Monday, March 29, 2010

Spring Cleaning Day #3 Update

We have been continuing to clean all week, here is the progress that we have made in the bedroom so far...
We organized the top of the closet where we store our shoes, or in my case, some of my shoes. I also cleaned out the two bins of shoes I have under the bed and got them nicely organized as well.
This is the bottom of the closet. Nice and neat.
And this is all of the shoes that I will be selling at the flea markets this year. Most have never been worn. I think that there is about 20 pairs in the picture, my husband was more intrigued with the fact that I could actually get rid of 20 pairs of shoes and still have the variety I have to wear, than with the fact that I was getting rid of shoes -- MEN!!!

Amazing Dollar Doubler Trip to Martin's!!

I stopped into Martin's one day this week after work to take advantage of the Double Dollar Days!!! Here is what I ended up with...
3 Betty Crocker Potatoes $1.49 ea - $0.49 ea Sale - $0.40/1 MC doubled to $0.80 x 3 = 3/$0.60
3 Duncan Hines Cake Mixes $1.69 ea - $0.69 ea Sale - $1/3 MC doubled to $2 = 3/$1
3 Kool-Aid Fizz Drink Mixes $2.19 ea - $0.19 ea Sale - $1/1 MC doubled to $2 x 3 = 3 FREE
2 pkgs I Can't Believe it's Not Butter Sticks $2.49 ea - $0.49 ea Sale - $0.50/1 MC doubled to $1 x 2 = 2/$2
2 Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausage Rings $3.99 ea - BOGO Free Sale - $1/2 MC doubled to $2 = 2/$1.99
2 Breakstone Sour Cream $1.89 ea - $0.80 ea Sale - $0.55/1 MC doubled to $1.09 x 2 = 2 FREE
+ Tax $0.18
Total OOP: $33.03 - $27.26 Sales & Coupons = $5.77 oop!!!!!! Savings of 83%!!!!!!!

Great Walgreen's Rolling RR Trip!

This is the first time in a L-O-N-G time that everything has gone just I had planned out. Everything was in stock, and everything, as usual, went smoothly at the register (Thanks Michelle!)...
Transaction #1:
1 Poland Springs H2O $1.79 - Free wyb Dulcolax MC = FREE
1 Dulcolax $10 on Sale - $3/1 MC - $10 RR = FREE + $3 MM!
3 Reese's Dark PB Cups 3/$2.39 - in-ad C $1.22 - $0.55/1 MC x 3 = All FREE + $0.48 MM!
1 Wag's Vitamins $3 on Sale - $3 RR = FREE
1 pk 5 Gum $0.99 (Michelle earned 5 cents for me buying this from her!)
+ Tax $0.24
- $7 RR's used to Pay
Total OOP: $3.75 + Earned $10 & $3 RR's

Transaction #2:
1 Dove Conditioner Treatment $4 on Sale - $2/1 MC - $4 RR = FREE + $2 MM
1 Simply Saline $7 on Sale - $1/1 MC - $7 RR = FREE + $1 MM
1 Captain Crunch Cereal $1.99 on Sale
1 Dozen Eggs $1.69 - $0.40/1 in-ad C = $1.29
+ $0.24 Tax
- $10 RR used to Pay
Total OOP: $1.52 + Earned $4 & $7 RR's

Transaction #3:
1 Poland Springs H2O $1.79 - Free wyb Dulcolax MC = FREE
1 Dulcolax $10 on Sale - $3/1 MC - $10 RR = FREE + $3 MM
1 Dentek Floss $2 on Sale - $2 RR = FREE
1 Wag's Vitamins $3 on Sale - $3 RR = FREE
+ $0.23 Tax
- $4 & $7 RR's used to Pay
Total OOP: $1.23 + Earned $10, $2 & $3 RR's for next week!!!
Started with $7 RR & ended with $18 -- Can you say MONEY MAKER?!

Rite Aid SCR Trip

I was so happy to see the BOGO Free sale on the Rite-Aid brand of Loratadine. This is the kind that Joe takes, and we were on our last box :-( So I did a little stocking up for allergy season!
2 BIC Soleil 4 ct Disposable Razors* $6.49 ea - $1.50 Sale ea - $2/1 MC x 2 - $2 SCR x 2 = 2/$1.98
2 Clean & Clear Astringents $5.49 ea - $2/1 in-ad C x 2 - $2/1 MC x 2 = 2/$2.98 (+ I have $10.98 towards the $5 J&J SCR!!!)
2 Rite-Aid Brand Loratadine 60 ct $19.99 ea + 2 RA Loratadine 10 ct $6.99 ea - BOGO Free Sale - $5/25 Rite-Aid OTC Medication C - $1/$4 RA Brand C - $0.50/$3 RA Brand C - $0.25/$2 RA Brand C (These were from the Game of Life game RA was doing last month) = All 4 pkgs/$33.73
+ $0.30 Tax
- $3/$15 Purchase C
- $20 Gift of Savings Certificate (Finally got my total high enough to use it!)
Total OOP: $6.49, paid with FREE gift card + Earned $4 SCR & I have $10.98 of the $20 towards the $5 J&J SCR!!!!
*These Items were Donated

Quick Food Lion Trip this Week

Joe and I also stopped into Food Lion on Sunday to get some granola bars and check out the clearance meat.
4 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars $2.99 ea - $0.99 ea Sale - $1/2 MC x 2 = 4/$6
1 pkg Steak discounted from $4.42 to $3.09 (I marinated these in an A1 Marinate and stuck them in the freezer for later - YUM!)
Total OOP: $9.09

CVS Trip for This Week

This week's trip to CVS was a simple one! I do love those every once in a while...
1 - 65 ct Cool Mint Zantac $20.99 - $1 Sale - $2/1 MC - $5 ECB = $12.99 (a decent price, and our stockpile has been depleted)
4 cans Lindsay Black Olives $2.49 ea - $1.61 ea Sale - $1/2 MC x 2 = 4/$1.52
3 cans Bumble Bee Solid White Albacore Tuna in H2O $2.29 ea - $1.41 ea Sale - $0.25/1 MC x 2 = 3/$2.14
1 Island Escape Shampoo* $0.99 - $1/1 CVS C = FREE + $0.01 MM
1 Gold Emblem Cookie Dough Bites (For Joe) $1.50 - CVS C $1.99 = FREE + $0.49 MM
1/2 Gallon 2% Milk $2.49
3 - 24 pks Gold Emblem bottled Water $3.99 ea - $1.11 ea Sale = 3/$8.64 (Stocking up for the Summer!)
+ Tax $0.57
- ECB's used to Pay $18.99
Total OOP: $13.86, paid with FREE gift card + Earned $5 + $1 (Green Bag Tag) ECB's for next time! :-)
*These Items were Donated

Menu Plan Monday!!!

Menu plan Monday is here! This week is going to be filled with more Spring cleaning, so I'm going to be keeping my meals rather simple :-)

Breakfasts: Cereal, Banana Bread, Yogurt and Fruit

Lunches: Leftovers, Chicken or PB&J Sandwiches

Dinners:
Sunday - Leftovers
Monday - Boli's Pizza!!! YAY :-) with Salad of course...
Tuesday - Spaghetti with Salad and Homemade Garlic Bread
Wednesday - Steak and Chicken Fajitas with Mexican Rice and Salad, maybe Corn too.
Thursday - Zuppa Tuscana with Salad and Homemade Garlic Bread
Friday - Leftovers
Saturday - Salsa Chicken Bake* with Salad

Dessert for the Week: Chocolate 'cake mix' Cookies with M&M's in them*
*Recipe to Follow