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 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 . Blessings, Dannelle

I LOVE giveaways -- things people give me and they are FREE! Can you relate to that? =) My friend Katrina has a review blog - where she reviews items and then gives them away! Here is a cool one - a compost system that is eco-friendly and easy to use. Make sure you get in on her giveaway! a Rafflecopter giveaway

This week you can expect 4 inserts: Smart Source , a Red Plum , a P&G and a Target P&G for some of you! We have coupons for Febreze, Garnier, Gillette, Jimmy Dean, Reach, Ziploc plus many more.    ***Please remember when viewing the insert preview that all coupons have the potential of varying by region, some markets get coupons that others do not and some have different amounts.

I zipped over to http://www.iheartwags.com/ and scoped out the upcoming ad - it is NOT all the deals in the flier, just the ones that are FREE, or almost FREE. It's a BIG list this week! Colgate Toothpaste - $3.00 Get a $3 RR -use the $.75/1 from the 2/26 SS Final Price: Money Maker ***GREAT donation item Walgreen's Saline Nasal Mist  - $5.00 Get a $5 RR Final Price: FREE Accue-Check Blood Glucose Meter $14.99 Get a $10 RR Get a $14.99 MIR Final Price: $10.00 MONEY MAKER Just for Men Hair Color $5.99 -use the $2/1 from HERE Get the FREE from Mail In Rebate HERE Final Price: $2.00 MONEY MAKER Ban Antiperspirant/Deoroderant 1.5 or 2.6oz $1.99 or 2/$3 -use the .40/1 Ban full size A/D from the 03/04 SS -use the .75/1 Ban full size Invisible Solid A/D from the 3/04 SS Final Price = $.75 EACH Happy Shopping!

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

1) They couldn't find my pre-order. They helped me take things off the shelf and were going to let me use my coupons on the NON-whole grain Barilla. Just as we put the 80th box of pasta in my cart, they guy comes up front with my order. We decided he could restock the shelf with it because we didn't want to empty the cart and reload it. 2) The registers aren't set up yet to double TEN coupons - it only doubled the first FIVE. Thanks to my envelope system, I caught it quickly and they manually did the last five of every transaction. I hope it gets fixed for them quickly as they are going to have a lot of problems today if it doesn't. 3) I didn't get my Catalina's. The machine wasn't working. So, they took me over to Customer Service and gave me a gift card. Those poor ladies at my store are going to have a LOOOOOONG Day. So, watch your receipts, make sure you get your Catalina's and have fun! I figure that I got $112.50 in FREE food today, tha

Beverages $0.50 off one (1) package of any Tetley Tea Foods $1.00 off TWO Keebler Crackers $1.00 off THREE Kellogg's Eggo Products $0.75 off one KRAFT Philadelphia Natural Slices Personal Care $1.00 off Neutrogena Hand Cream $0.75 off (1) COLGATE 360 MANUAL TOOTHBRUSH Photography 40% off everything

Audrey is hosting a coupon exchange on 3/10/12 in the gathering room of her apartment from 11:00-? The exchange will start at 11:15. Please bring the coupons you would like to swap for different ones. You can swap the number you bring. There will be categories so please come at 11 to see what the categories are and to place the ones you want to trade in the correct pile. You can bring any expired coupons and they will be added to the Operation $40K's military base adoption package. Please contact her at  hawkja@charter.net   for more info. :)

It's the last day of DR Seuss week at school -- so we wanted a fun way to wrap it up. That meant Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes! We went a little healthier with mini lemon poppyseed muffins as the base, then dusted them with a light coat of frosting. Quickly we inserted shredded blue cotton candy to make the wild "hair". It was an EASY project for Miss Sarah to help me with and the twenty of them we whipped up were decorated in less than twenty minutes...over a delightful conversation of Barbies and American Girl stories. This is SO MUCH MORE fun that simply buying a snack and taking it to school - I wish everyone had the time to do this! :) Yes, we made 40 because everyone needed a "Thing 1" and a "Thing 2"..... so they are mini muffins. Kinda cute - eh? WHERE do you get cotton candy? Think movie theaters or Family Video -- it's $1.99 a bag. You could use the colored cotton candy and make Truffla Trees, in honor of the new Lorax movie

***MUCH better week... 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 AGAIN 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 Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage (14-16 oz) $2.79 -use $.55/1 Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage Coupon from the 1/29 RP Pride of the Farm Pork Style Spare Ribs $1.99/# Ball Park Frannks BOGO Dairy Deals Kraft Fresh Take Cheese and Bread Crumbs $2 **Get $1 Catalina Coupon wyb 2 (good on your next purchase) SO, Buy 2 = $4 -use (2) $1/1 Any Kraft Fr

A lot of fun stuff this weekend =) Friday 3/2 Michael's Craft Store Knack Kid's Projects: Saturday 3/3 Make a colorful bookmark for school, or - with a purchase, a Cat in the Hat pencil holder (must buy foam cupholder). 4-6PM,  While Supplies Last / Ages 3 and up. 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 March it is Build a #20 Race Car! 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 adven

Sentry Coupon Policy is here Check to see if your store takes IPs (Internet Printable Coupons) before printing some of the matched up deals...not all do. There are a lot of Manufacture's Coupons in the ad this week but they are "2 for $___" instead of simply money off the item. You have to buy TWO of the items and they aren't bargains at Sentry But ARE redeemable at other stores! Their value is on the bottom left hand corner. (All listed at the bottom) Remember, Not everything in the ad is a good bargain, it's not all ON sale but is all FOR sale Produce Deals Remember my guidelines: $1/# or less for fresh produce Weigh the bags and get the heavier ones (potatoes, onions, apples, etc) Meat Deals Remember my price points: $1/# or less for whole birds, $2/# or less for most meats, $3/# or less for beef roasts and bacon, $4/# or less for seafood Screamin Deal of the Week? None. Johnsonville breakfast sausage $3.00 -use the $.75/1 from the 2/5 SS Dairy

Some great deals added to all the fun this week: $15.99  Tid 150oz $3.99 Charmin 9 roll BOGO Ocean Spray Cherry juice $.68 Hunt's Ketchup $1.88 7-UP products $.69. Michelina zap-ems - use the $1/4 printable here Michelina's : Save Money

I told you I was going to share my Mom's list for Saturday! Here it is: Transaction #1: 3 Mrs T Pierogies @$2.69 -use three $1/1 Qs 12 Blistex @$1.00 -use six $1/2 Qs 3 Taster's Choice @$1.42 -use $1/3, get a $2 Catalina $4.33 OOP, get $2 back Transaction 2 6 Up2U gum @$1.69 -use six $1/1 Qs 4 GM Cereals @$2.48 -use four of the $.80/1 Cheerios printed from last month (exp 3/3 or 3/4) -use the $2/Q from Transaction #1 $1.52 OOP Transaction #3 Same as #2 but no $2 Cat to use $3.52 OOP **That might be it for her, she's a "rookie" :) What is your plan?

SAVE $1.00 on ANY standard size L’Oréal Paris skincare product (excludes trial size) GET COUPON

Perfect if you live in the world of little people -- I use them at Walgreen's or CVS with their store deals AND Target/stacking them with coupons on Target.com . $1.50 off ONE Pampers Swaddlers Diapers GET COUPON $1.50 off ONE Pampers Cruisers or Baby Dry Diapers GET COUPON $1.00 off two Daily Renewal Naturals GET COUPON $2.00 off one package of GOODNITES Underwear GET COUPON $1.50 off On Any Triple Wash GET COUPON $0.75 off ONE Pampers Wipes 60 ct or larger GET COUPON $1.50 off any Triple Paste GET COUPON $1.50 off On Any Triple Cream GET COUPON $1.50 off DESITIN™ Soothing Rash Bath Treatment GET COUPON $0.75 off any JOHNSON'S Baby Lotion product GET COUPON $1.50 off any JOHNSON'S NATURAL product GET COUPON

SAVE $1.00 off ANY Robitussin® Product GET COUPON

Have a Fur Baby? These might help you -- OR they are great for donation items! $1.00 off when you buy any SIX cans of Mighty Dog® brand dog food GET COUPON $1.00 off Cat's Pride cat litter GET COUPON $1.50 off one package of any Rachael Ray Nutrish GET COUPON

Sample the City has sponsored TWO gift certificates to Glass Nickel Pizza Co (Appleton) for our Wisconsin readers to win! Each gift certificate is worth $25. To enter, click the green "Do It" Button below for instructions! After completing the first mandatory entry, additional options will become available to increase your chances of winning! Click HERE for directions to Glass Nickel Pizza Co!

Sample the... City has sponsored TWO gift certificates to ClubSassafras (Appleton) for our Wisconsin readers to win! Each gift certificate is worth $20. To enter, click the green "Do It" Button below for instructions! After completing the first mandatory entry, additional options will become available to increase your chances of winning! Click HERE for directions to Club Sassafras!

Here is a list of cereal coupons - they go FAST! Print them while you can! Off the top of my head I know General Mills Cereals are at Copps/PnS right now for $2.48 when you buy 4 boxes...that means, with four $.75/1 coupons doubled, you can pick up 4 boxes of cereal for $.98 each on Saturday! These come from different sites - so if you see two of the same, they are NOT the same coupon...and always print 2 of them. :) $1.00 off when you buy any ONE POST Honey Bunches of Oats NEW Fruit Blends GET COUPON 50¢ off when you buy ONE BOX Lucky Charms® cereal GET COUPON 75¢ off when you buy ONE BOX Cookie Crisp® cereal GET COUPON $1.00 off when you buy any TWO BOXES select General Mills cereals GET COUPON $1.00 off when you buy any TWO BOXES select Cheerios® cereals GET COUPON $1.00 off any 3 General Mills Cereals GET COUPON $1.00 off 2 Cheerios cereals GET COUPON