Latest Haul... and other news...

I haven't been neglecting my faithful readers/couponers/fans, I swear. But, I've found something else... I know, it's horrible. I've been hiding out because of it... Gardening season!!! Have been working my ass off working on both my front and back yard. I re-seed my lawn every year, sometimes 2-3 times, as we have alot of clay and tree roots that love to kill my grass. Also, got all of our pepper plants, tomato plants, corn, broccoli, cabbage, potatoes, onion, and sunflowers going in the back, then re-did the front with a new flower garden. So, enough said, I've been busy. Also, Liam has been a bit off lately, so, it's been fun.

I want to say that the last few coupon classes have been fantastic! Thank you to all that have attended--it's been great getting to know all of you! Am looking at booking some more dates, and also start a new class: "Grocery Shopping 101". It will include how to find the best deals, great places to shop for deals, and how to cut your grocery bill by half!!!! Please let me know if you are interested, it is in the works. Am also looking at doing "shopping trip assistance", as some of you are a bit nervous when starting out. So, shoot me some feedback!

Went to Wal-Mart today. Was really excited, had it all planned out, but seriously, the manager there needs to chill out!! She was denying the Nexxus coupons, as I should have "common sense" and not use them on trial size. Well, hate to inform her, but, the coupon says nothing that restricts trial size. She then went on to say, "but the picture on the coupon shows full size product--you should know better". What a b%$@h... Anyways, the picture says alot.... Total Bill $142.75.    Paid: $39.27  Saved: $103.48

1X Triscuit, 1X Golden Oreo, 2X MiniGo, 14X Nexxus, 12X Aquafina Plus Water, 12X Gillette, 1X 4L Milk, 1X Chapmans Frozen Yogurt Bars, 2X BBQ Sauce, 2X Sunlight Soap, 5X Listerine, 2X Cottonelle wipes, 1X Glucerna

The Breakdown:
 Triscuit Crackers                $1.97  Free product coupon                       FREE
Golden Oreo's                     $1.97 -$0.75 coupon                                 Paid-$1.22
2x Mini-go's @$2.50 each=$5.00 -2x $1 coupons                                Paid $3.00 (for 2)
9x Nexxus Conditioner@$3 each=$27 -9x$3 coupons                          FREE
5x Nexxus Shampoo@$2 each=$10 -5x$3 coupons                             Made $5
12x Aquafina Water@$1 each=$12-4x B2G1Free coupons                  Paid $8 (plus $1.20 deposit)
12x Gillette Shave Foam@$1.27 each=$15.24 -4x$5WUB3 coupons   Made $4.76
4L Milk                                                                                                 Paid $4.68
Chapmans Yogurt Bars       $5.67 -$5coupon                                        Paid $0.67
2x BBQ Sauce@$2 each=$4.00 -2x$2 coupons                                   FREE
2x Sunlight Soap@$1.48each=$2.96 -2x$0.50 coupons                        Paid $1.96 (for 2)
5x Listerine@$5.79each=$28.95 -5x$3coupons                                    Paid $13.95(for 5)/$2.79 each
--The Listerine was a little more than other stores, but it had a free bottle of Aveeno on each bottle that retails for $5 each, AND a $3WUB2 Aveeno coupon that can be stacked at London Drugs for almost free Aveeno! Score!
2x Cottonelle@$3.88each=$7.76-Free product coupons                        FREE
6pk Glucerna@$7.97-$3 coupon                                                           Paid $4.97\

So all in all, a great haul! My 2nd transaction there, using coupons saved me $32--shopping for my Grandma!

Went to Co-op tonight, couponing, and saved over $70 with coupons, my bill should have been $171, and I paid $101! Lots of grocery items, so was quite happy with the end result--also got all my dinner supplies for my family BBQ on Sunday, so not too bad.

Off to bed...enjoy! Happy clipping!

Back From Vacation....Wasn't Long Enough!!!

Well, I'm back from Montana. Our trip definitely wasn't long enough, but fun nonetheless. Managed to snag a couple of the US versions of SmartSource inserts--so jealous! They have some great coupons in them--even $1 off's for People magazine! Sigh! They had some great deals down there grocery wise, the hubby and I stocked up on fun flavors of diet Mountain Dew, as they had 12 packs on for $1.99. Yum! And lots of tins of green chiles--couldn't beat $0.67 per tin--they are over $2 here, depending on where you go.

A big thank you to all my lovely mail-out ladies for the goodies that keep coming in my mailbox--have been sorting more coupons to send. Thank you!

The coupon classes have been filling up quickly--be sure to register for an in-class session, or one of my mail out options. Check out all the info on my Coupon Class page. If these go well, will be looking at offering advanced classes, as well as branching out into cutting grocery budgets, etc. I've gotten very good at this lately!

Did a bit of couponing today. They have Purex laundry soap on at Safeway this week, so when you combine their BOGO sale with $3-off coupons, you can score 2 jugs for just over $4. Picked up 4 jugs, and while I was at it, got 4 bottles of Franks Red Hot sauce on BOGO, with $1-off coupons. Also did a small haul at London Drugs today. Picture and details are below.

12 Old Spice Shower Gel, Bounce Dryer Sheets, 3X Floss, 2X Cover Girl Eye Shadow, 1X Toothpaste, 3X  Febreze, and 1 Toothbrush. Total Paid: $14.85 Total Saved with Coupons and Pricematch: $75

Was a good London Drugs trip, had a bit of a hard time with the cashier, but it ended well. Am prepping all my class material the next few days, so may be a bit of a stranger on here! Happy clipping all!

BBQ Season is upon us...in a big way!

Had a great time doing the segment on Breakfast Television on Friday! You can catch it by going here!!! It was a great experience and I would do it again in a heartbeat!

And, I have edited the info and POSTED DATES on my Coupon Classes Page! Contact me to reserve a spot or with any questions that come up! Super excited about seeing all of you!

There are some great deals out there right now. Especially when it comes to FREE BBQ Sauce!! Head over to Wal-mart, and pick up some Sweet Baby Rays sauce for free when you use your coupons from Smartsource. I ended up getting 40 bottles! I'm not keeping them all, some of them have already been given away! Bicks Relish is on for $1.50 at Superstore, so grab your $0.75 off coupons and snag some cheap relish! The corn relish is to die for on hot dogs and ham... yum-o...

There has also been some great new coupons coming out too! Love it! And a great tip: request free samples on a regular basis, they almost always come with coupons!!

I may not be on here much this week, as I am trying to clean, organize and pack for our trip to Montana this weekend! Can't wait! Going to try to snag some super deals down there!

Until next time, happy clipping! And be sure to register soon!