Rite-Aid SCR Trip for This Week

This week has been FULL of GREAT deals, especially at Rite-Aid. I don't get to say that too often because usually CVS beats them in the moneymaking department, but this week they were just full of surprises and deals :-)

Here's what I ended up with:
2 rolls Bounty Basic Paper Towels $1.29 ea - $0.30 Sale ea - $1/2 MC = 2/$0.98
4 boxes Puffs Tissues with Lotion $1.99 ea - $1 Sale ea - $0.50/1 MC x 4 = 4/$1.96
2 pkgs Reese's PB Cups $0.88 ea - $0.38 Sale ea = 2/$1
2 Cookies & Cream Hershey Bars (1 Not pictured) $0.88 ea - $0.38 ea Sale = 2/$1
1 bottle Rite-Aid Lemon Extract $0.99 - $0.20 Card Discount = $0.79
1 Box Kotex U Tampons $4.99 - $1.49 Sale - $1/1 MC = $2.50 + 1 box Kotex U Pads $4.49 - $0.99 Sale - $1/1 MC - $3 SCR wyb 2 = 2/$2
2 bottles Lubriderm Lotion $3.99 ea - $0.80 ea Card Discount - $2/1 in-ad C x 2 - $2/1 & $1/1 MC + 1 tube Aveeno Lotion $3.49 - $0.70 Card Discount - $2/1 in-ad C - $1/1 MC -$5 SCR wyb 3 = 3 FREE + $5.83 MM!!!
- $5/25 Rite Aid C
+ Tax $0.73
Total OOP: $5.63, paid with FREE gift card - $8 SCR earned = ALL FREE + $2.17 MM!!!

Food Lion Chicken Run!

I made a quick stop into Food Lion earlier this week especially for the split chicken breasts on sale for $0.96/lb!!! I ended up buying 3 pkgs totaling 10.2 lbs of meat for the grand total of $9.81!!! Savings of 48%!!

Quick CVS Prescription Trip

I stopped into CVS today to finally pick up my prescription and get my FREE $25 gift card! While I was there I decided to do the Reach Floss deal and grab a few sale essentials...
2 Reach Floss $1.99 ea - $1/1 MC x 2 - $2 ECB x 2 = 2 FREE + $2.02 MM!
1 CVS Shampoo $0.99 - $1/1 CVS C = FREE + $0.01 MM!
1 CVS Epsom Salt $1.79 - $0.79 Sale = $1
1 CVS 91% Alcohol $2.19 - $1.19 Sale = $1
- $3.97 ECB used to Pay
Total OOP: $0.26, Earned $4 ECB's for Next time!

Menu Plan Monday - 05/10/2010

This week we are planning our menu around what we already have on hand as a way to keep our spending down! Here's what's cooking here this week:

Breakfasts: Cold Cereal, Freezer Pancakes, Yogurt and Bagels

Lunches: Frozen Meals, Leftovers, Chicken Salad or PB&J Sandwiches

Dinners:
Sunday - McDonald's!
Monday - Garlic Chicken and Pasta Bake with Salad
Tuesday - Parmesan Tilapia with Rice and Steamed Broccoli and Salad
Wednesday - Salsa Chicken Bake with Salad
Thursday - Leftovers or Sandwiches
Friday - Mexican Rice Casserole (Recipe with Follow) with Salad
Saturday - Homemade Pizza with Salad

Dessert for the Week: Nestle Toll House Mini Brownie Bites

View more Menu Plans @ The Grocery Cart Challenge & Org Junkie's Menu Plan Monday

Last Week's Spending Totals 05/02-05/08

This month Joe and I have decided to do another eat from the pantry challenge. We are going to keep our spending below $100 for the month (hopefully!) and plan our meals around what we have on hand already. Here's how Week #1 went...

Food: $14.55, but I will be receiving $20 in MIR's, so in actuality I made Money!
Health & Beauty: ZERO!
Household: $6.12
Total OOP: $20.67, after MIR's $2.87!!!!

Separate Budget Items: $9.60 for Shoes at Wal-mart for my Mother-in-law's wedding, and $4.01 in wrapping paper and cards for Mother's Day and the wedding at the Dollar Store.

CVS Trip for This Week

Joe and I stopped into CVS yesterday to pick up my prescription, but the pharmacy had closed by the time we got there after I worked yesterday afternoon. This is what we got in the way of deals though...
2 Crest Pro Health Toothpastes $3.89 ea - $.39 ea Sale - $3.50 ECB ea = 2 FREE
3 Kellogg's Corn Pops Cereals $4.49 ea - $2.61 ea Sale - $1/3 MC = 3/$4.64
2 Gold Emblem Canned Corn $1.25 ea - $0.76 ea Sale = 2/$0.98
1 Gold Emblem Green Beans $1.25 - $0.76 Sale = $0.49
1 Absolutely Divine Dark Chocolate Bar $1.99 - FREE Item CVS C = FREE
1 Coastal Rain CVS Shampoo $0.99 - $1/1 CVS C = FREE + $0.01 MM!
1 Carefree Liners 22 ct pkg $1.39 - $0.39 Sale - $1/1 MC = FREE
2 Right Guard Total Defense 5 Deodorants $4.49 ea - $2 ea Sale - $3/2 MC - $2 ECB ea = FREE + $2.02 MM!
2 Mitchum Deodorants $3.79 ea - 0.80 ea Sale - $0.75/1 MC x 2 - $1 ECB x 2 = 2/$2.48
2 Gold Emblem 24 pk H2O $3.99 ea - $1.77 ea Sale = 2/$4.44
1 Kotex U Tampons $5.29 - $0.30 Sale - $1/1 MC - $4.99 ECB = FREE + $1 MM!
1 Schick Hydro Razor $8.99 - $5/1 MC - $4 ECB = FREE + $0.01 MM!
+ Tax $1.97
- $19.99 ECB's used to Pay
Total OOP: $13.96, paid with FREE Gift card + Earned $21.99 ECB's for Next time!

Last Week's Quick Rite Aid Trip #2

I stopped into Rite-Aid again the end of last week to take advantage of the money making Motrin PM! Here's what I ended up with...
3 Motrin PM 20 ct $5.49 ea - $1.10 ea Card Discount - $3/1 in-ad C x 3 - $3/1 MC x 3 = 3 FREE + $4.83 MM!
2 EOS Lip Balms $3.29 ea - $0.30 ea Card Discount - $2 SCR x 2 = 2/$1.98
1 JIF PB $3.29 - $1.30 Sale = $1.99
Total OOP, no Tax: $3.14 - $4 SCR = ALL FREE + $0.86 MM!