Jill Cataldo's Super-Couponing

Several readers have put together a nice deal on All laundry detergent at Jewel!

Readers DaisyRuiz1 and MomOf4 spotted a new coupon book at Jewel filled with store coupons. It's found near the pharmacy and contains, among other things, a store coupon for $1.50 off All Free and Clear detergent. Grab that (it's limit 1 per transaction.)

All is priced at $2.99 through 4/28. Reader Eztupp suggested combining that deal with the "Spend $15, Get $5" SavingStar ecoupon offer through 4/10. If you loaded this ecoupon when it was available, you can split this offer across multiple transactions - remember to scan your Jewel card each time to get credit though. You can use coupons with this SavingStar offer, but the post-store-coupon total is typically what SavingStar considers as the selling price.

UPDATE: Just back from my Jewel, where I finally found the new coupon books. The store coupons are limit one per CUSTOMER but they say "limit 2 bottles per transaction." They do NOT ring off two bottles even if the coupon is scanned twice. My store says the limit 2 is a misprint.

The 3/10 RP has a $2-off-2.
Buy two All (one MUST be Free and Clear) at $2.99 each for $5.98
Use $2-off-2 and $1.50 store coupon: $2.48
Pay $2.48 for two detergents - $1.24 each!

That's already a fantastic deal. But it gets better with the addition of multiple coupons and SavingStar. Note that if you are doing multiple transactions, the store coupons are one per CUSTOMER. And, your POST-STORE-COUPON total is what counts toward SavingStar.

This week's syndicated Super-Couponing Tips column is entitled "Dig these digital savings tools." Here's an excerpt:

Dear Jill,

Is there an app or other tool for comparing product prices? I don’t have a lot of time for comparing newspaper ads and am hoping you can suggest another way to make sure I buy at the best price. I shop at three different stores and would love to know who has the best prices for what I need this week. Thanks for all of your great advice!

Read this entire column at NWI.com.

My Super-Couponing Tips column appears in newspapers around the country to a weekly readership of over 20 million people!

View an archive of past Super-Couponing Tips columns

No April Fooling in this post... just a bunch of new, high-value printable coupons released today!

From Coupons.com:

$1.50 off one
Marzetti Caramel Dip product

$1.00 off
Weight Watchers Frozen Novelty Carton

$1 off 2
Kellogg's Cinnamon Jacks™ cereal

$0.55 off any
Pepper sauce from TABASCO brand

$2.00 off
John Frieda Luxurious Volume Hair Care

$1.00 off TWO
Any flavor Cheerios cereals

$1.00 off
BOCA Meatless Product

$1.50 off
Jergens Crema Body Collection

Here are your new SavingStar offers for today! Click the banner above to load these SavingStar ecoupons:

NEW TODAY:
- Save 50¢ when you buy TWO (2) BOXES any flavor/variety Betty Crocker® Fruit Shapes (exp. 4/30)
- Save 50¢ when you buy TWO (2) CUPS any flavor Yoplait® Greek yogurt (exp. 4/30)
- Save 50¢ when you buy ONE BOX (1) Original Cheerios® (exp. 4/30)
- Save 40¢ when you buy SIX (6) CUPS any variety Yoplait® Yogurt (exp. 4/30)
- Save 30¢ when you buy ONE (1) CUP any flavor Liberté® Greek or Liberté® Méditerranée® yogurt (exp. 4/30)
- Save $1.00 when you buy TWO (2) PACKAGES any variety Pillsbury® Refrigerated Cookie Dough (exp. 4/30)
- Save 50¢ when you buy ONE BOX (1) Cinnamon Toast Crunch® cereal (exp. 4/30)
- Save 75¢ when you buy any ONE BOX (1) Fiber One® cereal (exp. 4/30)
- Save 75¢ when you buy ONE BOX (1) Multi Grain Cheerios® cereal (exp. 4/30)
- Save 50¢ when you buy ONE (1) PACKAGE any flavor 5 OZ. OR LARGER Green Giant™ Veggie Snack Chips (exp. 4/30)
- Save $1.00 when you buy FIVE (5) any flavor/variety Totino's® Crisp Crust Party Pizza® (exp. 4/30)
- Save 50¢ when you buy any ONE (1) BOX Chex® cereal (exp. 4/30)
- Save 50¢ when you buy any ONE (1) BOX Cocoa Puffs® cereal (exp. 4/30)

Here's a list of all of the inserts that have expired within the last two months. If you have any of the following inserts in your files, you can pull them out and recycle them - all of the coupons inside each insert have expired.

Inserts marked with an asterisk are new since March's list:

March 2013
* 3/3 DR PEPPER
* 3/3 PG

February 2013
* 2/17 PG

January 2013
01-27 PG

December 2012
* 12-02 RP
* 12-09 RP
12-09 PARADE
* 12-30 PG

November 2012
* 11-04 RP
* 11-11 SS
11-11 RP
11-18 PARADE
* 11-18 SS
11-28 RP

October 2012
* 10-07 RP
* 10-07 SS
10-14 RP
* 10-21 SS
* 10-28 RP

September 2012
* 09-09 SS1
* 09-09 SS2
* 09-23 SS
* 09-30 RP

August 2012
* 08-12 RP
08-19 SS

All You Magazine Issues
* August 2012 All You

As I reflect on almost five years of writing about coupons and deals, I've seen many changes. Coupon values have changed; policies have changed; frequencies of great sales have changed. One thing that hasn't changed? My love for cooking on a budget! Over the past two weeks I've experimented with posting deals earlier than I have in the past, which honestly has been more of a workload and time undertaking than I anticipated. I've been considering lightening up some of my deal blogging and shifting my focus to writing about eating on a budget and sharing recipes with you that focus on eating well on less. Over the years, I've learned some unusual and wonderful methods of gourmet cooking for budget-conscious families that I think many of you will enjoy! As I take a break from deal writing, I hope you enjoy my first installment of "Cooler Cookin' With Jill!"

Cooler Cookin' with Jill: Sous-Vide Steaks

As a cooking show junkie, I've been fascinated with the sous-vide cookers many of the top chefs use on television. A sous-vide water oven is a kitchen appliance that cooks meats and vegetables in vacuum-sealed pouches in a heated water bath. Think a slow cooker without the variable heat on-off cycles that a slow cooker utilizes -- as well as the absence of air. If you've eaten a steak or chicken breast in a restaurant and thought, "I can't believe how tender and juicy this is," chances are that it was cooked sous-vide.

Sous-vide is French for "under vacuum," though in cooking terms, it refers to the method of cooking to a specific degree in a water bath. Benefits of sous-vide cooking? When you cook to a specific, consistent degree in the absence of air, food consistencies develop that are simply impossible to duplicate with traditional air-heat cooking methods. (Remember the gastronomic dinner I attended and blogged about last year? The egg and salmon dishes shown in that post were cooked this way.)

Sous-vide cooking is usually done with a sous-vide water oven such as this one, though a "bargain-priced" cooker will cost you more than $300. That's a hefty investment if you'll only cook sous-vide occasionally. Fortunately, there's another way. I'm going to teach you to cook the best steaks ever in a cooler. If a cooler keeps cold things cold, it can also keep hot things hot. Believe it! Your cooler can get hot enough to cook steaks and more.

You will need:
- A cooler
- Ziploc freezer bags and a drinking straw OR a vacuum sealer and bags
- A cooking thermometer (I used a candy thermometer)
- Steaks (I used four boneless sirloin steaks)

TWO DAYS LEFT TO BUY!

Here's a new LivingSocial deal for the indoor waterpark lovers: A one-night stay at the Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells for six for $169! (WE LOVE this place. We've been to Wilderness up there too, which is great, but we love the Kahalari even more! It's huge, but the water park is all in one building, which is a huge plus.)

The package includes:

- A One-Night Stay for Up to Six Guests in a Two-Bedroom, Two-Bathroom Suite Sundays through Thursdays ($169) or Fridays ($199)
- Waterpark Admission for All Guests from Noon on Day of Arrival to Closing on Day of Departure (Valid for Wisconsin Location Only)
- Indoor Theme Park Passes for Up to Six Guests
- Combine Vouchers to Stay for Up to Three Nights

Promotion valid April 7 - May 9, 2013 only
Blackout date(s): April 12, 2013
Valid on a two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite
$9.95 daily resort fees and 11.5% taxes not included and will be collected at redemption

Go get your LivingSocial Kalahari Wisconsin Dells deal!

Did you receive a $10-off-$25 ecoupon from JCPenney.com this weekend? It's an online-only discount good through today, 3/31! Enter code "BUYMORE8" and the pin from your email to receive the discount.

There are a lot of clearance items to choose from! Lots of children's clothes in the $3-$4 range (juniors/teen sizes too)...

Women's tank tops are $3, and turtlenecks are $4...

Men's microfiber fleece sleep pants are $5...

There are quite a few deals in the window treatments section too, with sheers starting at $5...

Ship-to-store is always free. Online orders over $75 ship free. The $10-off-$25 ecoupon they sent out is a tiered offer too - if you spend $50-$99 you'll receive $15 off, and over $100, receive $20 off.

Browse all clearance at JCPenney.com

Happy Easter! Deals of the Week are now live at the links below. We have ONE insert in the Chicago Tribune this week - Procter & Gamble. (A lack of inserts is normal for a holiday week.)

This week's blog giveaway is sure to make you feel super-sharp! Enter to win a $124 set of kitchen knives from Good Cook!

On Thursday, April 4th @ 7:00pm, my Super-Couponing workshop comes to the Indian Prairie Public Library (401 Plainfield Road, Darien, IL 60561.) For more information, call 630-887-8760, ext. 239.

Happy shopping, and have a wonderful holiday!

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