Hey, Kroger is having their 3rd Annual Design-a-Reusable Bag contest. I designed a bag and would love for you to vote for it. The winner gets a $1000 Shopping Card. Since I use coupons I could make that stretch almost a year. Go HERE to vote.

1. FREE Starbucks Brewed Coffee when you bring in a reusable mug.
2. McDonald’s Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and Sandwich is buy one, get one FREE.
3. Two FREE cupcakes bites from the Cinnabun, from 6-8 p.m.
4. FREE Slice of their new MaggieMia’s Ice Cream Pizza,  at Maggie Moo’s between 3-7 p.m.
5. Tax-FREE shopping at Whole Foods- Pay no tax on all purchases @Wholefoods on 4//15.

I will update this post if I find more deals. Happy Tax Day

Save 80% on gift certificates to your favorite resturants at Restaurant.com. Use the code COOK at checkout and get a $25 gift certificate for $2. If you go through ebates.com you can save even more. If you are not familiar with ebates.com go here to get more information and to sign up. (Get $5 just for signing up!)

I wanted to share my recent shopping trip to Publix and Kroger. I saved $181.17.

• Here’s the breakdown:
  • Spent $39.97 @Publix
  • Spent $0.33 at Kroger
  • Total before Coupons= $221.47
    Total after Coupons= $40.30
    Saved $181.17

That’s an 82% savings. I am definitely down with saving. ARE YOU?

The coupon inserts for Sunday(2/21) are Smartsource & RedPlum.  There is also a Special Bonus issue of P&GbrandSaver this week.  As always inserts and coupon value in each insert vary from region to region. So thoroughly check your papers.

This Sunday (1/24) there will be one insert, SmartSource & RedPlum. Regional variation of coupons & value differences are common. So check your paper thoroughly!

This is a photo of my recent grocery trip to Kroger and Kmart. Here is a quick breakdown:

• 8 boxes of Honey Nut and regular Cheerios
• 8 bottles of Gatorade
• 9 bags of  Birdseye frozen veggies
• 2 loaves of Healthy Life Whole Grain bread
• 2 boxes of Quaker Instant Oatmeal
• 3 boxes of Lipton Cup-a-Soup
• 2 Chapsticks (gotta keep the lips moist!)
• 1 Reach Dental Floss
• 5 boxes of Ester-C vitamin tablets
• 5 each of Pears & Apples
• 13 boxes of Maruchan Noodles

Total Spent= $16.85
Total Saved= $117.12
That’s an 87% Savings!

If you are one of the first 125,000 to enter the “Win Milk for a Year” sweepstakes you will be able to print a coupon for a FREE half gallon of chocolate milk when you buy two gallons of milk. (Thanks Southern Savers!)

One of the best ways to get your finances under control is  to create and stick to a budget. I found this website, Mint.com, that helps you create and manage a budget as well as  your other finances. Best of all it’s FREE. GO HERE for more info.