Anxiety

Most of my life, the anticipation of an event where I must be dressed up as always given way to that awful, sickening anxious feeling....Today, at 32, is still no exception.  I am co-host of many hosts and hostesses this evening for a wedding shower with a Stock the Bar theme...I have nothing to wear, literally...I'm stressing, yep, stressing...

Walgreens 8/23

bought 2 reams of paper, 4 page protectors, and 1 bodywash..paid $7 and received $3 back.

Deals for the week of 7/8

Walgreens:

Pledge Wipes 18 ct   $2.39
decorative Glad candles $2.36
big pack Dry Erase markers $6.99
washable Dry erase markers $7.99 with the $3 off coupon in booklet
little memo books $.40
Dawn and Palmolive dish detergent $1
hula hoops $3.49

Kroger:

Lysol No touch soap dispenser $7.49
Dove body spray $2

Kroger May 4, 2011

Chips Ahoy cookies $1.79/each - they will be sent to school tomorrow for a party
Ragu $1.39
4 cans of Campbell's soup @ .89/each - .25 coupon (doubled to .50)
Kraft cheese B1G1F sale
Kraft BBQ sauce $.49/each bought 3 and used 3 .45 coupons (the coupon called for a size they did not have and the cashier let me use the coupon..I asked before we got started)
doughnuts $1.99 mgr special
Refried beans .85/each
Old El Paso rice closeout 1.07/each, bought 2
Old El Pason black beans closeout 1.19, used .60 off 3 OEP products (doubled to 1.20)
turnovers $1.29 mgr special
Private selection deli chicken 1/2 lb $3.37 (could have bought 1 lb @ 6.99 and used $1 off)
low sodium turkey bacon $2.79 had .55 Kroger q (doubled to 1.10)
Yoplait yogurt $.60/each, bought 6 used $.40 off 6 (doubled to .80)
Sanderson Farm boneless thights $3.76

Paid $43.56 for 34 items
saved $22.18

Walgreens May 2, 2011

Spent $25.05 OOP and got $5 Register Rewards

Transaction #1
  Cottonelle $5 - $1 Walgreens book coupon = $4
  Cottonelle $1.99
  Gum flossers $2
used $4 RR that I had already and total was $4.62
received $2 RR
Transaction #2
  Right Guard Deodorant $2.99 each, used BIGIF coupon
  Wet n Wild eye pencil .69
used $2 RR and total was $2.15
rec $2 RR
Transaction #3
 Noxzema Razors $3.99
used $2 RR
total was $2.27 and rec $3 RR
Transaction #4
 Gum flossers $2
 GF spray $2.99 - $1 mq
used $3 RR and total was $1.34

rec $2 RR

Transaction #5
 Noxzema Razors $3.99 used $2 RR = $2.27
rec $3 RR
Transaction #6
 Right guard deodorant $2.99/each - B1G1F
 Dawn $.99 - .25 mq
used $3 RR and total was $1.22

rec $2 RR

Transaction #7
 Gum flossers $2
 olives $.99
used $2 RR and total was $1.20

rec $2 RR

Transaction #8
 Noxzema razors $3.99 - $2 RR = $2.27 and rec $3 RR
Transaction #9
 Rightguard deodorant $2.99/each - B1G1F
 GF shampoo $2.99 - $1 mq
used $3 RR = $2.61 and rec $2 RR
Transaction #10
 Gillette Fusion Razor $9.89 - $4 mq
 Hershey's .49
used $2 RR = $5.11

rec $5 RR

= savings of $73.49

Kroger Trip 4/11/11 saved $50.91

I am definitely not ready for my starring role on Extreme Couponing..and I was off by about $30 of what I was going to spend for a final tally of $97.93, but I think as long as I can pay at the end I am a-ok..Kroger had some e-coupon deals that I took advantage of..If I could give up my diet Cokes, I'd be in the $$..they added $12 to my total and I bought JBJ a couple Big K 2 liters..

1 pkg hotdog buns = FREE when you purchase 2 Hebrew National hotdogs
1 jar stirfry sauce = FREE wyp Lachoy Creations
1 pkg egg noodles = FREE wyp combo of 3 Rotel or Rosarita refried beans
1 large eggs = .12 wyp combo of 2 Fleischmann's margarine or Parkay marg
Powerade $1.00 - $1.00 e-coupon = FREE (realized after the fact that I think I could have bought more)
Gatorade $1.09 - $1.00 e-qpon = .09
1 bottle Hunt's ketchup = FREE wyp 1 Banquet frozen chicken product
Febreze $1.49 - $1.00 e-q = $.49

spent $97 and saved $50.91

Kroger clearance beauty 4/14/11

I think I lucked up on some good deals this week at Kroger on the clearance aisle..and also on the deli manager special case..

 

  Kroger clearance $10 OOP

$4.50 x 2 - $3/2 = $1 a razor
$4.20 - $2 = $2.20
$1.85 x 2 - $2.50/2 = $.60 a lipstick

I think the deli items came out to about $12.  I got rotisserrie chicken, Boar's Head Havarti cheese, corned beef...

Walgreen Round up 3-16-11

I normally use my RR before I leave the store, but I was curious to see how I would do..And..they didn't have everything I needed/wanted/needed.....

Here's the breakdown:
Scotch mailers: WAG 3/$1
Purex fabric softener $4.99 - $2 mq = $2.99/each & $2 RR x 2 = $.99/each and I made $4
Dial lotion $4.99 - $1.00 mq = $3.99 & $3 RR = $.99
Aussie shamp & cond $2.99 - B1G1Fmq = 2/$2.99 and $1 RR = 2/$1.99
Irish spring deodorant 2/$6 - 2 $1 mq = 2/$4 & $4 RR = FREE
Duracell batteries on sale $2.99 - $.75 mq = $2.24
Colgate total on sale for $1.09 x 2 (I had a coupon, but Kylie was holding it and thought that was her responsibility) = 2/$2.18
Venus razon $7.99 - $5 mq = $2.99 & $4 RR = I made $1
Jillian Michaels was on clearance for $7.59
Renuzits $.79 x 3 used B3G3F = 6/$
Total Spent :     $50.63 - $14 RR = $36.63
Total Savings:   $78.70

Thursday night dinner

 I have a beef stew that I have put a little of this and little of that..and I thought that I would make these rutabagas as well..We shall see..and I am wondering if I will be able to find the streak o'lean..

 
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/mashed-rutabagas-recipe/index.html

Kroger quick trip

Only used 4 coupons, total spent $40
Free eggs, Free Ben & Jerry's
Crawfish for James $3.76, Roast $8.87, chicken breast $6.15, 5 Big K $3.95, onions 1.50, bananas .95, kroger pickles $2.39, mt olive pickles 2.59-1.00=$1.59, Ragu $1.89/each - .75 = $3.03, and Gladware $1.00

I was anxious to see if I could spend under $50 without strategizing with  my coupons..I was very pleased..

Wal-Mart and Walgreens deals

$3.12each - $3 mfq = .12/each (thanks em)
this was at Wal-Mart and I had 2 $3off coupons

I had a Free for one box Nice & Easy foam haircolor and it gave me the $1 Register Rewards..

2/$4 Jif peanut butter and rec $1 RR

I'm Back

Evidently my old blog has disappeared into the internet-osphere..Hopefully, I can maintain this better than the old..Today is grocery shopping day and I hope that I can save some money in my little coupon game that I play..Fingers crossed and off...we..go!