I thought I’d try to keep track of my couponing & share my finds with who ever wants to follow.  So here we go.

I should probably start with the blogs that I follow:

http://thefrugalfreegal.com/

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/

http://www.frugallivingnw.com/

http://www.totallytarget.com/

And when I decided to seriously give this a try, I read this:

http://www.couponingtodisney.com/2011/05/29/how-to-become-an-extreme-couponer-in-10-days/

So, the other day I came across a post about “if you sign up with Albertsons Email Savings Program, get a coupon for $5 off your next $25 purchase.”  You can find that HERE.  So i signed up & printed up my coupon.  Mind you, I NEVER shop at Albertsons, but have been seeing some good deals there…better than Safeway in some areas.

Then 2 days ago, I came across THIS post for Albertsons.  And since my hubby uses Old Spice & I had 3 of the “Receive a free Old Spice Body Wash when you buy one Old Spice Deodarant” AND i also had a “$1.00 off purchase of any TWO Old Spice Deodarant”…I gave this deal a try.  When the 3 Body Wash’s & 3 Deodorants rang up, my total was somewhere around $20.94.  Which as you can see in the deal, ‘if you purchase $20 worth of Proctor & Gamble products, you’ll get a $5 off your next purchase CATALINA coupon.’

(A catalina coupon is the coupon that prints up at the register when you check out)

So because my initial total was over $20, I qualified for the $5 catalina coupon.  AND THEN the coupons came in.  The coupons zeroed out the price of the 3 body wash’s bringing my total to around $8.07.  Then came the “$1.00 off the purchase of TWO deodorants”…making I paid out of pocket $7.07 & received a $5.00 off my next grocery purchase, making it $2.07.

So now…I have $10 off my next purchase of $25 or more at Albertsons.  I’m going to stick to as close to $25 & see what I can come up with.

As soon as I gather my deals for my shopping trip, I’ll post them up here & then I can let you all know how I did.

Also, tomorrow in the Albertsons ad, there will be 3 - Twice The Value coupons.  This means that they will match any manufacturer coupon (up to $1.00).  Example:  let’s say we’re going to buy A-1 Steak Sauce.  it’s $2.89 at Albertsons.  i have a coupon for $1.00 off.  i take 1 of those Twice The Value coupons.  Now it’s $2.00 off A-1 Steak Sauce, making it $0.89 for the bottle.  In some cases, you can get some stuff for free, which is nice too!!

Happy couponing!!