25% off at Macy's Online or In Store

Macy’s is running their Friends & Family sale now through 05/3. You can use the coupon here to get 25% off in store or shop online using code MACYSFF at checkout.

Free Beauty Rush Lip Gloss at Victoria's Secret

Print this coupon and you will get a FREE Beauty Rush lip gloss with ANY in-store purchase at Victoria's Secret. Limit one free lip gloss per customer. This offer is valid thru May 26th.

$5 off at Diapers.com

Use the coupon code 5FORMOM at Diapers.com to score $5 off of your next order. You do NOT have to be a first time customer to use this code.

KC Masterpiece BBQ $0.29 at Community Market!

Go here to print a coupon for $1 off of KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce. *Note: You will have to register for a sweepstakes to print the coupon. KC Masterpiece BBQ is price at $2.29 at Community Market, so it is just $0.29 after the doubled coupon!

BOGO Classico Pasta Sauce Coupon

Go here to print a coupon for Buy One Classico Red Pasta Sauce, Get One White Pasta Sauce free. This is a very high value coupon and will probably reach it's print limit quickly, so print it soon! *Note use zip code 60712.

$5/2 Dinner Entrees at Olive Garden

Go here to print a coupon for $5/2 dinner entrees at Olive Garden. This coupon expires on 5/7.

$10 off of a $10 purchase at JCPenney.com

Use the code 4BESTMOM at checkout to get $10 off your order of $10 or more at JCPenney.com. You’ll still pay the shipping of $5.95, but they have some very inexpensive clearance items. I found a 3 piece pajama set for Andy and just paid $1.99 plus shipping. Not too bad! This coupon code is valid April 25th-May 9th.

What's in Your Mailbox?

If you have never registered for freebies in the mail before, then you probably think that it's a waste of time. I disagree. Here is a listing of the freebies I received this week:

*1 bag of Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn and a $1/2 coupon
*The May issue of PARENTING Magazine
*A travel size bottle of Dove Men's Care Body and Face Wash
*A sample of Creast 3D White Strips, a $10 coupon for white strips and $1 coupon for toothpaste

*Remember that most free samples contain coupons!!

Idaho Baking Potatoes Coupon at Community Market

Go here to print a coupon for $1 off of an 8 lb bag Idaho Baking Potatoes with any additional purchase at Community Market.

CVS Free 4 X 6 Photo Magnet

CVS Photo is offering a FREE photo magnet for mom ($6.99 value). All you need to do is create your 4×6 photo magnet. Then at checkout use the code FREE4MOM to get it free. Choose in store pick up, and there will be absolutely NO charge! These would make great Mother's Day gifts!

Recent Kroger Catalina Offers

If you are new to my blog and the couponing world, you are probably wandering "What is a catalina??"

A Catalina is a coupon that prints at the register after you are done paying. It prints out of a machine next to the register, after your receipt prints. It is usually triggered by an item that was purchased in that transaction.

Below, I have listed a few of the present and upcoming catalina offers at Kroger.

Buy any Kellogg's cereal 8 oz or larger and you will receive a catalina coupon for $ off of your next order. Here are the details:
Buy 3 and get $2.00 off your next order
Buy 4 and get $3.00 off your next order
Buy 5 and get $4.00 off your next order
*Please not that this offer is valid 5/1-5/14

Buy any Old El Paso product, and you will receive a catalina coupon for $ off of your next order of beef or chicken. Here are the details:
Buy 3 Old El Paso products, and recieve $1.00 off of your next order of beef or chicken.
Buy 6 Old El Paso products, and recieve $3.00 off of your next order of beef or chicken.
*Please note that this offer is valid 4/19-5/16

Buy any Breyers product, and you will receive a catalina coupon for $ off of your next order. Here are the details:
Buy 2 and get $2.00 off your next order
Buy 3 and get $3.00 off your next order
Buy 4 and get $4.00 off your next order
*Please note that this offer is valid 4/26-6/20

Buy any participating General Mills products, and you will receive a catalina coupon for $ off of your next order. Participating items include: Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored Snacks (all varieties), Sunkist Fruit Snacks, Nature Valley Granola Bars, Nature Valley Nut Clusters, Fiber One Chewy Bars, Chex Mix Bars, Milk N’ Cereal Bars (all varieties) Here are the details:
Buy 4 participating items and get $4.00 off your next order
*Please note that this offer is valid 4/19– 6/13

Aeropostale and Bath & Body Works Coupons

Are you going shopping this weekend? Here are some great coupons to keep in mind:

Bath and Body Works: Print a coupon valid for a FREE Signature Collection Travel Size Item with ANY purchase (up to a $5 value)

Aeropostale: Print a coupon good for $10 off a purchase of $10 or more in-store! This coupon is valid this weekend only, starting today, 4/23/10–4/25/10.

Don't Throw Away Your Target Ad!

In honor of earth week, there is a special insert in today's Target ad. You can use this insert to mail in 5 plastic Target bags. In return, you will receive a $1 coupon by e-mail to use towards purchasing a reusable bag at Target.

DQ Blizzards Buy one Get one for $0.25

Make sure you go to Dairy Queen next week. Starting Monday, you can buy one Blizzard and get one for just $0.25! This offer runs from April 19 – 25. No coupon is needed!

What's in Your Mailbox?

If you have never registered for freebies in the mail before, then you probably think that it's a waste of time. I disagree. Here is a listing of the freebies I received this week:

*The May edition of PARENTS MAGAZINE
*A South Beach Diet bar & a $1.00 coupon
*A travel pack of Puffs Plus Tissues, (1) $1.00 coupons & (5) $0.50 coupons
*A Package of Stride Mystery Flavor Gum (not pictured, because it's missing...Tyler?)
*A coupon for a free Let's Grow product from Beech-Nut

*Remember that most free samples contain coupons!!

$1 off of Ground Chuck at Community Market

Use the coupon here to save $1.00 on any fresh ground chuck package at Community Market. This offer is good April 18th-April 24th.

$10 off at Diapers.com & a $5 Credit!

Diapers.com is an awesome website where you can purchase pretty much any baby product. What I really love is there reasonable prices on diapers. Also, they offer free 2 day shipping on any order of $49 or more. If you use my referral code, JAGE2810, at checkout then you will recieve $10 off of your first diapers.com order AND $5 credited to your account for a future order!! This offer is good through April 30th. Even if your kiddos are potty trained, diapers make great baby shower gifts!

$11 of Gerber Baby Coupons

Go here and you can print the following Gerber coupons:

$10 off of any purchase of $50 or more of Gerber apparel or bedding
$1 off of any Gerber Onsie purchase

*Use the coupons to stock up on baby shower gifts!

5 Items that You Should Never Pay For

As some of you may know, I am instructing a Couponing 101 course on April 30th. You can sign up for it here. At the workshop, I will be teaching everyone how to use coupons to get many items inexpensively and even free!

After using some of my tips, here are 5 items that you should never pay for again:

1. Shampoo
2. Deodorant
3. Toothpaste
4. Razors
5. Body wash

Join me at my workshop, if you are interested in learning how to score these freebies!

How I Scored a Free Movie Ticket

Kroger is running a new promotion called Digital Choice Rewards. When you purchase any 10 participating items at a Kroger, you will receive a coupon that has a redemption code for a free movie ticket, ringtone, or music download. There is no limit on the number of rewards you can receive! Some of the participating items are pretty inexpensive, plus you can use coupons to further sweeten the deal.

I used my rewards to get a free movie ticket at Rave Motion Pictures! This offer is good through April 22nd. See Kroger's ad for participating items.

Free Reusable Bag from Red Gold

Red Gold Tomatoes is offering up a FREE reusable tote just for purchasing one of their products! Go here, register, fill out the form, and enter the 12 digit UPC from any Red Gold Tomatoes product. This offer is valid April 19, 2010 to May 7, 2010 or while supplies last. Limit 1 Tote Bag per Household Address

Free Reusable Bag at Kroger

Take a minute to design your own bag in the Kroger Reusable Bag Contest and you'll get a free reusable bag credit (99 cent value) loaded to your Kroger Plus Card! You need to sign-in and go here to submit a design to get the credit for the free bag loaded onto your card. This is the message I received after I designed mine:

"Thanks for submitting a design! A credit for a standard reusable shopping bag ($0.99 value) has been loaded to your Shopper's Card. Pick up a reusable bag at your local store, use your Shopper's Card at checkout, and it's free! This offer is limited to one bag per household. Your credit will expire in 30 days, and bag selection is based on your store's availability. Get yours now and go green with us!"

Cool!

$1/2 Oreos or Chips Ahoy Coupon

Become a fan of Nabisco on Facebook here, and you can print a coupon for $1.00/2 Oreo or Chips Ahoy Cookies.

$2 off of Sara Lee Deli Meat

There’s a new high value Sara Lee coupon available here. Become a fan of Sara Lee Deli on Facebook to print a $2/1 Sara Lee Deli Meat coupon!

Couponing 101 Workshop

Friday, April 30th, at 6:30, I will be instructing a Couponing 101 Workshop at the Decatur Church of God.

Several months ago, I began researching couponing in an attempt to conquer the shaky economy. Through my online research, and a lot of advice from my sister-in-law, I have discovered couponing is definitely worth the work. Tyler and I have saved hundreds of dollars and cut our grocery bill down by 50%!

At the workshop, I will be covering methods for finding coupons, couponing techniques, and different stores' policies on coupons. Everyone will receive a Couponing 101 booklet and a gift bag full of goodies. The cost of the workshop is $10.

Please let me know if you are coming so that I can plan accordingly. You can reach me by e-mailing me at janellegeels@gmail.com or calling me at 724-7518. Feel free to invite your friends, but please have them contact me if they are planning to attend. For every friend that you bring along, you will receive a special gift.

I'd love to see everyone there! God bless you.

$0.50 off of Strawberries at Community Market

Go here to print a coupon for $0.50 off of strawberries at Community Market with any additional purchase.

Facebook Freebie: Cheesy Explosion Mac & Cheese

Become a fan of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese on Facebook here to get a coupon for a FREE box or cup of Cheesy Explosion Macaroni and Cheese. You will receive your coupon via mail.

Smokey Bones BOGO Entree Coupon

There is a great new Smokey Bones coupon available here for Buy one entree, get one FREE! This coupon is only valid thru 4/10/2010.

Free Rental at Kroger Redbox

Choose Rent a DVD with a Promo Code & enter promo code DVDKROG for a free overnight Red Box Rental. Note* This code is good at Kroger Red Box locations only.

80 % off of Collage Prints at Walgeens Today Only

Today, April 8th ONLY, Walgreens has 80% off 4×6, 5×7, and 8×10 Collage Prints! Go here, upload your photos and create your collage prints. After doing so, start the checkout process and use coupon code COLLAGE80. Make sure to select in-store pickup to save on shipping costs.

20 Free 4X6 Photo Prints at Walgreens Today Only!

As part of the Walgreens 7 Days of 7 Deals promotion, today, April 7th ONLY, they are offering up 20 FREE 4×6 Photo Prints for only $1.99! Go here and upload your photos. After doing so, start the checkout process and use coupon code PRINTS20! Make sure to select instore pickup to get your prints absolutely free!

$1/1 Wheat Thins Coupon

Would you like to print a coupon for $1/1 Wheat Thins? Become a fan of Wheat Thins on Facebook here .After becoming a fan or already being a fan, you’ll see a coupon link on the lower left hand side of their wall. Click on the link and you’ll be able to print a $1 off Any One Wheat Thins Snack coupon.

$0.50 off of Fresh Berries at Community Market

Print a coupon here for $0.50 off of any fresh berries with any additional purchase at Community Market. This coupon expires 4/10.

Did Your Kiddos Find the Easter Candy?

Mine did.

Kmart Super Double Starting Tomorrow!

That's right...Kmart is having there Super Double Coupon week 4/4-4/10. This was not advertised in our store's ad, but I called the store, and they verified that our store is participating! Here are the rules:

-You must have a Kmart Rewards Card to participate in the Super Double. Make sure they scan your card before you hand over your coupons!

-Manufacturer Coupons up to and including $2 Value are doubled!

-Does not include Kmart Store Coupons

-Does not include Kmart Pharmacy Store Coupons

-A LIMIT OF 5 COUPONS PER CUSTOMER WILL BE DOUBLED PER DAY. Your rewards card will cut the doubling off after 5 coupons. This is a BIG bummer. But if you have some high value coupons, it's definatley worth going.

$3.00 off Digiorno Pizza and Breadsticks

Go here to print a coupon for $3.00 off Digiorno Pizza and Breadsticks Kit. I used my coupon to get us pizza for lunch today. I can honestly say that this was the best frozen pizza I have ever had...And the breadsticks were to die for! One kit comes with a pizza, 8 cheesy breadsticks, and marinara dipping sauce. These are sold for $6.25 at Walmart, so they are just $3.25 after the coupon!!

Our First Baby Picture

Here is our first picture of little Baby Geels. Last night, we found out that it's a boy! We are so excited that Andy is going to have a little brother. The baby is due August 16th. Please pray for the health and safety of our little one.

Whimsical Hats

My sister-in-law is selling her adorable homemade baby hats on her new website here. These little one-of-a-kind hats are both versatile and reasonably priced. Also, she is offering free shipping on her hats during the month of April! These would make great baby shower gifts!