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Rosie’s Place Highlights Laura’s Help

Laura, who writes The Couponing Experiment and has been making large contributions to Rosie’s Place as part of the Penny Experiment team received a nice write up on what she is doing in the Rosie’s Place newsletter: While Laura has … Continue reading

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$715 Worth of Food for Free

A couple of days ago I ended up buying 120 packages of Nature Valley Nut Clusters along with 1 bag of tortilla chips, 6 large cucumbers, 5 packages of Wacky Mac veggie spiral pasta, 8 bananas, 4 kiwis, 1 mango, … Continue reading

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300 Boxes of Cereal

I recently took the Kraft cheese (along with a lot of other stuff I had collected from my eating well on $1 a day challenge) to the Milpitas Food Pantry:

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Delivering Nearly 700 Boxes of Cereal

With nearly 700 boxes of cereal stacked at home, I needed to get them to the food banks as soon as possible. Last Saturday I made the first attempt to clear some of them out by packing up the old … Continue reading

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Free Cream Cheese

I went out and purchased another 150 packages of Philadelphia cream cheese minis and then immediately made a run to the Milpitas Food Pantry to drop them off:

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Another Quick Food Bank Trip

I have space in my room again! I took the food that I had stored there from last weeks food purchase to the Tri Valley Haven Food Pantry where it was gladly accepted by Claire.

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Harris Teeter Triple Coupons = 92% Savings

DJ at Saving My Sanity took advantage of Harris Teeter triple coupons on her latest grocery shopping purchase for Penny Experiment and was able to buy $89.85 worth of food for $8.04 — a savings of 92%. This is what … Continue reading

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Mommie With Cents Makes Another Food Bank Delivery

It’s always a good day when I hear that another food bank delivery has been made. Mommies With Cents made another food bank delivery a few days ago with all the food she has been buying for Penny Experiment:

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Saving My Sanity One Coupon At A Time Makes Food Donation

As I mentioned earlier today, one of the most gratifying parts of Penny Experiment is when couponers make a food bank delivery. It truly is the culmination of work done by so many people in small steps, but shows that … Continue reading

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Feeding Four Makes A Food Donation

One of the most gratifying parts of Penny Experiment is when couponers email me to let me know that they have made a food bank delivery of all the food they have purchased. It means that all those that have … Continue reading

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