I am moving part of this blog...

This blog was started with the intent of posting about my families various trips to Disney and camping. Lately I have gotten off onto another tangent, so you restore it to its former purpose; I have started a separate blog just for talking about my shopping deals.

The new blog has expanded on my coupon shopping and adds some more of the resources I use. I hope you will join me on my new blog "Keeping Your Cents".

Thanks and I will see you there,

A savings of $56.41 at Winn Dixie today.

I had a good trip at Winn Dixie today.  I haven't regularly shopped at Winn Dixie for years now, but a former workmate is getting me back into the swing of things.  I went today and had a great trip.

This week Winn Dixie is running a promotion that if you buy 4 participating Kellogg's products on one receipt, you receive a free galloon of WD brand milk and 1 dozen WD brand eggs. 

Sorry for not taking a picture, but I was so excited to show my DH the deals I got that I didn't take pictures.

My total purchases was $66.95 before coupons and discounts.

(1) pack of Round Steak $2.72

(2) Boneless Pork Chops $5.80 & $7.83

(2) Velveeta Shells & Cheese Cups $2.00

(4) Boxes of Rice Krispies cereal $15.96

(4) Boxes of Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks $27.96

(1) Gallon WD milk $2.99

(1) dozen WD eggs $1.69

Coupons & Customer Reward Discounts

-$5.96 Rice Krispies Sale

-$13.98 Mrs. Paul B1G1F sale

-$2.99 WD Milk

-$1.69 WD Eggs

-$5.80 Boneless pork chops B1G1F sale

-$5.00/$30 purchase store coupon

-$1.00 Velveeta B1G1F MQ

-$12.00 (4) $3 Mrs. Paul's MQ

-$3.99 Kellogg's Rice Krispies Free MQ (vocalpoint)

-$3.00 Kellogg's Rice Krispies (vocalpoint)

-$1.00 Catalina

My total was $10.54 + $2.21 tax = $12.75 and I received a $1 Catalina that can be used like cash.

My net oop was $11.75 which was a savings of $56.41!

$81.38 worth of merchandise for $17.10 after taxes!!!!!!

I feel like I have finally graduated to the status of a seasoned coupon shopper.

I went shopping with coupons at Wal-Mart tonight, and I feel like I did a pretty amazing job!  This was the first time that I required a manager override for the amount of coupons I had.  That was nerve racking to say the least!  Standing there watching the customer service manager go through each coupon to make sure it was okay for her to override it. 

Anybody know the coupon limit, so I don't have to get an approval again?

Here is what I got:

(6) Bagel-Fuls 6 x $1.88 = $11.28

(6) Healthy Choice Meals 4 x $2.00 & 2 x $2.50 = $13.00

(2) Oscar Mayer Bun Length Weiners 2 x $1.50 = $3.00

(1) Great Value Honey Ham Luncheon Meat $3.18

(1) Great Value Shredded Cheese $1.88

(1) Pillsbury Simply cookie dough $2.84

(3) Starbucks Ice Cream pints 3 x $3.00 = $9.00

(1) Great Value Sour Cream $1.00

(1) Great Value Hamburger Patties $6.46

(2) Brawny paper towels 2 x $1.00 = $2.00

(1) Chef Boyardee 15 oz can 88¢

(1) Wacky Mac pasta $1.42

(2) Velveeta Shells & Cheese Cups 2 x .98¢ = $1.96

(1) Success Rice $1.78

(4) Huggies Flushable wipes 4 x $1.72 = $6.88

(3) Dentek Floss picks 3 x $1.12 = $3.36

(2) Great Value loaves of bread 2 x .88¢ = $1.76

(10) Adams flea & tick collars 10 x .97¢ = $9.70

Coupons used:

-$6.00 = (6) $1 Bagel-Fuls printables

-$12.00 = (6) $2 Healthy Choice printables

-$1.00 = (1) Oscar Mayer MQ (Food & Family Magazine)

-$1.25 = (1) Pillsbury Simply printable

-$6.00 = (3) $2 Starbucks MQ

-$1.00 = (1) Chef Boyardee printable

-.75¢ = (1) Wacky Mac printable

-$1.96 = Velveeta Shells MQ (home mailer)

-$1.00 = Success Rice printable

-$6.00 = (2) $3/2 Huggies Wipe MQ

-$3.00 = (3) $1 Dentek printables

-$30.00 = (10) $3 Adams Flea & Tick MQ

My subtotal before coupons:  $81.38

After coupons:  $11.40

I spent $17.10 after taxes and coupons!  That is an 86% savings!

--- That was me all the way home.

Another Good day at Wal-Mart...

I had a good day at Wal-Mart and this goes a long way to redeeming them in my eyes from the other nights debacle. I won't go into that, but suffice it to say that my revenge will be to shop Wal-Mart and try to get the lowest possible OOP every time.

This trip I managed to have a 53¢ subtotal after all of my coupons! Yeah Me!

My trip included:
4 Adams Flea Collars -- 4 x 97¢ = $3.88 - $12.00 MQ's = +$8.12
3 cans Mighty Dog -- 3 x 62¢= $1.86 - $3.00 MQ's = +$1.14

2 Chef Boyardee Mini Bites -- 2 x 88¢ = $1.76 - $2.00 MQ's = +.24¢

5 Mount Olive Pickle Relish -- 5 x 98¢ = $4.90 - $5.00 MQ's = +.10¢

2 Crystal Light Packs -- 2 x $1.97 = $3.94 - $2.00 MQ's = $1.94

2 Crystal Light Essentials Packs -- 2 x $1.97 = $3.94 - $3.94 MQ's = 0

1 Alexia Cheddar Fries -- 1 x $2.48 - $1.00 MQ = $1.48

1 Starkist Tuna Pouch -- $2.00

1 Dentek Floss -- $1.12 - $1.00 MQ = 12¢

2 Kraft Salad Dressings -- 2 x $1.58 = $3.16 - $2.00 MQ = $1.16

2 A-1 Steak Sauce -- 2 x $2.56 = $5.12 - $4.00 MQ = $1.12

3 Yoplait Whips -- 3 x 62¢ = $1.86 - 60¢ MQ = $1.26

1 Wacky Mac $1.26 - 75¢ MQ = 51¢

1 Great Value mushroom pieces -- 54¢

* Bare in mind that as the saying goes YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary).

Happy Saving,

Wal-mart has been very, very good to me this month...

I have to say that shopping at Wal-mart this month has been very, very good for my budget.  When I first started to seriously coupon shop, I thought that Wal-Mart was the toughest nut to crack.  So far this month I have found a sweet spot.

TRIP #1

 

 My subtotal after all coupons was $8.93.  After tax I paid a total of 

$12.08 for everything you see pictured.

Including:

2 Borden sliced cheese

1 Great Value sausage

2 Mt. Olive pickle relish

2 Oreo Cakesters

2 Dentek Floss picks

2 bags Wacky Mac pasta

1 bottle Cascade rinse agent

13 Hefty Storage bags

1 loaf Great Value bread

3 Adams Flea Collars

6 Chiquita snack packs

3 packs of M&M's

TRIP #2

 

My subtotal after coupons was 62¢ and $3.25 after taxes!

This trip included:

2 boxes of Bagefuls

1 jar Great Value peanut butter

1 pack of Italian sausage

1 pint of Starbucks ice cream

10 Mt. Olive pickle relish

3-6 packs Nestle water

1 loaf Great Value bread

1 bag flour

7 Adams flea collars

1 box of goldfish

If you enjoy saving money, then check out the forums at We Use Coupons or A Full Cup and tell them that desiab sent you!

Pot Pies, Casseroles, and Comfort Foods

MyBlogSpark just sent me an interesting survey to select covers for their upcoming release of the Pillsbury Pot Pies & Casserole issue due to hit shelves August 25th; as well as, the Betty Croker Fall Baking issue expected September 15th.

The Pillsbury Pot Pie & Casserole issue features 68 tear out recipe cards for slow-cooker meals, appetizers, main dishes and desserts.  I have to admit that the Herbed Chicken Lattice Pot Pie featured on the first two covers looks really good.  But for some reason the individual Alfredo Primavera Pot Pies spoke to me more, so that is the cover that I selected.

After staring at these covers for the last few minutes, guess what the Mr. will be having for dinner tonight! 

 

Cover 1                            Cover 2

Cover 3

The second cover selection was for the Betty Crocker Fall baking issue.  This magazine will feature 75 perforated recipe cards that can easily be detached and added to your recipe box.  

Some of the recipes included:

• Caramel Apple Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce
• Cookies and bars recipes perfect to include in back-to-school lunches
• Comfort dessers like cobblers, pies, cakes and crisps
• New recipes for Butternut Squash Cake with Maple-Nut Frosting, Ginger Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Chunky Apple Cakle with Brown Butter Frosting, & Football Cupcake Pull-Aparts
  

 

Cover A                        Cover B

 

Cover C                          Cover D

Cover A just looked like yummy mouth-watering goodness, so that is the one I picked.  What about you?  Which covers would you select?

I'll update you on the ones that are picked to grace your grocery store checkout stand.


I am also posting a family favorite cobbler recipe that is so easy and tasty you will be putting one together tonight.  That and I am not sharing the peach one I just made last night.

 

Fruit Cobbler

1 stick of butter

1 cup self-rising flour

1 cup sugar

pinch of cinnamon if using apple or peach pie filling

 1 cup milk

1 can of fruit pie filling of your choice

 

1. Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place the stick of butter into a deep casserole dish and put into the oven.
3. While butter is melting, mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, and milk in a mixing bowl.
4. Once butter is melted and bubbling, pour flour mixture into casserole.
5. Spread can of fruit over the flour and milk mixture.
6. Bake until golden brown and crusty.
7. Serve with a scoop of ice cream for a decadent treat.
   

More Coupon Savings...87 cents net oop

The sales have been a lot harder to work lately, so I haven't been doing as much coupon shopping. But I do have a recent trip to share with you.

 Savings of $90.53

Here is what I purchased in 4 transactions:

2 Suavitel fabric softeners (B1G1F) $2.79

2 Right Guard Extreme $5.98

1 BIC lighter $2.99

1 Benefiber Stick pack $4.99

1 Bayer Crystals 4 pk $2.49

1 Colgate Visible White $4.49

1 Neosporin to go $5.00

1 Neosporin cream $5.00

1 Skintimate $1.99

1 OFF clip-on $8.99

1 OFF clip-on refill $4.99

1 Starbucks drink $1.99

2 Clearance post-it notes $1

2 Snapple $2.58

1 Skintimate Shave Gel $1.99

1 Post-it notes $.50

1 Disney erasers $.49

1 Oral B toothbrush $6.49 

1 Nivea Bodywash $6.99

1 Nivea Sun Kissed Legs $9.99

3 Aveeno Lotions 3 x $2.39 = $7.17

1 Aveeno Essential Kit $7.99

2 Nabisco Oreos 2 x $3.50 = $7.00

Q’s used:

-(2) $5/$25

-$1 Suavitel

-$2 Right Guard

-$1 BIC lighter

-$2 Benefiber

-$2 Neosporin (two $1 coupons)

-$1.50 Skintimate

-$3 OFF (bzzagent coupon)

-$4.99 OFF B1G1F

-$1 Starbucks

 -$1.29 Snapple B1G1F

-$6.99 B1G1F Nivea

-$1 Nivea

-$2 Aveeno

-$7.99 Aveeno Sale

Total purchases was $103.88 - $39.77 Manufacturers Coupons - $7.99 Store Sale - $28 Register Rewards = $33.13 Cash ($28.12 + tax)

RR’s received:

(2)$5 Right Guard, $1 BIC, $2 Benefiber, $2.50 Bayer, $4.50 Colgate, $4 Neosporin, (2)$1 Skintimate, $3 OFF, $3 Oreo & $2 Nivea

$34.00 Register Rewards Received - $33.13 Cash = $.87 net oop