Our Shopping Day~ 03/07/2018

Another grocery shopping adventure Wednesday :)  As always, we dropped Nathan off at church and went shopping.  For this trip we needed to go to several stores.  Thankfully, we didn't need a whole lot in each store, so we were able to get in and out :)

Target
$11.96- Garnier Fructis X4
-3/2 Garnier Fructis cpn
-3/2 Garnier Fructis cpn
$5.96
-5.00 Target giftcard
$1.38- Total after tax and got $5 Target giftcard :)

PetSmart
$14.83- Cat Food

CVS
$0.99- Reese Egg
$2.99- Purex
$2.00- Brut
$5.98
-1.00 Brut cpn
-0.50 Purex cpn
-2.99 ECB
-0.74 Coupon Center cpn
$1.11 and got $2.50 ECB

CVS #2
$3.79- Garnier Fructis
$3.21- Garnier Fructis
$3.49- Colgate Total
$3.49- Colgate Total
$13.98
-2.00 Garnier Fructis printable cpn
-2.00 Garnier Fructis printable cpn
-2.00 Colgate Total cpn
-2.00 Colgate Total cpn
-2/2 Garnier Fructis CVS cpn
-2.50 ECB
$2.32- Total and got $4 ECB

CVS #3
$4.25- Loreal Elvive
$3.75- Loreal Elvive
$8.00
-4/2 Loreal Elvive cpn
-3 Beauty Bucks ECB
$1.30- Total and got $2 ECB

Dollar Tree
$4.00- Tissue X4
$3.00- Hand Soap X3
$2.00- Laundry Basket X2
$2.00- Dishwasher Pods X2
$11.66- Total after tax

Walmart
$5.78- Bird Seed
$5.98- Cat Litter
$0.48- Eggs
$1.21- Bananas
$4.00- Broccoli X4
$18.16- Total

Aldi
$3.96- Strawberries X4
$1.98- Frozen veggies
$1.49- Tomatoes
$0.89- Croutons
$3.58- Mozz Cheese X2
$1.29- Italian dressing
$1.49- Soy Sauce
$2.79- Blueberries
$4.88- Grapes
$2.19- Pepperoni
$1.98- Cucumbers
$1.49- Pretzels
$1.59- Tortilla Chips
$1.79- Bagels
$2.99- Apples
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$1.89- Salsa Con Queso
$0.85- Bread
$39.01- Total

Sam's Club
$4.98- Spinach
$3.96- Lettuce X2
$8.94

This trip will be included in our March Spending Post.  Our March Monthly Spending Post is where we document what we spend for the month.

Couponing Deals for the week of 03/04/2018

Couponing can be overwhelming and/or time consuming~ I was there.  Completely overwhelmed with coupons and deals.  It doesn't have to be.  My advice to new couponers is to take it slow.  Start by picking up a Sunday paper and focusing on 1 deal for the week and adding on as you feel more confident and comfortable.  Soon you will be couponing like a pro :)

If have ECB's and/or Register Rewards, go ahead and apply them to this week's deals to lower your out of pocket expense :)

To keep things super simple, here are my top couponing deals that are $10 and under:

CVS

Deal #1

Garnier Fructis- $7/2
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn AND
Use $3/2 Fructis cpn from 03/04 RP
Pay $2

Deal #2
Loreal Elvive- $8/2
Use $4/2 Loreal Elvive cpn from 03/04 RP
Pay $4 and get $2 ECB

Deal #3
Colgate Total toothpaste- $3.49
Use $2 Colgate Total cpn from 02/25 SS
Pay $1.49 and get $2 ECB
This deal has a limit of 2

Deal #4
Purex- $2.99
Use $0.50 Purex cpn from 02/11 RP
Pay $2.49 and get $1.50 ECB

Deal #5
Sure or Brut- $2
Use $1 Sure or Brut cpn from 03/04 SS
Pay $1 and get $1 ECB

Deal #6
Hershey single, Cadbury egg, mini eggs, Hershey egg or bunny ears- $0.99
Use $0.74 CVS Coupon Center cpn
Pay $0.24

Walgreens
Deal #1
Colgate Total toothpaste- $6/2
Use (2) $2 Colgate Total cpn from 02/25 SS
Pay $2 and get 4000 points

Deal #2
Garnier Fructis- $7/2
Use $3/2 Fructis cpn from 03/04 RP AND
$1 Fructis Walgreens Monthly Savings book
Pay $2

Deal #3
Loreal Elvive treatments- $5.99
Use $2 Loreal Elvive cpn from 03/04 RP AND
Use $2 Loreal Elvive treatment Walgreens Monthly Savings book cpn
Pay $1.99

Deal #4
Sure or Brut- $1.49
Use $1 Sure or Brut cpn from 03/04 SS
Pay $0.49

These are only a few of the amazing deals CVS and Walgreens have to offer.  To see more deals and matchups, click here for CVS and click here for Walgreens :)

Our Menu Plan for the week of 03/05/2018

How was your weekend?  We had a nice weekend.  We got some wood and had a building project in mind.  I love building things.  So, when hubby suggested it, I was more than happy to jump on board :)  We spent Saturday building little Michael a bed.  I love it~ he loves it :)  We spent Sunday playing board games, cards and just spending time with each other :)

Here are our menu plans for this week:

Breakfast

Overnight Oats with fruit X2

Pumpkin muffins with fruit X2

Banana Pancakes with fruit X2

Cereal with fruit

Lunch

Egg Avocado (Egg Salad) with fruit for me

Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner

Chicken Tater Tot Casserole with peas and salad

Tacos with corn and salad

Shredded Pork on bun with carrots and salad

Stroganoff  with peas and salad

Homemade Pizza and Movie Night :)

Nuggets, Mac & Cheese, carrots and salad
Leftovers

Snacks and Desserts

Apples

Grapes

Bananas

Strawberries

Carrots

Popcorn

Pretzels

Tortilla Chips with salsa

Oatmeal Raisin Bites

Cookies

No Bake Vegan Energy Balls

Chocolate PB Nice Cream

Rice Cakes with PB

Celery with PB and raisin

Walgreens deals for the week of 03/04/2018

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:

1) You must have as many items as manufacture's coupon

2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufacture's coupons

3) You are allowed 1 manufacture's coupon and 1 store coupon per item

4) When redeeming a Register Rewards against the same offer will not receive another RR

Check out Walgreens Coupon Policy here:)

Walgreens has a program called Balance Rewards. You earn points you can later redeem. Click here to read more about this program.

Arm & Hammer laundry- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Spend $10 on Easter Basket Essentials and get 2000 points

Dawn or Puffs- $0.99
$0.25 Dawn cpn- 03/04 P&G
$0.25 Puffs cpn- 03/04 P&G

Triaminic or Theraflu- $6.99
$1 Triaminic cpn- 03/04 RP
$1 Theraflu cpn- 03/04 RP

Colgate toothbrush or toothpaste- $6/2 and get 4000 points
$0.50 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 02/25 SS
$2 Colgate Total, Optic White, Enamel or Sensitive toothpaste cpn- 02/25 SS

Garnier Fructis- $7/2
$3/2 Fructis cpn- 03/04 RP
$1 Walgreens Monthly Savings book

Kellogg cereal or PopTart- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 02/11 RP

General Mills cereal- $5/2
Use $1/2 Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn OR
$0.75/2 General Mills cereal cpn- 02/11 SS
$1/3 General Mills cereal cpn- 02/25 SS

Sun or Snuggle- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
$0.50 Snuggle cpn- 02/04 RP

Angel Soft- $3.49
$0.50 Angel Soft cpn- 03/04 RP

Kleenex- $3.99
$0.50/3 Kleenex cpn- 01/28 SS

Arm & Hammer Spinbrush- $5.99
$1 Arm & Hammer Spinbrush cpn- 03/04 SS

Crest, Oral b toothbrush, toothpaste or mouthwash- $3.99 and get $5 RR when you buy 3
$1 Crest toothpaste cpn- 03/04 P&G
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 03/04 P&G
$1 Oral b toothbrush cpn- 03/04 P&G

Loreal Elvive- $8/2
$4/2 Loreal Elvive cpn- 03/04 RP
$2 Loreal Elvive cpn- 03/04 RP

Sure or Brut- $1.49
$1 Sure cpn- 03/04 SS
$1 Brut cpn- 03/04 SS

CVS deals for the week of 03/04/2018

Don't forget to....

1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email

2) Stop by the Red ExtraCare coupon center and get CVS cpns

3) You can use a manufacturer's cpn along with a CVS cpn

4) You can use a B1G1Free cpn along with a B1G1Free sale to get both products for FREE

To view CVS Coupon Policy- click here:)

Fructis- $7/2
Use $2 CVS Coupon Center cpn AND
$3/2 Fructis cpn- 03/04 RP

Loreal Elvive- $8/2 and get $2 ECB
$4/2 Loreal Elvive cpn- 03/04 RP
$2 Loreal Elvive cpn- 03/04 RP

Colgate Max, Total or 2in1 toothpaste- $3.49 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$0.25 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 02/25 RP
$2 Colgate Total cpn- 02/25 SS

Purex- $2.99 and get $1.50 ECB
$0.50 Purex cpn- 02/11 RP

Arm & Hammer laundry- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Hershey snack mix, dipped pretzels or Barkthins- $7/2 and get $1 ECB

Revlon Super Lustrous lip- $6.99 and get $4 ECB

Spend $12 on Almay and get $4 ECB

Spend $10 on Wet N Wild and get $5 ECB

Spend $12 on Sally Hansen and get $5 ECB
$1 Sally Hansen Miracle gel color or top coat cpn- 03/04 SS

Spend $12 on Garnier Nutrisse and get $4 ECB
$2 Garnier Nutrisse cpn- 03/04 RP

Spend $15 on Loreal Ever and get $5 ECB
$3 Loreal Ever cpn- 03/04 RP
$3 Loreal Ever cpn- 02/11 RP

Garnier Whole Blends- $7/2
$4/2 Garnier Whole Blends cpn- 03/04 RP

Spend $10 on Softsoap body wash, hand soap or Irish Spring bar and get $5 ECB

Sure or Brut- $2 and get $1 ECB
$1 Sure cpn- 03/04 SS
$1 Brut cpn- 03/04 SS

Gillette Daisy or Sensor 3 disposable razors- $4.99
$3 Venus or Daisy disposable razor cpn- 03/04 P&G
$2 Gillette disposable cpn- 03/04 P&G

Scope or Crest 3D White mouthwash- $3.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2
$1 Crest mouthwash cpn- 03/04 P&G

Colgate manual toothbrush- $3.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 2

Pantene- $12/3
$5/3 Pantene cpn- 03/04 P&G

Dawn- $0.99
$0.25 Dawn cpn- 03/04 P&G

Hershey single, Cadbury egg, mini eggs, Hershey eggs or bunny ears- $0.99
Use $0.74 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Spend $15 on NYX and get $5 ECB

Spend $15 on Physicians Formula and get $10 ECB

Tide or Gain- $5.44
Use $2 CVS App MFR cpn

March 2018 Monthly Spending

Here is where I will keep track of all we spend during the month of March.  With our recent guests, we went a little crazy with our budget.  We need to get back on track.  I have inventoried the freezer and panty and will use up what we currently have.  We have been trying to figure our what our grocery budget should look like for this month.  We have decided to go back to our divided budget, which looks like this: $200 for groceries, $20 for household, $20 for newspapers and couponing deals and $30 for cat food.  Let's see how we do this month :)

02/28/2018
$18.30- Walmart
$63.77- Aldi

03/07/2018
$1.38- Target
$1.11- CVS and got $2.50 ECB
$2.32- CVS #2 and got $4 ECB
$1.30- CVS #3 and got $2 ECB
$8.94- Sam's Club
$11.66- Dollar Tree
$14.83- PetSmart
$18.16- Walmart
$39.01- Aldi

03/14/2018
$3.96- Sam's Club
$16.21- Walmart
$60.87- Aldi

03/21/2018
$8.94- Sam's Club
$8.93- Walmart
$60.15- Aldi

$275.02 out of $200 grocery budget
$20.52 out of $20 household budget
$17.73 out of $20 for newspaper and coupon deals
$29.25 out of $30 for cat food

Our Shopping Day~ 02/28/2017

Happy March :)  I cannot believe it is March already.  Time just seems to be flying by so fast.

Well, its that time again.  Wednesday Shopping Day :)  I was not feeling well last night, so we only went to 2 stores.  Super simple and fast :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

Walmart
$2.94- Kale Spinach Mix
$1.78- Tortillas
$0.64- Bananas
$3.98- Almond Milk creamer
$2.48- Strawberries
$3.48- Just Mayo
$3.00- WW Rotini X3
$18.30

Aldi
$5.99- Paper Towels
$2.38- Cucumbers
$1.79- Mozz Cheese
$0.99- Cheese slices
$1.89- Grape Tomatoes
$2.79- Blueberries
$1.49- Marshmallow Stars cereal
$1.39- Cinn Crunch cereal
$1.79- Colby Jack cheese
$1.99- Lettuce
$3.19- Lunchmeat
$1.49- Ketchup
$0.65- Mustard
$1.30- Garbanzo beans X2
$1.29- Ranch dressing
$2.36- Bathroom tissue X4
$3.19- Peanut butter
$1.99- Almond Milk
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$3.58- Bagels X2
$1.40- Tuna
$6.98- Apples X2
$2.29- Creamer
$3.98- Grapes
$3.49- Bread X3
$1.70- Hamburger Buns X2
$63.77- Total

This trip will be included in our March Spending Post.  Our March Monthly Spending Post is where we document what we spend for the month.