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CVS: Spent $0.26 and Got $7 ECB’s Back!
CVS Deals CVS has a few good deals this week, however, I didn’t get to go to the store until the end of the week. I was happy to stock up on some items including toothpaste and diapers this week while utilizing a few of my coupons. I was able to get a couple of good clearance items this week too. For the items I was not able to pick up because they were out of stock I got rain checks. Today I was able to get the items for $0.25 plus tax ($0.01) making my out of pocket cost $0.26 and received $7 ECB’s to use on my next CVS purchase. Here is what I purchased this week.
- 1 – Wet & Wild Craze Purple Glitter Nail Polish for $0.99 (on clearance)
- 1 – Huggies Supreme Jumbo Pack of Diapers for $8.99
- 2 – Colgate Max Fresh Toothpastes for $2.79 each (total $5.58
- 1 – Clear Plastic Wrap 100 SF for $1.00
- 1 – Premium Jordan Almonds for $0.74
- 1 – CVS Chest Congestion Medicine for $1.95
Here are the coupons I used on the items.
- Used $3.00 Huggies Manufacturer Coupon
- Used $3.00 CVS Kiosk Coupon
- Used $13.00 ECB coupons from prior purchases
I received $7.00 ECB’s back today:
- $1.00 ECB’s for Green Tag Reward (every 4th visit you use your Green Tag you get a $1 ECB)
- $4.00 ECB’s for Colgate Products ($2 Each)
- $2.00 ECB’s for Huggies Products
This week I was able to save over $32 at CVS by purchasing these items and using coupons.
When you shop the CVS sales regularly and have ECB’s that you can roll over toward future purchases the bonus ECB’s start adding up (Green Bag Tags and Beauty Club). As you can see from my shopping trip today you don’t have to purchase a lot to save money when shopping at CVS. Plus you can use the additional ECB’s you receive towards your next purchase. You can pick and chose what is best for your family.
I would love to hear your CVS shopping story for this week! For those of you who shop regularly at CVS please share how you were able to save this week! Although the weekly ad sales are similar every family and situation is different so you may have found items better suited to your household. In your comment please feel free to share a link to your blog article showing us how you were able to save shopping at CVS.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of June 8 – 14, 2011
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. There are a lot of great deals that are continued this week at Save A Lot for $1.00. Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Meats and Seafood
Eckrich Hot Dogs or Bologna (16 oz) – $1.00
Carolina Ground Turkey (16 oz ) – $1.00
Butterball Turkey Bacon (6 oz) – $1.00
Use $0.65/1 coupon from insert 5/22 Red Plum (Expires 7/10/11)
$0.35 each after couponGwaltney Pork Sausage (12 oz) – $1.00
Fresh Pork Tenderloin – $3.88 per lb
Boneless Chicken Breast – $1.88 per lb
Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs – $0.88 per lb
Half Boneless Pork Loin Roast – $2.49 per lb
80% Lean Ground Chuck – $2.88 per lb
Simmons Buffalo or BBQ Boneless Wings (32 oz) – $6.59
Pick 5 for $19.99 promo on going: Pick any 5 specially marked packages of your favorite cuts of fresh, frozen or smoked meats and pay just $19.99 (about $2 per pound).
Fridge and Freezer
Oscar Mayer Lunchables – $1.00
Reser’s Assorted Salads & Coleslaw – $1.00
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon from Coupon Web
Free after each couponMinute Maid Lemonade or Fruit Punch – $1.00
Tony’s Crispy Crust Pizza – $1.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 7/31/11)
Use $1.00/5 coupon from insert 4/17 Smart Source (Expires 7/9/11)
Use $1.00/5 coupon from insert 3/20 Smart Source (Expires 6/11/11)
Use $0.50/4 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 8/13/11)
As low as $0.67 each after couponTotino’s Pizza Rolls – $1.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 7/31/11)
Use $0.50/4 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 8/13/11)
As low as $0.66 each after couponBanquet Dinners – $1.00
Fisher Boy Fish Sticks – $1.00
T. J. Farms Sweet Potato Fries – $1.00
Party Treats Ice Cream Sandwiches (4 count) – $1.00
Tombstone Brick Oven Pizza – $2.49
Curly’s BBQ Pulled Pork or Beef – $3.99
Crisp Frozen Lemonade – $1.19
World’s Fair Sundae Cups – $2.49
Household
Poly Steel Sandwich Zipper Bags (50 count) – $1.00
Joy Dish Liquid – $1.00
Bounty Basic Paper Towels (6 count) – $5.99
Use $2.00/2 coupon from insert 4/10 Red Plum (Expires 6/30/11)
Use $1.00/1 coupon from insert 4/10 Red Plum (Expires 6/30/11)
As low as $4.99 each after couponProduce
Iceberg Lettuce – $1.00
Fresh Tomatoes (3 pack) – $1.00
Baby Carrots (16 oz) – $1.00
Seedless Watermelon – $3.99
Fresh Strawberries – $1.99
Valencia Oranges (3 lb) – $1.99
Vidalia Onions (4 lb) – $1.99
Grocery
Pringles (Original and Sour Cream & Onion) – $1.00
Use $1.00/2 coupon from insert 5/22 Red Plum (Expires 6/30/11)
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/1 Proctor & Gamble (Expires 6/30/11)
As low as $0.50 each after couponKnorr Side Dishes – $1.00
Use $0.50/2 coupon from insert 5/22 Red Plum (Expires 6/19/11)
$0.75 each after couponHamburger Helper Dinner – $1.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 7/16/11)
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/1 Smart Source (Expires 6/25/11)
Use $0.75/3 coupon from insert 4/17 Smart Source (Expires 6/11/11)
Use $0.75/3 coupon from insert 5/1 Smart Source (Expires 6/25/11)
As low as $0.67 each after couponSave A Lot Apple Juice (64 oz) – $1.00
Sundia Fruit Cups (8 oz) – $1.00
Red Gold Ketchup (40 oz) – $1.00
Use $0.50/2 printable coupon from Red Gold
$0.75 each after couponWoeber’s Mustard (24 oz) – $1.00
Kurtz Sweet Relish – $1.00
Shasta Soda (4 pack) – $1.00
Deer Park Spring Water (3 liter) – $1.00
Crunch & Munch Butter Toffee – $1.00
Dippables – $1.00
Mantia’s Pasta Sauce – $1.00
Shelby’s Grove Sliced Peaches – $1.00
J Higgs Pretzels – $1.00
Chicken of the Sea Chunk White Tuna – $1.00
Allure Zero Calorie Sweetener – $1.00
Jade Dragon Soy Sauce – $1.00
Kellogg’s Cereal – $1.88
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon from Kellogg’s
Use $1.00/3 printable coupon from Kellogg’s
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/15 Red Plum (Expires 6/26/11)
As low as $1.38 each after couponHawaiian Punch (1 gallon) – $1.88
Baumann’s Best Barbeque Sauce – $1.19
Cowboy Billy’s Baked Beans – $0.79
Bakery
Mini Cupcakes (12 count) – $2.49
Bundt Cake – $5.99
Bakery Fresh Cherry or Apple Pie – $2.99
Sliced Loaf Cake – $2.99
Remember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals! Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends.
For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here. If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list.
Living on a Budget: Groceries $40 for 4
Another week of doing Groceries $40 for 4. I was able to stock up on some items for our pantry so we should be good for awhile now. Most of the items I stocked up were non-perishable products this week. A lot of the items we picked up will be great for the upcoming road trips we have this summer! Below are my grocery shopping adventures for the week!
Walgreens Grocery Deals! Groceries from Walgreens:
- $2.71 at Walgreens for 2 Pure Bottle Water Packages (24 count each), 4 Sugar Free Strawberry Jello, 1 Sugar Free Orange Jello, 1 Walgreens Cashew Halves, 1 Celsius Ice Tea, 1 Arizona Tea with Blueberry, 1 Arizona Tea with Pomegranate, 1 Arizona Tea with Raspberry, 1 Arizona Tea with Lemon, and 1 Illy Cappucino Coffee Drink. With upcoming road trips and hot months these will come in handy. I spent $2.71 but received $5 in Register Rewards back to use on future purchases.
Walmart, Dollar Tree, and Save A Lot | Riteaid Groceries Groceries from Walmart:
- $0.90 at Walmart for French Bread on Clearance
Groceries from Dollar Tree:
- $1.01 at Dollar Tree for 1 loaf of Nature’s Own Whole Wheat Bread
Groceries from Save A Lot | Riteaid:
- $21.64 at Save A Lot | Riteaid for 1 Whole Chicken on clearance, 5 packs of Hotdogs ($0.69 each), 1 bag of Carrots, 1 package String Cheese, 1 block of Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 1 can Pringles, 1 package of fresh Mushrooms (on clearance), 2 Ham Lunchables, 1 bag Red Delicious Apples, 1 bag Granny Smith Apples
I am excited to be doing our Groceries $40 for 4 budget. This week I spent $26.26 on groceries. Even though I was under budget I was still able to stock up on a couple items. Thankfully I was able to keep the amount within reason and I was able to have a extra left over for those weeks when I find a really good deal or go a little over. I am grateful for the coupons and Register Rewards I was able to use this week on the few items I purchased.
It is my goal to give you regular updates on this budget section so you can celebrate the good weeks with me and thump me on the bad weeks! As always you are welcomed to join the journey with me. I would love to hear your story and how you are doing too. The purpose of our family doing this it to watch our grocery spending while allowing us to feed our family, enjoy life, share with others, and yet stay on track with our budget.
Living on a Budget is a series of ways our family uses a budget to help keep us accountable with our finances. Life doesn’t always go as planned. We have used some of the ideas I will be sharing for years while others are ones we are just starting to implement as we continue finding ways to be creative and have fun with what we have been given. Having a plan in place allows us the freedom to be smart with what we have been given, get more creative when it is a tight (week, month, year or a season) and when necessary live a much more simplified life. A budget helps us stay on track so we have more opportunities to enjoy the many blessings we have been given as well as share what we have with others. There is so much more to life than having all the stuff. We may not have the newest or greatest items in our house, we drive used cars, and wear hand-me-down clothing…..however, if our family is taken care of and have love for each other and others we have more than all the riches in the world.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of June 1– 7, 2011
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. There are a lot of great deals this week at Save A Lot for $1.00, here is a delicious homemade Veggie Beef Soup recipe Blessings Multiplied – Recipe: Veggie Beef Soup. You could pick up the vegetables and other ingredients on sale at Save A Lot this week! Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Meats and Seafood
Eckrich Hot Dogs or Bologna (16 oz) – $1.00
Carolina Ground Turkey (16 oz ) – $1.00
Butterball Turkey Bacon (6 oz) – $1.00
Use $0.65/1 coupon from insert 5/22 Red Plum (Expires 7/10/11)
$0.35 each after couponGwaltney Pork Sausage (12 oz) – $1.00
Fresh Pork Tenderloin – $3.88 per lb
Boneless Chicken Breast – $1.88 per lb
Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs – $0.88 per lb
Half Boneless Pork Loin Roast – $2.49 per lb
80% Lean Ground Chuck – $2.88 per lb
Simmons Buffalo or BBQ Boneless Wings (32 oz) – $6.59
Pick 5 for $19.99 promo on going: Pick any 5 specially marked packages of your favorite cuts of fresh, frozen or smoked meats and pay just $19.99 (about $2 per pound).
Fridge and Freezer
Oscar Mayer Lunchables – $1.00
Reser’s Assorted Salads & Coleslaw – $1.00
Use $1.00/1 printable coupon from Coupon Web
Free after each couponMinute Maid Lemonade or Fruit Punch – $1.00
Tony’s Crispy Crust Pizza – $1.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 7/31/11)
Use $1.00/5 coupon from insert 4/17 Smart Source (Expires 7/9/11)
Use $1.00/5 coupon from insert 3/20 Smart Source (Expires 6/11/11)
Use $0.50/4 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 8/13/11)
As low as $0.67 each after couponTotino’s Pizza Rolls – $1.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 7/31/11)
Use $0.50/4 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 8/13/11)
As low as $0.66 each after couponBanquet Dinners – $1.00
Fisher Boy Fish Sticks – $1.00
Use $0.75/1 printable coupon from Fisher Boy
$0.25 each after couponT. J. Farms Sweet Potato Fries – $1.00
Party Treats Ice Cream Sandwiches (4 count) – $1.00
Tombstone Brick Oven Pizza – $2.49
Curly’s BBQ Pulled Pork or Beef – $3.99
Crisp Frozen Lemonade – $1.19
World’s Fair Sundae Cups – $2.49
Household
Poly Steel Sandwich Zipper Bags (50 count) – $1.00
Joy Dish Liquid – $1.00
Bounty Basic Paper Towels (6 count) – $5.99
Use $2.00/2 coupon from insert 4/10 Red Plum (Expires 6/30/11)
Use $1.00/1 coupon from insert 4/10 Red Plum (Expires 6/30/11)
As low as $4.99 each after couponProduce
Iceberg Lettuce – $1.00
Fresh Tomatoes (3 pack) – $1.00
Baby Carrots (16 oz) – $1.00
Seedless Watermelon – $3.99
Fresh Strawberries – $1.99
Valencia Oranges (3 lb) – $1.99
Vidalia Onions (4 lb) – $1.99
Grocery
Pringles (Original and Sour Cream & Onion) – $1.00
Use $1.00/2 coupon from insert 5/22 Red Plum (Expires 6/30/11)
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/1 Proctor & Gamble (Expires 6/30/11)
As low as $0.50 each after couponKnorr Side Dishes – $1.00
Use $0.50/2 coupon from insert 5/22 Red Plum (Expires 6/19/11)
$0.75 each after couponHamburger Helper Dinner – $1.00
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/22 Smart Source (Expires 7/16/11)
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/1 Smart Source (Expires 6/25/11)
Use $0.75/3 coupon from insert 4/17 Smart Source (Expires 6/11/11)
Use $0.75/3 coupon from insert 5/1 Smart Source (Expires 6/25/11)
As low as $0.67 each after couponSave A Lot Apple Juice (64 oz) – $1.00
Sundia Fruit Cups (8 oz) – $1.00
Red Gold Ketchup (40 oz) – $1.00
Use $0.50/2 printable coupon from Red Gold
$0.75 each after couponWoeber’s Mustard (24 oz) – $1.00
Kurtz Sweet Relish – $1.00
Shasta Soda (4 pack) – $1.00
Deer Park Spring Water (3 liter) – $1.00
Crunch & Munch Butter Toffee – $1.00
Dippables – $1.00
Mantia’s Pasta Sauce – $1.00
Shelby’s Grove Sliced Peaches – $1.00
J Higgs Pretzels – $1.00
Chicken of the Sea Chunk White Tuna – $1.00
Allure Zero Calorie Sweetener – $1.00
Jade Dragon Soy Sauce – $1.00
Kellogg’s Cereal – $1.88
Use $1.00/2 printable coupon from Kellogg’s
Use $1.00/3 printable coupon from Kellogg’s
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 5/15 Red Plum (Expires 6/26/11)
As low as $1.38 each after couponHawaiian Punch (1 gallon) – $1.88
Baumann’s Best Barbeque Sauce – $1.19
Cowboy Billy’s Baked Beans – $0.79
Bakery
Mini Cupcakes (12 count) – $2.49
Bundt Cake – $5.99
Bakery Fresh Cherry or Apple Pie – $2.99
Sliced Loaf Cake – $2.99
Remember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals! Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends.
For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here. If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list.
Walgreens: Spent $5 and Got $1.50 Back
Deals at Walgreens! I went to Walgreens to stock up on some of their deals this week. I spent $5.85 including tax at Walgreens this week for health and beauty purchases and received $1.50 Register Rewards back from that visit to use towards my next purchase at Walgreens. For those of you who haven’t used Walgreens Register Rewards or Rebates here’s what I got.
- 2 – Walgreens Pantiliners for $0.50 each (total of $1.00)
- 1 – Walgreens Gallon Storage Bags with Zipper (20 count) for $1.89
- 1 – Walgreens Quart Freezer Bags with Zipper (20 Count) for $1.89
- 1 – Walgreens Sandwich Bags with Zipper (50 Count) for $1.89
- 1 – Goody’s Extra Strength Headache Medicine (6 count) for $1.50
The total was over $5 with tax before using discounts & coupons. Here are the coupons I used on the five items.
- Used $2.40 Walgreens Bag Coupon for the 3 Boxes
- Used $0.98 Walgreens Pantyliner Coupon for the 2 Bags
I received $1.50 ECB’s and Rebates back today:
- $1.50 Register Rewards for Goody’s Product
Walgreen’s Register Rewards will expire two weeks from the date they are printed so you will need to make sure to use them before their expiration date. I always keep the ones that are expiring the soonest on top of the stack to make sure to use them first.
Another important fact regarding Walgreen’s Register Rewards you will need to know if you haven’t used them before is you can only use 1 coupon per item. If you use a manufacturer’s coupon for every item you are purchasing you will not be able to use any Register Reward for that transaction. If you do have a coupon for each item then check Walgreen’s weekly ad because they will have items on sale each week for pennies up to $1 that you can use as “filler” items but they won’t raise your total too much. Once you get started using coupons and rewards you may discover, like I did, how to purchase many of your health and beauty items for nothing or very little. Since using coupons and reward programs I rarely pay full price for any of our health and beauty items plus I usually have extra to share with guests visiting us or to give away.
For those of you who shop regularly at Walgreens I encourage you to share how you were able to save this week! Although the weekly ad sales are similar every family and situation is different so you may have found items better suited to your household. In your comment please feel free to share a link to your blog article showing us how you were able to save at Walgreens.
CVS: Spent $3 and Got $13 ECB’s Back!
CVS Deals! CVS has a few good deals this week. I was happy to stock up on some items including toothbrushes and shampoo this week while utilizing a few of my coupons. Today I was able to get the items for $3,45 plus tax ($0.22) making my out of pocket cost $3.67 and received $13.99 ECB’s to use on my next CVS purchase. Here is what I purchased this week.
- 1 – Mars 3 Musketeers Truffle Crisp for $0.50
- 1 – Snickers Peanut Butter Squares for $0.50
- 1 – Pantene Pro-V 2 in 1 Shampoo (Dry to Moisturized) – $3.49
- 1 – Pantene Pro-V 2 in 1 Shampoo (Frizzy to Smooth) – $3.49
- 2 – Oral B Indicator Toothbrushes for $1.99 EACH (total $3.98)
- 1 – Preparation H Wipes (10 Count) – $3.99
Here are the coupons I used on the items.
- Used $2.00 Preparation H Printable Manufacturer Coupon
- Used $1.50/2 Oral B Indicator Manufacturer Coupon
- Used $3.00/2 Pantene Manufacturer Coupon
- Used $5.99 ECB coupons from prior purchases
I received $13.99 ECB’s back today:
- $5.00 ECB’s for Beauty Club Rewards
- $3.99 ECB’s for Preparation H Products
- $2.00 ECB’s for Oral B Products ($1 Each)
- $2.00 ECB’s for Pantene Products
- $1.00 ECB’s for Mars Products
This week I was able to save over $19 at CVS by purchasing these items and using coupons.
When you shop the CVS sales regularly and have ECB’s that you can roll over toward future purchases the bonus ECB’s start adding up (Green Bag Tags and Beauty Club). As you can see from my shopping trip today you don’t have to purchase a lot to save money when shopping at CVS. Plus you can use the additional ECB’s you receive towards your next purchase. You can pick and chose what is best for your family.
I would love to hear your CVS shopping story for this week! For those of you who shop regularly at CVS please share how you were able to save this week! Although the weekly ad sales are similar every family and situation is different so you may have found items better suited to your household. In your comment please feel free to share a link to your blog article showing us how you were able to save shopping at CVS.
Living on a Budget: Groceries $40 for 4
Another week of doing Groceries $40 for 4. I was able to stock up on some items for our pantry so we should be good for awhile now. Most of the items I stocked up were non-perishable products this week. A lot of the items we picked up will be great for the upcoming road trips we have this summer! Below are my grocery shopping adventures for the week!
Sav-Mor Sidewalk Box Sale Groceries Groceries from Sav-Mor’s Sidewalk Box Sale – spent $7.00 at Sav-Mor for the following items
- 1 – Kellogg’s Cocoa Rice Krispies Cereal 16.5 oz
- 1 – Harvest Farms Organic Brown Rice 32 oz
- 4 – Jiffy Pops Popcorn (great for camp fire popcorn)
- 2 – Quaker Cocoa Chocolate Mint Granola (10 Bars Each)
- 1 – Near East Couscous Parmesan
- 1 – Near East Pearled Couscous Basil and Herb
- 1 – Near East Whole Grain Brown Rice Pilaf
- 3 – Mrs. Field’s Rainbow Chip Individually Wrapped Cookies (8 Count Each)
- 2 – Mrs. Field’s Oatmeal Raisin Individually Wrapped Cookies (8 Count Each)
- 1 – Mrs. Field’s Snicker Doodle Individually Wrapped Cookies (8 Count)
- 1 – Late July Organic Bite Size Cheddar Cheese Crackers 5 oz
- 1 – Pillsbury Easy Frosting Velvety Cream Cheese 13.5 oz
- 2 – Kraft Tuscan House Italian Dressings (16 oz each)
- 9 – CapriSun Fruit Punch
- 1 – Betty Crocker Dora the Explorer Fruit Snacks (10 Count)
- 1 – Atkins Dark Chocolate Bars (5 Count)
- 1 – Kellogg’s Special K Protein Bars (6 Count)
- 1 – Pasta Roni Olive Oil and Italian Herb Natures Way
- 1 – Pasta Roni Basil & Olive Oil Easy Salads
- 1 – Pasta Roni Italian Herb Easy Salads
- 6 – Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Premium Thick n’ Creamy
- 2 – Betty Crocker Whole Grain Chicken Helper Honey Mustard
- 1 – Tobblerone Swiss Milk & White Chocolate with Honey and Almond Limited Edition 3.52 oz
- 1 – Martha White Whole Grain Sweet Yellow Honey Cornbread & Muffin Mix
- 1 – Pedialyte Fruit Punch Flavor Powder Packs (4 Count)
- 4 – Jello Fat Free Sugar Free Butterscotch Pudding
- 1 – Classic Zone Perfect Chocolate Mint Bars (5 Count)
- 1 – Gatorade 2 Thirst Quencher Powder Packs Grape Flavor (8 Count)
- 1 – Dove Dark Chocolate 8.87 oz
- 1 – Nature Made Triple Flex Vitamins (60 Count)
- 1 – Jello Pumpkin Spice Pudding
- 1 – Trident Layers Cool Mint & Melon Fresco (14 pieces)
- 1 – Swedish Fish Package 9.5 oz
- 1 – Idahoan Four Cheese Mashed Potatoes 4 oz
- 2 – Jello Fat Free Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding
- 3 – Jello Fat Free Sugar Free Banana Cream Pudding
- 3 – Jello Fat Free Sugar Free White Chocolate Pudding
- 1 – Trident White Peppermint Gum (12 pieces)
- 1 – McCormick Grill Mates Tomato, Basil, and Garlic
- 2 – Stride Uber Bubble Gum (14 pieces)
- 1 – Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Eggs 6.5 0z
- 2 – Orbit Cinnamint Gum (14 pieces)
- 1 – Glutina Gluten Free Candy Bars Dark Chocolate (5 Count)
- 1 – Dentyne Spearmint Gum (12 pieces)
- 1 – Glutina Gluten Free Candy Bars Milk Chocolate (5 Count)
- 1 – Wrigley’s Solstice Warm & Cool Winter (15 pieces)
- 2 – Near East Gourmet Meals 5.6 oz
- 1 – Tridents Layers Gum Greenapple Golden Pineapple (14 pieces)
- 1 – Stride Spearmint Gum (14 pieces)
- 1 – Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit (60 pieces)
At Sav-Mor I spent $7.00 for 83 items making the cost 8 cents per item. Considering only a couple of these items put together are worth $7 I am excited to get some of these to help restock our pantry. Some items don’t expire until 2012, a few are already expired or will expire in the next few months. The Sav-Mor sale is an adventure but you can really get your money’s worth in a matter of minutes. You can learn more information about this sale at Living on a Budget: Sav-Mor Sidewalk Box Sale. It really does help stretch your budget when you have a store in the area that does great sales.
Walgreens & BiLo Groceries Groceries from Walgreens:
- $3.94 at Walgreens for 2 Pure Bottle Water Packages (24 count each). I had a raincheck from back in September for 24 pack of Pure Water for $1.99 each. With upcoming road trips and hot months these will come in handy.
Groceries from BiLo:
- $12.56 at BiLo for 2 gallons of Pet Whole Milk, 2 gallons of Pet 2% Milk, and 1 package of Ground Hamburger (plus $1.50 clearance coupon sticker).
Save A Lot Groceries Groceries from Save A Lot:
- $15.71 at Save A Lot for Clearance Ground Beef, Mix Vegetables, Corn, Mushrooms, 5 packages of Hotdogs, Root Beer, Cola, Ketchup, Mustard, Clearance Peaches, Cheese Singles, Half & Half and Heavy Cream. Many of these items were on sale at Save A Lot this week plus the additional discount for clearance items.
I am excited to be back doing our Groceries $40 for 4 budget again. This week I spent $39.21 on groceries. Even though I was really close to budget I was still able to stock up on several items. Thankfully I was able to keep the amount within reason although I would like to see a little extra left over for those weeks when I find a really good deal or go a little over. The box sale helped us restock our pantry plus shopping the sales allows us to stay within our budget. Hopefully next week I will do better.
It is my goal to give you regular updates on this budget section so you can celebrate the good weeks with me and thump me on the bad weeks! As always you are welcomed to join the journey with me. I would love to hear your story and how you are doing too. The purpose of our family doing this it to watch our grocery spending while allowing us to feed our family, enjoy life, share with others, and yet stay on track with our budget.
Living on a Budget is a series of ways our family uses a budget to help keep us accountable with our finances. Life doesn’t always go as planned. We have used some of the ideas I will be sharing for years while others are ones we are just starting to implement as we continue finding ways to be creative and have fun with what we have been given. Having a plan in place allows us the freedom to be smart with what we have been given, get more creative when it is a tight (week, month, year or a season) and when necessary live a much more simplified life. A budget helps us stay on track so we have more opportunities to enjoy the many blessings we have been given as well as share what we have with others. There is so much more to life than having all the stuff. We may not have the newest or greatest items in our house, we drive used cars, and wear hand-me-down clothing…..however, if our family is taken care of and have love for each other and others we have more than all the riches in the world.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of May 25 – 31, 2011
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. There are a lot of great deals for grilling out, here is a delicious homemade ice cream recipe to go along with your Memorial Weekend activities Blessings Multiplied – Family Recipe: Grandma’s Homemade Ice Cream, you could pick up the ingredients at Save A Lot this week! Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Meats and Seafood
Beef Spare Ribs – $1.99 per lb
Holten Beef Patties (24 oz, 6 patties) – $1.99
Fairgrounds Hot Dogs (12 oz) – $0.69
Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage (14 oz) – $1.99
Use $1/1 coupon from Hillshire Farms
$0.99 each after couponOcean Market (Flounder, Tilapia, Lemon Herb Tilapia, Pollock) (4 oz) – $1.00
Pick 5 for $19.99 promo on going: Pick any 5 specially marked packages of your favorite cuts of fresh, frozen or smoked meats and pay just $19.99 (about $2 per pound).
Fridge and Freezer
Libby’s Steam Bag Vegetables (12 oz) – $0.69
Coburn Farms Dozen Large Eggs – $0.99
Sunny D (48 oz) – $0.99
Use $0.25/1 coupon insert from 5/15 Smart Source (Expires 8/31/11)
$0.74 each with couponReser’s Potato and Macaroni Salads – $2.99
Use $1/1 printable coupon from Coupon Web
$1.99 each with couponFudgsicles or Popsicles – $1.00
Borden Singles or Grilled Cheese Melts (12 oz) – $1.50
McClary’s American Singles – $0.99
World’s Fair Junior Pops – $0.99
Coburn Farms Sour Cream (16 oz) – $1.29
Coburn Farms Dip (16 oz) – $1.39
Coburn Farms Yogurt – $0.50
Household
Wrightware Foam Plates (100 count) – $2.00
Pert Paper Towels – $0.69
First Force Pine Cleaner – $1.00
Produce
Idaho Potatoes (5 lbs) – $1.49
Jumbo Vine Ripe Tomatoes – $0.99 per lb
Jumbo Vidalio Onions – $0.59 per lb
Grocery
Summerset Tagless Ice Tea Bags (100 Count) – $1.19
Kool-Aide (assorted variety) – $0.20 each
Cowboy Billy’s Baked Beans (16 oz) – $0.79
Cowboy Billy’s Pork & Beans (16 oz) – $0.50
Kurtz Dill Pickles (32 oz) – $1.59
Kurtz Yellow Mustard – $0.69
Kurtz Ketchup – $0.89
J Higg’s Butter Round Crackers – $1.69
Port Side Chunk Light Tuna – $0.53
Del Pino’s Canned Pasta – $0.69
Hargis House Beans & Franks – $0.69
O Days Mac & Cheese – $0.39
Maruchan Ramon Noodles – $0.89
Portmann’s Salad Dressing – $1.29
Save-A-Lot Brand Soda – $0.69
Crisp Lemonade – $0.99
Thirst Quench’r Drink Sticks – $1.19
J. Higg’s Cornies Corn Chips – $1.29
J Higg’s Potato Chips – $1.19
J Higg’s Cheezie Puffs – $1.29
Gourmet Onion Rings – $0.99
CK Cheese Balls – $1.29
Remember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals! Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends.
For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here. If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list.
CVS: Spent $2 and Got $13 ECB’s Back!
CVS has a handful of good deals this week. I was happy to stock up on some items including laundry soap and body wash this week while utilizing a few of my coupons. Today I was able to get the items for $1.95 plus tax ($0.13) making my out of pocket cost $2.08 and received $13.99 ECB’s to use on my next CVS purchase. Here is what I purchased this week.
- 2 – Soft Soap Body Wash Raspberry Sorbet & Almond Blossom (18 oz ) for $3.50 EACH
- 1 – Purex HE Laundry Soap for $1.98
- 1 – Trident Layer Strawberry Citrus Gum (14 piece) for $0.99
- 1 – Revlon Top Speed Nail Polish (Color – Vintage) for $4.99
- 1 – Revlon Top Speed Nail Polish (Color – Fire) for $4.99
Here are the coupons I used on the items.
- Used $2.00 Revlon Manufacturer Coupon
- Used $2.00 Revlon Manufacturer Coupon
- Used $1.00 Purex Manufacturer Coupon
- Used $13.00 ECB coupons from prior purchases
I received $13.99 ECB’s back today:
- $8.00 ECB’s for Revlon Products ($4 each Polish)
- $5.00 ECB’s for Soft Soap Products
- $0.99 ECB’s for Trident Products
This week I was able to save over $26 at CVS by purchasing these items and using coupons.
When you shop the CVS sales regularly and have ECB’s that you can roll over toward future purchases the bonus ECB’s start adding up (Green Bag Tags and Beauty Club). As you can see from my shopping trip today you don’t have to purchase a lot to save money when shopping at CVS. Plus you can use the additional ECB’s you receive towards your next purchase. You can pick and chose what is best for your family.
I would love to hear your CVS shopping story for this week! For those of you who shop regularly at CVS please share how you were able to save this week! Although the weekly ad sales are similar every family and situation is different so you may have found items better suited to your household. In your comment please feel free to share a link to your blog article showing us how you were able to save shopping at CVS.
Living on a Budget: Groceries $40 for 4
Another week of doing Groceries $40 for 4. It was a busy week but I was able to stock up on some items, including hamburger. I mainly stocked up on non-perishable products this week because we have a few family road trips coming up that I need snacks / easy to prep meals to pack. Eating out for all the meals on a road trip will add up quickly. Below are my grocery shopping adventures for the week
BiLo Groceries Groceries from BiLo:
- $13.19 at BiLo 3 packages of ground Hamburger (1.6 pounds or more each) and Soy Sauce (marked at $1.14 with 75 cent clearance stickers). In had a $5.00 off BiLo Meat coupon that I used as well. The amount was right $19.96 before coupons and discounts.
Bargain Foods Groceries Groceries from Bargain Foods:
- $50.62 at Bargain Foods for the following items
- 4 bags of Chex Mix
- 2 boxes of Elbow Pasta
- 2 Oscar Meyer Snack Packs
- 1 box of Hamburger Patties
- 1 HyTop Berry (6 pack)
- 1 bundle of Bananas
- 1 bag of Tater Tots
- 1 Lance Variety Pack
- 2 bags Reeses Pieces
- 2 packs Twizzlers
- 1 bag Raisinets
- 2 Bazooka Bubbles
- 1 Betty Crocker Gel
- 1 box of Mini Corn Dogs
- 1 bag of Andes Peppermint
- 1 bag of Nestle Dark Chocolate
- 1 bag of Brach Cinnamons
- 2 cans of Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 Dole Juice Packs
- 1 Earthbound Organic
- 1 Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix
- 1 bag of Cherry Raisinets
- 1 bag of Planters Trail Mix
- 1 Wasabi Sauce
- 1 box of Betty Crocker Fruit Foot
- 4 cans of Green Beans
- 1 bag of Carrots
- 1 Betty Crocker Rainbow Chip
- 1 Salad Topping
- 1 Apple Juice
- 1 Betty Crocker Dora Fruit Snacks
- 1 Annies Cheddar Bunnies
- 1 Betty Crocker Scooby Doo Snacks
- 1 can of Planters Cashews
- 1 Canola Oil
- 1 Emeralds Chocolate Almonds
- 2 Breakstone Light Sour Cream
- 2 cans of whole Green Bean
- 1 bag of Oyster Crackers
- 1 Eve Juice Boxes
- 1 bag of Sea Best Tilapia
- 3 cans of Mushrooms
- 1 Natural Valley Trail Granola Bars
- 3 packs of Cheese Cubes
- 1 bag of shredded Two Cheese Pizza
- 1 Golden Bake Wheat Bread
- 1 Golden Bake Hot Dog Buns
- 1 Gold Bake Hamburger Buns
- 4 boxes Animal Crackers
Bargain Foods is a another great place to shop if you are in the area. We ran into 3 people that we knew just the short time we were in the store. It is a “bent / dent” store so some items are dented and you want to make sure to check the expiration dates. The items available will depend on what they receive from other places who have overstock or for whatever reason want Bargain Foods to move it for them. You can find some great deals but always check the prices when shopping. Bargain Foods is a discount grocery store so they don’t take coupons at their stores, some items you may be better off buying at a local store that takes coupons. I purchase 72 items and very few of them were over $1.
WalMart Groceries Groceries from WalMart:
- $0.00 at WalMart (I had a $5 gift card so didn’t have to pay anything for these items) for clearance French Loaf Bread ($0.90), Purple Grapes, and Strawberries.
I am excited to be back doing our Groceries $40 for 4 budget again. This week I spent $63.81 on groceries. I went over the grocery budget this week and used up most of the extra cash I had in my “grocery wallet” to stock up on items. This week we had couple extra events that I had to purchase items for which I didn’t have on hand so that brought the amount up as well. Hopefully next week I will do better and keep it well under $40. Thankfully I had a little bit left over from previous weeks to cover the extra amount.
It is my goal to give you regular updates on this budget section so you can celebrate the good weeks with me and thump me on the bad weeks! As always you are welcomed to join the journey with me. I would love to hear your story and how you are doing too. The purpose of our family doing this it to watch our grocery spending while allowing us to feed our family, enjoy life, share with others, and yet stay on track with our budget.
Living on a Budget is a series of ways our family uses a budget to help keep us accountable with our finances. Life doesn’t always go as planned. We have used some of the ideas I will be sharing for years while others are ones we are just starting to implement as we continue finding ways to be creative and have fun with what we have been given. Having a plan in place allows us the freedom to be smart with what we have been given, get more creative when it is a tight (week, month, year or a season) and when necessary live a much more simplified life. A budget helps us stay on track so we have more opportunities to enjoy the many blessings we have been given as well as share what we have with others. There is so much more to life than having all the stuff. We may not have the newest or greatest items in our house, we drive used cars, and wear hand-me-down clothing…..however, if our family is taken care of and have love for each other and others we have more than all the riches in the world.
