just had to pick up a few things for the week and the donettes were calling my name :)

got two large family packages of lunch meat
bread
2 flats of blueberries
vanilla ice-cream
6 boxes of breakfast bars
2 bags of marshmallows so i can make rice-crispy treats
and the bag of donettes (sucker)

total spent: $29.48
total saved: $27.49
total left for the year: $1706.25
total saved so far: $1139.71

HAD TO HIT UP ALBERTSONS BEFORE THE SALE ENDED TODAY!

I AM SO EXCITED THAT WE ARE GETTING THE WEEKLY ADDS FOR THE GROCERY STORES A DAY EARLIER NOW BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THERE ISN'T GOING TO BE ANY DEALS, SO NO GROCERY SHOPPING FOR ME FOR THE NEXT WEEK :)

I DID STOCK UP ON MORE CEREAL, MUFFIN MIXES, GRANOLA BARS, BREAKFAST BARS, BREAD, ICE-CREAM, GUM, FLOUR TORTILLAS, TUNA, LEMON COOKIES, AND I TOTALLY SCORED ON THE CLEARANCE RACK I FOUND BOXES OF THREE FINISH DISH WASHING GEL PACKS FOR $5.00 SO I BOUGHT TWO SETS OF THOSE, 3 RESOLVE STAIN REMOVER FOR $2.50 AND 5 BAGS OF AUSTRALIAN YUMMY LICORICE FOR .60 EACH!

TOTAL SPENT: $44.60
TOTAL SAVED: $ 77.93
TOTAL LEFT FOR THE YEAR: $1735.73
TOTAL SAVED SO FAR: $1112.22

LOVING ALBERTSONS THIS WEEK!!!

THIS WAS MY BIG STOCK UP WEEK ON MUFFIN MIXES (I MAKE TWO DOZEN EVERY SUNDAY FOR THE WEEK), 4 BOXES OF CEREAL, 2 CRANBERRY JUICE, 2 WHITE GRAPE JUICE, 1 GALLON OF ORGANIC MILK, 2 VANILLA ICE-CREAMS, CHICKEN TAQUITOS, AND 4 BAGS OF SPICY BONELESS CHICKEN WINGS (ROBS AND NATHAN'S FAVORITES)

TOTAL SPENT: $46.57 + GOT BACK A $4.50 MILK CATALINA FOR NEXT WEEK AND A $2.00 CATALINA, SO REALLY I ONLY SPENT $40.07!
TOTAL SAVED: $68.61
TOTAL LEFT FOR THIS YEAR: $1780.33
TOTAL SAVED THIS YEAR: $1034.29

THIS WEEKS BOUNTIFUL BASKETS

THIS WEEKS BOUNTIFUL BASKETS INCLUDED CORN, BROCCOLI, ROMAINE LETTUCE, ASPARAGUS, MUSHROOMS, EGGPLANT, APPLES, PEARS, ORANGES, PINEAPPLE, BANANAS AND LEMONS! THIS DEFINITELY ISN'T MAKE FAVORITE WEEK THREE VEGGIES I DO NOT LIKE ASPARAGUS, MUSHROOMS AND EGGPLANT...OFF TO THE NEIGHBORS THEY GO :)

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