Sorry this post is later than normal. I've been extremely busy so far this week. I don't know if anyone is reading this, anyway, so unless I start getting some comments, or start seeing some click-throughs on AdSense, I'm not going to worry about it too much ! :-)
Walgreens has some specials this week that you don't want to miss. My list was longer than normal.
First, I'll list the items with coupons from their circular:
Palmolive $.99, plus another $.25 off after printable coupon, making it $.75
Campbell's Chunky Soup 2/$3, plus use the coupons.com $1 off two coupon - limit 4, so you can get 4/$4
W Facial Tissue, 200 count, $.99 (great for that box of tissue for school)
Penway 2 Pocket Folders with Prongs 8/$1 (make sure you get the paper kind - if you get the plastic ones with the same name, they don't count those - I know from experience)
Corner Office Index Cards $.39
Crayola Posterboard 22"x28" 3/$1, limit 6
Items on sale this week without in store coupons were:
Duracell Batteries $10 for 20 AA or AAA, 8 pack C or D, 4 pack 9 Volt, Rechargeable 4 pack AA or AAA or Mini Charger - if you were at Walgreens a week or two ago, you may have gotten a checkout coupon for $4 off Duracell Batteries. I used mine, and this was a great deal with the sale!
Select General Mills Cereal or Nature Valley Bars, 2/$4 - use some of the coupons you got recently, and this deal brings the price down to 2/$3 or even 2/$2.50.
Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, 6.6oz - $.99, but go to their website to print off a coupon for $.50 off, for a total of $.49 (click on the bottom left corner of the web page)
Expo Dry Erase Markers $1.99 - I thought this was a good enough stand-alone deal.
Crayola Markers 10 pack $.99
Penway Pencils 24 pack $.79
I'm so close to done with my school shopping already. This is so great!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Mackenthun's Cereal Deal
Gear up for shopping July 11-17th! Mackenthun's has a great deal on cereal that you won't want to miss, especially if you still have the General Mills coupons from two and three weeks ago. Both the Sunday paper and the printable coupon sites had a plethera of GM coupons, so if you've been up to speed, you should have a ton. Here's how to capitalize on this deal:
Four for $10 sale price, plus a $4 instant savings when you purchase four. Only certain GM cereals qualify, so look carefully. Some of the cereals on sale are in the 8-11 oz. sizes, and these aren't really the best deal. But, if you like Fiber One, you are in luck! They are the 14.25-17.25 oz boxes, and the coupons happen to be the $.75 variety. So, if you have four coupons, that will knock $3 off the price, giving you four boxes of cereal for $3. That's $.75 per box!!
I'm struggling for any other fabulous deals this week at Mackenthun's. If you see anything amazing, let me know!
Four for $10 sale price, plus a $4 instant savings when you purchase four. Only certain GM cereals qualify, so look carefully. Some of the cereals on sale are in the 8-11 oz. sizes, and these aren't really the best deal. But, if you like Fiber One, you are in luck! They are the 14.25-17.25 oz boxes, and the coupons happen to be the $.75 variety. So, if you have four coupons, that will knock $3 off the price, giving you four boxes of cereal for $3. That's $.75 per box!!
I'm struggling for any other fabulous deals this week at Mackenthun's. If you see anything amazing, let me know!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Loving the Mail!
Yes, the stream of deals continues in the mail today. I just received a sample package of Kotex tampons and panty liners, as well as a $1 off coupon for any Kotex product. I have www.Freebies2Deals.com to thank for that amazing offer! It looks like they are still offering sample packs, so go get yours here: http://www.kotex.com/na/free-sample
Next, I got two $25 gift cards to Cub Foods. Those were for telling my friend about Empire Today when she was looking for someone to install new carpet in a hurry. She told her salesman my name, and they sent me a choice of gift cards to pick from. Awesome!
My email confirmed one more SE Johnson rebate - yay! I'm looking forward to getting those checks.
Also in the email was the Walgreens sneak peek. Unfortunately, the link isn't working yet. :-( But I can see a little bit of the front page in the email, and it says it is dollar days next week. GM cereals are $2/4. Nature Valley is on there, too. I'm excited, because those were recent coupon items, so I should do really well.
I've been focusing on purchasing snack foods for our summer vacation next month. It's a road trip, so we need lots of snacks. I'm determined not to do what I normally do, which is to go to the store the night before the trip with my husband and pay full price for everything. Today I did really well at Mackenthun's with a coupon for a free package of Nabisco cookies when I purchase a gallon of milk and a package of Nabisco cookies. I noticed while in the cookie aisle that the Keebler cookies were on sale. They weren't the best price, but someone had left a few $1 off 2 Keebler cookies with the purchase of a gallon of milk coupons on the shelf, so I grabbed one and got double duty out of the milk purchase.
Speaking of milk, I'm so glad they dropped their milk prices a few months ago! I boycotted their milk section so much over the last year, in favor of Target's and Kwik Trip's prices. Now, at $1.99 for Oak Grove, it is nice to be able to pick up milk wherever I'm shopping these days.
Next, I got two $25 gift cards to Cub Foods. Those were for telling my friend about Empire Today when she was looking for someone to install new carpet in a hurry. She told her salesman my name, and they sent me a choice of gift cards to pick from. Awesome!
My email confirmed one more SE Johnson rebate - yay! I'm looking forward to getting those checks.
Also in the email was the Walgreens sneak peek. Unfortunately, the link isn't working yet. :-( But I can see a little bit of the front page in the email, and it says it is dollar days next week. GM cereals are $2/4. Nature Valley is on there, too. I'm excited, because those were recent coupon items, so I should do really well.
I've been focusing on purchasing snack foods for our summer vacation next month. It's a road trip, so we need lots of snacks. I'm determined not to do what I normally do, which is to go to the store the night before the trip with my husband and pay full price for everything. Today I did really well at Mackenthun's with a coupon for a free package of Nabisco cookies when I purchase a gallon of milk and a package of Nabisco cookies. I noticed while in the cookie aisle that the Keebler cookies were on sale. They weren't the best price, but someone had left a few $1 off 2 Keebler cookies with the purchase of a gallon of milk coupons on the shelf, so I grabbed one and got double duty out of the milk purchase.
Speaking of milk, I'm so glad they dropped their milk prices a few months ago! I boycotted their milk section so much over the last year, in favor of Target's and Kwik Trip's prices. Now, at $1.99 for Oak Grove, it is nice to be able to pick up milk wherever I'm shopping these days.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
And the Offers Start Rolling In...
I started couponing approximately 2-3 weeks ago. Today, I had a very happy mail day. First, I opened my email and got a coupon for free lettuce wraps at PF Chang's. Then, I got my mail, which included a coupon for a free DiGiorno Deep Dish Frozen Pizza, my PF Chang's Warrior card, which gives me 10% off all of my dining there, and four $1-off coupons for Febreeze.
I could get used to this!
My email over the last few days has been updating me on my SE Johnson rebate offers, so I know that they are being processed. I expect to see some real savings beginning two months after I started couponing. My estimate is that it will take that long for things to start coming in enough to add up to a noticeable savings.
I could get used to this!
My email over the last few days has been updating me on my SE Johnson rebate offers, so I know that they are being processed. I expect to see some real savings beginning two months after I started couponing. My estimate is that it will take that long for things to start coming in enough to add up to a noticeable savings.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Gotta Love This!
I visited Walgreens today. Where else could you get all of this for $9.99, including tax? But wait, it gets better. After redeeming $7 in Register Rewards, I only paid $2.99. Then, I got another $2 in Register Rewards to use next time. Now, that's a fun shopping trip.
Details: Colgate MaxFresh $2.99 -$2 Register Rewards -$.75 Mfg. coupon = $.25
PaperMate mechanical pencils $.19 per package
Lindsay Olives $.99 each after Walgreens coupon from their circular
Chicken of the Sea tuna $.69 each after Walgreens coupon from their circular
Scotch Pop-Up tape $.59 each on the clearance shelf
School supplies are slowly, but surely, getting checked off my list.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Saving on School Supplies
The time for saving on school supplies starts the last week of school. No, I didn't mean the last week of summer. I really mean the last week of school. You know, when the kids bring home all of their leftover supplies.
Our school participates in the SchoolPak program, which is a fundraiser for the PTO. Yes, it brings money into the school. Yes, it saves you time shopping for school items. But, with a family as big as mine, it is just too costly. Plus, I feel like I'm wasting so much!
When the kids bring home school supplies, I have them bring them directly to me. If I don't remember to do this, they hold on to them and they end up all over the house. Perfectly good sets of markers get separated from each other. Barely-touched colored pencils end up getting stepped on and broken on a bedroom floor. Scissors end up in the wrong hands, cutting things they aren't supposed to (I still haven't replaced my living room curtains from that mishap last year). However, if they bring them to me, I can have a good portion of my school supplies prepared for the next school year before vacation even starts.
First, I label a bag for each of my children, pull out my plastic storage tub of office supplies (things that were from past school years, extra items, etc.). Then, I go to the school websites and print supply lists. If you need a copy of your child's supply list, you can normally find it online at your school's web site under their Office category. For Waconia school district, you can visit http://www.waconia.k12.mn.us, navigate to you school under the Our Schools section, then go under the Our Office section to find the list you need.
Once that is taken care of, I go through what has been brought home. I compare items to the list, and place items that are reusable as-is in each child's bag, such as rulers, scissors, calculators and pencil cases, checking them off the school supplies lists as I go.
Many moms think new markers each year are a must. Not I. I test each marker on a scrap paper, and if they are still writing like new, I keep them in the pencil case. If they aren't quite up to making it through another year of school, I put them in a pile to take to our children's craft area. I then go through the extra new markers in my tub from last year and replace as many as I can. I put complete sets in as many children's pencil cases as possible, then check them off the school supply lists. If I have to buy a box, I replace missing markers, and keep the new leftover markers in my tub for next year.
I do nearly the same thing with colored pencils. As long as they are still longer than half-gone, I keep them, sharpening them if necessary. I replace any missing colors that I can from my tub, and hopefully won't need to purchase more than one complete package.
Crayons are another story. If a box comes home complete, which is rare, I will recycle it the next year. However, I find that crayons go on sale each year for such a low price that it isn't really worth the hours it takes to go through a tub full of crayons and try to find the right colors. If you don't mind Rose Art crayons, Office Max almost always sells them for $.01 during their school supplies sale. Crayola is the only brand I will send with my kids to school, though, due to their much superior quality. I found them for $.10 a box last year at Target for two of my boys, who just needed the smaller boxes of crayons.
Folders often come home in good condition, especially if you purchase the sturdy kind, rather than the flimsy paper kind. I have some that I'm putting to their third year of use this fall. If there is just a slight tear at the bottom of a folder, you can take a little packing tape to the inside of it to reinforce it, and nobody will be the wiser. If your children need specific colors for their classes, check off which colors you have as you go, and if you are like me, with so many kids, you might want to list all the colors you need at the bottom of your list to make it a little easier when you shop.
Binders can be reused, as well. Check to make sure they are still opening and closing properly. If the school wants a particular color of binder, and you have the right size, but just a plain white one, you can always stick some construction paper in it to make it the necessary color. It isn't like these are for show. They just want to be able to tell everyone to take out their red/orange/blue/whatever binder. I find it nearly impossible to find the requested color binder in the exact size when they do this, so I feel no guilt in saving myself the headache, as well as the cost, by recycling a binder this way. I've never taken any flack from it, and my kids haven't complained, either.
Glue bottles rarely get more than half-way used. I combine bottles to create full bottles, and buy more, if needed. Used glue sticks probably won't make it through the summer without drying out, so I put them in our craft room. New glue sticks get reallocated.
Leftover red pens, Expo markers, pencils, Post-Its, index cards, etc., all get reassigned to whoever needs them. Anything not on the list goes back into the tub for next year (my kids happen to be mostly every other grade, so if noone needs something this year, it will probably be needed the next year). I check everything off the list as I go, and when I'm done, I three-hole-punch my list and stick it in my coupon binder! Okay, this is new this year. I have always put my list in my purse previously, but now that I have a coupon binder, what better place to put it? I'll always have it at my fingertips now, and won't succumb to buying school supplies I don't actually need because there's a great sale and I think it might have been on my kids' lists.
Supply shopping is the next step. Watch for sales and coupons, and get supplies when they're cheap. Keep Target receipts in your binder for an extra week, and if you find the price has dropped, bring it to the customer service desk for a price adjustment. Don't forget to check out their coupon section of their website. See my previous post for some school supply coupons that are new this week.
Walgreens has some of their school supplies on sale this week already, for $.19 each. Don't assume that's the best price on everything they have on sale. Pens might be a great deal, but a small package of pencils probably doesn't make the cut. If I find a great deal when I visit there this week, I'll let you know.
Our school participates in the SchoolPak program, which is a fundraiser for the PTO. Yes, it brings money into the school. Yes, it saves you time shopping for school items. But, with a family as big as mine, it is just too costly. Plus, I feel like I'm wasting so much!
When the kids bring home school supplies, I have them bring them directly to me. If I don't remember to do this, they hold on to them and they end up all over the house. Perfectly good sets of markers get separated from each other. Barely-touched colored pencils end up getting stepped on and broken on a bedroom floor. Scissors end up in the wrong hands, cutting things they aren't supposed to (I still haven't replaced my living room curtains from that mishap last year). However, if they bring them to me, I can have a good portion of my school supplies prepared for the next school year before vacation even starts.
First, I label a bag for each of my children, pull out my plastic storage tub of office supplies (things that were from past school years, extra items, etc.). Then, I go to the school websites and print supply lists. If you need a copy of your child's supply list, you can normally find it online at your school's web site under their Office category. For Waconia school district, you can visit http://www.waconia.k12.mn.us, navigate to you school under the Our Schools section, then go under the Our Office section to find the list you need.
Once that is taken care of, I go through what has been brought home. I compare items to the list, and place items that are reusable as-is in each child's bag, such as rulers, scissors, calculators and pencil cases, checking them off the school supplies lists as I go.
Many moms think new markers each year are a must. Not I. I test each marker on a scrap paper, and if they are still writing like new, I keep them in the pencil case. If they aren't quite up to making it through another year of school, I put them in a pile to take to our children's craft area. I then go through the extra new markers in my tub from last year and replace as many as I can. I put complete sets in as many children's pencil cases as possible, then check them off the school supply lists. If I have to buy a box, I replace missing markers, and keep the new leftover markers in my tub for next year.
I do nearly the same thing with colored pencils. As long as they are still longer than half-gone, I keep them, sharpening them if necessary. I replace any missing colors that I can from my tub, and hopefully won't need to purchase more than one complete package.
Crayons are another story. If a box comes home complete, which is rare, I will recycle it the next year. However, I find that crayons go on sale each year for such a low price that it isn't really worth the hours it takes to go through a tub full of crayons and try to find the right colors. If you don't mind Rose Art crayons, Office Max almost always sells them for $.01 during their school supplies sale. Crayola is the only brand I will send with my kids to school, though, due to their much superior quality. I found them for $.10 a box last year at Target for two of my boys, who just needed the smaller boxes of crayons.
Folders often come home in good condition, especially if you purchase the sturdy kind, rather than the flimsy paper kind. I have some that I'm putting to their third year of use this fall. If there is just a slight tear at the bottom of a folder, you can take a little packing tape to the inside of it to reinforce it, and nobody will be the wiser. If your children need specific colors for their classes, check off which colors you have as you go, and if you are like me, with so many kids, you might want to list all the colors you need at the bottom of your list to make it a little easier when you shop.
Binders can be reused, as well. Check to make sure they are still opening and closing properly. If the school wants a particular color of binder, and you have the right size, but just a plain white one, you can always stick some construction paper in it to make it the necessary color. It isn't like these are for show. They just want to be able to tell everyone to take out their red/orange/blue/whatever binder. I find it nearly impossible to find the requested color binder in the exact size when they do this, so I feel no guilt in saving myself the headache, as well as the cost, by recycling a binder this way. I've never taken any flack from it, and my kids haven't complained, either.
Glue bottles rarely get more than half-way used. I combine bottles to create full bottles, and buy more, if needed. Used glue sticks probably won't make it through the summer without drying out, so I put them in our craft room. New glue sticks get reallocated.
Leftover red pens, Expo markers, pencils, Post-Its, index cards, etc., all get reassigned to whoever needs them. Anything not on the list goes back into the tub for next year (my kids happen to be mostly every other grade, so if noone needs something this year, it will probably be needed the next year). I check everything off the list as I go, and when I'm done, I three-hole-punch my list and stick it in my coupon binder! Okay, this is new this year. I have always put my list in my purse previously, but now that I have a coupon binder, what better place to put it? I'll always have it at my fingertips now, and won't succumb to buying school supplies I don't actually need because there's a great sale and I think it might have been on my kids' lists.
Supply shopping is the next step. Watch for sales and coupons, and get supplies when they're cheap. Keep Target receipts in your binder for an extra week, and if you find the price has dropped, bring it to the customer service desk for a price adjustment. Don't forget to check out their coupon section of their website. See my previous post for some school supply coupons that are new this week.
Walgreens has some of their school supplies on sale this week already, for $.19 each. Don't assume that's the best price on everything they have on sale. Pens might be a great deal, but a small package of pencils probably doesn't make the cut. If I find a great deal when I visit there this week, I'll let you know.
Coupon Deals
If you haven't been on Target.com's coupon section, it is time you do. When you combine a Target coupon with a manufacturer's coupon, you can save BIG. You can easily navigate through the different categories of coupons, so when I tell you that there is a Target coupon for $3.50 off with the purchase of Huggies diapers and wipes, and a manufacturer's coupon for $3 off Huggies Snug & Dry diapers, as well as a manufacturer's coupon for $1 off Huggies Baby Wipes, you can just click on the Baby category, click on these coupons, and print them off on your printer.
These great Huggies deals are REAL right now, so get over there and print off your coupons! If you don't have a baby, but have a baby shower to attend soon, these could make a much-appreciated gift for the expectant mom.
Other coupons you may want to print out that are new this week are in the School Supplies section. Yes, you do want to start thinking about school supplies already. These coupons don't expire until mid-August, so you can hold on to them until they go on sale, or there's a manufacturer's coupon, or maybe even both! I know that Expo dry erase markers are on all of my elementary school children's supply lists this year, so I'm going to print that one and the BIC one, which is a more general coupon.
If you need a copy of your child's supply list, you can normally find it online at your school's web site under their Office category. For Waconia school district, you can visit http://www.waconia.k12.mn.us, navigate to you school under the Our Schools section, then go under the Our Office section to find the list you need.
I'm so tempted to start talking about school supplies and ways of saving money there, but I think I'll leave it for another post.
These great Huggies deals are REAL right now, so get over there and print off your coupons! If you don't have a baby, but have a baby shower to attend soon, these could make a much-appreciated gift for the expectant mom.
Other coupons you may want to print out that are new this week are in the School Supplies section. Yes, you do want to start thinking about school supplies already. These coupons don't expire until mid-August, so you can hold on to them until they go on sale, or there's a manufacturer's coupon, or maybe even both! I know that Expo dry erase markers are on all of my elementary school children's supply lists this year, so I'm going to print that one and the BIC one, which is a more general coupon.
If you need a copy of your child's supply list, you can normally find it online at your school's web site under their Office category. For Waconia school district, you can visit http://www.waconia.k12.mn.us, navigate to you school under the Our Schools section, then go under the Our Office section to find the list you need.
I'm so tempted to start talking about school supplies and ways of saving money there, but I think I'll leave it for another post.
Friday, July 2, 2010
How to Shop at Walgreens
Walgreens has their weekly ad online, as well as in the front of the store. There is also a monthly coupon book. Store coupons can be combined with manufacturer coupons for amazing discounts. They will often even tell you in their weekly ad if there is a coupon in the most recent Sunday paper. But don't let that keep you from looking back at old coupons. Some are good for 3-6 months!
Register Rewards is Walgreens' program for getting you to come back to their store. Make sure when you make a purchase that you wait for them to print them off. Keep them in a safe place - they are like cash! You need to purchase one item for each Reward coupon you redeem.
In the picture above, you can see how I keep track of it all in my coupon binder. Notice that I have a pocketed tabbed divider that I stick the weekly circulars and my printable shopping list in (this week there is an extra circular for the holiday). On the right, you will see that my register rewards are in the top of a 4x6 photo sleeve. The empty sleeve is where I put the coupons that I plan to use during my trip. The monthly coupon booklet and another store coupon I received at checkout are in the other sleeve. When I put a coupon item in my cart, I move the coupon from the sleeve on the left to the top sleeve. Then, when I check out, they are all in a nice pile.
Speaking of checking out, always put your manufacturer's coupons on the top of the pile. Otherwise, you may cause the register to do a lot of beeping, and the clerk will get frustrated. When you use the store coupons, the price is reduced. Then, if you use a manufacturer's coupon that makes the price go lower than the cost, the register won't like it. Store coupons are based on items purchased, rather than purchase price, so if they get rung last, they won't error out.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Mackenthun's Awesome Hot Dog Deal
Mackenthun's has 16oz Oscar Meyer Meat Wieners on sale for $.99 this week. If you use the manufacturer's coupon, it will bring the price down to $.49 per pack!!! Don't forget that you can go back and download coupons from Coupons.com a second time each month. It made my day when it reset today. That meant that I got that coupon four times this week.
Walgreens Specials
For anyone who loves Walgreens Register Rewards, there is a great freebie out there right now.
Buy a two-pack of Oral-B Advantage toothbrushes for $3, and get a $3 Register Rewards = FREE!
Some great combination sale/coupon deals include Twizzlers, Sure and Life Savers.
Twizzlers 14oz. package: I learned that when they have a "2 for" sale, additional items will also be rung up at the "2 for" price, even if you get an odd number of items. Yay! What this means is this: The sale price is 2/$3. You will also get $2 back in Register Rewards, so the price is now 2 for $1, or $.50 each. If you also use the coupon from the Sunday (6/27/10) paper, you will save a dollar when purchasing three. The end price for three packages is $1.50, or $.50 each!
Sure: These are on sale for $.99 each after a $1 register reward - and these are the normal size, not the little tiny ones. But wait, there's more! There was a $1 off coupon in the 6/27/10 paper. That's a $.01 profit!
Life Savers: Find the store coupon here. It is 2/$3 for about a 6.25oz bag. Then, go here for a manufacturer coupon. It is for $1 off when you purchase 2. That brings it down to $1 per bag, folks!
While you are there, you may want to check out their office supplies aisle. Last week, I noticed some 3-packs of Pilot highlighters on clearance on one end of the aisle. I figured my kids could use them for school, so I picked up two packs. When I got home, I noticed that they had a rebate offer on the back of them. It was so good that I went back and bought one more pack. They ended up being a money-maker for me, and taught me to always look at the backs of items, just in case they have a special offer on them.
Buy a two-pack of Oral-B Advantage toothbrushes for $3, and get a $3 Register Rewards = FREE!
Some great combination sale/coupon deals include Twizzlers, Sure and Life Savers.
Twizzlers 14oz. package: I learned that when they have a "2 for" sale, additional items will also be rung up at the "2 for" price, even if you get an odd number of items. Yay! What this means is this: The sale price is 2/$3. You will also get $2 back in Register Rewards, so the price is now 2 for $1, or $.50 each. If you also use the coupon from the Sunday (6/27/10) paper, you will save a dollar when purchasing three. The end price for three packages is $1.50, or $.50 each!
Sure: These are on sale for $.99 each after a $1 register reward - and these are the normal size, not the little tiny ones. But wait, there's more! There was a $1 off coupon in the 6/27/10 paper. That's a $.01 profit!
Life Savers: Find the store coupon here. It is 2/$3 for about a 6.25oz bag. Then, go here for a manufacturer coupon. It is for $1 off when you purchase 2. That brings it down to $1 per bag, folks!
While you are there, you may want to check out their office supplies aisle. Last week, I noticed some 3-packs of Pilot highlighters on clearance on one end of the aisle. I figured my kids could use them for school, so I picked up two packs. When I got home, I noticed that they had a rebate offer on the back of them. It was so good that I went back and bought one more pack. They ended up being a money-maker for me, and taught me to always look at the backs of items, just in case they have a special offer on them.
Saving with Seven
$13,773.54
I had been budgeting $900 per month for groceries for my husband, my seven children, and myself. That number you see above - that's how much I actually spent on groceries in the last 12 months. That averages out to $1147.79 per month. So much for my budget. That's insane!
Last month, I decided I needed to come up with a solution. So, I decided to start using coupons and rebates. Yes, I've tried coupons before. But never the way I am doing it now. I decided to do it the way I learned from www.freebies2deals.com, complete with the 3-ring zip-up binder. No more haphazardly rummaging through an expandable index file to see if there happens to be a coupon for each item I purchase at the store. Now, if I notice a great deal on an item in the store, I can flip through my neatly categorized binder and see if there is a coupon.
But I digress. This blog is to log my experience saving money on groceries, and to help others in Waconia, MN to do the same. Other blogs have national stores on their websites, such as Walgreens and Wal-Mart. I'll include deals I find at our local Walgreens, as well as at Mackenthun's and Target, and any other great deals I come across in Waconia that are worth mentioning. If you find a great deal in Waconia that you would like to share with me and the guests of this blog, feel free to comment to any post, and I may choose to display your comment, or even create a new post based on your comment.
Thanks for joining me on my journey of Saving with Seven.
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