I Saved 92% on My Groceries ! A Guide To Getting the Best Deals & Freebies

You've no doubt heard of extreme couponing. Most people are not able to get the types of deals these "extreme couponers" do, because we live in states where there is sales tax on groceries, or store policies prohibit the use of coupons being used in certain ways. You also hear about these awesome savings, but they never tell you that the people spent hundreds of dollars to purchase pre-clipped coupons or tons of Sunday newspapers, etc.

What you're going to learn in this book are the steps that will work for almost anyone, with little time or money spent.

You'll save on groceries, toiletries, home repair, restaurants, parties, and even learn how to make extra money in your spare time.

Did you know....you can save MORE than the cost of this book on your first shopping trip.

Here’s an example of items you will never again pay for once you read my book (you can almost always get them free):

Pastas & Sauces, Shampoos/Conditioners, Yogurt, Toothbrushes/Toothpaste, DVD Rentals

Cost $2.48 plus tax. Everything was free except the soup!

I just got back from Wal-Mart and Target and got everything in the picture on the left for FREE.  Well, I paid for the soup, and 1 pack of Trident Gum.  But, still had coupons...they just weren't completely free.  All of the other items were though.

This is $64 of stuff for $2.48 (plus tax). 






Here's a list of what is in the picture:

(8) Packs of Extra Desert Delights Gum
(4) Packs of Trident
(1) Olay Regenerist Facial Scrub
(3) Pouches of Whiska Lickers Cat Treats
(1) Transformers Toy
(3) Scrubbing Bubbles One-Step Toilet Cleaner Kit
(2) Cans of Progresso Soup

Can you say Yipee!?!

A Day of FREEBIES! Yay!

Yesterday (I forgot to post this then), I had a pretty good day of freebies.  Surprisingly, none were found in my mailbox. 

It started when I woke up and got the Purina Pet food (both Dog and Cat food) from the last day of their giveaway.  All together, I got OVER $120 of free pet food/supplies from that giveaway.  :-)

Then, I got an email from BzzAgent, stating I was accepted into a Jim Beam Whiskey campaign.  I don't really drink, but it's something I can give as a gift.  So, I'll be getting free booze!  LOL




After that, I got a free sample of StadiumJerky, Beef Jerky. 

And, then, I received an email stating I won 2 FREE passes to the sneak preview of the new Footloose movie.  Since I worked as an extra on that movie, I was anxious to see it.  Unfortunately, I have noone to go with.  :-(

At Target, I got 2 tubes of free Optic White toothpaste by Colgate (it's supposed to be really good).  *Today, I got 3 more free tubes. 


And, lastly, I received a call while at Target last night, offering me a $50 research study about Video Games/Electronics.  So, that was nice.  I prefer doing studies that pay more, but $50 for 45 minutes is not too shabby.  Plus, they are kind-of fun. 

I saved a little over 80% today on my shopping!

It's been a good week.  I saved just over 80% today.  Unfortunately, I'm running out of room in my freezer. 

I stocked up on the following this trip:

(3) Jars of Ragu Cheese Sauce
(7) Jars of Ragu Spaghetti Sauce
(1) Box of Saltines Crackers
(2) Bottles of Hunt's Ketchup
(2) Boxes of Green Giant Frozen Roasted Potatoes
(1) Box of Aunt Jemima Pancakes
(1) Box of Aunt Jemima French Toast
(4) Sara Lee Chocolate Cream Pies
(3) Tubes of Colgate Optic White Toothpaste

All together it totaled $11.10 total, plus tax.  And, I saved $46.75...just $0.46 an item!

See what $0.49 buys....

I made my rounds today to Target, Publix and Pet Smart...and spent a total of $0.49 plus tax for:

2 bags of Whiskas Cat Food
1 can of Purina ProPlan Cat Food
2 tubes of Colgate Optic White Toothpaste

That's a 97% savings! Get my book so you can get these great deals too!

Saved $61.41 today. Only spent $19.14 for $80 of food!

Well, today I had to head to Cartersville. I had some special discounts that were only good at the stores there. But, I got some good deals so it was worth it. I am glad I can stick to my neck of the woods from now on though.

Here's what I got for $19 and some change:

(1) 10-pack of mini Kit-Kats
(1) Kahiki Honey Chicken
(4) Digiornos Pizzas
(3) New York Texas Garlic Toast
(8) Bags of WaterMaid Rice
(1) Giant Box of Lucky Charms
(1) Bottle of Pantene Shampoo
(1) Pork Tenderloin
(1) Cream Cheese
(1) Pack of Hostess Chocolate Covered Donuts
(1) Bistro Chef Salad




Now, my biggest issue is finding room in the freezer for everything. Still gotta get a lot of frozen stuff this week at Publix. :-)

Get FREE Domino's Artisan Pizza...

Last week, I had free dinners all week. I had a free Wendy's meal, a free Hardee's Thickburger, and 2 FREE Artisan Pizzas from Domino's.

Each day, Domino's Pizza is giving away 1,000 free Artisan Pizzas. They don't tell you when it starts...so you just have to keep checking the Artisan Pizza tab on their Facebook page.

I tried the Italian Sausage & Pepper Trio, as well as the Tuscan Salami & Roasted Veggies one.

The pizzas are a little small, but a free dinner is a free dinner! :-)

FREE Dog and Cat Food From Purina!

PureLoveForPets.com by Purina has been giving away cat and dog food/products for the last week and a half or so. There are 2 days left.

With the exception of yesterday (because I was at Six Flags), I've gotten just about every prize each day since I began (I missed the first day or 2). With the way the economy is, I can definitely use FREE cat food. I don't have a dog, but I do have family with dogs....so that will go to good use. :-)

Here's a list of what I've won...so far:

09/16/2011 PurinaOne SmartBlend 4 lb. bag of Dog Food
09/16/2011 PurinaOne SmartBlend 3.5 lb. bag of Cat Food
09/17/2011 Purina Dog Chow 8 lb. bag of Dog Food
09/17/2011 Purina Kit & Kaboodle 3.5 lb. bag of Cat Food
09/18/2011 One (1) free Beneful® Dog Food Prepared Meals
09/18/2011 Two (2) free trays of Fancy Feast® Appetizers for Cats
09/19/2011 Two (2) free cans of Chef Michael's® canine creations
09/19/2011 Two (2) free cans of Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers for Cats
09/20/2011 Two (2) free cans of Chef Michael's® canine creations
09/20/2011 Two (2) free cans of Friskies® Tasty Treasures for Cats
09/21/2011 Two (2) free cans of Wholesome Entrées for Dogs
09/21/2011 One (1) free 6 lb. bag of Purina® Cat Chow® for Cats
09/22/2011 One (1) free 6 oz. package of Beggin' Strips for Dogs
09/22/2011 One (1) free 3.15 lb. bag of Purina® Friskies for Cats
09/23/2011 One (1) free 10 oz. package of T Bonz® for Dogs
09/23/2011 One (1) free can of Purina ONE® brand Cat Food
09/24/2011 One (1) free Breeze® Tidy Cats® brand Litter System -$50 value-
09/26/2011 Two (2) free cans of ALPO® dog food any size
09/26/2011 Two (2) free cans of Friskies® Tasty Treasures for Cats

Gotta love $109 of free stuff. There's still a few bags of cat food and dog food left....$19 worth that I can win over the next 2 days. So, check it out.... http://www.PureLoveForPets.com

Thank you Cheer for my FREE shirt!

Well, as you know, if you've been reading my blog...Cheer was running this Dig It Get It video giveaway. Each day you would watch the music video and click on items with a highlighted box on them.

Each day different items were given away. I managed to get a few things, like boxer shorts, an Ikea desk chair, a canvas satchel bag, socks, and a shirt....as well as free samples of Cheer.

I've received most of my items, but just got my shirt. It looks better out of the plastic wrapping, but it's always nice to get free stuff.

Buy my book to find out how you can get more free items (I've gotten a $400 grab bag with Armani Cologne, as well as getting free movie tickets, Blurays, food items, giftcards, etc...).

Just $0.86 for Tea, Soy Sauce, and 6 Bags of Rice!

I went to Ingles today, and got all this for just $0.86 plus tax.

Not bad for:

6 bags of Rice
A Gallon of Tea (I drank some before taking the picture)
Kikkomann Soy Sauce

It was a small trip, but gotta love spending less than $1.

Spent only $2.33 (plus tax) , and got all of this!

Well, I meant to post this yesterday with the Purex deal, but didn't take the picture yet, so here it is.

I got 4 boxes of cereal (the BIG boxes), 4 bottles of BBQ sauce, a thing of LifeSaver Mints (85-ct), 2 bags of Mahatma White Rice (not in pic), and some Crackerfuls for only $2.33 plus tax.

Not too shaby. Without coupons and deals, this would've been over $30 plus tax.

FREE PUREX FOR EVERYONE!!!!

I just got back from CVS where I got 8 bottles of Ultra Purex for FREE. I had to pay tax, but that was only 12 cents a bottle. These bottles do 25-33 loads each....so that's enough to last me at least 18 months.

I was actually going to get 2 more, but they were sold out (there were like 30 bottles when I walked in the store, but they were going fast), so...I got a raincheck (now, I can get 8 more bottles for free later this month).

$1.14 plus tax. Enough said! :-)

WOW! This isn't a huge haul, but it was a great amount of savings.

$1.14 plus tax for this. I saved $16.04. That's an over 92% savings.

I got:

2 jugs of LouAna Canola Oil
2 small Crescent Rolls
2 Degree Invisible Solid Deodorants
1 Load of Reduced Calorie Bread

Spent only $15.51 today. Saved OVER $84!!!

I made my weekly rounds to practically every store I shop at today: CVS, Publix, Kroger, Target, Wal-Mart, and Ingles.

I spent $15.51 plus tax, and saved over $84. Wow! It's worth 2 hours of my time, to hit all the stores. I would've saved more, but several of the items I was going to get that were FREE after coupon were out of stock. But, I got rainchecks...so there will be some $0.99 Purex, FREE Degree Deodorant, and FREE BBQ Sauce in the near future.







Here's a list of what I did get though:

(1) Mt. Olive Pickles
(2) 20lb. Tidy Cat Scoopable Cat Litter Pails
(1) Old El Paso Refried Beans
(2) Reduced-Sugar Squeezable Welch's Jelly
(2) 4-pks of Rayovac AA Batteries
(1) Large Suave Professionals Shampoo
(1) Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo
(2) Freschetta By-the-Slice Pizza
(2) 3-month Bounce Dryer Bars
(2) Cascade Trial Packs (3 loads each)
(1) Rose-Art Glue
(2) Simply Lemonades
(2) Hershey Air Delights Bars
(1) Dove Milk Chocolate Candy Bar
(1) Old El Paso Taco Shells
(2) Packs of Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs
(1) Bun Length 97% Fat Free Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs
(3) Febreeze Noticeables Warmers
(1) Box of Borax
(2) Gillette Body Washes

That's 32 items at LESS THAN $0.50 an item!

Received my FIRST 2 FREE items from the Cheer Dig It Get It giveaway!

Everyone around me has been receiving their free SWAG from Cheer this week, and out of the 5 prizes I won, I hadn't received anything. That is, until this morning. I opened my front door and 2 of my packages were there, finally. They were the pair of socks I won, and the satchel bag I won.

















Now, I'm just waiting on the boxer shorts, the button down plaid shirt, and the Ikea desk chair I won. :-) I hope Cheer repeats this giveaway soon. It was so easy to win, and one of the funnest giveaways I ever took part in. I actually found myself setting ym daily schedule around this promotion. :-)

Got $30 of stuff for only $5.82 plus tax at CVS today.

I had to take a trip to CVS today, because I had a Register Reward that was expiring.

I also received coupons in my email box for $5 off and $4 off a $20 purchase. So, all together it was $14 off a $20 purchase.

I couldn't think of what to buy. I was going to buy toilet paper because I can never get great deals on the kind I use, but I stumbled across a clearance isle, and they had some canned fruit (canned peaches, fruit cocktail, etc...) on sale for 75% off. I also got some freezer pops for 75% off.

I needed some cat litter, and was going to use the free $20 Target giftcard I got in the mail, but decided I could get it here instead.

Then, I stumbled upon an iPad dock/holder. Probably not the greatest quality, but it's free after my discounts, so why not? :-)

And, to make sure I was over the $20, I grabbed a Nestle Drumstick ice cream (I had a $2 off coupon). ***Not in the picture, because I had to eat it before it melted. :-)

All together, it cost me $5.82 plus tax, and I saved $24.99. Whoo-hoo!

Got a lot today at Publix for just $15.54 plus tax!

I went to Publix today (2 actually), and got a good amount of deals, but some things were out of stock, so I'll be going back tomorrow....and maybe getting some rainchecks.

Here's what I got though:

Box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Box of Honey Nut Cheerios
2 Tubs of Shed Spread Country Crock Margarine
2 BIG Bags of Tyson Chicken Nuggets
2 Big Rolls of Paper Towels
2 Boxes of Swanson's Broth
6 Bottles of Wishbone Salad Dressing
4 Boxes of Edwards Singles Deserts
2 Bottles of Resolve Spray & Wash Stain Remover


I saved $45. Whoo-hoo!!!!

FREE Stuff From Cheer Laundry Detergent!!!!

Today I won a free desk chair (Red), and yesterday, I won a free pair of Boxers (Blue).

This is one of the funnest contests/giveaways ever....

Not a bad haul for $8.52 + tax. :-)

I just got back from Kroger, and got quite a haul for under $9.

The sale starts Sunday, but since it was technically Sunday (after midnight), they price adjusted everything for me.






Here's what I got:

4 Boxes of Cereal
2 Gallons of Milk
2 (Giant) Tubs of Sour Cream
4 Toothbrushes
4 Ivory Bodywashes
2 Brownie Mixes (Family Size)

All together, with coupons and sales pricing, I saved $49.00 That's pretty good. Now, I need to eat a lot of cereal, because it's hard for me to go through milk that fast. I have 2 gallons now! :-)

Had a good day at CVS today! $8.32 for over $70 of stuff.

Well, every week CVS seems to be having these Gas Card promotions.

It's where you spend $30 (before coupons) on specific products, and you get a $10 gas card.

Normally, there's really nothing of value to me, so I've never participated. This week, however, there was a sale on Herbal Essence or Aussie products, and they were included in the sale, as was some Scott Toilet Paper, and M&Ms.

Well, I had coupons for all of this...so it's a better deal.

Originally, I was going to get 6 Herbal Essence Shampoos (I have tons of Conditioner already), 6 Aussie Hair Gels, and a bag of M&Ms. That would total my $30 ($32.82 plus tax, actually).

I needed to separate this into 2 transactions, though, because I had 6 Herbal Essence/Aussie coupons and you can only use 4 per checkout. The coupons were for $3 off a styling product (like Hair gel, or mouse) if you bought a shampoo or conditioner. So, those coupons took off $18.

That would leave me paying $14.82 plus tax. And, still getting a $10 gas card as well, FREE.

I also added 2 Hershey candy bars because I had coupons that made them FREE.

When I had the first transaction paid for, I received a $3 off coupon on my receipt...so, I decided to get some Scott Toilet Paper (1000 sheet rolls) that was on sale for $7.49. I needed some, and with the $3 off coupon, it was really cheap.

So, when all was said and done, I got all 12 Herbal Essence/Aussie products, the 2 candy bars, bag of M&M's and the 12-roll package of Toilet Paper for $18.32 plus tax. If you take out $10 because I got the Gas card, that was only $8.32 for over $70 of stuff.

And, now, I'll use some of the items to sell in gift baskets on eBay, to make a profit which will pay for what I kept, and for my next shopping trip. :-)

FREE Cereal in the mail....yayyyy!

I had signed up for a sample box of cereal on the 5th of this month...and today it came.

But, the box was pretty big. When I opened it up, there was a full-size box of the cereal, along with several $1 off coupons that could make for some really cheap cereal if there's a sale (possibly even free).

I'm not a huge fan of Fiber One products, but this cereal looks pretty good from the picture on the box. :-)


Besides that, I just got accepted into a program where I get a free set of Dr. Scholl's Gel Inserts to try out and review. :-) It's like it's Freebie Friday~!

5 Pillows for my bed for only $2.50 + tax! Holy Cow!

I forgot to post this the other day (2 days ago), but I had a good trip to Publix, Target and Kroger.

I got over $55 of stuff for just $9.65.

Here's the list of items:

Publix (Cost $0.85 + tax):

French's Spicy Brown Mustard
20 ct. box of Bandaids (Finger and Knuckle)

Kroger (Cost $6.33 + tax):

6 Super Stack Cans of Pringles
2 Boxes of Pop Secret Popcorn
1 Bag of Kindey Beans (Dry)
1 Box of Pasta Roni
1 Box of Ronzoni Garden Delights Penne Pasta
1 Wisk Detergent (50 oz)

Target (Cost $2.50 + tax):

5 Room Essentials Standard Bed Pillows

Overall a good day. I even saw some sales for free items I can get with some coupons I had (just not on me). So, I'll be picking those up on my next trip.

My Cat Treats Arrived!!!! Yay!

How can you beat $6.90 for $52 of cat food/treats? Gotta love that MrChewy.com promo last week. Staying up at the computer pays off.

It seemed too good to be true, but these people keep their word, and filled the orders from customers using the $50 off of a $50 purchase coupon. And with shipping only costing $4.95, it was a steal (especially since most people's orders weighed way over 20 lbs each).

Well, my package arrived today, and my cats were very pleased to get tons of treats (I use this food as treats because it's most cost effective, and my cats LOOOVVVEEEE it)!

These types of deals usually only last a few minutes. Buy my book so you'll know how to get notified about them in time to get in on them.

I just got 2 FREE movie tickets to see Cars 2 !!!

I just won 2 free tickets to see the movie Cars 2 in theaters. They cover up to $7.50 per ticket.

Gotta love freebies. :-)

At the same time I was winning the second ticket, I also won an entry into the Mario Kart K'Nex sweepstakes.

They are accepting 300 entries a day, only through this week, and at the end of the time 10,000 people will be entered.

Well, 9,995 of those entries will get a Luigi Action figure (like a Lego man). The other 5 though, get a Mario figure and win a golden ticket.

What that gets those 5 people is Nintendo Wii system, the complete product line of Mario Kart K'Nex toys ($600 + value), and a trip for 3 to the K'Nex headquarters. I'm entered 6 times, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :-)

Unexpected Freebies in the mail!!!!

I just opened a package that I thought was something else, and it turned out to be 2 full sized bottles of Redken Intra Force. I received a 30-day supply of this hair system a month or so ago (and they were small bottles...valued at $40). These huge bottles will last me 6 months. Whoo-hoo.

Plus, I got an email stating that the deal I got on cat food/treats will be delivered tomorrow. $50 of cat food and treats (the brand I normally buy), delivered for just $1.95 (there was a $50 off promo), plus $4.95 s/h. Gotta love saving $50 in 30 seconds.

And, lastly, I'm looking forward to winning free movie tickets to go see Cars 2. So, overall a good afternoon.

Only Spent $3.61 plus tax at Target today (Saved over $18.72)!

Here's what I got, thanks to store and stacking coupons:

1 pillow
1 jar of Clausen Pickles
3 pks of Sharpie Markers (2 in a pk)
3 pks of PaperMate Pens (10 in a pk)
2 rolls of Scotch Tape
1 Loaf of Bread
1 Dozen Large Eggs
2 Boxes of Quart Size Hefty Zipper Storage Freezer Bags

Not bad for $3 and some change!

Today I spent under $7 for $80 of groceies/stuff!

Well, I had to make an unexpected trip to the stores today, because one of the items at Publix and at Ingles, as well as some of the items at Kroger were either going off sale or my coupons would be expired. So, today was the day to hit all 6 stores: Publix, Kroger, Kohl's, Target, Wal-Mart, and Ingles. I'm exhausted just thinking about it. LOL

Well, I did good. I spent $6.63 plus tax for a lot of stuff:















(6) Cans of Chef Boyardee Pastas
(2) 33-load Bottles of Purex
(2) Banquet Frozen Dinners
(1) Nintendo DS Game
(2) Breakstone Zesty Sour Creams
(1) Kahiki Pork Egg Rolls
(1) Jar of Claussen Sandwich Pickle Slices
(2) Pks Oscar Mayer Weiners Hot Dogs
(2) Bottles of Kikomann Soy Sauce
(3) Cans of Tuna in Water
(1) 35-lb pail of Tidy Cats Litter
(5) Trial 3-pks of Cascade Dishwashing Packs
(1) Suave Creamy Body Wash
(2) Combat Ant Traps (4 ct, and 6ct)
(1) French's Spicy Brown Mustard
(2) Boxes of Mac-n-Cheese

All for just $6.63 + tax.

All this was possible by following the instructions in my book.

I used coupons, and stacked them to get great deals (mostly free, or very close). I used the Target GiftCard I got from a Plum District deal (that only required me to register for an account...I never spent a dime), and Kohls discount cards that I got for free, as well as coupon vouchers from a few companies that I received as part of their Facebook giveaways.

If you are not getting great deals like these yet, BUY MY BOOK!!!! :-) Scroll to the top of the page for links on buying it.

I scored a GREAT deal on cat treats last night!!!!

Well, my cats love treats, but those little bags of treats that cost $1-$2 for a couple treats are out of my price range.

I started buying Fancy Feast Gourmet Dry food instead for treats. At my local Ingles, they have the 1 lb bags (decent size) for $2.48. That's about a week's worth of treats for them (they eat them a few times a day...and I have 2 cats, and a stray I feed once in a while).

At Wal-Mart, they sell a 3 lb bag for around $7. I'll sometimes get that.

Well, this new company, MrChewy.com, had a promo last night that was $50 off your order, and you pay flat shipping of $4.95.

So, I decided to get 2 of the 7 lbs bags they offer ($15.99 each), and 2 of the 3 lb bags ($7.99 each), and added a bag of Greenies treats, to put it over $50, so I could use the coupon.

Total after the $4.95 shipping was $6.90 for $50 worth of treats. Wow! I cannot wait til arrives. I'll have treats for months, and a nice cut in my monthly budgets. :-)

Yesterday was my shopping round-up day!

I started off the afternoon going shopping. I hit Publix, CVS, Kroger, and Target. Luckily, they are all fairly close to one another.

Here's what I got:

Publix (I saved $18.38):

French's Mustard (paid $0.34)
60-ct. Box of Band-Aids (paid $0.24)
10 Kid Cuisine Frozen Dinners (paid $0.50 each).

CVS (I saved $15.05):

4 Oral-B Advantage 3D Whitening Toothbrushes (paid $0.25 each)
Hershey's Candy Bar (paid $0.00...FREE)

Kroger (I saved $8.10):

10 Banquet Frozen Dinners (paid $0.19 each)

Target (I saved $10.76):

4 LG. Gillette Body Washes (paid $1.69 each)
4 Med Gillette Body Washes (paid $0.00...FREE)


So, overall....$52 in savings...and I only spend around $15 plus tax. Whoo-hoo!

Today I got 27 items at WalMart for only $15.56 plus tax

Just got back from WalMart. Spent $15.56 plus tax, for $70 of stuff.

Here's what I got:

(3) John Freida Full Repair Conditioners (w/ 30% extra in each)
(4) Butterfinger Candy Bars
(1) Big Pack of Orange Tic Tacs
(3) Packs of UP2U Gum
(2) Gillette ProGlide Atl. Braves Lmtd. Ed. Razor (w/ 2 blades each)
(5) 3-pks of Cascade Complete Dishwashing Packs
(1) Old El Paso Tortilla Stuffers
(4) Trial Size Extreme Clean Tubes of Aqua Fresh Toothpaste
(2) Boxes of Garden Delight Ronzoni Pasta
(2) 1.5 Qt. Tubs of Mayfield Ice Cream