This week's CVS Trip

Here are the two deals I picked up this week at CVS along with a few prescriptions for Joe and I...

1-4 ct Schick Hydro 5 refills $12.49 - $4 Sale - $2/1 MC (newspaper) - $5 ECB = $1.49

1-24 ct CVS Naproxen Sodium $3.79 - $0.80 Sale - $1 ECB = $1.99

+ $0.51 Tax

- $3.99 ECB's from last week's deals, used to pay

Total OOP: $6, Earned $6 ECB's for next week!

ALDI Deals: 08/10-08/16/2011

Here are some of the deals at ALDI for this week...

• Pudding Cups, Chocolate or Vanilla, Tapioca or Butterscotch 4-3.5 oz cups $0.89 ea
• Lunch Buddies Apple Sauce 6-4 oz cups $1.29 ea
• Lunch Buddies Fruit Flavored Rolls 8 rolls 5 oz $1.89 ea
• Fit and Active Fruit Strips, Blueberry or Mango 3.95 oz $1.99 ea
• Millville Apple Rounds Cereal 12.2 oz $1.49 ea
• Millville Blueberry Pancake Mix 28 oz $1.49 ea
• Berryhill Creamy PB 18 oz $1.49 ea
• Berryhill Strawberry Preserves 18 oz $1.59 ea
• Berryhill Pancake Syrup 24 oz $1.49 ea
• Breakfast Best Home-style Waffles 12.3 oz $1.29 ea
• Benton's Chocolate Chip Dunkers 16 oz $3.49 ea
• Bon Italia Family Size Pasta Macaroni and Beef or Mini Beef Ravioli 40 oz $1.79 ea
• Cheese Club Express Mac Pouches 12.9 oz $1.69 ea
• Clancy's Honey Wheat Pretzels 32 oz $3.99 ea
• Anchor 6 pc Glass Storage Bowls with Plastic Lids $8.99 ea
• Cantaloupe $1.29 ea
• Cherries $2.29/lb
• Celery $0.79 ea
• Baby Carrots $0.49/lb

For more information about shopping at ALDI, visit their homepage!

Freezer Cooking Session this week!

I had the chance to do some freezer cooking this week!  Hopefully this will make dinner and lunch times a little less stressful!  Here's what I ended up with...

Homemade Greek Salad Dressing

 

Homemade All-purpose Seasoning Mix

 Homemade White Sauce Chicken Enchiladas (with NO cream soup!)

 3 bags Taco Meat for the Freezer and 1 container for the fridge

1 Chicken Enchilada Kit for the Freezer as well as 2 containers of leftover sauce (I'm trying these in the freezer, I'll let you know how they turn out)

I was also able to get 4 bags of white meat and 2 bags of dark meat for the freezer from the chicken I cooked off, as well as enough chicken left over for our stir-fry (and that was after the enchiladas and the freezer kit!). 

ALDI Deals: 08/03-08/09/2011!

Here are a few of the deals starting this week at ALDI...

• Sundae Shoppe Asst. Twin Pops 42.3 oz $1.69 ea
• Breakfast Best Cinnamon Blast Bites 16 oz $1.99 ea
• Nature's Nectar Summertime Juice Pouches 6-10 oz pouches $1.69 ea
• Choceur Swiss Assortment Dark with Almonds, Milk or Dark Chocolate 3.52 oz bars $1.29 ea
• Freshine Wonder Shammy 2 pk $2.99 ea
• Dentiguard Power Toothbrushes with Refills $4.99 ea
• Vanderwall Over-the-door Towel Rack $7.99 ea
• Vanderwall Table Top Ironing Board $5.99
• Vanderwall 3-Tier Laundry Cart $8.99 ea 
• Vanderwall Clothes Drying Rack $9.99 ea 
• Vanderwall 2 Bushel Laundry Basket $7.49 ea
• Bananas $0.44/lb
• Red Grapes $0.99/lb
• Strawberries $1.49/lb
• Cantaloupe $1.29 ea
• Blueberries $1.69/pint

For more information about shopping at ALDI, visit their homepage!

Weekly Spending Report: 07/31-08/06/2011

Here is my spending report for last week...

Sunday's Walgreen's Trip: $1.23 oop, Earned $2 RR's

Sunday's CVS Trip: $0.12 oop, Earned $1.99 ECB's

Sunday's Rite-Aid Trips: $8.13 oop, Earned $2.99 SCR and $16 UP+Rewards AND $1.20 oop, Earned $12 UP+Rewards

Sunday's Staples Trip: $9.08 oop, Earned $8 Easy Saver Rebates
Total OOP: $19.76 - $42.98 Earned Rebates and Rewards = Net OOP: ALL FREE + a $23.22 Money-Maker!

Menu Plan Monday: August 1st, 2011

I know that this isn't a very good start to August, but there is no Menu plan this week.  We will be away at a Steam show in Federalsburg, MD all week, hopefully make some extra cash at the flea market.  It's kind of a vacation and work weekend all wrapped up into one.  I hope that everyone else continues to meal plan, and to see some AWESOME Menu Plans, visit Org Junkie!

Today's Staples Trip

Lastly, I stopped into Staples to get the great school supply deals they are running this week.  Here's what I ended up with...

2-2 pks Sharpie Permanent Markers $1.99 ea - $1.74 ea Sale = 2/$0.50

2-2 pks Sharpie Highlighters $1.49 ea - $1.48 ea Sale = 2/$0.02

2 pkgs Staples Index Cards $1 ea - $0.99 ea Sale = 2/$0.02

2 pkgs #2 Pencils $1 ea - $0.99 ea Sale = 2/$0.02

1 pkg Pentel RSVP Pens $4 - $4 ES Rebate = FREE!

1 pkg Zebra Z-Grips Pens $4 - $4 ES Rebate = FREE!

+ $0.52 Tax

Total OOP: $9.08 - $8 ES Rebates earned = $1.08 oop!

Today's Rite-Aid Trips

I stopped into both Rite-Aids in town today, and then went back to the second on again later this evening.  Here are my first two trips combined...

2 Bic Soleil Razors $6.79 ea - $1.80 ea Sale - $3/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 - $1 UP+Reward x 2 = 2/$1.98

2 Gillette Fusion Pro-Glide Power Razors $12.99 ea - $3 ea Sale - $4/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 - $5 UP+Reward x 2 = 2/$1.98

1 Oral-B Toothbrush $7.99 - $2 Sale - $3/1 MC (newspaper) - $2.99 SCR = FREE!

2 St. Ives Body washes $4.99 ea - $1 ea Sale - $0.50/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 - $2 UP+Reward x 2 = 2/$2.98

4 Ben-gay Ointments $5.49 ea - $1.10 ea card discount - $2/1 in-ad Coupon x 4 - $3/1 MC (newspaper) x 3 - $5/1 MC (no longer available) = FREE + $4.44 overage! (these counted towards an UP+Reward as well!)

+ $2.64 Tax

- $3/15 Survey Coupon

- $13 UP+Rewards used to Pay

Total OOP: $8.13, Earned $2.99 SCR and $16 UP+Rewards for next time!

Then this evening we went out to dinner with Joe's grandfather, so I stopped in again to finish up the Ben-gay deal, and no, I didn't clear any shelves :-)

1 Ben-gay Patches $8.49 - $1.70 card discount - $2/1 in-ad Coupon - $3/1 MC (store display) = $1.79

1 Ben-gay Massage Ointment $8.99 - $1.80 card discount - $2/1 in-ad Coupon - $5/1 MC (no longer available) = $0.19

- $10 UP+Rewards wyb $30 = Major Money-Maker!

1-3 ct pkg Trident Gum $2.99 - $1 Sale - $1 UP+Rewards = $0.99

1-3 ct pkg Dentyne Ice Gum $2.79 - $0.80 Sale - $1 UP+Rewards = $0.99

+ $0.24 Tax

- $5 UP+Rewards used to Pay

Total OOP: $1.20, Earned $12 UP+Rewards for next week!

Today's CVS Trip

I also stopped into CVS today to get the freebies, however, they also had NOTHING in stock!  No RAZORS for either the Gillette or Bic deals, so I went ahead and go the rainchecks.  Here is what I picked up...

3 Powerades + 2 Honest Teas $1.79 ea - $0.79 ea Sale - $1/1 MC (Tea) x 2 (Facebook offer) - $1 ECB wyb 5 = 5/$2

2 Skinny Cow Candies $1.19 ea - $0.20 ea Sale - BOGO Free MC (newspaper) - $0.99 ECB = 2 FREE!

2 Anna's Wafer Cookies $1.99 ea - $0.99 ea Sale = 2/$2

+ $0.12 Tax

- $5.99 ECB's used to Pay

Total OOP: $0.12 (Just Tax!), Earned $1.99 ECB's for next week!

Today's Walgreen's Stop

I stopped into Walgreen's today to roll my RR's, and they had NOTHING that I wanted in stock, no hair clips, no contact solution, no anything!  So, I just rolled them on to the free markers and some page protectors that I needed.  Here's how it went down...

1-50 ct Page Protectors $1.99 on Sale

1 pkg Crayola Markers $2 on Sale - $2 RR = FREE!

+ $0.24 Tax

- $3 RR from last week used to Pay

Total OOP: $1.23, Earned $2 RR for next week!