NEW Giveaway Contest!

Here we go again!  I have a basket of brand name cleaning supplies (Lysol toilet cleaner, Marcal paper towels, Comet, Renuzit air freshners, Soft Scrub, Purex 3 in 1 sheets, Downy ball and more!)

Here is how it will work.  You will get one entry for the following:

1. Post a comment on our Face Book Page.
2. Post a comment on our website.
3. Share our page (use the link on the bottom left side of our face book page)and leave a comment that you did.
4. Have your friends "LIKE" Moola Saving Mom, if they leave a comment saying you sent them you will get an entry.
5. For each 5 friends who LIKE Moola Saving Mom, you will get an extra entry. (they have to comment w. your name)

The prize will be delivered within a 30 mile radius of Kernersville, NC.  If the winner is outside of that radius, they have the choice of having it delivered to someone local or being donated to a charity.  Please be sure to use your Face Book name if you leave comments on the blog- it is the only way I know how to give you an entry!

Good luck.  The winner will be chosen once we have 200 fans!

Lowes Foods Fresh Rewards

Be sure to check your email!  I got my Fresh Rewards offers.  Here are mine- BUT these are non transferrable and are ONLY for the person receiving the email.  SO yours will be different!

LF 2 Liters .38
Sparkle Towels 8 rolls 3.99
LF Turkey Breast (deli meat) .99
Mini croissants 1.89
Full Circle Organic Milk 4.99
Fresh Smart Coffee 5.99

I LOVE the 2 liter deal (SUPER for me b/c my daughter is having a pizza party tonight)

Sunday Drug Store Scenerios

Here is my shopping plans for the weekend.  I am starting with a few RR (Walgreens), only 7.50 in ECB (CVS) and a TON of UP+ ($48 to be exact!!) from Rite Aid.

My totals should hopefully be:

Total Value	81.56
OOP	3.24
Savings	96%
Rewards	35.58

*GASP*

I am amazing myself this week- no grocery shopping for me!  THAT is why I love stockpiling!  If we want pasta, we have pasta in the pantry.  If we want stew, we have all the makings.  Fried chicken- all ingredients!  So, I've decided to take a week off! 

Besides a quick replacement of bread and milk and possibly eggs that is all the grocery shopping I plan on doing. NOW I say that but Harris Teeter  is advertising some sort of Face Book e-vic deal to be disclosed on Friday.  Depending on what that is, will determine if I go there or not.  BUT I would LOVE to see what deals you got this week.  Post a picture or comment!

Lowes Foods vs. Harris Teeter

Here is a price comparison for some major staples (at least in my house) for Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods. The prices are based on the LF to go and HT express lane prices for my local stores. I was amazed at how BIG the difference in some of the prices were (MANY of these items are regular prices) but at the end it evened out to a difference of only $3!!

THIS is why I stockpile :) The prices for the meat is per lb (NOTE: the HT shrimp will cost you a MINIMUM of $50! You have to buy two bags at nearly $28 a piece to get the others free!), the prices for paper products are per roll (most of these are 8-12 roll packages). I just wanted you to get a feel for what the cost comparison between the two stores is.

I would look over the list and see which store has more highlighted items that I need/want to buy. THEN I would go to that store's matchups and see how much I can save!

Food Lion 2/23

Here are the food lion matchups!

Lowes Foods 2/23

Here are the Lowes Foods Matchups for this week!

Harris Teeter Coupon matchups

Trying a new format- let me know what you think!!!

Sunday Drug Store Shopping

Sorry this is later than usual...but it was SO beautiful out we spent all day doing yard work!

I was happy with my transactions today, even if hubby and kids added some items (shame on me for letting them come!)
TOTAL VALUE: $65.95
Total OOP: 6.67
Total Savings: 90%

Walgreens:

I got: 6 cans of Hunts Tomato sauce
2 cans pringles
1 box Refresh Tampons
1 Goody Hair Ties
1 Walgreens Brand men's lotion (Hubby texts me from the car that his hands r dry and to bring him lotion...sigh....even though we have no less than 5 BIG bottles of lotion at home)
1 Sunkist drink (this was $1.69 + tax worth of my total- again due to a text from my husband who is apparently dying of thirst even though we JUST left the house!)

Total Value:  20.60
Total OOP: $2.77 (plus tax for a total of 3.76)
Total Rewards back: $7
Total Savings: 87%

Rite Aid: I got:
3 Kleenex
2 Always
2 Craefree
2 M&Ms (due to pleading from my children)
Loaf of Bread
Smukers Jelly
Quilted Northern TP (purchased @ WAY too high of a cost because I thought we were out.  UNTIL I got home to put these away and found about 12 rolls had fallen off the shelf!  So, now we are good for a while)
2 Dove Hair
1 Johnson & Johnson Baby Oil

Total Value: $45.35
OOP: $3.90 (The cost of the jelly and M&Ms which were NOT part of my trip + tax for a OOP of 5.88)
Total Savings: 91.4%
Rewards Back: 10% off shopping pass! $6 UP+

(several of these items were needed and there are no good deals and haven't been for a while- such as the jelly (required for my daughter's lunches) and the bread.  We go though 3 or 4 loaves a week!  My freezer is FULL of veggies and meats so no room for bread right now. OH and did you notice the cute happy tablecloth?  Target had their Valentine's Day items 75% in Kernersville.  I stocked up on little treats for my kids (which will last past Easter!) and some decorative items that can be used year round!  With 3 little ones- vinyl tablecloths are AMAZING table savers!