Publix deals this week!

Update: I went to Publix last night and was able to get $25 worth of groceries for $1.25!!! I'll show the pics when I upload my grocery shopping on Monday but you really need to check out the link below with scenarios because it really worked!!
Check out SouthernSavers post here  to see the great deals you can get at Publix this week. It involves a 4/4 coupon for general mills products that Publix put in their ad this week. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, she has given you some scenerios that will work well. Now, I couldn't find any Muir Glen products at my Publix last week. Anybody know a Publix in Greenville that sells them? Happy Shopping:)

Monday Grocery Madness

I know this is thursday, and I do apologize for my absence the last several days. I got sick Monday afternoon and have not been able to do much since then. Thankfully, I feel like a human again today and am finally able to get caught up on everything.
Here are the shopping totals for last week. (Pics coming soon!)
Ingles: Total before savings/coupons: $18.87
Total spent: $8.60
Percentage of savings: 54%
I am so excited about this one because as you will see by the picture (uploaded soon I hope!) all but $1 of this was poultry. I stopped by ingles friday night to take advantage of the 1.78/lb chicken breasts and also found some thighs marked for quick sale 60 cents/lb! I am very happy with the amount of meat I got for the price paid.

Publix: Total before savings/coupons: $25.68
Total spent: $9.34
Percentage of savings: 64%
I was also very pleased by this sale because I got some normally high priced items for either free or very cheap!

Bloom: Total before savings/coupons: $22.16
Total spent: $11.27
Percentage of savings: 49%
I don't have a picture of this one because I took most of the food directly to someone's house where it was consumed. It's not a great percentage because I had to pick up some things for a party and didn't have time to wait for them to go on sale:( But I was able to get some frostings for 10 cents each, turkey bacon for 30 cents, and ground turkey for $1-It was supposed to be free but the cashier made a mistake-always watch while they ring up your food!
So all in all, it wasn't too bad of a week. I spent right at my $30 limit even with having to pick up some more expensive items.

Free Chick-fil-a sandwich today, October 26th only!!!

I just found out that if you bring in a church bulletin to any Chick-fil-a restaurant tonight, they will give you a free chicken sandwich!! Oh I just love all the freebies Chick-fil-a gives out! I recommend that you call yours to make sure they are participating. I called the one by my house, at Cherrydale, and they are participating. Hope you can go get some free sandwiches tonight!

Just for fun: Book sale finds:)

I just thought y'all might enjoy a picture of the books we found at the book sale this morning. Okay, okay so maybe you don't care that much but I have to share. You might as well know that I have 2 fetishes in life. One is books...I mean being an English teacher, you should expect that to go with the territory. I just LOVE them and I do read them too...My dream house has a library complete with a sliding ladder along the bookshelf-covered walls. I do have to be oh so picky at these sales now, however, because we live in a pretty small space and don't have room for many more books (but how can you pass up classics for 50 cents I ask?) So I did go through my boxes of books I found several times to cull out the least important books until I had it down to the bare bones of what I couldn't pass up. Our grand total....37 books for $21.50...  We did get a few more for gifts but I don't want to give anything away here so I have not included those in the total or picture.
FYI...my other fetish...shoes:) But I'll steer clear of that topic since I've rambled enough today.

Greenville Friends of the Library Book Sale

One of my favorite bi-annual events is taking place this weekend. The friends of the library are having their book sale that they host every fall and spring! The book sale will take place at the Merovan Center on Woodruff Rd across from Sam's Club. Hours are Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday from 12-4. Most paperbacks are 50 cents and hardbacks are $1. On Sunday everything is 1/2 off! I just love this sale. You can really find some good books. I've been to this sale one too many times so I have to be very selective about the books I find. (Seriously how can you have too many books, I ask?) Hope to see y'all there:)

Free Cookie and Hot Chocolate at Barnes and Noble!

Yay, coupons for my favorite store! Go here to print a coupon for a free small cookie and kid's-sized hot chocolate! So get a book and curl up with your free hot chocolate and cookie. Sounds like a great inexpensive date for us:) Coupon is good for Saturday, October 24th only.
Thanks, MoneySavingMom!

Free Cookbook

Go here and take a short survey about your cholesterol, and in return, they will send you a free low-fat cookbook. I'm always in need of new recipe ideas so I'm happy to answer a few questions...The survey is only about 5 questions for those of you in a time crunch.

Bloom Deals for 10/20-10/27

Thanks to Bethany to finding some Bloom deals for us this week.

Go to http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.butterball.com/promotion/butterball-ground-turkey  to print off .75/1 coupons for Butterball ground turkey. Bloom has packages for $1.99 so it should be free plus overage after coupons.
Remember to go to the Betty Crocker website and print the frosting coupons to get it for pennies.
Coupons from paper:
.55/1 Mentos gum (free after coupon)
.55/1 Butterball turkey bacon (on sale 2 for $4 so 30 cents after coupon)

More Muir Glen Coupons!

Go here to become a friend of Muir Glen on facebook and then click on the link under their picture to print your coupon.
Also go here to print another one...
Looks like we'll be getting a lot of free tomato paste this week at Publix:)

*HOT Betty Crocker Coupons!

Go here to print off some Betty Crocker coupons. Here's some coupons to look for...
Betty Crocker frosting .50/1. The frosting is about $1.65 normal priced at Bloom and you can get it for about 15 cents after the coupon triples!
Muir Glen product $1/1...The tomato paste or sauce is on sale for $1 at Publix this week making it free after coupon! Go here to get the run-down of all the Publix deals this week.
Remember to hit the back button on your computer to be able to print these 2 per computer.

Jack in the Box Free Grilled Sandwich with large drink purchase today only

Today, October 20, 2009, Jack in the Box is offering a free grilled sandwich when you buy any large drink. No coupon necesary! Go here for more details

Candy Coupons!

For those of you in need of some candy, here are 2 GREAT coupons. Go here to print off $2/1 Nestle and $2/1 Wonka coupons for any bag 24 oz or larger! These won't be available long so print while you can!

Free Sample of Frizz Ease Night Serum

Go here to sign up for your free sample of Overnight Creme Serum. Make sure you read the fine print and click that you don't want to be signed up for the free magazine subscription as well if you are not interested in that.

$20 off $30 at Goodyear Auto Service Center

Go here to get your $20 off a $30 purchase at Goodyear Auto Service Center.

Monday Grocery Madness

Whew, like I mentioned last week, I am now teaching 2 more classes on Mondays and that really adds to my work load. I am grateful for the extra money but am finding it hard to keep up with everything right now...just gotta figure out my schedule and stick to it!
Without further ado, here's the shopping totals from today:
Publix (not as big of a savings percentage because I bought some things on sale without having a coupon..gasp:) but I am happy with the amount of meat/frozen meals/veggies I am getting stocked up on in my freezer)
Total before coupons/savings: $42.14
Total spent: $12.01
Percentage of savings: 66%

Aldi: total spent: $8.45
I did splurge and get the pumpkin...I wasn't going to but we need one for a young married's activity this weekend so I figured I'd better find one early. Now it can sit on my porch for a week and look festive:)

Feel free to comment and share any good deals you were able to get this week!

Free Chick-fil-a Calendar!!

***I have been informed that this was a false advertisement...sadness:( So do not give them your email address because it's just some sort of email gatherer. ***


Starting Saturday, October 17th, Chick-fil-a is giving away 100,000 free calendars that contain coupons! On Saturday, click here to get the link to the free calendar...not sure when this starts on Saturday but I'm gonna try to get mine because we love Chick-fil-a here at our house and are always excited at a chance to get coupons for them!

Printable Coupons

.50/1 Gold Medal Flour here (this is good on Whole Wheat Flour, Organic Flour, Self Rising Flour, Harvest King Better for Bread Flour, or Unbleached Flour)


1/1 Blue Bell Ice Cream here

1/1 Progresso High Fiber Soup here  (refresh the page until the square pillsbury ad changes to the progresso ad...paired with a sale, this should net you either free or very inexpensive soup)

Thanks, MoneySavingMom!

Snapple Coupon

Go here to print a .55/1 coupon for Snapple. Pair these with a sale at Bloom or Bilo (who doubles coupons 60 cents and under) and you could snag a pretty good, if not free deal.

Just for fun: thrifty clothing finds:)

So I just happened to stop by Old Navy on my way home because I noticed they had a sign out that said all their woman's clearance is an extra 50% off...got my attention with that one:) Normally I don't find much on these trips but today I hit jackpot. I got 2 pairs pajama pants, 1 pair yoga pants, 5 tank tops, and 1 shirt for a grand total of...dum da dum...$17.13! The tank tops were all $1, shirt $1.50 and pants $3.25...Now lest you think I am just buying tons for myself, let me tell you that I try to use these sales to stock up on presents I know that I will need to buy. It just so happens my sister's birthday is next month so I got a pair of pjs  and some tank tops for her. We both wear tank tops with EVERYTHING so finding them for $1 is very exciting. I am also in desperate need of more workout clothes and am very happy with the yoga pants find. I left plenty for the rest of you so feel free to go out and find some deals for yourself! But no snitching to my sis about her presents, ok?
p.s. I did have self control and passed up the pink moccasins because they were still $11 and I couldn't justify them...but pink shoes...I really need some of those! (yeah right:)

Cheese Coupons...finally!

It seemed like a few months ago, there was an overabundance of Kraft cheese coupons but recently these have been no where to be found. Never fear, another one has surfaced! Go here to print a coupon for $1/2 packages of Kraft Natural Cheese. Remember to use the back browser on your computer after printing and you should be able to print 2 coupons per computer. This cheese goes on sale pretty regularly so you should be able to snag a pretty good deal using sale and coupons.

Free YoCrunch Yogurt

Mail in any candy wrappers during the 2 weeks following Halloween and receive a coupon for a free YoCrunch yogurt. Go here to get the mailing address and fine print details. Only one submission per household.

Wacky Mac Coupon

Go here to get a coupon for 75/1 Wacky Mac packages. If you live near a Bloom that triples, you can get these for free or pennies after the coupon.

Monday Grocery Madness

After the craziness of last week, this week is a smaller week partly due to the sales and partly due to my need of a break. Also my teaching job has changed a bit to where I am adding 2 classes on Monday mornings and therefore will have less time to do my Monday grocery shopping. Now I will just have to be extra organized and ready before I leave in the morning.
Publix:
Total before savings/coupons: $22.79
Total spent: $5.81
Percentage of savings: 75%

Bilo:

Total before savings/coupons: $18.05

Total spent: $7.89

Percentage of savings: 56%

Aldi: Total spent: $8.97












 If you do the math, you can see that I've only spent $22.67 out of the $30 that I have for this week. Later tonight we have a meeting at our church and I will make a stop by Bloom to get some dish soap and more chicken that is on sale so that I can stock up on some more meat. 

Free Quart of Glidden Paint

Register here for a free quart of Glidden paint and then mail in the form along with the label of any paint can by October 16, 2009 or until supplies last. I think this will come in handy for some small projects I need to get done...or maybe I can try out a sample color to see if I like it. Anyway hope y'all can put this to use!

Sign up for a chance to be a hostess of a Hershey Cookie Exchange party!

Yum! I signed up for this one right away...please pick me:) Go here to put your name in the drawing for hosting a party. They will pick 1,000 hosts out of all the entrants and will email you if you win.

If you do win (and maybe this time I will), you will get a party pack complete with all ingredients necessary to host the cookie exchange.

Publix Deals 10/7-10/13

Here's a head's up on a few of what I see to be the best deals this week. Go here to get the full list of deals and coupon matchups.

Buy One Get One Free Deals (Price listed is the 1/2 off price)

Yoplait Fiber 1 Yogurt, 4 pack - $1.25
-$1 off Fiber 1 SS 10/4, 9/13 or printable or printable
-$1.25 Fiber 1 printable (FF) or printable (IE) (make it FREE)

Ronzoni Pasta 12-16 oz.- 69cents
-$1/2 Ronzoni RP 8/02 (exp. 10/12) (makes it 19cents each)

Lipton Family Size Tea Bags, 24 ct- $1.07
-.75/2 Lipton Tea Bags RP 8/02 (makes it 70cents each)

Knorr Sides 4-6 oz. pouch- 67 cents
-.45/1 any Knorr product printable (IE) or printable (FF) (makes it FREE)

Betty Crocker Potatoes 4.6-6.6 oz - 88cents
-.40/1 B.C. Potatoes SS 9/13 or printable or printable (makes it .07cents)

Key: RP-from Red Plum Coupon Insert
SS-from Smart Source Coupon Insert
Remember any coupon 50 cents or less will double at Publix stores
All information comes from SouthernSavers.

Some helpful advice for coupon newbies

For those of you who are fairly new to couponing, Jennifer over at SavingandGiving has a great post here with advice and encouragement about how to start small and build up to couponing and stockpiling so that you don't get completely discouraged and burned out.

Wendys $1 Frosty Book!!

Wendy's is selling their 10 jr. frosty coupons books for $1 again! I just love these books because you spend $1 and get coupons for 10 jr. frostys. Now these are only 6oz. frostys but to me they are the perfect size for an afternoon snack. I also like to buy extra and add them to gift baskets for birthday presents and such. Who doesn't like frostys? The coupons say they are good from 11/01/09 to 2/01/10 but I was able to redeem one today with no problem. (I didn't realize there was a date on it till I got home) So if you are feeling the need for some refreshing go get yourself a frosty:)

Update on the Sorrento Cheese Sticks

I stopped by Publix on my way home today to see if I really could get the cheese sticks for free. Here's what I found at my Publix (on Wade Hampton): The Sorrento cheese sticks are on advantage buy thru Friday 2/$6. If you pick up the advantage buy flier that corresponds with this sale, you can get $1 off store coupon. On the packages of cheese sticks themselves was $1 off manf. coupon. Stack both coupons together to get a pack of 12 cheese sticks for $1. Not free but still a good deal. Note: I had to ask at the customer service for the advantage buy flier.
Hope this helps!

Free Meat Thermometer

Go here to get your free meat thermometer from Star Ranch Angus! I'm excited about this one because I don't have a meat thermometer and really didn't want to spend money to buy it.

Free Sorrento Cheese Sticks at Publix

Publix has the Sorrento Cheese Sticks on Advantage Buy for 2 for $6.
Sorrento Cheese Sticks (12 ct) – $3 ea or 2/$6

Some people have found a $2/1 Peelie on bags, if so combine with

$1/1 Publix coupon from Advantage Flier

Final Price - FREE

Let me know if you find them in any of your stores!

Monday Grocery Madness

Whew! It really was madness today. Feels like I spent every spare second at Publix...but it was definitely worth the great deals I got...Let me give you the rundown. I made 3 trips to Publix today but did 4 transactions because my loving hubby was with me the 3rd time and checked out as well. Lest you think I am just completely crazy, let me tell you that on Mondays, I pass by Publix on my way to work. So I ran to the one by my house right before work. Then, after work,  I had 45 minutes before I had to meet my husband at a meeting (across from Publix) so I went before the meeting and then we both stopped by after. Actually all in all I think it saved me time to break it up...plus was a little easier on the cashiers. Another reason I broke it up was (as you'll see in the pics) I got scrubbing bubbles to send in the SC Johnson rebate mentioned here. I will be receiving $15 back in rebates from all those scrubbing bubbles...about a $9 profit:)
Publix Trip #1: Total before coupons/savings: $41.88
Total spent: $8.10
Percentage of savings: 81%
(the white bread was the penny item here...not what I'd normally buy but I'm thinking we'll have french toast this week. The beef was free with coupons and hamburger helper purchase) 

Publix Trip #2-4: Total before coupons/savings: $128.75
Total spent: $21.14
Percentage of savings: 84%
(3 cereals were penny items. I got to stack manf. coupons with store coupons to get all the biscuits free plus overage with the soups. As you can see, not all the o.j. made it home without damage:)

Let me just say that this is one of the best weeks I think that I've ever had a Publix...a total of $136.85 of food for $29.24 with a $15 rebate coming in the mail. Picking up the extra coupon books you see at Publix is what makes these deals. For those of you in Greenville, the downtown Publix always has these booklets on display so stop by and pick up a few! And no worries, I will be spreading the scrubbing bubbles love around so give me a shout-out if you are in need of some:)

Walgreens Photo Book: Claim Today

If you signed up to be a friend of Walgreens on Facebook, you must claim your free book today. Go here to register or login and redeem your code. You have 30 days from now to make your book, but you MUST activate the free code today (by midnight) in your Walgreens photo account! Remember you will have to pay a $1.99 shipping fee, but will receive a free 5x7 photo book.

**Hot Deal*** Kellogg's Bonus Bucks Promotion

Here's a way to take advantage of cereal on sale and get money back at the same time!!!
Through September 30, 2010, when you buy three boxes of specially-marked Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats, Raisin Bran, Fruit Loops, and Frosted Flakes, you'll get a $10 bonus back which you can use on electronics, sporting goods, books, and more!
Go here to get more details, but here is the run-down.
1. Buy three (3) specially marked boxes of Kellogg's® cereal and collect the codes inside each box.
2. Enter the codes at http://www.kelloggbonusbucks.com/.
3. Receive your $10 Bonus Bucks certificate by mail.
4. Redeem your certificate at a variety of participating retailers.
Codes must be entered all at one time in order to qualify to receive the certificate. Codes must be entered by 09/30/2010. Certificates expire 11/30/2010. You can see a complete list of participating retailers here.
By the way, there is no limit to how many of these you can redeem so knock yourself out:)
Go here to print out a coupon for $1.50/2 boxes of Frosted Mini-Wheats to get started on this deal. I'll try to keep you updated on any good deal/coupon matches!
Thanks, MoneySavingMom!

Free Sample of Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition hair products

Go here to request free samples of Garnier hair products.

$5 SC Johnson Rebate!!!

SC Johnson has a great new rebate out!! Buy any 3 participating items from 10/01/09 to 07/01/10 and get a $5 rebate.

Each household can get (3) rebates back, but they must be mailed separately for a total of $15!! You just have to write down the upc codes and send in the original register receipts.
Participating Items are:
• Ziploc
• Glade
• Windex
• Scrubbing Bubbles
• Pledge
• Shout
• Fantastik
• Drano
• Raid
• Off
• Saran
• Nature’s Source

For Publix Shoppers —
Windex is $1 this week, and Scrubbing Bubbles is .54 cents!!! No matter what 3 you get (they can all be the same product) you make money. Buy 3 in 3 different transactions and subit for 3 $5 rebates. Go here to get details on how to get these prices at Publix
For everyone else –
Don't worry, the rebates do not have to be mailed until 7/15/2010 so I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities to make money on this.
Thanks, SouthernSavers!

Free Recipe Book

If you are a member of Simple Rewards, you can go here to request a Homemade for the Holidays recipe book. If you are not a member, you can still go to the link and download the pdf.

Free Tickets to Walt Disney World or Disneyland

Give a Day. Get a Disney Day

Disney is offering a free day’s admission to the first 1 million guests who complete a day of volunteer work in 2010. They are partnering with HandsOn Network to connect people with projects and to certify the work is done. They have 70,000 affiliated agencies from Habitat for Humanity to local food banks, health care centers, churches and educational centers.

Volunteers must register online with Disney and must be residents of US, Canada or Puerto Rico. Participants must be 18 years or older to sign up for the program, but volunteer work done by children 6-17 qualifies them for a free ticket also as long as the kids are accompanied by an adult when volunteering.
Go here to register
Thanks SwappinSpoons!

Free cookie!!

Sign up here for the Great Amerian Cookie Company email list before October 31st and receive a coupon for a free regular original chocolate chip cookie. Mmm we're going to the mall Friday night and I'm gonna have to sign up for this so I can get my free cookie while we're there!

Free Sample Simplistick

Go here to choose your free sample wall sticker: whale, frog, snail, and others. These wall stickers are supposed to be safe to put on the wall without ruining it.

Free Fitness Kit

If you are a teacher or homeschooler, you can go here and sign up to receive a free Get Fit for the Fun of It! kit from Subway.

Free Starbucks October 2-5

Starbucks has a new instant coffee (called "Starbucks VIA Ready Brew"!). They are hosting a Taste Challenge October 2-5, 2009 and you can stop by any store to do a taste test. When you do so, you'll receive a coupon for a free brewed tall coffee on your next visit.