Our Menu Plan for the week of 08/08/2021

How was your weekend?

We are trying to get back into a school routine with the boys.  Week 1 wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be :)  So far so good.  The boys are liking their subjects this year, so far :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Choice of Muffins, Fruit, Oatmeal, cereal, waffles, pancakes or bagels

Lunch

Sandwich with carrots and fruit or leftovers

Dinner

Tamale Pie with green beans and salad
Chicken Parm Casserole with corn and salad
Taco with carrots and salad
Nuggets, Mac N Cheese with carrots and salad- fun dinner with my boys :)

Taco Casserole with corn and salad
Pizza with salad
Meatball subs with carrots and salad

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
Protein Energy balls

Walgreens deals for the week of 08/08/2021

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

Colgate toothpaste- $4~ Buy 2 and get $4 Walgreens Cash Rewards
$3/2 Colgate toothpaste Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$1/2 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 08/01 SS

Crest or Oral b- $3~ Buy 2 and get $4 Walgreens Cash Rewards
$5/3 Crest or Oral b Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn 

Kellogg or PopTart- $1.88
$0.50 Kellogg Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$1/3 Kellogg PopTart cpn- 07/25 Save
$1/3 Kellogg cereal cpn- 07/25 Save

Arm & Hammer laundry- Buy 1 Get 2 FREE

Scott or Kleenex- $5
$1.25 Scott or Kleenex Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

All or Snuggle- $2.99 and get $1 Walgreens Cash Rewards

Tide- $4.99
$2 Tide Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$2 Tide cpn- 08/01 P&G

Purex- $7.99
$3 Purex Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Persil- $11.99 and get $3 Walgreens Cash Rewards

Gain- $9.99
$2 Gain Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$2 Gain cpn- 08/01 P&G
$2 Gain cpn- 07/04 P&G

Irish Spring or Softsoap- $3.99
$2 Irish Spring or Softsoap Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn

Colgate toothpaste- $2.99~ Buy 2 and get $3 Walgreens Cash Rewards
$3/2 Colgate toothpaste Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$1/2 Colgate toothpaste cpn- 08/01 SS

Gillette disposable razor- $8 and get $4 RR

Gillette razor- $10 and get $4 RR
$3 Gillette razor Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
$3 Gillette razor cpn- 08/01 P&G

CVS deals for the week of 08/08/2021

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:)

Hershey kisses or minis- $6/2 and get $1 ECB

Clairol Natural Instincts, Nice N Easy or Root Touch Up- $15/2 and get $2 ECB
$6/2 Clairol Natural Instincts, Nice N Easy or Root Touch Up cpn- 08/08 SS

Huggies Pull Ups Jumbo pack- $9.99
$2 Huggies Pull Up cpn- 08/08 SS

Spend $15 on Almay and get $6 ECB

Spend $12 on Loreal and get $3 ECB
$3 Loreal mascara cpn- 08/01 Save
$2 Loreal lip cpn- 08/01 Save
$2 Loreal Le Color Gloss cpn- 08/01 Save
$2 Loreal face cosmetic cpn- 08/01 Save

Crest ProHealth, Complete or 3D White toothpaste- $3.99~ Buy 3 and get $5 ECB- Limit 2
$5/3 Crest toothpaste CVS App MFR cpn

Chips Ahoy or Ritz- $6 and get $1.25 ECB

Oreo- $7/2 and get $1.25 ECB

Tide Simply- $3.94
$1 Tide Simply CVS App MFR cpn
$1 Tide Simply pods cpn- 07/04 P&G

August 2021 Monthly Spending

Here is what we purchased for the month of August :)

07/31/2021
$4.20- Dollar Tree
$37.77- Walmart
$33.02- Walmart
$32.05- Sam's Club

08/07/2021
$2.83- CVS and got $4 ECB
4.07- Dollar Tree
$26.10- Sam's Club
$35.73- Walmart
$61.58- Aldi

08/14/2021
$32.40- Sam's Club
$36.57- Walmart
$40.08- Aldi

08/21/2021
$6.50- CVS and got $4 ECB
$26.68- Sam's Club
$29.04- Walmart
$50.93- Aldi

$393.79 out of $300 for groceries
$65.82 out of $100 for everything else

Shopping Trip~ 07/31/2021

Our 1st shopping trip for the month of August :)

Here is what we purchased:

Dollar Tree
$1.00- Cinnamon Toast Crunch Churros
$1.00- Gallon zip bags
$2.00- Parchment paper
$4.20- Total

Aldi
$0.99- Graham Crackers
$1.79- Chicken Broth
$3.79- Coconut Oil
$1.18- Potatoes
$0.95- Chili powder
$0.95- Sour cream
$1.49- Pie Crust 
$3.79- Meatballs
$0.79- Whipped topping
$5.07- Mozz and Cheddar cheeses
$1.79- Almond Milk
$2.79- Blueberries
$1.29- Kettle chips
$1.79- Creamer
$2.33- Grapes
$1.45- Ketchup
$2.55- Pasta sauce X3
$2.99- Poppy Seed dressing
$37.77- Total

Walmart
$3.38- Dishwasher liquid
$2.08- Cereal
$2.00- Penne pasta
$4.00- Broccoli
$1.98- Cranberry pecan salad toppings
$1.34- Wonton Strips
$1.34- Tortilla Strips
$0.92- Chipotle dressing
$2.44- Pepperoni
$1.33- Tortilla
$3.36- Green beans X4
$0.50- Onion
$5.60- Popcorn
$2.53- Eggs
$33.02- Total

Sam's Club
$9.15- PB Fit
$4.24- Lettuce
$8.98- Potatoes
$9.68- Chicken Breasts
$32.05- Total

This trip will be included in our August Spending Post~ where we document what we spend for the month :)

Couponing Deals for the week of 08/01/2021

 Couponing can be overwhelming and/or time consuming~ I was there.  Completely frustrated with the amount of 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 creating quite the stockpile :)

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 :)

Don't forget to check your CVS & Walgreens Apps to see if there are any personalized coupons that you can apply to what you are purchasing :)

To keep things super simple, here are some couponing deals that are under $10:

CVS 

Deal #1
$7.98/2- Colgate toothpaste
Use $1/2 Colgate toothpaste cpn from 08/01 SS
Pay $6.98 and get $5 ECB

Deal #2

$2.99- Hershey kisses or minis
Pay $2.99 and get $1 ECB

Deal #3

$2/2- Hershey singles
Use $1/2 Hershey CVS App cpn
Pay $1.00

Deal #4

$8/2- Elvive
Use $3/2 Elvive cpn from 08/01 Save
Pay $5.00 and get $3 ECB

Deal #5

$17.97/3- Schick or Skintimate disposable razors
Use $3 Schick or Skintimate disposable CVS App cpn
Use $3 Schick disposable cpn from 07/18 SS
Use $3 Skintimate disposable cpn from 07/18 SS
Pay $8.97 and get $5 ECB

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Walgreens 

Deal #1

$8/2- Colgate
Use $4/2 Colgate Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
Pay $4.00 and get $4 Walgreens Cash Rewards

Deal #2

$6.99- Snuggle
Use $1.50 Snuggle cpn from 07/18 Save
Pay $5.49 and get $2 Walgreens Cash Rewards

Deal #3

$2.79/3- Complete Home bags
Buy 1 Get 1 FREE- no coupons needed :)

Deal #4

$5.98/2- Colgate 
Use $1/2 Colgate cpn from 08/01 SS
Pay $4.98 and get $4 RR

Deal #5

$5.96/4- Softsoap hand soap
Use $0.75 Softsoap Walgreens Clip to Card MFR cpn
Pay $5.21 and get $4 Walgreens Cash Rewards

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 08/01/2021

Happy August :)  I can't believe we are in August already.  This year seems to be flying by so quickly.  

How was your weekend?  We spent the weekend at home trying to get everything organized for our first day of school :)  So exciting :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast
Choice of Muffins, Fruit, Oatmeal, cereal, waffles, pancakes or bagels

Lunch

Sandwich with carrots and fruit or leftovers

Dinner

Ravioli with crescent rolls, green beans and salad
Teriyaki Chicken with mashed potatoes, green beans and salad
Taco with carrots and salad
Meatball casserole with green beans and salad

Lemon Garlic Chicken with potatoes, green beans and salad

Homemade pizza with salad

Cheeseburger Pie with green beans and salad

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
Protein Energy balls