Operation $40K

Welcome to my site! I LOVE helping people save money at the stores so they can put it to a more effective use for their families! I saved $40,000 in less than one year from just making a few simple changes in our family budget - you can too! Couponing and Meal Planning are just the tip of the iceberg - but account for about 50% of my savings! You will find where to get coupons , printable coupon links , SavingStar info, Swagbucks info and All You deals , along with the local stores' coupon policies and Ad Match Ups . I also have a lot of recipes posted, information about Coupons For The Military and online deal shopping sites info posted. I am on Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook too (under Operation 40K) if you want to schedule a class or have any questions, please just shoot me an email at op40K@aol.com . Blessings, Dannelle

I zipped over to Iheartwags.com and scoped out the ad - it's a shorter list this week, sorry! Good 'N Natural bar 2 oz $1.29 -use the $1.29 coupon in the 8/12 RP Final Price: FREE Renew Life Omega Smart Super Krill 60 ct $10 Get at $10 RR   Final Price: FREE Aussie Herbal Essence Hair Care $3.00 -use the $3.00/2 from the 8/5 RP Get a $1.00 RR Final Price: $1.00 each, WYB 2 Happy Shopping!

You can find them here -- at Totally Target. Make sure you thank Kerry for her great work! :) Happy Shopping!

Deals I took advantage of: 2 OfficeMax Multipurpose paper (500-sheet ream) at $6.99, Get $6.98 in MaxPerks Rewards (limit of 2). That makes them $0.01 each! 1 Boise X-9 Paper 10-ream case at $43.99, Get $34 in MaxPerks Rewards (limit of 2) That makes each case $9.99 after rewards or, $.99 a ream! Now, the sales specials! 3 Pencil Sharpener $0.05 (limit of 3) 3 12″ Wooden Ruler with Metal Edge $0.05 (limit of 3) 2 Dixon #2 Pencils 10-pack $0.10 (limit of 2) 5 FREE Composition Books Grand total? $75.15 for $13.72, after Max Perks Rebate. I needed the paper but the pencils, rulers and pencil sharpeners are for next year's school kits...I figured that the price was certainly right. :) Did you venture there this week? FYI - this is almost a 2 year supply of paper for us.

Just a quick note - you are going to REALLY want to learn CVS if you haven't been playing at it. Walgreen's is changing their Resgister Reward program in September and, it's not pretty. CVS is where *I* will be shopping instead, but I will tell you more about that later.:) Thanks to Didie for this week's list! Coupon Color Decoder: ~Pink=Facebook Coupon, you'll have to have a Facebook account to print these IPs! ~Light Blue = Scanner coupon or CVS Retailer Coupon, you'll know it's a CVS coupon because the barcode will always start with the number 4! ~Red=these are general coupons, they could be from an insert, a tearpad, a booklet, peelie, or an IP and start with the number 5 or 9. FREE ~ Good'n Natural Free bar $0.99 Good'n Natural Free bar up to $1.29 (RP 8/12) ~ Accu-check verio IQ $39.99 Accu-check verio IQ (SS 8/5) *this needs some major overriding at the register with a manager* Free after coupon CHEAP ~ Paper Mate, Sharpie and...

We zipped over to the Dollar Tree for a few things today and I saw these: The 10 count packs of baseball card packs...for $1.00 Great for your coupon binders! Here is another favorite of mine - the "magic towels". I like these for Operation Shoebox, and as a "gift of the day" when we travel with Miss Sarah. What have you found at your local Dollar Tree lately?

Go this weekend and see the Butterflies! It's $5.00 for an adult, kids 3-12 are $3.00 and it's SO MUCH FUN! First they will see a TON of different butterflies on display Then they go in the Conservatory and, chart in hand, try to find and identify what live ones they see flying around Give the kids a penny to make a wish...  There are two different hatching stations where they can see crystallises turn into butterflies!  There are feeding stations and drinking stations for them - that let you get some GREAT photos!  Just check out these Juilias. (No I didn't know that was what they were called before hand) Make sure you take your "passport" to the outside gardens and look for these butterflies as you check out the five different gardens and get your stamps!  They will have a GREAT time, learn a little about nature and, when they turn in their passports, they get a certificate for FREE custard at Michael's!  What a ...

We had one of Miss Sarah's friends over yesterday and the first thing she did was whip out her rock collection. Of course, Sarah grabbed her rock collection and they played with rocks for an hour. They built rock animals, rock houses, etc. Did you know that if you plant a rainbow rock, you will get a rainbow flower? ( I learned so much from just listening to them, LOL!) Why people spend SO MUCH MONEY on kid's toys is beyond me. Don't get me wrong, Miss Sarah has her fair share of Barbies and Legos but she is happy with rocks. My mom is in the process of moving and I have helped her do a little packing. We came across a box of mine - old Barbie Furniture that was home made. You can get an idea of my real age with the colors of the contact paper used and the simple fact that milk came in boxes, LOL! Check out the bedroom set, complete with the tinfoil mirror...  The kitchen...  The bed... And, I had gotten a set of Blow Up furniture from Santa. It was the...

Here are this week's produce deals : Avocados $.59 each - they freeze nicely too! Cantaloupe $.99 each Whole Seedless Watermelon $3.49 each Navel Oranges $.83/# in a 3# bag for $2.49 Strawberries $1.29/# Baby Carrots $.49/#

Print them before they are gone!

We have started talking about Emergency Preparedness recently - I even have a new "page" for it ( see it HERE ). I am a firm believer that, if you are ready, you never need it! So, we are talking about getting ready. :) First we talked about a basic water supply , just in case you all of a sudden can't use your faucets. (think tornadoes, etc). Today, we talk about BOBs. If you watched that 10 Minute Notice video I shared, you might have to leave your home FAST. This is where a BOB comes in handy :) It's a GREAT time of year to whip one up - backpacks are on sale for back to school time! You should have one for EACH family member...and I suggest NOT googling it because you will see samples from the extremists pop up - every thing from hunting knives to MREs (meals ready to eat). It is a lot simpler than that. Each bag should have a change of clothes, few pairs of undies (face it - we can wear an outfit more than one day if we have to but would love ...

Health Care New Coupons! $2.00 off any Lotrimin or Lotrimin Ultra Personal Care New Coupons! $1.00 off any Efferdent product $1.00 off Garnier Moisturizer Product Pet Care New Coupons! buy 1 get 1 cesar meaty selects™ canine cuisine SavingStar Grocery eCoupons New Coupons! Buy (1) McCain® Sweet Potato Fries, Save $1.00. Expires 9/5/2012. Buy any 1 Marie's® Yogurt Dressing, Save 75¢. Expires 9/5/2012.

Welcome to my site! I LOVE helping people save money at the stores so they can put it to a more effective use for their families! I saved $40,000 in less than one year from just making a few simple changes in our family budget - you can too! Couponing and Meal Planning are just the tip of the iceberg - but account for about 50% of my savings! You will find where to get coupons , printable coupon links , SavingStar info, Swagbucks info and All You deals , along with the local stores' coupon policies and Ad Match Ups . I also have a lot of recipes posted, information about Coupons For The Military and online deal shopping sites info posted. I am on Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook too (under Operation 40K) if you want to schedule a class or have any questions, please just shoot me an email at op40K@aol.com . Blessings, Dannelle

Buy One Pair, Get One Pair Half Off AND take 15% off your total? PERFECT for back to school time! Make sure you get your coupon...they only have a limited quanitity. :)

Baby & Toddler $0.75 off 2 Gerber 2nd Foods $1.00 off 1 Gerber Graduates Yogurt Melts Snack $0.75 off 1 Gerber Organic Pouch Product $2.00 off one package of GOODNITES Underwear $1.00 off U.S.A. Kids Cups Product $2.00 off any 2 Playtex OrthoPro or Binky Pacifier $1.00 off 2 Gerber Graduates Puffs Snacks $0.75 off Gerber Graduates Grabbers Beverages BOGO GEVALIA Coffee 12 oz. bag $0.75 off ONE Yoplait Frozen Smoothie $1.00 off (1) One NEW! Almond Plus $1.50 off Sambazon Juice or Smoothie $3.50 off any Brita Pacifica Pitcher $0.50 off One Disney Chocolate Milk 6-Pack $0.50 off One Kern's 5.5 oz. 6 Pack $2.00 off one 48 oz bottle POM Wonderful $1.50 off on any ONE (1) bag of Seattle's Best Cof Books & Magazines $1.00 off the August issue of People StyleWatch $0.50 off ALL YOU magazine Entertainment $30.00 off monthly Dish Network Foods $0.50 off Yoplait Light with Fiber Yogurt ...