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Would You Like To Have A Money Saving or Coupon Class?

thriftycas — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:47:15 +0000

We are very excited to introduce a new resource to help you save even more money! We love being The Thrifty Couple and helping others learn from our mistakes while providing the tools and money-saving skills we have learned in our long journey from Deep in Debt to Debt Free! We have additionally loved hearing from each of you in how you have benefited and been impacted by our own mistakes, trials and financial/money-saving successes that we pass along to you! But now – we want to come out and meet you and provide you our hands-on advice, resources and tips to continue helping you save even more money!

One of our ongoing goals is to help as many as we can in as many ways as we can! We shared recently how Alex now works from home now and all of his work is computer/internet based. This means that we can travel and work from anywhere. So the next step in sharing our money saving tips, advice and resources is to be able to be out there, meeting you and sharing with you, your friends, family and neighbors in a money-saving or coupon class.

We have taught hundreds of classes since 2007 and took a break from teaching this past year, but we are ready to start up again – and this time not just in our own area, but all over! We are working these classes in some of our planned family travels to be able to come to many different areas! This means that a class could be available to you in your area!

What is a Coupon Class?

A coupon class is where we will spend around two hours teaching you the tricks of the trade, coupon organization, where to find coupons, how to use your coupons, how to find the deals, tips and tricks for shopping and help answer any questions or concerns that you or your guests may have!

What is a Money Saving Class?

This class provides information on general financial and household stewardship and covers topics such as budgeting, family and marital finances, ways to drop your budget and save more money, ways to earn extra income as a couple and family, how to meet financial goals, tips to becoming debt-free and more with Q&A! This class can also be customized to one category as desired.

How long is each class?

This will vary depending on what group we are sharing the information with and what topic is discussed. As a general rule, each class is generally just under two hours, but can be longer/shorter to meet the specific needs of the group!

How much is a class?

We will do our best to make the classes as cheap and even free when we can. Our goal is to help others as much as we can for as cheap as we can, but we generally ask for a $5 suggested donation per person with some classes requiring no charge at all – feel free to ask us for more details when you contact us.

Where are the classes held?

This is where we rely on you! We love to teach in homes in a more intimate setting, but we also love to speak to larger groups as well in any type of facility!

If I decide to host/organize a class, what is involved?

Very little really. It is just a matter of providing a facility (home, church, business, etc.) and inviting your friends, family, neighbors and/or coworkers to attend (we can provide you sample text to make it easier for you!).

We have a form that you can fill out below if you are interested in hosting or attending a class.

Here is a schedule so far (if your area is not listed yet, feel free to submit a request as it will help us to determine where to go next!)

We are looking to book Southern California and Las Vegas immediately!

November 1st – November 9th, 2011:

Southern California including Orange County and San Diego (Booking Now)

November 10th – 15th, 2011:

Las Vegas including surrounding areas (Booking Now)

February and March 2012 (exact dates to still be determined):

Midwest including Chicago and surrounding areas
Jackson, Michigan and surrounding areas
Denver and Surrounding areas
Lincoln/Omaha, Nebraska and surrounding areas
Des Moines, Iowa and surrounding areas
And More along that route from Utah to Michigan!

Anytime in our schedule that is open:

Utah
Southern Idaho

Feel free to enter your information below and we would love to contact you about possibly setting up a class! We would love to meet you and get to know you better – we can’t wait!

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New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 9/1 – 9/7

thriftycas — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:45:08 +0000

A new week of grocery store sales are starting at many grocery stores today. There are new Grocery Smarts lists with the grocery store ads with coupon match-ups for the best prices! This is a FREE website to use and the lists are customizable.

If you are looking for a passport to the Grocery Smarts website for the different states, here they are for the states that Grocery Smarts is in: Just go to www.grocerysmarts.com and enter the passport from the state you want to shop in!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

Introducing More Utah For Less Plus Giveaways Galore

thriftyal — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:46:05 +0000

As many of you already know, we have been working diligently to make The Thrifty Couple a national site to promote thrifty, frugal living and sharing our experiences and deals along the way. We love it and have enjoyed seeing it grow and become known across our beautiful country! Our dedication to providing this information to you is non-stop and will only increase as each month passes by!

Each week, however, we are asked by readers local to us on why we don’t post more about Utah. Obviously we want the information we share on The Thrifty Couple to be the most relevant to the most readers! However, we want to establish a Utah voice as well. Therefore, we are pleased to introduce a new site to you – More Utah For Less!

The new site will be dedicated to what the title says in a nutshell: How can you experience More Utah….For Less money? The site will focus on reviews of Utah-specific attractions, restaurants, and events while showing you how to experience them without paying full price. We are also debuting something called BlogFrog…a way to build the community. We would love to hear from our The Thrifty Couple readers if you would like to see the same here!

Check out the site…and while you are there you can enter a couple of our giveaways going right now.

Please stop by. And yes, if you want to help spread the word and check us out, you are more than welcome to enter our giveaways on that site as well without even having ever visited our beautiful state.

HOT Newspaper Deals For ALL of UTAH – Historic Low at ONLY $19.99 a Year!

thriftycas — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:37:43 +0000

We are so excited to share this deal with you! Why? Well, in our many years of couponing, one tool that we know that has contributed to the highest percent of savings is having the Sunday paper for the coupons!

Let’s break it down:

The #1 Resource/Tool needed to save the most money is coupons
There are coupons from many places (mail, printable, newspapers) but 70% of the coupons you use come out of the newspaper! THIS IS HUGE! That means that to save 70% more than what you are saving now, the coupons from the newspaper are needed!
Although there are many sources of coupons, many stores will not take printable coupons (second major source of coupons) and so this means that your newspaper coupons are your RELIABLE source of savings = essential resource to achieve your low spending goals!

Facts regarding coupons!

Even if you do not use one single food coupon, your savings alone from personal care items and household items alone brings in massive savings!
The average coupon value today is $1.40 each – most packets include dozens and dozens of coupons = a lot of value
We treat our coupons like cash because that is what they are!

HERE’S THE BEST PART

NEWSPAPERS FOR THE COUPONS ONLY .38 FOR THE WEEK!!

Why is this so great!! Well, we have not seen the newspapers this low in the many, many years that we have been couponing! Buying them in the stand is $1.50 – $2 each!!

This is for the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret Morning News
These two newspapers deliver all across the state of Utah
You will receive the weekend edition (which includes Sunday where the coupons are located) delivered to your door and then the e-edition Monday-Thursday.
PLUS they have extra coupon packets that the other newspapers in the state do not have.
You can get up to 8 newspapers at this cost
Even if you are a current subscriber, we can add more to what you currently receive.

And although the value of the coupons in each newspaper is over $100, you will probably only use around $10 – $40 worth of coupons for your families needs = investment .75 and the return on investment = $10-$40!!!!

Here’s how this works:

One newspaper for $19.99 for the WHOLE Year = $19.99
Two newspapers for $19.99 each for the year = $39.98
Three newspapers for $19.99 each for the year = $59.97
Four newspapers for $19.99 each for the year = $79.96
Five newspapers for $19.99 each for the year = $99.95
Six newspapers for $19.99 each for the year = $119.94
Seven newspapers for $19.99 each for the year = $139.93
Eight newspapers for $19.99 each for the year = $159.92

HERE’S THE BAD PART!

This deal is only good for a short time – then it will probably disappear for a while again!

So if you live in Utah and have realized that you are in need of the newspaper, or in need of adding more to your current subscriptions, then email us at thriftyus -at- thethriftycouple . com (remove spaces) to receive the details on this promotion!

EVEN Better – refer your friends and get a little money back – both of you win, and your newspaper is even lower!

We have personally been getting 4 newspapers for many years, we are going to be increasing ours to 8!!! YAY for stockup!

Be sure to find out how to use them for maximum savings by reading our previous post!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 8/25 – 8/31

thriftycas — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:27:11 +0000

A new week of grocery store sales are starting at many grocery stores today. There are new Grocery Smarts lists with the grocery store ads with coupon match-ups for the best prices! Go HERE to find your favorite store and the sale with coupons for Utah!

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 8/18 – 8/24

thriftycas — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:48:36 +0000

A new week of grocery store sales are starting at many grocery stores today. There are new Grocery Smarts lists with the grocery store ads with coupon match-ups for the best prices! Go HERE to find your favorite store and the sale with coupons for Utah!

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

City Deals Discounted Gift Card Clearance

thriftycas — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:24:10 +0000

We have mentioned City Deals a few times and they are a great place to start your savings at a particular restaurant or business. Why? Well, everyday you can buy gift for 10% off or a 10% bonus (meaning 10% additional was added to the gift card). We have used them for years!

Every once in a while – they offer some sales and clearances on the Citydeals website. While right now they are having an incredible clearance today until items are sold out – and they sell out fast!

Remember that these are gift cards- which essentially means you are getting a discount on cash. Stretch your gift card further by combing with store coupons and discounts too when you go to use your gift cards.

They are offering deals for some nationwide stores:

Fanzz Sports Shop (perfect for the Thrifty Man in your life)

Buy 4 $10 gift cards for $8.00 each (20% off)

Cold Stone Creamery

Cold Stone $20 gift cards for $16.00 (20% 0ff)

Cinemark Movie Theatres

Date pack of (2) Classic Supersaver Prepaid Admission Tickets, and (2) Concession Supersaver Prepaid Vouchers valued at $32.50 for only $26 (save 20%)

Golf Hub Online Store

Gold Hub online golf store (perfect for Christmas, birthdays or just because) $50.00 gift certificate for only $30.00 (save 40%) Only 12 left!

Plentiful Pantry Online

Plentiful Pantry online store $50.00 gift certificate for only $20.00 (save 60%) ONLY 7 left!

Also, they include a clearance for businesses in a few local areas right now at an even deeper discount.

Utah Clearance Deals: 169 businesses on clearance right now (the local area discount gift cards sell very fast!!). Here are a few that we loved.

Chuck E. Cheese $20 gift certificates for $9.00 (55% discount)
Maggie Moos $20 gift certificates for $9.00 (55% discount)
Smoothie King $20 gift certificates for $9.00 (55% discount)
Taco Time $20 gift certificates for $8.00 (60% discount)
5 Buck Pizza $25 gift certificates for $11.25 (one of our favorites and 55% off!!)
Traflaga Fun Center $30 gift certificates for $13.50 (55% discount)
And many, many more!! Including spas, activities, restaurants, and shopping! Hurry for best selection!

Arizona Clearance Deals: 191 businesses on clearance right now. Here are a few.

Lady Bug House of Sandwiches $25 gift certificates for $15 (40% discount)
Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Company $$25 gift certificates for $15 (40% discount and only 17 left!)
Red Sage Restaurant $20 gift certificates for $12 (40% discount and only 10 left!)
And many, many more – including spas, activities, restaurants, and shopping! Hurry for best selection!

PLUS – FREE Shipping on all orders!!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 8/4 – 8/10

thriftycas — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:20:53 +0000

It is another week of grocery deals! There are new Grocery Smarts lists with the grocery store ads with coupon match-ups for the best prices! Go HERE to find your favorite store and the sale with coupons for Utah!

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 7/28 – 8/03

thriftycas — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:14:53 +0000

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 7/21 – 7/27

thriftycas — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:31:51 +0000

Today starts a new week for many grocery stores. There are new Grocery Smarts lists with the grocery store ads with coupon match-ups for the best prices! Go HERE to find your favorite store and the sale with coupons for Utah!

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 7/14 – 7/20

thriftycas — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:20:27 +0000

Yesterday was the start of a new week for many grocery stores. There are new Grocery Smarts lists with the grocery store ads with coupon match-ups for the best prices! Go HERE to find your favorite store and the sale with coupons for Utah!

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 7/7 – 7/13

thriftycas — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:33:39 +0000

It’s a start of a new week for many grocery stores. There are new Grocery Smarts lists with the grocery store ads with coupon match-ups for the best prices! Go HERE to find your favorite store and the sale with coupons for Utah!

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 6/30 – 7/6

thriftycas — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:29:46 +0000

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 6/23 – 6/29

thriftycas — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:10:20 +0000

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 6/16 – 6/22

thriftycas — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:34:04 +0000

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

Also, as the newspaper is needed to get 70% of coupon savings (in addition to many Utah stores no longer accepting printables), we can also get you the lowest price on the newspaper for Utah as there is an incredible rock bottom sale on them right now! (and Nevada as low as .57!). Please email us at thriftyus @ the thrifty couple.com (remove spaces) with your Utah or Nevada inquiry.

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 6/9 – 6/15

thriftycas — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:26:14 +0000

We will post on extra deals that we find later too!

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

HOT Newspaper Deals For ALL of UTAH!!

thriftycas — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:51:21 +0000

Let’s break it down:

The #1 Resource/Tool needed to save the most money is coupons
There are coupons from many places (mail, printable, newspapers) but 70% of the coupons you use come out of the newspaper! THIS IS HUGE! That means that to save 70% more than what you are saving now, the coupons from the newspaper are needed!
Although there are many sources of coupons, many stores will not take printable coupons (second major source of coupons) and so this means that your newspaper coupons are your RELIABLE source of savings = essential resource to achieve your low spending goals!

Facts regarding coupons!

Even if you do not use one single food coupon, your savings alone from personal care items and household items alone brings in massive savings!
The average coupon value today is $1.40 each – most packets include dozens and dozens of coupons = a lot of value
We treat our coupons like cash because that is what they are!

HERE’S THE BEST PART

NEWSPAPERS FOR THE COUPONS ONLY .75 FOR THE WHOLE WEEK!!

Why is this so great!! Well, we have not seen the newspapers this low in nearly 2 years! Buying them in the stand is $1.50 – $2 each!!

This is for the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret Morning News

These two newspapers deliver all across the state of Utah

You will receive the weekend edition (which includes Sunday where the coupons are located) delivered to your door and then the e-edition Monday-Thursday.

PLUS they have extra coupon packets that the other newspapers in the state do not have

You can get up to 4 newspapers at this cost

Even if you are a current subscriber, we can add more to what you currently receive.

Three of these Equals

This

Here’s how this works:

One newspaper for $39 for the WHOLE Year = $39
Two newspapers for $39 each for the year = $78
Three newspapers for $39 each for the year = $117
Four newspapers for $39 each for the year = $156

HERE’S THE BAD PART!

This deal is only good for a couple of days – then it will probably disappear for a while again!

Be sure to find out how to use them for maximum savings by reading our previous post!

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 6/2 – 6/8

thriftycas — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:46:31 +0000

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

Also, as the newspaper is needed to get 70% of coupon savings (in addition to many Utah stores no longer accepting printables), we can also get you the lowest price on the newspaper for Utah (and Nevada as low as .57!). Please email us at thriftyus @ the thrifty couple.com (remove spaces) with your Utah or Nevada inquiry.

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 5/26 – 6/1

thriftycas — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:11:26 +0000

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!

Also, as the newspaper is needed to get 70% of coupon savings (in addition to many Utah stores no longer accepting printables), we can also get you the lowest price on the newspaper for Utah (and Nevada!). Please email us at thriftyus @ the thrifty couple.com (remove spaces) with your Utah or Nevada inquiry.

New Week of Grocery Store Sales with Coupon Matchups 5/19 – 5/25

thriftycas — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:11:17 +0000

Utah: g84rcm

Nevada: g89cjm

E. Washington: g99kkt

So. California: g92ro1

Idaho: g83ro1

Arizona: g85ro1

For information on how to grocery shop to get the lowest prices, go HERE!