diapers $3.77/pack!

A new month, a new budget. Thank heavens. Oh brother. Last month was awful- I had most of my money gone before the month even started. Oh brother.

Retails: $80.00

Total Spent: $28.40

Percent Off: 64%

plus, I have a $2 rebate coming. Factoring that in,

Total Spent: $26.40

Percent Off: 66%

How did I do it?

Huggies, jumbo pack, reg. $12.49

- on sale $8.99

- bought them in 2 transactions, 3 packs at a time so I could use 2 $5/$25 purchase Rite Aid coupons (watch the 2 videos, print the 2 coupons)

- used $3 and $2.50 coupons here or here (manufacturer coupon on Target site) or here

- used $1 Rite Aid AdPerks coupon available last month

- $13.95 for 1st transaction, $14.45 for 2nd

- $28.40 for 6 packs of diapers, plus will get a $2 rebate

- factoring that in, for 6 packs of diapers, each one will be

- $4.40 a pack! (including tax)

UPDATE: I am dumb. I saw on someone else's blog the deal scenario for getting a coupon for a FREE pack of diapers when you bought 5 from the Rite Aid rebate here. I didn't realize that it was the same coupon I had already earned last month- I thought it was a new one. If you haven't done it yet, then...

-factoring that extra pack in, for 7 packs of diapers, each one will be

- $3.77 a pack! (including tax)

compiled list from hip2save.

this sale ends Saturday night.

Money Left for the Month: $146.60

May Budget Review

I'm not a regular grocery shopper. I buy stuff before I even need it, matching manufacturer coupons with store sales. This way I'm able to "shop" from my own pantry and pay a fraction of retail with items I use. No, we will not use all that gum this month, but we will use it this year. When I make meals for us, I menu plan around what we already have on our shelves and in the freezer. There are occasional items I have to pay full price for, but they are the exception as I build up my food storage with stuff we actually use, all for less then I used to spend just to get us by every month.

Retails: $739.66

Total Spent: $192.49

Percent Off: 74%

This month I was able to stock up on salad dressing, chicken, marshmallows, rice, cheese, tuna, hummus, cool whip, butter, diapers, sour cream, Popsicles, foil, beef, salsa, spices, soy sauce, treats, caprisuns, veggies, toilet paper, chips, wipes, dog food, gum, cereal, yogurt, chocolate chips, make up, meds, green chilis, pasta sauce, ziplocs, bathroom cleaner, Worcestershire sauce, maxi pads, marinade, vitamins, roasts, tortillas

WIC Items

Retails: $45.77

Total Spent: FREE

thanks WIC!

Fresh Market

I couldn't resist getting a few more freebies on Saturday. Also, we ended up having some friends over and I didn't plan well enough so I had to get a few pounds of fresh chicken. Darn it.

Retails: $20.27

Total Spent: $7.67

Percent Off: 62%

How did I do it?

WF Dressing, reg. $1.25

- used FREE coupon from Good Things Utah (all coupons expire Saturday but new ones are added starting Mondays)

- FREE!

WF Tuna, reg. $1.29

- used FREE coupon from GTU (only took off $.99...)

- $.29

Crushed Ice, 10 lb, reg. $1.48

- used FREE coupon from GTU

- FREE!

WF Hamburger Buns, reg. $1.29

- on sale $.78

- used FREE coupon from GTU

- FREE!

Van Camp Pork and Beans, reg. $.99 (or something like that)

- on sale $.50

- Buy 5, get 3 FREE

- $.31 each!

- I split these with my family reunion stockpile

Chicken Breast, reg. $2.99

- on sale $1.88/lb

Money Left for the Month: -$18.99

Winco

I went with my sister to Winco on Friday to hang out and unfortunately made a few impulse buys. Yikes. Must be because I'm so disciplined. I really was excited about getting free Snyder pretzels (on sale $.98 w/ $1 coupon) but they were all out.

Retails: $7.93

Total Spent: $4.94

Percent Off: 38%

not pictured: a delicious butterfingers

How did I do it?

Mahatma brown Rice, 2 lb, reg. $1.82

- used FREE coupon from my awesome mom and big sis.

- FREE!

Chipoltle Cheese, reg. $2.49/lb

- on sale $1.89/lb

- bought one pound

- used $.30 peelie on cheese

- $1.59/lb!

Butterfingers, reg. $.59

- used FREE coupon from mail

- FREE!

Marshmallows, on sale $.88

McCormick Turmeric, reg. $1.60

Why did I buy this? I don't know.

Money Left for the Month: -$11.32

WIC

Retails: $6

Total Spent: FREE!

thanks WIC!

FREE tuna, salad dressing, buns

Fresh Market

Sweet! Free!

I'm not too sure about how many pennies I actually paid on this. I bought some other stuff (pork and beans) and bought them with this. I'm so excited to be the "buyer" for a family reunion this summer. Have I mentioned I LOVE grocery shopping?

Retails: $3.55

Total Spent: $.10

Percent Off: 98%

How did I do it?

Good Things Utah have Fresh Market coupons on their web site. They add a new one every day and they expire Saturdays. This is a good week. All of these items were free with coupon. Nice.

Money Left for the Month: -$6.38

Menu 5/27

Main Dish:

• BBQ Chicken and Cheddar Sandwiches
• Thai Chicken Peanut Noodles
• Grilled Hamburgers
• Chicken and Bacon Alfredo Pizza
• Navajo Tacos on homemade frybread
• Chicken Tikki Masala

Need for the Menu:

• garam masala
• more chicken breast would be nice. Buy Low has it for $1.59/lb. Think I'll get some on the 1st... New budget...

$.39 Cool Whip

Smiths

So I get a little money in the mail and what do I do? Spend it of course! (and then some. oops.)

Retails: $57.98

Total Spent: $17.09

Percent Off: 61%

How did I do it?

Cool Whip, reg. $2.19

- on sale $.99

- buy 5 and a $3 catalina (like a gift card) prints

- factoring that in, makes each one

- $.39 each! this stuff freezes great!

Hummus, reg. $3.49

- on sale $1.50

- used BOGO (buy one, get one free) coupon

- cashier took off the regular price of the product, making this a

- $.49 Money Maker for 2!!

- if she'd taken off the sale price, then still only $.75 each!

Mahatma Jasmine Rice, 2 lb, reg. $3.29

- on sale $2.49

- used FREE coupons my mom got me. Still have more up my sleeve.

- FREE!

Huggies, jumbo pack, reg. $9.77

- on sale $8.99

- Promotion going through 6/8 at Smiths: Buy $15 of Huggies products, get $3 off instantly

- used $3 coupons

- $4.49 each!

Kroger Butter, reg. $1.99

- on sale $1.67 (Sams Club is $1.71 as of a few days ago)

Cool Classics Twin Pops or Swirl Pops, 9-12 ct, reg. $1.79

- on sale $.78

Kroger Sour Cream, 16 oz, reg. $1.25

- on sale $.88

- used $.50/2 coupon that came in the mail from Smiths

- $.63 each!

I paid for this in two transactions, using the Cool Whip catalina to pay for the 2nd.

this sale ends Tuesday night

compiled list from pinchingyourpennies and utahdealdiva.

Money Left for the Month: -$6.28

a budget is more of a guideline anyways, right?

Rebates!!!

What a great mail day today! I got 2 $5 rebate checks from Johnson and Johnson and a FREE Butterfingers coupon. Nice. Adding that $10 to my total for the month, that makes me rich, rich, rich!!!

Money Left for the Month: $10.81

Oh my...

Can you tell what this is? Brownies? Cake? Nope.

Bread. Bread? Bread. It is approximately 1/2 inch thick and disgusting.

Let this be an example of why you should ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK YOU'VE PUT EVERYTHING IN YOUR RECIPE!

Apparently the 2 cups of all purpose flour was important. Whatever.

So who wants to eat at my house?

On an unrelated note, thank you to Matt for not being mad with a last minute substitution yesterday.

Maceys

Retails: $6.86

Total Spent: $3.27

Percent Off: 53%

How did I do it?

Reynolds Heavy Duty Foil, 37.5 feet, reg. $3.69

- on sale $1.88

- used $1 coupon from 5/16 SS newspaper

- $.88

Chicken Patties, reg. $2.49/lb

- on sale $1.99/lb

Sale ends tonight.

Money Left for the Month: $.81

wic

Retails: $12.51

Total Spent: FREE

thanks WIC!

Items on voucher but didn't get: 36 oz of cereal

Free Daily Herald coupons?

If you are in Utah Valley check out Our Thrifty Ideas Become One for details on how to get the inserts from the Daily Herald for free. Does that include coupon inserts? We don't know. Hurry, because the Herald's website says that this offer is limited.

Fresh Market

Did you know that Good Things Utah puts out store coupons to Fresh Market every week that expire on Saturdays? This last week they had an amazing one for $1/lb off ground beef. Their beef is on sale for $1.98/lb so I got it for $.98/lb for 85% ground beef! This coupon expired on Saturday. They do have a free can of tuna so far this week- they add a new one a day.

Sorry! I went to Fresh Market and Winco on Saturday but didn't have a chance to post until today.

Retails: $31.97

Total Spent: $8.97

Percent Off: 72%

How did I do it?

Kraft Explosions Mac & Cheese, reg. $1.59

- used FREE coupon from the mail (these Explosions are gross)

- FREE!

Hidden Valley Farmhouse Dressings, reg. $2.99

- on sale $1.98

- used $1 coupon from 5/16 SS newspaper

- $.98

85% ground beef, reg. $3.19/lb

- on sale $1.98/lb

- used $1/lb coupon described above

- $.98/lb!

Money Left for the Month: $4.08

WIC

Retails: $5

Total Spent: FREE

thanks WIC!

Items on voucher but didn't get: 2 cans of fish

Winco

Retails: $31.00

Total Spent: $10.03

Percent Off: 68%

that's not taking into account the regular prices of the items on sale- Winco doesn't show those, darn it. Makes my percentage not as great! (because it matters...)

How did I do it?

Rice, 5 lb, reg. $4.98

- used FREE coupons I got from my mom. I still have a bunch more. Thanks Mom!

- FREE!

La Victoria Salsa, 16 oz, reg. $2.12

- used $4/2 coupon from La Vicoria's website. You have to have points from the bottles of salsa to be able to print this coupon

- $.12 each

Marshmallows, on sale $.88

Kettle Chips, on sale $1.98

- used $1 coupon from June All You magazine

- $.98 (this stuff is GOOD)

La Choy Soy Sauce, on sale $1.27

Mezzetta Capers, on sale $1.78

- used $.50 coupon from June All You magazine

- $1.27

Caraway Seed, reg. $1.89

Sauerkraut, on sale $1.04

Bulk Rye Flour, $.91

The following items from bulk filled up my empty spice containers for SO CHEAP!

Bulk onion powder, $.33

Bulk Sesame Seeds, $.43

Bulk Cumin, $.24

Bulk parsley flakes, $.19

Money Left for the Month: $13.05

Oil: the Staple of Life

Ok, I just have to do a public service announcement to tell you all how delicious the last 2 meals we've eaten have been. Brag, brag, brag.

Artichokes are on a great sale at Buy Low for $.79 through Tuesday and I wanted to make something a little different then the boil-them-forever-and-then-dip-the-leaves-in-salted-butter meal, which is so good too.

I have to give this recipe here an A. First you half them, boil them for 15 minutes, and then BBQ them while basting them with this delicious olive oil/lemon/garlic sauce. Mmmm. They are just good. If you don't have a BBQ then there are some comments in the recipe that talk about broiling them in the oven.

How could this not be good? BBQed and slathered in garlic oil? That's a sure fire recipe for goodness if I've ever heard of one.

This Sesame Chicken turned out awesome, better than most Chinese restaurants for sure. I'm really excited about this new blog, BlogChef, that my little sis introduced me to. After having this chicken I can't wait to try other stuff she has posted, which is mostly Asian and Mexican. FYI: BlogChef has been added to my Recipe Blog list to the right.

This is another A meal in my book. It's really pretty easy: slice up the chicken, let it marinate for 1/2 hour while you get everything else ready, mix up the batter, mix up the sauce, batter the chicken, fry it, pour the sauce on and eat, eat, eat.

A couple things on it: the "marinade" is not what I think of as a marinade. It took me reading the recipe a few time to be convinced that I wasn't missing a bunch of liquid. It's just not very much of anything but it worked.

Also, next time I would double the sauce. I used a pound of chicken and while there was enough to coat the meat, I just wanted some sauce for my rice. I also threw in a dash of sesame oil in this to give it a bit more sesame flavor. I love that sesame oil- it is so yummy!

So what I'm saying here in this post is that I'm sure I've put on 5 pounds in the last 2 days but it was totally worth it. Where would the world be without oil? I shudder to think of it.

City Deals

Ok, I know I'm a pest about this City Deals website, but it is a killer deal if you ever eat out. I've done Restaurant.com for gift certificates and have not been too impressed with them: it is a bit confusing to use and there are NEVER any restaurants participating within a state of me.

City Deals is super easy, you just have to plan ahead. Just scan through their list of restaurants and click on anyone you want. There's tons of restaurants listed, in addition to other things like spas and activities. The gift certificates come in the mail within a few days (last time I ordered it took them like 2 days!).

It's a great way to try out new places like the Steak and Everything Grill: $25 gift cert for $12.50 or reduce your cost at places you already go to, like Dominoes Pizza: $14 gift cert for $11.20.

Right now, in addition to their great discounts there are a couple codes to reduce your total even more. Enter both the codes pinchingpennies and summerfun for free shipping, 10% off, and $5 off!

I completely sound like a paid sponsor, but I'm not. I just have really loved this site.

thanks pinchingyourpennies for the codes!

Buy Low

I cannot believe I forgot to take pictures of anything I bought today. Sorry.

The price of Buy Low's chicken tenders are not great but I am unfortunately almost all out so I wanted a bit of a buffer.

Retails: $6.01

Total Spent: $4.16

Percent Off: 31%

Money Left for the Month: $23.08

WIC

Oops. I totally forgot to take a picture of my produce today.

I got a head of cabbage, a bell pepper, a head of garlic, 2 onion, 3 limes, 2 lbs grapes, a head of lettuce, 2 avocados, a bunch of cilantro, and 2 artichokes

I love produce prices at Buy Low!

Retails: $10

Total Spent: FREE

thanks WIC!

5/18 Menu

Yes, I am finally posting a menu. Hooray for Matt!

Main Dish:

• fish tacos
• beef chimichangas
• grilled garlic artichokes
• corned beef and cabbage
• reubens, homemade rye bread
• sesame chicken
• southwest chicken wraps

Need for Menu:

• fresh fruits and veggies, including cabbage, cilantro, artichokes, limes (from Buy Low today- on great sales Wednesday only!)
• 1 1/2 c rye flour (getting these next two from bulk at Winco)
• 3/4 t caraway seed
• sauerkraut

Look at me, buying a bunch of stuff for dinners. Well, it must just be that I have so much money left in my budget. Ha ha ha.

rite aid

I LOVE Rite Aid!

Retails: $80.00

Total Spent: $19.90

Percent Off: 75%

plus I will get a coupon for a FREE pack of diapers for buying 5 packs!

How did I do it?

Huggies Diapers, reg. $12.49 (they just raised that price!)

- on sale $8.99

- bought 3 packages at a time. Did 2 transactions so I could use 2 $5/$25 coupons

- used $5/$25 purchase Rite Aid coupons here

- used $3 coupons from here and here

- used $2 coupon for the pull ups from 5/16 SS newspaper

- First transaction came to $15.45, Second came to $14.45

- paid with $10 Rite Aid gift card I got from a P&G promotion a while back

- $3.32 a pack!

- PLUS, Rite Aid has a rebate for a FREE pack of diapers when you buy 5.

- $2.84 a pack, factoring in the free one coming! (10.5 cents/diaper)

Without the $10 gift card the diapers would be $4.98 a pack. If you count the free package, it would be $4.27. That is $.16/diaper for the Little Movers, size 4. According to pinchingyourpennies, at the end of last year Huggies and Kirkland size 4 were $.21/diaper at Costco.

compiled list from hip2save and utahdealdiva

Money Left for the Month: $27.24

smiths

Well, I wish I could get back that hour of my life.

Smiths has a promotion going that started Sunday and goes until tomorrow: any coupon less than a $1 rounds up to $1. A $.25 coupon is magically a $1. A $.75 coupon is magically a $1.

I went to Smiths this morning and found that most of everything was totally gone that I wanted. Of course. I just couldn't get there at 4am, darn it all. What I got were good deals, but alas, there is no satisfying me I'm afraid. I even walked up and down almost every aisle, desperately searching for any sort of peelies. Darn.

Retails: $16.24

Total Spent: $2.90

Percent Off: 82%

How did I do it?

Pretzel Flipz, reg. $1.99

- on sale $1

- used $.50/1 coupon from SS 3/28 newspaper

- coupon rounded up to $1

- FREE!

3 Musketeers multipack, reg. $1.69

- on sale $1.25

- used $.25 coupon from RP 5/16 newspaper

- coupon rounded up to $1

- $.25!

Challenge Whipped Butter, reg. $2.19

- on sale $1.99

- used $.55 coupon from Here

- coupon rounded up to $1

- $.99

Dole Pineapple, reg. $.99

- used $.55/2 coupon from SS 3/21 newspaper

- coupon rounded up to $1

- $.50 each

compiled list from pinchingyourpennies

Money Left for the Month: $47.14

wic

Retails: $5.90

Total Spent: FREE

thanks WIC!

on voucher but didn't get: 2 cans of fish

Winco

So before I left I went to Winco and just didn't have a chance to post. It was a crazy few days.

Retails: $20.72

(I didn't write down any of the regular prices. This is just before coupons, so the percentage would be better if I did)

Total Spent: $9.90

Percent Off: 53%

How did I do it?

Ok, since these deals are probably all but dead, is it ok if I don't give you the details? I'll just tell you I used some in-ad coupons and manufacturer coupons and got some good deals. Super fun.

Sorry to be so lazy!

I do have to say that I will definitely be back to Winco for more of their bulk stuff. Wow! It is so cheap. It took great restraint on my part to not get a little bag of everything.

Money Left for the Month: $50.04

I'm back

I've been out of town the last week. Sorry for the silence. I'm back and ready to blow through all the rest of my budget in like 3 days. Whoo hoo.

Moneymaker Cereal

Smiths has certain Kellogg's cereals on sale this week for $1.97, a decent price to start with. There are some good coupons out there that make it even cheaper. Also, when you buy 3 a catalina (like a gift card) prints for $2 you can use on anything in the store in the next 2 weeks. When you buy 4 boxes, a $3 catalina prints and when you buy 5 or more boxes a $4 catalina prints.

Utahdealdiva has some great scenarios worked up here, along with printable and newspaper coupon matchups. Check it out if you're interested in this deal.

I bought 3 today and factoring in the catalina they ended up being $.60 a box, about my price point for cereal. What I didn't realize though was that I actually was making money by buying them!

On certain boxes of Kellogg's cereal there are codes for "Free Stuff," anything from a t-shirt to a free movie ticket!

By getting 3, I qualified for $5 in cash at the movie concession stand! Sweet! The details are on Kellogg's Toy Story page. I already have 2 free tickets to Toy Story 3 from this deal so it's looking like a super cheap date night is in my future.

smiths

Retails: $60.72

Total Spent: $7.20

Percent Off: 88%

How did I do it?

I paid with a $20 credit from the pharmacy for a new prescription. This was my last credit. Darn. I also paid in 2 transactions so I could use the catalinas that printed right away.

Pampers Diapers, jumbo, reg. $9.77

Pampers Wipes, 180 count, reg. $5.09

- buy 4 selected P&G items, get $4 off non-P&G items in same transaction

- diapers on sale $8.99

- used 2 $2 off purchase of wipes AND diapers coupons from 5/2 P&G newspaper

- factoring the $4 off:

-- 1 pack diapers AND 1 pack wipes for $10.08 total!

Mighty Dog food, reg. $.89

- on sale $.60

- bought 6

- used $3/5 and FREE coupon from 3/28 SS newspaper

- FREE!

- when buy 6 a $1 catalina (like gift card) prints. Buy 12, $2. Buy 24, $3.

- $1 MONEYMAKER!

Kellogg's Fruit Loops, reg. $2.99

- on sale $1.97

- bought 3

- used $.70 coupons that came with samples in the newspaper 4/12

- paid $3.81

- $2 catalina printed, factoring that in

- $.60 each

- PLUS the boxes had codes that together give me $5 at the concession stand at the movies

- MONEYMAKER!

see utahdealdiva for online printable coupons, newspaper coupons, and scenarios.

Trident, reg. $1.19

- on sale $.69

- used $1/3 coupon from 4/11 SS newspaper

- $.36 each!

Whipping cream, reg. $.89

Strawberries, 1 lb, reg. $1.25

this sale goes through Tuesday night.

compiled list from pinchingyourpennies and utahdealdiva.

Money Left for the Month: $59.94

Parmesan baked potato halves

If these are half as good as they sound I'm in real trouble. Half the potato and bake the cut side face down in butter, cheese, and seasonings?

Oh baby. I think I have a new favorite side dish.

Check out Favorite Family Recipes for the recipe.

fresh market x4

I promise I was just going for my WIC milk and eggs today but then I couldn't resist one more shopping trip before the sale ends.

I really NEEDED to get more chocolate chips. Oh brother. Good thing I got so many with this sale. Not only will I eat them right out of the bag (don't ask about how many chocolate chips I've devoured tonight) but it also means I will be baking treats and sweets that will definitely NOT help my diet. Shoot.

Who wants to fit back into pre-pregnancy clothes anyway?

Retails: $22.45

Total Spent: $6.46

Percent Off: 71%

How did I do it?

see here, here, and here for details on items.

This sale ends tonight.

Money Left for the Month: $67.14

WIC

Retails: $6.86

Total Spent: FREE!

thanks WIC!

on voucher but didn't buy: 36 oz of cereal

Pizza on the Grill

We had BBQed pizza last night and I forgot how much I love it. Mmmm. Everything is better on the grill and pizza is no exception: crispy crust, smoky flavor, and just feelin' fancy!

The wonderful thing about pizza is that you can slap anything you've got on top, making for a great food storage-using meal. I happened to only have cheddar (fresh market), pepperoni (smiths forever ago), and Classico pasta sauce (target- used the jar for pasta, pizza, and meatball sandwiches). Not very complicated but still good!

The original recipe had some yummy combo suggestions.

• Pepperoni Pizza: brush dough with olive oil, then top with fresh mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, and some tomato sauce. Sprinkle with thinly sliced spinach, grated parmesan, coarse sea salt, and red pepper flakes
• Mediterranean Pizza: brush dough with olive oil, then top with cubed fontina cheese, slices of salami, quartered marinated artichoke hearts, and slivered kalamata olives. Sprinkle with diced fresh tomatoes and parmesan. Add torn fresh basil leaves before serving.
• Sausage Pizza: brush dough with olive oil, then top with grated white cheddar cheese, cooked and sliced link Italian sausage, and some tomato sauce. Sprinkle with thinly sliced red onion, parmesan, coarse sea salt, and crushed red pepper flakes. Add torn fresh basil before serving.

Pizza Dough

Makes enough for four 12 inch pizzas

Total time: 15 minutes + 2-3 hours rising

1 cup warn water

1 Tbsp sugar

1 pkg yeast (2 1/4 tsp)

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 cup cake flour

1 Tbsp kosher salt

2 Tbsp olive oil

Combine water, sugar, and yeast. Proof until mixture turns foamy, about 5 minutes.

Mix flours and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.

Add oil to yeast mixture, then pour into flour mixture. Knead dough on low 10 minutes. (If kneading by hand, knead dough the same amount of time)

Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, turning dough to coat surface. Cover dough with oiled plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours.

Punch dough down and divide it into four balls, pinching the bottoms closed. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place another hour.

Or you could be lazy like me and just throw it all in the bread maker and select the "dough" cycle. It was all ready to whip up when I got home from church. Nice.

Grilled Pizza

1. Roll out the dough into 4 12-inch thin crusts on a lightly floured surface
2. Get all of the ingredients ready. I put them all on a cookie sheet and bring them next to the grill. This pizza cooks pretty quick so there's not much time to mess with this later.
3. Preheat one side of grill to medium-high, the other side to low. Place dough over hot side, close lid, and cook 2-3 minutes. The crust will bubble and have grill marks on the bottom.
4. Use tongs to flip it over and move it to the cooler side of the grill. Brush crust with olive oil- it adds flavor and helps with the crispy texture.
5. Add toppings. Keep the amount of toppings you put on light so they will cook quickly. Return pizza to hot side of the grill for 4-5 minutes.
6. The pizza is done with the cheese is melted. I use the back of a cookie sheet to get it off the grill.

This makes quite a bit. We only ate 1 of the pizzas for dinner and had 3 left over. You could totally freeze 1/2 of the dough to use another time- just pull it out at lunch to use at dinner.

I got this recipe from Cuisine at Home magazine.

Staples Dollar Deals

If you have someone going off to college this fall or just need to restock on some office supplies, this is the sale for you.

Staples

All of the items below will be a buck with the coupons found here from 5/2-5/10 (valid in-store only; limit 1 per customer)!

*BIC Matic Grip 0.7mm assorted Mechanical Pencils 5 pack (reg $3.99)
*Staples Mini Stapler (reg $2.99)
*Staples Black & White Compostion Book (reg $2.49)
*Staples Binder Clips 30 pack (reg $4.49)
*Staples #10 Pull and Seal Envelopes 25 pack (reg $3.99)
*Expo Fine Dry Erase Marker 4 pack (reg $5.49)
*Staples Hype Assorted Highlighters 6 pack (reg $3.99)
*Staples Rubber Grip 1 Hole Punch (reg $3.99)

thanks Hip2Save!

Rite Aid

I totally do not need the Motrin PM or all that foundation. It was actually much cheaper for me to get all of this than to even just buy the one pack of diapers. That is the wonder of Rite Aid and their $5/$25 purchase coupon. If you get your total up to $25 before coupons then use that friend plus all your other coupons you get stuff for super cheap/free! Free is good. And if you don't need or want it, I'm sure you can find someone that would, including the food bank.

There isn't a $5/$25 right now but if you sign up for Rite Aid's Wellness program you can print one there. There's also a $5/$20 coupon if you watch enough 30 second commercials on Rite Aid's Video Value site over here.

Retails: $90.61

Total Spent: $5.63

Percent Off: 94%

plus I have a $1.50 rebate coming, so factoring that in,

Total Spent: $4.13

Percent Off: 95%

How did I do it?

I broke this up into 2 transactions so I could use 2 $5/$25 purchase coupons.

Covergirl foundation and powder, reg. $6.99 and $9.99

- on sale BOGO (buy one get one free)

- used BOGO coupon from 4/11 RP newspaper

- 2 for FREE!

Motrin PM, 20 count, reg. $5.99

- used $3 coupon from 4/18 RP newspaper

- used $3 in ad coupon

- FREE!

Pampers wipes, reg. $3.49

- on sale $2.50

Pampers jumbo packs, reg. $11.99

- on sale $9.99

- used $1.50 coupon from 5/2 P&G newspaper
- apply for $1.50 rebate

- $6.99

Plus, I qualified for a $30 coupon book for purchasing over $30 in P&G products.

this sale ends Saturday night

compiled list from hip2save and mavinofsaving

Money Left for the Month: $73.60

fresh market x3

I'm loving this Fresh Market sale! Can you tell?

Retails: $39.79

Total Spent: $16.37

Percent Off: 59%

How did I do it?

see previous posts here and here for everything not listed below.

Yoplait yogurt, reg. $.60

- on sale $.33

- used $1/8 coupon I got from Target the other day

- $.21 each!

Frigo String Cheese, 12 pack, reg. $5.19

- on sale $2.59

- used $1 coupon

- $1.59 each!

Western Family Green Chiles, 4 oz, reg. $.79

- on sale $.38

this sale ends tomorrow (Tues) night.

compiled list from cuckooforcoupondeals

Money Left for the Month: $79.23

target

I was completely out of baggies and decided to hit Target.

Retails: $45.37

Total Spent: $12.57

Percent Off: 72%

plus I'm applying for $10 in rebates, so factoring that in

Total Spent: $2.57

Percent Off: 94%

How did I do it?

Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner, reg. $2.34

- bought 3

- used 3 $.75 coupons from 3/21 SS newspaper

- pay $4.91, including tax

- get $5 gift card using coupon from 4/11 SS newspaper, good for $5 gift card with 3 Scrubbing Bubbles purchases

- submit for the $5 SC Johnson rebate, (can submit for this 3 times) making this a

- $5 MONEYMAKER!

Ziploc Slider Bags, 28 count gallon, reg. $2.99 (found these in the front of the store, not with the other baggies) and Ziploc sandwich baggies, 100 count, reg. $2.69

- bought 4

- on sale $2.27

- used 2 $1/2 coupons from 3/21 SS newspaper

- pay $7.08 plus tax

- submit for the $5 SC Johnson rebate, making each box after rebate

- $.50 each!

Carefree to go Pantiliners, 22 count, $.99

- used $1 coupon from 4/25 SS newspaper

- FREE!

Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce, reg. $2.44

- used $2 coupon previously available online

- $.44 each!

Classico Pasta Sauce, reg. $2.14

- on sale $1.99

- bought 4

- used $1.50/2 coupon

- used Buy One Get One Free coupon previously available online

- $.62 each!

McCormick Marinades, reg. $.99

- used $1 coupon from 4/25 RP newspaper

- FREE!

Kraft Cheese, reg. $2.34

- on clearance $1.63

- used $1 coupon got from the store

- $.63!

12 pack sidewalk chalk, $1 (in $1 section)

compiled list from hip2save

Money Left for the Month: $95.60