My News Segment

Here is the shopping trip that I did at Target with the local news station

http://kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?ArticleId=777949

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Look! I'm on TV!!

So here is the news story that was done on me last Thursday.  Enjoy!  BTW - my name is not pronounced that way (even though it's spelled t-a-n-y-a it is pronounced like t-o-n-y-a).

http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_video.asp?news=35344

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Upcoming Classes!

I will be teaching a couple of upcoming classes in my area.  If you are interested or would like more information please send me an email at mtcw78@hotmail.com - the class dates that are set up so far are:

Nov. 7th   2 pm   Peacock Alley (Bismarck)
Nov. 20th 6:30 pm St. Rose (Hillsboro)
Nov. 21st 1:30 pm St. Rose (Hillsboro)

If you would like a class to be taught in your area please email me for information.

Did You Receive This In The Mail?

Yesterday was a great mail day. I received some coupons, my Kraft magazine, my free Everyday Food magazine and a free Shick razor. The coupons I received will pair up really well with one of the upcoming ECBs at CVS (spend $10 get $5 ECBs wyb Poppycock, Orville Redenbacher, Act II, David, Hunt's or Chef Boyardee products). The coupons include:

-Free 24 oz. Bottle of Hunt's ketchup
-$1 off one chicken nugget Banquet meal
-$1 off 3 Snack Packs
-$1 off Reddi Whip
-$1 off Peter Pan peanut butter
-$1 off Healthy Choice fresh mixers
-$1 off 4 cans of Chef Boyardee
-$1 off one 3 pack of Manwich
-$1 off 2 tubs of boxes of Orville Redenbacher
-$1 off 2 bags of David's sunflower seeds

I will most likely buy 4 cans of Chef Boyardee and 2 boxes of Redenbacher popcorn. I'll use the two $1 coupons so it will cost me $8 OOP and I'll receive $5 ECBs. Not a bad price on items that I am running low on.

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Some Great Deals To Get By Saturday!

Here are some great deals I've noticed around town:

CVS has both Purex laundry detergent and SoBe Lifewater BOGO free. Combine with THIS coupon (use zipcode 43085) and THIS coupon to score all items for free! Don't forget that you can print each coupon twice!!

You can also get some Aveeno products really cheap at CVS. The deal is posted in next week's ad but it has already started working. I did this deal earlier this week:
buy 3 Aveeno positively ageless cleansing pads ($8.99)
-use THIS $10 Aveeno coupon
-use the $4/$20 Beauty CVS coupon
=$12.97 + tax OOP, receive $10 ECBs
You'll get 3 Aveeno products for just over $1 each!!

Target currently has yummy Fruit Chillers on sale for $2 each. Use THIS (must register) coupon to get them for just $1! Target also has select Nabisco products for $2. If you have the Nabisco coupon ($1/2) from the newspaper insert, combine it with the Target printable coupon and you can get two boxes for $1!!

Have you found any other great deals? Let me know!!

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CVS - Getting Started

1. Get an Extra Care Card
This is the very first thing you need to do! By getting an ECC you will be able to take advantage of all the great deals and begin to build up your Extra Care Bucks. CVS frequently has items that earn you ECBs when you purchase them. They have these items as part of their monthly and weekly deals. CVS also keeps track of your spending for the quarter - you earn 2% back. You'll get those ECBs at the end of every quarter.

2. Plan your trip
I'm very lucky - in ND stores (excluding gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants) are not able to open until 12 pm on Sundays. I'm usually able to sit down on Sunday mornings and plan out my trip. I also get a chance to look at the Sunday paper and clip out my coupons. As I've mentioned before I also pick up a copy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune to get their great coupons. I'm going to sign up for a subscription - I just checked out their website and realized that I can save over $7 by having it delivered!!

There are some great sites out there that can help you plan your trip ahead of time. One that I always use is i heart cvs - Erica posts the upcoming ads weeks in advance so you can have plenty of time to plan. I have also downloaded her helpful spreadsheet - it's how I am able to keep track of what I've spent vs. what I've saved. I also check out A Full Cup to help me find coupons. It is a free website to use but you must register.

Write out your scenarios so you will have an idea of what your OOP will be. I have downloaded Briana's helpful CVS spreadsheet - I use this almost every time I plan my trip to CVS.

3. Organize
You'll realize once you begin clipping coupons you will need to find a way to organize them. You'll need something portable that you can take with you. When I first started out I tried to just take the coupons with me that I was going to use, but unfortunately sometimes the scenarios don't work out so you'll need a back-up plan. When I first began clipping coupons I used a recipe box to organize them but it would not fit in my purse. For my birthday I received the Coupon Wallet - it's not a perfect solution but it works for me so far. I can fit it in my purse and it's not as bulky as the recipe box. I bought some alphabetical index cards to further organize the coupons. It's easy when I need to find a Huggies coupon - I just go to the letter H :)

4. Don't wait
I'm not sure about your CVS but if I don't get there by Monday night they are sold out of most of the items that produce the most ECBs.

5. Raincheck!
If they are out of the item make sure to ask for a raincheck! This way you can come back the following week and pick the item up. CVS is now able to manually print out the ECBs which means if the item you got the raincheck for is no longer an ECB promotion you can still get them!! This is a great thing to remember to get for the monthly deals. Last month I received a raincheck for the Children's throat coolers that were free after ECBs. I also had a coupon for BOGO free. I waited until the beginning of February to go and pick them up so I was able to buy 2 at $4.99 but with my coupon I earned $9.98 in ECBs :)

Ok - I think those are all my tips to help get you started. Let me know if you have any questions - I'll be happy to help!

Getting started

I am going to begin working on a post on how to get started CVSing. It should be up in the next week or so. For now my biggest piece of advice is this - begin cutting any/all coupons that you come across! Even if it might not be something that you will use. The reason I say this is sometimes CVS will have something on sale that will be free after ECBs BUT if you have a coupon for it you will make money by buying them! I have done this several times in the past and then I usually donate those items to shelters in the area. It is a great way to build up your ECBs!

Also, like I said in my last post, consider buying a major newspapers Sunday edition. They get great coupons and it has been worth it (so far) for me to buy the Minneapolis Star Tribune that costs $2.25. I have always been able to save at least that by using the coupons.

You should also get familiar with some very helpful websites. The ones that I have listed on my left sidebar are ones that I visit almost daily. Make sure and register at A Full Cup - that is a resource that I use all the time. If you ever want to find out if there is a coupon available for a product you can type it in the AFC coupon database. You do have to register but it is completely free. I visit AFC all the time and always check it before I go to CVS. There is also a Target coupon generator on the site that I use. You can print out the Target coupons and use those on top of manufacturer coupons. It is a great way to get Ocean Spray and yogurt for a great price right now!

I found this great link on Melissa's blog. Hopefully it will help all of us :)

How to spot fake coupons.

Is it weird that this is what I hope I get for my birthday next week? Just wondering if I'm a little too obsessed with couponing.