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July 2011

I hinted yesterday that I’ve been busy working on a BIG new project.  (And yes, I do know that I’m always working on a project or ten.  But this one really is exciting!)

It’s a NEW website!  Because 2 just weren’t enough, ya know?

Call me crazy if you must, but I can’t help be a little giddy about this one.  If you follow SWSL in addition to LWSL, you are probably already familiar with our daily “Coupons to Print Now” posts, which provide an easy-to read daily list of links to the day’s hottest coupons.  Basically we do all the work of hunting for the best coupons so that you don’t have to.

Starting next week, that CTPN list will now be found at PrintHotCoupons.com instead of SWSL.  Print Hot Coupons also has its own Facebook page, where we will post any super hot or limited print coupons we find, and you can sign up here to receive PHC.com HOT coupon alerts with printable links right in your email inbox, saving you the hassle of even needing to go online!

So what do you think?  Are you as excited as I am?

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Today’s shopping trip was another chaotic & rushed affair.  This week has been a little crazy (more about that later!) and this morning I realized that I had completely forgotten a commitment that had to be completed asap.  Needless to say, making my shopping list and gathering my coupons got pushed to the bottom of the priority list, which meant another week of winging it at the store.

I seriously need to pull my act together!

Sigh.

Oh here I go, whining again, after I promised not to for a long long time.  Sorry.  In any case, it was still a pretty good trip and I even remembered to get diapers and pull-ups, two things that had reached critical-need level in this house.  One of these days I’ll get around to potty training….but it’s not going to be this week!

So do you want to know why I’ve been so busy this week?

You’ll have to read my big announcement here.

In the meantime, here is what I got:

At Publix I spent $13.09 for $77.78 worth of groceries, a savings of 83%.

$5/$25 Save-a-Lot Competitor Coupon
1 Gerber Graduates Lil’ Entrees, 5.3- 6.6 oz, @ – $1.66
$1/1 Gerber Graduates Lil’ Entrees Selections printable (NLA)
Final price: $0.66
2 Yoplait Go-Gurt, 8pk, BOGO @ – $2.79
(1) $0.75/2 Yoplait Go-Gurt, Kids Cup, Trix Multipack, or Splitz, exp. 8/13/11 (SS 06/19/11)
Final Price: $1.02 each
1 Nabisco Oreo Cookies, 5- 18oz, @ – $2.50
(1) $1 off Nabisco Cookies AND Gallon of Milk Facebook Printable (NLA)
Final price: $1.50
4 Bic Mechanical Pencil #2, 10ct, @ – $1.00
(2) $1.00/2 Bic Products printable (NLA)
(2) $1.00/2 Bic Products Target Q (NLA)
Final price: FREE
10 Mueller’s Pasta, 12- 16 oz, BOGO @ – $1.45
(10) $1/1 Mueller’s 100% Whole Grain Pasta Facebook Printable (NLA)
Final Price: FREE + Profit
1 Wisk 2X Laundry Detergent, 50oz,@ – $4.49
(1) $2/1 Wisk Laundry Detergent, exp. 8/7/11 (RP 06/26/11 R)
Final price: $2.49 each
1 Huberts Lemonade
FREE Huberts Lemonade Facebook Printable (NLA)
Final price: FREE
2 Honest Tea
(2) $1/1 Honest Tea Recyclebank Printable
Final price: $0.34 each
Publix Brand Diapers Jumbo Pack @ $7.99
Publix Brand Pull-Ups Jumbo Pack @ $8.99
B1G1 Publix Brand Diaper Jumbo Pack (Publix Baby Club Mailer)
$3.00/1 Publix Brand Diapers (Publix Baby Club Mailer)
Final price: $2.99 each
Nasoya Organic Tofu @ $2.99
$0.75/1 Nasoya Tofu Printable
Final price: $2.24
1 Gallon 2% Milk @ $3.85

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Combined with my Sunday shopping trip, this week I spent $31.87 for $222.57 worth of groceries and office supplies, an average savings of 86% for the week.

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And now it’s your turn! Seeing others’ examples is one of the best ways to learn new couponing strategies, hints, and hot deals.  If you have a blog, please link up your coupon savings here.  If you don’t have a blog, feel free to share your shopping experiences in a comment below.

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