FREE chips & Queso at Chili's

Click HERE for link to sign up. Just enter your name, email, birthdate and zip code and then you can print your coupon.

And once you print your coupon there is another offer to enter your last name and the last four digits of the credit card that you use most often and you'll also be bale to print a coupon for a FREE brownie sundae.

LEAN CUISINE B1G1F coupon

It is a FaceBook Lean Cuisine Buy One, Get One Free (B1G1F) coupon. Click the LIKE button and then GET THE COUPON. Click here to get started.

You may have to install software to enable youto print coupons if you have not already done so. Sometimes the online printable sites let you do it twice, but no guarantees.

Happy savings,
Jill

78% off- great gift for kids!

This is a great deal for those older kids that have EVERYTHING! Regular price is $79.99, and it is on sale for $17.99. And if you purchase over $25 from Amazon.com your order ships for free. It is never too early to be thinking about Christmas and birthdays comig up over the next year.

Dress that salad...buy one get one free advice

While it is true that this "couponing thing" will take a bit getting used to. You will certainly stretch your dollar further than you ever thought possible. Take Buy One, Get One Free coupons for instance, these can be a GOLD MINE (well, kind of :))

Say, you get the paper on Sunday and you see a coupon for Buy one, Get one free Ken's salad dressing (up to a $2.49 value). Clip it and save it.  And a few months down the road Ken's salad dressing is one sale Buy one, Get one free. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? You get 2 free salad dressings!!! Yes, it is true...you just pay the tax!

Now I realize that many of you may be new to couponing and have a myriad of questions that I may forget to answer on my blog, or I just have not gotten to yet. I am always here to help. Email me at: jillraganscully@gmail.com and I will get back to you in a timely manner....maybe even add your question to a blog post.

Jill

Organize your deals- lesson 2

Well, the second tip in coupon organization is clipping and buying only what you need. When you begin clipping coupons you may be tempted to clip a coupon because it seems like such a great deal. If you do not need it and have no use for it in the next 6 months, it is not a good deal. Make a list of products and brands that your family purchases often and look for coupons for those items. Many people offer coupon clipping services and you can get quantities of the coupons that you need for a small fee and cash in on the savings.

Here are a few of my favorites:
The Coupon Clippers
Rebecca's Coupons
Target (free)

Same rules apply when you are buying Christmas presents ahead of time or birthday presents throughout the year. Do not overbuy. Just because it seems like a good deal at the time, it may not be in the long run. If you do not have an intention for it, it will just collect dust and probably end up in a garage sale or the donation pile.

Make a list and STICK TO IT!

Organize your deals- lesson 1

One of the first rules in saving money is to be organized. I find that it is easiest to carry a small purse-size expanding file to keep my coupons in. I label each tab to correspond with the grocery store that I frequent the most. I think about the layout, where I begin my shopping and divide the tabs according to the layout of the store. For instance, I shop most often at Cub Foods. I labeled my 13 tabs to read: PRODUCE, MEAT, REFRIGERATED, BREAD, CONDIMENTS, CANNED, BOXED, SNACKS, BEVERAGES, HAIR/ORAL CARE, MEDICINE, PAPER/PLASTIC, LAUNDRY. You may need a file system that is larger or smaller, but this is definitely a great starting point.

50-90% off retail on Amazon.com

When I first started scouring the Internet in 2003 for good deals I got shamelessly addicted to Amazon.com. They offered such great prices for new, refurbished and gently used items....it was hard to resist. I have been and continue to be especially addicted to the Amazon.com "movers and shakers" page. What is this? Well, Amazon lists numerous items that are selling substantially more within the last 24 hours. This is usually due to a great sale or clearance (50-90% off). You may want to bookmark this site for future use and check frequently. I am usually able to get birthday and Christmas presents for 50-90% off retail when purchased ahead of time!

Amazon.com "Movers & Shakers" link

Target Deals

For many of your newbies, I just want to tell you that Target is a goldmine. They have awesome clearance endcaps, offer printable in-store coupons as well as accept manufacturer coupons. What does this mean? Well, let's say you have a Target coupon for General Mills Cereal as well as a manufacturer coupon...you can use both!

At least in the town where I live, Target has WAY better prices than Walmart and Cub Foods when you take into consideration that they coupons that they offer as well.

Here is a link to the Target coupons, you can print just the ones you will use to save on paper.

Early bird first deal

Okay, one of my favorite sites for "techy" things is Woot.com


The thought of spending tons of money on school supplies each year sickens me. I have a middle schooler that has a endless list of supplies, that are not cheap. One of the things on his list is a Flash Drive, which can get pricey. Here is a 4GB flash drive (plus 20GB bonus storage) for $4.99. The only catch is Woot.com only has a certain number and when they are gone, they are gone. So get 'em while you can :)


See you soon!