My Walgreens Trip 5/17/11 $2.28!!

Here is what I got today......

Scotch Magic Tape, $1.99

Use the in ad coupon Buy 1 Get 2 Free

Use 3 $1 off printable coupons here.

FREE + $1.01 in overage!

Mars candy $.39

(I had 3 my daughter ate one before we got home so it didn't make it in the picture.)

Softsoap Body Wash, Sale 2/$6

Buy 2 get $4 RR (register reward)

Makes it $1 each after RR!

Glade Sense and Spray, Sale $6.99

Buy 1 get $2 RR (register reward)

Use $3 off printable here.

or $3 off in All You Sept. 2010(exp.12-31-11)

I also used a $3 RR from a previous visit so my out of pocket today was, $8.28, I got $6 in RR back, so total spent today was $2.28!

I'M BACK!

After a couple year break from this blog, and from couponing I have decided to get back into saving money! I had taken a break because about two years ago we moved into a new home, and then I decided to go back to school which has been keeping me very busy! After realizing I was once again spending $500-$700 a month in groceries, I knew something had to change. My husband happened to catch an episode of extreme couponing on TLC, and asked why can't we do that? My reply was one, that show is very unrealistic in my opinion, two I just didn't have the time to devote to it between work, school and running the kids to their many activities. So he said he would take the time to start doing it, well I thought that's fine with me, until I found myself trying to explain the ins and outs of couponing, I figured if I am going to have to help him figure it all out I might as well do it myself. He is still helping me and we are enjoying saving money together this time! I love when he gets as excited about a good deal as I do!

ConAgra Foods Recession Payback Game = COUPONS!

Go here to play the Recession Payback game sponsored by Con Agra and you can choose from a variety of coupons to print:
$0.50/5 Banquet Dinners

$1/2 Marie Callender's Frozen Meals

$0.50/1 La Choy Product

$1/3 Hunt's Products

$1/3 Manwich Products

$0.50/2 Chef Boyardee Products

$0.50/1 Reddi Wip Product

$1/2 Orville Reddenbacher Products.

Use your back button to choose the other available coupons, you should be able to print 8. Wait until one is finished printing before using the back button :)

I'm BACK!!

It has been a really long time since I have posted! Lots has been going on here at our house, we have been in the new house now for about 4 months! The boys have started back to school and Kaylee has started preschool this year and is loving it! I have also gone back to work the two days a week that she is in school. Our house seems to be so busy with sports, homework and jst general household things that I have really not been couponing much, but I have vowed to get back into it so slowly I will build up my coupon base again. So stay tuned for some more great deals!!

Long Time No Post!

So I know it's been almost a month since I have posted on here, and yes I am still saving tons on couponing! We have lots going on around here! We are moving into our new house at the end of this month so I have been busy packing! We will be leaving for vacation at the end of this week ( I can;t wait to see my Mom!) and the day we come back is our closing so I am trying to get as much packed and prepared as I can before the end of the week! I will be posting a some deals through the week this week, and then a few here and there until we get settled. After that I will jump right back in to my daily posting!

Couponing Part 1

A few months ago I would have told you couponing was silly. I mean how is it worth it to buy a Sunday paper for 1.50, Take all the time to clip them, then use a couple of coupons to take my $115. weekly grocery bill down a whole $2.25 cents to 112.75, I couldn't figure out how that was worth it at all!! If this is what you think couponing is then keep reading....THIS IS NOT COUPONING!!!

Here is my story in a nut shell and then hopefully soon in part 2 I will tell you how to get started saving up to half of your grocery bill!!


It all started when I saw a few Mom's talking about how to save money at the grocery store on the news, here is one of them Money Saving Mom. This is how my whole couponing mind set changed completely. I started slowly and began to look at Walgreens. I thought "what you want me to buy stuff at Walgreens"?? That's the kind of store I only stepped into when it was an emergency or to get a script filled. But I began to understand the RR's (register rewards). I tried a couple transactions and it worked unbelievably well. Within a few weeks I had free or really cheap toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner and tons of other stuff. I was officially hooked!!

I kept reading online and researching and began to get 2 different Sunday papers and clipping all the coupons. ( My local paper and the Chicago tribune) I started shopping at Kroger, Meijer, and Walgreens . I still had to continue shopping for a few weeks to get things that weren't on sale that I needed.

I set myself a weekly budget and would try to use most of the budget to buy items that were on sale and I had a coupon for. It worked awesome. I was getting twice as many groceries for about half the money.

I also began to see my cupboards fill up. I never had much stock of anything before and my freezer was maybe a fourth full. Before I couldn't stay in budget only buying the things we needed for the week let alone stocking up on something else.


Stay tuned for part 2!

After reading the Money Saving Mom's Challenge on eating from the pantry, I have decided to challenge myself to eat strictly from my pantry stash for 2 weeks!

If you’re anything like me, even on months that you practice menu planning, you end up with some extra food in your pantry. Maybe you were tired one night and whipped up something easy like breakfast for dinner, instead of roasting a chicken. Or maybe you had a last minute dinner invitation, and the rice dish you were going to make never happened.

Or perhaps you’re a bargain shopper. When you see diced tomatoes at a really good price, you stock up. The same with anything else.

Regardless of how you shop, at one time or another, you will likely find that you have a little of this and a little of that in your pantry, and you need a way to use it.

I will allow myself to buy fresh milk and produce, but everything else needs to come out of the pantry or freezer. There are two benefits to doing a pantry challenge every once in a while.

First, you save money. It’s nice to have a week every once in a while where you know your grocery bill will be minimal.

Second, it ensures that you aren’t wasting food. Food that is wasted is money that is wasted. It doesn’t matter how good a sale is. If you don’t use the item, it’s money wasted. By doing a pantry challenge every few months, you can make sure you’re using your food before it goes bad. Your pantry stock is continually rotated, and you aren’t wasting your food and money.

Meijer Deals of the Week 3/15/09

*Meijer sometimes has a “10 for $10” sale, and you get the 11th item free. If you purchase 11 of the items, it makes them .90; less than 11, they are $1.00.

Crest Toothpaste
Sale price .90*
-.50 RP 2-22-09 doubled
Or
-1.00 3-1-09 or 3-15-09
Final price +.10

Betty Crocker Warm Delights
Sale price .90*
-.50 SS 2-8-09 doubled
Final price +.10

Coffee-mate Flavored Creamer
Sale price 1.50
- 1.50 printable
Final price free!

Aquafresh toothpaste
Sale price .90*
-.75 Printable
Final price .15

Zataran’s Rice Mix
Sale price B2G2F, prices starting @ 1.23
-.75/2 RP 2-8-09
Final price .24

Dannon Yogurt
Sale price .40
-.60/6 SS 2-1-09
Final price .30

Totino’s Pizza Rolls
Sale price .90*
-.40/2 SS, 1/11/09, 1/18/09, 1/25/09, 2/8/09 (doubled)
Final price .50

Betty Crocker Stickerz
Sale price 1.67
-.50 SS 2-1-09 doubled
Final price .67

Michelina’s or Lean Gourmet Entrees
Sale price .90*
-1.00/5 Meijer Meal Box
Final price .70

Fiber One Toaster Pastry
Sale price 2.00
-.50 SS 2-22-09
Final price 1.00

General Mills Frosted Cheerios, Fruity Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, or Yogurt Burst Cheerios
Sale price 2.00
-.50 SS 2-8-09 doubled
Final price 1.00

Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-ups or Gushers
Sale price 1.67
-.50/2 SS 2-8-09 or 3-8-09 doubled
Final price 1.17


Nestle Refrigerated Cookie Dough
Sale price 2.00
-1.00 printable
Final price 1.00

Prego Pasta Sauce
Sale price 1.67
-1.00/2 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 1.17

Clorox liquid bleach
Sale price 1.67
-1.00/2 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 1.17

Pillsbury Toaster Strudel
Sale price 1.88
-.35 SS 2-8-09 doubled
Final price 1.18

Clorox Wipes
Sale price 2.50
-B2G1F printable
-1.00/2 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 1.33

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes
Sale price 2.50
-1.00 printable
Final price 1.50

Formula 409
Sale price 2.50
-1.00 RP 3-1-09
Final price 1.50

El Monterey burritos, chimichangas, taquitos, or quesadillas
Sale price 2.50
-1.00 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 1.50

Smart Ones
Sale price 2.00
-1.00/2 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 1.50

Palmolive liquid dish soap
Sale price 2.00
-1.00/3 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 1.67

Planters nuts
Sale price 2.19
-1.00/2 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 1.69

Clorox Sanitizing Spray
Sale price 2.50
-.75 RP 1-25-09
Final price 1.75

Oust air sanitizer
Sale price 3.49
-BOGO SS 2-8-09
Final price 1.75

Kellogg’s cereal
Sale price 2.50
-.70 RP 2-22-09
Final price 1.80

Nabisco Teddy Grahams
Sale price 2.50
-1.00/2 SS 3-1-09
Final price 2.00

Finish Quantum powerball tabs
Sale price 3.00
-1.00 SS 3-15-09
Final price 2.00

Windex glass or multi-purpose cleaner
Sale price 2.50
-1.00/2 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 2.00

Finish/ Jet Dry rinse agent or dishwasher cleaner
Sale price 3.00
-.40 SS 3-15-09 doubled
Final price 2.20

Pledge multi surface
Sale price 3.49
-1.25 SS 2-22-09
Final price 2.24

TIlex, Clorox Clean-up, Disinfecting cleaner or Pine-sol pourable
Sale price 3.00
-1.00/2 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 2.50

Freshetta frozen pizza
Sale price 3.99
-1.00 SS 3-1-09
Final price 2.99

Glade Plug-ins scented oil refill twin pack
Sale price 3.99
-1.00 SS 3-15-09
Final price 2.99
*Get a warmer for free wyb the refills w/ the coupon from SS 3-15-09 or 2-8-09

Jimmy Dean breakfast skillet
Sale price 4.00
-1.00 RP 1-18-09 or 2-22-09
Final price 3.00

Powerade, 8- 20oz bottles
Sale price 3.99
-1.00/2 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 3.49

Tyson Family Pack Chicken, 18-25.5 oz
Sale price 6.99
-1.00 Meijer Meal Box
Final price 5.99

There are also lots of Lysol product deals this week, the are half price and there were lots of coupons in the paper this past Sunday for the products.

Have some Meijer deals to share? Post a comment or a link below!