A Sale at Jo-Ann's?!

Hello! Long time, no talk. I've officially updated the look of my blog and gotten quite a few other things done, as well. Yay!

Anyway, I have the Jo-Ann Fabric application on my smart phone so I can make sure to never miss a sale or a coupon. Yesterday, I was very glad I had that app. Why? Because I bought a ton of fabric for a very low price. Here's some pictures with what I plan to use the fabric for:

All Snuggle Flannel was 50% off. I'll use these four for Little Man's cloth diapers.

These were part of the same sale. I'll use these cute chevron prints for bibs and baby blocks.

These were 40% off. I'll use these for bibs for my soon coming niece.

These were 40%, 40%, and 30% off. I'll use these for a super cute Halloween outfit for The Diva.

The Special Occasion fabric on the left was 30% off and the sheer tulle on the right was regular price. These will be used for The Diva's Halloween costume.

 

All thread was 40% off. I'll use the white for everyday stuff, and the orange for my Halloween projects.

This is my receipt. With tax, I paid $27.25 for all of these. Amazing, right?  It wouldn't have been as much off, but I was able to use a "15% Off Your Total Purchase" coupon. Score!

My total savings were $27.58, which means I saved more than I spent. How can you NOT love Jo-Ann's? Plus, I earned a 25% off coupon for this week/weekend, which just happens to be pay week. Are the Heavens looking down on me, or what?!

I, also, bought these adorable buttons! I used a 40% off coupon, which saved me a whole $0.92.

Hey, it's not a whole lot, but that's almost a dollar that I saved (and later spent on a sweet tea at McDonald's).

(The first time I get to use my new signature. How exciting! Ah... The little things in life.)

10 Places to Bargain Shop, #10

Yay! The final day in this series. We made it! As much as I'd love to say I'm sad it's over, I'm really just not. I'm ready to move on to discussions, tutorials, and projects. You know: the fun stuff.

10.) Coupons: Again, not a place. However, almost every store has coupons that you can use to help you save money. I do not do the whole extreme couponing thing, but I do use coupons whenever possible. Here are a few ways to get coupons:
-Go to the brand's or store's webpage and sign up for email alerts.
-Check the newspaper inserts
-Google it!
-Send the brand an email (you can also get free samples by doing this from some brands)

Some stores send out weekly newsletters with 20-50% off coupons, some offer free shipping coupons, some give you buy one get one free or half price, etc. There's tons of coupons out there if you look around. When I go to a store with a printable % off one item coupon, I always print two out - one for me and one for The Husband. Then we go in and get the product and save money at the register. Win-win situation.

Of course, if you are wanting to try out extreme couponing, there are several webpages out there with help and instructions to help you get started. Honestly, I would probably do it, but we don't have the room to stock-pile. Oh well.

Thanks for reading these last couple of weeks. I really hope I've helped some of you out in saving money. How do some of you save money? Are there certain places you shop to help out? Leave a comment and let the rest of us know! I'd love advice.