Saturday, February 14, 2009

Kroger Trip #9


Total Spent $18.85



Savings From buying on sale and Datona Sale Savings $10.94



Savings from Coupons $8.51



Total Savings $27.96

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Meijer Granola Bar Deal 2/12-2/19

Here is an excellent blog with coupon links and a ton more info about the great Catalina at Meijer this week.
Keep in mind our Meijers only double up to $.50 but are usually friendly about using multiple coupons.
Coupon Coach: Nature Valley Granola Bar Deal. .02 a Box at Meijer!!!(Updated!)

Kroger Daytona Sale Continues 2/12-2/18 Cheap Dial Hand Soap and Diapers

The Daytona Sale continues this week. Too bad the Gatorade price has increased. Otherwise the sale appears to be the same and than the blueberries and $.99 eggs Kroger is looking a bit uneventful this week.

Dial liquid Hand Soap is .88 minus the .35 coupon doubled makes these .30 each!

Kroger Comforts diapers are $6.49 this week. You can print a $3 off coupon on the kroger website. I've never tried these but the price is right. These are $5.99 a pack in Cinncinnati so you may want to wait till next week and see if we get the better sale price.

Meijer Deals 2/12-2/18 .45 Skippy, .25 Wishbone, free frosting, Nature Valley Granola Bars $.30 a box

Nature Valley Granola Bars and Chex Mix Bars are sale this week for $2. There are coupons out for these making them $1 after the coupon doubles. But hold on it gets better. A Catalina is available. I have not tried it yet but other areas are reporting Buy 3 get a $1.50/Buy 4 get a $2.50/Buy 5 or more get a $3.50 coupon OYNO , expires 2/22. If you buy 5 these will be $.30 each after the Catalina is spent on your next order.

Progresso Soup is $1.25 each. With the $.50/2 coupon doubled these will be $.75 each which is a good price.

Sargento Cheese Snacks are half price and we have coupons

Pringles will be $.80 after coupon but I have heard they often get much lower than this so I plan to Wait

Warm Delights will be $.25 after coupon but usually I can get these free after coupon so I might wait. However last time they did not even go on sale and we really like these. I'm trying decide.

Chex Mix is on sale for $1 a bag making it free with the $.50 coupons doubled

Betty Crocker Frosting will be free after the $.50 coupon is doubled

Skippy Peanut Butter will be fantastically cheap. On sale for 1.25 the .4o coupon doubled makes it only .45 !!!

Superpretzels are half off. Indy never seems to get coupons for these but should you luck out and have any they should be less than .70 a box after coupon.

Wishbone dressing is on sale for 1.25. There are .60 coupons out that will double to $1 at the Cumberland store making these .25 each.

Soft soap will .29 after coupon

Vaseline intensive care rescue lotion will be .50 after the $1.50 coupon

Lysol Disinfecting Spray will be about .44 after the 1/2 off sale and $2 coupon

Check out the cheap yogurt and farm rich deals posted on Savings makes Sense complete with the printables!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

How's it Going

I am still struggling to get my budget down to $50 dollars a week. I did not think it would be quite this hard. The problem I seem to have is deciding when to buy the good deals and when to let them go. There are some things I may just not be able to afford on this budget.

My new tactic is to make a list before I go shopping and check my new pantry to be sure what I am buying fills an actually need. We have yet to waste anything I have bought but how much Chef Boyardee are we really going to want to eat? No matter how cheap the cans get with my coupons spaghetti and and sauce will still be a cheap options as well.

Kroger Trip #8


Saved 75.67


Spent 38.45




Kroger Trip #7


Spent $2.14
Saved $6.49

Marsh Trip #1


Spent 19.34


Saved 20.90




Thanks to The Pantry for pointing out the deal on bread. Only $.60 a loaf! after buy one get one free and .50 coupons doubled.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

CVS Deals 2/8-2/14 A Few good ones this week!

Gillette Fusion Gamer razors are 7.99 this week. There is a $4 coupon in the P&G insert this week plus when you buy one you get $4 ECBs back for your next trip making this razor essentially free. These are my husbands favorite. Limit 1 per card.

Colgate Toothpaste is But one get one at $1.99. So if you buy two for $1.99 and use 2 $1 off coupons (I found these at our dentist office) or $ .75 coupons from last weeks paper they are free or .49 each.

Wheat Thins, Ritz and Triscuits are $1 and there are $2/2 coupons out making these crackers free. These are the small convenience store size.

February Freebies
These are all free after ECBs


CVS Children's Chewable Aspirin 36ct $1.99 get $1.99 ECBs Limit 1
Earinse $7.99 get 7.999 ECBs Limit 2
Extreme Energy 6 hour shot $4.99 get 4.99 ECBs Limit 1
BodiHeat Pain Relieving Heat Pad 3 ct. $3.99 get 3.99 ECBs Limit 5
Gillette Shampoo or Conditioner $4.99 get 3 ECB's use the $2/1 coupon in the P&G insert