Safeway - Saved $115

5 16oz strawberries
2 bags chocolate chips
2 boxes veggies
2 pouches sp. sauce
1 jar sp. sauce
1 ice cream
2 salad dressing
4 mac & cheese
2 chips
4 pb
3 progresso soup
3 12 packs soda (for garage sale)

Spent $25 out of pocket

Used $10 coupon from last promo

Received $10 coupon for next order and a $2 for next order.

Totals:

Saved $115

Cost $25

Saved 79%

I think I did that right? Cari actually helped me with the math. Thanks man.

That's a lot of expensive items for super cheap. I'm liking this promo.

Safeway Promo!

I love promotions when I can find great coupon match ups! Wohoo!

I purchased:
3 - 12 packs of soda
2 - bags of chips
Promo $10 for all 5----and I have to say that I LOVE not having to pay CRV. I love AZ
Purchased them to sell cold sodas for .50 ea at garage sale next weekend---.33 profit each.
4 Mac & Cheese
5 Bertolli---which will last us a year cause we only eat spaghetti like once every 2 months.
4 Skippy (2 week supply---jk---but we have lots of pb &j here.
12ct eggs
4 Healthy Choice Frozen Meals
2 Breyers Icecream----yummy.
2 cheapy bread---for---One A Month Cooking: French Toast (my favorite!)
2.5 lbs bananas
3 lbs strawberries----freezer jam....I'm so excited!
2 4pk Yo+ yogurt---love those things

Did I get it all?

My total was
$50.81
-$10 promo discount coupon
-$2 promo discount coupon

So the cost is $38.81
Pretty good-----
BUT I'm so mad that I forgot to use my coupon for $5 off a $50 purchase AND $2.20 in coupons----ugh! So it should have only cost me like $29. Awww....mistakes mistakes. Whateva. Sad face. I saved 65% not bad----considering I purchased soda, chips, and strawberries---expensive not necessary items.

Note: Normally I wouldn't drive my butt all the way to Safeway---but I'll be in town more this weekend because of my sister's prom shopping! Yay! I get to be her mother this weekend and help her get all set for the prom while my mother is in Washington for my other sisters wedding reception#2. Thanks for hangin with me chels.

Lovin the deals

princessjulie

This Week's Deals at Fry's - thanks to
Saving Cents with Sense.

$4 + tax

Here's the best deals I bought from Fry's while my Heath and I ran to the store for some need items this week. Thanks to my parents and sisters for babysitting my kiddos while Heath and I had a little date to the store. :D They were outside sitting on the porch waving when we arrived home from the store. So cute. I'm so grateful for my family!

So the deals...

Quaker Rice Cakes - FREE

sale price $1 - (3) $1 coupon in this past Sunday's paper

Cottonelle - FREE

sale price $1 - (4) .50 coupon, doubled to $1 printable on coupons.com

Quaker Cereal - .50 each

sale price 4/$4 - (4) $1/2 coupons printable on coupons.com & from product packaging.

FOUR DOLLARS for 8 boxes of cereal, tp, and healthy snacks. Yay.

Another trip to Fry's

Yay.

Today---thanks to a tip from my sis in law Tenille I purchased:

6 boxes of Quaker instant oatmeal for $.50 ea. That's GREAT!

And as part of the buy 10 get $5 off --- I also got Quaker Rice cakes for FREE. Yay. I only had 2 coupons for it...so 2 for FREE and the rest for .50 wohooo!

My First Fry's Shopping Trip

21 shredded 8 oz cheese
4 packages sliced cheese
2 gallons milk
6 ½ gallons milk
8 Nabisco snack packs
6 knorr side dishes
4 valley fresh steamers
6 starkist tuna
1 cottage cheese
1 romaine lettuce
1 french bread
1 orowheat bread
4 double pack refills, electric toothbrush
4 FUZE drinks? Never tried those before.
4 4pk TP
1 6pk paper towels
4 fruit snacks
1 dozen eggs
6 4pks Yo+ yogurt
1 apple juice
4 crushed pineapple
1 danimals
1 pepperoni
1 canadian bacon
5 pizza for one
1 hand soap
4 double packs electric toothbrush refills

That might be everything…haha. I can’t find the receipt at the moment so I’m going off the picture. Can’t upload the picture for some reason. I can’t find the removable SD drive thing for my parents computer. Ugh.

Saved $158
Spent $110

Why I now love Fry’s…

The “door greeter” was so super nice to me and asked me as I wanted in the door, “Have you been to Fry’s before?” (wow!) I said no, I just moved into town TODAY and she walked me to the customer service department to get me a saving card and gave me a store ad and pointed me toward the cheese section. Sweet. GREAT customer service.

Then, MY CASHIER! She was absolutely amazing and cheered me on the whole time. I had SO MANY coupons and 2 transactions and she was a total trooper. She was patient and if something didn’t go through she just store couponed it to make sure I still got the savings. Thanks! I love it when you feel like the cashier is actually on your side, cheering for you to save money, NOT aggravated that your "paying" with coupons and getting good deals. I feel like I'm liking coupon shopping at the grocery store again, yay! (this is a good thing since I'm gunna have to start cooking---I have only cooked ONE meal in the last 3 months. Wow. My break is OVER.

Here’s the best part----in CA (if I’m remembering correctly) when you have 3 coupons that are the same for .50 off----only ONE will double to be $1 off. Here at Fry’s they double up to 3 coupons!!! Yay!!! And----sometimes they even have triple coupon days! What the stink?! Fry’s also runs a promotion where they’ll take a store coupon, ex: Target coupon for .50 off kraft, and a manuf. coupon for kraft .50 and I think they even double both….$2 off-----is that possible? Or maybe they just double the manuf. coupon and not the store coupon. But they take store coupons for other stores sometimes….crazy. I’m really going to have to pay attention at this store cause the deals and promotions are so cool.

As a side note:

I went to IKEA for the first time in my life yesterday. I have to say----that was like ENTERING ANOTHER WORLD! wow. Of course, cause I'm human....I wanted almost everything in the store and I walked out with only buying a pizza, drink, and hotdog. Gees. Good pizza tho. I think I'll be going back to buy a few things for my kids' rooms and maybe a desk? not sure. I like some of the silverware and also the little hanging storage things....you know the ones that hand from the towel rack looking thing....good for a desk area...scrap room? If I ever organize one----I'm promising myself that I'll furnish my house and kids' rooms before I work on my office. (not sure if I can stick to that....they say....the worst promise to break is a promise you make to yourself----trying to keep it)

ok---ya'll knew I couldn't be completely offline...

I'm at my mom's computer.

I picked up my keys today! yay!

I also took a video of my house and lots of pics. When I have more time I'll share :D

But here's the exciting part----I'm headed to Fry's Grocery store to stock up on the great deals they have this week. wohoo! Thanks to this cute blog...Saving Sense with Cents...all the deals were posted and coupon match ups all ready for me...Love that! Fry's is the same chain as Ralph's in Ca.

The store brand 8oz cheese is only a $1 this week----wow. I'll definitely be taking a pic of the TONS of cheese I buy. I'm trying to calculate how much cheese I use and I want to buy like a 6-12 month supply....here's my thinking...Heath and I only use the cheap cheese for SOME cooking and for all the kids' food...Heath and I really only like Tillamook Sharp Cheddar. So---maybe 30 bags will last me a year? I just don't know how much to buy. Goodness. Mmmm chicken nachos sound yummy.

TahTah for Now.

PrincessJulie

Shopping Shopping & More Shopping

Cost: $78 (actual cash used---$13)

This week coming up is going to be crazy for me and my little family----so----my kiddos and I did all our shopping in one trip! Yikes. We went to two Walgreens, CVS, & Vons. I wanted to run to Alberson's too but time just wouldn't allow. My kids are such troopers....everyone came home with dry clothes and clean faces...miracle. Thanks kids :D

So here's the deals...Yay....

Vons (no picture)

6 DelMonte no salt Diced Tomatoes = .50 ea + tax

$3.xx

Walgreens

4 Reynolds Rap = FREE + overage

2 Oust = $1 each

3 Dove = $1 each (only thanks to the cashier)

4 Excedrine 20ct. = FREE

8 assorted Chocolate Bars = FREE

6 Hunts Tomato Sauce (food storage-yay!) = .06 each

3 Sally Hansen Nail Polish (super nice kind) = $4.60

1 Baby Orajel gum brush & toothpaste = .59 

1 box chocolate cookies - filler = .99

$11.56 (paid with $7 RR, $5 oop)

CVS

4 packs CVS Diapers = $26

3 CVS Wipes = $6

4 7up 12 packs = $7 + crv

3 Colgate kids toothpaste = $5.25

2 Wheat Thins = $2

2 Triscuit = $2

2 CVS Meds - major need item +cvs brand filler = $8 ouch

2 Revlon Eyeliner = $4

2 Maybelline Foundation (for chelsey :D) = $5

1 chap stick - filler = $1

1 Venus Spa Embrace = $2

3 items Valentine's Clearance = $1.75

Bottle of Water (not pictured) = $1.50 + crv

*Nothing on my list was free----i had lots of ECB's to roll (spend) and i decided to use them on things like diapers, wipes, soda & crackers (for parties), & makeup for my sister. 

Total: $71.50 - 12.50 (3- $2.50 off $12 cvs brand, 1- $5 off $30) = $59

Paid mostly with ECB's and a gift card...so the tax was super small.

including tax ...

$61 (pd $59 in ECB's and gift card, remaining in cash)

$2 oop

wohooo----that includes medicine & diapers! 

I love paying with RR & ECB's from the drug stores----i 'earn' money shopping there all the time so when i use the money i earned to buy stuff i need it totally makes the deals even sweeter----yay! 

And I still have $ for Next Trip :D 

Current count is $33 ECB's and $3.xx on a gift card. 

Albertson's 12.95

Super fast trip to Alberson's tonight with my husband and kids in the car...

After sales, promotions, and coupons...

2 Transactions

10 Progresso Soup = 2.50

I wish progresso LIGHT was on sale.

8 Campbells Soup at Hand = 4.00

2 Sunkist Tuna Pouch = 3.00 (filler item)

2 Alta Dena Milk = 3.00

1 Diet Dr Pepper = Free 

+tax .45

Total:

$12.95

Saved:

$49

Yay! 

Soup & tuna are great for food storage! So excited about this deal :D

Note: I decided to limit my internet printed coupons and use the newspaper coupons I already have. I could have saved about $5 more if I had used more internet coupons----but I didn't really want to deal with it----totally out of character for me. Also, I was worried that the cashier would tell me something crazy like 'only 3 internet coupons' or something like that.

Shopping List for Albertson's Deals

1/2 milk .88 

skippy p.butter .88 limit 4

- coupon $1 off 2   in 1/18 insert. 

final price: .38 ea.

 

campbells soup at hand .88 limit 6

- coupon .50 off of 1   in 1/11 insert

final price: .38 ea 

progresso bread crumbs $1

- coupon $1 off 2 progresso products printable.

final price: .50 ea.

These are a few of the deals I'm picking up on my date night tonight. haha. my poor heath. 

The deals are still good if you don't have any coupons...good for food storage. 

Vons Deals 2/4-2/10

Junk food today----but does the toothpaste make up for it? 

Kellogg's Pop Tarts 8ct. / Kellogg's Fruit Snacks & other Kellogg's on sale

Use coupon in 1/4 SS $1 off 2. 

.50 each

Colgate Toothpaste .99

Use coupon in 1/4 SS .75 off 1 - doubles to $1 off

FREE

Today I picked up:

3 toothpaste = FREE

8 Pop Tarts (limit 8) = $4

2 Fruit Snacks 10pack = $1

$5 + tax 

Pretty good for brand name pop tarts and OK toothpaste.

My resale value for toothpaste is $1 per tube----if I sold them it would mean that I got the pop tarts for only $2 + tax. ... just thinking about the bottom line. Yes, I do sell some of the stuff I get for free at garage sales. I love it. The toothpaste and brushes sell really fast for $1 each---I get sooooo many of those for free-----pure profit! 

Here's a scenario. Lets just say that we split this up by $ per snack....there's 64 pop tarts & 20 fruit snacks. 84 snacks in all ----that's about .06 per snack. Pretty good. Note: I usually save these types of snacks for treats or road trips. I love that Jacob likes the pop tarts without the frosting - only a teeny bit less sugar but I'll take it! 

Warning: When buying anything in bulk----check ALL expiration dates and decide whether or not you'll actually use the items before they expire. When stacking in your pantry make sure to circle expiration dates and/or put the soonest expiring in the front. 

Happy Shopping - Julie

Shoppin the Deals! $33

I had a little time for myself and here's what I accomplished!

I had this whole thing typed up with step by step transaction stuff---but my wireless connection keeps kicking me off and erasing it! Ugh. Here's the shorter version. Sorry.

Long story short. Total spent. $33
I'm REALLY angry that I forgot to use one of my $2 coupons as cvs and one of my $10 off of $50 coupons at cvs. I could have only spent $21 but because I was flustered I made a BIG mistake. Sad face. I didn't realize until I got home---coupon shopper's worst nightmare come true.

Ralphs-17.76
3 juice
2 chili
6 variety mustard
3 sour cream
2 philly cheese
1 miracle whip
1 mayo
3 chili-lime hot sauce
1 bbq sauce
2 wheat thins
3 chex mix
3 salsa
1 lettuce for turtle
3 baby food (testing for what we think is a peaches allergy?-sad face)
1 Jacob

CVS -15.47 ($8 out of pocket- rest on gift card) ***SHOULD HAVE BEEN 3.47 sad face.***
4 glade
5 EXPENSIVE but GREAT Mouthwash
2 earinse (not sure when I'll need this...?)
4 Loreal Revitalift (resale value at garage sale: $3 ea. and i got them for free..yay)
1 Excedrin 10ct.

SAVED 86.90 at Ralphs
SAVED 100.13 at CVS

**Revision** 2/9

I forgot there's 2 $10 rebates I can get send in for the mouthwashes ($10 for every 2 purchased)  Wohooo! So assuming I get the rebates-----that's only $13 for all this stuff

even sweeter deal. 

Vons

I went to Vons with Cari today. No pic. Sorry-no camera.

3 Boxes PopTarts (4pk)

--vons coupon, 2 manuf. coupons, cashier didn't run the 3rd manuf. coupon. shoot. $1 for 3

3 2-liter d.Coke

--vons coupon .69 ea.

8 pk.d.Coke bottles

--vons FREE coupon w/ purchase of 3 hallmark cards

3 Hallmark Cards

--.99 ea.

1 Romaine Lettuce (turtle)

--no coupons, $1.99 ouch

1 Dog Treats (for Jacob---j/k Cari's dog)

--FREE item coupon

$5.42

Not bad. The receipt said 83%

I'm trying to avoid packing at the moment. Can you tell? Getting back to work...

Monday Madness Shopping

Walmart

$4.55 2 - 20 ct. Electrasol Dishwasher Soap

2 - Vlasic Relish (great for food storage exp 2010)

4 - Campbells Tomato Soup

2- Post Its

7 - t.size Dove Hairspray

2 - t.size Head & Shoulders

6 - Tuna Pouches (the single serving ones...love 'em!)

Items for donation:

9 - Kotex Pads

2 - 10 ct Razors

1 - 10 ct PrepH wipes

ALL these Deals are from The Centsible Sawyer! There's other GREAT deals for this week if you have a Super Walmart - sure wish I did.

Walgreens

$3.88

I'm just getting started with Walgreens. This deal was a great one if your just getting started too. Jacob REALLY wanted to help set up "daddy's medicine" for the picture.

The 3 Robitussin were a Money Maker of $7. Click HERE for more info. The airborne was buy 2 get one FREE & I had coupons. Click HERE for a sample and to Print the $2 coupon I used for the deal! Thanks to Deal Seeking Mom for the Walgreens Deals.

Stater Bros

$5 + tax

Sorry No Picture - frozen stuff, lots to unload, napping kids, blah blah blah. You get the picture.

The promo this week is buy 10 participating items get $5 off your purchase. I stacked that offer with manuf. coupons and ended up getting 8 bags of Green Giant Steamers for .50ea and 2 boxes of Cake mix for .50ea. (Heath's Birthday cake...Sunday 9/14 he's turning 30!)

Target: My target had Circo Infant/Toddler Socks single pack for $.34 - That's a good deal right? It was 70% off. They were on clearance because the have a new look to the Circo logo. Hmm...Maybe we should keep an eye out for the old Circo stuff going on clearance for SUPER cheap.

That's all for now. Happy shopping! Find any good deals or coupons?

Super Tight Budget this week....

And I totally did it! I'm so proud of myself!

So, I needed to buy Mac&Cheese for Jacob and I REALLY wanted Soda for myself (note: found out the hard way this week that Walmart brand d.soda sux) I only had $4 to spend and I really didn't want to spend all of it... So I checked my coupons and my favorite coupon sites to -stir up some overage- and POW---spent less than $2 on all this!! My boy just discovered that he loves peanuts and he calls them BEANS. lol.
Overage example: If the product is $1.97 and your coupon is for $3 then you get $1.03 towards other products on your bill!!! Yea!

Round 1I think I went to CVS 4 times this week. Oh my goodness that's embarrassing to admit. I think this picture is from my first trip. I spent LESS than a $1.00 OOP (out of pocket) and I used ECB's (extra care bucks earned from previous purchases). Overall I did EARN money on this trip. Yea! Highlights...3 24pk TP, 2 24pk water, Scented oil Candles and refills, Pull ups CVS brand. Mostly need items that I was able to get with ECS's. Yea for CVS!

Round 2 Just hanging with my buddy Cari after work~ya we shop for fun! (Oh, didn't blog that...I started working nights at Moxie Pest Control -heath's work- for some extra $. NO MOM...I don't work alone :) ...and only like 6-10 hours a week) Ok, so the deals! I spent less than $2.00 OOP on this trip :) I didn't calculate whether or not I earned money on this trip, don't think I did but I think that overall I only spent $4. I also got another Paper Towel pack that's not in the pic. Sweet huh.

Albertsons...Don't have the pics. I think they're on Cari's camera. I went to Albertson's for their super sweet deals 4 times this week. OCD - I know. I kept finding more coupons. I usually have 4+ newspapers per week from my home delivery and my secret source (lol...jk my buddy Cari is my supplier) so I have coupons commin out my ears man. Some weeks I don't have the strength to cut them all so I stash them and usually forget about them. The deals at Albertson's are still going on until Tues night. There's a list of items that are 4 for $4. GREAT deals. AND with coupons (if you have them) some of the deals are FREE...what? Alberson's...free? That never happens but I guess never say never.

Sorry that my coupon posts are boring this week - I prefer to post right after I get home from the store while I'm still excited and remember all the details. My internet trouble was a real drag this week. I'm really hating on Timewarner this week. Ugh - I've made 5 calls to them this past month and they cannot seem to get it right with my account!! Hmmm. Can I say AT&T!

Just needed soda for Heath but it was 5.99 for a 12 pack and buy 2 get 1 free. That's 3 for $12 - terrible price!

So I just got him a 2 liter until it goes on sale so I can stockpile again - 4th of July weekend for sure. Here's my deals from my quick in and out trip to the store. Its getting easier and easier to save even on a quick trip to the store w/o planning a list.

$3.68
Tava - 2 packs (bogo+coupon), Rice Cereal - free!, Baby yogurt - free!, Raid (for Jen) - free!, D.Coke - $1.89 (waaay above my price point of $.79!)

I also went to Target early this morning because I had ONE diaper left for Jacob. I always hope that when I buy diaper for Jacob it will be my last time....potty training....but It NEVER is. My goal is to potty train by Kindergarden. j/k I only took a picture of my FREE stuff.

$38

1 box size 3 Pampers- 100 count

1 box size 6 Pampers- 56 count

2 bags wipes - 216 count each

2 travel size clean and clear cleanser - free!

4 travel size All Small & Mighty - free! *That's 2 loads each...every little bit counts right?

Plus...Gift card for $5 ---- Good deal right?!

$1 Flip Flops!

Walked In
Tired Kids...Long Line...NO Carts...

Walked Out

NO Flip Flops!

Some deals just aren't worth it. Sad face!

Cari -> I'm totally jealous that you got some!!!

All this savings without a list & without a website to help me!

Just me, my buddy Cari, and a binder Full of Coupons!

Its hard to see all my good deals but here's a few highlights:

2 Free toothpaste, Free Wacky pasta, 16 jars of baby food for $3.00, 2 boxes rice cereal FREE, 2 small containers Jif, 2 pouches Ragu, peperoni & Italian sausages (my MOST expensive items!), 2 yo+, foil, pastry dough - great for dumplings, Free cat food for my neighbor....

K that's a lot of highlights huh.

Would have spent $125 - only spent $43 !!!

Not my best but still good...splurged on a few items for my hubby.

I'm loving the coupon thing. OHHHH and check out my new binder. Promised my mom I would blog a picture....plus I love it and want to show it off. Isn't it so cute :)

Binder I got on clearance at Target! (Eco friendly :)

Dividers and Baseball Card Holders - not eco friendly.

I shopped around for the best deal of course, but still it was "an investment" as I call it.

And it all fit really nicely in my diaper bag!!!

I love my new system. Believe it or not It DOESN'T take any longer to sort my coupons than using a coupon file. And the time I save at the store....oh my goodness! Every coupon is visible - no more searching through stacks of coupons & I usually have a kid or two when I shop so I need to be really quick at the store.

I think it cost me about $10 to make my binder and just today I saved $70 at the g.store!!! WORTH IT!