Cheap Veggies!

I got 12 cans of vegetables for 24 cents each at Target this weekend by combining 3 $1/4 DelMonte printables and 2 $1/6 Target printables, along with a sale of 66 cents each. I also got diapers, and used a coupon for $2 off, as well as 2 travel sized Up & Up wipes for 44 cents each by using two $1/1 Target printables.

Savings this post: $9.00

Savings so far: $970.16

Walmart Trip

We decided to get a few more things for Thanksgiving groceries on Wednesday, so I grabbed a few deals as well. I didn't take a picture, since I went after work (11pm) and I just put things away quickly when I got home. Some highlights:

• 2 20-oz. Diet Cokes and 2 20-oz. Sprites: $1.38 each (used 4 free 20-oz. coupons from MyCokeRewards)
• Fisher pecans: $5.48 (used $1/1 from Sunday inserts)
• 2 8-oz. blocks Kraft cheese: $1.98 each (used $1/2 Kraft cheese from Sunday inserts)
• YoPlus yogurt 4-pack: $2.00 (used free YoPlus coupon from Activia rebate a couple months ago)
• 2 Philadelphia cream cheese blocks: $1.18 each (used printable 55 cents/2)
• Millstone coffee: $6.98 (used $1/1 coupon in display by coffee, and picked up several more since they don't expire until the end of April! and it's my favorite coffee)
• Edge shave gel: $2.97 (used free coupon from magazine ad, I think Men's Health)
• 2 Glade 4-oz. candles: $2.25 each (used $3/2 from Sunday inserts)
• 1 Pledge lemon dusting spray: $3.98 (used $1/1 printable)
• I was going to do this SC Johnson rebate for the candles and Pledge, which would have made them free, but I wasn't paying attention and threw away the labels for the candles before I got the UPC codes off of them, so I'll have to save it for next time. The $5 rebate (which you can do 3 times per household) is good through next July, so I have time.
• Total spent: $27.49. Total saved: $18.04

Savings this post: $18.04
Savings so far: $961.16

Walgreen's Trip...

• Campbell's Tomato soups: on sale with in-ad coupon for 59 cents, used two 50 cents/2 coupons to get 4/$1.36
• Coffeemate creamers (not shown): on sale B1G1 free at $2.49, used two $1/1 printable to get 2/49 cents
• Kleenex: on sale with in-ad coupon for 89 cents, used one 75 cents/3 to get 3/$1.92
• Nabisco crackers (Wheat Thins and Ritz): 5/$10 with $3RR back, used two $1/2 coupons from Nabisco Back-to-School calendar I got in the mail awhile back and 1 printable $1/1 Ritz = 5/$4 (after coupons and RR)
• Gift tags/bows: 3/$1 with in-ad coupon
• Total spent: $9.04, doing 2 transactions (crackers first) and using the RRs right away. Total saved: $28.19.

Savings this post: $28.19
Savings so far: $943.12

Last Week's Grocery Trip

Apparently my motivation to finish these grocery posts is that it's already time for the next grocery trip...

Here's what I got at Walmart:

• Swanson broth: still on sale for 45 cents, so I bought 4 more (it IS soup season, after all)
• Campbell's soups (4 cream of mushroom and 4 cream of chicken): on sale for 58 cents each, used 2 $1/4 coupons = 33 cents each
• Pretty much everything else was Walmart brand
• Total spent: $21.14 (that's for 2 weeks of groceries, including a turkey roast for Thanksgiving dinner). Total saved: $2.00 in coupons.
  

Here's what I got at Walgreen's:

• 1 Puffs tissue: $1.49 (used in-ad coupon to bring it to 89 cents, used 25 cents/1 from Sunday inserts) = 64 cents
• 2 Walgreens aluminum foil: used in-ad coupon to get them for 59 cents each
• 2 Snuggle dryer sheets (80 count): on sale 2/$7, used 2 $1/1 printables = $2.50 each
• 1 Ziploc sandwich and 1 Ziploc freezer bags: on sale for $1.99 each, used 2 $1/1 printables = 99 cents each
• 2 Lindsay olives: on sale for 99 cents each, used $1/2 printable = 50 cents each
• 4 Welch's sparkling grape juice: on sale 2/$5, used 4 $2/1 printables = 50 cents each
• 3 curling ribbons: used in-ad coupon to get them 3/$1
• Total spent: $15.55. Total saved: $26.35

Savings this post: $28.35
Savings so far: $914.93

Last Week's Grocery Shopping

I should probably update last week's deals before I go shopping tomorrow...

Walgreens: I was there to pick up a prescription, so I picked up a few other things as well...

• Ocean Spray cranberry juice: $1.99 each with coupon in November booklet (used two $1/1 printables) = 99 cents each
• Jello: 2/$1 with in-ad coupon (used one 50 cents/2 printable) = 25 cents each
• Royal puddings: 4/$1 with in-ad coupon
• Libby's pumpkin: 99 cents with in-ad coupon
• Total spent: $5.75. Total saved: $10.84.

HyVee:

• 4 lb. bag sugar: 99 cents with in-ad coupon
• Jiffy pizza crusts: sale 2/88 cents
• Graham pie crusts: sale $1.29 each
• Pillsbury cake mixes: sale 89 cents each, used $5/10 selected products coupon = 39 cents each
• Farmland bacon (not shown): $1.88 with in-ad coupon
• HyVee whipped topping (not shown): sale 88 cents
• 4 Mountain Dew cherry (1 not shown): sale 50 cents each
• Turkey commercial from the deli for hubby (not shown): $5.99
• Total spent: $20.60. Total saved: $8.40.

Walmart:

• 4 Toaster strudels (not shown): $1.98 each (used 4 $1/1 printables) = 98 cents each
• Pineapple: sale $2.50 (used 75 cents/1 printable) = $1.75
• Other miscellaneous things not shown
• Total spent: $39.08. Total saved: $4.75.

Savings this post: $23.99
Savings so far: $886.58

Grocery Shopping

Jonah cooperated enough for me to get to Walgreens and Walmart today for the deals and regular groceries.


Walgreens: I did 2 transactions to take advantage of the Register Rewards (I like to use them right away if I can because I'm never sure if I'll get back before they expire otherwise).

• 1st transaction: Herbal Essences were on sale 2/$7. I had a free product coupon from becoming a fan on Facebook, which also came with a $1/1 coupon. So, I paid $2.50 for a shampoo and conditioner, and got $2 in Register Rewards. Everything else is from the 2nd transaction.
• Hefty 1-zip bags: B1G1 free, and I had a $1 coupon. Also, each had a 20 cent peelie coupon on it, and my cashier pushed both through, even though there was an extra one. I wasn't going to argue. I paid $1.89 for 2.
• Geisha mushrooms: on sale 2/$1 with ad coupon
• Hunts tomato sauce: on sale 3/$1 with ad coupon - I would have gotten these for free with two ConAgra printables from their recession game, but I didn't realize when I printed and clipped them that the only place the amount was listed was in the big gaudy part I cut off of the top, so they wouldn't accept them. It's still the price I normally pay for tomato sauce, so no big loss there.
• Total spent: $7.15. Total saved: $17.57
  
  

At Walmart I picked up a bunch of basics. Here are some of the highlights:

• 3 Nature Valley Nut Clusters: $2.78 each (used 3 $1.60/1 coupons from Pssst mailer) - paid 98 cents each
• 2 Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt: $2 each (used 2 $1/1 printable coupons) - paid $1 each
• 2 Old El Paso taco seasoning: 86 cents each (used $1/2 printable coupon) - paid 36 cents each
• 2 Old El Paso enchilada sauce: $1.14 each (used $1/2 printable coupon) - paid 64 cents each
• 2 Great Valu cheese (1 lb. bags): $3.68 each (used $1.50/2 lbs. of cheese printable coupon) - paid $2.93 each
• 4 Carnation evaporated milk: 78 cents each (used two 50 cents/2 printable coupons) - paid 53 cents each
• 3 Swanson chicken broth: on sale for 45 cents each from 86 cents each
• Success rice: $1.84 (used $1/1 printable coupon) - paid $1
• Pace salsa: $6.13 (used $4/1 coupon from Pace online contest win) - paid $2.13
• 3 Sara Lee deli meat: $3.98 each (used three $3/1 printable coupons) - paid 98 cents each
• Total spent: 44.15. Total saved: $25.30.

Savings this post: $42.87
Savings so far: $862.59

Catching Up...

Who would have thought all of my time would go out the window once Jonah was born? (Okay, I kind of figured it would...)

Here's what I saved in the past week or so:

Old Navy
They were having a big clearance sale on women's clothing to make room for winter styles, so I grabbed a bunch of shirts for very cheap, as well as a sweatshirt for Jesse for his birthday, which was on sale.

• 1 shirt, $17.50 down to $1.99 = savings of $15.51
• 2 shirts, $15.00 down to $1.49 = savings of $27.02
• 2 shirts, $14.50 down to $1.49 = savings of $26.02
• 1 sweatshirt, $39.50 down to $30 = savings of $9.50

All told, I paid $37.98 and saved $78.05 on these clothes.

Walgreens
I was waiting for a prescription, and paging through their ad. I realized they had Carefree liners on sale for 99 cents, and I had two $1 off coupons, so I got 2 packages for free, saving $3.18. I also bought a bottled water. One of the two products triggered a printed receipt coupon for a $19.99 oil change at Midas, including complimentary tire rotation, fluid check, and a few other things I'm forgetting right now, but a really good deal for $19.99, especially since we're overdue for an oil change.

Savings this post: $81.23
Savings so far: $819.72