Monthly Archives: January, 2012

Colorado Coupon Matchups – January 31st

Time for another Colorado coupon matchup! We don’t have a cat, but we plan to bless a close friend (who gives us their newspaper coupons) with some free cat food. I stocked up a bit further on tea (THANKS NINA!!) and we also got a decent deal on some much needed head & shoulders shampoo. [...]

Colorado Coupon Matchup Encore

I was slightly saddened by my last coupon haul so my better half and I went hunting for some more deals and this is what we got: King Soopers Kleenex Cool Touch Normally $1.99 per box On sale for $1.49 per box Buy 10 qualifying items for an additional $.50 off each box Use the [...]

Couponing 101 January Class

You’re invited!  To our free colorado couponing class.  Want to understand coupons?  Want to see a .50 off coupon as a way to get something for free?  Want to see what deals are out there for your specific needs/tastes? Come to our free couponing 101 class.  Located in Thornton, CO.  If you are interested in [...]

Current Colorado Coupon Matchups

Living on a food budget of $250 per month for 3 people isn’t easy. We try hard to take advantage of every little coupon deal that comes along (unless it’s for something we know we really can’t/won’t use). I’m a tea drinker. Tea is not something I consider a necessity so when we run out [...]

Couponing 101- The Coupon (Part 1)

Coupons Coupons Coupons.  What are they, how do they work, what do I need to know? What do coupons accomplish for the manufacturer, the newspaper, and us? Coupons basically are a simple way for a manufacturer to advertise their product and to boost sales by offering additional discounts.  Imagine a bottled water company has a [...]

Save Wisely and Live Happy

Yesterday I bought Ghirardelli brownies, smoked salmon, Blue Bell ice cream, maple breakfast sausage links and $56 in Tai takeout all without the aid of a single coupon. Crazy you say? Actually I’m perfectly sane. These buys are the essence of my saying “Save wisely and live happy.” ‘Save Wisely’ means that you should save [...]

Thrifty Recipe – Guru Chicken Wings

COST: Under $3 I was picking up some football food for the Broncos/Patriots game (which was an utter disaster) and I found this gorgeous pack of chicken wings on sale for $.85/lb. I’ve seen better prices from time to time, but $2.50 for a big package of fresh chicken isn’t something to ignore!

$2 buys $25 on Restaurant.com

This just in, Restaurant.com is running another one of their amazing specials! For $2 you can get a $25 voucher for dozens of different restaurants near you! Go to restaurant.com and use the promo code: DINNER to redeem this amazing deal! When you sit down to dine, you will have to spend $35 to redeem [...]

King Soopers Scenario – Free Gum, Discounted Butter and Odwalla Juice

With the Christmas season behind me, I finally had a moment to sit down and look for some good coupon matchups. Here’s what I found yesterday.

Free $100 Google Adwords Coupon Code

I’m always getting offers for $100 in free google advertising in the mail. Unfortunately, you need to set up a new account to use the $100 redemption code. But, I already have like 3 Adwords accounts! Today, my loss is your gain because I’m going to give this $100 adwords code away to one lucky [...]



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