Buy Baked Goods and Help Aubree

There will be a baked goods/drinks/t-shirt sale and raffle at the Saginaw Township Soccer Complex this Saturday at 4 p.m. to raise funds to help Aubree Snow, an 8th grader at St. Thomas Aquinas, who is a soccer player and is fighting lukemia.  For more information, go here.  You can help Aubree and save yourself some baking time for the holiday season!

Black Friday Store Hours and Price Comparison List

We Use Coupons.com has put together a post with store hours for Black Friday and a price comparison listing showing where to get the best prices for the most wanted electronic gifts this holiday.  Check out her extensive list here and get your strategy down before you head out Friday morning (or Thursday evening)! 

Tips for Shopping on Black Friday

Have you ever gone out at 4 a.m. on Black Friday to stand in a long, cold line in the Target parking lot?  I have and it can be very fun or very miserable!  Cuckoo for Coupons has a great article with tips for shopping on Black Friday here to make your excursion more fun than miserable. 

Gift Giving When Unemployed

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy has a nice blurb on gift giving when you are unemployed here.  It has a few good ideas for handling the holidays on a tight budget and it seems everyone is this year. 

Bath and Body Sales Starts Online Tomorrow

It would appear that you can score some sales online at Bath and Body Works starting tomorrow.  Go here to register and they will alert you on upcoming sales.  They will be offering a neat 2010 Black Friday V.I.P. bag, a $115 value, for $20 with a $40 purchase.  [Just in case you are interested, my favorite scent is Sensual Amber (hint, hint)]!

Walmart Matching Prices on Black Friday

Walmart announced its stores will be matching competitor prices on Black Friday and through the weekend.  See the article on Yahoo here.  But be careful, according to Walmart's price matching policy here, they do not match internet prices.  They are also going to be open on Thanksgiving Day! 

Kroger Receipt Coupons

Have you ever read the back of your Kroger receipt?  I didn't until last night. First I went to Cartridge World on State Street to get my black cartridge refilled and saw on the counter a note about the Kroger coupon for $3 off a ink refill. When I asked the cashier told me that there are coupons on the back of the Kroger receipts.  Then I stopped at Kroger to get my Thanksgiving dinner items. And low and behold on the back of my receipt were lots of coupons, including the one for Cartridge World.  There is also $1 off any purchase at Firehouse Car Wash, BOGO sandwich at The Junction restaurant, BOGO family portrait at Paetz, $4.99 large pepperoni pizza at Good Times Pizza, $10 off any service at Dex-Tech auto service center, $2 off haircut at Graceful Styles, etc. 

So next time you do your grocery shopping at Kroger don't forget to turn over the receipt for some great coupons to area vendors!

Sales and Black Friday Ads

There will be some great sales this weekend as stores seem to want to get the jump on next week's Black Friday sales. Meijer has a "Why Wait" sale this weekend (see ad here).


 For the latest news on Black Friday sales, go to here.

Coupons for The Children's Place

To pick up some holiday outfits, visit The Children's Place here and score coupons for 25% of online shopping or 15% off online or in the store shopping. 

Read It Forward: Win a Free Book

If you enjoy reading as much as I do, check out the site Read It Forward. There you can find sneak peeks at great reads, behind-the-scenes insights from authors, lively and provocative reader's guides, and fabulous free books. Go to here to enter to win a free book. 

JUST IN TIME: Bath & Body Works coupons

Just in time to start my holiday shopping, new Bath & Body Works coupons!!!  Visit Hip 2 Save to see the post which includes a free trial size with purchase and a $10 off $30 coupon.  Last Christmas I must have used 2-3 of these coupons for making gift bags (and some for myself).  Bath & Body usually has free cellophane gift bags with ribbons and tags to make up a nice gift bag.

(Thanks Hip 2 Save)

 

Meijer Super Saturday Sale this weekend

Meijer is having a Super Saturday sale this weekend. Check out the deals here.  The deals include $.99 for Fruit Roll-ups, $1.75 for Bob Evans sausage, $3 Tressemme shampoo, and $.84/lb for apples.  There is also 50% off some artificial trees.