Catching up... AGAIN...

Being down to 1 computer in the house slows down my updates!

Jan 28th

Kroger
10 Kraft shredded cheese 8 oz pkgs ($5 instant savings wyb 10, $0.75 cpns)

Spent $6.85 OOP (That's $0.69 a pkg!)

Jewel
Transaction #1
1 gal milk ($1 cpn)
1 loaf bread (FREE item coupon)
5 Tyson frozen chicken nuggets & patties ($3 sale, $1 cpn, $5 catalina wyb 5)

Spent $1.48 from a gift card. Nothing out of budget.

Transaction #2
5 Tyson frozen chicken nuggets & patties ($3 sale, $1 cpn, $5 catalina wyb 5)

Spent $0.15 using a gift card - none out of budget.


Jan 29th
Wal-Mart
1 Clorox Ready-Mop refills

Spent $2.28 using a gift card & $3.70 cash (out of budget)

Target
10 Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice ($1.99 sale, $1 Target coupon, $1 mfr coupon)
1 Clorox Ready-Mop solution refill

Spent $3.86 cash

Kroger
8 Quaker Rice Quakes (used raincheck for $1 sale, $1 coupon)
10 Hormel chili ($1 sale, $5 instant savings wyb 10, $1.50/3 coupons)

Spent $1.68 cash

Meijer
4 Renu contact solution travel packs ($2.79 sale, $2.50 cpn)
6 Goldfish ($1 sale, $1.50 cpn)
2 cracker sticks ($2.50 sale, $1.50 coupon)
9 Whole Grain Bagel-fuls ($0.52 clearance, $0.50 cpns)

Spent $6.22 cash

Catching up...

So I am a BIT behind on logging my purchases! We are down to one computer right now, so we're all taking turns and playing nice. :-)

1/24/09
Jewel
2 Ltr Cherry 7Up
2 Kraft Singles
1 5 lb clementines
2 lb salad mix
2 lb bananas
5 Tyson chicken nuggets
2 gal milk
4 pkgs chicken breasts
1 something I can't figure out from the receipts :-) $3.99

Spent $4.14 OOP and earned a $5 cat for the Tyson

1/25/09
Kroger #1
30 Quaker rice cakes
3 pies (clearance for $1 each!)
1 danish (clearance for $0.50)

OOP $3.84

Kroger #2
18 Quaker rice cakes

OOP $0.18

1/26/09
Jewel
2 bread
2 gal milk
1 instant rice
2 8 oz shredded cheese
2 3lb apples

Spent $0.55 on gift card. $0.00 OOP

1/27/09
Jewel
5 Tyson chicken nuggets
3 pkgs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 pkg Pub burgers
2 sloppy joe seasoning mixes

Spent $2.62 on gift card. $0.00 OOP

Jewel & Walgreens

I stopped at Walgreens again last night. For 8 jars of peanut butter I spent $12.88, and received another $10 of RR for my next trip. So net effect of $2.88 for 8 jars. I also got 4 bags of chips & 4 dips & 4 cans of cashews for $8.25 after using a $10 RR to pay. I received another $10 RR to use next time.

I also went to Jewel where I purchased 4 packages of boneless, skinless chicken breast (14 lbs), 2 bags french fries, 1 box shake n bake, 2 bagged salad, 2 1/2 lb bananas, & 1 plastic wrap. I spent $1.27 OOP!

Another $9.52 out of my budget!

1/22 Update

I went to Walgreens this morning and got:

4 bags Doritos
1 bag Tostitos
3 Tostito salsa con queso dips
8 jars Skippy Peanut Butter

I spent $26.15 OOP, but received $20 in catalinas to use on my next trip.

I also bought coffee at Wal-Mart on Tuesday and spent $5.62 OOP.

Weekend Shopping Update

Quite a bit of shopping for me over Friday and Saturday.

Schnucks
Ice Melt - $3.59 (not out of my budget)
Glade candle - $1.59 (used $2.50 coupon, netted free)

OOP = $3.07 - none out of my budget

Target
2 bags Doritos ($2 sale, no coupons)
3 pkgs Kotex ($2.79 sale, $2 Target coupon, $1 mfr coupon)

OOP = $3.43 (out of budget)

Jewel
1 party peanuts ($2 sale)
2 Kid Cuisines ($2.19 ea!! special treat for the kids)

Paid with $5 catalina
OOP = $1.44 (out of budget)

Kroger
4 Nabisco Ritz minis ($1 sale, $1 coupon)
1 Nutter Butter bites ($1 sale, $1 coupon)
3 Chicken nuggets ($1 sale, no coupon)
1 Chiquita Bites ($1 sale, $1 coupon)
1 Freeman foot cream ($3.79, FREE coupon)

OOP = $3.39 (out of budget)

Meijer (did multiple transactions b/c my store only doubles 2 of the same coupon per transaction)
1 pint blueberries ($1 sale)
1 pint blackberries ($1 sale)
24 Heinz jarred baby food (3/$0.99 sale, $1/8 coupons)
4 Betty Crocker muffin pouch ($0.81 sale, $0.40 cpn doubled)
1 Betty Crocker muffin box ($1 sale, $1 cpn)
17 Chex Mix ($1 sale, multiple coupon values)
2 Hormel Pepperoni ($1 sale, $0.55 coupon)
1 Dole salad ($1 sale)
3 Betty Crocker frosting ($1.34 sale, $0.40 cpn doubled)
2 - 1/2 lb ground beef ($1.09 & $1.13, used $1 cpns)
2 Hamburger Helper ($1 sale, $0.75/2 coupon)
6 Betty crocker brownie/cake mix ($1 sale, $1 winetags)
6 Betty Crocker Warm delights ($1 sale, $0.50 cpn doubled)
2 Bisquick ($1.99 sale, $1 coupons)
2 Betty Crocker potatoes ($1 sale, $0.40 cpn doubled)
2 Grands biscuits ($1 sale, $0.40 cpn doubled)
2 - 2 Ltr 7up ($1 sale, $0.50 cpn doubled)

OOP = $15.57 (out of budget)
Also earned 140 Bonus Box Tops for my son's school. I should have received 140 more, but there was a problem with the catalina machine. I should receive a call from catalina tomorrow and they should be sending me the other 140 Bonus Box Tops. That will be a total of 280 box tops, which will make my school $28!!

So total over the last couple days I spent $20.44 out of my budget.

General Mills coupons

General Mills will send you a booklet of coupons when you sign up on their website:

Link

These would match great with the next General Mills sale that comes! And don't forget to clip the Box Tops for Education off your packages! Each one is worth $0.10 for a local school!

Fast Fixins deal & coupons

Kroger has Fast Fixins frozen chicken products on sale for $1. They have this every every month or two.

You can get free coupons from the fast fixins website.

Website link

I saw this great deal on Jane4Girls blog. There is a link on the right hand side of the screen towards the bottom. She has great deals on her site! And she's only spending $800 a year on her groceries!