2/27 & 2/28 Updates

Meijer
3 Hamburger Helper
4 Betty Crocker potatoes
1 Cheese Puffs
1 Tub margarine
1 Hostess donuts
3 South Beach granola bars
4 lbs hamburger
Paid $8.29 using a gift card

Walgreens
1 Reynolds foil
2 Avent bottles
3 Sally Hansen nail polish
3 Excedrin migraine
3 Garnier shampoo
3 Revlon foundation
3 contact lens solution
Paid $58.96 using a gift card, will get $47.91 back in rebates (added to my gift cards)

Jewel-Osco
3 pair gloves
5 mac & cheese
1 Yogos
8 Ice Mountain waters
8 12 pks Pepsi products
2 Sobe waters
2 French fries
1 pkg tortillas
1 8 oz sour cream
1 frozen pizza
5 kiwis
5 lb grapefruit
Spent $4.26 using a gift card. Earned numerous 2 $5 cats & 4 $2 cats

Kroger
4 4pks toilet paper
1 Lunchables
Paid $1.13 using a gift card.

Target
3 bags goldfish
5 Pop-tarts
2 Kashi bars
2 Venus Embrace razors
Spent $13.47 OOP, earned a $5 gift card

2/20 Update

Meijer
4 Coffee-Mate creamer
2 lb cashews
Paid $9.31 using a gift card

Kroger
2 bags tortilla chips
3 Cottonelle 4 pks
1 BC cake mix
1 dozen eggs
2 wheat bread
Paid $4.11 OOP

Jewel
25 ct plastic dinosaurs (treat for the kids)
International Delight coffee creamer
Paid $2.08 using a gift card

McDonalds for supper
We got 6 hamburgers, 5 small fries, 2 small shakes.
All 4 of us ate for a grand total of $8.50 OOP

Updates through 2/16

Been a few days since I've updated. Time to play catch up again.

Feb 14th

Meijer
10 Chex Mix
Paid $0.05 using gift cards

First Wok
Picked up Chinese for dinner. Paid $22.11 OOP

Walgreens
Giant lollipop
Plush puppy
6 Halls cough drops
Paid $5.12 OOP


Feb 15th

Schnucks
10 Nature Valley Granola Bars
Paid $11.70 OOP; have $9.50 left in cats

Jewel
4 frozen pizzas
2 Organic Teddy Grahams
8 2Ltrs Coke products
3 Apple Juice
1 can coffee
2 lbs strawberries
Paid $2 OOP


Feb 16th

Cub Foods
4 1/2 lb bananas
Paid $1.76 OOP

Meijer
2 lbs cashews
4 English Muffins
1 4 pk toilet paper
Paid $10.35 using gift cards

Wal-Mart
6 Sugar-Free turtles
2 Garnier travel size shampoo
2 Garnier travel size conditioner
1 strawberry flavored syrup
Paid $1.63 OOP

2/13 Updates

Kroger
12 - 4pks Cottonelle toilet paper
1 box Betty Crocker potatoes

Paid $1.35 OOP

Meijer
42 Chex Mix
10 Betty Crocker frosting
12 Heinz baby food jars
Watch band
New purse

Paid $5.15 using gift cards & $0.26 in cash

2/12 Updates

Meijers
84 Heinz baby food jars
8 Chex Mix
20 Betty Crocker frosting
1 battery for keys (the lock/unlock control)
1 Dishwasher Magic dishwasher cleaner (no coupon *gasp*)
2 bunches bananas

Paid $5.95 using gift cards and $0.15 cash

2/11 Update

Jewel
10 popcorn
1 gallon milk
Paid $2.65 OOP

Reusable Bags Giveaway!

Another fellow coupon blogger is giving away some reusable snack & bulk bags on her blog. Check it out!

Jane4Girls Giveaway

Good luck to all who enter!

2/10 Updates

Jewel-Osco
10 Healthy Choice soup
1 Twix
1 gal milk
Paid $0.21 OOP

Meijer

Transaction #1
5 Shaving cream
2 Chex Mix
2 Betty Crocker frosting
2 creamers
Paid $2.55 using a gift card

Transaction #2
5 Epsom salt
2 Chex Mix
2 Betty Crocker frosting
Paid $1.48 using a gift card

2/8 Updates

More shopping at Meijers & Jewel

Meijer
Transaction #1
5 aspirin
2 Chex Mix
1 lb strawberries
Paid $0.46 OOP

Transaction #2
5 sterile gauze pads
2 Chex Mix
2+ lbs Meatloaf mix (hamburger)
Paid $0.55 OOP

Transaction #3
5 thermometers
potato salad
2 Chex Mix
Spent $0.53 OOP

Walgreens
Garnier hair gel
Revlon cream gloss
Olay body wash
Thermacare heat wraps
Walgreens contact solution
Paid $16.93 OOP (will receive $18.46 back in rebates)

Jewel-Osco
Transaction #1
2 Smuckers grape jelly
3 frozen pizza
1 apple juice
11 Fuze drinks
12 - 12 pks Coke products
Paid $7.18 OOP

Transaction #2
8 - 12 pk Coke products
1 frozen pizza
1 - 2 Ltr Dr Pepper
1 5# potatoes
1 apple juice
Paid $1.96 OOP

2/7 Updates

Walgreens
6 Reusable bags

Paid $2.16 with gift card

Meijers - Took a road trip to a neighboring town that has 2 Meijers stores.
2 childrens vitamins 300 ct ea
6 ibuprofen
11 gauze pads
5 thermometer covers
7 2pk kids toothbrushes
5 dental floss
5 Epsom salts
2 contact lens solution
6 mouthwash
5 cotton balls
2 digital thermometers
8 foam shoe insoles
16 hand soap
19 aspirin
29 whey protein packets

Spent $29.60 OOP. Have $110.50 in gift cards for future use.

Lunch @ Steak N Shake $9.00 OOP including tip

Coffee @ Starbucks $4.00 OOP

Gas for road trip $10.00

So even with the extra costs of food & gas - I still "made" $57.90 in profit on my road trip!! Definately worth it!!

2/6 Update

Jewel
6 pk Bacardi Silver
16 12 pk Coke products
11 Swiss Miss hot cocoa
3 Culinary Circle frozen pizza
3 2 Ltr Diet Dr pepper

OOP $11.13, earned $10 catalina

Contests on another blog

There's a new contest going on at another couponer's blog.

Check it out:

http://jane4girls800dollarannualbudget.blogspot.com/

Current giveaway:

Oso*fresh containers (thru Feb 9)

2/5 Jewel trip

Jewel has a new promotion going on! Buy $25 worth of ConAgra products, get a $10 catalina good on your next purchase. This promo will be going the entire month of February, but will not be advertised in our ad until the last week of Feb.

I did a total of 4 transactions and here's what I got:

20 Healthy Choice soups
8 Act II popcorn
12 12 pks of Coke products
2 gal milk
6 Homelife fabric softeners
2 Homelife Magic clean erasers
2 Fuze drinks
4 Hershey special dark
1 Culinary circle pizza
17 Reeses whipps candy bars
1 Reeses Crispy crunchy bar

Spent $13.21 out of the budget. Earned $30 in catalinas for future use.

Jewel 2/3

Found another receipt from earlier in the week for Jewel:

3 wheat thins
1 Kraft shredded cheese
4 Salsa
4 south beach dressing
1 BBQ sauce
6 Fuze drinks
2 Homelife magic clean eraser
2 Homelife fabric softeners
3 Oscar Mayer hot dogs
1 gal milk
3 African violets
12 - 12 pks Coke products

Paid $7.68 using a gift card

Catching up BIG TIME

So I have been off the computer for what seems like FOREVER... Time to play catch up again.

2/4 McDonalds $5.35 out of budget

2/2 Spent $30.60 on coupons (got $210 worth of coupons that will ALL be used)

Schnucks
10 Green Giant Steamers (41 sale, $0.50 coupons doubled)
$0.05 out of budget

Kroger
2 hamburger buns (clearanced to $0.59 ea)
1 Sobe drink (FREE with ANY purchase)
$1.31 out of budget

Jewel (done in multiple transactions)
6 South Beach Dressing
1 nursing pads
1 Sara Lee bread
2.71 lb grapes
2 African violets
1 gal milk
1 Kraft singles
2 Oscar Mayer hot dogs
2 Homelife fabric softeners
2 Homelife Magic Clean erasers
3 Wheat thins
1 Kraft shredded cheese
2 salsa
2 frozen pizzas
2 2Ltr Dr Pepper
12 12 pks Coke products
2 Fuze drinks

$13.94 spent from gift card. $2.63 cash from budget

Meijer (multiple transactions) e
4 pumice stone
8 callous shavers
10 nail clippers
27 dental floss
2 Vitamin D
2 Vitamin B12
10 hand soap
5 mouthwash
5 shave gel
11 toothbrush
2 kids toothbrush
1 cough drops
1 peroxide
1 nail polish remover
4 Epsom salts
1 chap stick
1 thermometer
1 purina wet dog food
1 toothpaste
1 honey
1 gal milk
2 fries

$85.44 cash from budget. Still have $93 in catalinas for future use! When I use these, it will lower the amount of cash spent, saving my budget.