UP Movie Coupon

I know I haven't posted in a while, I haven't been doing much couponing at all, luckily I have had some others helping us though this time. But I did want to share the coupon for the movei UP. Walmart has this blu-ray movie for $19.96 and you can use this coupon to get the movie $10 for $9.96! Great for a Christmas present!

Get the coupon here!

The Worst Six Letter Word....

Dave, my husband, was diagnosed with testicular cancer yesterday. I feel like a bomb was dropped on us. It came out of no where and now we are left here having to pick up the pieces. We have doctors appointments and things going in the next several days which will be followed most likely by surgery and chemo.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers during this trying time.

Alright...things have been crazy around here, but whats new? I did have a chance to go to Kroger yesterday... I drug my family along too!! Here is how we did...

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2 Sara Lee Loafs of bread @ $2

2 Mini bagles @ $3.89 used FREE coupon with purcahse of bread

3 Minute Maid Frozen $1 used $.50 tdoubled = Free (not pictured)

3 Bounty Paper Towels $1 with $.25 tripled = $.25/ea

3 Zoopals Paper Plates $1 used $.50 q tripled = Free

3 Yakisoba $1 used $.35 tripled = Free

3 Reeses Peanut Butter Cups $.50 used $.55 q = -.05

3 Fruito2 $1 used $1 q = Free

3 Horizon Milk $1 used $.25q tripled = $.25/ea

3 Baby Food $.66 used FREE coupon

3 Reach Floss $1 used $1 coupon = Free

1 Tomato $.47

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3 Bounty Paper Towels $1 with $.25 tripled = $.25/ea

3 Zoopals Paper Plates $1 used $.50 q tripled = Free

3 Yakisoba $1 used $.35 tripled = Free

3 Reeses Peanut Butter Cups $.50 used $.55 q = -.05

3 Fruito2 $1 used $1 q = Free

3 Horizon Milk $1 used $.25q tripled = $.25/ea

3 Baby Food $.66 used FREE coupon

3 Reach Floss $1 used $1 coupon = Free

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3 Bounty Paper Towels $1 with $.25 tripled = $.25/ea

3 Zoopals Paper Plates $1 used $.50 q tripled = Free

3 Yakisoba $1 used $.35 tripled = Free

3 Reeses Peanut Butter Cups $.50 used $.55 q = -.05

3 Fruito2 $1 used $1 q = Free

3 Horizon Milk $1 used $.25q tripled = $.25/ea

3 Baby Food $.66 used FREE coupon

3 Reach Floss $1 used $1 coupon = Free

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3 Bounty Paper Towels $1 with $.25 tripled = $.25/ea

3 Zoopals Paper Plates $1 used $.50 q tripled = Free

3 Yakisoba $1 used $.35 tripled = Free

3 Reeses Peanut Butter Cups $.50 used $.55 q = -.05

3 Fruito2 $1 used $1 q = Free

3 Horizon Milk $1 used $.25q tripled = $.25/ea

3 Baby Food $.66 used FREE coupon

3 Reach Floss $1 used $1 coupon = Free

Total was around $8 for all... I can't find my receipts!

Another Blog :)

Following Their Footprints

I have started my third blog, this one is to work on improving my photography skills. I hope that you will check it out, leave feedback and help me get better :) Thanks!!

CVS

Alright! Got my CVS deals done for this week :) Here is how it broke down!

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Revlon Foundation $9.99 *raincheck used $1 q

2 Pencil Boxes $1.99/ea

2 Packs of Pens $.99/ea

2 Packs of Filler Paper $.99/ea

2 Johnson and Johnson bandaid kids $.99/ea - $1 q adjusted

2 Compisition books $1.99/ea

Headphones $6.99

Loreal Wrinkle $14.99 - $5 IP

Loreal Cleanser $5.99 - $1 q

used $4/20 from ReadyFill pharmacy book (just ask for one!)

Paid with ECB and gift card, all school supplies and head phone and revlon were free after ECB and then the loreal was buy those two get $10 back. Was a $4 MM.

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2 Pencil Boxes $1.99/ea
2 Packs of Pens $.99/ea
2 Packs of Filler Paper $.99/ea
2 Johnson and Johnson bandaid kids $.99/ea - $1 q adjusted
2 Compisition books $1.99/ea
Loreal Wrinkle $14.99 - $5 IP
Loreal Cleanser $5.99 - $1 q

used $5/30 from my email

Paid with ECB and gift card, all school supplies were free after ECB and then the loreal was buy those two get $10 back. Was a $4 MM.

OOP Zero :)

Walmart

I was at Walmart for some other things and while I was there I was able to price match the Airwich Ultra iMotion. They were out at Target but had them for $5.99 (WM price $13.88) I used a $6 coupon and got them for .01 overage.

Midnight Krogering

Well midnight is an hour we passed :) We (Amanda and I) left around 9:30 and didn't get home until 3:30 am. It was a LONG night! First we started at a store that we quickly realized wasn't 24 hours! (OOPS) And thanks to the miracle called GPS we were able to find another 24 hour store nearby.

It was crazy there at Kroger! The line wrapped all the way down an isle (here is me standing half way through) luckily there was another person in the store who knew how to ring up and he came out so we had 2 cashiers, but we had to bag the food ourselves. Not fun when you are trying to watch coupons! I hsee now that I had 4 $1 coupons missed over all, equalling $8 gone. I need to run back up to Kroger (tomorrow, NO WAY am I going back today, lol) and get my $8 back!

Now these pictures aren't all inclusive. We already put all cold things away, ice cream, hotdogs, nesquick, yougurt etc.

I am working on a break down once I check over my reciepts!

Total OOP 85.33

Quick CVS trip and Walmart

I would be really mad if I missed a good diaper deal and didn't get it, so I made a trip in.

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2 packs of diapers @ $9/ea

- 2 $1.50 qs

paid with $15 ecb got back $4.

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Sippy Cups $7.69

2 Liter 1.33

20 oz (not pictured) 1.49 - I can't believe this was more than the 2 liter. LOL

2 packs of diapers @ $9/ea
- 2 $1.50 qs

- $5/25

Paid with $20 in ECB and .55 on gift card, got back $4 ECB from diapers

I have to stress that just buying things from CVS that are on deals and not getting anything else you "want" or "need" is kind of pointless. The pop and sippy cups would have been a little less elsewhere, but I would have had to pay acutal cash, not in ECB, so still free :)

OOP Zero

Also, Walmart has these little glade candles for $2.97, we got coupons in the 8/2 paper

to get them free, I got 8 earlier in the week and got 5 more today :) They are cute!

OOP Zero

CVS and Wags Deals

Rest of the details coming soon!
CVS
Some deals were done at CVS last night and some this morning. I lost out on some deals since they weren't working last night and were gone this morning :(

Wags

Trans 1 Shampoo $3.99 got back $4 RR $4.32 OOP

Trans 2 Toothbrush, plate and M&M got back $3.50 RR paid with $4 RR and $1.07

Trans 3 Shampoo $3.99 got back $4 RR $.82 OOP
Trans 4 Toothbrush, plate and M&M got back $3.50 RR paid with $4 RR and $1.07

Trans 5 Shampoo $3.99 got back $4 RR $.82 OOP
Trans 6 Toothbrush, plate and M&M got back $3.50 RR paid with $4 RR and $1.07
Trans 7 Shampoo $3.99 got back $4 RR $.82 OOP

Target Toy Deals :)

Details later on how I got all of this for about $64 :)

I'm in a funk!

I NEED A BREAK! I just don't want to coupon right now.... well, thats not entirely true. I don't want to grocery coupon. I do NOT want to set foot in a Randalls or Kroger until the new Kroger right by me opens. I don't know what my deal is! CVS and Walgreens aren't a big deal but it just seems that ever since DD broke her arm at a "Free" thing that ended up costing me around $150 I'm just a bit burned.

I will still post what I do buy and I'm still planning to stay within my $100/mo budget, but I just need a bit of a break!

CVS This Morning...

So I've been busy and not doing any deals since our Chick-fil-a incident. I'm not sure why but it turned me off of shopping for a bit... But this morning I went to CVS to take advantage of some deals..

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2 Speed Stick @ $2.99 used $1.50 q got back $2
2 Filler Paper @ $2/ea got back $2 ecb
CVS pantyliners $.89 got back $.99
2 Memo Pads $.99 got back $.99
Photo DVD $9.99 got back $9.99 in ecb
4 Sobe BOGO used BOGO q = Free
used $5/30
Paid with ECBs

Total OOP Zero

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2 Speed Stick @ $2.99 used $1.50 q got back $2
2 Filler Paper @ $2/ea got back $2 ecb
CVS pantyliners $.89 got back $.99
2 Memo Pads $.99 got back $.99
Photo DVD $9.99 got back $9.99 in ecb
Toliet paper $5 (to get to $30)
Gummy Works $.88 (another filler)
used $5/30
Paid with ECBs

Target

3 more big bottles of dawn

$2.49 - $.50 target q - $1.50 MQ = $.49/ea x 3 plus tax = $1.59

Total OOP for July $82.67

Sorry, Ive been slacking

Well I guess not really because I haven't been doing any shopping, but we've been a bit busy. Friday we went to take part in Cow Appreication day at Chick-fil-a. Come dress up like a cow and get free food...
Well, so much for saving money with the free food. Peyton's (on the left) arm was broken while in the playground area. So really, the free food thus far has cost me a $100 ER copay, $25 I'm out for swim lessons and I am sure at least a few $40 co-pays for specialist visits. So yeah....fun stuff.


Moral of the story... watch your kids like a hawk.

Kroger Run....

Amanda and I ran to Kroger in Katy to get some items. I still have more coupons but don't enjoy doing more than 3 transactions! LOL

I had to break them up because of Kroger's limit of 3 identical coupons per transaction. This week is their Datona sale, buy 10 items from the list and get $3 taken off of your total.

First the items not included in the Datona deal

9 Boxes of Minute Maid Frozen Treats $1 used $.50 coupon doubled = Free

9 McCormick @ $1 used 9 $.50 coupons doubled = Free

12 Suave deod $1 used $.50 doubled (Amanda threw 3 in with one of her trans)

5 A1 Marinades @ $2 used 5 $2 coupons

Datona Deals

7 Kraft BBQ Sauce $.99 used $0.75 Q = $0.24

8 Purex $2.79 used $.35 q tripled = $1.79

2 Kroger Cheese @ $.99

ChefBoyArdee 9 @$0.92 used 3 $0.35/3 Qs tripled = $5.13

2 Boxes of Fruit Snacks $1.79 ea used $.50/2 and shortcuts.com q on my card but ONCE AGAIN the coupon wasn't taken off. Doesn't surprise me, they never work.

2 Bags of Cheetos $1.66

Total OOP $20.54. High, but I did expect that since I got 8 bottles of laundry detergent. Good to me!!

Total OOP for July $81.08. Wow, its only the 5th. I have a feeling I will go over this month... only a hunch though :) LOL We do have our garage sale in 2 weeks but I don't typically take that out of my budget, I just consider it extras. We shall see :)

CVS Woo hoo!

Ok, so I totally got swept up in my WM deals that I forgot about CVS until this morning! Luckily, maybe because of the holiday, they still had everything I wanted!!

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4 Febreeze Noticables (Buy $10 febreeze get $5 ECB, limit 5) - 2 $4 q
3 Febreeze Air Effects $3/ea - 3 Free wyb Fabric Spray
3 Febreeze Fabric Spray $5/ea
CVS Pantyliner $.89 (get back $.99 ecb)
3 Packs of Pencils @ $.99 (get back $.99 ecb/ea)
3 CVS Brand Tape $1.49 ( get back $1.49 ecb/ea)
Bayer Moniter $19.99 used FREE coupon got abck $5 ecb

Paid with $30 ECB and $3.62 on gift card got back $38.43 ECB = $4.81 MM

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3 Post Cereal @ $3/10 (buy $10 get $5 ECB) - 3 $2 IP

2 Febreeze Noticables (Buy $10 febreeze get $5 ECB, limit 5) - 2 $4 q

5 Febreeze Air Effects $3/ea - 5 Free wyb Fabric Spray

5 Febreeze Fabric Spray $5/ea

CVS Pantyliner $.89 (get back $.99 ecb)

3 Packs of Pencils @ $.99 (get back $.99 ecb/ea)

3 CVS Brand Tape $1.49 ( get back $1.49 ecb/ea)

Bayer Moniter $19.99 used FREE coupon got abck $5 ecb

- $3/15 Email coupon

Paid with $38 ECB and $1.84 on gift card got back $43.43 ECB = $3.59 MM

Total OOP Zero :) and $8.40 MM in ECBs

Walmart and Target

Alright, so alot of the food items I bought are not pictured here. We had to do a quick drop off before going back out so most things were put away.

Here were some of the things that I did get that rocked. I do have to say also... good things come to those who wait... ok so this usually isn't the case with couponing but that B!tchy cashier that wouldn't let me use my Hefty coupons on the trial size of 7... THANKS! I got to get full sized boxes and I didn't even have to fight with you!! (Walmart dropped the price from 2 something to $1) Thanks Manager Lydia for making my deal even sweeter!! :)

13 Reach Floss $1 used $1 coupon = Free

13 Kotex Pads $1 used $1 coupon = Free

12 boxes of Hefty Bags $1 used $1 coupon = Free

Freshetta Pizza $5 used $1 peelie on box

2 A1 sauce $2.08 used $2 coupon = $.08/ea

Ok, and lots of other random food items :)

Total OOP: 52.21

OK, I thought I was going to have a problem here when the not so nice cashier trainer offered to check me out. Fortunately he didn't give a big fight. I don't think he believed me (gave me the "one per purchase" line) But I still got what I wanted :) It just irritates me that he is the one TEACHING the cashiers and he still does know... also goes with the other woman trainer.... grrrr...

Anyway, on with the deals

Dryer Ice cream $2.33 used $1 target coupon
13 Dawn $2.49 used 13 $.50 target coupons and 13 $1.50 manu coupon = $.49/ea

Total OOP $8.33

Total OOP for July $60.54

Yes I know about the Dryer Ice cream that is $1.19, but its cheaper to get the bigger one. Some stores have it for $1.12 and that may be a bit cheaper, but this worked best for us!!

And yeah this is a high start for the month...hopefully the rest will taper off!

Woo hoo!

Change of June total. I recieved $10 in Swiffer rebates a few days ago. That makes me feel much better about my totals :) I will be doing some shopping later this afternoon, so watch for a post!

Happy 4th of July!!! Be safe!

Walgreens and the .99 Cent Store

Ok, so there weren't many great deals this week so I was going to skip it, but then I realized that I had $8 in RR about to expire, so I wasn't about to let that happen again!!

So here was Wags

2 Loaves of Bread @ $1.99

Lemonade $1.149

Rootbear $.79 (not pictured)

Right Guard $2.99 used $1 q got back $2 RR

Total OOP $.25

The $.99 Store had full size bottles of Bananna Boat for... you guessed it... $.99. Couldn't pass that up! These sell for $6-$10 at other stores. Woo hoo!

15 bottles @ $.99 =

Tinkerbell pens... not from this budget, didn't mean to take a pic :) For DD's birthday party!

I have to give credit to Amanda for this find!

$16.07 OOP

Total OOP for June $112.86

Yes I went over a bit for this month, but as long as I average around $100/mo we will be ok :)

Shopping...

First, Sorry for the lack of actual pictures!

I believe I mentioned that I have been extremely busy the last few weeks, I know I did on my other blog, but I just want to reiterate that.

I went to Kroger a few days ago to get some essentials, bread, eggs, cookies...??? yes, DH things those are essential, LOL. I also found some manager's special Jennie O ground turkey for $1.29/lb, so I got 4 of those. My total was $12.74 I also went to HEB a few days ago for fresh fruit.. my total was $12.39

Last night we went to Walmart to get some much needed groceries. Since DS is now on table food we needed some baby friendly foods for him. We also needed to restock our pantry on some things like black olives, gravy mixes etc. I also got a few things with deals

8 Bottles of A1 sauce @ $2.08/ea used 8 $2 qs

6 Bottles of Kraft BBQ Sauce @ $.98 used $.75 qs

12 Capri Sun Sunrise @ $1.78 used 12 $1 qs, (DD LOVES these!)

We also used a few other coupons but nothing too noteworthy! Sorry for the lack of pictures!! We did get a ton of groceries, so that was good, but OOP was...OUCH

$61.34

TOTAL OOP for JUNE $96.54, looks like I am just about tapped out!!

CRAZY WEEK!

Ok, my life this past week was insane, we had SO much going on that I hardly had time to breathe! The next weeks aren't too much better but at least I will have time to take short breaks! Read about our fun week here!!

Ok, this week CVS didn't have anything that interested me, so I just headed to wags. I have run into a fellow couponer who doesn't like to share, so I have to head there as soon as the store opens if I want to get anything.

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4 Hefty One Zip 22 storage bags (not pictured) $3.29 BOGO used 4 $1 q

3 John Freida @ 3/$15 used 3 $3 q got back $5 RR

10 Right Guard sale @ $.99 used 10 $1 q = $-.10

St Ives $2.99 used $1.50 q got back $2.99 RR

Walgreens Bag .34 (filler)

OOP $.34

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3 John Freida @ 3/$15 used 3 $3 q got back $5 RR

Breyers Icecream $3.99 used $1 q

Sunkist Free wyb ice cream

2 Walgreens Bags .34/ea

= $2.63 OOP (OUCH!)

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Breyers Icecream $3.99 used $1 q
Sunkist Free wyb ice cream

3 Walgreens Bags .34/ea

St Ives $2.99 used $1.50 q got back $2.99 RR

OOP $.27

Total OOP for June $10.07

This is not including the food I bought for DS's birthday...that came from a seperate budget!