Rite Aid Trip 4/22

This week I stopped at Rite Aid three times. I know it is kind of silly....
Only first two trips are in picture, minus the beer.

First trip:

6 BOXES of cereal (frosted flakes, apple jacks, froot loops) 1.99 each
2 Benevia B1G1 Free ($8.99)
2 dixie ultra plates 1.99 each

Then I used
2 $3 off Benevia from 3/7 paper
2 $2 off Benevia video values
2 $1 off cereal from paper (2 weeks ago)
$1 off dixie plates
$2 off dixie from video values
$5 off $25

I ended up paying about $5 for all...

Second Trip:
My husband needed beer-

18 pack Budweiser $13 plus tax and deposit
2 Benevia B1G1 free ($8.99)
Sunchips $2.79
box of freezepops $1

I used:
same benevia coupons from above to save $10
free sunchips coupons
$5 off $25

paid about $8 for all

Third trip:

2 boxes of ricew crispies ($1.99 each)
4 mentos gum $0.99 each
1 frizzease serum 50% OFF $4.99
2 dixie ultra plates $1.99 each
2 benevia b1g1 free $8.99

I used:
same benevia coupons from above
same dixie coupons from above
1 printable john freida coupon $2.50 off from signing up with them
1 video value for John Frieda $1.00 off
1 $1 off 2 boxes of cereal coupon from paper two weeks ago
2 $1 off two bottles of mentos gum
$5 off 25

In the end I paid about $2 for all.

So I paid $15 total for about $76 dollars worth of stuff!!! To me that is a win.

Spring Break

Spring Break is such a blessing. My husband was hurt at work and has been forced to stay home and spend time with us. Although it really stinks that he was hurt, it has been such a blessing to spend time together. I feel like I have fallen in love with my family all again. I love them and always love them. But it is amazing how my heart has filled up with an indescribable feeling. All I can say is that it makes me feel like my heart will just burst with love. I am so blessed in so many ways. I have to stop complaining about the things that happen and start making new wonderful moments happen everyday. Yes, my husband is out of work and our financial life will suffer. But, look at all the other blessings we have been given. We have a home, I have a good job with decent benfits, we have two healthy, smart, and beautiful children. And my husband and I have each other. The Lord has smiled upon us. And I feel like these days off during Spring Break have really helped open my eyes and remind me of all the belssings around us.

Wegmans & Walmart Stops

So here is a picture of my favorite cheap items from Wegmans and Walmart. I couldn't get a picture of everything because I had already put it away before I even thought about taking a picture.

Here are the highlights.
Walmart:
Benadryl Anti Itch Stick $2.38 x 2 - $5 coupon from 3/11 paper (means it made me money)
McCain Smile Potatoes $1.92 x 4 - 2 $1 coupons (makes each bag $1.42)
Mini Wheels $1.28 x 2 - $1 off coupon (Fusili) $.78 per box of pasta
Seapak Shrimp Poppers $1.58 x 4 - 4 $1 coupons (makes it $.58 per box)
Yoplus yogurt $1.68 x 2 - 2 $1 coupons (Makes a 4 pack of yogurt only 68 cents!)
Coke 24 pack on price cut for $5!!!!!!!
Sargento Reduced Sodium Cheese $2.83 x 2 - 2 $1 coupons (shredded cheese for only $1.83 - this is a good deal)

Wegmans:
Ballpark angus beef hotdogs $3.49 - $.75 coupon doubled ($1.99)
2% milk with SC $1.89
French's Fried Onions with SC $2.99 - $1 off coupons
Ronzoni Healthy Harvest $1.49 (Free after 3/11 coupons for 75 cents)
Dominio Brown Sugar $1.99 - $.40 coupons printable (redplum) = $1.19 when doubled
Boudreaux's Baby Lip and Cheek Cream $2.99 - $2 coupons

So, I can't come home with hundred's of dollars for of free food with these deals, but in the end I did save $45 dollars in coupons. My pantry is getting well stocked for the summer months. So I am getting better at this than I was before.

Wegmans List of Deals

Here are just a few deals that I have matched up for Wegmans.
Deals at Wegmans will often last longer than a week. So keep an eye out for them when you shop. For coupons I often go to Freestufftimes.com, then click on coupons and search for whatever brand I need. You can get the links thru that site quickly. Or you can go directly to the website for a particular brand. I use that method often as well.

Milk - 1 gallon - depends on type - $1.68 - 1.89
Wegmans Paper Towels - 8 pack - $4.99
2 liter of Coke 4/$5
Phil Cream Cheese 99 cents (there is a coupon out there for $.55 off two, making these about 45 cents each)
Wegmans Pasta Sauce 99 cents
Betty Crocker Fudge Brownies 99 cents Arm & Hammer Detergent 50 fl oz. 1.99 - go to the armandhammer.com website for a $1/2 coupon - $1.50 each
Cambell's tomato soup - $1/2 - their website has $1/2 coupon - free
Cheezits $1.99 - roint the snackpicks.com coupon for $.75 off - doubled to make it 50 cents
Wegmans canned veggies 39 cents!!!!!

french's mustard 8oz $1.39 or 14oz $1.59 - use the 50 cent coupon off their site to make it 39 or 59 cents!
Irish Spring Deodorant Soap 6.4oz 88cents
Frnch's Fried Onions 6 oz $2.99 with SC use either $1.00 from past Sunday paper or I have seen 75 cent coupons in many magazines to make it either $1.99 or $1.50 - great deal while the 2.8oz is still $2.19

You can still get free ronzoni (smart taste $1) with printable coupons from their site or the coupons from many magazines

Free Reeses dark chocolate peanut butter cups with 55 cents coupons from Sunday paper

Remember that most New York stores will double any coupon with a face value of 99 cents of less. So a 75 cent coupon becomes $1.50 off. You can not get overage . The computers will ensure that you do not save more than the price of the item.

Target Trip 3/20

Well, after careful planning I didn't do too bad at Target this weekend. I ended up spending just under $15 for the following:

1 package of Pampers Sensitive Diaper Wipes ($5.99)
2 boxes of Clever Kids Fruit Snacks ($1.88 each)
2 Reach Flosses ($.97)
2 Travel Size Bop Its ($9.99 each)
2 Dove Shampoos ($3.44 each)
2 Wonka Gummies ($1.39 each)
4 boxes of Ronzoni Healthy harvest ($1.19 each)
1 Crest Kids toothpaste ($1.59)
1 Oral B kids toothbrush ($1.99)
1 Airwick i-motion ($6)
2 decks of monopoly playing cards ($5.24 each)

SO here is what I brought to make it worth while:
$.20 off wipes
$1.50 from vocal point in mail and $1.00 off printed for fruit snacks
2 - $1 off reach
2 - $3 off target and 2- $5 off hasbro Qs for bop-it both printed
2 - $1 off target Qs and 2 -$2 off printed Dove Qs
2 - $1 wonka MQs printed
2 - $1 off ronzoni printed from their website
1 - $1 off from target and $1 from p&g for toothpaste
1 - $1 off from target and $1 from p&g for toothbrush
1 - $1 off target and $5 off from sunday paper for airwick
2 - $5 off monopoly games for cards -printed from hasbro

I also used a $5 GC from the last trip's razor and olay deals!!!!!

Rite Aid Trip 3/22

Well, here is the first trip that I made this week. My husband helped put the items away before I could get a picture. I spent $5.21 and saved $22 in coupons.

Here is what I got:
2 boxes of apple jacks ($1.88 each - $1.50 Q)

2 boxes of fruit loops (same as above)

2 packs of dixie ultra paper plates ($1.99 each - $1.00 MQ from old paper and -$2.00 VV)

2 packs of ziploc freezer bags ($1.99 each - $1.00 MQ from Sunday paper)

2 packs of Ester C vitamins B1G1 free ($11.49 - $10 in coupons from old sunday paper)

I also used a $5 off $25 coupon at the beginning when my total was $27.21

This would have been even better if they had had the smaller packs of vitamins for
$8.49, but they were out...

I am planning another trip to get the fairly cheap Pepsi 3 for $10 and more cereal. We need to stock up because I just took some out of the summer reserve. Once I figure out the deal I will post!

Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta

Trying to eat healthy and inexpensively can seem tough. We eat a lot of pasta in my house. I am a runner and my husband works in construction, so we both need the carbs to fuel our body. So after getting some coupons for Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta in the Sunday paper a few months ago, my family decided to give it a try. I was afraid. I thought it was going to be hard, chewy, and taste bad. And the truth couldn't have been more different. This pasta was delicious and you would never know that it wasn't your run of the mill everyday pasta. I actually didn't tell my family the night we had it to see if anyone would comment. There wasn't a word. They would have never known the difference if I hadn't told them. The part that I love is that it has calcium, vitamin D, and fiber that the other pastas don't have. So it tastes great and it is good for my family. Trust me, Ronzoni didn't put me up to this, I am posting because I really think it is Good!!! Plus, with all the coupons out there now and the sale at Wegmans for $1.00, this couldn't be a better time to try it!
go to smarttastechallenge.com or ronzonismarttaste.com to get your own coupons and give it a try.