Kids Bowl Free

Did you register for Kids Bowl Free? If you did, here is a possible sale for you. You can buy the parents pass for $4 off with the code 4444 until noon eastern on July 6th. That brings the price down from $23.99 to $19.99 for adults to bowl with the kids. This deal is only for those who signed up by July 1 for the Kids Bowl Free program. Go here to login and make you purchase with the code.

Ace Hardware Deals

Apparently Ace Hardware has some pretty good sales and rebates this week. They just moved in up the road and feel like new neighbor. Click on over to Cincinnati Cents and see what is going on.

K Mart Doubles

Some K Marts are doubling coupons July 5 - 11. My big Sister Mary 1 used to work there back when they were SS Kregses (I'm sure I masacred that spelling!). Click here to see the ad for your area. If you have the red box at the bottom announcing the Double sale you should be good to go. They are doubling coupons up to $2 and you can only use 10 coupons at a time. You should also know that first you have to spend $25 dollars. If you would like to see a great list of match ups for Kmart click here.

Old Navy Sale Cancelled

Bummer, I just saw that the Old Navy Sale was not going to be in the US of A. Perhaps it is easier to stock for this sale out of the US. These shirts should go on sale after the 4th, so lets keep a look out.

Can You Really Make Money with Coupons

I really wondered about this question and decided: who cares. I can sure save a lot of money with coupons. I really wasn't trying to make money when I began. What I save can be used to reduce our debts, fund those braces, or allow us to go out to eat (with a coupon of course). But I have seen some folks who have. Not all the time, just occasionally. And I did wonder if I would get there. And I have learned quite a bit about the way it can be done.

On these purchases at Walgreens today I used 3 $1 coupons off my bill of $8.35. I then used two Register Rewards for $4 more off the total and paid $1.40 out of pocket. If you can see by the print out, I got a register reward for a mail in rebate for $3.99 price of the goody headband. This is where I can make money: I used a $1 off coupon to purchase it found here or over on my side bar, and now I will rebate for the cost of $3.99. So after my stamp, this made money. I also kept my out of pocket down from the register rewards. Thanks for the tip from Coupon Cravings.



Then I dashed back into Meijer as planned. I simply love Brownberry bread and couldn't pass up on a loaf for under a buck. I also picked up the Heluva dips with the .75 off coupon plus the .25 off from Meijer Mealbox, making them .19. When I paid my out of pocket my total was $3.39. Then I picked up the print out coupons from that catalina machine. I hit the jackpot since someone ahead of me must have skipped them! I got $1 off 2 Heluva dips, $1 off any bread purchase, $1 off a $10 meat or seafood purchase, and $2.50 off a frozen food purchase of $9. Now, I doubt I will use the Heluva coupon, but I know I can and will buy bread, meat, and frozen food at Meijer again. So that gives me a total of $4.50 free at Meijer. Can you see this saving some money! Don't forget those catalinas.

So while, I'm not taking home cash, I am seeing a significant difference in the cost of our groceries over here. If you have had some successful shopping trips, I would love to share them here. Go ahead and leave a comment, I would love to hear from you.

Restaurant Dot Com

Have any of you tried Restaurant.com yet? Remember I mentioned they had lots of local GR locations as well as around the country. Only, as a transplant, I don't know if they are places I should try. It has only been since discovering coupons that I have a little wiggle room in the budget for eating out. Click on over and look at the list. Use the coupon code FLAG to save 50% on your gift certificate. If you have used these before, we would love to hear from you about it.

Home Depot

If you arent' headed for a parade on the morning of the 4th, I have something you can do with the kids in those matching Old Navy Tee Shirts. Head on over to Home Depot for their How To Clinic geared for kids from 9 - noon. The project of the day is a picnic caddy. The kids will get all the supplies free and the orange apron! Thanks to Macomb Money Saver for the tip.