The only thing I love more than shopping is getting a great deal while shopping. I don't see any reason why you should pay full price for something if you can get it for less! In this economy, now more than ever, families need to save money.
I am a brand shopper. I find a product or a brand I like, and I tend to stick with it. I really don't like to compromise buying the items I prefer in favor of something cheaper, so instead I try to find a way to get the products I want for less!
I decided to share some of my secrets with you in a new weekly feature, In Through The Out Sale Door!
I am so impressed-after only a few weeks, this couponing thing is becoming second nature! In a month, between groceries and searching for good deals and coupons on other household items that I purchase, I saved over $200! You know that's going in the Mama Needs A New TV Fund.
This week, again, I had the best looking numbers at Albertsons thanks to their super double coupons. The only thing about Albertsons, though, is that I can't do all my shopping there-their regular prices are sky high. Just go there for the sales then hit the road. My standby, Fred Meyer, did pretty well for me...I filled in all the gaps on my shopping list and even though we were out of everything, I was able to come in at $82 for the week, well under my $100 weekly budget.
Albertsons
There was a great Quaker brand deal going on this week: certain items were on sale for $1.60 each (a good deal in itself), but when you bought five, you got an additional $3 off to bring the price to $1/box. I got:
1 box Cinnamon Life
1 box Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch
2 boxes Weight Control Quaker Instant Oatmeal
1 box Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
Regular Price: $4.29/box
Sale Price: $1.60/box
Additional $3 off from Quaker deal
Final Price: $1/box
2 jars Ragu Spaghetti Sauce
Regular Price: $3.39/jar
On Sale $1.50/jar
In store Manufacturers Coupon for $1 off 2
Double Coupon
Final Price: $0.50/jar!!
6 cups Dannon Light and Fit Yogurt
Regular Price: $0.79/cup
On Sale for $0.69/cup
Manufacturers coupon from 1/31/10 Sunday Paper insert for $0.60 off 6 cups
Double Coupon
Final Price:$0.49/cup
2 tubs Breyers Ice Cream (Mr. Floren has a massive sweet tooth!:)
Regular Price: $6.39
Sale Price $2.50
In Store Manufacturers Coupon for $1 off 2
Double Coupon
Final Price: $1.50 each!
Kroger Brand Frozen Chicken Tenderloin Strips
Regular Price: $7.99
Sale and Final Price $4.99
Throw in some regular price fat free, cholesterol free, 60 calorie Fudgesicles that Mama HAD to have and one of those single serving cartons of Goldfish for the kids to keep them from causing havoc, and my totals looked like this:
Regular Price: $57.92
Final Price: $21.01
Savings: $36.91!!!!!
Now, for shopping other than groceries, here are my picks for great deals around the internetz land:
Deal Seeking Mom is my favorite frugal/couponing/generally awesome blog. They've got a comprehensive, easy to use coupon database over there listing EVERY SINGLE COUPON you could ever find, and links to print them if available. My biggest tool to saving money-I come up with my shopping list then run it through the database to find coupons!
I am so impressed-after only a few weeks, this couponing thing is becoming second nature! In a month, between groceries and searching for good deals and coupons on other household items that I purchase, I saved over $200! You know that's going in the Mama Needs A New TV Fund.
This week, again, I had the best looking numbers at Albertsons thanks to their super double coupons. The only thing about Albertsons, though, is that I can't do all my shopping there-their regular prices are sky high. Just go there for the sales then hit the road. My standby, Fred Meyer, did pretty well for me...I filled in all the gaps on my shopping list and even though we were out of everything, I was able to come in at $82 for the week, well under my $100 weekly budget.
Albertsons
There was a great Quaker brand deal going on this week: certain items were on sale for $1.60 each (a good deal in itself), but when you bought five, you got an additional $3 off to bring the price to $1/box. I got:
1 box Cinnamon Life
1 box Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch
2 boxes Weight Control Quaker Instant Oatmeal
1 box Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
Regular Price: $4.29/box
Sale Price: $1.60/box
Additional $3 off from Quaker deal
Final Price: $1/box
2 jars Ragu Spaghetti Sauce
Regular Price: $3.39/jar
On Sale $1.50/jar
In store Manufacturers Coupon for $1 off 2
Double Coupon
Final Price: $0.50/jar!!
6 cups Dannon Light and Fit Yogurt
Regular Price: $0.79/cup
On Sale for $0.69/cup
Manufacturers coupon from 1/31/10 Sunday Paper insert for $0.60 off 6 cups
Double Coupon
Final Price:$0.49/cup
2 tubs Breyers Ice Cream (Mr. Floren has a massive sweet tooth!:)
Regular Price: $6.39
Sale Price $2.50
In Store Manufacturers Coupon for $1 off 2
Double Coupon
Final Price: $1.50 each!
Kroger Brand Frozen Chicken Tenderloin Strips
Regular Price: $7.99
Sale and Final Price $4.99
Throw in some regular price fat free, cholesterol free, 60 calorie Fudgesicles that Mama HAD to have and one of those single serving cartons of Goldfish for the kids to keep them from causing havoc, and my totals looked like this:
Regular Price: $57.92
Final Price: $21.01
Savings: $36.91!!!!!
Now, for shopping other than groceries, here are my picks for great deals around the internetz land:
Coupons.com adds new coupons at the first of every month to their database-just click the button above to go check out the latest!
Deal Seeking Mom is my favorite frugal/couponing/generally awesome blog. They've got a comprehensive, easy to use coupon database over there listing EVERY SINGLE COUPON you could ever find, and links to print them if available. My biggest tool to saving money-I come up with my shopping list then run it through the database to find coupons!
right now! They are offering up to 34% off a great selection of the 2008 iPods, including the second-generation iPod touch and the fourth-generation iPod nano.Other picks from Amazon:
70% off iSlide Hard Cases for iPhones
Happy Valentine's Day to the Hubby-1 year of Maxim for only $3.99
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