Coupon Class Schedule

New OPEN Classes have been posted!!! Also, I am now scheduling classes for August and September if you would like to host a class. (Hostess gets the class FREE!!)
(I will travel outside Tuscaloosa if needed)

Here is an updated Coupon Class schedule for the next few months. Please email me at (southernsavings@aol.com) if you are interested in attending one of them.

Classes are $10 per person (unless noted below) and include a packet of information and door prizes. All classes usually last about 2 hours.

All classes in Blue are Open Classes
All classes Red are Private Classes

July 30th @ 9:30am -- Jemison First Baptist Church (Jemison, AL) ($15)

August 2nd @ 6:30pm -- Union Hill Baptist Church (Bessemer, AL) ($15)

August 14th @ 2pm -- Adamsville, AL (Private) ($15)

August 20th @ 10am -- Northport, AL (Private)

August 27th @ 3:30pm -- Downtown Baby Store (Northport, AL )

September 24th @ 10am -- Nettleton, MS ($15)

Saving Dinnertime and Your Budget One Day at a Time

Hi, Southern Savings readers! We're Jessica and Heather of Saving Money & Living Life! We are so honored that Tara is letting us blog swap with her today. Allow us to introduce ourselves, we blog about our lives as newlyweds (well, kind of, it's been almost 3 years now for Heather & about 3 1/2 for Jess), how to save money, frugal lifestyles & fun, recipes (see Heather's colorful bean dip app), and being domestic (see Jess's hutch re-do). We'd love for you to find us on Facebook and follow along with us on our journey! Please stop by and leave a comment, we love to meet people and chat!

Enough about us though, we're here to talk about ways to get your family back around the dinner table. Does it happen more often than you would like to admit that you find yourself running home from work, trying to fit in a workout or time with your kids and then staring blankly into the fridge trying to figure out what’s for dinner? I know I used to find myself in that spot ALL the time. Then inevitably, we’d end up eating takeout, or a frozen pizza, fatty pasta etc.




Well, luckily E-mealz comes to the rescue in situations like this! It is an online menu planning service that offers a menu plan for busy moms, newlyweds learning to cook & families. They have over 20 menu plans for a family ranging from 2-6 based on options that include low carb, low fat, point system, and vegetarian as well as different grocery stores and mass retailers. This way they can help families save money based on weekly sales at their chosen grocery store. It essentially takes care of the “What’s for dinner?” question quickly and cost effectively.

Even if you don’t know how to use coupons, just by having a meal plan on shopping based on what’s on sale, you’ll save lots of money & time with this plan! Since I am a couponer, I tend to spend even less money than they project because I shop my stockpile first. For instance, if there’s canned corn on the shopping list to go with one meal, and I have frozen broccoli on hand, I substitute that in. I also use coupons that I find in databases like Hot Coupon World to bring the price down as well. I also may decide that I don’t want to make one of the meals because my husband won’t like it and instead substitute in a family favorite or something we already have on hand that we can make for free or close to it.


Their goals are to provide
Delicious family friendly recipes
Ingredients bought on special and/or at the best price available
An easy and stress free home-cooked dinner
Precious moments with the most special people in your life
E-mealz is only $5 a month and keeps your dinner grocery budget for 2 people between $35-$45 for the week & between about $70-$80 for families of 4-6. But with the coupon code savemoney that you can use from us you’ll receive over 10% off your first purchase of a plan at E-mealz, how great is that?!

If you have any questions about the program, feel free to ask. Have any of you tried it? If so, what did you think? I certainly wish that someone would’ve told me about E-mealz when I had first gotten married, had no idea how to cook, no idea how to meal plan, and definitely no idea how to save money at the grocery store. In fact, this would make an INCREDIBLE cost effective wedding or shower gift!

Walgreens: Irish Spring Body Wash $0.50 each!

Irish Spring Body Wash, 18 oz $3.00, On Sale thru 7/30

Buy 2, Receive $4.00 Register Reward, Limit 1

Use 2 $0.50/1 – Irish Spring Body Wash – (colgate.com)

Or use 2 $0.50/1 Irish Spring Body Wash from SS 7/24

Pay $5.00, Receive $4.00 Register Reward

Final Price: $0.50 each when you buy 2

Walgreens: Curad Bandaids $0.49 each

Curad Bandages $0.99, On Sale thru 7/30

Use $0.50/1 Curad Bandages Product from SS 5/22

Or use $0.50/1 Curad Bandages Products from SS 6/19

Final Price: $0.49

Walgreens: Pure Silk $0.19 each!

Pure Silk Shave Creme, 9.5 oz $0.99, On Sale thru 7/30

With in ad coupon

Use $0.80/1 Pure Silk Shave Creme from RP 7/10

Final Price: $0.19

Zantac Deal: $0.59 @ Target

The high value $5 Zantac coupon appears to have reset! Just head on over here to print a SmartSource coupon valid for $5 off any one Zantac Product (24 Count or larger)! You can also still print an additional $5 coupon from this link.

Remember, you can use this coupon at Target to get this deal…
Zantac 24-30 ct 75-150 mg $7.59

Use the $2/1 Target store coupon found here

Plus, use the $5/1 coupon found here or here

Final cost only $0.59!

Bath & Body Works VIP Bag

The popular Summer VIP Bag offer is back! Beginning today, July 27th, you can get the Summer VIP Bag (a $75 value filled with 11 products including a full-size Shower Gel, Body Lotion, and Fragrance Mist!) for ONLY $20 with any $30 purchase at your local store. Keep in mind that there are only a limited number of bags available and they tend to sell out quickly.

In addition, you may even be able to use this coupon valid for a FREE Signature Collection Body Care item with any purchase of $10 or more (may vary as many stores will not let you use this coupon in conjunction with the summer bag promo).

If you can’t make it to the store, you can grab a bag online now at BathandBodyWorks.com for only $20 with any $30+ purchase with the coupon code SUMMERBAG11 at checkout (this promotion code is not valid with any other offer that requires you to enter another promotional code at checkout. If another code is entered at checkout, this offer will be void). Keep in mind that shipping will cost an additional $7.99.

* Limit 1 bag per transaction. While supplies last. Offer valid at BathandBodyWorks.com July 26, 2011 through 11:59 p.m. EST August 2, 2011 or when supplies run out. Offer valid at U.S. Bath & Body Works stores July 27, 2011 through August 2, 2011 or when supplies run out. Offer not valid at Bath & Body Works stores in Canada and Bath & Body Works outlet locations.

Coupon Class Schedule

New OPEN Classes have been posted!!! Also, I am now scheduling classes for August and September if you would like to host a class. (Hostess gets the class FREE!!)
(I will travel outside Tuscaloosa if needed)

Here is an updated Coupon Class schedule for the next few months. Please email me at (southernsavings@aol.com) if you are interested in attending one of them.

Classes are $10 per person (unless noted below) and include a packet of information and door prizes. All classes usually last about 2 hours.

All classes in Blue are Open Classes
All classes Red are Private Classes

July 30th @ 9:30am -- Jemison First Baptist Church (Jemison, AL) ($15)

August 2nd @ 6:30pm -- Union Hill Baptist Church (Bessemer, AL) ($15)

August 14th @ 2pm -- Adamsville, AL (Private) ($15)

August 20th @ 10am -- Northport, AL (Private)

August 27th @ 3:30pm -- Downtown Baby Store (Northport, AL )

September 24th @ 10am -- Nettleton, MS ($15)

Publix Weekly Ad

Be sure to head over to I Heart Publix to see the weekly ad for Publix this week. Let me know what deals you're looking forward to!

All You Magazine Deal!!! $0.63 per issue!

Once again, Ebates is offering up 52% cash back on Magazines.com purchases today, July 26th! Now please keep in mind that if you purchase a subscription to All You magazine, you will ONLY get 26% cash back on your subscription (all other magazines will score you 52% cash back).
That means you can score a 1-year subscription to All You magazine on Magazines.com for just $14.78 (after the 26% cash back)! That makes each issue just $1.23! Or even better, you may instead want to consider purchasing a 2-year subscription to All You for $34, so after the 26% cash back, you’ll pay ONLY $25.16 – which makes each issue only $1.05!

…And keep in mind that if you are a new member to Ebates, you’ll earn a $10 bonus gift card to the store of your choice once you make a purchase of $25 or more (which you will have done with the 2 year subscription). That will bring the cost of this 2-year subscription down to just $15.16. That makes each issue only $0.63! Even if you already have a subscription, you may want to think about getting an additional one at this price. Double the subscriptions means double the coupons!

Here’s how to get this deal…
*Go here to create an Ebates account or login to your existing account.

*Click on the Magazines.com link and you will be redirected to their site.

*Type “All You” in the search box

*Choose either the $19.97 1-year subscription or the $34 2-year subscription

*Add the subscription to your cart and checkout.

*A few days after doing this (maybe sooner) check your Ebates account. You should see a $10 bonus gift card (if you’re new and purchased the 2 year subscription) and a 26% cash back credit!