Another Albertson's Trip

Retails: $51.53

Total Spent: $8.41

Percent Off: 84%

Plus, I have a $10 catalina to use on anything in the store in the next 2 weeks.

How did I do it?

• compiled my list from Pinching Your Pennies
• sales: $21.42
• coupons: $19.70, including the $10 catalina I got earlier today

Money Left for the Month: $111.50

albertsons deals

Retails: $58.80

Total Spent: $19.33

Percent Off: 67%

Plus I have a $10 catalina to spend on anything in the next 2 weeks.

How did I do it?

• compiled my list from Pinching Your Pennies
• sales: $25.16
• coupons: $11.49
• FYI: there are coupons on the wishbone dressing that give you a free bag of salad mix when you buy 2 dressings. Since I bought 4 dressings I got 2 bags of salad mix. Also, there was a coupon on the Can't Believe It's Not Butter that gave me 75 cents off produce so I got free apples. I did pay full price for the milk, but everything else is on the "spend $25 on specific products, get a $10 catalina to use on your next purchase" promotion.
• Oh, and I hear there will be Albertsons doublers in the paper again tomorrow. Hooray!

Money Left for the Month: $119.91

menu 6/10

Again, I am a day late. But not a dollar short, thanks to couponing! (oh my gosh, that was SO dumb. someone punch me.)

Menu:

• Navajo tacos (is that what the rest of the world calls them? we had funny names for some things growing up. example: Top Ramen = curly noodle. the store stocker had NO idea what I was talking about my freshman year of college) with homemade fried bread and all the fixin's including ground beef, black beans, cheese...
• Grilled Pizza with sausage (Cuisine magazine, p6) (thanks astealofadeal for posting your friend's delicious version)
• Grilled Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs
• Colorful Frittata (the Taste of Home Cookbook, p. 252)
• Steak and Shrimp Kabobs
• Shredded French Dip (tToHC, p.71) with homemade rolls

Sides:

• fresh/frozen/canned fruits and veggies, glazed carrots (America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook p.148), Sweet Potatoes w/ Apples (tToHC p352)
• potatoes: salt(cook'scountrymag, p13)/mashed/fries/hash browns
• rice
• salad
• beans
• homemade rolls, sour cream crescents (tToHC p.462)

Need:

• fresh fruits/veggies I got at Buy Low yesterday

I will need a couple of gallons of milk soon too.

It is so nice to have a stockpile of things to create my menus from. I buy stuff when it's at my pricepoint, the cheapest I can get it for and buy multiples of it as much as I can.

Wednesday Buy Low Deals

Retails: $22.61

Total Spent: $9.86

Percent Off: 66%

I got 2 bags of chips, 2 1/2 lbs bananas, 2lbs carrots, 2 1/2 lb cherries, 1lb nectarines, 2 3/4lb yams, loaf of rye bread, 2 things of sour cream

How did I do it?

• shopped the sales. Every Wed. Buy Low has extra produce deals that are pretty spectacular.

Money Left for the Month: $129.38

albertsons

Let's just say that I'm glad to be home. We had a very "exciting" grocery trip this afternoon, but nonetheless, we came out the conquerors and here are our great deals (that I'm sure made every moment worth it).

Retails: $34.56

Total Spent: $2.28

Percent Off: 93%

How did I do it?

• sales: $16.92
• coupons: $7.49
• double coupons: $5.20

Money Left for the Month: $139.24

Albertsons Clearance

I hit Albertsons for the double coupons that came in the newspaper. They were all out of the stuff I wanted though but I saw these on clearance. (take that good find Brooke!)

Retails: $14.38

Total Spent: $1.72

Percent Off: 88%

How did I do it?

• clearanced: $5.97
• coupons: $6 (didn't even use the doublers!)

I love having things like this in my freezer. When things are crazy, it keeps us from eating out in desperation!

Money Left for the Month: $141.52

Walgreens: We've had some good times

Last Monday I had one of those migraine/sick headaches and as a result didn't get to Walgreen's. Apparently I let $9.50 in Register Rewards expire. I realized it the next day but it was too late. I was so mad at myself!

I had $7 in RR that had to be used by today and when I looked at the deals, I was sad- not a great week. I really struggled in the store to find anything I wanted to buy.

This little story-time was to tell you that I am officially out of Register Rewards. From now on anything I get will have to be paid with (gasp) real money. Since that is the case, I'm guessing I'll be shopping there less. We'll see. It's just that I have such a huge stockpile of toothpaste/toothbrushes/deodorant/shampoo/shaving cream etc that I can't see myself spending money to get more. Free? Sure. Make sweet money on it? I'll take it! But don't make me shell out dollars. Yikes.

Anyway, on to the deals:

(not pictured: one more package of M&Ms that were devoured in an effort to bring you this deal)

Retails: $20.38

Total Spent: $0.00

How did I do it?

* the bug spray, pregnancy test, and crackers were on clearance. In addition, I had a coupon for $2 off the bug spray.

* the candy bars had an in ad coupon for 2/$1 and I had 3 Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) coupons

* $7 in RR

* put the remainder $.69 on my Walgreen's gift card.