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Strategy and Tips

Walgreens releases official coupon policy!

August 27, 2010

Wow! After years of coupon shoppers begging Walgreens to release an official coupon policy, they’ve finally done it! It doesn’t seem to have anything too surprising, most of it is what we’ve learned by trial and error. You can read the official policy here, as well as tips and strategy for shopping at Walgreens. By [...]

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Couponing FAQ: price matching and competitor’s coupons

August 26, 2010

Lori’s curious about price matching and competitor’s coupons… Which stores price match?  I’m particularly interested in King Soopers and Safeway. Do they match each other’s prices if I take the flier in there? Walmart price matches and has for years.  It’s usually a pretty simple process – just take in the ad and show it [...]

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Guest Post: Raising (Teenage) Boys on Coupons

August 24, 2010
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Thanks to Jill for sharing how she raises teenage boys on coupons! As a non-extravagant, home-owning, single mom to three boys I find managing finances to be difficult. We go places, do things, see things and have full lives because I use coupons. I am not just a couponer though. I am a deal-seeking couponer; [...]

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Berries aren’t a bargain if they go moldy…

August 18, 2010
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Anyone want to dethrone me from the title Queen of Buying Lots of Fresh Produce And Letting It Rot In The Frig? Really, I shouldn’t be dethroned – I should try to just step down. I’ve let way too much good food rot in the frig lately, mostly due to being pregnant and just not [...]

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Guest post: having a baby – or TWO – on a budget!

August 17, 2010
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Thanks to Heather for sharing her expertise on having a baby – or two – on a budget! On December 8, 2008, I was eight weeks pregnant, and my doctor was doing a routine ultrasound.  What she found changed my life forever. “It looks like there are two babies!” As you can imagine, nothing in [...]

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How much does “back to school” cost?

July 31, 2010
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As I was typing up the school supply deals for this week, I started wondering: how much does it really cost to go “back to school”? I was homeschooled and don’t think we ever bought school supplies as an “event”.  I’m sure we bought a few notebooks and pencils, but pencil boxes?  Staplers?  Post-It notes?  [...]

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30 free money-saving iPhone apps!

July 27, 2010

Erin from Coupon Cravings has a great list of 30 free apps to help you save money with your iPhone!  I’m just a wee bit jealous that I’m still iPhone-less (someday, someday), but I’m sure those of you lucky enough to have one will find some great apps to use. Maybe a Springs Bargains iPhone [...]

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8 Reasons You Shouldn’t Use Coupons: do you agree?

July 19, 2010
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Andrea just posted a link to this crazy article: 8 Reasons You Shouldn’t Use Coupons. Among them, you shouldn’t use coupons because it takes time (tell me something that saves or earns you money that doesn’t take time!), and you “have to” buy a newspaper. What would you say in rebuttal to this article?

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Hot price on Grocery University, today only!

July 14, 2010

It’s here! The 3 Day Grocery University Sale has begun. You’ve seen the testimonials from Kate (the skeptic), Amy (she said she’d never use coupons), and Jill (experienced couponer who bumped up her savings). Laura said it was amazing.  The host of the popular Frugal Friday meme said she learned a lot from Grocery University. [...]

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Top 5 Ways To Keep Cool Without AC

June 24, 2010

It’s hot. I love practically everything about Colorado Springs, with one exception: the lack of air conditioning in homes. Only around 1/3 of homes in Colorado Springs have AC, and I’m left wondering why. I grew up in Kansas, where the humidity and heat made AC a must from May through September. While I wouldn’t [...]

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Come share your strawberry recipes!

June 17, 2010
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With strawberries on sale for 88¢ at Sunflower Market this week, just about everyone is thinking strawberries!  But, other than eating them fresh, or freezing them plain, what else do you make with strawberries? Leave links to your favorite recipes (on your own site or someone else’s) below, or leave a comment with your favorite [...]

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“I’ve been couponing… but haven’t been able to save measurable amounts”

June 16, 2010

Just wanted to share this testimonial from a recent “graduate” of Grocery University: I have been couponing successfully…but I haven’t been able to save measurable amounts. I was also obsessed and fixated on a good deal because I had this feeling it would never come around again.  It’s not very cost efficient to think this [...]

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