Rave: Opinion Outpost

Joe and I have been cutting the budget in every corner we can.  After I quit my job we cut our budget by $200 per month...and we were just cut it again - $180 this time - and we are selling our timeshare that we purchased while I was still working.  Sigh.  But we need that monthly money...as you may or may not know, we are attempting to sell our house in this crazy economy.  We have it in our hearts to move back to New York City.  We gotta save every penny we can so we can keep the price on the house low.  We are still hoping we are able to swing a vacation of some-sort this year, but as time goes on and numbers are crunched and re-crunched, it's becoming painfully obvious it just might not happen.  However, at this point selling the house has the ultimate priority.

Anyway, we now have almost $400 less per month to spend on needs/wants than what we did when I was working.  Thankfully do to my careful couponing and planning, and both of us just making better choices, we are doing quite well even with the smaller budget.  God is good and faithful!!

I have also picked up the pace on attempting to earn any sort of extra cash while at home.  We are going to have a HUGE garage sale; selling some things on eBay; books, movies and CDs on half.com; and doing all sorts of survey/point earning sites from my computer at home.

I belong to quite a few reward type sites and I just have to rave about Opinion Outpost.  It is a survey site, in general I don't like these because they take too much time for surveys I end up not qualifying for-and when I do qualify I get less than a buck.  It just irks me.  However...with Opinion Outpost there are still many surveys I don't qualify for...but when I do...the payout is NICE.  So far I have qualified for 3 surveys and have already earned $8.80.  That's almost $3 per survey!  That payout is larger than any other I have been part of/heard.  I am LOVING it!  Plus you can request a check for CASH or an Amazon gift card at $5.00 or above!  It's an excellent, excellent program!!

So, if you are wanting to earn a bit of extra money on the side - I highly recommend Opinion Outpost.  If you click through my blog I will earn an extra $2.00 per referral and I thank you tremendously in advance for supporting my family!  And even if you don't want to use my referral link, go join - you'll like it! :)

Cash Wise Foods Coupon Matchups - March 7 - March 13

A fairly decent week...I know I have a few random coupons I have printed in the past or picked up along the way that match-up with things - such as the Lean Cuisine meals...so be sure to check your stash on some of the other deals.  My favorite buy of the week is the $0.38 Food Club yogurt - I really like their yogurt and eat it every day!  I also like the $1.18 Dole Coleslaw.  I picked up some cheap Vidalia Onion salad dressing last week (with the at-home mailer coupons) and will use it with this coleslaw mix for a great side dish (thanks to my mother-in-law for the tip on that dressing!)

Truckload Buys
$2.88 Country Crock spread
03-07 RP    Shedds Country Crock Spread     $0.50/1
Final Price: $2.38

$1.98 Cole's Garlic Bread

$0.50 printable coupon
Final Price: $1.38

Regular Ad
Free Roma frozen pizza wyb $25 worth of groceries

$1.68 Prego Pasta Sauce, all varities
02-07 SS    Prego Heart Smart Italian Sauce any    $0.50/2
Final Price: $2.86/2, that's $1.43 each

BOGO Gold'N Plump Chicken Fryer
In-Store Coupon
stack with...
$0.75 printable coupon

$2.98 Tropicana Orange Juice, 64 oz
02-21 RP    Tropicana Pure Premium or Trop 50 59 oz or larger    $1.00/2
Final Price: $4.96/2, that's $2.48 each

$1.88 Toaster Strudels
$0.55/2 printable coupon
$0.55/2 printable coupon
$0.55/2 printable coupon
$0.55/2 printable coupon
03-07 SS    Pillsbury Toaster Strudel pastries     $0.55/2    
01-03 GM    Pillsbury Toaster Strudel pastries    $0.55/2    
02-07 GM    Pillsbury Toaster Strudel pastries    $0.55/2
Final Price: $3.21/2, that's $1.61 each

$4.00 Freschetta Pizza
$1.00 printable coupon
$1.00 printable coupon
03-07 SS    Freschetta Multi or Single Serve Pizza    $1.00/1
Final Price: $3.00

$4.00 Red Baron Classic Pizza
01-17 SS    Red Baron Singles Pizza product    $0.75/1    
01-31 SS    Red Baron Multli Serve Pizza    $1.00/2
Final Price as low as: $3.25

$2.34 General Mills Cheerio Cereal
$0.55 printable coupon (chocolate cheerios)
$0.55 printable coupon (chocolate cheerios)
02-21 SS    General Mills Chocolate Cheerios Cereal any    $0.50/1    
02-07 GM    General Mills Cereals any three listed    $1.00/3    
03-07 SS    General Mills Cereals any two listed    $1.00/2    
02-21 S1    04-03    General Mills Cereals any two    $1.00/2
Final Price as low as: $1.79

$2.00 Kellogg's Cereals, Cocoa Krispies, Smorz, Corn Flakes, Honey Smacks, Rice Krispies, Fun-Pak, Jumbo Rice Krispies, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, Raisin Bran Crunch
$1.50/2 printable coupon
$1.00/2 printable coupon
03-07 RP    Kelloggs Apple Jacks, Froot Loops or Corn Pops 10 oz or larger    $1.00/2    
02-07 RP    Kelloggs Cereal 10 oz or larger    $1.00/3    
03-07 RP    Kelloggs All Bran, Frosted Mini Wheats or Raisin Bran 11.4 oz or larger    $1.00/2
Final Price as low as: $2.00/2, that's $1.25 each

$2.50 Nutrigrain Bars
02-07 RP    04-04    Kelloggs Nutrigrain Cereal Bars 8 ct or larger    $1.00/2
Final Price: $4.00/2, that's $2.00 each

$0.75 Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes
$0.40 printable coupon
$0.40 printable coupon
$0.40 printable coupon
$0.40 printable coupon
$0.40 printable coupon
Final Price: $0.35

$0.60 S&W Beans, Chili, Kidney or Black
02-21 RP    S&W Beans can    $0.50/2
Final Price: $0.70/2, that's $0.35 each

Ken's Salad Dressing
BOGO with In-Store Coupon
Stack with...
03-07 SS    Kens salad dressing 16 oz. or Lite Accents any    $1.00/1
Final Price unknown

$10.98 Tide Laundry Detergent, 100 oz
02-07 PG    Tide Deterent any size    $0.35/1    
03-07 PG    Tide Deterent any size    $1.00/1    
02-07 PG    Buy any 75 oz or larger and get a FREE Tide Stain Release 10ct-18ct Duo Pac, 20-36oz liquid, 14-26 oz powder
Final Price as low as: $9.98

$4.98 Bounce Fabric Softener, 120 sheets
03-07 PG    Bounce Dryer Sheets any size    $0.25/1
Final Price: $4.73

$1.00/5 Kraft Mac & Cheese Printable Coupon

Cash Wise has Mac & Cheese on sale for $0.47 each this week, HERE is a coupon for $1.00/5.  That will make it $1.35 for 5 boxes, or just $0.27 each!

Thank you Trista for the link!

Cash Wise Foods Coupon Matchups - February 28 - March 6

Match ups aren't abundant at Cash Wise this week; however, there are some good regular sales, like $1.88/lb fresh strawberries, $0.47 Kraft Mac & Cheese, $0.49 canned veggies and $0.99 juice.


Truckload Buys
$1.88 Mid-America Farms Top the Tater
01-24 SS    Mid American Farms Top of the Tater 12 oz    $0.50/2
Final Price: $3.26/2, that's $1.63 each

$2.88 Country Crock Spread, 45 oz tub
01-31 RP    Shedds Country Crock Spread     $0.50/1
Final Price: $2.38

Regular Flyer
2 Free Westpac Vegetables, 16 oz, wyb $25 or more of groceries

5/$19.99 Green Circle Meat Sale
Look from 16 different meat items marked with a green dot, purchase 5 (or more) of these items to qualify for the savings.  If you purchase less than 5, you will pay regular price.
Here are the items that I found coupons to matchup with:

Hormel Fully Cooked Entrees
02-07 SS    Hormel Refrigerated Entree any    $1.00/1

Various Gold'n Plump Chicken products
$0.75 printable coupon here (you should be able to print 2)
$1.00 printable coupon here (family pack)  Must print TODAY, the site says you must request it by today, it's a PDF coupon, so print as many as you'd like!  Expires 3/31

Jennie-O Ground Turkey, regular or Italian flavored
01-03 SS    Jennie O Turkey Store products any    $1.00/2

Final price will vary, but remember without a coupon you are paying $4.00 per item - depending on what you purchase that may or may not be a great bargain

If you got the Jennie-O rebate I mentioned here, this might be a great time to purchase one of the products, and stacked with a coupon, you will make a great deal after rebate.

$1.67 Lean or Hot Pockets
01-31 RP    Hot Pockets Sideshots 6.5-49.5 oz    $0.75/1 (if included?)
Final Price: $0.92

$2.50 Kellogg's Mini Wheats or Little Bites
In Flyer/Store Coupon $4.00 wyb 4
Stack with...
02-07 RP    Kelloggs Cereal 10 oz or larger    $1.00/3
$1.50/2 Printable Coupon here (you should be able to print 2)
$1.50/2 Printable Coupon here  (you should be able to print 2)
Final Price: $3.00/4, that's $0.75 each

$1.48 Progresso Soups
02-07 GM    Progresso Light Soup    $0.25/1    
02-21 SS    Progresso Light Soup    $0.25/1    
02-07 GM    Progresso Soup any flavor    $0.50/2    
01-17 SS    Progresso Soup any flavor    $1.00/4    
01-17 SS    Progresso Soup any flavor    $0.50/2    
02-21 SS    04-17    Progresso Soup any flavor    $0.50/2
Final Price: $1.23 each

Buy 3 of:
12-pack 12 oz cans, or
6 pack 24 oz bottles, or
8 pack 12 oz bottles
and get 1 12 pack 12 oz cans Diet Coke Free
In Store/Flyer Coupon
Final Price unknown

$5.88 Sparkle Paper Towels, 8 roll pkg
02-14 RP    Sparkle Paper Towels 2 Giant Rolls or larger    $0.50/1
Final Price: $5.38, that's $0.67 per roll

$5.88 Angel Soft Bath Tissue, 12 double roll pkg
02-14 RP    Angel Soft Bathroom Tissue 6 dbl roll or larger    $0.50/1
Final Price: $5.38, that's $0.45 each

$8.48 Meow Mix Cat Food, 16 lb bag
$0.75 printable coupon here
Final Price: $7.73

Today's Shopper - great coupons!

Make sure to page through today's Shopper! 

Within the inserts is a Shopper Savings Coupons for March with tons of local coupons.

Also, inside the paper itself you will find a 50% off coupon (good for up to 2 items) and a Buy 1 Get 1 50% off coupon for A Great $ale Discount Shop located in the Hutchinson Mall.  This store already has discounted items that were purchased on overstock, and to get another 50% off will surely be a WONDER of a deal!

Also inside the newspaper you will find a coupon for a $16.95 oil change from Pro Auto!

Get $5.00 Rebate from Jennie-O

Buy any Jennie-O Turkey Store product and get a $5.00 rebate to the first 25,000 to register at their site.  

Create the account, go to the Homepage, login, choose the Coupons & Offers tab and print!

$0.50/1 Elmer's GoPaint

Click HERE for a $0.50/1 Elmer's GoPaint item