Coupon Maven, Author at Jill Cataldo

Super-Couponing signup blitz!

August 25, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

The Elgin and Woodridge libraries contacted me and shared similar stories… both libraries have Super-Couponing classes scheduled over the next two months, and neither library has officially announced Super-Couponing to their patrons in their monthly newsletter yet.

Elgin already has 57 people signed up. Woodridge has 50!

While I was pleased to hear this, I can’t say it surprises me at all. The interest in our program, and in couponing in general, is HUGE right now! Our Huntley class broke all attendance records for an adult program with 162 registrants earlier this month.

Deals of the Week for August 26, 2008

August 24, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

More free and cheap stuff this week! (Isn’t couponing fun?)

First, at Jewel… how about some free pasta? Grab your inserts from this past Sunday (8/24)’s paper and look for the $1.00 off Ronzoni pasta. The spaghetti and elbow macaroni are on sale for a buck through Wednesday, so with your coupon, take your pick, and it’s free!

A tale of coupon “fraud”…

August 20, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

I received email today from readers asking how to know when a coupon is fraudulent. It’s a good question, because while the majority of internet coupons are completely valid to use, counterfeit coupons do occasionally make their way onto the net. Usually, the rule of thumb is that if a coupon is offered on the product manufacturer’s website, or on an authorized coupon distribution website, it’s legitimate. But…

Deals of the Week for August 19, 2008

August 18, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

Another week of free stuff and cheap stuff!

First… did you save your coupon inserts from Sunday’s paper? There’s a coupon for a free loaf of Sara Lee bread in the Redplum insert. Aren’t those the best kind of coupons? For the last 3 weeks now, there has been a coupon for something free every single week. It doesn’t even matter what store you take it to.

Giving it back…

August 13, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

Sometimes when I’m out enjoying a great sale like the one that just took place at Jewel, people will ask me what I’m doing with all the food I’m buying. It’s no secret that I am a weekly contributor to our local food pantry. I love contributing to the food pantry because I know exactly […]

More listener mail doing the Jewel deal…

August 13, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

My husband heard you on the radio and he just had to get some ketchup..LOL

Over the past 2 days we got:
11 ketchups
13 snack pack puddings(my boys are so happy about these)
15 chefboyrdee ravioli
2 swiss miss puddings
2 pam spray
2 reddi whip
3 packs of parkay
4 marie calandar pot pies
4 cans of manwich
6 cans of hunts tomato sauce
7 boxes of popcorn
2 peter pan peanut butters
5 chefboyrdee microwave bowls

Wow!! I’m hooked!
We love saving money

Jewel deal delights!

August 12, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

Here’s an email I got tonight from one happy shopper who did the Jewel $10-off-your-next purchase deal 5 times in a row. (Remember, you can use the first $10 Catalina coupon to help pay for the next group of items, and so on…)

Tonight’s shopping trip to Jewel cost me $15.67 – the $10.00 Catalina I still have is good until Aug. 26th, so my out-of-pocket will be $5.67.

For my $5.67 I got:

18 boxes of Orville Redenbacher popcorn
13 4-packs of Snack Pack Pudding
4 26oz. cans of Hunts Pasta Sauce
7 24oz bottles of Hunts Ketchup (would have bought more, but

Bargain-Hunting in the Big Apple

August 10, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

We’re back from a much-needed vacation to New York and New Jersey. We spent several days at the shore in Atlantic City, and of course hit NYC to take in the sights and do some shopping too.

Now, New York has a reputation for great shopping… and high prices. But I found that wasn’t the case. In fact, I got some incredible deals on clothes for my children that rivaled the kinds of deals I usually find back here at home.

First stop: 34th street, Conway.

Saving on clothes

August 10, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

With Back-to-School season rapidly approaching, it seems everyone wants to know how they can save money on this rather expensive time of year. I’ve got some great tips on saving on clothes (and believe me, I know how difficult it can be to shop for clothes for teens and tweens — the days of me being able to buy things -for- my daughter are long over as she insists on picking out everything herself!)

How to save on school supplies!

August 5, 2008 By: Coupon Maven

The ABC 7 crew wanted to know if I could save on school supplies the way I save on groceries, and I said, of course..! So we shopped with anchor Judy Hsu and I shared how to get great deals on back-to-school items. There’s also a transcript on ABC’s website here.