From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Pillsbury Safeway Catalina Deal: Illustrated (6 Free Baked Items, Earned $5)

January 31, 2010
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Update: I’ve added the post which contains items from my entire trip yesterday. See other money making trips!
**Pillsbury Refrigerated Baked Items Catalina Deals (till 2/21)**
Not sure about Catalinas? See this Catalina FAQ post

Participating products: Crescents, Cookies, Sweet Rolls, Grands Biscuits, Grands Cinnamon Rolls, Pie Crusts, Dinner Rolls, Loaves, Breadsticks Pizza Crust.
Buy (4), get $2 catalina [...]

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Target Cafe Coupons – $1 off Pizza Hut Personal Pizza, $0.5 Any

January 31, 2010

I was pleasantly surprised to see these Target Cafe Coupons on their website! We love the personal pan pizza! They’re under “Groceries”. Print them before they’re gone

$1 off Pizza Hut Express Personal Pan Pizza
50¢ off Target Café purchase of $1 or more

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Target Week of 1/31: Best Deal (Snacks and Drinks)

January 31, 2010

These are the best deals I see at Target this week. See Target Weekly Ad HERE. You can combine one manufacturer’s coupon with one Target coupon. See Target Coupon Policy
Clearance: Check your stores for clearance items (back end-caps, check for red tags). At mine (Davis), the holiday Welch’s Sparkling juice was further reduced to $2.08 [...]

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Rite Aid Healthy Heart Rebate: Potential Free $25 Gift Card

January 31, 2010

Rite Aid is having a Healthy Heart Rebate (#552) from 01/24/10 to 03/27/10.
Purchase Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) of Any Variety for a $10.00 Rite Aid Gift Card OR Purchase Fifty Dollars ($50.00) of Any Variety for a $25.00 Rite Aid Gift Card:
There’s a potentially free $25 gift card just for buying the Bayer Contour Blood Glucose [...]

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Rite Aid Week of 1/31: Best Deals

January 31, 2010
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See Rite Aid Week of 2/7 deal here!
New to Rite Aid? See my Rite Aid Guide. Use this $5 off $25 purchase coupon (page 2 for my zip code). Remember to submit your receipt information. You can combine one Rite Aid Coupon (Video Values, in-ad) with a manufacturer’s coupon for the same item. Also [...]

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Fruit Prices Roundup 1/30

January 30, 2010

Another great week for all kinds of citrus. Prices valid 1/27 through 2/2. Check out the navel oranges at Raley’s (.38/lb), organic oranges at Nugget (.97/lb) and organic pink lady apples at Davis Food Co-op ($.99/lb) this week.
Citrus – Conventional

Navel Oranges $.38/lb Raley’s/Bel Air, $3.99/10lb Yolo Fruit Stand (YFS), $.99-$1.19/lb Davis Food Co-op (Co-op), [...]

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Online Coupons – Reset – Print now before they switched out

January 30, 2010

I was pleasantly surprised to find that almost all of the coupons on coupons.com has been reset! I was able to print the $1/1 GE Energy Smart coupon again (unfortunately all the clearance GE light bulb at Target ran out at my store – still we needed some so spending $2 on one after coupons [...]

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Davis – $30 on 1-30 – 30% discounts “downtown-wide”!

January 30, 2010

Over 40 Davis Downtown business is participating in this annual event, where the following retailers will have special discounts, today, 1-30 only! The idea is to encourage resident and out-of-towners alike to spend on local businesses and retain the revenue for Davis. If your favorite store is not listed – just call and ask! They [...]

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Maybelline Eye Cosmetics Printable Coupon – 40% off at Rite Aid

January 30, 2010

There is a new Maybelline Eye Studio $2/1 printable coupon – rare! They’re 40% off at Rite Aid this week according to my ad, till Sunday. You can print two coupons per computer. Under “Personal Care”, it’s the first page for me.

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Sunday Coupon Preview 1/31

January 30, 2010

See the great Sunday insert product list this week HERE. I’m very excited about the Ragu coupon to combine with that from Safeway Simple Meals coupon booklet. Some of the ones I like:
Red Plum (RP) Sunday Coupon Insert

Loreal Cosmetics
Ragu Pasta Sauces $0.75/2 (combine with Safeway coupon book) Note: The Sacramento Bee’s insert is [...]

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Friday Finals: Best Coupons, Deals, Freebies

January 29, 2010

Best Coupons:
Good Earth, Tazo, Yogi, Stash, Celestial Seasonings Tea
$1/1 Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers
GE $1/1 Energy Smart Light Bulb (under “Household”)
Rite Aid $5/$20, St Ives, Lubriderm, 7th Generations
Safeway $20 Simple, Affordable Meals Coupon Book and Safeway Toiletries Coupon Book
Pillsbury and Conagra Coupon Book
Sobe Lifewater BOGO
Coach Outlet additional 20% off
Local:
Pilates Classes Buy 1, get 1 free (Davis, [...]

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Welcome News10 Viewers!

January 29, 2010

Did you come here through the New10 Story on Moms Saving Money? Welcome! Check out these links to get started on learning now to save on groceries.
New to Couponing – Coupon sources, drug store guide
Success Stories – See how much you could save at Safeway, Target, CVS etc (or get stuff for FREE) combining coupons [...]

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King Tut Exhibit – Last Day for BOGO

January 29, 2010

Today, 1/29 is the last day for the Buy one get one free ticket promotion for the King Tut exhibit at De Young. That’s 2 tickets for the price of one. You can buy tickets online, valid through March 15. We saw this earlier in Chicago – the treasures and the mythical meaning behind them [...]

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Peet’s Coffee: Buy 1 Get 1 Free Drink Coupon

January 29, 2010

Click HERE to access a Peet’s Coffee: Buy 1 Get 1 free Drink Coupon, valid till 2/3. Time for a coffee date!
“Purchase one beverage and receive a second beverage of equal or lesser value free. Exclude juice, kids drinks and bottled beverages, and airport, supermarket, BART and other licensed locations. You an print this coupon [...]

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