Walgreens October 14th

Great trip today! A few must-haves and a couple things to make me feel pretty. :)

2 Bounty Basic Paper Towel Rolls

$1.59 each

Used In-Ad Coupon to make them 89 cents each

Used (2) 25 cent coupon from P&G Insert

Final Price: 64 cents each

2 Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent (This is my FAVORITE detergent!)

$2.99 Sale Price

Used (2) $1 off printable coupons found here

Final Price: $1.99

Will get back $1 EasySaver Rebate

2 Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereals

$2.50 Sale Price

Used (2) $1 off printable coupons found here

Final Price: $1.50 each

3 Dimetapp Cold Medicines

$3.99 Sale Price

Used (3) $2 off printable coupons found here

Final Price: $1.99 Each

Earned $10 in RR's for buying 3

Jane Mineral Makeup:

1 Tinted Moisturizer $4.99

1 Blush $4.99

These were B1G1 Free

Used $2 off coupon from September All You magazine

Final Price: $2.99 for both

I used a $4.50 RR and paid $14.80 on a gift card from last months rebates. No OOP.

I have $3.09 left on my gift card and a $10 RR.

Local Egg Deal

I guess my Fancy Schmancy New Kroger had too many Organic Eggs, because they're all marked down on Manager's Special now! I got "Cage-Free Grain-Fed Organic" eggs by the dozen for just 99 cents!

Hobby Lobby Week of October 13

Hobby Lobby has the 40% of one REGULAR priced item coupon again this week. Get yours here.

Sale items of note:

50% All Ribbon-by-the-Roll

50% off Floral Stems, Floral Arrangements, Greenery, Swags, Garlands--just about all floral items actually

$1.99 Simplicity Patterns (LIMIT 10)

30% Chipboard Embellishments for Scrapbooking

50% off Fall Decor

Check out the whole ad here.

Easy Money

I don't know about you, but I've signed up for several different programs offering compensation for your time in viewing ads or doing surveys. Some are points-based, like Ipsos I-Say, and take forever to build up. Some are cash-based, like Inbox Dollars, and pay very little and require a minimum balance before payout.

Now let me tell you about a program that REALLY TRULY HONESTLY takes very little time and pays out promptly. I discovered YouData at BeCentsAble. Create an account in under a minute for FREE and immediately start viewing ads. After 5 minutes or less, you've made a buck or two. Much better than a survey that takes you 20 minutes and pays you 50 cents--or even worse, a survey that you spend 5 minutes on only to discover that you don't qualify and you get ZIP!

They pay via Paypal, so you will need a Paypal account set up. However, there are no tax papers to fiddle with. They pay every Friday night like clockwork, no matter what your balance is. I made $7.51 my first week and that only included three days and about 15 mintues.

You will not make a million like this, but it is a great way to make a little on the side.

Speaking of "on the side", I have a YouData Adget on the right side of my page where you can log in to view your ads anytime, after setting up your account. You can designate some funds to stay at this site, or gobble it all up for yourself. Either way, you should definitely check it out!

Check Out This Giveaway!

Stretching A Buck is hosting a giveaway! The prize? A $25 KROGER gift card!!!

Why am I so excited? Um, have you read my posts about Glade moneymaking, Febreze moneymaking, or my beautiful NEW KROGER (Yes, I have an obsession!)?

You can enter the givaway here! I would say "Good Luck", but the honest truth is that I want to win...can I wish you "Bad Luck"? LOL!

October 12 Coupons

Usually, the 2nd and 3rd week of the month are pretty slow as far as coupons go, but this Sunday's paper looks pretty good and corresponds well with some of next week's ads.

There will be 1 SmartSource, 1 Valassis, and 1 P&G Insert.

Good toiletry, cleaning, and foods coupons. You should definitely get at least two...

But the 55 cents off 8 ct. POP-TART's coupon will probably make me get several! It will DOUBLE @ Kroger and TRIPLE @ Brookshire's, locally anyway.

I know they are $1.85 @ Kroger right now, so I can handle 75 cents a box!

Check out the full coupon preview at Taylortown or The Coupon Clippers.

New Feature on Shortcuts.com

If you haven't started integrating Shortcuts into your couponing venture, you are missing out. These coupons load to your Kroger card and come off automatically with no clipping!

They have a new "Meal Deal" feature that packages some coupons together for what they call "Pasta Night Meal Deal" and "Betty's Birthday Deal". You do have to add these to your card as a package, but you do NOT have to use them all at once. All the name-brand coupons have manufacturer's coupon to matchup, and there are a few store-brand coupons, which is kind of rare.

Keep this in mind: You can only have 20 TOTAL coupons on your shopper's card, between all sites. You cannot delete any coupons--the only way to make them go away is to use them.

Thanks to savingsmakescents for the heads up!