Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Attention Meijers shoppers!

Here are some great deals at Meijers this week!

Activa Yogurt 2/$4
-$1 SS 9/21
-$1 Meijer Mealbox coupon
= Free

Danactive Yogurt 2/$4
-
$1 coupon found in some stores
-$1 Meijer Mealbox coupon
= Free

Yoplait Light $.50
Buy 4
- $1/4 coupon here
= $.25 each

Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers $.79
- $.50 SS 12/7
= Free

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix 3/$5
- $.40 SS 11/16
or - $.75 coupon here
= $.87 or $.92 each

Betty Crocker Frosting 2/$3
- $.55 coupon here
= $.95 each

Betty Crocker Muffin Mix 2/$3
- $.40 SS 12/14
= $1.27 each

Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix 3/$5
- $.50/2 SS 12/14
or $.50/2 here
= $1.17 each

Domino Sugar 2/$5
-$.50 RP 10/12
= $1.50 each

Juicy Juice $2.25
- $1 coupon here
=$1.25 each

Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice 3/$5
- $1 coupon here
= $.67 each

Keebler Chocolate Chip Cookies 2/$4
- $1 coupon here (to print 2, hit the back page button)
= $1 each

Jet Puffed Marshmellows or Marshmellow Creme $1.46
Buy 2
- $1/2 Meijer Mealbox coupon
= $.96 each

Wishbone Salad Dressing 3/$4
Buy 2
-$1.25/2 RP 10/5
=$.71 each

Mt. Olive Pickles 3/$5
-$.75 SS 11/2
= $.92 each

Eggo Waffles 2/$5
- $.75 RP 12/14
= $1.25 each

Mrs. Ts Pierogies 1/2 price ($1.36)
- $1 RP 9/14
= $.36 each

Tyson Frozen Chicken $4.50
- $1 SS 10/19
= $3.50 each

Philadelphia Cream Cheese 4/$5
Buy 2
-$.55/2
= $.98 each

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls $1.25
- $.35 SS 12/7
- $1 coupon here
= $.63 each

Pillsbury Sweet Rolls $1.25
- $.30 SS 12/7

= $.95 each

Purex Laundry Soap $2.49
- $1 coupon here
= $1.49 each

Meijer Fresh Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.79 lb

Select apple varieties $.99 lb

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Christmas at Disneyland 2008

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Thursday, December 11, 2008

$4.10 at Vons!


Confession time...my grocery budget this week is gone...way gone! But, when I saw this deal at Vons I couldn't pass it up! $5.00 off instantly when you buy 5 participating products.

(4) Frosted Flakes .29 each
$1.00 printable ( this is printing 3 times, just hit the back button, then refresh button)

(5) Frosted Mini wheats-.49 each
$1.00 printable (print this off over and over and over! It doesn't expire until 7/1/09)

(1) pop tarts
$.55 cents (doubled to $1.00)- .49

TOTAL -$4.10!!!

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Walgreens & CVS 12/7/08 .74 cents profit!

Today's trip was so much fun!!! I hit Walgreens and CVS this morning, both VERY SUCCESSFUL!!!

First up...Walgreens All this for $2.43 + tax ( I used $24.00 in RR from last weeks Reach tooth care deals. I still have $12)

3 toys-13.98 (B2G1 FREE)
bag of bows- .39 each
Palmer chocolates-.39 each
2 baking sodas-.50 each
3 jiffy mixes-.39 each
Reynolds Wrap-.99 each
(2) 4 packs of tape-1.00 each
4 placemats-.39 each
4 holiday pencils-.25 each
1 holiday sticker book-.39
2 disney christmas puzzles-.39 each
1 Christmas snow globe-.39
2 packs of tissue paper-.39 each
6 spools of ribbon-.39 each
16 gift bags- 8/$1
2 Maybelline lip glosses B1G1 free- 5.99
1 Newspaper- 1.50
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TOTAL -----------$39.23
Less $24.00 in RR from Reach deal -15.23

Manufactuers Coupons-

(4) $1.00 off Reynolds foil
(1) $1.00 off Scotch Tape
(2) $4.00 off Maybelline Lip Gloss

TOTAL AFTER COUPONS-$2.23 +3.04 tax= 5.27

PLUS... there is a $2.00 Easy Saver rebate on the tape, which brings my OOP to 3.27!

Then I stopped at CVS to get some batteries. I did 3 transactions to take advantage of the (3) $5/2 coupon that I had from last week!


(2) pks of Duracell Batteries
less $5/2
less .75 from last weeks paper

TOTAL PER TRANS= .33 each

TOTAL OOP .99 with tax!
Earned $5 for next time...woo hoo~!!!!!


TOTAL SPENT TODAY

Walgreens-5.27
CVS -.99

ES rebate +2.00
CVS EB +5.00

PROFIT OF .74 cents

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Chicken Taquitos-$3.05

Tonight's dinner was Oven Baked Chicken Taquitos and Spanish Rice (FREE, from a packet, with a coupon, on sale!) I have to say they were pretty yummy! I really wanted to marinate the chicken in a tequila lime marinade, but decided to skip the liquor due to my pregnancy. I realize that it is said that the liquor burns off, but only after it has simmered for quite a while, and frankly, that amount of time usually dries it out. So I was left with a fairly simple mixture.

1 large chicken breast-1.32
1 lime-.20
handful of cilantro-.06

17 corn tortillas-.56
1/4 cup sour cream-.16
1 cup Mexican blend cheese-.75

TOTAL-$3.05

Dice chicken and saute in skillet. Once cooked, remove from skillet and shred with 2 forks. Return to pan and add the zest of 1 lime along with the juice. De glaze the bits from bottom of pan. Off the heat, add chopped cilantro and shredded cheese. For a smokey taste, add a little cumin.

Warm corn tortillas for 1 min wrapped in a wet paper towel, under a plate cover if you have one, in the microwave. Then split the tortilla stack in two, flipping each so that the inner layer is now on the outer layer. Warm for an additional 30 seconds.

Fill the tortillas one at a time, keeping the rest wrapped in the towel as you work. Place in a oiled casserole dish. Spray taquitos with cooking spray.

Bake at 400 for approx 15-20 min.

Enjoy!

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Menu Plan 11/30/08-12/6/08

This week got a little crazy. I didn't make a normal menu plan, since I knew that we would have an abundance of leftovers to eat. I did however find some really great deals on meat (and surprise, it's not Turkey!) I also went way over my weekly budget to stock up on some chicken breast that was on sale for 1.59/ lb! (I will post more on that later) I'm pretty sure that I have never found it that low, and I know that we will eat it up. I bought 35 lbs of it. This should easily last us a few months, if not more! So here is the plan for this week.


S: Ham, oven roasted potatoes, green beans, bread rolls
M: spaghetti, bread, salad
T: LEFTOVERS- free for all
W: ham, pineapple, sausage, & mushroom pizza, crazy bread, salad
TH: Oven turkey taquitos
F: Turkey & Rice soup, homemade french bread
S: Chicken Rolls N Rice Casserole, bread, salad


Shopping list:

carry over 13.46 from last weeks trip
Corn Tortillas: .99 ( on sale)
2 bags lettuce: 1.38 (.69 cents each on sale)

unplanned expenses:
9 lbs ground chicken-$8.91
13 lbs sage sausage-$7.67
35 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast-$55.65
4 tubs of pretzels-.28 cents!

TOTAL SPENT-$88.06

I have split the chicken into 1 lb packages. With an average of 2 chicken dinners a week, this investment will cost me $3.18 a week. To re balance my food budget, I will try to stay under budget by $3.18 each week, and try to keep my chicken use to 2 lbs a week. At this rate, we will be good on chicken for a little over 4 months!