SIMPLE COUPONING

Simple Couponing: Re-focusing away from blogging and towards teaching classes

2012-11-01T12:26:00.004-04:00

I began Simple Couponing in February 2011 with the purpose of teaching others what I learned about couponing and saving money on a grocery budget. My passion is helping others save money in any possible way through couponing
I have spent quite a bit of time re-evaluating whether or not I am accomplishing my goal through this blog. There is a lot of work involved in keeping things up to date. As a mother of two, it's been getting harder and harder to manage the site and keep up on other responsibilities. I have slowly faced the fact that I don't have the time to make the site what all I want it to be.

So....I have made the tough decision to re-focus my time and energy away from blogging and more and my passion which is planning and teaching couponing classes. I would still love for you to e-mail me anytime with any questions you have about couponing and saving money. Please contact me at loricarter@simplecouponingblog.com if I can help you in any way!

Also, I am still available for classes in the Indianapolis area. Check out more details on the classes I provide here.

Thanks for your understanding and your support over the last 18 months of Simple Couponing! I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to know you.

CVS Weekly Deals….November 1–3, 2012

2012-10-30T14:37:00.001-04:00

November 1 – 3, 2012

Here is the complete list of the CVS deals for this week! Be sure to confirm these prices with your local ad as there may be differences. Thank you Moola Saving Mom for the coupon matchups!

How to shop with coupons at CVS
To check out their coupon policy on their website, click here.
Coupon Database

Not sure what all the different couponing terms mean? Check out my post about “Understanding Couponing Lingo”.

Leave a comment below and share your favorite CVS deals!

20% off Kiosk Coupon

Limit 1 per person, regular prices only

ECB deals

$5 ecb wyb BOTH Gillette Fusion razor and cartridge

$5 off Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor wyb Catridge or Disposable Razor, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
Limit 1

Final Price = varies

$3 ecb wyb $10 L'oreal Eye or Lip

$1/1 L'Oreal Product printable
$1/1 L'Oreal Paris Eye Product printable
$1/1 L'Oreal Cosmetics Eye Product printable
$1/1 L'Oreal Cosmetics Lip Product printable
$1/1 L'Oreal Paris Eye Product, exp. 11/25/12 (RP 09/30/12 R)
Limit 2

Final Price = varies

$10 ecb wyb $30 P&G

Bounty 6 rolls $5.77
$0.50/1 Bounty Paper Towels, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
$0.25/1 Bounty Towels or Napkins, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/14/12)

Charmin 12 pk $5.77
$0.25/1 Charmin Product, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/14/12)
$0.25/1 Charmin Product, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)

Gain or Tide $5.94
$0.40/1 Gain Detergent or Fabric Softener, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/14/12)
$1/2 Gain Detergent or Fabric Softener, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/14/12)
$2/3 Tide Detergent, Tide Boost, Downy or Bounce, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
$1/2 Tide Detergent, Tide Boost, Downy or Bounce, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
$0.40/1 Tide Detergent, Tide Boost, Downy or Bounce, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)

Pampers Jumbo packs $8.99
$2/1 Pampers Diapers or Pants, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)

Olay Regenerist or Total Effects Tone $20.99
FREE CoverGirl Lip Perfection wyb Olay Pro-X, Regenerist or Total Effects Facial Moisturizer or Facial Hair Removal, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)

Oral B manual toothbrush, Crest w. scope, Pro Health, Clinical, Pro Health Rinse, Clinical or Glide Floss $2.99
$0.75/1 Oral-B Glide Floss or Floss Picks, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
$0.50/1 Oral-B Pulsar, 3D White, Pro-Health, Complete or (2) Indicator or Cavity Defense Toothbrushes, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
$0.75/1 Crest Toothpaste, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
$0.75/1 Crest Rinse, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)

Covergirl cosmetics B1G1 50% off
$3/2 CoverGirl Product, exp. 12/31/12 (Parade 09/23/12)
$3/1 CoverGirl Olay Foundation, exp. 12/31/12 (Parade 09/23/12)
$1/1 CoverGirl Product, exp. 12/31/12 (Parade 09/23/12)
$15 MIR on Select P&G Products printable
$3/2 CoverGirl Product, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
FREE CoverGirl Eye Enhancer Eye Shadow Kit wyb LashBlast Mascara, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/14/12)
$1/1 CoverGirl Product, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)

Aussie or Herbal Essences $2.99
$1/2 Herbal Essences or Aussie Product, exp. 11/30/12 (RP 10/07/12)

Nyquil/Dayquil 48 ct, liquid 24 oz, Nature Fusion combo pack or Vaporub $10.99
$1/1 Vicks Product, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
FREE Puffs wyb Vicks Product, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/14/12)
$1.50/1 Vicks Nature Fusion, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)

Duracell AAA/AA 8 pk, CD 4 pk, 9 volt 2 pk or Ultra 6 pk $6.99
$0.50/1 Duracell CopperTop, Ultra Power, Ultra Photo Lithium or Specialty batteries, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)

Dawn Dish 99¢
$0.75/1 Dawn Hand Renewal, Power Clean, Bleach Alternative or Oxi, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)
$0.50/1 Dawn Product, exp. 11/30/12 (P&G 10/28/12)

Limit 1

Deal Idea:
Buy (3) Pampers use (3) $2=$20.97
Buy (3) dawn use (3) 50¢= $1.47
Pay $22.44 get $10 ecb = $12.44 for 3 Jumbo packs and 3 Dawn dish

$7 ecb wyb (2) Revelon Cosmetics or beauty tools

Buy (2) Nail clippers (approx $3.19)
Use 20% off coupon
Pay just $5.10 get $7 ecb

$1/1 Revlon Lip Product, exp. 12/2/12 (SS 10/28/12)
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic, exp. 11/18/12 (SS 10/14/12)
Limit 6

Final Price = varies

Food

Coke 12 pks- 3/$11

Hershey or Nestle SIngles B1G1 25¢

Limit 6

Select General Mills Cereal - $1.88

$0.50/1 Cheerios Honey Nut Cereal printable
$1/2 Cheerios Cereal printable
$1/2 Cheerios Original Cereal, exp. 11/3/12 (SS 09/23/12 R)
$0.50/1 Cheerios Original Cereal, exp. 11/3/12 (SS 09/23/12 R)
$0.50/1 Cheerios Honey Nut Cereal (SavingStar.com)
$1/3 Select Cereals, exp. 11/17/12 (GM 10/07/12)
$1/2 Select General Mills Big G Cereals printable
$0.75/1 Golden Grahams Cereal printable
$0.50/1 Cocoa Puffs or Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch Cereal printable
$1/2 Chex, Fiber One, Total, Wheaties, or Oatmeal Crisps printable
$0.50/1 Fiber One Cereal, exp. 11/17/12 (GM 10/07/12 R)
$0.75/1 Fiber One Cereal, exp. 11/17/12 (GM 10/07/12)
Limit 4

Final Price = as low as $1.13

Coke 2 liters - $0.88

Campbell or Swanson Soup 10.75 oz or broth 14 oz - $0.66

$0.40/3 Campbell's Condensed "Great for Cooking" Soup printable
$0.40/3 Campbell's Condensed Soup printable
$0.40/3 Campbell's Condensed Soups, exp. 11/4/12 (SS 09/16/12 R)
$0.40/3 Campbell's Condensed Soups, exp. 11/30/12 (SS 10/07/12 R)
$0.40/2 Campbell's Condensed Soups, exp. 11/30/12 (SS 10/07/12)
$0.40/4 Campbell's Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup, exp. 11/30/12 (SS 10/07/12 R)
$0.40/2 Campbell's Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup, exp. 11/30/12 (SS 10/07/12)
Limit 5

Final Price = as low as $.46

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La Cucina Italiana Magazine…$4.99 for 1 Year Subscription (today only)!

2012-10-30T09:00:00.001-04:00

Check out this subscription deal that is good today only!

Tue, Oct 30, Subscribe to La Cucina Italiana Magazine, just $4.99/year (75% off) from DiscountMags.com! Use Promo Code: 1465

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Tuesday’s Weekly Giveaway Link Ups….October 30, 2012

2012-10-29T20:33:00.000-04:00

Photo Credit

Well, this is going to be fun! I always love offering giveaways on my site....now, through this post, I can help you find so many more awesome giveaways offered by numerous other blogs!

Readers:

Be sure to check back often for more giveaways being added below! Each week you will see lots of great giveaways. All you need to do is click on the link below and enter. Have fun!

Bloggers:

Here's your chance to share your awesome giveaways with my readers. Please leave your link below. Don't forget to share this posting with other bloggers so they can share their links as well.

Here are some simple requests that I have...

Name...Giveaway - End Date
URL...Please only share the direct link to your giveaway
Please share this post via Facebook or Twitter so others know about it!

Don’t miss out on this great giveaway going on right now on Simple Couponing!

iPad 3 Giveaway (October 4 – November 1)

HOT New Glade Printable Coupons!

2012-10-29T14:04:00.001-04:00

Check out all these new printable Glade coupons!

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Donate Expired Coupons to a Military Family….Coupons to Troops!

2012-10-29T13:38:00.001-04:00

It's coming to the end of the month…

What do you plan to do with your expired coupons?

Did you know that you can donate your expired coupons to military families overseas? That's right....military families stationed overseas can use coupons up to 6 months after their expiration date!

I've always been bothered throwing out my expired coupons each month. FREE money in the trash....not good! :) You no longer need to throw them away because somebody can still use them.

There are some websites out there that help you donate your coupons, but I have discovered a great website that I think facilitates this in the best way! Coupons to Troops is a site that helps couponers like you and me connect directly with a military family overseas.

I have personally signed up with this site and it was super easy. Within 2 weeks of signing up, I was mailing my first package of coupons directly to a military family. It felt so good to be able to send my expired coupons on to someone who could still save money with them.

Here are some highlights of using Coupons to Troops...

Easy registration form to complete.
Within 1 week, Coupons to Troops will have you connected with a specific family.
You can contact your family via e-mail and let them know when you have sent your package of coupons.
Since their address is a military address, you will pay US postage rates, NOT international! (I send a lot of coupons and have spent roughly $8.00 each month so far.)
You know your coupons are getting in the hands of someone who wants and will use them.
Coupons do not end up in a big pile at a base somewhere...possibly lost. They go directly to the family you are connected with.
You don't have to do a lot of work categorizing the coupons you send. I just separated mine by food/non-food.

Here are pictures of what I sent in a recent month.

Coupons sorted into 2 categories….non-food and food.

The size of the Priority Mail package I send them in

Most of the time, I spend around $8.00 to ship my package. Every once in a while I have a pile of extra coupons that I add and the total is more like $12.00.

To answer any other questions you have or to sign up for this awesome program, go to the Coupons to Troops website!

Ranger Rick Magazine….$11.99 for 1 Year Subscription (today only)!

2012-10-29T09:58:00.001-04:00

Check out this subscription deal good today only!

Mon, Oct 29, Subscribe to Ranger Rick Magazine, just $11.99/year (50% off) from DiscountMags.com! Use Promo Code: 3426

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Meijer Weekly Deals….October 28, 2012

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October 28 – November 3 or

November 1 – November 7 (Indianapolis Area)

Here are the deals of the week for Meijer! I have listed a few of my favorite deals below. Thank you Bargains to Bounty for the coupon matchups! Get her full list of deals here.

Double check the pricing with your local sales flyer...sometimes there is a slight difference, but for the most part it is the same.
How to shop with coupons at Meijer.
To check out their coupon policy on their website, click here.
Coupon Database Tool

Not sure what all the different couponing terms mean? Check out my post about “Understanding Couponing Lingo”.

Leave a comment below and share your favorite Meijer deals!

50% Off Pompeian Olive Oil 16-68 oz (16 oz Light is $5.69, Olive Oil/Canola Blend 16 oz is $3.99)
-$1.00/1 Pompeian printable coupon
As low as $0.99 after coupon

25% off Splenda Sweeteners, select varieties
-$1.00/1 Splenda printable coupon or $0.55/1 coupon (from 9-30 SS)

$2.50 Ore-Ida Potatoes 19-32 oz
*Buy 2, Get 1 Free Instantly* (Limit 1 offer per transaction)
-$1.00/2 Ore-Ida coupon (from 10-14 SS)
$1.33 each when you buy 3 after coupon and instant savings

$0.99 Hormel Pepperoni or Salami, 3.5 oz sandwich slices (deli dept)
-$0.55/1 Hormel printable coupon
$0.44 when you buy pepperoni with coupon

$1.67 Meijer Cotton Swabs 375 ct, Cotton Balls 200 ct or Cotton Rounds or Squares 80-160 ct
-$1.25/3 Meijer mPerks digital coupon (expires 10-28!)
$1.25 each when you buy 3 with coupon

$1.25 Plum Organics Baby Food Pouch
-$0.50/1 Plum Organics printable coupon (Facebook)
$0.25 after coupon

$1.99 Huggies or Pampers Wipes 56-72 ct
-$0.35/1 Huggies Wipes coupon (from 10-21 SS)
-$0.50/1 Pampers Wipes coupon (from 10-28 PG)
$0.99-$1.29 after coupon

Get her full list of deals here.

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