Walgreens 11/18/09

Yes, I went back!! I was in Plainfield and thought I would check on the 50% Air Wick stuff. Not only did I make out like a bandit, I met the nicest cashier I have ever delt with!! Her name is Nikki, so if you go there, ask for her. She is a couponer also and was just wonderful!!!

Total OOP $12.01
9 Air Wick Mini i-Motion Scented Oils
5 Air Wick Hidden Pleasures
2 Air Wick Small i-Motion Kits
4 Maybelline Lip Glosses
5 Ausie Hai Products

$10RR for next time!!

Meijer: I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Money-Maker

I JUST GOT BACK FROM MEIJER!!!!

Meijer currently has a catalina deal going where you'll get a $2 catalina when you purchase 1 I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Sticks. Here's how to turn this deal into a money-maker:

Buy 2 I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Stick packages at $2.19 each
Use 2 $1/1 coupons from the 11/15 RedPlum insert or $0.75/1 coupon here (IE) or here (FF)
Use $1/2 Meijer coupon here
Spend $1.38 out of pocket, Get 2---$2 catalinas
With the Catalinas,,,$2.62 MONEY MAKER!!!!

Thanks, Spectacular Savings and Monysaving Mom

EBATES

I just got my 2nd EBATES check!!!

$16.00
Got to love free money!!

NASCAR HUGE SAVINGS!

Wa--hoo! I have another great Online bargain to share with all of you! Currently, the Nascar.com store is offering up a $15 off $15 promo code (NASCAR15) ! Plus, you can score FREE Shipping on ANY order--no coupon code required!

I just scored a hat for $4.99 shipped!!! Awesome!!!


(Thanks, SavingMoneyInToledo!) (HIP2SAVE)

Walgreens 11/17/09

Total OOP $.98...................WOW!!!

2 Welchs Sparkling Grapejuices........2.99
-2.00/1 MAN Q (2)
-2.00/2 WAGS in-ad Q
1 Nexxus Mouse.......................2.99
-4.00/1 Nexxus product (Nov Wags)
only took off $2.99 (free)
1 Carmel.......................... .39
these are at the counter and I use them as "fillers" when needed
-1RR

CVS 11/17/09

Total OOP $1.50...................ECB for next week $8


2 Ragu Sauces.....$1.67e
-75/2 MAN Q
4 Skippy PB.......$1.67e
-40/1 MAN Q (4)
2 Glade Sense and Spray...$6.00e
-4.00/1 MAN Q (2)
-3.00/1 CVS Q (2)
-$5ecb from last month


Not bad at all!!

Sunday paper inserts 11/8

There will be 2 coupon inserts available in the upcoming 11/08 newspaper! You'll receive one SmartSource and one Red Plum coupon insert. Keep in mind that NOT all areas will get the same coupons or coupon values.

Coupon Highlights

SmartSource:
Save $3/2 Diamond Walnuts or Pecans, 16oz+
Save $1/1 Glade Carpet & Room Odor Eliminator
Save $1/1 Nabisco Crackers or Easy Cheese, 5oz-16oz any variety
Save $1/1 Yoplait Delights Yogurt Multipack
Save $1/2 Kisses, Reese’s Hershey’s, York, Kit Kat or Rolo bags, 8oz+

Red Plum:
Save $2 on any Coty Fragrances gift set of $10 or more
Save $0.55/1 Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk
Save $2/1 Endust Free
Save $1/1 Johnson’s Baby Product
Save $1/1 Kellogg’s Crispi, All Bran, Rice Kris pies or Corn Flakes
Save $4/1 Scotch Fur Fighter Hair Remover for Upholstery or Car interiors
Save $2/1 Maybelline Superstay 24hr make/up or any Maybelline New York Foundation

And LOTS MORE!


(thanks Hip2save)

Kroger 11/3

Sorry no picture again!!! To much frozen stuff to get to the freezer!

Totol….oop…..$115.65………………….Saved ……………..$166.18
………………..105 items
I’m just going to give the highlights since this was actually from Tues. and these aren’t the same deals for this week.

10 bags of Orida French Fries
8 Packages of Keebler Cookies
3 Boxes Kruteaz Pancake Mix
2 boxes of Cheez-its
1 box Zesta Saltines
4 Birds Eye frozen Veggies
2 Birds Eye Frozen Dinners
1 Box Pepperidge Farm Garlic Bread
3 Kelloges Special K Cereal Bars
5 Danimal Yogurts
5 Yo- Plus Yogurts
3 Frozen Freshlike Veggies
10 Cans Del Monte Tomatoes
1 Chapstick
2 Bumble Bee Tunas Packs
4 Cans Brooks Chili Beans
1 Kroger Pancake Syrup
2 Boxes Minute Rice
1 Easy-Serv Minute Rice
2 Bar-S Bolognas
2 Morrell Bacons
4 boxes Stove Top Stuffing
2 Boxes Progresso Broth
1 18 pack Kroger Eggs
4 Kroger Frozen Spinach
1 Md. Kroger Honey ($5.46)
1 Container Kroger Bread Crumbs
1 Md. Kroger Sour Cream
5 lbs Ground Beef
5 lbs chicken thighs (skinless, boneless)
2 Kroger Butters
1 Butternut Squash
1 3lb bag of Onions
1 Bag of Kroger Flour
2.3 lbs. Bananas
10lb bag of Potato
2 Pomegranates


A lot of food for not much money!!!

Wal Mart

Walmart: $20 Thanksgiving Dinner for 8!

UPDATE!!! IT'S FOR REAL!!!!!!



Looking to save on Turkey this year? Well, you may be able to do just that! Beginning today, 11/4, Walmart will be selling turkeys for just $0.40 per pound... yes, you heard me right--$0.40 per pound!
They're also dropping prices on other Thanksgiving staples--guaranteeing a Thanksgiving family feast for just $20!

Walmart’s $20 Thanksgiving feast includes:
* One 12-pound Grade A turkey
* Three 11 to 15.5-ounce cans Green Giant vegetables
* Two 14-ounce cans Ocean Spray cranberry sauce
* Three 6-ounce boxes of Stove Top stuffing
* One 5-pound bag of red potatoes
* One 12-count package of Sara Lee dinner rolls
* One 22-ounce pumpkin roll cake

**You can check out the Walmart press release for more details here.

(Thanks, MoneySavingMadness & CouponingToDisney!)

Walgreens

I went to Walgreens this week and it was good!! My youngest has started needing to take Zantac, so I thought with the Zantac deal and the Toilet paper deal, I would go try again…………They sucked me in. I went several times this week so I don’t have a picture, but I will give you a run down. Not Free but pretty good!!

TOTAL oop…………………$24.66.............36 items

6- 9 big rolls of Quilted Northern……… $3.99
(6) $1.00/1 man
4 Mens Pert Plus……………………………….2/$5.00
(4) $1.50/1 man
(2) $2 RR
2 Pert Plus……………………………………...2/$5.00
(2) $1.00/1 man
(1) $2 RR
1 Vaseline body soother……………………$6.99
(1) $1.50/1 man
(1) $7 RR
3-Walgreens 20ft aluminum……………..$.59
Wags in-store coupon
5 Air Wick Mini eye-motions…………$3.99
(5) $4.00/1 man
3-Zantac 75…………………………………….$8.99
(1) $1.00/1 man
(2) $5.00/1 man (they reset!)
(3) $9RR
1- Gillette Razor…………………………….$8.99
(1) $4.00/1 man
(1) $6RR
6- Ricolla cough drops……………….2/$3.00
Wags in-store coupon
(3) BOGO man
1 Hall cough drop…………………….$1.00
(1) .75/1 man
(1) $1 RR

I have $7 in RR for this week, I guess!

CVS 10/18/09 Herbal Essence!

Maybe.........I don't know how many will go through?!?!?!?!?!?!?

The ad states (limit 3),,,,I already got 6 for $3.00......IDK?????


5 Herbal Essence Shampoo or conditioner............$3.00=$15.00

5 Herbal Essence Styler............................$3.00=$15.00

Total of $30.00 before Q's ($25 worth certain stuff to get a $10.00 CVS Transformer Movie Coupon) (This is part of the stuff :-D )

5 $1/1 Herbal Essence S/C...........................-$5.00

5 Buy a S/C and get a styler FREE...................-$15.00



You pay $10.00 for 10 Herbal Essence products and get a $10.00 CVS Coupon for the New Transformer movie.......Nice Stocking Stuffer!!!!

I will complete this tomorrow....but so far I think its gonna work!!!!

CVS 10/18/09

Total oop……$8.34

I got 2 NICE surprises today at CVS!!!
First…………The regular Advil gel-caps had $2/1 Man. Q’s on the box!!!!
Second…….The Herbal Essence for $3 (limit 3) is at least 6 and I’m going to try and get more with my $1/1 and my buy a S/C and get a styler Free!!!!
2 transactions…..here I go!

#1
4-12pks of Coke Product ………..$3.25 each
+3 ecb’s
2 Chapsticks……………………………$1.50 each
4 Advil Gel-caps……………………….$4.50 each
(4) -2.00/1 Man.
+10.00 ecb’s
1 Glade Defusier………………………$6.99
-$3.00/1 Man.
+6.99 ecb's

-5.00 ecb's (2wks ago)
-7.00 ecb's (2wks ago)
-3.50 ecb's (rewards)
-12.00ecb Revlon rewards

Oop….$3.91

#2
1 Baby Ruth……………………$2.50
-$1.00/1 man.
1 Butterfinger………………….$2.50
-$1.00/1 man.
1 Reece’s cup…………………..$3.99
-.55/1 man.
5 Reese’s large cups…………$2.50 each
(5) -.55/1 man.
-B3G1 Free ($2.50)
+ 5ecb's
3 Herbal Essence Shampoo…………….$3.00 each
(3)-$1.00/1 man
3 Herbal Essence Hair Spray…………..$3.00 each
(3)-Buy a S/c and get a Styler Free (-9.00)
2 Sobe Waters BOGO...............1.79
(2)-.25/1 man.

-3.00ecb's Trans #1
-6.99ecb's Trans #1
-10.00 ecb's Trans #1

OOP…………..$4.43
I have $5.oo ecb’s for next week!!!

Kroger

First of all, Kroger is getting sneaky!!! I had no children and was concentrating on getting the best deals!! So, no distractions!
The tags for the buy 10 items and get $5 off are VERY similar to the cancer sale items. I got good deals but I was keeping track of the number of items for things that weren’t in the sale! Bummer!! Anyway, just be aware and look VERY closely at the tags!

Second, I had a wonderful cashier!! For some reason my P&G loadable coupon for -$3.00/1 Fabreeze Noticeable candle starter kit didn’t come off. I showed her my print off and she took it off and still took my man. Q. I was surprised by that!! Most days I feel pretty good when they just don’t roll their eyes at me.

Total OOP------$28.45 …………………………Saved-------$53.85


1 Febreeze Noticeable candle starter kit……..$7.99
$4/1 man. Q
$3/1 P&G load Q (cashiers help)

2 Eggo Pancakes…………………………………………$2.49 each
$1/2 man. Q

2 Pisbury Strudels……………………………………….$1.99 each
$.55/2 man. Q
$.55/2 CellFire Load Q

2 Kroger Lg eggs………………………………………….$.77 each


3 Green Giant Bag Veggies………………………….$1.25 each
$.40/1 man Q (doubled) (2)
$.50/1 Cellfire Load Q (2)

1 -24 count angel Soft…………………………………..$6.99
$.50/1 man Q (doubled)

2 Sauve Hair sprays……………………………………$1.28 each
$.50/2 man. Q (doubled)

2 Green Giant Veggies ……………………………..$1.25 each
$.40/2 man. Q (doubled)

5 Yoplait Smoothies …………………………………$2.49 each
$1/1 man. Q (5)
Store promo

3 Green Giant veggies that counted in the sale…….$1.99 each
$.40/2 man. Q (it took it from the bag veggies above) (2) (doubled)
Store Promo

2 Peppridge Farms Garlic Toast…………….$1.99 each
$.50/1 man. Q (2) (doubled)
Store Promo

2 Vande Kamps Fish Sticks…………………….$3.99 each
$1.50/1 man. Q (2)
Store Promo

Back to a little normalcy

We had my husband’s 40th birthday on Oct. 2nd
I went to work at 4pm on the 3rd.
Got off work at 6am on the 4th and caught a plane to Vegas Baby!!!!!


You will be surprised by some of the deals that I did find in Vegas……………

First….on Southwest, you can buy a drink voucher pre boarding the plane that is buy 3 get 1 free. Not bad since plane drinks are $5. You can use these any time (even on the way back) and can trade them for a seat on the plane. There is no assigned seating on Southwest, so this may come in handy!!!

Second……There were a lot of coupons given to us at check-in that were VERY valuable. Lots of BOGO and lots of buy a show and get a free meal. A good meal, not McDonalds’!!
Third……the gift stores do have clearance racks!! I found some really good deals there too!!

If you go to Vegas……keep your eyes open for the deals!!!! They are there!!!!

We got home from Vegas late Oct.7th. Then I ran around with my mother and sister-in-law trying to finish up stuff for my other brothers wedding. Sat. Rehersal….Sun……..the wedding!!! It was awesome!! Very fun!! I had my sister –in-law pick up my papers this week, so I’m just now getting to them.
Hopefully, I’ll have some good deals to post this week!!

Target

I also went to Target yesterday to get the Purina One Dog food. Not free,,,,,,but very cheap! I couldn't find the small bags of dog food, but I did find the small bags of cat food.

I called my husband and asked what he thought about me buying the our dogs, cat food to eat. He said, "they can't read, they won't care".

I love my man!!!

I got 5 5lb bags of cat food for $6.35

Kmart Trip #2

Total oop $ 19.69

28 items..................CRAZY!!

3 Hartz Dog Biscuits

1 All-Bran Choco wafers

10 Easy Macs

1 bag Butterfingers

1 bag Crunch bars

4 Boxes Success Rice

4 Crystal Lights

4 boxes of Splenda packets

Meijer

No picture, sorry!!!

Total oop $29.83.........................Total saved $52.36

59 items........................pretty cool!!


2 Hot Sauces
5 McCormick's Meal seasonings
4 Campbell's Tomato Soup
2 Cole's Garlic Breads
2 Betty Crocker Frosting's
1 1/2 gallon Horizon Milk
1 bag Tyson Chicken Nuggets
5 Del Monte canned Veggies
5 Del Monte canned Tomatoes
1 Fryin Magic
2 Grands Biscuits
5 Del Monte canned Fruit
2 Aunt Millies Breads
2 Starkist Creations
2 boxes Cocoa hot cereals
2 Ziplock sandwich bags
2 Mt Olives Pickles

Couponing 101

-First of all………………………………………………..have a goal!
If you just get every good deal, you will end up spending more than you normally do getting stuff you normally would not. My goal is to spend no more than $25 a month at CVS/Walgreens. I also always plan to save more than I spend at the grocery. My budget is $400 a month. I do this very easily and have things stored up and this is about half of what we spent before.

-Second……………………………………………………every store has different rules about couponing.
To be successful, you have to know the rules of the store you are shopping at!

-Third……………………………………………………….This does take a lot of time and effort to do well. Be prepared!!

-Forth………………………………………………………….I get 5 Sunday newspapers a week for the coupons. The going thought is that you should get as many as you have people in your family. That seems to work well for us. I also print a lot of internet coupons from different sights.

These are just the basics!!

CVS this week!

Total oop.............................$17.96

I have 12 ECB's for next week!!!

I normally do better, but I only had 3 ECB from last week and they blew away when I was at Kmart.... :-(

So, 3 transactions. Here it goes!

#1

6 Bounce Bars.........(I LOVE THESE THINGS).......3-1.50/1....3-1.00/1

1 Dawn Hand renewal.................................................-1.00/1

-5 off $25

$11.50

10 ECB for next Trans

#2

1 Gillette Fusion razor..............................-4.00/1

1 Covergirl Simply Ageless blush...........-10.00/1 for buying foundation

1 Covergirl Foundation............................-1.00/1

-10 ECB

$3.01

2-$5 ECB for next Trans

#3

1 Vaseline Sheer infusion (NEW)..............-1.50/1

-5 ecb

$2.05

1 $5 ECB and 1 $7 ECB for next week.

Kmart this week!

Kmart is doubling coupons up to $2. AWESOME!!!!

Total oop........................$4.14

1 15 ct Ponds face clothes...................-1.50/1 Man

1 Ladies Speed Stick...........................-1.50/1 Man

1 Mens Speed Stick.............................-1.50/1 Man

2 packs of Denta Floss........................-1.00/1 Man (2)

2 Hartz Dog Bones..............................-2.00/1 Man(2)

2 Lg Ajax Soaps...................................-1.00/1 Man(2)

2 Cocoa Puffs.......................................-.75/1 Man(2)

1 Kellogges All-Bran...........................-2.00/1 Man

3 Kellogges Cocoa Crispies................-1.00/1 Man(3)

1 Kellogges Blueberry Special K........-1.00/1 Man

My girls will think they are in heaven with the cereal!!

This Sunday Coupons!!

There will be 3 coupon inserts available in the upcoming 9/27 newspaper! You'll receive 1 SmartSource, 1 Red Plum and 1 Proctor & Gamble. Keep in mind that NOT all areas will get the same coupons or coupon values.


**Check out the full list of coupons here.

Thanks Hip2 save!

Kroger was good today!

I don't have a picture, but I Spent $36.69 and saved.........$44.48.
That was 27 items with one of them being a 20 pack Charmin on sale for $9.99.
Of course I had q's but that was a pricey part of my spending.

I also got 5 half gallons of Turkey Hill Ice Cream on sale $1.77 and I had 5 -1.00/1 q's.
$.77 is Pretty cheap for ice cream!!

Good Luck and Happy saving!!!

No Targeting today...

I just wasn't in the mood . I had to clean house and do laundry!
I did order the kids costumes through ebates.com. I got what they wanted and it didn't cost an arm and a leg and I'll get money back on it!! I love ebates!! You get $5 for just signing up!
If you sign up,,,,use my email address as your referral! (dholding@indy.rr.com) That way I get a sign up bonus too!!! Thanks in advance and have fun shopping!

Target tomorrow...

I will be going to Target tomorrow for some more free stuff. I wish we had a Super Target closer to us. It would be awesome!!

Kroger 9/21

Total oop $22.60..............................Total save $29.03

5 Hot Pockets...........-50/1 Man

6 Hot pockets..........-50/3 Man

4 Kraft Cheeses

5 Kraft Cream Cheeses

-10.00 Kroger Promotion

CVS 9/21

My daughter took the pic,so its a little blurry...sorry!
Total oop..............$6.02
2 Transactions

Transaction #1

3 Dry ideas..................-2.00/1 Man

1 Aqua Freash............-1.00/1 Man

1 Synsodyne................-1.00/1 Man

-8.00 ECB (previous week)

Total $3.21

7.00 ECB

Transaction #2

1 Zantac................-5.00/1 Man

10 Sally Hansen Nail Polishes...........-1.00/1 Man

5 Clean and Clear face wash(trial size)..............-1.00/1 Man (-.95 adjusted)

5 Schick Razors(trial size).................-3.00/1 (2 q's and 3rd adjusted to -.45)

-7.00 ECB

Total $2.81

3.00 ECB for next week

Meijer 9/21

I did 3 transactions so that I could get the free eggs and the $5/5
Total oop........$51.67 .............................Total Saved $82.91

Transaction #1 .............................12 items
1 can Carnation milk.........
2 Nestle chips.................... -1.00/2 Man
1 Horizon milk...................-1.00 MM
5 Kraft cheese slices........-5 Meijer Promotion

Total $11.96
1 Cat for Free Meijer Eggs
1 Cat for $3.50 off $35.00

Transaction #2 ...............................12 items
1 Can Carnation Milk..............
2 Nestle chips........................... -1.00/2 Man
1 Horizon Milk..........................-1.00 MM
5 Kool-aid Jammers...............-5 Meijer Promotion

Total $10.65
1 Cat for Free eggs
1 Cat for $5 off $100

Transaction #3 ....................................43 items
2 Large eggs.....................2 Free eggs Miejer Promotion
1 Fryan Magic.................-1.00/1 Man
4 Rozzini Pastas...............-1.00/2 Man
6 Combos.........................-1.00/2 Man
2 Quaker Oatmeals.......-1.00/2 MM, -1.25/2 Man
1 Aunt Jamima Pancake Mix...........-1.50/2 Man(Syrup included in this)
1 Aunt Jamima Syrup
5 Alexia Waffle Chips.........-1.00/1 Man
5 Land o Lake Butters........-.40/1 Man
3 Pepperache Farms Fish Crackers.......-1.00/3 MM, -1.00/1 Man
2 Oscar Meyer Bacons..........-1.50/2 Man
2 Oscar Meyer Deli Slices......-2.00/2 MM
-3.50 off $35

Total $29.06

More shopping next week! I promise!!

I have been trying to catch up all week from the past 3 weeks of my grandfathers illness and death. So,,,,,,I am ready to go get some bargins!! I think I will plan to go Mon. I'll put a picture up, don't worry!

This Sunday Coupons!

There will be 2 coupon inserts available in the upcoming 9/20 newspaper! You'll receive 1 SmartSource and 1 Red Plum. Keep in mind that NOT all areas will get the same coupons or coupon values.


Coupon HighlightsSmartSource:
$3/1 Bic Soleil Disposable Shaver
$2/1 Birds Eye Steamfresh Premium Seafood Meals for Two
$0.75/1 Cream of Wheat
$2/2 Glade Scented Oil Candles products
Buy one Hershey’s Bliss Bar, 1.3oz – get one FREE (up to $0.79 value)
$0.55/1 Lance 100 Calorie Sandwich Crackers box
Target coupon-$2/1 Select Pampers
Target coupon-$1.50/2 Charmoin Toilet Paper


Red Plum:
$2/2 Betty Crocker Cupcake Icings
$1/1 Johnson’s & Johnson’s Body Care Product
Buy one Met-Rx Bars – get one FREE (up to $2.99 value)
$1/2 StarKist Pouch Products or StarKist Lunch to Go
$0.75/1 Tic Tac Chill
$2/1 Tylenol 8 Hour Product

And LOTS MORE!

Thanks Hip2 save!

Angel Food Ministries Posted this.....

Sounds like another great bargin!!!
Thanks AFM!!


Angel Food Ministries wants to remind everyone that the deadline for ordering is Monday, Sept 14th, 2009. Get your orders in before the deadline. Also don't forget the online coupon codes. "10FALLSP1" gives 10% off the Special box #1 of Angel Food. "SeptSig5" gives 5% off a signature box of Angel Food.


Let me know if you order and how you like it!!!!

9/10 Target

I price matched the cereal from the Walgreens add this week. $1.99

2 boxes Puffs

6 Glade candles

7 Bags chef Micheals dog food

TOTAL OOP........$1.05

I used:

2 Target q's for the cereal........-$1.00/1

7 Target q's for the dog food..........-$1.50/1

5 Man q's Free Glade candles

1 Man q Glade candle......-$3.00/1

2 Man q Puffs Cereal........-$1.00/1

A good day at Target!!!

9/9 don't forget the paper this week!!

Five Coupon Inserts in the 9/13 Newspaper!!!
Wow! Sunday, 9/13, will be one of the best coupon insert weeks of the year! There will be 5 coupon inserts available! You'll receive 2 SmartSource, 2 Red Plum and 1 General Mills insert. Keep in mind that NOT all areas will get the same coupons or coupon values.

Another way to save money on groceries

Angel food Ministries

Its all over town. You order online and you pick your food up at different locations. It seems to be a good deal. I have not tried it yet,,,,,,but I think I might.

Go here and see what you think:

https://www.angelfoodministries.com/

Let me know if you have tried it and what you think about it.

CVS 8/31

I finally got to CVS!!!

I started with 17 ecb's

Total oop $5.03

8 ecb's for next week!!!

Transaction #1

1 Glade sense diffuser$6.99

1 Bounce dryer bar$3.99

5 Nivea lip glosses with SPF so I could use a CVS coupon that was $3 off $15 of sun care

----------------------------------------

5 $1 off Nivea lip gloss

1 $2.50 off Bonce bar

1 $2.00 off Glade diffuser

1 CVS $3 off $15 of sun care

$15.97 in ecb's from 3 weeks ago

oop****$3.35

********************************

Transaction #2

3 Ritz crackers 4.5 oz

2 Cheez-its 4.5 oz

1 Gillette body wash

1 Gillette Fusion razor

1 Clarol Nice 'n Easy

1 Synsodyne toothpaste

-------------------------------------

1 $2 off Gillette Razor

1 Buy a Gillette Razor and Get body wash (-3.99)

2 $1 off 2 nibisco crackers

1 $4 off Nice'n easy

1 $1 Synsodyne

15.97 in ecb's from first transaction and some still left from 3 weeks ago.

oop $1.68

8/26 Kroger.......

Spent $16.93
Save$75.55

6 Trix yogurts$2.49each

4 Quaker rice cakes$.99each

3 TM Nut Clusters$2.49each

6 Gushers$$1.99each

5 BC Cookie mixes$1.99each

6 BC Brownie mixes$1.99each

2 boxes Chex Bars$2.49each

I used all the Loadable q's and Man. q's. Very nice!!

Update on the Dog Food at Target!

It's free no matter how you do it!!!!
*************************************************
I e-mailed Hip2Save about the odd way I got free dog food at Target yesterday. She said that it's just Targets registers. So, you may not need to have the Target Q's to get the free food. I will take mine just in case they decide to fix the problem. Either way its free dog food and I like that!!!!
I did order 30 Q's of the $3 off and the BOGO. I spent $12 on those, but I would normally spend more than that on a bag of dog food anyway. So, now I'll just get a whole lot of it for $12. Not to shabby!!

Meijer 8/24

5 transactions later.......

Total oop $1.70

10 jars of Mt Olive Pickles

4 cans Lysol Nutra air

That was crazy!!!

Kroger 8/24

Kroger was good to me today!!

All of my Cellfire, Shortcuts and P&G coupons came off than I used all the Man Q's that I had and they were all doubled with no problem! I forgot about the hairspray for the first pic. By the time I found it I had already put the frozen stuff away.

Total oop $33.64

Total saved $76.63

1 Aussie Hairspray $3.73

4 Trix Yogurts $2.49

8 boxes of assorted bars $2.49 ea

2 boxes of Quaker bars $1.99 ea

1 Macaroni Grill entree $3.49

4 Boxes BC Brownies $1.99 ea

2 bags BC cookies $1.99 ea

1 Tombstone Pizza $4.40

2 PB Toasters Strudels $1.99 ea

6 PB Grands Biscuits $1.49 ea

1 Kroger frozen waffels $1.31

1 1/2 gallon of Horizon Milk $3.73

1 GG Steamer $1.69

2 lbs of Grapes $2.25

4 bags of kroger frozen veggies 1.25 ea

Target 8/24

I went to Target today because we needed dog food and I knew we could get it free!

For the first time in my life, I had a good coupon problem. For some reason, my Man Q's rang up the dry food free. She couldn't even take my Target Q's. I was very confused, but what the heck!!

Total oop $3.27

6 boxes of Poptarts

5 bags of dry Chef Michaels dog food

10 cans of Chef Michaels dog food

1 box of milkbone dog treats

4 bags of Bic mechanical pencils.

I'm going to order more Man. q's from ebay. Even if the cashier messed something up and it doesn't happen again, I get to use the Target Q's its still free dog food!!!

I'm off to Kroger to clean up on some of those deals too!!

CVS 8/23 thru 8/29

I like going to CVS better than Walgreens. It seems like there is always a problem at Walgreens or their cashiers don't know the rules. So I generally avoid it. I will go to CVS this week. I have ECB's that I need to spend before they expire.
I'll post what I did, but here are some of the deals for the week.
Thanks Hip2save!

3 Day ONLY Sale (Sunday - Tuesday)
Caliber/CVS Composition Book 100 sheets $0.99=$0.99Ecb (limit 2)
Final cost FREE!

Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils (5-10 ct) 2/$1

Extra Care Buck Deals
Kraft Macaroni and Cheese 4/$4=$2Ecb (on 4) (limit 1)
Use the buy 3 get one FREE printable coupon(NOT available to print anymore)
Final cost as low as $0.25 per box!

Purchase 2 select Olay Products=$12Ecb (limit 1)
Deal Scenario:Buy 2 Olay Definity Pore Redefining Scrubs or Cream Cleansers $10.99 eachTotal=$21.98
Use the $4/$20 coupon from the Autofill coupon book
Plus, use 2 $3 coupons from the 8/23RP
Final cost both for FREE!

Purchase $25 in Aveeno Skin, Sun, or Hair care=$10Ecb (limit 1)
Deal Scenario:Buy 2 Aveeno Nourish Shampoo & Conditioner Products $6 each=$12
Buy 1 Aveeno Body Wash or lotion product $6Buy 1 Aveeno Cleanser $7Total=$25
Use the CVS $5 off $25 coupon
Use 2 $2 Aveeno Nourish coupons from the 5/31RP
Use 2 $2 Aveeno coupons from here: IE or Firefox
Pay $12But then get back a $10Ecb
Final cost just $2 total, $0.50 each!

Speed Stick Deodorant $2.49=$1Ecb (limit 2)
Use the $1.50 coupon from Coupons.com (use zip code 33907)
Final cost FREE!

Purchase $15 in Neutrogena Products=$5Ecb (limit 1)
Deal Scenario:#1
Purchase the Neutrogena Wave Duo $15
Use the $3 coupon from here
Pay $12Get back a $5Ecb
Final cost $7!
#2
Buy 4 Neutrogena Men's Shave Gel or creams $3.99 each=$15.96
Use 4 $1 coupons from the 6/7SS
Pay $11.96
Get back a $5Ecb
Final cost $6.96, just $1.74 each!*****************************

Schick Intuition or Quattro Razor or Cartridges $8.99=$2Ecb (limit 1)
Use the $4 coupon from the 7/26 or 8/23SS
Final cost $2.99!

Carefree Ultra Protection (16 ct) $3.79=$3.79Ecb (limit 4)
Use the $1 coupon from here or the $1 coupon found in various magazines (Woman's Day, Good Housekeeping and more)
Final cost FREE + a $1 moneymaker!

Buy 2 Poise Liners (10-16 ct) $2=$1Ecb (limit 5)
Use the $2 coupon from here
Pay nothingGet back a $1Ecb
Final cost FREE + a $1 moneymaker!

Purchase $10 in Glade products=$3Ecb (limit 3)
Deal Scenarios:#1
Buy 2 Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kits $5 each=$10
Use 2 $4 coupons from the 8/23SS or All You mag.
Pay $2Get back a $3ECb
Final cost FREE + a $1 moneymaker!
#2
Buy 2 Glade Scented Oil candle holders $2.50 each=$5
Buy 2 Glade Scented Oil Candle Refills (3 ct) $2.50 each=$5
Use 2 buy one candle get refills free coupon from the 8/23SS
Pay $5Get back a $3Ecb
Final cost $0.50 per item
OR you could combine both deals and do this:#3
Buy 2 Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kits $5 each=$10
Buy 2 Glade Scented Oil candle holders $2.50 each=$5
Buy 2 Glade Scented Oil Candle Refills (3 ct) $2.50 each=$5
Total=$20Use the $4/$20 coupon from the Autofill coupon book
Use 2 $4 coupons from the 8/23SS or All You mag.
Use 2 buy one candle get refills free coupon from the 8/23SS
Pay $3Get back a $6Ecb--
Final cost FREE + a $3 moneymaker!*****************************

Excedrin Migraine (24 ct) $5.29=$3Ecb (limit 5)
Use the $1 coupon from here: IE or Firefox
Final cost $1.29!

How I do what I do...

First, I buy 5 newspapers a week. The going thought is you should buy as many papers as you have people in your family. It seems to work well for our family and we obviousley make the $8.75 a week back in savings.

Second, I check several different savings blogspots a week.
http://www.moneysavingmom.com/
http://www.hip2save.blogspot.com/
http://inexpensively.com/about/ (this is central indy specific)
These are coupon sites that I use a lot.
http://www.meijermealbox.com/
http://www.coupons.com/
http://www.smartsource.com/*******only seems to work on IE
Go to :
http://kroger.com
Load q's onto your Kroger card. P$G, Shortcuts, and Cellfire. Then you can still use the Sunday paper q's ontop of that.

Third, I keep my coupons in two binders. One for food and one non-food. I have baseball card holders to hold the coupons. It works for me! It does take time and effort, but its worth it to me.

Kmart 8/21 I did very well!!

I didn't post during the summer because I was to busy with kids but hopefully I'll be able to do it more now!

Here Is my wonderful Kmart shopping adventure!!!!


I had to go back and get the lip gloss money because it didn't ring up as buy one get one free. After I got home I also relized that they didn't ring up 1 q and didn't pick the right product for at least 6 q's. So it should have been $8 cheaper than that!!!!

Total out of Pocket $30.09 and it should have been $8 less than that

Not bad!!!

2 Copperton Suntan Spray $9.49 each BOGO
4 Loreal Lip Glosses $8.09 each Said BOGO This is what I had to fix
5 Revlon Tweezers $1.99 each
3 Lacross Tweezers $1.99 each
1 Lacross Nail Clipper $1.49
1 Lacross Nail Filer $1.69
5 Vasoline lotions $3.00 each
5 Reach Toothbrush twin packs
************************$4.19 each
5 Reach dental Floss $1.49 each
5 Cutter Bug Sprays $5.39 each (not free, but we go through a lot where we live)
5 Starbucks Frappuchinos $2.00 each
5 Bummble Bee Tuna pouches
************************ $1.29 each
1 pack of Hershey Milk Choco morsels
************************ $3.29 (They aren't in the picture)
2 Irish Springs Body Wash $3.99 each
2 Softsoap Body Washes $3.99 each
1 Lady Speed Stick 24/7 $2.99
1 Mens Speed Stick 24/7 $2.50
2 Large AJAX $1.99 each
10 candy bars $.89 each
5 Frenches Mustard $1.49 each
5 A1 sauces $3.50 each
1 Huney Bunches of Oats $3.99
3 24 oz Clorox Bleach $1.39
3 96 oz Clorox Bleach $2.05


Just to top off a great day,,,,,,,,,,I got my first EBATES check for $14.39. Every little bit helps!

A Dull Shopping Week this week 5/31

All of my cubbards are full and I don't need anything, so I don't plan on going major grocery shopping this week. I will get some pop and chips for my sons 16th birthday party. I will also go to CVS for the milk and Suntan lotion deal. Other than that...........pretty dull.

Kroger 5/26

Spent $26.71
Saved $93.80

5 Peprich Farm Garlic breads
4 Turkey Hill Teas
6 Eckrich hot dogs
1 Tombstone pizza
4 Country Time Lemonades canisters (8qt)
4 Kool-aid canisters (8qt)
1-12 pk coke
5-12 pks Capri Sun
1 colgate toothpaste
6 weber grill spices
12 lg cans of Miller Light
1 head of lettuce
1 family pack of mini pringles

All of my freezers are full and I still have fruit and veggies from last week. WOW!!! I love saving money!!!

Meijer 5/26

Spent $49.82
Saved $191.81

2 Transactions because our Meijers will only let you use one of the Mealbox coupons per item per transaction. Sorry no pics today. My DH has the camera.... :-( This is what I got !!!!
118 items!!!

4 Ortega Taco seasonings
4 Ortega meals
6 Aunt Millies bread/buns
3 Kraft Dressings
4 Kraft cheese slices
4 Ragu sauces
12 Knorr rice sides
6 McCormick Grill Mates
4 A1 Steak sauces
3 Frenches Mustard
1 Ritz Cracker
1 Wheat Thins Cracker
1 Crystal Light
1 Crystal Light Skin essentials
11 Sweet baby sauces/marinades
2 Kraft cream cheeses
2 Tyson bacon
4 Cool Whips
1 Small bottle Coppertone lotion
2 Kraft Shredded cheeses
4 Large boxes of pop-tarts
4 Stoffers Pizza breads
9 Lean/Hot Pockets
2 -24 cases Coke
1-12 pk coke

CVS 5/25

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!!!



Well I did pretty good at CVS today. I missed using a $2 CVS coupon and I missed the huge money maker that Moneysavingmom.com and savingourcents.blogspot.com post for the Neutragenia Sun care products. But I did OK.
I don't normally do more than 2 transactions. So I do have oop (out of pocket) expense, but its still a lot better than I ever did before I used coupons and sales. So if you did several transactions and used the deal from above, you could spend no oop I'm sure!! :-) Have fun!! I hope you get all the Monday deals!!

Transaction #1

5 Snickers candy bars 3/$2 They just looked good. (splurge)
2 Kotex pads 2/$7 2ECB Sun/Mon only!
2 Cottenelle $5.49 each Sun/Mon only
1 Revlon Nail Polish $3.99 3ECB Sun/Mon Only
1 Colgate Total $2.99 2ECB
1 Playtex Sport $3.99 3ECB Sun/Mon Only
1 Band Aid $2.99 2ECB Sun/Mon Only
1 Clearasil Face Wash $3.99 3.99ECB Sun/Mon Only
1 Speed Stick $3.99 3.99ECB


-$2/2 Kotex
-$1/1 Cttenelle (2)
-$1/1 Revlon makeup
-$1/1 Colgate
-$1/1 Platex
-$1/1 Band-Aid
-$1/1 Clearasil
-$2 CVS Previous ECB
-$5 CVS Previous ECB
-$6 CVS Previous ECB

$22.31 OOP
$43.39 Saved
$19.97ECB

Transaction #2
2 Neutragenia Sun care products $7.99 10ECB

-$2/1 Neutragenia sun care products (2)
-$2 ECB
-$2 ECB
-$3.99 ECB
-$3.99 ECB

.28 OOP
$10 ECB


Not bad!! Like I said before, go find the real Neutragenia deal!! Also remember, you can always do several transactions and walk out paying little or no OOP!!! That is a wonderful thing, I just don't have the "want to" I guess.

CVS and Walgreen 5/24 - 5/30

CVS and Walgreens have some good deals this week!!
Check out Moneysavingmom.com
and hip2save.blogspot.com
for details!!
Happy shopping!!

Kroger Week 5/21- 5/27

These are some of the deals that caught my eye. Share ones that catch your eye too!!

Eckrich Franks .77
$1/2 (SC)
Final Price> 2/.54 .27 each

Buy 3lb Johnsonville Brats for $10.99 get 3lb kroger beef patties free

Turkey Hill Tea 10/$10
$1/2
Final Price> 2/$1 .50 each

Weber Grill Creations 10/$10
.50/1 (doubles) (SC)
Final Price> FREE!!

Kool-aid, Country time, Tang .99
$1/2 (Kraft.com or coupons.com)
Final Price> 2/$1 .50 each

Meijer Week 5/21- 5/27

I am still learning the Meijer game, so be patient with me!!! I haven't gone yet this week, but I thought I would go ahead and list some of the coupon match-ups. These are not all of them, just some that caught my eye as a good deal.

Ball Park, Kahn's, or Eckrich Franks. Eckrich Bologna or Salami 4/$5 > 1.25 each
Ball Park $1/2 (Sun. coupons>SC)
Eckrich Franks $1/2 (SC)
Final price> .75 each

Kraft Cheese products are 1/2 price
$1/2 (Meijer Mealbox>MM)
$1/2 (kraft.com)
Final Price after both coupons>?

Coke/Pepsi Products Buy 2 24 packs for $10 and get a free 12 pack
Coke $1/1 (mycokerewards.com)
use 3
Final price>$7.00 (.12 a can)

Breyers and other ice creams 4/$10 >$2.50 each
$1/1 (SC)
Final price>$1.50

Kraft Salad Dressing 14-16 oz Bottle $1.58
$1/1 (MM)
$1.50/1 (SC)
Final Price> +.92 Money maker!!!

Sweet Baby Rays Sauces and Marinades .99
$1/1 (SC)
Final Price> +.01 Money Maker!!!

Aunt Millies Breads $1.19
.35/1 (doubles) (SC)
Final Price> .49

Tricuts/ Wheat Thins 3/$5 >1.67 each
$1/1 (Kraft.com or Coupons.com)
Final Price> >.67 each

Cool Whip .88
$1/2 (Kraft.com or coupons.com)
Final Price> .76/2 .38 each

Kraft Shredded Cheeses 3/$6 > $2 each
$1/2 (Kraft.com or coupons.com)
Final Price> $3/2 $1.50 each

Jacks Pizza 4/$10 >$2.50 each
$1/2 (Kraft.com or coupons.com)
Final Price> $4/2 $2 each

Stouffers Frozen Meals 5/$10> $2 each
$2/3 (MM)
$1/2 (SC)
Final Price> $3/3 $1 each

Lean Pockets 5/$10> $2 each
$1/5 (MM)
$.50/1 (Doubles) (SC)
Final Price> $4/5 .80 each

Philadelphia Cream Cheese 4/$5 >$1.25 each
$1/2 (kraft.com or Coupons.com)
Final Price> $1.50/2 .75 each

A1 Steak Sauce 2/$5 .$2.50 each
$1/2 (MM)
$2/1 (SC)
Final price> FREE!!

McCormicks Grill Mates 3/$5 > $1.67each
$1/3 (MM)
$.50/1 (doubles)(SC)
Final Price>$1/3 .33 each

Knorr Sides 5/$5 > $1 each
$1/4 (MM)
$.50/2 (doubles) (SC)
Final Price> $2/4 .40 each

P.F. Chang's: FREE Lettuce Wraps w/ Entree!

I love PF Changs!!!!

P.F. Chang's: FREE Lettuce Wraps w/ Entree!

If you have a P.F. Chang's nearby, then your in for a yummy freebie!

To celebrate the chipping skills of PGA tour pro Briny Baird, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro will offer everyone in America a FREE order of the restaurant’s signature lettuce wraps with the purchase of an entrée. Just go on over here and enter your email address. You will then receive this coupon via email!

If you haven't tried their lettuce wraps before, then you're in for a real treat! My hubby and I absolutely LOVE them and they're filling too. If you make a "date night" with this coupon, then just order one entree. The lettuce wraps are pretty much like an additional entree anyway!

**You can check P.F. Chang's locations here.

Thank You Hip2save!!

I have done this and it is a great savings. There are stipulations on the certs, but it is still a great bargain!!!

I have done this and it is a great savings. There are stipulations on the certs, but it is still a great bargain!!!

Restaurant.com: 60% Off + FREE $10 Certificate!

Restaurant.com is offering up another new promotional code:

Take 60% off of $25 Gift Certificates and pay ONLY $4 thru 5/21! Plus, receive a FREE $10 Restaurant.com Certificate with every order. Just use promo code TABLE.

So for a total of $4, you'll end up getting a $25 gift certificate + a $10 Restaurant.com certificate... not bad! Please note that the code for your Free $10 Gift Certificate will be emailed to you within 24 hours.

If your unfamiliar with how restaurant.com works, then be sure to check out this post about it! You may also want to read through the comments on this post if you still have questions.

Thanks hip2save!!!

CVS Stuff this week 5/17

Spent $15.99
Saved $81.15
Got $18 in ECB's for next week

CVS: Deals for the week of May 17-23, 2009

Here are the best deals I see at CVS this week:

******ECB DEALS******

Buy 2 Dry Idea Deodorant at $2.50 each, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 3)
Use 2 $2/1 coupons here
Free plus $1 overage after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Dial 3-pack soap at $1.99, Get $1 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $0.35/1 coupon from the 03/08 SmartSource insert
$0.64 after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Colgate Sensitive Whitening, Enamel Protect, or Visible White Toothpaste at $3.99 each, Get $2 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 printable here or $1/1 Sensitive coupon from the 05/17 SmartSource insert
$0.99 after coupon and ECBs

******NON-ECB DEALS******

Hershey’s Extra Large Bars--on sale Buy 1, Get 1 Free (2 for $1.99)
Buy 2 and use 2 $1/1 from the 4/19 SmartSource insert
Free after coupons and sale

Schick Disposable Razors (trial size)--$0.99
Buy 2 and use 1 $2/1 from the 5/10 SmartSource insert
Get both free after the coupon

St. Ives Apricot Scrub (1 oz. trial size)--$1.49
Use $1.50/1 coupon from the 5/10 insert
Free after coupon (Thanks, Mercedes!)

Skintimate Shave Gel (2.75 oz.)--on sale for $1.20
Use $1/1 from the 4/26 SmartSource insert
$0.20 after coupon

Purex Detergent Boy 1 get one free

I used a buy 1 get 1 free man. coupon

New to CVS-ing? Don't try to make heads or tails of this post because it probably won't make a lot of sense to you. Instead, go here where I explain the CVS program in full detail. Want to join in the fun and incredible savings? Then go here where I share more about how to make it work for you.

Meijer This Week 5/17

Spent $56.13
Saved $154.11
Got an $8 Meijer coupon and a coupon for a free Crystal Light
2 transactions

The biggest reason that I saved so much was that I went to CVS's clearance isle. I found lots of treasures that they paid me to take away through coupons and ECB's.
Of course I learned that on Money Saving Mom.
Have a great day!!! Save a lot!!!

This picture is of my Sun. 3/15 morning shopping trip to CVS, Walgreens, and Kroger

All together $55

You cant see the

the 3rd box of coke

2 bags Hershey Bliss

2 bags Hershey Easter candy

2 bags of whoppers

and there are 2 cont. of kens dressing (not one)