Operation $40K

I got a "Head's Up"  - the General Mills cereal deal is finally back in the next ad! It's a bit different than the last time, but sweet still... Buy 6 General Mills cereals at regular price (selected varieties) and get $9 off instantly at checkout, plus get a catalina for FREE eggs and a FREE gallon of milk good on your next order. Start getting your General Mills coupons ready - I will update the price list for you early this week so you can make your plans! If you go next Saturday, you can double TEN coupons per transaction!!  **Also look for those FREE 1 Gallon of Milk WYB4 GM cereal coupons!! WooHoo!!! 

We get a Red Plum, SmartSource and P&G Saver tomorrow -- make sure you hit the dollar store early to get your extras! They usually open at 10AM and are gone by 11AM. I will NOT be getting extra papers this weekend as I have a VERY full house. I can't stock up on stuff when I have no room to put it :) I WILL have a few Mystery envelopes going out this week - full of what? Coupons of course! :)

Sunday coupon preview Regional coupon inserts & value differences are to be expected! (x) before coupon = multiple of same coupon ETS = excludes trial sizes P&G Insert Coupons $3 PUR or PUR Flavor Options System (Pitcher or Faucet Mount) (7/31) $1 any Prilosec OTC (7/31) $2 Fixodent Cleaner (7/31) $.50 Fixodent Adhesive (7/31) $2 any Metamucil (7/31) $1.50 Pampers Diapers or Pants (7/31) $1.50 Pampers Cruisers , Swaddlers or Extra Protection Diapers (7/31) $1 Oral B Pro-Health For Me CrossAction or Pulsar Manual Toothbrush (7/31) $1 Crest Pro-Health For Me Toothpaste (7/31) Buy Olay Bar, Bodywash or In Shower Lotion, & get $1 off Crest 3D White Vivid or Advanced Vivid Toothpaste (7/31) $5 Crest 3 D White 2 Hour Express, Professional Effects, Advanced Vivid 14 ct, Vivid, Stain Shield Gentle Routine Whitestrips ETS (7/31) $2 Crest Rinse 946 ml or larger (7/31) $2 Oral-B Pulsar Manual Toothbrush (7/31) $3 Oral-B Adult or Kids Battery Toothbrush (7/31) $1

Sunday coupon preview Regional coupon inserts & value differences are to be expected! (/X) after coupon = expiration date () before coupon = multiple of same coupon ETS = excludes trial sizes DND5 = coupon states Do Not Double, but barcode starts w/a 5 Smartsource coupon insert: A1 Steak Sauce or Marinade 10oz+ Save $1/1 (7/3) Ban Solid Save $.75/1 (7/31) Ban 1.5oz+ Save $.40/1 (7/31) Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad Mixes Save $.50/2 (7/30) Bic Flex4 Razor 3-pack, Bic Flex3 Razor 4 pack Save $3/1 (7/17) Bic Comfort 3 Advance Razor 4 pack, Bic Hybrid Advance Razor Save $3/1 (7/17) Chicago Cutlery Single Knife Save $2/1 (8/31) Colgate Toothpaste 4 oz+ Save $.75/1 (6/25) Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush excluding Colgate Plus or Extra Clean Save $.75/1 (6/25) Duncan Hines Premium Cake Mix or Brownie Mix free to Save $2.50 wyb any 2 Duncan Hines products (9/5) Dan-o-nino Dairy Snacks 6 or 12 pack Save $1/1 (7/31) Danimals Save $1/1 (7/31) Efferdent Save $2/2 (

There is now a sign on the door that posted coupons are only available if you make a purchase. I caught that as I was leaving, but DID buy some gum so it was all good, LOL! In that pile are some coupons I will share with the Madison Coupon Exchange today, but a few I already used like $1/2 Post cereals. I used 4 of those today at Copps. I think it is about $250 in Coupons: they had produce, dairy, organic and cereal Qs by the bajillions - I never took more than 5 of any. Not bad for 30 minutes. (I timed it) Make sure you visit before they are picked over... What did I buy today? They had a cart of gum marked from $.99 - to $.50 I got ten and used $1/2 Qs - making them FREE. They will go in the goody bags for Miss Sarah's birthday party in a few weeks - NOT keeping it as it is strawberry flavored (ick!)

2 stores, 6 Transactions today. I spilt it among two stores so I didn't clear the shelves on the cat treats or the mixed nuts...I know I was going too early to have them restock and didn't want anyone coming after be to be disappointed. I have a few potlucks to go to this summer - it looks like pineapple upside down cakes are what we are bringing, LOL! ** I was a little over in my plan projected OOP- I keep forgetting about sales tax on the pet items (sigh) Store 1, Transaction 1 5 assorted boxes Post cereals @$2 (normally $3.69) 4 packs Hunts Pudding @$1 (normally $1.15) 7 Temptations Cat treats @$1.99 3 Hormel Kids Ravioli @ $2.09 Coupons Used: 7 $1/1 Temptations (doubled), 3 $1/1 Hormel Kids (doubled), B3G1 Hunts pudding,  2 $1/2 Post $43.64 for $11.66 and I got $5 back from the Post Deal and $1 Catalina from the Temptations Store 1, Transaction 2 5 Emerald Breakfast to Go @$3 (normally $3.49) 5 Temptations Cat treats @$1.99 1.06# pears (2 of them) $1.05

Sad to say, if you follow the futures market , prices are going to jump this summer.  They have a few simple reasons: world wide severe crop destroying weather with massive flooding, droughts, freezes and tornados this spring. Rising gas prices. Supply and demand. The fact that we are competing with animals and fuel for our grain supply. Grain has gone up and will continue to do so, so has corn. This is fed to a lot of animals we eat - and that price will go up too. The items that use grain will go up: think cereals, crackers, breads. When the price of animals go up, so does dairy. Think about it:  the dairy is feed the same higher priced feed, resulting in a more expensive end product. (sigh) That means milk, eggs, butter, cheese and yogurt. Now comes produce. Freezes late in the spring hurt crops in Florida, Mexico, etc. Tomatoes were hit hard! You will see less and less of them when you go out to eat - restaurants are removing them from menu items and making them an additional c

I zipped over to http://www.iheartwags.com/ and scoped out the upcoming ad - here are the best deals of the week. Healthy Woman soy supplement 45 ct $8 get $8 RR Final Price : FREE Omega Smart Super Critical Ultimate fish oils 30 ct $10 get $10 RR Use the $2 printable Final Price : $ 2 MONEY MAKER SoBe lifewater 20 oz $.99 get $.99 rr Final Price : FREE Aussie Hair Care $2.99 get $1 RR Use $1 Aussie Product Q from P&G Everyday Savings Final Price : $.99 Herbal Essences Hair Care $2.99 get $1 RR Use the $1 Herbal Essence Q from the P&G Everyday Savings Final Price : $.99 Reach Toothbrushes $2.50 get $3 RR WYB2 Use $2 Reach Toothbrush from 5/8 ss Final Price : FREE or $2 MONEY MAKER Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor$9.89 get $4 RR Use : $4 Gillette ProGlide manual or power razor from the 1/1/11 P&G Final Price: $.89

Thanks to Door County Shopping Divas for the list - My changes are in Red There are a LOT of coupons that I added to SAVE more $$$.  **Remember, Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and their ads occasionally don't match up, check your store ad for prices In-Ad Coupons (limit 1 unless otherwise noted): Coke Products 2L $.68 (when you buy 4) FC Large Eggs $.68 Other Great Deals Oscar Mayer Bologna $.88 (limit 2) Pork Roast $1.78 Sunchef Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast  (3# bag) $4.88 (1.62/#) Weigh the bags, you can get an almost 4# bag for the 3# price! Raspberries (6 oz) $1.88 Southern Peaches $.98 per lb. Fresh Green Beans $.98 per lb. ERA Liquid Detergent $1.88 (limit 2) - $1/1 Era Product, exp. 6/30 (P&G 05/01/11) Nabisco Oreos $1.88 or $.88 with 2000 Pig Points (limit 2) Use the $1/WYB milk Q from Nabisco on Facebook Italian Bread $.88 Henri’s Dressing $.88 Kraft Mac and Cheese $.48 (limit 4) Use the $.55/2 tear pad Final price:

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Just like I planned - no real surprise here, LOL Preview the ads Pick the sales specials Match up coupons Make your list STICK TO THE LIST 10 boxes of Kraft Mac N Cheese (normally $.95*)  @$.59 -- I was careful to pick out the 7+ ounces ones instead of the "fancy" ones that are only 5+ ounces I used five $.55/2 coupons = $3.15 8 cans Van Camps pork N beans (normally $ .65*) @$.44 I used two $1/4 coupons from All You ConAgra pull out section = $1.52 4 cans Butter Kernel veggies @$.38 each (normally $.88) = $1.52 1 cantaloupe @ $1.48 (normally $2.50*) - it weighs 4# so it came to $.38 /# $20.72 for $7.67, saving 63% Not stellar, but still more in my favor than the grocery store! *the receipt didn't tell me, I had to use my price book for the average shelf non-sale price The milk was from Kwik Trip for $2.53 Total spent today $10.20 June Budget   $100.00 -$2.43 -- for ice cream at Ellas Deli -$10.20 -- for HyVee and Kwik Trip --------------- $87.37 to go

Get a printable coupon for a free Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwhich when you sign up for their email club . You will get your coupon within 24 hours after signing up. I like to have this kind of thing in the car - it comes in handy over the summer...it will go right next to the McDonald's Kids Coupon Books and Free Strawberry Lemonade Qs. (Thanks Freebies for Mom)

What kinds of coupons do you accept: Manufacturer's? Printables? eCoupons? Any "normal" clipped coupons, for IPs only up to $1, no Ecoupons (downloaded to your phone) Do you exclude any coupons? Ex: above $5 off, BOGO offers, coupons for free products? Only if they are IPs. A "normal" clipped coupon will be accepted for those items. What is your policy on overage (when the value of the coupon exceeds the value of the product)? No overage is allowed. The coupon is manually reduced to get that item for free. If the coupon exceeds the value of the product, do you adjust the price of the coupon down? Ex: $1 off coupon on a $.97 product. Yes. The coupon is accepted and that item becomes Free. Do you limit the number of coupons I may use per transaction? No. You can Stack coupons (use 1 manufacturers and 1 store coupon on the same item) and use 1 manufacturer's coupon per item in your cart. If you have 20 bottles of ketchup, you can use 20 ketchup cou

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Sunday coupon preview Regional coupon inserts & value differences are to be expected! (/X) after coupon = expiration date () before coupon = multiple of same coupon ETS = excludes trial sizes DND5 = coupon states Do Not Double, but barcode starts w/a 5 Smartsource coupon insert A1 Steak Sauce or Marinade 10oz+ Save $1/1 (7/3) Ban Solid Save $.75/1 (7/31) Ban 1.5oz+ Save $.40/1 (7/31) Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad Mixes Save $.50/2 (7/30) Bic Flex4 Razor 3-pack, Bic Flex3 Razor 4 pack Save $3/1 (7/17) Bic Comfort 3 Advance Razor 4 pack, Bic Hybrid Advance Razor Save $3/1 (7/17) Chicago Cutlery Single Knife Save $2/1 (8/31) Colgate Toothpaste 4 oz+ Save $.75/1 (6/25) Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush excluding Colgate Plus or Extra Clean Save $.75/1 (6/25) Duncan Hines Premium Cake Mix or Brownie Mix free to Save $2.50 wyb any 2 Duncan Hines products (9/5) Dan-o-nino Dairy Snacks 6 or 12 pack Save $1/1 (7/31) Danimals Save $1/1 (7/31) Efferdent Save $2/2 (7

You can now get State Fair tickets at your Sentry store for just $5 each. Get them now and save a few $$ per person, if you are planning to go! An updated local list of which stores double and which don't is coming soon! Sentry Coupon Policy is here *** **The products that are on sale with the in-ad MANUFACTURER coupon as listed about can NOT be stacked with any other coupon.    Other than that, here are the deals: It's a good time to stock up on BBQ items - marinades, mustard and brats! Produce Deals Dole Celery $1.19 each -- weigh them and get a heavier one Southern Peaches $.99/# Dole Salad Blend $2 - limit 2 Use in add STORE coupon to get that price STACK with $.75/2 peelie (excludes iceburg) that some stores have Final price: $1.25 each Meat deals Pork Tenderloin Tips $1.59/# Use in ad coupon to get savings Pork Shoulder Blade Roast $1.99/# Pork Shoulder Blade Steak $1.99/# Pork Sirloin End Roast $1.99/# Pork Southern Style Ribs $1.99/# Whole Po

Here is the list from Pocket Your Dollars, I have it updated with OUR pricing and flier - my changes are in RED . Happy planning! Lack luster deals this week - not really much to work with and we get a DOUBLE DOUBLE Day this coming Saturday and the following Wednesday -- if you are a PNS save store, you are only a Double Double Day on Wednesday, sorry!! Produce Deals Green Bartlett Pears $.99/# Iceberg lettuce $.88 EACH - weigh them to get the heavier ones/better deal Baking Potatoes or Vidalia Sweet Onions $0.79/lb Sale price, no coupon needed Final price: $0.79/lb** **This is a very good price for sweet onions Large Cantaloupe $1.50 Sale price, no coupon needed Final price: $1.50 **Make sure you weigh them to get a heavier one Green Asparagus $1.88/lb Sale price, no coupon needed Final price: $1.88/lb Meat Deals ***MEAL DEAL Buy a 3# tube of lean ground beef for $7.47 (2.49/#) and get: 1 pack of 8 ct buns 1 pack of American Cheese 16ct 20oz bottle of R

HyVee caught my eye: the 2 day sale on Kraft Mac N Cheese. Seriously, it's cheaper than the $.39/box Aldi price for their private brand. I will also get some cans of veggies and Pork N Beans and 1-2 of those cantaloupes. (shopped on 6/2 and did it) I checked out Pocket Your Dollars for a sneak peak at what our new store fliers will be like on Thursday for Copps and am feeling less than enthused by the deals. I guess I should say LACK of deals...it's not a particularly stellar sales flier. SO, I have sorted through my coupon box and whipped up my plan for Saturday! 5 packs Emerald Breakfast on the Go $3.49 normally, on sale for $3 5 packs Temptations cat treats $2.29 normally, just price dropped to $1.99 I will use 5 coupons for each of the two items and approx $2 in Wags RR to net an out of pocket cost of about $2.95 per transaction, saving about $25 each. I have enough coupons to do this 4 times, thanks to swapping Qs with a few friends. **NEW** I figured out the

Some vanish quickly as they only have a limited number of prints. Get your hiney over to: www.Kelloggs.com and print cereal coupons! http://www.pillsbury.com/ or www.Bettycrocker.com for MORE cereal coupons, juice, yogurt (they have the same ones) http://www.target.com/  for store coupons that you can STACK with manufacturer's coupons! Campbells.com for V8 items (juice, tea and soup) and then: Coupon Network Redplum Coupons.com

If you’ve been thinking about joining a warehouse club, Sam’s Club is running a great deal that will get you 10 weeks to try out Sam’s Club for only $10. You must sign up in-store by 6/5 to take advantage of this offer. I am not a member, if you have taken my class you know why, LOL! It's a great place if you run a business but not so fantastic if you are running the family finances! It's very easy to buy what you don't need, they only take THEIR coupons so you cant get great deals on what you want and the quantities are HUGE!

May 25, 2011 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, June 3 , Krispy Kreme will give back to its guests by offering one FREE Krispy Kreme Doughnut on National Doughnut Day at participating retail locations. National Doughnut Day was established in 1938 by The Salvation Army to raise funds to help people in need. In honor of the 73-year-old holiday, Krispy Kreme is once again giving each guest who visits a participating U.S. Krispy Kreme shop on June 3 one FREE doughnut of any variety. No purchase is necessary to redeem the offer. "In honor of National Doughnut Day, we're inviting doughnut fans to stop by a local Krispy Kreme shop for a complimentary doughnut," says Ron Rupocinski , corporate chef of Krispy Kreme. "With several delicious, one-of-a-kind doughnuts to select from, including our signature Original Glazed®, you can pick your favorite or discover a new preferred sweet treat for FREE." The free doughnut offer is good

Here is a list of this weekend's city wide garage sales for Wisconsin-- Keep in mind the gas prices: It may or may not be worth it to you to drive too far to hit a sale where you drive around that town.   Make your list of desired items, pack your snacks, get their map and GO FOR IT! Rio Village Wide Garage Sales  Tigerton City-Wide Rummage-o-rama Cassville City Wide Garage Sales Winchester City Wide Rummage Sales  Belmont Annual Community-wide Garage Sales Bloomer City Wide Thrift Sales  Hartford City Wide Rummage Sale  Iron River Summerfest Area Wide Rummage Sales Lomira Village Wide Garage Sale   Readstown City Wide Rummage Sale Sturgeon Bay City Wide Garage Sale Theresa Village Wide Garage Sale Cottage Grove

Just a quick refresher on Coupon Lingo!  If you are letting others do the work for you, like I teach in my classes, you need to be able to decipher what they are all saying, LOL Q - Coupon SS - Smart Source Insert RP - Red Plum Insert P&G - Procter & Gamble Insert GM - General Mills Insert MFR - Manufacturer Coupon SC - Store Coupon CC - Competitor Coupon B1G1/BOGO - Buy One, Get One WYB - When You Buy YMMV - Your Milege May Vary MIR - Mail in Rebate FAR - Free After Rebate $1 SS 1/4 - $1 Coupon Smart Source Jan.4th OOP - Out of Pocket WFC - Weekly Flyer Coupon $1.50/2 - $1.50 off two items ECB - Extracare Bucks (CVS) WAGS - Walgreens IVC - Instant Value Coupon (Wags) RR - Register Reward (Wags) IE - Internet Explorer FF - Firefox

Sunday coupon preview Regional coupon inserts & value differences are to be expected! (x) before coupon = multiple of same coupon ETS = excludes trial sizes RedPlum Coupon Insert Activa 4-Packs, 8 packs or 12 packs or tubs Save $1.00/2 (7/31) All laundry detergent 28 loads or larger Save $1.00/1 (7/17) Alli 90 or 120 ct. Save $10.00/1 (6/30) Ball Park products any Save $1.00/2 (7/1) Disney or Marvel vitamin products Save $1.00/1 (7/15) Domino Light or amber organic agave nectar Save $1.00/1 (8/31) 8th Continent Soymilk any carton Save $1.00 /1 (12/31)** this catches my eye  Greenies canine dental chews 12oz or larger Save $3.00/1 (7/31) Johnson’s baby or Johnson’s natural product no buddies 1oz to 4oz Save $.50/1 (8/15) Garnier fructis any shampoo, conditioner or treatment no trial Save $1.00/1 (9/5) Garnier Fructis style product Save $1.00/1 (9/5) ETS Kellogg’s cereals 8.7oz or larger Save $1.00/3 (7/17) L’Oreal Paris Skincare product Save $1.00/1 (7/31) L’Ore

Hurry and print this now -- before they are gone! It gets you $1 off Oreos, when you buy milk.   Get it here

Hurry over and "like" them for your $2 Q. Remember to double check your store's policy to see if they take IPs over a $1 value. Roundys and most Sentry stores do not. :)

It's the beginning of a new week! In my coupon class, I teach people how to save money at the stores. That is half of the equation for saving money on food, meal planning is the other half to it. You have to USE the food you have brought home and not let yourself make the "fast food run" - those add up fast and kill your budget! Meal planning also saves you time - no more getting home and playing "open up the cupboard doors, what falls out is for dinner" game. You KNOW what you are going to make/eat and have the recipes and ingredients handy. THIS saves you both time and money, two great things! This week brings my family some fun - my hubby only works three days so we can work the grill a bit more. We plan to go out for fish on Friday, but have a back up plan. It's a new month by then and I have a new budget to account for paying for a meal out - as we are out of gift cards for the "fish fry" restaurants. Any time you see ** it means it

I'm not exactly sure what has happened, but they closed their first location to focus on their site inside the Madison Children's Museum. That, and promoting their cookbook. I even met with Shannon Seip - she was making at pitch to Tupperware about a cross promotion for her book and wanted a little "insider info" before meeting with the big wigs. Neat lady with a lot of great ideas! Now, the Roman Candle is the new "soon to open" restaurant inside the museum and Bean Sprouts is no where. Their California location is to open in 2012, but nothing is listed for the Midwest. Why did they go? I talked to the Museum and was told that they let Bean Sprouts go because they couldn't handle everything that the museum needed from a food partner. They had only that small, on site kitchen and couldn't cater private parties for up to 400 people, etc. Ouch. I know that Shannon was a real marketing whiz - and had a lot of ideas in the works like a syndicated

I started telling you about the grill last two weeks and it is now done! You can see the freshly stained wood and the freshly painted black firebox  Inside it has new burners, new ignitor, new porcelain coated steel flavorizer bars, and new porcelain coated steel cooking grid and new regulator. The inside of the cover still looks "used" but it is in a lot better condition than the previous owner had left it. We broke it in with hot dogs and brats for the team picnic this past weekend, and corn on the cob and foil packed potatoes to go with our beer can chicken!  The best part about Weber - you can always get replacement parts for them- no matter how old your grill is! This gem is 17 years old, and will last many more years, if simply maintained. The best part? It didn't cost $499, but did come in at about 1/3 of that. He's happy with his new baby and we are putting the "brand X" gas grill we had on Craigslist. I know it would be nice to get a DIY

8 pages of fun - and some FREEbies inside with the store coupons: One FREE pound of produce One FREE Kwikery Muffin One FREE apple or orange One FREE Little Buddy Fountain Drink There is also a Dollar Day Deals Every Wednesday!   6/1 Cheese Mountain Pizza by the slice 6/8 Chicken sandwich 6/15 Cheeseburger 6/22 Burrito 6/29 Cheese Mountain Pizza by the slice A few noticeable changes: Butter went from $1.99/# to $2.19 Eggs jumped from $.99/dozen to $1.19 Milk is up -- $1.99 a gallon is now $2.28 (with two half gallon bags) ***If you didn't get one of these delivered with your weekly "shopper" free paper, they usually have a few behind the counter, if you just ask for it.

Daniels’ Sentry Foods Coupon Redemption Policy Manufacturer’s Coupons: • Only one manufacturer’s coupon per item. • The exact item stated on the coupon must be purchased, no substitutions will be allowed. • Coupons cannot be redeemed after the expiration date. • No cash back is given if the face value of the coupon is greater than the retail value of the item. • All applicable sales taxes are the responsibility of the customer. • Coupons from other retailers will not be accepted. Store Coupons: • Store coupons are available from our website at danielsfoods.com. • A store coupon can be redeemed with a manufacturer’s coupon for the same item unless otherwise stated on the coupon. Internet Coupons: • Internet coupons must scan. • Internet coupons must have an expiration date. • Internet coupons must say “Manufacturer’s Coupon” on them. • Internet coupons for free items will not be accepted. • Internet coupons with a face value greater than $2.00 will not be accepted

Click “Like” on the Diet Coke Facebook page to get a hot new $1 Diet Coke bottle printable coupon. This is very rare and it will probably disappear quickly, so don’t wait! (Thanks Couponing for 4)

Walgreens is substituting the boxes of Ritz Crackerfuls (lack of stock) with the following items. (It's a 2 day special: $2 a box, get $2 RR) You will need to purchase each item separate to get the RR and you can’t use the RR you receive to pay for the next box. Ritz Crackers — $2 RR: $2 wyb 1 Total: FREE Triscuits — $2 RR: $2 wyb 1 Total: FREE Wheat Thins — $2 RR: $2 wyb 1 Total: FREE

  Every year (as far back as I can remember) I have done a family picnic for my TupperTeam. I think it's important to recognize the families behind the family business! We let EVERYONE come - they don't have to earn the event, it is FREE. We have the food to grill, drinks, games for the kids, a bounce house, drawings for them, goodie bags for the kids and more! They only need to bring something to sit on and a dish to pass. If their last name is: A-K, bring a salad, L-Z, bring a dessert. We end up with everything from 7 Layer salad (my absolute fav!) to Triple Chocolate Cake! If you have followed my blog, you know I shop smart and have gotten good deals on brats, dogs, buns, chips and soda -- Mr Andy tends the grill.     We usually put out the croquet, bocce ball and more,  but it was a far cry from last year's 90+ day. We had 65 and light rain! We got out all the canopies to cover food, and be able to sit under. The rain didn't stop the kids though - they di

Here are the best of the Dollar General Matchups from this weeks ad. Pringles $1.00 (5/1 PG) save $1.00/3 Final Price .66 cents each Kraft BBQ Sauce $1.00 (5/1 SS) save .45 Final Price .55 Koolaid .20 (3/13 SS) B3G1 Free (3/13 B10G5 Free Final Price .15 cents each Kraft Mayo/Miracle Whip $3.50 (5/15 SS) save .75 (5/22 SS) save .50 Final Price $2.75 Kraft Salad Dressing $1.66 (5/15 RP) save $1.00/2 Final Price $1.16 Jet Puff StackerMallows $1.00 Honey Maid Graham Crackers $2.50 Hershey's $2.75 June ALL YOU or (5/15 SS) save $1.00 Final Price $5.25 for all three Lipton Family Size Tea Bags $1.75 (5/22 RP) save .50 Final Price $1.25 Glad Containers $2.50 (5/22 SS) save $2/2 Final Price $1.50 each Glad Storage Bags $3.00 (5/22 SS) save $2/2 Final Price $2.00 each Lever 200 4ct $2.00 Printable Save $1.00 Final Price $1.00 Prilosec OTC $10.00 (5/1 PG) save $3.00 Final Price $7.00 Tampax Pearl $4.00 (5/1 PG) save $2.00 Final Price $2.00

One of the hard things to do when you are saving money, is to ignore the great sales specials that they have, especially in a tight economy when they are trying to at least just move the merchandise out of the store! 20%-75% off sales on everything from clothes to small household appliances...this can be very tempting! Here's the deal: I am ELIMINATING stuff from our house and freeing us from clutter! As I go through our house, room by room, shelf by shelf, I am either adding it to the Garage Sale pile or the weekly Frecycle box that I post and gift to someone else. *IF* there is anything that I REALLY need, I keep an eye on Freecycle for that to be posted as an offer from someone - or put it on the Garage Sale list...so we hunt for it while we are out and about. This way I get it free for for just a few pennies instead of brand new and at close to retail prices. I DO wish that the retailers could leave this holiday alone for it's true meaning...it's to remember those

I know a few readers are really into organic items -- this list should help you do it and save money! Keep in mind that a lot reset at the beginning of the month, we are almost there! :) Enjoy! All You Magazine Online $1.00/1 Chef’s Requested 100 Calorie Steaks $0.75/1 Nature’s Own Bread $5.00/1 Nature’s Recipe Dog Food $4.00/1 Nutro Small Breed Natural Dog Food 4 lb bag $2.00/1 Nature’s Bounty Your Life Multi-vitamins $1.00/1 any Good Earth Restaurants Favorites Dinner Kit $1.00/1 ½ Gallon 8th Continent Soymilk (redeemable only at Walmart) $1.00/2 any Litehouse Products $1.00/3 Larabar Jocalat Bars $2.00/1 Hidden Valley Ranch Original Salad Dressing (look for organic varieties) $1.00/1 Truvia Natural Sweetener Betty Crocker* $1.00/1 Betty Crocker Gluten-free Dessert Mix $1.00/1 any Good Earth Restaurants Favorites Dinner Kit *Requires registration to print coupons. Brown Cow* 50¢/3 6oz Cream Top Yogurts 50¢/3 6oz Low Fat Yogurts 50¢/3 6oz Non Fat Yogurts 50¢/1 3