Last Week's Dollar Tree Trip

I stopped into the Dollar Tree the Saturday before we left for vacation to pick up my newspapers and a few other things on my list...

2 Newspapers

1-4 pk Toothbrush Covers

1 pkg Emergency Candles
1 Spray bottle (not pictured)

Total OOP: $5 + $0.30 Tax = $5.30

Weekly Spending Report: 08/07-08/13/2011!

Here is our spending totals for this week...

• Sunday's CVS Trip: $6 oop, Earned $6 ECB's
• Sunday's Rite-Aid Trips: $8.74 oop, Earned $4 refund and $10 UP+Rewards
• Tuesday's Root's Market Trip: $44.50 oop
• Staples and Office Depot Trips: $0.05 oop and $11.51 oop, Earned $9 Easy Rebates

Total OOP: $70.80 - $29 Earned Rewards = Net OOP: $41.80, much better :-)

This week's Staples and Office Depot Trips

I also stopped into Staples and Office Depot this week for the good school supply deals.  This is what I ended up with...

Office Depot:

5 School Glues $0.79 ea - $0.78 ea Sale = 5/$0.05

Total OOP: $0.05!

Staples:

2-2 pks Sharpie Permanent Markers $1.99 ea - $1.74 ea Sale = 2/$0.50

2 pkgs Eraser Tops $1.29 ea - $1.19 ea Sale = 2/$0.20

3 Staples Composition Books $0.99 ea - $0.89 ea Sale = 3/$0.30

10-2 pkt Folders $0.25 ea - $0.24 ea Sale = 10/$0.10

1-2 pk Bic White Out $3 - $2.50 Sale = $0.50

1-100 ct pk Tiger Paper Clips $1 - $0.75 Sale = $0.25

1 pkg Zebra Cadoozles Pens $5 - $5 Easy Rebate (ER) = FREE!

1 pkg Zebra Z grips Pencils $4 - $4 ER = FREE!

+ $0.66 Tax

Total OOP: $11.51 - $9 Easy Rebates earned = Net OOP: $2.51!!!

Root's Market Trip

Tuesday Joe and I took my mom to Lancaster, and we stopped into Root's Farmer's Market, and they are HUGE!!!  There are so many wonderful things there, and almost everything is an awesome deal! However, if you aren't watching, you could easily spend a small fortune there as well!  Here are some of our deals...

• 5-3 lb bags Raw Sugar $3.50 ea = 5/$17.50
• 1 pint Double Dill Pickles $4
• 1 Italian Sub (which we shared for dinner that night and it was DELICIOUS!) $5.50
• 2 large Delmonico steaks (which we filleted and got 4 steaks out of) $17.50 (we are taking these on vacation to grill, so compared to the price of a steak dinner out in OC, these were a real bargain)

Total OOP: $44.50, but we are stocked up on sugar for a while, which is the whole reason we stopped!

We only got to go through 1 building because of time constraints, but I cannot wait to go back!!!

This week's Rite-Aid Trip

Rite-Aid was FULL of deals this week, here's is what I picked up at 2 different stores...

1 Eco Tools Bamboo Bath Mitt $3.29 + 1 Eco Tools Face Sponges $3.29 - $0.66 ea card discount - $2 UP+Reward x 2 - $1/2 MC (no longer available) = 2/$0.26

2 Eco Tools Body Washes $5.99 ea - $1.20 ea card discount - $1/2 MC (NLA) - $2 refund ea because UP+Rewards did not print) = $2.29 ea or 2/$4.58

2 Arm and Hammer Toothpastes $4.39 ea - $0.88 ea card discount - $1/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 - $3 UP+Rewards x 2 = 2 FREE + $0.98 Money-Maker!

2 Oxi Clean Power Paks $4.29 ea - $0.66 ea card discount - $3/2 MC (newspaper) - $2 UP+Rewards = 2/$1.86

2 Degree Ladies Deodorant $3.79 ea - $1.79 ea Sale - $1/1 MC (newspaper) x 2 - $2 UP+Rewards = 2 FREE! (Counts towards the Free Glam Bag SCR)

1 Cucumber Face Mask (to try out) $1.99 - $1 Sale = $0.99

+ $2.03 Tax

- $18 UP+Rewards used to Pay

Total OOP: $8.74, Earned $4 Refund and $10 UP+Rewards for next week!

This week's CVS Trip

Here are the two deals I picked up this week at CVS along with a few prescriptions for Joe and I...

1-4 ct Schick Hydro 5 refills $12.49 - $4 Sale - $2/1 MC (newspaper) - $5 ECB = $1.49

1-24 ct CVS Naproxen Sodium $3.79 - $0.80 Sale - $1 ECB = $1.99

+ $0.51 Tax

- $3.99 ECB's from last week's deals, used to pay

Total OOP: $6, Earned $6 ECB's for next week!

ALDI Deals: 08/10-08/16/2011

Here are some of the deals at ALDI for this week...

• Pudding Cups, Chocolate or Vanilla, Tapioca or Butterscotch 4-3.5 oz cups $0.89 ea
• Lunch Buddies Apple Sauce 6-4 oz cups $1.29 ea
• Lunch Buddies Fruit Flavored Rolls 8 rolls 5 oz $1.89 ea
• Fit and Active Fruit Strips, Blueberry or Mango 3.95 oz $1.99 ea
• Millville Apple Rounds Cereal 12.2 oz $1.49 ea
• Millville Blueberry Pancake Mix 28 oz $1.49 ea
• Berryhill Creamy PB 18 oz $1.49 ea
• Berryhill Strawberry Preserves 18 oz $1.59 ea
• Berryhill Pancake Syrup 24 oz $1.49 ea
• Breakfast Best Home-style Waffles 12.3 oz $1.29 ea
• Benton's Chocolate Chip Dunkers 16 oz $3.49 ea
• Bon Italia Family Size Pasta Macaroni and Beef or Mini Beef Ravioli 40 oz $1.79 ea
• Cheese Club Express Mac Pouches 12.9 oz $1.69 ea
• Clancy's Honey Wheat Pretzels 32 oz $3.99 ea
• Anchor 6 pc Glass Storage Bowls with Plastic Lids $8.99 ea
• Cantaloupe $1.29 ea
• Cherries $2.29/lb
• Celery $0.79 ea
• Baby Carrots $0.49/lb

For more information about shopping at ALDI, visit their homepage!

Freezer Cooking Session this week!

I had the chance to do some freezer cooking this week!  Hopefully this will make dinner and lunch times a little less stressful!  Here's what I ended up with...

Homemade Greek Salad Dressing

 

Homemade All-purpose Seasoning Mix

 Homemade White Sauce Chicken Enchiladas (with NO cream soup!)

 3 bags Taco Meat for the Freezer and 1 container for the fridge

1 Chicken Enchilada Kit for the Freezer as well as 2 containers of leftover sauce (I'm trying these in the freezer, I'll let you know how they turn out)

I was also able to get 4 bags of white meat and 2 bags of dark meat for the freezer from the chicken I cooked off, as well as enough chicken left over for our stir-fry (and that was after the enchiladas and the freezer kit!). 

ALDI Deals: 08/03-08/09/2011!

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

• Sundae Shoppe Asst. Twin Pops 42.3 oz $1.69 ea
• Breakfast Best Cinnamon Blast Bites 16 oz $1.99 ea
• Nature's Nectar Summertime Juice Pouches 6-10 oz pouches $1.69 ea
• Choceur Swiss Assortment Dark with Almonds, Milk or Dark Chocolate 3.52 oz bars $1.29 ea
• Freshine Wonder Shammy 2 pk $2.99 ea
• Dentiguard Power Toothbrushes with Refills $4.99 ea
• Vanderwall Over-the-door Towel Rack $7.99 ea
• Vanderwall Table Top Ironing Board $5.99
• Vanderwall 3-Tier Laundry Cart $8.99 ea 
• Vanderwall Clothes Drying Rack $9.99 ea 
• Vanderwall 2 Bushel Laundry Basket $7.49 ea
• Bananas $0.44/lb
• Red Grapes $0.99/lb
• Strawberries $1.49/lb
• Cantaloupe $1.29 ea
• Blueberries $1.69/pint

For more information about shopping at ALDI, visit their homepage!

Weekly Spending Report: 07/31-08/06/2011

Here is my spending report for last week...

Sunday's Walgreen's Trip: $1.23 oop, Earned $2 RR's

Sunday's CVS Trip: $0.12 oop, Earned $1.99 ECB's

Sunday's Rite-Aid Trips: $8.13 oop, Earned $2.99 SCR and $16 UP+Rewards AND $1.20 oop, Earned $12 UP+Rewards

Sunday's Staples Trip: $9.08 oop, Earned $8 Easy Saver Rebates
Total OOP: $19.76 - $42.98 Earned Rebates and Rewards = Net OOP: ALL FREE + a $23.22 Money-Maker!