Haphazardly Hobbying

Sign up for HERE for the new Dollar General Savings Zone and get coupons and sneak peak info at specials, promotions, and sweepstakes from Dollar General via email. This promises to be a great one for those of us whose Publix accepts Dollar General as a competitor! Speaking of Publix and competitors, by the way [...]

Total OOP: $53.61 After rebate comes in: $43.61 qty item sale price coupons paid 2 Kashi Frozen Meal $5.00 $2.50 $2.50 1 Publix reuseable bag $0.99 $0.99 $0.00 1 12 pk Killian’s Red $10.99 $0.00 $10.99 1 6 pk Mike’s Limeade $7.00 $1.00 $6.00 1 12 pk Foster’s $10.99 $0.00 $10.99 4 Trident big packs [...]

If you haven’t noticed her button in my sidebar up until now, you should really check out I Heart Publix this week – it’s the site’s 1st birthday and there will be giveaways all week! I can’t say enough good things about Michelle and her site – it’s because of her that I can continue [...]

This was the last day my free guacamole coupons were valid, so I did one last run to use the last of them. We’ll have guacamole for oh, about 90 years. (Actually, I’ll be surprised if it lasts us the month. That stuff is GOOD. And the packages are pretty small.) Total spent out of [...]

This was a frustrating Walgreens trip – nothing rang up as it was supposed to and the Benadryl didn’t generate the Register Reward like it should have. I kept it cool, though, and just nicely asserted that I did, in fact, deserve the register reward – the assistant manager tried to tell me that I [...]

A VERY quick run to CVS this morning; I basically just wanted to turn over my ECBs and score the freebies. Total out of pocket: $1.54 I got: qty              item             sale price    coupon amt    pd    ECBs 1       [...]

I did a quick Wags run yesterday to grab a couple things before the sale was over. Total spent: $6.90 Here’s what we got: qty item sale price coupon amt paid RR earned 2 U Tampons $6.98 $2.00 $4.98 $5.00 3 Bounce dryer bars $11.97 $3.00 $8.97 $3.00 3 Dawn dish detergent $5.97 $3.75 $2.22 [...]

No picture, sorry – this was just a quick stock-up trip that barely warrants an entry, but I love you guys, so here you go: We got: 8 guacamole $23.92 $23.92 $0.00 1 Starbucks coffee $6.99 $3.00 $3.99 2 7 up $1.79 $2.00 -$0.21 2 20 oz Diet Coke $2.50 $2.25 $0.25 1 Publix half [...]

Grand total: $21. 41  ($16.41 at Publix, $5 for the basil plant and the red pepper at the local produce mart) We got: qty item sale price coupon amt paid 6 16 oz Coffeemate $5.96 $5.48 $0.48 1 half gallon milk $3.50 $1.75 $1.75 1 Perdue Short Cuts chicken $3.00 $1.00 $2.00 4 guacamole $11.96 [...]

Since I started using coupons last September, I’ve been a lot more aware of the various manufacturer’s promotions that I see advertised online, in the store, and in the coupon inserts.   Since I spend the time clipping the coupons and searching the deals, I figure that another 3 or 4 minutes filling out a [...]

BakeryWater Rolls, 12 ct,14 oz pkg, $2.39    These rolls are soooooooo good!Dairy/ColdOrganic Valley Organic Milk, Assorted Varieties, half gal ctn, 2/$7 – Cost after Coupons: $1.75/1     -$1/2 Organic Valley Milk, any Half Gallon – Henry’s Fresh Picks – Mambo Sprouts Booklet     -$.75/1 Organic Valley Milk, any half gallon – Publix Greenwise, December 2009     -$1/1 PRINTKraft Cracker Barrel [...]

Total spent OOP: $7.47 over 4 transactions qty item sale price coupon amt paid RR earned 4 Dove conditioner $16.00 $6.00 $10.00 $16.00 2 Saline allergy spray $14.00 $2.00 $12.00 $14.00 2 women’s vitamins $6.00 $0.00 $6.00 $6.00 1 dozen eggs $1.59 $0.30 $1.29 2 Dulcolax $20.00 $8.00 $12.00 $20.00 2 Cottonelle wipes $3.98 $0.75 [...]

Some high value coupons I’ve come across recently… Buy 1 Get 1 Free Lindsay Olives (Recloseable Packages only) - thanks My Frugal Adventures $3 off new DiGiorno Pizza & Breadsticks (must become a Facebook fan first) $1/1 Oreida Steam & Mash, $1/1 Oreida Hash Browns - thanks Hip2Save $.75/1 Starbucks ice cream (mmmmmm, coffee AND ice cream! must register [...]

Here’s a couple deals currently floating around the blogosphere: Go here to sign up for Macaroni Grill’s email club (lower left corner) and get a coupon (by email) for $5 off any two entrees. MMMMMM, Macaroni Grill.                         (Credit to Hip2Save)   Go here to [...]

It’s a GREAT week at Walgreens – get there before all the free stuff is gone!! not pictured: 12pk Cottonelle toilet paper Total spent: $15.45 Register Rewards remaining: $15.00 We got: qty item sale price coupon amt paid RR earned 4 Dulcolax $40.00 $16.00 $24.00 $40.00 2 Whitman chocolate $0.80 $0.00 $0.40 3 Dove conditioners [...]