Rebate Round-Up

February 17, 2009 by

Here are a few rebates that correspond well with recent (or current) CVS deals:

*Madagascar 2/Bird’s Eye Voila Rebate: click here to download the form

Mail in proof of purchase from Madagascar 2 and 2 bags of Bird’s Eye Voila (offer valid 2/10/09-5/15/09)

Click here to print a coupon for $1 off any Bird’s Eye Voila product

*Madagascar 2/Hostess Rebate: click here to download the form

Receive a $4 rebate check by mail when you purchase Madagascar 2 and and two family size packages of Hostess products between 2/6/09 and 4/30/09

Here’s a link to a coupon for $.50 off any Hostess 100 calorie packs snack

*Today is the last day to mail in your Pepsi rebate forms

CVS DEAL
*Buy 2 Natural Dentist 16 oz mouthwash/rinse – $9.99 (earn $4 ECB per mouthwash/rinse)

Use 2 $2/1 printables here

Spend $15.98 (hopefully pay with ECBs), earn $8 ECB
$10 MIR WYB 2 – print it here

Total profit (after ECBs and MIR) = $2.02

If you are new to completing rebate offers, click here for some tips.

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My $40 weekly grocery budget shopping trip

February 16, 2009 by

If you’re just starting to read my blog, you may want to click here to read about my challenge for 2009, so you’ll get a better understanding of how this all works. My Kroger stores triple three like coupons up to .35 face value and double three like coupons up to .50 face value. My Randalls stores triple one like coupon up to .35 face value and double one like coupon up to .50 face value.

Here’s a summary of my trips for the week:

Kroger – Total OOP = $22.69 – Some of the items we purchased are not pictured here (the “cold” stuff mainly) Here’s what we got: 2 cans 98% FF cream of chicken soup, 2 cans 98%FF cream of mushroom soup, 6 boxes BC Fruit Stickerz, 20 flour tortillas, Blue Bell ice cream (1/2 gallon), 2 pounds grapes, saltines, Pace Picante sauce, Olive Oil, 2 cans enchilada sauce, 6 cans Chef Boyardee ravioli and ABCs&123s, and 1 gallon milk. The biggest budget killer in this group is the EVOO which was $4.79 for the store brand! I have a catalina for $1.50 OYNP from the Fruit Stickerz. I sent my husband on this shopping run and I think it’ll be awhile before he goes again. One of the “Daytona” items didn’t show up on the receipt. I go through this regularly when I shop because my store doesn’t mark things very well, so you have to guess which items “count” and I end up at customer service trying to work it all out.

CVS: Total OOP = $0, earned $21.97 ECB – My store starts the Sunday sale early, so I was able to get some items from both weeks all at once! You can check out my scenarios for this week here.

Target: Total OOP = $18.65 ($14.97 without the dog treats) – Here’s what I got: 2 boxes Quaker granola bars, 2 boxes Kashi breakfast bars, 2 packages Market Pantry juice (8 packs), 2 cans Progresso soup, 1 gallon whole milk, 1 package Kraft cheese sticks, 10 packages Juicy Juice (8 ct) (we will be well stocked on juice for awhile now! I paid $3.80 for all 10 boxes…the regular price without coupons would have been $22.50!), 8 containers Yoplait yogurt, 4 boxes Kelloggs Pop Tarts. The coupon match-ups are here.

Here are my updated savings totals: (if you’re new to my blog and not familiar with my savings goals, click here

Baby Emergency fund – $793.10(Goal = $1000) – added $4.49 payment from Theraflu rebate, $9 rebate from Caregivers Marketplace, $3 payment from Pinecone Research, and $11.69 payment from Associated Content
Gift savings – $132.42 (Goal = $1500)
Rolling entertainment fund – $0 (Goal = $500)

*$10 in Target gift cards thanks to Lila Guide
*$10 in Amazon gift cards thanks to Swagbucks

I haven’t had a chance yet this week to update my savings totals.

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Menu Planning Monday: My Menu for the week of 2/15

February 15, 2009 by

I posted a lot of information about my family and how we plan meals in this initial post.

Sunday – Chicken enchiladas – our entire family loves this recie!

Ingredients:
1 can cream of chicken soup (I use the 98% FF kind)
1 can cream of mushroom soup (I use the 98% FF kind)
2 cans green enchilada sauce
1 8 oz-16 oz. tub of sour cream (depends how spicy you want the enchiladas….I usually ad the 16 oz to tone it down some for my kids)
2-3 chicken breasts, shredded (if I’m in a hurry, I use canned chicken)
1 lb. cheese, shredded
1 dozen flour tortillas (you could use corn also)

Add cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, and enchilada sauce to a pan. Cook on medium low heat, stirring occasionally. When sauce is will mixed and starts to thin, add sour cream. Continue stirring occasionally until the sauce is well mixed and thinned out. Place a layer of the sauce along the bottom of a 9X13 baking dish. Fill each tortilla with the shredded chicken, sauce, and cheese. Roll and place in the baking dish. When you have filled all of the tortillas (this should make 1 dozen), pour the remain sauce over the top of the enchiladas and then cover with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cheese is well melted.

Banana chocolate chunk bars – this recipe comes from baby_hokie on NBBC – I have listened to the ladies over there rave about it for weeks now and I think I’m the only one who hasn’t tried it now, so I finally gave in and made them – YUM!

Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients:
¾ cup butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup (2-3) mashed ripe bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all purpose flour
6 oz semisweet chocolate pieces

Grease 15x10x1 inch baking pan. In a bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined. Beat in the egg, bananas, and vanilla. Stir in flour. Add chocolate pieces.

Spread into baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes or till golden. Cool. Cut into bars.

Monday – Meatloaf on a bed of potatoes (crockpot) – I got this recipe from 2*lil*harts on NBBC and I’m excited to try it out!

Tuesday – Lemony chicken breasts (crockpot) – this recipe came from All You Magazine (they now have a searchable recipe database with over 800 recipes, which is awesome!) I haven’t tried it out yet, so it’s another one that I’m excited to test.

Wednesday – eat out (we have an appointment that night, so no time to cook!)

Thursday – Beef with Broccoli and onions (Once a month cooking freezer meal) – in my post last week, I shared that I had joined a freezer cooking group. This was actually the recipe that I made, but I haven’t tried it yet. Marci shared the recipe for it on her blog last week.

Friday – Crock Pot Barbequed Spare Ribs – I got this recipe from my mother in law and my whole family loves it!

Slow cooker baked beans – this is another recipe from my mother in law!

Saturday – Chicken Tettrazini – this recipe comes courtesy of baby_hokie on NBBC – this is another recipe that I’m trying for the first time this week!

Ingredients:
10 oz. dry spaghetti — (10 to 12)
3 cups grated cheese – Jack or Cheddar
3 Tbsp. margarine
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup — (10 3/4 oz)
1 can cream of chicken soup — (10 3/4 oz)
1 (10 3/4 oz) soup can milk
3 cups cooked diced chicken
salt & pepper

Cook spaghetti as directed until al dente; drain. Sauté onions in margarine. Mix onions and remaining ingredients with spaghetti in a large bowl. Put mixture in containers and freeze. To prepare for serving, thaw tetrazzini and put in a baking dish. Bake uncovered in a preheated 350* oven until bubbly, about 30-40 minutes. For 2 people makes 5 casseroles.

* Note from the original poster of the recipe: I usually make 2 8×8 pans with this recipe and then freeze one prior to baking. Then I just thaw the second one for a day in the fridge and bake as directed above (sometimes it needs a few extra minutes).

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New coupons on Target.com

February 15, 2009 by


There are new coupons on Target.com! For the first week or so, they are typically only available on Target.com, but by the weekend, they should be available on the coupon generators at A Full Cup and HCW.

I don’t have prices for many of these items yet, but I will try to go tomorrow and price check and then add them. The following coupons expire on 3/14/09:

.75 off Archer Farms® Naan bread Bakery Dept.

$1 off Archer Farms® cereal

.50 off 8-oz. or larger Chex Mix snack mix
.50/1 Chex mix – 1/25/09 SS.
60/1 Chex mix printable here
$1/1 Chex mix printable here

$1 off Fresh vegetable Broccoli or Cauliflower or 16-oz. Green Giant Hearts of Romaine
These make for very cheap (or free if there is a sale) vegetables!

$3 off Gillette Venus razor Divine or Embrace or Breeze
$2/1 Venus Razor, Any – 02-08-09 PG

$1 off Hillshire Farms Deli Select lunch meat – this is priced at $3.79 regular price at my store and goes on sale frequently
Look for $1/1 peelies on the product
Look for TMF peelies on the product (you would be reimbursed for the full price before your coupons!)

$1 off Kashi Cookies or Crackers or Granola bars
I’m not sure if this would work with the $2 printable here or the $2 coupons from Vocal Point, but if it will, this would be a great deal. These had been on price cut to $2.75, but I think that ended yesterday. The regular price (I think) is $3.25. Right now, all of the Kashi cookies, and many of their granola bars are on recall as a part of the peanut butter recall

$1 off With purchase of two 8-oz. Market Pantry® cheeses Shreds or Blocks

$1 off 6-oz. or larger Pepperidge Farm crackers
$1/1 Pepperidge Farm Baked Naturals Snacks, Any – 01-18-09 SS

$1 off Renuzit air care product Excludes Renuzit 1-pk. adjustable

$1 off 64-oz. Tropicana orange juice
$1/2 Tropicana Orange Juice, Any – 01-04-09 RP

$1 off Vlasic pickles

Here are some other Target deals:
*$1/1 Flat Earth chips
The $1/1 printables are back up on Smartsource.com, so this makes them .50/bag

*$1/2 Milk Bone treats
If you have the BOGO free coupon from this week’s inserts, they will be $1.69 for two bags

*$1/2 Kelloggs Pop Tarts
If you have the $1/1 Kelloggs peelies and they are still on price cut, they will be .34 for two boxes

Other Target coupon deals (these are from recent inserts):
*$1/1 Carnation instant breakfast
There are $1/1 blinkie coupons by the Carnation instant breakfast in the grocery store. The canisters and boxes are on price cut at my store for $4.49, which makes them $2.49 with both coupons! The boxes are on price cut to $3.94, so it will be $1.94/box after both coupons! We love this stuff!

*$1/2 Juicy Juice
There are $1/1 Juicy Juice coupons from a recent insert. The juice boxes go on sale 3/$7 fairly often, which will make them .83 for a package of juice boxes when they are on sale!

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A few printable coupons

February 15, 2009 by

Even though there were not any coupons in the Sunday paper today, there are still plenty of other options for finding coupons! Use this week to get caught up on clipping and organizing your coupons and check out all of these great printable coupons!

Pledge – Save $3/2 Pledge products, save $2 off Pledge Multi-surface cleaner, or
save $2 off Pledge fabric sweeper for pet hair. Click here to print your coupons.

HUGE savings on lots of household cleaners: click here to print all of these coupons
$2 Off Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner (2 Refills)
$1 Off Scrubbing Bubbles Aerosol or Trigger Product
$1 Off Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel or Fresh Brush
$3 Off Any Scrubbing Bubbles Products (Two)
$1.50 Off Scrubbing Bubbles Mega Shower Foamer
$1 Off Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel
$6 Off Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner (Starter Kit)
$1 Off Fantastik All Purpose Cleaner
$1 Off Shout Laundry Stain Remover
$2 Off Shout Color Catcher sheets
$1 Off Shout Wipes
$1 Off Pledge Furniture Care Product
$1 Off Pledge Multi Surface Spray
$2 Off Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair
$1.50 Off Pledge Wipes
$1.50 Off Pledge Multi Surface Duster
$1.50 Off Drano
$1.50 Off Windex Glass and Surface Wipes
$1.00 Off Windex Glass or Multi-Surface Cleaner

Click here to save $1 off Tide Totalcare

Check out the great coupons on Smartsource.com:
*Save $1/1 Baked Lays
*Save $1/1 Flat Earth chips
*Save $1/1 Neosporin
*Save .50/1 No Yolks noodles (you get free or close to free noodles if your store doubles couples!)
*Save .50/1 Wacky Mac pasta
*Save $1/2 Campbell’s soup at hand
*Save $3/2 Johnsons first aid products (goes well with the CVS monthly deal)

Check out these coupons from Coupons.com (you can print these from the link on the right sidebar):
*Save $1/2 Kelloggs frosted flakes cereal
*Save $1/1 Pert Plus
*Save $5 of Kodak movie DVD (goes well with the CVS $5 CRT if you have it)
*Save .50/1 Wacky Mac pasta
*Save $1/1 Reynolds foil

Don’t forget to load coupons onto your grocery store loyalty cards:
*Cellfire
*Shortcuts
*P&G Esaver
*UPromise

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