CVS Trip #1

4 cans of tuna on sale for .88

A pack of nutri-trim gum 3.99

2 Dawns on sale for 1.99 buy one get one

A box of CVS tampons for 1.49

Coupons

2 .25 dawn

1 1.49 CVS feminine hygiene coupon that printed out last week

on my receipt.

1 3.99 ECB from last week

Total 5.15 Saved 14.61

5.49 ECBs I got back for my next visit ---- 3.99 for the gum and 1.50 bonus for spending money at CVS throughout the year.

Yes that's right I got more back then I spent!

Check Out What Coupon Inserts are Scheduled this Year!

2009 Coupon Inserts Schedule

January
4 – 2 Smart Source & 2 Red Plum
11 — Smart Source & Red Plum
18 –Smart Source & Red Plum
25 –Smart Source & Red Plum

February
1 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
8 — Smart Source & Red Plum
15 –No Inserts scheduled
22 — Smart Source & Red Plum

March
1 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
8 — Smart Source & Red Plum
15 — Smart Source & Red Plum
22 — Smart Source only
29 — Smart Source & Red Plum

April
5 — 2 Smart Source & 1 Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
12 — No Inserts
19 — Smart Source & Red Plum
26 — Smart Source & Red Plum

May3 — Smart Source & Red Plum
10 –Smart Source & Red Plum
17 — 2 Smart Source and 1 Red Plum
24 — No Inserts scheduled
31 — Smart Source & Red Plum

June
7 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
14 — Smart Source Only
21 — Smart Source & Red Plum
28 — Smart Source & Red Plum

July
5 — Procter and Gamble only
12 — Smart Source & Red Plum
19 — Smart Source Only
26 — Smart Source & Red Plum

August
2 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
9 — Smart Source & Red Plum
16 — Smart Source & Red Plum
23 — Smart Source & Red Plum
30 — Smart Source & Red Plum

September
6 — No SS or RP Inserts - Labor Day One Procter and Gamble
13 — 1 Smart Source & 2 Red Plum
20 — Smart Source & Red Plum
27 — Smart Source & Red Plum

October
4 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
11 — Smart Source & Red Plum
18 — Smart Source & Red Plum
25 — Smart Source & Red Plum

November
1 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
8 — Smart Source & Red Plum
15 — Smart Source & Red Plum
22 — Smart Source Only
29 — No Inserts scheduled

December
6 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
13 — Smart Source & Red Plum
20 — No Inserts scheduled
27 — No Inserts scheduled

Stockup Plans 1/1-1/7 or What I am Buying This Week

I shop mostly at Kroger and CVS and occasionally at Meijer. Meijer is a bit of a drive for me. I live in Indiana so this list reflects my sale prices and shopping options. If you are following my blog and want to give couponing and stockpiling a try in your area check out http://www.couponmom.com/. Her site is free. Once you register you can access a list of all the bargins in your area matched with coupons from your Sunday paper.


Kroger (Central Area)

• Fresh Ground Chuck $1.77lb
• Chicken Leg quarters $.39lb
• Lean Cuisine Dinners 6for$10

1 /2 Lean Cuisine Dinners printable2 / 5 Lean Cuisine Dinners printable

• They also have a nice price on fresh green beans at $.99lb but we have a lot of free frozen beans.

CVS

Starting 1/4

• Garnier Fructis Shampoo and Conditioner is $2.99 get $2 back to spend on your next order and I have a pile of $1 off coupons so essentially free for me! Limit 1 per card. Good thing I have a card for each of my daughters as well. We love this shampoo and are almost out.

Already on Sale

• Bumble Bee Tuna (limit 4) $.88
• Total Advanced toothpaste is $2.99 get $2 back to spend on your next order. Lucky me I have $1 coupon so essentially free for me. (limit 2)
• Dawn Dish liquid is buy one get one. The price is $1.99 so they are $.99 each. There are $.25 coupons out for these making them $.75 each when you buy 2. (Limit 6)
• Nature's Bounty Vitamins BOGO Buy 2 Earn 3 ECBs Limit 1 $1/1 from the 9/7, 9/21, or 10/12 RP, and Printables HERE and HERE. $2/1 Printable HERE (register and print twice) ***Scenario***Buy 2 at $4.50 each-BOGO sale 2 $2/1 Coupons=.50 OOP Earn 3 ECBs!=FREE + overage after coupons and ECBs!

January Freebees at CVS

• Children's Throat Cooler ice pops 6ct are 4.99 get $4.99 back to spend on your next order (limit 2) And thank you Thriftymama http://www.thethriftymama.com/2009/01/best-of-cvs-january-ecb-deals.html go here and you can print buy one get one coupons of these. You may also have gotten them in your 12/7 paper. Buy 2 with a coupon for 4.99 and get 9.98 back in ECB. That's 2 free gallons of milk for me. Thank You CVS!
  
• Soy Joy Six Pack $6.00 Earn 6 ECBs Limit 5=FREE after ECBs!(I believe this deal starts 1/4/09, but I hear reports the the ECBs are already printing) These make great donations to food pantrys.
• Nasogel Drip Free Gel Spray is $7.99 get $7.99 back to spend on your next order. (limit 2) If you follow this link you can have a $2 coupon emailed to you. The coupon allows you to print more than one. So print 2 and buy 2 Nasogels for $15.98-2($2 coupons)=$11.98 out of pocket and get $15.98 back to spend on your next order. If you buy them one at a time you can use the Extra Care Bucks for one to pay for the other and keep your out of pocket cost low.
• Nutrigum weight management gum is $3.99 get $3.99 back to spend on your next order. (limit 2)
• Listerine Smart Rinse and Agent Blue are $3.99 get $3 back to spend on your next order. Lucky me I have a pile of smart rinse $1 coupons so essentially free. (limit 5) You can also print a coupon here http://www.listerinekids.com/coupons.jsp

Meijer

My Meijer ad always starts on Thursday instead of Monday so if you live in a Monday-Sunday area this may be your last weeks ad.

• Buy 3 get 3 free Kraft Mac & Chs
• Stouffer's Red Box Entrees and Panins are $2. There are $1 off 2 coupons on the panins and $1 off 3 on the entrees
• Green giant boxed vegetables are $1. There are $.50 off 2 coupons out that will double to $1 at my meijer making this $.50. I don't need any though.
• They also have Lean Cuisine $6 for 12 but you get a free pack of yogurt for every 6 you buy. I will probably buy these at Meijer since they are more friendly about internet coupons. Kroger will often not accept internet printables over a $1.

Purpose of this Blog

In 2009 I have set a goal for myself to keep my families grocery budget at $50 a week or less. This includes all food, drink, beauty items, health items, and paper products. There are 5 members in my family including my husband and I; and three daughters (14, 8, and 1). My one year old I cloth diaper but I will be buying disposables this year as I head back to work. She drinks whole milk and eats a high fat diet because she has trouble gaining weight. We do use lots of paper towels, toilet paper, Kleenex, and commercial cleaning products like most American families.

• I do not make my own laundry detergent, do surveys on-line to earn money, sell things on ebay I get couponing, or refer people to on-line services to get something back. These things are admirable ways to save and earn but are more time consuming than I prefer.
• I do coupon religiously since beginning 10 months ago and it has changed my life.
• I do stockpile when I get a good deal.
• I am beginning this year with a stockpile I began accumulating in June of 2008.
• I have never spent more than $125 a week on groceries.

This blog will be a record of what we eat, what I buy and what I save. Read along throughout the year if you like.