couponmom.com grocerycouponnetwork.com
These sites are more than worth your time to sign up with as they list out the coupons found in the Sunday paper coupon inserts. You can print each coupon up to 4 times, sometimes more by visiting each site. I have even found the dollar amounts to be higher on some of the coupons on line compared to the inserts in the paper. There are no tricks or paid subscriptions for these sites and spam isn't an issue. I recommend that you print all the coupons for your preferred products when they're listed and then you'll have them ready when the stores put them on sale pricing. I know you're all sitting there saying "but Dee, not all of us have time for this."
Here's a glimpse into my time investment and savings from 8.30 through 9.7: I spent 15 minutes clipping coupons from the Sunday inserts, then scanning through the available online coupons, printing them, pulling out the coupons I had previously printed and saved. I saved $65.78 ($4.39 per minute of time invested). Remember, I'm not shopping for a family so just think about how much you mommies and daddies could be saving. Clearly, I did some stocking up because of the sale prices combined with the coupons. I don't normally spend $65.00 in two weeks on groceries/household items.
Cub -
I'm a fan of cub's coupons because they're ready with copies of them at the register in case you forget to clip them at home. Rainbow doesn't do that for it's customers, which is a shame, really.
Green Giant Steamers Frozen Veggies - steam in the bag/microwave. These are $1.00 each, but you do have to buy 10 bags of them to get the discount. What makes this deal even better than Target's Market Pantry brand are the printable coupons at couponmom.com for 50¢ off two bags. You should be able to print the coupon three times, possibly four, so that would bring 6 to 8 of the bags down to 75¢ each. That's a pretty cheap way to get your name brand veggies in at dinnertime. Heck, sometimes a bag of mixed veggies is my dinner.
Progresso Soups - Classics 18-19 oz cans are $1.00 each, again - you have to buy 10 of them in order to get the discount at Cub. And again, there are printable coupons at couponmom.com to save $1.00 off of 4 cans so that would bring the cost down to 75¢ each. Cheap hot lunch or dinner on the run...say before a hockey game, or whatever.
Cub Large Eggs Coupon: 78¢. Cub coupon for 2 lbs of free bananas - a bunch of 4 medium size bananas were free, so for those of you feeding a family that's buy 2 lbs/get 2 lbs free for a week's worth of potassium.
Rainbow -
Notice Cub is now actively competing with Rainbow on the same 10 for $10.00 items. What makes the deal at Rainbow better is A) you don't have to buy 10 in order to get the discount, B) Rainbow doubles the value of coupons on Wed and Sat each week (up to $1.00 & 5 coupons total), C) if you're a Rainbow Fuel Perks cardholder then your purchase goes towards saving money at the gas pump through the end of this month. I've also read that Roundy's (Rainbow) is considering another extension of the fuel perks program. I'm no Vicki with her $1.00 off per gallon savings but I'm doing the happy dance this week with 50¢ per gallon accrual.
Progresso Soups - Classics 18-19 oz cans are $1.00 each on their mix and match 10 for $10.00 special. Note that there are about 8 Classics flavors to choose from for this deal. Again - use those printable coupons at couponmom.com to bring the price down to 75¢. Use the coupons on Saturady and you're only paying 50¢ per can. Use the coupons on the other types of Progresso soups and you're still saving 50¢ per can.
Yoplait Yogurt - 32 oz size are 2 for $4.00. Hit up couponmom.com for 50¢ off one and those 2 containers are now $3.00. Double the coupon on Saturday and each container is now only $1.00 each. Compare that price to the individual serving size and it's easy to see where you're throwing away money. I know the individual servings are fast and easy. This time of year, with so much fresh fruit in season, I prefer to slice up those 99¢ per pound peaches and nectarines to throw in the yogurt as a means of dairy and fruit intake without the threat of slobbering juice all over my shirt. Oh, and check the 'best by' dates to find that you're a good 30-45 days out from having to even think about the yogurt going bad before you get to it.
Betty Crocker Boxed Potatoes are 10 for $10.00. Yep, you guessed it - there's a coupon for those online too. 50¢ off of 2 boxes, bringing the cost down to 75¢ per box or 50¢ if you're shopping on Saturday. I'm a sucker for all things salty so you know I'm digging the au gratins!
Hunt's Pasta Sauce: 10 for $10, Creamette Pasta: 10 for $10. Even if you only pick up one each you've got yourself an extremely cheap dinner for two plus leftovers. There are easily enough spaghetti noodles left in the box for any number of future meals. **Target Alert** Target sells the Hunts Pasta sauce for 84¢ each and the Market Pantry pastas are 82¢ so if you're already making the trip there, hold off on these items at Rainbow. If you're not heading to Target go ahead with them. You're saving some serious bucks with the other items so the 34¢ per sauce/pasta purchase won't break you. Throw in some Italian sausage or marinated/grilled chicken to the sauce, along with some extra basil or your favorite Italian seasoning. Fix some garlic bread and call it as good as dining out.
Target -
Gold-N-Plump Chicken Breasts 38 oz packages on sale for $6.99 (better deal than the smaller packages) and take $1.00 off with yet another online coupon from you-know-where and you've got a better deal than the Market Pantry brand of frozen chicken breasts. For those of you with the Food Saver sealers - it's time to get cooking and sealing! Grilling chicken breasts now for salads, fajitas, and casseroles later is the way to go.
Market Pantry Frozen Garlic Toast - on sale for $1.42. This is cheaper than Aldi, Roundy's and Cub's brand. It's faster than having to prep a loaf of french bread.
Kwik Trip -
If you pump your gas here then you should also be picking up your bananas, onions and potatoes: 39¢ per pound for each of these items, all the time.
Pull your cash from their ATM inside if you're not pulling it from your own bank's ATM. Kwik Trip doesn't charge a fee for using their ATM's. I know folks who are pulling cash 'to get through the week' several times a week. You can save from $6.00 to $20.00 per month this way and the way I look at: That's parking and soda for a hockey game. Hey - I've got my priorities, you've got yours.
Your Mailbox -
Most of us sort the mail by throwing the advertisements into the recycling bin on the way in from the mailbox. Start reading through those local coupon inserts - you'll be surprised to find gas station discount coupons, buy one-get-one-free lunches and dinners at local restaraunts and discounts for car washes (Paradise in the southern burbs has an exterior wash but with the hand towel drying for the same amount that the gas stations are charging).
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