DaySpring Christmas Sale-Tues and Wed

On December 15 and 16 only, ALL Christmas items are on sale at DaySpring! There is still time to shop and order Christian Christmas gifts, hundreds of which are on sale at 50% to 75% off. Click on the banner above to browse Christmas jewelry, home decor, nativities, coffee mugs and much more! Get Christmas gifts and decor that have meaning, and that focus on Christ as the ultimate Christmas Gift. Order by December 16 for guaranteed delivery by Dec 24 with FedEx Ground (Receive free shipping with coupon code NOSHIPCHARGE through 12/31/09 with a minimum $10 order). However, if your order is over $50, then you will automatically get free shipping, so then you should use the code SAVE15 in order to save 15% on your purchase. Happy shopping, and Merry Christmas!

Double Coupon Matchups

Time to fire up your printers and get out your scissors. . . I've got some coupon matches for you for double coupon day tomorrow! :-) Apparently it's the season to stock up on cereal. Remember, you can double 5 coupons per $25 transaction (before coupons), so I regularly split my order into more than one transaction. One tip: Put shopping baskets in your cart to keep orders separate.

GROCERY
Kellogg's, Keebler, or Sunshine products, only $0.99 each wyb 8!
(Limit of 8 per transaction, mix and match)
Many coupons here
BOGO coupon here when you take the challenge (can print once)
More Kellogg's coupons here and here and here
Keebler Sandies Cookies coupon here
Many will be free or close to free after coupons, even if they aren't doubled! Many will be free or better than free ADC!
*If you don't need these products, but can get them for free or close to it, consider donating to a shelter or the Salvation Army*

General Mills Cereal 4/$10, get a $3.25 milk catalina wyb 4
Many coupons here
$1/1 Banana Nut Cheerios here
More coupons here and here and here
Price will vary based on your coupons, but could be as low as $2 for 4 boxes (if you double 4 $1 coupons), PLUS get a $3.25 off milk catalina!
*If you don't need these products, but can get them for free or close to it, consider donating to a shelter or the Salvation Army*

Eight O'Clock Coffee $8.99
$2/1 here (YMMV)
$6.99

Juicy Juice $2.75
$1/2 here
$1.75 ADC

Nestle Morsels $1.98
$0.50/2 here
$1.48 each ADC

Carnation Evaporated Milk $0.99
$0.50/2 here
$0.49 each ADC

Betty Crocker Frosting, Warm Delights, Cookie Mix, or Bisquick $1.79
$0.40/1 cookie mix = $0.99 ADC
$0.50/1 Warm Delights here and here and here = $0.79 ADC
$0.50/1 Frostinghere and here and here = $0.79 ADC

French's French Fried Onions $3.49
$0.50/1 here
$2.49 ADC

Progresso Broth $1.66
$0.50/1 here
$0.66 ADC

Heinz Gravy $1.69
$1/3 here
$3.07/3 ADC

Newman's Own Pasta Sauce $2.25
$1/2 here
$1.25 each ADC

King's Hawaiian Rolls $2
$1/2 here
$1 each ADC

Chex Mix $1.50
$0.50/1 here
$0.50 ADC

Bob Evans Roll sausage $3
$0.35/1 here
$2.30 ADC

DAIRY
Pillsbury rolls $1.66
$0.50/2 crescents here, $0.40/2 sweet rolls here
$1.16 each ADC (better than generic price)

Pillsbury Cookie Dough $2.50
$1/2 here
$1.50 ADC

FROZEN
Green Giant Vegetables $1
$0.50/1 here and here
FREE ADC!

Bagel Bites $1.50
$1/1 here
Better than FREE ADC!

Freschetta Pizza $4.50
$1/1 here
$2.50 ADC

DaySpring Clearance Gifts--Free Shipping!

Do you need a last minute gift idea? Have you visited DaySpring? Click the banner above in order to browse their great clearance section, and through 12/31/09, you can get FREE shipping with a minimum $10.00 purchase. Use coupon code NOSHIPCHARGE upon check out (you don't need a code if your order is over $50). You can also save 15% Off All Items from DaySpring with coupon code SAVE15. I don't think these codes can be combined, but see which one saves you more money.

I like this wooden sign for only $10 that says, "The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever." There are also several canvas prints for as low as $3.24. This beautiful canvas nativity print is only $4.25! Look around and see what other treasures you can find. :-)

Mailbox Monday

Time for some freebies!

• Get a free 20 song sampler from iTunes with Christmas songs from many well-known artists.
• Enjoy the free iTunes single of the week: Joy to the World by David Archuleta.
• Skip the intro page, then download 6 holiday songs courtesy of Reader’s Digest.
• Download Phil Vassar's album, Acoustic Christmas, free from his website.
• Amazon has lots of free Christmas songs to download here.
  
• Visit Let’s Say Thanks to select a thank you note for our tropps, personalize it with a message and have Xerox send it for free.
• Sign up for your Being Girl Sample Kit from Procter & Gamble.
• Do you have any LeapFrog toys in your house? Get a free LeapFrog ABC Animal Orchestra board book just for linking those LeapFrog toys up to your Learning Path. (I received mine quite awhile ago--but some of you are new to my blog and may not have heard of this freebie.)
• Request a free sample of one of three Splenda varieties.
• Request another free Tampax Pearl sample from Walmart.
• Go here and sign up for a free Beech-Nut Starter Kit and you'll receive a coupon for a free box of Beech-Nut cereal and two free jars of Beech-Nut baby food. Plus, you'll receive coupons and special offers from time to time.
• Complete the contact form to receive a free 2-ounce sample of Mean Green Power Hand Scrub. From the home page, you’ll see a link on the left-hand side of the page.
• Click here to request a free sample of Aveeno Nourish hair care samples from the Aveeno Facebook page. (No, I'm still not on Facebook--I'm resisting!)
• Click here to listen to the entire Story of Esther for free from The Bible in Living Sound.
• If you have a webcam you can record a free story at A Story Before Bed ($6.99 value). After recording you can check out with this coupon code TY3J-RT3Y-YM3E (expires 12/31/09) to save your recording and be able to replay it or send it to anyone.
• Join Dunkin' Perks here and use the promo code DDPERKSCoffee and you'll get a coupon for a free medium coffee in the mail.

Hurry-Amazon sale on Swagbucks!

My favorite Swagbucks prize finally went on sale! So it's not a great sale, but it's a sale nonetheless. Get a $5 Amazon.com e-gift card for 40 swagbucks, down from their already good price of 45 swagbucks. I had been waiting for them to go on sale, and almost gave up hope--but decided to wait just a little longer (like till this afternoon!). I'm so glad I did, because I snagged my limit of 2 to help pay for some more last minute Christmas gifts! Hurry and snag yours, because this sale ends at 11am PST on Sunday. After you verify your order, the gift codes will be posted on the 16th on your swagbucks account. If you have signed up for the free Amazon Prime trial, you will be able to order something on the 16th and receive it with free 2-day shipping on the 18th, with still plenty of time before Christmas!

Weekly Groceries

This week I did go to Aldi and got 4 gallons of milk, 3 packages of tortillas, and a spiral-sliced ham for Christmas dinner for a total of $21.11. I didn't bother taking a picture, because you all know what milk and tortillas look like. :-)

Despite our blizzard, I made it out late on Wednesday night for double coupon day. They were still clearing the parking lot the whole time I was there. I did 4 transactions and doubled 20 coupons. My total before coupons was well over $100, but after coupons I spent $52.66, PLUS I still have 2 catalinas for free milk ($3 off each) for next week. Shopping sales and coupons saved me $84.30. Items that were free: Little Debbie cupcakes (won in Little Debbie sweeps), Nestle white chocolate chips x2, El Monterey Tornados, 1 gallon of Whole milk (used one of the free milk catalinas--still have 2 left).
Items that were $1 or less: Wishbone salad spritzer, 8th Continent Soy Milk x2, Colgate toothpaste, eggs, Florida's Natural orange juice, Hunt's spaghetti sauce x2, Creamette spaghetti, Bananas, Kellogg's cereal x8.

I did the Kellogg's cereal deal twice because I had plenty of coupons. Some will be going to the food pantry, along with the spaghetti. After coupons, I spent $0.50 per box, plus I got a catalina for $3 off milk (which will take off the full $3 even though milk is less than that, making the cereal even cheaper).

My total for the week with both stores combined was $73.77. Last week's total was $35.31 which makes my average for December $54.54 so far. I hope to keep my totals on the lower side (around $50), even though we are hosting Christmas and will have guests for a week. My biggest problem is that I have a hard time passing up good deals!

How about you? Did you find any good deals this week?
Is your grocery total coming down by using coupons?

$5 off $5 Hallmark Purchase Coupon

Head over to Hallmark with this printable coupon good for $5 off a $5 purchase and snag some free cards, Christmas wrapping, or stocking stuffers! I got some chocolate bars and jelly beans up by the registers for very little OOP. This coupon is good until 12/24/09.