Samples and more couponing

Free samples with coupons!

I happened to earn one $10.00 gas card for this deal. I placed the other $10.00 I got from the previous week.

Year to date saving's $892.39! total Spending 238.47   :)

Well the couponing is getting better and better. I happened to get a shot of my lute a few weeks back but the latest trips I have yet to record.  I started  couponing about a year ago. At first I had to spend some time at it but now I barely prepare.  You can see on the receipt I paid a little over $8.00 for all this stuff. My saving's for most trips usually is $60-90 at cvs. My highest savings at the grocery store has been 90% but lately only about 30-60%. Unfortunatly the EXTREME couponers out there have caused some of my favorite stores to change their coupon policies recently :(
Sometimes I don't get the brands I would prefer. Like the pantene in the background but it's better then nothing for now. I am also building a stock pile and I have given some stuff to neighbors that have been having a difficult time right now.  I got free Pantene coupons on face book. I ended up getting a $10.00 off Pantene coupon and the pantene was on sale 2 for $6 plus 2 ECB back. Just a little insider note facebook is a huge coupon data base and I have received free items and also high dollar coupons on there. I recently just reactivated my account but for months I have had a moch account to just get the coupons.    I couldn't pass up the deal on milk but we do try to stick to raw milk but there is no couponing for that and around here a gallon of raw milk is $6.00-$9.00.  Let me tell you I will be getting my little jersey cow soon. I've learned that a mini jersey can produce up to 7 gallons a day(not that we would need that much). Okay sorry going a little off point there!

I wanted to mention the samples that you can get too. Most products offer samples for new promotions. So keep your eye out for some links to those.

You can also see on the receipt  (last picture) on here the chance to win $1,000 if you take a survey. Most receipts offer this so keep your eye out for the chance to enter and win.


You can also see my total spending and total saving for the summer, just click on the picture to enlarge
 to view the savings.

What has really helped me in my coupon learning is some great coupon bloggers. I use the google reader to keep track of their recent posts. Some great coupons go online and these women bloggers catch them and post them.  It is just like my coupon blog but they update their blog hourly. It saves me a lot of time being able to view what' s a steal for the week. Because high dollar coupons online don't always stay for the whole month and some are only available for one particular day. 

Here are my top 5!


http://couponkatarina.com/

http://www.couponingtodisney.com/

http://mojosavings.com/

http://www.passionforsavings.com/

http://passionatepennypincher.com/


P.S. ALWAYS check your receipt after you shop. A few months back I was charged $ 24.00 for a head of lettuce. The lady accidentally rang me up for a case of lettuce instead of 1 head.  I have also encountered cashiers that don't want to push my coupons through because they won't scan. Don't hesitate to call a manager over. The other day I had $45.00 worth of coupons that wouldn't scan. The lady said they won't scan and she persisted to charge me full price. I then asked to see a manger and the manager pushed my coupons through.