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Living Our Best Lives, On a Budget!
Before I recorded this video, I was just thinking about if I could have fast forwarded (from the past) to see myself talking about my groceries on video…I would have wondered what in the world I was doing. I mean seriously, who stacks up their grocery deals and steals and takes pictures and videos to share them with the world?!? Meee!!! 🙂 Every time I watch one of these videos after making it all I can say is WOW, I’m such a dork! But, hey…it’s me and I’m having fun rockin’ the deals, so why not share the fun?!? Here is how I did:
This Week’s Menu:
Tacos
Breakfast
Hot Taco Dip
Lasagna
Meatloaf
I decided to take it easy on the deals this week and only shopped at Safeway and King Soopers. It was a nice and much needed break. Here is how I did:
King Soopers: These items are not pictured, but I was able to get 8 gallons of milk and 16 boxes of cereal for a grand total of .80…yep that is 80 cents no typo! I’m going to miss that Kellogg’s deal. It was so much fun taking it all around to my neighbors that night.
Safeway: I spent an even $18 on everything pictured. I did the Frozen Food Month promo twice and also stocked up on the Pillsbury Grands and string cheese.
I think today was one of my best shopping trips in a while. I shopped at Sunflower Market, Rite Aid, King Soopers, and Safeway. Believe it or not…
Now that is a great start to the month, and it certainly added a lot to my stockpile! Make sure to check out all the great deals this week under the Stores Section on the right!
This week’s dinner menu consists of:
Hot Taco Dip
Steak, Potatoes, and Corn
Chicken Tetrazzini (I never ended up making this last week)
Meatloaf (same as above)
Spaghetti
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Anon-check out the individual store sections where I will outline money makers. Usually it is done be combining deals (manufacturer coupons with store coupons, with a sale).
i'm wondering how you end up 'making' anything on some of these deals – all the places around here adjust the coupon so you don't get any overage even though they are getting reimbursed for the full amount of the coupon… the only way i've found is with target gift cards or register rewards at walgreens… are there places that don't adjust the coupon value??
Wow! Awesome job! I'd love to know where you found the deal on the Chocolate Cheerios. Was it Safeway? Thanks for you amazing blog!
Amazing! I'd love to know exactly HOW you did that. That looks impossible…
Great job and love your photo skills!!! I like how you make it all pretty 🙂
WOW how did you do that?
When I first started couponing I so enjoyed seeing pictures of what others were able to score…it was such an encouragement to me and made me say to myself… “Hey, I can do that!”
So, we are starting a new feature on Bargain Blessings called “See Me Shop Sunday”! For the See Me Shop Sunday posts Alyssa and I will be sharing our shopping trips with you! I cannot guarantee we will be able to do a See Me Shop Sunday post every week, but we will try to do it as often as possible!
This week, I did my weekly shopping at King Soopers. I actually didn’t pay for anything in the picture because I used part of my $25 credit on my King Soopers card for buying a prescription using a competitor’s “Save $25 when you buy a transferred prescription” coupon. Did you know that King Soopers accepts competitor coupons in the pharmacy? They do! And it is a great way to get FREE groceries!
If you don’t include the pharmacy credit on my card, I spent a total of $8.38! Here is what I got:
5 bags of Birdseye Veggies (used .25 MQs that I got for e-mailing Birdseye to tell them I like their product)
8 Suave Deodorants (Free after MQ)
4 Halls Cough Drops (Free after IP)
4 Pillsbury Biscuits (.60 Money Maker after IP and 2 .30 Shortcut coupons)
4 Starkist Tuna (Free after IP)
2 Gallons of Milk ($1.99 each)
1 Half Gallon of Chocolate Milk (FREE-Notice that I got organic! The coupon did not specify a brand and the organic milk was $2.99. Always remember to read your coupons carefully so you can optimize them!)
1 Kroger Enchilada Sauce (It was cheaper than name brand)
1 Kroger Green Chiles (Same as above)
I also saved another .20 by using 4 of my own bags. Every little bit helps! You can view our entire King Soopers post HERE!
I also had such a rewarding King Soopers trip this week! Thanks for all your help. It has blessed our family immeasurably!
Nevermind. I found it on your post!
Where did you get the deodorant coupons?
*~*~*Bargain Blessings*~*~* says
Amanda~ Ugh, sorry…that is frustrating. I was wondering if they were going to give me trouble, but they didn't…not at all.
Tammy~ Way to go on SW…and yes, I agree Walmart can be very frustrating when it comes to couponing! 🙂
Ashley~ I don't think it is still on sale, but hold on to those coupons if you can…hopefully we will see the $1 price come back in the near future.
Thanks Mom! 🙂
Anon~ I get around 4-5 papers depending on the week and how many inserts there are. Most of them are given to me from family, firends, and co-workers. I only have one subscription.
Anonymous says
Thanks for all your hard work and sharing your information. How many newspapers to do you get on a weekly basis? I'm amazed that you've only spent less then $400 for the year. I just started coupon seriously and have already spent three times that. Can't wait to see the big difference in our budget come the end of the year. Food is the one area in our budget that has gotten out of control. Thanks again.
Mom says
Thanks Jennie! I Love you too! Good shopping trip and great job on the video!
Ashley says
Do you know if the Ronzoni is still on sale for $1 this week? I got some coupons but forgot about them when I was at King Soopers!
*~*Tammy*~* says
I got some great deals at Safeway, AGAIN!!! I was thrilled until I had to go to Walmart…grrrrr 🙂
Amanda says
I would of had some great deals at Albertsons as well – but they would not double my printable coupons (like for the yogurt and the suddenly salad). That one is hard to argue because the coupons say "do not double" but very frustrating because they are the only store in town that does not do this!