Saving money can be simple.
Saving money became a goal when viewers told Michelle they were losing their jobs, even losing their homes. If you use Groupon, Living Social, or Restaurant.com, then why not at the grocery store, too? Follow Michelle through her own money-saving journey. The posts below are posted on the home page in real-time, but also moved here for reference.
SCHOOL SHOPPING: Shopko great deal for notebooks (ends 7/27)
My goal is to spend $5 or less on school supply shopping every week. You can save so much money if you piecemeal your shopping trips. From now until the start of school, you'll find really great deals... but they just come out ever week.
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Delly's Deals gives us Memorial Day steals, including meat and produce
It's time for another round of deals this week. Delly Mellor from Delly's Deals says there are some great Memorial Day deals that include 25-cent Pepsi products and great produce sales. All of the things you see on the left side of the screen were free: Cheerios, Triscuits, coffee creamer and french onion dip.
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Delly's Deals: FREE deals at the grocery store
FREE this week (thru 5/21) via @DellysDeals
Lowes Foods:
FREE Vans Organic and All Natural Waffles. On sale for $2.00 plus use this printable coupon for $2.00/2
FREE Triscuits, Brown Rice and Wheat (LF Leland). Only $.25 at all other LF stores. On sale for $1.75 plus use this printable coupon for $.75/1 (must enter zip code 77477 to pull up coupon) [Read more]
Lowes Foods:
FREE Vans Organic and All Natural Waffles. On sale for $2.00 plus use this printable coupon for $2.00/2
FREE Triscuits, Brown Rice and Wheat (LF Leland). Only $.25 at all other LF stores. On sale for $1.75 plus use this printable coupon for $.75/1 (must enter zip code 77477 to pull up coupon) [Read more]
So. Many. Deals. Cheap coffee, sugar, and things for birthdays or dinner dates
Special thanks to Delly from Delly's Deals for providing with us a list of things you can get for 50-cents or less. Also, if you go to the Leland Harris Teeter store, you can save more money because they are tripling coupons.
Here's a partial list from Delly – everything here is 50-cents or less.
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Gluten Free crackers, pork chops, yogurt and more... all for $11 or less
We recently had Delly from Delly's Deals on Fox Wilmington to show us some of the best deals of the week... and I can tell you, they work! Delly gave us a list of printable coupons from the web... so I printed out the coupons and went shopping at Harris Teeter.
Now thru 3/12/13.
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Super Double Savings until Jan. 8th at Harris Teeter
Delly from Delly's Deals shows us how to save big this week at the grocery store, thanks to Super Doubles at Harris Teeter. A lot of the deals she showed on the news are ones that are from Internet coupons.
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New Year, New Money Saving Opportunities
So, you're probably trying to lose weight and gain money. I get it.
Every Thursday in 2012, I did a money-saving segment. This year, we're going to change it up a bit. And, change is good. I will be sharing more of our community couponers' deals in 2013 so I can concentrate on other projects, too.
Starting Wednesday (Jan. 2, 2013), Harris Teeter will run a Super Doubles promotions, which means you can double a coupon that's $2. That means you can potentially get $4 off -- seriously, that's great at a grocery store.
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CVS: 3 DEALS TO CHECK OUT... OR ADD THEM TOGETHER TO MAKE A MEGADEAL
There are a few great deals at CVS this week - but fair warning, some of the coupons expire either today or tomorrow. However, with or without them, the deals are still great. Read it all the way through because it could even help you save more money.
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CVS MONEYMAKER: REVLON CLIPPERS, NO COUPONS
Nail clippers are like socks. They disappear. Out of nowhere. Never to be seen again! However, you won't feel so bad if you lose these... because they're free at CVS this week!
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FREE SOCKS AND TOOTHPASTE PLUS SUPER CHEAP YOGURT
We found some really great deals at Rite Aid, CVS and Harris Teeter this week.
Rite Aid gives you $4 in UP rewards for buying $3.99 socks. And, you'll also get Blistex for free that way, too.
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SAVED 89-PERCENT AT HARRIS TEETER, LOWES FOODS, RITE AID
There's so much to write about but not enough time. We are enjoying hitting up Lowes Foods in Leland during their triple coupons promotion. Still, Harris Teeter has got some great Spooky Savings, and Rite Aid is giving you money to buy hair and nail products.
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49-CENT ROBITUSSIN, 49-CENT SPINACH
There aren't a ton of deals this week, but I do like a lot of them. One of my favorites is the 49-cent Robitussin at CVS, thanks to Delly's Deals.
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$1.50 OR LESS: POP TARTS, HUMMUS, LAUNDRY DETERGENT
Before I even bought the Pop Tarts, I asked on Facebook and Twitter... "Is this a good deal?" I had dozens of comments in a matter of minutes. Thank you! It helped!
That's because normally, I try to stick to a '50-cents or less' rule. This week you can get Pop Tarts for 97-cents a box, though some people said you could get them for about 80-cents. Either way, everyone said it was a good deal, so I bought some! I'm sure my husband can't wait to try the S'mores PTs.
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50-CENTS OR LESS: TRUVIA, BARILLA PASTA, AND MUCH MORE!
So... last week if you were following, Harris Teeter had a major Super Doubles promotion. Obviously, we're not going to have those same awesome deals, but we still managed to find quite a few good ones.
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49-CENT WINE - DUH! SUPER DOUBLES AT HARRIS TEETER
This week is Super Doubles weeks at Harris Teeter. This pictures combines my HT trip with my CVS. At CVS, I bought $25 worth of paper products and got $10 back (that includes the Puffs, Bounty and Charmin in the picture.) The rest I bought at Harris Teeter:
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CVS: SPEND $25, GET $10 BACK
CVS deals roll over on Sundays. Every week they have promos to earn store credit, and since I desperately needed paper towels and TP, I picked up this deal.
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24-CENT KALAMATA OLIVES AND 9-CENT CHOCOLATE
I didn't get a ton of things, but what I did get... I got for CHEAP this week at Harris Teeter and CVS.
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LOVING LOWES FOODS IN LELAND FOR TRIPLE COUPONS
It was nothing for me to save about 89% at the grocery store.
I've been hearing a lot about the new Lowes Foods in Leland... which has been running a triple coupon promotion for several weeks. But, it took Mavis from Mavis Savers to convince me to check it out for myself.
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Sunday is for Staples
The other day my chief photographer, Ryan, made a joke that his girls now insist on going to Staples every week to buy school supplies. This, of course, is thanks to our weekly segments. The girls actually plan their trips to see what they can get on sale!
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Money in a Minute: Coupon Lingo
$13 for $121 worth of goods... and counting
This week we went to CVS, Staples, Harris Teeter and Office Depot. We actually got a lot of freebies at CVS, including a $20 glucose monitor and Allegra.
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July 2012:
CVS: Where trouser socks have gone to die
I just stopped off at CVS to grab a few things and came across a sock desert. Apparently, these Leggs socks were not a big seller, so now CVS has them on clearance for 87-cents. Say whaaa?
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Money in a Minute: Check out the CVS coupon machine
NO COUPONS NECESSARY: I saved 90-percent at Staples and Office Depot
As I've said before, now is a great time to buy school supplies. I mentioned this in a Money in a Minute segment withSouthernsavers.com founder Jenny Martin.
This week I went to Staples and Office Depot. Staples is continuing its penny deals. You do have to make a $5 qualifying purchase to get the penny deals, but most of the time, it's fully rebate-able. [Read more]
Money in a Minute: Find out a great place to buy spices and some produce
A penny for your thoughts (and wallet)
Right now is the best time to start getting deals on school supplies, says Southernsavers.com founder Jenny Martin.
She says that starting the second week of July, you'll usually see penny deals at the office supply stores. This is great if you've got kiddos who always need things like crayons or glue.
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Money in a Minute: July is the best month to start school supply shopping
June 2012:
Extreme couponing with Michelle Li: Get paid for Bayer at Walgreens and other great deals
Get paid to buy Bayer Aspirin at Walgreens
Thanks to Sanah Sayani, there's a great deal that gives you money!
At Walgreens, you can buy Bayer Aspirin for $31.9 a box. Last week's paper (SS 6/24) had a coupon for $3 off. So, that makes you pay .19-cents a bottle.
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CVS: $6 off $10 cosmetics purchase and free hair products
I'm out of pocket $ 5.12 for shampoo, conditioning cream, and two kinds of eye makeup removers.
I actually needed eye makeup remover, so I think this is a good deal. At CVS, you get $3 in ECBs back after spending $10 worth of Maybelline cosmetics. The makeup removers are $4.99 each. On top of that, if you go to the receipt machine, it will spit out a $3 off any $10 cosmetic purchase.
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Last push for Super Double Coupons at Harris Teeter in Wilmington, NC
I spent $25.67 (before tax) on everything you see in the two pictures below. I went through all of my coupons last night and pulled a lot of them from the last Sunday paper. Some of the items weren't on super sale, but I needed them anyway.
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Super Doubles: Free Keri lotion, Smart Balance milk and butter, KC Masterpiece and more...
It's a big week for Harris Teeter fans. It's Super Doubles week, which means that a coupon up to $2 will double. Can you imagine getting $4 off an item? That leaves room for lots of great deals and several freebies.
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Great deals at Target, CVS and Harris Teeter this week -
This week, we spent a little more than $26 for about $108 worth of goods at Target, CVS and Harris Teeter. We got a fewfreebies and a lot of things less than $1. We like to spend around .50-cents or less on items, but we feel like we got a great deal on all these products! And, thanks to Sanah Sayani for finding all these incredible deals at CVS and Target - I'll introduce you soon!
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Money in a Minute: Check your receipts for extra savings
DEALS: Free deodorant, cheap eyeliner and much more
The pickens are a little slim, but I am really excited about the cheap-o eyeliner. I got Revlon eyeliner (the kind I use) for about $2.50 each this week at CVS. They're normally about $8 each at the pharmacies! The Lady Speed stick cost 2.99, but you get $2 back in ECBs and I had a $1 off coupon... so that makes it FREE! \
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Money in a Minute: Rain checks are a girl's best friend
Easy Money: Only 1 thing over $1
If you love the basics - cereal, eggs, yogurts and uh, hot sauce, then you'll love what's for sale at Harris Teeter this week. I also snagged a free toothbrush at CVS, but I didn't take a pic of it.
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May 2012:
Triple the savings at Harris Teeter
I feel like I've been in a coupon coma lately. Too many good deals to pass up... but so little time. Thanks to my local super coupon bloggers, I was able to find the deals I needed to succeed at Triples Week at Harris Teeter! In all, I saved 86% at the grocery store.
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Money in a Minute: Seasonal stockpiling is like going school shopping
Best deals of this week: cheese, ham, Mexican-ish food, whole wheat pasta
This is another slow week in the coupon world (if you ask me), but there are still some great gotta-have-it-now kind of deals. For example, we love Mission Tortillas. So, this week we could get them on sale for .99-cents. It's pretty convenient since I ate my last tortilla for lunch today.
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Money in a Minute: Get your money back from products you bought years ago
Money in a Minute: Proctor and Gamble or Unilever deals pay off big
April 2012:
Money Makeover at the grocery store on Fox Wilmington News
Money in a Minute: One-stop shopping solution to find best prices on produce
Super shopping! Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods - Rounds 1 and 2
If you didn't know, Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods are BOTH offering Super Doubles this week. I took two trip to Harris Teeter over two days and also made one tirp to Lowes Foods. Thanks to Amanda from The Frugal Beach Bum Blog, I found a ton of things for free!
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Stockpile giveaway: Fox Wilmington and local couponers donate $450 worth of items to the domestic violence shelter
The feeling I have right now is better than finding even the best deal! This week, we cleaned out our stockpile at Fox Wilmington to donate about $450 worth of groceries and goods to the Domestic Violence Shelter in Wilmington.
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You gotta love the Meal Deal
I have always seen the Harris Teeter Meal Deal, but I've never bought it... until today. It's such a great buy! This week, you can get a pack of Ball Park Angus or NY Deli Style franks, a pack of Ball Park buns, a 2-liter of any Coke product and a bag of Cape Cod chips for $5.99. Wow!
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March 2012:
Money in a Minute: Saving money on produce hits close to home
Money in a Minute: Plan holiday dinners about a month in advance
Money in a Minute: Coupon etiquette says don't be a shelf clearer!
Money in a Minute: "But there's no time to cut coupons!"
Great Deals (and freebies) from CVS, Harris Teeter, Lowes and Walgreens
No matter where you live in the country, there's a pretty good chance you can snag one of these deals!
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Money in a Minute: Contacting companies
Free Proctor and Gamble delivered to my door!
It's the P&G Sampler. If you want one, click here. I am actually going to San Francisco in the morning and this will be so helpful. There are trial sizes of toothpaste, mouthwash and much more. I even got my favorite smelly-good stuff for my laundry (Downy Unstopables!)
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Money in a Minute: All You Magazine
Buy Kraft Cheese and save moooolah!
Well, it's nothing big, but if you're going to buy some cheese, do it March 2nd - 18th at Harris Teeter. Why? Well, if you buy 3, 4, or 5 Kraft cheese or dairy products, you'll get a $2, $3 or $4 coupon off a future shopping order.
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February 2012:
This is NOT a good deal.
This made me laugh. If you take any funny pics like this, send them to me!
A. Fun. Little Freebie.
I've heard that people on the Extreme Couponing show frequently get Mentos for free. I tend to get emails from people asking, "Why do those people always get 100 packs of gum and deodorant for free?"I don't know.
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PAID $18.45 for $93.34 worth of groceries/products from Harris Teeter
Everyone's been talking about all the great deals they've been getting at Harris Teeter this week because it's Super Doubles week. Well, this week has been a crazy week at work... so crazy that I even asked a special guest to share her deals with viewers Thursday because I was on assignment!
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Lowes Foods Super Doubles in full swing, mixed reactions
I couldn't beat the early birds today but I did manage to get to Lowes Foods around 10 a.m. There were still many deals to be had, but the sentiment I'm hearing is that the deals weren't spectacular.
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Money in a Minute: Which Sunday paper should you buy for the coupons?
Early risers get a heck of a lot more savings
Much like Bigfoot, mermaids, wilderbeasts and unicorns... I once thought the elusive News and Observer was a myth. Since I work evenings, I typically don't get to bed until the early morning hours. If I don't make myself go to bed, I could easily be up until 4 a.m. I mean, think about it. A lot of people get home at 5:30 p.m... and don't go to bed until midnight. So you can see my dilemma.
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Michelle's Money in a Minute: Fuel Rewards programs are easy money
Couponing can give you a headache. Good thing I got paid for Advil!
I just got the best deal at CVS because of Amanda from The Frugal Beach Bum blog. I got paid to buy Advil. How? First things first - you'll need the coupons and a rebate form (available in last week's Sunday paper. If you don't have them, then you're out of luck for the moment.)
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Michelle's Money in a Minute: Big displays can mean big savings
Proctor and Gamble deal is a steal! Thanks, Amanda!
Got to give props to people when they send me over some deals. Amanda with the Frugal Beach Bum Blog sent over one heck of a deal from Harris Teeter. I got about $46.19 worth of Proctor and Gamble products for about $12.
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Michelle's Money in a Minute: Big displays can save you big money
January 2012:
Michelle's Money in a Minute: Ebates
Getting paid to go shopping? My first try at Ebates
I don't know about you, but I do a decent portion of my shopping on the Internet. I guess it's because I have weird hours and can't make it to the stores. I recently came across the site Ebates. I know it's been around for a few years, but I didn't really consider using it before.
Ebates is a website that gives you money back just for shopping online. It gets commission from companies for referring you to their site. Then you get a portion of that commission.
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Great Deal: All You Magazine Subscription for $1
This is almost too good to believe... partly because I was looking for this magazine!
My friend Vicky told me about the deal, and I'm ever so-thankful. The magazine is actually put together by Walmart, but it usually has a ton of coupons inside each one. It is a southernsavers.com recommendation. [READ MORE]
Michelle's Money in a Minute: Changing email accounts to save more money
Free (or close to it) Brita Pitcher - it's buzzing hard on the web
This week there are several stores that are going to give you a free (or really darn cheap) Brita water pitcher. How?
Well, if you picked up a Sunday paper, there should be a coupon in it for $4 off any Brita product. Most 5-gallon water pitchers are a between $9 - $17. Then, if you send in a $10 rebate, you'll get it for nothing. OR, you'll even get paid for it.
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Spent $1.55 for $60.94 worth of groceries at Harris Teeter! And learning new stores...
I really must have been inspired after my Southern Savers workshop. After several weeks, I think it's starting to click for me at Harris Teeter... now I want to learn how to save at other stores. CVS and Lowes Foods are next. Afterall, I don't want those stores to think I'm neglecting them. I know so many offer great savings for their customers, but I've had to build up my brain power and confidence to even consider moving on. [READ MORE]
Southern Savers...is pretty much totally awesome
My boss recently suggested I go to a Southern Savers workshop... and it was honestly the best decision of the week! Not only is Jenny my newfound hero, she's clearly a savior to a lot of shoppers in the South!
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Michelle's Markdowns: Garden and Gun Magazine for $3.50 a year
Thanks to We Use Coupons, I found a great deal on a magazine subscription! They've negotiated a deal with Charleston-based Garden & Gun magazine to get a full year for just $3.50! That's at least a 93% savings off the cover price!
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Show me your stockpile...and win!
Thanks to smart shopper, Mare G., I started my own journey of smart shopping.
She is amazing at saving. Recently, I asked people to show me their
stockpiles... and Mare delivered! You can read more about her awesome shopping
trips on her Facebook page, I Got It Free with Coupons.
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She is amazing at saving. Recently, I asked people to show me their
stockpiles... and Mare delivered! You can read more about her awesome shopping
trips on her Facebook page, I Got It Free with Coupons.
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Using a new coupon binder... thanks to Delly's Deals!
If you've been reading my website, you already know what an effort I've made to
start saving money. And the response has been tremendous! What I think is amazing is the knowledge and
kindness coming out of our own community. I drove into work today to catch up
on a few things...and look what I found sitting on my desk!
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start saving money. And the response has been tremendous! What I think is amazing is the knowledge and
kindness coming out of our own community. I drove into work today to catch up
on a few things...and look what I found sitting on my desk!
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Show me your stockpile! Super double vacation style--
Being on vacation doesn't keep me from working hard for my money! I've spent the last few days brainstorming ways to save money in the New Year. And, I've also been thinking of ways to make the information more accessible to anyone who might want to know for themselves...or for others.
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Super Doubles Week at Harris Teeter = Super Savings
In case you're looking to save some extra cash after the New Year, I wanted to give you a quick reminder that this week is Super Doubles week at Harris Teeter.
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December 2011
Veal, stuffed pork chops and an organic rib eye for $3.45 TOTAL
I've never had so much fun buying meat at the grocery store. I mean, wouldn't you be a little excited to get veal for 47-cents? If you notice the yellow tags, that means the food is on markdown at Harris Teeter. But... for less than a cup of coffee?
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Michelle's Markdowns: Nearly $500 worth of Elizabeth Arden products for about $60
I just got this incredible deal thanks to Stockpiling Moms. from Elizabeth Arden fragrances to makeup... there's even FREE SHIPPING. I'm pretty sure this offer will last until Dec. 20th.
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Michelle's Markdowns: FREE coffee for Starbucks all through January! (AND MORE)
Wow! This is such an amazing deal if you LOVE Starbucks. I always try to go somewhere local, but I have to have me some SB, too.
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Mueller's Whole Grain Pasta for 18-cents each (Extreme Couponing Post #2)
I love saving money... Meteorologist Robb Ellis is calling me Coupon Sally these days! And everyone around here seems to be getting a kick out of my newfound hobby of couponing. But, let me tell you something. If you overspend on something, people will call you a sucker. If you start collecting coupons, people might call you cheap. I don't think I'm either.
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November 2011
Michelle's Markdowns: Free Admission to Wilma Expo, 50-cents for Pantene Pro-V
Michelle's Markdowns: Free Contact Lenses (no catch to this one)
If you want to test out some new contacts OR want to delay buying some for a month, then this may be a good option.
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Michelle's Markdowns: Free Victoria's Secret Tote Bag
Talk about a great stocking stuffer! You have until November 17th to get a free Victoria's Secret PINK tote with the purchase of any PINK item. It's a value of $15.50.
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Recouping with coupons! My first try at extreme couponing...
There's been a lot of talk about couponing lately, and I guess it's starting to pique my interest.
Not only did we run a story on The Coupon Guy, we also had a very lively discussion in a recent behind the scenes chat about people who make couponing work for them.
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