Print 6 $1.00 Off Kellogg's Cereal Coupons

Coupons.com has some new $1.00 off any Kellogg's cereal coupons that you can print. These don't last too long, so you should print them soon before they are gone. There are 5 coupons good for any Kellogg's cereal and 1 good for new Frosted Mini-Wheats Little Bites.
Here is the link:
http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=13903&nid=10&zid=xh20

FREE Cascadia Farm Granola Bar Sample

Fill out the following form, and you will receive a free sample of Cascadian Farms Organic Chocolate Chip chewy granola bar.

http://freesample.cascadianfarm.com/CFGranola/Default.aspx

$3 Coupon for a Pint of Ben & Jerry's

Follow the link, fill out the form, and you will get emailed a coupon for $3 off a pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Hurry! Quantities are limited. With the coupon, it will make the ice cream close to free or possibly even totally free.

http://www.bandjpromotions.com/

More on Budgets

Ok, apparantly lots of people like (or don't like) budgets, and want to hear more. I have had

a couple people ask me what to do if your expenses exceed your budget. We have been there, and the best advice I can give is to cut things out. There are some things that you may feel are a necessity, but they aren't.

Here are some items that you could cut out or reduce:

Cell Phones - We lived without them before, and we can do it now if necessary.

Home Phone - If everyone has a cell phone, you can use those instead of home phones.

Cable - Who really needs all those channels anyway?

Eating Out - It is much cheaper to eat at home. If you plan your meals in advance, there is less chance you will pick up take out on the way home.

Movie Rentals - Use the library or Redbox ($1 a night).

Clothing - Every store has a clearance rack, shop those instead of all the new stuff. Seriously, finding good deals are fun!

Groceries - OK, you can't actually cut groceries totally out of your budget, but you can lower your grocery budget. I am kind of wierd this way, but I like to see how little I can spend each week. It's kind of like a game for me. There was a time after we had our first child, that things were really tight. We moved from having 2 incomes to only one. We actually lived on a grocery budget of only $25 a week. It can be done! Shop the sales, use coupons, and you will be surprised how much you can save. I think this is the one area where you can easily cut money. It can be fun, give it a try!

You can also get creative and add more money to your budget. There was a time when my husband was employed with a start-up company. Things got tight for the company, so the paychecks weren't always there. I decided to start selling things on Ebay. I picked something I knew a lot about, something easy to ship, and easy for me to get. I chose to sell Gymboree clothing (new). There were tons of Gymboree stores where we lived (Utah), so it made it very easy to put outfits together. It was the best of both worlds for me, I got to shop and get paid! I would buy outfits at 60-70% off and sell them on Ebay. This really helped us live through those tough times. I still sell items on Ebay, it's a great way for me to make extra money. When Target has their huge 75% off toy clearance, I buy items I know will sell well (Lego's, Playmobil, Leap Frog items), I save them and sell them all in November (just before Christmas). This gives me all the money I need to pay for Christmas. Get resourceful! You can look around your house, I am sure there are items you can get rid of.

Here are some ways you can make extra money:

Ebay - http://www.ebay.com/ Really, people will buy anything!

Etsy - http://www.esty.com/ Are you creative? You can sell your handmade wares here. Look around, the site is amazing. It's neat to see what people have come up with. Don't spend! Just look!

Craigslist - http://seattle.craigslist.org/ You can sell items here for FREE!

Babysit - You can do this in your own home & make extra money.

Super Deal on the Entertainment Book at Cashbaq

Have you signed up at Cashbaq yet? If not, follow this link to do so:
http://www.cashbaq.com/?refer=459848

Once you are signed up, you can click on a link to buy the Entertainment book, after you buy the book they will add $10 cash back to your account. Plus, you will also receive $5 just for signing up.

The entertainment book for our area is $10 off and has free shipping, making it cost $15.00.
15.00
- 5.00 cashbaq sign up bonus
-10.00 cash back from cashbaq
=FREE Entertainment book

That is a great deal! I already have one, but I am seriosly thinking about buying another one.

Three $10 Store Coupons to Spend

I actually had 3 $10 off any $10 purchase coupons for 3 stores. Two of them were expiring very soon, so I wanted to make sure to use them. If I didn't use them, that would be like throwing away $30, and I can't do that! I had coupons to the following stores Kohl's, Cabela's & JCPenney. I also stopped at Walgreens, because I had a Register Reward that was about to expire.

Kohl's
Here is what I got, 3 shirts and a pair of Nike's For Dallin. The shirts were 90% off, and the shoes were 80% off. The regular retail price was $83.00.
1.60 shirt (reg. 16.00)
1.60 shirt (reg. 16.00)
1.60 shirt (reg 16.00)
7.00 shoes (reg 35.00)
11.80 sub-total
-10.00
TOTAL $1.95 (.15 tax)

Here are the remainder of the items from my other stops.

Cabela's

I needed a manly type gift, and I knew I would be able to find one here.

14.99 Gerber knife tool kit combo (reg. 19.99)

-10.00

TOTAL 6.24 (1.25 tax)

JCPenney

We get ornaments for our kids every year, and this year since we took our first trip to Disneyland, I wanted to get Disney themed ornaments. I plan on putting a photo of each of the boys at Disneyland in each ornament. Allie got a Tinkerbell one earlier. Christmas items were 75% off. The regular price of the 4 ornaments would have been nearly $56 (13.99 each). That is crazy! I will admit I was taking a chance waiting for the clearance sale, but I got exactly what I was hoping for, so I am happy.

14.00 (3.50 x 4) ornaments

-10.00

TOTAL 4.34 (.34 tax)

Walgreens

I only had a $2 Register Reward that was expiring today, and I was even going to let is expire and not use it. GASP! I was going to throw away $2 whole dollars. My Mom called me while I was out and told me that Walgreens had 75% off all of their Christmas items. She knows how I like the deals! So, I decided to stop.

I picked up a roll of wrapping paper that is plain so it can be used for birthdays and 2 bags of Hershey Kisses

.62 Kisses (reg 2.50)

.62 Kisses (reg 2.50)

.99 wrapping paper (reg 3.99)

-2.00 Register Reward

TOTAL .32

So, my grand total for the day is $167.90 worth of stuff for only $12.85. That is over 90% savings. I love this time of year, there are so many great deals. I'd love to hear about any great deals you have gotten recently, just post a comment and let me know.

More Sale News - JCPenney

I am so behind on everything today, it is almost 3:00, and I am just now reading the newspaper. There was a JCPenney ad in the newspaper, and starting tomorrowWednesday, January 31st all of the clearance will be an additional 40% off the marked price (everything is already marked 50% off), so that makes the clearance 70% off the original price.

Here is an example:

10.00 Regular price

5.00 Clearance price (50% off)

-2.00 (40% off clearance price)

3.00 = FINAL COST

JCPenney will eventually take an additional 50% off the clearance, making the final discount 75%. Then when they really want to clear out all the leftovers they will to a final markdown and mark things down to $.97, 1.97, 2.97 and 4.97. Usually there isn't too much left when it gets to the final markdown. I find that girls clothing goes much quicker than the boys. Also, in the kids clothing, the smaller sizes usually go quicker than the larger sizes.

Now is the time to start stocking up on winter clothes for next year. The ad says that the additional 40% off is valid through Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

Target Christmas Clearance 75% off!!!

I can't get out today, because my daughter has a play date, but my Mom was sweet enough to run out to Target to check if the rumors of 75% off were true. They are!!!! So run, get yourself to Target, just make sure to save me some stuff, OK?

Make sure to check for everyday type items with holiday packaging. There are Electrasol dishwasher tabs that have a penguin ice skating on the box those should be 75% off. There are Ritz crackers in the shape of snowflakes that should also be 75% off.

I should mention that if you see a TON of something, it may make it to the 90% off markdown. I might wait on my wrapping paper until then, I will have to see how much they have left. 8 Rolls of wrapping paper (reg price 4.00) would cost you 8.00 at 75% off, but at 90% off it would only be 3.60.

Have fun! Since, I can't make it out until this evening, please post your deals, I have to have some fun!

Do You Have a Budget?

With the new year starting, now is a great time to look at your budget and make any necessary changes. Do you have a budget? If not, now is the perfect time to make one. We have a budget set up, and we go over it about 3 times a year, because things change. There are always new things that come up or items that finally get paid off. Examples would be: new medical bills, cars that have been paid off, new insurance needs because of teenager drivers (YIKES! that last one is us for sure). A budget is a big help to let you know exactly how much money you have to spend for certain items. For instance, once you have hit the limit on your grocery budget for the month, you know there is no more to spend.

Here is an example of our monthly budget, these are NOT our actual numbers , I am just giving you an idea. Let's say after taxes our take home pay was $4800 a month. With our budget, we pretty much account for every penny, and then stick to the budget we have set.

Mortgage 1800.00

Tithing 600.00

Power 250.00

Phone/internet 100.00

Garbage 30.00

Water 30.00

Cell Phones 75.00

Auto Insurance 100.00

Life Insurance 60.00

Cable 30.00

Medical Bills 100.00

Newspaper 12.00

Gasoline 200.00

Student Loans 300.00
Grocery/Clothing/HBA/Gifts 600.00

Savings 200.00

401K 300.00

There are some items in the budget that are fixed (cable, newspaper, life insurance, etc). Then there are items that change some from month to month, an example of this would be our power bill, it is a lot less in the summer than it is in the winter. Another example would be gasoline, because the amount of driving I do varies. I keep a spiral notebook with all of the numbers in our budget. When I pay a bill I write the amount down, under that budget category If there is any money leftover at the end of the month, that goes into a "misc./leftover" category. That amount can then be used for items that either cost a little more that I thought they would (surprise doctor visit), or rolled over into the next month for any surprises that happen that month. Here is an example of what the gasoline and power would look like:

Gasoline

$200.00 (beginning balance)

-33.00 Dec 6

-50.00 Dec 12

-47.00 Dec 24

-50.00 Dec 31

= 20.00 leftover

Power

$250.oo

-242.oo

=8.00

Misc/Leftover

20.00 (from gas)

8.00 (from power)

= 28.00

Let's say the Doctor bills we had for this month were $15 more than I budgeted, I would just take $15 out of the misc category and use it for the medical category. So, the Misc category would now look like this:

Misc

20.00
8.00

-15.00

= 13.00

If you noticed, I lump all of my groceries/clothing/Heath and Beauty Aids & Gifts together. The reason why I do this, is because if there is a great deal on groceries one month, I will stock up on those items, and spend less on clothing & HBA. We have a nice stock pile on clothing and HBA, so I could go without buying those items if needed. January is a HUGE month for clearance clothing, Christmas items and toys. I will use a lot more of this categories budget for those items then I will for food that month. It works for me to have flexibility for buying these items, but still have a budget total for the items as a whole.

When looking at your budget, you can probably find things you can cut if necessary. For instance, we do not have an expensive cable bill. Our actual bill is about $13, because we chose one that doesn't have all those fancy channels.

I hope this all makes sense to you. If you have any questions, let me know.

70% Off at coldwatercreek.com

You can get an additional 70% off of everything at http://www.coldwatercreek.com/. Check out their outlet section for the clearance deals, because you can get 70% off those items too.

Use the following code at checkout: WXH6446

Fred Meyer 12/28 - 1/3

Here are the good deals you can find at Fred Meyer this week:

Fred Meyer Coupons (coupons found in ad at the store)

Big K 2 liter Pop 3/1.00 ($ .33 each)

Nabisco Snack Crackers 4/5.00 ( $1.25 each)

Lay's Potato Chips 3/5.00 ($1.67 each)

Other deals

Broccoli Crowns or Cauliflower $ .68 lb

Nature Made Vitamins BOGO (Buy one/Get one FREE)

Farmland Bacon 2/5.00 ($2.50 each)

Knudsen Sparkling Cider 3/5.00 ($1.67 each)

Walgreens 12/28 - 1/3

This month's Easy Saver Catalog FREE items after rebate:

Revlon Matte Collection Makeup (choose only 1 item) up to $10 rebate

-Lipstick 7.99

-Blush or Eyeliner 9.99

-Eye Shadow 4.99

FREE after rebate

Orajel Cold Sore Medicine (8 pk) 8.49

FREE after rebate

AutoExpressions Vent Fresh Elite Auto Air Freshener 4.99

FREE after rebate

If you are new to Walgreens Easy Saver Rebate program, you can read about it here:

http://thebargainjargon.blogspot.com/2008/09/walgreens.html

Restaurant.com - $25 gift certificate for $2.

Restaurant.com is having a year end sale, you can get a $25 gift certificate for only $2.00 (regular cost is $10.00). Plus, you can get a FREE $25 gift certificate when you spend $11 or more per order. This offer expires on Jan. 1st. You will need to use the discount code: CELEBRATE.

http://www.restaurant.com/

UPDATE: If you are local, you have to try Jebinos Restaurant in Eatonville. They have recently been added to http://www.restaurant.com/. Some friends of ours own the restaurant, and it is REALLY GOOD! You can check the reviews on the restaurant here:
http://local.yahoo.com/info-22217624-jebinospizza-place-eatonville
I can also recommend the Flying Tomato in Graham, we ate their once and it was good too.

$6 in Coupons

Get $1.00 coupons for Healthy Choice meals, Pam, Hunt's, Egg Beaters and Orville Redenbacher.
http://www.startmakingchoices.com/promotions/coupons.jsp

Target Christmas Clearance Reminder

Hi All! I don't think I will be here much until after Christmas, so I wanted to post a reminder about the Target Christmas clearance. The Christmas items will go on clearance to 50% off on Friday, December 26th. This will include all of the decorations, wrapping paper, food items, bath and body gift sets, stocking stuffers, paper good, holiday towels, dishes and the toys & games in the Christmas section of the store. You should look out for everyday items that have holiday decorations on them or the packaging, like napkins, glad containers, etc.

I don't really buy any of the clearance until it hits 75% off. I am a 75% off kind of gal, 50% off doesn't really do anything for me. Remember the markdown in the Christmas department will start at 50% off, then 75% and finally end at 90% off.

I do check out the clearance at 50% off, so I know what to look for when I am ready to buy. Here are some of the things I look for when it hits 75% off.

1. Small toys and games (for Easter baskets)

2. Wrapping paper. Besides Christmas paper, I look for paper that can be used year round for birthdays (stripes, red w/ dots, anything that doesn't look like it was specific for Christmas) I buy all of my Christmas paper now and save for the next year, I just store it under my bed, so it is out of the way.

3. Decorations that can be used year round. They have lots of silver, gold or glass items that can be used at decorations year round. I have a vase, and a couple candleholders around my house that I got in previous years.

4. Christmas cards (Steve uses cards for work, so I always pick them up the year before.)

5. Ornaments for my kids. We alway buy the kids an ornament each year, that symbolizes something about them or something we did this year. (sports, fav. character etc.) This year I am looking for Disney themed ornaments, because we took our first family trip to Disneyland this year. I usually always pick these up at the clearance sale, because they always have tons left.

6. If you have an artificial tree and you want to replace yours, now would be a great time to do so.

7. I usually always pick up extra Christmas light, because every year we have some that don't work.

8. Gift bags, tags, bows. I can use the bows year round for birthday presents.

9. Toys and games that are in the Christmas section. (barbies, hot wheels, travel games, etc) These work great in Easter baskets too.

10. Car care kits. They usually always have some car car gift kit that includes wax, cleaner, etc. These work great for Dad's for Father's Day or birthdays.

11. Bath and Body gift sets, for myself or for gifts. You can takes these out of the boxes they came in and make gift baskets. Great for Mother's Day!

12. Garbage bags, paper towels, etc. I was able to find holiday garbage bags one year, I stocked up and I didn't have to buy garbage bags for over 6 months. I love that! Is that weird that I get excited over cheap garbage bags?

13. Candy (we save for movie nights at our house). I will also buy some for Easter, if it isn't totally Christmas looking.

Basically, you can see that I try to use the Christmas clearance for thing that I can use year round and I do stock up on items for next years Christmas.

I will do my best to let you know when the items go to 75% and 90% off, but sometimes is varies by store according to how many Christmas items they have left.

I wanted to thank everyone that comes here to visit and has shared this blog with their friends and family. It is great to have people email me and let me know that the blog is helping their family save money, it really makes my day. Thanks also to those that take the time to share with me deals that they find, so I can post them here.

Have a Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Walgreens FREE Hair Dryer - MONDAY ONLY!

At Walgreens on MONDAY ONLY you can get the Conair Gel Grips Ionic Styler Dryer for just $10 (Reg. 19.99). You will get $10 Register Rewards back, making the hair dryer FREE! Remember, this offer is good Monday only. I am sure they will go fast, so you might want to get there early.

$1 off Crest Pro-Health Whitening Toothpaste

Fill out the form to recieve a $1.00 coupon for Crest Pro-Health toothpaste:

https://cphwt.safeprocessing.com/

$1.50 Coupon for Yoplait Kids Yogurt

Coupon for $1.50 off yoplait kids yogurt:

http://www.yoplait.com/products_yoplaitkids.aspx

$5 Dinners

Want help coming up with ideas for cheap dinners. Check out this website with $5 dinners. Some of the recipes look really good, I am going to give them a try. I can always use help in the dinner department, sometimes I feel like I am cooking the same thing over and over.

http://www.5dollardinners.com/

$5 in Old Orchard Coupons

Fill out the form to receive $5.oo in Old Orchard juice coupon in the mail:

http://www.oldorchard.net/go/index.php/surveys/2007-free-healthy-balance-coupons/

Great deal on Games at Walmart.com

There are some super deals on games at http://www.walmart.com/ right now. Tons of games are only $5.00!! You can use their site to store shipping and have them shipped for FREE. They won't arrive in time for Christmas, but you can buy ahead for birthdays, or just for a fun family night.

Spy Trackdown $5.00 We have this one, our boys really like it

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10232173

Monopoly Here and Now $5.00

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4994680

Lucky Ducks Matching Game $5.00

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4597179

CSI DVD Game $5.oo

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10082607

Noodleboro Learning to Share Fun Park Game $5.00 $.97 shipping

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10082604

Dangerous Book for Boys Game $5.00

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10082612

Crosswords $5.00

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10082611

Hallmark - 3 Cards for $1

If you need any last minute cards, you can use this coupon to get 3 off the $ .99 cards at a Hallmark Gold Crown store for only $1.00. Coupon expires 12/24.

The coupon is here:

http://f.chtah.com/i/5/474648236/20081219_v1c_landingpage_01.HTML

Food Storage Item of the Week - MONEY!

OK, so this week's food storage item of the week isn't actually food, it's money. We would like to add a wheat grinder to our food storage, since we don't have the entire money it takes to buy one, I am going to put some money away until we have the money we need to buy it.

There really weren't any amazing deals on any food items this week, so I thought this would be a great week to start saving the money.

So, I am saving $10 for our food grinder. This is the amount I would have normally used to stock up on some items. When I save money for special items, this is what I do. I immediately transfer the money over to our savings account from our checking account. I do my banking online, so it makes it very easy to do. I then send myself and email titled "Food Storage Savings" and I put the amount that I have saved in the email. Later on when I deposit more money, I find that first email and add the newly deposited amount to what I already have saved. I add the numbers together and then forward the email to myself. This is an easy way for me to keep track of how much I have saved.

So, this week I encourage you to save $10 for whatever your food storage needs may be. You can save it for a cannery order, a future sale that comes up, food storage bins, water barrels, or whatever your need may be.

This doesn't mean that I won't add any actual food to my food storage this week, I will still pick up a few items that are a good deal. I just won't make a big bulk purchase (like the pasta or spaghetti sauce from previous weeks).

I am off to transfer my money now!

Albertson's 12/17 - 12/24

I finally received my ad in the mail, they were later than normal. Doesn't my mailman know I look forward to the ad every week. You can check out the entire ad here at http://www.albertsons.com/

Kellogg's Cereal $1.67 ea (when you buy 3 boxes)

Frosted flakes

Rice Krispies

Froot Loops

Apple Jacks

Corn Pops

$1 off coupon from newspaper inserts
$1 off IP http://www2.kelloggs.com/general.aspx?id=1423

Arm & Hammer Detergent BOGO (Buy One/Get One FREE)

+ get Get Arm & Hammer Essentials Cleaner FREE

$1 off Essentials Cleaner 12/14 SS coupon insert

$1 off coupons at http://www.armandhammer.com/

20/$10 ($ .50 each)

Green Giant Vegetables

Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup

Swanson Broth

Campbell's Gravy

Other good deals:

Albertson's butter 1.79

California Navel Oranges .38 lb

Hormel Spiral Sliced Ham 1.69 lb

Philedelphia Cream Cheese 1.25

$1.00 off IP
Go here: http://b.coupons.com/TAF.asp?tqnm=rlqtdkb9932741&o=54733&c=KR&p=TAFRLQSDJF4442255864&cl=&cp=&eb=1&ci=&bq=&r=&lang=&cista=0
Enter your email address and those of any friends you want to send it to, and a link to the actual coupon will be sent to you. Each coupon can only be printed twice, so it's not a coupon you can share a direct link to.

FREE Sample Dove Shampoo

Sign up to get your FREE sample of Dove shampoo.

http://www.dove.us/#/haircare/free_sample.aspx?source=dechairpromoLCsample

FREE 8 x 10 Print From Walgreens

You can get a FREE 8 x 10 print from Walgreens by uploading your photo online and entering the code: FREEGIFT. To save time and shipping charges, you can choose to pick you photo up at any Walgreens location.

Hurry, this deal is good through December, 20th.

http://photo.walgreens.com/selectalbumreprints?ec=hn648_8x10redeemnow

New Set of Printable Coupons

You can print some home care coupons from Electrasol, Lysol, Airwick & more by following this link: http://offers.e-centives.com/registration/col.cfm?type=portal&id=E4B791DF-CF0D-48F1-A7F9-330E1BB92881

If you click on the tabs at the top titled surface care, fabric care, personal care & food you will find more coupons to print.

Some Store Highlights for FREE Shipping Day

With the store that are offering FREE shipping today, here are a few deals that I found that are really good. Also, the store say you should recieve the items by Christmas. What a great way to do your last minute shopping. Don't forget you can shop through Cashbaq & earn money back.

Coldwater Creek http://www.coldwatercreek.com/
30% off + FREE Shipping (no minimun): AFL8522

Hoop & Charm Earrings
http://www.coldwatercreek.com/Products/ProductATB.aspx?productid=40970&ensembleid=46836&Skn=outlet
$4.99 (Reg. 19.50) -30% off w/code

Framed Floral Picture
http://www.coldwatercreek.com/Products/ProductATB.aspx?productid=43551&ensembleid=49599&Skn=outlet
8.99 (Reg. 35.00) -30% off

Unframed Pink Cactus Print
http://www.coldwatercreek.com/Products/ProductATB.aspx?productid=43617&ensembleid=49665&Skn=outlet
3.99 (Reg. 19.00) - 30% off

Check out their outlet section for more deals.

Kohls http://www.kohls.com/
If you have a Kohls card, you can use these codes.
30% off: MY30OFF Free Shipping: MVC4816
+ recieve $10 in Kohl's cash for every $50 purchased (for everyone, not just card holders).

Deal of the day:
Fila Sport Puffer vest
http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/homepage/PRD~395414/FILA+SPORT+Puffer+Vest.jsp
14.99 (Reg. 55.00) - 30% off with code

Apple Store
If you are looking for an ipod, I suggest looking at their refurbished ipods. I have bought 2 of the refurbished ipods from the Apple store, and they are still going strong. They come packaged in shrink wrap, so you really can't tell they are refurbished. The refurbished models include a one year warranty. I highly recommend the nano, I love mine. Great for listening to music on the treadmill and good for watching movies on airplane rides.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipod?mco=MTE3NzQ

If you do some shopping and see some super deals, let me know.

Cashbaq

Cashbaq is site that give you a percentage of cash back when you shop online (just like Ebates). You can get $5 added to your account just for signing up. There is a HUGE list of stores there, so the ones you shop at will probably be listed.

Follow this link, to learn more and sign up:

http://www.cashbaq.com/?refer=459848

Thursday Dec. 18th - Free Shipping Day!

What is Free Shipping Day? Thursday, December 18th, 2008 is Free Shipping Day. It's a day when participating merchants give free shipping to online shoppers with guaranteed delivery by Christmas Eve.

If you have any last minute shopping Thursday is the day to do it.

See all the participating merchants here:

http://www.freeshippingday.com/

Monday Markdowns at Amazon

Amazon has some amazing markdowns in toys on Mondays. These prices are even lower than they were previously. You only have a few more days of FREE Super Saver Shipping of you want to receive these in time for Christmas.

Remeber these deals are good on Monday only. All items ship free when you spend $25 and select FREE Super Saver Shipping. They constantly change their prices, but I don't think they can go much lower on some of these items.

Click on the titles to go directly to the products.

Blokus Classic
14.99 (Reg 29.99) SAVE 50% We have this game, and we love it. I have never seen it this cheap before.

Hasbro Candy Land Castle Game
5.99 (Reg 19.99) SAVE 70% We have this one too, great for the little ones.

LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set
8.99 (Reg 21.99) SAVE 59% Yep, we own this one too. This has been one of the best toys we have.

Fisher-Price Mickey's Surprise Clubhouse
16.99 (Reg 49.99) SAVE 66% Sorry, we don't own this one.

Fisher-Price Smart Cycle
52.99 (Reg 108.99) SAVE 51%

You can check out all the Monday Markdowns here:
Monday Markdowns

You can view all of the December toy deals here:
December Deals

Here's another Excellent toy that we have. It got TONS of use at our house:
Hasbro Playskool Busy Ball Popper
12.99 (Reg 24.99) SAVE 48%

Walgreens 12/14 - 12/20

Progresso Soup .99 IN AD COUPON (limit 3)

-1.10 IP Coupon

http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rllqecs72497567&bt=wi&o=54059&ci=1&c=GM&p=plfqYXW0

FREE = Final Price

Colgate Toothpaste .99 (6.4 oz) IN AD COUPON (limit 3)

-.75 SS coupon insert 11/7

.24 = Final Price

24 pk Spring Water 2.99 IN AD COUPON (limit 2)

Skippy Peanut Butter 1.50 (16.3 oz)

-$1/2 RP coupon insert 11/16

1.00 = Final Price each when you buy 2 & use coupon

Brach's Nougat or Star Bright Candies 4/$10

-5.00 ESR

4/$5.00 = Final Price after rebate

REGISTER REWARDS

Oral B Stage 3 Toothpaste or

Zooth or Oral B Stage 3 Toothbrush 2/$4.00

-$1/2 PG Coupon inster 11/30 coupon insert

-$2 RR

2/$1 = Final Price after RR and coupon

Quick Trip to Albertson's

I ran to Albertson's tonight to pick up a Redbox movie I put on hold. I have had a busy week, and I haven't had the chance to make out my Albertson's shopping list. I did make a quick trip to get some things I knew I had coupons for.

I picked up these items and I paid $3.50. The regular price of everything was $41.45. With my coupons and the store savings I saved $37.95. That is over 90% savings. WOO HOO!

Here is the cost break down (all prices are sale prices):

10.00 8 Steamers (4/$5.00)

7.00 3 Chex Cereal (3/$7.00)

5 .00 4 2 liter Coke Products (4/$5.00)

-4.00 General Mills save $4 when you spend $10 discount

-5.00 4 FREE Coke 2 liters when you buy 3 Chex

-1.50 Chex IP coupon

-8.00 $1.00 x 8 Steamers coupons (from Ebay)

=3.5o FINAL COST

You can check out all the Albertson's sale prices in this post here:

http://thebargainjargon.blogspot.com/2008/12/albertsons-1210-1216.html

Today's Amazon Price Drops

Here are some new items and some items that dropped in price since I last posted them. As usual, everything here ships free with a $25 purchase when you choose super saver shpping. Remember these prices can change at any time.

Playskool Busy Ball-Tivity Center GREAT REVIEWS ON THIS ONE
6.99 (Reg 34.99) SAVE 80%

Jakks Pacific Girl Gourmet Cupcake Maker
9.99 (reg 29.99) SAVE 67%

Hannah Montana G2 Deluxe TV Game
9.99 (reg 49.99) SAVE 80%

Hannah Montana G2 Deluxe TV Game
9.99 (reg 29.99) SAVE 67%

Mattel Speed Racer Hero Battle Morph Mach 6
9.99 (reg 34.99) SAVE 71%

Playskool Tonka Scoot N Scoop 3 In 1 Ride-On
9.99 (reg 29.99) SAVE 67%

Playskool Cherry Blossom Market
17.99 (reg 59.99) SAVE 70%

Littlest Pet Shop Digital Care For Me - Pig
4.99 (reg 14.99) SAVE 67%

Littlest Pet Shop Digital Electronic Interactive Organizer Green
10.99 (reg 34.99) SAVE 69%

Littlest Pet Shop Digital Pen - Bunny 2
5.99 (reg 14.99) SAVE 60%

Littlest Pet Shop Electronic Diary - Cat
Littlest Pet Shop Electronic Diary - Dog
7.99 (reg 24.99) SAVE 68%

Star Wars- Clone Wars Plug N Play Game
14.99 (reg 49.99) SAVE 70%

Blokus Classic
17.99 (reg 29.99) SAVE 40% I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS ONE!

Yahtzee Free for All
5.99 (REG 18.99) SAVE 68%

Hasbro Playskool Dream Town Rose Petal Cottage
29.99 (Reg 79.99) SAVE 63%

Fisher-Price Mickey's Surprise Clubhouse
15.99 (Reg 49.99) SAVE 68%

Scrabble Game Folio
4.99 (REG 17.99) SAVE 72%

Cosmic Catch - Colors May Vary
7.99 (Reg 24.99) SAVE 68%

The Game of Life Twists & Turns
10.99 (Reg 34.99) SAVE 69%