My HT trip today

Is my total as low as I usually like? No, I am happy with my totals (which were actually less than I planned- LOVE student discounts!)

I got:
1- Ritz Crackers
1- Planters Peanuts
1-Sour Cream
7- Yoplait Yogurts (LIGHT!)
3- McCormick Grinders
5-Orville Redenbacher 100 calorie bags
1- Johnsonsville Bratworst
1- Johnsonsville Turkey Sausage
1-Newman's Own Pasta Sauce

Total OOP: $12.85
Value: $49.50
Vic Savings: 21.51
ZVR savings: .90
Coupons: $13.00
% Savings: 74% savings

Starbucks & iphone deal

Starbucks has released a new app for the iPhone.  It is called myStarbucks.  It will allow you to find the nearest store, register your card and load your car. 

If you load your card through the app with a VISA card for $25 you will get an additional $5!That is 20% extra!  Good deal. 


Step by Step:
1. Get out your Starbucks card
2. Register your card with Starbucks.com.
3.  Then go pick up the app and then reload $25 to your card using the app and a Visa card
4. Get the $5 for free added on.
This is for a limited time only!

I have confirmation from a Starbucks Addict that it DOES work!

Harris Teeter 1/26-2/1

MEAL DEAL:
Pork Loin, choice of mashed potatos, broccoli and rice or mac and cheese, La Brea Italian Round, and 2 liter of coke product! (FYI: Last time they had this meal I went late in the day on the 2nd day and they had the roasts marked down to like $3!  It still worked as a meal deal except I only had to pay the $3!)


EVIC: 4-6 oz Yoplait yogurt 10 for $4 limit 10

• .40/6 SS /02

Meat:
-Ribeye steak 5.99 lb
-Center cut pork chops 2.99 lb
-White shrimp or wild caught cod fillets 4.99 lb
-2.5 lb frozen boneless chicken breast B1G1
-Boneless cube steak 2.99 lb
-Johnsonville sausage 2.99

• .55 off coupons (several to choose from) 

-Chicken nuggets or wings 5.99 (HT brand)
-Boneless pork chops B1G1
-Oscar Mayer Deli lunchmeat $3.50
-Brookwood Park BBQ
-Tilapia 6.99 lb
-Blue Mussels 3.99 lb
-Salmon Fillets 6.99 lb
-Oysters 5.99 lb
-Deli: oven roasted turkey breast 6.99 lb
-Roast Beef 7.99 lb

Product:
-Strawberries B1G1
-Pineapple $3
-Blueberries or blackberries 4.99
-Grape tomatos 1 pt $3
-Cucumbers .79 each

Bread/Bakery
-6 ct Finagle a Bagel B1G1
-8 ct Arnold sandwhich thins or Thomas' bagels thins B1G1

Fridge/Frozen
-HT butter 1.97
-Edy's Ice cream B1G1
-Red Baron Pizza B1G1

• $1 SS 1/23

-HT 8 oz sliced cheese 1.99 
-6 oz Stony field organic yogurt .50

• .50/3 (sign up) 

-Breakstone's sour cream B1G1

• .55/1 printable 

-Broccoli florets, birds eye steamfresh B1G1
-Buitoni shrimp and lobster ravioli 7.99

• $1 SS 1/02

-Kraft shredded cheese $2

• .50/1 with a touch of philadelphia printable

-Bailey's creamers $1.50

• $1 printable 

-Nathan's famous jumbo crinkle cut fries B1G1
-Tyson all natural fun nuggets $3
-Edwards pie singles key lime B1G1
-Van's 8 whole grains gormet waffles $2.50
-15% specialty cheeses a(offer limited to 1 per transaction)

Beverages
-Tropicana or Trop 50 $3
-Almond Breeze Milk $2.50 
-Busch Light 18 pk cans 9.99
-12 pk Pepsi Buy 2 get 3 free
-Gatorade 8 pk 4.99
-Bud light, Miller family or coors light 10.99
-HT organic Grape Juice $3.50

Shelf Stable
-Del Monte corn, peas or green beans B2G3
-Tostitos chips or salsa B1G1
-HT breadcrumbs B1G1
-HT raisin bran or frosted flakes 1.97
-HT chicken broth 14 oz 3 for $2
-Planters cashew halves or pieces or mixed nutsB1G1

• tear pad found in beer aisle for $2 off palntes and nabisco products

-Redenbacher popcorn B2G3

• $1 off Jan and Feb All You magazine

-Nabisco Ritz B1G1

• tear pad found in beer aisle for $2 off palntes and nabisco products

-Chex Mix or Bugles B1G1

• .50/2 SS 12/5 expires 1/29

-New England Coffee B1G1
-Emerald Nuts B1G1

• $1 off

-Wacky Mac B1G1
-Chips Deluxe Cookies B1G1

• $1/2 printable 

-Newman;s own pasta sauce $2

• $.50/1 RP 1/23 (lists several options which the coupon is good for)

-heinz ketchup 1.79
-Kellogg's poptarts $2
-mayo or miracle whip $3

HouseHold
-select Libman cleaning products 20% off
-Glad tall kitchen bags 5.99
-Cheer Detergent 3.99

• $1 PG 1/16

-HT 40-50 ct quart or gallon reclosable bags B1G1

Lowes Foods 1/26-2/11

Meat:
-Bonesless bottom round roast 1.99 lb
-Sanderson farms whole fryers .47 lb (limit 4 w/ additional $15 purchase)
-Sunkist 4 lb Oranges B1G1 (2.50 each)

• $1 off 2+ sunkist navel oranges (makes the bag $1.50!)

-Red grapefruit 5 lb bag B1G1 (2.50 each)
-Pork picnic .99 lb (limit 2 w/ additional $15 purchase)
-Fresh ground round 2.69 lb
-Beef cube steak 3.79 lb
-Bar S meat franks .88 each
-8piece fried chicken 4.88
-Armour meatballs B1G1

• .55/1 SS 1/23

-kretschmar roast beef deli 6.99 lb
-Bryan Corn dogs (12 oz) B1G1

• $1/2 RP 12/05

-Jimmy Dean Sausage crumbles B1G1

• $1 Rp 10/31 
• $1 printable

Produce
-Yellow onions 3 lb 1.88
-Red delicious or rome appples 3 lb $2
-Sweet cantaloupe $3

Bakery/Bread
-thomas Bagels B1G1 (2.09 each)
-Red Velvet Cake or carrot cake 5.99
-French or garlic bread B1G1 (1.00 each)
-LF bread .88 

Fridge/Frozen
- Red Baron pizza B1G1 (2.98)

• $1 SS 1/23

-Mayfield Ice Cream B1G1 ($3 each)
-banquet entrees 1.88 each (family size)
-Star's baked potato salad B1G1
-Allen's or veg-all 4 for $5
-Yocrunch or breyers yogurt .50 each
-Stouffer's dinners 96-21 oz) $2.50 each

• $1 printable 

-Totinos pizza 4 for $5

• .50/2 or $1/2 printable

Beverages
-Dasani water 24 pk 3.99
-LF OJ 64 oz $2.50
-LF Milk 2.77
-LF soft drinks 2 liter .88
-Motts apple juice B1G1 (1.27 each)
-12 pk Miller, Bud or Coors 7.99
-Coke 2 liters $1

Shelf Stable Items
-LF mac & cheese B1G1 (.40)
-Hunt's pasta sauce .88 each
-LF pasta select 16 oz B1G1 (.60 each)
-Post cereals (marshmallow pebbles, fruit or cocao pebbles, honey comb or raisin bran) $2

• $1/2 SS 1/09

-Campbells select harvest soup $1.50

• $1 off 2 printable 

-lance crackers 8 pk $2

• $.55 printable 

-Doritos $2.50
-Heinz ketchup 1.98

Household
-LF tall kitchen trash bags 20 ct 2.99
-LF paper towels 3.99 (6 rolls)
-All detergent 32 loads 2.99

• $1 SS 1/16

-LF bath tissue (4 dble rolls) 1.99

My Lowes Foods trip

Just got back from Lowes Foods!

I got:
8 lbs of Beef Ribs (11.63 or 1.45/lb)
4 Bags of NY Style Chips (3 @ 2.99 and 1 @ 3.99)
2 Cans Hanover Beans (.95 each)
A-1 Steak Sauce (4.49)
4 Nestle Nesquick Chocolate Milk (1.69 each)
2 Donuts (.60 each)
2 Navel Oranges (.50 each)

I used:
$2 Catalina
4- $3.99 or less off NY Style Chips
2-Nesquick B1G1 free
1- $1 off 2 Sunkist oranges

And $5 gift card

I paid a total of $16.63!  That works out less than $1 for each item!

It's not all about groceries!

So, being a savvy shopper isn't all about saving money on food and personal products.  We have to do things around the house too!  As a Frugal-ista it is important to me, I use coupons WHEREVER I go. 

Here is a perfect example-  we purchased a new house 2 years ago.  It literally had not been updated (style wise) since 1980.  So, we've slowly been updating it.  One of my most desired projects was redoing the fireplace (well just the face of it).

here is the original "look"

I wanted to tile over the brick and install glass doors to help with the cold draft.  But we were looking at $300 doors and over $100 for the mosaic tile I wanted. 

UNTIL we were at a thrift store yesterday (Why pay $25 for a book when you can wait a month or so and it will show up in your local thrift store for 25 cents?).  My husband found a perfect fair of fireplace doors!  NOT a single flaw on them except they were BRIGHT BRASS!  Instead of the $300 we were thinking they were $15!!

So we grabbed them and headed for out local Lowes Home Improvement WHERE...I found clearance mosaic tile!  They were not the EXACT color I wanted but they were so pretty and so inexpensive I grabbed them. PLUS I had JUST gotten a $10 off a $50 purchase at Lowes coupon from Vocal Point in the mail the other day!
Here is the final cost breakdown:
1 set of fireplace doors $15
1 can of heatproof paint $4.98
14 12x12 "galaxy" mosaic tiles 4.98 each (usually $10 a piece!)
1 container grout $25
1 container tile adhesive 5.98

Total Price $120.58
MINUS $10 coupon
Total price $110.58!

That is a great deal and here is the final product: (excuse the mess installation is done but cleanup wasn't!)

RARE produce coupon!

Here is a rare produce coupon- $2 off any $5 produce purchase @ Food Lion.  Just play the game Hurry - it expires 1/25 though! 

http://coupo.us/foodlion/GuidingStars.html

Drug Store Shopping

I think I had a GREAT trip today!

Here are my totals:

 Here is what I got at CVS;
2 Physicans wear blush (11.99 each)
1 Physician Wear Eye Makeup (11.99)
2 Xtra Spring Laundry Detergent (2.99 each)
1 Crest Prohealth rinse (5.79)
Total OOP: $0 (.51 in tax was paid but my actual tax was 1.19!)
total 44.75
Total Savings: 100%
Rewards back : 3.99

Walgreens:
6 Bottles of Maalox (5.09 each)
2 Cornstarch .50 each
1 Glad trashbag 6.99.50
Nivea Shave Cream 3.99
1 Huggies Diapers 8.99
Total Value: $52.49
Total OOP: $2.49(PLUS 3.96 in tax)
Total Savings: 95%
Rewards Back: $14

This was my FAVORITE today: Rite Aid
2 bags Lays (reg 3.99)
4 GE lighbulbs (reg 3.99)
2 Bags M&Ms (regular 3.99)
4 Progresso Soups (3.19 each)
1 Rite Aid freezer bags (rep 2.99)
RA palstic wrap (2.99)
4 boxes RA plastic ware (reg 1.79 each)
Lotion (regular 12.49)
Total Value: 70.42
Total OOP: .53 (plus 1.61 in tax)
Total Savings: 99.2%
Total rewards back: $12

Overall Totals:
Value: $167.66
Total OOP: $3.02
total Savings: 98.2%
Total Rewards Back:$29.99

WOW!   This was a great week!

CONTEST WINNER!

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