• Save A Lot: Deals for the week of August 29 – September 4, 2012

    The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience.  It is a great time to stock up on some Save A Lot deals.  Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!

    Meat and Seafood

    Eye of Round Roast – $2.79 lb

    Eye of Round Steaks – $2.99 lb

    Pork Chops – $2.89 lb

    Bar S Hotdogs (12 oz) – $0.79

    Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts or Tenders – $1.89 lb

    Boneless Whole Pork Loins – $1.89 lb

    Pick 5 for $19.99 promo on going! Pick any 5 specially marked packages of your favorite cuts or types of meats, vegetables and more.

    Fridge and Freezer

    Coburn Farms Cheese Singles (12 oz) – $1.49

    Tampico Freezer Pops (23.7 oz) – $0.99

    Wylwood Crinkle Cut French Fries (32 oz) – $1.99

    Wylwood Potato Puffs (32 oz) – $1.99

    Produce

    Fresh Jumbo Sweet Onions – $0.89 lb

    Fresh Bunch Broccoli – $1.49

    Whole Seedless Watermelon – $3.99

    Dole Coleslaw Mix (14 oz) – $0.99

    Household

    Save A Lot Today Paper Towels (single roll) – $0.50

    Wrightware Foam Plates (40 count) – $1.39

    Grocery

    Lay Potato Chips (10 oz) – B1G1F

    Bubba Cola, Assorted Flavors (2 liter) – $0.85

    Bubba Cola, Assorted Flavors (12 pack) – $2.48

    Heinz Tomato Ketchup (40 oz) – $1.99
    Use $0.50/1 coupon from insert 8/19 Smart Source (Expires 9/30/12)
    Use $0.25/1 coupon from insert 8/19 Smart Source (Expires 9/30/12)
    As low as $1.49 each after coupon

    Portmann’s Real Mayonnaise (30 oz) – $2.39

    Cowboy Billy’s Pork n Beans (16 oz) – $0.50

    Crystal 2.0 Drinking Water (24 pack) – $2.48

    Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce (28 oz) – $1.69

    Kurtz Yellow Mustard (14 oz) – $0.69

    Kurtz Hamburger Slices, Spears, or Whole Dill Pickles (24 – 30 oz) – $1.89

    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

    A whole week at home, yay!  It has literally been weeks since we have had an entire week at home together.  I enjoyed having the opportunity return to a somewhat “normal” schedule although the traveling has been a lot of fun!  Here is my weekly update on our Groceries $40 for 4.

    Groceries from Walgreens, Rite Aid | Save A Lot, and Aldi's

    Walgreens Groceries:

    • $2.95 at Walgreens for 1 bottle Coffee Mate French Vanilla, 1 bottle Coffee Mate Hazelnut, and  3 cans Mandarin Oranges.

    Rite Aid | Save A Lot Groceries:

    • $2.38 at Rite Aid | Save A Lot for 1 package Cinnamon Raisin Bagels (on clearance) and 3 packages English Muffins (on clearance).

    Aldi’s Groceries:

    • $29.65 at Aldi’s for 1 can Cooking Spray, 1 package fresh Spinach, 2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup, 3 cans sliced Mushrooms, 2 packages Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 4 cans Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies, 2 cans sliced Olives, 1 bottle Ranch Dressing, 4 cans Refried Beans, 1 box Raisins, 2 cans Black Beans, and 1 bag All Purpose Flour.
    Groceries from Ingles

    Ingles Groceries:

    • $4.95 at Ingle’s for 1 container Blackberries, 1 container Strawberries, 1 container diced Yellow Onions, 1 container Carrots and Celery, and 1 container Baby Romaine.  (all the items were marked down on clearance to $0.99)

    This week I spent $39.93 on groceries.  Even though I barely squeaked under my budgeted amount for the week I was able to do it and stock up on several items on clearance.  I hope to have an even better week for my next update since it has been hard going under budget.  Several of our local stores have raised their prices A LOT over the last several weeks making it even more of a challenge to purchase groceries within the budget.  I am happy to stock up again and look forward to a fresh start next week.  Part of our groceries went towards making a meal for a friend who was in the hospital this week as well as hosting, thankful for the ability to share what we have been given with others.

    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.