Target deal for Glade scented oil candles

Yesterday I read on http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/ that there was a good deal at Target for these candles. So I tried it and it worked. I already had all of the coupons needed so I didn't have to look any farther than my coupon organizer for everything I needed. I had 2 BOGO coupons for the candles, and 2 $2 off coupons. With the sale being $2.50 each for them and you get a $5 Target gift card for buying 4 of them, it was a sweet deal. I paid $1.43 total, including tax, and got a $5 gift card. Plus, the great thing is that these would be perfect Christmas gifts for teachers, neigbors and others that you would just like to give a little something to. I hope some of you can put this deal together too and start building a "gift closet". I have a small closet set aside for wrapping paper, ribbons, and things that I pick up here and there on a good deal that I can use for gifts. It is so nice to know that if I have forgotten a birthday, or just want to give a gift, that I have a stash to choose from in the closet verses going to the store in a pinch and spending a lot more for something.

Spending and Savings so far for October

I don't anticipate spending much more in the month of October. I calculated my receipts and it is a little bit staggering. I have been trying to participate in all of the local store's saving programs. I have shopped at 6 different stores this month.

Total spent so far- $226.41
Total saved so far- $615.20

I have a stockpile of non-food items that is pretty hefty. I wont have to buy shampoo for a year.
I have toilet paper oozing out from under my son's bed. My food supply is growing for the non-perishables. For November, I plan on building the stockpile in other areas and focus on finding the free items that I may be able to pass on to others in need.

I love Walgreens!

I love shopping at my Walgreens! The people there are so nice and there are good deals to be found there too. There is a $2 Pert Plus coupon in the paper today. If you combine it with the sale and in-store coupon you have yourself a very good deal. Here is what I got for $2.23. I also got a $5 Register Reward for my next shopping trip.




I also wanted to show what we had for dinner tonight. It was very simple but very good. I defrosed my hamburger that I had cooked up with some onion from a few weeks ago, put it in the pan and added a big can of crushed tomatoes, a regular can of diced tomatoes, a can of corn with the water, 2 diced potatoes and 2 small zucchinis. I also added some salt and pepper. I simmered it for 20 minutes or so and it was done. I made some wheat biscuits to go with it. It was a very good dinner. The kids even liked it! :)

I am beginning to get some regular readers so I am going to start posting the good deals I see in the local stores around here so the others in the area can find the deals without having to spend a lot of time on it. I seem to find the most good deals at Safeway, Albertsons and Walgreens. If there are stores in the Bremerton area that you have found good deals at, please let me know by adding a comment on this blog so I can add it to the list of good deals that I have found.

It never hurts to ask

I emailed the makers of Borax to ask for coupons. I never see any in the ads and I use it to make my laundry soap. Today I received in the mail from them:

2 $1.00 off Borax

1 35 cents off any Dial soap

1 40 cents of any Renuizit

1 50 cents off Purex detergent

1 50 cents off any Soft Scrub

It was a very pleasant surprise to get those coupons from them.

I love coupon shopping!!!!

Here is what I got at Walgreens. I spent $7.11. I will be getting $9.00 in rebates back and I got a $3.00 Register Reward. My total savings according to the receipt was $71.06. Woo Hoo!
Then I headed to Fred Meyer. I spent $0.34 plus tax. It came to $1.06 for 2 shampoos, 2 conditioners and 2 deodorants.

If you aren't convinced to use coupons yet, I am not sure if you ever will be after seeing this! :)

Success at Walgreens

I finally figured out the register reward thing at Walgreens! (I think)
Here is what I got for a total of $0.74.

I bought sale stuff with manufacturer's coupons and used $11.oo in register rewards. $0.46 of it was tax so I did pretty well I think. For all sorts of good ways to shop at Walgreens, go to www.hotcouponworld.com and click the link to the drugstores, then Walgreens. I find all sorts of good information there.

Kmart Double Coupon Days! YAY!

Here is what we bought at Kmart today.
We spent $29.56. With coupons and sales prices, we saved $78.05! We love double coupon days!




We also want to encourage people to visit www.couponmom.com You can get a free ebook about coupon shopping that will be very useful. With the economy the way it is, more people are using coupons and this ebook will inform you on how to use them wisely and to your best advantage.

The kids are napping, so I will go put away all of my great deals now!