Many of my friends have children that are grown and getting married.  I still have an infant so although I don’t think there will be a wedding in my family any time too soon, I love to help with weddings!  I used to be a wedding planner and I would estimate that I planned over 300 hundred weddings.  Family and friends always want to know how to have a great reception with the least amount of money.  I’m shooting video this week to help anyone planning a wedding and reception to get the most for their money and have a beautiful event that will evoke memories of joy and love for many years to come.  E-mail in your questions and I’ll try and answer them.

All you need to do is share your “love” of Cottonelle Moist Wipes by filling out your name, e-mail and address along with a friends name and e-mail and you’ll both get a coupon for a FREE tub of wipes.  Sounds like a win-win to me!  Just click here to enter the info.

(thanks couponkatarina!)

Hasbro has just released some high value game coupons.  These will be great when paired with a sale since the holidays are coming up quickly! Click here to see the new coupons for Sorry, Life, Pictureka, Clue, Operation, Connect 4 and Guess Who.

(thanks thefrugalfind!)

There are a few things you’ll want to remember when saving all you can using coupons;

1) Coupons sometimes have a print campaign.  That means a website may have it pre-programmed to only allow x number of coupons to print.  If you reach the link once the campaign (print limit) is over – Well… its over.  Sometimes a coupon will “reset” meaning allow more prints another day or week.

2) If a local coupon comes to your home in the mail, don’t be afraid to head to the post office and dig through the clean post office trash and get some more.  When people check their post office boxes they frequently throw away what they consider “junk” mail.  That means more for you and your family!

3) Swap coupons with friends and neighbors or swap at your local church/synagogue or weekly meetings.  Start a “coupon bin” and post a bulletin.

To scan for the latest coupons click here.

This Sundays Parade Magazine has a few high value coupons that you’ll want to keep!
$5.00 off Letters to Juliet DVD or Blue Ray
$5.00 off on Flex a min
$5.00 off on any Osteo Bi-Flex

If you get the “Sun Magazine”  – it comes with  the Baltimore Sun, you’ll want to keep the coupon on the inside back cover for $5.00 off any party platter purchase of $30.00 or more at Weis.

Tomorrow is a great day to stock up and purchase several Sunday papers.  You will find 1 Red Plum Insert, 2 Smart Source Inserts, and 1 General Mills Insert.  This will make for some great couponing and so many FREE items.  Remember that certain coupons can be regional however most are nationwide.

        I used to hate shopping before I discovered couponing but now I find it fun and exciting! (that sounds crazy but it’s true!)  I was on such a tight budget and I was always worried about going over budget and then I’d be too embarrassed to put something (or several things) back…. Now I absolutely LOVE shopping!  I don’t even have to worry about budgeting at the grocery store now because I do such a great job of planning my shop with coupons and stocking up.  I never even come close to the amount I have set aside in my budget for groceries.

        And here is a little tidbit I never knew before either!  Did you know that stores love coupons?  Yes – they bring in customers to shop and they get $.08 above and beyond the face value of the coupon when they submit the coupons for redemption from the Manufacturer.  So the more you shop with coupons, the more the stores are making.  Its a win – win for EVERYONE!

(thanks for the photo commons.wikimedia.org)

Enter this contest from Nestle and you could win $5,000.00 in back to school essentials like clothing and school supplies for your child and your school could win a $2,000.00 literacy grant!  Click here to enter – no purchase necessary.