Get a haircut & help support breast cancer at the same time! On October 16 from 11 am-6 pm, Ulta Beauty salons are offering a cut, shampoo & style for a minimum suggested donation of $10.
Be sure to get there early (walk-ins are welcome) and be generous (all proceeds benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation).
I’m in the mood for homey, hearty meals. Using seasonal veggies, canned & frozen veggies and supplementing with a few fresh or refrigerated ingredients can really save on dinner!
*These prices are based off of averages and are subject to change weekly
Pork Pot Pie – Recipe
Boston Butt Pork Roast $1.69-$1.89 lb (Winn Dixie, Harveys, Sweetbay)
Green Giant Frozen Mixed Veggies, 8-10 oz, 20¢ (Harris Teeter)
Cream of Mushroom Soup (pantry)
Chicken Broth (pantry)
Pillsbury Reduced Fat Crescent Roll, 70¢ (Publix)
(8 Points Plus)
Beef Orzo Soup – Recipe
Onions, 48-99¢ lb (Sweetbay, Publix Food City, Winn Dixie)
Lean Ground Beef, $2.68-$3.99 lb (Ingles, Publix)
Mushrooms Sliced or Whole 8 oz pkg, $1.50 (Winn Dixie)
Beef Broth (pantry)
Swiss Chard
(8 Points Plus)
Spinach & Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts – Recipe
Dozen Eggs, $1.25 (Bi-Lo)
Bread Crumbs (pantry)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, $1.98-$2.29 (Ingles, Sweetbay, Winn Dixie)
Green Giant Frozen Spinach, 8-10 oz, 20¢ (Harris Teeter)
Shredded Swiss Cheese, 8 oz, $1.39 (Harris Teeter)
Hormel Turkey Pepperoni, 6-8 oz, $3 (Bloom)
(7 Points Plus)
Spaghetti Squash Marinara – Recipe
Spaghetti Squash, 99¢ lb (Sweetbay)
Onions, 48-99¢ lb (Sweetbay, Publix Food City, Winn Dixie)
Red Gold Stewed Tomatoes, 25¢ (Food City)
(2 Points Plus)
Three Bean Panzanella Salad – Recipe
Balsamic Vinegar (pantry)
Italian Bread
Red or White Onions, 99¢ lb (Food Lion)
Cucumbers, 50¢ (Publix)
Cherry Tomatoes, 12 oz, $2 (Harris Teeter)
Canelli, Black & Kidney Beans (pantry)
Athenos Reduced Fat Feta Cheese, 3.5-4 oz, FREE (Harris Teeter)
(5 Points Plus)
If you missed the live session early today I’ve now included above the recorded class. You can’t see the slides I refer to on the video so those are below the video for you to scroll through as I talk.
This is a talk on some of the basics in saving money on groceries. Since this is just 30 minutes long, check out the links below to learn more.
- Read all the basics in our Learn to Couponsection.
- Learn good prices buy using a Buy Price List.
- How to Organize Coupons (the easy way)
- How to Organize Coupons (the time consuming way)
- Checkout all the other videos on the Southern Savers You tube channel.
After all that you should be an expert!
Kodak Gallery is has a deal running for FREE 5×7″ Photo Books! These are usually priced at $11.99 but you’ll only pay $2.99 for shipping.
To get the deal, go to Kodak Gallery and click on the yellow box at the top of the screen that says “A Special Offer for You: FREE Small Photo Book”.
Each book includes 14 pages but you can add extra pages for an additional fee. This deal is limited to one per customer and expires on October 17th.
Old Navy is running a clearance sale right now with up to 75% off their products in stores. You can also print a $10 off $50 purchase coupon on Facebook to use on the clearance deals.
While some of these clothes may be “off-season”, this is a great way to save on next season’s wardrobe! Buy a size larger for your kids and enjoy the big discount.
If you want to shop online, Old Navy has clearance prices up to 50% off and an extra 15% when you enter the coupon code ONEXTRA15. Heads up, this code expires today, 10/13.
Shipping is free with a $50 purchase and get 3% cash back when you go through ShopAtHome.com.
I want to take a quick pause from your regularly scheduled deals and remind you that this afternoon at 3:15 pm you can catch a quick 30 minute online coupon class. We are going to cover some of the key concepts to save money on groceries.
To catch the class head over here at 3:15 pm eastern time. Make sure you are also RSVP’ed on facebook as attending so you can be entered to win an iPad2!!
Keep in mind it’s a 30 minute session and I’ve spent 3 years sharing tips with you online. So we are not going to be able cover every single aspect of couponing. It should be great though for those are just starting or want a moment to refresh and remember some key strategies.
If you have questions while you are watching you can tweet them to me during the video @southernsavers or use the hashtag #SU11 and your question will either be answered online during the session or immediately after. (Or email them to jenny@southernsavers.com).
Since today can’t cover everything, if you are just getting started make sure you check out the Learn to Coupon page and the Southern Savers Youtube channel that has hours of video tips!
With cold and flu season starting to kick in, hand sanitizer deals are not ones to pass up. Sam’s Club has 100 individually packaged hand sanitizers for $1.32.
Even better, these hand sanitizer packets come with FREE shipping.
The packets are great for sending to school with your kids, packing them with your lunch, or carrying in your purse!
(thanks Brandy!)
Update: I’ve learned that this deal is a test promotion in Alabama area stores. If you live in the participating area, the chicken will be automatically deducted at the register. As for the rest of us, we can only wait & hope that Publix adopts more chain-wide deals like this.
With all the P&G rebates going on if you weren’t already excited about getting your items at Publix, this promotion should make you giddy! Buy (4) participating P&G items at Publix in one trip between 10/12 and 10/18 and get a FREE Deli Chicken. Y’all are always asking how to save on meat, so don’t pass up the chance for a free rotisserie chicken!
These also match up nicely with the Stocking Spree coupons and the P&G rebates:
$10 off Mail in Rebate WYB $50 in Gillette Venus, Olay, Secret, CoverGirl, Clairol, Pantene, Safeguard, Ivory, Aussie or Herbal Essences products by 10/31
FREE PG Pink Bakeware set Mail in Rebate WYB $25 in participating products
$10 off Mail in Rebate WYB $30 in Olay products
My only complaint is that they picked the most expensive products and only the Charmin and Bounty are on sale this week. I’m not sure if you’ll find a coupon in store, or if the free chicken will automatically get taken off at the register. You may want to print out this page and ask.
(thanks Theresa!)
Participating PG Products
- Pantene Pro V Shampoo & Conditioner, 25.4 oz, $6.59
-Free Pantene stylant WYB Pantene shampoo and conditioner (Publix coupon), Stocking Spree home mailer
-$3/2 Pantene product, excl trial size, RP 9/25
-$1/2 Pantene product, excl trial size, PG 10/02
(buy shampoo & conditioner, use free stylant and $3/2, makes it $5.09 ea + stylant) - Olay Body Wash, 8.4-23.6 oz., $5.99-$6.99
-B2G1 Olay Collections body wash, 4 bar soap or hand & body lotion (Publix coupon), Stocking Spree home mailer
-$2 off Olay Total Effects Body Wash request
-$1 off Olay body wash or lotion, Booklet in select PG products
-Free Olay bar, body wash or in shower body lotion WYB Gillette Venus 6 or 8 ct refill, max $7.99, PG 10/02
(buy (3), use B2G1, makes it $3.99 ea) Read More→
To me one of the most important parts of saving money is remembering why you are saving. So I thought we would all take a day and share a bit of why we got started on this whole “couponing thing”.
For my family it was always our goal for me to stay home with our kids. From the beginning of our marriage we lived on one income while trying to save most of the second. This was not only to have savings but to teach us not to live on money we wouldn’t someday have. As we planned for kids, we never really expected our family to go from 2 to 4 overnight, but it did… The big problem we didn’t plan on was my husbands job not having health insurance and us not being able to get health insurance for our twins because of being premature (that we could afford anyway). The first quotes started coming back with rates of $900 and $1000 a month, and we knew that we had to make changes.
My husband found a new job in a different (cheaper) city and I found some new hobbies. Many of you know that couponing wasn’t actually something that I thought would work for us. I really thought we were already doing everything right: buying in bulk, shopping at Walmart, not eating a lot of meat etc.
With some prodding from my husband, I decided to try “couponing” for 30 days. It really only took a week or two and I was hooked. Really I think the minute you figure out how much you’ve been over paying for things (like toothpaste…) you can never go back!!
Now almost 9 years later, it still important for me to remember the key reason that sparked all of this… to be able to stay home with my girls. Focusing on that helps me keep a balance on the time that I am spending shopping and cutting coupons. I am not as extreme as others, and only shop at one grocery store and maybe one drugstore each week, but in the end we are meeting our budget of $50 per week and I’m meeting my goal of being a mom at home.
What got you started in saving? I would love to hear your stories!
