We’ve all been there.  Out from early morning til late afternoon running errands, being Mom Taxi Service,  or working late.  By the end of the day, you’re so tired you think the very sight of your stove will be the proverbial straw.  When that happens, most of us turn to take out.  Take out is one thing that the average American family spends way too much on but if you plan in advance you can really stretch your take-out dollars so that even if you’re stuck feeding extra kids you won’t hear your wallet groan! 

I jokingly call them “glove box coupons” (I’m bored, OK?) but what I refer to is any coupon that saves you money on fast food, restaurant food, or services you may get while you run errands like hair cuts or oil changes.  I don ‘t know about you but I get some of these in my Sunday newspaper and in my mailbox each week it seems.  Don’t throw them away!  Unless your family knows you will absolutely never, ever eat fast food or in a restaurant, keep those.  Even if so, ask your family or neighbors if they need them because they are money.  Why throw away money?

Anyway, get one of those accordion coupon holders like in the picture from Target or Walmart, or wherever you can get a decent quality one the cheapest.  Target used to sell some plastic ones in their Dollar Spot I really liked, and Walmart sells a few but they’re a bit pricier for $2-$4 depending on the size.  You don’t need fancy, you need functional with probably 6-8  pockets.  Label them in a way that will be easy for you.  I actually have 2 for my car, one for restaurants and fast food and another one for services and stores like the 20% Bed, Bath and Beyond coupons.  I find that I forget those at home so I like to have them with me at home just in case.  Now, I’m a bit picky and make things more difficult than need be.  One is just fine- I recommend at least labelling one “car”, one “personal serv.” for hair cuts and stuff, one  for fine dining, one for casual dining, and then fast food.  Those are just suggestions, and sometimes my thinking makes people’s heads spin so just do what makes sense to you.

Most of the time, my tip of the day won’t be so long!! I promise.  I started looking at the amount of food coupons I have when I was going through my stash of coupons and I was just in shock.  I had Subway, Shoney’s, and so much more.  Some of the coupons I had were for free items, too, and they were expired!!!  How awful is that?

Of course you’re not going to change hair stylists or your favorite “whatever” just because you have a coupon but if it’s something that you just want a good price and you need it in a hurry that day, why not have these coupons with you so you’ll et extra savings?  They still don’t always provide the best prices, though, so call around just to make sure because some places will match the coupon price and beat it!! 

I am way behind on gathering my goovebox coupons, so that will be how I spend my evening tonight.  Luckily my years of couponing leave me with an abundance of accordion file organizers!

Have a fun evening!!

When you visit and “Like” The Cheesecake Factory Facebook page, you will get a few perks in advance of National Cheesecake Day!!

You will get-

$1.50 Cheesecake coupon AND you will be among the 1st to try their new Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake!

National Cheesecake dey is July 30 and it is any slice, half price!! 

I only have 1 big problem with The Cheesecake Factory. Their regular food is so good and they give you so much that I can never make enough room for cheesecake  Next time I go,I’m havving Cheesecake for dinner!!

Request your coupon for OFF Clip-On Mosquito Repellent: Buy the Starter Kit, Get the Refill Kit FREE here.

You are really going to want to head on over to the Snapple Facebook page because right now you can snag a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Snapple coupon!!

Have you seen the new Red Baron pizza by the slice in your grocery store’s freezer aection yet?  I have but I just can”t imatine paying that price for just 2 slices of pizza unless they’re HUGE.  BUT….with this $2 coupon on Facebook I’ll gladly try them out.

All you have to do is get a Facebook account if you dont already have one, then go to the Red Barom page, click on coupon and print out the $2 Red Baron Pizza By The Slice coupon.  I’m not sure how long it will last so you should probablly hurry!

Let me know how the pizza is!!

Get a free cantaloupe with any $5 purchase at Earth Fare with this printable coupon! There is now a location in Huntsville, Alabama and soon to be one in Auburn, AL.  For a location nearest you, their store locator is a very easy tool to use.

Starting tomorrow, and every other Wednesday through August, go to the Planters Facebook Page and “Like” it so that you can click on the coupon tab to print a Planters Flavor Grove Almonds coupon!

Tip:  Keep a calendar near your computer so you can jot these things down when you see them.  I don’t always go back to the same blog to get the info again in time, although i HOPE and PRAY y’all will come back tomorrow to see this, so you don’t have to try and remember or miss it!  These are OH SO GOOD!

I just found some hot Lean Cuisine printable coupons, and the best part is that you can get one every week for 4 weeks!  How’s that for weight loss help?  I have to say that Lean Cuisine is the only “diet” frosen entrees I can stand.  I think they put more high quality ingredients in their food or something.

Anyway, here are your coupons!

Get $1/2 Lean Cuisine Casual Cuisine Panini, Flatbread Melts,  or Pizza varieties.  You can get 2 of these by closing out the window an then opening it back up and printing again.  Some just use their back button but I find that’s not as easy or quick, and sometimes it just doesn’t work.

To get coupons for 4 weeks- Go to the Lean Cuisine Facebook page (become a fan of Making Cents Out of Life while you’er there!) and click on the tab that says “The Scoop”.   Then scroll down just a little and you’ll read where it says to click to get the coupon.

The coupon this week is $1/1 Lean Cuisine Casual Cuisine Panini, Flatbread Melt, or Pizza.

By the way, everything here is because I subscribe to Hungry Girl’s newsletters!

Get a Buy 1 Get 1 Free SoBe coupon here.  Try to print 2 by closing out the window and then reopening it.  Some say to just use your back button but that usually doesn’t work for me. 

Tip: When a coupon won’t print in one browser just try another one.  Some work in Firefox and some in IE, so it’s best to have both instaled.

My Blog Spark  has partnered with Pillsbury to bring you a great coupon! 

You can print a $.70/1 coupon for Pillsbury Crescent Rolls!!  These go on sale freqently for $1 so you could get super cheap bread or even free if your store doubles that high. 

Just an FYI that our Freds doubles coupons up to and including $0.70 on Saturdays, and they do have a small (tiny!) refrigerated section.  If they carry these, you’ll get them extremely cheap.

You can also register for more Pillsbury coupons at their website,  but if you’re a couponer take note of what you print.  A lot of these coupons are the same ones that come out in the inserts so you may already have all you need.  I’m having to learn to limit myself so that I do not waste more ink.  When I started getting sick, I had a TON of coupons printed that I had planned on using, and the other coupons piled up, and they were ALL wasted.  I have to go through them tomorrow and there will be tears when I see all that are expired I’m afraid

Enjoy this one!