Martin's Shopping List

Martins $5 off $50 coupon (expires 2/21/09), print as many as you will use:
https://www.martinsfoods.com/shareddev/sharedcontent/Email/Feb09/CouponAB1.cfm

Betty Crocker Frosting .33 after the below coupon doubles:
http://www.bettycrocker.com/coupons-promotions/coupons/default.aspx?WT.ac=homepage_05-01-2008

Wacky Mac Pasta for .31 after coupon doubles, if you haven't already done this:
http://www.smartsource.com/
http://www.coupons.com/

Progresso Soup for .23 after coupon (if you printed it before, you should be able to print it again because it has been reset):
http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qa4feam40829255&bt=vi&o=54716&ci=1&c=GM&p=I45nUFQV

Some other great deals this week:
Chicken breasts $1.79/lb
Strawberries are buy one get one free

Remember, if you have more than one of the same coupon, only the first coupon will double. So I suggest ringing up twice if you have like coupons.

Petco Coupons

I have not tested using these coupons all at the same time, but here are some links to some good pet coupons:

$5 off $25 at Petco (expires 2/15):

http://www.heyitsfree.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/petco.jpg

$5 off of Science Diet Petco coupon:

http://www.petco.com/Content/Survey/Hills3BagChallenge.aspx?PC=hills3bag&Nav=101&cm_ven=emailpromo&cm_cat=prod&cm_pla=020709Hills3BagDog&cm_ite=hills3bagdog&CMReferringUrl=http://md28.embarq.synacor.com/zimbra/mail
$5 manufacturer's coupon for Science Diet:

http://www.smartsource.com/

There were also Science Diet coupons in a recent Sunday insert.

Petco should allow you to use both their coupon and a manufacturers coupon at the same time. However, they might not allow you to use two Petco coupons in the same transactions. In other words, both the Petco Science Diet Coupon and the Petco $5 off $25 coupon.

No Petco, no worries. Petsmart ususally excepts competitor's coupons.

Rite Aid Coupon for $5 off $20

This coupon is only good on Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th:

http://content.riteaid.com/coupon/customer_appreciation_scr.pdf

I Made Money on these at Walmart Today

I made money on all of these items today at Walmart. Here is the breakdown:

Beggin Strips $2.76 - $3 coupon (see previous post about how to get a $3 Purina coupon) (profit $.48/2)

Ortega Taco Seasoning $.94/2 - $1 on 2 coupon (from a previous Sunday paper)(profit $.12/4)

Starkist Tuna Pouches $.93 - $1 coupon (I received these coupons because I am part of www.vocalpoint.com. Sign-up if you haven't already. They send great coupons and usually 4 or 5 of them. (profit $.28/4)

I bought other items along with these items, so the overages just applied to those items. Walmart will not give you money back if all you give them is coupons.

January's Grocery Bill

In January I spent $401 on food for my family of 5. Included in that amount was a Chinese takeout diner. It does not include 10 school lunches, but every other meal for my family of 5.

After spending only $401 dollars, I was able to then send in rebates totaling $162. So my total spent on food and groceries was $239. In addition to monetary rebates, I also sent in rebates to receive a free Disney scrapbook, a free Guitar Hero t-shirt, $120 in P&G coupons and a coupon for a free Digiorno Pizza (all based on January's purchases).

I now have the following items stock piled from January's shopping:
30 Digiorno Pizzas
20 2 litter bottles of Coke/Coke products
12 lbs of boneless, fully cooked ham (lunchmeat)
22 cans of Campbells Chunky Soup
20 packages of Kraft shredded cheese

Always Infinity Sample

I never was a fan of Always. Wings or no wings, I just didn't like them. But last spring I was able to get a couple of boxes of Always Infinity for free from CVS and I loved them. Go get your free sample and see for yourself.

http://instoresnow.walmart.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid63312.aspx

Tax Time Savings

It is that time of year again. I personally use Turbo Tax and here are the deals I found for that software. You might find better deals depending on your needs.

1) If your adjusted gross income is $56,000 or less go here first to see if you qualify for free software:

http://www.irs.gov/app/freeFile/jsp/index.jsp?ck

2) Free StateFarm Thread - Free Deluxe, $20 Premier - BUT you need to be a StateFarm banking customer (not just insurance/stock holder). This is an unfortunate change from previous years

3) Fidelity Investments save 25% on Federal and State - Open to EVERYONE

This is what I did. It came out to be cheaper than buying it at Costco for me. I do not have any accounts with Fidelity.

Federal State BothBasic $11.20 $22.45 $33.65

Deluxe $22.45 $22.45 $44.90

Premier $37.45 $22.45 $59.90

Home & Business $56.20 $22.45 $78.65

4) 30% off on Federal only for Borders Books Rewards Members - log in to your account and click on Borders Perks to see the deals. Perfect if your state has no income tax!!! These prices are for on-line filing.

Deluxe: $20.95

Premier: $34.95

Home & Business: $52.95(State is an additional $34.95 for each of the above versions)

5) StateFarm offers 25% off like Fidelity above for both Federal and State open to everyone

6) USAA 25% off BOTH State and Federal for members25% off BOTH State and Federal with Amex payment through this link. You can also download throught this link, but discount is only 15%

7) https://www.officialpayments.com/...index.htmlStateFarm - Free Deluxe and $20 Premier - BUT they require that you're a StateFarm banking customer (not just insurance/stock holder). This is a change from previous years

8) T. Rowe Price - 35% off Federal ONLY (State efile is $34.95)

There may be other deals out there that are better for you depending on your needs, but these were the ones that I found. Happy filing!