First of the Month!!

Its the first day of the month, that means new coupons for us!  Go to these websites today to print coupons for your favorite products, wait for a sale and get a great deal!  The Pillsbury site has higher cents off value coupons which are great for doubling at Shaws! Also if you didn't get yesterday's paper, you should get out there and buy a Sunday paper today, Walmart and Shaws usually have them until Wednesday.  There are 4 coupon inserts in yesterday's paper yeehaw!

www.pillsbury.com (click the coupons tab)
www.coupons.com
www.redplum.com

"Couponing Excuses: It Takes Too Much Time"

Love these ladies...they have helped me save SOOO much money!  I wanted to share this video with you about how you can coupon spending a little time or a lot of time.

Get started couponing by visiting their beginner page http://thekrazycouponlady.com/beginners/ 

Make your own baby Wipes

Its really hard to find a good deal on Baby wipes.  I try to get them for 1cent per wipe but its rare to find so I started to make my own wipes.  All you need is a roll of bounty paper towels (you can use other brands but  bounty is thicker and holds up better) and a bottle of Johnson &Johnson baby wash.  Of course you will get these with a coupon and on sale and stash them away in your stock pile for when you need to make wipes ;) Some homemade wipes call for baby oil or olive oil...I have found that you don't really need it.  Also you can add some lavender essential oil if baby has a rash.  I have my kids tear the sheets off a roll and stack them in a pile then I take 8-10 at a time and tear them in half (if you get the bounty select-a-size you wont have to tear them in half).  Next I fold them into a baby wipes container like the pop up ones from the store.  It takes a little time but I think its worth it when you have a giant poopy mess to deal with.  I then take the folded stack out and put a quarter sized amount of baby wash in the bottom of the container.  Fill  1/3 of the way with warm water and swish.  Pour over the folded stack and then stick the wipes in the container.  Its actually easy and saves a boat load of money!!

If you happen to find wipes or the baby wash at a yard sale (which I have) get them!  They are always super cheap!

Alternate instructions which I have tried but I like my way better ;)

Take a roll of bounty paper towels and cut them in half with a bread knife.  Take out the cardboard roll and find a plastic container to fit it (I have used the cylindrical baby wipes container from walmart, its in the soap isle).  Pour the same baby wash and water mixture over the wipes.  No folding needed.

Sell it!

Take your kids out grown clothing to a resale shop for some extra cash.  I have been selling my kids nice out grown clothes to thrift stores for a long time.  I have it down to a science now.  I buy their clothes at yard sales, let them wear them for the season and then if the clothing is still free of stains, holes, too much wear, I sell them (sometimes I save them for the younger kids, cousins and friends).  I have strict guidelines that I follow when buying clothing for them.  Must be name brand, and in excellent condition so that I can resell.  When bringing your kids clothes into a resale store make sure you have picked through the items you want to get rid of and select the clothing that is in really good condition.  They will not accept items that have a lot of wear, holes, stains or that are out of date/style.  If you wouldn't buy it then don't bring it in.  I clean and fold every item and iron any dresses or dress shirts that have wrinkles, who wants to buy a wrinkled up shirt? Also I tie and button everything so it looks ready to put on the rack, the resale store will be more apt to buy the item if it is ready to hang and sell.  Save the money that you get from selling the clothing to buy (following the guidelines of course) the next size or season and do the same thing again. 

 ~Soon I will do another post on what my "buy it" prices are for clothes at yard sales~ 

Magic Coupon Machine

Have you seen this magical machine at CVS?  Learn about it, use it, let it become your best friend! Swipe your cvs card and watch the coupons print out, after printing be sure to swipe your card again and again untill the screen says "No coupons available, check back tomorrow". These coupons are CVS store coupons and can be "stacked" with a manufacturer coupon.  Save them for a sale and you've got a great extreme deal! These coupons vary by customer.  Here is a list of some of this weeks coupons that have been reported to be printing for some customers from the "magic coupon machine"

~most of this list is courtesy of the Krazy coupon lady.com

The following expires 3 days after it prints:

$3.00/1 Revlon Eye or Face Cosmetics

The following expire 1 week from the day they print:

$0.40/2 Dove Large Bars
$3.00/$15.00 Caliber Stationery

$2.00/1 HP Ink cartridges

The following expire 2 weeks from the day they print:

$1.00/1 New CVS Brand unscented wipes value pack (216ct)

$2.50/1 GoodNites Bedtime underwear 

$1.50/1 Softsoap Hand Soap, 8-8.5 oz
$1.00/1 Tums, 50 ct or Larger
$3.00/1 CVS Brand Hand or Body Lotion Purchase
$4.00/2 Aveeno Lotions, Excludes Trial Size
$1.00/1 Mitchum Antiperspirant/Deodorant
$1.00/1 Cheerios Cereal, 10-14 oz
$2.00/1 Crest 3D White Whitening Mouthwash, 473 mL or more
$4.00/1 Allergy Relief, Excludes Pseudoephedrine
$3.00/1 CVS Brand Infant Formula
$4.00/1 Any Nuance by Salma Hayek Foundation or Tinted Moisturizer

Dryer sheet tip!

Want to save money without a coupon?  If you use dryer sheets just rip them in half and use half a sheet in your dryer instead of the whole sheet.  It works just as good and by doing so you double your amount of dryers sheets in the box.  Then congratulate yourself for saving 50% with out even using a coupon!  Of course if you're a "Krazy Coupon Lady" like me, then you would buy them on sale, with a coupon and save even more ;)

Forget the game, use the Coupons!

"Are you playing the game?" That's what the cashiers ask at the end of check out about the Shaw's sizzlin' summer giveaway game.  Think twice when you say no.  Inside these annoying little packets are coupons.  Coupons for cents off items...big woop deal right?  Well, "stack" this little store coupon with a manufacture coupon and a Shaws sale and you'll have a deal! Some of them are for produce which is hard to get great deals on around here don't forget to wait for a sale on the produce ;) There are also some coupons for totally free items too! These coupons expire September 6th 2012 so keep an eye out for the sales this month!