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Super-Couponers, it’s time for another week of great deals! A big welcome to our new members from this week’s Morton Grove class!
Hey, Super-Couponers, it’s time for another week of great deals! A big welcome to our new members from this week’s Algonquin class… and a special thanks to Opulence Salon and Spa of Carpentersville, who donated free haircut coupons (yes!) to everyone in that class!
In case you somehow missed this one, Jewel has had Frosted Flakes on sale for .99 a box the past few days. Many people have had either $1 or $1.25 off the cereal on their electronic coupons… with no purchase limit.
So, what would you do? Free cereal, with overage — as much as you care to “buy?” Anytime a good sale comes around like this, it always thrills me to receive emails from readers who are stocking up not only for themselves, but also for their local food pantries.
Can you believe it’s the middle of summer already? We’ve been “stay-cationing” with the kids the last couple of weeks — this was my first almost-three-week spell without teaching a Super-Couponing class since I started last August! And believe it or not, there’s a lot to do in and around our area on a moderate budget.
With so many posts about travel deals lately, many people have reminded me that I’ve promised to post a big “Disney on the cheap” post. Our family loves Walt Disney World in Orlando, but it’s one of those places that can definitely be a budget-eater if you let it get out of control. Here are […]
On July 7, 2008, I launched this blog after a series of Chicago Sun-Times articles focused on my coupon habits. Last year in June, the Sun-Times ran a story on my shopping skills, focusing on the enormous cereal stock-up I’d made for $5 and change (which so many of you have seen detailed in my […]
I read an article today that “loyal” consumers of packaged goods are no longer as loyal as they used to be… this article states that last year, the average brand lost 33% of their customers’ brand loyalty:
Hope everyone had a fantastic 4th of July weekend! We had a great backyard barbecue and grilled out with free charcoal, ate cheap burgers and meats, and drank bargain beverages too!
If this week’s sales seem underwhelming, don’t worry – this is typical for post-holiday weeks. In fact, most post-holidays we get NO coupon inserts in the paper (again, because people typically don’t shop much the week after a holiday – they’re eating leftovers from their weekend get-togethers. The P&G insert was a nice bonus this week because it always comes out the first week of the month.
When I was writing “Super-Couponing 2: Saving on Everything!” one of the questions I was frequently asked was “How do I save on Cable TV?”
The simplest answer? By not paying for it.
(Breathe. It’s okay. You’re going to do just fine without cable… because I don’t have it either. And I’m still watching all of my favorite shows… FREE. Legitimately, too — no illegal cable boxes or anything like that!)
I'm Jill Cataldo, founder of Super-Couponing® workshops and author of the nationally-syndicated newspaper column and video series "Super-Couponing Tips" enjoyed by over 20 million people each week.
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