CVS Trip December 21st

CVS is having some great deals this week. There are 17 items that you can get free after Extra Care Bucks on Sunday and Monday. I had $46 ECB from the Black Friday deal so I headed out early to CVS. I broke my trip up into 2 transactions so I didn’t have to pay too much out of pocket. Transaction 1 3 Therma care Neck patches (Reg. $2.49, Earn $7.47 ECB’s ) 2 Right Guard Professional Deodorant (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6, Earn $12 ECB’s) Excederine (Reg. $5.49, Sale $3.99, Earn $3.99 ECB’s) Crest Pro Whitening Toothpaste (Reg. $3.89, Sale $2.99 - $1Q, Earn $2 ECB’s) 5 Arm & Hammer Essential Cleaner (Reg. $2.99 – 1 $1Q = 4 @ $2.99 and 1 @ $1.99, Earn 14.95 ECB’s) 2 Sally Hansen Nail Color (Reg. $5.99, Earn $11.98 ECB’s) ZipFizz (Reg. $5.99, Earn $5.99 ECB’s) Benefiber Drink Mix (Reg. $7.29 - $2Q = $5.29, Earn $7.29 ECB’s) I used $46.08 ECB’s and paid $16.60 OOP. Transaction 2 EAS AdvantEdge Bar (Reg. $1.99, Sale $1.69, Earn $1.69 ECB’s) Listerine Coolmint Mouthwash (Reg. $4.29, Sale $2.99 - $1Q = $1.99, Earn $2.99 ECB’s) Zantac (Reg. $5.19, Sale $4.99, Earn $4.99 ECB’s) EAS AdvantEdge Drinks (Reg. $7.99, Sale $7.49, Earn $7.49 ECB’s) Halls Naturals (Reg. $2.79, Sale $2.59 - .35Q = $2.24, Earn $2.59 ECB’s) 3 Right Guard Pro Deodorant (Reg. $9.99, Sale $6, Earn $18 ECB’s) SlimQuick Energy Drink (Reg. $4.99, Earn $4.99 ECB’s) 2 L’Oreal Metallic Eye Shadow (Reg. $6.99 - $1Q = $5.99, Earn $13.98 ECB’s) I used $41.81 ECB’s and .79 OOP. I started out with $46.08 ECB’s and ended up spending $17.39 OOP and now have $68.61 ECB’s.

Fry's Trip December 21st

When I got to the store this morning their power was out and all of the cold items were covered. It made for an interesting shopping trip having to uncover all the cold areas so I could get my items. Transaction Eggo Waffles (Reg. $2.69, Sale $1.99 - .25Q quadrupled to $1 = .99) 2 pkgs Pullups (Reg. $11.99, Sale $9.99 – 1 $2 Q & 1 $1.50Q = $16.48 for 2 pks) Milk (Reg. $3.59, Sale $2.49) Cool Whip (Reg. $1.99, Sale $1 – Basha’s Q = .68) 6 Grands Biscuits (Reg. $2.19, Sale $1 – 2 $.25Q’s quadrupled to $1 & 1 $.30/2Q’s quadrupled to $1/2 = $2/6) Shamrock Farms Sour Cream (Reg. $3.99, Sale $2 - .50Q doubled to $1 = $1) 2 dozen eggs (Reg. $2.19, Sale $1.67 each) 3 Coffee Mate Creamers (Reg. $2.79, Sale 3/$5 – 3 $.50Q doubled to $1 = 3/$2) Challenge Butter (Reg. $4.69, Sale $3.50 – Basha’s Q = $1.49) 6 Philadelphia Cream Cheese (Reg. $2.89, Sale $.99 – 3 $1/2Q’s = .49 each) Kroger Bread Crumbs (Reg. $1.99, Sale $1.69) 5 pkgs Shredded Cheese (Reg. $3.29, Sale $1.64) 2 pkgs Pecan Halves (Reg. $4.19, Sale $3.14) 2 onions (Reg. $1.08) Cranberries (Reg. $2.49) 2 Farmer John Sausage Links (Reg. $1.79, Sale $1) Celery (Reg. $1.29, Sale .79) Carrots (Reg. $.69) 2 pkgs Kroger Block Cheese (Reg. $3.29, Sale $1.64) 3 jars Mt Olive Pickles (Reg. $3.49, Sale 3/$5 – 1 $.75q doubled to $1 & 2 $.75Q’s = 3/$2.50) Lettuce (Reg. $1.29) Gala Apples (Reg. $3.50) 3 jars Kraft Marshmallow cream (Reg. $1.99, Sale $1) Mezzetta Peppercini’s (Reg. $2.99, Sale $1.79) Bananas (Reg. $.54) 2 5lb bags Potatoes (Reg. $3.79, Sale .97) 3 boxes Betty Crocker Muffin Mixes (Reg. $3.19, Sale $1.88 – 1 .40Q tripled to $1 = 2 @ $1.88 and 1 @ .88) The Huggies deal is still going where you get $3 off if you purchase $16 worth of product. I also received .35 off for bringing my own bags. I spent $77.12 and saved $92.06 which is 54%.

Diapers and Soda

It never fails, we always run out of diapers the day before pay day. I knew we put Trevor to bed in the last diaper so I had to get up before he did to go get more. While I was there I grabbed some soda. It is on sale this week 4/$12 and get a 5th free. I also had two buy 3 get $2 off coupons from Food City to use on top of the sale. Transaction 6 12pk Soda (Reg. $5.29, Sale $3 -$3 for free one – 2 $2 Food City Q’s = $11/6 pks ) Huggies Diapers (Reg. $22.99, Sale $20.99 - $3 Huggies promo - $1.50 Shortcut Q - $1.50Q = $14.99) I ended up spending $29.69 and saving $26.45 which was 48%. Now if I could only get this kid potty trained before his brother is born.

Fry's Trip December 14th

There wasn’t a whole lot we needed this week other then the basics so I decided to get some sale items for my stockpile, the main things being mac n cheese and flour. Flour is on sale for $.99 a 5 lb bag with a limit of 2 per transaction. I wanted to get 6 flours so I split my trip up into 3 transactions. Transaction 1 2 Fry’s Flour (Reg. $2.69, Sale $.99) 2 Yoplait Yogurt drinks (Reg. $3.49, Sale $2.99 - $1.50Q = $1.49) 2 Shamrock Farms Sour Cream (Reg. $2.79, Sale $1.77 – 1 $1Q – 1 $.75 Q = .77 & $1.02) Cottonelle TP (Reg. $1.39, Sale $.99 - .50Q doubled to .99 = FREE) Fry’s Eggs (Reg. $3.19, Sale $2.49) 20 Kraft Mac N Cheese (Reg. $.99, Sale $.50) 3 Rice A Roni (Reg. $1.79, Sale $1 - $1/3Q = $2/3) 3 bags Fry’s Tortilla chips (Reg. $1.59, Sale $1) Heinz Ketchup (Reg. $2.49) 3 boxes Trix Cereal (Reg. $4.99, Sale $3 - .55Q doubled to $1 - .55 shortcut Q = $7.45/3) 1 box Frosted Cheerios (Reg. $4.39, Sale $3) Fry’s Graham Crackers (Reg. $2.59, Sale $2) 2 Reddi-Whip (Reg. $2.99, Sale $2 - .50Q doubled to $1 - $1 shortcut Q = $1 each) 3 Pillsbury Biscuits (Reg. $3.69, Sale $1.99 - .40Q tripled to $1 = .99 each) 3 Pillsbury Quick Bread (Reg. $2.99, Sale 3/$5 - $1/3Q = 3/$4) Whole Frozen Strawberries (Reg. $3.99, Sale $3) Life Savers Gummies (Reg. $2.29, Sale $1 - $1Q = FREE) 5 Hunt’s Diced Tomatoes (Reg. $1.49, Sale $1 - $1/5 Q - $1 Shortcut Q = 5/$3) Kroger Parmesan Cheese (Reg. $3.49, Sale $2.97) Bisquick (Reg. $3.99, Sale $3.29 - .60Q doubled to $1 = $2.29) Fry’s Apple Sauce (Reg. $2.69, Sale $1.99) Fry’s Apple Juice (Reg. $4.19, Sale $2.68) Herdez Salsa (Reg. $2.79, sale $2) Cupcake Liners (Reg. $1.59, Sale $1.17) Christmas Tree Cakes (Reg. $1.59, Sale $1.25) 2 Betty Crocker Cookie Icing (Reg. $3.29, Sale $1.97 - $1Q = .97) Gala Apples (Reg. $2.63) 4 Betty Crocker Frosting (Reg. $2.19, Sale $1.69 - .50Q doubled to $1 - .55 shortcut Q = 3 @ .69 & 1 @ .19) La Victoria Enchilada sauce (Reg. $3.19, Sale $2.50) Hormel Pepperoni (Reg. $4.59, Sale $3 - .55Q doubled to $1 = $2) 4 Hershey bars (Reg. $.79, Sale .50 – 2 B1G1 Q’s = .25 each) Bananas (Reg. $.89) Nature’s Own Bread (Reg. $3.59, Sale $2 - $1Q = $1) I received $4 off for buying 4 participating General Mills Cereals and also had a .50 off grocery coupon. My total came to 76.81 and I saved $92.61 which was a savings of 54%. Transaction 2 2 Fry’s Flour (Reg. $2.69, $ .99) Fry’s Milk (Reg. $3.89, Sale $2.69) I spent $4.67 and saved $4.60 which is a savings of 49%. Transaction 3 2 Fry’s Flour (Reg. $2.69, Sale $.99) Fry’s Apple Juice (Reg. $4.19, Sale $2.68) I received .35 off for bringing my own bags. I spent $4.28 and saved $4.91 which is 53%.

Fry's Trip December 7th

Well I learned my lesson today. Never go to the store without a plan first. Usually I would have put together my shopping plan yesterday but I was sick so I figured I would just go and wing it. Big Mistake!! It took me forever to go through and pull the coupons while I was at the store. Not only that but I know I ended up spending more than I would have otherwise. I went way over my budget last month so I am trying to spend $250 or under this month. This trip was not a good start to that. Transaction Charmin TP (Reg. $8.69, Safeway Q for $5.99 - .25 Q tripled to $1 = $4.99) Boneless Chicken (Reg. $10.61, Sale $4.44) Boneless Chicken (Reg. $11.57, Sale $4.84) Boneless Chicken (Reg. $8.38, Sale $3.51) Boneless Chicken (Reg. $12.73, Sale $5.33) 2 pkgs Drumsticks (Reg. $4.50 & $4.48, Had a rain check for B1G1 = $4.50) Cotton Swabs (Reg. $2.59, Sale $1.50) Eggs (Reg. $3.19, Sale $2.49) Yoplait yogurt drink (Reg. $3.49, Sale $2.99 - $1.50 Q = $1.49) I can’t believe it’s not butter (Reg. $1.44 - $1Q = .44) Oceans Spray CranRaspberry juice (Reg. $3.99, Sale $2.50 - .55Q doubled to $1 = $1.50) Fresh Express Salad (Reg. $1.79 – Safeway Q = .88) Red Grapes (Reg. $6.01, Sale $1.55) I can’t believe it’s not butter spread (Reg. $2.89, Sale $2.39 - $1Q = $1.39) 2 Fry’s ½ gallon milk (Reg. $2.59, Sale $1) Bananas (Reg. $.29) Kroger Shredded Cheese (Reg. $5.99, Sale $3.50) Shortbread cookies (Reg. $1.69, Sale $1.37) Fry’s Apple Juice (Reg. $3.19, Sale $2.17) Fleishmann's Yeast (Reg. $2.79, Sale $2 - .45Q tripled to $1 = $1) 2 Red Star Yeast (Reg $2.49, Sale $1 - .75/2 Q doubled to $1/2 = .50 each) 4 Philadelphia Cream Cheese (Reg. $2.89, Sale $1.25) Kroger Basil Leaves (Reg. $2.69, Sale $2.02) Kroger ½ gallon OJ (Reg. $3.49, Sale $1) Celestial Seasonings tea (Reg. $3.79, Sale $1 = .55Q doubled to $1 = FREE) Natures Own Bread (Reg. $3.59, Sale $2 - $1Q = $1) 2 Kraft Marshmallows (Reg. $1.99, Sale $1) 2 Jiffy Cornbread Muffin Mix (Reg. $.59, Sale .44) I received a .50 coupon for my next trip for purchasing the Fleishmann’s Yeast. I spent $63 and saved $77.88 which was 55%. Even though I went over the $50 I wanted to spend I should have enough chicken to last for at least the rest of the month. I will make sure I plan better next time.