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!:

$1.50/1 Kashi cereal click here

$.75/1 Nature’s Best products click here

$1/3 Progresso soup click here

Scott’s facial tissue $1/1  click here

$1/50/1 Planters peanuts click here (must become a facebook fan)

Get a coupon for free BetterOats oatmeal by mail click here for details

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

Get a free photobook from target (through 3/23)

Click here for complete details!

Become a fan of Baja fresh on facebook here to learn how you can get a free burrito today only…this is only for fans!

Here are a few of my favorite deals at some of the stores near me. I highlighted deals you can get just with your printer and things that personally interest me, but also linked up to complete coupon match-ups. Where are you going shopping this week and why?

Fred Meyer (runs through Saturday 3/20)

Fred Meyer Brand Butter $1.66/lb (limit 3)

-Use the coupon found in the weekly ad in your Sunday paper or at the front of the store

Challenge Butter (organic!) $1.25/lb!!! (good all month long!) (limit 2)

-Use the coupon found in the monthly ad at the front of Fred Meyer (pg 28 last page) for 2/$4

-Use the blinkie coupons found by the product (at my store anyway!) for $.75/1

When your done you may get a coupon good for $1/1 challenge butter which you could use next time!!!

Lots of other deals this week click here to head over to Coupon Connections NW for their complete list

Albertsons (Deals good through 3/23)

Post Cereal $.79 each (when you buy 5) (THIS IS ONLY GOOD THROUGH 3/21 OR YOUR COUPON WILL NOT PRINT!)

-Purchase 5 boxes @ $1.59 each

Pay out of pocket $7.95 BUT a coupon prints out after your purchase for $4 off your next Albertsons purchase making these only $.79 cents each!!!

Lifesaver Jelly Beans $.88 cents / large bag

-Use the coupon you can print from here here for $1/2

-Use the Albertsons doubler found in the weekly ad mailed to your home (this doubles the value of the coupon.

There are other deals to be had at Albertsons this week head on over here to The Krazy Coupon Ladies to see other promotions

Safeway (Deals good through 3/23)

I personally don’t see any great deals at Safeway this week worth making a trip in…HOWEVER their meat department has phenomenal mark downs on their meat products to move them off the shelf when their expiration date gets close…just put them in the freezer! My Safeway tends to mark down in the evenings past 7pmon Wed and Fridays so that’s when I head in to get 50% off meat!

The Krazy Coupon Lady has done a complete list of match-ups here

QFC (prices good through 3/23)

All Natural Fryer chicken $.69/lb (a great great price!!)

Head on over here for Coupon Connections Northwest Complete coupon match-up

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

Free redbox rental on St. Patrick’s day click here to learn how!

Free downy fabric softener click here

Free sample of Stride gum click here (become a fan and then fill out the form)

Free sample of Tide Febreze click here

Free sample of Kotex click here

Free sample of Ritz Crackers click here (become a facebook fan!)

Everlast Performance sample click here

Free sample of degree deodorant (Sams club card required) 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!

My kids donating our Money jar to World Vision

If you have been a reader of mine for any length of time I hope you have come to understand that one reason I save is to give. When the earthquake struck Haiti this past January my family and I were convicted to give even though we did not have any financial abundance to do so. I thought it appropriate to briefly mention how God blessed us as we searched for ways to give, and I am hoping that some of you will chime in on how you gave and how it blessed your family as well (so we can encourage each other!)

Our family sat down to brainstorm some creative ways we could raise money for Haiti with the resources we had and the result was this list of practical things we could do. I thought we would raise, at best $200 for the cause but were amazed to realize that we were able to raise over $600 to benefit Haiti! The most amazing thing to us was the amount we were able to raise through our bake sale, over $400!!! I was encouraged in so many ways by this venture. One of the greatest things was watching how God enlarged the hearts of my children when they realized they could work to help those who were hurting. You can read more about what we learned and how we did it on my personal blog but I wanted to encourage you that no matter where you are financially if God has called you to give look for ways to do so as a family.

Your turn: What ways have you been blessed as a family by giving generously? Have you ever looked for creative ways to give?

Bake sale goodies ready to go!

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

Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength 5.8 oz or Sensitive 6 oz $3.99

$3.99 coupon called a register reward prints out of the register after you finish your purchase

print a coupon for $1/1 from here

Total Cost: They pay you $1 to buy this!

If you have a coupon from the 3/07 Smart Source Sunday coupon insert for $1/1 your Total Cost will be $1 money maker!

Electrasol 20 pk $3.49 = $1RR
$1 coupon called a register reward prints out of the register after you finish your purchase

Use the $0.50/1 coupon you can print from here

Total Cost: $1.99

Reese’s Dark Peanut Butter Cups 1.5 oz
Use the coupon from the weekly ad available in the front of the store for $.49 cents each

Total Cost: $.49 each

If you have a coupon from the 3/14 Smart Source Sunday coupon insert for $.55/1 your Total Cost will be that they pat you $.06 to buy these!

*hand over the manufacturer coupon BEFORE the store one!*

Old Spice Deodorant
Use the coupon found in the weekly ad in the front of the store for $2.29/1

Total Cost: $2.29

If you have a coupon from the 2/7 P&G Sunday coupon insert for $1/1 your Total Cost will be $1.29 each!

Halls Drops 20 to 30 ct $1.29 with in ad coupon
Use the coupon found in the weekly ad in the front of the store for $1.29/1

Total Cost: $1.29

If you have a coupon from the 2/21 Smart Source Sunday coupon insert for $1/2 your Total Cost will be $.79/ bag!

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To see other coupon match-ups for Walgreens head on over to Money Saving Mom’s Walgreens link up!

These are the best deals I see without coupons let me know what I missed!

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 Recipe: Sun Dried Tomatoes at home

I love love love sun dried tomatoes. They make any pizza taste gourmet, any pasta sauce or dish taste like it is from a fine Italian restaurant and any sandwich seem much more delicious. But they are EXPENSIVE so you can imagine my joy when I discovered just how easy they are to make! This is my favorite thing to do in the summer when our garden produces many tomatoes but also works well if I have tomatoes that are starting to get a bit “ripe” that I want to quickly preserve. I store mine in the fridge in a small container and then “rehydrate them” by placing them in a canning jar with a bit of olive or canola oil about 1 day before baking with them (this way they take up less room) you can of course keep them in the oil at all times if you prefer though!

Ingredients: Tomatoes and an oven or dehydrator

How to: Slice your tomatoes to the desired thickness (the thicker they are the longer they will take). Preheat your oven to 170 degrees if you are using an oven. Spread your tomatoes over a cookie sheet (or on your dehydrator rack as pictured below). If you are cooking in your oven do so with the door slightly ajar or they will cook too quickly the key here is SLOW cooking. Cook for 8-12 hours depending on thickness and temperature of dehydrator or oven. You want them to be dried but not crispy. Store in your refrigerator for up to a year (in my experience!). When you are ready to use them you can rehydrate them in oil (as mentioned above) or you can grind them in a food processor to make your own tomato paste (recipe to come soon!)

I just got an email that right now through Tuesday, March 16th you can get a Restaurant.com gift certificate for 80% off You can use your certificate for up to a year after you order it but it must be ordered by the 14th to get this deal..

That is a $25 dining certificate for only $2!!!

At the checkout enter coupon code: Bite to get your savings.

For the best deal use your free cashbaq account and get 25% back on your purchase. (you can enter to get a new account and get $5 for signing up and then 25% back). This would make your certificate only $1.50 or THEY WOULD PAY YOU $3.50 if you are signing up for cashbaq for the first time for your certificate!)

Here is how it would work at a local restaurant near us (Woody’s on the Water)

$25 gift card bought through cashbaq (on the cashbaq site click on “shop through store” then restaurant.com) = $1.50

Minimum $35 purchase not including tax and gratuity = $35

Minus the $25 certificate = -$25

TOTAL COST FOR A $35 dollar dinner out = $11.50 + tip THAT IS a cheap DATE!

For other tips on how to get the most out of your dollar eating out click here!

Redbox is offering a free movie code on St. Patrick’s Day for their facebook fans! To get your free code head on over here and become a fan of redbox on facebook. Then click on the “fan freebie” tag to get your code and write it down for a free rental to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

To find your nearest redbox location click here

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