Here are some of my favorite printable coupons and printable deals for this week. I recommend printing them now as sometimes they run out. Then you have them on hand when a good sale comes around.

You can scroll through the coupons to the left of this post to see more these are just my favorites for the week!

*If you are having trouble printing coupons try printing in a different browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox)

From the sidebar to the left of this post (select the offers you want then click “print”) or click here to see all the coupons from coupons.com and print your favorites…

Some of my favorite internet printable coupons!:

$1/1 any Johnsons bath baby product click here

$.40/1 Sargentino cheese click here

$1/1 Folgers Coffee click here

$1/2 Land of Lakes Cheese click here

$1/1 Olive oil click here

Deals from previous weeks which you may still be able to print can be found here

If you are tired of filling out forms download a free copy of roboform and let it do the work for you!

Here are some new freebies I see:

Free coffee from Dunkin Doughnuts every Monday in March click here for details

Huggies Snug and Dry (no club card needed) click here

Dunkin Doughnuts Coffee sample click here

Stop Pain relief sample click here

Free sample Glad flex bags (SAMS club membership required) click here

Ideal sweetener sample click here

Free cream of wheat sample click here

Free sample of parent’s choice formula click here

Free Stevia sample click here

Power bar blast free sample click here

Free Nescafe smaple click here (must become a facebook fan)

Free cat food click here

For other free things I have told you about in the past click here

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!

February is now completed so it is time to reflect on your budget? How did you do for your financial goals this month? As my husband and I sat down to evaluate February we were overall quite pleased. We stayed within our budget and spent a significant amount in toiletry items this month in addition. March is a longer month though so we are gearing up for the month ahead! We are happy to be well stocked in meat after last month which will hopefully pull us through March. Our number one expense this past month was whole wheat berry’s (I grind my own wheat) I guess I am baking more then I thought! It is making me consider other options for getting our wheat since we go through it in such great quantity.

I had mentioned earlier that I was keeping track of our grocery spending AND savings this month and here is the breakdown on how much (percentage wise) we saved implementing several money saving strategies (a side note I did not buy ANY products with high fructose corn syrup this month (or really ever) so these are savings on items that are relatively healthy!

February Total Savings: 53%

This savings on grocery and household items was reached by

Shopping store sales and specials: 20%

Using coupons, in store and in newspapers: 30%

Mail in rebates: 3.%

I’d say cutting our grocery bill in half is worth shopping strategically through coupons and sales just the motivation I need to keep saving through February!

How did you do for February? Any changes or ideas that you can think of to improve your budget for February?

This post is all deals you can get just by printing coupons from home and using the coupons in store...no Sunday paper needed! Below each total cost I show how you can lower your cost by using Sunday paper coupons in red. But if you don’t get the Sunday paper or clip coupons don’t worry look at all the great deals to be had!

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DEALS THAT ARE GOOD THIS WEEK ONLY

Pampers Jumbo Pack Easy Ups or Baby Dry Diapers 2/$20 -buy 2

$2.50 coupon called a register reward prints out of the register after you finish your purchase – must buy 2 to get these to print-

Total Cost: $8.75 each
If you have two coupons from the 2/21 P&G Sunday coupon insert for $2/1 your Total Cost will be $6.57 each!

Wrigley’s Gum (Eclipse 12 ct. or Orbit 14 ct.) 2/$2
Use the $1/2 coupon from the monthly Walgreens coupon book available at the front of the store by the weekly ads
Total Cost: $.50 cents each!

Hershey’s Chocolate 2/$3 -buy two

Buy 2 dark chocolate bars and use the coupon for $1/2 form the Walgreens March Coupon Book found in the front of hte store by the weekly ads

Total Cost: $1 each!
If you have two coupons from the 1/10 Smart Source Sunday coupon insert for $1/1 your Total Cost will be FREE

Kraft Mac & Cheese
Use the coupon for $.69/1 found in the weekly ad in the front of the store

Print a coupon here for $1/5
Total Cost: $.49 cents each!

L’Oreal Preference Hair Color
Use the coupon found in the weekly ad for $6.99/1

Total Cost: $6.99

If you have a coupon from the 1/10 Red Plum Sunday coupon insert for $3/1 your Total Cost will be $3.99

Colgate Total Toothpaste 4.2 oz., Regular Toothpaste 6.4 oz or Wave Toothbrush Buy 1 at $2.79 and Get 1 Free

Use two coupon for $.75/1  you can print from here
Total Cost: $.65 cents each

If you have two coupons from the 3/7 Smart Source Sunday coupon insert for $1/1 your Total Cost will be $.40 cents each!

Olay Body Wash $3.99-buy 3
Submit for the $15 Olay Rebate you can find all the details  here

Total Cost after rebate: They pay you $3.03 to buy this!

If you have three coupons form the 3/7 P&G Sunday coupon insert for $1/1 your Total Cost will be THEY PAY YOU $6.03 TO PURCHASE THIS!

Dial Body Wash Trial Size $0.97
Use the $1/1 coupon you can print from here

Total Cost: FREE!

If you need help shopping at Walgreens click here

If your confused about using two coupons look here

Tell me what great deals I missed in the comment section

Frugal Friday SATURDAY (oops I’m late on posting this!) Recipe: Monthly Meal plan for March 2010

February always seems to go by fast for me and here we are in March already and with it welcoming spring, my daffodils are in full bloom (yeah!) For this Frugal Friday Recipe segment I wanted to share my monthly meal plan for this upcoming month.

I wanted to share my meal plan because Meal planning really does save you Money. If you want to get started click here for some quick tips. You don’t have to monthly meal plan, weekly, or even two weeks out will save you alot of money, and mental stress.

ANYWAY…here is my meal plan for the month of March. Please feel free to email me if you are curious about any recipes or want to view it in a larger size.

frugal4abusylife (at) gmail (dot) com

For me meal planning not only frees up my mind to focus on other things it also enables me to go shopping less often. I shop once a month for bulk items and then hit the sales. That means my average shopping trip for produce and sales takes about 15-20 minutes. Saving time and money and stress (yeah!). It also gives me flexibility. I can basically rearrange any meals depending on what we feel like and know I have the ingredients! I have found lately I have had about 5 “leftover” meals a month that I roll into other month

Here are some of my favorite printable coupons and printable deals for this week. I recommend printing them now as sometimes they run out. Then you have them on hand when a good sale comes around.

You can scroll through the coupons to the left of this post to see more these are just my favorites for the week!

*If you are having trouble printing coupons try printing in a different browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox)

From the sidebar to the left of this post (select the offers you want then click “print”) or click here to see all the coupons from coupons.com and print your favorites…

Some of my favorite internet printable coupons!:

$.75/1 Pepperidge Farm Goldfish coupon click here

$1.50/1 Kashi cereal click here

B1G1 Free starburst coupon (must become a facebook fan) click here

B1G1 Free skittles coupon (must become a facebook fan) click here

$1/2 Hillshire lunch meats click here

$.75/1 Gold Medal Flour click here

$1.50/2 Kellogg’s mini-wheats click here

$1.50/1 Vasaline lotion click here

Deals from previous weeks which you may still be able to print can be found here

If you are tired of filling out forms download a free copy of roboform and let it do the work for you!

Here are some new freebies I see:

Bounce dry sheets click here

Free Tena sample click here

Free breathe right sample click here

Free sample of Bora Bora bar click here

Beech-nut let’s go toddler kit click here

For other free things I have told you about in the past click here

Be sure to check back every Monday for money saving tips for your family!

This money saving Monday tip is a bit late as I am still up in AK enjoying time with my youngest and my new nephew aren’t they just the cutest?

As a busy mom with kids clipping out coupons every week doesn’t work for me so I wanted to share with you my favorite current method for organizing coupons. There are almost as many ways to organize your coupons as there are different types of people. When most people think of coupon organization they think of  clipping and storing coupons by catagory. While this is one of my preferred methods it is not practical at this stage in my life so instead I use a file system for my coupons.

To utilize this non-clipping method you will need a file folder. I find the portable kind works great but a file system in your desk would work just as well.

Then as you get your coupon fliers I simply write in bold permanent ink on the outside the date the flier came to me. I then file them in order as is. This works great for me because as I plan my shopping trips I can look for a sale and then use online tools such as this to find out if there is a coupon available that matches that sale.  While the coupon clippers is a service that offers to allow you to buy coupons I utilize their site by typing in the coupon I am looking for in the “search” box on the top of the page. This will then tell me if there are any coupons that I am looking for and what date and flier I can find them. While this saves me alot of time up front and is comparable in time when I am looking for the coupons the disadvantage is that if I run across a clearance item in the store I cannot quickly discover if I have a coupon that matches that item. My trips are pretty organized and with kids I do not have time to sift through coupons in the store so it works well for me!

What ideas systems do you use for coupon organization?

I was quite thrilled to recieve an email this morning about a promotion that several Ben and Jerry’s in Washington are doing.The best part is no coupon is needed!

KIDS LICK FREE

One FREE kid-size scoop with each adult-size ice cream purchase on Wednesdays.

Only in our Gig Harbor, Southcenter, and Auburn/Lake Tapps scoop shops.

So to my local readers if you are looking for a mid-week treat this is a great idea!

Redbox is offeirng a free movie code today (Sunday 2/28th andMonday 3/1)

To find your nearest redbox location click here

Today’s code is: RBXLUV4U

To use your free code on the redbox screen click “rent with code” enter the code and complete the checkout process. You will have to provide a credit card but it will NOT be billed as long as you return the movie before 9pm the next day. Happy renting!

More information on Redbox and how to use it click here