Category Archives: Shopping Trips

My First Walgreens Purchase – I’m Going to LOVE Walgreens

I stopped by our new Walgreens in Sanford and fell in love. The store is huge and the employees are awesome.  And the managers were very happy to chat about couponing with me.  They are very coupon friendly and I can’t wait to start bringing you more Walgreens deals! Today I got my Lifesavers Mints.  I  Read more »

My $12 Challenge – It comes to a close!

  These shopping trips are part of my $12 Challenge. Click here to see entire list of everything I purchased! It’s over!  I decided I’d end the challenge when I reached $1,000 and I went well past that mark since my last update… and still have money left to spend!  I think with careful planning I  Read more »

I had a blast passing out coupons at Hannaford tonight!

I had so much fun handing out coupons at Hannaford tonight. The coupons from the Hannaford booklet that came out last fall are expiring next week, so I want to make sure every single one that I have left gets put to good use. Tonight, I hung out at the registers at Hannaford (yes, coupon  Read more »

My $12 Challenge – I better make some money at Walmart soon!

  These shopping trips are part of my $12 Challenge. Click here to see entire list of everything I purchased so far! I’ve decided I will retire this challenge when I reach $1,000 in merchandise… if I make it that far.  I’m getting dangerously close to running out of cash to shop with at Shaw’s and  Read more »

My little shopping trip to Hannaford – All this for 14 CENTS

I was super anxious to use the new $2 OYNO Hannaford Coupon that came out with their Hoop Fever Recipe Contest so I headed out last night with coupons in hand, and this is what I got! Note: the $2 OYNO coupon does not have to be Hannaford brand. It just happens that I picked up  Read more »

My $12 Challenge: I hope I can make it to $1,000

  These shopping trips are part of my $12 Challenge. Click here to see entire list of everything I purchased so far! I’ve decided I will retire this challenge when I reach $1,000 in merchandise… if I make it that far.  When I started this challenge, I really had no clue I could go this far  Read more »

My $12 Challenge – 19 transactions in one week

  These shopping trips are part of my $12 Challenge. Cick here to see entire list of everything I purchased so far! at Shaw’s on 2/11, 2 transactions (see photo here) 8 boxes Mueller’s pasta reg $1.29, sale $1.00 each 1 bag chips, $1.69 1 dish soap, $1.15 1 can pasta, $.99 1 can veggies, $1.69 4 yogurts,  Read more »

I paid $1.29 for all this at Shaw’s – I won lots of freebies!

I stopped by Shaw’s to pick up the last of the freebies I won during the Wish Big, Win Big game (I won more stuff here). While there, I figured I’d also pick up some free Mueller’s. Then I grabbed celery and yellow squash from reduced produce. I got everything you see in the picture for just  Read more »

My $12 Challenge: I got lucky with Wholly Guacamole

  These shopping trips are part of my $12 Challenge (see here). at Shaw’s on 2/8 6 Welch’s Ocean Spray juice, 64 oz, reg $3.49, BOGO sale Used (3) B1G1 Free Ocean Spray coupons Value before sales discounts and coupons was $20.94 After discount and coupons I paid ZERO I don’t count bottle deposit because I get that  Read more »

My $12 Challenge: Lots of freebies from Shaw’s

  These shopping trips are part of my $12 Challenge (see here). at Shaw’s on 2/4 2 Welch’s Ocean Spray juice, 64 oz, reg $3.49, BOGO sale Used (1) B1G1 Free Ocean Spray coupon Value before sales discounts and coupons was $6.98 After discount and coupons I paid ZERO I don’t count bottle deposit because I get  Read more »