100 of My Favorite Ways to Save Money!

Earlier this week I wrote my 100th post for this blog. In celebration, I thought that I would share 100 of my favorite ways to save money. Some of these are directly related to couponing while others are based on living frugally.

Some of these things I have discussed in my previous posts while the other items have inspired me to start a new series of posts. I had originally planned to have a brief description by each item until I realized that even a brief description would be overwhelming for a single post. I will leave you with my list for now. I hope that you will find it helpful and an encouragement to discover new ways to save money.

1. $/$ Coupons
2. A Full Cup
3. All You Magazine Coupons
4. Bag Sales
5. Being Creative with What I Have
6. Best Web Buys
7. Black Friday Sales
8. Blinkies
9. BOGO Coupons
10. Buying Items in a Lot Instead of Individually
11. Buying Online to Avoid Sales Tax
12. Buying Produce in Season
13. Buying Seasonal Items at the End of Season
14. Catalina Offers
15. Clark Howard
16. Clearance Sales
17. Comparison Shopping
18. Competitor Coupons
19. Consignment Sales
20. Consignment Store Trade
21. Coupon Mom
22. Coupons
23. Craigslist
24. CVS ECBs
25. Discount Cards/Books (Fundraisers)
26. Dollar Stores and the Dollar Spot at Target
27. Double Coupons
28. Ebay
29. Ecoupons
30. E-Mail Offers
31. Finding a Coupon Someone Left on the Shelf
32. Finding Rebate After You Purchased Product
33. Free Prescriptions
34. Free Shipping
35. Fuel Discounts
36. Getting Extra Coupon Inserts
37. Gift Card Promotions
38. Going Out of Business/ Liquidation Sales
39. Google
40. Grand Opening Sales
41. Having the Butcher Repackage Meat
42. Hidden Deals
43. Homemade Baby Food
44. Homemade Frozen Lunches
45. Hot Coupon World
46. In Store Demos
47. Involving Family and Friends in Saving Money
48. Kmart Super Doubles
49. Local Auctions
50. Loyalty Cards
51. Mailing Lists
52. Making Gifts
53. Manager's Specials
54. Matching Coupons with Sales
55. Menu Planning From Sales/Stockpile
56. Minimizing Trips to the Grocery Store
57. Money Saving Mom
58. Monthly Rebate Programs
59. Negotiating Price
60. Not Spending Money
61. Online Coupon Codes
62. Participating in Surveys/ Advisory Panel
63. Paying Bills on Time
64. Pick Your Own Farms
    
65. Planning for Events in Advance
66. Price Book - Mental
67. Price Matching
68. Printable Coupons
69. Reading About Deals
70. Reading Blogs
71. Rebates
72. Relying on God for my Needs
73. Requesting Good Freebies In the Mail
74. Restaurant Coupons
75. Reusing Items
76. Reward Cards
77. Reward Programs
78. Rolling Our Change
79. Scenario Planning
80. Sharing or Trading with Friends
81. Simplifying Meals/Recipes/Menu Plans
82. Spending Time with My Family
83. Staying Healthy
84. Staying Out of Debt
85. Stockpiling
86. Store Coupons
87. Sweepstakes/Giveaways with Good Prizes and Odds of Winning
88. Taking Advantage of Loss Leaders
89. Tearpads
90. The Coupon Clippers
91. Thinking Outside of the Box
92. Trading Coupons
93. Triple Coupons
94. Upromise
95. Used Bookstores
96. Using Coupons with Rebates
97. Veggie Car
98. Vocalpoint
99. Writing This Blog
100. Yard Sales

I would love to hear some of your favorite ways to save money so please take a moment to share them. If you are interested in learning more about these topics please remember to check back starting next week for my new series, and of course, the best deals of the week!

For even more frugal ideas join the Frugal Friday fun here.

New coupons and Inspiration

I wanted to update my readers by providing a few matchups for those who get the early edition of the Sunday paper. I used The Coupon Clipper's preview to do put together the early matchups. There are some great coupons in the paper this week so you will want to make sure that you get extra copies! It appears that some areas may be getting the Publix Winter Family Savings Books as an insert in the Sunday paper as well. There are several manufacturer's coupons in that book that can be used at Publix or other stores!

Publix:

There is a new $5/$20 Walgreens coupon available here. Most Publix locations will accept these as competitor's coupons. The coupon is only valid November 14 and November 15. The $20 is after ALL other coupons and before taxes and other exclusions.

Betty Crocker Frosting $1.79 BOGO
FREE after .50/1 doubled (11/16)

KMart:

Revlon Beauty Tool
FREE for items under $2.00 after $1/1 doubled (11/16)

Tums Smoothies $1.89 - Shelf price
FREE after $1/1 doubled (11/16)

Betty Croker Cookie Mix $1.00 - Through Dember 8
.20/1 after .40/1 doubled (11/16)

Other:

To my knowledge this isn't on sale in Metro Atlanta this week, but this is still a very good coupon to print in preparation for a sale.

Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil $1/1 printable coupon can be found here. On my second pass through the coupon preview I noticed that it will be in this week's paper (11/16) as well!

I also wanted to share that I'm enjoying Amy's series this week on becoming debt free. I thought that some of my readers may enjoy following along as well.

Stop by tomorrow for Frugal Friday where I plan to share 100 of my favorite ways to save money!

Publix Highlights for the Week of November 12

These sales and prices are in the Metro Atlanta area. In Atlanta manufacturer coupons with a face value of .50 or less are doubled and you may purchase one item for 50% off it is on sale Buy One Get One Free(BOGO). However, some areas including Florida have different policies so be sure to check with your store. Remember to take full advantage of the sales by pairing them with competitor's coupons including $/$ purchase. I try to post the best deals for the week, but for a complete match up of this week's sale items with coupons from the newspaper inserts visit Coupon Mom starting on Thursday.

The Best of the Loss Leaders:

Bartlett Pears .99/lb

White Potatoes 5 lb bag $1.99

Tangerines 3 lb bag $1.99

Granny Smith Apples 3 lb bag $2.99

The Best of the Sales with Coupons:

Betty Crocker Frosting $1.79 BOGO
FREE after .50/1 doubled (10/19 S)

Honey Bunches of Oats $4.09 BOGO - Price increase from $3.89
.05/1 after $2/1 printable coupon for Just Bunches variety. This coupon has been reset and allowed one print! This is one of Tim's favorites.

Lysol Trigger Cleaners $2.69 BOGO
.35/1 after .50/1 doubled (11/2 S)

McCormick Gravy .99 BOGO
.50/1 after .25/2 doubled (11/2 RP)

McCormick Grinder $1.99 BOGO
.50/1 after .25/1 doubled (11/2 RP)

Gerber Cereal $1.50/1
.50/1 after $1/1 FLIP

Campbell's Cream Soups .75/1
.59/1 after .25/3 doubled (10/12 S) - I usually buy generic cream soups, but for those who are brand loyal this is a good deal.

Juicy Juice 64 oz. $3.49 BOGO
.75/1 after $1/1 printable coupon for 46 or 64 oz bottles (This coupon has also been reset!)
.75/1 after $1/1 (9/14 RP) Harvest Surprise variety only

Frosted Flakes $1.99
.99/1 after $1/1 printable coupon here or here or 11/9 RP

Domino Sugar $1.99
$1.30/1 after .35/1 doubled (10/12 RP)

Crisco Extra Virgin Olive Oil 16.9 oz bottle $6.49 BOGO
$2.35/1 after .45/1 doubled (11/9 RP)

Fresh Express Salad Blend BOGO (Previously these have been $3.99 BOGO)
$1/1 (Kroger home mailer)

Don't forget to pick up your copy of the Winter Family Savings book while you are at Publix. There are some great coupons in this FREE book. Hopefully, we will have some good sales to to use them!

Super KMart Super Doubles up to $2 Face Value! November 12-16

The next round of Super Doubles at KMart is November12-16. Reportedly, this time all Super KMarts (locations with a grocery store) will be participating. To find out if your store is participating look for the Wednesday November 12 ad here. In the past some other locations have participated upon request, so you may wish to inquire at your store starting Wednesday.

Here are the updated basic rules for KMart Super Doubles:
I appreciate others sharing more deals, but please follow these rules when commenting.

Coupons with Face Value of $2/1 and Under Will Be Doubled.
Coupons that are for more than one item will only double up to the cost of one item.
Example: Item X is $1.75. You have a coupon for $1.50/2. This coupon will only double to $1.75 not $3.00.
Up to 75 coupons per person per day can be used.
No more than 4 of any item may be purchased.
No overage will be given.
Internet coupons will NOT be accepted.
Coupons that say Do Not Double will not be doubled.

The Best of the Weekly Sales November 9 -15

Almay Cosmetics BOGO Prices Vary
2 FREE (regular price of $4.00 or less) after $2/1 (Beauty Book)

Sundown Vitamins BOGO Prices Vary
2 FREE (regular price of $4.00 or less) after $2/1 (10/12 RP OR Publix Winter Family Savings)

Colgate Toothpaste $2.50
FREE after $1.50/1 (August and September Issues of All You Magazine)

Revlon Cosmetics 40% off prices vary
FREE (regular price of $6.65 or less) after $2/1 (9/14 S, 8/24 S, 7/20 S, Beauty Book)

Hershey's Kisses - $2.33
.33/1 after $1/1 (11/9 S) Dark Chocolate Variety

Crest Toothpaste $2.50
.50/1 after $1/1 (10/12 P&G)

The Best of the Monthly Deals November 11 - December 8

I was hopeful that many of these items would still be valid for the next round of Super Doubles; however, it appears that most of the coupons are expiring soon. I have tried to list the expiration date if the coupon expires before December 8.

Dove Chocolate Bar $1.89
FREE after $1/1 (9/7 RP - expires 11/28)

Dove Shampoo or Conditioner $3.79
FREE after $2/1 /(8/17 RP - expires 11/17)

Duracell Batteries 2 pack AA or AAA $1
FREE after .75/1 (10/26 RP - expires 11/30)

Gerber Graduates $2.00
FREE after $1/1 Home Mailer

Hershey's Extra Dark Bar $1.89
FREE after $1/1 (9/28 S - expires 11/30)

Taster's Choice Coffee 7 ct On the Go Packets $1.00
FREE after .50/1 (9/14 RP) - IF coupon is valid on this type

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1.00
.20/1 after .40/1 (10/19 S)

Betty Crocker Frosting $1.50
.50/1 after .50/1 (10/19 S)

Glade Fabric and Air Odor Eliminator $3.50
.50/1 after $1.50/1 (10/5 S1 - expires 11/15)

Oust Surface Disinfectant and Air Sanitizer $3.50
.50/1 after $1.50/1 (10/5 S1)

Pledge $2.50 - $3.50
.50/1 - $1.50/1 after $1/1 (9/21 S - expires 11/16)

Resolve 22 oz $4.50
.50/1 after $2/1 (10/5 S - expires 11/16)

Renuzit 2 pack $1.89
.79/1 after .55/1 (10/5 S1 - expires 11/30)

Pine Sol $1.99
.99/1 after .50/1 (9/7 RP - expires 11/15)

Tidy Cats $3.79
$1.79 after $1/1 (9/14 RP)

Purex $2.79
2.09/1 after .35/1 (10/5 S1 - expires 11/30)

Deals on Regular Price Items - Based on Shelf Prices as of October 30.

Calgon Bath Beads $1.99
FREE after $1/1 (Beauty Book)

Endust Free $3.29
FREE after $2/1 (9/7 RP, 11/9 RP)

Greased Lightning - Shelf Price $2.89
FREE after $1.50/1 (All You Magazine October Issue)

Healthful Life Cat Food $1.99
FREE after $1/1 (8/3 RP - expires 11/30)

Johnson & Johnson First Aid Shelf Prices Vary
FREE for items under $2 after $1/1 (8/10 S1)

Kotex Lightdays $1.29
FREE after .75/1 (10/12 S OR 11/9 S)

Pert Shampoo $3.49
FREE after $2/1 (10/19 S)

Revlon Beauty Tools - Shelf Prices Vary
FREE for items under $2 (emery boards, nail clippers, tweezers) after $1/1 (9/14 S, 10/12 S, 10/19 S, Beauty Book)

Visine $3.99
FREE after $2/1 (5/11 RP - expires 11/15)

Whisker Lickins Cat Treats $1.39
FREE after $1/1 (9/14 RP)

Ziploc Vacuum Starter Kit $3.99
FREE after $2/1 (October All You Magazine)

Zest 3 bar bundle $2.19
.19 after $1/1 (10/12 P&G - expires 11/30)

Hunts Tomato Paste $1.00
.33/1 after $1/3 (Publix Yellow Advantage Buys - expires 11/30)

Tylenol Rapid Release $4.49
.49/1 after $2/2 (9/14 RP, 11/9 RP)

Vaseline Lotion $3.29
.79/1 after $1.25/1 (10/26 RP)

Ziploc Vacuum Bags $2.79
.79/1 after $1/1 (October All You Magazine)

American Greetings Cards Prices Vary
$1/2 excludes .99 cards (Tearpad found in store - expires 11/30)

Be sure to check back for Super Double updates and other deals! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Kroger Loss Leaders Week of November 9

Prices based on the Metro Atlanta sales circular. Our sales week runs from Sunday-Saturday. To find the ad for your store click here. Manufacturer's coupons .50 and under will double. You can purchase one item that is on sale BOGO for half price. Items that are priced 10/$10 can be purchased for $1 each/pound (Mega Event excluded).

As the $5/10 Mega Event is continuing this week I am once again only listing the loss leaders for the week. My other posts for Kroger including the $5 off 10 sale matchups can be found here.

Best of the Loss Leaders

Tyson Bone-In Chicken Breasts .99/lb

Gala Apples $1/lb

Anjou Pears $1/lb

Kroger Mini Carrots $1/lb

Pork Loin $1.99/lb

Milk $3.28/lb

Mega Event Update

Deerfield Water $1
.50/1 after $1/2 (8/24 RP)
FREE after $5/10

Holiday Meats

I'm not sure if we have hit the bottom of the prices for the holiday meats yet or not. Generally they are cheaper a week or two before Thanksgiving then go back up in price Thanksgiving week, unless you find them on Manager's Special. In the past prices have been lower than they are this week, but overall food costs are higher this year. Personally, I think I will wait until Saturday to see the ad for next week before I decide to buy the ham.

Private Selection Frozen Turkey 14 lbs+ .79/lb

Honeysuckle Frozen Turkey 14 lbs+ .99/lb

Butterball Frozen Turkey 14 lbs+ $1.09/lb

Private Selection Bone-In Turkey Breasts $1.79

Smithfield Shank Portion Ham $1.49/lb

Smithfield Butt Portion Ham $1.59/lb

Kroger Spiral Sliced Ham $1.99/lb

Honeysuckle Turkey Tenderloins BOGO

Ingles Highlights Week of November 9

These prices and coupons are based in the Metro Atlanta area. You can see the entire ad for your area by clicking here. If you only want to purchase one item that is on sale BOGO you will receive it for 1/2 price. You may want to consider price matching the loss leaders at Wal-Mart to save a trip.

The Best of the Loss Leaders

Lettuce .78

Yellow or Zucchini Squash .98/lb

Tyson Bone-In Chicken Breast .98/lb

Ground Chuck 5 lbs or more $1.98

Florida Navel Oranges 4 lb bag $2.50

Tangerines 3 lb bag $2.50

Red or Rome Apples 5 lb bag $3.98

The Best of the Deals with Coupons

Ingles Double Coupon Policy is different than most stores in the Metro Atlanta Area. You can only have up to two of the same product in one transaction. In order to have your coupons double (up to .50 face value) you must spend $10 before coupons for every three coupons you want doubled. For coupons above .50 face value will not double; therefore, the limits do not apply.

Rayovac Batteries .98
FREE after $1/1 OR
.48/1 after $1/2 (10/12 S)

Stonyfield Farm Yogurt .50
.17/1 after .50/3 doubled printable coupon (limit one per e-mail address)

Pillsbury Brownies and Cake Mixes .98
If the Sugar Free is included in the sale use the coupon below
.18/1 after .40/1 doubled (9/7 RP)

Bird's Eye Steamfresh Vegetables up to $2.50 BOGO
.55/1 or less after .35/1 doubled (10/12 S)

Breyers Ice Cream $2.98
$1.98/1 after $.50/1 doubled (10/26 RP)

Edy's Ice Cream $2.98
$1.98/1 after $1/1 (November All You Magazine)

Kroger 3 Day Sale November 6, 7, 8

Kroger is having a three day sale this weekend November 6, 7, 8. I don't consider these items to be the best deals, but I list them here because Kroger does not advertise them online.

Blue Bell Ice Cream 1/2 Gallon $2.98
$1.98 after $1/1 printable coupon. This coupon has been reset since the last 3 day sale. So even if you printed your limit of 2 last month you can print 2 more!

Kroger Russet Potatoes 5 lb. bag BOGO

Kroger Value Sugar 4 lb. bag $1.28

Nature's Own Honey Wheat Bread BOGO

Sunnyland Meat Bologna .99

Don't forget Kroger is having The 10 Item Mega Event Sale through the end of next week. To find some of the best deals during the sale including many items that will be FREE see my post here. For other Kroger hidden deals and weekly sale items please see my current Kroger posts here. Have a great day!