Double it up at K-mart, right?  Here it is!  (Thanks, Centsible Sawyer)

If you’re lucky enough to live near a K-mart (none in North Texas) go here for the scoop, lucky dog.

Here it is! Good Monday & Tuesday (12/1/08-12/2/08) only.  Go here for weekly deals and coupon match-ups.

This deal is going on 11/30/08-12/7/08 at all Safeway & affiliate stores (in my area that’s Tom Thumb).  Mix & match any 5 of the participating items and save $5 at check out. Participating items include:

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies or Froot Loops $3.49,
Ocean spray cranberry drink 3L $3.99,
Welch’s grape juice 64 oz $2.99,
Maxwell house 34 oz Or Seattle’s best coffee 12 oz $6.99
Mission tortilla’s 14 ct $4.19
GM Honey nut cheerios or cinnamon toast crunch $2.99
Jif pb 17oz $2.50
Aunt Jemima syrup 24 oz $2.99
Juicy juice 64 oz $2.50

Here is the link to the sale ad which starts this weekend. If you’re new to shopping at CVS for free, go here to learn all about it.  There aren’t any deals good enough to get me out, but you may think differently.  I hit CVS on Thanksgiving morning, got all the freebies and then some.  Rolled all ECB’s and even grew them!

If you’re hitting Michael’s during the mayhem of this weekend, you might want to print and take these coupons.  Good Thursday-Sunday.

Remember to consider the following types of stores: Resale shops, garage sales (many items are sold in original, unopened packaging), warehouse/outlet stores, pawn shops, online with free coupon codes and free shipping (look here), Walmart accepts all competitor sale ads (even for electronics).

There are still some programs that are shopper friendly. Rebate programs are great money savers. I know Kohl’s has some incredible rebate deals going on. Remember lay-away programs? They’re back in many of the larger retail stores! Just ask. It makes more sense than putting it on credit.

We don’t use credit cards to pay for holiday gifts. If we don’t have the cash in hand, it isn’t purchased. Going into debt is not the spirit of the holiday. Depression and guilt aren’t my thing either, so we stick with cash and a well thought through and researched shopping plan.

If you’re lucky enough to celebrate Christmas late, don’t even shop now. Wait until the day after Christmas when prices dive. When I was in college, my family celebrated Christmas on New Year’s Day because I have a sister who is a nurse and when she was single, she offered to take the Christmas Day shifts. She was sweet to do that for her co-workers and it also saved her family a bundle of cash.

If you’re reading this blog, chances are you don’t have a personal shopper and wads of cash burning a hole in your pocket. Whatever your plans are for Black Friday, I hope you have lots of fun with whomever you’re sharing this crazy experience with. Best of luck getting the greatest deal for each item.

If you’re interested in helpful websites for Black Friday, click here, and scroll down to read previous posts. Happy shopping!

Here it is. Good at stores through 11/26/08 (that’s tomorrow)!

Print this coupon and get a free item when you purchase at least $10. Good through 12/24/08.

Until midnight tonight you can rent a DVD for free through Redbox.com. Just use the code 2MNC92.

Here is the ad scan, but honestly I can only see one freebie (top of page one) the entire month. Stay tuned for those weekly deals. They’re bound to be sweeter. If you’re new to shopping at CVS for free, go here to learn all about it.

If you’re a Wags shopper, go here for this week’s deals and roll those Register Rewards!

Are you kidding me?  Even Monopoly is going cashless.  What will they think of next.  This edition looks fun.  We have more than one of the many different editions of Monopoly, but not this one (yet).  This game retails anywhere in the range of $23-47.  This is the lowest price tracked for this particular edition.

Cute, cute, cute things here for all things female on your Christmas list.  They’re making it extra sweet with free shipping and 10% off all online orders.  Cute and reasonably priced to begin with!

Use coupon code BLKFRI at check-out.  Code is good 11/28/08-11/30/08 (Black Friday weekend).

Woo-hoo! I’ve always hated Black Friday, but now I can’t pick which store to hit first! Here are the Walmart deals. The prices for jeans are below those of resale shops and most garage sales. Jeans are one of the few clothing items I believe in stockpiling.

Remember, if you want to shop online and get free shipping, use the site-to-store program and just pick up your package at the Walmart closest to you.