Coffee for days ($.25 each)

This is one of my favorite hauls I think. 34 Starbucks iced coffees for $.25 EACH!! I still have 6 more coupons to get 6 more! 

Deodorants were $.49 each and the wipes were free! Most are going to my bestie who just had another baby and I'm keeping a few to use as makeup removers. I still have an embarrassing amount of coupons for those to go. 

Wow!!! I scored today!

I've had a lot of couponing success this week. I have more to share but for now I'm going to post today's. I got lucky with a store closing and coupons. Everything here cost about $7!! That is amazing to me! The batteries alone are worth $20 between the 4 packs. The Herbal Essences cost me $.15 each!! Oh yes!! My favorite brand of shampoo!! 

This weeks deals

I am very happy with my deals this week. 

Triaminic meds-$1.99 each!! I'm super happy I got these. Normally $6-$7 each! 

Suave body wash-$.66 each 

Toothbrush was free! 

Deodorants ended up $.40 each. 

Toothpastes were less than $.30 each (they retail together for well over $10) 

Palmolive was $.38 like in my last haul. 

Laundry detergent was $1.49 on sale. Anytime I can get it for that price I buy several. 

30 packs of Kool-Aid were completely free. A lucky find on clearance and a coupon that printed at the register. Same thing happened last week too. We have kool-aid coming out of our ears. 

We are now up to 13 boxes of toothpaste in my stockpile. From now on if I can't get it for UNDER $.50 each I'm going to pass. We just have so many I feel like I can be picky with them for a while. 

Why I coupon

I have an awesome haul to post but first I want to share a few thoughts on couponing. I am amazed at the online drama that comes with couponing. I mean seriously people it is pieces of paper not nuclear weapons. I stay away from the drama. I coupon to save my family money. To me spending $2 on FIVE deodorants makes way more sense than spending $2 on ONE (and yes I got 5 for $2 today). 

I am not trying to be a crazy hoarder just so I can have a bunch of stuff. It's stuff that we use and I know WILL be used eventually. My hubs loves that I coupon. In fact he was the one that convinced me to get back to it after years of taking a break. Couponing may not work for everyone. You may feel its not worth your time. You may not need to save $ for whatever reason. We have 3 kids to raise and anywhere I can cut corners to save some money I am going to. It works for us. :-) 

Price matching at Walmart

I did pretty good tonight. I price matched at Walmart and didn't have any problems. Retail value is about $30. I paid under $10. 

Palmolive was $.38 each.

Softsoap body wash (one of my fav brands) was $1.25 each. 

Toothpaste was done mostly at Walmart and the rest at Dollar Tree. 3 of them ended up $.33 each and the rest were $.50 each. Mini mouthwash was $.17 and the tums were $1 after clearance and coupon. I think I did pretty well. I try to not buy toothpaste unless its under a $1. The kids go through it quick. The kind I use is $5 and I pay it because it helps my teeth a lot but they don't need a specific brand. 

There are a few more deals I might try to get in on this week. I'll have to see if I have time. 

A quick trip

Here's a quick haul from tonight. Nothing major. The cat food was free at Petco. They always have coupons for free cat food and I grab them for my aunt. The dish soap was on sale for $.89 each plus a $.25 coupon which made them each $.64. The candles were a good deal and after coupons I paid $.75 each. 

Not a super haul but cheap enough to post about really quick. 

Small haul and dentist freebies

I spent most of the weekend working. I did get a little couponing in though. Very quick breakdown: The soda was $.69, soaps $.67 each and febreeze diffuser was $.66. Everything else was FREE!!! 

And the last pic I'm including because it was all free from our dentist today!! Wahoo!