Coupon Madness at Publix last night!

WOW- I really scored at Publix last night! It was kind of an "off" week for me as they didn't seem to be running to many sales for things that I needed, so I decided to cash in on my stash of "free" coupons I've been collecting. A lot of them expired at the end of the year anyway, so I needed to use them up. They also had some GREAT deals on SC Johnson products with the $5 off 5 product couopn that came in our paper recently. Here's the breakdown:

2 Rubbermaid Containers- $2.49 each- used 2 $1 man q's and 2 $1 Publix Q's from the Winter Family Savings (WFS) Book = .98 for 2

5 boxes of Ziplok bags- $1.99 each- used one $2/3 Q and one $1/2 Q- combined that with the $5 SC Johnson Q and got 5 boxes for $1.95= .39 a box!

2 cans of Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes- $1.79 each- used 2 $1 IP's = $1.58

TG Lee Milk- $1.29 - used $1 Q from Manufacturer

2 Doublemint gum packs- $1.09 each- used BOGO Man q and $1/2 Publix Q = .09 each

5 Martha White Cornbread (.50 ea) and 5 Blueberry Muffin Mixes(.80 ea)- used 2 $1/3 Q's and one $5 WYB 10 Q from the Publix Thanksgiving flyer to make these a .50 money maker!

Kings Hawaiian Rolls- 1.50- used .55 Man Q to bring these to .95

3 Carl Budding Meats- FREE with Q from Manufacturer

2 Coffee Mate Creamers- originally $2.49 each- BOGO- used 2 $1 q's to make these .25 each

Covergirl Aquasmoothers face makeup- originally $9.99- on sale for 40% off. Used $1 man q from Kmart Beauty Book and $2.50 Publix Q to bring this to $2.50.

2 Ceasar dog foods- orignally .79- used BOGO Q- 39 cents each

3 Franks Red Hot Sauce- FREE with Q's

French's Worchestire Sauce- FREE with Q

5 Glade Candles- I was so excited about this deal. They were on sale for $2 each- I used 5 $1 man q's and the $5 SC Johnson Q to make these FREE

Fresh Express- on sale 2/$5- used 2 $1 Man q's and a Publix Q for $2 off any produce when you buy 2 bags- got some Tomatoes, bananas, and green onions (not pictured) for free!

I also got DH about $15 worth of meat and cheese from the deli- something I have not done at all since I started couponing in July. I figured with all these savings we can afford a treat. He was very happy and even had a sandwich for dinner. :)

Total OOP- Appx. $35

Total Saved- Appx. $75

The rest of Thanksgiving...

Well, sorry it took me so long to finish this up. I've been trying to score a Mail in Rebate for the Turley I bought. I will get my hands on one- it's just taking a little longer than anticipated.



Here's the rest of my Turkey day meal deals for anyone interested:



Kmart:



I had $10 in onyo Catalinas left over from the last super doubles. With this I was able to purchase:



1 Bag of Pecans - $5.79

1 Can of Pumpkin

1 Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 Bottle of Karo corn syrup



I don't have my reciept in front of me to price out the rest of the items, but my total OOP on this order was $1.31.



Next I hit up Publix for thier BOGO sales:



McCormick Turkey Gravy- was .99 BOGO so .49 for one

Stovetop Stuffing- .99 on Advantage buy

Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce- $1.45 BOGO so .72 for one

DelMonte Canned Veggies- $1.29 BOGO - I used 2 cans for green bean casserole

Sour Cream- .99 - also used this for green bean casserole

Publix Boneless Spiral Sliced Ham Half - 4.99lb- I got a 1/2 lb one for $2.50

Reddi Whip- 2/$4- used $1 Q from this months All You mag to bring the total to $1

Celery- .89


Bag of Baby Carrots- 1.29

Small publix milk for mashed potatoes- .99

2 pk Frozen Publix Brand pie crusts- 1.29


Jennie-O Oven Ready Turkey- 2.29lb. I was able to find a 12lb turkey which was marked

$27.48. I used the $5 Jennie-O coupon and a $5 off any turkey 12 lbs of more competitors coupon from Albertsons, bringing my oop to $17.48. As soon as I process the MIR for $10 making my final oop $7.48.



The grand total for Thanksgiving 2008 (after my Jennie-O Rebate)- 22.13

November 10, 2008

Mmm- appetizers and broth!

I lucked out again this week at Publix. The Pillsbury flaky bite appetizers were BOGO this week as was College Inn Broth. Here’s how it worked out:

Box 1 - Flaky Bites- 3.99
Box 2 – Flaky Bites- FREE
- $1 Man Q
- $1 Man Q
1.99 for 2 boxes

You can print your own coupons here.

We ate one box this weekend with some friends and they were awesome!! They’ll be the perfect Thanksgiving appetizer.

The broth actually turned out to be an excellent deal with the $1 coupons in thier Winter Family Savings Booklet:

Broth 1- 2.79
Broth 2- Free
-$1 Publix Q
-$1 Publix Q
.76 for two, or .36 each!

Here’s the totals so far:

Flaky Bites- .99
4 bags Mashed Potatoes- .99
Chicken Broth- .36

Total spent- $2.34

Total left to spend- $22.66

Thanksgiving Dinner for $25 or Less!

Thanksgiving Dinner for under $25

A full Thanksgiving dinner for less than $25? I’m on a mission this year!

(*Disclaimer* I will allow myself to use the staples I already have at home, such as sugar and flower without counting towards my total. I figure most people have these anyway and will be able to do the same).

The trick is to collecting your items early, while you can still take advantage of the sales. Last night I got 4 bags of Oreida Steam & Mash potatoes is for 25 cents each! Here’s how:

Bag 1-3.99
Bag 2- FREE (BOGO)
Bag 3- 3.99
Bag 4- FREE

Coupons:

3 x $1.00 Manufacturer Coupons
1 coupon for any bag of Orieda Frozen Potatoes free WYB 2 bags.

Math:
3.99 x 2 = $7.98
-3.99 Free Q
-1.00 Man Q
-1.00 Man Q
-1.00 Man Q
= 99 cents for all 4 bags!

The best part is that this deal also included the sweet potatoes, so I got 2 bags of garlic and herb and 2 bags of sweet potatoes, and now we are set on potatoes for Turkey Day!

Frugal and Fabulous!

10K in Savings and Debt Free by January 2010!

I'm a 26 year old woman on a mission- to save as much money and sacrifice as little as possible, because the more you stretch your dollar, the further it goes!

My DH, Ryan and I sat down yesterday and worked up a new budget and new goals- to have 10k in savings a be debt free by January 1, 2010. Part of prepping the budget was to write out everything we spend on a monthly basis for bills, utilities, and miscellenous things.

In addition to the typical bills for the mortgage, car and utilities, and figured in $120 a month for groceries and household items for the 2 of us. This doesn’t include eating out- we included $150 a week for the 2 of us for miscellaneous expenses. Here's what a typical month for us looks like:

Mortgage- $1400
Car pmt- $ 250
Insurance- $160
Water- $60
Cable- $110
Power- $140
2 Cells- $160

I know $120 sounds really low, but thanks to everyone at www.hotcouponworld.com this is 100% possible, and some months I may not even spend $120. I’ve been couponing hard and heavy since July, and you would not believe some of the amazing deals to be had out there.

Another part of this plan is that we will need to be putting at least $800 in savings- not an easy feat in this economy.

We decided to make our start date for this December 1, 2008 to give us time to (a) get adjusted and (b) get through all of the festivities and events we have planned next month- Disney World, DH’s birthday, his sisters birthday, and Thanksgiving to name a few.

For the next month I will be doing deals to share and gearing up for day 1 of our new budget!

Current Debt- $4,851.10
Current Savings- $901