Friday WD & Target

I didn't do big shopping this week, but here's what I did do today.

WD had those booklets out for Veterans Day with coupons in them...I bought 4 of my Truvia sweetners which were $3.99 each, used a $1 off WD VD coupon and a $1 off mfg coupon making them $1.99 each. Bought a few other things and used my $5 off $30 coupon...spent $23.03 and saved $14.70.

PetSmart let me use 2 of the $2 off Pet Supermarket coupons on my dog food and treats!

Target...went to pick up a new perscription, had a coupon for a $10 gift card for a new perscription. Picked up some buns & cheese and I needed mascara, etc. Loreal Revitalift moisturizer was $12.79 for the small one, I had a $2 off coupon. Loreal mascara was $5.84, had a $1 off coupon and Loreal Eyeliner was $7.49, I had $1 off had a couple of other things in the cart. Used my $10 Target Gift Card and my $10 Visa gift card from Procter & Gamble that I received in the mail the other day and after my coupons, I got $60.03 in products for $23.03. Not too shabby. Oh, and I used my 5% off my total order Redcard also.

All the little things we do can really add up. I also got samples in the mail this week along with more coupons.

Also, I almost forgot, I picked up my organic fruits & veggies Thursday ...again the bag was packed with nutritious non-poisonous goodness. Good week, but I'm a little tired! How bout you, how did you do this week? Love to hear from you all.

God Bless.....Rg

Mailbox Surprises

I've been trying to send 1 or 2 emails per week to companies letting them know how much I like their products...only if I really do of course. Duncan Hines sent me a .75 off coupon on any mix, I sent an email last week to Emerald Nuts and received today $7 in coupons for various products of theirs. I fill out surveys every so often for a company called Shoppers Voice, and today I received $17.55 in various coupons. If you don't work and can, some of these little tricks really pay off in coupons, or play money as I call it. I haven't gotten any FREE ones yet, but I hope to soon. I'll keep ya posted on how I do with this endeavor. There is a list of companies with a sample email to send on addictedtosavings.com. You have to hunt for it, I find it every time accidently, so I can't tell you where to look for it. God Bless....Rg

Wednesday ads for Thursday

I've decided NOT to recommend any shopping scenarios until I have actually DONE them myself. Too many times, the sites recommend deals with coupons that we just don't have for some reason. That being said....I've been looking through the ads this morning, checking southernsavers.com and other sites....I'm not shopping this week! I've been on an every other week plan (because of how my husband's paycheck falls) and it seems to be working out well for me. (Of course, I do have my stockpile in pretty good shape). I did a big shop last week (pay week) did really well, and I don't see anything earth shaking that I need this week! So... if you NEED to shop, check southernsavers.com or savingthefamilymoney.com and check out their recommendations. If you all see and Do a deal where something is FREE or almost FREE, let us know and we will post on the blog. If Vicki or I run into a GREAT deal, and we actually DO the deal and it works, we will let you all know.

I also wanted to mention, some of these sites that you sign up for have deals on toys, clothes, electronics all sorts of things where you can save money on your your Christmas shopping. Let us know if any of you do any of these deals, how you did it and what you saved.

Okay, that's it for me today.....Be Savvy and God Bless....RG

This just in from Vicki out in the field....

The peanut butter at Walgreens and CVS are for a much smaller jar - so Publix will be the best deal. I just bought Peter Pan peanut butter at Publix for $2.99 for 28oz - normally $4.49 - that's like $1.50 off without a coupon. Now we've got the coupon to go with it. I got 6 yesterday without coupons - going to get more before the sale ends Wednesday. The sale at Publix ends on Wednesday, print those coupons and go get some pnut butter while you can afford it. Thanks, Vicki.

Zaycon Foods Ground Beef

I picked up my 40# of ground beef this morning and am in the process of packaging it for the freezer with my food saver. I had to take a little break to cook myself a Cheese burger....with organic lettuce and tomato on it...no bread. Oh my goodness, very tasty meat, not a bunch of grease. I am so pleased, just like I was with the chicken we got last time. I'm a believer and I will keep being a loyal customer as long as they keep bringing us these great deals. BYW my meat was not a full 40 pounds, so Zaycon had already credited my account for $6.35 towards my next order. Great meat AND they are honest....what a great combo in this day and age. They said today that they will be coming back in January with either bacon or chicken. Did you sign up yet to get on their email list? (There is no obligation for signing up, but you'll get the email telling you when and where the next deal will be. And you can check out their website to see what they are all about). If you can't handle 40#, get a couple of friends and introduce them to these great deals, they'll thank you for it, believe me. If you would like to sign up for their email, sign up under me and I will get credit for it. Here's the place: https://www.zayconfoods.com/refer/zf40854

Savvy Money Saver....Rhonda...God Bless.

Vicki found us a pnut butter coupon

Go below to print, I was able to print 2 of them. I think we heard pnut butter is going up 40% or it already has so this could be a good one. I have not seen Peter Pan on sale anywhere yet, we'll check our weekly ads, if I see it I'll let you all know. Just print the coupons and hang onto them for a sale. Jif is on sale at CVS 2 for $5, with $3 extra bucks back and Skippy at Walgreens 2 for $4. Ya might want to grab some even without coupons, it may go much higher and if peanut butter is a staple at your house....like it is at ours, you don't want to run out and have to buy it at an inflated price. Okay, that's it for now. I am picking up my Zaycon Lean ground beef today...40 pounds of it so you know what I'll be doing this afternoon....packaging and freezing.

http://www.addictedtosaving.com/2011/11/07/1-503-peter-pan-peanut-butter/

Have a great day and God Bless.....RG

My 2nd trip to Publix

This might seem excessive to some of you, but I use Swanson broths for everything. I now have 28 cartons, we got new coupons this weekend, enough for 12 more, so I went and bought them while the bogo sale was still on. Also, the bogo 8'oclock coffee was still on and Opal brought me 2 more coupons, so I HAD to get those. I only have 10 of those in the freezer right now. I did the Halls cough drop deal.....They were a little more than I thought, but using the Publix coupon and the MFG coupon, they were .69 each instead of $1.69 each. And Karen, from Savingthefamilymoney.com gave us Dole coupons that gave us free cans of Dole Fruits! Whoo hoo! Once again, I saved more than I spent! I spent $36.30 for 81.00 in goods...saving $44.70! Whoo hoo! Another good day of being a Savvy Money Saver.....God Bless.....RG