20%-50% Stein Mart
Frances | February 26, 2010

Click here to get and additional 20% off red clearance and 50% off home clearance.
Expires 2/27
Frances | February 26, 2010

Click here to get and additional 20% off red clearance and 50% off home clearance.
Expires 2/27
Frances | February 25, 2010

We live close to Publix so we try and keep our grocery total around $25. This week there were too many things this week that were on sale that we stockpile. So we kept to the Publix limit of 4 B1G1 and 4 for free (8 total for each B1G1 sale). We charged $10.24 on our debit card (before tax) and was able to purchase everything for around $.26 each. We also learned that Publix is now starting to take the $5 off $25 Dollar General coupons that some of you got in the mail.
8 Lipton Family Size Tea Bags Iced Tea Brew 24ct B1G1 $2.53
-Used 8 $1 Healthy Lifestyles Coupon Paper
Final Price: $.27 each
8 Ragu Pasta Sauce B1G1 $2.59
-Used 4 $1/2 Healthy Lifestyles Coupon Paper
Final Price: $.80 each
8 Del Monte Tomatoes B1G1 $1.53
-Used 2 $1/4 printable
Final Price: $.52 each
2 StarKist Chunk White Tuna Premium Albacore 6.4oz B1G1 $3.29
-B1G1 coupon
-$1 printable
Final Price: $.33 each
8 Green Giant Canned Vegetables 11-15.25oz can B1G1 $1.33
-Used 4 $1/2 Publix printable pdf
Final Price: $.17 each
5 Hunt’s Tomato Sauce 8oz $2/6
-$1/5 ConAgra Rediscover Your Balance
Final Price: $.13 each
-$5 off $25 Rite Aid
Final Price: $10.24 = 86% savings or $.26 each
Frances | February 25, 2010

We can’t say this enough if you walk into a CVS store, scan your card at the CVS kiosk. Even if you are not going to purchase anything, always scan your cards. Yes, cards, we carry two cards for our household. One household can have two CVS Extra Care Cards. You and your significant other can each have a card. Doing this will double your savings in ECBs (Extra Care Bucks) and double your ability to get your stockpile in place.
We received the two ExtraCare coupons you see above when we scanned our card at the CVS kiosk this week. One was for $5 off $15 and $4 off Huggies box of diapers. HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY. Combine this with the Huggies manufacture coupon we can use all three of these at CVS or at our Fairhope Publix store.
Publix Box Diapers $19.99
-$5 off $15 CVS coupon
-$4 CVS coupon
-$2 manufacture coupon
Final Price: $8.99
Here are some additional tips for shopping at CVS:
Frances | February 23, 2010

We can not wait to surprise a friend with this Happy. The best part of this is the appreciation our friend will have not only to receive the Happy but that we only paid one red penny for it (not including tax of course). She is a “coupon lady” as well.
Here is the deal from Rite Aid:
NYC Mascara $3.99 B1G1 $.01
-B1G1 March All You
Final Price: $.01
For those of you who are new to Frugal Fairhope and don’t have a clue what a “Happy” could be, keep reading.
If you get anything out of Frugal Fairhope we hope that it is not just to get the best deals but to give back to your community. The smallest thing could mean a lot to one person.
“You Can’t Help Everyone Everywhere, But You Can Help Someone Somewhere”. ~Felipe, Biggest Looser
This statement sums up the entire purpose of why we started Frugal Fairhope.
We want to help as many people as we can.
“Rough economic times” or not we are here to make an impact on someone’s life.
Post by post, coupon by coupon, freebie by freebie…saving that $.50 to getting a smile on your face or when you open the mailbox and find something there besides bills. A “Happy” (gift) as my 99 year old great grandmother Mamo use to put it. She loved getting a “Happy”. She was such a caring person that she wanted to re-gift the “Happy” and give it back to the original person or to someone new. It was almost like she wanted to share the happiness with everyone.
Frugal Fairhope is our “Happy” to you and we hope that you will share it with everyone you meet.
Frances | February 23, 2010

Are you a little confused with how all this works? It can be overwhelming at first but you can get this. It is just a different way to think and use coupons. Today’s shopping trip at Target is a simple way to explain how to use coupons in combination with gift card offers to get the best deal possible. We printed the Target coupons and found the others from the outside of a box of cookies and inside a bag of cat food. Remember you can use one manufacture coupon per item. We combined the B2G1 coupon with two more $1 coupons for a total of three coupons for the three items we purchased.
Here is what we bought today at Target:
2 Purina Kitten Chow $3.60
Purina Cat Chow $2.60
-Used 2 $1 Target’s Printable Grocery Coupons (manufacture coupons with Target logo)
-B2G1 coupon found inside of bag previously purchased
Out of Pocket: $1.73 each if we had stopped there…

Now let’s back this up and try and put this all together so we can understand how we got the best possible deal just using manufacture coupons. If we had found Target store coupons for the Purina or Keebler products we could have used those as well (one per item).
On February 18th we purchase the following products:
5 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies $1.52
-Used 2 $1/2 coupon found inside a box of cookies
Out of Pocket: $5.60
Received $5 Target Gift Card from purchase of 5 Keebler products. We used that $5 Target Gift Card to purchase cat food today:
2 Purina Kitten Chow $3.60
Purina Cat Chow $2.60
-Used 2 $1 Target’s Printable Grocery Coupons (manufacture coupons)
-B2G1 coupon found inside of bag previously purchased
-$5 Target Gift Card from previous purchase
Out of pocket $.20
So to summarize, we paid $5.80 for 3 bags of cat food and 5 bags of cookies that is $.83 each!
Always take a good look at a box or bag of products before you throw them in the trash, you never know what you will find.
Frances | February 22, 2010
Click here to print this coupon. Get 15% off your entire purchase at Gymboree.
1. 15% Off Entire Purchase at Gymboree Outlet:
Coupon is valid from Thursday February 18, 2010 – Sunday March 7, 2010, for one transaction at Gymboree Outlet stores; one coupon per customer. Discount will not be applied to shipping charges, taxes, gift cards, in-store phone orders, or donations. Original coupon must be presented and will be collected at time of in-store purchase. No adjustments will be made to prior sales. Purchases made with this offer are not eligible for a price adjustment. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Coupon may not be redeemed for cash. Not valid at Gymboree clothing stores or Play & Music.
Expires 3/7/10.
Frances | February 22, 2010
Click here for the coupon. Expires 2/27/10.
off a purchase totaling $25 or more in stores only with this coupon
Thanks Reader J…
Frances | February 22, 2010
Obviously the best way to save money is to shop the sales and clip coupons for products that you normally buy. We understand that sometimes that is just not possible for every person’s situation. We are reaching out to those of you that don’t have the time because of a high stressful job, tons of kids running around, or simply just don’t want to do it. Well, we have good news for you; you can save on your grocery bill without clipping a single coupon. Oh, and those of you who are using coupons, you might want to keep reading and use these tips on top of your coupon clipping.
There are at least two types of people that could benefit from How to Save Money Without Coupons:
No Time To Clip? Clip coupons, is not for everyone. Clipping coupons can be time consuming, it takes time to clip, match, file, then shop week after week. If you just don’t have the time or don’t want to clip coupons keep reading.
Rural Shopper This is a shopper who lives in a rural area and may not have the means or the choices some of us “city folks” have. The closest grocery store is very expensive (no competition) and the closest Walmart could be 45 minutes away or more.
If you are one of these, you may not think you can save money on your groceries. We think you can, here is how:
As we have mentioned the best way to saving money is to clip coupons but when you can’t or won’t you can still save money off your grocery bill if you will use some of these tips.
Frances | February 19, 2010

Readers and Friends of Our Little One Please Don’t Read!
We are stockpiling birthday presents for the year. We did this last year with Thomas the Train and some Crayola products and it worked out great. This year we got a little smarter and went ahead and purchased the “Valentine’s Day” bags for $.62 each. These bags look like normal birthday bags that can be used for boy or girl gifts.
7 Strawberry Shortcake Toys $4.50 $3 & $2 = $20
-$5 Hasbro Strawberry Shortcake purchase $20 or more printable
Final Price: $2.14 each!
FFF Tip: These were marked $4.50 but we scanned them before heading to the register and the $4.50 boxes scanned at $3. As always we left some for others. As much as we wanted to use our 2nd coupon we held back and thought we would give some of you an opportunity to get on this great deal. Now we are on the hunt for boy toys, any ideas?
“Valentine’s Day” bags $.62
Hasbro PICTUREKA Game $5.24
-$5 printable
Final Price: $.24
Bananas $.49lb
5 SeaPak $1.58 Thanks Reader R…
-$1 coupon 2/7 SS
Final Price: $.58
This purchase was made at the Fairhope Walmart store. Thanks Reader A…
Frances | February 19, 2010

$61 in rewards from December purchase of batteries, sharpies, highlighters and paper purchase. $6 in rewards for 2 ink cartridges (ours and a friends).

Our toner costs us $79.99 every quarter, we used the Staples Rewards to pay for the toner each quarter. This quarter we were out of pocket $14.09 (including tax). Even though coupons are about 70% of what we print, we don’t just print coupons. We save well over $26 in groceries a month and we take advantage of the reams of paper for $1.
Staples Rewards could not get any easier, we received batteries, sharpies, and highlighters for free and got back a percentage of our paper and toner purchase. Spent $50+ in products received $61 in a store credit (batteries, sharpies, highlighters), then purchased toner with the store credit. We received an additional $6 for recycling our ink cartridges.
The Staples Rewards program is completely automated, no sending in receipts or entering anything on line. Just scan your Staples Rewards card for every purchase and when you recycle your toner.
Staples Rewards – Earn 10% back by mail in form of a store credit/check when you purchase qualified purchases, ink and toner, case and ream paper and Copy & Print Center purchases. This credit/check can only be used at Staples. “Staples Rewards are mailed within 30 days of the end of the calendar quarter. Redeem your rewards online at staples.com, over the phone at 1-800-333-3330 or in any Staples store by the expiration date”. This does not require you to go on line to apply for the rewards. The rewards are tied to your rewards card and are credited automatically if you use your rewards card at the time of purchase.
“You can recycle ANY ink or toner cartridges, up to 10 per calendar month per customer and receive $3 back in Staples Rewards per cartridge. Limit one Staples Rewards account per address. We will recycle additional cartridges but rewards will only be issued for 10 per calendar month per customer. Your Ink Recycling reward will arrive each month, separately from your standard Staples Rewards statement.”
Here are some tips to printing coupons:
Frances | February 18, 2010
Thanks Mark Paris
Frances | February 16, 2010
There is no right or wrong way to organize your coupons. You have to pick a path that works for you and it may take several attempts to settle on what works for you. We posted about organizing coupons back in August and this seems to be a very popular topic in our Free Frugal Fairhope Coupon Workshops so we thought we would bring this post forward (see below). We were surfing this morning and ran across a potential coupon binder that may be of some interest to some of you, It has two binder rings!
We love Bettsie and are settled with our coupon organization but this could be very tempting. One side of this binder could be used for grocery coupons and the other for household coupons. Can you think of other possibilities?
Here is the link for more information about the Caseit Dual500 Dual Ring Zipper Binder, Extra Large There are several colors and it includes free shipping. Here is a link to the entire selection of Caseit Dual Binders
. If this is too big for you, here is the link to a smaller version of this that runs around $19+: Case-it Dual 100, 2 sets of 1 1/2 inch Round rings, 2 hold down pages and pencil pouch
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What is great about ordering from Amazon is that shipping is free for orders over $25, click here for a good price Business Card Holders for only $5.99 which you could add to the order to get to $25. We paid this much for the ones we purchased locally.
In our minds there are at least three levels of coupon organization:
Here are some tips for these three levels of coupon organization:
Envelopes
FFF Tip: If you tape the ends of your envelope, the envelope will last longer.
Binder System or Index Box
Advanced Binder System
We hope some of these tips have helped and inspired you to create your own system. As everything in life you will grow and find the best path that works for you.
We would love to hear how you organize your coupons and what progress you have made in organizing your coupons.
Frances | February 14, 2010
Big Lots will not take coupons so price match the following from the Big Lots circular at your local Walmart store.

Liquid Laundry Detergents $9
All, Xtra 2x, 235oz, 150 loads, Snuggle 3x 150oz, Fabric Softener, Mr. Clean Cham-It Mop
All Laundry Detergents (varies per store but photo shows large bottle) $9
-$2 coupon 1/3 & 2/7 RP
-$1 printable
Snuggle 150oz $9
-$.75 coupon 1/31 RP
Frances | February 13, 2010
There is a huge difference between region to region and store to store prices at Walmart. Walmart will change their pricing from day to day and will not always post a weekly circular, but when they do you will find it here on Frugal Fairhope. Because there is no consistency in the sale prices, Frugal Fairhope will only post advertised deals for our local Walmart.
These deals are good from 2/14-2/20 at the Fairhope Walmart store. Here are some tips for shopping at Walmart:
Yoplait Yogurt 8pk 48oz $4
-$1 coupon 1/24 SS & 2/7 GM
Final Price: $3
Yoplait Smoothie $2.50
-$1 Printable & printable & printable
-$1.25 printable (IE) printable (FF)
Final Price: $1.50
Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt 4pk $1.78
-$.60 & $1/2 coupon 1/10 & 2/7 SS
-$.75/6 Printable & $1/6 printable
Healthy Choice Complete Meals $2
-$1/2 printable & $1.25 printable
Final Price: $1.50
Special K Cereal $3.50
-$2/2 & $1 Printable
-B1G1 printable
Final Price: $2.50
Special K Cereal Bars 12pk $4
-$1/2 coupon 2/7 RP
Final Price: $3.50
Special K Protein Shakes or Meal Bars $5.48
-$1/2 coupon 1/3 RP
-$1 printable
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter $2
-$.60/2 coupon 1/31 RP
-$.72 printable
Jell-O Sugar Free Low Calorie Gelatin or Pudding $2.50
-$.50 January All You
-$1 Jello & Cool Whip Sugar Free printable
Final Price: $2
Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers $1.50
-$.50 printable
Final Price: $1
Great Value Brown Rice 16oz $.74
Kashi GoLean Cereal $3.28
-$1.50 printable
Final Price: $1.78
Kellog’s Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars $2.68
Egg Beaters $2.28
-$.35 & $1/2 coupon 1/10 & 1/20 SS
SeaPak $1.58 Thanks Reader R…
-$1 coupon 2/7 SS
Final Price: $.58
Brita 6 Cup Space Saver Pitcher $18
-$4 coupon 1/17 SS
-$5 printable
Final Price: $13-$14
Tylenol 200ct $9.97
-various printable & printable & printable
-various printables & printable & printables
Complete Pair of Eyeglasses $38
Produce
Blueberries $2.50lb
Broccoli $1.50 bunch
Red Onion $.88lb
Colored Bell Peppers 3pk $3.50
Grape Tomatoes $1.75lb
Sliced White Mushrooms $2.50lb
Red or Green Seedless Grapes $1.78lb
California Oranges $.38 each
Cauliflower $1.50 each
Nectarines $1.25lb
Strawberries 1lb $2.50
Plums $1.25lb
D’Anjou Pears $1lb
Red Delicious Apples $1lb
Marketside Organic Salad Mix 5ox $2.50
Baby Peeled Carrots 1lb $1.25