Kettle Chips = $1/1 Coupon!!

Head on over here and enter your email address to print a high value $1/1 Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips coupon! These are my fav!! Kroger had the small bags on sale for $1.29 during their last mega sale and they were only $0.29 with a $1/1 coupon!! Also, Whole Foods has these chips on sale for $2 currently, so just $1 after the coupon!

(Thanks, Frugally Thrifty!)

How to Vacation on a Budget!

We just got back from a much needed vacation to Arizona. It was an amazing trip, but I'd be lying if I said that I didn't bust my booty beforehand to make sure we got the most bang for our buck!

I thought it would be great to share some of my strategies with my readers, so here goes!

We flew into Phoenix, got a rental car, drove to Tucson to see my brother for the weekend, drove back to Phoenix and stayed with my mom for a few days, left the kids, and then my husband and I went to Sedona and the Grand Canyon alone. We drove back to Phoenix, got the kiddos and flew out from Phoenix. Here are my top five tips for saving money when traveling, then I will detail the trip, what it would have cost if I did not shop around and get creative, and then what I paid.

Top Five Tips:

1. Check flight prices on Southwest every Tuesday when the new weekly rates come out, they will change drastically from week to week.

2. use rentalcars.com to get a rental car. Also, start shopping about a month before your trip. I had been searching nonstop and the rates were around $400 a week everywhere, and then, the week before we left, I found rentalcars.com and the price was $188! I don't know if it was just rentalcars.com or the proximity of the trip but it made me very happy!!

3. Use Restaurant.com to eat out!! Restaurant.com sells $25 gift certificates for $10 everyday, however, they often have codes that you can use to get 80% off, making the $25 gift certificates just $2! You can search whatever town you will be in to find restaurants and buy them ahead.

4. Use Priceline.com for your hotel! This was my first time using priceline and I could not be happier!! You name your price and what star hotel you want, and then priceline searches hotels that will accept your offer. I named a price of $100 a night for the best star available, which was four. It was a little scary because you don't know where you are staying until after you pay for the hotel! We ended up staying at a Resort, and they upgraded us to the best available room with a fireplace, terrace, view, and hottub which goes for $250 a night usually!

5. Make your own tours! There are so many tours available, but if you have a rental car and some creative know how, you can do it yourself! The tour from our hotel to the Grand Canyon was $135 a person. We ended up driving there ourselves, and it cost $25 a car to get into the national park, once you get in, they have a pretty elaborate bus system that takes you to different view points that you can ride for free!

List Price:
1. Flight $218 each way x 4 people x 2 ways = $1744
2. Rental Car = $400
3. 14 meals for four people = $490
4. Resort $250 x 2 nights = $500
5. Grand Canyon Tours = $270

TOTAL = $3404.00

Actually Paid:
1. Flight $89 each way x 4 people x 2 ways = $712
2. Rental Car = $188
3. 14 meals for four people using Restaurant.com certs = $168
4. Resort with Priceline $100 x 2 nights = $200
5. Grand Canyon gas and ticket into park with free bus tours = $45

TOTAL PAID = $1313.00

SAVED $2091.00!!

Hope this helped one person! Happy Traveling!!

Natural cleaner $7 value = FREE!

Snag a FREE NatureMagiX Eco-Safe All-Purpose Cleaner Sample. Just click on where it say’s “FREE” then click checkout. ($6.95 Value!) go here: http://www.naturemagix.com/overview.html

*NatureMagix is shipped as a 10X ULTRA-Concentrated powder. Mix 2 Tsp. of powder to 1 quart of water to make industrial-strength cleaner. Mix 1 Tsp. of powder to 1 quart of water to make solution comparable to brand-name cleaners.

Artscow = Photo bag for $2.99 shipped!

Artscow is offering up yet another sweet photo deal! You can currently snag Personalized Recycle Photo Bags for just $2.99 shipped with no quantity limit. To get in on this deal, head on over here, choose your bag design and start uploading your photos. During checkout, use coupon code GREENSHOP, valid through 2/25. Your final cost will be $2.99 per bag!

(Thanks, Thrifty is Nifty!)

Clorox Facebook Coupon = FREE Clorox to Go wipes pack at Kroger!

Head on over to the Clorox Facebook page, “Like” them, click on the “Clorox Home” tab, then “Products & Offers” tab and scroll down to print a coupon valid for $1/1 ANY Clorox Disinfecting Product with No size restriction! I just saw these today at Kroger in a bin near the cleaning aisle. Woo Hoo!!

Kroger Matchups 2/2/11 = Kettle chips $0.29, Kraft Singles $0.25, Free Bestlife Spread!!

Last week of the mega sale, and I have done some research and found some more great deals!

 

1. Dove Deodorant or Body Spray $2.99

use $2/1 from RP 1/30

= $0.99

2. Pace Picante Sauce $1.22

use $0.60/2 (SS 12/5/10)

= $0.92 each

3. Chex Mix/Bugles $1.49

use various $0.50 coupons

= $0.49

4. Balance Bar $0.50

buy 3, use $1/3 HERE

= $0.17 each!!

5. Hunts Canned Tomatoes $0.42

use $0.45/3 doubled or $1/3 from SS 1/23

= as low as $0.09 each

( I did buy coupons off ebay to stock up on these at that price, we use these a LOT!!)

6. Rotel Tomatoes $0.36

use $1/3 from SS 1/23

= $0.03 each!

7. Red Baron Pizza $2.48

use $1/1 from SS 1/23

- $1.48 each

8. Kleenex Facial Tissue $0.99

use $0.50/3 doubled

= $0.66 each

9. Silk Pure Almond milk $2.49

use $1/1 from SS 1/16

= $1.49

10. Honest Tea $0.75

use $0.50/1 doubled HERE

= FREE Plus $0.25 in overage (thats like eight cans of Rotel!! lol)

 

11. Kettle Brand Natural Chips $1.29

use $1/1 from RP 1/30

=$0.29

 

12. Kraft Singles $0.99

use $0.75/1 from SS 1/9

= $0.24

 

13. Bestlife buttery spread $1

use $1/1 from SS 1/9 or 1/30

= FREE

 

14. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray or tub $1.29

buy two

use $0.75/1 from RP 1/30

AND

B1G1 Free (they will take off regular price)

= better than free!

 

15. Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese $0.99

use $0.50/2 doubled HERE

= $0.50 each

 

16. Bar-S Franks

use $1/2 from RP 1/30 or HERE

= $0.39 each

 

17. Garden of Eatin' Organic Tortilla Chips $1.79

use $1/1 HERE (must sign up)

= $0.79

 

18. Colgate toothpaste $0.98

use $0.75/1 from RP 1/30

= $0.23

 

Coach Outlet = EXTRA 30% off coupon!

Coach has a new coupon out for 30% off at  Coach Factory Store, this is the outlet where prices are ALREADY up to 50% off, I am planning a trip now, who's in!?! =-)

Coupon is valid through Sunday, February 6th.

(Thanks, Moms Need to Know)

Panda Express = FREE Firecracker Chicken Breast!

Reminder: This is valid tomorrow!!

Panda Express is offering up Free Firecracker Chicken Breast on 2/3.

Children's Place = COATS and sweaters for $2.59!!

Children's Place has a clearance sale going on now with items priced at $4.99 and under. This coat is priced at $2.99 and when you use the promo code UPROMISE1C, you get another 15% off making it just $2.59! Shipping is a flat rate $5 no matter how much you get!