Sunday's Shopping Trips!

First stop was CVS to pick up a freebie and check out the clearance.  Not much going on this week, but this is what I picked up...

2 pkgs Extra Orange Cream Pop Gum $1.37 ea - $0.38 ea Sale - 2/$1.98

1 Balance Bar $1.99 - $0.30 Sale - $1.69 ECB = FREE!

1 bag Chex Mix $3.79 - $2.29 Sale - $0.50/1 MC = $1

1-2 pk Fleet clearanced to $1.07

1-20 oz Coke, not pictured $1.79

+ $0.30 Tax

- $6.79 ECB's used to Pay

Total OOP: $1.04, Earned $1.69 ECB for next week!

Next stop was Rite-Aid, also not a whole lot going this week in the way of deals, so I just picked up a couple freebies and my newspapers...

2 Baltimore Sun Newspapers $2 ea - $0.40 ea card discount = $1.60 ea or 2/$3.20

1 Finesse Clean and Simple Shampoo $3.99 - $1.49 Sale - $1/1 MC (magazine) - $2 MIR = FREE + $0.50 Money-maker!

2-4 pks Noxzema Razors $4.99 ea - $2.99 ea Sale - $2/1 MC (this week's newspaper) x 2 = 2 FREE!

+ $0.59 Tax

- $4 UP+Rewards used to Pay

Total OOP: $1.29, Earned $2 MIR!

My last stop was Walgreen's because my Register Reward (RR) was expiring, so I went in to roll my RR over for another 2 weeks.  I decided to do the EOS deal...

2 EOS Shaving Creams $3.50 ea - $1 Sale - $4 RR = 2/$2

+ $0.36 Tax

- $2 RR used to Pay

Total OOP: $4.36, Earned $4 RR for next time!

Menu Plan Monday: July 11th 2011!

This is going to be a CRAZY week!  Today I went had 12" cut off my hair and donated it to Locks of Love.  Tuesday my mom and I are making a trip to Hanover, PA for some shopping; Wednesday is our regular grocery store day, and I work all day Thursday and Friday.  So, like I said, crazy!  But we must still eat, so here's what's cooking...

Breakfasts: Fruit and Yogurt Smoothies, Cold Cereal, or English Muffins and Fruit

Lunches: Fried Eggs on Waffles, Grilled Chicken Buffalo Wraps, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, French Toast or Leftovers

Dinners:

Sunday - Out :-)

Monday - Roast Beef with Gravy, Homemade Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans and Sauerkraut

Tuesday - Sauteed Kielbasa with Mac and Cheese and Broccoli

Wednesday - Spaghetti (with Meat sauce from the freezer), Garlic Bread and Green Beans

Thursday - Fried Squash, Bacon and Tomato Sandwiches with Corn and Cob

Friday - Homemade Pizza

Saturday - Freezer Fajitas with Mexican Rice and Homemade Guacamole

Snacks: Popcorn, Cereal, Pretzels, Chips and Salsa, Apples, Bananas or Watermelon, Yogurt, Cheese and Crackers, Pudding or Cookies

For more AWESOME Menu Plans, visit Org Junkie!

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ALDI Deals, Starting 07/06/2011!

 

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

• Fresh Gourmet Croutons, Butter and Garlic, Country Ranch, or Cornbread 5 oz $0.99 ea
• Tuscan Garden Tortilla Strips Asst. varieties 3.5 oz $0.99 ea
• Tuscan Garden Coleslaw or Salad Dressings 16 ea $1.29 ea
• Stonemill Essentials Salad Dressing Mixes, Italian or Ranch 0.7-1 oz $0.69 ea
• Carlini Olive Oil Cooking Spray 5 oz $1.49 ea
• Carlini Pure Olive Oil 16.9 oz $2.99 ea
• Breakfast Best Buttermilk Waffles 10 ct 12.3 oz $1.29 ea
• Kitchen Living Salad Spinner $9.99 ea
• Kitchen Living Mandolin Slicer $4.99 ea
• Plums $0.35 ea
• Peaches $0.35 ea
• Nectarines $0.35 ea
• Cantaloupe $1.49 ea
• Strawberries $1.49/lb
• Tuscan Garden Real Bacon Bits 3 oz $1.39
• Tuscan Garden Croutons 6 oz $0.99 ea
• Tuscan Garden Salad and Fit and Active Dressings 16 oz $1.29 ea
• edenVale Cheese Crumbles 5 oz $1.99 ea (Blue, Gorgonzola, Feta)
• edenVale Shredded Cheese 5 oz $1.99 ea (Parmesan, Romano, Asiago)

For more information about ALDI, visit their homepage!

Food Lion Deals: 07/08-07/14

Here are a few of the deals this week at Food Lion...

• Perdue Perfect Portions Chicken Breasts 24 oz Regular, Italian, Wine and Garlic $8.99 - 50% off Sale = $4.50 ea 
• Food Lion Frozen Chicken Breasts 2.5 lbs BOGO Free Lmt 2 Free
• Food Lion 2 lt Soda $0.89 ea
• Tostitos Tortilla Chips 9-13 oz $3.99 ea - BOGO Free Sale = 2/$3.99
• Select General Mills Cereals BOGO Free - MC $1/2 (newspaper) = prices vary
• Food Lion or My Essentials Canned Vegetables 14.5-15.25 oz 2/$1
• Mueller's Pastas 16 oz $1.39 ea - BOGO Free Sale= 2/$1.39
• Kraft Mayo/Miracle Whip 30 oz 2/$5 - $1/1 MC (newspaper) = $1.50 ea
• Meal Deal: Buy 2 Palmero's Thin Crust or Hand-Tossed Pizzas $6.49 ea - $1/2 MC, Get 1 Tyson Any'tizers, 1 Mrs. T's Perogies - $1/1 MC (magazine), 1 Cole's Cheese Sticks - $0.50/1 MC, and 1 Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough FREE! ( = All for $10.48 if using the stated coupons)
• Holly Farm's Bone-in Chicken Breast $1.89/lb

For more information about Food Lion, Visit their homepage!

Menu Plan Monday: July 4th 2011!

With 4th of July going on at the Museum today, I have to work this evening, and things are needless to say hectic around here.  I have lots of transcribing work to do this week and I work here at the Museum Friday, Saturday and Sunday, so meals around here are going to be very simple!  Here's what's cooking this week...

Breakfasts: Cold Cereal, Fruit and Yogurt Smoothies, or Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins with Fruit

Lunches: Fried Eggs on Waffles, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Grilled Chicken Buffalo Wraps, or Leftovers

Dinners:
Sunday - Taco Salad
Monday - Leftovers
Tuesday - Grilled Artichokes, Chicken Breasts (extra for the freezer too), and Corn on the Cob
Wednesday - Roast Beef in the Crock-pot with Onion-Mushroom Gravy, Homemade Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans
Thursday - Sauteed Kielbasa with Mac and Cheese or Scalloped Potatoes and Salad
Friday - Out :-)
Saturday - Homemade Pizza with Veggies and Dip

Extras: Double Chocolate Chip Cookies and Honey Bran Muffins - Thank you Betty Crocker and Martha White :-) 

For more AWESOME Menu Plans, visit Org Junkie!

Sunday's Rite-Aid Trip -- LOTS of great Deals!

Yesterday Joe and I stopped into Rite-Aid to gather the deals for this week, and we were able to stock up on quite a few things for ourselves and my parents.  Here's what we ended up with...

2 cans Amp $2.29 ea - $0.79 ea Sale - BOGO Free Rite-Aid Video Coupon (only took off $1 though) = 2/$2
1 Pet Travel Bowl (Christmas Present) $1 - $0.20 card discount = $0.80
1 pkg Dog Chews (for Joe's Grandfather's new Pup) $1 - $0.20 card discount = $0.80
2 Pantene Detanglers $4.99 ea - $1.49 ea Sale - $3/2 MC (newspaper) - $2 UP+Rewards wyb 2 = 2/$2
1 Gillette Fusion Power Razor $12.99 - $3.02 Sale - $4/1 MC (newspaper) - $5 UP+Rewards = $0.97
1 Crest Rinse $6.99 - $2 Sale - $2/1 MC (newspaper) - $4.50 SCR = FREE + $1.51 Money-maker!
3-78 ct boxes Fixodent Denture Cleaner (for my Dad) $5.49 ea - $1.50 ea Sale - $2/1 MC (newspaper) x 3 - $1 UP+Rewards x 3 = 3/$2.97 (I'll get paid back for these when I deliver them)
2 Crest Toothpastes $3.99 - $1.42 ea Sale - $1/2 MC (newspaper) - $2 UP+Rewards x 2 = $0.07 ea or 2/$0.14
4 Luna Bars $1.49 ea - $0.30 ea Card discount - $0.50/1 Rite-Aid Coupon (attached to ea) x 4 - $1 UP+Rewards wyb 4 = 4/$1.76
1 Carroll County Times Newspaper $1 - $0.20 Card discount = $0.80
+ $2.37 Tax
- $3/15 Survey Coupon
- $11.99 UP+Rewards used to Pay
- $2 SCR Check used to Pay
- $11 Gift card used to Pay (from previous UP+Rewards that did not print)
Total OOP: $4.61, Earned $4.50 SCR, $15 UP+Rewards for next time, and I'll get $3 back for the denture cleaners!  A very good shopping trip!

Sunday's CVS Trip!

Yesterday we also stopped into CVS to pick up a prescription and some cheap toothbrushes, and we hit the mother-load of clearance, so here is what we found...

2 Scotch Tape Dispensers $0.50 ea on clearance = 2/$1
1-8 ct Zantac Cool Mint $1.25 on clearance
1-5 pk Sharpie Calligraphy Pens $1.87 on clearance
1-2 pk Paper Mate Gel-like Pens $0.67 on clearance
1 can Pringles Grab and Go $1 - $1/1 CVS Coupon = FREE!
1 Hershey's Air Delight Bar $1.19 - FREE item CVS Coupon = FREE!
2 Oral-B Toothbrushes $4.99 ea - $1.99 ea Sale - BOGO Free MC (newspaper) - $1 ECB x 2 = 2/$1
+ $0.72 Tax
- $6 ECB's used to Pay
Total OOP: $2.51, Earned $2 ECB's for next week!

Food Lion Deals from Saturday Night!

Last night I finally was able to get to Food Lion for some cheap popcorn, my favorite kind too!  Here's the deals Joe and I picked up...

4-3 ct boxes Pop-Secret Popcorn $2.99 ea - $1.50 ea BOGO Free Sale - $1/2 MC x 2 (newspaper) = $0.99 ea or 4/$3.96

3 pkgs Martha White Honey Bran Muffin Mix clearanced to $0.52 ea or 3/$1.56

2 Parkay Spray Butters $1.99 ea - $0.49 ea Sale - $1/2 MC = 2/$2

1 bag Martin's Potato Chips $3.99 - $1.49 Sale = $2.50

1 pkg Thomas' Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins $3.79 - $1.29 Sale = $2.50

Total OOP: $12.52, Savings of $12.32 or 53%!!!!

Friday's Rite-Aid Stop

We also stopped into Rite-Aid on Friday to get another round of the deals, this is what I ended up with...

1 Veet Wax Strips $9.99 - $2 Card discount - $1/1 Rite-Aid Video Coupon - $2/1 MC - $2/1 in-ad Coupon - $1 UP+Rewards = $1.99

2 boxes OB Tampons $4.99 ea - $2.49 ea Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 - $2 UP+Rewards wyb 2 = 2/$1

+ $0.48 Tax

- $4.99 UP+Rewards used to Pay

Total OOP: $1.48, Earned $3 UP+Rewards for next time!