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What's the secret sale going on right now that nobody talks about?

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:14:49 -0500

What's the secret sale going on right now that nobody talks about?:

Read on for more!

Get a FREE movie at Redbox tonight!

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:45:37 -0500

Get a FREE movie at Redbox tonight!:

Click the link for the code— only good for today!

Wegmans sales this week!

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:21:37 -0500

Wegmans sales this week!:

Check out some great deals and coupon matchups!

New beauty on a budget column up on pop-break.com!

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:26:42 -0500

New beauty on a budget column up on pop-break.com!:

Read it!

B1G1 Shaving Cream Coupons

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:55:04 -0500

frugalfiles:

BOGO (up to $3.00) Skintimate Shave Gel or Cream

BOGO (up to $3.00) Edge Shave Gel

Enter to win a $25 Visa gift card!

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:30:28 -0500

Enter to win a $25 Visa gift card!:

It’s SUPER easy! Click on the link to win!

Come to a class tonight!

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:26:31 -0500

Come to a class tonight!:

7 p.m. at the Edison Public Library.

Click the link for more details!

Target deals for this week!

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:14:50 -0500

Up & Up on sale and on clearance; gift card deals

This week at Target, many Up & Up products are on sale or clearance. Up & Up is Target’s house brand, and I think they may be getting ready for a look upgrade. Dozens of their products were on clearance or on sale for tremendously good prices, so if you’re not a brand loyalist, this may be the time to pick up some Up & Up bleach (on clearance for $1.38) or Up & Up medicine and vitamins.

Gift card deals and free item deals:

Protip: Remember not to strike if the iron’s not hot enough. Read my last entry on controlling your urge to buy into a store promotion here.

Buy 2 listed Tide items ($17.99 each), get a $5 gift card.

Buy 2 Quilted Northern/Angel Soft 30-packs of toilet paper ($15.99 each), get a $5 giftcard

Buy any 3 selected value packs of Colgate or Crest ($5.99), get a $5 gift card

Buy three 12-packs of Coke cans, get a 12-pack of Coke Zero free

Buy two jumbo packs of Huggies diapers and get a pack of Huggies or Pampers baby wipes free

Buy four Healthy Choice or Marie Callender’s frozen entrees, get one free

Buy four Betty Crocker cake mixes or frostings, get a can of frosting free

Buy 3 Playtex tampons 36-count, get a $5 gift card ($2/1 coupons off big boxes)

Buy 2 Hebrew National hot dogs get a Guldens mustard free

On-sale items: (coupons as noted)

Method deterdent $13.99

Wish 75-oz $7.99

Glade candles $2.79

Surf detergent 140-load $9.99

Clorox Stainfighter color-safe bleach $6.58

Downy $5.99

Scotch Brite 3-pack sponges $3.89

Purex detergent $4.99 (Recently on sale for $1.99, now-expired coupon for $1/1 made it $.99. Know your prices and know how low they can go!)

Clorox cleaners $2.66-$7.49

Murphy oil soap $2.55-$3.29

Gain scent booster $5.99

Febreeze $3.99-$4.49 (coupons from PG)

Scrubbing Bubbles 2pack $4.99

Comet $.84 ($.35/1 from coupons.com)

Kaboom $3.69

Lysol wipes *on clearance* $2.11

ScotchBrite qipes$1.99

Clorox wipes 3-pack $4.99

Energizer batteries $11.39 -$11.99 assorted sizes and counts

Glade 2-pack refills $4.55

Air Wick refill 2 pack $4.55

Palmolive 38-oz $3.49 ($.50/1 from smartsource)

Swiffer refills $10.49 (coupons from PG)

Neutrogena eyeliner $6.29 ($1/1)

Covergirl eye products $6.59-$7.59 ($1/1)

Covergirl + Olay $9.99

Maybelline $4.22-$6.29

Revlon colorburst lip butter $6.16

Colorstay eyeliner $6.59

Revlon mascara $4.74-$8.06

Loreal advanced care items $12.50-$36.35

Olay Total Effects on sale up to $43

Vidal Sassoon products $3.99

Loreal Ever-Strong line of hair care $5.99 ($2/1 coupon)

Essie nail polish $7.79

Finesse $2.24

Suave 2-packs all $5

Coppertone *on clearance* $8.23

Lubriderm $5.66 ($2/1 and $1/1 available)

Gold Bond $7-64-$9.99 ($1/1)

Dulcolac 50 count $9.09

Unisom tabs $6.99 ($1/1)

Nature Made all on sale

Degree clinical deodorant *on clearance* $9.68

Softsoap body wash 2-pack $5.50

Diap body wash $4.49

Lean Cuisine froen $1.99-$2.99

Healthy Choice $1.89-$2.50

Pillsbury strudel $1.87

Marie Callender’s $2.50

Lil Debbie 2 for $5

Bagel Bites $6.59

RedCaron big pizza $4.99

Velveeta/Kraft cups 4-pack 2 for $7

Kraft Mac and Cheese 5 for $5

Swanson broth $.59-$2.01

Sarkist tuna pouch tuna $1.04 (this is a VERY good price! There’s a $.55/1 and $.55/2 coupon floating around, too.)

Campbells natural 4 for $5 (printable at coupons.com)

Hormel $.96

Skinny Cow ice cream $4.24

Del Monte vegetables $.75

Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice $1.52

Bush’s beans $.89

Boboli brush $4.07 (there’s a peelie on here for $.75 off grape tomatoes!! SUPER rare!)

Classico sauce $1.49

Pace salsa $2.35 ($.50/2 printable)

Ragu pizza sauce $1.19-$1.70

Barilla pasta $1.19

Jif peanut butter $2.99

Starbucks coffee $7.99

K-Cups 18-pack $10.99

Maxwell House International BOGO deal- Buy 3 Get 1 Free

Hidden Valley ranch 2 for$9

Smuckers squeeze jelly $1.89

French’s brown mustard $1.25; yellow $1.34; homey mustard or dijon $1.92

Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce 2 for $4

Jack Daniels BBQ sauce $1.79

Skinny Cow chocolate 2 for $6.99

Hungry Jack pancake mix $1.89

Craisins $1.77

Jet Puff marshmallows $.99

Jell-O pudding/jello big box $.99

Crisco oil $3.31

Special K big box $3.69

Capri Sun 20-count $4.69- buy 3 get one free BOGO deal

Pepsi tiny cans 4 for$9

Snyders Pounder pretzels $2.89

Pringles $1.44

Powerade $.89

CheezIt 3 for $8

Triscuit 3 for $7

Kashi bars $2.74 (printable)

Peppridge Farm crackers $2.50 (free with the purchase of 5 Campbell’s Natural soups)

Fiber One bars $2.69 ($.40/1 printable)

Dasani water 24-pack $3.99

Welcome to the BRAND NEW nattylightpockets.com!

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:07:16 -0500

Welcome to the BRAND NEW nattylightpockets.com!:

Enter to win a $25 Visa gift card just for spreading the word about the new NLP.com!

Wegmans deals this week!

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:46:20 -0500

I think that the Wegmans sales last for a month– the on-sale items have been pretty much the same since I started going. However, there have been a few additions and changes.

Below are the new on-sale items added this week. Check the rest of the on-sale items here and here.

New sale items with coupons:

Covergirl with Olay makeup $10.99. Coupon in the January P&G insert.

Softsoap 7.5oz $.99. $.35/1 does not double in last week’s SmartSource.

Aveeno lotion $5.99. $1/1 available on http://www.smartsource.com.

Softsoap body wash $2.99. $.75/1 does not double in last week’s SmartSource.

Garnier hair styling products $2.99 (up from $2.79 last week), $1/1 coupon (previous Internet printout).

Bic Soleil razors $6.29, $3/1 coupon from first January SmartSource insert.

Smart Balance $2.99, $1/2 in first January SmartSource.

Finish dishwashing detergent, $3.79, coupons available here.

Head & Shoulders shampoo $3.99, $1/1 in January P&G; $2/2 in February P&G

Slimfast shakes $4.99, $1/1 from first January SmartSource

Atkins meals $4.99, $2/1 from last week’s SmartSource.

Hershey’s Simple Pleasures chocolates, 2 for $5, $1.50/1 on coupons.com

Hershey’s candies 2 for $6, $1.10/2 on coupons.com

Ken’s Dressing (big bottle) $3.99, $1/2 last week’s SmartSource

Hamburger Helper $1.49, $1/3 coupon from previous Red Plum

Progresso soups 4 for $5, coupon available at coupons.com

Campbells 2 go 2 for $4, coupon available on coupons.com

Lean Cuisine meals $2.49 (up from $1.99), $1 off 5 meals coupon in first January SmartSource.

Swiss Miss 4 for $5, $1/3 coupon available

Frank’s Red Hot $2.19 (big bottle), $.35/1 in last week’s Smart Source

Reynolds Wrap wax paper $1.29, $.50/1 coupon in last week’s Smart Source

Reynolds Wrap 75-foot foil $4.99, $.75/1 in last week’s SmartSource

New sale items without coupons:

Loreal lipsticks $5.99

Yes to Cucumbers face wipes $3.99

5 gum 2 for $5

Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce $2.49

Suave deodorant $.99

Crest 6.4 oz certain varieties $1.59

Crest other varieties $2.29

Command hooks $2.69-$4.29

Libman mops and other products $7.99

Hellmans mayo 30 oz $3.99

Simply Orange orange juice $3.49

Yoplait cups $58/each

Muller corner yogurts $.89

Reddi Whip $1.99

Method specialized cleaners $4.49

Drano $4.94

Goo Gone $3.49

Fabuloso $1.49

Venus Embrace razors $9.99

ZZZQuill $7.99

Airborne $5.99

Coldeeze $7.99

Miralax 30-dose 2 for $30

Morningstar Farms products $2.99

DiGiorno pizzas $4.99

Scotch Brite 6-pack sponges $5.79

Ocelo 4-pack $1.99

Reynolds Wrapfoil 30 feet $1.88

Red Baron products $.99

Totino’s pizzarolls $2.99

Goya frozen products $1.59-$2.29

Ice flavored water drinks $.99

Frito Lay salsa $2.99

Evian 6-pack of 1-liter bottles $9.29

Cheez-It 2 for$5

Camilla Rice 10 pounds $6.99

Zatarins $1.49

Goya canned beans $.76

Krusteaz cornbreak mix $1.89

McCormick spice grinders $1.99

Betty Crocker $1.25

Wesson oil 2 for $5

Tuttorosso tomatoes 2 for $1

Barilla pasts 2 for $1

Godiva chocolates $3.49

Giveaway will start Wednesday!

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:45:14 -0500

Enter for your chance to WIN a $25 Visa gift card from NLP.com on Wednesday! Entries will start Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. and will be accepted through Jan. 31.

But you’ll have to visit www.nattylightpockets.com to get it! Remember, when the new site launches, most of my activity will be there (but all the posts will still show up here!)

SO SOON!!!!!!!!

Snag this iPhone case for only $1.45 shipped!

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:57:28 -0500

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Protip: Don't Always Strike While The Iron's Hot

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:51:50 -0500

Just because something is on sale doesn’t mean that it’s the best deal you’re going to get.

One of the most important master couponing tricks is to not be duped into all store specials. Sometimes, I forget this while caught up in couponing and I kick myself after I see what I missed!

For example: Last week during the Can-Can Sale at ShopRite (it’s like Saturnalia for couponers!), Scott towels 6-pack and toilet paper 12-pack were on sale for $5.88. The customer receives a $2 checkout coupon off his or her next order when one toilet paper and one paper towel is purchased. Coupons released at the beginning of the year in Red Plum offered $1/1 of each, making the rolls $4.88, plus the $2 coupon off the next ShopRite trip.

This week, the same Scott products went down to $3.88! $3.88 is the rock-bottom price that paper towels and toilet paper hit. With my $1/1 coupons (which I only clipped 1 of, unfortunately), each would have been $2.88. There was no $2 reward, but it still turned out slightly cheaper.

The moral of the story? Don’t spring for a deal unless you calculated that it’s worth it in your personal shopping life. Last week’s deal may have been a good deal for someone who REALLY needed toilet paper or paper towels last week or someone who frequently purchases items that don’t have discounts or coupons. This week’s deal would have been amazing for someone who doesn’t need paper towels or toilet paper right away, but likes to pick them up when they hit rock-bottom.

Which sale would you choose? (If it’s the second one, make sure you get to ShopRite before Saturday to pick them up! Actually, head there now, because these items tend to fly off the shelves quick. If you miss your store’s stock, make sure you pick up a raincheck.)

We have a launch date!

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:29:21 -0500

Keep an eye out for the new site on Jan. 23— the same date as my next class, 7pm, at the Edison Public Library, Plainfield Ave., Edison!

Catch these RED-HOT UNDER $1 ShopRite deals-- ends TODAY!

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:45:48 -0500

Getting some last-minute shopping in? Check out these RED-HOT deals at ShopRite that you may have missed! Hurry, because these offers end TODAY!

SCRUBBING BUBBLES products:

Reg. $2.99, on sale for $2.49

$.75/1 coupon from last week’s SmartSource, which doubles

$1 off digital coupon when you buy 2— download this from www.shoprite.com onto your ShopRite card

TOTAL= $.98, or $.49 each.

SOUTH BEACH Meal Products

Regular $5.99, on sale for $2.99 (This will not happen again or a while!)

$2/1 box of any MEAL product (meal bars or meals-to-go), from last week’s Smart Source

TOTAL = $.99! (Remember what I said about New Years resolution items going on sale? Losing weight is definitely on the top of that list. Refresh your memory here.)

GOODY HAIR TIES (If you’re like me and lose these all the time, TODAY is the day to buy out the entire stock!)

Regular $3.99, on sale for $1.99 (27-pack)

$.50/1 27-count that doubles

TOTAL= $.99!

Wegmans Deals this week!

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:25:14 -0500

As promised, still posting Wegmans sales each week. Sorry this took a little longer than usual.

It turns out the sales are similar to last weeks, but here’s a quick reminder about some of the wonderful deals available!

*side note: almost all of the sales are identical to last weeks. Below is a modified version of last week’s list with coupons, with a handful of additions. Happy shopping!

Sales with coupons:

Schick X-treme razors 8-pack $5.99, $5/2 coupon printable from coupons.com, brings price down to $7 for 16-count.

Garnier products $2.79, $1/1 printable, brings price to $1.79

Maybelline mascara $4.59-$5.99, $.75/1 coupon in last week’s SmartSource

Speed Stick (large size), $2. $1/1 in this week’s SmartSource, brings price to $1

Irish Spring body wash $2.99. $1/1 in this week’s SmartSource, brings price to $1.99

Jergens lotion $2.50, $1/1 online and previous SmartSource, brings price to $1.50

Lubriderm $5.99, $1/1 coupon on display brings price to $4.99

Nivea $4.99, $2/1 brings price down to $2.99

Softsoap products $2.99, $.75/1 does not double, brings price to $2.24

Edge/Skintimate $2, $.55/1 brings price to $.90

Carefree 54-count plus $1.99, $.50/1 coupon from last week’s Redplum brings price to $.99

Stayfree large count $1.99, BOGO coupon from last week’s Redplum brings price to $1.99 for two, or $.98 each

Listerine $3.99-$6.99, $2/1 available online

Special K diet products, $4.99-$5.49, $1/1 last week’s SmartSource

Special K cereal or bars, 2 for $5, $1/2 last week’s SmartSource brings price to 2 for $4

Atkins products $4.99-$5.99, $1/1 or $2/1 coupon depending on product from last week’s SmartSource

SteamFresh vegetables $1.99, $1/2 coupon brings price to $2.98

Lean Cuisine $1.99, $1/5 coupon from last week’s SmartSource

Keebler cookies $1.99, $1/2 brings price to $3 for 2

Sales without coupons:

Crest mouthwash $3.99

Snapple 64-oz $2.49

Pepsi brand liter bottles 4 for $5

Coke cans 4 for $10

Coke brand liter bottles 3 for $3.33

Peppridge Farm frozen desserts $2.99

Crest toothpaste $2.29

Opti-Free $5.19-$8.99

BioTrue $6.99

Stouffers, $2.49-$2.99

Skinny Cow ice cream $3.99

Eggo $2.19

BigelowK-Cups tea $5.99

Arizona tea jugs $1.99

Vitamin Water $5 for 4

Polar 1 liter seltzer $.99

Bayer aspirin 120 count $5.49

Banquet pot pie $.89

Green Giant frozen veggies $1.49

Airborne $5.99

Scotch-Brite sponges 3-pack $2.79

Dial soap 2-pack $.99

Cold Eeze $7.99

Alka Seltzer $4.99

Breathe Right strips $10.99

Pepto Bismol $3.49

VO5 $.79

Dove soap $2.99

Dial body wash $3.49

Burt’s Bees lip combo (leftover holiday sale) $1.99

St. Ives body wash $1.99

Tresemme $2.99

Rvlon polish $2.99

Almay makeupremover $3.99

Maybelline Baby lip products $2.99

Olay face wash $4.49

Neutrogena Naturals $5.99

Cetaphil $7.99

Jergens Natural Glow, $6.99

My debut on pop-break.com!

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:13:08 -0500

My debut on pop-break.com!:

I started writing a fashion-for-the-cheap column for www.pop-break.com! Check it out :)

So, I’ve finally hit the couponing point where I’m...

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:30:46 -0500

So, I’ve finally hit the couponing point where I’m stuffed to the gills!

I was hoping this wouldn’t happen, mostly because I -refuse- to move to a binder. That’s absurd.

Instead, I bought two similar coupon holders, divided my categories a little more specifically (example: split “household” into “paper products” and “household” and “fridge” into “fresh” and “in the fridge”), and split the big stack of coupons into two separate folders— “edible” and “not edible.”

I CANNOT grow more than this!

Has anyone else had problems with having too many coupons? How do you handle reorganization?

Pomegranates are currently 2 for $5 at Shoprite, making one...

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:29:38 -0500

Pomegranates are currently 2 for $5 at Shoprite, making one $2.50. The .50 coupons reads “do not double,” but it doubled anyway- $1.50 pomegranate!

Look!! A coupon for fresh fruit!! The coupons at the beginning...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:25:44 -0500

Look!! A coupon for fresh fruit!! The coupons at the beginning of the year are awesome. Get yours in this Sunday’s Smart Source newspaper insert!