CityDeals!!

There are some super deals out there right now. 50% off to some of my favorite places to eat. Click on the link on the right side of the blog and go check it out.

Bonnie

Looking for some great deals? Free samples?

There are so many out there right now! I find mine on these blogs or on links that are on those blogs. See if you can find yourself a few freebies!

http://athriftymom.com/
http://hip2save.com/

What are your favorite blogs/sites for money saving?

Bonnie

Here's my favorite link for today:
http://freechipsandqueso.com/

What? All I have to do is sign up for a newsletter and I get free chips and queso? I'm in!

Enjoy,
Bonnie

Coupon deals at Smith's

From Aug 25-Aug 31 Smith's is giving $1 for every manufacturer coupon redeemed that is $1 or less. For example, if you have a coupon for 25 cents off, it is worth $1 at Smith's this week. I had 30 cents coupons for yogurt and the yogurt was under $1, so I got the yogurt free! I got several other free items, Clorox bleach for 25 cents and Sunny-D for 9 cents each. Take your coupons and explore at Smith's. I love it when they have this offer, this is the 3rd time I've seen it and participated. Great, great deals!

Free is always the best price :)
Bonnbie

School Supplies for next to nothing!

Staples, OfficeMax and Office Depot all have killer deals on school supplies this week. Other stores do, too. Check out the blog called "A Thrifty Mom" or "A Frugal Friend" to get more details. Or go to your favorite bargain blog to see the deals. There's a lot of stuff for a penny and even more for 25 cents or 50 cents.

Last year, I bought everything I could (there are usually limits on the items that are 1 cent). I like to have some on hand for my kids and also for last minute birthday gifts. And the rest I donate to local schools- it seems they can never get enough of those things :)

So take an hour this week and find some school supply bargains. I think it's lots of fun!
Bonnie

I finally broke down and bought a binder

I've resisted taking the "leap" into this couponing method- the binder and clipped coupons. However, in my experience so far with the filing method I have, this new method will save me a lot more money.

I got a binder and a package of baseball card holders to go in the binder to hold the coupons. I basically got it free on Amazon, using the gift cards I've been saving up from searching through Swagbucks.com. Seriously- I had $20 saved up. I paid $7 for the order and since it was over $25 the shipping was free. (If you're not using swagbucks, start now)

It's here and I'm putting the coupons in. Love it so far!
Bonnie

Savvy Shopper

I attended a Savvy Shopper class tonight. The best part about it is that I was able to get a newspaper subscription at a great discount. The Daily Herald will now be delivering 5 Sunday papers to me for about $18 a month! For those of you who are couponers, you know that's a great deal! For those who aren't couponers, there's just no reason to get multiple copies of the paper :) But you may want to be consider taking up couponing, it's very lucrative.

The special deal is only available if you attend a Savvy Shopper class. The info I got at the class was also very valuable. Feel free to drop by their website (google utah savvy shopper to find it) and see if it has some information that will be useful for you.

Happy clipping,
Bonnie

Incredible deal on fresh fruits and vegetables!

I've found a great deal that I want to share with everyone! It's a food co-op. Now, I'm not familiar with the term "co-op" and what that means, so I decided I'd just try it and see what I thought. I paid $15 on a Monday and on Saturday I picked up my produce. There were 5 different types of fruits, at least, and 5 different types of vegetables. Easily $35 worth of stuff and it was the best of each item that I've had in a long time. There were 5 or 6 palmellos- I've never had those before. They were yummy and we ate them all very quickly.

To try it out, go to bountifulbaskets.org and check it out. You pay for a Saturday morning pickup the previous Monday-Tuesday. If you have any questions, please post them on this blog or email me. I'd love to answer what I can and find out what I don't know from the co-op. I will be participating in this co-op every week, except for weeks that I find I have a surplus of produce and can't use anymore. That happened this week- we're finishing up last week's bounty :)

Happy shopping,
Bonnie