Thursday, March 31, 2011

Lauren's Fabulous Finds #2


The newest Tom Thumb circular came out yesterday, and here's what I found:

Buy 2 12-can Coke products, get 2 free (mix and match) + 2 free boxes of Nabisco crackers.
A 12 pack of Coke is regularly:$5.99
Nabisco crackers are regularly: $3.29
That's a savings of: 61%

Last time this promotion was going on, my mom asked me if this was cheaper than buying the 20 pack of Cokes. Guess what mom, it is. (I'll spare you the math, just trust me.)

Promotion ends April 5th!!

March 30-April 5th: Spend $75 with your Tom Thumb Reward Card and get a $10 Spring Reward Card to use on your next purchase before April 16th.
You can earn this reward over and over. 

I mean, if you're going to spend $75 anyways....  
  
Promotion ends April 5th!!

20-25 oz Palmolive Dish Soap
Regularly: $3.49, Super Saver Coupon: $1.99
There was a coupon in this weeks' circular for $0.50 off, which doubles to $1 off...
Final cost: $0.99
That's 72% savings.

Super Saver Coupon expires April 5th!!

Finally, don't forget about the free chips at Kroger tomorrow!

And those, my friends... are Lauren's Fabulous Finds! 


See, it takes no time to save a dime.
xoxo
Lauren and Jenna

  

Monday, March 28, 2011

Lauren's Fabulous Finds


Here are some over-the-top deals from Tom Thumb this week:

Suave Body Wash, select fragrances, is on sale for $1.79 ($2.49 original).
I had a coupon for buy 2, get 1 free (which ended up being $2 off). 
I got 3 body washes for 3.37 or $1.12 each... that's 65% off!!

Save $4 when you buy 4 (participating items)
See all participating products in the Tom Thumb's "3 Day Deals" Circular in store or online. 

Some items include:
  • Ballpark Franks- Regularly $2.99, save $1 with the purchase of 4 participating products, plus there was a coupon this week for $0.75 off any 2 Ballpark Franks, or $0.55 off any 1 Angus Frank product
  • Hillshire Farm lunch meat- Regularly $3.69, save $1 with the purchase of 4 participating products, plus $1 off 1 package coupon at http://www.coupons.com
Promotion ends March 29th!!
$5 off immediately when you spend $15 on participating frozen food items
The first page of Tom Thumb's circular has a coupon for this promotion.

Tom Thumb also has Super Saver Coupons for a few frozen food items this week:
  • Freschetta Pizza- Regularly $6.99. Coupon is for $3.99 each (limit 3). Freschetta's website has a printable coupon for $1 off 1 pizza. You can print 2 of these.
  • Super Saver coupon for Safeway frozen vegetables for $1.88 (it's only 11 cents off)
Promotion ends March 29th!!

I paid $4.74 for 2 frozen pizzas and 2 bags of frozen vegetables that would have cost me: $17.96 full price. (That's 74% savings!!!)

And those, my friends... are Lauren's Fabulous Finds!

See, it takes no time to save a dime.
xoxo
Lauren and Jenna

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Money Saving Apps

Almost everyone has a smartphone by now, so take advantage of some pretty sweet apps that are available that will help you save money.

  • Coupon Sherpa: finds and displays in-store coupons for the items that you want to buy. Free for iPhone. 
  • Compare Me: find the highest value item by entering quantities in grams, ounces, or pounds. $1.99 for iPhone.
  • ShopSavvy: Take a picture of a barcode with your phone's camera and the app will search for the best deal at local and online retailers. Free for iPhone and Android.
  • Shop Nearby: Find what your looking for at the best price. Free for iPhone.
  • Shopper: This app will help you stick to your shopping list by searching for coupons and adding up your total. $.99 for iPhone.
  • Gas Buddy: Finds closest and most affordable gas station at your location in the US and Canada. $2.99 for iPhone.
  • MobiQpons: this app searches for all types of coupons and special deals by location or business name. Free for Blackberry, iPhone, and Android.
  • Groupon-Groupon negotiates huge discounts—usually 50-90% off—with popular businesses. They send the deals to thousands of subscribers in our free daily email, and they send the businesses a ton of new customers!! 
  • Living Social- same concept as Groupon! Great way to save on local businesses such as food, entertainment, spa services, and more!
Some other apps to check out are:
  • Google Shopper: Android
  • Armadealo: iPhone
  • GeoQpons: iPhone, Android, Blackberry
  • The Coupons App: Android
  • Foursquare: iPhone, Android, Blackberry
  • Snaptell: iPhone and Android
  • Scanlife: iPhone, Android, Blackberry
  • The Find: iPhone and Android
Have you found any other cool money saving apps? E-mail us and let us know: howtosaveadime@gmail.com

See, it takes no time to save a dime. 
xoxo
Lauren and Jenna

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Extreme Couponing

There is a great new show coming to TLC called "Extreme Couponing."

The show features many individuals and how these people use coupons to pay for upwards of 85% of their groceries. These people devote their whole lives to couponing, but their strategy is the same as ours: read the weekly circular and match coupons to whats on sale. These coupon-ers take this strategy to a whole new level and stockpile groceries that will last for months, but they end up paying next to nothing for hundreds of dollars of groceries.


Premiers: Wednesday April 6 on TLC 

Get your sneak peak- click here!!  

Check back every week for a summary of the show and tips on how to apply their strategy to your life.

See, it takes no time to save a dime
xoxo
Lauren and Jenna

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Get a Free Bag of Chips at Kroger!

Did you clip your coupons on Sunday?
If you did, you would have seen that Kroger is giving away a FREE bag of chips.

Here's the ad:


Details:
April 1- it's no joke!!
 3-8pm
2.5-3 oz Frito Lay chips made with natural ingredients
limit 1 bag per customer
(while supplies last) 

Coolest part, no coupon necessary. 

 See, it takes no time to save a dime.
xoxo
Lauren and Jenna