Operation $40K

Thank you for coming to visit 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 my class schedule , recipes and most importantly, printable coupon links all on their own pages, at the top of my blog...along with tabs for the different stores and the local stores' coupon policies . I am on Twitter 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 . I hope you can put your new knowledge to good use quickly! Blessings, Dannelle

Thank you for coming to visit 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 my class schedule , recipes and most importantly, printable coupon links all on their own pages, at the top of my blog...along with tabs for the different stores and the local stores' coupon policies . I am on Twitter 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 . I hope you can put your new knowledge to good use quickly! Blessings, Dannelle

I zipped over to http://www.iheartwags.com/ and scoped out the upcoming ad - Mars Valentine's Candy $.39 with in ad coupon -use $1 off 2 Mars Valentine's Products from the 1/29 SS Final Price: FREE and possible $.21 money maker if they don't manually adjust the coupon to $.78 Sheets Energy Strips $3.99 Get a $4.00 RR Final Price: FREE St Joseph's Aspirin $2.00 Get a $2.00 RR Final Price: FREE Wet Synergy Lubricant $10.00 -use the $1/1 from HERE Get a $10.00 RR Final Price $1.00 Money Maker Sundown Vitamin D3 $4.00 Get a $4.00 MIR (Mail In Rebate) -use $2/1 from the 1/1 RP Final Price: $1.00 Money Maker Renew Life Love Your Heart $20.00 Get a $20.00 MIR Final Price: FREE COQ10 $10.00 Get a $10.00 MIR Final Price: FREE Artic Naturals Total Omega $15.00 Get a $15.00 MIR Final Price: FREE Bluscience Heartblu Healthy Heart Support $14.00 Get a $14.00 MIR Final Price: FREE Colgate Total Advanced Tooth Paste 2 for $6.00 Get a $4.00 RR -use

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

I don't have time to give you totals but will later this afternoon - it's a BUSY day! Everything went as planned , the picture doesn't show the 30 boxes of cereal There were a few questions on Facebook yesterday, so here are some answers :) 1) They only had $20 Pizza Hut Gift Cards, not $25 so I switched it to a Subway. It didn't kick out a Catalina for the $5 offer but came out as a "Check Out Values" coupon on the register tape. 2) I under estimated on one transaction and had to toss in a candy bar to bring it up from a negative total. 3) My store went by shelf price on the cereal, I didn't have to add in the $9 in extra products. 4) The milk/egg deal IS a rolling offer - I used the Catalina's from previous transactions to hit my $25 total and they still printed out the new offers. 5) I still was able to use my Walgreen's Register Rewards. (some stores have stopped taking them). 6) One transaction didn't get the $.40 milk store

The last time some of the coupons came out for the NEW cereals, my store wasn't stocking them yet! NOW, they have them at Copp's and I zipped over for a few minutes yesterday to make a quick price list. I also wanted to see if they were going to be part of the General Mills Cereal Deal and they ARE! ;) These are the smallest sized boxes in the deal - making them pretty close to FREE after doubling coupons and having that $9 taken off instantly. (Yippee!) Here you go: Frosted Toast Crunch $3.49 Peanut Butter Multigrain Cheerios $3.82 Dulce de Leche Cheerios $3.82 Happy Shopping!

In my coupon class I talk about keeping your separate Copp's/Pick N Save transactions organized. The "envelope system" is a great, low tech, low cost way to do just that! In the upper left hand corner (where your return address would be) I put the coupons I am using, with a circled total as to how many I have. The coupons are actually INSIDE the envelope. On the upper right hand side (where your stamp would go) is the transaction number. In this case, this is the six transaction I am going to do on Saturday. On the bottom left hand corner is what I think I should pay. This may be a "rough" total if I am unsure of something like the price of a dozen eggs. In this case, I am expecting the cashier to tell me $.38 In the bottom right hand corner is what I think I should get back, if there are any current Catalina offers, etc. In the middle is your grocery list...all of this is in pencil of course, so you can erase it and use it for the next week! I have exp

Here is my plan of attack for Saturday morning...my Mom's is similar and we plan to donate a LOT of cereal and eggs to the food pantry over the next two weeks. The stars really lined up with the beginning of the month and a TON of new cereal coupons to print off! Make sure you check BettyCrocker.com too - lots of $1.00/1 Qs for General Mills Cereal. :) Multiple transactions are the key -- breaking it down into $25 transactions and then, doubling the five coupons off of that. I also PRE-ordered at one store so I won't be clearing a shelf. =) I am starting with the Gift Card Deal for this all so here goes: Transaction #1 $25 Pizza Hut GC 10 boxes Totinos Pizza rolls @$1 (for my brother) -coupons used: five $1/2 Totinos, $1 Catalina (found in parking lot!) I should pay $24.00 #2 Miracle Whip @$3 2 Cheerios @$3.77 4 Peanut Butter Multigrain @$4.82 -coupons used: $1/1 Miracle Whip (from Sentry Ad), four $1/1 PB, $1/2 Cheerios, $5 Catalina from #1 I should pay $.82

When I taught my Coupon Class at the Stoughton Public Library, I had a few people ask me for more details about this. It's really called Personal Essentials Pantry and is through the Watershed Community Church.  Who can use the pantry? The Personal Essentials Pantry offers the essentials of personal and household hygiene to all individuals and families in need. The services are free; you don’t have to be registered with any agency; there’s no huge pile of paperwork to be filled out. If you are at or below the federally-approved DCFS income limits, you’re eligible for help from the Pantry. You’re welcome whether you’re a single adult or a household of adults or a household with kids. What items will be available? Because our inventory is computer-managed, you may visit whenever you need, as often as you need, as many times as you need. (This doesn’t mean that you can get every product you want every time you come; but you should be able to get every product as often as it’s neede

I LOVE gift card deals!!! One of the big things we learned when tracking our spending was the simple fact that we ate out WWWWaaaaayyyy too much! We simply made a few changes: 1) Turned in credit card points for $25 restaurant gift cards. (we had a LOT of points and got a LOT of them!) 2) Watched for gift card deals like buy one for $25 and get $5 back. 3) Went to family friendly places on nights that Kids Eat Free 4) Stopped drinking anything but water or milk. (healthier too!) Those simple changes meant we could go out to eat and usually, the gift card even covered the tip! There is a gift card deal this week at Copp's and Sentry. Buy $25 in Pizza Hut or Subway Gift Cards and Present Your Roundy’s Rewards Card at Checkout, Get a Coupon for $5 Off a Future Purchase. That means, you get it basically for $20.00 and save 20%. I plan to pick up one for a gift for the hubby - Miss Sarah keeps earning a coupon through the school's monthly "Book It" pro

Happy Valentines Day!!! Welcome to the Be Mine Valentine's Giveaway !! Here is a great giveaway to either make up for the snacks and cleaning supplies needed after the husbands friends leave your house after the BIG GAME or a way to pamper yourself when you see that he did not get the HINT of what you really want for VALENTINE'S DAY...LOL!!! The rules are simple, all you have to do is LIKE all the FACEBOOK PAGES on the RAFFLECOPTER below and hope your husbands friends still have some manners during the game and that he is understanding the somewhat suttle hints..or that you win this AWESOME GIVEAWAY hosted by all of the AWESOME BLOGGERS BELOW !! Without them this isn't even possible!! Be sure and tell them Thank You as you visit their page and see their hard work!! GOOD LUCK!!!

Here is this week's list of deals - remember, it's not ALL the items in the weekly ad, just the highlights. **New: Get a FREE Sunday Wisconsin State Journal when you spend $10+ on Sunday mornings, while supplies last Happy Shopping! FREE Products With Points this week: 1 Dozen Grade A Large Eggs - 500 points 18oz Sweet Baby Ray's  - 750 points Tostitos Tortilla Chips - 1,500 points Produce Deals  Keep in mind $1 a pound or less for fresh produce Haas Avocados $.49 each! Meat Deals  Keep in mind the meat price points I share in my class when looking at the meat specials: $1/# or less for whole turkey and chicken $2/# or less for most meats (ground beef $1.99/# deal) $3/# or less for bacon and beef roasts #4/# or less for seafood Dairy Deals IGA Grade A Large Dozen Eggs $.99 Nestle CoffeeMate Creamer $1.99 -use the $1.85 off when you buy any THREE NESTLÉ® COFFEE-MATE® Liquid Flavored or Original creamers, 16oz or larger Crystal Farms Cream Cheese $.88 with

This match up is based off the Janesville, WI store - your local store ads may vary. They double coupons every day, up to $.55 - how fun! This doesn't cover everything in their add, just the bargains. Just remember that everything in their ad is FOR sale, not ON sale... **A lot of 10 for $10 items this week - remember, you CAN get just ONE item for $1 Keep in mind my price points for produce ($1/# or less) and meat ($2/# or less) Produce Deals --Look for $1/# or less for fresh, seasonal items --Weigh bags to get the heavier ones (ex: 10# bag of potatoes for $2.99, you might get an 11#  bag) Meat Deals Cooks Bone In Butt or Shank Portion Ham $1.19/# Pride of the Farm Boneless Rolled Boston Pork Roast $1.99/# Hunter Sliced Bacon (12oz) $2.50 Pride of the Farm Pork Shoulder Country Style Ribs $1.79/# Buddig Wafer Sliced Meats $0.60 -use the $0.75/4 Buddig Original, 4oz 12/11/2011 SS Ball Park Franks $3.69 -use the Hormel Sliced Pepperoni $3.69 -use the $1/2 Hormel Pepper

Thanks to Deb N for this - I never got a reply from them. :) As part of the Daniel's Chain, it plays by the same rules as it's sister stores! Double Coupons Everyday! Coupons with a face value of 50¢ or less will be doubled. Total redemption may not exceed the retail value of the item. Customers may double a maximum of 3 identical manufacturer coupons. Coupons offering product “free of charge” will be honored for the value of the item only and will not be doubled. Coupons for Cigarettes or Tobacco items will not be doubled. Happy Shopping!

**First things first - there are IN AD Manufacturer's coupons that are good for one week . Take that $1/1 Miracle Whip coupon to Copp's or Pick N Save and you will get it for just $1/jar after doubling. Other Coupons: Kraft Natural Shredded or Chunk Cheese 7 to 8 oz. $1 off 2 Oscar Mayer Meat Wieners, Oscar Mayer Bologna or Oscar Mayer Cotto Salami 16 oz. $1 off 2 Kraft Singles 12 oz. $1 off 2 Nabisco Snack Crackers (5.5 to 10 oz.), Ritz Crackers (9.5 to 16 oz.) or Nabisco Toasted Chips (8.10 oz.) $2 off 4 $1 off Ground Beef when you buy 3 Hunt’s Manwich 15.5 oz. cans $1 off Velveeta Pasteurized Processed Cheese Product 16 oz. when you buy 3 Rotel diced tomatoes 10 oz $2 off four 12 packs, 24 oz. 6 packs or 12 oz. 8 packs of Coke products   That being said, it's lean picking this week at Sentry (in my opinion)...those coupons made the deals of the week and some are better to use at another store. Sentry Coupon Policy is here Check to see if your store takes IP

A lot of fun stuff this weekend -- it's a nice change from last week! Saturday 2/4 Home Depot Kid's Workshop: Valentine's Keepsake Box! FREE hands-on workshops designed for children ages 5 - 12 offered the 1st Saturday of every month at all The Home Depot stores between 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. --Workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride and accomplishment. All kids get to keep their craft and receive a FREE Kids Workshop Apron, commemorative pin and certificate of achievement. For Feb it is the Valentine's Keepsake Box Super Saturday Story time - at Barn's N Noble Bookstore (10:30 AM - 11:15 AM) Super Saturday Imagination Story time is on the first and third Saturday of each month and begins at 10:30am. It's an amazing adventure for children and their family to take together! Groundhog Celebration in Sun Prairie Northeast YMCA, 1470 Don Simon Drive, Sun Prairie from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm ( Chili and Chili Do

First of all - they are doubling coupons on Saturdays AND Wednesdays! Double Daze is back for the weekends! Yippee! Now, what catches my eyes? I already mentioned the Cereal Deal HERE!   I think I will get 36 boxes and donate them to the food pantry - and keep the 6 dozen eggs and 6 gallons of milk. =) Sentry Foods has a $1/1 Miracle Whip Manufacturer coupon in it's ad - that will make the Miracle Whip $1 a jar! We are also out of Mrs T Perogies...GREAT price! Add it to the FREE Ragu and you have a wonderful shopping trip.   ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Carrie at Pocket Your Dollars has the list done -- You can see the entire list here  . **Keep in mind $1/# or less for fresh produce and $2/# or less for meat.

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**Remember, Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and their ads occasionally don't match up as prices may vary per store. (YMMV). If you shop at  Frank's Elkhorn Store - they double up to $.50 every Wednesday - no limit as to how many but, limit of 2 like items Thanks to Ashley from Coupons for Wisconsin for the great match up! See it HERE

MORE items have been added thanks to their Stock Up and Save promotion that starts TODAY! I shared info about their Rebate program before ... see here. This is kind of like the Register Rewards at Walgreen's but you have to mail in the form to get your perks back...even though you can still roll them along. What is nice is the simple fact that these do NOT expire, so you can be patient and roll them over when you find the right deal. I LOVE the FREE after rebate items, but will settle for less than free, if I can use up old rebate checks to make up the difference. =) This is NOT all the deals in the flier - just the ones that are FREE or practically FREE: **New: Home and Auto Wet Wipes $1.50 - $1.50 MIR = FREE (Limit of 6) ***New: Vaseline Sheer Infusion Body Lotion $5.00 - $5.00 MIR = FREE (Limit of 5) ***New: TIGI Professional Hair Products $9.00 - $9.00 MIR = FREE (Limit of 4) ***New: Can Pan Liners $3.50-$3.50 MIR = FREE (Limit of 10) ***New: Doggie Duty B

My local ad features a lot of items for that Super Bowl Party: snacks pizzas Dare to Compare items (their lable vs name brands) Here are this week's produce deals : Baby Carrots $.49/# Large Hass Avocados $.49 - GREAT price! Broccoli $.89/# Celery $.59 each  Mini Sweet Peppers $.75/# ini a 2# bag for $1.49 Grape Tomatoes $.99/pint

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Buy 6 boxes of cereal, get $9 off instantly and get coupons for FREE Milk and FREE eggs off you next visit (up to $5.25 value) HOW do you work it? Check my post HERE that explains it. Make sure you grab these GM coupons before they vanish! They can help you save MORE money ;) $1.00 off when you buy any TWO BOXES select General Mills cereals 50¢ off when you buy ONE BOX Honey Nut Cheerios® cereal 75¢ off when you buy ONE BOX Frosted Toast Crunch™ cereal 75¢ off when you buy ONE BOX Dulce de Leche Cheerios® cereal 80¢ off when you buy ONE BOX Multi Grain Cheerios® Peanut Butter cerea

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Here are the Whole Foods deals for the week. Remember…. Some stores allow you to stack manufacturer coupons with store coupons. Buy a case and get a 10% discount. Bring your bags for .10 cents off your order per bag. Prices and deals will sometimes vary by store. Check out the current Whole Foods Printable Coupons . Sales, coupon policies and available items will vary by store. Please call your store to confirm and/or check your local ad. Healthy Life Deals has it for you here

It's back! You can make your opinions count in the world of marketing AND get perks for it! Nielson is a name we have known for YEARS and come to trust. Go ahead, see if they are accepting people in your area - even if you have checked before! They are opening up NEW spots and looking for YOU! :)

Here is a list of my other favorite places to hit on the first of the month -- the first two are "connected" and will have a lot of the same offers. Happy Printing! http://www.pillsbury.com/ http://www.bettycrocker.com/ http://www.hormel.com/ http://www.campbellsoup.com/ http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000029910474&pubid=21000000000359349 http://www.kelloggs.com/ http://www.v8juice.com/

It's the first of the month and that means NEW coupons! Get them while you can - some go VERY fast :)

It's the first of the month -- there are new SavingStar offers too! Some of these go quickly - so get them while you can :) SavingStar Grocery eCoupons Buy 1 Chock Full O' Nuts product, Save 75¢. Expires 3/31/2012. One time use only. Save $1.00 when you buy ONE (1) Fisher® Canned Snack Nut item of any variety, 4 oz. or larger. Expires 2/29/2012. One time use only. (Only at Jewel - Osco) Buy 1 Diamond Crystal Salt Sense, Save 35¢. Expires 2/29/2012. One time use only. Buy 1 Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt, Save 40¢. Expires 2/29/2012. One time use only. Buy 1 Diamond Crystal Sea Salt, Save 40¢. Expires 2/29/2012. One time use only. Buy any 1 issue of InStyle Magazine, Save $2.00. Expires 3/10/2012. One time use only. Buy any 1 Aleve Product 20 ct or higher, Save $1.00. Expires 2/29/2012. One time use only. Buy TWO (2) COTTONELLE® Bathroom Tissue 4-pack or larger, Save 50¢. Expires 2/15/2012. One time use only. Buy ONE (1) COTTONELLE® Flushable Moist Wipes