Could You Survive On $1/Day?

The Question Left - How Much Does It Cost To Eat Healthy In America? or Canada?

Two social justice teachers spent $1 a day on food for 30 days! When I first heard about this I didn't think it was possible but these two did it. Go to http://www.onedollardietproject.wordpress.com/ to find out more about their project!

Pretty interesting!! How do you feel about the cost of food? Does it cost more to eat healthy? What are ways to cut costs that you use?

Happy Shopping!

Great Article - Shopping Tips

Shop to save money!

I saw this article on Yahoo! Canada Lifestyle and thought that you might be interested.
Eat more, pay less - Shopping - Food & Entertaining Article - Yahoo! Canada Lifestylehttp://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/food-entertaining/articles/shopping/rogers-chatelaine/food-eat_more_pay_less

This is a long article but don't let that stop you, it has titles through out it so you can skim to what might interest you!

Happy Shopping!

Don't Forget!

Don't Forget.....The Bargain Shop & Mark's Work Wearhouse!

TB!S has $5 Winter Weekend Saver, for every $10 spent Monday - Friday you will receive $5 to spend on the weekend. Free Money!! Ends Dec. 14th/08.

Mark's Work Wearhouse has another $10 card that you can use when you spend $50 or more!
Good until Jan. 15/09.

Happy Shopping!!

2 FREE CINEPLEX TICKETS-Shoppers Drug Mart

2 FREE CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT ADMIT ONE TICKETS when you spend $100 or more at SHOPPERS DRUG MART! $25 value! Only on Dec. 6th & 7th!

Other great deals:

Folgers Classic Roast ground coffee, 642g, $3.99

Royale 2 ply or 3 ply, 88's, facial tissue, 49 cents, limit 4
Sunday and Monday only!

Pot of Gold boxed chocolates, $4.99, Buy 2 get 500 bonus points!
Hershey Christmas Cellos, 2 for $5, buy 2 get 500 bonus points!

Gold Seal solid white tuna, albacore in water, $1.29ea

Out and about and you see a great deal, let me know!

Happy Shopping!

FREE TURKEY!

FREE TURKEY

If you do your shopping at Extra Foods, or would consider it, make sure to clip the coupon out this week:

FREE PRESIDENT'S CHOICE BUTTER BASTED TURKEY, Canada grade A, frozen, basted with real butter, 7kg and under, coupon effective from Saturday, December 6 until closing Friday, December 12, 08, with a purchase of at least $250!

Not a bad idea, pick up your Christmas groceries and get a free turkey with it!!

Let me know if you cash in on this coupon!

Happy Shopping!

IGA - DOLLAR DAYS!

IGA - DOLLAR DAYS!

Here are some great items for sale for $1:

Gala, Spartan & Red Delicious Apples ($1/lb.)
Crusty Buns, Package of 8
Boneless Pork Loin Centre or Rib Chops, $1/chop
Pork Souvlaki Skewers, $1/skewer
Frozen Basa Fillets, $1/100g
Kolbassa Sausage, $1/100g
Baby-cut Carrots, $1/454g bag
Fruit Cups, $1 ea
Lemons, 2 for $1
Bartlett Pears, $1/lb.
Avocados, $1 ea
Two-Bite Brownies, $1/85g bag
French Baguette, $1ea
Salad Dressing, Kraft, 250ml, $1 ea
Bar Soap, Ivory, original, Pack of 3, 2 for $1
Glad Cling Wrap, 30m, $1ea
Facial Tissue, Compliments, 3 ply, $1ea
Sour Cream, Dairyland or Beatrice, 250 ml, $1

Some great Dollar Day Deals above, prices effective from Sat. Dec. 6 - Fri. Dec. 12, 08.
If you know of other deals, let us know. Leave a comment or email me at littlemrsw@yahoo.ca.

Happy shopping!

Sales Worth Mentioning..

Sales Worth Mentioning..

High Country Framing and Art Gallery
Christmas Framing Sale - 30% OFF or 35% for 3 or more pictures.

Mark's Work Wearhouse
$10 off when you spend $50 or more until Dec. 31.

TB!S The Bargain Shop
Starting Dec. 1st, EVERY $10 SPENT MON-FRI, GETS YOU ONE $5
WINTER WEEKEND SAVER to use on the weekend.

Shoppers Drug Mart
Sat. Nov. 29, 20x the points when you spend $50 or more!

Any other great deals, let me know!

Happy Shopping!

Great Grocery Savings This Monday and Tuesday!

Great Grocery Savings This Monday and Tuesday!

During the Christmas season we usually entertain more, indulge in yummy sweets and enjoy delicious food. This without a doubt increases our grocery spending. To save money on my Christmas groceries this year I am going to buy the non- perishable items this Monday or Tuesday. I hope to take advantage of the savings below.

Coupons - Extra Foods
Family Appreciation Days Clip'n Save on Monday, December 1st and Tuesday December 2nd.
15% off your first $100
12% off your first $50
10% off your first $25

IGA - 10% OFF TUESDAY, Dec. 2nd.

Safeway - 10% OFF TUESDAY, Dec. 2nd.

How do you save money on your Christmas groceries? Let me know.

Happy Shopping!

Some of This Week's Deals

Here are some of the deals I have come across for this week:
Extra Foods - COUPONS

$25 Gift Card with a minimum purchase of $200.
Coupon must be presented to the cashier at time of purchase.
Offer starts Sat. Nov. 22nd and goes until Fri, Nov. 28th.

Get a FREE Pampers mega wipes refill
when you buy a Pamper's Club pack diaper
Coupon has a $7.99 value
Nov. 22nd-Nov 28th.

Safeway- Air Miles
Earn up to 640 Air Miles reward miles this week!

Purex Bathroom Tissue
$6.99ea, BUY 2 EARN 50
limit 4

Gourmet Meat Shoppe Stuffed Chicken Breasts, assorted varieties
3 for $9.99, BUY 3 EARN 30
Frozen, 284g

Gourmet Meat Shoppe Stuffed Jalepeno Peppers, frozen, 454g
$6.49ea, BUY 2 EARN 15

Safeway Select Beef and cheddar firecrackers, frozen
3 for $9.99, BUY 2 EARN 15

Gourmet Seafood Shoppe Crab and Fish cakes, frozen 500g
$7.99, BUY 2 EARN 25

Gourmet Seafood Shoppe Breaded Butterfly Shrimp, frozen, 227g
$5.49ea, BUY 2 EARN 20

Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Kraft Peanut Butter, Assorted Varieties, 750g-1kg
Vim Cleaners, Selected varieties, 500mL - 1L
Vlasic Pickles, assorted Varieties, 1L
Canola Harvest Canola Oil, 1.42Litre

Carrie's Pick

Catelli Pasta, 2 for $6
Green Giant Canned Vegetables, 4 for $5
Campbell's Tomato Soup, 4 for $3
Healthy Choice Pasta Sauce, 2 for $6
Clover Leaf Light Skipjack Tuna, 4 for $5
Maxwell House Coffee, $6.99
Tetley Pekoe Tea, 72's, 2 for $8
Crest Toothpaste 4 for $5

Lots of good mix and matchs.

If you are planning on purchasing Holiday Gift Cards, there are 2 coupons:

10 BONUS AIR MILES, when you purchase $50 in gift cards.

25 BONUS AIR MILES, when you purchase $100 in gift cards.

Coupon: Earn 100 Bonus Air Miles when you spend $100 at Safeway Wine and Spirits.
Nov. 23-Nov. 29.

Happy Shopping!

Chapter's Twice As Nice Giftcard

I visited Chapter's yesterday, as I do regularly, and as I entered the store a nice lady handed me the TWICE AS NICE GIFTCARD. The giftcard, which read: worth up to $5000! Use this card twice on purchases of $50 or more. Valid until December 24, 08. Chapters, Indigo, COLES, was nicely folded inside a colourful card.

Upon further investigation, I learned that if I purchase $50 or more (after discounts and before taxes) with this Twice As Nice Card, I have a chance at a discount of $5, $10, $25, $100, or $2500!!

This is the kind of gambling I like, I can't lose, and it gets even better. I can use my Twice As Nice Card again on another purchase of $50 or more (within 24 hours of my last purchase) and have a chance at a discount of $10, $20, $50, $200, or $5000!
For more details, click on the link below:
http://indigo.ca/twice-as-nice-giftcard/twiceasnice_giftcard-artnb.html

If you were planning to buy Christmas gifts at any of the above stores, or to buy something for yourself, this card is definitely something to consider.
Happy Shopping!

Pinching Pennies

Safeway Coupons

So, maybe there are still coupons in Canada, they are just hiding. Check out this link for a pile of print off coupons at your local Safeway!
http://print.coupons.com/coupon.asp?id=69406514379

Happy Shopping!!

Pinching Pennies

Shoppers Drugmart

Saturday, November 22 & 23
Beauty Bonus

Redeem 40,000 points for up to
$100 OFF
your purchase
EXTRA 25.00

Redeem 75, 000 points for up to
$200 OFF
your purchase
EXTRA 50.00

Super Save Saturday
November 22nd

2/5.88, rest of week 2/8.99
Pepsi or 7-UP
Regular or Diet
12x 355mL
Limit 4

1.77ea, rest of week 2/5.00
Lay's Cips
235g
Limit 4

1.79ea, rest of week 1.99ea
Dempster's
White or Whole Wheat
570g
Limit 4

.99ea, rest of week 1.49ea
Life Brand
Flavoured
6x500mL or
Spring Water
Limit 4

5.99ea, rest of week 7.49ea
Turtles
Original chocolate or
Toblerone 400g
Limit 4

.99ea, rest of week 1.49ea
Pringles
Potato chips
145g-170g
limit 4

2/7.00, rest of week 3.99
Nescafe rich instant coffee
150g-200g
Limit 4

1.99ea, rest of week 2.49ea
Mrs. Fields
255g-269g
or Dare Bear Paws
300g
Limit 4

40% off, rest of week 30%
QUO cosmetic brushes

4.99ea, rest of week 5.99ea
Bounce, ultra sheets, 120s
Ultra Downy, 60 loads/1.53L
Fabric softener, Gain, 1.47L
Tide laundry detergent
Limit 4

More Saturday Specials to come.

Happy Shopping!

Pinching Pennies

Grand Opening Spectacular-----The Bargain Shop---today, Friday, Nov. 21st!!
Free Lottery ticket for the first 100 customers on opening day!!!!!!
Free coffee and treats, Win 42" flat screen coulour TV, gift cards and store merchandise.

TB!S

3.47ea
NESCAFE INSTANT COFFEE
200g. Reg. Price 4.47
Limit 2/customer

22.22ea
Audiovox
DVD Player with remote
Limit 1/customer

2.33ea
Bounty 2 Ply 'Big Roll' paper towel
Single Roll Decorator Print Design
Limit 3/customer

19.97ea
Reg. price 34.99ea
Men's Levi Strauss
signature Stonewashed denim jeans

3 for 10.00
Reg. Price 4.98ea
Cambridge
Heavyweight
Cotton Bath Towels
Limit 3/customer

3.47ea
Reg. price 9.99
Curel
Body Lotion
W/pump
480mL
Limit 3/customer

19.97ea
Reg. 39.99
Ladies
Famous Brand
Denim Jeans

19.98ea
Reg. 44.99
Black & Decker
Coffee Maker
Programmable
12 cup
limit 1/customer

3.97pk
Reg. 4.99
Sunbeam
CFL light bulbs
2-pk
Limit 2/customer

2.97pk
Energizer
Alkaline Batteries
4-pk. AA
Reg. 4.24
Limit 2/customer

3.37ea
Reg. 4.47
Planters Whole Cashews
275g
Limit 4/customer

2/1.00
Reg. .87
Campbell's Sou
Assorted Flavours. 284 mL.
Limit/6 customer

This new store is located in Rockyview Mall, where SAAN used to be.

Happy Shopping!

PINCHING PENNIES

So, why am I going to blog about my family's attempt at Pinching Pennies? Well, the truth is I have never been very conscientious about searching out the best deals or planning my shopping around the sales. Instead, I would spend when I had the money, and stay at home when I did not. Now that said, I have never been a big spender, so it hasn't been a real problem.

The idea of pinching pennies has been slowly percolating over the last six months. I saw my sister in law in June and she told me about a blog she was working on, Frugal in Virginia. Dana, my sister in law, can combine coupons with sales to practically get things for free or close to it. She saves around three hundred dollars per month. That is a substantial amount in my books!

I have been keeping an eye on her blog and also investigating how that could work here in Canada. The 'way' of the coupon is close to non existent, so what can Canadians do to stretch out their money?

I am sure that there are many of you reading this post that are already expert Penny Pincher's. I would love to get your thrifty tips.

For those rookie Penny Pincher's like my self, I hope my family's journey, to be more creative with our earnings, will be informative, funny and entertaining.

For more information about Frugal in Virginia scroll down to Dana's blog on the right side of Tea Time; check out the great money saving ideas.

I am off to hunt down some great deals!