Uh oh...Looks like I'm gonna buy some KY Jelly

AHHH! I need to get back to my coupon book at home. Anthony...take note, I need you to go buy some KY Jelly at Rite Aid hahaha I laugh but I'm so not joking... The $5 +Up Reward when you buy 2 K-Y products is printing on the small, 2 oz bottle, which turns this deal to a money-maker!

K-Y Brand Jelly, 2 oz $4.49
Buy 1, Get 1 50% off
$3.00/1 – K-Y Brand Product, excludes trial – (smartsource.com)
$2.00/1 – K-Y Brand Product, Excluding Trial Sizes – (k-y.com)
$3.00/1 – K-Y Brand Product, Excludes Trial Size – (valuesforhealth.com)

K-Y Brand Jelly, 2 oz $4.49
Buy 1, Get 1 50% off
Use 2 $3.00/1 – K-Y Brand Product, excludes trial – (smartsource.com)
Pay: $0.73, Receive $5 +Up Reward (for buying 2 K-Y products)
Final Price: $4.26 Money-Maker!

FREE CHICKEN WINGS! HURRY!

For a limited time, get 12 FREE Deli Bone-in Chicken Wings at Kroger, Ralph’s and all Kroger Affiliate Stores. I just added it to my Ralphs card...free wings? ummmm yessss Actually, Anthony you need to sign up for a free Ralphs card too...cuz then that's 24! muahahahaha

www.ralphs.com/GameDayGreats
www.kroger.com/GameDayGreats
www.citymarket.com/GameDayGreats
www.dillons.com/GameDayGreats
www.frysfood.com/GameDayGreats
www.gerbes.com/GameDayGreats
www.hilander.net/GameDayGreats
www.jaycfoods.com/GameDayGreats
www.kingsoopers.com/GameDayGreats
www.owensmarket.com/GameDayGreats
www.pay-less.com/GameDayGreats
www.qfc.com/GameDayGreats
www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/GameDayGreats
www.food4lessfremont.com/GameDayGreats

Just click “Special Offers” on the right side & add it to your card!

Coupon Ninja in moving pictures

It has just been brought to my attention by the wonderful and talent Fred Stoverick that my Ninjaness would best be expressed through the art of video...

When I get back from filming...video coupon blogs are coming to you....with my theme song and all.

I already trademarked my name as The Coupon Ninja via youtube...so that clearly makes it official. I'm just gonna think of ideas till then. Obviously any and all suggestions would be lovely.

Free Ice Cream

Baskin Robbins just reached 2 MILLION facebook fans and they are celebrating by giving away coupons! (Now, that’s my kind of celebration!)

Head on over HERE for a Buy 1 Cone, Get 1 Free Coupon!

This coupon in on their facebook wall- not in a tab

also FREE...



$1.00/2 – Butterfinger Snackerz, available at Walgreens and Rite Aid – (coupons.com)
I found this new coupon on pg. 5.

Walgreens, beginning 1/30

Butterfinger Snackerz $0.39
with in-ad coupon
Use $1.00/2 – Butterfinger Snackerz, available at Walgreens and Rite Aid – (coupons.com)
Final Price: Free

Free Lay :)

Lay’s Stax chips are reportedly producing 1 $1.00 +Up reward at Rite Aid! Since they’re priced at 2/$2, or $1.00 each in this week’s ad, that means they’re free! No coupons necessary! Many stores will likely be out of stock soon, so I wouldn’t wait on this one!

Lay’s Stax, 5.5-5.75 oz $1.00
Buy 1, Receive $1 +Up Reward (unadvertised reward for purchase of food)
Final Price: Free

I love when you can buy something and MAKE money...

Here are two deals that just surfaced at Walgreens!

Neuragen PN Pain Relief Topical Solution $14.99
Buy 1, Receive $10.00 Register Reward
$10.00/1 – Neuragen coupon from the Diabetes and You Magazine found by the Walgreens Pharmacy
Or $5.00/1 – Neuragen PN Nerve Pain Relief – (smartsource.com)
Pay as low as $4.99, Receive a $10 RR
Final Price: $5 Money Maker

Icy Hot No Mess Vapor Gel for Kids $3.99
Buy 1, Receive $3.00 Register Reward
$1.00/1 Icy Hot, Aspercreme, Capzasin, Sportscreme, or Flexall product, any from SmartSource 1/2
Pay $2.99, Receive a $3 RR
Final Price: FREE

Gloves and Nuts...

Here’s a Great Deal on Spic and Span Disposable Gloves at Rite Aid. Next time you’re at Rite Aid check to see if they have these gloves on clearance for $0.50. If they do, here’s how to get them for free.

Spic and Span Disposable Gloves 10 pk $0.50
$1.00/2 – Spic and Span, Any Product - (coupons.com)
Final Price: Free

also...



On February 6th at 6:00 pm EST Planters will be giving away FREE samples of Flavor Grove Almonds! I would head on over and like Mr Peanut’s facebook page now so that you’ll be ready (and they will likely update their facebook page with a reminder or two)

Death and Taxes...and Apps

Tax season is upon us. Blah! Well it's not a coupon, but it pertains to money so I figured I'd spread the word. Click here for info on this new app that tracks your Tax Return...or Click Here to learn allllll about getting free tax advice from people who work for the IRS.

You can always e-file for free online as well...which saves on paper and is pretty instant. Sooner you file..sooner that check comes. Just saying :)

$25 Gift Certificate for $2

Great News! Restaurant.com is offering an 80% discount code valid through the end of the month!

Save 80% on gift certificates with discount code: MEAL

Offer valid through Friday 1/31

Start by heading to Restaurant.com

Enter your zip code to find participating restaurants in your area.

Pay only $2 for a $25 Gift Certificate with discount code: MEAL

Print the certificate immediately and use it as soon as today!

In most cases, Certificates do NOT expire.

Limit one certificate per table, excludes alcohol.

This is an amazing deal! The ONLY catch is that there is a minimum purchase required to use the gift certificate. Usually the minimum purchase is $35, and is clearly shown on the Restaurant.com site. So you’ll make sure your bill is just over $35, present your gift certificate to your server as payment and you’ll only owe $10, plus tax & gratuity.

Filming

I am gonna try my best to keep up with my coupon NINJA-ING over the next week or so, but bare with me as I'm in Palmdale filming a movie in the desert at the moment. lol I'm having my man take pictures of the coupons that came today hahaha

However...for now FREE MASCARA AT TARGET

Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara $2.24 – $2.99

USE $2.00/1 – Rimmel Cosmetic Item, Excludes Trial Size, Target Coupon – (target.com)

And use $2.00/1 – Rimmel Lash Accelerator Mascara or Any Rimmel Product – (facebook.com)

Final Price: FREE

FREE Museum Admission

If you have a Bank of America card...click here for all the museums in your area. Basically, just for presenting your card, you get free admission to all kinds of museums, which is pretty cool. I believe it's only for weekends. Check with your specific museum before going. :)

If you have an Iphone or Android

Get the shopkick app on your phone. Once you sign up...type in alligator3459 as your bonus code.

It's self explanatory, but basically you rack up all kinds of points when you just walk into a store and you can redeem those points for gift cards, movie tickets, etc. It's awesome. If you have a bf, husband, etc you like to go shopping with. Have them do the same, so every time you go out, you are basically getting double points. Believe it or not, my man lets me know now when there's a great sale somewhere lol

FREE this week...

****CVS must have a rewards card to get Extra Bucks (money you get back after your purchase that go towards your next)

Crest Pro Health or Pro Health Complete Rinse 16.9oz is $3.99 BUT you get $3.99 Extra Bucks back. FREE

Full Fast Appetite Control Spray 2 ox, $14.99 BUT you get $14.99 Extra Bucks back. FREE

Obviously, your first purchase will be out of pocket, but after that...u just start rolling the money over.

****Rite AID (must have Wellness +UP Rewards card)

It is very important that you DON'T throw your receipt away. The money you get back will print off your receipt and you save it and use it towards your next purchase) If there isn't a long line, and even if there is, you can break your purchase up into two if you'd like so you can use your +UP rewards instead of paying out of pocket. +UP rewards can't pay for tax. So you will always have to pay for your own tax.

GE Extra Soft White Light Bulbs 4 pack $1.99 BUT you get $1.99 back in +UP Rewards.

****WALLGREENS

Omega Smart Ultimate Super Critical Fish Oil 30 ct FREE after $10 Mail in Rebate...

Patience is kind of the key here. Sometimes you just see something you want and use a coupon and that's it. The way to get the best deal is wait for it to go on sale, THEN stack it with your coupon...and stock up on them. Use your freezer space. For example. I like Cheese. It's 2.99. I have a dollar off manufacturer coupon. I dollar off Target Coupon target.com. (yes these can be combined). This makes it .99, which seems like an amazing deal right? What about you wait until it goes on sale for 2 for $3. Use two paper coupons, one target. 2 packets of cheese for FREE! Staking coupons on top of sales is the best possible option. That's how you will really start to save. Also compare prices in the weekly circulars that are in the paper. I never used to go to JONS...which is right down the street from me, but their produce is like 1/3 of the price of my normal grocery store.

Get a SUNDAY newspaper Subscription...it will be cheaper than paying $1.50 buying it anywhere else...and why not go for the sale, right?

You will see savings in the long run. My estimate is that you could save $thousands$/year. When it comes to drug stores, you can actually get the best deals here, but you have to get over your first initial purchase :) If you follow my blog, you will never pay for toothpaste, deodorant or toothbrushes again...and apparently light bulbs :)

So get your rewards cards, sunday paper subscription, start organizing your coupons and send me any and all questions.

$10 Starbucks Giftcard for $3

I'm just saying....

it's only good if you live in NYC, but nonetheless...amazing deal.

Free Subscription

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OR to WATCH! Click here

More Amazing Deals!

Click here to sign up through my link to "nomorerack".

This is just like Groupon and Living Social

It has amazing deals for uber cheap. Right now they have $60 ties on sale for $1. Plus you get $10 for signing up...so ummm FREE ties for all you men out there!

If you didn't know already, I'm super pumped up about the Sunday Paper tomorrow. I've already seen a few sneak peaks at the weekly ads...and I see FREE Lightbulbs and Mouthwash...so I'll be getting some of that.

I did it! I spent $15.75 on merch that costs well over $160!

(not pictured...Peanut M & M's...which are in my belly)

Well well well. I started with $14.50...then I paid $5.13...then yesterday I paid $26.12. Which is a grand total of...$45.75 out of pocket.

However, I have $30 in +UP Rewards back. Which means I've spent $15.75 for merchandise that totals well over $160 dollars. On a side note, I'm clearly set on Laundry Detergent, Toilet paper and Tissues :) Also, January isn't even over yet...

Free Bath and Body Works Sample

Click here to get the coupon from facebook. :)

3 Sunday Papers!

I get the Sunday paper delivered every week for 75 cents, which is a great deal, since it's $1.50 at a newspaper stand. Well since I'm trying to build my coupon database, I know I need more papers. So I called the LA Times and upgraded to 3 Sunday Papers...and asked for a deal...they said SURE... 50 cents, per. So that's $1.50/week. Usually just one coupon saves that, so it's completely worth it. Wanna know something sad? I get anxious Saturday nights...hahahaha like I can't wait to see what deals are gonna be in the paper. Sunday mornings I wake up like it's Christmas and run downstairs...ridiculous lol

I'm taking the plunge tonight to get my "$100 spent" at Rite Aid...Gonna total it all out tonight and see how much I paid and got since I started this adventure just a week or so ago. Muahaha

Also...wanna free subscription to Bridal Guide? Click here I'm a sucker for free stuff. Must be the Scottish girl in me...who knows :)

Extra savings?

adperk.com ...you watch 30 second videos and get awesome coupons :)

$20 Amazon Card for $10

Click here

You can get a $20 Amazon Gift Card for $10. You get $5 for signing up too...so that's like $5 for the whole damn thing. Pretty awesome deal.

$44.25 bill...and I paid $5.13...and got $8 BACK!

Muahaha

Ok I took another journey to Rite Aid today. I'm determined to get $20 +UP rewards...just gotta make it to $100 "spent". I say spent, bc as you know, all I've spent thus far at Rite Aid is my initial $14.50 purchase. But my receipt says I've spent $79.25 thus far.

Ok so here's what I got:

Loreal Blush $10.95
Loreal MIneral Powder $10.95
Bic Razors $6.49
Bic Razors $6.49
Toilet Paper Single $1
Toilet Paper 4 pack $1
Maybelline Mascara $7.39

Grand Total of $ 44.25 ...I think not.

Loreal had a sale of Buy One Get One Half Off. Well, I just so happen to also have a $5 off coupon for any two Loreal products ..so that's $11.42 AND you get 3+UP Rewards per Loreal Product...so I'll be getting $6 back

I had a coupon for Bic Razors of Buy One Get One Free...and $2.00 of any single pack. So that's 4.49... for 2 :)

Toilet Paper Single and 4 pack...as we know are 1 +UP per, so FREE!

Well well well...I also had a $4 off $20 purchase of Beauty products...which I got online at adperk.com after "watching" a couple maybelline commercials. so 11.42 + 4.49 + 7.39 + 2= 25.41- 18 +UP Rewards I already had - $4 beauty discount = $3.30 + tax = 5.13

So instead of $44.25, I spent $5.13....and then my +UP rewards printed. $8 Total... I'm still in the green by 3 dollars :) ...and have $79.25 worth of products :) BAM!!!

Wanna a dinner out...on the cheap?

Restaurant.com

You can get $25 gift certificates to restaurants in your area for like $10. Also, I've got a code for you to get 70% off that....so that makes it $3. Email me and I'll send it to you as I'm not sure how much longer they'll last. Man I'm loving savings.

Yesss

If you LIKE Minute Maid on your facebook...you can download a Buy One Get One free coupon for Minute Maid OJ :)

Ok so now it's getting serious lol

So I have 15 +UP Rewards from my past purchase, which basically means I have $15 to spend at Rite Aid.

Tissues and Toilet Paper (Rite Aid Brand) are $1.00, but you get $1 +UP for each purchase...which basically means they are free. You only have to pay tax. The tissues are w/aloe and super soft btw. Anyways so I grabbed 15 boxes of tissues. Total was $15 plus tax. I scanned my $15 +UP Rewards from my last purchase. I paid tax...and guess what happened? $15 +UP Rewards printed out. So they I turned around and did the same thing with the toilet paper.

So I'm sat at home with $30 worth of tissues and toilet paper...and STILL have my 15 +UP Rewards to spend. All I paid was like $3.00 worth of tax.

This is actually what I did the other day as well...but I thought explaining it twice would be confusing. So since I've started with the Rite Aid Rewards Program, I have only spent $13.50 and I've received $56 in free products...and I have $15 in +UP rewards. Soooo so far I'm plus $1.50.


If I get up to $100, I get an additional $20 in +UP Rewards...trying to make it. If I play my cards right, by Jan 22nd I'll have made $35 and have $100 in Rite Aid products for free....(with my $13.50 down payment per se)

Let me know if you have questions.

I got lightbulbs at Target for 4 cents

4 Pack of GE Revel Light Bulbs were on Sale for $2.54. I had printed a $1.50 coupon off of Target's website and combined it with my $1.00 off coupon I got out of this Sunday's paper. Grand total? 4 cents. Yessss

I also got free Reach dental floss. It was on sale for 97 cents...I had a dollar off coupon. FREE FREE FREEE

Understanding CVS, Rite Aid and Wallgreens

The first stage was getting ahold of the basics and understanding how the best time to buy is when you have a coupon for something that's already on sale. I think I nailed that one with my 85% savings and a lifetime supply of Progresso Soup haha I also started to accumulate a list of prices of things I buy a lot. That way I know where the cheapest place to buy them are...and when something is a great sale and I should stock up. However I kept hearing about these crazy stories of people spending $6 on $292 worth of stuff! I'm determined to beat it. Now I know I've gotta build up my coupon database, but I figured I'd make the plunge today and try it out. Well well well...I'm sat here pretty proud of myself right now.

Rite Aid is right by my house and the Sunday Paper showed some great deals. Basically 4 packs of toilet paper, boxes of tissues, Hormel Chilli were on sale for 99 cents with $1 UP Rewards. I bought:

10 packs of toilet paper ($10) plus 10 +UP Rewards

6 boxes of tissues ($6) plus 6 +UP Rewards

2 boxes of Viactiv Calcium Chews ($12) + 2 x $3 off coupon plus 6+UP Rewards

8 Chilli cans ($10) + 2 x $1.50 off coupon plus 10 +UP Rewards

So total was $38 - 7.50 in coupons = $30.5, but I got 32 dollars in +UP Rewards

That's a profit of $1.50 but I also have $30.50 to spend towards my next purchase. I'm going to use that money, to do the same thing until I've "spent" $100, in which case I get $20 additional +UP Rewards, which means on Jan 22nd, Rite Aid will have paid me $20 to get $100 worth of stuff for free. I can't believe I haven't been aware of this my whole life!

Beginning Stages

Ok...one of my 2011 New Years Resolutions was to become the ultimate coupon ninja. I kept reading and hearing about these women who were saving thousands of dollars going grocery shopping, and I wanted in on the game. It actually takes a lot of planning and research to understand, but after a few short Sunday's...I'm really starting to get the hang of it.

My first attempt was at VONS. Anthony eats Progresso Soup like it's going out of style, but unfortunately they are $2.49/can at my local store. Well VONS finally had a sale of 99 cents per can. I knew that now was the time to stock up. Well my Sunday paper had printed that if you used home delivery...First time users got $15 off a purchase of $50 plus free delivery. So I ordered 50 cans of Progresso Soup. Turns out it was a misprint in the paper, but VONS honored it anyways. 50 cans of soup delivered to my door for $35. Well it gets even better, they were out of 10 cans of what I ordered, so they sent me 10 replacements, but rebated me the $10 anyways. So now that's 50 cans of soup, delivered to my door for $25. Factor in some Sunday Paper coupons? $20....for 50 cans that should've cost me $124.50, which is 85% savings. BAM!