Monday, August 15, 2016

Menu Plan Monday 8/14 - 8/20



Last week was quite an eventful week, but not good-eventful. Like, give-me-an-ongoing-headache eventful. I tagged along on my husband's trip to NYC and on the drive up, we were rear ended getting off one highway and onto another. Both of us are fine, but my car -- not so much. So now we have the headache of insurance claims, appraisals, etc.






One of the few bright sides to the week is we ended it by celebrating our 5 year wedding anniversary. It's kind of surreal - I feel like I walked down the aisle just yesterday!



So this week our goal was 100% easy, brainless meals.

Sunday - Kielbasa potato bake

Monday - Grilled chicken thighs, zucchini and rice

Tuesday -  Crockpot veal chili over polenta

Wednesday - IHOP - my younger brother turned 22 on Monday and he REALLY wanted to go to IHOP

Thursday - Turkey ham with glaze, coucous and brussels sprouts

Friday - Pasta bake with chicken

Saturday - BLTs using tomatoes from our garden, edamame, tater tots and zucchini





Want to start menu planning to help save time, money and stress at supper time? Use my menu plan template.








Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Friday, August 12, 2016

Free Planters Peanuts at Shaws. Expires Soon!

Hurry and clip your coupon in your Shaw's MyMixx account for a FREE 16 oz. canister of Planters Peanuts. This coupon expires on 8/14. Run!



Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Save on Books to Celebrate National Book Lovers Day!

Does your child have summer reading to do before they head back to school in September? I know my high schoolers do. And often times, I find that they've purchased the book, read it once and then it collects dust bunnies underneath their beds. What a waste of money!

Here are some tried and true ways to have your child complete their summer reading assignment inexpensively and just in time for National Book Lovers Day!



1. Borrow from the library - this is 100% free, unless of course you owe fines and you tend to lose books... it also can be tough if a million others are waiting to borrow the same book



2. Search for the full text on Google - as a teacher, I do this all of the time... I don't have enough copies of books to send home for homework so I find an online version that is free so students can access it when not in school. Here are some full text books I know are on some high school summer reading lists.

Into the Wild
Lord of the Flies
The Hunger Games Book 1
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Speak

3. If you prefer ebook version, Overdrive is an amazing free app for the Smartphone or tablet. You link your account to your library card and "borrow" the ebook from the library. Once your rental period is over, the book vanishes from your online bookshelf.

4. If you insist on buying the book, my favorite website for purchasing good-condition, inexpensive books is Thriftbooks. Book prices start around $2.99. If your order is $10, shipping is free. If you comment with your email address, I can send you an email with a 15% off your first order coupon (for first time users only). Best yet, once you make an account, it tracks your purchases. Once you hit $50, they send you a $5 credit to use!

5. Project Gutenberg is a great database of 49,000 books that have been converted into ebooks. They are all available for free. These include mostly classics like Kafka's Metamorphosis and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.

6. Savers - many people forget about thrift stores when it comes to buying books. Savers's book prices are hard to beat. If the retail price is less than $7.94, the book is $1.99. If it's higher, it's $2.99. Children's books are priced differently but I can't recall the prices. If you buy 4 books, the 5th is free. I just walked out the other day with 5 books for my classroom for $11 including tax. It is hit or miss, though, but many of the more common, best sellers can be found on the shelves there.




Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Skippy Peanut Butter Only $1.45/Jar!

This is a great deal in my house because my husband can go through an entire jar in a week - week and a half!



Stop & Shop has 15-16 oz. Skippy Peanut Butter for 2/$4


Deal:
Buy 2 Skippy peanut butters = $4
Use Save $0.55 on the purchase of any two (2) SKIPPY® products  (will double)
=$2.90 or $1.45 each!


If you're unable to print coupons, you can "clip" the Load to Card offer in your Stop & Shop account for $.55 off 2 Skippy Peanut Butters. You'll pay around $1.73 each, which still is a pretty decent price!


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Free Subscription to Outdoor Photographer

Are you a photographer? Do you wish you were? Check out this great freebie: One year no-strings-attached subscription to Outdoor Photographer.




Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Healthy Offer: Save 20% on Cherries!



This week's healthy offer, courtesy of SavingStar, is 20% off your purchase of cherries!

If you don't have an account yet, it's totally worth it. 100% free and you get cash back for products you were going to buy anyway!



Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Alpo Dog Food - $.27 a Can!

Get this high value coupon for Alpo so you can stock up on dog food!



At Shaws this week (week of 8/5)

Alpo cans of dog food = 10/$6 ($.60 each)

Buy 6 cans = $3.60
Use $2/6 cans printable coupon
=$1.60   or $.27 each!

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Monday, August 8, 2016

40% Off All Shoes & Boots at Savers

Back to school time is just around the corner. Considering shopping at Savers for all your child's back to school clothing needs! I often find brand new with tag or nearly new clothes and shoes there all the time! And it costs be exponentially less than at the local department or chain stores.

And this Wednesday, August 10, Cardmembers enjoy 40% off every single pair of shoes and boots in the store! Woah!


Fine Print: The "40% off Shoes & Boots" offer is only valid in US Savers stores on Wednesday, August 10th. Club Card required. Includes all shoes and boots.  Offer excludes new merchandise (red tags). Not valid with any other coupon or discount

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Friday, August 5, 2016

FREEBIE FRIDAY! Free DentaStix at Stop & Shop

Happy Freebie Friday!



Hurry and "clip" your coupon for a FREE bag of Pedigree DentaStix at Stop & Shop. You must "clip" the coupon in your Stop & Shop online/app account by 8/6. This coupon expires on 8/18 and is very limited, so hurry and grab it quick!


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Free Subscription to Watch! Magazine



Get yourself a completely free, no-strings-attached year-long subscription to Watch! magazine. When you're done perusing it, consider donating it to a local hospital or nursing home. Residents usually LOVE fresh and new reading material!


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Thursday, August 4, 2016

Up to 20% Off Your Groupon Purchases Plus 6% Back!

Groupon already offers pretty great discounts, but today only you can get up to another 20% off the already discounted prices! Use the promo code SAVE3 at checkout through 8/5 to cash in on these great savings!

Get an extra 20% off local deals such as

  • Massages & Spa Services
  • Family Activities
  • Restaurants

Get an extra 10% off
  • Air-Included Trips
  • Family Getaways
  • Trips Under $99

Get an extra 10% off Goods including
  • Home & Garden
  • Apparel & Accessories
  • Sports & Outdoors


I just paid only $10 for a $20 gift card towards lunch at Tipsy Toboggan - a restaurant my husband and I were JUST talking about trying out!


And you can get up to 6% cash back through Ebates!



Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

35-lbs of Kitty Litter for $5 SHIPPED?!?! Seriously?

With 3 furry kitties in the house, I'm always looking for deals on kitty litter. They sure do go through a lot!

Get Purina TidyCat kitty litter (35 lb pails) for a little more than $5 each shipped to your door!


Add 3 Purina TidyCat 35-lb pails of kitty litter to your cart (you can mix and match if you'd like)

Select "Subscription" for all 3 of your items. (One subscription item will save you 15%; 2 subscription items will save you 30%). Subscriptions get shipped to your door for free! But don't forget to cancel your subscriptions once you receive your first shipment.

You will pay $25.17 out of pocket and you will receive a $10 Target gift card for buying 3 participating products. This means you'll end up paying a net of $5.06 per 35-lb pail of kitty litter!



I was only able to cash in on this deal thanks to For The Mommas!

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Hate Clipping Coupons? Try SavingStar! Save even on Produce!

It's a new month which means new SavingStar ecoupons! Hurry and activate these brand new SavingStar ecoupons! Hurry and activate these great savings via SavingStar!

Here's a list of the current SavingStar ecoupon savings!





Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX Disney Frozen Oat Crisps OR Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles™ Oat Crisps
Save $1.00 when you buy FOUR (4) any flavor/variety Totino's™ Crisp Crust Party Pizza™
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX Lucky Charms™ cereal
Save 30¢ when you buy ONE (1) CUP any flavor Liberté® yogurt
Save 50¢ when you buy TWO (2) BAGS any 3.7 OZ. OR LARGER Chex Mix™, Chex Mix™ Muddy Buddies™, Chex Mix™ Popped™, Chex Mix™ Xtreme, Bugles™ Corn Snacks, OR Gardetto's™ Snack Mix
Save 50¢ when you buy any ONE (1) BOX Chex™ cereal: Rice Chex™, Corn Chex™, Wheat Chex™, Honey Nut Chex™, Chocolate Chex™, Cinnamon Chex™, Vanilla Chex™, Chex™ Clusters, Gluten Free Chex™ Granola Mix
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) any flavor/variety 4 OZ OR LARGER Food Should Taste Good™ Tortilla Chips, Kettle Chips, Brown Rice Crackers OR Bean Chips
Save 50¢ when you buy TWO (2) BOXES any flavor/variety Betty Crocker™ Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot™, Fruit Gushers™ or Fruit Roll-Ups™ Fruit Flavored Snacks, Game Up™ Sports Chews, Mott's® Fruit Flavored Snacks, Sunkist® Fruit Flavored Snacks OR Fiber One™ Fruit Flavored Snacks
Save 50¢ when you buy TWO (2) BOXES any flavor Fiber One™ Chewy Bars, Fiber One™ 90 Calorie Products (Bars, Brownies, Cakes), Fiber One™ Protein Chewy Bars, Fiber One™ Streusel Bars, Fiber One™ Cheesecake Bars OR Fiber One™ Cookies
Save $1.00 when you buy TWO (2) BOXES any flavor Cheerios™ cereals: Original Cheerios™, Honey Nut Cheerios™, Multi Grain Cheerios™, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios™, Frosted Cheerios™, Chocolate Cheerios™, Fruity Cheerios™, Honey Nut Cheerios™ Medley Crunch™
Save 50¢ when you buy TWO (2) any flavor/variety LÄRABAR™ ÃœBER™, or ALT™ bars OR RENOLA™ pouches
Save $1.00 when you buy ONE (1) any flavor LÄRABAR™ ÃœBER™, ALT™ OR RENOLA™ multipacks OR LÄRABAR™ Bites
Save $1.00 when you buy ONE (1) PACKAGE any flavor Nature Valley™ Cereal or Granola listed: Granola Crunch, Protein Granola, Baked Oat Bites, Honey Oat Clusters, Chocolate Oat Clusters, Chocolate Oat Bites, Raisin Oat Clusters, Toasted Oats Muesli, Soft Baked Granola Bites
Save $1.00 when you buy ONE (1) BOX any flavor Yoplait® Go Big™ yogurt pouches
Save 50¢ when you buy TWO (2) BOXES any flavor/variety 5 COUNT OR LARGER Nature Valley™ Granola Bars (Excluding Nature Valley™ Backpacker™ Chewy Oatmeal Bites)
Save $1.00 when you buy TWO (2) BOXES any flavor General Mills cereals listed: Fiber One™, Multi Grain Cheerios™, Wheaties™, Basic 4™, Raisin Nut Bran, Oatmeal Crisp™, Total™
Save 50¢ when you buy any ONE (1) flavor/variety Pillsbury® Toaster Strudel® pastries
Save 50¢ when you buy TWO (2) BOXES any flavor/variety Cascadian Farm™ Granola Bars, Protein Bars OR Soft-Baked Oatmeal Squares
Save $1.00 when you buy TWO (2) BOXES any flavor General Mills cereals listed: Cocoa Puffs™, Cookie Crisp™, Trix™
Save $1.00 when you buy ONE (1) PACKAGE any flavor/variety Cascadian Farm™ Cereal or Granola
Save 75¢ when you buy THREE (3) PACKAGES 17.4 OZ OR LARGER any flavor Totino's™ Pizza Rolls™ OR Totino's™ Blasted Crust Rolls™
Save 75¢ when you buy ONE (1) PACKAGE any Cascadian Farm™ Frozen Vegetables, Fruit OR Potatoes
Save $1.00 when you buy FIVE (5) CUPS any flavor/variety Yoplait® Yogurt (Includes Greek, Greek 100, Greek 100 Whips! ®, Plentí™ Plentiful Greek Yogurt OR Plentí™ Oatmeal Meets Greek Yogurt)
Save $1.00 when you buy THREE (3) PACKAGES Old El Paso™ products (excludes Old El Paso™ refrigerated and produce products)
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) PACKAGE any variety Annie's® Mac & Cheese Product
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) PACKAGE any variety Annie's® Snacks listed: Bunny Fruit™ Snacks, Bernie's Farm™ Fruit Snacks, Organic Orchard Fruit Bites, Really Peely™ Fruit Tape, Cheddar Bunnies®, Cheddar Squares, Classic Crackers, Bunny Grahams®, Graham Crackers, Gluten Free Bunny Cookies™, Gluten Free Granola Bars, Chewy Granola Bars, Snack Mix, Pretzels
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX any variety Annie's® Cereal
Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) BOX any flavor Nature Valley™ Backpacker™ Chewy Oatmeal Bites
Save $1.00 when you buy ONE (1) BOX Tiny Toast™ cereal
Save $1.00 on ANY ONE (1) Unisom® Product
Save $1.00 on ANY ONE (1) package Nexium® 24HR
Save $1.00 ON ANY ONE (1) Super Poligrip® product (2.0oz or larger)
Save $1.00 ON any ONE (1) Pentel® Twist-Erase® pack
Save $1.00 ON any ONE (1) Pentel® EnerGel® pack


Once activated, buy any of the items at a store that participates with SavingStar, upload your receipt or wait until the info is transferred through your linked store card and your money will show up in your account in a few days!

Not familiar with SavingStar? You can save additional money on your grocery purchases AFTER leaving the store through e-coupons/rebates like SavingStar.

It's 100% free to sign up. You can use SavingStar online or you can download their free app for your Apple or Android device. And it saves you the time of searching for and clipping paper coupons. SavingsStar is 100% paperless! Save $5 and then you can cash out and get your money!

SavingStar, Inc. Save on groceries with no clipping and no printing today


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Monday, August 1, 2016

Dine Out Boston Aug. 14-26 = Dine Out on a Budget

Nearly 150 restaurants are participating in this year's Dine Out Boston. This event is similar to "Restaurant Week," wherein you can dine at restaurants and choose from a prix fixe menu for a set price. This is a great way to try out those typically pricey restaurants and not empty your wallet.




When: August 14 - 26 *weekends are optional, please see the website for exclusions
Where: Boston area restaurants - check out the list of 139 participating restaurants!
What: Lunches are $15, $20 or $25 and Dinners are $28, $33 or $38

Make your reservations using Open Table and earn points. Once you've earned 2000 points, you'll get a $20 check!

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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"Back to College" Beauty Box for only $7 + free shipping (worth $32!)

These Target Beauty Boxes are so hot that they usually sell out within hours of hitting their website.

Since it's the first of the month, the August Beauty Boxes are available now!


This Beauty Box is a fabulous "Back to College" get up and will only set you back $7 with free shipping. Can you believe for only $7 you'll get at least $32 worth of great beauty products!?

Hurry and place your order before they sell out!


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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How I Earned Over $300 in Gift Cards through Swagbucks

Christmas is less than six months away. It may too early for most people to start Christmas shopping, but it's never too early to start saving money for that fun Christmas shopping spree in November and December.

Since I started using Swagbucks, I have cashed in on over $300 worth of gift cards - mostly to Amazon but also to Starbucks because Starbucks is one of my expensive vices that I refuse to pay "full price" for.



Using Swagbucks is free, quick and easy! Here's the brief lowdown on Swagbucks.



Swagbucks is a "program" that allows you to earn points (they call them Swagbucks) for doing random tasks. These points can later be cashed in for rewards - they have all kinds of weird trinkets in their Swagbucks Store, but I prefer the gift cards. You can even request Paypal cash!

There are a bunch of other ways to earn Swagbucks, but these are the easiest and cost $0 to you. 



Ways to Earn:

Search Engine: If you use their search engine (as opposed to google, yahoo, etc.) you might earn Swagbucks for some of your searches. This is totally random and you're not guaranteed to win each time, nor are you guaranteed an amount when you do win. I've won anywhere from one Swagbuck to 27 Swagbucks for a single search.

NOSO: NOSO stands for No Obligation Special Offers. These can be found on the left side of the main Swagbucks page (literally says NOSO). Once you click, it brings up an offer, which I ALWAYS ignore, then you can click at the bottom of the page where it says "Skip." You do this a bunch of times until you get to the end where it lets you play a brief 10 second video to display a special phrase. Type the phrase into the provided box and voila! You got yourself 2 Swagbucks. You can only do this once per day, but I've gotten in the habit of doing it EVERYDAY!

Daily Poll: The daily poll is also found on the left side of the main Swagbucks page. It's just a quick survey. Once you hit submit, one Swagbuck is deposited into my Swagbucks bank account. Like NOSO, you can only do the poll once per day.

Tool Bar: If you download their toolbar, you'll randomly earn yourself one Swagbuck just for opening your web browser using the toolbar. I don't use the tool bar right now because I recently got a new computer and haven't had time or energy to download it, but I did use it on my previous laptop. It's an easy way to earn Swagbucks without doing anything.

Swidget: The swidget is a widget. Haha. I'm a teacher, I know you're not supposed to use part of the word in the definition! If you scroll down to the bottom of the page on my main blog page, you'll see the Swagbucks Swidget. You can check to see if there's a special code out in the cyberworld. If not, it'll tell you and you can stop looking. If there is one, it'll give you a hint where it is!

Special SwagCodes: Swagbucks often publishes special codes that are worth a certain amount of Swagbucks. When and where these codes are published is very random. Codes are time sensitive and case sensitive. It's best to just copy and paste them, rather than try to type them out.


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Sunday, July 31, 2016

30% Off Classroom Supplies for Educators at Ocean State Job Lot!

Blogger is just one of the many hats I wear. I am also a special educator at a high school in Rhode Island so I know first-hand how much money a teacher can spend on his or her own classroom supplies! School budgets are tight, so often teachers don't have access to free supplies through their districts. Ocean State Job Lot empathizes with us!



From August 4th through 17th, educators can get 30% off their classroom supplies at Ocean State Job Lot! Educators or homeschool teachers must have proof of employment status at the time of purchase. There are exclusions -- no you cannot get 30% off that kayak even though you've been wanting one for forever!

So start planning your list so you can head out on August 4th!

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

$20 to Spend at Shutterfly!



It's Christmas in July over at Shutterfly! And to celebrate, they are giving everyone $20 to shop! Personalized photo gifts are great for birthdays, Mother's/Father's Day, Christmas, etc. Plan ahead! Use the promo code CHRISTMAS20 at checkout. This offer expires 7/26, so hurry!

Shop through Ebates and get 2% back on your total purchase! That's what I call double-dipping ;-)

Be sure to read the fine print so you know all of the exclusions before working on your photo project.


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Healthy Offer: Save 20% on Grapes!




This week's healthy offer, courtesy of SavingStar, is 20% off your purchase of grapes!

If you don't have an account yet, it's totally worth it. 100% free and you get cash back for products you were going to buy anyway!


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Up to $10 Off Coupon at Tractor Supply Company

Here's a very rare coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase or $10 off a $50 purchase at Tractor Supply Company. These coupons are only valid in store until 8/2. You can either print them out or show them from your Smartphone at the register.




Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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