Coupons and Deals

Amazon.com is now offering a free 3-month trial to Amazon Prime for anyone who signs up for Amazon Mom – a new, free membership program that offers exclusive promotions and discounts to parents and caretakers from the prenatal days through the toddler years.
Here are some of the benefits you get from signing up with Amazon [...]

I decided to publish my weekly CVS shopping trip early in the week so you could take advantage of some of this week’s deals and coupons!
So, as usual here is a list of what we purchased – all shown in the picture above:
26 Bottles of Sobe Lifewater
2 Bottles of Excedrin Migraine
1 Accu-Check Aviva Diabetes [...]

College textbooks can sell for upwards of $250 for some subjects and then sell for less than $20 only 3 months later! The markup on textbooks is unbelievable and can present a serious strain on a student’s finances.
When I was a college student, I rarely ever purchased new textbooks.
Here are some things you can do [...]

I know it’s only been a few days since I wrote about one of my CVS trips, so you probably weren’t expecting one this soon. However, I wanted to get this one out so you could take advantage of some of this week’s deals and coupons!
So, as usual here is a list of what we [...]

Recently, Yahoo! Finance highlighted an article that listed 15 things you shouldn’t be paying for.
Here is their list along with my take on these expenses:
Basic Computer Software
I hardly ever pay for software anymore. There are so many free versions of most popular software – open source, online versions, and extensions of free trials can greatly [...]

The other day I wrote about our CVS shopping for last week where we earned almost $67 in ECBs! By buying OTC medicine using our Flexible Spending Account, we were able to bank some Extra Care Bucks to use for this week (and future trips)!

Here is a list of what we purchased – all shown [...]

Last week proved to be a very fruitful week for CVS shopping! By buying OTC medicine using our Flexible Spending Account, we were able to bank some Extra Care Bucks to use for this week (and future trips)! We also purchased candy, cereal, nuts and Sobe  in order to take advantage of various deals.
Here is [...]

This has been a great week for me. I had the entire week off from work, I spent time with my aunt & uncle and their triplets on their 17th anniversary (we had a great anniversary dinner), and my anniversary was last Tuesday!
I also read a number of great articles this week, and I would [...]

This weekend was great as far as grocery shopping is concerned. First, we used a combination of coupons and weekly deals to cut a $170 grocery bill down to $99 at ShopRite – a 42% savings on a purchase that large is great!
But, we received even greater savings at CVS – of course you knew [...]

How we got paid over $25 to shop!So, here we are again after a couple of great CVS trips! We did our shopping over two days this week (you’ll see why in a minute), and we checked out a total of nine times! Since I don’t want to take pictures of, and post, nine receipts, [...]

There are only a few weeks left until the start of the Fall semester. That means that it’s time to start making “back to school” purchases including textbooks, electronics, and school supplies. Amazon.com is proving to be a one-stop-shop for all of your shopping.

Textbooks
Amazon.com is currently offering up to 90% savings on all use textbooks, [...]

For a limited time, Amazon.com is giving you 30% off select diapers and wipes when you use the Subscribe & Save delivery service.
In Amazon.com’s words:
This includes the standard 15% Subscribe & Save discount plus a limited-time offer of an additional 15% discount which applies to all orders shipped during the promotional period. Plus, readers get [...]

A look at a couple of this week’s money maker deals at CVS.Over the last few weeks I’ve written several articles about saving money through CVS. You can read about my experiences here:
http://knsfinancial.com/on-my-way-to-being-a-super-shopper/
http://knsfinancial.com/another-great-cvs-shopping-trip/
http://knsfinancial.com/how-we-saved-over-125-in-20-minutes-at-cvs/
We are still new to this, so we have been adding to our super shopper arsenal with each new trip.
So far, there have [...]

Amazon.com is now offering free Prime memberships for college students. For those who do not know what Amazon Prime is, here are a few benefits:

Free 2-day shipping – Under normal conditions if you purchase items directly from Amazon (and not a 3rd party seller), you can get free shipping for orders of more than $25. [...]

This is the third time I’ve decided to write about my CVS shopping trips. The first time, I paid less than $3 for almost$30 worth of items. Then I paid less than $10 for over $36 worth of stuff.
This time my wife and I waited until Saturday afternoon (the sales end on Saturday) to do [...]

Amazon.com is offering a great deal for early back to school shoppers. If you buy $100 worth of School Supplies or Office Supplies directly from Amazon, you will get $20 off of your next order from Amazon. This offer is open to all parents, teachers, and students who make purchases during the month of July, [...]

In order to celebrate their birthday, 7-Eleven is giving away free Slurpees on 7/11/10. In the words of the company:

Join us at any participating 7-Eleven Store in the US and get a free 7.11oz Slurpee drink. Who says you can’t throw your own birthday party?

Since there are two stores within walking distance from my house, [...]

Amazon.com has recently reduce the price of it’s massively popular Kindle e-reader. This was in response to Barnes & Noble dropping the price of their Nook e-reader to $199. The Kindle now lists on Amazon.com for $189 – a 27% drop from the previous price of $259!
The Kindle gained it’s popularity as an e-reader due [...]

So, the other day I wrote about how I shopped at CVS for less than $3. I was inspired by a blogger who was challenged to eat well for $1 per day. In that article, I explained that by using weekly sales, CVS Extra Care Bucks, and coupons that printout in the store at a [...]

Famous Dave’s is giving away a buy one get one free certificate  ! All you have to do is “like” their Facebook page – they are giving the certificates out to the first 100,000 people to do so. This is an exclusive deal for their Facebook “likers”, and there is no obligation on your [...]

This day started off like any other Saturday. Ok, actually my morning was better than usual for a Saturday! I started off with a workout and then tried to clean the bathroom. That’s when I remembered that I needed some Drain-o.
So, I decided to make a quick run to the CVS down the street. That’s [...]

If someone asked me that question two weeks ago, I probably would have laughed in their face! However, after reading about Jeffery’s challenge on GroceryCouponGuide.com last week, I may have to rethink my response.
In order to prove the power of coupons to his sister, he challenged himself to live off of $1 per day for [...]

The popular and informative website Christian PF is celebrating their 3-year anniversary, in which they have had over 3 million unique visitors and posted over 1,000 articles!
In order to share in their celebration they are giving away an Apple iPad and 5 Amazon.com gift cards in a random drawing! There are many ways to gain [...]

AnyBizSoft is giving away a copy of PDF to Word Converter 3.0. This software is a highly popular and very useful business tool, and retails for $29.99. Read more about it’s capabilities here.
In order to get your free copy, all you have to do is go to AnyBizSoft’s Facebook page and hit the “like” button. [...]