CVS Week Of 8/30-9/5

1 gal. Milk $2.49 - $1 ECB= $1.49

Gillette Fusion Razor $8.99 - $3 ECB
Plus
RP 8/16 $2/1
Final Price = $3.99

Pringles 2/$3
PG 8/30 $1/2
Final Price = $1 each

Degree 2/$5
RP 8/2 $1/1
Use 2 coupons
Final Price = $1.50 each

Fresh and Easy Week of 8/26-9/1

Fresh and Easy Does NOT accept manufacturers coupons but each week they do have coupons for $3 off $30. You can also join their e-mailing list on their website and receive more coupons!!

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.67/lb
Wheat Thins $2.10

LA Times $26 a year!! (UPDATED)

This coupon has Expired

Here is a coupon code to receive the LA Times Sunday Only for $26 for the year!!

P2DRGP09

Cardena's Market deals for Aug. 27-Sept. 2

Watermelon: 10lbs. for $0.99

Fresh Chicken Drumsticks Family Pack $0.77lb.

Extra Large Eggs Grade AA, 1 dozen at $0.99 each (limit 2)

Small Size Avocados: 5 for $0.99

Oscar Mayer Meat Wieners 16oz. on sale for 2/$3
use $1/2 coupon in the 8/23 SmartSource insert
final price: $1 each

Stater Bros . deals for week of 8/26 to 9/1

Campbell's Soup (10.75 oz.) on sale for $0.49 each

Jeno's Frozen Pizzas on sale for $0.77 each

Stater Bros. Homestyle or Buttermilk Bisquits on sale for $0.44 each

Nabisco Ritz Original Crackers and Crackerfuls on sale for 2/$5
use buy 1 get 1 free coupon in the 8/23 SmartSource insert
final price: $1.25 each

Buy any 2 Lawry's Marinade 12oz. on sale for $0.99 each, get $2 off on your meat purchase
see coupon in weekly add

Buy any 4 items listed below in the same transaction, receive $4 off on your next purchase
Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream (14oz. or 3/3oz. bars) 2/$6
Lays Potato Chips (10.5-11oz.) 3/$5
Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water 24 pack $3.49 ea
**Deal idea**
Buy any 1 Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream for $3 and 3 Lays Potato Chips at $5 totaling $8 plus tax
final price after $4 off your next purchase is $1 each item

Mead Notebook 70ct. on sale for $0.19

Mead Composition Book 100ct. on sale for $0.49

Bic Cristal Pens 10ct. on sale for $0.49 each

Target deals for week of August 23-29

Dove Deodorant twin pack on sale for $4
use $1/1 coupon http://www.organicgrocerydeals.com/ go to Target coupon generator
use $2/1 coupon http://www.dove.com
final price: $1

Tide Laundry detergent on sale for $6.99
use $1.50/1 or $1/1 coupon in 8/23 insert
final price: $5.99 or $5.49 depending on coupon

FREE $5 Target giftcard with the purchase of 5 selected Quaker items: Quaker Instant Oatmeal, 16oz Oatmeal Squares cereal , 5ct. True Delights chewy granola bars and selected others on sale for $2.74 each
use $1/1 coupon for True Delights granola bars in the 8/23 Red Plum insert

Glade Sense & Spray starter kit on sale for $5.69
use $4/1 coupon in 8/23 SmartSource insert
final price: $1.69

Edge Shaving gel on sale for $1.89
use $0.75/1 coupon
final price: $1.14

Herbal Essences on sale for $2.79
use $1/1 coupon in 8/23 Red Plum insert
final price: $1.79

Walgreens: Deals for the week of August 23-29

Kellogg's Cereal 12-14oz. selected varieties on sale 2/$5 - $2 in Register Rewards = like paying 2/$3

Cheez-It Crackers and Keebler Cookies or Crackers on sale 4/$10 - $5 in Register Rewards = like paying 4/$5

Nivea Skin Care Products, spend $20, get $10 in Register Rewards or spend $10, get $4 in Register Rewards

Goody Ouchless Hair Accessories on sale for $2.99 - $2 in Register Rewards = like paying $0.99

Buy one of each Advil and ThermaCare products and get $4 in Register Rewards, use $3/2 coupon in the 8/23 Red Plum insert for additional savings

Accu-Chek Aviva Diabetes monitoring kit on sale for $9.99 use $10/1 coupon in 8/23 SmartSource insert making it FREE! Even if this is something you do not need you can pick one up and donate it.

***My shopping trip***

Keebler Crackers 4/$10 (will receive $5 in RR)
Kellogg's Cereal 2/$5 (will receive $2 in RR)
Goody Ouchless Hair Accessories 1/$2.99 (will receive $2 in RR)
I used $1/2 coupon I had for the Keebler Crackers, plus I had $16 in Register Rewards from a previous transaction making my final out of pocket total $1.25

I then did a second transaction:
Accu-Chek Aviva kit $9.99
(2) Chinet plates on sale for $2.99 and they were B1G1
(3) 50 pack of sheet protectors on sale for $1.99 each
(2) Gallons of Milk on sale for $2.19 each
I used a $1 off coupon I had for the Chinet plates, $10 off coupon for the Accu-Chek Aviva kit, and $10 in Register Rewards ($9 of it I had earned from my first transaction) making my out of pocket total $4

Overall both transactions totaled $45.28 before coupons and Register Rewards, but after, I only paid a total of $5.25 for both transactions combined saving me a total of $40.03.

*For those of you who are new to Walgreens, Register Rewards are printed out at the register when you check out and you can use them on your next purchase.

CVS: Deals for the week of August 23-29

Keep in mind that you must have a CVS card to get these prices. Just ask for one at the register and have them scan it right away. Also, ask about the CVS Readyfill coupon booklet at the pharmacy, it has $25 worth of coupons in there including some $4/$20 coupons.


**ECB deals good through August 25, 2009**

Buy 1 Starbursts or Skittles 1.5-2.17 oz. at $0.89, get $0.89 ECBs (limit 2)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Paper Mate 1.2 pens, 10ct. at $0.99, get $0.99 ECBS (limit 2)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Efferdent denture cleaner, 40ct. at $2.99, get $2.99 ECBs (limit 2)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 CVS Brand Ibuprofen 24ct. at $3.29, get $3.29 ECBs (limit 1)
Free after ECBs


**Weekly ECB Deals**

Buy 1 Carefree Ultra Protection Pantiliners 16ct. at $3.79, get $3.79 ECBs (limit 4)
Free after ECBs

Buy $15 worth of Revlon Face, Eye, Lip or Nail Products, get $7 ECBs (limit 1 offer per household)

Buy $10 worth of Glade Products, get $3 ECBs (limit 3)
use $4/1 coupon from the 8/23 smartsource insert

***Deal idea***
Buy Glade Sense and Sprays at $5 each
use $4/1 coupon
Spend $6 plus tax, get $3 ECBs
Final price: $1.50 each after coupons and ECBs

Buy $15 worth of Energizer Batteries, get $5 ECBs (limit 1)

***Non ECB Deal***

Buy 1 Accu-Chek Aviva Diabetes Monitoring kit on sale for $10
use $10/1 coupon from the 8/23 SmartSource insert
Final Price: FREE
Even if you do not have a need for one of these this would be a great item to get anyway and donate it to someone you know or to a local nursing home.

**My shopping trip results**
(2) 10 oz. Palmolive dish soaps at 2/$2 (will earn $1 ECB making the final price 2/$1)
(2) Colgate 360 toothbrushes at 2/$5 (will earn $1 ECB)
(2) Snickers bars at $0.67 each = $1.34
(1) Clorox Bleach 96 oz. at $1.99 (will earn $1 ECB)
(1) CVS Brand Ibuprofen at $3.29 (will earn $3.29 ECB)
(1) Accu-Chek Aviva Diabetes Monitoring kit on sale for $10
(4) Carefree Ultra Protection Pantiliners at $3.79 ea =$15.16 (will earn $15.16 ECB)
(2) Skittles at $0.89 ea. = $1.78 (will earn $1.78 ECB)
(2) Papermate 10ct pens at $0.99 ea. = $1.98 (will earn $1.98 ECB)
(2) Los Angeles Times Sunday papers at $1.50 ea. = $3 (I purchase these for the extra coupons)
Subtotal: $45.54 + $3.22(tax) = $48.76 total
Minus: $1/2 coupon for Snickers Bars
$10/1 coupon for Accu-chek Aviva found in the 8/23 SmartSource insert
$4 off $20 or more purchase found in CVS Readyfill coupon booklet
$12.29 in ECBs I had earned from a previous shopping trip
Final total of $21.47 out of pocket, but I earned back $25.41 in ECBs from this transaction so basically it was free plus $3.94 overage which is what I call a moneymaker!
*The goal is to keep having your ECBs roll over each week making your final out of pocket total really low or zero.

Rite-Aid: This Weeks Deals 8/23

Colgate Total: $2.49
use $1/1 coupon http://www.colgate.com/
submit $2.49 SCR(Single Check Rebate)
final price: FREE plus $1 overage with coupon

Tylenol: $2.99
use $2/1 coupon http://www.tylenol.com/
or use $2/1 coupon from 8/23 SmartSource insert
submit $2 SCR
final price: FREE plus $1.01 overage with coupon

Mead 1 subject notebooks: B1G3 at $0.99
final price: $0.25 each

Mead Marble Composition Book: B1G3 at $1.99
final price: $0.50 each

Zantac on sale for $7.99
use $5/1 coupon http://www.zantacotc.com
final price: $2.99

Getting Started

The idea of starting to shop with coupons can feel overwhelming at first. You have to allow yourself at least a couple months to see a change in the amount that you are spending each month and to start having backups for all of your regular purchased items.

Step One:
Subscribe to the newspaper. This is your first source for finding coupons. As you continue to clip coupons start subscribing to multiple copies of the paper.

Step Two:
You can't be store loyal or brand loyal in all of your shopping. Be willing to try something new if it is on sale w/ coupon and at a great price.

Step Three:
Start looking at the ads that come out each week (newspaper, and grocery ads that come in the mail every Tuesday). It you don't receive an ad for a store in your area view it online. Grocery store ads run from Wednesday to Tuesday. Drug stores, Walmart and Target are from Sunday to Saturday. Plan your shopping and meals around what is on sale. This will help you to start saving!!

Step Four:
Slowly start to stock up on the items when they are on sale and you have a coupon to match. This process takes time. Think about how much you are going to need for the next 4-6 months so you are not needing to pay full price for something you buy frequently (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, juice, crackers, etc...). Over time you learn how frequently an item is on sale and you learn how much you need to stock up until the next sale.

Step Five:
Never pay FULL PRICE anymore!!

Step Six:
Learn each store's coupon policies, this is key to saving. For example Target will accept a store coupon and a manufacturer coupon for one item. We are in the process of updating the policy for each store.

Step Seven:
Organize your coupons, some like to clip all the coupons and file them in a box alphabetically. You can take each weeks coupons (Redplum, Smartsource, Procter & Gamble) write the date on the front and file them away then only cut the ones that you need each time you go shopping (there is a great coupon database on couponmom.com all you have to do is enter the coupon that you are looking for and it will tell you what week it was in the paper). There are so many ideas out there find the one that works for you. Type it in a search engine and I am sure you will come up with tons of ideas on how to organize your coupons!!