Hello, Super-Couponers! This week will mark the two-year anniversary of when I began teaching free Super-Couponing workshops in Chicagoland, and… wow, what a wonderful two years it’s been! With the immediate success of those initial few workshops, my life quickly became consumed with writing, blogging, breathing, sleeping and dreaming coupons! (And I wouldn’t have it […]
Deals of the Week for August 2, 2010
Hello, Super-Couponers! I hope you’re ready to save big this week, as things are hopping pretty much all over town sale-wise. Grab your scissors, because this week’s newspaper contained FOUR inserts: a thick SmartSource, two RedPlums, and one Procter and Gamble! Now… ready for your Deals of the Week? You may enjoy .99 pistachios, FREE […]
Deals of the Week for July 26, 2010
Hello, Super-Couponers! It’s hard to believe we’re in the last week of July! (Where has the summer break gone?) While summer’s slipping away, great shopping deals are not. Many of our readers have noted clothes and toy clearances popping up around town (hint – some Old Navy stores have reduced clearance by 50%, both Target […]
Deals of the Week for July 19, 2010
Hello, Super-Couponers! In my Super-Couponing workshops, I always mention what a great magazine All You is for coupon shoppers — each issue costs under $2 and has between $50 and $100 worth of coupons inside. I do joke that I never read the thing though, as I’m just incredibly busy. But this week, I flipped […]
Deals of the Week for July 12, 2010
Hello, Super-Couponers! I approached this week’s deals with “reader appreciation” in mind… within the last week, readers have asked for specific deals on “steak and shrimp,” “Palermo’s pizzas,” “cereal under a dollar”, toilet paper, kids’ toothpaste and sunscreen! Whew! I did my best this week to deliver on all counts, as well as bringing many […]
Deals of the Week for July 5, 2010
Hello, Super-Couponers! I hope everyone had a great Independence Day! Ours involved two slabs of ribs (from that last Target deal in which they were around $1.49/lb) slow-cooked all day to fall-off-the-bone perfection, slathered in bargain-priced barbecue sauce, then finished on the grill over some inexpensive Kingsford charcoal, along with chicken drumsticks from a past […]
Deals of the Week for June 28, 2010
Hello, Super-Couponers! I can’t believe we’re already a third of the way through this summer “vacation” (from my kids’ perspective, anyway!) The 4th of July is rapidly approaching, and this week’s there are a lot of great deals to be had on meats for grilling and other cookout-planning supplies. This week’s newspaper contained two inserts: […]
Deals of the Week for June 21, 2010
Hello, Super-Couponers! Hope everyone had a great Fathers Day yesterday! I spent a wonderful day with my husband & children and my own amazing father & mother as well. Our family had much to celebrate this year. Now, as I write this, it’s after 1 am very early Monday morning, the house is quiet… and […]
Deals of the Week for June 14, 2010
Hello, Super-Couponers… we’re almost halfway through June, and another great week of deals is here! A big welcome to the new readers of my blog this week (and to my longtime readers as well…) This week’s newspaper contained two inserts: SmartSource and RedPlum. Ready for your Deals of the Week? You may enjoy FREE Hartz […]
Deals of the Week for June 7, 2010
Hello, Super-Couponers… Another great week of deals is here! A big welcome to the new readers of my blog this week (and to my longtime readers as well…) Sometimes my blog readers surprise me with little gifts to say thanks for teaching them how to save… (truly, I expect nothing at all from you guys […]