Save Mart Trip January 15th

Save Mart:

Total Spent $11.98

Total Saved $6.59

Percentage Saved: 35%

4 Oranges (Reg. $2.90, Sale $.83)

Romain Hearts (Reg. $2.99, Sale $.87)

Bacon (Reg. $3.69)

Soup (Dog) Bone (Reg. $2.40)

Oven Roasted Turkey (Reg. $6.29, Sale $4.19)

I sent my husband on this grocery trip. He just can't resist coming home with a little something for our dog too. Dog bone is not in the picture as it is out in the yard being chewed on.

Target Trip January 13th

Today is the day, the day Target marks down their toy clearance to 75%. My friend and I were waiting at the doors this morning when they opened. We were so excited to shop that neither of us slept well last night. Well it paid off! I was able to get gifts for all our nieces and nephews for their birthdays and Christmas this year, stuff for our boys birthdays and several things to add to our gift stash.

If I would have paid regular price my total before tax would have been $794.03. I spent $198.06 plus $15.30 for tax. Final price was $213.36, a savings of 75%.

Small Robot

With my sons birthday party only a month away he is getting very excited. He has been really into helping and making sure I get the robots done quickly.

For this robot we collected some odds and ends from around the house. We have a box, two cans, an empty container that held a peanut snack mix, a funnel and a hose from our old carpet cleaner. We also took apart on old caterpillar flashlight that no longer worked and used the parts for the face.

Since the container we used for his head is see through we added some old wire to make it interesting. We painted the box blue and the tuna can we used as the neck red. My son decided to make it a girl so we added some earrings.

I just love seeing the robots come together. Each one is very unique and has it's own personality.

Menu Plan- January 9th - 15th

I spent several nap times last week organizing my recipe binder. I had pages and pages of recipes I had printed off just sitting loosely in my binder. I went through all the loose recipes as well as the recipes I had previously organized and got rid of the ones that we either didn't like or that no longer sounded good. I also flipped through my Cooking Light magazines and tore out the recipes I wanted to try. I am so glad I spent the time to get my binder organized. It made planning the weekly menu much easier. Breakfasts: Apple Cider Donuts Egg in the Hole and fruit Cereal Blueberry Muffins French Toast and fruit Oatmeal and bananas Pancakes and bacon Lunch: Chicken Salad Sliders, cottage cheese, fruit and chips Left Overs Sandwiches and fruit salad Hot Dogs and fruit Eat Out Dinner: Mac Chicken Cacciatore and salad Buffalo Chicken Wraps and fries Teriyaki Burgers and fruit salad Chicken Cordon Blue, baked potatoes and veggies Ranger Beans, Corn Bread and salad Left Overs

CVS Trip January 9th

CVS:

Total Spent $11.72

Total Saved $51.71

I started the transaction off with $7.29 ECBs. I broke the deal up into two transactions.

Transaction 1

Dove Milk Chocolate (Reg. $.89 - .50 CVS Q = .39, Earned .89 ECB)

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Minis (Reg. $1.69, Sale $1.59, Earned $1.59 ECB)

1 Gas X Prevention (Reg $6.29 - $4Q = $2.29)

1 Maalox Advanced (Reg $6.29 - $5Q - $1.29)

2 Maalox Max (Reg. $6.99 - $5Q = $1.99)

I used my $7.29 ECBs which brought my total down to $2.25 + $1.95 tax, Final Price $4.20. I earned $10 ECBs for the Maalox & Gas X deal, .89 ECB for the Dove bar and $1.59 for the Reese's.

Transaction 2 6 cases of soda -Not pictured (Reg. 5.39, Sale $3.33)

I paid with the $10, .89 & $1.59 ECBs from Transaction 1. This brought my total down to $7.52. I earned $10 ECBs to use on my next trip.

Walgreens Trip January 9th

Walgreens:

Total Spent $6.40

Total Saved $27.29

I started out with $9 RR. I bought two papers for $.99 each, Crisco on clearance for $1.64 and used a .55 coupon, Nestle Chocolate Chips on clearance for $1.64, Pill Glide on sale for $5, 7 Keebler pie shells on clearance for $.49 each and a Mickey Mouse on clearance for $1.74.

I paid with the $9 RR and $6.40 OOP. I got back a $5 RR from the Pill Glide to use on my next trip.

Grocery Trips January 8th

Smiths:

Total Spent $61.65

Total Saved $60.18

Percentage Saved: 49%

Save Mart:

Total Spent $19.60

Total Saved $20.87

Percentage Saved: 52%