How I Pinch A Penny

Please check your local flyer to be sure they are running the same deals as my paper. Need help with the abbreviations? Click HERE to see what the HECK I am talking about!!

Here is my coupon match up list for Giant Food stores. I am using an ad from South Central Pa. As always check your local flyer for participation. Also There are a lot of match ups for Martins. There are some great printable coupons! We also are earning those gas rewards points again! We all love those!

Don’t forget to pick up your free customer appreciation coupon book  Worth $30. See store for details.

• Betty Crocker Hamburger, Tuna or Chicken Helper 10/$10
• $.75/3 Printable found HERE  (Print 2)
• 3/$1.50

• Hillshire Farm Deli Sliced Meat  3/$10
• $.55/1   09-27-09 RP (use 3 if you have them)
• 3/$6.70

• Ballpark Meat Franks B1G1F save $3.29
• $1/2  10-18-09 RP
• 2/$2.29

• Perdue Chicken Shortcuts B1G1F  save $5.99/2
• $.75/1 10-04-09 RP (doubles) (use 2)
• 2/$2.99

• Snapple Green, Red, White or Black Tea 
• $.55/1 printable found HERE  sorry.. (only one print allowed)
• FREE

• Deer Park Spring Water 6 pack 2/$4
• $1/2  09-27-09 RP
• 2/$3

• Mission Flour Tortillas 2/$5
• $.75/1  08-09-09 SS  (use 2)
• 2/$2

• Utz Potato Chips 2/$4
• $.75/1  or $1/2  08-23-09 SS
• 2/$1 or 2/$3

• Edy’s Dibs 2/$6
• $1/2  08-23-09 RP
• 2/$5

• Wanchai Ferry Dinner Kit  $5.99
• $1/1  09-13-09 GM
• $4.99 each

• Breyers Inspirations Yogurt 4 pk.  2/$4
• $.50/1  10-11-09 SS  (use 2)
• 2/$2

• Del Monte Tomatoes 10/$10
• $1/5  09-20-09 RP
• 5/$4

• Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup  4/$3
• $.30/4  09-20-09 SS
• 4/$2.40

• Barilla Pasta Plus 2/$3
• $.50/1  08-23-09 SS (this is a whole grain coupon but it should work)
• 2/$1

• Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta 4/$5
• $1/2  Printable found HERE Print 2
• 4/$3

• Comet Cleanser $1.79
• $.35/1   10-11-09 SS
• $1.09 each

• Sobe Life Water 10/$10
• $.25 printable found HERE (print 2)
• 2/$1

• Heluva Good Sour Cream $1.29
• $.50/1 Printable found HERE (print 2 )
• $.29 each
• Sunny D  $1.39
• $.55/1  found HERE  (print 2)
• $.29 each
• Marzetti Salad Dressing  2/$5
• $1/1   Marzetti Salad Dressing (use 2)
• 2/$3

Please check your local flyer to be sure they are running the same deals as my paper. Need help with the abbreviations? Click HERE to see what the HECK I am talking about!!

Here is my coupon match up list for Giant Food stores. I am using an ad from South Central Pa. As always check your local flyer for participation. Also There are a lot of match ups for Martins. There are some great printable coupons! We also are earning those gas rewards points again! We all love those!

Clip the 50 extra turkey rewards points w/$50 purchase

• Knorr Lipton Sides 10/$10
• .45/1 printable found HERE Print 2 (doubles)
• 2/.20

• Weight Watchers Smart Ones Entree 5/$10
• $1/1 printable found HERE print 2
• 2/$2

• Welch’s Grape Jelly $1.59
• .75/1 Printable found HERE (print 2)
• .09 each

• College Inn Chicken Broth $1.99 each
• $1/2  09-27-09 RP (varies by area)
• 2/$2.98

• Newman’s Own SaladDressing  $2.79
• $.75/1 08-23-09 RP  (varies by area)
• $1.29 each

• Barilla Pasta  $1.19
• .50/1  08-23-09 SS
• $.19 each

• Musselman’s Apple Sauce 10/$10
• $1/1 Printable found HERE (Print2)
• 2/ FREE

• Progresso Rich & Hearty Soup  2/$3
• $1/4 10-04-09 SS
• 4/$5

• DiGiorno Pizza  $4.99
• $1.50 Printable found HERE
• $3.49 each

• I Can’t Believe It ’s Not Butter  $1.79 each
• $1.25/2 09-13-09 RP
• 2/$2.33

• Jimmy Dean Frozen Breakfast Sandwiches$4.49
• $.75/1  09-20-09 RP
• $2.99 each

• Cabot Cheese Bar or  Slices  $2.29
• $1/3 08-02-09 SS
• 3/$5.87

• Turkey Hill Ice Cream 2/$5
• $1/1 09-20-09 RP (use 2)
• 2/$3

• Smucker’s Uncrustables Sandwiches  $2.29
• $.75/1   08-09-09 RP  (varies by area)
• $.79 each

• Hot Pockets  5/$10
• $1/1 09-27-09 RP (varies by area)
• $1 each

• Aunt Jemima Waffles  2/$3
• $1/2 0-04-09 SS  (varies by area)
• 2/$2

• Alpo Canned Dog Food    $.66
• B2G1F   09-20-09 RP
• 3/$1.32

• Finish Automatic Dish Detergent  $3.49
• $.50/1  10-11-09 SS
• $2.49 each

• Herbal Essences Shampoo 2/$5 MUST buy 2
• $1/1 09-13-09 RP (use 2)
• 2/$3

• Playtex Gentle Glide or Sport Tampons(16-18 ct)  2/$8
• $1/1  10-11-09 SS 
• $3 each

• Tone Body Wash  $3.49 each
• $1/1 Printable found HERE  (print 2)
• $2.49 each

• Yoplait Smoothies Multi-Pack $2.29
• $.75/2    10-04-09 SS
• 2/$3.08

• Frigo Cheese Heads String Cheese  $2.99
• $.75/1  08-30-09 RP (varies by area)
• $1.49 each

• Truvia Sweetner  $3.44
• $1/1   08-23-09 RP
• $2.44 each

• Campbell’s Select Harvest Soup  3/$4
• $.50/2  10-04-09 SS
• 2/$1.66

Please check your local flyer to be sure they are running the same deals as my paper. Need help with the abbreviations? Click HERE to see what the HECK I am talking about!!

Here is my coupon match up list for Giant Food stores. I am using an ad from South Central Pa. As always check your local flyer for participation. Also There are a lot of match ups for Martins. There are some great printable coupons! We also are earning those gas rewards points again! We all love those!

Giant Split chicken breasts .99 lb

• Birds Eye vegetables  3/$4
• $1/2  09-13-09 SS (use 3)
• 6/$5

• Giant Butter 3/$5

• Nabisco snack crackers 2/$5
• $1/1 printable found HERE (Print 2)
• or HERE (print 2)
• 2/$3

• Campbell’s V-8 Splash 2/$4
• $1/1 printable found HERE (Print 2)
• .50/2  9/20/09 SS
• 2/$2 or 2/$3

• hunt’s Canned Tomatoes 4/$5
• $1/4  10-04-09 SS
• 4/$4

• Herr’s Potato chips 2/$4
• $1/1 BAKED CRISPS  10-04-09 RP(use 2)
• 2/$2

• Skippy Peanut butter  3/$5
• $1/2 10-04-09 RP (use 3)
• 6/$7

• SPAM  $2.19
• .35/1  09-20-09 SS
• $1.49 each

• Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice  3/$5
• $1/1 Printable found HERE (print 2)
• $1/3  09-13-09 RP
• 2/$1.33 or 3/$4

• General Mills..honey nut cheerios, Lucky charms, Cookie Crisp, Trix 2/$4
• $1/3   10-04-09 SS (varies by area)(use 3)
• 6/$9

• Healthy Choice Complete Meals 5/$10
• $2/1 Printable found HERE 
• 1/FREE

• Freschetta Naturally Rising Pizza $5.99
• $1/1  - 09-13-09 SS
• $4.99

• Red Baron 12″ Pizza $4.99
• $1/1   09-20-09 SS
• $3.99

• Tony’s Pizza $2.99
• $1/2  10-04-09 SS
• 2/$4.98

• Gorton’s Frozen Fish Sticks  $3.99
• $.40/1  09-13-09 SS
• $3.19 each

• Aunt Jemima Pancakes 2/$4
• $1/2  10-04-09 SS
• 2/$3

• Tropicana OJ  $2.99
• $1/1 09-13-09 RP
• $1.99

Based on my coupon match up found HERE for Giant this is my shopping this week.  Now normally my shopping trip does not bring home this many items but Giant is having a stock up sake and I am taking advantage of the sale!  Everything pictured here does not have a coupon attached to it.  If you only see one of the item chances are I didn’t have a coupon or just flat out needed it.

Sarah!  What are you going to do with all that yogurt!!  It looks like there is 58 of them there….or something like that.  Well, I am going to freeze it.  And then pack it in lunches or pull it out as a frozen low cal treat as I need it. it was $.39 each PLUS I had a coupon for a free one for every 6 I purchased.  believe me I could have gotten more to fulfill my coupons I had in my hand but I wanted to leave some on the shelf for the other penny pinchers in my area.

plus at the end of my trip this is what printed out. $4.50 off my next $50 purchase, (3) $1 catalinas from General Mills ( don’t know how I got these) and more free yogurt!!

My starting balance was $157.38, total savings was $75.56 and with tax I paid $83.71.  I saved $53% on this trip.  I like to shoot for 50% but will consider it a success if I get to 40%.

The beginning of a new month means a new desktop download from Shabbyprincess.com. This desktop is so beautiful with the blues and browns!!! This is my desktop for the month of October. Looking through the past months stash of photographs I noticed we need to be taking more!  Mommy is getting slack!

Please check your local flyer to be sure they are running the same deals as my paper. Need help with the abbreviations? Click HERE to see what the HECK I am talking about!!

Here is my coupon match up list for Giant Food stores. I am using an ad from South Central Pa. As always check your local flyer for participation. Also There are a lot of match ups for Martins. There are some great printable coupons! We also are earning those gas rewards points again! We all love those!

• Scott Mega 6 Roll Paper Towel.  $4.99 Lowest Price of the Year
• $1/6 09-13-09 SS
• $3.99 each

• Stouffer’s Lean Cuisine  6/$10
• $1/3 09-13-09 RP (varies by area)
• 3/$4

• Suave Shamopp or Conditioner $.75 each Limit 5 Lowest Price of the Year
• $1/2 08-02-09 RP (varies by area) (use 2)
• 4/$1

• Birds Eye Vegetables and Sauce or Steam Fresh  $.69 each lowest Price of the Year (limit 10 per transaction)
• $1.00/2  09-13-09 SS (use 5)
• 10/$1.90

• Kleenex Facial Tissue $5/5 (MUST buy 5)
• $1/4 08-02-09 SS
• 5/$4

• Buy a Buitoni Family size Pasta and get a Buitoni sauce FREE
• $1/1 printable found HERE (Print 2)
• $2 off a Pasta and a Sauce

• Chex Mix Select 2/$4
• $1/2  09-13-09 SS
• 2/$3

• Juicy Juice 2/$5
• $1/1 printable found HERE (print 2)
• 2/$3

• Ragu Pasta sauce 4/$5 (MUST buy 4)
• $1.25/3   09-13-09 RP (varies by area)
• 5/3.75

• Buy any 4 Kellogg’s cereals get $4 off your order. (not real sure if it is off THIS purchase or if it will print out a coupon for NEXT purchase)
• $1/ speical K printable found HERE (print twice!)
• $6 total off your purchase!

• Pillsbury brownie mix 2/$3
• $.40/1  09-27-09 RP (use 2 and they double)
• 2/$1.40

• Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes  2/$3
• $1/3  09-13-09 SS (varies by area)
• 3/$3.50

• Dole Fruit Bowls 2/$4
• $1/1  09-13-09 SS (varies by area) (use 2)
• 2/$2

• Lean Cuisine  6/$10 LOWEST PRICE OF THE YEAR! Limit 6
• $1/3  09-13-09 RP use 2
• 6/$8  YIPPIE!

• TIDE 2X laundry detergent  $10.97 LOWEST PRICE OF THE YEAR!
• $1/1  09-27-09 PG
• $9.97 each

• Dawn Ultra Dish Washing Detergent  $2.29
• $.25/1  08-30-09 PG
• $1.79 each

• Suave Shampoo/Conditioner  $.75 LOWEST PRICE OF TH YEAR
• $1/2 printable found HERE (Prints in spanish)
• 2/$.50

Vera Bradley

Dear Vera Bradley: I love your deals. I love your products. You are going to put me in the poor house!  But I will have wonderful accessories when I get there!

Just the other day I was thinking I wanted to get a new bag for fall and I was thinking about the Bowler bag.  But it was TOOO expensive for this penny pincher.  Low and behold less than a week later this pops in my inbox.  I wonder if I should think about winning the lottery.

Click the image to go get your Bowler for $28!!  Today is the last day.

Many thanks to my friend Erika at RealMomma-DayBook for telling me about this FABULOUS free EDUCATIONAl deal.

Enjoy free general admission for you and a guest to hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide. 

Saturday, September 26, 2009

click the ‘download now’ button to see which venue near you is participating.  YEAH FREE MUSEUM DAY!!

Please check your local flyer to be sure they are running the same deals as my paper. Need help with the abbreviations? Click HERE to see what the HECK I am talking about!!

Here is my coupon match up list for Giant Food stores. I am using an ad from South Central Pa. As always check your local flyer for participation. Also There are a lot of match ups for Martins. There are some great printable coupons! We also are earning those gas rewards points again! We all love those!

No Coupon match up but an awesome deal will be in GREEN

Pepsi Products 6/16 oz   5/$9  LOWEST Price of the season.

MUST buy 5  no more no less or they will be $2.50 each (*hint – do another transaction to purchase them 5 at a time!)

Perdue Oven Stuffer Roaster chicken .79 lb.  LOWEST price of the year

Buy several and  put them in the freezer!

• Del Monte Canned Vegetables  $.49 each LOWEST Price of the( Year limit 8 )
• $1/5  09-20-09 RP
• 5/$1.45 

• San Giorgio Pasta  $.79 each
• $.75/1  All You, September 2009
• $.04 each

• Betty Crocker Cake Mix  $.79 each. Lowest price of the season(limit 8 )

• Gala Apples, Bartlet pears, Bosc pears  $.98 lb. LOWEST price of the year

• Del Monte Naturals Fruit Cups 10/$10
• $1/3 printable found HERE or HERE (print 2)
• 3/$2

• Eight O’Clock Coffee.. B1G1F
• $2/2 printable found HERE
• final price varies

• V-8 Fusion juice  2/$5
• $1/1 printable found HERE  Print 2
• 2/$3

• Healthy Choice Select Meal  2/$4
• $2/1 printable found HERE print 2
• 2/FREE!!

• Morningstar Meatless Food Product  $3.49
• $1/1  printable found HERE
• $2.49 each

• Kraft Singles  2/$6
• $.75/2 Kraft Foods Food & Family, September 2009 (Fall 2009)
• 2/$4.50

• Dannon Yogurt cups  3/$.99 LOWEST price of the year
• $1/10  09-13-09 SS
• 10/$2.33

• ALL 2x Laundry etergent  $9.99 LOWEST price of the year
• $1/1 printable found HERE.
• $8.99 each

• Milk Bone Dog biscuits 2/$5
• $1/1  08-23-09 RP OR (use 2)
• $2/2 09-20-09 RP OR
• 2/$3

• Palmolive Dish Detergent 2/$5
• $.75/1  08-30-09 SS (use 2)
• 2/$2

I was at Giant yesterday with my coupons and list in hand and I cold NOT find the Bertoli ravioli.  They were on sale and I had a coupon ( of course!)  But I could not put my hands on them. After circling the store looking for a special display of them I discovered they were sold out on the shelf.  So I marched myself up to the customer service desk and requested a rain check.

Rain checks are wonderful.  They are a pass to get the sale price after the sale is over.  Because the store was out of stock I can come back when they are back in stock and still receive the sale price.  My rain check is good for up to 6 items and I have 60 days to redeem.  I see it as I have 60 days to find 3 more coupons for $1 off!

So lesson learned is if the store is out of your sale product you are not out of the deal.  Go get a rain check…then make sure you have enough coupons when you redeem.