Doubles at Albertsons 4/29-5/1!

Have you ever heard the word doublers floating around the air in grocery stores? Have you wondered what the heck that  word meant? Well I am here to answer that question.

So what happens at Albertsons about every two weeks is a mad frenzy called "Twice the Value". They put out these magical coupons in the Sunday newspaper. What these coupons do is make a coupon well... twice its value. For example if you have a coupon for $1 off then the coupon would be doubled to $2! Making a lot of things either free, very cheap, or half off.

Things that I have gotten with "Twice the Value" coupons in the past:

Nivea Lip Care: $1.99

Used $1/1 Nivea coupon

Final price: FREE

Colgate Total Toothpaste: $2.33- $2.50

Used $1/1 Colgate coupon

Final price: $0.33 or $0.50

Hormel Chilli $2.19

Used $1/1

Final Price: $0.19

Now that you know it saves some money you may be asking yourself: How is this done? Well my friend, here's how its done:

1. Get yourself a Sunday newspaper-- you don't need to subscribe, you can just go down to Wal-Mart and get one for $1.50 when Twice the Value coupons come out. Sometimes I get 2 newspapers if the deals are really good, but I recommend getting just one newspaper to get the hang of it.

2. Check out what is on sale at Albertsons with their Weekly Ad... or just let someone else find the deals ( this is what I do). At Fabulessly Frugal they have what is on sale matched up with what is on sale. Wonderful right?!

3. Go to Albertsons and get ready for some savings. I know the first trip is the craziest, and the whole time you are thinking ' How the heck is this going to work?!' Well friend, if you follow all the rules of the doublers (I recommend clicking on this link..because I missed a lot of rules, and they explain it well)-- you'll get some amazing deals. 

4. Email me @ livingonanickle@gmail.com or write a comment and tell me how it went. I love to to hear other peoples successes in saving money!




Oh disclaimer-- The prices that I write will be strictly from the Rexburg, ID Albertsons. I know some of you followers (or soon to be a follower) are from AZ here are the sites I know that have the AZ prices A Thrifty Mom and The Centsable Shopper.


Here's one of my favorite deal for 4/29-5/1 (since the coupons only are good for 3 days Sun-Tues):

General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios, Peanut Butter, Multi-Grain Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms Cereal on sale for 2/$5 ($2.50 each)

Double 2  $0.75/1 General Mills Multi Grain Cheerios  = $1.50/1

Final Price: $1.00 each!

I'll hopefully post my shopping trip and more double ideas before Tuesday. Happy Couponing!

My favorite printable coupons and why they are so.

Hello Everyone I would like to explain to you some of my favorite coupons and some of the deals you can get with them.



1.Barilla Whole Grain Pasta: $1 off 1. At most Walmart these are priced at $0.98-$1.08
Final Price: Possibly Free with $0.02 over or $0.08
Where to Print:  Barilla Pasta ( Barilla Facebook page)
Print limit: 1 per person.
Special instructions: You have to 'like' them on Facebook first.

2. Aquafresh : This is a $1 off coupon for any Aquafresh Extreme clean toothpaste. If you use it on Trial sizes of that kind, which are priced $0.97 at most Walmarts.
Final Price:FREE
Where to Print: Aquafresh Trial Toothpaste
Print limit: 2 per person. (Get the most out of it--Print both!)

Special instructions: First you sign up with Aquafresh and then you go to the tab at the top right corner

labeled "Savings and Special Offers", go to the 2nd link labeled " $1 off any Aquafresh Extreme Clean.

Let me know how your couponing experience went. Email me any questions at: livingonanickle@gmail.com

Welcome to Living on A Nickle!

Hello All,


Recently I have taken up a new obsession. A good one. I have taken up couponing, and I've been pretty successful at it. What is couponing you may ask? Well its when you are up at 2 am and you are matching up coupons with things on sale. Or when you are hording a $1.50 off coupon because you just KNOW that it will be on sale soon. Or you are that lady that says: "Hey theres a coupon for that....". But mostly couponing is about stretching your dollars.


 I don't know about you, but this recession has hit our family hard. It hasn't been easy living on student loans, having a growing baby, and my husband going to school. I knew I had to step in and do something. So-- I started couponing. I thought I would just take it easy and just do a coupon here or there. But as the coupon fate would have it-- my first couponing deal was 96% savings. I got toothpaste for $0.33 and some Friskies cat treats for FREE, for a friend. It was a total of $8.12 saved!


Okay that might not seems like a HUGE deal to the person who lives in a mansion and has toothpaste in gold tubes. But to me that means a lot. I enjoy saving money and getting things for free. It helps me feel in control, when financially sometimes I feel out of control.


Now you know the 'why' of couponing-- but do you know the 'how'? Well its not a simple answer. But this I can tell you that it takes A LOT of time. Its pretty much like a job. To me--a fun job :). If you would like to learn more about couponing or just saving money in general-- FOLLOW ME.


You can send questions my way-- and I will do my best to answer. I will also be posting some useful sites that will help you on your way to couponing. Also I will be posting some freebie sites. Come on, who doesn't like FREE things. If you even say that word my mouth starts salivating. Sad, but true.