Free razors? Yes please!

Went to Wal Mart this evening and picked up some more free Schick razors.  Here is my transaction:

3 pks 12 ct Schick razors $5.91

Used a coupon for $6 off wyb 2 packages of Schick disposable razors.

Total - $0.31

Food Lion 9/25

Well, you can totally tell I went grocery shopping hungry.  I went to the store with 5 things on my list.  Here's what I bought:

Bread $2.19
Capn Crunch $2.99
Chocolate goldfish $2.19
2 boxes mac and cheese $1.98
Applesauce $1.99
Vegetable oil $4.99
2 cans vienna sausages $1.18
Oreos $2.99
Jelly $2.99
Smoked sausage $3.19
PF Chang's orange chicken $9.79
Hungry Man $2.63
Hungry Man $2.63
Hungry Man $3.99
1/2 gallon milk $2.93
Fancy Feast $6.00
Purina $4.50
Friskees $13.99

Used a $0.50 off shopping trip coupon

Total - $74.24  (Yes, I'm ashamed.)

I totally would have went to Wal Mart, but it was pouring down rain and I was sort of in a foul mood anyway, I didn't want to make it worse by having to deal with Wal Martians. 

CVS 9/25

Tuna Salad pack $1.00

2 Colgate Total $5.98 (Used 2 $1/1 coups) = $3.98

1 Schick Quatro $8.99 (Used $5/1 coup) = $3.99

1 Excedrin 8ct $0.99

1 Thermacare 1ct $3.79

Used a $5/$20 coupon and $5 in ECBs.

Total - $4.45 plus I got $10.78 in ECBs to use on my next shopping trip.

YTD savings: $589.61

I'm donating one of the toothpastes and the tuna salad kit and sending the Thermacare patch to my dad.  Adding the rest to my stockpile :)

Menu Plan 9/24 - 9/30

Saturday: We had Arby's for dinner.  I catered brunch for my godmother.  This is what I made:
sausage gravy and biscuits
fruit and yogurt parfaits
ham and cheese quiche
mini cinnamon rolls

Sunday: We're fending for ourselves

Monday: Hungry husby casserole

Tuesday: bbq chicken
rice
corn

Wednesday: steak
buttered noodles
green beans

Thursday: fried chicken
mac and cheese
veggie

Friday: out

Food Lion 9/23

I mostly went shopping for a brunch i'm catering tomorrow so most of this cost is not mine.

2 bags of Munchies $6.58
Grape Nuts $3.99
Ham slice $2.99
Sausage $2.19
Blueberries $3.49
Strawberries $2.50
Cheese $2.49
Pie Shells $2.79
Vanilla yogurt $1.68
Biscuits $3.79
Crescent rolls $2.29
Freezer bags quart $3.99
Freezer bags gallon $3.99
2 cans Friskees $1.10
Cat litter $8.99

Total - $54.77
My cost - $24.65

Wal Mart 9/21

Printed off a coupon today from http://www.coupons.com/ for $6 off when you buy 2 disposable Schick razors (excluding the 2 pk) so off to Wal Mart I went.  Here's my transaction:

12ct pk of Schick Razors $1.97
15ct pk of Schick Razors $5.97

Used one $6/2 coupon

Total - $2.48 for 27 razors.  Not bad.  Not bad at all.  :)

Wal Mart 9/17

Wal Mart wasn't too bad today except for the guy breathing down my neck while I was swiping my card to pay. One seething look backed him off though. Haha.  I did pretty good today I think.  I had about $40 I was able to spend on groceries for the week and I just missed staying in budget by a couple of dollars.  I could have put a couple of items back, but a couple of dollars won't make or break me I suppose.  Anyway, here's what I got:

Bread $2.88
Bagel thins $2.48
1/2 doz eggs $1.04
2 bananas $0.41
Pineapple/berry mix $4.25
Grapes $2.67
Cream cheese $1.98
Biscuits $0.76
1lb powdered sugar $1.24
1/2 gal milk $2.25
Goldfish $1.98
2 boxes Sherbert pops $3.96
Strawberry pudding $0.94
6 cans friskees $3.00
Good Life cat food $6.97
Snuggle 120ct $3.96 (I cut these in half, so really, 240ct)
Blue food coloring $1.68

Total - $43.96

Menu Plan 9/16 - 9/23

Saturday: chicken casserole
green beans

Sunday: buttercream icing for cake decorating class
pancakes and bacon

Monday: out with the girls

Tuesday: leftover casserole

Wednesday: steak
bbq rice
corn

Thursday: hungry husby casserole

Friday: out or leftovers

CVS 9/11

Got some great deals today!!

That's Louis checking out the Newton fruit thins!



2 Secret Deodorant = $5.00 (not the best deal, but I was out!)
Newton fruit thins $2.50 (kiosk gave me a coup for a free box!) = FREE
2 Garnier Fructis Conditioners $5.98 (used 2 $1/1 coups) = $3.98
2 Dawn Hand Renewal $1.98 (used 2 $1/1 coups) = +0.02
1 Herbal Essences Shampoo $2.99 (used $1/1 coup) = $1.99
1 Herbal Essences Conditioner $2.99 (used $1/1 coup) = $1.99
1 CVS Allergy med = $3.69
1 St. Josephs Aspirin $2.00 (used $1/1 coup) = $1.00
1 Bengay $5.29 (used $5/1 coup) = $0.49

And I used $1.99 in ECBs I had from my last shopping trip.

Total - $18.21 plus I received $6.69 in ECBs to use on my next trip!

Year to date savings: $553.47

Food Lion 9/10

I still need to pick up a couple of things from Wal Mart tomorrow, but this is most of the groceries for the week.

Crisco Sticks $3.89
Powdered sugar $1.39
Pancake mix $2.89
2 cans kidney beans $1.38
Tomato sauce $1.49
Cornbread mix $1.09
Marshmallow fluff $1.99
Evaporated milk $1.19
Cream of potato soup $1.89
Hamburger $3.20
Hamburger $3.19
2 tomatoes $2.63
Celery $1.79
Diced Onion $2.69
Onion $0.70 (I dont know why I bought an onion when I already had diced onion in my buggy)
2 jalapeno peppers $0.40
Spinach mix $3.59
Strawberry cream cheese $2.69
Cat litter $8.99

Total - $48.44 (no coups today!)

*If you ever find yourself with an abundance of onions, dice them and put them in a freezer bag.  That way they'll be ready to go next time you're using a recipe that calls for onions.

Crockpot Chili

This recipe makes a lot, but it freezes and reheats very well.  I recommend serving this with cornbread.

This is a picture of the chili right after I stirred everything into the crockpot.  Looks yummy already!

2 lbs. hamburger, browned and drained
1 (29 oz) can tomato sauce
2 cups water
1 (29 oz) can dark red kidney beans (with liquid)
1 cup onion, diced
2 jalapeno peppers, diced
1 stalk of celery, diced
2 tomatoes, chopped
3 teaspoons cumin powder
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
brown sugar, a good sprinkling

1. Combine all ingredients in a large crockpot.
2. Cook on high 2 to 3 hours or simmer on low 6 to 8.

Menu Plan 9/10 - 9/16

Saturday: steak
corn on the cob
salad
I'm also going to be making a pot of chili and cornbread to take over to my godmother who fractured her ankle

Sunday: I have to bake a cake and make buttercream frosting for the cake decorating class on Monday.
chicken casserole
salad

Monday: leftovers

Tuesday: out to dinner with the girls

Wednesday: pancakes and bacon

Thursday: bbq chicken
pasta side
corn

Friday: out

Suave Free Sample

*Sorry for the poor picture quality, this was taken at night*

I received this sample that I signed up for at Walmart.com in the mail the other day and this is what I received: Suave men's body wash, Suave sweet pea and violet lotion, Suave dry shampoo, and three Suave coupons!  This was a very nice sample.  I always love receiving little "treasures" in the mail.  These will go into a basket I keep of samples for when I have guests stay over, when we go on vacay, or when I've run out of a product I can use a sample to hold me over until I get to the store.  It pays to sign up for samples!

Garlic Green Beans (AKA Crack Beans)

Crack is whack ya'll, but these green beans are not!  These are my newest addiction.  These green beans are so delicious and so easy to make.  I never realized how cheap fresh green beans were, but for a handful to serve both me and husby it cost me about $0.65-$0.70.  Husby dubbed these "Crack Beans".

1 lb. fresh green beans (I just usually grab a nice fistful)
enough water to boil green beans (I dont measure, I just fill a pot full of water)
3 cloves minced garlic
3 tablespoons salted butter
dash of salt
dash of pepper

1. Add beans to a pot full of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Drain the beans and set them aside.
3. In the same pot you used to boil the beans (minus the water of course), saute the garlic in the butter until the garlic is a nice light brown color.
4. Add green beans and salt and pepper to taste. Heat through.

Frugal Tip: The water you used to boil your green beans in would be good to use to water your indoor/outdoor plants once cooled.

Food Lion 9/4

2 Heinz Ketchup $4.00
Bacon $3.99
Ground chuck $2.36
Ground chuck $2.63
T-bone $6.17
T-bone $6.04
Beef bites $3.12
Chicken breasts $4.89
Minced garlic $1.99
TGIFriday wings $4.29
Pushups $3.99
Shredded cheddar $1.67
2 Block cheese $3.33
Hanks orange soda $1.00
20 cans of Friskees $10 (I had a coupon for $1/20 cans but the cashier couldn't get the coupon to work, so he just subtracted the cost of 3 cans of cat food which was $1.65.  Whatever, i'll take it!) = $8.35

Total - $59.05

Wal Mart 9/4

Shocker!!  So I actually went and did some grocery shopping at Wal Mart today.  It wasn't as terrible as I had pictured beforehand, but I definitely don't think im going to make this a habit.  Here's what I got:

Dried fruit snack thing $0.88
3 applewith dips$3.00
1/2 doz eggs $0.98
Bread $2.42
English muffins $2.48
Grapes $2.65
Pineapple $2.50
Sugar cookies $2.58
Cottonelle $7.47 (used $0.75/1 coup) = $6.72
Steamfresh corn $1.25
Steamfresh corn on the cob $1.88
Steamfresh rice $1.25
Honey butter biscuits $1.77 (someone at work told me these are delicious)
1/2 gal whole milk $2.76
1/2 gal skim milk $2.25
Palmolive dishwasher soap $2.73
Kens salad dressing $1.42
Wishbone Italian dressing $1.88 (used $0.50/1 coup) = $1.38
Apple jelly $1.44
Miracle Whip $2.78
Granola bars $1.88

Total - 48.49

CVS 9/4

Went to CVS to pick up a few things, particularly the Purex laundry detergent which was on sale for $1.99 a bottle this week.  This definitely wasn't one of my better shopping trips, but not too bad.

4 bottles Purex $7.96

2 bags Emerald cashews $2.00

3 Degree deodorants $8.97

1 Carefree pantiliner $1.00 (used $0.50/1 coup) = $0.50

1 Skintimate shave gel $1.99 (used $1/1 coup) = $0.99

1 Dove chocolate bar $0.79 (coupon kiosk gave me a coup for a free Milky Way or Dove) = free

1 Hershey's air delights $0.99

I also used a coupon for $4 off your $20 order.

Total - $17.66 plus I got $1.99 in ECBs to use on my next purchase.

CVS year to date savings: $520.31

Menu Plan 9/3 - 9/9

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile ya'll, but we got hit with Hurricane Irene last weekend and i've just been too flustered this week to really worry about blogging.  Hopefully things will start getting back to normal.  Im hoping I can conjure up the energy today to head out to the grocery store.  We had to throw everything in our refrigerator and freezers away due to power outage caused by the storm so this will be a big grocery spending week.  Its inconvenient, but i'm not complaining.  It gave me the chance to really scrub down my freezers and refrigerator good.  Anywho, here is our menu for the week.

Saturday: salisbury steak
rice
green beans

Sunday: bbq chicken
macaroni and cheese
corn

Monday: Mine and husby's 2nd anniversary.  We're going out to eat!

Tuesday: steak
buttered egg noodles
salad

Wednesday: I have a cake decorating class to attend so i'll be eating out somewhere or having leftovers or a sandwich

Thursday: chicken and rice
peas

Friday: bbq beef tips
some kind of side...probably one of those Knorr sides
green beans