What is she saying?

It's been brought to my attention that I use my own vocabulary, but haven't ever made a post explaining what I'm talking about. Sorry. Sometimes I think that most of you already know what I mean.

I'll try to make a list of common abbreviations that I use so that you can tell what I am saying. I'll label it Abbreviations and it will be on the right hand side of the blog so that you can you check it any time.

I'll try to remember all the ones that I use, but I might made a couple of posts as I add new ones or remember that I forgot something.

OYNO-On Your Next Order
Commonly refers a coupon that prints at check out. Usually this is a reward for purchasing a specific items or amount of items. It is for $X and can usually be used for any item you wish. Some restrictions do apply, but they differ slightly by store. Read the fine print on your coupon to make sure you know what it is good on.

MF-Manufacture coupon

TC-Target coupon
Usually found at Target.com. Occasionally there are Target coupons found in store on items. Target.com coupons are good for 4 weeks. They will be on the Target web site for 2 weeks before they are replaced by new coupons. Hotcouponworld.com and AFullCup.com both have coupon generators with all unexpired target coupons. You should be able to print out as many coupons as you like.

Blinki
Coupon found at a store, located in the little black boxes that blink

Peelie
Coupon found in store, on a specific product. Can be peelied and used on your purchase or saved for another day.

RR-Register Reward
This is a Walgreens specific name for OYNO coupons. One thing to note with register rewards is that you can not use them on the same product they printed out on and receive another register reward.
--I.E.
Buy toothpaste for $4, receive a $4 RR. If you take the $4 RR from the toothpaste and use it to pay for a second tub of the same toothpaste you will not receive a RR on your second purchase.

Catilina
Name of company who produces and manages the little coupon machines found at registers in most stores. This is the machine that prints the OYNO and RR coupons. At times it will also print out different coupons or ads for new products. People often interchange Catilina with OYNO when talking about a deal with a print out for money off your next order.

BOGO-Buy One Get One
When I only write BOGO I am referring to by one get one free. If it is anything other then free I will list if after the BOGO.
--I.E BOGO 50% off=Buy one get one 50% off. Most of the time it isn't a good deal unless it is free because BOGO 50% means each item is only discounted 25%.

ECB-Extra Care Bucks
These are the coupons you get at CVS for buying specified items. They are good towards anything in the store except gift cards and prescriptions. Some people have talked about being able to use them on gift cards, but I have never tried so until I know for sure I will say, no gift cards.

IVC-Instant Value Coupon
This is a coupon in the Walgreens ad. Usually only good for one week.

ESC-Easy Saver Coupon
Coupon located in the monthly Walgreens book. Usually the dates do not run all month long, but instead can be a little under a month or a little over. They tend to put the expiration date at the end of a week instead of the end of a month. Check the coupons for the exact dates

OOP-Out of Pocket
The total amount of cash that it took or will take to purchase items. This is usually after all coupons and discounts. If it is different I try to explain in the post

$X/Y
Amount of money a coupon is for and how many items need to be purchased to fulfill the coupon requirements.

Y/$X
How many items can be purchased for a specific amount of money after coupons and discounts.

Price match
Taking an ad for one store and being able to purchase it for that price at another store. Walmart will price match competitor's ads. I often being my Aldi ad to the Super Walmart in town. I have found the produce is higher quality. It also saves a lot of gas not having to drive all the way over to Aldi.

This is also a great idea for Black Friday is you don't think you will be able to get to a specific store before the amount of products is gone. I will worn that that few Walmart employees know how to price match and it does take a while to get it taken care of. If you are willing to wait you can save a lot of money.

Black Friday-The day after Thanksgiving
I'm sure there is some long explanation, but I'm not sure totally what it is.

MM or $M-Both can be used for Money Maker
This is when you combine different offers so that not only is the item free, but the store will end up owing you money. Rarely will they pay you cash out of the register. Often what you will need to do if you know you will have a money maker is get a filler to add to your order so that your balance is not below $.00 after all coupons and discounts.

Occasionally you will find a MM that prints out an ECB, RR or OYNO coupon so that you can use that money later on something you really want.

Filler
A filler is anything you need or want that you throw into your order so that your balance is not below $.00 after all your coupons have been scanned.

Overage
Pretty much the same as a money maker. After the sale, and coupons you will have a discount that is more then the cost of the item. You will need to add a filler so your order isn't under.

It helps to total your order before you go so you know how much overage you have and can get something you really want. When I started I would often have an overage, but not realize the correct amount so I would just grab candy at the checkout instead of something I could have really used.

$X/OYO-Money off on your order
Occasionally there are in ad MF for a specific amount off your order when you buy X amount of qualifying products. It has always been explained to me that being the coupon if off your total order you can still use MF for the specific products you are buying to qualify for the coupon. The Shakopee Cub has started to argue this point in the last few months, but this is the only store I have had a problem at.

Menu for the week

So here is what the Gudim household is eating this week. Like I said some times I feel a little stupid putting this out there.

I feel kind of dumb that everything we eat is so cheap. I guess that's not a bad things, but sometimes I feel like because it is so cheap it must not be that healthy. Probably just my imagination, hopefully.

Everything this weeks seems to be "instant" food. Nothing is really homemade. I just don't feel too creative this week and didn't see anything great on sale that cried out for me to make something special for dinner.

Monday
Egg salad sandwiches
-Bogo bread from Cub last week, $1
-5 eggs $.50?
Apples $.98 per lb a couple weeks ago at Cub
Carrots Free from Target

Tuesday
Pulled beef sandwiches--never used the meat two weeks ago
-Buns $.79
-Curly's pulled beef, free after MF and sale at Cub
Cheetos $1 per bag after TC last month
Carrots Free at Target

Wednesday
Simple Supper-hot dogs

Thursday
Fettuccine
-Burtolli? pasta, free + overage last month at Target after TC and IP
-Veggi, -Free after Cub sale and $1/1 MF
-Garlic bread?

Friday
-Digiorno pizza, $2.67 after Target sale, Target gift card for buying 3, and 3 $1/1 MF

List for this week

I'm working on the list for this week. I don't have a lot done, but I wanted to write out what I have because I know some weeks I get it all written out on paper, but never get it onto the computer.

Target
Carrots $1.69, -$1/1 TC=1/ $.69
Archer Farms mini french bread $.99, -$.50/1 TC=1/$.49
Archer Farms 32oz juices on clearance for $1.48, -$1/1 TC=1/$.48
Archer Farms cookies $.50?, -$1/2 TC=Free (The single cookies are found at Food Avenue)
4pk Lipton to go $.99, -$1/1 any Lipton TC=Free (found in the check out isle)
1lt bottles of Lipton tea $1.25, -$1/1 TC =1/$.25
Sobe Life Water $1.25?, -$.50/1 TC=1/$.75 Better deal if there were MF
Suttons and Dodge steak or roast, Price varies -$2/1 TC (small packages run $3. Look for ones with the extra coupon on the package. You can use both coupons together)
Tyson frozen chicken 20oz or large. ??, -$1/1 MF, -$1/1 TC= 1/???(last time these were running around $4.50 before coupons)
Digiorno 12" Pizzas 3/$16, -3 $1/1 MF, -$5 Gift Card WYB 3=3/$8 after gift card
--This deal can be made sweeter with a rebate form found at Cub foods. It is a Bud Light rebate, found with the beer, but there no beer purchase rerquired. Buy $15 on Deli, Pizza or Chicken and send in your reciept and the form. No UPC required. It will be a $7 Money Maker after the rebate.

Cub
Twin pack milkd $4.98 with in ad coupon
Cub eggs $.99
Sweeheart Roses 15 stem bunch $5
Doritos $1.87 limit 6
2lb bag yellow onions $1.99, -BOGO in ad coupon=2/$1.99
Arnold Country bread $1.47
Mott's apple sause $1.19, -$.55/2 MF=2/1.83
Kemps Ice Cream $3.99
Glade Scented Oil Warmer--See post labled Gambling to find out more on this money maker

Aldi/Walmart
10lb russet potatoes $2.49
3lb bag yellow onions $.79
2lb bag carrots $.79
ButterBall turkey $.99 per lb
32oz Light corn syrup $1.69
2oz Pure Vinalla extract $2.19

Snyders
Puffs 108ct $.73, -$.25/1 MF=1/.48 Limit 4

Rainbow
Mars Fun Size candy $2.99, -BOGO, -$1/2MF=2/$1.99
4lb bag Roundy's granulated Sugar $.99 Limit 1
Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta $1.75, BOGO, -2 $1/1=2/.$25 overage
Grapes $.99 per lb

...time for noah's bath will update more in a couple of hours

Budget Update

Friday
Cub
Philly cream cheese $1.89
Mushrooms $2.49
-Free cream cheese MF
Total OOP $1.89

Saturday
Cub
2 Country Hearth wheat bread $3.49
-BOGO Cub coupon
Total OOP $3.49

Walmart
3 Limes $.15
16oz Sour cream $1.06
4 grape fruit $.29
8 Pears $2.10
Total OOP$4.73
I know the prices and the OOP are a couple of cents off. Not really sure what happened. I was trying to price match to the Aldi ad and there were some problems.

Total OOP this post $10.11
Total Spent This Month $101.32
Total to Recieve from Simple Supper $54.67
Total Left for the Month $38.35 + $5 OYNO and $5 on meat at Rainbow

Gambling

So I think we all can agree that at times I am a little crazy with my coupons. Not as much lately as in times past, but maybe today changes that.

Here is my confession:

I just ordered 50 coupons for Glade Plug-In Scented Oil Warmers. They are BOGO coupons. Here is the kicker though. I actually paid $.50 per coupon. Yep, that's right, I just spend $25 on coupons. $34.28 actually, but that's not part of the story right now.

Now, why is this post labeled gambling instead of confessions? Because I am playing the clock and betting against time that the coupons will get here on Thursday and I will be able to find 100 of the warmers before November 2.

This is the deal that I am wanting to get in on. I've been told that it is working at both Cub and Rainbow although only Cub has it listed.

Buy one Glade Plug-in Scented Oil Warmer for $4.57 + tax get $4 OYNO. With the BOGO coupon it would look like this.

2 Glade $4.57x2=$9.14
+ tax on $9.14=$.59
-BOGO coupon=-$4.57
Totall OOP $5.16
Recieve 2 $4 OYNO coupons
Total profit $2.84

It seems the best senario would be be to buy them in sets of 8. That would maximize the $4 OYNO coupons and make for the least amount of actual cash I would be paying.

I think 8 at a time would look like this
8 Plug-ins $4.57x8=$36.56
+ tax=$2.38
Total=$38.94
-4 BOGO coupons $18.28
Total $20.66
Use 5 $4 OYNO coupons
Total OOP $.66
Recieve 8 $4 OYNO coupons
Net profit $11.34

If everything works right I will end up with $141.80 worth of OYNO coupons to spend between Cub and Rainbow. It's a great payout on $25, but like I said, not sure if it can be done. We are going to Rockford this weekend. I think I counted 6 I could go to on the way there and then the on in Buffilo, plus a couple others I could hit on Sunday. That still means each store would need to have about 10 of them for this to work. It seems really stupid, but at the same time it turned out so well last month with the other Glade coupons that I wanted to try it again.

If anyone is interested in joining me in my addiction the coupons can be found at couponsandforms.com. I would order no later then Monday night/EARLY Tuesday morning in order to give you a little time to shop around. I have ordered as late as Tuesday night from here and have always gotten them by Saturday or before. I'm hoping my order will get here my Thursday if not Wednesday. It will just depend on what time they get mailed out in the morning.

Update on Budget for the week

The last of the OYNO from the Glade Plug-ins expired on Saturday. I was planning on using the two that was left to get the bagels and salad fixings, but it was less then expected and I needed to get home to make the salad. I never for back to the store to use the last coupon so I lost $2.

Saturday
2 Thomas Mini bagles $3.59
2 green onions $.33
Radishes $.79
Spinach $1.49
-$4.00/1 MF for bagles
-$2 OYNO
Total OOP $.53

Wednesday
Rainbow
1.89 lb Tomatoes $2.44
-For simple supper, but we didn't use them so I'll just work them into the menu

Thursday
Walgreens
2 gallons milk $2.99
Total OOP $5.98

Total Spent This Round $8.95
Total Spent This Month $91.21
Total to Recieve from Simple Supper $54.67
Total Left for the Month $48.46 + $5 OYNO and $5 on meat at Rainbow

What's for dinner

You can tell Noah's back, and I am feeling better because there has been a lot less blogging going on compared to last week. This is the first time I've been on the computer for more then 5 minutes all week.

I thought I would give another go at our menu for the week. It's been a little hectic here this week. We also seemed to have a lot of things in the fridge to use up from last week. Both of which have made for

Sunday Lunch
Spinach salad
-One bunch spinach $1.49
-One box pasta $.80? (I bought it a LONG time ago at Rainbow)
-One bunch green onions $.33
-One bunch radishes $.69
-One package bacon $.40 (bought during the Cub 40th anniversary sale)
Left over garlic bread and pizza brought over by Becca

Sunday Dinner
-I had a progressive dinner for Seminnets and Jason eat with the guys and kids

Monday

Tuesday
Pizza bagels
-5 Mini bagels Free(BOGO last week at Cub and I had a $4.00/1 MF to make an overage on 2 bags)
-Left over sausage from pizza last week-Free (on sale with $1/1 MF at Cub this spring)
-8oz can of tomato sauce $.05 (Might have been less. Bought at Rainbow last fall)
-Cheese Free (used free cheese WYB coupons)
-Spices ??? I have no idea on spices they are really hard to break down.

Wednesday
Simple Supper

Thursday
Left over Tacos from Simple Supper
-We had A LOT left over. Maybe people stayed home cause of the rain?

Friday
Chicken, Wild Rice hotdish
-1 lb Boneless chicken breast $.25 to free (BOGO Cub sale this spring paired with $10/$25 Golden Plump MF. $25 was before the BOGO Cub coupons so it was VERY cheap)
-Mushrooms $1 (on sale last week at Rainbow)
-One can cream of mushroom soup $.62 (Cub sale + MF coupon)
-3 Cups rice? $.40 (Again bought too long ago to remember. I think it was $4 for 10 lbs)
-1/2 cup wild Rice $.70? (I bought it a long time ago, but I think it was around $4.99 with 4 cups in the bag)

Publish Post

Saturday
Probably finish cleaning out the left over tacos for lunch and then hotdish for supper.

Like I said this week isn't that exciting. It sure turned out to be cheap though. :)

Budget update

I used up some more of the $2 coupons this evening. They expire tomorrow so I need to finish them up.

Cub
3 cans tuna $.85
1 loaf bread $3.50 (I know, I know)
-2 $2 OYNO coupons
Total OOP $2.55

Total Spent This Round $2.55
Total Spent This Month $82.26
Total to Recieve from Simple Supper $54.67
Total Left for the Month $57.41 + $4 OYNO expires tomorrow, $5 OYNO and $5 on meat at Rainbow

New list of IPs

It seems like I spend my sick days wasting time on the computer. You can always tell when I'm not feeling well because I'll be posting more IPs for everyone. ;)

I haven't printed all of them yet, but I believe they are the usual limit of 2 per link unless otherwise noted.

$1/2 Hunts Tomatoes

$1/1 Kellogg's cereal (limit 6)

BOGO Uncle Ben's wild rice

$1/1 Lean Cuisine

$1/1 Nestle Candy 10 or larger

$1/4 Yoplait light

$1/1 Muir Glen, $1/ 5lb bag of Gold Metal flour and more. (requires sign up)

Time to Update the Budget

At the end of the last update I had $16 in Rainbow Catilinas and $32? in Cub Catilinas. I noticed that I didn't at the information into the last update so I thought that it might be helpful to know going into this update.

October 16
Sam's
Raisins $6.74
Country crock $10.30
Chips $3.56-Simple Supper
Total OOP $17.04 +$3.56 for Simple Supper

Cub
2 Beef base $2.53
2 Chicken base $2.53
Used 5 $2 OYNO catilinas
Total OOP $.12

October 15
Target #1
1 Ocean Spray grapefruit juice $2.49
1 Archer Farms juice $1.48
-$1/1 TC for juice
Total OOP $2.97

Target #2
10 Archer Farms juice $1.48
5 1lb baby carrots $.99
-5 $1/1 TC for carrots (adjusted down to $.99)
-10 $1/1 Archer Farms juice
Total OOP $4.80

Rainbow #1
Whole mushrooms $1
6 cans Bush's beans $.60
3lbs yelllow onions $1.50
10lbs potatoes $2.99
10 cans Muir Glen tomatoes/sauce $1.59
-10 $1/1 Muir Glen peelies
-5 $1/1 double coupons
-5 $2 OYNO catilina coupons
Total OOP $.35 Received $5 off any meat purchase coupon

Rainbow #2
5 Dove shampoo/conditioner $3.50
8 Yoplait light $.50
-4 $1.50/1 Dove MF
-2 $1/4 Yoplait
-2 $1/4 Yoplait coupons doubled
-3 $2 OYNO Catlina coupons
Total OOP $6.64 Received $5 OYNO for the dove.
--My total was $22.xx before the coupons. The cashier scanned my two $1/4 coupons and they doubled. She told me that the register will double off the regular price, not the sale price so you can get doubles even if your total is until $25. I want to test this more, but it would be great if it works all the time and wasn't just a flook.

October 12
Cub
White bread $1.29
6Curly's pulled pork, chicken, beef $1
Curly's baked beans $1
2 Cub french bread $2.99
-2 Free french bread with survey $2.99
-2 $1/1 Curly's pulled meat MF Blinkie
-3 $2 OYNO catilina coupon
Total OOP $.39

October 11
Cub
4 1lb butter $.99
2 eggs $.99
20 dannon 4pk $1
1 M&M $.69?
-20 $1/1 Dannon
-3 $2 OYNO catlina coupons
Total OOP $.66


Total Spent This Round $32.97 + $3.56=$36.53
Total Spent This Month $79.71
Total to Recieve from Simple Supper $54.67
Total Left for the Month $59.96 + $8 OYNO expires tomorrow, $5 OYNO and $5 on meat at Rainbow

Free Hot Drink at Barnes & Noble

Here is a coupon for a free hot drink at Barnes & Noble. It is an IP and good until October 31 so there is plenty opportunity for free coffee.

The bold print says cappuccino, but the find print at the bottom also lists latte, cappuccino, expresso, coffee, or hot tea. It looks like hot chocolate is the only thing not included.

Link to coupon

This weeks Menu

Karin suggested that it might be nice to know what I actually cook with all these random things that I buy. I've thought about it in the last, but at times we don't eat very exciting or healthy things. Usually not for a lack of food, but more for a lack of energy or creativity.

Well, for this week at least I'll let you know what we are having for supper. I try to have it planned out by Sunday night or Monday because otherwise I tend to not be able to think of things and we just eat things like soup, pasta, or grilled sandwiches.

I usually just plan supper. We will having leftovers usually for lunch or I'll make Noah something that he asks for and have a little of that myself. One of my problems is I tend to make family sized meals for 2.5 people, cause of this you'll notice that Saturday is usually clean out the fridge day.

If I get really ambitious I'll try to write out what goes into my meals and how much they actually cost. I can't always remember because some of them use ingredients I bought a long time ago, but I'll do my best if I have time.

Sunday
French bread Pizza
-French bread Free with Cub survey coupon
-Farmland 16oz Frozen sausage Free with Cub sale and $1/1 coupon
-Tomato sauce $.25? I can't remember for sure. I've gotten some for free. I know it was no more then $.25
-Italian spices-Who knows
-Olive Oil-The whole bottle cost $3
-Cheese 8oz?-Free with the Free Cheese WYB 2 Nabisco crackers
-Carrot sticks. Free this week at Target

Monday
Cabbage Rolls
-Chicken left over from backed chicken on Friday night. $1.50 for left over portion?
-Cabbage, half head. $.79 for whole head
-Celery, half stock. $.79 for whole stock
-Carrots Free this week at Target
-Chicken Stock, $.50 from CVS
-Rice, 3 cups?. Maybe $1 at the most
-Spices

Tuesday
Fajitas
-Chuck steak $.30 From Target last year when it was $1.99 per lb with $2/1 package coupons
-Onion 1.5lbs. $.79 for 3 lbs
-Green peppers 1 to 2. Not sure haven't bought them yet. Sometimes I leave them out cause I don't like them, but Jason does.
-Cheese, Free with Kraft/Nabisco coupon mentioned above
-Tortillas. $1 at Cub
-Refried beans or homemade black beans. $.69 per can or $.53 for 1/3 lb dried
-Fajita mix-$.50 on sale at Rainbow with coupon
-Tortilla chips. Free, left over from simple supper
Optional extras if we have them
-Tomatoes
-sour cream
-limes

Wednesday
Beef barley soup with vegetables
-Chuck steak from Target $.30. (I froze them two to a package so I need to use them together)
-Carrots. Free this week at Target
-Celery. One stock $.79
-Onions 1.5lbs. $.79 for 3 lbs
-Potatoes 2-3lbs. I can't remember how much they were, but I know they are on sale now for $1.99 per 5lb bag.
-Barley 1/4 cup. $1 for the whole box?
-Beef stock seasoning $.75. I think the whole jar is around $4. It seldom goes on sale. :(
-French bread 1/2 left over from the two loaves used on Sunday night. Free
-Cheese leftover from Tuesday night. Free
-Grapes. Free from Cub or Target first week of October. (wash them and keep them in a strainer in the fridge the will last us a week or two in the fridge no problem)

Thursday
Pulled Pork with baked beans
-Curly's pulled pork. Free after sale at Cub and $1/1 coupon
-Curly's baked beans with brisket $1
-Buns. Haven't bought them yet, but probably will run around $1.50
-Carrot sticks. Free from Target
-Grapes. Free from Target or Cub, mentioned above

Friday
On your own. Noah is heading out to grandma's so I'm taking the night off. I'll probably have cereal and Jason will probably make eggs.

Saturday
Left overs. Most of the weeks will feed 4-6 so even with Jason taking some for lunch most days there is always things left in the fridge at the end of the week.

Well, I hope this gives you an idea of what I am able to make with all those random things that I bring home. As you can see sometimes I freeze or store things for a long time. I am constantly going through the pantry and pulling things to the front that need to be used up. Usually I am able to work them into the menu, but occasionally I still forget about them and then end up getting tossed. Case in point is the teriyaki sauce that I found tonight while getting out the olive oil. It expired about two weeks. It's probably still fine, but some things I just don't like to chance it.

Cheap or Free Curly's BBQ meat tubs-Cub in Shakopee

Update I found a $1/4 IP for the Yoplait. It's a Brinks so you should be able to print 2 from each computer. If you are able to get 4 IPs then it will bring your OP down to $2.50 on 20, plus you will get the coupon for 2 free at checkout. Brings the per cup cost down to just over $.11 each. Great Price!!!

Was at the Cub in Shakopee after church this afternoon and they had tubs of Curly's pulled pork, beef, and chicken on sale for $1. There are blinkie coupons out from a while ago for $1/1. I had two coupons and used both, but I think the expiration date on them was sometime in December.

They are only available until the supply is gone. At 1:00pm they were fully stocked, but I saw lots of employees going back to get them as they went on break.

The tubs are a little over 1lb so even without the coupon it is a great price. The expiration dates on the tubs I grabbed were all in December so there is a long time to use them up. I believe they also freeze well.

There is also a good deal on Yoplait Yogurt. Buy 20 for $10, get $2 off with the in ad coupon. You also get a Catilina coupon at the register for 2 free cups of Yoplait. There are also coupons out for them. I think the best coupons I could find were $.40/6 cups and then also 1 free cup WYB 6.

This is what it would look like
21/$10.50
$2 off 20 in ad coupon
-$.40/6
-$.40/6
-$.40/6
-Free WYB 6
-Free WYB 6
-Free WYB 6
Total =$5.80 + 2 free coupons catilina
23 cups total for $5.80=$.25 per cup

Free Carrots at Target!!

Target has not IP coupons out this week. There is a coupon for $1.00 off 1 to 3 lb bags of Green Giant baby carrots. 1lb bags are on sale this week for $.99. Looks like it is a great time to stock up on carrots!

5 Cans of Progresso Soup for $.50. Free after only one MF coupon

I just saw this posted and haven't confirmed yet, but did get the ad in my junk mail so I know at least in theory it should work.

Byerly's has Progresso soup on sale for 10/$11. There is also a sale that for every 5 General Mills participating products you get $5 off your order. Progresso is one of the products.

The deal should work in sets of 5 like this

5 soup=$5.50
-$5 off for buying 5 participating GM products
Total OOP $.50

There are also MF coupons out for these. I think they are $.50/2. I know I ordered some a few weeks ago and wasn't able to use them at Rainbow. I felt really bad about wasting them and now I am jumping up and down because it will make this into a small money maker.

It is reported that they are limiting this to 20 cans per person. Not sure if this truly means per person, or per transaction as there is usually some leway between the two. The deal is only available until October 9, so hurry and get your soup!!!

Here is a link to the ad and also a link to the their store locator so you can find the closest one.

This weeks Ad

Store locator

October Budget

I'm starting the budget for October. Because of the Glade deal it is a little hard to have exact figures. I had some Catilinas before the month started and being I didn't do anything for September this first post might look a little strange.

October 1

Rainbow
4 Glade Plug-ins $1.79, -2 Bogo Coupons=$4.05 after tax. Used up an old giftcard so no OOP. Recieved 4 $2 OYNO Catilinas.

Target
1.28 lb Grapes. Tried to use a $1/1 lb or more Target coupon, but casher said they were refusing ALL IP coupons, even all Target coupons. Printed a copy off the website at the Kiosk and brought it to CS to show them it was on their site and ask if the cashier was correct. The CSM came over and made a big deal out of the cashier was missinformed and gave me the grapes for free. It wasn't really a big deal to me. I just asked CS to make sure I knew what their policy was.

Cub Round #1
8 Glade Plug-ins $1.99
4 Cheese Nips $1.50
2 Doughnuts $.79
1 Kraft Singles $4.75
1 Kraft string Cheese $4.50
6 Carefree liners $1.39
Sales tax $1.68

Coupons used
2 $5/3 Carefree
4 Bogo Glade Plug-in
4 $1/1 Nabisco Crackers or cookies
2 Free Kraft cheese up to $4.99 WYB 2 Nabisco Crackers

Also used 7 $2 OYNO from previous Glade Plug in purchases
Total OOP $1.46
Recieved 8 $2 OYNO Catininals for the Glade and 1 $4 OYNO for the Cheese Nips

Cub Round #2
5 Hersey's baking chips $1.00
5 120 cnt HomeLife napkins $1.00
1.68lb grapes $3.34
2 Glade Plug-ins $1.99
Sales tax $.71

Coupons used
$3 off WYB 10 Cub in ad coupon for chips and napkins
1 BOGO coupon
5 $1/1 Homelife
Free first lb of grapes $1.99
3 $2 OYNO
Total OOP $.05
Recieved 2 $2 OYNO Catilinas

October 2
Target
1.29 grapes $1.29, $1/ 1lb or more of grapes=$.29 OOP

October 3
Target #1
10 pocket folders $.25
2 15oz Johnson's baby wash $3.19
4 CareFree liners $1.09
.98lb grapes
Tax $.37

Coupons used
3 $5/3 Carefree/Johnson's coupons
1 Free grapes coupons $1
Total OOP $1.34

Target #2
Grapes $.29 OOP after coupon
Cub
10 Homelife Napkins $1
12 Glade Plug-Ins $1.99
1.06 lb grapes $2.11
4 Stone Ridge Ice Cream $2.50
Tax $2.10

Coupons used
$3 off 10 in ad Cub coupon
$3 off 4 in ad Cub coupon
4 $.75/1 Stone Ridge MF coupons
6 BOGO Glade coupons
10 $1/1 Homelife coupons
1 First lb of grapes free =$1.99
7 $2 OYNO Catilinas
Total OOP $1.07
Recieved 12 $2 OYNO Catilinas

At the bottome of the receipt it says you saved a grand total of $46.93. This is a savings of 102%. Never seen that one before. It must not count the sales tax into the % off that it figures.

CVS
6 Welches grape juice $2.50 Used raincheck
25 boxes of cookies, clearanced to $.25 each
1 small notebook $.62
6 cans Swanson brooth $.50
1 Secret Deo $2.50
1 CVS vitamin D $2.99
3 Gallons milk $3.19
Coupons used
$10 ECB
$27.96 ECB
Total OOP $.97 on gift card
Received $2.99 ECB for Vitamins and $9 for the 6 juice
---20 boxes of cookies are for Simple Supper so I will receive $5

October 4
Cub #1
4 Great Northern Beans 1.63
10 Campbells' cream of mushroom soup $.99
6 Kidney Beans $1.59
Grapes $2.61
Cub 2 pk milk $6.58
Cub chocolate milk $3.99
Eggs $1.65

Coupons used
$3 off 10 Cub in ad coupon
$1 off chocolate milk in Cub booklet
Free Grapes $1.99
3 $.25/2 Campbells
5 $2 OYNo Coupons
Total OOP $24.15
Recieved
--$27.28 was items for Simple Supper so I will receive that back.

Walmart
2 Eggs $1.23
20 Corn Muffin mix $.38
1 Johnson's baby wash 9 oz $2.17
1 Johnson's baby wash 15 oz $3.27
4 Carefree Liners $1.08
Cabbage $.79
2 Celerey $.79
Tax $.35

Coupons used
2 $5/3 Johnson's/Carefree MF

Total OOP $12.54
Recieved
--$8.83 was for Simple Supper so I'll get that back

Cub #2
10 Campbells cream soupons $1
Sue bee Honey $3
Wheat Thins $3.50
3 Cheese Nips $1.50
8 Glade Plug-Ins $1.99
Grapes $2.05
4 Stone Ridge Ice Cream $2.50
9 CareFree $1.39
Tax $1.03

Coupons used
$3 off 10 Cub in ad coupon
$3 off 4 Cub in ad coupon
4 $.75/1 Stone Ridge Icecream
3 $1/1 Nabisco
4 BOGO Glade $1.99
Free Grapes $1.99
3 $.25/3 Campbell's
1 $1/1 Sue Bee honey peelie
1 Free Wheat Thins WYB Kraft products
1 $4 OYNO
3 $5/3 Carefree MF
8 $2 OYNO
Total OOP $.35
Recieved $4 OYNO, 8 $2 OYNO
--$6 was for Simple Supper so I'll get that back

Cub #3
4 Stone Ridge Ice Cream $2.50
10 Campbell's cream soup $1
1 dougnut $.75
Grapes $2.13
9 Carefree liners $1.39
Tax $.65

Coupons used
3 $5/3 Carefree MF
$3 off 10 Cub coupon
$3 off 4 Cub coupon
Free Grapes $1.99
3 $.25/3 Campbell's coupon
4 $.75/1 Stone Ridge Coupon
2 $2 OYNO
$4 OYNO
Total OOP $.65
Recieved
--$4 Was for Simple Supper so I'll get that back

Rainbow
8 Glade Plug-Ins $1.79
Tax $.93

Coupons used
4 BOGO coupons $1.79
4 $2 OYNO
Total OOP $.09
Recieved 8 $2 OYNO Catilinas

October
5
Cub foods
Bread $1.19
OOP $1.19

Total Spent This Round $43.18
Total Spent This Month $43.18
Total to Recieve from Simple Supper $51.11
Total Left for the Month $92.93 + OYNO coupons

Updates

I don't seem to be doing very well keeping up with the blog. It seems like since school started I've been going a lot of other things and haven't even been turning on the computer. I have wonderful intentions to keep up with it, but it seems to be the easiest thing to let slip because I'm not really sure anyone actually reads this.

Another reason why the blog has been suffering is that we are expecting in April. Although I am feeling much better this time around, I just don't have the energy to stay up until 2 am most nights and type up grocery lists.

Hopefully as I start to have a little more energy I will be able to get caught up on things and be posting more often. I have gotten about half the coupons clipped and filed, but that still leaves around 20+ inserts to go through.

I'm going to start October's budget and completely skip over September. I probably spend around $95 instead of $85. Not too bad, but still over budget. Lately there have been a lot of free items or money makes which will make this coming month a great stock up month.

I'm not holding as close to the $85 as before. With being pregnant, I don't have the energy to find the great deals and drive around to get them. Plus, I want to make sure I am getting the extra tings the baby will need, which aren't always on sale. I don't really want to go over, but if I do I'm not making a big deal out of it unless it is by a whole bunch.

Free Grapes

Two different stores are offering free grapes this week!

Cub has an in ad coupon for one free lb of grapes. No minimum purchase is required so you can just get grapes if you want.

Target has grapes for $1 per lb this week. There are new Target coupons out and one of them is for $1 off grapes minimum purchase of one lb. If you just get a pound then they will be free just like at Cub.

Back to the List

Getting back to the list for this week. I'll probably post one store at a time while I am making up my list for tomorrow. Right now I am working on Rainbow.

Rainbow
Kraft Mac n Cheese $.49 limit 4
Honeycrisp apples $1.79 per lb
Fresh Chicken leg quarters $.79 per lb
Snapps Appetixers $.99 Not sure on coupons. Will be checking on it
Orville Redenbacher's popcorn $2, -$1/1 MF=$1
Kemps half and half 16oz. $.79, not sure on MF
Kotex pantiliners $1, -$1/1 off any From All You mag=Free
Roundy's white top bread 24oz $.79
Campbell's Chicken noodle or tomato soup $.49, $.40/4=4/1.56 Limit 4
Raman Noodle Soup 20/$3

Quaker Instant oatmeal $1.79, -$1/1 IP or $1/1 high fiber MF=1/$.79
Quaker Old Fashion Oatmeal $1.79, -$.50/1=$1.29
Limit 4 total between the two types

Quaker snack bars, many varieties $1.29 Limit 4
Coupons available, granola bars $.75/2, possible others as well

There is another $5/3 coupon in the ad this week. There are a few things not included on the coupon this time and it also excludes trial size this time. Carefree is still included this time. If the small size is not consided trial they will be a good money maker at Target and Walmart.

What's good this week?

There are a lot of good deals this week. I've been looking all day so that I could get my coupons ordered. It seems like I am ordering coupons every week now. I either get something for myself, or something for church. This week is was 65 coupons for $1/1 Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers, and 20 BOGO Glade Gel Plug-Ins.

Both of these are for deals found at Cub. The veggies are on sale for $1 this week, meaning free after the coupon. It will help keep costs down for Simple Supper at church. The Glade Gel Plug-Ins have been on sale for $1.69. Each one purchased prints a $2 OYNO. It makes them a slight money maker of $.31 without any coupon. With the BOGO coupon each set of 2 will cost $1.69 and I will get 2 $2 OYNO for a total of $2.31 overage for each. This is banking that they will still be $1.69 by the time the coupons get here. If so I will have a total money maker of $41.85 if I deduct the $4.35 paid for coupons and shipping.

I think for now, considering my headache and the time of night or morning as it may be, I am going to leave it at this and hope to get back to all the deals a little later.

This week is super busy with a Seminets meeting tomorrow night, Double coupons and Simple Supper on Wednesday, Wedding setup Friday, and then the wedding on Saturday. I'll do my best to get a list typed up. It will depend on nap time on Tuesday and Thursday.

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