Menu Plan Monday: April 4th, 2011!

This week I am going to try really hard to recover fully from my head cold/sinus infection junk, while still getting some more cleaning out and organizing done.  Here's what's cooking this week...

Breakfasts: Fruit and Yogurt Smoothies with ground Flax seed, or Cold or Hot Cereal

Lunches: Various Sandwiches with Chips, or Leftovers

Dinners:

Sunday - Homemade Alfredo Pizza with Ham, Bacon and Pepperoni, Salad

Monday - Sauteed Red Sausage with Macaroni and Cheese and Asparagus

Tuesday - Grilled Steak or Chicken with Grilled Artichokes and Baked White and Sweet Potatoes (White for Joe and Sweet for me)

Wednesday - Tacos with Salad or Corn

Thursday - Eggs with Toast or French Toast (we now have fresh eggs; the chickens are back for the season!)

Friday - Out :-)

Saturday - Leftover Buffet or Homemade Pizza with Salad

Extras: Banana Bread or Muffins and maybe Brownies later in the week

For more AWESOME menu plans, visit Org Junkie!

HUGE Rite-Aid Trip Today!

This week Rite-Aid is FULL of all sorts of bargains.  I could have had a much lower OOP if I wasn't lazy and did more than one transaction, but, every once in awhile it's nice to just do one transaction and move on.  You know what I mean?  Anyway, here's my hull for today...

1 bag Utz BBQ Chips $0.99 - $0.20 card discount = $0.79!

4 pkgs Carefree Pantyliners $1.49 ea - $0.30 card discount - $0.50/1 MC x 4 (newspaper) - $1 UP+Reward/4 = 4/$1.76

2 boxes OB Tampons $4.99 ea - $1.99 ea Sale - $1/1 MC (mailers) x 2 - $2 UP+Reward/2 = 2/$2

1 Nelimed Nasadock $9.99 - $3.99 Sale - $6 UP+Reward = FREE!

2 tubes Super Poligrip $2.29 ea - $0.46 card discount - $1.50/1 RA Video Values C - $1.83 SCR x 2 = 2 FREE + $1.50 MM!

1 Gillette Fusion Razor $12.99 - $3 Sale - $5/1 MC (mailer) - $5 UP+Reward = FREE!

1-4 pk Duracell Rechargeable AA Batteries $15.99 - $6.11 Sale - $1 UP+Reward - $2/1 MC (newspaper) = $6.88

1-8 pk Duracell Alkaline AA Batteries with Bonus Ear-buds $8.99 - $4.50 clearance - $1.50/1 MC (newspaper) = 2.99

1-42 ct Tena Ultra Thins (not pictured) $12.99 - $3 Sale - $2/1 MC (mailer) - $9.99 SCR = FREE + $2 MM!

+ $1.79 Tax

- $7.49 UP+Rewards used to Pay

- $2 SCR Check used to Pay

- $2 RA Video Values Coupons used to Pay

Total OOP: $32.56, Earned $15 UP+Rewards, and $13.65 SCR, Net Cost: $3.91!

Today's CVS Trip

This afternoon. I also ran into CVS to pick up some of Joe's prescriptions, and to get some of the ECB deals for this week, and rain checks for what they didn't have in stock.  Here's what I ended up with...

2 boxes Betty Crocker Brownie Mix $2.37 ea - $1.49 ea Sale - $0.50/1 MC x 2 (newspaper) = 2/$0.76
1 Complete Contact Solution $9.99 - $1 Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) - $8.99 ECB = FREE + $1 MM!
1 Right Guard Body Wash $4.99 - $1.11 Sale - $1/1 MC (peelie) - $3 ECB = FREE + $0.12 MM!
2 Oral B Toothbrushes $3.79 ea - $0.80 ea Sale - $2/1 MC x 2 (newspaper) - $0.99 ECB x 2 = 2 FREE!
1 Crest Pro Health Toothpaste $4.99 - $1.50 Sale - $1/1 MC (mailer) - $2.50 ECB = FREE!
4-2 lts Sierra Mist soda $1.99 ea - $1 ea Sale = 4/$3.96
+ $0.71 Tax
- $4/20 CVS Coupon (email)
- $14 ECB's used to Pay
Total OOP: $2.77, Received $16.47 ECB's to use next week!

New Samples @ Freeflys!

Here are the new Samples from freeflys!

• Free sample of AVEENO Hair Care 
• Free sample of Freds Diapers 
• Get a free sample of Tasters Choice 
• Free sample of Carefree Acti-Fresh Liners 
• Free sample of Uncle Bens Ready Rice
  
  

Today's Walgreen's Deals

I stopped into Walgreen's this afternoon just to pick up a coupons RR deals.  Here's what I ended up with...

1 tube Colgate Toothpaste $2.99 on Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) - $3 RR = FREE + $1 MM!

1 Venus Pro-Skin Razor $7.99 on Sale - $2/1 MC (newspaper) - $4 RR = $1.99

2 (1 not pictured) Cadbury Eggs $0.39 ea on Sale = 2/$0.78

+ $0.71 Tax

- $6 RR used to Pay

Total OOP: $3.47, Earned $7 RR's for next week!

Trip to CVS from Friday!

Well, after 5 months, I finally got the nerve and money to go see the doctor about my constant cold.  She thinks it's a sinus infection, we'll see.  I stopped by CVS on Friday to pick up the antibiotics, and I checked the clearance out while I was waiting, here's what I found...

2 M&M Eggs (not on clearance, but I found another coupon) $0.99 ea - $2/2 MC (magazine, adjusted to $1.98) = FREE!

1-50 ct box CVS Cranberry pills clearanced to $1.75

+ $0.14

- $1.50 Quarterly ECB used to Pay

Total OOP: $0.39!  YAY!

2 Trips to Rite-Aid on Saturday!

I stopped into Rite-Aid finally on Saturday just to get some FREE cards, and since they also had the pads for the ECB deal in stock, I got those as well.  Then I decided to go back and get a few more FREE cards and use the overage to pay for my newspaper, which thrilled me!  Here's how the trips went down...

 6 various American Greetings Cards $0.99 ea - $0.20 ea card discount - $3/3 in-ad Coupon x 2 = 6 FREE + $1.26 MM!
1 Baltimore Sun Newspaper $2 - $0.40 card discount = $1.60
+ $0.03 Tax
Total OOP: $0.37!

6 various American Greetings Cards $0.99 ea - $0.20 ea card discount - $3/3 in-ad Coupon x 2 = 6 FREE + $1.26 MM!
2 pkgs Carefree Pads $3.29 ea - $0.79 ea Sale - $0.50/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 - $2 UP+Rewards = 2/$2.50
2 pkgs Stayfree Pads $3.99 ea - $1.50 ea Sale - $1/1 MC x 2 - $1.49 UP+Rewards = 2/$1.49
(no Tax)
- $3/15 Survey Coupon (from receipt)
- $2 UP+Reward used to Pay
Total OOP: $0.72, earned $3.49 UP+Rewards for next time!

Another Quick Trip to Walgreen's Last week!

I stopped into Walgreen's a little later in the week last week to take advantage of the AWESOME deal they were having on Oxi-Clean products.  Here are my ending totals from the trip...

Original Total: $25.30

Sales and Clearance: - $12.05

Coupons: - $11

Tax: + $0.67

Total OOP: $4.08!!!  Savings of 84%!!!!

ALDI Produce Sales this Week

Here are the Produce deals available at ALDI this week...

• Strawberries $1.49/lb
• Grapefruits $0.29 ea
• Green or Red Grapes $0.89/lb <-- Definitely an amazing price!
• Bagged Apples $1.99/3 lb bag