Menu Plan Monday 06/15/09

Menu plans for the week include...
Breakfast:
Cereal or Bagels with Cream cheese

Lunch:
Leftovers or sandwiches

Dinners:
Homemade Pizza
BBQ'ed Chicken Leg Quarters with Scalloped potatoes & veggies
Dinner @ Dobbin House in Gettysburg on Tuesday for our 2 year wedding anniversary!
Pasta with garlic bread
Sandwiches
Picnic on Saturday with our families to celebrate Joe's birthday (My honey turned a sweet 30 today!)

Target Trip 06/13/09

Went to Target tonight to take advantage of some GREAT gift card deals & Joe and I got our FAVORITE cashier, Alex -- She totally ROCKS!!!
2 -35 Lb Tidy Cat Litters $1.99 ea - $1.00/1 MC x 2 - $5.00 GC wyb 2 = $16.98/2 (We pay this much for the smaller containers of Tidy Cat...) - Not Pictured
3 Raisin Bran Extra (Usually $4.00 a box) Sale $2.50 - $1.00/1 MC x 3 = $1.50 ea or $4.50/3
Light Bulbs Clearance $3.48 - For my mom who will pay us back = Free
2 Cat Treats Clearance $0.90 ea - BOGO Free MC = $0.90/2
2 Kraft Mayo $1.99 ea - $1.00/1 TC x 2 - $1.00/1 MC x 2 = 2 Free + $0.02 MM
1 Soft Soap Pump & 1 Refill pk $6.00 ea - $2.00/1 TC x 2 - $2.00/1 MC x 2 - $5.00 GC wyb 2 = Free + $1.00 MM
6 leather shoe laces (Joe) Clearance $0.54 ea = $3.24/6
Total with Coupons & Tax ($1.83): $39.91 - $10.24 in Target GC's - $10.00 in New Target GC's - $3.48 from Mom = Net Total: $16.19 (Cheap considering the amount of cat litter we bought...)

Super Walmart Hanover Trip 06/13/09

Stopped in to the SUPER Walmart in Hanover for a few things and to use up a few coupons before they expire the end of the month...
2 Chinet Plates $2.84 - $2.00/1 MC x 2 = $0.84 ea or $1.68
2 Toll House Refridgerated Cookie Doughs $2.24 ea - $1.00/1 MC x 2 = $1.24 ea or $2.48
2 I Can't Believe it's Not Butter Sticks $2.18 - $1.00/1 MC x 2 - MIR $2.18 = $0.18/2
Strawberries Sale $1.50
Pepperidge Farm Bread $2.50 Rollback - $0.55 MC = $1.95
2 Peanut M&M's $0.50 ea - BOGO Free MC = $0.50/2
Rice Krispy Treats Cereal (No Coupon... whoops) $2.98
Total with Tax ($0.48) including MIR: $13.98 Saved 9.05 in Coupons, $2.18 MIR, & $0.38 Sale

Aldi Trip!!!! 06/13/09

Stopped into the Aldi in Hanover today with my mom, I LOVE ALDI!!!! I can't wait until we get one in Westminster, MD. I only picked up a few things that we can always use around the house...
2 Cans Diced Tomatoes $0.49 ea = $0.98 (these are almost a dollar per can in the grocery stores)
Lemon Juice $1.85 (this bottle would have cost me at least $3.50 elsewhere)
Total (No tax): $2.83 (Saved at least $2.67 or 49%)

Dollar Store 06/13/09

Stopped into the Dollar Store to grab my newspapers for the week and got some OnYums rings in Ranch Flavor for Joe (and the whole bag is already gone...)
2 Newspapers $2.00
OnYums $0.50
Total with Tax: $2.62

Shopper's Grocery Trip 06/12/09

This week we didn't really need a lot from the grocery store, so since Shopper's was doubling coupons up to $0.99, I decided to get a few freebies and cheap items, as well as a few splurges (i.e. pudding cups and nesquik chocolate milk) that we don't usually get too often...
Del Monte Spaghetti Sauce $1.00
Santa Cruz Lemonade $2.99 - $0.75/1 MC - $0.75 double = $1.49
Chi Chi's Totrtillas $1.79
Wheat Thins $2.50 (Splurge)
Fried Rice Seasoning $1.00
2 Deer Park Sparkling Waters $1.00 ea - $1.00/1 MC x 2 = 2 FREE
2 Sobe Life Water $1.00 ea - Shopper's Catalina Coupon $1.00/2 = $1.00/2
3 Pears $2.03
Potato Finisher's $2.98 - $0.75 MC - $0.75 Double = $1.48
Nesquik Milk $2.69 (Splurge)
2 Jell-o Puddings 2/$6.00 - $1.00/2 MC = 2/$5.00 (Splurge)
String Cheese $3.00
3 Edge Shave Gels $1.50 ea - $0.75/1 MC x 3 - $0.75 Double x 3 = 3 FREE
- Reuseable bag credit 4 x $0.05 ea = $0.20
- $5.00 Shopper's Catalina Coupon from last week
Total with Tax: $18.16 -- Saved $16.70 in Coupons or 48%

Rite Aid SCR Stop 06/10/09

Stopped into Rite Aid to grab my SCR items for the week, took Joe with me so that we could do 2 transactions (Listed together) easily...
2 Complete Contact Solutions $7.99 ea - $2.00/1 MC x 2 - $7.99 SCR ea = $4.00 MM
2 Stridex Face Wipes $4.49 ea - $1.00/1 MC x 2 - $3.50 SCR ea = $0.02 MM
Opti Free Solution $8.99 - $3.00 in-ad coupon - $1.25 MC = $4.74
Noxzema Razors $1.89 - $1.00 MC - $1.00 SCR = $0.11 MM
Hershey's Clearace Truffles $1.69 (Filler to get to $25.00)
- Used $5.00/25.00 Rite Aid Coupon
Total with Tax: $21.50 - SCR $23.98 = $2.48 MM - YAY!!!

Doller Store Trip - In search of Chips... 06/10/09

Stopped into the $ store to see if they had anymore of the Pringles Selects (Regularly $3.99 in Shopper's), and I got the last 2 bags, sorry Joe, no more after today... :-(
2 Pringles Selects Parmesan and Garlic $2.00
Grandma Utz Potato Chips $1.00
Bleach pen $1.00
Total: $4.06 (Only tax on bleach pen)

CVS ECB Stop 06/10/09

Had $10.00 ECB expiring so I tried to roll them the best that I could. Not pictured 4 - 12 pks Coke...
4 - 12 pk Coke zero & Coke classic 4/$13.00 - $3.00 ECB - $1.00/1 MC x 4 = 4/$6.00
2 Dawn Dish Soaps Sale $1.00 ea - $1.00/2 ECB - $0.50/1 MC x 2 = 2 Free
Gamer Fusion Razor $7.99 - $4.00 ECB - $4.00 MC = $0.01 MM
Chocolate Creme Filled Wafer Cookies (Put away for Christmas gift) Sale $2.00 - $1.00 CVS Coupon = $1.00
- Used $10.00 Expiring ECB's
Total with Tax: $5.71 - $5.21 on GC = $0.50 OOP + Received $8.00 ECB back for next time :-)

Walmart Coupon Run 06/10/09

Had some of the Kraft coupons expiring, so had to make a run to walmart before they all expired...
4 Kotex Pads $1.00 ea - $1.50/2 MC x 2 = $1.00/4
A1 Sauce $2.98 - $2.00 MC = $0.98
Kraft Dressing $1.58 - $1.50 MC = $0.08
Vanilla Extract $4.64 (Good Price!) - $0.75 MC = $3.89
Triscuits $2.00 - $1.00 MC = $1.00
4 Crystal Light Ice Teas $1.97 ea - $2.00/2 MC x 2 = $0.97 ea or $3.88
2 Velveeta Shells & Cheese Cups $0.98 ea - $1.00/2 MC = $0.96/2
Snuggle Fabric Softner Sheets $1.87 - $1.00 MC = $0.87
Gallon Swiss Tea (Not pictured) $2.68 - $1.00 MC - $1.68 MIR = Free
Total: $12.66 + Tax