Getting Started Series
Welcome Great Day Visitors (Eat from the Pantry Challenge)
I made another appearance today on Great Day St. Louis (September 1, 2010). If you’re visiting because you saw that segment and want information on the Eat from the Pantry Challenge, here are the links:
Eat from the Pantry Challenge, Part 1
Eat from the Pantry Challenge, Part 2
Eat from the Pantry Challenge, Part 3
As I hopefully [...]
Getting Started Series Part 7 – Target Shopping 101
The following post is from my cyber friend, Ginger of Attention Target Shoppers and Frugal in Alabama. Pay attention. I’ve learned A LOT from her.
Target Shopping 101
Shopping at Target is like a sporting event for me. You need to know how to play by Target’s rules and have the tools at your fingertips to [...]
Welcome Great Day Visitors (Coupon Stacking)
I made another appearance today on Great Day St. Louis (July 19, 2010). If you’re visiting because you saw that segment and want information on coupon stacking and the reward programs at Walgreens and CVS, then here you go:
As I mentioned in the segment, the best way to really make couponing work for you is [...]
Getting Started Part 6 – CVS 101
Now that I’ve told you about the Walgreens Register Rewards system, I need to tell you about how to use the CVS reward system, called Extra Care Bucks (ECB’s)
Almost every week, CVS will offer a few items that will be completely free after ECBs. This means that you will buy the item now, and get [...]
Walgreens $10 Challenge and Deals May 1 – 8
As promised, here is my first Walgreens $10 or Less Challenge and a list of other Walgreens deals this week. If you are new to Walgreens shopping, go here for a quick Walgreens 101 course. And go here to learn the lingo.
Each week, I will post a Walgreens $10 or Less Challenge in which you [...]
Getting Started Part 5 – Walgreens 101
I remember several years ago marveling at a woman in Walgreens who had managed to pay only $2.87 for a shopping cart full of stuff that should have cost at least $50. When I asked about it, the cashier told me the woman was a “Register Rewards Couponing Genius.” I didn’t know what he meant, so [...]
27Apr2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 2 comments | Continued
Getting Started Part 4 – Change the Way You Grocery Shop
I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I cut my grocery bill by more than 30 percent in the first month I began couponing, and it looks like this month will be at least 50 PERCENT LESS THAN what I spent on groceries each month prior to embarking on my “Journey In Frugality” just four months [...]
23Apr2010 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
Getting Started Part 3 – Organizing Your Coupons
One of the most important parts being a successful “couponer” is being organized. You have to have your coupons organized to use them effectively, and there are several different methods to do this. Some people like a coupon box, others use an envelop system. I personally “love me a three-ring binder,” so I chose the [...]
21Apr2010 | lipsticktocrayons | 2 comments | Continued
