CVS is my friend once again.

I got a $5/$30 emailed to me last week but was having a hard time coming up with $30 worth of stuff to get... until I realized I had a CRT for $3 off any Almay cosmetic product. Since the Pure Blends foundation and powder are 13.99 this week and generating 10 ECBs I was able to pair the CRT with a 1.00/1 Almay coupon (expired today) to get the powder for free. Plus it got my total up high enough to use the $5/$30. JACKPOT.

Transaction #1-
(1) 12-roll pack Earth Essentials toilet paper @ 5.00
(1) Almay Pure Blends powder @ 13.99, used 3.00/1 CRT and 1.00/1 coupon
(12) Soyjoy Bars @ 1.00 each, used 2.00/10 coupon

Used $5/$30, paid with 15.99 ECBs, paid 4.00 out of pocket and got back 22 ECBs.

Transaction #2-
(8) Soyjoy bars, used four BOGO coupons
(2) Pampers wipes @ 3.49 each

Paid with 10 ECBs, paid .98 oop and got back 8 ECBs.

So even though I paid 4.98 out of pocket total I made an additional 4.00 back in ECBs, so basically I'm only out 98 cents for all of this. Huzzah!

Meijer and Kroger

I combined all my groceries from both stores here for simplicity's sake but will list good deals by store.
Meijer:
Kraft cheese is on sale; there is a catalina promo going on- buy 3 get 2.00 off your next order, buy 4 get 3.00 or buy 5 and get 4.00. There are coupons for the string cheese at Meijer Mealbox and a printable for 1.00/1 any 2% here. (Hit the back button on your browser after the first one prints to print another one.)

Morningstar Farms items are 2.75. Print a 1.00/1 for burgers here. You should also get a catalina for .75/2 products for each one you buy.

Land O'Lakes spreadable butter is 1.25; I bought .55/1 coupons a couple of weeks ago so paid .70 each, plus got .50 OYNO catalinas for every two I purchased.

Organic strawberries are 2.00 each.

Organic grape tomatoes are 2.00 each.

Organic yogurt is .60 each; I used 1.00/4 catalina.

Organic milk is 2.50; I used a 1.25/1 catalina.

Kroger:
McCormick Grillmates are FREE after .50/1 from a recent paper.

Red, yellow and orange peppers are 1.00 each. (I bought six and will cut and freeze a few)

Duncan Hines Carrot Cake and frosting are each 1.00; use 1.00 WYB cake mix and frosting to get each for .50.

Broccoli is 1.00 each.

Total spent at both trips: 52.13
Total saved: 55.57

$8 Moneymaker at CVS!

Check out this post at Money Saving Mom. It worked for me this morning at CVS on Main.

The Ann Arbor stores don't have any more of the .99 packs, but the one on Industrial does have packs that are $4, which would still make you a couple of bucks. If your store doesn't have these, check for the brand "Sun Covers"... they are reportedly working also.

Door to Door Organics to the rescue

I was just fretting about the fact that the husband will be going out of town today and I probably won't have time to make it to the store before he gets back on Thursday what with another sick kid on my hands. Lo and behold, on my front porch this morning... my glorious DTD Organics delivery.



This is why we stockpile... here's the plan for dinners using pantry/freezer items and these veggies:

Night One: Pasta w/ sauteed mushrooms, organic canned tomatoes and parmesan

Night Two: Cheesy spinach burritos and roasted sweet potatoes

Night Three: Frozen Kashi pizza, Green salad w/ cucumber, pears and avocado

Breakfasts will consist of various combinations of cereal and frozen waffles and bananas and blackberries and yogurt.

Lunches will be leftovers, mac and cheese and possibly an occasional grilled cheese sandwich.

Then, come Thursday night, I plan to high-tail it to Meijer, Kroger and WF to hit the deals. I'm planning to put together the plan later today and will keep y'all posted.

Total for my produce (and a small price to pay for not having to drag a sick kid through Whole Foods): 23.00

Free Organic Valley milk singles at Whole Foods...

...if you got the 1.00/1 coupon in the paper a couple weeks ago.

They are on sale for .99 this week which makes them free after coupon.

Also good deals at Whole Foods...

Nature's Path frozen waffles are 1.50 each after 1.00/1 in last quarter's Whole Deal.

Back to Nature mac and cheese is .50 after 1.00/1 Whole Deal coupon.

Stonyfield Farm yogurt is 4/$3. Use the 1.00/4 in Go Organic booklet from Kroger to get them for .50 each.

Wild Oats organic fruit spread is 2.00, which isn't awesome but definitely the cheapest I've found in awhile.

Annie's cereal is 2.24 a box, which is more than 50% off the shelf price.

Westbrae Organic canned green beans are 2/1.99 (50% off).

Annie's bunny crackers are 3/$7, and you can print a coupon for .75/1 here to get a box for 1.58 which is just ridiculously cheap. (Thanks to Coupon Cravings for posting that link!)

Also, Umcka is on sale. I stocked up on that and on Oscillococcinum (which wasn't on sale, but there were coupons) since we're dealing with a compromised immune system over here (flu AGAIN, folks).


Total for 31 items after sales but before coupons: 70.95
Total spent: 59.95

30.06 of my total was medicine. Sigh.

Good deals this week

Kroger--
Santa Cruz lemonade (including mango lemonade and strawberry lemonade) is 4/$5. Use the .75/1 from the Go Organic booklet (found at Kroger in the natural foods section) to get them for .50 each.

Kashi frozen meals are 3.00. There are Kashi coupon booklets out and peelies on cereal boxes for 1.00/any frozen Kashi item, making these $2 apiece.

Hiller's--
Aunt Millie's bread is .88! Use the .35/1 from a few weeks ago to get it for 18 cents.

Various Kashi cereal is on sale for 2.50 and there are many Kashi cereal coupons out that would make this a good deal.

Target--
Seventh Generation products are 10% off, which isn't super great, but there are printable coupons available as well as 1.00/2 coupons in the Go Organic booklet found at Kroger which could mean cheap dish soap if nothing else.

A lot of other green cleaning products are on sale this week, including Method and Greenworks.