Vera Bradley - St Patties Day Sale

Sorry this is so late!  We do have an hour left. 

St. Patrick's Day Deal - 17% off any one item! With code McSave17

Free Shipping on orders of $75 or more and 25% Off Select Colors from 3.11.10–3.17.10

Free Ebook - Quick & Easy

Find yourself making the same meals for dinner week after week?  Need some inspiration for your new abundance of groceries?  Click HERE for a FREE Ebook.

Still haven't done your taxes?

Just a reminder to all my fellow-procrastinators, if you haven't filed your taxes yet, this is a free option to prepare, print, and e-file your taxes!  Now, if you have money tucked away in off-shore accounts and 4 homes - this might not be the choice for you - but for simple taxes?    No problem!

Grillin' Coupons!

There are some great new printable coupons out at GatherAroundTheGrill - check them out:

* Free Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing with any Kingsford or Kingsford Match Light Charcoal purchase
* Free KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce when you purchase any Kingsford or Kingsford Match Light Charcoal
* Free Glad Product when you purchase any Kingsford or Kingsford Match Light Charcoal

You will be able to stack one of these with the $2/1 Beef wyb Kingsford from the 3/14 SS - and hopefully we'll get a FLIP or something soon as well!  Here is one good deal at Publix:

Publix has the 12.5 lb Kingsford on sale for $7.99

Use the $2/1 from "Bring the Race to Your Own Backyard" booklet

Also Use the $2/1 Meat wyb Kingsford from 3/14 SS

Also Use any of the FREE item coupons above

(Pay $5.99 for charcoal, get a free item + $2 Off Beef!)

FREE Pixable Photo Book - Only $2.99 Shipped! (UPDATE)

UPDATE: The website is loading slowly tonight - maybe because the offer just launched today. Just click on the link provided, and if the page loads as a blank - just try again a moment later!

Here a new freebie on the photo book front!  Get a 22 Page, 8" x 5.5" Photo Book for free - just pay the $2.99 for S&H!
Pixable is different from other photobook sites in that, besides uploading pics from your computer (which takes forever) you can use your or your friends photos on social networks (Facebook, Flickr, ...) without having to upload them.  NO UPLOADING!  That sounds like an easy way to make a fun photo book for a friend, a brag book for Grandma, etc..

I just made one of these, so I can tell you how it works:

1)  Go HERE to get your newcomer offer, and choose the 22 Page Softcover 8x5.5 Book.

2)  It will ask you to type in your facebook name - it completes all the registration info for you that way, and is linked to yours and your friends photos so they're available to you

3) Choose the color/theme of your book

4) You will be presented with all your/your friends Facebook albums.  Choose any pics you want out of these albums.  I love that you can even pick from your friends albums!  (I used several from my brother's).

5)  Choose 1 Photo to be on the cover, and either click "Autofill" or if you're picky, arrange them all special. (I was lazy, so I autofilled)

6) About 1 minute later it's done!  Just enter coupon code "FREEPIX" at checkout to deduct the $7.95 it normally costs to make this size book.  This took me all of 10 minutes total, to make a little book of grandkid photos to send my mom.

FLIPs & HIPs for the week of 3/17

 

Food Lion Shamrock Game Coupons (exp 3/23)
$1 off any purchase of Ground Beef
$1/3 cans of FL Veggies
PLAY

$1/2 packages of Hormel Cooked Ham
$1/2 cans Hunt’s Manwich
$1/1 box Luzianne Tea Bags
$1/2jars of Mount Olive Pickles
PRINT

$1/1 Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks
$1/2 boxes Kellogg's Cereal (Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies, Special K)  *Use at Publix w/ BOGO deal + MFR Q's!!
$1/2 boxes Betty Crocker Cake Mixes
$1/1 Food Lion Brand Water (24 pk.)
PRINT *PDF (exp. 3/23)

Harvey's Shamrock Game Coupons (exp 3/23)
$1 off Ground Beef
$1/3 Harvery's Brand Mixed Vegetables
PLAY

$1/2 Pillsbury Dinner Crescent Rolls
$1/2 bags Chips Ahoy Chocolate Chip Cookies
$1/2 packages Ore-Ida® Frozen French Fries or Tater Tots
$1/2 cans Carnation Evaporated Milk
PRINT (exp. 3/30)

$1 off (1) gallon Harveys Brand Milk
$1 off (2) bags Tostito’s Scoops
$1 off (2) cans Armour Vienna Sausages
$1 off a 24-Pack of Aquafina Water
PRINT (exp 3/23)

$1/10 Simply Go-Gurt & $1.50/1 Planters (PRINT NOW!)

Here are 2 very high-value coupons that you'll want to get NOW before they reach their limit:

$1.50/1 Planters Item Facebook Fan Coupon
$1.10/1 Simply Go-Gurt PRINT

Okay, just wanted to get that in there before it was too late!  Now back to your regularly scheduled programming....  FLIPs & HIPs are almost up!

Food Lion Highlights: 17 - 23

I'm really happy about the Food Lion ad this week - not only do I need some cheap ground beef, but my chuch food pantry specifically requested Hamburger Helper meals (53¢!) and that bottled water is a great price.  Also, if you have the right coupons, that Dairy Deal (at bottom) is going to knock your socks off!  Keep an eye peeled for blinkies for BOGO Kraft Shredded Cheese.  Just remember, only take a couple, so we can all enjoy!


New Food Lion Printables (FLIPS)
$1/2 packages Hormel Ham (lunchmeat)
$1/2 cans Hunt’s Manwich
$1/1 Luzianne Tea Bags
$1/2 jars Mt Olive Pickles
PRINT (exp. 3/30)

Shamrock Game Coupons
$1 off Ground Beef - Woot!
$1/3 Food Lion Mixed Vegetables
PLAY

Meat/Produce:

Ground Beef $2.09/lb
Use $1/1 Ground Beef

(makes it very cheap as long as you pick the SMALLEST PACK possible!)

Celery 99¢ ea
Whole Boneless Beef Sirloin Tip $1.87/lb

Grocery:

Taco Bell Salsa $1.66
Use $1/1 from February All*You Magazine

(makes it 66¢ ea)

Borden American Cheese Singles – $2
$1/1 coupon from February or March All You Magazine
$1/1 PRINT

(makes it $1)

Cole’s Garlic Bread – $2.99 BOGO
Use 50¢/1 PRINT
(makes it 99¢ ea)

Food Lion Water 24 pk – $2.50
$1/1 FLIP

(makes it $1.50)

Hamburger Helper – $0.88 (limit 10)
$0.75/3 PRINT or from 3/7 SS
or $1/3 from 2/7 SS

(makes it as low as 54¢ each!) 

Kelloggs Raisin Bran BOGO
Use $1.50/2 PRINT or $1/2 from 3/7 RP
Stack with $1/2 FLIP

(makes it less than $1, though I'm not exactly sure how much)

Dairy Deal

*Buy 5 Participating Proudcts ~ Get $5 Off Instantly at Checkout!*

Kraft Shredded, Chunk, Cheese $2.50 ($1.50)
Use $1/2 blinkie or BOGO blinkie *I found this one 2 days ago at Food Lion!!

Kraft Singles $2.29 ($1.29)
Use $1/1 from Kraft Easter Seals Booklet found at Food Lion

Breakstone's Sour Cream $1.79 (79¢)
Use 60¢/1 PRINT or use IE Link or Firefox Link

Jello 6-pk Pudding Cups $2.99 ($1.99)
Cracker Barrell Cheese $4.69  ($3.69)
Velveeta Cheese Loaft $5.99  ($4.99)

- Thanks, 30DollarWeeklyGroceryChallenge!

Publix Penny Item: Paper Towels!

This week's Penny Item is:

Publix Paper Towels

Remember:  The Penny Item coupon must be presented at time of purchase.  It can be found in your Wednesday (or Thursday, if that's when your ad starts) newspaper.  You must have at least $10 worth of items BEFORE coupons are deducted to get the 1¢ item.  One Penny Item per customer.

Helpful hints for the newspaper hunt:

Chattanooga Times Free Press:  Page A9

Macon Paper:  Last Page of Section A

Atlanta Paper:  Bottom of Page D2

- Thank readers for your help!!

FREE Baja Fresh Burrito Today (When you wear GREEN)

Go HERE to see how you can pick up a FREE Baja Fresh Burrito w/ Large drink purchase - just for showing up in green attire!

Bi-Lo Highlights: 3/17 - 3/23

This week at Bi-Lo is not great, but there are some good deals on meat & veggies, which is a nice change from all the cookies and crackers that are normally on sale!  I will work on any competitor matchups I see later on today, so stay tuned for those.  Also, I remember getting a Suave catalina from my trip last week, but it's not in my purse anymore and I can't find it posted anywhere - does anyone know the details on this catalina?  It would make that cheap deodorant and shampoo MUCH Cheaper!!!

Meat/Produce:

London Broil Beef Roast $4.79 ($2.39)
Boneless Pork Loin Half $4.39 ($2.19)
Fresh Split Chicken Breast 99¢/lb
Strawberries $1.66/lb
Jonathan Apples $2.50/3lb bag

BOGO Grocery:

Quaker Rice Cakes $1.25
Use 50¢/1 from 2/14 RP

(makes it 25¢ ea)

Heluva Good Dip $1.50
Use 50¢/1 PRINT
(makes it 50¢ ea)

Hormel Chili Master $1.67
Use 55¢/1 from 2/28 SS, 50¢/1 from 1/28 SS
or 75¢/1 PRINT or $1/1 Blinkies!

(makes it as low as 57¢ ea)

Green Giant Veggies $1.35 (67¢)

Birdseye Vegetables/Steamfresh Veggies $3.63 ($1.81)
Use 35¢/1 from 2/28 SS

(makes it $1.11)

McKenzie's Chub Corn $3.63 ($1.81)
Use 75¢/1 Blinkie found in Publix, others
(makes it $1.06)

Lloyds Barbecue Tubs $6.99 ($3.49)
Use 75¢/1 from 1/24 SS

(makes it $2.74 ea)

Household/Beauty:

Suave Deodorant $245 ($1.23)

Use 50¢/1 from 3/14 SS
(makes it 23¢ ea)

Suave Shampoo/Conditioner (reg. kind) 88¢

- Thanks, HotCouponWorld!

Home Depot FREE Painting Workshop for Women

Are you tired of waiting for your honey to actually “do” anything on his honey-do list?  Maybe it’s time you rolled up your sleeves and headed over to the Home Depot for one of their FREE weekend-warrior workshops!  The “Do-It-Herself” workshops are just for women, and focus on projects we might want to tackle…. but aren’t sure how.  The one coming up on April 15th sounds GREAT! (I wish I’d known about them before I tried painting my dark 1970’s cabinets white without a primer…..)

☆Painting Workshop☆

April 15th, 7:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m.

Come gain the confidence you need to tackle your own paint jobs and stretch your budget as you learn to paint paint like a pro!  Just click on the banner above to register for the first FREE class.  Sign up with a girlfriend, leave the kids at home with the hubby and make a night of it!!  I’m not sure how fast they fill up- but probably quickly.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Jamie here!  I don't know about you guys, but around here, we celebrate St. Patricks Day.  Although we look for any excuse to have some fun around here, this one is mostly because I'm Catholic.  We probably don't do it as traditionally as some - for instance corned beef sounds gross (I've never had it, it just sounds that way) and cabbage is also on my "If it tastes as bad as it smells, it shall never pass these lips" list.

However, we do mark the day with our own little traditions - here are a few of ours:

1) Our Annual "St. Patrick Drives the Gummy Worms Into The Sea" - Cake.  This commemorates the tale of St. Patrick driving Irelands snakes into the sea - and really, there's nothing better to honor a saint than a cake & gummy rendering of them.  Here you see St. Patrick (played by G.I Joe) wielding his Twix Staff as the gummies flee into an ocean of frosting.

2)  We dye things green.  Any old thing, really.  Cereal milk.  Macaroni & Cheese (see above).  Cheesy Eggs.  Apple Juice.  Just whatever.  The kids think it is gross and delightful at the same time!

3) We read the Story of St. Patrick and talk about the Shamrock as metaphor for the Trinity.  Gotta get in a little moral tale in between all the sugar!

4) Here are some fun crafts, coloring pages, and recipes to help you start up your own traditions!

Do you celebrate the day?  If so, how!

Publix Highlights: 3/17 - 3/23

This week at Publix is great - I was running out of my Fast Fixin' Chicken Nuggets from Bi-Lo a few weeks ago, so hoorary - more of those!  Also some very cheap pasta, pasta sauce, broth, and a couple freebies to boot!  This week is also the week of the $10 off $50 BP Gas Car:  All you have to do is spend $25 BEFORE Coupons (Give them your BP Coupon First) and you can get $10 off a BP Gas Card. 
NOTE: I threw in a couple of Family Dollar Coupons to use as competitors in case your store accepts them - many do not, so be aware!


Best BOGO's:

Uncle Ben's Wild Rice $1.99 ($1)
Use $1/1 from 2/21 RP

(makes it FREE)

Lenders Refrigerated Bagels $2.09 ($1.04)
Use 50¢/1 PRINT or from March All*You
(makes it 4¢!)

Mueller's Pasta $1.39 (69¢)
Use 55¢/1 PRINT or $1/2 from 1/3 SS

(makes it 14¢ ea!)

Prego Pasta Sauce $2.48 ($1.24)

Use $1/1 or 50¢/2 from 2/7 SS

(makes it 24¢ ea!)

College Inn Broth $2.49 ($1.24)
Use $1/1 PRINT
(makes it 24¢ ea!)

Lance Crackers $2.88 ($1.44)
Use $1/1 PRINT or PRINT

(makes it 44¢ ea!)

Wishbone Salad Dressing $2.49 ($1.25)
Use 75¢/1 PRINT
Stack with 75¢/2 from Multiply Your Meals & Savings Publix Book

(makes it 43¢ ea!)

Welch's Grape Juice $3.49 ($1.74)
Use 75¢/1 from 3/14 SS
Stack w/ 50¢/1 Welch's from Family Dollar Booklet or $1/2 from Healthy Kids Booklet

(makes it 49¢)

Campbell's Select Harvest Soup $2.39 ($1.19)
Use 50¢/2 from 2/7 SS or $1/2 from 1/3 SS
(make it 70¢ ea!)

Nabisco Cookies/Cakesters $3.39 ($1.69)
Use $1/2 from Nabisco $55 Savings Book
Use 50¢/2 Family Dollar Printable
Use Free Cakesters wyb Oreos Tearpad or $1.50 off wyb Cakesters + Milk Tearpad
(makes it 94¢ ea if you have no tearpads!)

Kelloggs Cereals $3.99 ($1.99)
Includes: Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Rice Krispies, Smacks
Use $1/2 from 3/7RP
Stack WITH $1/2 Food Lion Printable
(makes it 99¢ ea)

Reese's or Hershey's Easter Candy (Peanut Butter Eggs, etc...) $4.19 ($2.10)
Use $2/3 PRINT or 3/14 SS
If your store allows, stack with $1/2 from Walgreens Monthly Coupon Book

(makes it $1.13 ea or less with Wags Q!)

Perdue Chicken Nuggets $4.39 ($2.19)
Use $1/1 from 2/14 RP or peelie on some packs

(makes it $1.19)

Tombstone Pizzas $5.79 ($2.90)
Use $3/2 Publix Tearpad
(makes it $1.40 ea!)

Fast Fixin' Chicken Nuggets $5.99 ($2.99)
Use $1/1 from Healthy Meals, Happy Kids (Publix Q)
Stack w/ $1/1 PRINT or March All*You

(makes it $1.99 ea!)

Contessa Green Cuisine Meals $7.99 ($3.99)
Use $2/1 from 1/31 RP or $1.50/2 PRINT
(makes it $1.99 and up!)

Household:

Lysol Neutra Air $3.59 ($1.79)
Use $1.50/1 from 3/7 SS

(makes it 30¢!)

All Small & Mighty $5.99 ($2.99)
Use $2/1 or $1/1 from 2/7 RP or PRINT

(makes it $1!)

Other Deals....

Yoplait Greek Yogurt Cup $1.19
Get it FREE w/ the Publix Q PRINT
Then stack this 30¢/1 PRINT

(makes it better than FREE!)

Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kit or Gauze/Tape $1
Use $1/1 from 3/14 RP, 1/3 RP
Stack WITH $1.50/1 First Aid Kit, $1.50/2 First Aid Items (Publix Green Adv. Buy)

(makes it FREE!)

Benadryl Allergy (20-24 ct) or Sudafed (18-24 ct or .5 oz) $3.99
Use $2/1 from Green Adv. Buy
Stack WITH $4/1 Sudafed OM from 3/14 RP
or $1/1 Benadryl from 3/14 RP
(makes it FREE - 99¢ ea!)

Friendship Sour Cream $1
Use $1/2 PRINT *Zip 30013

(makes it 50¢ ea)

- Thanks to IHeartPublix!