Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Weekly list

Hi all! I'm working on this list, but will probably end up posting before it gets all done. I just wanted to start by getting some of the links for the IP coupons in while I had them instead of needing go to back and relocate them later.

One thing at CVS this week is free Chex mix. It's $1 with a $1/1 IP. There are 2 links for the coupon so you could print 4 coupons total per computer. Link 1. Link 2.

Found a third link. This one seems to be different then the first two so that would mean another 2 coupons for a total of 6.

Grapes,Cheese, Crackers and Hamburger

Well, I haven't gotten much done on the list so far this week. I am going to work on it while Noah goes to bed. I wanted to post the deal I have done so far though so that if I don't get the list done for a little bit some of you will be able to get a few deals at least.

Sunday-Cub
Grapes 1.29lb $.72
Grapes 1.??lb $.05
Grapes 1.??lb $.42
Total $1.19

Monday-Cub
2 3lb rolls of 73/27 lean hamburger $2.99 each
Hot dog buns $1.50
Total$7.48

Tuesday-Walmart
Kellogg's Fiber One bars-Free
I found a box of these on a shelf while I was going down the cereal isle. It had a peelie coupon to try them free. I looked forever for more boxes, but I couldn't even find a place on the shelf for them. Be on the lookout though because they might have the same coupons at Cub or other stores.
Total Free

CUB
Trip 1
4 5.5oz resealable bags of Nabisco mini Ritz crackers $1.64 each
4 8oz resealable bags of Nabisco Animal crackers $1.64 each
1.23lb Grapes $3.29
Farmland Bacon $2.00
1 16oz Kraft shredded cheddar $1.50
1 16oz Kraft Shredded Mozzrealla $3.33
1 16oz Kraft Mexican blend $3.33
1 16oz Kraft block Cheddar $3.33
1 16oz Kraft block Cobie/Jack $3.33
1 12oz Kraft String cheese $3.33
Total $36.56
Coupons used
Free 1lb grapes Cub coupon
$5 off your order WYB 5 Kraft cheese
4 Free cheese up to $4.99 WYB 2 Nabisco crackers
6 $1/1 Any 5oz or larger Nabisco cookies or crackers
1 $2/1 Farmland Bacon
Total after coupons $.88

Trip 2
1.22lb red grapes $3.04
5 16 oz Shredded Cheddar $7.50
2 8oz Kraft Mexican 4 cheese blend $1.50 each (on clearance)
2 5.5oz resealable bags of Nabisco mini Ritz crackers $1.64 each
2 8oz resealable bags of Nabisco Animal crackers $1.64 each
Total $20.10

Coupons used
Free 1lb grapes Cub coupon
$5 off your order WYB 5 Kraft cheese
2 Free cheese up to $4.99 WYB 2 Nabisco crackers
2 $1/1 Any 5oz or larger Nabisco cookies or crackers
Total after coupons $.63


Total Spend so far this week $10.18
Total Spend this Month$10.18
Total Left for this Month $74.82

Cheap cheddar cheese at Cub-No coupons needed

I was at Cub yesterday doing the Kraft cheese/Nabisco cracker deal and found a great deal. The 16oz packages of Kraft shredded cheddar cheese were ringing up $1.50. The sign said 3/$9.99, but I tried it two different times and they rang up $1.50.

There is a coupon in the Cub ad this week for $5 off your order WYB 5 Kraft cheese. The best deal would look like this;

5 16 oz Shredded Cheddar $7.50
-$5 off your order
Total $2.50 for 5lbs of cheese.

The expiration date was mid October so there is plenty of time to use all the cheese. It also freezes great so that would be an option too.

This deal can get better if you have the Kraft peelies and the nabisco coupons. The second deal I did was this;

1.22lb red grapes $3.04
5 16 oz Shredded Cheddar $7.50
2 8oz Kraft Mexican 4 cheese blend $1.50 each (on clearance)
2 5.5oz resealable bags of Nabisco mini Ritz crackers $1.64 each
2 8oz resealable bags of Nabisco Animal crackers $1.64 each
Total $20.10

Coupons used
Free 1lb grapes Cub coupon
$5 off your order WYB 5 Kraft cheese
2 Free cheese up to $4.99 WYB 2 Nabisco crackers
2 $1/1 Any 5oz or larger Nabisco cookies or crackers
Total after coupons $.63

I only used 2 Nabisco coupons because I would have had an overage and at the time I didn't know what else I needed to go with it so I just saved the other two coupons for later.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Recap of May spending

I suppose it is time to fess up how much I sent over budget. I will say in my defense that Noah and I were sick last week and when I am sick I just really want whatever tastes good to me at the time. Last week that was cherries and beef soup with red potatoes.

As close as I can tell last week we spent $16.17 on groceries. All but $5.17 was for cherries, cottage cheese, and red potatoes. The rest for for 4 boxes of Teddy grams, 2 gallons of milk and something else that I can't remember.

Add that to the $2.93 that I was already over buy and you get a total of $$19.1. Which means last month I spend $113.70. Not that great.

Oh well, time to do better this month. I'm going to stick with the $85 being I was under and then over so I still don't really know if this is the correct amount, but to this I will add the knowledge that at the end of the month there will be some excellent stock up opportunities so I might need more then $85.

Things like hotdogs, brats, hamburger, and anything condiment or picnic related should be on sale right before the 4th of July. Last year we got enough hotdogs, mustard, ketchup, and bbq sauce to last all year. Most of it was just pennies.

Free Kraft Cheese WYB 2 Nabisco crackers

There are currently peelie coupons on some Nabisco cracker boxes for free Kraft cheese (up to $4.99) WYB 2 Nabisco crackers (no size limits). These have been very hard to come by. No one really wants to trade them and until yesterday I hadn't ever found any.

I was at the Maple Grove Cub Foods store yesterday killing time while I had my stuff across the street a UOAC. I found a few of these peelies on the front end cap of crackers next to the cracker isle. I didn't see too many, but I also didn't look behind any boxes so there might have been quite a few. If any of you live over there it is defiantly worth going for a look.

If any of you have been lucky enough to get your hands of some of these peelie coupons then there is a great deal going on this week at cub for you.

This week 1lb bags and blocks of Kraft cheese are on sale for 3/$9.99. If you buy 5 or more you get $5 off you order.

There are two different ways this deal could work. I asked CS and she thought that the first way should be fine because of the wording on the coupon, but she also said it might depend on you cashier, so choose wisely.

Scenario #1

8 5.5oz bags mini Ritz cracker $1.69
6 packages of cheese 3/$9.99
Total $33.5

-8 $1/1 Nabisco= -$8
-4 Free Kraft= -$19.96
-$5
Total after coupons=$.54

This is the best way because it maximizes you peelie coupons. Being you bought a total of $19.98 in cheese each of the 4 coupons should be entered into the register for the full value of $4.99. You will need to explain this to your cashier because they will assume that they should just put in the price for one bag which is $3.33.

If you have problems with your cashier or are not brave enough to try you can do scenario #2

10 5.5oz bags of mini Ritz crackers $1.69
5 packages of cheese
Total $33.55

-10 $1/1 Nabisco
-5 Free Kraft peelies
-$5 off WYB 5 Kraft

Total after coupons $1.65

The first way has a little less OOP, and 1 extra 1lb of cheese.

If you really want to get in on this deal, but don't have the coupons they are selling on Ebay. Depending on what they are going for this could still be a good deal. Just make sure that the auction ends with enough time for the seller to ship them and get them here by Saturday.