Safeway
Noodle Roni normally $3.38 ea
on sale for $0.99 (bought 2)
Kix Cereal normally $4.49 (bought 3)
on sale for $1.50 when you buy 5 boxes
3 coupons for $.075 off
= .75 each
Cheeze it Reduced Fat Crackers normally $3.49
on sale $2.99
$1.50 off coupon
= 1.49
Life Cereal normally $3.99
on sale $2.00 each (bought 10)
Corn Flakes Cereal normally $3.49
on sale $1.00 each (bought 2)
Wishbone dressing normally $3.39
on sale $0.99
coupon $0.75 off
= $0.24
Angel Soft TP 4 pk normally $1.79
on sale $0.99
Lean Pocket normally $3.00
on sale $2.00
coupon $.50 off
= $1.50
Sargento shredded Cheese normally $3.49
on sale $2.99
coupon $1.50 off
$1.49
Cantelope normally $2.99
on sale for $0.77
Total amount out of pocket (including tax): $32.80
Total full price value of groceries taken home: $85.35
Monday, August 31, 2009
Shopping Trip 8/31/09
As an example of the shopping I've been doing, and because I'm so excited about it, let me record the shopping I did today.
CVS
Cheeze it crackers 4.5 oz normally $1.99
Oreo Double Stuff 6 oz normally $1.99
Ritz Cracers 4 oz normally $1.99
Wheat Thins 4 oz normally $1.99
Club Crackers 5.25 oz normally $1.99
Sale - buy 5 for $5
coupon - $0.75 off
$1 ECB from CVS
= $3.25 total $0.65 ea
1 Gallon Milk $1.99 normally $2.49
1 Glade Candle $6.99
$2.00 off coupon
$6.99 ECB from CVS
= PROFIT of $2.00
Used $4.00 ECB from prior trip
Total Amount Paid out of pocket: $7.75 (including Tax)
Total Amount of ECB received for future trip - $7.99
PROFIT of $0.24
Full Price Value of merchandise taken home: $19.43
Walgreens
Battery Operated Tea Light (my first Halloween purchase!!! Hooray!) Normally $1.69
with coupon $0.79 ea (purchased 3)
Jello Normally $1.19 ea
on sale 2 for $1 with Walgreens coupon
Manufacturer coupon $0.50 off 2
total paid $0.25 ea
5 lb bag of sugar normally $3.19
coupon $0.70 off
$2.49
Used $5.00 Register Reward (RR) from prior trip
Total Amount Paid out of pocket $0.57 (including tax)
Full Price of Merchandise taken home - $10.64
KMART
** Note**
I don't usually go to Kmart, but they are doubling coupons this week only
ALSO - I got a couple extra things (gift and paid extra for Tide) to qualify for double coupon, must have $25 in merchandise to participate
Rimmel Mascara normally $3.29 (purchased 2)
doubled coupon - FREE FOR BOTH
Huggies wipes normally $2.99
doubled $.50 coupon
paid $1.99
Tide normally $8.45
doubled $1.00 off coupon
paid $6.45
Pringles Honey Mustard Chips (mmm!) normally $1.89 ea (purchased 2)
doubled $1.00 off coupon
paid $1.78 for 2 or $0.89 ea
Carnation Instant Breakfast 3.99
gift for my brother
Paper Towels normally $0.99
Free with coupon
Used $3.00 Register reward from prior trip
Total Amount Paid out of pocket: $15.43 (including Tax)
Full Price Value of merchandise taken home: $26.78
Target
** Note** I don't usually go to Target (waiting for my Target to open 10/11/09!) but for this deal I decided the trip was worth it
Mt Dew Code Red normally $1.89
sale - paid $0.89
Dove Peanut Butter Chocolates normally $2.99
$1.00 Target coupon AND $1.00 manufacturer coupon
total paid $0.99
Shiick Quattro Titanium Razor normally $7.94
On sale for $6.99
$4.00 coupon
total paid $2.99
Dryers Slow Churned Ice Cream
(these coupons are from my ice cream party)
Purchased 5 cartons - normally $4.69 ea
on sale for $2.50 ea
2 Totally FREE coupons
3 $1.00 off coupons
$5.00 gift card when you buy 5 cartons of Dryers
Total paid for 5 full size Dryers - PROFIT $.50
Total Amount Paid out of pocket: $9.82 (including Tax)
Total Amount of gift cards received for future trip $5.00
Full Price Value of merchandise taken home: $36.27
Shopping Day Totals
Paid out of Pocket: $33.57
Gift Cards Received for future Trips: $12.99
Full Price Value of merchandise taken home: $93.12
See why I'm excited!! : )
CVS
Cheeze it crackers 4.5 oz normally $1.99
Oreo Double Stuff 6 oz normally $1.99
Ritz Cracers 4 oz normally $1.99
Wheat Thins 4 oz normally $1.99
Club Crackers 5.25 oz normally $1.99
Sale - buy 5 for $5
coupon - $0.75 off
$1 ECB from CVS
= $3.25 total $0.65 ea
1 Gallon Milk $1.99 normally $2.49
1 Glade Candle $6.99
$2.00 off coupon
$6.99 ECB from CVS
= PROFIT of $2.00
Used $4.00 ECB from prior trip
Total Amount Paid out of pocket: $7.75 (including Tax)
Total Amount of ECB received for future trip - $7.99
PROFIT of $0.24
Full Price Value of merchandise taken home: $19.43
Walgreens
Battery Operated Tea Light (my first Halloween purchase!!! Hooray!) Normally $1.69
with coupon $0.79 ea (purchased 3)
Jello Normally $1.19 ea
on sale 2 for $1 with Walgreens coupon
Manufacturer coupon $0.50 off 2
total paid $0.25 ea
5 lb bag of sugar normally $3.19
coupon $0.70 off
$2.49
Used $5.00 Register Reward (RR) from prior trip
Total Amount Paid out of pocket $0.57 (including tax)
Full Price of Merchandise taken home - $10.64
KMART
** Note**
I don't usually go to Kmart, but they are doubling coupons this week only
ALSO - I got a couple extra things (gift and paid extra for Tide) to qualify for double coupon, must have $25 in merchandise to participate
Rimmel Mascara normally $3.29 (purchased 2)
doubled coupon - FREE FOR BOTH
Huggies wipes normally $2.99
doubled $.50 coupon
paid $1.99
Tide normally $8.45
doubled $1.00 off coupon
paid $6.45
Pringles Honey Mustard Chips (mmm!) normally $1.89 ea (purchased 2)
doubled $1.00 off coupon
paid $1.78 for 2 or $0.89 ea
Carnation Instant Breakfast 3.99
gift for my brother
Paper Towels normally $0.99
Free with coupon
Used $3.00 Register reward from prior trip
Total Amount Paid out of pocket: $15.43 (including Tax)
Full Price Value of merchandise taken home: $26.78
Target
** Note** I don't usually go to Target (waiting for my Target to open 10/11/09!) but for this deal I decided the trip was worth it
Mt Dew Code Red normally $1.89
sale - paid $0.89
Dove Peanut Butter Chocolates normally $2.99
$1.00 Target coupon AND $1.00 manufacturer coupon
total paid $0.99
Shiick Quattro Titanium Razor normally $7.94
On sale for $6.99
$4.00 coupon
total paid $2.99
Dryers Slow Churned Ice Cream
(these coupons are from my ice cream party)
Purchased 5 cartons - normally $4.69 ea
on sale for $2.50 ea
2 Totally FREE coupons
3 $1.00 off coupons
$5.00 gift card when you buy 5 cartons of Dryers
Total paid for 5 full size Dryers - PROFIT $.50
Total Amount Paid out of pocket: $9.82 (including Tax)
Total Amount of gift cards received for future trip $5.00
Full Price Value of merchandise taken home: $36.27
Shopping Day Totals
Paid out of Pocket: $33.57
Gift Cards Received for future Trips: $12.99
Full Price Value of merchandise taken home: $93.12
See why I'm excited!! : )
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A few little updates
I realize it's been a while, so I thought I ought to put a few things down because I know I do have a few friends who follow me on here.
First, Ben's last pathology report came back with no cancer so the surgery and radiation did the trick! He has another surgery tomorrow to get everything put back together, and then a couple more rounds of chemo, but I for one am feeling relieved. (Easy for me to say, I don't live with it everyday.)
Also, I have been searching for work, as I was not able to stay on at the daycare due to the suffering economy. No hard feelings or anything, I love Janicca as much or more than ever seeing how much she loves the kids she watches. In fact, seeing how great she is with babies and knowing how much I struggle, I'm fully prepared to "share" my next one (God willing) with her until they are a year old (aka fun).
Verizon has offered me a job back, so the current plan is to return to work there effective 9/25, but I will work nights and have Thurs/Fri off (I think, still subject to change) so I will be impossible to contact for 6 - 12 months. Just send me a text, email, etc. and I'll reply when I can.
For anyone in the area, I did win that Ice cream party for 100 from Dryers, and it will be in my front yard on 9/18, so please contact me if you plan to come (YOU CAN!!)
ON the boy front - he is learning to read. Seriously! He can read about five or six words now - Go, What, Key, Duck, etc. and we are learning to sound out words, so I am having a TON of fun watching it all come together in his mind.
Finally, I want to say this right. I tend to be good with tact but have all the spirit of a bull elephant. I think being a stay at home mom is a totally respectable and admirable choice. However, I am not sure that it suits me. I love my boy, but I tend to be bad at homemaker things like keeping up with the house and cooking. I have found something that I am enjoying and I feel like I am adding value to our families bottom line while I look for work. I am coupon-ing! I've cut our weekly grocery budget in half and and I am bringing in more food. I am a bit dictated by what goes on sale, not what we prefer, but for us this is working. If nothing else I can stock up our pantry and food storage, which is most always woefully lacking. (No joke, my food storage is a box of hot cocoa, about 13 packages of spaghetti noodles, and a lot of water. That's all. At least I could add some sauce right? ugh.) For all three of us, I'm spending about $50 a week now. Hooray!
For anyone who wants more info on how to do all that (it is A LOT of work, but I think worth it) send me a message and I"ll get back to you with more info.
Thanks and big hugs to you all!
First, Ben's last pathology report came back with no cancer so the surgery and radiation did the trick! He has another surgery tomorrow to get everything put back together, and then a couple more rounds of chemo, but I for one am feeling relieved. (Easy for me to say, I don't live with it everyday.)
Also, I have been searching for work, as I was not able to stay on at the daycare due to the suffering economy. No hard feelings or anything, I love Janicca as much or more than ever seeing how much she loves the kids she watches. In fact, seeing how great she is with babies and knowing how much I struggle, I'm fully prepared to "share" my next one (God willing) with her until they are a year old (aka fun).
Verizon has offered me a job back, so the current plan is to return to work there effective 9/25, but I will work nights and have Thurs/Fri off (I think, still subject to change) so I will be impossible to contact for 6 - 12 months. Just send me a text, email, etc. and I'll reply when I can.
For anyone in the area, I did win that Ice cream party for 100 from Dryers, and it will be in my front yard on 9/18, so please contact me if you plan to come (YOU CAN!!)
ON the boy front - he is learning to read. Seriously! He can read about five or six words now - Go, What, Key, Duck, etc. and we are learning to sound out words, so I am having a TON of fun watching it all come together in his mind.
Finally, I want to say this right. I tend to be good with tact but have all the spirit of a bull elephant. I think being a stay at home mom is a totally respectable and admirable choice. However, I am not sure that it suits me. I love my boy, but I tend to be bad at homemaker things like keeping up with the house and cooking. I have found something that I am enjoying and I feel like I am adding value to our families bottom line while I look for work. I am coupon-ing! I've cut our weekly grocery budget in half and and I am bringing in more food. I am a bit dictated by what goes on sale, not what we prefer, but for us this is working. If nothing else I can stock up our pantry and food storage, which is most always woefully lacking. (No joke, my food storage is a box of hot cocoa, about 13 packages of spaghetti noodles, and a lot of water. That's all. At least I could add some sauce right? ugh.) For all three of us, I'm spending about $50 a week now. Hooray!
For anyone who wants more info on how to do all that (it is A LOT of work, but I think worth it) send me a message and I"ll get back to you with more info.
Thanks and big hugs to you all!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Welp, I've pulled out my Christmas music for the year
I just love the spirit it brings. There is plenty of drama around here, just like every place else these days, and I am doing all I can to stay centered.
Andy is having major back problems, I was laid off and am now interviewing again, and Andy's job ends sometime soon so we have tons of job and financial stress.
Not that I expect our trials are more overwhelming than anyone else's but it's plenty for us. I've heard lots and lots of sad stories, seems like every house has one. I am very, very happy to see what this depression is doing for our community and country though. It seems like people are getting more centered around what is important (I know we are!) and I think less excess is good for a person, although we don't really give that up voluntarily.
The big thing that has been bothering me is this: there seems to be a movement towards focusing ones life around being happy. Not that a person should not be happy, but please let me be clear:
LIFE IS NOT ABOUT BEING HAPPY.
Life is doing what you should, what you can, to help, to do the right thing, to be content with ones lot in life, to make friends and be content in your place. We should be happy with where we are. Not that you can't strive to improve or have ambition for a better life, you can and should! But this grand scheme of orgaizing an entire life around what makes one selfishly happy is just wrong. Life is about doing the right thing.
Not doing all you can to care for your kids because it's hard for you?! Not standing up for truth because it is scary and you don't want to? Not doing the right thing because it requires too much effort?
What about long term happiness people? Let's get on that train! Less whining, more eternal salvation!
As for me, and getting along in my world, I'll still take you in and care for you if you feel differently than me because that is the right thing to do, but for me to really respect you, please know that some emotional fortitude is required. Eyes on the prize!
Andy is having major back problems, I was laid off and am now interviewing again, and Andy's job ends sometime soon so we have tons of job and financial stress.
Not that I expect our trials are more overwhelming than anyone else's but it's plenty for us. I've heard lots and lots of sad stories, seems like every house has one. I am very, very happy to see what this depression is doing for our community and country though. It seems like people are getting more centered around what is important (I know we are!) and I think less excess is good for a person, although we don't really give that up voluntarily.
The big thing that has been bothering me is this: there seems to be a movement towards focusing ones life around being happy. Not that a person should not be happy, but please let me be clear:
LIFE IS NOT ABOUT BEING HAPPY.
Life is doing what you should, what you can, to help, to do the right thing, to be content with ones lot in life, to make friends and be content in your place. We should be happy with where we are. Not that you can't strive to improve or have ambition for a better life, you can and should! But this grand scheme of orgaizing an entire life around what makes one selfishly happy is just wrong. Life is about doing the right thing.
Not doing all you can to care for your kids because it's hard for you?! Not standing up for truth because it is scary and you don't want to? Not doing the right thing because it requires too much effort?
What about long term happiness people? Let's get on that train! Less whining, more eternal salvation!
As for me, and getting along in my world, I'll still take you in and care for you if you feel differently than me because that is the right thing to do, but for me to really respect you, please know that some emotional fortitude is required. Eyes on the prize!
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