GENERAL MILLS FREE ITEMS!!! DONT MISS OUT!!!

DID YOU RECEIVE THIS GENERAL MILLS "TRY ME FREE" IN YOUR SUNDAY PAPER? ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BUY THE ITEMS AT VONS, SEND IN THE UPC BAR CODES OFF EACH BOX AND YOUR RECEIPT AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A REFUND CHECK IN THE MAIL WITHIN 8 WEEKS!

I BOUGHT EACH ITEM ON THE LIST. MOST OF THE STUFF I WOULD NEVER BUY BUT FOR FREE WE WILL GIVE IT A TRY :)


TOTAL CAME TO $26.95 AND I SAVED $14.85

TOTAL COST: FREE!!!!

PICKLES!!!

TODAY WAS THE LAST DAY THAT PICKLES WERE ON SALE. MY KIDS GO THROUGH PICKLES LIKE THEY ARE CANDY. I HAD 5 .75 OFF COUPONS FOR PICKLES AND ONE $1.00 OFF M&M'S COUPON. HAD TO BUY 10 ITEMS TO GET AN EXTRA $5.00 OFF SO I TREATED MYSELF TO PAPER PLATES (SAD WHEN THAT IS A LUXURY). ON MY WAY OUT I FOUND QUAKER GRANOLA BARS ON CLEARANCE FOR A $1.00 EACH AND THEY DON'T EXPIRE TILL 2013!

TOTAL SPENT: $19.85
TOTAL SAVED: $ $42.62
TOTAL LEFT FOR THE YEAR: $1821.03
TOTAL SAVED SO FAR: $965.68

I NEEDED MY FIX OF COKE!!!

I HAD TO HIT UP ALBERTSONS TO BUY SOME MORE SODA, I PANICKED THIS MORNING WHEN I SAW ONLY ONE SODA LEFT! THERE ARE NO REALLY GOOD DEALS ON SODA BUT DESPERATE TIMES MEANS I REALLY DIDN'T CARE WHAT I HAD TO PAY FOR IT :)
BOUGHT 4 12 PACKS OF COKE AND 2 WELCH'S GRAPE JELLY'S THAT WE ON SALE AND I HAD COUPONS SO I DECIDED TO PICK THOSE UP TOO.

TOTAL COST: $14.90
TOTAL SAVED: $15.24

TOTAL LEFT FOR THE YEAR: $1840.88
TOTAL SAVED SO FAR: $923.06

THIS WEEKS BOUNTIFUL BASKETS

THIS WEEKS BOUNTIFUL BASKETS INCLUDED ROMAINE LETTUCE, POTATOES, ONIONS, BROCCOLI, CELERY, TOMATOES, APPLES, STRAWBERRIES, PEARS AND A PINEAPPLE. ALL FOR ONLY $16.50!

TOTAL LEFT FOR THE YEAR: $1855.78
TOTAL SAVED SO FAR: $907.82

SMALL ALBERTSONS RUN TURNED INTO A LARGE RUN...

TODAY I DID A QUICK RUN TO ALBERTSONS TO JUST PICK UP A FEW THINGS ( AVOCADOS, CHEESE AND ICE CREAM) AND CAME HOME WITH A LOT MORE THAN I PLANNED. WHEN I GOT TO ALBERTSONS THAT HAD A BOOK WITH ALL SORTS OF COUPONS THAT WENT WITH THEIR SALE...CLEARLY I GOT SUPER EXCITED.
I PICKED UP 4 DIGERNO FROZEN PIZZAS
1 BOX OF CHICKEN AND CHEESE TOQUITOS
1 BOX OF SOFT PRETZELS
I BAG OF TYSON CHICKEN
2 BAGS OF FRENCH FRIES,
4 GALLONS OF ICE CREAM
2 BAGS OF SHREDDED CHEESE
4 CANS OF REFRIED BEANS
2 BAGS OF TORTILLAS
2 BAGS OF CHIPS
2 BOXES OF POP CORN
2 BOTTLES OF 7 UP
2 BOTTLES OF O.J.
1 TUB OF SOUR CREAM
4 AVOCADOS
6 ORANGES
2 BAGS OF CARROTS
2 PACKAGES OF PAPER PLATES
2 BAGS OF DOG TREATS, CANNING LABELS AND A CANNING TOOL AND HAIR DETANGLER AND 4 SPONGES ALL OF WHICH  I FOUND IN THE CLEARANCE SECTION

TOTAL PAID $83.81
TOTAL SAVED $128.10!!! WOOHOO!
TOTAL LEFT FOR THE YEAR $1872.28
TOTAL SAVED SO FAR $907.82

WHAT TO BUY IN FEBRUARY!

National Canned Food Month: canned fruit, vegetables, pie fillings, soups, meats:  tuna, chicken, salmon
Super Bowl Sunday: soda pop, chips, dips, cheese, sandwich items, crackers, snacks, wings, cut fruit & veggie trays
National Hot Breakfast Month: oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, frozen waffles, syrup, waffle & pancake mix, hash browns, bacon, sausage
Valentine’s Day: boxed and bar chocolate, lubricants & KY jelly, perfume, cards, stuffed animals, gift sets, wine/sparkling cider, flower arrangements, candles
Seasonal Produce: artichoke, asparagus, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, collards, grapefruit, kale, oranges, parsnips, pears, potatoes, turnips

FEBRUARY (ACTUALLY JAN. 31ST)....GREAT START TO A NEW MONTH!

GREAT CEREAL DEALS AND GRANOLA BAR DEAL, PLUS $3.00 OFF MILK AT ALBERTSONS!

7 BOXES OF CEREAL
4 BOXES OF GRANOLA BARS
1 BOX OF BREAKFAST BARS
1 ZONE BAR
1 GALLON OF ORGANIC MILK
10 POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF @ $1.49/LB

I DECIDED TO SPLURGE AND GET THE ORGANIC MILK. I STILL HAD TO PAY $2.79 BUT I HAVE READ A FEW ARTICLES ABOUT SPLITTING THE GALLON OF WHOLE MILK AND ADDING WATER TO MAKE TO 2o/o MILK SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE IT A TRY... I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON IF ANYONE IN MY FAMILY NOTICES THE DIFFERENCE!


TOTAL SPENT: $36.76
TOTAL SAVED: $36.75 (ALMOST 50 o/o OFF TO THE PENNY)

TOTAL LEFT FOR THIS YEAR: $1956.09
TOTAL SAVED THIS YEAR:  $779.72