My 12/30 Target Shopping Round-Up (Saved 71%)

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After hitting up the Christmas Clearance at 50% I waited for it to hit 75% BUT for some reason Target only went to 70%. Weird, but still great savings. Many items at the Dollar Spot also hit 70% and items all through the regular aisles. I earned another $5 Target Gift Card I received from my ShopKick app. and payed the difference in gift card I got over the Holidays AGAIN so everything was FREE :) If you have an iPhone or Android phone, I highly suggest getting it, its free. NP means its Not Pictured :) We got some really good party favors for my siblings Birthday Party in February :)

•Bought (5) Coca-Cola 2-litter Bottles - $1.25 each
-Used (2) $0.99/1 Manufacturer Q -&- (1) B4G1 Target Q
•Bought (3) Duncan Hines Products - $2.84, $2.39 & $1.79
-Used (3) FREE Duncan Hines Manufacturer Qs
•Bought (1) Smackers Holiday Assrt. (Reg. $4.99) On Clearance - $1.49  
•Bought (1) Adidas Pure Lightness Perfume NP (Reg. $4.99) On Clearance - $1.49  
•Bought (1) Lip Balm (Reg. $2.99) On Clearance - $0.49   
•Bought (1) LED Desktop USB Fan (Reg. $9.99) On Clearance - $2.99 
•Bought (1) Digital Coin Counting Jar (Reg. $9.99) On Clearance - $2.99 
•Bought (1) Air Compressor (Reg. $19.99) On Clearance - $5.99
•Bought (1) Holiday Reindeer Pillow NP (Reg. $14.99) On Clearance - $4.49
•Bought (3) Holiday Wrap Rolls NP (Reg. $2.50) On Clearance - $0.75
•Bought (6) Disney Snow White Toys (Reg. $5.99) On Clearance - $1.49
•Bought (3) Lego Star Wars (Reg. $3.99) On Clearance - $1.19
•Bought (4) Hot Wheels Monster Jam (Reg. $4.99) On Clearance - $1.49
•Bought (2) Christmas Bow Orns (Reg. $2.99) On Clearance - $0.90
•Bought (4) Christmas Green/Gold Spray (Reg. $1.99) On Clearance - $0.60
•Bought (2) Multicolored Mini Trees (Reg. $5.99) On Clearance - $2.40
•Bought (1) Yo Yo Ball (Reg. $4.99) On Clearance - $1.49
•Bought (2) Mini Spinners (Reg. $2.99) On Clearance - $0.89

Total - before coupons & clearance: $188.47 | after sales & clearance: $55.94*
Saved: $132.53 -or- 71% OR 100%
 

 **I used a $5 Target Gift Card I earned from my ShopKick app & other Target GC gifts from Christmas :) My entire trip was FREE after gift cards.

Click Here to see my other Shopping Round-Up Trips and how much money I've saved on other trips.

Target Weekly Ad for 1/1 - 1/7 - (w/ Coupon Match-Ups)

Here is a partial list of deals for the Target Weekly Ad of January 1, 2012. I don't list the whole ad, just Grocery, Pets, Beauty, Household. Mainly, only sections that contains items that can be matched with coupons. Remember, Ads may be regional and vary, I'm in the Los Angeles Area in Southern California. 

New to couponing at Target? Check out the Target 101 starter post for info and policies.

Groceries:

Blueberries (1-pint) 2 for $6

Fresh Express Hearts of Romaine Bagged Salad (10oz.) 2 for $5

Gold’n Plump Fresh Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast Family Pack (20oz.) $5

Market Pantry Frozen, Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (2.5lb.) $5
-$1.50/2 Market Pantry Frozen Chicken Items Target Q x1/28

Kraft Shredded or Block Cheese (7-9.6oz.) 2 for $5

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner 5 for $5

Oscar Mayer Lunchables, Select $1

FREE $5 Gift Card wyb (10) Select Lean Cuisine Meals Listed Below:

•Lean Cuisine Meals $2
-$1/5 Lean Cuisine Varieties 1/1 SS

Baked Chips, Select 2/$6
Doritos (11.5oz.) & Select Others 2/$5

Candy, Theater Box Hot Tamales (6oz.) $1

Dove Chocolate (9.5oz.) 3 for $10
-$1.50/2 Dove bagged chocolate candies 4.5-oz. or larger Target Q x1/7

Fage Yogurt Cups (5.3-7oz.) 5 for $5

Kelloggs Special K Cereal, Select 2/$5
-$1/3 Kellogg’s Special K Cereals 11.4 oz+ 1/1 RP

Nabisco Oreos (15.5oz.) $3

FREE Fiber One Bars wyb (4) Fiber One Bars Listed Below:

•Fiber One 90-Calorie Bars (5ct.) 4 for $11

Pepsi Products; Cans (12pk.) or Bottles (6pk.) 4 for $12
-$2/2 Pepsi Products Multi-Pack Bottles or 7.5 oz 8 pk mini cans 1/1 SS

Pepsi Bottles (2-liter) 4 for $5

Sobe Lifewater (20oz.) $1

Archer Farms Coffee (10 or 12oz.) $7

•Click "Read More..." Below To See The Rest Of The Target Ad:

Giveaway - Ring In 2012 With Amway's Nutrilite Vitamins Package!

Feel a big sluggish during the Holidays? You know, it just might be due to those extra servings you've been having. We all tend to have big dinners during the Holidays when our families come over and the extra food and calories will break you! Ever since my Nutrisystem days I've been keeping up with healthy eating, counting calories going in and out. Portion size is the most important factor to take into consideration. Want to get back on track these last couple of days in 2011? Thanks to Amway's Nutrilite, I got a couple products to review.

Nutrilite Concentrated Fruits and Vegetables Tablets (60ct.). These tablets are made from fruit and veggie concentrates, many of which they grow on their certified organic farms, and contain no artificial color,s flavors or preservatives. Two tablets provide phytonutrients of 10+ of fruits and veggies that benefit heart, circulatory, colon, eye and prostate health.

Nutrilite Fruits and Vegetables 2GO Twist Tubes (20ct.). These tubes are extremely convinient and provide you with 2 servings of fruits and veggies. It contains Vitamin C (equivalent to 1 serving of cantaloupe) that helps boost and protect your immune system and beta carotene (equivalent of 1 serving of carrots) which promotes healthy eye and skin health.

I have been taking both the tablets and twist tubes for about a week. Its going hand in hand with my healthy eating. Over the Holidays it is next to impossible to for a lot of us to get the recommended 9 - 13 servings of fruits and veggies needed. We had family over for Christmas and our traditional food from our homeland doesn't really include and fruits or veggies. It is very easy to over eat and pack on calories during this time but for those of you that are on a diet, it is not recommended. Here are a couple of tips to stay healthy these last days of 2011:

• -There surely will be left overs, that doesn't mean you have to eat them in excess. Keep to your good eating habits and keep portions in mind.
• -Drink a lot of water. I can not stress this enough. Water is important.
• -As hectic as these days might be, exercise any chance you get, even if its just a walk around the block.
• -If you can't eat you daily servings of fruits and veggies, consider Amway's Nutrilite products. Fruits and veggies play a vital part in your health.

Easy and simple tips that will make you feel great by the time 2012 rolls around. Amway's Nutrilite has a range of vitamins, supplements and other products to address the nutritional needs of you and your family. They have been generous enough to help ONE LUCKY READER to WIN an Amway Nutrilite Package that includes the Nutrilite Fruits and Vegetables 2GO Twist Tubes and Nutrilite Concentrated Fruits and Vegetables Tablets that I received! :) Visite Amway's Nutrilite en Español.

Want to win this Amway Nutrilite Package? Click "read more..." below to enter the giveaway!

WUC - Coupon Preview Wednesday For 1/1

Every Wednesday  I will be posting EARLY PREVIEWS available through (WUC) WeUseCoupons.com. I will be highlighting the best deals from (2) particular stores; CVS and Walgreens. Don't worry though, you guys will still have your Target Ad + Coupon Match-Ups too! So make sure to drop by Wednesdays and check the early previews here at Student-Saving-Bucks. I will have an individual post for each store. This main post will be used to direct you to early coupon insert previews.

This upcoming week you will have (4) coupon Inserts. Great coupons this upcoming week so click to get a very early preview of the great coupons for this upcoming Sunday.

Coupon Previews from WUC:

•Smart Source (SS #1) 1/1

•Smart Source (SS #2) 1/1

•Red Plum (RP) 1/1

•Proctor & Gamble (P&G) 1/1

WUC has a pay-per-click Affiliates Program. If you're interested click here to join. New sign ups get a $3 bonus! If you do, please list "SSBucks" as your referrer and let me know you did. Thanks

WUC - CVS Early Preview + Deals for 1/1 - 1/7

CVS Deals on WUC Early preview of the CVS Ad for 1/1 w/ coupon match-ups. The full Ad scan is available. Here are a few highlighted deals from the CVS Ad 1/1 - 1/7: 

Oral-B Cross Action Power Toothbrush (1ct.) - $5.99

-$3/1 Oral B Power toothbrush 1/1 P&G

Total: $0.99 after coupon and ECB 

 

Get $5 ECB wyb $10 Nivea Products; Nivea Lip Care 2 for $5
•Buy (4) Nivea Lip Care - $10

•-Use (2) $3/2 Nivea lip care products 1/1 RP

•Total: $1 Money Maker wyb 4 after coupons and ECB 

 

Dawn Liquid (9-10.3oz.) $0.99
-$0.50/1 Dawn Hand Renewal 1/1 P&G

Total: $0.49 after coupon

 

To view the full CVS Ad + Deals, click here

WUC - Walgreens Early Preview + Deals for 1/1 - 1/7

Walgreens Deals at WUC - Early preview of Walgreens Ad for 1/1 w/ coupon match-ups. The full Ad scan is available. Here are a few highlighted deals from the Walgreens Ad for the week of 1/1 - 1/7: 

Aussie or Herbal Essences Hair Care (6-14oz.) (get $1 RR) - $2.99

-$1/1 Aussie or Herbal Essences Product 1/1 P&G

Total: $0.99 after RR

Lichi Super Priobiotic (30ct.) (get $10 RR) - $9.99
Total: FREE after RR 

 

Nivea or Nivea For Men Body Wash (get $2 RR) - 2 for $7

-$1/1 Nivea body wash for men 8.4floz-16.9floz 1/1 RP
-$1/1 Nivea body wash for women 8.4floz-16.9floz 1/1 RP

Total: $1.50 each wyb 2 after coupons and RR

    

To view the full Walgreen Ad + Deals, click here

My 12/26 Target Shopping Round-Up (Saved 67%)

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I finally had free time to head to Target and with good timing. Target Christmas Clearance, everything was 50% off, a lot of great things, I'm waiting for a lot to hit 75% and I'm diving in! Clearance is ALL around the store, great little finds at the Dollar Spot. Love the Hello Kitty bracelets and necklaces, my little cousins LOVE them! I used a $10 Target Gift Card I received from my ShopKick app. and payed the difference in gift card I got over the Holidays :) If you have an iPhone or Android phone, I highly suggest getting it, its free

•Bought (6) SoBe Lifewaters - $1.02 each
-Used (6) FREE SoBe Manufacturer Qs
•Bought (17) SoBe Lifewaters - $1.17 each
-Used (17) FREE SoBe Manufacturer Qs
•Bought (3) Coffeemate Creamers - $1.65 each
-Used (2) $0.50/1 Manufacturer Q -&- (1) $1/3 Target Q
•Bought (1) TGI Fridays Entree (Reg. $2.94) On Price Cut - $1.99
Used (1) $1/1 Manufacturer Q
•Bought (3) Pillsbury Cake Mix (Reg. $1.69) On Clearance - $0.84
•Bought (1) Holiday Sprinkles (Reg. $2.99) On Clearance - $1.49
•Bought (1) Archer Farms Pretzel Rods (Reg. $4.99) On Clearance - $2.49
•Bought (1) Pepperidge Goldfish (Reg. $2.18) On Clearance - $1.09  
•Bought (1) Crunch / Paul Frank (Reg. $1.99) On Clearance - $0.99 
•Bought (1) Mini Cupcake Cups (Reg. $1.99) On Clearance - $0.99  
•Bought (1) Smackers Lip Balm Tube (Reg. $3.99) On Clearance - $1.99  
•Bought (2) Santa & Penguin Tins (Reg. $1) On Clearance - $0.50 each
•Bought (1) E.L.F Kabuki Brush (Reg. $3.99) On Clearance - $3.48  
•Bought (1) Hello Kitty/Kerropi Notepad (Reg. $1) On Clearance - $0.50  
•Bought (6) Hello Kitty Necklace/Bracelets (Reg. $1) On Clearance - $0.50

Total - before coupons & sales: $70.09 | after sales & clearance: $23.33* (before tax) 
Saved: $46.76 -or- 67% OR 100%
 

 **I used a $5 Target Gift Card I earned from my ShopKick app & other Target GC gifts from Christmas :) My entire trip was FREE after gift cards.

Click Here to see my other Shopping Round-Up Trips and how much money I've saved on other trips.

This Is What Happens When I'm Behind On Couponing + My Holidays!

See the picture above? That's what happens when I have a lot going on. I just went through my coupon filer in my bag and they were ALL expired (I won't even mention how many old inserts I have that are all expired too). I have not been on a Shopping Round-Up trip in a while, and this was due to school (especially during finals), the Holidays and just life. The Holidays make everything so hectic, so much that I took a 5-hour nap on Christmas and missed my Green Bay Packers win and beat the Bears! I missed my Clay Matthews made an interception :(

Well, life is back on track, the worst is over (hopefully). My house is still full of little cousins sleeping over for the week, the grandparents and then some, but its always fun! The reason I went through my coupon filer was because I am well rested and READY to hit up Target in a couple hours. I LOVE clearance, and all things Christmas-related should be at 50% today. Woohoo!

I actually got a couple gifts this Christmas, all from my uncles. Mostly money (no 4ft. Maxx the Sock Monkey, unfortunately) and gift cards, but that's far better than getting absolutely nothing last year. Well, I did get a gift from my buddy Kerry from TotallyTarget. What was it? A Justin Bieber doll that I adore lol. Justin hangs out with Spock, they are the best of friends! :) I hope you ALL had a wonderful Christmas and enjoy your New Years! Let's start off 2012 on a positive note!

P.S.  Santa... Clay Matthews was not under my tree! Please remember next year, lol. I'll settle for his jersey or even a huge wall decal of him! :)

Blog Hops For The Week Of December 26, 2011

Another week of Blog Hops nicely organized into a NEW convenient post :) lol. Join us, make new friends, and find new blogs! This is my 75th week! Wow! Super long time!

Make sure you guys check out the "Quick Links" on the left sidebar for the Target Weekly Ad with coupon match-ups and coupon previews (updated every Wednesday). 

Don't Forget To Enter:

★$20 Target Gift Card - Ends 1/6