Couponmom.com

So, just today, I discovered the Couponmom.com website. WOW, I could have used this a couple months ago. So go check it out. You can look at the deals in your state and grocery store. So I'm in Ohio and shop at Giant Eagle. I think you can figure it out, but you click on the tab "grocery deals by state" and then put in your state and preferred grocery store and up pops all of the weekly sale items, along with what coupon matches that sale item. It shows the date of the coupon ran and from what publication, the dollar amount of the coupon. There are several different ways to sort the table, I choose to sort by highest percentile saved, highest to lowest.

Couponmom.com has a couple videos which completely explains everything in a super,duper way.

.... and it's FREE

and this is why you always ALWAYS carry your coupon binder

I don't use Veet, I'm an old razor and shaving cream type of gal, but hey, when it's discounted to $3 and I have a $2 coupon, you betcha I'm going to try it. Stumbled upon this deal in the discounted section of Giant Eagle. If I didn't have my binder with me, I would have lost out on this deal because it was the last one.

Kroger Deals & Disappointments

So normally I don't shop at Kroger. Giant Eagle FuelPerks and FoodPerk are just too good to pass up. But I went today, mainly because of a few great deals. But I also learned a lesson.

Deals:

Pineapples 10/$10, these are normally $2.99, my kids love them.

Quilted Northern bath tissue 12 double rolls $5.99, with two e-coupons at $2.00 off each. I had to do these in two separate transactions because customer service said it wouldn't work as one transaction. So toilet paper was $3.99 each.

Dial Soap - 2 packs 10/$10

Gatorade is 10/$10 plus 5 free.

Take 5 gum: BOGO

They had pork chops and roasts at BOGO.

Disappointment:

Gillette Mens Body Wash $3.49 on sale for $2.49 and a $2 e-coupon. I also had a manu. coupon for $2 thinking I would get an overage. Well, evidently Kroger does not allow stacking of coupons. But still $.49 for body wash was a great price, so I kept it.

I learned it pays to check coupon policy. I noticed Kroger's e-coupons are more than Giant Eagle and I was able to load two same type coupons on my card at one time, but like noted above, I had to do two separate transaction. That, coupled with the fact they don't stack, I don't like. I'll keep my shopping at Giant Eagle unless there are rock bottoms deals at Kroger.

All You Magazine ~ free samples

I really love the All You magazine. I did get the subscription for a year, but then realized if I picked it up at Walmart [$1.88] you actually get a ton of coupons. The subscriptions to my house did not contain all the coupons as the magazine sold in the store. Come to find out the Walmart has a special relationship with All You and they agreed to sell the magazine only if there were coupons!

Also, another benefit. You can sign up for daily free samples of items. Go here to sign up and every day check your email for the daily special. Sign up for the ones you like and just sit back and wait for the mail.

Monthly Market Tally

Total 12 month savings:

from fuelperks: $1430.82

from foodperks: $ 367.19

weekly specials: $1485.30

coupons: $ 553.10

just in coupons alone, I have saved over $145 last month alone.