Frugal In Eugene

We're coming back!

2013-04-08T10:53:00.003-07:00

That's right followers, Frugal in Eugene is gearing up to come back with a vengance. While the updates will trickle in over time, by the end of June we will be back in full swing! (Why then? I will have graduated college and be back to just being a full time employed crafty wife, so time will hopefully be a bit more kind)

HURRY! Amazing deals w/Vitacost sign up credit!

2012-04-24T12:30:00.003-07:00

HURRY! This deal ends tonight @ 8:59pm PST (Ends @11:59 EDT) And the site always slows down come the later afternoon so it may take an extra 10 min to get checked out.

Vitacost is having another one of it's fantastic low shipping deals $2.24 flat rate. When you combine this deal with your new vitacost credit ($10 off $10 or more) this makes for some FANTASTIC deals. And wait: There's more! You can combine this with Ebates for 8% cash back today!

Here's how to do it:

Step one: Head here to receive your free $10 credit to Vitacost

*Your $10 credit should be e-mailed to you shortly

Step two: Head over here to Log-in or Create your free Ebates Account

*Once logged in your when your account is complete head to the search bar in the top right and type in Vitacost. Follow the provided link to shop and receive your 8% cash back (Note this takes 1-3 days to appear on your ebates account)

Step three: Get shopping! If you order $10 worth of products your total will only be $2.24

Here are some great deals myself and others have found:

Here's some of my suggestions:

* Thai Kitchen Green Onion Noodles .94 cents each buy 11 Total will be $2.47 or .22/ea

* Pirates Booty $2.31 per 4oz bag. Buy 5 Total will be $3.79 or .75/ea

*Ecover Ecological Fabric Softener Morning Fresh -- 32 fl oz Buy 3 total will be $3.91 or 1.30/ea

Here's my purchase before coupon is applied:



Cart Items - To Buy Now		Autoship! Schedule	Item price	Quantity	Discount	Extended price


	Clif Kid™ Organic ZBar™ Chocolate Brownie -- 6 Bars Item No. 722252192035		$3.45		-	$3.45
	Copy to My List Delete In stock


	Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled Oats -- 32 oz Item No. 039978003751			$4.91		-	$4.91
	Copy to My List Delete In stock


	Thai Kitchen Green Onion Instant Rice Noodle Soup -- 1.6 oz Item No. 737628220113		$0.93		-	$1.86
	Copy to My List Delete In stock

Order Subtotal:$10.22

Here's some suggestions from This Beautiful Frugal Life:

Here is a sample deal idea:

Purchase:
(3) Clif K Organic ZBar $3.45
Use $10 new customer credit
Pay $2.24 shipping
$2.59 after credit and shipping or $.14/bar

Here are some additional ideas for using your credit, the number in parantheses is the SKU (just copy and paste):

Revolution Foods Organic Mash-Ups $.28/pouch (RVL 6001234)
Zoe Extra Virgin Olive Oil $.09/ounce (ZOE 1510173)
Celestial Seasonings or Good Earth Tea as low as $.73/box
Seventh Generation Baby Wipes $.01/wipe (SEV 3342082)
Kashi GoLean Crunch $.74/box (KAS 7000008)
Annie’s Organic Cheddar Bunnies $1.41/box (ANN 2302277)
Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats $.03/ounce (BOB 8021403)
Tom’s of Maine Children’s Toothpaste $.97 each (TOM 6830932)
Bob’s Red Mill Organic Whole Wheat Flour $.37/lb (BOB 8019875)
Annie’s Homegrown Classic Mac & Cheese $.44 each (ANN 2000456)

Here's a list from Frugal Living NW:

GLUTEN-FREE

2 bags of Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Rolled Oats (039978003751) = $2.24 shipped after credit (3.4 cents per ounce)
4 bags of Tinkyada Brown Rice Pasta Spaghetti Style Gluten and Wheat Free (621683920159) = $3.12 shipped after credit ($.78 per bag)
4 bags of Bob’s Red Mill Whole Grain Brown Rice Flour (039978003157) = $3.24 shipped after credit (3.3 cents per ounce)
1 bag of Arrowhead Mills Organic Flax Seeds (074333476849) = $2.40 shipped after credit (3.7 cents per ounce)
1 bag of Bob’s Red Mill Organic Quinoa (039978003232) = $2.24 shipped after credit (8.6 cents per ounce)

SNACKS

3 boxes of Clif Organic ZBars for Kids (722252192042) = $2.59 shipped after credit (10.7 cents per bar)
5 bags of Pirate’s Booty (015665601004) = $3.79 shipped after credit ($.76 per bag)

BAKING

4 cans of Farmer’s Market Organic Pumpkin (638882002005) = $2.24 shipped after credit ($.55 per can)
2 bottles of Frontier Vanilla Extract Fair Trade Certified (089836231215) = $2.30 shipped after credit ($1.14 per bottle)
2 jars of YS Eco Bee Farms Raw Honey (726635120103) = $2.60 shipped after credit (9.2 cents per ounce)
2 tubs of Vitacost Extra Virgin Certified Organic Coconut Oil (835003002214) = $6.22 shipped after credit ($.19 per ounce)

HOUSEHOLD

3 bottles of Mrs. Meyer’s Liquid Hand Soap (808124111042) = $2.89 shipped after credit ($.96 per bottle)
2 boxes of Seventh Generation Natural Fabric Softener Sheets Free and Clear (732913227877) = $2.24 shipped after credit (1.4 cents per dryer sheet)

Free Shick Razor!

2012-04-23T09:50:00.001-07:00

Yup I still have 3 free samples available. These razors retail for $9.49 @ Target so grab yours now!

http://www.schickhydrosilk.com/influencer/welcome.php?ref=amfgaxp

Whats for breakfast tomorrow?

2012-04-17T18:38:00.001-07:00

Albertsons on 18th and chambers has pillsbury egg scrambles for .25/ea (expiration date is tomorrow) I know what we're having for breakfast!

Hurry 6 free samples from me for Shick Hydro silk razors

2012-04-16T11:53:00.001-07:00

When your done it should let you share some samples with friends! (Until supplies run out)
http://www.schickhydrosilk.com/influencer/welcome.php?ref=amfgaxp

No Coupons this Sunday!

2012-04-05T09:06:00.001-07:00

In the usual fashion for Holidays there will be no coupons in this Sundays paper. If you have a subscription that you get just for coupons, you can place your paper delivery on hold through the weekend and extend your subscription so you're wasting a week of your delivery.

Happy Easter to everyone!

Great Egg Deal @ Fred Meyers!

2012-03-26T10:30:00.002-07:00

Head over here quick and print this rare .55/2 one dozen cartons of eggs. If you head over to Fred Meyers with their in-ad coupon you can snag Two Dozen of Eggs for just $1.43 (74 cents per dozen!)

Attention Pepsi Product drinkers!

2012-03-26T09:15:00.003-07:00

Safeway has Pepsi 12 packs buy 2 get 3 free through Tuesday this week. This is a great deal, and cheaper per can than Costco. This is when I usually stock up for around the house! :)

Few updates

2012-03-26T08:49:00.001-07:00

Hello readers!
I wanted to fill you in and let you know that I have in no way abandoned this blog and that things will pick up even more than they have before... Just in another week or two.

As most of you know I am a college student, employee, blogger and very busy this week!
Last week was finals, I managed to injure my hand during work (it's fine! stitches come out tomorrow!) and both my work and school schedule are changing so it is going to take some time for me to adjust and let things settle back down. This week I will do some updates however likely not as many, I need to tackle all the projects around my house that are sitting unfinished at this moment so they don't become larger time consuming projects later!

Look forward to these post segments coming to you in the next few weeks:

Getting ahead
Healthy life tips
Couponing 101

Thank you for your patience!

For the mean time to satiate your couponing needs I will refer you to the lovely people at Frugal Living NW and This Beautiful Frugal Life. Their ideas/tips/coupon tricks are usually able to be used in our area as well (although we get a lot of price differences down here in Eugene)

Yowza! Only $5 for a $10 Amazon gift card

2012-03-20T07:39:00.001-07:00

Amazon Local has a deal on gift cards right now. Head over here to purchase a $5 gift card for $10

Check out Frugal Living's post about free items to snag @ Safeway

2012-03-19T21:27:00.001-07:00

Safeway: FREE Ocean Spray Fruit Snacks, Cup Noodles, & Carfree

Check out this potential Walgreens Right Guard moneymaker!

2012-03-12T14:27:00.001-07:00

Walgreens: New Right Guard Coupon for Moneymaker!

Thanks to the folks over @ Frugal living NW!

Here is a few Target deals

2012-03-11T09:43:00.001-07:00

Target Ad Match-Up 3/11-17 {Free Photos Prints, Cheap MIO, Pasta and Sauce, and MORE!}

Check out these great Albertsons deals (TTV's in todays paper)

2012-03-11T09:41:00.001-07:00

Head over to Frugal Living NW and check out these great deals valid Today through wednesday :)

Albertsons Double Coupon Deals for March 11-13

Head over to Fabulessly Frugal to check out their Synovate info..

2012-03-07T14:43:00.001-08:00

I'm a part of Synovate and after 7 small surveys i'm close to getting a Amazon gift card. They truly do five rewards for simple surveys and no snags/hidden fees/pay trials etc...
Fabulessly Frugal has all the info here:

Hurry**Synovate is Accepting Applications AGAIN!

Sunday Coupon Preview

2012-03-03T13:04:00.002-08:00

Hey Frugal Guys & Gals
Rumor has it that it looks like we may be getting up to 4 coupons booklets in this Sunday Paper.
Right there is Smart Source, Red Plum, Target & Walmart previews up but you can head over here to take a look at possible coupons coming out. Remember sometimes coupons vary by region/paper/city.

Check out Fabulessly Frugal's finds @ Target.com (Today only)

2012-03-02T09:56:00.001-08:00

Head over here to check out some of the stuff Fabulessly Frugal has found Including juniors dresses for $9 each ($18 ea w/BOGO)

Hurry Free Milk w/purchase of 3 Breakfast items

2012-03-02T09:43:00.003-08:00

Head over here and like the Facebook page to snag your coupon. If it says the print limit is reached for the day, check back again tomorrow morning!

Updated the Steps to starting out tab

2012-03-02T09:40:00.003-08:00

As I have said before, This blog will get rolling more and more as we go along and to help you out I have updated the "Steps to Starting out" section of this site. There will be much more to come but I know every little bit can help!

HOT $2/1 Challenge Butter Coupon

2012-03-01T17:22:00.002-08:00

Head on over the the Challenge Butter Facebook page and like them to print a great high value $2/1 Coupon. Often times these coupons lead to FREE Butter!

My Totally Awesome Target Trip!

2012-03-01T17:12:00.001-08:00

I went with a friend of mine (Thanks Aggie for keeping me company!) to Target today and snagged this great deal and here's how:

FIRST TRANSACTION:
Buy 4 Shick Hydro Silk Razors
*You will get a $5 gift card when you buy 2 (I got $10 in gift cards in this trip)
Use 4 $4/1 coupons from from the 2/26 Smart Source Insert
Use 4 $1.50/1 Target Store Shick Hydro Razor Coupon
**(I only had 3 on me so your total would be $1.50 less!)
Total OOP (out of pocket): $17.46
Recieve: $10 gift cards

SECOND TRANSACTION:
Buy 3 Up & Up Toothbrushes for $1.29 ea
Use 3 $1/1 Target Oral Care Coupon

Buy 2 Up & Up Panty Liners for $1.97
Use 2 .75/1 Up & Up Feminine Product coupon
Buy 2 Krave Cereals (the second one is in the picture but is hiding behind the other one lol) for $3.19
Use 2 $1/1 Krave Cereals Coupon (You will need the "Savings Club Membership" But that is FREE for a limited time if you go HERE AND SIGN UP NOW!)
use 1 $1.50/2 Target Store Krave coupon

TOTAL: $6.38
USE: $10 Gift Card
Total OOP: $0 (With a remaining $3.31 on one of the gift cards)

So Basically I paid $7.46 (With $3.31 remaining on my Gift Card) for all the above products... I would like to point out the Razors alone are $9.49 EACH before coupons!

And even if you only bought 2 of the razors and got the $5 back (if you don't have enough coupons to do the razor deal twice), you could still make yourself a fantastic deal w/coupons!

Rare $1.00 coupon for Oreos

2012-03-01T09:21:00.001-08:00

Like the FB page and get yourself a Rare $1/1 oreo when you buy milk This is one of the few coupons I've seen for Oreos so print now while supplies last!

Yowza! Hot deal on BareEscentuals makeup

2012-03-01T09:11:00.000-08:00

Yowza! Attention to my makeup wearing friends. Bare escentuals currently has a FREE deal going on with their sample packs. And shipping is only $1 so you could potentially score 5 samples of foundation/mini brushes for only $1

head over here to check it out!

Kohl's Deals for today only!

2012-02-29T12:44:00.004-08:00

There's a pretty good deal going on over @ Kohls.com right now that will get you 20% off everything sitewide and free shipping on all orders over $29 and couple that with ebates 3.0% cash back and you can find some good deals!

First head over here to EBATES If you don't have a subscription (Free to sign up, free to use, free to get rebates FREE FREE FREE!)

Second use this link to shop through Ebates @ the Kohl's Store. Use the code LEAP20 to get your 20% off at checkout and free shipping on orders of $29 or more. I've seen some super deals that include the pants pictured above. They are on clearance right now which means you can get them for as low as $10.56 (Plus 3% Cash back!)

Or take this super adorable Military Jacket for example! With and Original price of $190 you can get yours for only $30.40! Yowza! It's been hard to not pick one of these up myself but I have a wedding to save for!

BOGO Friskies Canned Cat food Coupon TODAY ONLY

2012-02-29T11:44:00.001-08:00

Got that special kitty at home? Head over to Friskies today to like their FB page and print your BOGO Coupon