2013 Coupon Journey: Week of 8/18

All I have to say this week is, "Holy Shaving Cream!"  To be honest though, with this being a moneymaker at Walmart, I think I will be using my couple coupons I have left and will be getting more!  I remember when I first started couponing Shaving Cream was so easy to come by.  It was always free or moneymaker.  Then that darn TLC Couponing Show (that will remain nameless) ruined a good thing!  Basically in 2 1/2 years, this is the most free shaving cream I have found, so I am going for it and stocking up like a crazy person.  This week I went to Rite Aid, CVS, and Target!  I was hoping to hit Weis this week before typing this up, but it did not happen.  I will be posting the Back-To-School Deals either late Friday night or Saturday morning again!  I have to head in that area on Friday to pick up a huge box of goodies, so I will do my shopping then instead of making a special trip!  Helps save on gas too!!

Results Week: Week of 8/18-8/24
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Back-To-School Deals: Week 6 -- Week of 8/11

We have ended Week 6 for the Back-To-School Deals!!  I didn't hit OfficeMax this week because of the lack of deals in my area.  I however hit Rite Aid & Staples!  Rite Aid had their great $0.29 items and Staples had some great deals.  I did hit Staples at the end of week, which means I didn't get everything on my list!  I did at least get those penny deals!!  The Playschool Crayons are missing from my picture that I bought from Rite Aid.  I think they are somewhere hiding in my car or my toddler grabbed them out of my bag.  Either scenario is very likely!

Back To School Series Week 6: Week of 8/11
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Staples

Bought 6 Staples Subject Notebooks, 70 Sheet, $0.01

Spend $5.00 to get deal.  Limit 6.

Final Price: $0.06

Bought 1 Bic Brite Liner Highlighters, $1.00

Limit 2.

Final Price: $1.00

Bought 1 Pilot Bottle2Pen, 5 pack, $4.99

Get $4.99 Easy Rebate. Limit 1.

Paid: $4.99, Submitted $4.99 Easy Rebate

Final Price: Free

2013 Coupon Journey: Week of 8/11

This week I went to CVS, Rite Aid, and Weis!  CVS was out of the great Soothe deal!  I did however stumble across a cart with 75% off As Seen On TV items.  I splurged a little on a few items and one of them are for the 500 Likes Giveaway!  Love it!!  Because of the crazy week I am having, I will finish my Back-To-School Shopping on Friday and praying that all the items will be there!! I preach that you should go at the beginning of the week, but my excuse is that I live in the middle of no where to begin with, so I like to wait and do all my trips while I am out and my next outing towards an office supply store is Friday!  I will do my best to have it posted early Saturday morning or late Friday night!

Results Week: 8/11-8/17
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Couponing Tip:  People have suspected I buy tons of papers to get deals, but I don't!! Depending on the inserts, depends on my amount of papers I buy.  If there are only one or two, I will buy 2-3 papers.  I am lucky to have different regional papers in my area and each paper has different inserts in them because coupons are regional!  If there are 3 or more coupons, depending on how good they are, I will buy 4, sometimes 5 inserts.  However, I have been lucky and having a local newspaper delivery person handing me his leftover inserts.  I usually give the majority of them away, but I do keep some of them as back up, just in case that great deal comes and I already used my amount!


Weis

Bought 1 Better Than Ears Treats, $2.00 Sale Price
Use $1.00/1 (Expires 8/31)
Final Price: $1.00

TOTAL FROM #1:  $1.06.   Saved: $2.99

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CVS

Bought 1 As Seen on TV Farbriclear, $2.49, Clearance Price
Final Price: $2.49

Bought 2 As Seen on TV InstaHang, $1.82, Clearance Price
Final Price: $3.64

Bought 4 Sally Hansen Xtreme Nail Color, $3.29, Regular Price
**Spend $12.00, Get $5.00 Extrabucks. Limit 1.**
Used 3 $1.00/1 (Expires 8/31)
and used Save $4.00, When You Spend $12.00 On Makeup (CVS Coupon Machine)
Paid: $6.16, Receive $5.00 Extrabucks
Final Price: $0.29

Bought 1 M&M Peanut Butter, $0.99
Bought 1 M&M Chocolate Bar, $1.19
Used Buy One, Get M&M Chocolate Bar Free (Expires 9/30)
Final Price: $1.08

2013 Back-To-School Series: Week 5-- Week of 8/4-8/10

Back-To-School Week 5 Results are here!! I will be discussing these results on Central PA Live!!  I will also be talking about our series that I have been doing for these 5 weeks!! If you are Central PA local, check out Channel 10 at 4!!  Anyhow, I went to Rite Aid, Walgreens, Staples, OfficeMax!!  I didn't get everything I wanted on my lists, but I am pretty satisfied with what I got!

Back-To-School Results--Week 5--Week of 8/4
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Walgreens

Bought 1 Wexford Dry Erase Markers, 4 count, $0.99
With ad-in coupon
Final Price: $0.99

Bought 1 W AA Batteries, 4 pack, $0.99
With ad-in coupon
Final Price: $0.99

Bought 1 Sharpie Black Marker, 2 pack, $0.79
With ad-in coupon
Final Price: $0.79

Bought 1 Uni-Ball Gel Pen, 2 pack, $0.99
With ad-in coupon
Final Price: $0.99

Bought 1 Papermate Pens, 10 count, $0.29
Final Price: $0.29

Bought 2 Wexford Wooden Rulers, $0.19
With ad-in coupon
Final Price: $0.38

Bought 4 Pink Erasers, 2 pack, $0.25
With ad-in coupon
Final Price: $1.00

Bought 1 Wexford Color Binder, $1.00
With ad-in coupon
Final Price: $1.00

TOTAL FROM #2:  $6.81.  I used the $4.50 Register Rewards making my total $2.31.
                                         
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Walgreens Summary:  Spent: $2.31    Saved:  $22.06
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Rite Aid

Transaction #1

Bought 1 Crayola Chalk, $0.49
Final Price: $0.49


TOTAL FROM #1:  $0.49             Saved: $0.80


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OfficeMax

Bought 2 OfficeMax Metal Compass, $0.05, Sale Price
Limit 2.
Final Price: $0.10

Bought 2 Papermate InkJoy Pens, 10 count, $1.00, Sale Price
Limit 5.  
Final Price: $2.00

Bought 2 OfficeMax Paper Projector, $0.05, Sale Price
Limit 2.
Final Price: $0.10

Bought 2 Composition Books, $0.50, Sale Price
Limit 4.
Final Price: $1.00

Bought 1 Dry Erase Board, $2.00, Sale Price
Final Price: $2.00

Bought 5 OfficeMax Filler Paper, $0.01, Sale Price
Must Spend $5.00. Limit 5.
Final Price: $0.05

TOTAL FROM #1:  $5.37              Saved:  $14.74

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Staples

Bought 2 Bic Mechanical Pencils, 5 count, $0.25
Limit 2.
Final Price: $0.50

Bought 1 Pentel RSVP Pens, 5 count, $3.29
Buy 1, Get $3.29 Easy Rebate.  Limit 1.
Paid: $3.29, Submitted $3.29 Easy Rebate
Final Price: Free

Bought 1 Purell Hand Sanitizer, $2.00
Used $1.00/1 (SS 7//28)
Final Price: $1.00

Bought 1 Wescott 5" Kids Scissors, 2 count, $1.00
Limit 2.
Final Price: $1.00

Bought 2 Bic Dry Erase Markers, 4 count, $1.00
Limit 2.
Used two $1.00/1 (SS 8/4)
Final Price:  Free

TOTAL:  $3.03 after Easy Rebate                 Saved: $15.30


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2013 Back-To-School Journey

                                 Spent             Saved      Spending Goal

WEEK 5:                 $11.40           $52.92        $20.00

YEAR TO DATE:   $82.17          $285.57      $120.00

Results Week: Week of 8/4

This week was a great couponing week!  I headed to CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid!  I think I was excited to coupon this week due to the fact that I will be on Central PA Live tomorrow!!  Very excited!  I had a little issue with CVS not working out as planned, but other than that, great week in couponing!

Results Week: Week of 8/4-8/10
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Back-To-School Results: Week 4 -- 7/31-8/3

Back-To-School Week 4 has wind down! I am really enjoying these deals!!  I also am proud to announce that I will be on Central PA Live this Thursday, August 8 to talk about the deals to find!!  I will also be announcing our giveaway, which will now officially start on August 9!  This week I went to Toys r us, Staples, and OfficeMax.  I didn't get everything on my lists because of going at the end of the week!  That is the bad thing about living in the middle of no where, having to schedule a time to go shopping there!

Back-To-School Results Week 4-- 7/31-8/3
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Toys r us

Bought 1 Angry Birds Bookbag, $14.99, Regular Price

Bought 1 Angry Birds Lunch Box, $7.99, Regular Price

**Buy a $12.99 or more bookbag, get lunch box free**

Final Price: $14.99

Bought 8 Crayola Crayons, $0.25, Sale Price

Must buy 4 for price. Limit 2.

Final Price: $2.00

TOTAL FROM TRANSACTION:  $18.02             Saved: $16.31

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OfficeMax

Bought 5 Subject Notebooks, 70 Sheet Count, $0.01

**Must Spend $5.00**

Final Price: $0.05

Bought 3 OfficeMax Glue Sticks, 4 pack, $0.25, Sale Price

Final Price:$0.75

Bought 3 Bic Matic Grip Pencil, 6 pack, $0.50, Sale Price

Final Price: $1.50

Bought 1 Duracell Coppertop Batteries, $10.99

Buy 1, Get $10.98 MaxPerks. Limit 2.

Paid: $10.99, Received $10.98 MaxPerks

Final Price: $0.01

TOTAL FROM TRANSACTION:  $14.09. After Maxperks, my total is now, $3.11.  Saved: $28.11 (after maxperks)

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Staples

Bought 1 Bounty Basic Paper Towels, 12 pack, $6.99, Sale Price

Used $0.25/1 (PG 7/28)
and used 15% off Office Cleaning Supplies (Staples Ad Coupon)

Final Price: $4.99

Bought 2 Purell Hand Santizer, $2.00, Sale Price

Used two $1.00/1 (RP 7/28)
Final Price: $2.00

Bought 4 Slider Pencil Cases, $0.01, Sale Price

Must Spend $5.00.  Limit 4.

Final Price: $0.04

Bought 2 Bic Wite Out, 2 pack, $0.50 Sale Price

Limit 2.

Final Price: $1.00

Bought 2 Zebra Red Pens, $1.00, Sale Price

Limit 2.

Used one $1.00/2 (SS 7/28)

Final Price: $1.00

Bought 2 Papermate Mechanical Pencils, $0.50, Sale Price

Limit 2.

Final Price: $1.00

Bought 2 Translucent Pencil Boxes, $0.50, Sale Price

Limit 2.

Final Price: $1.00

Bought 10 2 Pocket Paper Folders, $0.01, Sale Price

Limit 10.

Final Price: $0.10

TOTAL FROM TRANSACTION:  $12.12       Saved: $27.22

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2013 Back-To-School Journey

                                  Spent        Saved        Spending Goal

THIS WEEK:           $33.25      $27.22         $20.00

YEAR TO DATE:    $70.77      $232.59       $80.00

2013 Coupon Journey: Week of 7/28-8/3

Great week for couponing this week for sure!! I have been noticing that I have been scaling back some.  Unsure if it's because I have a good stockpile and just grabbing things here are there or if it's because I have my mind divided on Back-To-School and this.  I only was able to head to CVS and Rite Aid.  After taking the picture and putting my pile away, I realized I forgot to add the Starbucks drink (that was in the fridge) in the picture!  I also had a great unexpected double dip on extrabucks.  I turned in a raincheck and received not only my raincheck extrabucks, but also for this week's special!!  Woot!  Rite Aid has many moneymakers happening also!  I know Weis had some good deals and Walgreens, but I haven't made it there yet this week before posting this.  Also, Friday I will be heading to the office stores **fingers crossed I get everything** Friday.   Also, by Monday or Tuesday I will have the Back-To-School Giveaway ready to go!  Watch for details!

Results Week: Week of 7/28-8/3
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Couponing Tip: While doing my shopping there are two things I have learned about store set up.  Avoid the eye leveling shelves and end caps.  I will admit at Target the end caps are the first place to find clearance though!!  Other than that, unless there is a killer deal in those areas that are on your list avoid!! They like to put the "I think I am getting a great deal items in that area.  Not only that, next time you are in the store, check out the prices on the top and bottom shelves compared to eye level.  You will see the difference!!  You can also avoid this trap by sticking to your list!!




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