It’s August and back-to-school sales are in full swing. Style-conscious kids are naturally focused on getting the perfect clothes or techno gadget, while money-conscious parents are homing in on rock bottom prices for the more mundane school supplies that each child needs throughout the school year. Pens, pencils, erasers, crayons, glue, scissors, paper, backpacks…you name…
Today’s Sunday newspaper features 5 separate coupon inserts, including $107 in P&G Brand Saver coupons, $328 worth of coupons in 2 Smart Source inserts, $22 in Red Plum coupons, and $102 in coupons in Kellogg’s annual Fuel for School insert. Next Sunday will bring even more savings. The annual Smart Source Back to School Savings…
Whether you have never used a coupon, or are just getting back into the savings game, here are a few basic, and not-so-basic, tips to help you get in the game! The Fundamentals of Great Grocery Savings If you’ve tried using coupons and found little to no savings on your grocery costs, it’s time to…
Costs for education, especially college, represent a major challenge for most Americans. Finding the extra money to put away for a child’s college fund or for adult continuing education is particularly difficult in the current economic environment. One organization, Upromise, provides a free service that enables consumers to generate cash back rewards that can be…
Mambo Sprouts is a marketing company providing information and savings on health, natural, and organic products. They began this service in 1996, and are established leaders in providing organic and natural savings to consumers. Products included in their coupon programs range from Organic Valley milk to Balance Bars and Clif Bars, to Lundburg Rice and Annie…
Anyone who has navigated their way through the grocery store recently knows that there are always new items attracting shoppers to try new, and hopefully better, products. But in this economy, you may not want to risk paying a high price for an item you may or may not like. And if you do pay…
Prescription Costs The cost of health care is rising, and with it the cost of prescriptions and over-the-counter pharmacy items. At the same time, there have been major changes in most major insurance medical and prescription coverage plans, including Medicare, and in the availability of generic medications. The rules covering Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) have…
Two more product recalls have been issued in the last 24 hours, and you may be wondering what to do. Do you have the products in your home? Can you get your money back? What do you do with the recalled products? Here are a few things you should know, and resources where you can…
If you are tired of receiving promotions labeled as “stimulus” or “bailout” savings, or just fatigued from sorting through the scams with similar labels, check out this new, and legitimate offer — free chocolate, via coupon, from the Mars REAL CHOCOLATE RELIEF ACT. Every Friday, from now until September, the first 250,000 visitors to the…
Looking for organic and natural brand grocery coupons? If you haven’t looked through HealthESavers lately, you are probably missing some of the best specialty-brand printable coupons available! HealthESavers is now teamed with Eating Well magazine and the Living Naturally Retailer network of Natural and Health Food stores to provide coupons focused exclusively on healthy-eating organic…
If you love to wander through farmers markets, or even the fresh produce section of your favorite store, looking for fresh, tender, flavorful vegetables…trying new and unusual produce…or just buying produce in season…and are sorely disappointed when you bring your finds to the dinner table, help has arrived. Whether you are looking to buy, keep…
It’s the first of the month, which means it’s time to look for this month’s prescription coupons good at local grocery stores. Rite Aid, CVS, Target, to name a few, regularly print coupon offers redeemable for $10 – $50 gift cards at their stores when you fill or transfer a prescription at their pharmacy. Offers…
Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, Kraft announces their largest online coupon offering ever! Kraft’s “Delicious Summer Savings” promotion includes up to $50 in printable coupons for summer favorites and introducing a few new products. A limited supply is available, so if you want them, hurry to the Kraft Food and Family site…
Summer is almost here, and with it an abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. Farmer’s Markets, local coops, or even supermarkets will offer a variety of seemingly fresh, fragrant, richly colored produce. Berries, melons, tomatoes…some organic, some conventionally grown, some freshly picked and some artificially ripened. As consumers, we will probably fill our shopping baskets,…
It would be wonderful if everyone had access to great coupons. It would be even better if we all had the time and patience to clip them from papers, organize them, and compare them against sales prices at various local stores. It would be icing on the cake if the stores had all the items…
Buying products on sale for later use is the basis of “stockpiling” the savings. It’s practical for keeping pantry basics on hand, but it’s also a great way to plan ahead for emergencies. Hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, snow, a flu outbreak, or a job layoff can require a small stockpile of basic supplies already on…