Being Frugal is Fabulous

Giveaway: Progresso Panko and Broth Prize Pack

frugalisfab — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:44:31 +0000

I had the opportunity to try the new Progresso Panko bread crumbs when I visited General Mills. They are the bread crumbs we used to make these delicious oven-fried chicken tenders:

Image via Matt Olson

These bread crumbs are super tasty and they help you to put together a simple but elegant dinner in just a few more minutes than it takes to heat up those pre-made frozen chicken nuggets.

There are also some delicious looking recipes here that were put together by Food Network star, Michael Chiarello. I am dieing to try the Spinach Arancini, yumm!

I know you all want to try the Panko bread crumbs and thanks to MyBlogSpark, I have one Progresso Panko and Broth prize pack to give away to one reader.

The prize pack includes:

1 box of Progresso panko
1 carton of Progresso broth
A measuring cup
A slotted spoon
A soup ladle
A sheet pan

To enter to win, just leave a comment here telling me what your go-to quick dinner is. This contest will close Friday, November 13th at 1:00 pm PST. Contest open to US residents only.

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Giveaway: Progresso Panko and Broth Prize Pack

CVS 11/1-11/7

frugalisfab — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:32:39 +0000

Need help navigating CVS? Check out my CVS tutorial.

Confused by my phrases and abbreviations, read about the couponing lingo I use.

ECB Deals
Glade Scented Oil Candle Holder or Refills: 2/$5.00
Receive $3.00 ECB when you spend $10.00
Glade Scented Oil Candles Refill FREE wyb any Scented Oil Candle Holder from 11/1 SS
B2G1 FREE Glade Scented Oil Candles Refill packs from 11/1 SS
Glade Scented Oil Candles Refill FREE wyb any Scented Oil Candle Holder printable coupon

**Deal Idea**
Buy 2 Holders: $5.00
Buy 2 Refills: $5.00
Use (2) B1G1 Free coupons

Final Price: Pay $5.00 and get back $3.00 ECB

Halle Berry Fragrance: PSA $12.99
Receive $5.00 ECB (limit 1)

Final Price: PSA $7.99

Plackers Dental Flossers 90 ct.: $2.99
Receive $2.00 ECB (limit 1)

Final Price: $.99

Gillette Disposable Razors: $5.99
Receive $2.00 ECB (limit 1)
$3.00 off MC from 11/1 P&G insert

Final Price: $.99

Clairol Nice ‘n Easy Hair Color: $5.99
Receive $1.00 ECB (limit 1)
$2.00 off MC from 11/1 P&G insert

Final Price: $2.99

Other Deals
Skippy Peanut Butter: $1.67
$.75 off MC from 10/4 RP

Final Price: $.92

Dove Chocolate, 3.53-5.8 oz.: $2.00
$1.00 off MC from 8/16 RP

Final Price: $1.00

Fruitopia or Viologie Shampoo or Conditioner: $2.50
$2.00 off MC from Reinventing Beauty Magazine found in stores -Sandra Bullock is on the cover (I found just the coupons in my cosmetics department) **coupons say 1 per customer and the second coupon will beep**

Final Price: $.50

Redbox Code 11/2

frugalisfab — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:19:46 +0000

Today only, you can get one free movie rental from Redbox, by using the code:

TEGJ6FD

To use the code, do the following: on the first screen select “Rent With Promo, enter the code, choose your movie and swipe your debit or credit card (this is in case you don’t bring the movie back. They will put a $1 charge on your card to hold the movie, but if you return the movie by 9 pm the next day, the charge will be removed).

You can use 1 code for each debit/credit card that you have, so to rent multiple movies, just do the above process with each card.

To find the nearest Redbox, click here.

CVS (Northern CA) 10/25-10/31

frugalisfab — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:41:07 +0000

Whoo! I almost forgot how to do this! I have had a fabulous time these last two weeks getting my house clean and doing all sorts of projects with my little ones. Stay tuned later this week to see some of my little craft projects I have been working on.

Need help navigating CVS? Check out my CVS tutorial.

Confused by my phrases and abbreviations, read about the couponing lingo I use.

3 Day Sale Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Only
Hershey’s, Mars or Nestle Snack Size or Fun Size Candy: 2/$4.00
$1.00 off Hershey’s Special Dark MC from 9/27 SS
B3G1 Free Hershey’s MC from 10/18 SS
$1.00 off Nestle printable coupon
$1.00/2 Nestle MC from 10/18 RP
$1.00/2 Mars MC from 10/11 RP

Final Price: starting at $1.00 each

ECB Deals
Dove or Degree: Buy $20.00 in select products and get $10.00 ECB (limit 1) . Products included are:

Dove Shampoo or Conditioner: 2/$8.00 $1.00 off shampoo MC or $1.50 off conditioner MC from 10/4 RP or $1.00 off printable coupon
Dove Body Wash, Lotion or Soap 6 pk.: $6.50 $1.25 off lotion, $1.50 off body wash or $1.25 off soap MC from 10/4 RP
Dove Ultimate Clear or Degree Ultra Clear Deodorant: $3.50 $2.00 off Dove printable coupon or $1.50/2 MC from 10/4 RP or $.75 off Degree printable coupon or $1.25 MC from 9/13 RP

**Deal Idea**
Buy 4 Dove Deodorant and 2 Degree Deodorant= $21.00
Use (2) $2.00 off Dove printable coupon
Use (1) $1.50/2 Dove MC
Use (1) $1.25 off Degree MC
Use (1) $.75 off Degree printable coupon

Final Price: Pay $13.50 and get $10.00 ECB **if you have access to 3 computers, you can get 6 of the $2.00 off printable coupons, you will pay $9.00 and get back $10.00 ECB making this a $1.00 money maker!
Speed Stick 24/7 or Lady Speed Stick: $2.49
Receive $1.00 ECB (limit 1)

Final Price: $1.49

Gillette Fusion Razor: $9.99
Receive $5.00 ECB (limit 1)
$4.00 off MC from 9/27 P&G insert

Final Price: $.99

Crest Spinbrush: $6.99
Receive $2.00 ECB (limit 1)
$2.00 off printable coupon

Final Price: $2.99

Fixodent Multi-Packs: $4.99
Receive $3.00 ECB (limit 2)
B1G1 Free MC from 10/4 RP
$1.00 off MC from 9/27 P&G insert

**Deal Idea**
Buy 2= $9.98
Use B1G1 MC -$4.99
Use $1.00 off MC – $1.00

Final Price: pay $3.99 and get back $6.00 ECB!

Other Deals
Campbell’s Tomato Soup: 2/$.99
$1.00/2 printable coupon
$1.00/2 printable coupon

Final Price: FREE

Milk, 1 gallon: $2.29
$.50 off MC from 6/28 SS, 8/9 SS or 9/13 SS (if your store carries the Real CA milk)
$.50 off printable coupon (you know I am leary of posting about pdf coupons, but this comes directly from the Real CA milk website)

Final Price: $1.79

Changes Are Coming

frugalisfab — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:48:00 +0000

One of my favorite pictures of my kids from a few years ago.

You may have noticed that things have slowed down a bit around here, and they are going to be slowing down even more. This has been a really hard decision to make and not one that I have taken lightly. I have been agonizing about this for the last few months.

But I have been feeling like I have been torn in a million directions and it was clear that something had to give. It seems that the only place I can be replaced is here on this blog. I have poured a lot of blood, sweat and tears into building this blog and so thinking about walking away from it has been really tough.

So I am not going to completely stop posting here. I will still post the CVS matchups for Northern CA and any outstanding grocery store deals. There will probably be some frugal tips and giveaways along the way and links to fantastic posts that I find. But there will definitely not be daily postings.

To help you on your journey to saving money at the grocery and drug stores and live a better frugal life, here are my favorite blogs and their specialties:

For Walgreens: Mercedes at Common Sense With Money

For Rite Aid: Mindi at Moms Need To Know

For Northern CA Grocery Stores: Charlene at My Frugal Adventures

For Safeway: Gina at Moneywise Moms

For General Frugal Living: Trent at The Simple Dollar

Some of my other favorites:

Erin at $5 Dinners, Crystal at Money Saving Mom and Tara at Deal Seeking Mom

I so appreciate all of you and your support by reading here everyday, subscribing, leaving me comments, emailing me to tell me how much clipping coupons has helped your family’s budget and telling your friends all about what I have been trying to do here.

It has been an amazing year and a half and I am so grateful for all of the fantastic opportunities I have been afforded. Hearing that I have helped people change and improve their lives has been awe-inspiring. I have truly loved most every minute of this journey.

For now I am looking forward to spending a bit more time enjoying those beautiful little faces up above. Keep up the good work!

Rite Aid: New $5/$25 Coupon

frugalisfab — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:39:02 +0000

There is a new $5/$25 coupon available for Rite Aid. No registration required and it is not the major ink sucker kind. You can find it here. Don’t forget the Gift of Savings program ends on Saturday and you can see the weekly matchups for Rite Aid here.

Printable Coupon Roundup

frugalisfab — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:27:57 +0000

Photo Via Roadsidepictures

Need to know more about printing coupons? Check out my coupon printing tips.

Printables-Don’t forget to hit your browser’s back button and try to print each coupon twice!

$1.50 off Degree Fine Fragrance Collection or Antiperspirant (pair with the $3.00/2 Target printable coupon here for a great deal!)

$.75 off Borden’s Milk click on coupons in the middle left of the screen

$.50 off any Malt-O-Meal Cereal, 15.5 oz. or larger

$1.00/2 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

$5.00 off Zantac This will be free after RR next week, so be sure and print your coupon now to make this a money maker!

$1.00/2 Kraft or Cracker Barrel Natural Cheese

New Coupons from Coupons.com
Every time that you print coupons from my Coupons.com link, you help support this site, which I GREATLY appreciate. If you have already printed a coupon, you will not see it in the list. Here are the newest coupons:

$1.00/2 Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta

$3.00/10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones

$1.00/2 California Pizza Kitchen Flatbreads

$1.00 off Snuggle Fabric Softener or Sheets

$.55 off Snapple Tea or Juice

$1.00 off Biore Complexion Cleaning or Pore Strips

$1.00 off All Laundry Detergent

Safeway 10/14-10/20

frugalisfab — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:59:56 +0000

Produce
Broccoli Crowns: $.69/lb.

Red, Black or Green Grapes: $.99/lb.

Meat/Dairy
Chicken Let Quarters: $.67/lb.

Armour Lunchmakers: $.99

Butcher’s Cut Jumbo Meat Franks: $.99

Land O lakes Fresh Buttery Taste Bowl, 15 oz.: $.99
$.50 off MC from 8/30 SS

Challenge Butter: $3.00
$.55 off printable coupon

Grocery
Betty Crocker Brownie Mix: $.79

Cocoa Puffs or Cheerios: $1.67
$1.00/2 printable coupon
$1.00/2 printable coupon
$.75 off Cocoa Pebbles ecoupon

Barilla Pasta: $1.00
$1.00/2 Piccolini variety MC from 8/23 SS

Healthy Choice Meals: $1.99 each when you buy 5
$2.00 off printable coupon

Dried Beans, 1 lb.: $1.00 (learn how to cook them here)

Dial Handsoap: $1.00
$.35 off MC from 8/16 SS or 10/4 SS

Buy 5 Save $5.00 Mix & Match Sale These prices are after the promo:
Mott’s Apple Juice: $.88

Langer’s Juice, many varieties: $1.49

Juicy Juice, many varieties: $1.49
$1.00/2 printable coupon

Capri Sun: $1.49

Welch’s Grape Juice: $2.49
$1.00 off printable coupon

2 Day Sale Saturday & Sunday only
Macaroni & Cheese: $.40

Safeway 2-Ltr. Soda: $.34

Large Hass Avocados: $.77/each

Doritos Tortilla Chips: $1.49

Oscar Mayer Bacon: $2.5o
$1.50/2 MC from 8/30 SS = $1.75 each when you buy 2 and use the coupon

Super Coupons
Lysol Wipes or Toilet Bowl Cleaner: $1.99 (limit 4, but you will need a Super Coupon for each item)
$1.00/2 Wipes printable coupon
$1.00/2 Toilet Bowl Cleaner printable coupon

Raley’s/Bel Air 10/14-10/20

frugalisfab — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:49:43 +0000

Produce
Green, Red, Romain or Butter Lettuce: $.97/each

Meat/Dairy
80% Lean Ground Beef: $1.69/lb.

Bone-In Pork Roast: $1.29/lb.

Activia Yogurt, 4 pk: $2.00
$1.00 off MC from 7/26 SS, 8/9 SS, 8/30 SS or 10/4 SS

Dannon Dannimals Yogurt, 4 pk.: $2.29
$1.00 off MC from 8/30 SS or 10/4 SS

Grocery
Cheez-Its, Wheatables, All Bran or Special K Crackers: $1.69
$.75 off Cheez-Its printable coupon
$1.00 off Special K Crackers printable coupon (don’t forget to look for specially marked packages for the jeans voucher)

Tree Top Apple Juice: $1.99
Receive a free 6-pk. of Tree Top Applesauce when you buy 2 juice
$1.00/2 printable coupon

Final Price: $2.98 for all 3 items

Household
Snuggle Fabric Softener: $3.99
$3.00 off MC from 10/4 RP

There are new printable coupons here. The best one I see is:

Buy 1 Cafe drink, get 1 free

E.L.F. Cosmetics: Free 27 Piece Kit With Any Purchase

frugalisfab — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:01:58 +0000

Right now you can get thisThe kit includes:

-9 eyeshadow shades
-1 cream eyeshadow shade
-1 blush
-1 bronzer
-10 lip gloss shades
-1 brow powder
-1 eye liner pencil
-1 dual ended eyeshadow applicator and brush
-1 face brush
-1 lip brush

I have ordered from E.L.F before and I thought that many of their products were very good, especially given the price. They have been featured by several sources including O and In Style Magazine.

Here are my top picks from E.L.F:

Eyelash Curler
Slant Tweezer (order 5 of them, because they are awesome, and you know your kids/hubby is always stealing yours, or is that just me?!)
Brow Comb + Brush
Nail Polish (For me, these worked just as well as Revlon or Sally Hansen polishes you will find for 4x the price and they come in a ton of cute colors)
Super Glossy Lip Shine
Hypershine Gloss
Luscious Liquid Lipstick