Super Savings Saturday 2/26

I did a lot of shopping this week!  I took advantage of the Presdent's Day sales at Sunfresh, Price Chopper, Hen House & Hy-Vee.  Here are my deals for the week:

Go here to see the details of my CVS transaction.

Total Out of Pocket at CVS = $11.20

Walgreens:

• 2 Xcel Fabric Softeners $1.99 each

Total Out of Pocket = $3.98


I went to all 4 of our local grocery stores on President's Day to take advantage of the great sales!

Total Out of Pocket at Price Chopper = $33.48

Total Out of Pocket at Sunfresh = $22.62

Total Out of Pocket at Hy-Vee = $28.98

Total Out of Pocket at Hen House = $24.28

Target:

Total Out of Pocket = $15.86

Total Money Spent this Week = $140.40

Super Savings Thanksgiving Week!!

This is my favorite time of year for grocery shopping.  I stocked-up this week!!

I purchased 2 turkeys at Price Chopper for $.68/lb.

• 1st Turkey = 19.68lbs. $13.39 (regular price $27.36)
• 2nd Turkey =  12.97lbs. $8.82 (regular price $18.03)

I also purchased these groceries at Price Chopper.

Total Out of Pocket (including turkeys) = $53.20

Total Out of Pocket at Hen House = $28.05

(savings of $44.02 which is 61%)

This picture is a combination of the groceries I purchased at Sunfresh, Hy-Vee & another trip to Price Chopper.  I purchased a 3rd turkey at Sunfresh for $.69/lb.  I am going to roast this one and portion out the meat and freeze it for quick dinners this winter.

Total Out of Pocket at all 3 stores = $41.85

I purchased 2 cans of mixed nuts on sale for 2/$5.00 at Walgreens.  This is to make Homemade Chex Mix.

Total Out of Pocket = $5.00

We purchased new LED Christmas lights at Lowes.  I used a $5/$25 e-mail coupon.

Total Out of Pocket = $36.90

Total Money Spent this Week = $165.00

My pantry & freezer are full!!

Super Savings Saturday 8/14

Here are my deals for the week:

Once again, I skipped CVS this week because of the lack of deals and went to Walgreens.  Here is what I purchased:

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  3 Walgreens Chap Block $.49 each
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  Sheet Protectors 50ct. $1.99
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  Dial NutriSkin Body Wash $3.99 (used $1 printable coupon here & received a $3.00 Register Reward)
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  Liquid Paper 2 pack $.99
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  Crayola Markers 10ct. $.99
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  4 Elmer's Glue Stick 2 packs $.19 each

I used a $1.00 Register Reward from the Crayola deal last week.

Total Out of Pocket = $8.19

This was Connor's Walgreens shopping trip this week.  We are learning how to count money and make change so went on a field trip to Walgreens to practice!

Hen House has some great deals this week including FREE pens!  Bic pens are on sale 2/$1.00 and there is a $1/2 printable coupon here.  The Farmland Bologna is on sale $.99 each (used 2 $.55 coupons I received in the mail), Farmland Pork Tenderlion was $5.49 and it had a $1.00 peelie, Farmland Deli meat $3.00 (used $.55 coupon I received in the mail), Martha Gooch Pasta was $.48 each, Hen House bread was $1.39 & the locally grown peaches were $.68/lb.  I saved $.05 for bringing a reusable shopping bag.

Total Out of Pocket = $11.05

This week my parents were visiting.  My Mom has a Costco membership and offered to take me to Costco so I could check it out.  Several people have told me that Costco is much better than Sam's Club and so I wanted to do some price and selection comparison.  I was very disappointed.  I did not find a lot of differences between Costco & Sam's.  I did purchase a few things and they were a good price but I can find the same prices at grocery store sales, Wal-Mart & Target without the annual memebership fee.  I just do not understand the concept of paying a store to shop there.  I am going to pass on the Costco membership.

Here is what I purchased:

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  Bananas 3lbs. (not pictured) $1.32
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  Red Star Yeast 2lbs. $3.69
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  Lemon Juice 1 Liter $3.89
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  Carnation Instant Breakfast 30 packets $6.99
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  Contadina Tomato Sauce 12 pack $5.99
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  Blondie & Maple Sauce Mix (moment of weakness- not something I would normally buy) $3.97
  
  

Total Out of Pocket  = $25.85

I stopped at Wal-Mart to purchase to boxes of Wheat Gluten ($1.84 each).  I make a lot of bread but I do not buy bread flour.  I stock my pantry with Unbleached All Purpose Flour and Whole Wheat Flour and I do not have the room or desire to keep a third type of flour!  Whenever a bread recipe calls for bread flour I use regular flour and then add 1/4 cup Wheat Gluten and get the same results.  Wheat Gluten makes the bread "fluffy", makes it rise more and extends the freshness. 

I also purchased a gallon of milk (not pictured) for $2.88.

Total Out of Pocket = $6.56



Total Money Spent this Week = $51.65

Super Savings Saturday 7/31

Here are my deals for the Week:

Our neighbors have a dwarf peach tree and the branches were so loaded with peaches they were dragging the ground.  Our neighbors were very generous and offered to share some peaches so we went over and picked a basket full!

Total Out of Pocket = $0.00 & we had lots of fun picking peaches!!

I used some of the peaches to make a batch of peach jam.  Go here for the recipe (the recipe says blueberries but you can sub almost any fruit).

Hen House had blueberries on sale 5lbs. for $6.88 (sale ended 7/27/10) and so I purchased 5lbs.  Go here for some great blueberry recipes and directions how to freeze blueberries.  Go here to see what I did with 5lbs. of blueberries!

Total Out of Pocket = $6.88

This is all I purchased at CVS this week.  The deals at CVS have been minimal the past few weeks and there have been no great back to school deals.  Maybe they will have school supply deals in August!  Here is what I purchased:

• 1 U by Kotex $4.99 (used $1 coupon from a FREE sample pack)
• Dove Men Care 2 pack bar soap $3.00 (used $1 coupon- not sure where it came from)
• 1 Nail Brush $1.98

I used $7.00 in Extra Bucks.

Total Out of Pocket = $.97 & I earned $6.99 in Extra Bucks!

Here is what I purchased at Walgreens this week:

• 3 packs of Sheet Protectors 50ct. $1.99 each
• 1 Mini Composition Notebook $.19
• 1 Mini Spiral Notebook $.19
• 2 Carry All Pencil Pouches $.59 each
• 1 pack of Sharpies 2ct. $.69
• 4 Index Card Cases $.39 each

Total Out of Pocket = $9.78

I went to K-Mart for a few school supply deals.  Here is what I purchased:

• 4 Elmers School Glue $.25 each
• 2 Rose Art Colored Pencils 12ct. $.50 each
• 2 Quaker Oatmeal to Go Bars on Clearance $1.50 each

Total Out of Pocket = $3.50

My parents have been visiting from Arizonia this week and so we have been eating out more than usual.  I did not make any big grocery trips this week but if the sales are good next week I will do some restocking.  My freezer & pantry are still well stocked so I will only be looking for rock bottom prices at the grocery store!

Total Money Spent this Week = $21.13

Lots of Blueberries!

I went to Hen House this morning and purchased a 5lb. box of blueberries (today 7/27 is the last day of the sale).  YUM!!  I used the blueberries to make 5 more jars of Blueberry Jam and 5 jars of Blueberry Pie Filling (the recipe is for raspberry pie filling but I substituted blueberries). 

I have a list of blueberry recipes and directions for freezing blueberries here.

What do you do with 10 pounds of Blueberries??

If you saw my Super Savings Saturday post this week, you probably noticed that I bought 10 pounds (yes, 10 pounds that is not a typo) of blueberries at Hen House for $13.76. Finding blueberries for $1.37/lb. was too good a deal to pass up!! Now, what am I going to do with 10 pounds of blueberries? Some of them I washed and put in the frig for us to enjoy now. The rest I placed in the freezer.

Freezing Fresh Blueberries:

1. Wash and completely dry blueberries.




2. Place a sheet of wax paper on a cookie sheet.




3. Add a single layer of blueberries to the cookie sheet. Fill the cookie sheet but make sure the blueberries are not touching.




4. Place the cookie sheet in the freezer for 3-4 hours or until blueberries are hard.




5. Remove blueberries from the cookie sheet and place in a Ziploc Bag.




6. Label and store in the freezer.
   
   

If you use these steps to freeze fruit (blueberries, strawberries, bananas etc.), each piece will be frozen individually and you will not end up with a big blob of frozen fruit.

One of our favorite breakfast treats are Blueberry Yogurt Parfaits. Just combine vanilla yogurt, fresh blueberries and Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereal (or granola). YUM!!

Here are some more great Blueberry Recipes:

• Blueberry Bars




• Easy Batter Fruit Cobbler




• Lemon Berry Smoothie




• Blueberry Muffins




• Oatmeal Blueberry Pancakes




• Blueberry Streusel Muffins




• Blueberry Pancakes

Leave a comment if you have a Yummy Blueberry Recipe!

Hen House Shopping Trip

I was looking at the Hen House ad this week and putting together the best deals with coupon match-ups and I decided I needed to go to Hen House to get some of these great deals!! It has been several weeks since I have been to Hen House but they had some irresistable deals this week. Here is what I purchased:

30 packets of Kool-Aid at $.07 each & 2 Bags of C&H Sugar at $1.89 each(I used a $.50/10 coupon that doubled and 2 $2 off sugar wyb 10 Kool-Aid Packets) $.88 for 30 packets of Kool-Aid and 2 bags of sugar after sale & coupons

2 Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream $1.99 each (I used a $1/2 coupon) $2.98 for 2 after sale & coupon

2 Cool Whip $.88 each (I used $1/2 coupon) $.76 for 2 after sale & coupons

2 Philadelphia Cream Cheese $.99 each

2 Kraft Shredded Cheese $1.49 each

2 Kraft Chunk Cheese $1.49 each

1 Box Kool-Aid Singles $2.00 (we like to use these when we go out to eat)

1 Smuckers Hot Fudge $1.77 (I used a $1 coupon) $.77 after sale & coupon

(there was a Smuckers recipe booklet in the Ice Cream Aisle that has coupons in it)

I brought my own reusable shopping bags and saved $.15.

Total Out of Pocket = $15.18 + tax