Disclosure: We. Make. Money
Yep – we sure do. 
Do you think we’d be spending hours and hours on this blog since 2008 just for fun!? Do you think we’re crazy?
Sure, we love it (IT being, working on this blog!). If we didn’t, we’d stop! We’ll be the first to admit it is certainly more fun to bring in a little extra cash doing something you enjoy!
Why in sam hill are we telling you this? The FTC came out with new regulations for bloggers effective 12/1/09. If we make money on a post. We’re supposed to let our readers know. We could give you the boring shmoring disclosure you’ve been reading everywhere else. But that just isn’t who we are!
Yes, dearest readers, because of you, we’re ROLLING in the DOUGH! HA!
When Cathy started this site, it was merely to share info with friends and family. Nothing more. About 4 months into it, we tossed around the idea of putting up a few “ads”. We weren’t in it for the $, but we did think if we could pull in a few extra dollars to justify to our husbands all the time we were putting into it, we wouldn’t object (nor would our hubbys). So we went for it.
Here are a few things you should know:
- We are very particular about the “ads” we put up.
- 98% of the time, we try the offer out ourselves to see if it’s really worth it
- We only put up about 1% of the slew of “offers” out there.
We do this because we want you, our fab readers, to know that what we are posting is worthwhile. Our time is precious. We refuse to post every single thing out there (goodness, there is a lot of it!)… and frankly, we don’t think you’d read us if we did. What’s the point of me telling you this? If we post it, we believe in it. If we are a little unsure of the offer, but we post it anyway (because it sounds pretty darn good, but we didn’t have time to try it out ourselves), we’ll let you know!
If you like us and appreciate the hours we spend sitting on our fannys getting bloggers butt, then simply click through our site when heading to coupons.com, or restaurant.com, or amazon.com (to name a few). See the banners over there on the sidebar? They aren’t there for decoration (well, OK – some of them are). Feel free to click on them! You just may send a few pennies our way!
So now on to the nitty gritty. Here is a list of companies we are affiliated with:
Logical Media,
My Savings Media
Escalate (coupons.com)
Amazon.com (we are apart of the Amazon Associates program. We get 4-8% of the purchase you make after clicking through our site!)
Idaho Statesman (yep, if you get the newspaper deal and tell them that Fabulessly Frugal sent you, we get a kickback! Thanks for dropping our name when you subscribe!!)
Idaho Press Tribune (same here – make sure you tell them that you want the Fabulessly Frugal newspaper deal!)
LinkShare
Commission Junction
Google AdSense
eBay
RedPlum
ShareSale
You know who is missing from this list? Albertsons! No, we do not get paid by them, but don’t you think we should? We are always talking about them!
And what about these fab fellas?
- Dr. Olsen gave us some free treatment so we could fairly review his practice. Guess what, after having him work on me twice, I was hooked and would go see him whether or not I paid for the treatment! I take ALL OF MY KIDLETS to him now too! I have to drive 17 minutes to get to him – and it’s WORTH IT!
- Dr. Sam Smith, my orthodontist, kindly wrote off the last portion of my bill in exchange for some advertising. This was pretty nice since my husband had just lost his job. This guy is just all around good!
So thanks for supporting our site
by clicking on links and banner ads…
that’s why this site is still alive and kickin!
As always…
We ♥ our readers!!
Albertsons Double Coupon Deals: January 12-15
Monica hit the store tonight to find the latest prices and deals you can use your Albertsons Double Coupons for! We’re certain there are more finds… let us know what you find in the comments!
We will continue to update this post as we find new deals! Look for the {new} next to the new deals! 
Albertsons Double Coupon Deals (or TWICE THE VALUE) for 1/12-1/15
- New to couponing? Learn our lingo here!
- New to Couponing at Albertsons? Read Albertsons Store Policies
- Understand the power of a catalina
- See Albertsons Current Catalinas
- Never doubled coupons at Albertsons? Read Doubles 101
- Want to know what else is hot this week at Albertsons? Read our Albertsons POST FOR THIS WEEK
Double Deals not found in the Ad
Franks Hot Sauce 5 oz $1.49 {New}
DOUBLE: .75/1 from 12/5 SS
Final Price: FREE
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes to Go $1 {Spotted these 3/$1 at Albertsons Nampa old store}
DOUBLE: $0.75/1 any Clorox Disinfecting Wipes printable Coupon {If you haven’t printed already}
Final Price: FREE
Kikkoman Soy Sauce, 10oz $2.49 {New}
Use B1G1 Free Coupon (10oz) or here
DOUBLE $1/1 printable
OOP: $0.49 each
Get $1.50 catalina
Final Price: $1.01 Money Maker Thanks Amber!
Lance Snack Crackers 2/$4 {New}
DOUBLE $1/1 coupon from 12/5 SS
Final Price: Free Thanks Lavish Living 4 Less
Orville Redenbacher $2 {New}
DOUBLE $1/1 Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Pop Corn from All You Jan 2011
Final Price: FREE Thanks Amber!
Kikkoman Soy Sauce, 5oz $1.29 {New}
DOUBLE $1/1 printable, no size restriction
Final Price: FREE Thanks Amber!
Green Giant Frozen Vegatables $1 {New}
DOUBLE: .50/1 Green Giant Coupon
Final Price: FREE Thanks Fab FruGAL Christina!
Emerald Nut Canister $2 {New}
DOUBLE $1/1 printable Emerald Nut Coupon
Final Price: FREE Thanks Fab FruGAL Jamie!
Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner $2.00 (price good through 2/2)
DOUBLE $1/2 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner 1/2/2011 SS Insert
Final Price $1.00
Lysol Complete Clean Mold and Mildew Remover 32 oz $2.00
$1/2 Lysol Bathroom Cleaner or Mildew Remover 1/2/2011 SS Insert
Final Price $1.00
Lysol Bathroom Cleaner $2.00
DOUBLE $1/2 Lysol Bathroom Cleaner or Mildew Remover 1/2/2011 SS Insert
Final Price $1.00
Halls Cough Drops 40 pack $1.49
DOUBLE $.50/1 Halls Cough Drops 1/2/2011 SS
Final Price $.49
Arm & Hammer Detergent $3.79 {New}
DOUBLE $1.00/1 Arm and Hammer Detergent Coupon
Final Price: $1.79 Thanks Fab FruGAL Carianne
Nature Made BOGO Sale – use 2 coupons for each item and double each coupon to get final price
Vitamin C 100 ct $6.89
DOUBLE (2) $1/1 Nature Made Vitamin C 1/2/2011 SS
Final Price $2.89 for TWO
Vitamin D 90 ct $5.09
DOUBLE (2) $1/1 Nature Made Vitamin D 1/2/2011 SS
Final Price $1.09 for TWO
Vitamin B12 100 ct $6.69
DOUBLE (2) $1/1 Nature Made Vitamin B 1/2/2011 SS
Final Price: $2.69 for TWO
Calcium 130 ct $12.69
DOUBLE (2) $1/1 Nature Made Calcium 1/2/2011 SS
Final Price: $8.69 for TWO
Multivitamin 60 ct $10.49
DOUBLE (2) $1/1 Nature Made Multivitamin, any 1/2/2011 SS
Final Price $6.49 for TWO
Co-enzyme Q 10 30 ct $21.99
Use (2) $5/1 CoQ10 coupons
Final Price $11.99 for 2
Halls Drops $1.19
DOUBLE: $1/2 from 11/7 SS
Final Price: $.19
Wholly Guacamole $2.99
DOUBLE: $1.00 Printable Guacamole Coupon
Final Price: $.99
Coffee-mate Creamer $2.29 (until March 3rd)
DOUBLE: .75/1 printable coupon $1/1 Coffee Mate Coupon or creamer coupon or new coffeemate facebook coupon
Final Price: as low as .29
Dannon Yogurt 6 oz .50
DOUBLE .50/6 Dannon Coupon or $1/6 Dannon Coupon
Final Price: as low as .16 each
Lean Cuisine Frozen Bags $3.29 {New}
DOUBLE $1/1 from 1/5 SS
Final Price: $1.29
Pillsbury Cookie Dough (in the tubes) $1.99
DOUBLE $.55/2 Pillsbury Cookie Dough Coupon
Final Price: $1.44
Rhodes Warm N Serve Rolls $2.50
DOUBLE: $1/1 Rhodes coupon or Warm and Serve Coupon
Final Price: .50
Ronzoni Pasta $1.69-$2.19
DOUBLE: $.55/1 Ronzoni coupon {zip 90210}
$1/2 Ronzoni Smart Taste
$1/2 Ronzoni Smart Taste
$0.75/1 Ronzoni Smart Taste
$0.75/1 Ronzoni Garden Delight
$1/2 Ronzoni Healthy Harvest
$1/2 Ronzoni Healthy Harvest
Final Price: as low as FREE
Blue Diamond Almonds 6 oz can $2.50
DOUBLE: $.60/2 from 12/5 SS
Final Price: $1.90
Truvia sweetener 40 packets $3.79
DOUBLE:$1/1 Truvia Natural Sweetener
Final Price: $1.69
Muir Glen Diced or Crushes Tomatoes 28 oz $3.39 {organic}
DOUBLE $1/2 Muir Glen Coupon or $1/1 Muir Glen Product (IE) Printable (FF)
Final Price: $2.39-$1.39
Jose Ole Taquitos or Mini Tacos $4.49
DOUBLE: $1/1 Jose Ole coupon
Final Price: $2.49
Johnsons Baby Lotion or Wash $3.39 {New}
DOUBLE: $1/1 from 1/9 SS2
Final Price: $1.39
Desitin Baby Diaper Rash Cream $4.89 {New}
DOUBLE: $1/1 from 1/9 SS2
Final Price: $2.89
Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner $2.99 {New}
DOUBLE $1/2 from
Final Price: $1.99
Buy 2 Glade Odor Fighter $4.49 {New}
DOUBLE (2) $1/1 from 1/09 SS2
OOP: $4.98
Get $2 Glade catalina
Final Price: $2.98 or $1.49 each
Buy 2 Glade Plug-in Refill 3 pk $3.59 {New}
DOUBLE $1/2 from 1/09 SS2
OOP: $5.18
Get $1 Glade catalina
Final Price: $4.18 or $2.09 each
4 Steps to Becoming the Master of Your Stockpile
Is it just for kicks and giggles?
So you can SHOP FROM YOUR PANTRY! You know, your pantry, that place chock full of food you’ve been purchasing? Hopefully you’ve been stocking up (aka: NOT hoarding) when you find an item at a rock bottom price!
STEP 1 – MAKE A LIST
What are the top 20 items you use most frequently from your pantry? Look through your cupboards and closets. What do you have in there? What are you always running out of? Maybe look at your recipes to see what you need the most of.
STEP 2 – DECIDE ON YOUR PERSONAL PRICE POINT
Since these are the items you are using the most, these are the things you want to pay rock bottom prices on. Now, of course, some items you just won’t be able to get on coupon. That’s OK – because you’re saving $ on a whole lot of other items! Feel free to use our personal price point list. We also always try to let you know when we’re stocking up on something. Keep in mind, when it’s SUPER exciting for us, we always place a special order with our stores manager.
STEP 3 – ACQUIRE COUPONS
You can’t stock up at rock bottom prices if you don’t have a coupon for every single item you purchase. That is why I am personally getting 6 copies of the Sunday paper. When there is something I REALLY want a lot of, I’ll go purchase coupons on eBay.
STEP 4 – STOCK UP!
When the item is on sale (a GOOD sale), that is when it’s time to stock up! PLEASE, don’t feel that this means you can go in and clear the shelves at every store near you. When it’s something we use all the time (like Prego), we place an order with the manager. This way they order EXTRA for us and we don’t have to worry about taking product off the shelves. I like to get a 3-12 month supply. Keep in mind EXPIRATION DATES! Don’t get it if you can’t use it before it expires!
Here are a few items on my top 20 list:
Salad Dressing
BBQ Sauce
Brownie Mix (a staple in my husbands diet)
Mayonnaise
Chocolate Chips (again, a staple in my husbands diet)
Now you’ve got the stuff, what do you do???
The Fab FruGAL’s are here to help!
What is your #1 can’t live with out gotta have it always running out of pantry item?!
Are you new to this couponing thing? We’ve got all the basics laid out for you in our Couponing 101 post! We’ll show you where to collect coupons, how to organize them, and how to use them effectively! Join in on all our fun and you can be a fab fruGAL too! You can subscribe to our FREE newsletter and join us on Facebook!
Every week we’re talking about how to save loads of money at
Live in the Northwest? Be sure to see all the hot deals at our favorite grocery stores!
Extra Albertsons Doublers
Looking for doubles to use the last two days of the fab Albertsons sale? We’ve got extras from our source! (Thank you Melanie!)
Monica was a gem and went and picked up a stack from Melanie, who has some available for you in the Chinden/Veterans Parkway area {you can email her direct for this area: howard.mk at hotmail dot com}.
So that means we also have some in the SW Boise area! Just email us at fabulesslyfrugal at gmail dot com and we’ll give you the exact location in whichever area you’d like! Woot! Have fun!
Catch up on the Albertsons Double Deals, More Albertsons Buys, and Albertsons Scenarios! Remember that the last day of this sale is TUESDAY the 12th!
Disclosure: We. Make. Money.
Yep – we sure do.
Do you think we’d be spending hours and hours on this blog since 2008 just for fun!? Do you think we’re crazy?
Sure, we love it (IT being, working on this blog!). If we didn’t, we’d stop! We’ll be the first to admit it is certainly more fun to bring in a little extra cash doing something you enjoy!
Why in sam hill are we telling you this? The FTC came out with new regulations for bloggers effective 12/1/09. If we make money on a post. We’re supposed to let our readers know. We could give you the boring shmoring disclosure you’ve been reading everywhere else. But that just isn’t who we are!
Yes, dearest readers, because of you, we’re ROLLING in the DOUGH! HA!>
When Cathy started this site, it was merely to share info with friends and family. Nothing more. About 4 months into it, we tossed around the idea of putting up a few “ads”. We weren’t in it for the $, but we did think if we could pull in a few extra dollars to justify to our husbands all the time we were putting into it, we wouldn’t object (nor would our hubbys). So we went for it.
Here are a few things you should know:
- We are very particular about the “ads” we put up.
- 98% of the time, we try the offer out ourselves to see if it’s really worth it
- We only put up about 1% of the slew of “offers” out there.
We do this because we want you, our fab readers, to know that what we are posting is worthwhile. Our time is precious. We refuse to post every single thing out there (goodness, there is a lot of it!)… and frankly, we don’t think you’d read us if we did. What’s the point of me telling you this? If we post it, we believe in it. If we are a little unsure of the offer, but we post it anyway (because it sounds pretty darn good, but we didn’t have time to try it out ourselves), we’ll let you know!
If you like us and appreciate the hours we spend sitting on our fannys getting bloggers butt, then simply click through our site when heading to coupons.com, or restaurant.com, or amazon.com (to name a few). See the banners over there on the sidebar? They aren’t there for decoration (well, OK – some of them are). Feel free to click on them! You just may send a few pennies our way!
So now on to the nitty gritty. Here is a list of companies we are affiliated with:
Logical Media,
My Savings Media
Escalate (coupons.com)
Amazon.com (we are apart of the Amazon Associates program. We get 4-8% of the purchase you make after clicking through our site!)
Idaho Statesman (yep, if you get the newspaper deal and tell them that Fabulessly Frugal sent you, we get a kickback! Thanks for dropping our name when you subscribe!!)
Idaho Press Tribune (same here – make sure you tell them that you want the Fabulessly Frugal newspaper deal!)
LinkShare
Commission Junction
Google AdSense
eBay
RedPlum
ShareSale
You know who is missing from this list? Albertsons! No, we do not get paid by them, but don’t you think we should? We are always talking about them!
And what about these fab fellas?
- Dr. Olsen gave us some free treatment so we could fairly review his practice. Guess what, after having him work on me twice, I was hooked and would go see him whether or not I paid for the treatment! I take ALL OF MY KIDLETS to him now too! I have to drive 17 minutes to get to him – and it’s WORTH IT!
- Dr. Sam Smith, my orthodontist, kindly wrote off the last portion of my bill in exchange for some advertising. This was pretty nice since my husband had just lost his job. This guy is just all around good!
So thanks for supporting our site
by clicking on links and banner ads…
that’s why this site is still alive and kickin!
As always…
We ♥ our readers!!
Today’s Coupons
Have you even cracked opened one of your 5-6 papers today?
If you are an Idaho Statesman subscriber, simply call 377-NEWS to request a vacation stop.
If you are an Idaho Press Tribune Subscriber you may have a harder time getting your paper put on hold. I’ve been told the minimum length of “vacation stop” is anywhere from 3 to 7 days.
This is Why I Coupon!
Tonight for dinner we had spaghetti and for Dessert we had pie and ice cream.
Our One Year Stats!
Just for fun we thought we would post our stats for our 1st year! It’s fun to see how we’ve grown!!
VISITS
October 2008: 177
April 2009: 31,358
September 2009: 54,986
TOTAL: 303,076
Blog Followers: 391
Facebook Group Members: 557
Facebook Fan Friends:449
Twitter Buddies: 160
RSS Feed Subscribers: 794
email Subscribers: 261
Comments:
OCTOBER 2008: 4
APRIL 2009: 462 (we ran our 2nd & 3rd contests this month!)
SEPTEMBER 2009: 395
TOTAL: 5888
Posts:
OCTOBER 2008: 13
APRIL 2009: 135
SEPTEMBER 2009: 128
FIRST YEAR TOTAL: 1244
Albertsons Posts: 246
Freebies Posted: 224
Our favorite run of comments: The Old Navy Weekly post one night in June. A bunch of us were talking via the comments while we (not so patiently) waited for the site to update! We got silly and had a blast!!!
We Love the Sunday Paper and Albertsons Doubles!!
If you recall, I told you how fun it was to open my front door Sunday mornings and see a load of newspapers out front.
- Where have you found your doublers (did you get any Fab Utah Readers??)?
- And what double ideas do you have??
- I’ll be posting my ideas later (time to get ready for church!!). In the mean time, you can check out our previous Albies posts for some ideas (just double the coupon value to get your new final cost!).
Albertsons 8/12-8/18
Here are your Albertsons printable shopping lists – Thanks PYP!
IDAHO
NEVADA
UTAH
WASHINGTON
CALIFORNIA – SOUTHERN
If you have no idea what this PRINTABLE SHOPPING LIST IS, then you MUST go see our pictorial about using this FABULESS tool!
Time to cash in on the Kraft=FREE Groceries Promo! Buy $25 worth of the following items and get $5 catalina and a rebate form to submit for $20!
Check out Yesterday’s Preview for the HOT POST CEREAL SALE and your meat and produce deals (plus some scenarios and a hint about Sundays ad!).
California Pizza Kitchen For One $2.50
$1/1 CPK in 5/17 Smart Source
Digiorno For One & Flat Bread Melts $2.50
$.75/1 DiGiorno Flatbread Melts 5/17 Smart Source
California Pizza Kitchen (12″) $6.00
$1/1 CPK in 5/17 Smart Source
$1.00/1 CPK from Coupons.com
$1.00/1 bricks coupon
or find some CPK Coupons on eBay
DiGiorno Pizza (12″) $6.00
$1.50/1 DiGiorno Crispy Flatbread Frozen Pizza, any 5/17 Smart Source
Capri Sun Juice Drink $2.00
You can find various tearpad coupons that combine Nabisco/Chips Ahoy and Capri Sun Coupons on eBay
Chips Ahoy! Cookies $2.50
Chips Ahoy Coupons on eBay
Crackerfuls Crackers $2.50
$1/1 in 7/12 Smart Source
Crystal Light Drink Mix (any variety) $2.50-$3.99
$2 off WYB Crystal Light & Wheat Thins on eBay
Jell-O Gelatin snacks $3.00
$.60/1 SS 8/9
$1/2 SS 7/12
$.60/1
Kraft Easy mac or Velveeta Cups $1/1
$1/2 SS 8/9
BOGO FREE SS 8/9
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner $.49
$1/2 SS 8/9
Kraft Natural Cheese Slices (7-8oz) $3.00
$1/2 RP 8/9
Kraft Natural Shredded or Chunk Cheese (8oz) $1.67
$1 off 2 pounds Cheese (you’ll need to purchase 4 packs in order to use this coupon)
Kraft Singles $2.50
$1/2 RP 8/9
Kraft String Cheese (12oz) $3.00
Nabisco Toasted Chips $2.50
$.75/2 SS 7/26
Philadelphia Cream Cheese $1.67
$1/2 RP 8/9
Ritz Crackers (13-16oz) $2.50
B1 Ritz Crackers, G1 Wheat Thins FREE 5/17 SSOR Find Ritz/Wheat Thin coupons on eBay
Starbucks Coffee (12oz) $6.99
$1/1 SS 7/26
Wheat Thins or Triscuit Crackers $2.50
B1 Ritz Crackers, G1 Wheat Thins FREE 5/17 SS
OR Find Ritz/Wheat Thin coupons on eBay
Have fun getting your FREE groceries!
