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I will be posting a few recent couponing trips I've made over the next few days! This one is from this past Saturday. This was just a small grocery trip with two transactions at Albertsons and one at Ralph's. Let's start with Albertsons! Albertsons I had a two-transaction trip planned here. For my first transaction I purchased 4 boxes of cereal (Reese's Puffs, Honey Nut Cheerios, Lucky Charms, and Cocoa Puffs). They were on sale 4/$6.46 and I had 2 $1/2 coupons so I paid 4/$4.46 or $1.11/each. They also had a special where if you buy any 4 boxes, a Catalina coupon for $2 off your next purchase would print, AND a Catalina for a free gallon of milk up to $4.50. Next, I picked up 3 boxes of Pop Tarts, on sale 3/$4. I had a $1 off coupon so that brought it down to 3/$3, or $1 each. They were running a special - buy 3, and a $1 off your next trip Catalina prints. So we checked out and paid $12 for $25.43 worth of food, a savings of 53% . Transaction #2 we purchase...

Hey all! I don't have a lot of time this week due to our church's Spiritual Leadership Conference all week, but I thought I'd put up a quick FAQ of the day each day. These are questions I've been asked by several people so I will put together a quick answer. First FAQ of the day: Where do you get your coupons? Newspapers I buy several Sunday papers each week. The AV Press does often have different coupons than the LA Times , so I buy both - usually 2 of each. The AV Press is available everywhere - newsstands all over town, Walmart, grocery stores, etc. The LA Times can be a little trickier to find. They tend to have these at gas stations, 7-11s, and Starbucks. I am planning to get a Sunday-only subscription to both soon so I don't have to go out to buy them every week! In the Mail The Redplum coupon insert comes in the mail, free, every Tuesday. Be sure to not throw it away! Clip all these coupons. I also receive coupons from various companies from ti...

Hi friends! I finally got my blog set up. Thanks for joining me. :) Couponing in California can be different than in other states. We don't have many stores that double (two, to be exact, and they have very strict doubling policies), we get different coupons, our prices are higher in general, etc. However, we can still score amazing deals! I hope you'll come along with me as I explain the ins and outs of couponing in SoCal, as well as post my deals. Enjoy! :) Denise