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Walgreens Additions 1/3 – 1/9

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January 3, 2010 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Walgreens

Below are additions to the weekly deals. I was able to get the complete flyer today. There are some nice additions!!!

See the rest of the deals HERE.

Walgreens 101 HERE

8 Tips to Couponing HERE

Coupon Acronyms and Explanations HERE

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Look over this list. If you do not have the coupons, NOW is the time to buy them. I personally would buy them no later than Sunday, though I am sure (from past experience) The Coupon Clippers will get them out to you rather quickly.

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Beauty
Carmex – .15 to .35 oz. $.99 w/Wags WFC

L’Oreal Double Extend Lash Boosting System, Sunless Self-Tanner, Go 360 Clean Cleanser, Skin Genesis, True Match Foundation Roller, EverStrong of EverPure Hair Care, Elnett Hair Spray, Healthy Look or Touch On Highlights Hair Color (Get $5 RRs toward next L’Oreal purchase wyb $20)
$1 True Match printable
$1 Skin Care printable
$1 Skin Care RP 10/18
$1 Skin Genesis SS 11/15
$1 Mascara RP 11/15
$3/2 Skin Care RP 10/18
$2 Makeup RP 11/15
$2 Makeup RP 11/1
$2 EverPure RP 11/1
$2 EverPure RP 10/18
$2 True Match RP 10/18
$2 Highlighting printable
= varies, at least 25% off

John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Care $10/2 (get $5 RRs wyb 2)
= $2.50 each after RRS

Just for Men Hair Color – Touch of Gray and Mustache, Beard and Sideburns $5.99 w/Wags WFC
$2 Mustache printable
= $3.99 each

Health/Personal
Children’s Sudafed PE, Benadryl, Tylenol or Motrin – 4 oz., Benadryl Perfect Measure -10 ct., Benadryl Fast Melt – 18 ct. $4.99 (Buy 2 or more, get $3 RRs)

Citrucel – 100 ct. or 16.9-30 oz., Beano – 100 ct., Fiber Choice – 90 ct. $10.99 (get $3 RRs wyb 1)

*Update: B1G1 Finest Natural Joint Health Supplements – 90 to 240 ct.
$5 Wags Instant Value Coupon on 180 or 240 ct.
= varies, should take off $10

Neosporin – .5 oz $8/2 (get $3 RRs wyb 2 – Monthly Deal)
$1 printable
$2 Walgreens Children’s Activity Book Coupon (will take off $4)
= $1 MONEYMAKER!

Prevacid – 20 ct. $19.99 (get $20 in Walgreens coupons at checkout)
$4 SS 12/13
$3 SS 12/13
= $16.99 – $17.99 + $20 in Wags coupons

Visine – .5 oz. $3.99 (get $1 RR)
$2 Red Plum
$2 printable
= $.99 after RRs

Baby
Johnson’s Products – 5-15 oz. or Desitin – 2 oz. $2.99
$1 RP 12/13
$1 RP 11/8
$1 printable
$1 printable
$1 printable
$2/2 printable (IE)
$3/3 printable
= $1.99 each

Household
Electrasol – 20 ct. $3.49 (get $1 RR)
$2.50 SS 1/3
= FREE!

Walgreens Hydrogen Peroxide $1/3 w/Wags WFC

Grocery
Ensure Nutritional Drinks – 6 pack $6.99, EAS Myoplex Nutritional Shakes – 4 pack $9.99, Glucerna Nutritional Shakes – 6 pack $8.99 (buy $20 or more, get $5 RRs)
$3/3 Glucerna printable
$1.50 Glucerna Walgreens Coupon Diabetes & You Booklet
= varies, save at least 25%

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FREE Dora Game Download

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February 26, 2011 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Entertainment, Free

Update: This FREEBIE is no longer available. However, Nick Jr still has has many activities, games, and downloads for your preschooler. Also check out FREE Full Episodes on Disney Junior.

Don’t forget to make your Shutterfly Dora Center Stage Book! Such a cute gift I told you about before in a giveaway.

Find more Giveaways on Frugal Coupon Living.

Since I told you about Dora , Dora has become a huge fan in our house. Currently, when you register at Nickolodean for email updates HERE you can download a FREE Dora the Explorer game.

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Organizing Your Coupons

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May 26, 2011 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Beginners, Coupons

One of the most important things to do when couponing is organizing your coupons. If you don’t know where to find a coupon you have (due to a stash full of unorganized coupons) then you are not able to reach your full saving potential. Below I am going to show you different organizations methods that work.

Method One: Organize Inserts by Date
This method has been the method I have used for years. The funny thing, however, is when searching the internet for other’s organizational methods, I was the only one that I found using this method.

How to Start:
1.) Pull your inserts from the Sunday Paper and write the date on the front.
2.) Hole-punch the left margin of the coupon (In all my years, have not had problem with this messing up barcodes to scan.)
3.) Place your inserts in a large binder with oldest in the back and newest in the front (arranged by date.)

Pros:
1.) This makes finding a certain date’s coupon VERY easy to locate.
2.) All your inserts are in one place.
3.) Doesn’t require much time to organize each week.
4.) Easy to get rid of expired coupons. Clean your binder starting in the back.
5.) You have every coupon that came out in the Sunday paper – no coupons went to waste. So even if there is a coupon for a product you don’t buy, you might find the product cheap/free and you can donate the item.

Cons:
1.) Bulky
2.) When searching for a particular coupon (toothpaste), it is not easy to locate. I could be anywhere in your binder.
3.) There is a lot of “extra” advertisement paper (coupons only take up so much room on each insert.)
4.) Doesn’t leave room for loose coupons – another method is necessary to attach to this style of organizing.

Examples:
• See My Example HERE.

Method Two: Organize Coupons by Type
This method is the most common for couponers. Most coupon “pros” (if we can call them that) arrange their coupons this way.

How to Start:
1.) Pull your inserts from the Sunday paper and cut. (Note: If you have multiple copies of the same type, lay individual, like pages on top of each other and cut coupons from multiple inserts at the same time.
2.) Once your coupons are cut, organize them by type. You can arrange by type using photo sheets or baseball card inserts.
3.) Place photo/baseball card inserts into a large binder. You can add as well a zipper pouch for scissors, pens, paperclips, etc.

Pros:
1.) Organization at its best. If done right, this system is very orderly and neat.
2.) Easy to navigate for type of coupon. When you are in the store you can easily go to your health section for a toothpaste coupon.
3.) Easier to see when a coupon is about to expired.
4.) All your coupons are in one place.
5.) All the “extra” paper in the Sunday inserts are recycled or throw away. You do not have an abundance of extra weight due to unneeded paper.

Cons:
1.) Time – you do need to find time to cut and organize coupons each week.
2.) Bulky.
3.) Hard to find a coupon by date. If you need to go to the 1/3 SS insert, you don’t know which coupon came from where.
4.) You must search page by page for expired coupons when cleaning out your binder.
5.) When cutting coupons, you are most likely throwing away coupons you don’t use/need. If there is a sale where that coupon makes something free or cheap, you don’t have that coupon to donate that product to others.

Examples:
• See Kerri ‘s binder example HERE – She actually sells them as well so you don’t have to make your own.
• See Sarah’s binder example HERE.

Method Three: The File System
I have seen this method before, but I was unable to locate a picture or example during my research. It is pretty self explanatory, however.

How to Start:
1.) Acquire a file cabinet or cube crate that can hold handing file folders
2.) Take your inserts and arrange by date. Each handing folder will house a different date’s coupons.

Pros:
1.) Clean and Neat.
2.) Requries the least amount of time.
3.) This makes finding a certain date’s coupon VERY easy to locate.
4.) All your inserts are in one place.
5.) Easy to get rid of expired coupons. Clean your files starting with the oldest date
6.) You have every coupon that came out in the Sunday paper – no coupons went to waste. So even if there is a coupon for a product you don’t buy, you might find the product cheap/free and you can donate the item.

Cons:
1.) Bulky – the most bulky method.
2.) Not really portable. You will not walk into the store with this method in your hand/cart.
3.) When searching for a particular coupon (toothpaste), it is not easy to locate. I could be anywhere in your file system.
4.) There is a lot of “extra” advertisement paper (coupons only take up so much room on each insert.)
5.) Doesn’t leave room for loose coupons – another method is necessary to attach to this style of organizing.

Examples:
• Please share if you have/see an example to where I can link.

Additional Methods
When couponing, you will most likely want to mix in other organizational methods. Of the above methods, method 1 and 3 don’t allow you to do it all in one place. You might be able to do it all with method 2.

Accordion File
For loose coupons, it is nice to have an accordion file. You can arrange this by type of coupon. You organization can be as specific ad dairy or as broad as grocery. Other tabs include health and beauty, baby, cleaning, household goods, etc. The accordion file is VERY easy to carry in the store. It can be as small as an envelope size or as large as a piece of paper (in width and height comparison- not depth.) This is a great place to organize peelies, catalinas, blinkies (store dispenser coupons), etc.

Envelopes
When shopping in a store, I plan my lists ahead of time. Like I have shared before, I do not walk in with my large coupon binder. Instead I carry in envelopes (and usually my accordion file mentioned above.) My envelopes are arranged by store name. For example, when I organize my CVS list I carry instead my envelopes coupons I need for THIS trip, Extra Care Bucks, My CVS Card, and rain checks. At the end of my CVS shopping, the envelope will be 95% empty from what I came in the store with.

Smaller Binder
My particular grocery store, Publix, often has a lot of additional coupon flyers/booklets. When I have extra booklets, I hole-punch the booklets and arrange them in a smaller binder. This I call my store coupon binder. If you desired, you could add some photo/baseball card inserts and place additional store coupons inside this binder as well. These would be coupons earned through rewards cards, food/baby clubs, etc. They usually are mailed, printed, or acquired in the store.

Photos above used with permission from: Save at Home Mommy and The Bargain Jargon.

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Walgreens Sneak Peak 1/3 – 1/9

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January 3, 2010 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Walgreens

Note: I am changing the Walgreen’s lists to be more uniform with the Publix and Kroger lists – they are not arranged by shopping category. To note, as well, I was not able to find a complete add (that wasn’t cut off on the sides) so this post will require some updates to deals that were cut off the sides of the weekly flyer. Thus, the post title is sneak peak!

Update: See the rest of the Walgreen’s deals HERE.

Walgreens 101 HERE

8 Tips to Couponing HERE

Coupon Acronyms and Explanations HERE

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Grocery
Kellogg’s Cereal 12-18 oz., 6-pack Special K Bars, 8-pack Nutri Grain Bars, 5-pack Fiber Plus Bars $5/2 (get 2 RRs)
$1/2 Cereal printable
$1 Blueberry Cereal Coupons.com
$1 Cereal printable (FF)
B1G1 Special K Cereal printable
$.75 Special K Bars Coupons.com
$1/2 Special K Bars Coupons.com
$.75 Fiber Plus Bars printable
= $.50 MONEYMAKER – $1 each
Note: The biggest area you will save on this deal is with the cereal with the B1G1 and $1 off coupons

Gallon Milk $1.99 (limit 2)

Buy $20 or more of products on page 2 including Coffee-mate, Purina Pet Food, Frozen Entrée, Nestle Candy, Boost Drinks (get $5 RRs wyb $20)
$.50 Coffee-Mate RP 11/1
$1/2 Coffee-Mate RP 11/1
$1/2 Coffee-Mate printable
$1.50/2 Coffee-Mate Coupons.com
$1.50/2 Coffee-Mate printable
$1 Coffee-Mate printable
$1 Boost Drink printable
$1 Purina Dog Food printable
$1 Purina Cat Food printable
$2 Dog Food printable (FF)
$2 Dog Food printable (IE)
= at least 25% off before coupons.
Note: Coffee-mate will save you the most money

Trident or Stride Gum $.69 w/ Wags WFC

Oscar Meyer Deli Fresh Shaved Meat, Lunchables or Kraft American Cheese, 12 oz. $7.50/3 (get $2.50 RRs)
$.55 Lunchables Coupons.com
$1 Lunchables printable (FF)
= $.66 – $1.66 each after RRs

Progresso Soup $5/4 (Buy $10, get $3 RRs)
$.25 SS 12/6
$.50/2 SS 12/6
$.50/2 SS 11/8
$1/4 SS 12/6
$1/3 printable
$1.10/3 Coupons.com
= $.55 each (buy 9, use 3 $1.10 coupons) – $.63 each (buy 8, use 8 $.25, 4 $.50/2 or 2 $1/4) after RRs

Household
Quilted Northern 9-rolls $4.29

Viva Paper Towels 6-rolls $5.99
$.50 printable
= $5.49 each

Palmolive Dish Soap – 10 oz. $.99 w/Wags WFC
$.55 Aroma Sensations HERE (if included)
= $.44

Kleenex Facial Tissues – 80, 85, 100 or 200 sheets $5/4 (Buy $10, get $3 RRs)
$.75 printable
= $.13 each after RRs!!!

Glade Scented Oil Candles Glass Holder, Refillable Candle Tin or 4-pack candles $5/2
$1/2 printable
$2/2 SS 12/6
B1 Holder G1 Refills SS 12/6
= $1.25 – $2 each

Renuzit Adjustables $.79 w/Wags WFC
B5G2 Coupons.com
$.50 Pearl Scents (if included) printable
= $.29 – $.56 each

Niagara Spray Starch $.99 w/Wags WFC
$.25 SS 10/4
= $.74 each

Vanity Fair Napkins, Plates or Bounty Paper Towels $3/2
$1/2 RP 12/13
$1/2 at Coupons.com
$1 December All You Magazine
= $.50 – $1 each

Cleaning Products on page 7 including Tilex, Formula 409, Pine-Sol, Clorox Wipes, Clorox Toilet Wand refills, Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach $5/2 (get $5 RRs wyb $20 or $1 RRs wyb $5)
B2G1 Clorox Wipes printable
= $1.25 each wyb 8

B1G1 Hefty One Zip Bags $3.29
= $1.65

Reynolds Wrap, 20 ft. $.89 w/Wags WFC

Health
Robitussin or Dimetapp $5 (get $3 RRs wyb $10)
$1 To Go Robitussin RP 12/13
$1 Robitussin RP 12/13
$1 Robitussin printable
$2 Robitussin printable
$2 Robitussin DM Max printable
$1 Dimetapp RP 12/13
$2 Dimetapp printable
= $1.50 – $2.50 each after RRs

Huggies Jumbo Pack Diapers, Training Pants or Goodnites $8.99
$1 Goodnites printable
$1.50 Diapers printable
$2 Diapers Smart Source
$2 Diapers Coupons.com
$2 Pull-Ups printable
= $6.99 – $7.99 each

Prilosec – 42 ct. $24.99 (get $5 RRs)
$3 PG 12/27
= $16.99 each

Tylenol Extra Strength, Tylenol PM, Motrin IB $4 off w/Wags WFC
$1 Extra Strength RP 12/6
$1 Extra Strength RP 11/8
$1 PM RP 11/8
$1 PM or Extra Strength RP 10/4
$1 PM printable
$1 PM, Extra Strength or Motrin printable
$1 Motrin RP 10/4
$1 Motrin printable
$3/2 Motrin SS 11/22
= $5 – $5.50 off (combine SC and MFR)

Tylenol Cough, Cold, Sinus or Allergy Relief – 20-24 ct. or 8 oz. liquid $2 off w/Wags WFC
$1 RP 12/6
$1 RP 11/8
= $3 off (combine SC and MFR)

Benadryl Allergy – 48 ct. or Sudafed PE Decongestant – 36 ct. $3 off w/Wags WFC
$2 Sudafed RP 12/6
$2 RP 10/4
$2 Sudafed 12 hour, if included, RP 10/4
= $5 off (combine SC and MFR)

Zyrtec – 30 ct. $4 off w/Wags WFC
$2 RP 12/6
$2 printable
$2 printable
= $6 off (combine SC and MFR)

KY Intense Warming Gel $5 off w/Wags WFC
$5 SS 12/6
= $8 off (combine SC and MFR)

ROC Multi-Correction Skin Perfecting System $10 off w/Wags WFC
$3 printable
= $13 off (combine SC and MFR)

Viactiv Soft Calcium Chews $4 off w/Wags WFC
$1 Red Plum
$1 March All You Magazine
$2 December Parade Magazine
$2 December USA Weekend
= $5 – $6 off (Combine SC and MFR)

Reach Total Care or Ultra Clean – 30 to 90 yd. Floss or Toothbrush $2 off w/Wags WFC
$1 Floss SS 6/14
$1 Toothbrush RP 10/18
$1 Toothbrush or Floss RP 10/4
$1 Toothbrush SS 6/14
$2 Toothbrush SS 6/14
B1G1 Toothbrush RP 12/6
= $3 – $4 off (combine SC and MFR)

Listerine Mouthwash: Total Care, Advanced, Natural Citrus or Restoring – 1 L or Whitening Plus Restoring – 16 oz. $2 off w/Wags WFC
$.50 printable
$.50 RP 10/4
$1 RP 10/18
$1 RP 10/4
$1 SS 6/14
= $2.50 – $3 off (combine SC and MFR)

Colgate Total Toothpaste – 4.2 oz $2
$1.50/2 Diabetes & You Walgreens Booklet
$1 January All You Magazine
$1 printable
= $1 – $1.25

Suave Shampoo or Conditioner – 15 oz $1
$.50/2 RP 10/25
$.50 RP 12/13
$1/2 RP 10/25
= $.50 – $.75 each

Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength Toothpaste – 5.8 oz. or 360 Toothbrush $3.49 (get $1 RR)
$1 Toothbrush Smart Source
$1 Toothpaste January All You Magazine
$1 Toothpaste November All You Magazine
$1 Toothpaste printable
= $1.49 each after RRs

Playtex Tampons $8/2 (get $2 RRs wyb 2)
$1 Sport (if included) printable
= $2 each after RRs

B1G1 Nature Made Vitamins: Fish Oil, CoQ10, Flaxseed Oil, etc.
$1 January All You Magazine
= varies, use two coupons

B1G1 Nature’s Bounty Vitamins
$1 Red Plum
$1 Walgreen’s Diabetes & You Booklet
$1 Coupons.com
$2 Multivitamins Red Plum
$2 Coupons.com
= varies (use two coupons)

B1G1 Emergen-C or Ester-C
$2 Ester-C Coupons.com
$2 Ester-C January All You Magazine
= varies (use two coupons)

Dayquil/Nyquil $4.49 (get $10 RRs wyb $20, get $5 RRs wyb $15)
$1.50 PG 12/27
= $.99 – $1.74 each after RRs
Note: Best deal is to get 5 and use 5 coupons

Abreva $17.99 (get $5 RRs)
$2 printable (must register)
$3 SS 12/6
$3 RP 12/13
= $9.99 after RRS
Note: If you are unhappy with the product, there is a Satisfaction Guaranteed Rebate HERE.

Bayer Blood Glucose Monitor $14.99 (get $5 RRs)
$14.99 MIR in box
= 5.01 MONEYMAKER after MIR

Beauty
B1G1 50% Off Maybelline Cosmetics
$3 Vibrating Mascara Coupons.com
= varies (use two coupons)

L’Oreal Excellence Hair Color $5.99 w/Wags WFC
$2 SS 11/15
$2 RP 10/18
= $3.99 each

Revlon Matte Collection $3 Wags WFC – prices start at $4.99
$1 Lip printable
$1 Eye printable
$1 Face printable
$2 Eye December People Magazine
$2 Lip December People Magazine
$2 SS 12/13
= FREE to cheap, combine WFC w/MFR to maximize savings

Revlon Age Defying Spa Concealer, Foundation or Crème Gloss $9.99 (get $3 RRs)
= $6.99

Head and Shoulders Shampoo or Conditioner – 13.5 to 14.2 oz. $3.99 (get $2 RRs)
$2/2 PG 12/27
= $1.99 each after RRs (you will only get RRs for one)

Electronics
Duracell Batteries, 4 pack AA or AAA, 2 pack C or D, Single 9V $2.49
$.50 RP 12/13
$.75 RP 12/13
$1 RP 12/13
= $1.49 – $1.99 each

Miscellaneous
$.9 4×6 prints
Note: Don’t forget all the Photo Deals HERE (some did expires 12/31/09)

B1G1 Scan & Share CD w/Wags WFC

B1G1 8×10 Enlargement

2009 Looking Back – 2010 Moving Forward

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January 11, 2010 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Uncategorized

Wow. Looking back and looking forward produce two different stories, two different lives, two different chapters. I never would have imagined in December 2008 where I would be today. 1) I didn’t know I was pregnant 2) I didn’t really have a website started.

The Story of 2009

December 2008 – January 2009 – I was a stay at home mom of a six month old little girl and I started Frugal Coupon Living (at the time Frugal Coupon Mom) for friends and family. I had been telling people over and over deals I was finding and tired of repeating myself, I decided to place it all on a website my friend and family could utilize.

February 2009 – March 2009 – I truly had no idea what I was doing when it came to running a website. Again, this was just something people I knew could utilize so when word started spreading I wasn’t prepared. I then found myself in two media outlets that were not self sought (God was in control). When US News and World Report wrote an article, I thought I had my 5 minutes of fame. When Dr. Phil called, I thought my family secrets were out of the bag. Instead, they somehow had found my small little site and wanted me to help another family save money. We actually didn’t answer the first phone call because we thought it was a joke!

March 2009 – December 2009 – I welcomed an audience I could never have imagined. I have met new friends, heard so many different stories, and have been able to get to know so many different people – and still 99% of you are strangers – but still a part of me. It has been so exciting continuing the purpose of why I began this website – to help others save money. I am not one to keep secrets (unless it is a necessary situation.) When I know something that works, I like to share it with many. When I know about information/facts, I like to share. I think that is why I enjoy/enjoyed teaching so much. It is a passion of mine and I still get an opportunity to teach, just from home with a difference audience (set of students.)

September 2009 – We welcomed a daughter. A little girl that is such a wonderful addition to our family. Completely God ordained. Had I known how busy I would be in 2009, let’s just say planning (though not planned) for a child would not have been in the picture. God wanted this little girl in our family so bad that my “success” came after she was conceived.

2009 Finances – This year we cleaned up finances, put more in savings, paid off both of our cars, and started working on the dreaded student loans.

Financial goals for 2010

January 2010 – June 2010 Our goal for 2010 is to have our student loans completely paid off. In addition we are big fans of the Dave Ramsey method, so our goal for the first part of the year is to create a 6-month emergency fund.

July 2010 – December 2010 Begin a long term financial plan with the goal of eliminating every penny of debt we have remaining, our mortgage. This will require an amazing amount of discipline and will take more than just 2010. This will probably be our financial goal for a number of years following. With a few bumps in the road, eventually a new car when we expand our family even more, we will tackle this with every extra penny we have.

Harris Teeter Deals 12/30 – 1/5

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December 31, 2009 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Harris Teeter

Kathy at $30 Weekly Grocery Challenge has your deals this week.
Highlights include…

Smithfield Boston Butt Pork Roast $.99 lb

Weight Watcher Sweet Bakery Items, select varieties, $3.99 BOGO
$1/1 coupons.com
Final Cost: $.99

Poppycock Popcorn $3.69 BOGO
$.75/1 coupon from 11/15 SS
Final Cost: $.34

Tyson Chicken Nuggets 13 oz $3.33
$1/1 coupon from 10/11 SS
Final Cost: $2.33

Mission Tortillas $1.50
$.55/1 printable
Final Cost: $.40

Visit her site for questions or for a full list of deals.
Thanks, Kathy

Couponing Acronyms and Explanations

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March 9, 2020 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Beginners

All of the acronyms I use for couponing are found on the center/right column of Frugal Coupon Living. Below, I have provided a more detailed explanation.

SS – Smart Source. SS is a coupon resource both online and in the Sunday paper. The larger the city, the larger the SS Sunday insert (and the smaller the town, the smaller the insert size.) Thus, Smart Source coupons can vary by regions. Almost every Sunday, there is a SS insert in the newspaper. Visit Smart Source for printable coupons that change/vary each month.

RP – Red Plum. Much like SS, RP is a coupon resource both online and in the Sunday paper. The larger the city, the larger the RP Sunday insert (and the smaller the town, the smaller the insert size.) Thus, RP coupons can vary by regions. Almost every Sunday, there is a RP insert in the newspaper. Visit Red Plum for printable coupons that change/vary each month.

P&G – Procter and Gamble. Much likes the other inserts, P&G coupon resource is found in the Sunday paper. P&G inserts tend to be consistent across the board. In other words the same coupons tend to be in every city/town. Unlike the others, they come out once to twice a month. Usually around the front end of the month. P&G e-coupons HERE.

MFR – Manufacturer Coupon. A manufacturer coupon is put out by the company of the item represented. It can be combined with a store coupon in most locations (grocery stores/pharmacies.) Most MFR coupons have the most expensive item displayed as a picture on the coupon so it is important to read the fine print. Sometimes you can use a MFR coupon on a trial size item. When this is possible, it is best to do this because the savings is a much larger percent then if you were to buy they full size item. Ten bottle of trial size shampoo work just as well as one large bottle (and can end up being FREE!)

SC – Store Coupon. This is a coupon that can exclusively be used in the store in presents. For example if CVS puts out a coupon for Colgate, this can only be used in a CVS location. This SC can be combined with an MFR to produce a greater savings.

CC – Competitor Coupon. A CC is a store coupon that can be used in another store. For example, I could take a Winn-Dixie coupon and use it at Publix. You can also create a combination of mixing and matching MFRs, SCs, and CCs for an even larger savings! Two places that regularly take competitor coupons are Publix and Home Depot.

B1G1/BOGO – Buy One, Get One. The name basically supplies the definition. When you buy one product, you get the next product for free. In some locations, B1G1 sales reduced items to 50% off so you can only buy one item in the B1G1 sale. I will make a note of this when this is the case. In most locations, for B1G1 sales, two products need to be in the purchase. I personally appreciate B1G1 sales because you can use two coupons. You are getting two products!

WYB – When You Buy. An example of when this phrase is used is get $1 off product x when you buy product y.

YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary. Your mileage may vary is a phrased to describe the situation where you have success at one store and not at another store. This is usually the case because clearance items, sales, or managers discretion may change per store. YMMV can be the case for two stores in the same city or for two stores on different sides of the country.

MIR – Mail in Rebate. A mail in rebate is a situation where you get back a percentage of the amount you spent on a product. A MIR usually requires a UPC (universal product code – CHECK ON ACTUAL ACRONYM – bar code on the side of a box) , original cash register receipt, a form all mailed in a self stamped envelope. During a MIR, you do need to pay for the product upfront but are refunded your money either in the form of a check or gift card. Sometimes, MIRs provide you with a product instead of the refund of a check/gift card. In this case, you would know this before sending in the MIR. On average, MIRs take around 8 weeks for a full refund.

FAR – FREE After Rebate. This case is usually accompanied with a MIR. The item would be FREE after you submit a rebate for a refund of a check/gift card.

$1 SS 1/4 – $1 coupon in the Smart Source Inserts on January 4^th. I use this phrase when matching coupons to sales. If we were talking about Dove Deodorant, I would be directing you to cut the $1 Dove Coupon in the Smart Source Insert that came out January 4^th. If you keep your inserts intact, with the date on the front, this is easy to locate. You can keep them in a binder, in a file system, or cut them up and arrange the coupons by month or by type (health and beauty in this case.)

OOP – Out of Pocket. This is the money you are required to pay out of pocket. This money is usually amount you will pay before a rebate or “reward money” found in the form of Extra Care Bucks or Register Rewards (See CVS 101 and Walgreens 101 below.)

WFC – Weekly Flyer Coupon. This is a coupon found in a store weekly sales flyer. This coupon is required for the discount on the item. It is not a “clip free” coupon.

$1.50/2 – $1.50 off two items. In this example you get $1.50 of the price of two items. If I do not provide a back slash and number, then the discount is off one item. I provide the discount price followed by a slash and number to share with you when you have to buy more than one item for the coupon reduction.

ECBs – Extra Care Bucks. This is a money system found at CVS stores. It is like paper money that can be used on products in their store only. ECB sales are found weekly in their store flyer. Sometimes, CVS has items that are FREE after ECBS (much like the FAR system.) See more on shopping at CVS with ECBs below.

Wags – Walgreens. Acronym used for Walgreens.

RRs – Register Rewards. This is a money system found at Walgreens (Wags) stores. It is like paper money that can be used on products in their store only. RRs sales are found weekly in their store flyer. Sometimes, Wags has items that are FREE after RRs (much like the FAR system.) See more on shopping at Walgreens with RRs below.

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December 31, 2009 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Coupons

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