Thursday, December 11, 2008

Trying to get orginized

Today has been a pretty lazy day around here. I'm starting my evening by trying to get organized. I haven't really been keeping up on the deals. As I start looking at my fliers and online I feel like I am wading through mud trying to get everything straight.

There seem to be some really great deals right now, even many free items. The problem is that I just keep reading posts of what people are getting instead of someone telling me how to do it. I guess that's why you guys are here right? Looking for someone to lay it all out for you just like I am wishing for this evening.

Hopefully I will be able to have a few hours to wade through the muck and all of us will be able to clearly see what the deals are this week.

I think I might just start going down the list of stores, starting with the easy ones so I feel like I am accomplishing something. Accomplishments are good, and they help keep me motivated to work on the harder deals.

Aldi
Remember you can price match the produce to Walmart
3lb bag of apples $1.99
Red Grapefruit $.29 each
Sunkist Navel Oranges 4lb bag $1.99
6.5 inch Poinsettias $3.49

Rainbow
Roundy's eggs $.98, limit 1
Roundy's granulated sugar $.98, limit 1
Nestle Baking chips or pieces $1.98, -$1.50/1 IP =1/$.48, limit 2
Crystal farms cream cheese $.98, limit 2
Muir Glen 28oz organic tomatoes or sause $1.66, -$1/1MF or $.75/1MF=1/$.66 or 1/$.91
Stouffer's entrees $2, Buy 5 get $2 OYNO, -$1/3x2=6/$8 or $1.33 each
Ronzoni smart taste pasta $.98, -$1/1MF=1/Free
Roundy's sandwich bread $.89
Colgate $.99, -$.75/1 from this weeks insert. Also many IPs=1/$.25 or free depending on the coupons you have.

Cub
3-day sale Thursday-Saturday, Berries for $1.98 raspberries, blueberries and strawberries.
Twin pack milk $4.98 with in ad coupon
Cub large eggs $.99
Grapes, First lb free with in ad coupon
Cub white bread 24oz $.99
Ocean Spray cranberry juice blends of cocktail $1.99, -$.55/1 MF from this weeks RP insert=1/$1.44
Arnold Soft Natural bread, BOGO, -$.55/1x2=2/??I'm guessing less then $2
Buy 6 Kellogg's cereal get $6 off your next order. Being the coupon is for your order you should be able to use 6 $1/1 IP or insert MF coupons with it. Some in the ad are priced 6/$15, but there are others that are cheaper.
Celery $1.28
Organic apples 3lb bag, $2.98
Homelife designer paper plates 45 ct $2, -$1/1 Blinki expired 9-31-08=1/$1
Green Giant Streamers $1, -$1/1 MF=1/Free There are expired and non expired $1/1.

Target
Buy 5 Keebler or Sunshine cookies or crackers get a $5 Target giftcard.
Advertised price is $2.50, but reported prices range from $1.02 on up. There are $1/1 Keebler cookie IP that I linked in the last IP coupon post. There are also $1/1 Keeber cracker insert coupons from a little bit ago. Looks like you could get 5 boxes for $2.50 of less after the giftcard.

Per Becca
Airwick Lumin starter kit $4.99, -$5/1 MF from this weeks inserts=1/Free


There is a giftcard deal running through 12-15-08-Buy 4 Glade holiday scents get a $5 giftcard. Prices start at $2.50. There are many coupons out there. I guess that there are some $2/1 coupons which would make it $2 OOP + the $5 giftcard for $3 overage all in all. There seems to be many ways to make this into a $$, but I haven't really looked into it. Just don't have the energy to figure the whole thing out this year. Look luck to those who want to try. Here are the IPs that I know of to go with this deal.
BOGO Glad
B2G1 Free Glade refills

Rayovac batteries $1 (dollar spot), -$1/1 MF=1/Free
AF Ham steaks ??, -$2/1 TC=1/? Last week these were on sale so they were free. It sounds like they are under $.50 this week.
Broccoli and Cauliflower, get the bag yourself kind and weigh it out to $1, -$1/1 TC=1/Free


I'm very behind on what the deals are at CVS and WAGs, but will do my best. There might be quite a bit that I miss, but here goes...

Walgreens
Right now there is supposed to be a promotion going on that is you buy $25 (before coupons) you should get a $5 RR. I haven't been to WAGs in a while so I haven't tried it yet. It looks like it needs to be $25 before tax.
-Looks like people are getting glucose meters to bump them over $25 and then using the MF from past inserts to make the meters free. It's like getting a free $5 RR.

Scotch tape 3 pk 2/$2, -$2 EasySaver (ES) Rabate on 2=2/Free
Renyolds wrap 20ft $1.89, -$.99 in ad coupon (pg16), -$1/1MF=1/Free $.01 overage
Maybelline BOGO, -$4/1x2=2/$?? Many people coming away with free makeup
Arm & Hammer laundry detergent $6.99, -$1.99 in ad coupon, -$1/1 IP=1/$.99 (get 6 and turn it into a MM with the $5 RR)
Sure Deodarant $1.99, -$1.50 off in Ad coupon, -$1/1 IP=1/$.51 overage
Dimetapp $3.99, -$2/1x3=3/$5.97 -$5RR WYB 3=3/$.97

I'm sure there are more great finds at Walgreens this week and ways to make them into MM with the $5 RR WYB $25, but it is 11:30 now and time for bed. I probably won't have time to get back to this before next week, but hopefully some of the info is helpful. Hopefully, things are a little clearer for all then when I started this post. I'm really not sure if they are clearer for me because now I feel like I need to spend a couple of hours looking through my coupons to find the right ones and writing out my plan on a list so that I can go shopping later.

Night all

Monday, December 8, 2008

Some deals and free items for this week

I haven't been doing a very good job getting a weekly list made it. It seems to be taking a lot of time and lately the deals have been feast or famine. Some weeks there simple isn't anything very exciting on sale, but other weeks it I spend so much time shopping that I don't have any time to blog.

I probably won't get a list made up this week, but I do have a couple of deals to start the week out. I'll make a post here or there throughout the week if I find more great deals and have the time to type them up.

Cub
Free 1lb of grapes with in ad coupon
Green Giant Steamers $1, $1/1 MF expired=Free
Homelife paper plates 44ct? $2, $1/1 MF blinkie-expired=1/$1
Kellogg's cereal
-in ad coupon for $6 off your grocery order. This is a MF, but you should be able to use it alone with other MF being this coupons is buy 6 get $6 off your order, not off the cereal.
-There are $1/1 MF from the insert a few weeks ago and also $1/1 IPs
-It's been reported that some varieties are $2 so if you use 6 $1/1 and the $6 off your order then you will get 6 boxes for FREE.
Ocean Spray cranberry $1.98, -$.55/1 MF=1/$1.44

This weeks Menu

So what are the Gudims eating this week? Well, I have a plan, but we will have to wait and see if the meals actually get made. Dinner has kind of fallen on Jason most of the time now so it's not always easy to make a real meal at 6:30 when you are tired, have a ton of homework, and need to get Noah in bed. He's going a great job though and I'm really impressed with how he just keeps going.

This is what I am thinking for supper this week. I have most of the meat out of the freezer so maybe I will be able to get it started before he gets home and he'll just need to finish it up.

Monday
Grilled tuna and tomato soup. We got grapes to go with it, but didn't end up getting them washed before we eat.

Tuesday
Not really sure. I took some small steaks out of the freezer, but haven't figured out what to do with them.

Wednesday
Simple Supper

Thursday
Roasted Chicken, mashed potatoes and veggies

Friday
Chicken/veggie soup

Saturday
Leftovers

I guess that I don't have prices to add in this week. The meat have been in the freezer so I'm not sure on that and most of the veggies were free from one place or another.