And the winner is...

The winner of the Coupon Binder is Carly!

Glad to help you get started :)

(email me your address and I'll get it mailed to you by the end of this week: grets06@yahoo.com)

Rite Aid and Target Deals

Go here to see some great Rite Aid deals.

You can also score $1 Kotex pads if you have a $1/1 coupon and then submit for a Single Check Rebate.


Go here to see some Target deals. If you have kids, make sure you scroll down to the end of that post...there are some GREAT coupons for toys that will probably stack well with a Black Friday sale! It's www.coupon.com (another great place to print coupons). And go to the side where it says Toys and Games.



Thanks Krazy Coupon Lady

Oregonian worth buying

**UPDATE** The Early Edition of the Oregonian did NOT have Albertson's Doublers. It did have a $10/$50 though. Keep in mind that this is $50 AFTER coupons. I'm disappointed that it didn't have doublers since the Tuesday paper lead me (and fellow bloggers on the blogospeare) to believe it would.

Reportedly there will be Albertson's doublers in the paper tomorrow. Unfortunately, the Bend Bulletin does not usually receive these. However, the Oregonian does. This paper is typically $2.50 on Sundays...boo...but is worth buying if there are doublers (as long as you use the doubles since the savings will pay for the paper). Also, if you can find places in town that sell the "Early Edition" of the Oregonian, it's only $2.00.

Regardless of where you live and the paper you receive, there should also be 3 coupon inserts. :) Bring on the savings.

Great BOGO deal at Safeway!

Safeway currently has a BOGO deal on their Dentyne Gum. However, on the coffee isle (Bend Westside) there's also a BOGO blinkie for Dentyne Gum. Stack the two deals together and you get 2 Dentyne Gum for FREE!!

Giveaway

In order to get you started as a frugal saver I will be hosting a giveaway of a Coupon Binder.
This binder will have 2 sets of baseball cards holders, 18 dividers, small scissors. See the post below about coupon binders.

There are  3 ways to enter to win this coupon binder: leave a comment on this post and/or become a follower of this blog and/or refer a friend to this blog that leaves your name in the comment field as well as theirs...within the next 3 days. Only way for multiple entries is to enter all 3 ways and refer as many friends as possible. Enter all ways for your odds to increase. Giveaway will end on Sunday, 10/4 at 12:00pm PST. One winner will be randomly drawn from all the entrants and announced on this blog later that evening.  

Build a stockpile

My least favorite time of the day used to be between 4:30 and 5:30 when I'm frantically trying to get dinner made and on the table. I find it stressful and my patience runs dry. Then, come to find out, I am missing ingredients for what I was going to make and end up just purchasing a pizza. Ugh.

Part of this is due to my lack of meal planning; more on weekly meal planning later. The other part of this is because I really had no food to pull an improvised meal from...nothing in the pantry, freezer or fridge.

This is where building a stockpile in your pantry can come in handy. Be patient though because building a stockpile will take some time.

 How do you build a stockpile? 
1. Pull out that list I had you make in the very beginning of the top 10 items your family uses most. Add to that list, making it consist of everything your family uses on a weekly basis: snack foods, pasta and sauce, fruit drinks, soup, ketchup, cereal, etc. I would even add things like shampoo, toilet paper, diapers, etc.
2. Save a percentage of your weekly budget to put towards stockpile items. E.g. Our weekly budget is $50. I try to only use $35 on food items we need for my weekly menu, then I have $15 left over to purchase items for the stockpile.
3. Every Sunday and every Tuesday (Bend residents) browse the ads in the paper. If you see a good deal on an item on your list, buy it...remember to stack the sale with coupons. If it's a super frugal deal, purchase more than one!
4. Eventually your pantry will be stocked with items you purchased for dirt cheap--or FREE and you will never need to pay full price again. You'll figure out what you consider good prices...an example for me is I don't pay more than $1 on any cereal...and usually $0.50 is my limit.
5. When you notice something is getting low on your stockpile, make sure to stock up again when you can so you don't get caught needing it which results in paying more.

Kelloggs Promo!

This deal should be good through 9/2010 :)

Buy three specially marked Kellogg's® cereals (Frosted Flakes, Fruit Loops, Mini Wheats-bite size, Raisin bran) and get $10 bonus bucks to spend on electronics, toys, sporting goods, books, concessions and movies!

For more information go here

It doesn't appear to have a limit as to how many times you can do this.

Remember...the deal goes for a whole year so wait until you can buy these for sale stacked with coupons! It will then take 4-6 weeks for your bonus bucks to arrive in the mail.