More free pencils from Office Max with $5 purchase! Small boxes for my desk, and Drew's, only .50 and pens for 2.50!

Target ONE Spot has Dr. Seuss, I couldn't resist on stocking up for my classroom ($8.00). Then a few things for the lists - crayons .25, rulers .50 and index dividers 1.00!

Unexpected Finds

To really save, you have to keep an eye out for deals everywhere! While looking for grocery deals at Cash Wise in their new coupon book I found this great deal!

Multipurpose Copy Paper (500 sheets) for only $2.98. I know Office Max and Office Deopt do extreme deals that involve rebates or cash back on your rewards - but last year I got burned by one of their deals and ended up spending WAY too much on paper. The kids each need to bring two reams of paper this year. $11.92 for four reams is a MUCH better deal than $6 or more a piece.
The deal is limited to two reams with one coupon (that you can find in store) so if you have multiple kids you might need to make multiple trips as we did.

Current Totals:

Drew:
2 erasers = .39
1 pair of scissors = .99
Glue Sticks (6 small) =.38
2 highlighters = .38
Pencil Box = .69
Expanding Folder = 4.30
pencil top erasers = .20
2 reams of paper = 5.96
Total to date = $13.38


AJ:
20 pencils = FREE
2 erasers = .39
5 pocket folders = FREE
1 pair of scissors = .99
Glue sticks (6 small) = .38
Pencil Box = .69
Highlighters = .38
Pencil top erasers = .20
2 reams of paper = 5.96
Total to date = $8.99

My Classroom
10 Composition Notebooks = 5.00
15 Pocket Folders = FREE
2 Highlighters = .38
1 Plastic Folder = 1.00
1 Pack Mini Sticky Notes = 1.00
2 Plastic Binders = 2.00
Total to date = $9.38

School Supply Scavenger Hunt

 Office Max has some of the best deals this time of year, the trick is to be patient and cash in on their deals each week! Above is the deal I scored today (7/23/12) - 7 pocket expanding file for Drew (was listed as $5 but rang up $4.30) and 20 FREE pencils!

 Last week I scored some FREE folders at Office Max. The black plastic folder was $1.00, .25 for the glue stick 4 packs and FREE folders. I also bought some composition notebooks on this trip to get my total to $5 for the free folders!

 WAGS always has the deals, again you just have to be patient and buy things when the best deal is available. Today (7/23/12) we saved a TON! Pencil boxes .69 each, .19 highlighters, .99 scissors, .39 erasers.

I love giving my students composition notebooks at the begnining of the year to use for personal journals, even better if I can get them in different colors! Office Max had these on sale for .50 last week. You could only buy 5 at a time so it took me two trips to get the 10 I have here :) I know other stores will offer these for this low price, I am sure I'll be able to get my class set for a great price before school starts!!

So here is what has been spent so far for the 2012-2013 school year:

Drew:
2 erasers = .39
1 pair of scissors = .99
Glue Sticks (6 small) =.38
2 highlighters = .38
Pencil Box = .69
Expanding Folder = 4.30
pencil top erasers = .20
Total to date = $7.42

AJ:
20 pencils = FREE
2 erasers = .39
5 pocket folders = FREE
1 pair of scissors = .99
Glue sticks (6 small) = .38
Pencil Box = .69
Highlighters = .38
Pencil top erasers = .20
Total to date = $3.03

My Classroom
10 Composition Notebooks = 5.00
15 Pocket Folders = FREE
2 Highlighters = .38
1 Plastic Folder = 1.00
1 Pack Mini Sticky Notes = 1.00
2 Plastic Binders = 2.00
Total to date = $9.38

My goal is to spend less than 20 on each kid for their school supply list :-) I'll be posting after each trip to keep track!! I'll try to post at the beginning of the week so you can cash in too!

Purex Giveaway!

Purex Laundry Detergent is giving away 50 bottles for the next 50 days! Check it out at Purex Contest! You can enter once a day, make sure to visit often. This is my favorite detergent - I'm hoping to win :)

Free Valentine's Day Card

Check out Tiny Prints on facebook! Just for clicking like you will get to customize your own Valentine's Day card for free. It ships to you for free or you can send it your valentine for just the cost of stamp. Great deal and I found the PERFECT card for my hubby <3!

Kindle Deals

Did your spot on the good list get you a new Kindle this year? If yes, you need to check out Pixel of Ink and Pixel of Ink - Young Edition! You can sign up for daily emails or follow them on Facebook! Each day they list amazing deals on Kindle books, often many free books are listed!! Santa brought me a Kindle on for Christmas and I have already downloaded several great FREE titles. When you see a book you are interested in, make sure to travel over to Amazon and check out right away. Make sure the book is listed as $0.00 before you check out, the deals do not last forever!

Your local library is a great resource as well, log in to your digital library, for example Great River Regional Digital Library. You are able to download free titles as they come available to read on your Kindle or listen to on your iPod!

Happy Reading!
Jodi

GREAT deal on shoes

The oldest of my two fabulous step children insists on continuing to grow. This week, it was right out of her tennis shoes. With money tight (as always) we were a little nervous about the trip to buy new shoes. No need to worry though - I found this coupon for Payless - 20% off of your entire purchase. To top it off we found a great pair of shoes marked down from $36 to $12!!! We walked out only paying $9.60 :)