Walgreens FREE 8x10 Collage Print ... Today and Tomorrow only.

Use code: FBCOLL at Walgreens Photos to get an 8x10 photo collage for free.  Choose in-store pickup to avoid a shipping charge.

Restaurant.com 90% off sale

Today 9/30 only, get a $25 gift certificate for only $1.  Enter promo code: WOW at checkout and hit apply.

Walgreens Ad 9/26 to 10/2

Here are a few of the deals Walgreens is currently running, to see the rest go to this link SouthernSavers.com Walgreens Ad

$4.99 RR WYB Hyland’s Cold ‘n Cough 4 Kids, 4 oz., at $4.99
-$1.50 off Hyland’s Cold n Cough Relief 4 Kids printable
(FREE plus overage)

$2 RR WYB (2) of participating household cleaners at $2.50 eaClorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner, 3.5 or 24 oz.
-$1/2 Pine-Sol, Tilex, Clorox Cleanup w/ Bleach, or Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner, SS 8/22
-.75/1 Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner, (facebook) printable
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, 35 pk
-$1 off Clorox Disinfecting Wipes canister printable
-.25/1 Clorox Disinfecting Wipes lemon or fresh scent, SS 8/22
Tilex, 16 oz.
-$1 off Tilex Mold & Mildew Remover or Mildew Penetrator & Remover printable
-$1/2 Pine-Sol, Tilex, Clorox Cleanup w/ Bleach, or Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner, SS 8/22
Pine-Sol, 28 oz.
-$1/2 Pine-Sol, Tilex, Clorox Cleanup w/ Bleach, or Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner, SS 8/22
S.O.S., 10 pk
(buy 2 Tilex, use (2) $1 off coupons, makes it 50¢ ea)

$1.99 RR WYB Fullbar Fit Appetite Control Bar, 1.76 oz., at $1.99

Groupon.com $25 for $100 Worth of PhotoBooks from Picaboo.com

This weekend's Pittsburgh Groupon is $25 for $100 Groupon to Picaboo.com  Picaboo is a great site to create your own photobooks that I have used a few times.  The Groupon can be used with Picaboo's specials, right now the special is Buy 1 book Get 1 Free but it expires on Sept 28.
Picaboo Groupon

CVS Ad 9/26 to 10/2

Here are a few of the deals CVS is currently running, to see the rest go to this link SouthernSavers.com CVS Ad
Extra Care Buck Deals

$13 ECB WYB Oral-B Vitality Rechargable Toothbrush $23 Limit 2
-$10 off Oral-B Vitality or other Rechargeable Electric toothbrush, PG 9/26
(makes it FREE)

$5 ECB WYB (2) ThermaCare or Advil Products: Limit 1Thermacare Heatwraps (excludes 1ct.) $5.99
-$1 off ThermaCare Heat Wraps printable
-$2 off Thermacare product, 2 ct +, Pain Under New Management booklet
-$3 off ThermaCare product, any, 2 ct + printable
-$4 off Advil 80 ct + AND ThermaCare printable
Advil tablets, caplets, gel caplets 100ct., liqui-gels 80ct. or PM 32-40ct. $7.99
-$1 off Advil Product printable
-$1 off Advil PM, 16 ct +, Pain Under New Management booklet
-$2 off Advil PM Product printable
-$2 off Advil product, 40 ct +, Pain Under New Management booklet

**Deal Idea**Buy:
(2) Thermacare Heat Wraps $5.99 ea
Use:
(2) -$3 off ThermaCare product, any, 2 ct + printable
Total Due: $5.98
Get Back: $5 ECB, makes it 49¢ ea

$5 ECB WYB $10 these products: Limit 1

Olay Daily Facials 30ct, cleanser or gentle foaming wash $5
-$1 off Olay Facial Moisturizer or Cleanser, SS 9/12, RP 8/15
-$2 off Olay Facial Cleanser PG 9/26
Olay Body wash 23.6oz or plus ribbons 18oz $7
-$1 off Olay Body Wash or Hand and Body Lotion, PG 8/29
-$2 off Olay Total Effects Body Wash printable
-Free Olay Total Effects Body Wash, WYB any Olay Total Effects Facial Moisturizer, PG 8/29
Pantene Expressions or Restoratives Hair Care or Head & Shoulders $5
-$1/2 Pantene product, PG 8/29, 926
-$2 off Pantene Restore Beautiful Lengths product, PG 8/29
-$1 off Head & Shoulders Shampoo or Conditioner, RP 8/15
CoverGirl Clean liquid foundation or pressed powder
-$1 off CoverGirl Any Product, PG 8/29, P&G $100 Coupon Booklet, Summer Rouge magazine
-$1 off CoverGirl Clean Make Up, September Real Simple magazine (CVS coupon)
Secret Flawless, Old Spice Fresh Collection or Gillette Clear Gel Deodorant $4
-$1/2 Old Spice products, P&G $100 Coupon Booklet
-$1/2 Old Spice product, PG 8/29, 9/26
Free Old Spice Body Spray WYB Old Spice Fresh Collection Deodorant PG 9/26
-Free Gillette Body Wash WYB Deodorant, PG 8/29
-$1 off Gillette Deodorant PG 9/26

**Deal Idea**Buy:
(2) Olay Cleansers $5 ea
Use:
(2) -$2 off Olay Facial Cleanser PG 9/26
Total Due: $6
Get Back: $5 ECB, makes it 50¢ ea

Restaurant.com Sale: Save 80% plus $10 Restaurant.com gift certificate

Restaurant.com is offering a great sale right now.  Save 80% - Get $25 restaurant gift certificates for only $2  Plus get a $10 Restaurant.com gift certificate for future Restaurant.com purchases. 
Enter Promo Code: AUTUMN at chekout and hit "Apply". 

In Birmingham you can get from places like The Melting Pot, Shula's Steak House, and Sekisui Pacific Rim. Find restaurants in your area by putting the zip code into the search box.  Restrictions vary by restaurant.

9/23 Groupon - Cafepress.com $25 for $50 worth

Philadelphia Groupon 9/23 CafePress.com 

Lots of different things to choose from.  Wide selection of "Awareness" shirts and other items. 

The Fine Print

• Expires Dec 24, 2010
• Limit 1 per order. May use toward shipping costs.

If you are unfamiliar with Groupon.com  it is a one day sale of a coupon/gift certificate.  They are usually for businesses in/around whatever city you choose when you sign up (it's free).  However the online stores can be used from anywhere.

FREE Kodak Printer at OfficeMax.com

Free Kodak ESP 5250 Wi-Fi All-in-one printer after MaxPerks Rewards.  The printer costs $129.99 and you will get the full price back in MaxPerks Rewards.

9/20 Target ... Spent $58.91 ... Saved $150.30

2 Eddie Bauer Chairs (reg $29.99 paid $7.48 each), Eddie Bauer Rain Jacket (reg $35.99 paid $8.98), Bootcamp Exercise Kit (reg $39.99 paid $9.98), Topsy Turvy Strawberry (reg $12.99 paid $3.24), Fitted Queen Sheet (reg $11.99 paid $8.38), Photo Wall Calender (reg 7.99 paid $1.98), Ironman Lunchbox (reg $ 7.00 paid $1.75), Cars Reusable Icepacks (reg $3.64 paid $0.74 each), Tinkerbell Stretch Book Cover (reg $1.99 paid $0.98), Notebook (reg $1.99 paid $0.34)

9/20 Rite Aid ... Spent $21.12 ... Saved $45.36

20 pack Cottonelle, Listerine Zero, Smuckers Squeezeable Jelly, GoodNites, Hungry Jack Syrup, 2 Kotex, 2 Cambels Chunky, 2 Gain Dishsoap, Sleepytime Tea, $10 Rite Aid gift card (by mail)

Milestones reached this weekend

This weekend we passed a few milestones on the Receipt Log.  After 6 1/2 months of couponing we have now spent over $3000 and saved over $6000 off retail price.  This gives us a budget savings of over $1800 dollars compared to what we were spending before couponing.  CVS is the store with the best value so far having spent $450 and saving over $1500 (77% savings).

CVS Ad 9/19 to 9/25

Here are a few of the deals CVS is currently running, to see the rest go to this link SouthernSavers.com CVS Ad

Extra Care Buck Deals

2 ECB WYB Right Guard Total Defense or Dry Idea 2-4oz $2.99 Limit 3
-$1 off Right Guard Total Defense 5 printable
-$1.50 off Right Guard Total Defense 5 printable or printable
-$1.50/2 Right Guard or Dry Idea products, RP 8/15
-$1 off Dry Idea product printable
(use $1.50 off coupon, makes it FREE plus profit!)

$3.50 ECB WYB Rembrandt toothpaste 2.6-3oz $6.49 Limit 2
-$1 off Rembrandt Toothpaste, September Real Simple magazine (CVS coupon)
-$1 off Rembrandt Paste or Rinse printable
-$2 off Rembrandt 2 hr Kit or any Rembrandt Whitening Toothpaste, RP 5/16, RP 1/03
(use store and $2 off mfr. coupon, makes it FREE)

$1.80 ECB WYB Edge Infused 7oz or Schick Hydro 8.4oz shave gel $2.79 Limit 1
-.75/1 Edge Shave Gel, SS 8/01
-$1 off Schick Hydro Shave Gel, SS 8/08
B1G1 Edge Shave Gel printable
(buy Schick, use $1 off, makes it FREE)

9/12 Publix ... Spent $73.94 ... Saved $108.73

Everything in the cart.

8 Betty Crocker cookies, 8 Toaster Studel, 3 Stouffers Family meals, 4 Old El Paso meals, 2 ThermaCare, 2 Shake N Bake, 6 cans Chef Boyardee, 2 Chicken Viola, 2 Pop Secret, 6 Honest Kids Juice, 3 Trop 50 Juice, 2 boxes Reeses Puffs cereal, 2 boxes Special K, 2 Friendship Sour Cream, 6 2liter soda, gallon Milk, Baileys coffee creamer.

See how this trip compares to buying it at a Supercenter on my Grocery Store vs. Supercenter page.

9/11 CVS .. Spent $15.22 ... Saved $175.32

60 bottles SoBe water (all free just paid tax), 4 2liter Coke, 6pack Joint Juice supplement, Wave air mattress, 2 8packs Reeses cups, Spiderman kickboard, Alive multivitamin (free plus $1 profit), 4 Airwick sprays (free plus $2 profit), Skintimate shaving cream (24 cents), bag Brachs candy (free), Tylenol Precise muscle cream (free), Nivea Active body wash (free plus $1 profit)

$35 Bicycle Tune-up at Cahaba Cycles ($70 value)

Groupon has local specials that you can purchase daily. Each special is available for one day only.


Today's deal is for a bike tune-up from Cahaba Cycles at 50% off.

http://www.groupon.com/deals/cahaba-cycles-birmingham

The Fine Print

* Expires Feb 28, 2011 (the coupon expires)
* Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Tax not included. Not valid with other offers.
* See the rules that apply to all deals.

Highlights
* Thorough tune-up
* Friendly, experienced staff
* Family-owned business
* Four locations

9/5 Publix ... Spent $54.09 ... Saved $100.96

6 boxes Aunt Jemima frozen waffles, 2 boxes Aunt Jemima pancake mix, 2 New York garlic breadsticks, 7 packs Yoplus yogurt, 4 bags Nestle bitesize snacks, 2 blocks Kraft perpperjack cheese, 4 Yoplait Greek yogurt, 4 cans RediWhip, 4 Green Giant Steamers, 2 Lloyds Bar-b-q pork, 1 gallon Milk, 2 hot dog buns, 1 hamburg buns, 2 bags Lays chips, 2 Bryers ice cream, 3 Raid bug barrier refills, 1 Raid bug spray.

9/5 CVS ... Spent $12.25 ... Saved $83.27

18 SoBe Water, 4 Disney Gumi-Multivitamin, 2 Apple Jacks, 2 Rasin Bran, 5 bags Dove chocolates, 2 packs Trident Layers gum, 1 Scott paper towels.

6 Month Results from Couponing

We started couponing in March skeptical of how good the results would be.  Now 6 months later we are more then pleasantly surprised at how much money we have saved, how much we have gotten for our money, and how easy it has been. 

I built a spreadsheet to track our spending and savings so I could see exactly how much we were saving, where we were getting the best value, and to track the 3 month cycle of sales.  The spreadsheet is very easy to work all I have to do is put in the date, store, and amounts from each receipt the spreadsheet does the rest.  Here are our results straight from the spreadsheet. 

We are saving on average $70 per week compared to what we spent before couponing.  That adds up to almost $1,800 in 6 months that we used to spend on groceries but now have in our pockets.  Add that to the over $5,000 worth of free stuff we have gotten and we have spent a lot less money and have a lot more stuff then we ever did before.

You can download the blank and tutorial versions from the Receipt Logs tab.

You can download the blank and tutorial versions from the Receipt Logs tab.