Thermacare deal at Walgreens starting 1/10/10

Walgreens is going to have the single-pack of ThermaCare heat wraps on sale for $2.49 the week of 1/10/10 thru 1/16.
You will receive a $2.50 RR, making it free!
Click HERE to print a coupon for $1.00 off any 1 ThermaCare product, making it a $1.00 Moneymaker!

Thanks to Crazy Over Coupons

My trip to Walgreens- Saved 59% after RR!!

It was a small trip for me today, but I got some good deals out of it! If you're new to couponing, starting small is the way to begin. Here's how I did it:

Playtex tampons: $4 ($1 MFR Q) = $3
Playtex tampons: $4 ($1 MFR Q) = $3
Jet Dry: $3.49 ($0.75 MFR Q) = $2.74

I got $2 in RR from the Playtex and $1 RR from the Jet Dry.

Total before sales,coupons,and RR: $15.98
Total AFTER sales, coupons, and RR: I paid $9.55 OOP and have $3 RR so it's like I paid $6.55 for everything. That's a 59% savings!!

Publix Menu Planner!

OK, all you Publix shoppers! I came across a fabulous site that will help us all plan our weekly menus based off of the sale ad and coupons! Check out Once Upon a Coupon for some recipe ideas that won't break the bank!

Meal Ideas on a Budget

Nothing beats cooking a hearty, healthy meal for your family (except knowing that you got a GREAT deal on everything on the plate)! Sometimes coming up with new meal ideas is my biggest challenge. I am always looking for new recipes that won't break the bank. Hop on over to Frugal Focus and check out their wonderful budget-friendly recipes!

Rite Aid trip (113.63% savings)

You read that correctly! I saved 113.63% at Rite Aid tonight! I got all of the stuff pictured below FREE after sales, coupons and rebates. I almost died tonight when they had to give me money back at the checkout!

What I got:
2- 8 packs of Viva Paper Towels (These are what I make baby wipes out of. They're perfect for wipes. Very soft and 1 ply).
2- 4 packs of GE Reveal light bulbs
1 Listerine
1 Tylenol Cold and Allergy medicine
5 rolls of Christmas wrapping paper~75% off!! (I got Hot Wheels for Cameron and Tinkerbell for Cora)

How I got it FREE:
2- Viva Paper towels: $6.49-$.50 Q + $6.49-$.50 Q= $11.98
Listerine: $3.50-$.50 Q-$3 SCR (#6)= FREE
2- GE Reveal 4 pk light bulbs: $2-$1.50 Q +$2-$1.50-$2 SCR (#90)= $1 MM
Tylenol Cold & Allergy medicine: $5.99-$2 Q-$3 SCR (#30)= $.99
5 rolls wrapping paper: $1.49+$1.24+$1.24= $3.97

I had a $5/$25 Q and a $20 certificate from the Gift of Savings promo last month. That brought me to a total of -$.71 at the register. The cashier had to give ME money!! After the SCRs, my total for this transaction will be -$8.71!!

This is definitely my new record!!

A fantastic resource

Click here to be taken to a post by The Coupon Project to read a wealth of information regarding couponing. Thanks to The Coupon Project for such awesome information!!

Another homemade baby wipe recipe

I jumped on Kelly F's baby wipe making bandwagon and decided to make some of my own. I found an awesome blog HERE that has a different folding style that helped me make wipes just like the store-bought kind! It takes a little more work in the beginning to get started, but you'll have wonderful "pull-out" wipes! I didn't want to give up using my wipe warmer and now with this method, I won't have to!

I used an empty plastic Huggies wipe container.
*I cut the roll of paper towels in half first before I ripped the towels into individual sheets. This makes the wipes fit width-wise into the wipe container.
**I did alter the water, oil, and baby soap since I used more towels than Trina did. I used 1 1/2 cups water, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, and 1 1/2 tbsp baby soap.

They came out great, smell divine, and are working well. For my first try, I am impressed. I don't think I will every buy wipes again. To think, I could've saved so much money if I would've known how to do this 2 years ago!

Here's the best part: I already had a 30 oz bottle of baby wash that I got as a baby shower gift 2 years ago, so that part of the equation is FREE!
I have two 25.5 oz. bottles of olive oil that I got on a BOGO sale at Publix 4 months ago with coupons for $4.99 (total for both). That's 102 tablespoons of olive oil which comes to $0.05 a tbsp!
I got an 8 pack of Kleenex Viva paper towels on sale at Publix for $6.99. That's $0.87 a roll. There are 50 sheets per roll. I can make 100 baby wipes per roll (rolls cut in 1/2). That's 800 baby wipes waiting to be made!

So, I take 1 1/2 cups water, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil ($0.07 approx), 1 tbsp FREE baby wash, and 50 paper towels ($0.87) and make 100 wipes.

GRAND TOTAL PER WIPE: $0.0094 per wipe!!
It would cost $0.68 to buy a 72 count box of "My wipes" in the store whereas a 72 count box of the name brands sells for $2.59+.

Rite Aid freebies 1/3-1/9

Here are the freebies that you can get at Rite Aid this week:

Listerine (500 mL), $3.50
Use $.50/1 printable
SCR for $3
=FREE

Nivea Lip Treatment, BOGO
BOGO Q from 1/3 RP
=2 for FREE

GE Reveal Light Bulbs, 2/$4
Use 2 $1/1 Q's from 1/3 SS
Or you might want to try printing 2 $1.50/1 Q's HERE and make it a Money Maker. Not sure if they will take these Q's though, since they have the Target logo on them. They do say Manufacturer's Coupon, so it is worth a try!
SCR for $2
=FREE

Stayfree Pads, BOGO
Use BOGO Q from 1/3 RP
=2 for FREE!

Interesting videos

Click here to watch a video of the "Coupon Mom" from couponmom.com. She's promoting her book, but she does offer a ton of good advice.

And check out this savvy shopper! Tons of groceries for 1 cent!

Free Electrasol @ Walgreens 1/3-1/9

Who doesn't love freebies? You can get a free 20 pack of Electrasol dishwasher detergent at Walgreens this week. Here's the deal:

Buy (1) Electrasol 20pack @ $3.49
Use (1) Electrasol coupon @ $2.50 (1/3 SS) SS=SmartSource
Pay $.99 + tax
Receive (1) Register Reward @$1.00
Final Price— FREE!!!!

Remember that Walgreens has a limit of one (1) register reward per transaction. So if you have multiple coupons and would like to purchase more than one box of the Electrasol,then you will have to do separate transactions for each coupon.