What I got at CAP

I said I would post later about what I ended up getting at the CAP $.50 sale. Noah has been throwing up every other day this week so I wasn't sure I would be able to go. Nathan came over in the morning Friday and played with him so I was able to go. Thanks Nathan!!!

I spend a little over a hour there in the morning. There were some really nice girl items, but not too many boy things. All in all I spend $78 which means 156 items to sell.

Noah was feeling great when I got home so Jekka came over and played. Later we went back to CAP and I again found lots of things. I spend $30.68 the second time. $9.68 was on toys.

I think I spend $2 on things for Noah so the grand total of OUAC things was $106.68. Oh, add in the $2.50 for the books from a couple of days ago and it comes to $109.18.

I brought it in the afternoon and make $103.xx. Almost out of the red. I also got Starbucks for myself and Nathan yesterday as a thanks for watching Noah.

Start of the month $100
Spent on more items $109.18
Spent on Noah $2
Spent on Treats $9
Total= -$20.18

Make at OUAC=$103

Total=$82.82

I'm hoping that I will be able to bring it it EP tomorrow and then to the one in Burnsville on Monday. After that I want to pack it up and put it away for the rest of the month. At least until the 21st which is when the next 1/2 sale is. After Monday I'll be able to figure out all the numbers and see how I actually did.

When all is said and done, after exspensed and giving my title, I'd like up be up about $150 for this round. It's ambitious, but I did so well today that I think it might be possible.

Spending update-What did she buy today?

I brought the stuff from yesterday to OUAC and did some grociery shopping while I was waiting. Nothing too exciting, but I'm please with it.

At Rainbow I got Barilla pasta. It is BOGO this week. We tend to like Barilla better then Cremett or Archer Farms so when I find it on sale I stock-up. Also the price of wheat has gone up A LOT!!! so the price of pasta will be going up after not too long.

I got 16 boxes of pasta. One was $1.65 and the rest were $1.29 and then 1/2 off that.

I also for 1 doz eggs. They are on sale for $.98, but there was a limit of one.

All in all I spent 11.65


I also went to Cub. I had a raincheck for $1 64 oz Land O Lakes OJ. It expired on 3-23-08, but I asked if I could use it and the super nice CS lady said no, but she would write me a new one. Just a little reminder that it doesn't hurt to ask and sometimes it works out just right.

I got 5 OJ. Three for me and two for mom.

I also got 2 Simply Orange 59oz OJ. I found a coupon on Sunday for 2/$3. This is my favorate brand and a great price because just one bottle was $3.xx.

All total I got 7 bottles of OJ for $8. I usually don't buy OJ. When I find it on sale I like to get it though. Being I don't drink milk it helps me get the calcium I need and it's nice to have something for me to drink besides water and apple juice.

My grand total for the day was$19.65. Being I am giving two OJ to Mom I'm not going to count those $2.

On the plus side I filled a scrip at CVS today. My Co-pay was $3 which went on a gift card. I had a coupon for filling the scrip so I got a new $25 gift card so I am up $22 at CVS. Seems like a good deal in my book.

Spending this trip:$17.65
Total spending for the month:$18.33
Total left to spend:$56.67+$10 OYNO @ Cub

Spending update for the month of April

I guess today starts the first of posting what I end up getting for my $75 +$10 at Cub this month. I was at Target and they had Nestle chocolate chips on clearance. They won't regular Toll House chips, but something a little fancier. I don't have the bag with me right now so not sure what the real name is. Any way, They were $1.68 and I had a $1/1 coupon so I spend $.68 on a bag of chips.

Total $.68
Left to spend $74.32

I do have a bunch of change in my purse which I use for random things so my totals might end up being a little off, but for the most part they should be close.

I also used $2.50 of the OUAC $ for books at CAP. You can see the post below if you are interested. I usually only made about $.20-$.40 on books so not really sure how much profit this will be. I also want to pull out the best ones to keep for Noah. I'll probably bring them in this weekend being CAP has a sale on Friday and I will be getting more clothes. I'll try to post on it later.

CAP

I stopped at CAP today and they are having a book sale today and tomorrow. All the books you can fit into a bag for $.50. I found some really nice good and a bunch of average ones. There were even some pop-up books and coloring books.

Noah was a handful and kept running around and then decided it was fun to run and hide behind the register. It was way past nap time so I will give him that, but we left before I was done looking.

They are also having a clothing sale on Friday. All Clothes and Shoes for $.50. There was some really nice stuff there today so we will see what is left by Friday morning. I'll have the stroller back from mom for sure so things should go better with Noah. He's usually very good as long as the snacks hold out. :) If anyone has the day off and wants to come along let me know.

Cub list for this week

Here is the list for Cub. Becca was in charge of it again this week. Thanks for all the work!

Here's my Cub list:

Little Debbie 100 Calorie snacks 5/$6. .25 printable coupon found here: http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=785966 Total = $1 each. The coupon says that it is for "Any Little Debbie Family Pack" so I'm assuming they will work.

B1G1 Strawberries coupon

B1G1 Potatoes Coupon

.88 mangos (is this a good deal?)

Totinos Pizza Rolls 10/$10, .40 mfc = $.60 each

Blue Bunny Ice Cream $3/9.99, printable $1.00 coupon here: http://www.bluebunny.com/Coupons.aspx total =$2.33

Rice A Roni 10/$10 I KNOW there are coupons out there, but I used mine a couple of weeks ago. I checked the coupon database on HCW and there were .50/2 and $1.00/4 in the 1/6/08 ad. If you have these coupons they would be .75 each I still think $1.00 is still good too.

I think I might go for the General Mills deal that was on the front page of the ad this week. If I do it will look like this: (am going mostly for work snacks because I have way too much cereal to get any more)

5/.50 off coupons for the Caribou Coffee bars

2 .75 off 2 coupons for Sweet and Salty bars

1 .40 off Fiber One bars

10/$25-$10 (Cub Coupon) = $15 - $4.40 (above manufactures coupons) =$10.60 or $1.06 per box of granola bars. This deal will work out differently depending on your choices and your coupons.

This is about all I can find right now. Please feel free to make any additions or comments.

-- Becca
beccanelson.blogspot.com

Goal for the month

So all who know me well realize that, when I am feeling well, I am goal oriented and also an overacheever. I like a good challenge and strive not only to meet it, but to surpass it.

Well, with that said I set a goal for myself today. At the moment there is $275 in the OUAC fund. $100 is set aside for Shakolee that mom was supposed to order a month ago and still hasn't ordered. Another $100 is for buying more clothes to go round and round with this game that I play. This leaves $75. My goal is to take that $75 and also a $10 off any purchase at Cub and use that for all the groceries and health and beauty items for the month.

I do have some ECBs for CVS to add into this total, but for the most part I will only be using overages from other products I will be getting for free instead of spening all my ECBs this month and having nothing left to use later.

We all know money is tight during Seminary, but it's not so tight this is a necessary. I just wanted a challenge and wanted to see if I could do it. I think that it is good timing also being tomorrow is the start of the month.

I'm planning on shopping as normal for the most part. If there is a good stock-up opportunity I will still get it. I will say that I do have enough milk for two weeks right now so that will make a big difference in the totals.

I thought it might be fun to get a running tally and list what I have been spending on. I might get a little embraced because my shopping trips are pretty random at times, but we'll see how it goes. Everyone will just have to remember, what I buy isn't what we have for supper each day. :)

I am thinking about ordering coupons. I haven't decided if this will come out of the $75 or not. I usually take it from the grocery budget being it saves grocery money, but we'll see how it goes.

Hopefully I will be able to keep up and post as I get things.

Random updates and offers

Hi, just some random things to add to the deals the other ladies are offering this week.

Kohls is having a promo that is our sign up for their email you will get a $5 off coupon. Here is the link.

Also, There is a coupon in the Snyders ad for a free 8x10 scrapbook layout from their instant print type machine.

There is a coupon in the Walgrees ad for a free ink refill on Wednesday. Just an FYI, I have heard the color ink doesn't always look the best, but the black is supposed to be fine. They can't refill Canon cartages because they are pressurized. There is one more brand too, but I can't remember what it is right now.

Think that is it for now.

Walgreens for the week

Here is the Walgreens list for the week. Thanks Karin

I didn't find much at Walgreens this week.

Degree or Dove Antiperspirant/Deodorant $1.99

There are a few free items if you do the mail-in rebate:
Aquafresh Toothpaste
Colgate 360 Clean or Deep Clean Toothbrush
Jane Be Pure Mineral Blush or Kabuki Brush
Tums Quick Pak
Wal-Zyr 24-hour allergy relief

CVS This week

Becky has already sent in the CVS list for this week. I am so impressed with how on top of things she is. Thanks Becky for all the great deals!

CVS this week…..

Twizzlers buy one get on free = 2 for $2.29

Women’s and Men’s Mennen deodorant 2/$5 and you get $3 ECBs when two are bought. In today’s Sunday paper there was $1 off coupon and 75 cents off coupon so you would end up getting 2 for 25 cents after ECBs. I did have two $1 off coupons that I printed off but not sure where I got those from I think it was Smartsource.com then you get 2 for free after ECBs. Limit is 5 $3 ECBs.

Kotex pads 2/$5. I had 2 $1 off CVS coupons and then 2 $2 off coupons that were mailed to me so I made $1 off this deal. I think there have been some Sunday paper coupons for these as well.

Softsoap Spa - $4.99 and get $4.99 in ECB’s = Free and I had three $1.00 off coupons two were on line and one in the paper. Shakopee had one on the shelf and I asked the guy if they had more and he went back and got two boxes. Limit is 5 on these. The link I got my coupon from is currently not working I will keep trying and email it to Esther if it starts to work.

Act mouth wash. I had a $1 off CVS coupon and then there was $1 off coupon in today’s paper so I got it for $2.99.

Last night I changed my email on my CVS account and I got emailed to me a $4 off a $20 purchase coupon.

Quarterly Extra bucks print out on April 1 and then there will be the new monthly deals.

Check out smartsource.com for the Mennen deodorant coupon and then there is all one for $2 off Excedrin. I think on smartsource.com you are able to print two of each coupon and then the coupon goes away because I don’t see either of these on mine anymore. Anyway the coupon will be a money maker on the Excedrin next week. It is $1.99 with $1.00 back in ECB so it would be .99 cents and then use the $2.00 coupon and make $1.00.

There might be some other good deals this week too but these were the ones that stuck out for me.

Additions to the Target List

Judy sent me some things for Target also. I thought I would add them as a new post being most of us have already read the weekly Target post and might not catch them if I put them in there.

Also Sara left a comment that Gold fish are on 3/$4 and there is a printable Target coupon for $1/2 which makes them $.83 each when you buy in sets of two. There is also a teapad coupon for $1.50/1 bag of goldfish pretzels WYB 3.

This is what Judy sent me;

The Easter stuff is on sale if there is any left.
The Easter oreos that are 1.25 and with the $1/2 they would be .75 each. Also the 18 ct mini orea cookies(don't know what that is) are $1 with the target printable they would be .50. This is also a tearpad coupon for $1/2 and another one for a free gallon of milk WYB 4. It would come out to be $1 for 4 Oreos and a gallon of milk. If anyone finds some of these it would be a great deal.

This is a coupon for $.50/1 MP crackers or cookies. The Saltieens are either $.99 or $.49 with the coupon. The wafers are supposed to be on sale at 1.19 with the coupon they would be $.69


Thanks ladies for the extra info.

CUB for this week

Becca was in charge of Cub for this week. Here is the list that she sent. Thanks Becca!! I added a couple of my own comments as I was readying though. Hope you don't mind Becca.

Kellogs Cereal Deal: See Esther's post from the last couple of weeks. This deal is going on until the 30th. I thought that maybe we would have one more chance at different $2 specials that would include some of the coupons that I have, but no such luck.

Red Gold Tomatoes: Buy one, get two free. These are the BIG cans, so it sweetens the deal even more. If you can find coupons for them it would make them even cheaper. (Esther said there are some out there from last fall)-$.50/2 found instore last fall.

Buy 5lbs potatoes, get carrots and onions. On my receipt it shows that I got all three for $2.49 after the coupon.

Button Mushrooms: .98 after coupon

Fresh Green Beans: .99 cents/pound

Oranges: 2 4lb bags for $5.50

Live Active Cheese by Kraft: $3.00 A few weeks ago I found printable coupons for $2.00 off 1. I have looked for the link for them, but I can't find it now. Maybe someone could find the link and post it?? $1 for a pack isn't as good as the free Target cheese from a couple of weeks ago, but this it isn't bad. Tip: I found a link to have the coupon mailed to me as well. I signed up with my home and work address. In all, I got 4 packs of this cheese for $4.

Kraft Cheese crumbles, shredded or chunk 3/$6 w/cub coupon. There is a mf for .75/2 and another one for .40/2 Does anyone know if there is a single coupon out there for cheese so that you could use coupons on all 3?--Not sure if there is a single coupon, but if you only want two to go with your coupons you will still get the sale price of $2 each.

Gold'n Plump Fresh or Frozen Chicken: Buy $25, get $10 off with coupon.

As I said, I'm not as good as Esther. I also think this week was a bad week for "hidden" deals that don't just jump right out of the paper at you. If anyone has any additions, please email Esther so that she can add them to the list. Sorry for not having a longer list. This is all I've got. :)

Target deals for the week

Sara was gracious enough to take care of Target for us. She sent me an email yesterday, but I wasn't able to get it on here until today.

Target
O-Cello expressions cleaning product TG$1/1 & $1/2M (I think they run $2-3 per pack) There were coupons a few weeks ago or you can get them online http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/O-Cel-O_US/Home/Related/Coupons/

Nice 'n Easy Perfect 10 hair color TG $5/1 -

Flat Earth Crisps snack size bags .79-$1M printable coupon. http://www.flatearth.com/special_offers/

Pepperidge Farm breakfast bread TG .50/1 & .40/1 or $1/2 M

Green Giant frozen vegetables TG $1/2 & .60/1 (big bags) $1/2 (box) http://www.bettycrocker.com/coupons-promotions/coupons/default.aspx?WT.ac=hp-mid-left-10-23-07-coupons

Classico pasta sauce TG $1/1 & $1/2 http://www.classico.com/promotions/promointro.aspx

General Mills granola bars (Nature Valley, apparently there are other granola bars made by GM too) TG $.75/1 There are MF coupons out there too.

Nabisco cookies or Crackers TG $1/2 & M $1/2

Nestle Morsels TG$1/2 & M $1/2?

These may not be the best best deal but on stuff that you normally buy they are good deals.

Thank you Sara! The links for the printables are wondering. It makes me realize how much easier it is for everyone when I link. I'll try to do a better job of it.

Walgreens deals for this week

Karin was the one in charge of Walgreens for the week. This is what she sent me.

Walgreens

There are a ton of deals with store + MF coupons. I'll put the best IMO towards the top.

BOGO on various Lysol cleaners:
Bathroom Cleaner or Mildew Stain Remover 2/3.99- .50/1= 2/$1.50
Toilet Bowl Cleaner 2/2.79- .75/1 MF= 2/$2.04 - .50/1 MF= 2/$1.54
All-Purpose Cleaners 2/3.79- .50/1 MFx2= 2/$2.79
Sanitizing Wipes 2/3.49 I have a MF for Disinfecting Wipes. They look the same but don't know if that will work.
Zout Stain Remover 2/3.99- $1/1 MF= 2/$2.99

There are a bunch of other BOGO deals, but none look all that exciting to me. Moving on:
Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste 2.99- 2.99 EasySaver Rebate - .50/1 MF= .50 overage
Puffs Facial tissue 2/$3 Walgreens coupon
Lysol Disinfectant Spray 2/$7 - $2/1 MF= 1/$1.5
Ajax dish liquid 1/.79 Walgreens coupon - .20/1 MF= 1/.59
Tums Antacid 1/3.49 Walgreens Coupon -1.25 MF= 1/$2.24
Excedrin $1.99 sale on selected varieties. Not sure what varieties, so not sure what MF coupons
Energy Drinks (Monster or Rockstar) 3/$5 Walgreens coupon
50% off kitchen or bathroom cleaning tools, including O Cedar Brushes or Scrubbers, O-Cel-O or Scotch Brite Sponges Reg 1.99 to 5.49, sale .99 to 2.74. I personally had these MF coupons: save $1/2 O-Cel-O Sponges, .50 off Scotch-Brite Sponge 2-pack, and another for 3 or 6 pack

Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil 2/$5 Walgreens Coupon - $1/2 MF= 2/$4
Vanity Fair Napkins 2/2.79 - .50/1 MF= 2/$2.29 (BOGO)
Aleve Pain Relief 1/3.99- $1 Easy Saver coupon - $1/1 MF= 1/$2.99
Cotonelle 4 double roll bathroom tissue 2/$5 - .25/1= 1/2.25
Scott 4 roll bathrrom tissue 2/$5 - .75/1 MF= 1/$1.75

Thanks so much Karin for all the work. You did a great job with all the coupon match-ups!!

CVS deals for the week

Becky is on the ball and already has the CVS deals figured out for us.

Irish Spring 3 pack Soap .97 - .30 coupon = .67

Colgate TP 2.99 – 2.99 EBC’s = Free (limit 5) This is a monthly deal but every time I have gone in they have been out but Shakopee has quite a few on the shelf if you have missed out on this deal.

Colgate Toothbrush .88 - $1.00 CVS coupon = .11 overage

Johnson and Johnson buddies easy grip soap .99 - $1.00 = free (they change the amount of the coupon to .99) Coupon is off any buddies purchase. There have been coupons in the Sunday paper for these but I also found this online and you can print two. Here is the link http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=sdtledk37508219&bt=wi&o=9778&c=JB&p=YVciHM3r&xpsp=xpsp

Easter candy is currently 50% off.

Thanks so much Becky for helping out you did a great job!

Guest posters

Looks like there will be a list next week after all. So far we have Becca covering Cub, Becky is going to take CVS, and Karin has said she is willing to be in charge of Walgreens.

No one has taken Rainbow or Target yet, but hopefully by next week we will have someone for those also.

Cheap meat at Cub

I know it might be a little late, but yesterday I found hambergur for $.99per lb at Cub in Shakopee. They might have some left so it's worth checking if you are heading that way.

Also this afternoon I was in Eden Prairie and they had Hillshire Farms cheddarwarst 16oz pks for $.99 each. The date on them was March 27th. There were 6 in each pack.

Kellogg's Coupons

Sometimes I forget that not everyone looks at grocery shopping like me. I tend to think of it as a scavenger hunt for coupons as a go throughout the store. Thank goodness Noah is usually very patient with me because it is not uncommon to find us going down every isle in search of new coupons that are out.

It can be problematic when making the list because I tend to have or know of all sorts of non-insert coupons and forget that most of you aren't crazy like me and have no idea what I am talking about.

So, where are these mysterious Kellogg's coupons which I speak of?

Most of my Kellogg's coupons are just from the paper. I have had them for a long time so I don't remember when they came out. I know that there are some expired ones in my stack also.

There are a lot of peelies out there too. I have ones from this fall for B2G1 free. I just traded with this lady on hotcouponworld.com for more because I had used the five I had from this fall. There are peelies for B2 frosted flakes or rice Krispies G1 rice Krispies w/strawberries free. I saw these about 2 weeks ago at Rainbow, but haven't found any at Cub yet. There are also peelies on the special k cereals for free single packet of Special K protein water.

There are also printable Kellogg's coupons. One for $3/2 Raisin Bran. You have to take a short survey and give the right answers to get the $3/2 otherwise you get a $3/3 coupon. I believe the right answers were Post Raisin Bran and 7-12 times per year. There is also one for $1/1 Rice Krispies with Strawberries. There is a new on out for $1 off any produce WYB 2 featured cereals.

I think there are more out there because I saw someone asking for trades of B1G1 free, but I have never seen them. There are also non insert coupons for $.70/1 Frosted Flakes with honey. I ended up with about 10 of these around Christmas time.

I was at the store yesterday and noticed that the signs were still up for all the 5/$10 cereal from last week. Pair that with the cereal on sale this week for $2.50 and the coupons out there it makes for a nice overage each time if you can work it right.

Walgreens deals for this week

Thanks to Karin we have some Walgreens deals this week. Sometimes I just don't see stuff. I love it when people let me know because sometimes there are great deals that I just overlook for some reason. Karin sent me these yesterday. Thanks Karin! Enjoy

Here's what I found at Walgreens:
Coke 12 packs 5/$11
Duracell Coppertop Batteries 2.99 coupon + .75 MF= 2.25
Palmolive Dish Liquid .99 coupon + .25 MF= .74

CVS Printable Coupons

Just to let you all know, CVS has changed the wording on their printable coupons. They now say something to the effect that they are only to be used by those who have received them as an email.

I know for me this was disappointing because I have signed up 4 times and still have never gotten an email from them. I did sign up again so we will see what happens.

If you already have a card you can update your info on their website. It seems like once they have your email you should get all the same coupons that used to be posted on the web.

Weekly List

Alright, here we go. This week seems a little lean. I have noticed that the week before and after a major holiday don't have many good deals. It seems like two weeks before are best for stocking up.

Walmart
Green Easter Grass $0.25
Plastic eggs 48ct $1.68
Jelly Beans $0.50
Breyers Icecream $2.98
Welches grape juice $2.67, -$0.75/1=1/$1.97
Betty Crocker Cake or frosting $.88, -$.50/1 (frosting)=1/$.38
Pineapple $2.86

Aldi
Roma Tomatoes 20oz $.99
Baby Carrots 16oz $.59
3 pk multi colored peppers $1.29
Bagged Salad 16oz $.99

Walgreens
I didn't find anything of note at Walgreens this week. I know there are probably some things I missed, but it seemed like most things could be found for less at other stores.

Rainbow
Cooks whole of half ham $.97 per lb with in ad coupon
Roundy's Skim milk $1.88 per gallon with in ad coupon
Roundy's milk All other types $2.50 per gallon
Roundy's butter $1.50
Saragento Cheese $1.66, -$.50/1=1/$1.16
Brown n serve rolls $1.39, BOGO=2/$1.39
Cucumbers $.59 each
Farm Rich Appetizers 18.36-32oz $3.99, -$2/1 printable=1/$2
McCormic Black Pepper, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, lemon extract, food coloring=BOGO
Roundy's sour cream 16oz $.88
Phili cream cheese $.98

Target
Asparagus $.99 per lb
Eggs $1.50 per dz
Bare Naked Granola $3.99, -$1/1 Target coupon from Sat paper=1/$2.99
Carrots, broccoli, cauliflower $1

Cub
The Kellogg's cereal deal is still going on this week. There are a variety of cereals for $2.50 and still many coupons to go with them. For every 7 Kellogg's cereals you buy you get a printout for $10 off your next purchase. The coupon does roll, which means you are able to use the $10 off to buy another 7 cereal and will still get another $10 coupon at the end. It helps to make it free or give you an overage. I have done the deal 3 times and still have some coupons left.

Smokehouse ham $.98 per lb with in ad coupon and $25 purchase
Cub 2pk milk $4.98 with in ad coupon
Grapers First lb Free
Brown n Serve rolls $.88
Healthy choice meals 50% off
Earthbound Farms organic salad $2, -$2/1 MF tearpad=Free

CVS
Maybelline Superstay lipcolor or gloss $8.99, -$8.99 ECB=1/Free
Russell Stover Private Reserve $3.29, -BOGO MF, -$3 ECB WYB 2=2/$.29
Glade Spray $.99, -$1/1MF, -$1 ECB WYB2=2/Free with $1 overage
Glade Wisp $7.99, -$5 printable, -BOGO printable, -$2 ECB WYB 2=2/Free with $1 overage
Listerine Smart Rise $2.99, -$1/1 Printable, -$2.99 ECB=1/Free with $1 overage
Venus Embrace $9.99, -$4/1MF, -$6 ECB=1/Free
Oral-B CrossAction Prohealth, or Vitalizer toothbrush $4.99, -$2/2MF=2/Free with $2 overage
Lady Speedstick 24/7 $1.99, -$1/1=1/Free

Hope you all have a great Easter. I'll try to come back and link to the printable coupons just in case some of you haven't printed them out from other places yet.