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There are lots of coupon deals and a lot of places to find full match ups but I like to tell you about the ones I think are the best deals.  Remember that you need to have a Wellness+ card to be able to get the sale prices.  I’m posting this before seeing this Sunday’s coupon paper so I will add more coupon links and deals as they become available.  You need to create a free account on RiteAid.com and register your wellness+ card to be able to print Video Values coupons.

1.  Carefree Pantiliners 26-60 ct, Stayfree Sanitary pads 13-24 ct, or ob tampons on sale 2 for $6.  Use $2 off 2 load2card offer and stack with $1.00 off one Stayfree, Carefree or OB Sanitary protection products Video Value coupon (in the “look what’s new” category) to get them 2 for $3.

2. Ensure Active 4 packs on sale $6.99 use $3 off one Ensure Active Video Value coupon and if you sign up on the ensure website for their program you can get a $3 off one printable coupon after filling out the form.  Stack these two to get a 4 pack for 99 cents.

3. Visine Original, A.C., Advanced Relief and Contacts 0.5 oz $3.99.  There is a coupon on the healthy essentials site for $1.99 off one to get Visine for $2.99.

4.  Clorox Disinfecting Wipes 35 ct or Toilet Bowl Cleaner 32 oz 2 for $5 use $1 any 2 Participaing Clorox products Video value coupon to get them 2 for $4.  You can also get money back with Checkout51 app you get $1 back if you buy 2 Clorox wipes or 50 cents back if you buy the Clorox toilet bowl cleaner

5.  Purex Laundry detergent 43.5 to 50 oz is 3 for $6.  Use video values coupon $1 off Any Purex Laundry detergent and get 3 for $5!

6.  Pepperidge Farm Goldfish 6.6 – 8 oz 2 for $4.  Use $1 off 2 Goldfish 6.6 – 8 oz Video Value coupon to get them 2 for $3

7.  Select Non-Chocolate Pegged Candy 99 cents each.  Use $1.50 off when you buy 3 Haribo Gummy Bears Video Values coupon, buy 3 packs at 99 cents and get them for 49 cents each.

8.  Ziploc Storage bags 10-50 ct and Storage Containers 3 ct are 2 for $5 use this coupon to get them for 2 for $4 for the bags or 2 for $3.50 for the containers.

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These coupons all rare high values and coupons that you don’t see all the time from $3 off one Tide product to 75 cents of Gerber juices, these are coupons you’ll want to print now before they’re gone!

Rave is usually a cheaper brand anyway so you could get a real deal with this coupon

 

If your store doubles this could be a bargain on Barilla pasta

 

 

This is 50 cents off one!

 

You don’t often see Gerber Juice Coupons especially 75 cents off coupons

 

This is the highest I’ve seen on one Tide product

 

This could be half price 7up or even less if your store doubles

 

You don’t often see coupons for any Glad product so grab it while you can

NEW PRODUCT HIGHER VALUE THAN IN THE PAPER

 

This could be dirt cheap or even free if your store doubles it’s on ONE Sheba perfect portions.  My giant eagle sells them for 79 cents each

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I don’t know why it took me so long to learn this myself but planning ahead before grocery shopping actually saves money.  Crazy concept right?  Seriously, I would clip my coupons, I’d have a list of things we needed before I went but I never really planned out too far.  I’d buy things while I was there for meals.  I might think “oh I’ll make Lasagna” so I’d buy the lasagna noodles and the hamburger but maybe I didn’t buy enough cheese for both the lasagna and the homemade pizza I was making. Perhaps I forgot the ricotta cheese so I’d go back to the store to pick it up and end up buying 5 more things while I was there.  So I learned to do these things before our grocery trip:

1.  Meal planning – We do a big grocery shop every two weeks and a fill in shop at about one week for things like milk, eggs, etc.  I would write what I was planning on making for each of 14 days and what we needed.  For example: meatball hoagies and a side of mixed veggies I’d need hoagie buns, 1 lb of hamburgers, mozzarella cheese, bread crumbs to make the meatballs, and mixed veggies. This worked out fantastically to keep from running to the store and being tempted to buy things we didn’t need.

2.  Collecting coupons – If I knew what I was buying I could look for specific coupons in the paper, online, on manufacturer websites, etc to save more money on the things I’d be buying.

3.  Checking sales – We do the majority if our shopping one specific place but maybe a different grocery store may have a meat sale so we might get the meat at the sale and buy the rest at our normal grocery store.  Or I might be able to get great coupon deals on some toiletries at the drugstore down the street before we go. Stick to the list though, right down what sales or coupon deals you’re going for and don’t stray from the list.

4.  Checking the money saving apps – If I couldn’t find a coupon for …say…my favorite brand of tomato sauce and it wasn’t on sale I may be able to get cash back from a money saving app like Ibotta or checkout 51.

5.  If possible go alone or just with your spouse – I have 4 kids.  I know getting out on my own is a rare treat BUT let’s be honest, aren’t you  more willing to pick up oreos that weren’t on the list or a gallon of chocolate milk when the kids are around.  “Oh honey you’re being so good I guess you can get that bag of chips”  You don’t want to feel rushed if you’re trying to coupon too.  If there’s a certain day of the week it works better for you to go by yourself then maybe plan for that day.

Planning ahead can really save money in many aspect of your budget. Check out the guest post I did for planning ahead when buying a vehicle.

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Buying groceries is a necessary and reoccuring bill in most homes.  Looking at the price of a head of lettuce or a pack of pork chops is enough to make you wonder if it would be possible to live on water and bread sometimes.  Of course it’s not so there’s a good chance you’d like to save more money on your grocery bill and still feed your family.  I’m sure you know coupons are a good way to save if you know how to use them.  But check out these apps that are well worth the download!

Money Saving Apps – There seems to be A LOT of them anymore but I’m quite happy about that.  Some apps give you cash back when you purchase specific things, others give you points towards gift cards for completing certain actions.  This is where you can get some money back for things you might not have coupons for. Here are some of my favorites:

Ibotta – download the app, choose the store you’re shopping in from the app once you’re signed up.  For example, Walmart this week has cash back deals like $1 back when you buy 3 Tuttorosso’s Canned Tomatoes, Save $1 when you buy any 5 Beech-Nut Baby Foods, and even 25 cents back when you buy any brand of pre-package apples.  Add whatever you’re buying to your list, take a picture of your receipt and submit.  If it’s approved the money will be in your Ibotta account in a day or two.

Checkout 51 – Similar to Ibotta when you buy items listed you get cash back by uploading a picture of your receipt. I’ve received cash back a couple time just for buying the bananas I usually buy.  You can check out their site here with links to download from Google Play or iTunes

Walmart Savings Catcher – I don’t know why I hesitated on this app but I’m so glad I finally tried it.  It allows you to shop walmart from your phone, refill prescriptions, check out the weekly sales ad, see what prices just got rolled back, and best of all (in my opinion) the “Savings Catcher”.  When you shop Walmart look at your receipt.  You’ll see a QR code at the bottom of your receipt.  You choose the savings catcher option in your app, scan the QR code and Walmart does the work for you to see if any other stores had lower prices. If they did, they give you the difference.  I was hesitant, I thought “yea, like they’re really going to catch all the savings and give me money”.  Well the very first receipt I uploaded I got $4.58 back.  No kidding.  You can cash your savings in for a Walmart egift card. You can save it up too and cash it in later for a bigger egift card if you like.

Shopkick – This one is different in that you earn “kicks” which are like points.  You earn kicks by walking into a participating store, scanning the bar codes of specific products listed on the app (you don’t have to buy them, just scan them), and of course by making purchases.  You can earn kiks at many of your favorite stores like Walmart, Best Buy, Toys R’ Us and more.  Save up your kicks and cash them in for gift cards.  This one is different because you can earn gift cards without ever having to buy anything if you don’t want to. You can join Shopkick here.

 

Checkpoints – this is similar to Shopkick in that you earn points for scanning items, checking in at stores, watching videos on your phone, inviting friends, etc.  Trade your points in for gift cards.  Download the Checkpoints app and use bonus code “luvsavingmoney” for an added bonus when you sign up.

Snap by Groupon – another app that gives you money for buying specific items.  It’s run by Groupon and tends to have different items available than Checkout 51 or Ibotta. Sign up for the free app here.

 

What are your favorite money saving apps?  For ways more ways to save, check out my guest post on how to save money on vehicle maintenance.