Clipping for College Update

I have been super busy clipping coupons. Over the last 3 weeks, I have saved $257.55!!! Have you been saving money with coupons?

-Robin

Clipping for College Week Nine

I used lots of coupons this week and some of my rebates came in the mail!

Coupons used:

Rite Aid: $26.50

August Rite Aid Single Check Rebate check: $22.66

Publix trip #2: $37.78

Publix trip #1: $20

Procter and Gamble Rebate check: $10

Total coupons Clipped for College this week: $116.94

Did you save money using coupons this week?

-Robin

Clipping for College Week Eight

This was a vacation week for us, but I was able to squeeze in a trip to Rite Aid to get a great deal on a couple of boxes of Pampers.

Coupons used at Rite Aid: $33.99

Have a great weekend!

-Robin

Clipping for College Week Seven

This week I clipped and used $20.99 in coupons.

CVS: $10.99

Publix: $10.00

How much money did you save using coupons this week?

-Robin

Clipping for College Week Six

Yeah! I received $30 in gift cards from Rite Aid for qualifying for the Skin Care Rebate! This makes all the sunscreen and lotion that I bought a few months ago completely FREE plus profit!

This week I used lots of coupons:

Publix: $20.33

Rite Aid: $22.25

Piggly Wiggly: $10.18 plus 3 greenbax

Total coupons used this week: $52.76

How many coupons did you use this week? Are you saving the money you save for something special?

-Robin

Clipping for College

Yeah! My July Single Check Rebate check arrived this week! Last month, Rite Aid shopping was awesome! I got lots of stuff for free when you consider my $40 SCR check.

Here are my Clipping for College totals:

Publix: $7.98

Rite Aid: $21.00 + $40.96 SCR check = 61.96

Total: $69.94

I hope you saved a lot of money using coupons this week! Do you do anything special with the extra cash you save?

-Robin

Clipping for College Week Four

I got a great deal on this gift card! A few weeks ago, I traded in my greenbax at Piggly Wiggly for a $50 gift card. They were running a promotion that allowed you to spend 25 greenbax and get a $50 gift card. Greenbax are usually valued at about $1.50 depending on where you use them. This was the best deal that I had ever seen for trading them in. Not to mention, I acquired them by using "free" coupons! So, I actually made $50 by using coupons at Piggly Wiggly. Awesome!

I'm going to save it for Christmas Shopping!

This was a slow coupon week for me, but I did add $10.62 to my Clipping for College fund!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

-Robin

Clipping for College Week Three

I saved lots of money this week at Harris Teeter and I was able to hit a couple of other stores for some good deals.

Coupon Totals for Week Three: $61.14

Publix: $11.94

Harris Teeter: $33.23

CVS: $15.97

Wow! I hope you saved alot of money with coupons this week too! Check out Friday Finals!

-Robin

Clipping for College Week Two

Pictured is my Lowe's purchase. Yes, I use coupons at any place that allows them. We bought some air filters... and a garden stool for me! There was a $4 rebate for the air filters, but we had already used it earlier this year.

I used $53.04 in coupons this week!

Rite Aid $18.74

Bi-Lo $20.30

Lowe's $14.00

Wow! I am always surprised at how many coupons I use.

If you are Clipping for College, leave a comment, so we can see your progress! Check out Friday Finals.

Happy Clipping!

-Robin

Clipping for College Week One

Week One of Clipping for College went well! It is my goal to keep track of all the money I save using coupons and apply it to my children's college fund. This week I used $83.02 in coupons.

At the grocery store I saved $26.03

At the drugstore I saved $56.99.

I know the drugstore number will always be inflated. The drugstore has great deals for me to stock up on items we use. Most of these items turn out to be completely free. I would not normally shop at the drugstore and pay full price for anything because the prices are so high. We do save alot of money with sales and coupons at the drugstore and sometimes I can snag a "moneymaker."

Pictured above is our wonderful dog Roscoe. We usually feed him Pedigree. A few weeks ago, I saw on one of my favorite coupon blogs Hip2Save that I could get a free bag of dog food, so I signed up. I received a coupon in the mail for a free bag of dog food. When I got to the super fancy dog store to redeem the coupon, I found that it was for a bag of dog food valued at $17.25! Wow.... and our dog had been eating Pedigree that I bought on sale with a coupon. Score!

I did not count the dog food in my Clipping for College total because I would not have paid that much for dog food, but I am super happy to have the great freebie! Who knows, if he likes it, I might find a way to get the "high dollar" dog food a little cheaper!

Leave a comment if you are interested in Clipping for College.

-Robin

Clipping for College

After 4 months of perfecting my coupon clipping game. I am ready to keep track of all of my coupon savings. Over the past four months, I have saved lots of money... probably over a thousand dollars with sales and coupons.

While saving all of this money, I have been kidding my husband that I could save enough money to send our kids to college. So, I have decided to keep track and see how far I get. We currently have a 3 year old, 2 year old, and a 6 month old which means that we have several years to save, but we will need alot of MONEY all at one time!

My totals will include coupon and rebate savings only. I will update you weekly on money I have saved. The totals will include Extra Care Bucks, Up Rewards, and Register Rewards... as I use them, not as I receive them. Remember, they are only savings after you redeem them... not while they are in your wallet. I will also include Single Check Rebates, after I cash my check and include any gift cards that I receive as a result of a SCR promotion. I will also include rebates from other companies.

I will start my totals as of today, instead of pulling out all of my receipts to calculate. We can start together. I will count my SCR check that I will receive later this month from the July SCR. My savings update will be every Saturday.

I hope you will join me on my journey to save for my children's college education. Leave a comment on our blog to keep us updated on your success! Let's show everyone that it IS worth your time to clip coupons!

If several people comment, I can start a blog carnival for all of us to share our savings.

Clipping coupons to pay for college Works for Me!

-Robin

Note: I will not deduct the cost of my newspaper, printer ink, or copy paper. These items will cancel out with the use of sales. As you will see, we will be saving far more than the cost of these items.