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Mar. 22, 2008

Super Saving Saturday

Yes, it is that time again. You can see all the great deals that were found at Money Saving Mom.

I shopped at CVS over a two day period.

On Monday I ran out to snag the Sunday/Monday only specials. I was surprised when they had a bunch of there dollar days stuff marked 75% off. That made everything a quarter.

My Total was $31.62

After coupons and ECB's my total out of pocket cost was 74 cents.

4 Russell Stover truffles
freezer bags
hairbrush
2 rope dog toys
25 pack thread
2 boxes of Pot of Gold chocolate
2 bags of Doritos
2 cans of Glade spray
Lady Speedstick deodorant
2 bottles of Listerine smart rinse

Then on Tuesday ~

My Total was $82.61

After coupons and ECB's my new total was $2.42

2 plastic organizing baskets
3 bottles of Loreal Vive shampoo
3 bottles of Loreal Vive conditioner
Loreal mousse
Loreal hair putty
Half and Half
4 Russell Stover eggs
Package of Dove bar soap
Dove Bodywash
2 bottles of Dove shampoo
2 bottles of Dove conditioner
2 cans of Glade spray
Irish Spring deodorant
Aktiva lotion
Clean and Clear astringent
Clean and Clear cleaner
Clean and Clear oil tissues
2 Bic Soliel razor
Bic Soliel refill cartridges
1 gallon of milk

I had to run out and get toilet paper so I figured I should go to CVS and get it for free. Here's what I picked up......

Total $53.65

New total after coupons and ECB's was 67 cents.

2 Garnier Fructis conditioners
1 Skin Effects starter kit
Nutritioniste makeup removers
Nutritioniste cleanser
1 Gillette Venus Embrace
2 CVS Vitamin C
4 pack toilet paper
2 Lypsyl
1 box of sandwich bags

CVS sent me a little gift pack in the mail this week. It had a few samples and a bunch of coupons.

On St. Patricks Day Rich wanted me to stop at and pick up a cake for dessert. He really likes bakery cakes. So I stopped at Kroger and ran in to get a cake and came out with all of this for $ 6.35.

That was my week. I didn't do any grocery shopping this week since I have been stocking up the last couple of weeks. So that saved me some money this week.

*Kristie*

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Mar. 15, 2008

Super Saving Saturday

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I ran to CVS on Monday and again on Thursday. I bought a lot of stuff and paid with ECB's.

Monday.......

First store,

1 Fructis gel - $2.99 ECB's
1 boxes of caramel popcorn
2 box of toffee popcorn
1 Jergen Natural Glow lotion
4 cans of Swanson chicken broth
4 bags of pretzels
1 package of paper plates
1 bag of cheese puffs

Total $21.00
- $5/$15 CVS Coupon
$2/$10 CVS Brand Coupon
$1.00 off Fructis
$ .40 off Swanson Broth
$1.00 off Jergens
New Total $11.60
Pay with $8.97 ECB and $2.00 ECB and $ .63 cash.
That's $27.18 worth of stuff for 63 cents!
Oh, and I got back $2.99 ECB's

Second Store,
1 bottle of Fructis mousse - $2.99 ECB's
1 package of Charmin
1 Gillette Venus Embrace - $6.00 ECB's
2 packages of C batteries

Total $19.97
- $5/$15 CVS Coupon
$1.00 of Fructis
$1.00 of Charmin
$4.00 of Venus Embrace
New Total $8.97

Pay with $3.97 ECB and $5.00 ECB and $ .36 cash.
That's $25.63 worth of stuff for 36 cents!
And I got back $8.99 ECB's

Thursday........

# 1
5 BeFine facial masks $1.99 each- $15.00 ECB's
Jergens Natural Glow $6.99
Total $16.94
- $5/$15 CVS Coupon
$3/$15 Skincare coupon
$1.00 off Jergens
New Total $ 7.94
Pay with $ 1.96 and $ 5.98 ECB's and $ .06 cash

That's $18 worth of stuff for 6 cents!!!
I earned back $15 in ECB's

#2
2 bags of Dove eggs - $2.00 ECB's
2 Life Fitness pain patches - $4.00 ECB's
1 package of Gillette Mach 3 disposables - $5.00 ECB's

Total $18.97
- $5/$15 CVS Coupon
Buy one Get one Free Dove coupon
$1.00 off 2 bags of Dove coupon
$3.00 off Mach 3 Razors
New Total $6.97
Pay with $3.49 ECB and $3.00 ECB and $ .57 cash

* Inside the Mach 3 razors was a paper with a special offer to complete a 2 minute survey and receive a $10 debit card. Pretty neato. Not only was I able to snag up another one of the packages but it just happened to have an extra gift waiting for me inside. So check out those packages to see if yours has one too.

#3
1 box of Alavert - $3.00 ECB's
1 Oral B Proaction toothbrush - $4.99 ECB's
2 tubes of Colgate Total - $5.98 ECB's
1 Butterfinger
2 Johnsons Buddies soaps
4 Russell Stover eggs

Total $23.49
- $5/$15 CVS Coupon
$4.00 Alavert coupon
$1.00 off Oral B Toothbrush
$1.50 off Colgate
$1.00 off Colgate
$2.00 off Johnson's Buddies (adjusted to $1.98)
Buy 2 Get 2 Free Russell Stover eggs
New Total $7.63
Pay with $5.00 ECB and $2.00 ECB $1.00 cash
(I'm not sure why this deal worked out this way. Sometimes the computers or cashier have a funny way of working things out.

$ 29.47 worth of stuff for $1.11
Earned $13.97 ECB's

#4
1 AirWick Freshmatic
1 bags of Reeses minis
2 bags Easter Reeses minis
1 bag of Rolos
2 bags of York mint patties
2 oral B Pulsar toothbrushes
4 Russell Stover eggs

Total $ 31.70
- $5/$15 CVS Coupon
$5.00 off AirWick Freshmatic
$1.50 off 3 bags of Hersheys candy
$1.50 off 3 bags of Hersheys Candy
$ .55 off a bag of York Peppermin patties
Buy one Get on Free Pulsar Toothbrushes
Buy 2 Get 2 Free Russell Stover eggs
New Total $10.78
Pay with $6.00 ECB and $4.00 ECB $ .96 cash
$47.85 worth of stuff for 96 cents!

I did all of these trips in about an hours worth of my time. For me it is completely worth it. I will not be paying for any Easter candy this year. Yes I did get some more toothpaste, but that is because I got rid of a bunch this week. Before my sister in law left to go back to college I had her stop by. I gave her toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, makeup, medicine, energy drinks, deodorant, razors, face wash, and more. She was overwhelmed by it all. It felt so awesome to be able to do this for her because I know that she is on a very tight budget. And my cupboard was looking a little empty so I was able to get more.

I didn't do so great with my groceries this week though. A lot of things contributed to my poor week. I never planned out my weekly menu. When I looked at Kroger and Meijers ad I became discouraged. So I didn't even want to go grocery shopping if it wasn't going to be a money saving fun time. Then on Wednesday I realized we didn't have any food. So I ran to Aldis. With no plan and no coupons and no list.

1 tub of Parmesan Cheese
Buttermilk biscuits
1 package of cheddar cheese slices
1 package of Monteray Jack slices
1 lb of Turkey lunchmeat
1 lb of ham lunchmeat
2 packages of tortillas
2 loafs of wheat bread
1 dozen eggs
2 jars of spaghetti sauce
1 container of vanilla yogurt
1 container of plain yogurt
1 tub of chicken salad
2 cans of chili beans
1 can of whole kernel corn
1 package of donuts
1 case of bottled water
1 package of fig bars
vinegar
1 package of shredded mozerella
1 package of shredded cheddar
a bag of onions
baking mix (Bisquick)
1 can cream corn
1 jar of salsa
1 bottle of syrup
1 Chrysanthemum

TOTAL $47.49

After looking at Meijers ad a little more closely I saw that there might be a few good deals hiding there.

2 cartons of Lemonade
1 can of mighty dog food
1 bottle of creamer
4 bags of stemfresh frozen veggies
1 bag of oranges
2 bags of Goodlife Recipe dog food
1 Wishbone salad spritzer
2 cartons of ice cream
1 box of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal (my favorite)

TOTAL $ 14.61
TotalSavings $ 29.24

Let me just say that I will definately be planning a menu this week. Hopefully the ads will look better as well. Thankfully I have plenty of meat in the freezer from stocking up over the last couple of weeks. I also was able to get plenty of snackfoods for free from CVS this week. I love the fact that while I am spending so much less than I used to, my freezer and cupboards are getting fuller than they used to.

I also ordered 3 more of these wonderful pans from Kohls this week. I ordered one about a month ago and I love it. You can use it on the stovetop or in the oven!

We were blessed with a new computer for Kalene. It is working wonderfully. The girl who gave it to us just wanted to upgrade to a new computer. So we are waiting for our old computers new hard drive to arrive so that we can have another working computer for Richie to use too. These aren't connected to the internet since they are going in the bedrooms. But there is so much they can do with them anyways.

I made one last trip to CVS and Meijer today after I wrote out this post.

CVS ~

1 package of Charmin
3 tubes of Colgate Total
2 Johnsons Buddies

TOTAL $15.94
-$5/$15 CVS Coupon
$1.00 off Colgate
$1.50 off Colgate
$ .75 off Colgate
$2.00 off Johnsons Buddies
New Total $ 4.71
Pay with $4.71 ECB and $ .37 cash
$19.81 worth of stuff for 37 cents.

But Meijer is my most favoritest trip of all this week.

6 Fuze Drinks
7 Frozen veggies
5 box of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal
Total for all of this was $ 3.81
I saved a total of $38.41!

So I guess this week turned out to be pretty great after all.

Wow this turned into a really long post. Have a blesed weekend!

*Kristie*

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Mar. 8, 2008

Super Saving Saturday

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I had an awesome week at CVS! I am thinking they saw how much I saved this week because I did not recieve any of the new coupons that came out. Oh well. I'll just continue to use the $5 off $15 until the end of the month. Maybe I'll be chosen for the next round of email coupons.

So here is the breakdown ~

3 Crest Pro Health Mouthwash - earned $ 6.98 ECBs
1 Venus Embrace Razor
4 bags Cadbury mini eggs - Earned $5 ECB's
2 bottles of Pepsi Max
1 bottle Diet Pepsi
1 bottle Mountain Dew
4 bags Russell Stover chocolates - Earned $6 ECBs
2 boxes instant Quaker oatmeal
2 bags of jelly beans
2 Febreeze noticeables starter kits - Earned $5 ECBs
4 Arizona Iced Teas
4 Johnsons Buddies soap
1 Campbells soup in hand
1 Fantasy perfume gift set
2 Garnier nutritioniste face cleaner - Earned $5 ECBs
2 Reeses candybars
1 Oral B toothbrush - Earned $4.99 ECBs
1 Keri lotion - Earned $4 ECBs
2 boxes CVS snack crackers
1 bottle of bleach
1 package of 12 roll Charmin T.P.
3 bottles of vitamin C - Earned $8.97 ECBs
1 Rubbermade container for tax info
2 containers of O.J.
1 box of York cookies
1 box of Heath cookies
1 box of Reeses cookies
1 package of cheese and crackers
1 package of peanut butter and crackers
1 pack of Mach 3 disposable razors - earned $5 ECB's
1 tube of Lumene Body Aktiva - Earned $2 ECBs

Total spent $ 1.45
Total Savings $ 197.89

I am so glad I saved some of my coupons for this week.

ECB's Earned $ 33.46

Meijer has an awesome frozen food sale going on right now. So here's what I was able to get there.

2 Boxes of chocolate Honey Bunches of Oats
2 boxes of frozen teriyaki veggies
2 Bob Evans breakfast sausage rolls
2 Bob Evans Mac and Cheese
1 package of Hormel Bacon
2 gallons of milk
2 Tyson Glazed ham
2 jars of Dole mandarin oranges
2 Bob Evans Breakfast Bowls
2 boxes of pepperidge Farms Garlic Toast
2 cartons of 100% pineapple, orange, banana juice
2 cartons of 100% strawberry banana juice
2 boxes of Green giant cheesy frozen veggies
2 packages of Farm Rich cheese bites

TOTAL $ 33.55
Total Savings $ 50.06

Then I headed for Kroger. I did pretty good except for one thing. While I was there Rich called me. I just happened to be standing in front of the porterhouse steaks that were marked more than half off. Since I have been spending so little on my groceries I bought a package of steaks. This is totally a huge splurge for us. We NEVER eat like this. But it was a $56 package of monster steaks for $25. And the steaks were so big I had almost 2 full steaks left after we had them for dinner. So I made some super yummy steak stir fry the next day. And it was still way cheaper that going out to eat.

15 lb bag of the biggest russet potatoes ever
8 cans of Muir Glenn organic tomatoes
2 boxes of chocolate Honey Bunches of Oats
2 half gallons of chocolate milk
1 package of pork ribs
1 package of Porterhouse Steaks
1 box of blueberry cake donuts
1 package of 6 Yoplait for kids yogurt drinks
1 tub of orange sherbert and vanilla ice cream - Yummy Creamsicle ice cream!

TOTAL $42.68
Total Savings $54.93

Also look what I got in the mail this week.........

And I signed up for a promotion that I heard about here. I wasn't sure if it would work, but Rich said I could try it so I did. I got the email notice this week that they had credited my account for $50. I sign Rich, me, and both of my kids. So I made $200 to play with stocks. I'm not sure if this promotion is still available, but you can follow the super easy directions here and try it if you'd like. What did I do with the money? I opened a savings account with high interest here. I figure I'll transfer any money I earn from rebates or surveys to this account. It will be interesting to see at the end of the year how much money I'll be able to add to it. And I am keeping the stocks I bought. It is fun to watch them. Who knows maybe I'll make some money off of them. Right now I've made about $2.50 between all 4 of the accounts.

This is what I call a Super Saving Week!

*Kristie*

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Mar. 1, 2008

Super Saving Saturday

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Its Super Saving Saturday at Money Saving Mom!!!!

CVS ~

1 package of Christmas tags
6 travel cans of Tresseme hair spray
1 tube of firming body lotion
1 box of Dog Valentines
1 box of Happy Bunny valentines
6 packs of Orbit gum
1 Yorkie stuffed animal
1 very nice garden flower calendar set
4 bags of Nestle Crunch eggs
1 Venus Embrace
2 packs of Ziplock containers
2 Glade scented oil refills

I spent $ 1.88 at CVS this week. My receipts say that I saved $ 71.48. And I have $18 ECB's.

I realized after last week that I definately do not need anymore makeup, even if it is free. I also don't need anymore shampoo, conditioner, or toothpaste. So now that I have a decent stockpile going I will be much more selective about what I bring home for free.

I spent a bit more on groceries this week that I wanted to.

Meijer ~

1 lb Healthy Ones turkey breast (Deli)
1 lb Healthy One chicken breast (Deli)
Heluva dip
1 lb deli ham
1 box of freezer bags
2 Fleischmanns sticks
1 bag of Soy Crisp Chips
1 carton of strawberries
1 package of cheese
1 package of Bob Evans sausage
1 package of Johnsonville Brats
24 pk. bottled water
2 boxes of South Beach Bars
2 packs of Healthy Ones turkey breast
2 boxes of Banquet sausage links
2 cans Albacore tuna
1 bag lettuce
2 bags of Veggie Crisps

TOTAL $ 33.32
Total savings $ 32.91

Kroger ~

3 bottles of Ocean Spray Cranberry juice
4 2 liter bottles of pop
2 boxes of Pasta Roni
1 package of Bob Evans sausage
2 boxes of Gortons fish fillets
2 boxes of donut holes
1 package of shredded cheddar cheese
i package of shredded mozerella cheese
1 bottle of creamer

TOTAL $ 14.75
Total Savings $ 29.18

Aldis ~

TOTAL $ 6.61

I only bought dog food and hot dog buns.

Walgreens ~

2 dozen eggs
3 giant lollipops
2 boxes of vanilla pudding
2 boxes of chocolate pudding

TOTAL $ 4.50
Total Savings $ 1.32

Then I headed over to Target to pick up some more of the Glade Wisp Flameless candles that I love! Thank you Glade for offering such great coupons. And thank you Target for having an awesome sale on these. I was able to get four of these for only $ 3.42. They would have cost $ 25.40 if I had not used the coupons Here and Here.

Altogether I spent $ 64.48 this week. Of course that wasn't all groceries, but I am hoping to not spend as much next week. We'll see. Did you get any great deals this week? I'd love to hear about them.

*Kristie*

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Feb. 23, 2008

Super Saving Saturday

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Crystal is hosting another Super Saving Saturday at Money Saving Mom.

Here's the breakdown for this week.

Meijer ~

2 bags of Chex Mix
3 boxes of Chicken Helper
3 boxes of Betty Crocker potatoes
3 boxes of Pop Secret popcorn
2 Grands Bisquits
1 package of rocky road pudding cups
Shake and Bake
Stove Top stuffing
2 liter of Rootbeer
2 Sprite 2 liters
2 Aunt Millie whole grain english muffins
1 bag of iced animal crackers
Bisquick
Milk
1 chocolate chip cookie mix
1 chocolate peanut butter chip cookie mix
5lb bag of potatoes
1 roll of Bob Evans breakfast sausage
3 packages of dill pickles snack packs
2 bags of frozen chicken tenders

TOTAL $ 37.84
My total savings were $ 63.09

The deals were so great at Meijer that I made a second trip ~

6 Cheerios Snack Mix
2 Grands Biscuits
Whole Grain English Muffins
2 Chocolate animal crackers
2 Garden Harvest crackers

TOTAL $ 5.04
Total Savings $23.98

Moving right along to Walgreens ~

3 Sunsilk shampoo
3 Sunsilk conditioner
Resees peanut butter cup
2 chapstick naturals
Jane Maxlash mascara
Jane Finishing powder
2 Jane Sheer protection formula
Softsoap Spa Radiant Body wash
Speedstick 24/7

TOTAL $ 9.40
Total Savings $ 31.79
Amount Earned in Rebates for February $15.77
Plus an Extra 10% if I choose a giftcard over a check

Walgreens is a new thing for me. So while I am spending a little this month. It is my hope that after I turn in my rebates I'll be able to use those to pay for all future purchases. Leaving me little to pay out of packet.

And of course we can't leave out CVS ~

2 Covergirl face powder
5 Boost Smoothies
Covergirl eyeliner
2 bags of York peppermint patties
2 Covergirl concealer

TOTAL $ 2.61
Total Savings $ 50.58
ECB's Earned $10.00

So overall this is a great week. I spent a total of $54.89. After this week and last week I don't think I'll need to spend much this week coming up. I'll only buy milk, creamer, and eggs. And I'll need to find a good deal on lunchmeat too. I am stocked up on meat and snack foods.

My Super Savings Total is $169.44

If you want to check out some other great Super Saving Saturday posts you can click HERE.

*Kristie*

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Feb. 16, 2008

Super Saving Saturday

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It's that time again. This is the post where I share all my money saving great deals. My week started with a trip to good ol' CVS. I only picked up a few things from there this week.

2 Colgate Total (used a $1 & $1.50 manufacturers coupon)
1 package Always (Used a free manufacturers coupon)
1 bottle Renu solution (used a $2.00 CVS coupon & $2.50 manufacturers coupon)
1 Fushion razor (used a $4.00 manufacturers coupon)
4 bags Dove chocolates (used 4 CVS $1.50 coupons and 2 buy one get one free manufacturers coupons)
1 Benefiber
6 Reese Big Cup
(these became a last minute filler due to my inaccurate math and the fact that there were about 10 people in line behind me. But it did turn out to be a great choice. Besides the fact that my son and husband both think I am pretty great for getting them. The CVS register spit out a coupon for another free canddybar due to the fact that I have gotten so many as fillers.)

I used a $20 ECB and earned back $10 back in ECB's

My next trip was Aldi's

2 loaves of bread
1 package of hamburger buns
a bunch of drink mix
a large container of plain yogurt
coffee creamer
a gallon of milk
2 cans of frozen juice
2 Tomatoes
A package of strawberry fig bars
Chocolate Chips
A can of tomatoe paste
A can of mushrooms
real bacon bits
A package of pepperonis

My total at Aldi's was $20.70

Here is my Meijer Trip:

1 bag of FlatEarth Chips (free with coupon)
8lb bag of oranges ($3.49)
3 lb bag of apples ($1.49)
5 Yellow bell peppers ($1.27)
5lb bag of potatoes ($1.14)
Bag of Dole Classic Romaine (Free with coupon)
Bag of shredded cheddar cheese ($2.50)
5 1lb packages of butter ($5.00)
2 boxes of pizza rolls ($ .40 after coupons)
2 packs of chicken thighs ($1.56 after coupons)
5 1lb packages of hamburger ($8.65)
1 package of beef stew meat ($3.45)
2 packages of vanilla pudding ($ .58 from Aldis)
package of Provolone cheese slices ($1.99 from Aldis)
Total $ 31.52

I spent a little more that planned, but there were a lot of clearance deals that I couldn't pass up such as all the meat, butter, and peppers.

I decided to try my hand at Walgreens this month as well.

1 Garnier Fructis Conditioner (I love this stuff)
2 Oust Sprays
2 Glade 2 in 1 candles
1 Fushion razor
1 box of sipahh straws
1 can of Pringles
2 boxes of Yogos

I did this in 2 shopping trips. The first trip I bought a Fushion Razor and 2 Glade 2 in 1 candles for a total of $15.98. I then used a $4.00 manufacturers coupon for the razor and a $ 2 manufacturers coupon for the candles. The I got back a coupon for $6.00 off of my next order for buying the razor. The next trip I bought Pringles, 2 Oust sprays, Sipahh straws, Fructis conditioner, and 2 boxes of Yogos. I used $13.50 in manufacturers coupons, $ .80 in Walgreens coupons and spent $2.96. But my deal gets a lot better because I earned $6.29 in rebates through Walgreens which I can have put on a Walgreens giftcard to use for future purchases. Also by choosing the giftcard I will be credited with an additional 10%. Cool Huh?

I stopped in at CVS to pick up some lotion and Apple Juice for 49 cents.

I also took advantage of a free family pack of photos that Walgreens was offering for Valentines Day. I got one 8x10, 2 - 5x7's, 4 - 3x5's for FREE!!!

This week I found a rebate for Sambucol for $12.99 and another rebate from Acuvue for $30. I also got a check from Pinecone Research. I love to see what little treat I will find in the mail each day. It is so fun.

If you want to see how others saved money this week you can check it out at Money Saving Mom.

*Kristie*

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Feb. 9, 2008

Super Saving Saturday

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I have really enjoyed doing these Super Saving Saturday posts. I look forward to them all week. It also holds me a bit accountable for how I am spending money. Crystal budgets to spend $35 on groceries each week. This sounds amazing to me. I am slowing trying to change the way I think about grocery shopping. With better planning I have been able to get my totals down. This week I spent around $50 which is good for me. I was over $60 last week. I am going to see if I can just keep getting it lower. The really neat thing is that when I look in the fridge and cupboards I see so much food. So even though I am spending way less, we seem to have an abundance of food.

Here are the pictures:

This first picture is of our trip to Kroger. The total for this trip was $17.19.

4 cans of tomatoes
1 box of Chicken in a Bisquit crackers
1 box of Wheat Thins
1 bag Flatearth chips
2 boxes of popcorn
2 packages of cheese
1 package of cream cheese
3 packages of YO yogurt 4 pks
1 gallon Milk
1 bottle of Juicy Juice
2 packs of Dannon Smoothies 4pks
1 package of Chocolate Chunk cookie mix
4 bottles of Salad Dressing
2 packages Dole Parfaits 4 pks
1 package of Jenny-O turkey breakfast sausage

Then I made a trip to Meijer and Aldi's in order to pick up the rest of the things on my grocery list. I spent $29.66 altogether. Here's that trip.

ALDIS

2 loaves wheat bread
1 package hot dog buns
2 packages tortillas
1 container Vanilla Yogurt
Maple Syrup
Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 package of Hot Dogs
Paper plates

MEIJER
2 containers of Smart Balance Spread
Coffee
2 packages of ground Sirloin
2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
4 boxes of macaroni and cheese
3 boxes of elbow noodles
3 boxes of spaghetti noodles
gallon of milk
2 bags of shredded cheddar cheese

Oh, and we can't forget CVS.

3 Sambucol Elderberry Syrup
Orange Juice
3 Excederin 100 ct
1 Excederin 50 ct
4 Snickers bars
8 Met-rx protein bars
2 bags Jack Links Jerky
3 Eyeshadow Trios
2 packs of Thermacare
2 Diet Coke 20 oz
6 Instant Energy Drinks 2 pk
4 tubes of Colgate toothpaste
2 bags M&M's
Afrin
Fructis Conditioner
Cocoa Via Chocolate bars
2 boxes of Theraflu drink mix

I did my CVS shoppping in a few trips because I was searching for Boost Smoothies which are nonexistent. I did one trip on Sunday night during the Superbowl.

(That trip was quite an adventure. But I won't get into that now. I am saving it for its own blog entry. Stay tuned...you won't want to miss it)

Then on Monday I went to the rest of the stores I could find around me as I was running errands anyways. I am glad I did because I was able to get everything in the picture for FREE. Well it cost a total of $1.04. But I put that on the giftcard I got from Mypoints. So yes it was all free. I have $27 in ECB's for this weeks fun.

I did get pizza on Monday night for $7. So if I add that into my weekly spending that brings us to a grand total of $53.85!!!!!! This is oh so much fun for me if you couldn't already tell.

Did you find any great deals this week?

*Kristie*

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Feb. 2, 2008

Super Saving Saturday

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Here's my loot

First I went to Meijer to get some free makeup, super cheap Dole lettuce, and a few junk food snacks for my family to enjoy for Super Bowl Sunday. My total was $28.23 And my savings were $63.00

I would love to get down to $35 weekly shopping bill like Crystal does, but I think I'll have ease into that a little at a time. She suggests doing it that way on a Podcast she did here. Part 2 can be heard here.

I did also go to Aldi's to get a few more things. So altogether I spent about $60 on groceries this week which really isn't bad compared to the @ $115 that I'm used to spending. Menu planning has definately helped me not spend too much. Coupons have allowed me to buy some things (like snacks and junk) that I normally wouldn't have extra money to buy. Thanks to CVS I have been able to eliminate soaps, paper products, medicine, ect. completely from my weekly bill, so that has helped tremendously.

CVS was pretty great this week. Although I thought I would have to slow down a bit. It looked like I was running out of room, but after cleaning my cupboards and organizing my stock, I see that I can still get a few things.

6 Planters Cashews
3 Doritos
1 Lays Chips
5 Robitussin
12 pk Toilet paper
4 pk nightlight bulbs
4 Puffs Plus Tissue
4 Garnier Fructis
6 Pure Protien bars
2 boxes Lipton green tea
1 box regular Lipton tea
1 package of cheese and crackers
2 Ragu spaghetti sauce
2 pk coffee travel mugs
2 boxes Kashi granola bars
2 Benefiber
6 Fruit 20 water
2 cans of evaporated milk
1 gallon of milk
1 carton of eggs
Similasan Earache medicine
Mighty Milk 4 pk
2 pk black combs
2 Cocoa Via chocolate
4 Garnier Nutritioniste
4 20 oz Diet Coke
2 AA 12 pk Energizer batteries
box of envelopes
6 packs of Orbit gum

My total for CVS was $11.61 which is about $10.50 more than I planned on spending, but I bought a few things that were not on my list. My total savings was $ 288.66. That was done in 3 trips. There were some really awesome deals this week and I had a lot of great coupons. I also was able to hit the clearance shelf and use my coupons there. And I used a ton of ECB's and the rest of my Christmas giftcard. But I have earned $33 in ECB's for this week. Also I got a $10 CVS giftcard from MyPoints the other day as well.

I can't wait to see what this week will hold for me.

*Kristie*

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