Thrifty Thursday! - - Save on Brillo Pads

OK - by show of hands, how many of you have used a brillo pad and then came back to use it a short time later only for it to be all rusty and nasty?! and then you had to throw the brillo pad away?! Oh...come on now....raise your hand - you know you have!! There you go........

Well.......to cut down on wasting, next time you grab that Brillo pad (or other similar cleaning device) out of the box, BEFORE you use it go ahead and grab your scissors and cut that pad in half! (This will also help sharpen your scissors too!) Place half back in the package and then use the smaller Brillo pad for your cleaning purpose. It will still be large enough to clean whatever it is that you need to clean that day and most likely use up what cleaning life it has in it. Then you can toss it - for the other half to remain all pristine clean in the box for its next use - instead of it sitting there waiting to rust all over your sink!

Not only will this save on rustiness sitting around, but will also double the length of time most likely that the box of pads will last you which, as a result, will save you money!

Happy Savings!

Tina

Bi-Lo Deals Highlights 12/14-12/20

OK, I'm a little more impressed with Publix ad this week then Bi-Lo's, but still some good deals to be had. Who knows - you might need more of what Bi-Lo has on sale this week then Publix. So be sure to scan the entire circular to see if anything you need and STOCK UP! Remember - you save the most when you buy when low price and stock up on it, then to wait until you need it and have to pay full price!

A few things I noted of interst this week at BiLo were:

The Meal Deal this week is: Buy a Michael Angelo Family Size Entree for $7.99 and get a FREE Pepperridge Farm Garlic Bread, FREE Pepperidge Farm Cake and a FREE 6 pk cans of Coke.

Hot Pockets are on sale for $2.00

Carolina Pride Cocktail Smokies at $2.64 and there are several .50 off coupons in the 22 9/11, 22 10/9 and ss 12/4 circulars bringing price down to $1.64 each

Smithfield Bacon at $2.99 - use $1 off coupon in 12/4 SS circular and get that for $1.99 (reg $5.99)

Hungry Jack AuGratin Potatoes .94 use $1/2 in the 11/6 RP cicular and pay .44 each

Domino Sugar $2.49 - several coupons out there making it $1.49

Again, lots more deals out there. If you scan the circular, you will also see there are lots of ways to earn BONUS FUEL PERKS this week. Be careful though, sometimes you have to spend $20 to save $4 on gas and it may not even be on stuff you really want..... the fuel perk deals a lot of times come in handy, but sometimes they are not such a great deal...so think about them before you dive right in.

For the full match ups of coupons and sale items, be sure to check out Southern Savers!

Happy Shopping!
Tina

Publix Deals Highlights 12/14 - 12/24

LOTS of great deals starting at Publix tomorrow so be sure to scan the circular for all the great BOGO and other deals they have. Note that this week's ad will cover all the way through Christmas Eve so you have 10 days to get all these deals in prior to Christmas Day! For some of us, that means two pay periods so two grocery trips for double the savings!

Some of the deals that I saw that you may can get FREE or pretty darn cheap if you have the matching coupons available are:

Coles Breadsticks - $1.49 each - downloand from their website the .50 off coupon and pay .49!

Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip - $2.44. You can get as low as .44 if you have the Publix $1 coupon and match it with the printable that was available online of $1.00. If you dont have the printable, there was a .35 coupon in the 11/10 SS circular so you would still only pay .74!

Chinet Napkins - $1.07 each. Downloand the $1 coupon on their website = .07 napkins!

Mueller Pasta .71 - use .75 11/20 SS coupon and get FREE PASTA! Or there was also a 11/13 RP coupon for FREE PASTA with purchase of two Ragu sauces which are also on sale this week!

Duncan Hines Cake Mix - .94 - use .50 11/6 SS = FREE CAKE MIX!

These are just a FEW of the items that I see to stock up on this week. Be sure to view the entire circular for all the other great deals. If you need help matching up sales to available coupons, I would highly recommend Southern Savers website for use in this area!

Happy Shopping!

Tina

Redbox - 12 days of Deals!!!

Redbox is hosting its very own 12 Days of Deals. To get your "daily deal" simply text FUN to 727272 each day (from 12/13 through 12/24) and you will be sent that day's "deal" to your phone. Deals will include discounts ranging from 25 cents to $1.00 off a rental. Since Redbox rentals are $1.00 - this could mean FREE MOVIES! For all the details - click here.

Site Review: Coupon Chief

I was recently asked to check out the website of Coupon Chief and share my thoughts of the site with my fellow bloggers, friends and family. If you do any type of shopping online, you MUST check this site out!

First of all, there are THOUSANDS of stores that this site offers coupon codes for. What is a coupon code? Well, if you do any type of shopping online, you know that when you go to the companies checkout there is usually a box that says "enter promo code" or "enter coupon code" or something like that. A lot of times you may not have a coupon code and you simply skip over that box. HOWEVER, not any more! From now on, any time you want to purchase something on line, the first thing you need to do is go to Coupon Chief and see if they have a promo code they can provide you to use on your order. Some coupon codes that you might find would provide you with free shipping, or perhaps $25 off a $100 purchase, 25% off, etc. The options are endless and of course change constantly as deal "promos" are found for you! You can search by either the name of a particular store you want to purchase from or, even an item. Say you want to look for "teen fashion". You simply go to Coupon Chief, plug in "teen fashion" as your search item and they will pull up a listing of all stores that offer teen fashions along with matching coupon codes. When you find the store/coupon you would like to purchase from and use, you simply click on the "copy" button for that coupon and paste that particular coupon code into the checkout of the site you are ordering from. Your savings will instantly show up on your online invoice. It is that easy!

Coupon Chief also offers a "Pays-2-Share Program". If you are shopping online and come across a coupon code that Coupon Chief does not already have in their listing of offers, you can actually upload that coupon code to their site and if anyone clicks on that offer and makes a purchase, Coupon Chief will pay you 2% of the total sales purchased when someone uses that coupon! So, not only is Coupon Chief a "savings site", it could also be a "money making site" as well!

One other great feature they have is you can set up a profile on their website that provides information on what types of items or stores that you like to shop from and they will email you alerts when there are deals and promos that you may be interested in.

If you do any type of online shopping, I would highly recommend you check out Coupon Chief! I do not personally do a lot of online shopping, but I just may start having found this new site!

Happy Savings!
Tina

Day 11 - Meet Charlie

NOTE: AFTER I POSTED THIS I REALIZED POSTED TO MY WRONG BLOG!!! OOPS. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR COUPON TIPS - PLEASE DISREGARD THIS POST. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO APPEAR ON MY FAMILY/MARTAHON BLOG! I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO EASILY COPY OVER TO OTHER BLOG WITHOUT RETYPING (CUT/PASTE DON'T WORK!) SORRY!!

Heeeeeere's Charlie!

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Well, normally there would be a picture right above here but hubby drove off again without me getting a chance to snap a picture of Charlie. I'll upload when I can.

Who is Charlie? Well, Charlie is my hubby's new truck. (I always name our vehicles, hubby is not amused and does not approve of the name "Charlie" but I figured I name them, I call them by name, so no one else really needs to like the name, right?) Well anyhoo, we set out Saturday morning to have a nice quiet lunch and do some shopping (nothing fun - - new part for the kitchen sink, possibly rent a carpet cleaner, get the dogs groomed, etc.). We even gave the kids a credit card so they could go get lunch themselves. Well......we show up at the restaurant and who walks in 10 minutes later but the kids! We can't even pay them to leave us alone! LOL. We hurried and ate and then left so we could attempt to lose them again without them following us when the phone rings. The dogs are already done at the groomers, so we headed back to pick them up and drop them off at home. We once again get back in the car to go do our errands when the kids call. They are at a local clothing store and found some "stuff" they needed. So, we stopped in with them, everybody got some clothes (I got running clothes - go figure) and once again we leave the children to finally get our errands done as we have to get home for a family graduation party by 5:30.........

Needless to say, the only thing we accomplished on our list was picking up the sink part. On a whim we decided to drive West Ashley "just to look" to see what trucks were out there available for sale. Well......about 5 hours later we were driving home with a new truck - Charlie! Talk about a last minute whim!! We rushed home, ran a brush through my hair and off to the graduation party - albeit an hour or so late. But...we did get there. Congratulations Skylar on graduation!

Needless to say after a whirlind of a day, no walking, running or training otherwise happened today. You never think about how exhausting buying a new car can be!

Set the alarm tonight though to get up at 6:45 a.m. for my first morning run! Wish me luck!

FREE Cami from Lane Bryant!

Click here to fill out online form and instantly print a coupon for a FREE Cami from your local Lane Bryant or Cacique store. Coupon expires May 10 so be sure and hurry. This is available while supplies last only!

Happy Savings!
Tina