~Target today~

2 Cakesters
sale $2.04
-.75/2 q
=$1.67 each

3 Johnson's kits
.99
-$1 q
=FREE!

Degree deo.
$2.34
-$1.25q
=$1.09

Degree spray
$3.64
FREE! (wyb deo.)

Total=$4.43
Saved= over $9

~Texas Tax Free Weekend is August 21-23rd!~

Texas Tax Free Weekend is August 21-23rd. For a complete list of everything that is tax free, please see the link below. A few changes were made this year. School supplies are now included!

http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/taxpubs/tx98_490/tx98_490.html

~Tuesday Kroger Deal~

I had forgotten to post my Kroger trip on Tuesday. I ran in for a couple of items during the last day of the special. Here are a couple of highlights:

2 Stayfree
Reg. $3.19
Sale $1.99
-$2 q
-BOGO q
=FREE!!!

4 Kleenex
Reg. $2.09
Sale .99
-.50/2 (doubled)
-.50/2 (doubled)
=.49 each!

2 Ladys Speed Stick
Reg. $2.39
Sale .88
-.75 q
-.75 q
= .13 each

Retail: $19.52
Spent: $2.22
Saved: $17.30 or 89% savings!

~Jack in the Box FREE Tacos!~

On Tuesday, August 4th, get two FREE Jack in the Box tacos!
No purchase necessary.

Below is the link to print the coupon:

http://coupon.jackinthebox.com/images/coupon/two-free-tacos_20090804.jpg

~Special Walgreens Coupon Today Only!~

Today, July 31st save an extra 15-20% on your Walgreens purchase! Please read the coupon for more details.
I've sent my sweet hubby to pick up a few items while he is in town. I love extra discounts!

Here is the link to print the coupon:

http://www.walgreens.com/dmi/instorespecials/default.html?ec=hn1028sr_getcoupon

~Sunday Coupons!~

I've heard that there should be 5 inserts in Sunday's paper!
There should be 2 Smart Source, 1 Red Plum, 1 Kelloggs/Keebler and 1 P&G insert.

Get your scissors ready!

30% off Gap, Old Navy & Banana Republic!

Starting (today) July 30th-August 2nd, save 30% off your entire purchase when you use the coupon listed below! This coupon is valid at Old Navy, Gap, Gap Outlet, Banana Republic and Banana Republic Factory Stores. You save 30% and 5% of your total purchase will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Sounds like a great deal for everyone involved!

This is the link to the coupon you will need for your in-store purchase:

http://www.gapinc.com/giveandget/lls/

Looks like a good time to purchase some back-to-school items!

~Seminar Testimonials~

Below are a couple of email testimonials from 3 girls at 2 different seminars this summer. I'm so proud of all of the girls who came to the seminars. They are using the techniques and are saving big! Thought these might inspire some of you. Be blessed!
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I just want to tell you how cool God is to always fill in the gaps of where finances are missing! This month would have been pretty rough but to see how God is always faithful and never a moment too late. What I was dreading on paper (wondering how we would make it with recent unexpected expenses) and seeing how we always had enough and are even STOCKING UP!! God is so good and so awesome as he teaches us to be BETTER wives, and true proverbs 31 women who are money savvy.

Total spent- $167 on $340 worth of groceries and toiletries
Total saved- $173

I can't wait to stockpile even and SAVE tons more next month.
Thanks so much, for equipping us with something that will bless our families for MANY years to come! I pray you reap a harvest from what seeds you have planted!

~Laura
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Was going to tell you about my Kroger trip today! I bought 42 items worth $80.00 and paid $39.50 . Was able to get at least 4 items for free! I look forward to my next trip. I've still been able to cut my shopping in half from $400.00 to $200.00. I plan on going lower but I'm still stocking up!

Thanks for everything!
Amy
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I am an official "Sassy Saver". The best part is that I actually had fun doing this.

My total bill: $102.99
Amount Saved: $46.50
I paid: $56.49
Thanks again! Amber

~Crest & CVS deals~

I'm back! Hope you all had a great week of saving money. We were out-of-state and enjoyed some time off. I did manage to stop by a Crest store for some deals and CVS before heading to church. Here are my deals:


CREST:
8 Kraft
.50
-(2) buy 3 get 1 FREE q's
=.37 each

Purina dog food
$7.99
-$3 q
=$4.99 (18 lb bag!!!)


CVS:
Colgate
$2.88
-$2 ECB
-$1 q
=FREE + .12 overage!

All of the other items were on sale for:
.99
-.99 ECB
=FREE!!!

~Sassy Savings Seminar/Party!~

Last night was so much fun! I enjoyed meeting and getting to know all of you girls. Amber, your home is fabulous! Thank you for hosting. Dinner was great! I had a wonderful time sharing my information and I hope that each of your families will be blessed. Thank you all!

*The beautiful historical home where the seminar was held

*The backyard looked like something out of a magazine. So beautiful!

*The kitchen with the perfect combination of old and new. Love all of the black, white and stainless with crystal knobs!

*The entire gang!

*Look at all of these sassy binders!

*The hostess, Amber, is the girl in the middle.




*On my way to the party!

~FREE Mocha Monday!~

Starting July 13th McDonald’s will be offering free 8 oz Mochas every Monday through August 3rd. This offer is good between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm (while supplies last). No purchase necessary!
For more details:
http://www2.mcdonalds.com/mccafe/

Happy Mochas!

~Another Seminar!~

Monday evening I will be teaching another seminar, but this time the girl hosting is calling it a "Sassy Savings Party!". She is having dinner & desserts = yummy! I will try to remember to take pictures this time. I just get so wrapped up in what we are talking about that I don't think to grab my camera. I promise, I will try to remember tomorrow!
I had a funny thing happen to me Saturday night while at a birthday party. A girl came up to me and said "you are the queen of sassy savings!" I smiled and said yes. She said that she was from the Austin area and has her entire town reading. She was the cutest and sweetest little momma of 3 girls! I got to meet the husband too. They were an adorable family! Thank you so much for giving me that compliment. Sometimes I wonder if I am just wasting my time doing this blog because it does take up a great deal of time between my research and then just the time typing and such. Then I will have a person say that they check it everyday and I remember why I do it. So, thank you for the reminder.
This week will be a little off for me. I don't plan on doing any shopping..You heard me right...No shopping for a week! I will post any great deals I run across between now and Wednesday. I won't have internet access after that until next week.
Hope you all have a very blessed week!

~FREE Starbucks Pastry July 21st~

Starbucks is giving out 1 FREE pastry per customer with a drink purchase on July 21! This is offer ends at 10:30 am or until pastry supply is gone.
For complete details, go to the Starbucks website. Must present invitation for the offer.
http://www.starbucks.com/retail/print_free_pastry.html

~Kroger $5.79~

Today was not a big trip for me. I just wanted to get a few of the participating items they had on sale. They are having their "buy 10 participating items...get $5 off sale", which makes for some good deals when combined with coupons!

*Do you notice the princess taking a picture of the items on the other side of the island? When we get home, she runs to get her camera to take pictures too. How funny is that?! I just love that little lady bug ;)

2 Stayfree
Reg. $3.19
Sale $1.99
-$1 q
-BOGO Q
=.49 each!

4 Kleenex
Reg. $2.09
Sale $.99
-.50/2
=.49 per box

Keebler cookies
Reg. $3.17
Sale $1.49
-$1 q
=.49

2 Gardetto's
Reg. $2.69
Sale $1.49
-.50/2 q
=.99 each

2 Kraft dressing
Reg. $1.69
Sale $1.19
-$1 q
=.19 each!

Retail: $26.67
Spent: $5.79
Saved: $20.88 or almost 80% savings!

~A few more Kroger items~

*Items I got for FREE!

2 Grapenuts cereal
reg. $3.19
sale $2.50
-$1/2
=$2 per box

Bounty
Reg. $1.49 (some were $1.39, these were reg. $1.49)
sale $1
-.25 q (tripled)
-.25 e saver
=FREE!

PUR water filter
$19.99
-$5 e saver
-$7.50 q
=$7.49 (this was a great deal!)

Digiorno Pizza (very good pizza)
Reg. $6.59
sale $4.99
-$1.25 q
=$3.74

Degree
$2.59
-$1.25q
=1.34 (not the best deal, but hubby needed it)

Degree spray mist
$3.89
-B1 degree deo...get spray FREE q
=FREE!

Salad kit
reg.$2.79
sale $2/4
*rang up $2.79, so I took it to the service desk and they did a price check. It was labeled wrong, so I got it for FREE since it rang up wrong. yeah!
=FREE!

Retail: $43.72
Spent: $16.57
Saved: $27.15 or 62%

~Menu Planning Monday~

How has everyone been doing with the menu planning? I think I've mentioned it before that my cute hubby chooses the menu for the week. Once written down, based off of what we have in the freezer & pantry, I then decide what day to make it. It works out great because he gets to be part of the process too. Plus, he loves choosing the meals!
Here is a rundown of what we will be eating this week:
Poppyseed Chicken
Chicken/Noodle/Cheese casserole
Tacos & pinto beans
Breakfast Burritos
Steak, potato & green beans
Enchiladas
Hot dogs (eating at a birthday party )
Once I have the main course set, I can add some sides to complete the meal.

~CVS Today!~

Okay, I'm back on track now! We have a routine that every Sunday morning I look over my ads and plan my CVS trip and get my coupons ready. We drop by CVS and do a quick run through to get my bargains and then head over to church. Sadly, some of the items are already sold out by 9 am! Luckily today a sweet cashier told me that they were offering the 10 count pens at the same price and ECB as the 8 count in the ad since they sold out so quickly. That one worked in my favor!
Another tip....this one is VERY IMPORTANT....ALWAYS BE NICE TO THE CASHIER!!! They remember you and will have favor on you and your coupons in the future. Promise ;)


The FREE stuff after coupons & ECBS!



3 Paper Mate pens
Reg. $1.99
sale .99
-.99 ECB
=FREE!!!

2 Caliber notebooks
Reg. $2.79
sale .99
-.99 ECB
=FREE!!!

Gain
$5.99
-$1 q
-$2 ECB
=$2.99

Olay Deal...spend $20 and get $10 ECBS
Eye cream Reg $10.99
sale $9.99
(3) $3.99 toner
=21.96 total
-$1 q
-$1 q
-$1 q
-$1 q
-$10 ECB
=$7.96 (for almost $22 worth of product!)

Gillette Fusion razor
Reg. $9.99
sale $7.99
-$4 ECB
-$4 q
=FREE!!!

3 Tylenol
Reg. $5.99
sale $3.99
-$3 ECB
-$1 q
=FREE!!!

Retail: $68.46
Spent: $10.95
Saved: $57.51 or 84%!

~Kroger this week~

2 Bounty
Reg. $1.39
Sale $1
-.25 (tripled)
-.25 (tripled)
=.25 each

1 Bounty
Reg. $1.39
Sale $1
-.25 (tripled)
-.25 e coupon on card
=FREE!

Digiorno Flatbread
$3.19
-$3.19 (coupon they mailed to me)
=FREE!!!

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix
Reg. $2.29
Sale $2.00
-.40 (doubled)
-.50 e coupon on card
=.70

Retail: $9.65
Spent: $1.20
*That is a savings of 88%!

~CVS last week~

So sorry for the delay. Being out-of-town for a week really got me behind on my other obligations. This is what I picked up at CVS last week when I returned back to Texas.



CVS liners
Reg. .99
sale .89
-.89 ECB
=FREE!

Dawn soap
Reg. $1.99
sale 2/$2
-.50 q
-.50 q
-$1 ECB
=FREE!!!

Retail: $4.97
Saved: $4.97 or 100%!

~FREE Slurpee Saturday!~

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--If it’s July 11 or 7/11, then Slurpee® drinks must be on the house at 7-Eleven® stores. That’s because this Saturday is 7-Eleven Day, and the day the world’s first convenience retailer celebrates its birthday. This year promises to be the biggest ever, with 7-Eleven planning to give away close to 5 million free 7.11-ounce Slurpee drinks to celebrate its 82nd birthday at more than 6,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada.

~I'm Back!~

Okay, I'm back from vacation with my family. We had a wonderful time visiting with my family in Oklahoma this past week. We spent many days on the lake and it was just beautiful!

Also, wanted to make you all aware of a recall that I ran across this morning on another website. Please read:
KROGER RECALL!!!
Kroger Popcorn Seasoning Movie Theater Butter Flavored
Kroger Popcorn Seasoning White Cheddar Flavored
Kroger Fat Free Butter Flavored Sprinkles

Kroger has been made aware by a supplier that an ingredient in the product may have been contaminated with Salmonella.

Customers who have purchased the above products should not consume them and should return them to a store for a full refund or replacement.

~Celebrate Freedom Holiday!~

I'm taking off for a week over the July 4th holiday, which happens to also be my birthday. I'll be back later next week with more deals. I posted a lot yesterday, so hopefully that information helped you guys.

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend and truly celebrate FREEDOM! God bless the USA!

~July Coupon Schedule~

Here is the July coupon insert schedule:

July 5th — Procter and Gamble only
July 12th — Smart Source & Red Plum
July 19th — Smart Source Only
July 26th — Smart Source & Red Plum

Happy Clipping!

~2nd Quarter Totals!~

Don't believe that I've ever mentioned before, but I only budget $250 for my groceries and toiletries per month. So, I am very proud of the $600.15 saved while spending less than $250 in June. I have loved stocking up and saving so much while spending so little. I feel so blessed to have these resources available to me. Yeah!

January 09 = $134.20
February 09 = $505.46
March 09= $418.04
1st Quarter total = $1,057.70

April 09 = $346.73
May 09 = 422.95
June 09 = 600.15!
2nd Quarter total = $1,369.83

*If you are in my area and would like for me to host a seminar, please email me at coachoshields@hotmail.com. It is $25 per person and will last 2-3 hours. Please email me for more information.

Officially at capacity!

Okay, I feel very exposed right now! Some of you have requested that I reveal my freezer situation...So, here they are! I did not organize or even clean it for the picture. I do have a system so that I can at least see what I have and try to keep it organized by item or meat product. It is amazing how much meat you can fit into a small space once you separate it!
Hubby and I were just talking about how we hope to not have to buy any meat product until late fall. How awesome is that?! I'll keep ya posted on that one. We currently have chicken (boneless skinless, bone w/ skin, whole, strips, nuggets, you name it!), roast, pork chops, 2 types hamburger meat & 3 types of steaks. Where is the grill? ha!

~Today's Deals~

As mentioned before, I don't normally go to this many places in one day or ever really. However,today was the execption. I could not pass up the meat deals at Albertson's & Tom Thumb. They are not in my city, but in a neighboring one and just across from each other. Since I had a very small list of select sale items, it was easy to run in and out pretty quickly. If you haven't gone already, Tom Thumb's 3 day sale ends today.




Albertson's:

Sirloin Steak B1 Get 2 FREE sale!!!
$16.54
$16.36 FREE!
$16.18 FREE!
*This makes the steaks $2.06 per meal for my family (after separating them)

Pork Chops B1 Get 2 FREE sale!!!
$12.93
$12.72 FREE!
$12.79 FREE!
*Roughly $3.23 once divided for my family (hubby likes 2)

2 Hunt's
Reg. $1.79
sale .99
-.20 (tripled)
=.39 each

Retail: $91.10
Spent: $30.25
Saved: $60.85 or 67% savings!


Target:

6 Hamburger Helper
$1.52 each
$9.12 total
-$1/2 Target q
-$1/2 Target q
-$1/2 Target q
-.80/3 man. q
-.75/3 man. q
=$4.57 or .76 each
*I don't like making boxed items often, but they are nice to have around sometimes. Once I add my hamburger, chicken or tuna, this meal will cost less than $2 total!

Bounty Paper Towel
.99
-.50 Target q
-.25 man. q
=.24

5 Kotex
$1.02
-$1 q
=.10 total or .02 cents each

Retail $15.21
Spent $4.91
Saved: $10.30 or 68% savings!
Tom Thumb:

Kraft cheese
Reg. $3.99
sale $2.49
-$1.50 q
=.99
*FYI: Cheese freezes well!

3 Tyson chicken
Reg. $7.99
sale $5.99
-$1 q
=$4.99 each
*I like the Tyson brand because they are 100% Natural with no preservative & no fillers. I don't feel bad about feeding them my daughter :)

Steak (huge sale....99cents per lb!)
Reg. $18.43....sale $4.57!
Reg. $17.96....sale $4.46!
*These steaks are HUGE, so we cut them up before freezing. There are 2 large steaks per package and we will be able to eat 8 meals off of this. That makes them $1.12 per meal! Mommy's smiling ;)
Retail: $64.35
Spent: $24.99
Saved: $39.36 or a savings of over 62%!
Wal-green's:

4 Pringles

Sale .99
-$1/2 q
-$1/2 q
=$1.96
*Saved $6.04 or a savings of 77%!
*Have I mentioned that we love chips?

Coupons for most everything!

If you have attended a seminar, I mentioned that you should look for coupons for everything prior to shopping. Even things that you would not think have coupons, actually do! Example: We are flying out for a trip this week and we will be needing airport parking. I found a 20% off airport parking coupon to use!

Victoria's Secret 20% off-TODAY ONLY!

Tuesday is the last day to get 20% off a $50 order at Victoria's Secret.

Use Promo Code: 20OFF50

Happy Shopping!

~Coupons reset!~

A quick note to let you know that most of the printable coupons sites will reset tomorrow. So be sure to put that on your list to do tomorrow.

Sites to check on:

Coupons.com
Redplum.com
SmartSource.com

FYI:
*Every two weeks Cellfire reloads their e-coupons.

~A Few Deals~

Wal-greens:
9 gum
reg. $1.29
sale 3/$2
-BOGO ($1.29 q)
-BOGO ($1.29 q)
-BOGO ($1.29 q)
=$2.31

Retail $12.56
Spent $2.31 or roughly 82% savings!


CVS:
2 Brawny (select a size=my favs!)
sale $6.99
-$2 ECB back
-.50 q
=$4.49 per package

2 Colgate
sale .99
-$1 q
=FREE!



Target Deals:

LA Looks gel
sale $1.74
-$1 q
=.74

J&J First Aid Kit
.99
-$1 q
=FREE!

~$5 Swimsuits at Old Navy!~

I saw these today and they are cute! I can't believe they are only $5 this weekend. If you need a one piece or mix & match 2 pieces, this is an awesome deal!

~Kroger Today~

Kroger is having their Daytona sale again. If you purchase 10 participating items, you get $3 off. The prices below reflect the discount.

Multi-grain Cheerios
reg. $3.73
sale $2.19
-.75 shortcuts q
-$1 q
=.44

Lucky Charms
reg. $3.73
sale $2.19
-$1 q
=$1.19

Banana Nut Cheerios
reg. $3.73
sale $2.19
-$1 q
=$1.19

7 Cheetos
reg. $2.75
sale $1.37 each

3 Purex
reg $4.12
sale $2.49
-.35 q (tripled)
=$1.44 each

2 Kroger deli cheese
reg $2.59
sale .99

2 Kraft BBQ
reg $1.09
sale .69
-.75q
=FREE!

Turkey
$4.39
BOGO sale

Salad kit
$2.??
reduced to .89

5 McCormick Seasonings
reg $2.19
sale $1.00
-.50 (doubled)
=FREE!

Ritz
reg $2.99
sale $2.20

Wheat thins
reg $2.64
FREE w/ purchase of Ritz coupon!

Tyson Chicken bag
reg $8.99
sale $7.99
-$1 int. q
-$1 q
=$5.99


*The FREE items!

Spent: $32.18
Saved: $55.22 or 63%

~CVS this week~

2 Always
sale $4.99
-$4 q
=.99 each

4 Soy Joy bars
$1.00 each
-$4 ECB back
=FREE!

Coppertone Sunscreen
$8.99
-$2 ECB back
-$5 q
=$1.99


2 Thermacare
$2.49
-$2.49 ECB back
-$1 q
-$1.50 q
=FREE + made $2.50 on the deal!!!

Spent: $1.47
Saved: $31.44 (per the receipts)
*That is a savings of 95%!

Nestle Recall!

FYI: Nestle is voluntarily recalling all of their refrigerated cookie dough products. If you have any of these, according to their site, you are to take them back to the grocer for a full refund. If you have any questions or concerns, please call 1-800-559-5025.

~Happy Father's Day!~

The water is so clear that you can see the fish. Amazing!

Happy Father's Day!

~TJ MAXX It Bag!~

Offer: Get a FREE Reusable Tote Bag with any purchase at TJ Maxx this weekend (June 19-21).
So, we dropped by today and made a $6 purchase and got a FREE bag! This is my little lady modeling it along with 2 of her new tanks.

Hope everyone is having a great Father's Day Weekend!

~Old Navy Tanks Today~

We got to Old Navy by 9:30 am and they were already picked over. I did manage to find these colors. I purchased 3 for me and 4 for my daughter.
My 3 tanks:
Reg: $8.99
Sale: $2.00

Girl 4 tanks:
Reg: $6.50
Sale: $2.00

Retail: $52.97
Spent: $14 (pre-tax)
Saved: $38.97 or 75%!

Did a quick run into Kroger tonight on our way to a birthday party. The CVS trip was from a couple of nights ago. The Kroger sale runs through Tuesday and CVS ends Saturday night.

Kroger:
4 Suave shampoo
Reg. $1.09
Sale $1
-.50 q (doubled)
=FREE!!!

1 Suave deo.
Reg. $1.19
sale $1
-.50 q (doubled)
=FREE!

Angel Soft
Reg. $1.19
sale $1
-.50 q doubled
=FREE!

Doritos
Reg $3.29
Sale $2
-$1 int. q
=$1

Kellogg's Cereal
Reg. $3.19
Sale $2
-$1 q
=$1
Retail: $13.22
Spent: $2
Saved: $11.22 or 85% savings!

Went back to CVS for more Dry Idea. This is not the best deal that I've gotten on it. Actually, have gotten it for free before. I had some ECB's that I needed to use and I like this deo. I would not have ever tried this deo. without a coupon before. Yet another great reason to coupon!
Excedrin
Sale $4.49
-$2 ECB
-$2 q
=.49 cents

~Old Navy Tank Sale!~

On Saturday, June 20th, Old Navy has Women's and Girls tanks for $2 each! There is a limit of five. If this is anything like the flip flop sale, it will be crazy! Get there early :)

Happy Tank Topping!

~My Student did AWESOME!~

This is Tina and she is my friend and a student in my last seminar. Her total was $211 and she walked out only spending $150 the other night at Kroger! I am so proud of her!!!

You go girl with your cute binder & bag!

~June 15th deals~

Kroger:
3 Suave shampoo
reg. $1.09
sale $1
-.50 q (doubled)
=FREE!
5 Suave deo.
reg. $1.19
sale $1
-.50 (doubled)
=FREE!

Kroger meat deal:
I got these large family packages marked down for $1.37 per lb. They were marked down to less than $5.50 per pack. I will get over 30 meals out of this. So, basically I am paying .50 per meal for the meat portion. That makes me very happy :)

Where's the beef? It's here!


*This is after we separated it all into freezer bags.



CVS:
2 Kellogg's cereal
reg. $4.29
sale $1.88
-$1 q
=.88 per box

2 Dry Idea
reg. $5.29
BOGO sale
-$2 q
-$2 q
=$1.29 total or .64 cents each

retail: $19.16
Spent: $3.05
Saved: $16.11

~Back from PARADISE!~

Well, we are back home now from our tropical vacation. We had a BLAST! I will be posting a few pics periodically. Hope you all had a good shopping week. I just went today and will be posting my deals later.
I'm already excited to start saving for my next vacation!

*This was the view from our balcony. The water was so beautiful!