Shopping Break

No shopping for me this week. I know I just took a week off, but I need to start working towards using my food up right now. We may be relocating very soon and I don't want there to be any waste from opened packages, bottles, etc. So for the next few weeks I will be necessity shopping (milk, produce, etc) instead of coupon shopping. Since I won't have any ad match-ups or savings deals to pass along I will try to be better about adding coupon and freebie deals that I find. If I notice a super great deal I will try to pass those along as well. Happy shopping everyone and hopefully I will be back on track again soon!

Publix Savings!

This week I spent more than I wanted to at Publix, but that is what I get for shopping when I am hungry.  I still did pretty well and I bought lots of produce!

2.93 lbs Ground Chuck $3.29/lb

$9.64

1 – Imitation Flaked Crab Meat

$3.99 (impulse buy)

1 - Publix Sliced Pepperoni (Impulse Buy)

$2.99

2 – Quaker Chewy Dips BOGO $2.99

1 - $1/2 Quaker Chewy Bars Target Coupon
$1.99 or $1 each

2 – Kellogg’s Fun Packs 50% off

2 - $0.60/1 Kellogg’s Fun Packs

$2.71 or $1.36 each

2 - Snackwell Fudge Drizzled Carmel Corn BOGO $3.19

2 - $1/1 Snackwell Fudge Drizzled Carmel Corn Target Coupon
$1.19 or 60 cents each

1 – Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls (Impulse Buy)
$1.25

1 – Little Debbie Fudge Cakes (Impulse Buy)

$1.79

4 – Morning Star Farms Products BOGO $4.19

4 - $1/1 Morning Star Farms Products
2 - $1/2 Morning Star Farms Products Target Coupon
$2.38 or 60 cents each

2 – Nature’s Own 100% Wheat Bread BOGO $2.83

$2.83 or $1.42 each

3 – Kraft Shredded Cheese $3.99 each

1 – Kraft Singles $3.69
2 - $1/2 Kraft Products Target Coupon
2 - $1 off 1 lb Cheese (FL Coupon)
$11.66 or $2.92 each

Strawberries

$2.50

Pizza Dough (Impulse Buy)

$1.99

Grape Tomatoes

$1.50

0.70 lbs Sweet Onion

$1.04

2.18 lbs Sweet Cherries

$4.34

1/8 Seedless Watermelon

$1.15

2.08 lbs Bananas

$1.44

0.46 lbs Red Plums

59 cents

2 – Capri Sun $1.79

$3.58

Milk

$3.85

Total Spent:  $64.62

Total Saved:  $47.22
Percent Saved:  42%

Not one of my best weeks, but I had a few impulse buys and lots of produce.  I can’t complain too much I am still on track with my goal J

50% Savings @ Target

This week at Target I took advantage of their health and beauty sales and clearance markdowns.  I was completely out of face wash and needed new nail polish, mascara, and eye liner.  Now I should be set for a while J  I saved 50% this week and this is what I bought:

4 – Gerber Graduates $1.42

4 - $0.55/1 Pasta Pick-Ups (print limit reached)
$3.48 or 87 cents each

1 – Laffy Taffy $1.74

1 - $0.75/1 Laffy Taffy Target Coupon
99 cents

1 – Lettuce

$1.39

2 – Lipton Onion Soup Mix $1.34

2 - $1/1 Lipton Recipe Secrets (print limit reached)
68 cents or 34 cents each

1 – Flour Tortillas

$1.54

4 – Classico Pasta Sauces $1.78

2 - $1/2 Classico Pasta Sauces

$5.12 or $1.28 each

1 – Market Pantry Hamburger Buns

$1.27

2 – Betty Crocker Lemon Poppy seed Muffins
$4.30 or $2.15 each (Clearance)

1 – Lender’s Bagels

$1.52

1 – Country Crock 48 oz Tub $3.34

1 - $1 off Country Crock Butter wyb Lender’s Bagels August All You Magazine
$2.34

2 – L’Oreal 360 clean $4.48 (Clearance)
2 - $1/1 L’Oreal 360 Clean (print limit reached)
$6.96 or $3.48 each

1 – L’Oreal 360 Clean $4.99

1 - $1/1 L’Oreal 360 Clean (print limit reached)
$3.99

2 – Dentek Floss Picks $3.39
2 - $1/1 Dentek Floss Picks over $2
$4.78 or $2.39 each

1 – New York Mascara $4.04

1 - $1/1 New York eye product over $1.72 (print limit reached)
$3.04

1 – New York Eye Liner $1.72

1 - $1/1 New York eye product over $1.72 (print limit reached)
72 cents

1 – Sally Hansen Nail Growth $2.69
1 – Sally Hansen Nail Color $3.48 (clearance)
2 – Sally Hansen Nail Color $2.50 (clearance)
2 - $1/1 Sally Hansen Nail Color Target Coupon
1 - $2/1 Sally Hansen Nail Color wyb Nail Care (print limit reached)
$7.17 or $1.80 each

1 – Hefty One Zip $2.04

1 - $1/1 Hefty One Zip Target Coupon (print limit reached???)

1 - $0.15/1 Hefty One Zip product peelie
89 cents

2 – Ziploc Sandwich Bags 2/$5
1 - $1/2 Ziploc Products
1 - $1/2 Ziploc Bags Target Coupon
$3 or $1.50 each

1 – Kleenex 4-pack $5.29

1 - $0.75/1 Kleenex multi pack Target Coupon
1 - $0.50/1 Kleenex product August All You Magazine 
$4.04

2 – Market Pantry Fruit Snacks 3/$5
1 - $1/2 Market Pantry Multi Packs Target Coupon
$2.32 or $1.16 each

4 – Stride 2.0 Gum 2/$4
2 - $1/2 Stride Multi Packs Target Coupon
$6 or $1.50 each

10 – Vitamin Water 10/$10
3 – Free Vitamin Water wyb 2 Vitamin Waters Target Coupon
$7 or 70 cents each

1 – Smart Water 6-pack $5.59

Free Smart Water 6-pack wyb 10 Vitamin Water (Target Promotion)
Free

2 – L’Oreal Ever Sleek $5.99

1 - $2/1 L’Oreal Ever Sleek
1 - $1/1 L’Oreal product
$8.98 or $4.49 each

1 – L’Oreal Mascara $5.84
1 - $1/1 L’Oreal Product
$4.84

I also used 2 $5 gift cards that I had

Total Spent:  $81.55

Total Saved:  $81.47

That gives me a 50% savings this week!  I also received another $5 gift card to use towards future purchases.  Pretty good for all the health and beauty products I bought this week.  I should be set for a little bit J However, I noticed there are some OPI nail polishes on clearance and I have a couple of coupons so next week I will more than likely be picking up some more nail polish.   

Target Deals!

I will be heading to Target to take advantage of a few deals this weekend as well.  They have lots of good items on sale so I am going to head over and see what I can find.

$5 gift card wyb 3 participating L'Oreal Products
There are tons of inclusions on this and the 360 clean ($5.99) is included as well as Mascara ($5.47).  There are tons of coupons from L'Oreal and Target.  Here is what coupons I plan to use:
2 - $1/1 L'Oreal 360 Clean
1 - $1/1 L'Oreal Product
$14.45 plus $5 gift card

Market Pantry Shredded Cheese $2.15
$1/2 Market Pantry Cheese Target Coupon
$3.30 or $1.65 each

Stride Gum 2/$4
$1/2 Stride Gum Target Coupon
$3 or $1.50 each

Ziploc Bags $2/5
$1/2 Ziploc Products
$1/2 Ziploc Products Target Coupon
$3 or $1.50 each

Starkist Tuna $0.57 (price cut until 7/23)

Dentek Complete Floss Picks 150 ct. $3.39 (price cut until 7/23)
$1/1 Dentek Complete Floss
$2.39

Classico Pasta Sauce $1.83 (price cut until 8/6)
$1/2 Classico Pasta Sauces 5/15 SS Insert
$2.66 or $1.33 each

Lipton Onion Soup Mix $1.54
$1/1 Lipton Onion Soup Mix
54 cents

Shedd's Country Crock $1.99
$1 off Country Crock wyb Lender's Bagel (not sure on the price, but shouldn't be much more than $2)
99 cents for the butter

I am also going to be checking out the NYC eye products they were 10% off and I have $1/1 NYC product coupon.  In addition I am going to purchase Sally Hansen Nail color and Hard as Nails because I have both a Target coupon and manufacturer coupon.  I am hoping to find some good deals! 

Publix Hot Deals!

I am kind of excited for this week.  There are lots of good deals on items we use and are running low on so I will be stocking up.  This trip should be pretty good for me and the kids will be excited to get some more granola bars.  Below is the deals I plan on taking advantage of.

Morningstar Farms Products BOGO $4.19
$1/2 Morningstar Farms Product Target Coupon
$1/1 Morningstar Farms Product
$1.19 or 60 cents each!

Quaker Granola Bars BOGO $309
$1/2 Quaker Chery Granola Bars Target Coupon
$2.09 or $1.05 each

Trix Yogurt BOGO $2.97
$0.75/2 Trix Yogurt 6/19 SS Insert
$2.22 or $1.11 each

Nabisco Snackwell's cookies BOGO $3.19
$1/1 Snackwell's fudge drzzled caramel popcorn Target Coupon (if included)
$1.19 or 60 cents each

Plums $1.29/lb

Sweet Cherries $1.99/lb

Watermelon $0.49/lb

1 pt Grape Tomatoes 2/$3

Split Chicken Breast w/ ribs $1.79/lb

Nature's Own Whole Wheat Bread BOGO $2.39
$1.20 per loaf!

Kellogg's Cereal 50% off Saturday and Sunday only!
There are tons of Kellogg's Cereal Coupons out there.  These are the two I plan to use:
$2.25/3 Kellogg's Cereal 7/10 RP Insert
$0.60/1 Kellogg's Handi-Pak (print limit reached)

Those are the items I think are the best deals at Publix this week.  There are some good deals and I hope I am able to take advantage of them!

Free Huggies Sample!

Head on over to Target to get your free Huggies Sample!  Just head on over to the Sample Spot and fill out a short survey to get your sample!

Thanks Totally Target!

A Little Bit About Me :)

I am a mom who works full-time with two kids, my daughter is 9 and my son is 2 (soon to be 3 in August!!!). My husband and I have been married since 2002 and we moved from Michigan to Florida in 2006.  Within the last year my husband and I have realized the climbing costs of everything with the lack of any increase in our income was going to catch up with us if we did not take some action to gain better control.  I began couponing and working towards saving money on one of our biggest expenses, groceries.  We estimated we were spending anywhere from $750-1000 per week on groceries alone!  Now I spend approximately $300-350 per month.  Now if I could get the little one out of diapers I could cut that even more (boys are stubborn LOL).  My goals are simple:

1. to spend less than $100/week
2. to keep my yearly spending under $5,000
3. and to save 50% each week

So far I am on track.  There are weeks that I may not save as much or that I have actually busted my budget, but I am still on track to meet my yearly goal (which is most important to me).  I set the other goals to help keep me on track to reach my long term goal.  I can see the improvements since I began couponing almost a year ago and I hope to continue to improve so I can set more aggressive goals for next year! 

Cherry Crisp

Since cherries are on sale this week for $1.99/lb in many locations I thought I would share this simple, easy, and delicious recipe I found.  I used my leftover fresh cherries from last week, but if you wanted to make it simpler or you have cherry pie filling go ahead and substitute a can of filling or even frozen cherries if you would like. 

Cherry Crisp

Filling:

4 cups Pitted Cherries

¾ cup Sugar

½ cup Water

2 ½ Tablespoons Cornstarch

Topping:

1/3 cup Packed Brown Sugar

1/3 cup Oats (can use pecans or walnuts as well)

 ½ cup Flour

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

4 Tablespoons Butter

1.       Mix cherries, sugar, water, and cornstarch in a saucepan.  Bring to a boil over medium heat and then reduce to a simmer.  Continue to simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.

2.       While cherries are simmering mix brown sugar, oats, flour, cinnamon, and butter to form a crumbly mixture.  I use my fingers to blend and then mix it with a fork to break the crumbles up a little.

3.       Grease a 9x9 baking dish and pour cherry mixture in the dish.  Sprinkle topping over the cherries and then bake for 20-30 minutes or until bubbly and topping is browned in a 375 degree oven. 

We like to top ours with whipped cream!  You can always top with vanilla ice cream or eat plain.  Whichever you and your family prefer J

A Break from Shopping...kinda

There is no shopping trip planned for me this week.  I am taking the week off from grocery shopping.  However, you probably will still find me shopping at Target tomorrow ;)  They have a couple of items I am wanting to get, but they have nothing to do with grocery.  Books, video games, and toys!!!  Target has some great clearance on toys and I have already picked some up for Gavyn's birthday next month, but I want to see what else they have.  Target also is giving $5 giftcards wyb 2 book club packs so I am hoping they have something that I would be interested in.  Also there are some Wii games I want to look at for birhtday and Christmas gifts too.  Hope everyone has a good week and happy shopping!

Couponing Ethics

Kimberly over at SavvyCouponLady.com published a post concerning couponing ethics and I couldn't agree more.  We should all practice ethical behavior in our daily lives and couponing is no exception.  Be mindful of others and so that not just you, but others can enjoy their shopping experience as well.  Below is the link to her post and I urge everyone to check out her post.

A Review on Couponing Ethics!

Tater Tot Casserole - Dinner on a Dime

Tater Tot Casserole

1 lb Ground Beef $2.00
1 bag mixed veggies (or green beans, corn, whatever you and your family likes) $0.14
1 Small Onion $0.79
1/2 Green Pepper $0.45
8 oz Shredded Cheese $1.50
1 bag of Tater Tots $1.73
2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup $1.90

1. Brown ground beef and season with salt, pepper, and garlic.  Add green pepper and onion.  Cook until beef is no longer pink and drain.
2. Mix soup, veggies, and beef until well blended.
3. Layer meat mixture in a 9x13 pan.  Top with cheese and tater tots.
4. Bake uncovered in a preheated 375 degree oven for 25-35 minutes or until cheese is melted and tater tots are golden brown. 

This is a simple one dish meal and is very kid pleasing :)  My kids like to top theirs with ketchup. 

Total Cost: $8.51
Cost Per Serving:  $1.42

Target 7/10/11

I went Target again as planned to take advantage of some clearance items and to buy the rest of the school supplies for my daughter.  I also picked up a couple of household items that were pretty cheap as well, overall I saved 53% on the grocery and household items.  Again, I separated the orders into two separate ones because the first was for my home and the second was for school which does not come out of the same budget.

Part 1 - Grocery and Household

6 - Gerber Graduates Lil' Entrees priced at $1.61
6 - $1/1 Gerber Lil' Entrees HERE
$3.66 or 61 cents each

2 - Gerber Pasta Pick-ups $1.27
2 - $0.55/1 Gerber Pasta Pick-ups
$1.44 or 72 cents each

2 - Laffy Taffy $1.74
2 - $0.75/1 Laffy Taffy HERE
$1.98 or 99 cents each

2 - Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing $2.99
2 - $1/1 Hidden Valley Dressing (print limit reached)
$3.98 or $1.99 each

4 - Jell-O Pudding Mixes 95 cents
1 - B3G1 Jell-O Pudding or Gelatin Mixes HERE
$2.85 or 72 cents each

4 - 12 packs Diet Pepsi $2.75 each
$10.00

2 - Dove Men+ Care Body Wash Combo Pack clearance $3.38
2 - $1/1 Dove Body Wash (print limit reached)
$4.76 or $2.38 each

2 - Wet Ones 15 ct. 99 cents
2 - $0.50/1 Wet Ones 15 ct. HERE
98 cents or 49 cents each

1 - Zantac 24 ct $7.74
1 - $2/1 Zantac Target Coupon HERE
1 - $5/1 Zantac Cool Mint 24 ct (this came in an insert mailed to me by my mother-in-law so I am unsure which paper it came from sorry guys)
74 cents

1 - Up & Up Peroxide 59 cents
1 - $0.75/1 Up & Up First Aid Item
Free

3 - Nexcare Shrek Bandages clearance $1.58
1 - $0.55/1 Nexcare product 6/5 SS
2 - $0.50/1 Nexcare product Target Coupon HERE
$3.19 or $1.06 each

2 - Papermate Pens $1.02
2 - $1/1 Papermate writing utensils HERE
4 cents or 2 cents for each package!

2 - Flashcards $1.79
2 - $1/1 MEAD early learning product HERE
$1.58 or 79 cents each

2 - Scissors $2.99
2 - $1/1 Scotch Brand Scissors (print limit reached)
$3.98 or $1.99 each

2 - Scotch Magic Tape $1
2 - $1/1 Scotch Magic Tape (print limit reached)
Free

3 - Kraft Salad Dressings $1.59
1 - B2G1 Kraft Salad Dressings HERE
1 - $1/2 Kraft Salad Dressing 6/19 SS Insert
$2.18 or 73 cents each

2 - John Frieda Full Repair Combo Packs clearance $8.38
1 - $3/2 John Frieda Full Repair Target coupon HERE
1 - $2/1 John Frieda product 6/5 SS Insert
$11.76 or $5.88 per combo pack

1 - John Frieda Frizz Ease Secret Weapon
$5.39

Total Spent:  $58.51
Total Savings:  $64.69


Part 2 - School Supplies

1 - Hefty One Zip Quart Size Bags $2.04
1 - $1/1 Hefty One Zip Bags Target Coupon HERE
1 - $0.15/1 Hefty One Zip Bags (peelie)
89 cents

2 - 24 ct Wood Pencils 99 cents
$1.98

1 - Pencil Sharpener
69 cents

1 - Eraser 2 pack
97 cents

1 - 2 pack Glue Sticks
20 cents

2 - 24 ct Crayons
40 cents

1 - Kids Scissors
79 cents

8 - 3 Prong Portfolios 15 cents
$1.20

Total Spent:  $7.12

Now all I have to buy for her school supplies is paper and tissues, then she will be set to go and all I have spent is $14.  Can't complain with that :)

Target Deals!

Target had quite a few deals I wanted to take advantage of as well.  The picture is of both orders.  One is my grocery and household items and the next is for school items.  I think I did rather well and am happy to score some great deals.

Part 1 - Grocery and Household Items

1 – 3 pack Stride Gum $2.39

1 - $1 off 3 single packs Stride Gum 5/15 SS Insert
1 - $1 off 3 pack Stride Gum Target Coupon HERE
39 cents

1 – King Size Twizzlers

$1.00

1 – King Size Starburst

$1.00

1 – Nabisco Variety Pack

$3.99

4 – Kellogg’s Pop Tart 12 ct $2.65 each

1 - $2/3 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts (Print Limit Reached)
1 - $1/3 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts Target Coupon HERE
$7.60 or $1.90 each

2 – Kool-Aid Juice Pouches

$3.40 or $1.70 each

1 – Oscar Mayer Lunchables

1 - $1/1 Oscar Mayer Lunchables 5/15 SS Insert
$1.54

2 – Pop Tart Mini Crisps $2.65 each

2 – Free Pop Tart Mini Crisps wyb 2 12-ct Pop Tarts (product Peelie)
Free

1 – KC Barbecue Sauce 99 cents

1 - $1/1 KC Barbecue Sauce 5/15 SS Insert
Free

2 – Kraft Mac & Cheese Veggie Pasta $1.29

2 - $0.75/1 Kraft Mac & Cheese Veggie Pasta HERE
$1.08 or 54 cents each

2 – Ortega Taco Sauce $1.59 each

1 - $1/2 Ortega Products HERE
$2.18 or $1.09 each

2 – Ortega Taco Seasoning 67 cents

1 - $1/2 Ortega Products HERE
34 cents or 17 cents each

1 – Cucumber

79 cents

1 – Green Bell Pepper

89 cents

2 – Joy Ice Cream Cone $1.89

2 - $0.55/1 Joy Cones HERE
$2.68 or $1.34 each

1 – Market Pantry Raisins

$1.84

2.36 lbs Red Cherries

$9.42

1 – Bagel Bites $2.74

1 - $1/1 Bagel Bites (Print Limit Reached???)
1 - $1/1 Bagel Bites Target Coupon HERE
74 cents

1 – White Castle Cheeseburgers $3.49

1 - $0.50/1 White Castle Product 4/17 SS Insert
$2.99

1 – Jose Ole Taquitos

$3.99

8 – YoCrunch Yogurt 59 cents each

2 - $1/4 YoCrunch Product HERE
$2.72 or 34 cents each

1 – Wet Ones 15 Ct 99 cents

1 - $0.50/1 Wet Ones 15 ct Target Coupon HERE
49 cents

1 – Up & Up Toilet Paper $6.29

1 - $1 off when you spend $3 on a single Up & Up product (Target Cell Phone Coupon)
$5.29

1 – Zantac 24 ct $7.19

1 - $5/1 Zantac HERE
1 - $2/1 Zantac Target Coupon HERE
19 cents

2 – Breyer’s Blasts $4.19

1 - $1.50/2 Breyer’s Blasts Target Coupon HERE
2 - $0.75/1 Breyer’s Blasts (print limit reached)
$5.38 or $2.69 each

3 – Ore Ida Frozen Potatoes B2G1

$5.18 or $1.73 each

1 – Schick Hydro $6.49

1 – Schick Quatro $6.49
1 - $1/2 Schick Products Target Coupon (this was on my receipt so it must be a special promo??)
$11.98 or $5.99 each (I received a $5 gift card, but I somehow missed the $4 and $3 coupon I had for these…I found them in the bottom of my purse! OOOPPPS!!!)

2 – Benadryl Anti-Itch Products $2.54

2 - $1/1 Benadryl Anti-Itch Products HERE
$3.08 or $1.54 each

Cat Pan Filter

$1.02

Total Spent:  $73.98

Total Saved:  $73.65

That is a 50% Savings!!!!  I am heading back tomorrow because there are lots of items in the clearance that I have coupons for!  I am excited and hope to score some great deals on some band-aids, hair care, and nail polish!  I will post how I did J

Part 2 – School Items

1 – Paper Mate Ball Point Pen $1.02

1 - $1/1 Paper Mate Writing Utensils Target Coupon HERE
2 cents

2 – Rose Art Glue Sticks 20 cents

40 cents

1 – Ruler

50 cents

2 – Liquid Glue 20 cents

40 cents

3 – Index Cards 47 cents
$1.41

1 – Pencil Box
79 cents

2 – Scotch Magic Tape $1

2 - $0.50/1 Scotch Magic Tape Target Coupon HERE
$1.00 or 50 cents each

4 – Composition Notebooks 40 cents
$1.60

 Total Spent:  $6.12

Publix 62% Savings

This week I only bought a few items from Publix and mostly snack food.  This definitely was not a very healthy trip, but that's alright every once in a while I suppose. 

2 - Capri Sun Juice Boxes $1.79 each
$3.58

4 - Barilla Pasta Sauce BOGO $2.55
$5.10 or $1.28 each

4 - Hunts Diced Tomatoes BOGO $1.39
$2.78 or 70 cents each

2 - Oreo Fudge Creme 2/$5
2 - $1/1 Oreo Fudge Creme
1 - $1/2 Nabisco Crackers or Cookies 6/19 SS Insert
$2.00 or $1.00 each

2 - Cookie Crisp Cereal BOGO $3.91
2 - $0.75/1 Cookie Crisp Cereal
$2.41 or $1.21 each

1 - Jello French Vanilla Pudding 4/$3
75 cents

2 - Nestle Ready Bake Cookies 2/$5
1 - $1.50/2 Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Cookies
$3.50 or $1.75 each

4 - Publix Steam in the bag Veggies 99 cents
$3.96

2 - Publix Fruit Snacks 4/$5
$2.50 or $1.25 each

2 - Little Debbie Snacks 4/$5
$2.50 or $1.25 each

2 - Band-Aid $1.99
2 - $0.75/1 Band-Aid (Publix Green Flier)
$2.48 or $1.24 each

1 - Cool Mint Listerine $4.39
1 - $1/1 Listerine (on package)
1 - $2/1 Listerine (Publix Green Flier)
$1.39

2 - Zyrtec 5 ct $6.49 (I noticed these were $5.29 at my Target)
2 - $5/1 Zyrtec 5 ct
$2.98 or $1.49 each

1 - Colgate 360 toothbrush $4.39
1 - $1/1 Colgate 360 toothbrush July All You
1 - $1/1 Colgate Toothbrush (Publix Green Flier)
$2.39

0.62 lbs Sweet Onion
80 cents

2 - Sundown Vitamins (Vitamin D $2.99 & Potassium $3.89)
2 - $1/1 Sundown Vitamins
1 - $6/2 Sundown Vitamins (Publix Green Flier)
$1.12 Money Maker!

2 - Cool Juice BOGO $2.99
2 - $1/1 Cool Juice
99 cents or 49 cents each

2 - Nature's Own Butter Bread BOGO $2.69
$2.69 or $1.35 each

I also used a $10 Publix gift card from a former promotion

Total Spent:  $37.03
Total Saved:  $60.83

That is a 62% savings for this week!

Sausage and Pepperoni Baked Penne - Dinner on a Dime

This is a quick, easy, and flavorful meal that we like in our household during a busy week.  Today it has been really rainy and dreary so I decided to make this to fill our bellies for dinner :)

Sausage and Pepperoni Baked Penne

1 lb Italian Sausage  $2.50

4 oz Sliced Pepperoni  $1.50

1 Package Penne Pasta  20 cents

1 Jar of Spaghetti Sauce 73 cents

1 Package Italian Blend Cheese  $2.00

Optional Veggies (choose anything you like green pepper, onion, zucchini, black olives, etc)

1. Thoroughly cook sausage.  Drain and add pasta sauce, veggies, and pepperoni.  Simmer on low.
2. While heating the meat mixture cook pasta as directed on package.  Drain and mix with meat mixture.
3. Place in a casserole dish and top with cheese.  Bake for 20-30 minutes in a 350 degree oven or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly. Enjoy!

We served ours with a side salad and garlic bread to round off the meal!

Total Cost:  $6.93

Cost per Serving:  87 cents (This makes a lot so feel free to scale it down by cutting the pasta, sauce, and cheese in half)

Coupons and deals!

There are some pretty good coupons out there right now.  These are some of the ones I have found recently.  It is long list!

$1/1 Edy's Fruit Bars

$1/1 Nathan's Meat Product

$1/1 Eucerin Product

$1/1 McCain Potatoes

$1/1 BeechNut Cereal

$0.75/1 Kraft Mac and Cheese Veggie Pasta

$1/1 Jose Ole Product (these are $3.99 at Target right now so you can get these cheap!)

Head over to Quaker's Facebook page HERE Like them and request your free sample of Quaker Squares.

Beech-Nut is offering a free Stage 4 Toddler Welcome Kit when you sign up for their newsletter.  go HERE to request yours!


Also head over to Coupons.com to grab these hot coupons!

$1/4 Martha White Baking Mixes
$1.50/1 12 pack Scott's Natural Tube Free Toilet Paper
$0.75/1 Newman's Own Salad Dressing
$1/1 L'Oreal Studio Line
$1/1 The Natural Dentist Product
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English Muffin Pizza - Dinner on a Dime

These are incredibly versatile and easy to make.  You can add whatever toppings your family enjoys and can even use bagels, tortillas, or bread instead of english muffins.  These can be made for a super easy quick dinner (just add side salad and some fruit or veggies on the side to round off the meal) or a quick snack. 

English Muffin Pizza's

1 - Package English Muffins $1.45
1/2 Package of Shredded Cheese (we used Kraft Italian Blend) $1.50
12 slices of Pepperoni (or any other toppings you like sausage, chicken, green pepper, mushrooms, etc.) Approximately $1.00???
Pizza Sauce $1.59

1. Line a cookie sheet with foil and place split english muffins on the cookie sheet.
2. Place sauce on english muffins, then cheese, and toppings (We sprinkle dill on ours no idea why, but my grandma always did and it is really good!)
3. Place under broiler for approximately 2 minutes or until cheese is melted ENJOY!

Total Cost:  $5.54 or 93 cents per serving!
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