WTF is up with you? Why doesn't your following and commenting system seem to work? Ever. Each week Ashley has a fun "day in the life" post from a fellow mom blogger. When I read one I like, I want to follow them. But blogger has gotten dumb and the ability to follow a new blog is no longer a simple click on their blog or up on the tool bar. It is now a copy, go to my dashboard, click add, paste, and then follow. And when I try to comment on people's blogs who don't have a separate pop up window...well no can do because for some reason blogger doesn't realize I'm signed in. (To correct this error, I refer you to me BFF Emily and her tips on making blog life a little easier)
Does anyone know why this is happening? It didn't used to be this way. In this day and age I expect my blogging habit to be a simple one to be addicted to.
Oh yeah, and why can't I see my followers on my blog anymore? This makes me sad that I can't see all their pretty little faces and icons. :(
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Couponing Tip 2
Stacking
In the couponing world this means using multiple coupons on one purchased item. Many stores have policies that allow you to use a store coupon and a manufacturing coupon together on the same item. This creates the opportunity for a ton of savings.
Example: Last week Target had kraft dressing on sale for $1.59 per bottle. Target had a web coupon for $1.00 off two, and I had clipped two manufacturers coupons for $1.00 off one bottle. So combining the sale and the coupons, two bottles of dressing that originally cost $5.36 ended up costing me 18 cents! Talk about a deal. I'm guessing if you had the ability to print and cli multiples of these coupons you could stock up on some serious salad dressing.
Check out the stores you shop at commonly and see if they allow you to stack coupons. Kroger (where I usually shop) doesn't allow you to combine coupons, which is a bummer. Giant Eagle and Target do, though...so there are some serious savings to be had
In the couponing world this means using multiple coupons on one purchased item. Many stores have policies that allow you to use a store coupon and a manufacturing coupon together on the same item. This creates the opportunity for a ton of savings.
Example: Last week Target had kraft dressing on sale for $1.59 per bottle. Target had a web coupon for $1.00 off two, and I had clipped two manufacturers coupons for $1.00 off one bottle. So combining the sale and the coupons, two bottles of dressing that originally cost $5.36 ended up costing me 18 cents! Talk about a deal. I'm guessing if you had the ability to print and cli multiples of these coupons you could stock up on some serious salad dressing.
Check out the stores you shop at commonly and see if they allow you to stack coupons. Kroger (where I usually shop) doesn't allow you to combine coupons, which is a bummer. Giant Eagle and Target do, though...so there are some serious savings to be had
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Check out this deal
One of my new favorite blogs I've found during this whole couponing thing is Momma Smells a Deal. This lovely blogger updates frequently with new free or cheap deals she's found. Like today she posted about the Tankathon at Old Navy. This weekend you can buy old navy tanks for $2. Uh, hello...I spend the entire summer in Old Navy tanks. I'm in.
Not only that. She posted a link so you could print a coupon and get in on the deal a day early.
Go here to get your coupon.
I am in love with money saving right now!
Not only that. She posted a link so you could print a coupon and get in on the deal a day early.
Go here to get your coupon.
I am in love with money saving right now!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Couponing Tip 1
Match Up
The first step to saving money by couponing is to match the weekly grocery store ads to coupons that you have available. This is a pretty common sense step, but I know that I used to just go shopping and if I had a coupon that matched a sale, perfect...if not, oh well.
For example, the Giant Eagle Ad for this week had Hamburger Helper for sale 10 for $10. I had clipped a coupon that was 75 cents off three. So you buy three for a total of $3.00, the coupon doubles for a total of $1.50 off so you end up paying $1.50 for three boxes (i.e 50 cents each). The original price tag was $2 per box which means I saved 75%
Now it takes some time to look at the ads and match sales to the coupons you have available. This is why I've done a little looking and there are tons of resources available on line. Here's my go to site. This website matches all current ads at lots of stores to recent available coupons and even helps you find online coupons for more savings.
By the way...check out my savings over on the left. I've made it over $100 already...only two weeks in!
The first step to saving money by couponing is to match the weekly grocery store ads to coupons that you have available. This is a pretty common sense step, but I know that I used to just go shopping and if I had a coupon that matched a sale, perfect...if not, oh well.
For example, the Giant Eagle Ad for this week had Hamburger Helper for sale 10 for $10. I had clipped a coupon that was 75 cents off three. So you buy three for a total of $3.00, the coupon doubles for a total of $1.50 off so you end up paying $1.50 for three boxes (i.e 50 cents each). The original price tag was $2 per box which means I saved 75%
Now it takes some time to look at the ads and match sales to the coupons you have available. This is why I've done a little looking and there are tons of resources available on line. Here's my go to site. This website matches all current ads at lots of stores to recent available coupons and even helps you find online coupons for more savings.
By the way...check out my savings over on the left. I've made it over $100 already...only two weeks in!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Keeping up with my blogs
Now that it's summer I've had a lot more free time to blog and keep up with blogs.
Plus, I have a little help....
Plus, I have a little help....
Monday, June 20, 2011
Go Daddy Go
As part of our Fathers Day celebration we went and watched Joe play hockey. Harper loves to watch all the guys skate around.
Look how tall she is
Happy Fathers Day to the best Daddy ever!
Look how tall she is
Happy Fathers Day to the best Daddy ever!
Friday, June 17, 2011
I might be the only one
Harper is not walking independently yet. I know a lot of parents would say "Enjoy it while it lasts, once they walk your life changes completely." I get that. It's absolutely true. I know my life will be completely different. One of the biggest changes..Harper's pants will no longer look like this:
I can't wait for her to walk so I don't have to stain stick or even throw out perfectly good pairs of pants.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
My First Haul
Last night I set out for the Giant Eagle armed with my new coupon binder. I had gone through the weekly ad and found some good deals. Not 5 minutes into my trip, I was looking at my options for band aids, when this ruggedly handsome guy strikes up a conversation with me about the show on TLC. I fill him in the the show has inspired my summer project and that I was about to get cheap band-aids. He wished me luck and now I am officially the weirdo with the binder.
Here's my haul...the stuff on the left was what I was forced to buy without a coupon.
Total savings....
My bill would have been $51.76, but instead I paid $21.70. Not too shabby I say. Here's some of my good deals:
Here's my haul...the stuff on the left was what I was forced to buy without a coupon.
Total savings....
My bill would have been $51.76, but instead I paid $21.70. Not too shabby I say. Here's some of my good deals:
- Three boxes of bayer aspirin...Original cost: $11.07...I paid: nothing...in fact i got 3 cents back. (I think this might have been cheating a little because the cashier used over ride so scan both the coupon I cut out and the one on the box)
- two boxes of toothpaste and a tooth brush...Original cost: $7.77...I paid: $.50
- two boxes of band aids...Original cost: $5.00...I paid: $2.00
But by far the best deal...one bottle of French's Dijon mustard Original cost: $3.19...I paid: Nothing...but the store paid me 39 cents. It's too bad I didn't have duplicates of that coupon or I could have gone extreme and bought like 30 bottles of mustard I don't even like.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Step 1
Gather and Organize
The first step in my quest to "Extreme" coupon I need to gather and organize some coupons. I had always clipped some coupons from the Sunday paper, but now I started clipping them all. I've also been on the lookout to get multiple copies of the same ones. (if you're in Columbus and you have coupons you don't use, let me know).
With all the coupons I had clipped, I needed to go from this...
to this...
That's right, I'm the geek with a binder of organized coupons. Feel free to make fun of me now.
The next step is to start looking at ads and matching up coupons for the best deals.
I was looking back and used to save 20-30 per shopping trip (about 50-60 per month) between store sales and coupons. My hope is to double that amount. We'll see what happens.
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