Since a lot of people do not believe that you can get name brand items and not just junk food with coupons, I decided to post my deals each month. I will post how much I spent, saved, and what items I purchased. My budget for my family of 5 is $200.00 per month.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
My Albertson's Doubler Deals
Saturday, November 6, 2010
My Toy Deal!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
My Albertson's Deals
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
My Kraft Deals At Albies (Sept.)
ALBERTSON’S (Kraft Deals)
Saved: $78.16
Items Purchased: 18 (evened out to .40 cents per item, which is great considering I bought 3 Jumbo Packs of Diapers)
I bought 3 Jumbo Packs of Seventh Generation Diapers, 6 Packages of Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs, 5 Bricks of Kraft Cheese, Knudsen Sour Cream, and 3 Tubs of Cool Whip
(The diapers were on clearance for $4.99 a bag and I had $1/1 coupons making them $3.99 per bag, I used the $5/5 Kraft Cheese coupon and a $5.00 catalina making the cheese FREE, I used 2 of the $1/2 and 2 of the $1/1 coupons for the Hot Dogs making them FREE plus $1.00 overage which made my Sour Cream come to .29 cents and then I got another $5.00 catalina back which I used on my diapers, making my total $7.26)
Thursday, April 8, 2010
APRIL DEALS
Spent: $34.30, Saved $123.06, Got 44 Items (evened out to .77 cents per item)
APRIL WEEK 4:
WAL-MART DEALS:
Got 28 Items: 2 Scrapbooking Glue Pens, 2 Degree Deodorants, 2 Benadryl Itch Sticks, 2 Tucks Take Along Boxes, Toy Story Sand Bucket, 2 Bottles of Heinz Vinegar, 1 Box of Special K Crackers, 1 Can of Nestle Nesquick Powder, 2 Worcestershire Sauce, 4 Boxes of Keebler Wheatables, 2 Blue Bunny Ice Cream Sandwiches, 1 Tub of Best Life Butter, 2 Family Size Stouffer’s Lasagna’s, 1 Pack of Land ‘O Frost Lunch Meat, and 1 Box of Simply Go-Gurts
(I used $37.35 in coupons and $5.00 recycling voucher from my water bottles.)
WALGREENS DEALS:
Got 25 Items: 2 Contour Blood Glucose Monitors, 2 Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner in 1, 2 Pantene Styling Gels, 2 Skintimate Shaving Creams, 1 Dermoplast Spray, 2 Packs of Shick Quattro Razors 4 Pack, 4 Nestle Candy Bars, 2 Packs of Stayfree Pads, 2 Tone Body Washes, 2 Packs of Plackers Flossers 90 ct., & 4 Boxes of Bengay Patches
(I used over $98.00 in coupons and RR earned and still ended up with $14.00 in RR’s to use on my next shopping trip.)
ALBERTSON’S DEALS:
Got 7 Items: 2 lb Brick of Tillamook Cheese, 5 McCormick Grill Mates, and 1 Box of Snickers 90 Calorie Ice Cream Bars
(I used a $4.00 catalina I had from my previous cereal purchase and $5.00 in coupons for the Grill Mates.)
SPENT: $10.13, SAVED: $186.00, Got 60 Items (evened out to .16 cents per item)
APRIL LAST WEEK:
ALBERTSON’S: Got 32 Jumbo Packs of Baby Basic Diapers and 10 Packs of Kraft Melt-Downs. Before coupons this would’ve cost me $260.00, after coupons I only paid $118.58 (evened out to $2.82 per item, great price for diapers). I also ended up with a $2.00 off survey on my receipt and now have .60 cents off in gas.
SPENT: $118.58 SAVED: $177.00 #ITEMS: 42
(Albertson's & Walgreens Deals)
Items Purchased: I got 3 Jumbo Packs of Baby Basic Diapers, 3 Boxes of Ziploc Sliders Bags, Four 8 Pack of Juicy Juice Juice Boxes, One 8 Pack of Apple & Eve Juice Boxes, Three 4 Packs of Dannon Light & Fit Yogurt Cups, 3 Packs of Dannon Activia 4 Packs, One 4 Pack of Dannon Dan-Nino Yogurts, 1 Bag of Jelly Beans, 1 Revlon Pedi-Expert Egg Foot File Kit, Revlon Nail Buffer/File, and 7 Collage Photo Prints **(At full price these items would've cost me $102.24)**
SPENT:$6.79 (after $5 MIR) SAVED:$95.45 # ITEMS: 28 (That's 93% savings!!)
**(At full price this transaction would of cost me $132.83, I only paid $16.95.)**
SPENT: $16.95 (after $5 MIR) SAVED: $115.88 # ITEMS: 24 (That's 87% savings!)
Got 24 Items: 5 Boxes of Quaker Pancake Mix, 5 Boxes of Quaker Breakfast Cookies, 10 Boxes of Quaker Granola Bars, 1 Box of Quaker Instant Oatmeal, 2 Jars of Beech Nut Baby Food, and 1 Box of Beech Nut Baby Cereal
Spent: $18.97 ($2.00 of it was tax), Saved $61.38, # ITEMS: 24 (evened out to .79 cents per item)
APRIL WEEK ONE:
K-MART: 2 Dial Nutriskin Body Washes, 2 Right Guard Total Defense 5 Deodorants, 1 Renuzit Crystal Elements Starter Kits, 1 Renuzit Crystal Elements Refill Bag, Quilted Northern Toilet Paper 12 Double Rolls, Gillette Comfort 3 Razors 4 Pack, Gillette Sensor 3 Razors 4 Pack, 1 Oral-B Cross Action Toothbrush, 2 (6 Big Rolls Packs) of Bounty Paper Towels, 1 Pack of Charmin Toilet Paper 12 Double Rolls, 1 Windex, 2 Renuzit Spray Neutralizers, and 1 Gourmet Lollipop.
SPENT: $10.00, SAVED: $62.57, ITEMS PURCHASED: 17 Items
(At full price this would have cost me $72.57, I only paid $10.00 for everything.)
ALBERTSONS: 1 Box of Huggies Diapers, 4 Jumbo Packs of Pampers Diapers, 1 Gerber Graduates Lil Crunchies Snack, 6 Bottles of Gerber Baby Juice, 3 Boxes of Baby Basic Diapers, 1 Thomas the Train Pez Pack, 2 Boxes of Toy Story Fruit Snacks, 2 Packs of Danimals Yogurt, 2 Packs of Easter Cup Cake Cups, 1 Box of Gerber Graduates Crackers, 1 Can of Gerber Graduates Apple Wagon Wheels, 2 Bags of Bagels, Bananas, Oranges, and 1 lb Bag of Carrots
SPENT: $42.22, SAVED: $98.44, ITEMS PURCHASED: 29 Items
(At full price this would have cost me $140.66, I only paid $42.22 which I normally don’t spend this much in one week but I needed to stock up on diapers since my baby will be here in just a few more weeks. It’s better to stock up now when they are a good price then wait until I run out and have to pay normal price for them. So it will also save me in the long run.)
Thursday, March 4, 2010
My March Deals!
WEEK 1 (March 1st): I got 50 items which included: 4 Dreyer’s Ice Cream, 2 Bags of Sunchips, 5 Bags of Goldfish Crackers, 4 Star-Kist Tuna Pouches, 1 64 oz Minute Maid OJ, 2 Bagel Bites, 26 Cans of Old Orchard Juices, 4 Bags of 1 lb Land O Frost Lunch Meat, and 2 Pampers Jumbo Pack Diapers
Spent $22.97 w/tax, Saved $104.57 (evened out to .45 cents per item) & I earned a .20 cents off fuel reward!
WEEK 2: I got 107 Items which included: 15 Boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, 16 Old Orchard Juices, 12 Healthy Choice Soups, 3 Cans Hunts Tomatoes, 6 Boxes of Orville Smart Pop Popcorn, 10 Cans of Ro-Tel Tomatoes, 1 Marie Callender’s Signature Creations, 6 Dannon Activia (4 Packs), 3 6 Packs of Dannon Daninos, 2 Old Spice Red Zone Deodorants, 2 Gillette Fusion Shave Gels, 2 Gillette Body Washes, 2 Cover Girl Fresh Look Powders, 1 Singing Thomas the Train Toothbrush, 2 Bagel Bites, 7 Hot Pockets, 5 Family Packs of Jose Ole Taquitos, 1 Pack of 12 Double Rolls Angel Soft Toilet Paper, 1 Can Pork & Beans, 2 Hunt’s Spaghetti Sauce, 3 Dannon Collisions, 1 Pack of Charmin Toilet Paper 9 Large Rolls, 2 lb Bag of Mahatma Rice, and 3 Bags of Cadbury Eggs
Spent $23.50 w/tax ($9.34 of that was tax alone), Saved $277.24 (evened out to .21 cents per item) and I earned a .10 cents off fuel reward and got a $2.00 off survey on my receipt.
WEEK 3: 4 Right Guard Xtreme Deodorants, 6 Renuzit Pearl Scents, 4 Renuzit Adjustables, 8 Old Orchard Juices, 1 Kraft Bagel-Ful, 1 Box of Good Humor Bars, 2 Crunch ‘n Munch, 1 Box Keelber Wheatables, Fudge Shoppe Cookies, 2 Boxes of Frosted Mini Wheats, 3 Boxes of Raisin Bran Crunch, 4 Boxes of Apple Jacks, 4 Boxes of Froot Loops, 2 Boxes of Corn Pops, 2 Asian Sensations Complete Meals for 3, A 2 lb Bag of Peaches, 3 Cans of Pears, 1 Smuckers Strawberry Topping, 1 Loaf Sara Lee Whole Wheat Bread, and 1 Can of Maraschino Cherries. (I also got to use my $10.00 catalina at K-Mart on my son’s church shoes and socks, after the $10.00 catalina I only paid .40 cents for both of those items.)
I got 52 items, Spent $31.94, Saved $108.85 (evened out to .61 cents per item) and I earned another .10 cents off fuel reward and still have a $4.00 catalina to use at Albertsons.
WALGREENS DEALS (last week of March)
Items Purchased: 148 Items
(Toy Story Egg filled w/candy & stickers, Toy Story Paddle, Toy Story Kite, Transformers Kite, Raid Ant Traps 8 Pack, 120 Digital Photo Prints, 2 Dulcolax Balance, 2 Gallons Water, Dove Conditioner, Dentek Floss, 3 Easter Cups, Dove Men’s Body Wash, Dove Men’s Shower Tool, 2 Dove Ultimate Deodorants, Walgreens Daily Men’s Vitamins 100 ct., Johnson’s Baby Wash, Desitin, Dove Shampoo, Comet Cleaner, Walgreens Daily Women’s Vitamins 100 ct., and Baking Soda.)
Spent: $3.93
Saved: $110.40
(ALBERTSONS & TARGET DEALS)
ITEMS PURCHASED: 48 Items
(Box of Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers, Huggies Baby Wipes, 3 Old Spice Deodorants, Ruffies Trash Bags, Hefty Trash Bags, 2 Boxes of Target Trash Bags, 3 Battleship Games, 2 Monopoly Deal Card Games, 1 Scrabble Scram Card Game, 2 Monopoly Games, 5 Scotch Lint Rollers, 4 Dozen Eggs, 4 Boxes of Ronzoni Pasta, 2 Darigold Sour Cream, 6 Packs of Tree Top Juice Boxes, 3 Wish-Bone Spritzers, 2 Packs of Sargento Shredded Cheese, Frigo String Cheese 12 pack, and 2 Candy Bars)
SPENT: $31.17
SAVED: $114.64
MARCH TOTAL: Spent $113.52, Got 405 Items, Saved $715.70
My Feb. Deals!
WEEK 1:
Didn’t have time to do go shopping because we spent all week getting moved.
WEEK 2:
Got 50 items, spent $55.46 w/tax, saved over $200.00.
I spent a lot this week mainly because I wanted to stock up on diapers (I have one in size 6 and one more on the way) and chicken since we just moved. This total was actually decent considering over $25.00 of it was spent on just diapers and chicken. Here are some of the items I purchased; Dawn hand renewal dish soap, 24 pack Angel Soft Toilet Paper, 6 bags of diapers (4 Huggies & 2 Baby Basics Jumbo Packs), 8 lbs of chicken, 2 lbs of Sargento Cheese Slices, Fancy Feast & Iams cat food, Rhodes Rolls, 20 cans of Bumble Bee Tuna Fish, 4 cans of Olives, Milk, Oranges, Venus Razor, Olay Body Wash, Air Freshener Refills, and popsicles. I did my shopping at Walgreens, Albertsons, and Price Matching at Wal-Mart.
WEEK 3: I got 8 cans of Old Orchard frozen juice (I price matched them at Wal-Mart and used $1/4 coupons) I got a Swiffer Sweeper Starter kit and a 24 ct. Swiffer Sweeper wet cloths w/Febreze pack (needed a mop and broom, w/coupons this deal was cheaper than paying for a cheap mop and broom). Paid $9.44 for all the items listed above. (Not bad considering the Swiffer items because it evens out to around .94 cents per item. Plus I saved my receipt for the $100.00 P&G mail in form since the swiffer products are part of the deal.)
WEEK 4: I got 8 boxes of Betty Crocker Muffin Mix, 1 Box Lucky Charms, 1 Box of Bisquick, 2 Jumbo pack Baby Basic Diapers, 1 Dawn Foam Pump Soap, 2 Stouffer’s Family Skillet Meals, 4 Old Spice Body Wash, 2 Glade Scented Gel Plug-Ins, and 2 Renu Saline Solutions. Spent $19.56 w/tax, Purchased 23 Items, Saved $87.00 (evened out to .85 cents per item)
FEB. MONTHLY TOTAL: Spent $84.46, Saved $343.00, Items 83
(Since Feb. I have participated in the Idaho WIC program so I have not had to buy as much milk, cheese, produce, and eggs as I normally would since I get these items with my WIC checks.)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
My Jan. Deals
Week 1:
Today at Albertsons I got 21 Items for $8.00 (yes this included my tax, which was $1.05). Some of the items that I purchased were milk, yogurt, fresh fruit, special K cereal, 4 lb of Cheese, etc. So yes you can use coupons and get good deals on healthy items and dairy items.
Week 2:
Today at Albertsons I Bought: 21 Items (4 Yogurt Cups, 32 oz Tub Yogurt, 4 8 oz packs of Shredded Cheese, 5 lbs of Chicken Breast, 4 V8 Fusion Juices, 3 Boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, & 3 Boxes of Carnation Instant Breakfast 10 ct.
Spent: $7.93 w/tax (tax was $1.87)
Saved: $67.56
Dollar Per Item: evened out to .37 cents per item
Week 4: 10 Items (10 boxes of Quaker Granola Bars) for $4.00 at Albertsons, I saved $39.00! At Smith’s I got 10 boxes of Electrasol, 10 packs of Mission Tortillas and 2 bags of Quaker Quakes. 22 Items for $9.50 (over $2.00 of it was tax on electrasol) saved $75.00
JAN. MONTHLY TOTAL: Spent $29.43, Saved $216.56, Items 74