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You can buy gift certificates to your favorite restaurant for 90% off just by purchasing a gift certificate at www.restaurant.com! Check it out! We have used this site for over a year. It is the real deal, not a scam!

Magazine Savings

Today I am passing on a GREAT DEAL on magazines that I found on the back of a Little Debbie snack cake box.
Up to one year of your favorite magazines for just $5!!!!!
You can choose from Better Homes and Gardens, Ladies Home Journal, Fitness, Family Circle and Parents magazines.
Offer expires Oct. 31,2010

Visit  www.bhg.com/littledebbie for all the details!

Coupons

The Savannah Morning News has a new section in it's Sunday paper. (Click here to view.) It is attached to the comics, and it is all about coupons and how to use them more effectively. There are some great tips found here, and although some of the ideas would TOTALLY not fit my way of doing things, they are helpful to many I am sure.

It annoys me though, that they are now offering multiple copies of the Sunday paper at a "reduced" rate. The idea if for people to be able to get more copies of the coupons. But with so many coupons readily available to print at home via www.coupons.com, www.smartsource.com, www.redplum.com, www.cellfire.com, etc, is it really worth the extra money every month? And what about the waste of the extra newspapers/ Are people recycling them? Five extra Sunday papers is a lot of waste!

What are your thoughts here? Do you get more than one paper? Do you use printable coupons?

Coupons in unexpected places

This week, our Sunday paper had three coupon inserts. I also found coupons in some unexpected places this week. Inside the USA Weekend insert, there are 3 coupons on the last page for Scott paper products. I purchased two packs of Scott Natural wipes last week, and found a coupon in the most interesting (and a bit annoying) place....tucked inside of the back of the package inside of a sealed little envelope that I had to cut along the sides of to retrieve the coupon. It was a good one though, 75 cents off of one pack of wipes. :)

Lastly, I have found that many companies are catching on to teh appeal and convenience of Facebook. You can go to www.facebook.com/nabiscocookies on the first Monday of every month to download a coupon for a FREE package of Nabisco cookies when you buy one package plus a gallon of milk. The applet will allow you to print two coupons per month. Since I shop twice a month, this gives a little treat at an affordable price! Last month, Publix had the Chips Ahoy BOGO, and I used my coupon, which gave me two packs of Nabisco cookies and a gallon of milk for under $5. This will be a great way to have a little something special to snack on when the kids are out of school this summer and ALWAYS hungry!

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse

Today I saw in the Savannah Morning News that beginning June 4, 2010 at 9:00am, you can purchase a $75 gift card to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse for just $45. Quantities are limited, so sign on to www.savannahdeals.com to learn more! The certificate is being offered in celebration of Ruth's Chris' 45th aniversary.

A convert!

I have been playing the grocery game for a while now, and I enjoy it. I truly do. I strive to save at let 50% on my grocery shopping trips and majority of the time I do. I have on rare occasions saved closer to 75% but that is rather unusual.

When I say I enjoy this, I am not exaggerating. My favorite things to do are clip and organize coupons, make my list, match up the deals (with help of www.southernsavers.com) and head out to my stores. I go twice a month, when my husband gets paid.  I put a HUGE cooler across my backseat, gather up all of my reusable shopping bags, pour myself a big insulated glass and head out.  I make my route at Publix, Kroger and Save-A-Lot. I am usually done in about 3 hours, but sometimes I take longer because I just enjoy it so darn much. :)

Well, a couple of weeks ago a friend of mine asked for my help. She stated that while she loathed the idea and time consuming task of cutting coupons, she had to learn to manage her money better. I told her I would show her my tricks and help her as best I could. I introduced her to Southern Savers, and she was hooked.

Now I get texts from this converted non-couponer that read like this:

"I just got free body wash at WalMart! $3.99 body wash plus $4 coupon made it free! I am excited!"
or
"I got a deal today at CVS that I can't wait to tell you about!"
or my personal favorite
"You were right! It's addictive! I'm hooked!"

The moral of this story is, even if you think couponing and saving money isn't for you, just give it a try. You might be surprised. :)

New Website

  

Well, it isn't exactly a new website but it is new to me. It is called Southern Savers, and it is simply the greatest website EVER if you want to save money on your grocery bill. Darling Jenny lists ads and sales from several stores, and carefully matches each sale item with coupons. It is so easy to save money this way!

There are also Southern Savers Seminars (say that 3 times fast!) offered almost every weekend. You can take the seminar for just $10 and learn everything there is to know about coupons and how to use them effectively. You can register on the website. I am attending one in November and I am so excited!

Check it out and get ready to save some money!