From the monthly archives:

August 2008

Some more Freebies (Fillers) at CVS

by Crystal Collins on August 31, 2008

in CVS

John Frieda Trial Size Hairspray 1.49 – use $3/2 Tearpad found at Rite Aid and Harris Teeter, gets you two of these for FREE! (The coupons from the paper exclude trial size)
If you got the $2/2 Gold Emblem CRT from this past week, here are some Free items + possible overage that you can get. [...]

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Publix Penny Item 8/31-9/1

by Crystal Collins on August 31, 2008

in Grocery Store Deals

Sorry, I know it’s a little late being posted. But the penny item is Publix Potato Chips.
For every $10 you spend before coupons you get the Mystery Item for a Penny.
Tips for shopping at Publix:
They double coupons up to 50 cents.
They take competitor coupons.
You can use one MFR and one Publix (or competitor) Q [...]

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CVS $3/15 Be on the Look Out!

by Crystal Collins on August 31, 2008

in CVS

Thanks to my friend Heather for telling me about this. Be on the look out at your local CVS. The Richmond Parent Magazine has a $3 off a $15 purchase coupon on the back. These are free to take so keep your eye out!!
This may only be available in VA, but it doesn’t hurt to [...]

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Hello From My Vacation!

by Crystal Collins on August 31, 2008

in Uncategorized

Hey Everyone! My family and I are enjoying our vacation here at Apple Mountain!! Having a blast! Just wanted to share a tip for you all that I thought of while here. The resort was giving everyone free papers this morning! I nabbed one, had DH get one, and my MIL. I got 3 PG [...]

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Vacation Time!!

by Crystal Collins on August 30, 2008

in Uncategorized

Okay guys! I’m off on vaca!! See my CVS Scenarios on the Right for this week. I’m not doing one specifically for newbies simply because I won’t be here to answer questions as often. I will probably get on a few times while we’re gone to do some posting and Qamp;A. [...]

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Publix Deals 8/31-9/1 Penny Item

by Crystal Collins on August 30, 2008

in Grocery Store Deals

View your local weekly ad HERE.
I do most all my shopping at Publix on Sundays and Mondays. This is because they always have an awesome Mystery Item that you get for a penny. For every $10 you spend (Before Coupons) you get a Mystery Item for a penny! Last week it was the Greenwise [...]

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Get a Free Photo Book With Free Shipping!!

by Crystal Collins on August 30, 2008

in Freebies

Thanks to My Penny Pile for this awesome deal!
I did this last night! Got a photo book on the way in the mail, and my total was zero! Didn’t even have to put in a credit card. Here’s what you do:
Albelli.com has a free 24-page photo book if you use coupon
code momspaceab81, and it also [...]

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Frugal Friday – Help Your Bones

by Crystal Collins on August 29, 2008

in Thrifty Tips

My husband has degenerative discs in his back, so I am constantly trying to find inexpensive ways to help him (hence all the joint juice I bought this week).
One fairly inexpensive way to help your bones/joints is to make a soup by using animal bones. A lot of times, in the meat department, you can [...]

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Shopping Rundown for the Week

by Crystal Collins on August 29, 2008

in Shopping Trips

Okay normally I don’t do this much shopping in one week. But with our vacation coming up this weekend I needed to get several things to take with us. While I was getting the things we needed for the trip, I got plenty of other things this week. Total spent with all my trips this [...]

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