Full time job, part time couponer

Lazy, lazy, lazy

2010-01-29T08:19:00.000-08:00

I clearly have been too lazy for this, but I thought I would give it another try.....I went shopping last night and had another of what has been a string of great shopping trips. I got a bunch of stuff that I most likely would not have bought if it wasn't super cheap, or free. I have a few more trips this weekend planned for cheap cheese, pop and chips. I know...super healthy, but it is stuff that is nice to have - especially when it wouldn't normally be in the budget really.

I went to Safeway and did two trips.

First: $2.54

I bought :

4 Hamburger Helper - $6.00 - used 2 $1 off 2 stickers, 4 .50 off Safeway coupons (from a book in the store...make it at home, or something like that) and $2.25 in e-coupons = -.25

Cheese Nips $1.99- used $1 off from SW coupon book, and $1 off from Newspaper = -.01

Lucky Charms - $2.00 - used $1 off printable and $1.10 off ecoupons = -.10

2 Pillsbury Pizza Dough - $6.98 used $1 SW coupons, $1 printable, and $3.40 in ecoupons = $1.58

2 Pillsbury Cinnamon Roll - $ 4.98 used $1 SW coupon, $1 printable, and $3 in e-coupons = -.02

2 Pillsbury Biscuits - $3.98 - used $1 SW coupon, $1 printable, and $.90 e-coupons = $1.08

And then I got back a $4 catalina for the 6 pillsbury products so I made about $1.50!

Then I did another transaction and Spent $4.24:

The Lucky Charms, Pillsbury, and Hamburger Helper were the exact same as before , so they cost $2.29.....

The Trix were $2, and I had a $1 coupon and a .55 e-coupon, so =.45

The Ronzoni was .75 a box, no coupons = 1.50

Taco seasoning 2 for $1, = $1

Ritz was $2.50, -$1 SW coupon, and $1 insert coupon = .50

Frosting was $1.79 - $1.50 e-coupons (I thought there was one more...oops) = .29

The creamer was .10...supposed to be free with a free coupon from facebook, but she put it in wrong = .10

and this is the best. Seriously, take note. The 5 lb chub of hamburger is $2.99 all week. I went crazy last week and bought 4 when they were $4.95 because I thought it was a great deal. Um, no. $2.99 is a great deal. 59 cents a pound! I broke mine into three or four sections so I have some frozen bags with different amounts of hamburger in them. And this is what we will be eating for a while. Hamburger. It is 80/20, but hello, you can drain the fat off and it is still light years cheaper than the leaner stuff. These are usually $12.95 a pound. So, crazy. I will be buying as much as I can fit in my freezer because you really can't beat it. Thank you, random lady at Safeway who pointed this gem out to me.

Anyways, I paid with my first $4 catalina and another $1.50 catalina I got last week and it was $4.24.

All told, I spent $6.78, but still have a $4 catalina, so all of this was cheaper than the crazy cheap hamburger!!

I bought more pop....

2009-10-26T17:09:00.000-07:00

I stopped by Albertsons on my way home...."bought" 9 more 2 Liters of Dr. Pepper (non diet this time for Randy.....)

it cost .45 in tax.

I still have my $2!!

Super Soda Deal

2009-10-25T16:05:00.001-07:00

So, I left the house this morning to get some papers, and stop into Albertsons.

I left with $5 and came home with $2.....

I bought:

3 packages of Reser's hash browns ($2, minus $1 coupon and double...coupon not available anymore)

2 Tony's Pizzas ($1.79 minus $1/2 and double)

16 2 Liters of Sierra Mist and Dr. Pepper

All of this was at Albertsons...I also used a $2 coupon from doing a customer service survey (they print on the bottom of your reciept)

The pop deal is this (and I saw it at more than one Albertsons)

2 Liters are $1. They have coupons on the Sierra Mist for .50 off, and Dr. Pepper for .55 off. If you double them, they are free! I am definately going back tomorrow or Tuesday for more, if I can find somewhere to put it.

I also stopped into Safeway and got a box of Wheat Thins for $1.47, and a Deli Creations sandwhich marked down to .79. I used a $2 off Wheat Thins coupon from Kraft First Taste (its a website you have to sign up for).

I spent $6 yesterday on some stuff from Fred Meyer that is not on sale anymore, so I won't bore you with it.

I am negative $3 on my budget now. I should send off that rebate so I won't be negative.

2009-10-25T16:02:00.000-07:00

Target has some Hasbro board games on sale for $9 right now, and some of the boxes have a free medium Domino's pizzza that come with them.

Go here to print coupons for $5 off Hasbro games. I see that Connect Four is on the list and has a coupon.

You could probably save the coupons though, because with Shopping season here, there should be some really great sales on things!

Double Coupons!

2009-10-25T10:50:00.001-07:00

In the paper today, there are double coupons for Albertsons! For reals, this time.

They are on a shiny sheet of Albertsons ad. I am going to go get mine now! I saw at the Albertsons by me last night they had a bunch of Dr Pepper and Sierra Mist 2 Liters with .50 and.55 cent coupons on them, and they are only $1 so they should be free! I am going to stop in to see if they are still there!

Randy's contribution

2009-10-24T12:48:00.001-07:00

How to be frugal: Don't use towels, air dry. Save money and time from washing towels.

(Um, I don't think I can go along with this one. I don't think anyone with more than two inches of hair on their head can go along with this one.)

Missing in Action

2009-10-24T12:44:00.000-07:00

Well, I have spent a total of $55 more dollars on groceries this month, but haven't taken any pictures. I didn't get any too great of deals, and pretty much spent most of the grocy budget at the beginning of the month.

I am hoping that double coupons will pop up in tomorrow's paper....if so I will go get some good deals!

I still haven't sent in my rebate for the cleaner. I am so bad with rebates that I rarely bother, but I really should.

Hopefully I will have more to report tomorrow!

My new balance, minus the $55 is $5!!

Good thing we don't need anything else this month!

More at Albertsons, and Walmart and Walgreens

2009-10-11T20:32:00.000-07:00

At Albertson's, I bought
5 more boxes of Crunch and Clean (again multiple computers)
1 box of Milkbone (with free coupon from the Crunch and Clean)
2 bottles of Smart Balance Oil, $5.00 (minus $1 off 2 Internet coupon)
3 Emerald Nuts $6.00 (minus 3 $1 Internet coupons)
2 Quaker Oats $400 (minus $1.25 off 2 from paper)
1 Colgate toothpaste $2.50 (minus $1 Internet coupon)
4 2L A&W and 7-Up

The Quaker was part of another promo, but I didn't want to buy 10 items, so I just bought the 2. These are usually $5 a piece, so I still got a great deal!

At Walmart, I bought 3 Healthy Choice meals for $1.78 a piece. I used 3 $2.00 off coupons from Healthychoice.com (I used a bunch of computers to print these from, you can only print 2 per computer). This plus the apples was $1.50

At Walgreens, I used a $1 off Halls coupon to get these for free. They also made a $1 RR, so I used that to buy the soup. The cooking soups are Buy one, get one this week with in-ad coupon, so I used that and two $1 off 2 coupons from the internet (not sure if it is still available). I paid .27!!

I spent $11, making my new balance $60.

I bought about $150 worth of stuff today, for only $17 so I feel pretty good about it!

Never Mind.

2009-10-11T12:39:00.001-07:00

So, as it turns out, there actually wasn't double coupons today. There was a $10 off of $50 coupon in the A section of the newspaper. I probably won't be using that one. I did, however go to Albertson's anyways. I will probably go again later, I really want some of the Smart Balance cooking oil but the Albertsons I went to didn't have it.

I ended up spending $5.80.

I got:

4 boxes of Hartz Crunch and Clean dog treats $2.50 each (used 4 $2.00 off from the hartz website)

Also Friday I stopped and bought some salad and cream of chicken soup. It was $4.75

The remainder of my budget is : $79

4 2Liters of Diet 7-Up $1.00 each

2 Nestle Cookie Dough $2.50 (used 2 $1.00 off coupons from paper...there are some today)

4 boxes of Ronzoni pasta $1.00 each (used 2 $1.oo of 2 coupons from coupons.com

1 Schick Quattro Disposable razor $5.00 (used $2.00 off from todays paper)

1 Emerald peanuts $2.00 (used 1 $1.00 off printable coupon)

1 Ovenjoy bread $2.00 (used one .55 off coupon from last weeks paper)

2 Friskies cat treat (used free coupon from paper)

Also $9 came off from the buy $10 get $3 off coupon.

A little friend jumped in the picture!

I stopped Friday and bought salad and some soup. It was $4.75

New Balance is : $71

Double coupons tomorrow

2009-10-10T16:39:00.000-07:00

I just read over at www.fabulesslyfrugal.com that there should be double coupons tomorrow IN THE ACTUAL NEWSPAPER, so you won't be able to get them in the store, but if you grab a couple of papers tomorrow or happen to find some you can get those. They are usual in section A(the front page).

Good luck! I will definately be taking mine to do the promo. I know a ton of the stuff will probably be gone, but I can still hope!

Albertson's sale

2009-10-08T20:25:00.000-07:00

So Albertson's has a realy good sale going right now...if you spend $10 on the participating items, you save $3 instantly. I haven't done it yet because I am waiting to see if there will be double coupons this weekend. If so, it will be some super good deals. All of the Albertson's deals are right here

There are tons of coupons that go with the sale which makes all of the deals better :)

Free Propel!

2009-10-07T19:09:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I was at Safeway, where they had a bazillion .55 off Propel coupons. So, I grabbed some and took them over to Albertson's where Propel was .47.....They marked all the coupons down, and I got 20 free Propel (I paid .87 in tax)!

Propel is .88 at Safeway this week, so with the coupon it would be .33 so still a good deal!

Load your coupons!

2009-10-05T17:03:00.000-07:00

Today is the perfect day for you to go to www.cellfire.com and enter your Safeway club card. They put the coupons up in cycles. If you go and load coupons today, you can load more tomorrow! Then, if you buy something that you have 2 coupons loaded for, they will both come off when you make your purchase!

Go do it!

Where to use your $3 off Snuggle coupons

2009-10-05T16:58:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I said that Target has the snuggle on sale for $3.99. However, in my adventures yesterday I noticed it many other places for the same price.

Fred Meyer
Albertsons (I also saw some liquid Snuggle on clearance for $3.74)
Safeway

I also read that WalMart has it for $3.75. I don't remember where I read that, though.

If you don't need the fabric softener, you can probably hold the coupon and get it for free if it goes on a better sale.

Albertsons....w/o a picture

2009-10-05T16:51:00.001-07:00

So, the other night when I went to the baseball game with Jenn, Randy made that 8 pound ham. We had a TON left over. So I headed back to the store to get the stuff to make some potato ham soup (which was awesome for my first attempt at homeade soup!)

I had to buy

2 cans of cream of celery soup $1.39 each..I used a $1/2 coupon and a double coupon so .39 each

.89 worth of celery

1 lb of shredded cheese $3 (also for my Mac and Cheese tonight!)

4 20 oz. Diet Coke. It was $2.50 for two, but you got a free King Sized Hershey's. They had coupons for a dollar when you buy the two which I doubled. It was $1 for 4 Diet Cokes and 2 King Size candies

1 carton of Buttermilk .99

I spent $7

New Balance $82

Target and Fred Meyer

2009-10-05T16:34:00.000-07:00

I may have already said this, but Sundays during football season tend to be a big snore fest for me, hence the grocery shopping.

I was already at Target looking for a backpack for Naomi, so I did the Mott's apple juice deal. It was $8.75, and then I got back a $5 gift card which I used to buy the stuff for her that I was already going to get anyways! So, I spent $3.75

Then, at Fred Meyer I first bought another Glade Sense and Spray to see if the catalina was still working, which it wasn't. So that was a wasted .92

Next, I bought 4 packages of Land O Frost lunchmeat. It is 2 for $3 with the FM extra savings book (in the front of the store). They had .45 off stickers on them, so it was $4.20 for the four.

1 loaf of Country Oven bread $1.25

2 Taco mix $1.00

1 Mission Tortilla $1.99 (I was going to make tacos last night, but didn't!)

2.5 pounds Fuji Apples 1.75

3 bottles of Nature's Source cleaner 2.50 a piece. They had had $1 off on them. I will send my reciept in for a $5 rebate, which I will post later. As soon as I mail it, I am going to post $5 back to my budget this month

2 Cottage Cheese $2.00

1 Sour Cream $1.00 (I am glad I bought these because I am going to use the rest of our ham to make Mac and Cheese tonight!)

I spent $19, so my new balance is $89

More good deals at Fred Meyer

2009-10-04T08:55:00.000-07:00

Just like Target, I will probably be stopping by Fred Meyer today......

They have a few things I want to pick up. Also, they almost always have awesome produce deals. If you need to buy something with no coupon, thier everyday prices are the best!

Weekly Ad Coupons:
Kraft Mac and Cheese .50 a box

Fred Meyer bagels $1.00

Bar S Bacon $2.00

Country oven or Vita bee bread $1.25 (this is a really good price for good bread. Last month, I bought six loaves when they were on sale for a dollar, and it lasted all month-thanks to the freezer)

Everything Else-

Dannon Danimals or light and fit 6 pack $1.88
Use $1.00 from 8/30 newspaper or today's newspaper
Pay .88 ( I will not use my coupons for this if any one wants them)

Barilla pasta $1.00
Use $1 off 2 from 8/23 newspaper
pay .50 a piece

Fuji apples .68/lb

1 lb organic carrots $1.00

Avacados .69

Squash, Green Peppers, Cucumbers .50

16 oz cottage cheese or sour cream (FM brand) .99

FM cream cheese $1.00 (you can freeze this)

Good deals at Target this week

2009-10-04T08:48:00.000-07:00

Target has a few good deals -

Buy 5 Mott's apple juice (64 oz) or apple sauce and get a $5 gift card. So, if you buy 5, you will pay .75 a piece if you factor in the gift card. If you want more, you could use the gift card to buy more. I will probably do this since we are already going to Target today and I am out of juice!

Right Guard $1.99 there are $1/2 coupons for an August paper, or $1 off fast break atrightguard.com (right Jenn? now you can stock up!) The fast break might not be included though. I will check when I go today!

Quaker granola bars are $2
use $1/2 from redplum.com, and .50 off (Target coupon) from organicgrocerydeals.com
pay $1 a box

Snuggle Fabric softener or dryer sheets $3.99
There MIGHT be a $3 off coupon in todays paper...again I am checking. $.99 is a great price!

Axe Shower Gel is $3.29
use $1.50 off from smartsource.com and it is $1.79

Skippy peanut butter is priced around $2.00
use .75 off from todays paper and 1.00 off (Target coupon) from organicgrocerydeals.com
to pay around .25 a jar

Jenn, I feel like this week at Target was made for you!

Shopping at Safeway really irked me.

2009-10-04T08:34:00.001-07:00

I went to Safeway yesterday morning, and I was just picking up a few things (mostly stuff Randy wanted for oatmeal). However, I saw a bunch of stuff marked down so I came home and gathered some coupons together, but the store was being difficult so I didn't really get everything. Lame. (P.S., apparently Safeway will not take a coupon over what the price is...even though they have before. And they will not lower the coupon so you can get the item. You are just SOL.)

So first I bought:

Raisins (for the oatmeal) $2.50
2 Gallons Milk $3.98 (they are $2.99 each, or $1.99 if you buy 2....)
5.5 lbs hamburger $8.00 (it is $1.49 a pound through today!!)
1 Kraft singles $1.49 (minus 2 $1.00 e-coupons, so -.49!)
6 More boxes Kleenex $2.97 (minus .50)
1 loaf bread .99
8 pack of Energizer batteries $4.99 (minus $1.00 e-coupon)

paid $20 (used my $3 catalina but got another)

Then, I bought 3 more Kleenex and a Covergirl face makeup on clearance for $1.79. I forgot to give the .50 off coupon, so I paid $1.76 and got another $3 catalina

Then, I bought 4 bottles of Lysol toilet cleaner. It is $1.50 a piece right now if you buy 4. Since it is usually almost $4 for one, I decided to stock up. I used 3 $.75 off coupons from the paper, and I got a canister of Clorox wipes which I had a free coupon for. That took off $3.69 instead of $3.00, so I used my $3 catalina and paid somewhere around .50

I spent a total of $23 (whole dollars)

So I have $108 left for the month!

Safway-no picture. Whoops.

2009-10-02T18:13:00.001-07:00

So I stopped by Safeway yesterday, but didn't get a picture....I was too busy getting ready for the Mariner's game! (thanks Jenn :)

First I bought 7 more Joint Juice, which I used my $5 off coupon from last time, and the $3 catalina from the Kleenex so I paid $3.50

I got a new $10 catalina and used it to buy 2 steaks, a pack of chicken leg quarters, 3 more boxes of Kleenex, a case of water and my .25 cent artisan bread (from the facebook coupon). I paid a little over a dollar and got another $3 catalina.

So I paid $5.

My budget for this month is $160 for all food and toiletries.
So far I have spent $29, so I have $131 left!

Where to find coupons

2009-09-30T22:12:00.000-07:00

If you want to find if there is a coupon for something, this is the best place to look:

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/coupon.php

Just type in what you are looking for, and if there are coupons out there for it, they will probably come up.

Not every coupon is there, because people enter them so some might get missed. I usually find what I want, though!

New Budget! Plus Safeway and Walmart

2009-09-30T21:55:00.000-07:00

Well, it is a new month, so my budget is re-set. Maybe now that I am writing it down, I will actually stick to it.....

So, it is $160 for the month.

Tonight, I went to Walgreens, finally got a cashier to use my Theraflu coupon from the Walgreens coupon book. I bought 3 for $12, had $6 in Walgreens coupons and $6 in Theraflu coupons (not available anymore) and paid $1 and some change. I got back $8 in RR.

got Vaseline lotion using the $1.50 off printable (here),

a few clearanced school supplies, and three candy bars (I didn't have enough for my RR)

it was $8 and some change and I got back $7 in RR.

Last, I bought what I actually needed which was a big old package of TP. It was also $1 and some change.

So I still have $6.50 in RR to use!

At Safeway (my second attempt there today as I was there earlier, but locked my keys in the car. Typical)

I bought 6 2 Liters of Diet Coke, which were buy 3 get three free. I used two $1 off 3 coupons Jenn and I found at Walmart, $3.96

an 8 pound ham for $7.68

2 pounds Tillamook cheese for $3.99 (used coupon from Safeway ad)

1 Chef Michael's dog food (for until I can make it to the pet food store) I used a $2.50 coupon from chef-michaels.com $1.49

3 boxes Kleenex $2.97 minus a .50 off 3 coupon from in front of the Kleenex. I also got a $3 catalina (Safeway store coupon....like Register Rewards)

I spent $21

Note: the Kleenex is a really good deal because after the catalina it is free...better if you have the coupon. I need Kleenex all the time for school, so I will probably get more. It works until Saturday.

Um, what a horrible picture.

The best deals at Albertsons this week...

2009-09-28T19:41:00.000-07:00

Albertson's ads run from Wednesday to Tuesday, so this one starts Wednesday-

Propel .47 (no coupon, but really good price if you like it)

Wonder bread $1.67
use the .55 off from the 8/30 coupons
or .55 off from coupons.com

Totino's pizza rolls $1.00
use the .35 off coupon from the 9/13 paper

General Mills Promotion- Save $3 when you buy 4 items:
Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks - $2.50
use .40 off from coupons.com
or .50/2 or .40 off from 9/13 coupons

Fiber One Bars $2.50
use .40 off from 9/13 coupons

General Mills Cereal $2.50
use $1/3 from 9/13 coupons

Nature Valley Granola Bars $2.50
use .40/1 from 9/13 coupons

there is also .55 off Trix and .40 off Nature Valley here

If you buy 4, each tem will be $1.75 minus whatever coupons you have.

Nabisco/Planters Promo. Also save $3 when you buy 4 items (minus .75 a piece):
Crackerfuls $2.50
$1 off from 7/12 coupons
or Free Crackerfuls when you buy Ritz from 8/23 coupons

Ritz Crackers $2.50
.75/2 from 8/23 coupons

Wheat Thins $2.50
.75/2 from 8/23 coupons
or $1 off here

Triscuits $2.50
.75/2 from 8/23 coupons

Planters Peanuts $2.50

These are the best deals. You can see ALL of the deals at Pinching your Pennies here

Super Cheap Artisan Bread at Safeway

2009-09-28T19:32:00.000-07:00

If you become a fan of Safeway on Facebook, you can go here to get a coupon for .25 Artisan bread that is good until Friday....

You have to do it with a $10 purchase (the $10 is before coupons though, so you can still spend very little)

Also, I figured out how to hyperlink!

How to shop at Walgreens and what I bought today:

2009-09-27T21:00:00.000-07:00

Walgreens is a complicated beast. But, you can get some really good deals on toiletries, medicine, and some food if you do it right.

Here are the rules (they might not always work, and Walgreens employees are not always nice)

1. You can use a manufacturer coupon (like from the newspaper) and a store coupon together

2. If you use both, then you have to buy another item. You have to have as many items as you have coupons. Usually if you trying to pay the least in cash, you buy something super cheap. They always have things in their ad that are around .50 or less.

3. Register Rewards are Walgreens coupons that are like cash that you get for buying certain things. Example: if you buy a chapstick for $2.99, the machine gives you a $3 register reward you can use on almost anything. Sometimes it is the full price of the item (so you basically get it for free), and sometimes it is just part of the price...

4. If you get a Register Reward for something, you can use it to buy the same thing again, BUT you won't get another one. So, you should find something else that will give you a register reward instead so you can get another one. If you keep doing this, you can repeatedly get free items.

5. Your Register Reward won't cover tax. It also can't be reduced down. If you are trying to buy something for $2.99 with a $3 Register Reward, it won't work so you have to buy something to make your cost above $3.

So here is what I did today:

First, I bought 2 Thereaflu, and 1 Hall's throat losenge. The Theraflu was 2/$8, and I had 2 $2 coupons from the internet ( you can't print them any more) and I used a $2 coupon from the Walgreens book by the pharmacy (which should have taken off $4 but only took off $2) and I the Hall's was $1 and there was a $1 off coupon in todays paper. So I paid about $3.50 and got $5 dollars in Register Rewards (here after abbreviated to RR) ($1 for the Hall's and $4 for the Thereflu). Oh, and I bought a .50 can of chicken broth because I had too many coupons.

Then, I bought 1 Gillette Power razor ($8.99 minus $4 from today's paper), 1 Robutussin to Go ($2.49 minus $2 from the internet-not there any more) and 2 Reeces bars (again too many coupons - I used the 2 RR, which count as coupons). I paid $1.50 ish and I got $6 RR for the razor, and $2.50 for the Robutussin

Last, I bought 3 2Liters of Diet Coke ($4 minus $1 sitting by the pop), a $2 dog toy, another Robutussin to Go ($2.49 minus $2), Hall's ($1 minus $1), Dentek Flossers ($2 minus $1 from redplum.com). It cost around $1.50, I used the $6 RR and got $1 RR for the Hall's, $2 RR for the floss, and $2.50 for the Robutussin.

So I spent $6.50 at Walgreens today and have $8 in RR

A few quick notes....or long ones

2009-09-27T20:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I stopped by Top Foods. The deal is over now, but they had Special K products on sale, buy 6 save $10 instantly. So I bought some crackers. It was buy 2 for $5, or 6 for $5, so kind of a no brainer if you are paying attention. I had 5 $1 off coupons (coupons.com) so the 6 boxes were free.

And then today. Oh Sunday. Everyone I know loves football season, but Sundays in the fall happen to be the bane of my existance. The good tv? taken. The computer? taken. So luckily I have my new hobby, and I also get a lot of books read.

So today, I went to Albertsons and Walgreens. The deals I did at Albertsons are good until Tuesday, and Walgreens is good until next Saturday.

Albertsons:

First I bought 2 MORE boxes of Special K crackers (which I'm sure I will take to my mom later), I used 2 more Special K coupons (I generally cheat when there is a coupon I want - I go print them at my dad's shop where there are three computers, plus mine, so I can get lots of copies)

1 box of Rice Krispies (I used a free coupon from the mail)

5 boxes of Keebler cookies ($1 off of each using the link below)

I also had a coupon for free milk when you buy 2 Keebler cookies

It was $1.84

2nd at Albertsons:

2 More cookies

2 Keebler Crackers (minus 2 $.75 off coupons from snackpicks.com)

3 Nutri Grain bars (minus $1.00 off from snackpicks.com and $1.00 off 2 from the newspaper)

3 Rice Krispie Treats (minus $1.00 off 2 from the newspaper)

I had $2.00 off bread when you buy (wyb) 2 Rice Krispie Treats and $2.00 off fruit wyb 2 Crackers

It was $4.90

Dear Juli: please help me. I have no idea how to move pictures around.

Safeway $10.30

2009-09-25T18:40:00.000-07:00

I was really excited to go get Joint Juice at Safeway because a week or two ago I got an ad saying that Joint Juice was going to give a catalina (store coupon). So I went to the store in Milton last night and they were out! Today I went to the one in Auburn and they had 8, which was perfect. I printed some Buy one get one coupons at my dad's shop, and you had to buy at least 7 to get the $10 catalina. So I bought all 8, they were 1.49 a piece. I paid $7.09 and got back the $10 catalina and a coupon for $5 off 7 more.

I have bought Joint Juice before and really like it. It tastes like Propel. Too bad it looks like Safeway didn't stock up! Oh well, this is going for another month or so. You can get the $10 and then buy 7 more plus something else you need and keep getting the $10 (if you can find enough, and if you keep getting the coupon).

After I did this, I bought 2 bags of Hefty bags which were Buy one Get one Free, $7.99

There were stickers on them for .55 off so I used two.

I also bought two boxes of glade plug in because all mine are empty! These were also Buy one get one free for $5.99. I had a $1.00 coupon from two weeks ago.

We really struggle with air freshener because I like it and Randy hates it, so I can only use something that is fairly subtle (not the sense and sprays I just bought. Spraying when you walk by is definately not subtle). Anyways, I always buy lavender vanilla because it smells the best and isn't overpowering!

So I spent $10.30, but if I hadn't used coupons or sales this stuff would have been almost $40.

Fred Meyer and Walmart $4.62

2009-09-24T19:49:00.000-07:00

After laying on the couch all day, I needed to get out of the house! I also had a mission to complete (which I did) so it was very productive :)

At Walmart, I got 3 Healthy Choice meals (again $2 off coupon from healthychoice.com)

And a box of frozen waffles (my favorite!)

It was .49

At Fred Meyer I did a bunch of transactions, but it wasn't busy and I went through the self check-out.

I bought 4 of the Glade sense and spray. I wasn't sure if I would get the same amount of catalinas buying them together, so I did it seperately. I used 4 coupons from rightathome.com (I posted the link below) and 4 store coupons. They were .91 a peice and I got $8 in Fred Meyer coupons which I used to buy:

2 Fresh Express salad kits $2 (store coupon)

2 1 lb packages of Land o Frost deli ham $4 (I used a newspaper coupon)

2 Fred Meyer pops $1

10 lbs. potatoes $1.38

I paid $4.13

Shopping I will do this week....

2009-09-23T20:37:00.000-07:00

I plan to go to Fred Meyer soon to get three or four more Glade Sense and Spray (and get some $2 off coupons with them) and with those, get some $1 salad kits and $1.40 10 pound bag of potatoes.

Safeway is having a buy one get one free sale on cleaning products, so I will be gathering my coupons and will go next Tuesday probably because thats when my weekly budget will reset! (more on that later....) Glade refills are part of it and I need some so I will for sure grab some of those.

Albertsons has double coupons all week (they are in the weekly ad. You can use three at a time and double up to a dollar per coupon. Lots of free stuff!) This is how I got the soup. They also have progresso vegetable soup for $1. I might get some but soup should be on really good sale for the next couple of months. Also, I am going to get some stuff from the promotion this week. Buy 10 keebler or kelloggs items and save
$10, so they are $1.50 a piece. It includes Special K crackers, Nutri Grain bars, Keebler cookies and crackers and various cereal. Here are some links for coupons:

$1 off Special K crackers (my mom's favorite)
http://www.specialk.com/Products/Coupons

Nutri Grain bars, Cinnabon bars and Keebler crackers:
http://www.snackpicks.com/coupons_myaccount.aspx?source=a2F3924

and of course the cookie link......

A coupon for Juli

2009-09-23T20:32:00.001-07:00

Here is a link to $1.00 off of Keebler cookies. I still can't figure out how to hyperlink.

http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qiiobpe63165365&bt=vi&o=58418~58403&c=TM&p=Kt0FJE3O

Safeway and Albertsons $2.16

2009-09-23T20:07:00.000-07:00

I went to Safeway and Albertsons tonight.....

At Safeway I bought

1 Warm Delights - $1.76 but I had a .50 coupon and $2.00 in e-coupons came off
2 Bisquick biscuits (the right kind this time!) $4.58 I had a $1.00 coupons and $2.00 in e-coupons came off
2 Ultimate brownie mix $4.00 I had a .75 coupon and 1.50 in e-coupons came off

It was $1.62 (all the coupons I used were from coupons.com

At Albertsons I bought

1 2 Liter of pop $1
1 bag of popsicles for my sore throat $1.76
1 gallon of milk $1.99
4 Soup at hand $4.00 with 2 $1.00 coupons and two double coupons, so free
1 Healthy Choice meal $2.00 with a $2.00 off coupon from healthychoice.com
8 pack of Soap for Randy....apparently the pomagranite body wash was doing nothing for him. Anyway, it was on clearance for $3.76

I used $8.00 in Albertson's catalinas (store coupons) and paid $.54

On another note if you shop at Safeway, you should definately be using e-coupons because you can use them with a paper coupon together, and also because if you have more than one on there for the same thing, they all work, so you can get free stuff!

Safeway Trip $5.66

2009-09-22T17:50:00.001-07:00

So I stopped by Safeway on my way home...here is what I got:

2 Nature Valley Granola clusters $5.00 used 2 $1.60 off printables and 1.40 in e-coupons

2 boxes Fruit Roll-Ups $5.00 used $.50 in e-coupons

1 Yo-Plus yogurt $2.50 used $1.00 printable and $2.00 e-coupons

2 Grands Junior biscuits $3.00 used $1.00 printable

1 Safeway 2 Liter pop $.83

1 really big pork chop $2.65

So was a little dissappointed. I realized after that she didn't give me the 50% meat discout which would have been about $1.35, I forgot a coupon, and I bought the wrong biscuits. So this all should have been under $1.00. Whoops.

My first shopping post

2009-09-21T19:51:00.000-07:00

One thing I enjoy when reading others' blogs is posts about purchases. With pictures. I am very visual. Here is the first one I can show you!

I went to Fred Meyer. I did two transactions. First I bought a Glade Sense and Spray. It was $7.49. I used the $3 coupon in the Fred Meyer extra savings book a the front of the store, and a $4 coupon from here: http://www.rightathome.com/offers/0908gladeA/ that all made it $.49 (regular price $8.99).

THEN, a coupon for $2 off my next purchase printed out, so I went and bought the two salad kits for $1 a piece with a Fred Meyer coupon from this weeks ad. That was nothing. The total for it all with tax is $.92

My pictures are horrible because we can't find our camera, so they will all be from my phone. Oops. Also, note to self: learn how to hyperlink.

Heather's history of couponing

2009-09-21T19:31:00.000-07:00

.....so here goes, I am going to start my own coupon blog! This is for all of my friends and family who need me to stop talking about coupons and good deals. I will write it all here. If you are interested, you can come read it.

This is how it all started.....

Last April, I was laid up for a week in bed (actually the couch to be accurate - I wasn't exactly in a desireable postion to be wanted by others). I completely ran out of things to do on the internet, and had exhausted the DVR and somehow I came across a couponing blog. It wasn't a very good one, but it had a link to one of the blogs that is now one of my favorites (http://jane4girls800dollarannualbudget.blogspot.com/) . She only spends $800 a year on groceries. And pet food. And eating out. And toiletries. My mind was completely blown. Anyone who knows me knows I am one of the cheapest biatches you will ever meet and $800 might have lasted me 2 months. I used to always shop at Grocery Outlet (or as Randy lovingly called it, expired food store) and only went to the grocery store for produce, meat and dairy.
Now I had all of this crazy coupon stuff to read about. And I did....for days. I didn't have much else going on!!

So I started, and haven't looked back....I have saved a bundle and the real miracle of it is that I have enough food on hand here to last weeks. Before I could barely stock enough for a few days.

I have read the coupon blogs diligently over the past few months, and I have to tell you. There are some major differences between me and the other nice ladies who write coupon blogs. I am nat a stay at home mom. I neither stay home, or am a mom. So, I work my full time job (9 months a year) and get the good deals after work and on the weekends.

Since I do have a full time job, I won't be posting things that are interesting to everyone, probably just the really good stuff. Or the stuff that is interesting to me. I know, narcissism. But whatever.

Enjoy!