target both have these movies on sale for as little as $5.00 each.

When Harry Met Sally - Use the $2.00 coupon

A Good Year - Use the $2.00 coupon

27 Dresses - Use the $2.00 coupon

What Happens in Vegas - Use the $2.00 coupon

The Princess Bride - Use the $2.00 coupon **I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!**

These would be great gifts for Valentine's Day. Or you could even start stocking up on stocking stuffers for next Christmas. $3.00 for a movie is a great buy!!

Hurry and print your coupons before they reach the print limit!

Walgreens Deals 1/10 - 1/16

If you are new to couponing and Walgreens, please read WALGREENS 101 before continuing.

Thermacare Neck & Arm Wrap 1ct - $2.49 (Get a $2.49 RR wyb 1)
- $1.00 Printable Coupon
= Free + $1 Profit

Planter’s Trail Mix 6 oz - $1.50 (Get a $1.00 RR wyb 2)
- $1/2 coupon from the January Coupon Booklet
= $.50 each

Nivea Hydrating Shower Gel - $4.99 (Get a $2.00 RR wyb 1)
- $2.00 MFQ (1/3 RP)
= $.99

Campbell’s Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup - $0.89 with in-ad coupon
- Use the $1/4 printable coupon
= $.64 each

Colgate Max White or Max Fresh Toothpaste - $2.99 (Get a $2 RR wyb 1)
- $.75 MFQ (1/3 SS) or Printable Coupon
= $.24

Halls Cough Drops 20-30 ct - $.99 with in-ad coupon
- $.50 printable coupon or the $1/2 MFQ (1/10 SS)
= $.49 each

Betty Crocker Warm Delights - $.99 with in-ad coupon
- $.50 Printable Coupon
= $.49

Betty Crocker Frosting - $.99 with in-ad coupon
- $1/2 Printable Coupon
= $.49 each

Triaminic Cold or Allergy Relief - $5 (Get a $5 RR wyb 2)
- $2.00 MFQ (12/6 SS) --OR--
- $1.50/1 Printable Coupons
= $.50 – $1.00 each

Bic Disposable Razors - $5.00
- B1G1Free Coupon (1/10 SS) --AND--
- $3/2 Walgreens Coupon (January Coupon Book)
= $1.00 each

Kotex (Pantiliners 48-64 pack, Tampons 18 pack, Maxipads 14-24 pack) - $3.00 (Get a $4.00 RR wyb 3)
Deal Scenario:
Buy 3 Kotex Maxipads
Use the $2/2 coupon from the 1/10 SS
Pay $7, Get back a $4 RR
= $1.00 each

Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowl or Biscuit Sandwiches - $2.00
- $1.00 or $.75 MFQ (10/4, 12/6, or 1/3 RP) or Printable Coupon
= $1.00 – $1.25

Oscar Mayer Bacon - $3.00 (Get a $1.00 RR wyb 2)
- $.75 MFQ (11/15 SS)
= $1.75 each

Dryel - $7.99 (Get a $3.00 RR wyb 1)
- $2.00 Printable Coupon
= $2.99

Ravinia Knee Highs (Limit 6) - $.25
Great filler item for your coupon to item ratio!

Thanks, Stephanie

Closeout on Laundry Care at Kroger

There are some great buys on Laundry items at Kroger. They have a few things on "closeout."

All Small and Mighty - $3.19
-Use $2.00 MFQ (12/6 RP)
= $1.19

Snuggle Fabric Softener - $2.57
-Use $2.00 MFQ (12/6 RP) **expires 1/10/10**
= $.57

Hurry and go get these items before 1) they sell out & 2) the coupons expire

*KILLER* Crazy Meal Deal at Kroger

I don't really participate in the meal deals at Kroger because normally I can get all that stuff for cheaper than they are selling it for. BUT this week I took part because it was just too good to pass up.

Buy any (3) Kelloggs Cereals (Selected Varieties), Nutri-Grain Bars 8ct,
Special-K Bars 6ct - 3/$7
Get FREE:
Kroger Gallon of Milk
Kroger White Bread
Kroger Large Eggs 12 ct Grade A
Tennessee Pride Sausage Gravy 8oz

- $5/4 any Kellogg's Cereal printable HERE
- $1/2 Special K Coupon (1/3 RP)

Here's what I did - I wanted to be able to use both of the coupons I listed above, but the deal is "buy 3." So...I went in halfsies with my mom. I bought 2 crazy meal deals (my store lets you do up to 3 in one transaction). I used both the $5/4 and $1/2 coupon. I paid $7.59 for everything, so ~$3.80 each. Not bad! So I basically got 2 meal deals for the price of one.

I would highly recommend doing it this way. You get more bang for your buck. And if you're someone like me who can't use up all that food before it goes bad, then do it like I did and go halfsies with someone.

CHEAP Aquafina at Walgreens

There is a Pepsi promotion going on at Walgreens during the month of January. Buy $20, get $10 RR back. Aquafina water is included in this deal.

Buy (4) Aquafina 12 Packs - $5.99
Use in-ad coupon to bring price down to $3.99 (will deduct $8.00)
Pay $15.96 plus tax out of pocket, get a $10.00 RR
= $.12 per bottle

$3.00 Neosporin Lip Health - Profit at Walgreens

There is a great deal on Neosporin Lip Health - and you can make a little profit!

Buy 2 Neosporin Lip Health - 2 for $8.00
Use (2) $3.00 printables coupons HERE (IE) or (FF)
Pay $2.00 OOP, Get back a $3.00 RR
= FREE + $1.00 Profit

Baked Lays $1.45 at CVS

CVS has their Baked Lays on sale for $3.00 this week.

Match this sale with
$1.00 Frito Lay CVS coupon -AND-
$.55 Baked Lays MFQ (1/3 SmartSource)
Total = $1.45

*Note, some areas received a $1.00 Baked Lays coupon, resulting in chips for $1.00.

2009 Total Savings/Earnings - $8550.72

Well, I have officially had a full year of couponing!!

I started October 2008. Once I saw some of the things I could do, in January 2009, I started a tally of all my savings, including rebates, online surveys, couponing, etc.

Here are my totals for 2009:

Savings - $8207.28
**This number includes my savings shown on the bottom of my receipts-coupons from the newspaper inserts, printables, coupons I asked for from different stores, Passbook coupons, money I found on the ground, and any giftcards I won or received. Obviously, if I paid for the GCs myself, that’s not really saving.
***This number DOES NOT include savings from gas. I got $.10 per gallon at Kroger throughout the year, and did not include that in my totals.

Surveys - $9.33
**I could have been paid a TON more money than this, however I just didn’t have the time to do surveys. Oh well, $9.33 more than I did have!

Rebates - $1480.86 -- $334.11
**This number includes manufacturer rebates, Walgreens EasySaver rebates and (2) $500 giftcards I won. I included the $1,000 worth of GCs to my savings, because I paid bills, bought groceries, etc with the GCs. I also requested my WAGS rebates in giftcard format ($146.75 worth), so those are also reflected in my "savings" tally. So for simplicity sake, my rebates only totaled $334.11 ($1480.86 - $1000 - $146.75).

These rebate are awesome! Not only can I use coupons to get my out of pocket expense as low as possible, but I can submit a rebate to make a profit! Here are a few examples of those:

1-12-09 - When the EasySaver was still going, there were times I could "double dip." On this trip I was able to get the EasySaver WAGS Rebate and $8.00 Orajel & $4.00 Windex rebate.

3-14-09 – Not only was I able to get 4 FREE boxes of Cereal, I got a $7.00 RR at WAGS and got a $1.00 rebate on each box purchased.

6-20-09 – CVS had the Vitamin Shampoo/Conditioner on sale Buy One Get One Free, and some of them had "Try Me Free" stickers. So after the rebate, I was able to get 2 free hair products.

6-23-09 – Just like CVS with the Vitamin hair product, Walgreens had Organix S/C on sale BOGO Free with "Try Me Free" stickers. I got 2 for FREE.

7-14-09 – Kellogg’s $10 Fuel for School - nothing like free cereal

10-27-09 – I profited $3.24 on Ziploc bags with this SC Johnson Rebate

10-29-09 – Kroger had a huge Mega Event, where Tombstone Pizza was included. Plus I had MFQs. I was able to profit $7.38 after all was said and done.

11-24-09 – I was able to profit HUGE with the new Kraft Rebate from buying 10 boxes of Wheat Thins.
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Grand Total Savings/Earnings - $8207.28 + $9.33 + $334.11 = $8550.72

$10 GC with new or transferred Prescription at Target

Go HERE to print a coupon for a $10 Target gift card with any new or transferred prescription!

Eat from the Pantry Challenge

Several bloggers have started an Eat from the Pantry Challenge for the month of January. I was just thinking I needed to do this - then I came across this blog entry. What a coincidence!

As you know, Brian and I are trying to save up for a house (HERE). That is one of our 2010 goals! One of the ways we plan to do this is to eat from the pantry during January, and only buy the staples that we need like milk, cheese, fruit, etc. I think we can manage it. I will have to get creative, but I'm up for the challenge.

By doing this, we can save the money that we would spend to go towards saving for the house. We do have quite a stockpile and can live off of that for a while, so if we do this for several months, we can save quite a bit of money.

With that being said, we are also going to try to not eat out this month. This is SUPER hard for us to do because I come from a family that eats out ALL the time, and we don't have any kids, so it's easy for us to want to go out on "dates."

So if you have been stockpiling for a while, and have some food you need to use up, DO IT! You will be able to save a lot of money this month.