Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sara Conrad from SarandipitySaves.com shows you that being cheap can be oh-so chic with fortuitous frugal discoveries.
Have you guys ever tried the UP & UP brand at Target? It's the store brand and it's pretty much the awesome. :) This week I wrangled up some pretty neat deals for you to explore the brand...all under a buck! Let's get on with the store brand savings! 1. Up & Up Liquid Handsoap 7.5 oz. -- 99¢ Final cost: 49¢! 2. Up & Up Cosmetics Pencil Sharpener -- $1.37 Final cost: 62¢! 3. Up & Up Petroleum Jelly 2.5 oz. (find this in the baby section) -- $1.24 Final cost: 24¢ 4. Up & Up Baby Lotion 15 oz. -- $1.52 Final cost: 52¢! 5. Up & Up Baby Powder 22 oz. -- $1.77 Final cost: 77¢! 6. Up & Up Flexible Straws 100 ct -- 99¢ Final cost: 49¢ each…
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Sara Conrad from SarandipitySaves.com shows you that being cheap can be oh-so chic with fortuitous frugal discoveries.
It's the best day of the week...well...the first of the two best days...it's Double Daze! That means, today May 12 and on Wednesday May 16, you can double up to 5 coupons! As we know, Double Daze means that a $1 coupon will double to $2! Yay! Just remember your total must be $25 AFTER swiping your Pick 'n Save card to have the ability to double your coupons. But that total is BEFORE coupons! Here's some deals I found with coupons you can print right off your computer... 1. Birds Eye Voila! Meals — $3.50 Final cost after doubling your coupon: $1.50! 2. Palermo's Primo Thin Crust or Hand Tossed Pizza — $5 Final cost after doubling your coupon: $3! 3. Organicgirl Salads— $3.49 Final cost after your coupon: $1.49! **This is an AMAZING price…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A closer look at the numbers in Tuesday recall primary indicates that many Republicans cast ballots in Democratic race for governor. If that's true, GOP turnout was much larger than it appears.
There were 614,511 ballots cast in the Republican primary for governor in 2010. That was a contested race between then Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker and former Congressman Mark Neumann. Walker, running nearly unopposed in Tuesday’s recall, received 626,538 votes. That’s nearly a 2 percent increase in Republican voters from 2010, despite just token opposition for Walker, and does not include crossover votes of Republicans voting in the Democratic primary (most likely for Kathleen Falk). To put the Republican turnout in perspective, Walker’s 626,538 vote total was equal to 91.4% of the total votes cast for all of the Democratic candidates and the Democratic protest candidate running as a Republican. In 2010, Milwaukee Mayor Tom …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Sara Conrad from SarandipitySaves.com shows you that being cheap can be oh-so chic with fortuitous frugal discoveries.
There's some spiffy savings happening in the drugstore world this week so I thought I'd kill two....errr....budget birds with one column. ;) Let's start over at Walgreens.... Walgreens makes saving is pretty easy with their Register Rewards program. Each week there are oodles of deals which produce Register Rewards, or RR for short. They will print with your receipt at the checkout and can be used on future purchases like cash. There are a couple caveats though. You can not use an RR to purchase an item from the same brand as what the RR originally developed from. When you use the RR just make sure you do not use it to buy other items from said company. Also, if you're using manufacturer 'pons make sure you do not have more items in your…
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Sara Conrad from SarandipitySaves.com shows you that being cheap can be oh-so chic with fortuitous frugal discoveries.
The weekend is here! Is it just me or does it seem this just happened...sheesh, the week sure did fly by. But that's okay. Let's celebrate another end to the week with some retail therapy. Here's a round up of ten printable coupons to take with you to your week ending party at the mall. Consider them party favors. ;) 1. Ace Hardware -- FREE Quart of Paint (Good on 5/5/12 ONLY!) 2. Bath & Body Works -- Free Fine Fragrance Mist with any $10 purchase (Expires 5/17/12) 3. Build-A-Bear Workshop -- $10 off $30 purchase (Expires 5/6/12) 4. Express -- $25 off $75 purchase (Expires 5/6/12) 5. Kohl's -- 20% off of EVERYTHING including Clearance Items! (Expires 5/6/12) 6. Old Navy-- $15 off $75 purchase (Expires 5/10/12) 7. JoAnn's Fabric & …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Sara Conrad from SarandipitySaves.com shows you that being cheap can be oh-so chic with fortuitous frugal discoveries.
Lately Target has been my "go to" for all things...from cute clothes (we have coupons!)...to toiletries...to home goods....to food. The deals are awesome! Remember at Target you're allowed to "stack" coupons which means you can use one manufacturer coupon and one Target coupon per item. When you can match both types of coupons to an item on sale, you're guaranteed some crazy savings. Let's get on with the savings! 1. Pirate Booty 4 oz Bag (white cheddar popcorn...yum!) -- On PriceCut for $2 Final cost: $1! 2. OneTouch Ultra Mini Meters -- On PriceCut for $9.99 Final cost: FREE! 3. Buy two select I Can't Believe It's Not Butter items & get FREE …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act will strengthen and standardize the government’s reporting standards, and puts all the information online for the American public to see.
When it was revealed that the General Services Administration (GSA) spent $823,000 on a conference in Las Vegas in October 2010, Americans were appalled at the blatant disregard for taxpayer dollars. I take very seriously my role as trustee of taxpayer funds, and the GSA’s conference was an egregious display of wasteful government spending. GSA employees not only spent a lavish amount on the government dime, but also made videos poking fun at the cost and extravagance. The responsibility lies with head of the GSA, as well as the president. The White House should be setting a tone of fiscal responsibility throughout all federal agencies that discourages squandering taxpayer dollars. In the meantime, Congress is acting. The House passed, …
Friday, April 27, 2012
Sara Conrad from SarandipitySaves.com shows you that being cheap can be oh-so chic with fortuitous frugal discoveries.
Pick 'n Save has been throwing me some cheapskate curveballs recently. First they messed with their sale schedule making my head spin...thank goodness we're back on track. Then, for whatever wacky reason, I haven't been receiving a flier in the mail for the past month or so. This is crummy on two levels...one being I've missed out on those snazzy coupon booklets and most importantly, flipping through Pick 'n Save's website to match up deals is a pain in the pants. But I have to put on my happy face and recognize we're still lucky duckies to have a store so close by that lets us indulge in Double Daze on Wednesdays AND Saturdays! That means, you can double up to 5 coupons in each transaction (if you need to double more, just split your …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
In celebration of April being National Grilled Cheese Month, Patch wants to know what ingredients you add to take this sandwich to the next level.
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Wednesday, April 25
The grilled cheese sandwich: It is the quintessential cuisine in the average American’s kitchen. It’s inexpensive and easy to make. Just slap some cheese between two slices of bread, fry it in a pan with a little butter and voila, the delicious, cheesy goodness is all yours. The grilled cheese is absolutely wonderful in all its simplistic glory, but the traditional sandwich also offers seemingly limitless opportunities for innovation. Some folks like to add bacon or tomato, while others take it in a whole new direction and throw Ramen noodles on it. Yeah, Ramen noodles. So what exactly are you putting on your grilled cheese these days? We want to know, so please tell us in the comments below. In the meantime, for your culinary enjoyment, …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Sara Conrad from SarandipitySaves.com shows you that being cheap can be oh-so chic with fortuitous frugal discoveries.
Walgreens makes saving is pretty easy with their Register Rewards program. Each week there are oodles of deals which produce Register Rewards, or RR for short. They will print with your receipt at the checkout and can be used on future purchases like cash. There are a couple caveats though. You can not use an RR to purchase an item from the same brand as what the RR originally developed from. When you use the RR just make sure you do not use it to buy other items from said company. Also, if you're using manufacturer 'pons make sure you do not have more items in your transaction than you do manufacturer coupons. It's just one of those little trip-ups Walgreens is famous for. You can use an item that is on sale with a store 'pon. Those don…
Lisa D
7:19 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
I have switched to store brand on a lot of items both at Target and PNS. The savings is huge and we don't notice the difference. Thanks for the coupons! more ›