My Shopping Day~ 01/07/2013

Going grocery shopping is always an adventure but pair it with being super exhausted and it becomes so much more interesting:)  Here are the details of our shopping adventures from yesterday:

CVS
$6.99- Stayfree- oops got the wrong size
$0.00- Stayfree- B1G1Free
$1.99- Mitchum
$8.89
-4.49- BOGO Stayfree cpn
-1.00- Mitchum cpn
$3.94 total after tax but I was very suprised with a $6 Fall Spending ECB:)

CVS #2
$4.19- Stayfree
$0.00- Stayfree B1G1Free
$2.49- Clear shampoo
$6.68
-2.49- Clear shampoo printable cpn
-4.49- BOGO Stayfree cpn
$0.03 Total after tax- my total was -0.30

Walgreens
$1.49- Cracker Jack D
$0.00 out of pocket- paid with Walgreens rebate card and got back $1.50 RR

Walmart
8.67- (3) gallons skim milk
$3.96- Brocolli
$1.28- Bologna
$2.00- Shred cheese
$2.82- Spaghetti sauce
$3.00- (3) boxes whole wheat spaghetti
$0.62- Bananas
$1.76- Lentils
$2.32- Lunchmeat
$1.00- Calculator for my coupon binder
$2.36- Bread
$31.84- Total after tax

Sam's Club
$3.22- Tomatoes
$9.67- PB
$4.49- Sugar
$1.78- Drinks for Kevin and I- needed some sugar:)
$19.68 Total after tax

This shopping trip has been added to our January Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of January.

Menu Plan for the week of 01/07/2013

Well this was supposed to be posted last night- but things didn't quite go as planned yesterday.  Little munchkin Michael decided that at 4:30am Monday morning, it was time to rise and shine and start the day.  Let's just say that between grocery shopping, homeschooling and taking the Christmas tree down etc, I was super exhausted.  So, here you go a day late- our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Oatmeal with raisins X2
Pumpkin muffins X2
Pancakes
Homemade Yogurt with oats and honey
Scrambled eggs, sausage and toast

Lunch
Sandwich, banana and popcorn

Dinner
Chicken & rice with corn
3 Cheese Chicken Garlic pasta with green beans
Taco bean rice with corn
Pancakes with homemade syrup
Chicken Noodle soup
Spaghetti with green beans and rolls
Broccoli cheesy rice

Snacks
Apple slices with PB
Carrots
Popcorn

What kind of yummy things do you have on your menu plan for this week?  Post below and let me know~ I would love to read all about it:)

Walgreens deals for the week of 01/06/2013

Things to keep in mind when shopping at Walgreens:
1) You must have as many items as manufactur's coupons
2) Register Rewards (RR) are considered manufactur's coupons
3) You are allowed 1 Manufactur's coupon and 1 store coupon per item
4) Cannot use RR printed from item to pay for same item and get RR's again~
For example- If you were to purchase Colgate for $3 and get $3 RR, if you purchase the Colgate again and use the RR's earned from the 1st Colgate purchase you will not earn the RR's again

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

Purex laundry detergent- $2.99
$1 Purex cpn- 01/06 RP

Nice food storage- Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

Nice honey- $1.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Nice Sugar or Flour- $2.19 with in ad cpn- Limit 4- Buy 2 and get 500 points

Trident- $3/3
$1/3 Trident cpn- 01/06 SS

Cracker Jack D- $1.49 and get $1.49 RR

Nestle candy- $1/2- Buy 4 and get 500 points

Hefty trashbags- $5.99
$1 Hefty waste bag cpn- 01/06 RP

One a Day- $6.99
$2 One a Day cpn- 01/06 SS
$5/2 Aleve, One a Day, Flintstones, Citracal, Vanquish or Bayer cpn- 01/06 SS

Boiglan kids smart- $7 and get $7 RR

Bausch & Lomb Ocuvite vitamins and supplements- $9.99
$5 Bausch & Lomb Ocuvite cpn- 01/06 SS
$3 Bausch & Lomb Ocuvite cpn- 11/11 SS

Alka Seltzer Plus- $4.99- Buy 2 and get 3000 points
$2 Alka Seltzer cpn- 01/06 SS
$2 Alka Seltzer Plus Cold cpn- 12/02 RP
$1 Alka Seltzer cpn- 12/02 RP

Aleve- $7.99- Buy 2 and get 3000 points
$2 Aleve cpn- 01/06 SS
$5/2 Aleve 40ct+ cpn- 12/02 RP
$2 Aleve 40ct+ cpn- 12/02 RP

Blistex- $1.59 each or $3/3

Neosporin Essentials trial pack- $12.99 - $12.99 Mail in Rebate
$2 Neosporin Essentials cpn- 01/06 SS

Listerine- $3.99
$1 Listerine Regular, Ultra Clean, Zero, Total Care or Flouride Defense cpn- 01/06 SS

Visine- $3.99
B1G1Free Visine cpn- 01/06 SS

Stayfree- $3.99
B1GFree Stayfree cpn- 01/06 SS

Colgate Optic White toothpaste, mouthwash or 360 clean toothbrush- $2.99- Buy 2 and get 2000 points or Buy 1 and get 750 points
$1 Colgate Optic White mouthwash cpn- 01/06 SS
$0.75 Colgate manual toothbrush cpn- 01/06 SS
$0.75 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 01/06 SS

Aquafresh Advanced or Extreme Clean toothpaste- $1.99
$1 Aquafresh Extreme Clean toothpaste cpn- 01/06 RP

Speed Stick- $5/2 - Buy 2 and get 2000 points

Mitchum- $1.99
$1 Mitchum cpn- 01/06 SS

Nivea lip- $5/2
$3/2 Nivea lip cpn- 01/06 RP

Zest bodywash or bar- $1.99 with in ad cpn- Limit 3

Lubriderm- $5.99
$2 Lubriderm cpn- 01/06 SS

Goody Ouchless Elastic- $2.99 and get $2 RR
$0.50 Goody Ouchless Elastic cpn- 01/06 SS

Special K cereal, bar, Cracker crisp or General Mills cereal- $7/3
$1/2 Kellogg's cereal cpn- 12/09 RP
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereals cpn- 01/06 SS
$1/2 General Mills cereal cpn- 12/09 SS
$1/2 General Mills Chex cpn- 12/09 SS

**This is not the entire Walgreens Register Rewards (RR) or Balance Reward Points sale items- these are some of the great deals I spotted in the upcoming Walgreens ad.**

CVS deals for the week of 01/06/2013

Don't forget to....
1) Go to cvs.com/email and sign up for the ExtraCare email and receive a $4/20 cpn
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

Good 'n Natural energy bar- $0.99
FREE Good 'n Natural bar cpn- 01/06 RP

Pure Protein single bars- $4/3
$1/2 Pure Protein bars cpn- 01/06 RP

Met Rx single bars- $5/3
$2/2 Met Rx bars cpn- 01/06 RP

Buy 2 Robitussin or Dimetapp and get $3 ECB- Limit 5
$1 Robitussin cpn- 12/09 RP
$1 Dimetapp kids cpn- 01/06 RP
$1 Dimetapp kids cpn- 12/09 RP

Buy 2 Coricidin HBP or Afrin and get $3 ECB- Limit 5
$2 Corcidin HBp cpn- 12/02 RP
$2 Afrin nasal spray cpn- 01/06 SS

Ricola- $3/2
$1/2 Ricola cpn- 01/06 SS

Boost- $6.99 and get $1 ECB

Culterelle Probiotic- $10 and get $10 ECB

Bayer A1C Now, Contour, Contour USB or Contour Next EZ- $9.99 and get $9.99 ECB

Buy Pampers diapers- $9.49 AND Pampers Wipes- $5.99 and get $3 ECB
$2/2 Pampers diapers cpn- 12/30 P&G
$0.50 Pampers wipes cpn- 12/30 P&G

Mitchum- $1.99
$1 Mitchum cpn- 01/06 SS

Polident or Poligrip- $4.79 and get $1 ECB - Limit 2

Toms of Maine deodorant or toothpaste- $6/2 and get $3 ECB- Limit 2

Stayfree- B1G1Free
Stayfree B1G1Free cpn- 01/06 SS

Lubriderm- $6.99- Part of the spend $30 and get $10 ECB deal
$2 Lubriderm cpn- 01/06 SS

Carefree liners- $2.49- Part of the spend $30 and get $10 ECB deal
$0.50 Carefree liner cpn- 01/06 SS

Clean and Clear facial or wipes- $4.99- Part of the spend $30 and get $10 ECB deal
$1 Clean and Clear cpn- 01/06 SS

Bengay- $5.49 and get $2 ECB
$2 Bengay cpn- 01/06 SS

Softsoap hand soap, bodywash, Irish Spring bodywash or bar- $3

Nivea bodywash or scrub- $4

Nivea lip- $5/2
$3/2 Nivea lip cpn- 01/06 RP

Revlon Nearly Naked makeup, Color Stay lip or Photo Ready BB Cream- $6.99 and get $2 ECB- Limit 6

Revlon nail- $5.49 and get $2 ECB- Limit 5

Trident gum- $3/3
$1/3 Trident cpn- 01/06 SS

Kellogg's Special K cereal or bars- $5/2 and get $1 ECB- Limit 5
$1/2 Kellogg's cereal cpn- 12/09 RP

Orbit gum- $3/3

Listerine Ultra Clean, Total Care or Advanced mouthwash- $3.99
$1 Listerine Regular, Ultra Clean, Zero, Total Care or Flouride Defense cpn- 01/06 SS
$2 CVS Coupon Center cpn

Kleenex- $0.99
$0.30/3 Kleenex cpn- 12/02 SS

Colgate Total, MaxFresh, MaxClean, 2in1 or single manual toothbrush- $5.98/2 and get 3 ECB- Limit 5
$0.75 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 01/06 SS
$0.75 Colgate manual toothbrush cpn- 01/06 SS

General Mills cereal- $10/3 and get 3 ECB
$1/3 General Mills Big G cereals cpn- 01/06 SS
$1/2 General Mills cereal cpn- 12/09 SS
$1/2 General Mills Chex cpn- 12/09 SS

**This is not the entire CVS ECB or sale items- these are some of the great deals I spotted in the upcoming CVS ad.**

January 2013 Monthly Spending

Here is where I will keep a list of our spending for the month of January.  We are going to attempt to have a $300 grocery budget. This is for everything for our family of 6 and 2 pets. We did well last month and spent around $287:)  Let's see how we do this month:

01/02/2013
$28.38- Sam's Club
$20.67- Walmart
$9.38- Dollar Tree

01/07/2013
$3.94- CVS and got back $6 ECB
$0.03- CVS #2
$0.00- Walgreens and got back $1.50 RR
$31.84- Walmart
$19.68- Sam's Club

01/14/2013
$0.82- Kroger
$2.20- Dollar Tree
$2.37- Walgreens and got $1 RR and 100 Bonus Points
$3.67- Sam's Club
$5.09- Martins
$5.60- CVS and got back $9 ECB's
$21.26- Walmart

01/21/2013
$2.58- CVS and back $6 ECB
$2.67- Walgreens and got back $4.50 RR's
$4.41- Kroger
$4.20- Dollar Tree
$19.87- Sam's Club
$32.23- Walmart
$1.24- Martins

01/28/2013
$19.84- Walmart
$9.62- Sam's Club
$2.58- Kroger
$1.86- Martins

$256.03- Total for January 2013

I think we did really well this month for staying below $300:)  I can't wait to see how we do next month.

My Shopping Day~ 01/02/2012

Yesterday seemed like a Monday for the entire day.  Probably because I was out doing our weekly grocery shopping since we had been gone from Christmas until New Years Day. 

Here are our shopping trip details:

Sam's Club
$6.92- Capri Sun
$2.98- Carrots
$4.59- Eggs
$5.22- Coffee Creamer
$7.98- Oatmeal
$28.38- Total after tax

Dollar Tree
$1.00- Gallon zip bags
$4.00- (4) pkgs toilet paper
$1.00- 2013 wall calendar- oops just realized I didn't have a 2013 calendar
$1.00- 9V batteries
$1.00- Cotton balls
$1.00- Sunbeam bread
$9.38- Total after tax

Walmart
$11.56- (4) gallons skim milk
$2.32- Lunchmeat
$0.94- Spaghetti sauce
$1.38- Kidney beans
$1.03- Bananas
$1.00- Glitter
$1.87- Super Glue
$20.67- Total after tax

This shopping trip has been added to our January Monthly Spending post, where I keep track of what we spend for the month of January.

Menu Plan for the week of 12/31/2012

We hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas and a safe and happy New Year:)  We had a blast visiting family in both Virginia and North Carolina.  We ate, enjoyed each other's company, ate some more......  We had fun and stayed up way too late.  As much as we enjoyed seeing and visiting with everyone, we are glad to be back home. Now, we need to get back into the swing of things.

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Breakfast with the inlaws Monday and Tuesday
Banana Bread
Pumpkin muffins X2
Baked Oatmeal X2

Lunch
Lunch with the inlaws Monday and Tuesday
Sandwich, chips and banana

Dinner
Dinner with the inlaws Monday
Chicken Noodle Soup with grilled cheese
Chocolate Chip pancakes and fruit
Chili over cornbread
Chicken Alfredo with green beans and rolls
Chicken Potpie
3 Cheese Chicken Garlic Pasta with green beans

Snacks and desserts
Marshmallows and other sweets sent home with us from NC
Carrot sticks
Apple Slices
Popcorn

How was your Christmas and New Year festivities?  I would love to hear about them:)