What to Do this Weekend in Denver

I'm not too inspired by the happenings for this weekend so I am limiting my suggestions to what to do in Denver.

The best thing is that two museums are FREE today, thanks to SCFD:

- Denver Museum of Nature and Science
- Museo de las Americas

Another idea is to get a jump on your holiday shopping, save money and help worthy nonprofit organizations, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado, at the Cherry Creek or Park Meadows Macy's Community Shopping Day. Buy a savings pass for $10 and you'll get $10 off $25, plus 20% off everything all day.
If you have other suggestions for what to do this weekend, please leave a comment below!

Sunday Savings

SAVE MONEY AT COLORADO GROCERS, DRUGSTORES AND MORE
King Soopers - The 10 item mega event continues. As there are coupons available for most of the mega event items, you can really save and even get many of the items for FREE! Last week I purchased $246 of groceries at King Soopers for $92 - a 64% savings.
Rite Aid - Get an Oral-B toothbrush FREE through Single Check Rebates.
Walgreens - There's a $5 of $25 purchase included with today's circular, but not any great Register Rewards deals. There is an in-ad coupon for 4 Progresso soups for $5. Add the $1 off 4 from today's SmartSource and you get 4 for $4.
Many other retailers have bonus coupons in their ads this week, including JCPenney, Michaels, Toys R Us and Sports Authority. There is also a 15% savings pass for Macy's on the back page of the main section of the Denver Post.
My coupon spreadsheet, including printables, is available here. To get full use out of it, download it as an Excel spreadsheet so you can see all four spreadsheets, sort, auto filter, etc.
The photo shows my freebies for the week - most are from King Soopers 10 item mega event.

What to Do This Weekend in Colorado

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN DENVER
As part of Denver Arts Week, 11 Denver Museums are offering FREE admission from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight, Nov. 7. The list includes the Denver Art Museum (FREE all day - 10a.m. to 10 p.m.), Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the Colorado History Museum. For more details, including the FREE shuttle service schedule, click here.

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN DENVER WITH KIDS
The Children's Museum of Denver is also part of the Denver Arts Week promotion, so take advantage of the opportunity to go to this great place for FREE.

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN COLORADO
Head to downtown Longmont Sunday for a historical ghost tour. The tour will provide an opportunity to meet history's notable citizens, "some gone, but not forgotten, some forgotten, but not gone." Tickets are $12.50 and reservations, which are required, can be made a 303-776-3611.

Sunday Savings

COLORADO TIPS ON DRUGSTORE, GROCERY AND COUPON SAVINGS
Readers, I must apologize that I haven't been doing many Colorado getaway posts. I have a huge backlog of things to write about, but somehow never get around to it lately. Could there be some correlation between my less-frequent posts and the fact that I went back to work around the same time??? And, became a Denver Examiner?

The working thing has also gotten in the way of my acquiring all the freebies possible. As you can see in the photo, even less this week than last. But still good stuff.

I did have fun giving some of my freebie stockpile to my college-aged nephew today. He walked away with a razor, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, mouthwash and probably a few other things I can't recall now. That saved him at least $20 on stuff he would have bought and I had on hand for FREE.

Anyway, I suppose I am rambling as I'm not too inspired by today's ads. Here's what there is to note:
King Soopers - It's $5 off instantly when you buy 10 items time yet again. A bit of a pain, but there are some deals like $.49 Gatorade, Swiss Miss hot chocolate, Bumble Bee tuna and Halls or Ricola cough drops. For $.99 you can get SunnyD, Land O Lakes butter spread, Cheez-Its and a lint roller. Be sure to check for coupons to get additional savings. For example, there is a $1 off 2 Land O Lakes coupon from the Oct. 18 SmartSource insert, so you could get two spreads for $.98 total!
Rite Aid - Single Check Rebate deals are: FREE Nova Max and Accu-Chek blood glucose monitors, $.75 Crest products with coupon from today's Proctor & Gamble insert, FREE Oral-B CrossAction power toothbrush with coupon from today's P & G insert. You can also get Kashi Go Lean cereal for $.49 with in ad coupon and this printable, and a variety of Gilette disposable razors for $2.99-$3.99 with in-ad coupon and the coupon from today's P & G insert.

Find what coupons are out there through my coupon spreadsheet. The first tab (view in Excel) shows today's coupons; the second features all coupons since Sept. 20. I'm also adding a spreadsheet with printable coupons. There do have print limits, but are some coupons remain active all month or longer so it is worth taking a look.
What other sources do you use for coupons? Please leave a comment to let us know!

Sunday Savings

COLORADO TIPS ON DRUGSTORE DEALS FOR THE WEEK OF OCT.25, PLUS COUPON SPREADSHEET
Walgreens: Robitussin To Go, Chapstick Fresh Effects, Dulcolax Balance, Beano to Go and Super Poligrip are all FREE through Register Rewards. Tip: I found the Robitussin near the registers, not in the medicine aisle.
Rite Aid: GE 2-pack light bulbs after FREE through the Single Check Rebate program. Vaseline Sheer Infusion body lotion is $.99 through SCR, or FREE with the $1 coupon from the 10/18 Red Plum newspaper insert. Kotex pads, tampons or liners are also $.99 through SCR. There are Kotex coupons from the 10/4 SmartSource insert, but you have to buy two products. If you got this route, with the SCR and coupon you can get 2 for $.99-1.25 each.
This week I am adding a new feature to Sunday Savings -- my coupon spreadsheet. One tab has coupons just from this week's paper, the other tab has all coupons since Sept. 20. While I haven't clipped all these coupons, I do use this spreadsheet as a quick way to see if there is a coupon out there on an item I want. For example, I used the auto filter to go to "V" and quickly find that there was a coupon for the Vaseline lotion on sale at Rite Aid. I try to point out when there are good coupon matches to sales, but usually only search the things I am interested in. I don't like anything seafood related so you'll never find me looking to see if there is a Starkist tuna coupon. So, if Starkist is on your grocery list, now you can check for yourself to see if there are additional savings to be had. I hope it helps!
The photo shows my freebies from the previous week. Quantity is smaller than usual, but I definitely think the items are quality, with a few of them retailing for $10+. I like FREE better!
Please leave me a comment if you like the coupon spreadsheet. Or, please share how you organize your coupons!