My Frugal Year

I LOVE Jamba Juice! Here’s a great coupon for you!

Each year, companies do special promos on tax day.  Some give discounts, some give freebies.  Check out what I’ve found so far this year:

Arbys: Like their Facebook page and get free curly fries on April 17!

Boston Market: Visit their site for a special BOGO coupon for Individual Meals.

Brueggers: Mmmmm…bagels! Get a Big Bagel bundle for just $10.40 (get it??) – April 14-17.  Check out the Bruegger’s Facebook page for the coupon.

Cinnabon: Delish!!  Visit between 6-8 PM on tax day at participating locations and get 2 FREE bites!

Chevy’s: Get two premium margaritas for $10.40.  Find the deal on the Chevy’s Facebook page.

Chili’s: Free appetizer or dessert – print the coupon on their page.

HydroMassage: Wow – free HydroMassages April 16-20.  Check out their site for the deal.

Maggie Moo’s: Yummy!  A free scoop of frozen yogurt frm 4-7 PM on tax day!  Find participating locations at their site.

Panda Express: Free single servings of Shanghai Angus Steak on April 17 at participating locations.  Like their Facebook page to download the coupon.

P.F. Changs: Special deal for 15% off on April 17th.  Check out their site for the details.

Sonic: Half price drinks on tax day.  Details on their site.

White Castle: BOGO on the chicken breast sandwich.  Coupon at their site.

That’s what I know so far!  I’ll post more if I find any goodies!

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Check out some great deals this week!

See these and more on our COUPONS page! http://www.myfrugalyear.com/coupons.htm

Food & Beverage:

Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Fresh Gourmet Tuna Bites and Salmon Bites
$1.50 OFF 1 NESTLE BUTTERFINGER 9.2oz Fun Size Bag
$1.00 OFF 1 Smart Chicken Product. Redeem at The Fresh Grocer.
$1.00 OFF 1 OSCAR MAYER Selects Hot Dogs
$1.00 OFF 2 Boxes of Peace Cereal
$1.00 OFF 1 Newman’s Own Thin & Crispy Pizza
$1.00 OFF 1 McCann’s Irish Oatmeal product
$0.55 OFF 1 Jimmy D’s Frozen Breakfast Product
$0.75 OFF THREE (3) varieties of Birds Eye Steamfresh
$0.55 OFF 1 Ball Park Product
$0.50 OFF 1 Bob Evans Potato Wedges
$0.50 OFF 1 Newman’s Own Product
$0.50 OFF 1 can of Diamond Crystal Sea Salt
$0.30 OFF one 4 oz. or larger HARIBO product
$1.00 OFF 1 One Half Gallon of 8th Continent Soymilk
$1.00 OFF 1 SO DELICIOUS COCONUT MILK BEVERAGE (64oz. or 32oz. )

Personal Care:

$4.00 OFF 1 Mederma Stretch Marks Therapy
$3.00 OFF 1 Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation Product Redeemable ONLY at CVS/Pharmacy
$2.00 OFF 1 Rimmel Stay Matte Foundation Product. Redeemable ONLY at Walgreens
$2.00 OFF 1 AmLactin Moisturizing Body Lotion (7.9 oz/225 g bottle)
$2.00 OFF 1 PURPOSE Skin Care Product (excluding trial sizes)
$2.00 OFF any 1 Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Blow Dry Perfector Kit
$2.00 OFF 1 Renu fresh or Renu sensitive multi-purpose solution (8 oz or larger)
$2.00 OFF 1 SYSTANE Product
$1.00 OFF 1 OPTI-FREE RepleniSH solution, 10 oz or larger
$1.00 OFF 1 New York Color Lip OR Nail Product ($1.72 or more)
$1.00 OFF 1 GARNIER MOISTURIZER OR CLEANSER $1.00 OFF 1 Kiss PREMIUM EYELASH Product
$1.00 OFF 1 Garnier The Brusher Clenser
$0.75 OFF 1 Clear eyes Product
$0.75 OFF 1 Efferdent Denture Cleanser or Effergrip Denture Adhesive product

Pet Care:

$2.00 OFF 12 cans or one (1) 12 ct Variety Pack of Purina Mighty Dog brand Dog Food, any variety
$1.50 OFF 1 bag of Purina Yesterday’s News brand Cat Litter, any size, any variety
$1.50 OFF 1 Nutramax Pet Cosequin Product for Your Pet’s Joints
$1.50 OFF 1 Nutramax Pet Dermaquin Product for Your Pet’s Skin and Coat
$1.40 OFF one (1) 54 oz. or larger carton of Purina Moist & Meaty brand Dog Food, any variety
$1.25 OFF 10 single cans of Purina Alpo brand Dog Food, any size, any variety
$1.10 OFF 1 package of Purina Tidy Cats brand Cat Litter, any size, any variety
$1.00 OFF Milk-Bone Healthy Favorites Dog Snacks
$0.99 OFF 1 package of Purina Busy brand Chew Treat, any size, any variety

Health Care:

$5.00 OFF 1 Non-Drowsy Claritin Allergy Product (24 count or larger)
$5.00 OFF 1 Florastor probiotic
$4.00 OFF 1 Cosamin ASU Joint Health Supplement
$3.00 OFF 1 Cosamin DS Joint Health Supplement
$3.00 OFF 1 Senokot Tablets or Senokot-S Tablets
$3.00 OFF 1 Colace Capsules or Peri-Colace Tablets
$3.00 OFF 1 Non-Drowsy Claritin-D Allergy Product
$3.00 OFF 1 Prevacid 24hr Product
$2.00 OFF 1 Bronkaid product
$2.00 OFF any 1 NASALCROM allergy product
$1.50 OFF 1 Bottle of Emetrol for Nausea
$1.00 OFF 1 Campho-Phenique Product
$1.00 OFF 1 NEO-SYNEPHRINE PRODUCT
$1.00 OFF 1 OmegaMint Heart Health Supplement
$0.50 OFF 1 RelaxZen Product

Household:

$3.00 OFF 1 package of HUGGIES Diapers (60 ct. or higher)
$2.00 OFF 1 any package of HUGGIES Diapers
$2.00 OFF 1 DEPEND Absorbent Product
$2.00 OFF 1 DEPEND Guards for Men
$1.50 OFF 2 Glade Fabric & Air Odor Eliminator
$1.50 OFF THREE Glade PlugIns Scented Gel products
$1.00 OFF 1 all free clear OXI-Active Laundry Detergent (28 loads or larger) $1.00 OFF 1 BISSELL Full Size Machine Formula
$1.00 OFF 2 Comet Bathroom Spray or Comet Cream products
$1.00 OFF 1 Seventh Generation Product
$0.50 OFF 1 any 1 Windex, Pledge, or Scrubbing Bubbles Cleaning Cloths & Sponges By Libman
$0.50 OFF 1 Glade Carpet & Room Odor Eliminator

Home Entertainment:

$4.00 OFF Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Masquerade DVD

Toys and Games:

$5.00 OFF Tag Junior book pal

The Couponizer has a new fan!

For a long time I’ve been trying different ways of keeping track of my coupons so that I could actually be organized for shopping trips. I needed a simple, “no brainer” way to to it and a way that was easy enough that my husband could grab coupons quickly when we goes to the store.

I tried my own three-ring binder with the baseball card type slots. I tried an index card filing box. I tried just piling up the coupon inserts and grabbing them to clip right before a shopping trip. All of these methods (that may work perfectly well for others!) just did not work for me and left me frustrated and too often going to the store empty-handed and spending more than I needed.

I was hesitant to pay for any type of solution. Of COURSE I was hesitant to spend money if I didn’t need to – that’s the whole point of being frugal. Why spend money you don’t have to spend so that you have more money for the things you DO need and want? So I gave up and gave in. I’d seen some ads for the Couponizer online and I was intrigued. It said Save MORE than Money with The Couponizer! So, I went to the website and ponied up the dough in a last ditch effort to get my coupon clutter under control.

My Couponizer in its pouch

Let me tell you, this is the easiest, most organized way I have ever come across to handle coupons. I am SO pleased with it. The Couponizer book came with a handy clear pouch, a small pair of scissors and the awesome organizing mat. I LOVE the pouch because it gives me a place to stick my inserts, mailers and random coupons I get until I decide to sit down and get to clipping and organizing.

See how full I can stuff the little pouch? Nice, eh?

SO…now it’s time to clip and organize (with the help of my lovely daughter).

Clipping Coupons with The Couponizer!

The labeled mat makes it SO simple. The way it works best for us is we grab all the inserts and coupons we’ve collected and just sit and clip for a few minutes, ONLY clipping ones we will actually use. Then when we have a nice pile of coupons we will use, we use the sorting mat to put them in logical categories which, of course, correspond to the pockets inside the Couponizer book. I LOVE the pockets because they are big enough for any size coupon unlike the little business card or baseball card plastic inserts for three ring binders. The categories are obviously well-chosen because I never stare at a coupon and wonder “where does this one go?” There’s a logical place for it, always. Amen.

Organizing Coupons

When it’s time to make a store run, I just grab my Couponizer and start making my list and pulling the coupons for that trip. Once I pull the coupons for the trip, they go in the handy pocket in the front reserved for “this trip.” I love it, too, because it makes me create my grocery list in order so that “like” items are in the same place on the list. It makes my time in the store more efficient. The Couponizer is also small enough that it’s easy for me to toss it in my bag and take it to the store with me. That way if I see an item not on the list that I think I want, I can scan quickly to see if I’ve got a coupon for it.

In the back of the book there are also pockets for coupons like restaurant, service and other stores that aren’t grocery items. Nice to have a separate place for those to live.

So…there you have it. As you can tell, I’m smitten with my Couponizer and would highly recommend it to those of you who need a good solution. Give it a shot – you won’t regret it!