My resources Revealed!

I decided after Christmas that it was a lot of work to put together the deals each week for this blog. Especially since I will not be buying everything each week that is a good deal and my reading list is small :). There are several sites that already do this for me and I use each week to put my list together. I have listed my favorites on the sidebar of my blog. Hopefully if there are any of you that are needing the assistance in putting the deals together, these blogs should be very helpful.

I also decided to change my shopping day from Monday to Thursday for several reasons.

1. I am tired of stores always being out of the great deals. :)

2. I thought it might be more helpful to you all if I post my deals earlier in the week so you can take advantage of those that I post.

Although I am not going to be posting a full list of deals each week I will continue to post my weekly shopping trips along with the resources I use. I hope this will continue to be helpful. If you know of any great sites I don't have listed let me know. It took me forever to find sites that were dedicated to Colorado grocery stores. I am always looking for more.

11.28.10-King Soopers and Walgreens

WOW!!! Look at all of this stuff!

King Soopers is having some crazy deals this week. If you need snacks...this is the week to stock up. I scored some pretty great deals. Here is the breakdown...sorry its a long one.

I bought $290.98 worth of stuff

I spent $105.51

The best part is I am submitting for this, this and the

Nabisco Back to School $20 rebate for a total of $48 in rebates

That means my total out OOP for all of this will be just $57.51!!!

That is a savings of 80%

KING SOOPERS

4 boxes of caprisuns

$1.37-$1.00/2 printable coupons-$1.00 rebate

FINAL PRICE $0.13 overage

1 DiGiorno Ultimate Toppings Pizza

$4.99-$1.50 insert coupon

FINAL PRICE $3.49

4 pkg. quaker quakes

$0.49 -$0.75 insert and mailer coupons

FINAL PRICE-$0.51 overage

10 boxes nabisco snack crackers

$1.99-$1.00/1 insert coupons or $2.00/2 printable coupons and $1.00 rebate

FINAL PRICE $0.01 overage

6 kraft easy macs

$0.38-$1.00 rebate

FINAL PRICE $0.62 overage

1 pkg fresh poultry herbs

$2.29

7 pkg. goldfish crackers

$0.88 each

18 sobe life waters

$0.49 each

10 planters cashews(9.25 oz.)

$2.49-$1.00/2 insert and mailer coupons-$1.00 rebate

FINAL PRICE $0.99 each

1 bunch green onions

$0.50

6 bags green giant valley fresh steamers

$1.49-$0.40 insert coupon

FINAL PRICE $0.69 each

1 pkg. frozen egg noodles

$2.50

4 bottles franks red hot sauce

$1.49-$0.50 insert coupon

FINAL PRICE $0.49 each

4 pkg. dannon activia yogurt (4 pk)

$1.88-$1.00 mailer coupons

FINAL PRICE $0.88 each

2 pkg. ziplock containers

$1.99-$0.50 insert coupon

FINAL PRICE $0.99 each

2.5 # oranges

$1.50

2 quaker granola bars

$1.49-$1.00/2 insert coupon

FINAL PRICE $0.99 each

1 pkg. mission tortillas

$1.25-$1.00 insert coupon

FINAL PRICE $0.25

1 bag shredded parmesan cheese

$2.29

1 box electrosol dish detergent (20pk)

$3.49-$2.50 insert coupon

FINAL PRICE $0.99

1 bag Poppycock popcorn

$1.49-$0.50 insert coupon-$0.70 e-coupon

FINAL PRICE $0.21 overage

1 can tomato paste

$0.59 each

1 bottle apple cider vinegar

$1.09

WALGREENS

4 bags tostitos tortilla chips

$2.50-$1.00/2 insert coupon-$5 in register rewards

FINAL PRICE $0.75 each

4 jars tostitos queso dip

$2.50-$1.00/2 insert coupon-$5 in register rewards

FINAL PRICE $0.75 each

I used my $10 in RR on the following transaction

2 bottles olay quench bodywash

$8.99-$1.00 insert coupon-$8.99 rebate

FINAL PRICE $1.00 money maker

1 Old Spice High Endurance Deodarant

$2.49- I got a $1 RR to use on my next purchase

Overall I am very happy with my shopping this week. I was dragging my feet a little in my couponing the last few weeks. This shopping trip energized me a little. I could be wrong but my guess is the promotion for most of the snack foods will most likely be two weeks long. I noticed there were a few items that were not listed on the add so my guess is next week the ad will have the same promo with new items added. I could be wrong but that is my guess. :) Happy shopping this week!

1.28.10-Sunflower and Albertsons

I was having some problems with my computer so I wasn't able to actually get all my shopping done this morning. I went tonight to do my HUGE King Soopers Run. Man are they having some great deals this wee! But here are the few things I picked up from Sunflower and Albies this afternoon. These sales run until Tuesday. :)

I bought$98.57 worth of groceries

I spent $38.51 OOP

I saved 61%

ALBERTSONS

4 bottles tobasco sauce
$1.00-$0.50 printable coupon
FINAL PRICE = FREE

3 boxes rice a roni
$1.00- $1.00/3 insert coupon
FINAL PRICE $0.66 each

4 cans Rosarita Black Beans
$1.00- $0.50/3 insert coupon
FINAL PRICE $0.66 each

2 cans Rosarita Refried Beans

$1.00-$0.50/3 insert coupon

FINAL PRICE $0.66 each

1 Chef Boy R D Microwavable meal
$1.00-$0.50 insert coupon
FINAL PRICE=FREE

6 large sirloin steaks (the rest of the steaks were for my SIL who was my shopping buddy)

$2.33 per #

SUNFLOWER

3 (1 liter) bottles extra virgin olive oil

$4.99 each (used a rain check from last week)

1 pineapple

$2.00

2.5 # braeburn apples

$0.67 per #

1 bunch celery

$2.00 (man i hate buying things full price-YIKES!)

2 red bell peppers

$0.77 each

1.5 # grapes

$0.97 per #

2 avocados

$0.77 each

Overall a pretty good trip. I will update my king soopers run as soon as I get home. :)

Weekly Menu

Ok...so as promised here is my menu for the week. Nothing too exciting. I am trying a few new recipes out of "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" Cookbook (The Meatloaf and Rosemary Potatoes) one of which was recommended to me by my sweet SIL. She said the meatloaf was very good, so I thought I would give it a whirl. Otherwise I am mostly eating out of my pantry and freezer this week (as usual it seems). I am picking up some fresh produce to get me through the week although I already had some left over from last week. Alright...sorry for the rambling. Here is what we are eating this week.

Breakfast
Pancakes (homemade earlier in my freezer) & Fruit
Cereal & Fruit
Oatmeal & Fruit
Homemade Waffles & Fruit (will make extra to go in the freezer)
Breakfast Burritos (will make extra to go in the freezer)
Eggs & Toast


Lunch- We each seem to eat different things each day so this is just a list of all of it.
Turkey & Cheese Panini's
Quesadillas and Carrot Sticks
Peanut butter & Honey Sandwiches & Apples
Lots of Left Overs
Chicken Noodle Soup
Ham & Cheese Wraps

Dinner-
Crockpot Chicken Tacos with Homemade guacamole
Chicken Stew & Salad
Hawaiian Haystacks
Turkey Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf & Creamy Rosemary Potatoes and Green Beans
BBQ Chicken Drumsticks (my SIL's very yummy recipe), Baked Potatoes and Roasted Asparagus
Baked Potato Soup and Homemade French Bread
Pizza & Salad

Snacks-
Pineapple
Grapes
Apples
Oranges
Pears
Bananas
Crackers & Cheese
Yogurt
Granola Bars
Cucumber Slices
Celery Sticks
Carrots
Bell Pepper Slices
Applesauce
Rice Cakes
Popcorn

As always I would love to hear what you are having this week. I am really wanting to try out some new recipes. (PS...that means YOU my two readers. ;) )

MIA!!

So...if I actually have anyone who reads this besides Rachel then you know by now that I have been MIA lately. I am sorry about that. Although I am still a crazy coupon shopper and continued that crazy shopping through the holidays. I got a little busy during that crazy time of year so I just didn't get to posting. I am hoping to start again this Thursday if for nothing else but to keep track of my budget each month again. I am not really sure exactly what I have been spending each month, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it has gone down even more than it already had. I guess I will see next month. I have changed my grocery day so I am now shopping on Thursdays, so starting tomorrow I should at least have a menu to post. I will try to be a little bit more consistent in my posts as well. If in fact I am correct and Rach is the only one reading...be brainstorming menu ideas so we can collaborate tomorrow. :)