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Friday, December 23, 2011

Dishing It Up Recipe Hop: Holiday Rewind

In all the chaos leading up to the holidays, my blogger friends and I wanted to give you a great line up of recipes to choose from. All this month we've posted different holiday themes, so this week we are going to consolidate all the past holiday recipe linkys into one big helpful holiday recipe post.

If you are needing recipes for Christmas cookies (that's what we'll be doing tomorrow!)...

If you are needing Holiday side dishes:

If you are needing freezer dishes to prepare ahead for the coming weeks:

Friday Must-Read Rewind

This weeks list is going to be a bit short because I haven't had a whole lot of reading time, but here are a few posts that I did find helpful:

I'd love to be able to host more giveaways on my blog, and here's a great list of tips on how to do that from Frugality Is Free. (She's been running a great blogging series, so if you have a blog or have been thinking of starting one, you should check it out!)

Meal ideas from the pantry. A great list if easy to put together meal ideas using things you likely already have!

What you can expect to buy and stock up on at great prices after Christmas.

All You Magazine Coupon

If you don't have a subscription to All You Magazine (and I totally think you should!), here's a coupon to save some money buying it at the store:

$0.50 off Your Purchase of ALL YOU Magazine

Shopping Trip 12/23: 3 Stores And A 5 Year Old! (74% Savings)

I didn't make it out shopping yesterday before my husband went to work as I intended, so instead of bringing both children with me, I decided to wait until today. He had some projects he needed to work on around the house on his day off, so I took the big one along with me while the little one napped.

I went to three stores: Tom Thumb, CVS, and Albertsons. I thought it was going to be ridiculously busy, but I was surprised to find that I had little waiting in lines to do at the stores. I spend more time circling parking lots, honestly.

I went into Tom Thumb for just one item--Fun Da Middles. These things normally sell for about $3, but they we on sale for $0.99, and with the $0.75/1 coupons I had, they would be just $0.24 a box. I had not tried these yet, and my kids keep seeing them and begging, so I just couldn't pass it up. I had an e-coupon come off of my total when I scanned the first one, and I assumed it would either not take my last coupon, or put the e-coupon back on my total like it has done in the past, but it didn't, so I saved an extra $0.55 today.

Total Shelf Price: $15.96 (Seriously?!? $3.99?)
Total Sale Price: $3.96 Already 75% Savings! That's right they were selling 4 for the price of 1!
Price Paid After Coupons: $0.41 I actually dug change out of my purse! 97% Savings!

On to CVS, and I was sure I would not be able to find the things on my list, however there was only one item that the shelf was bare and there was a cart full of them waiting to be stocked 3 feet away! I had actually made a last minute change of plans--I planned to get 2 nail polishes, but found an expiring coupon for FREE pantene (which actually gave me back an ECB!), so my total ended up being just shy of the $20 I needed to use my $4/$20 coupon, so I grabbed my daughter a $0.57 blow pop sucker (not pictured).

Total Shelf Price: $27.00
Total Sale Price: $20.04 (wow! that was close!)
Price Paid After Coupons: $0.73 97% Savings!

I had a $4/$20, a $3 Birthday ECB and my ECBs from my Black Friday trip. That manager was like "Wow! You know how to do it! And look you got more, too!" I left with $9 in ECBs and should be getting another $5 from the beauty club so I'm all set to do some major CVS shopping in the new year!

Then it was on to Albertsons. I had a rather lengthy list to get at Albertson's, and I soon discovered that the $0.57 sucker was the best investment I had made all day! My daughter sat in the pink butterfly car licking on that sucker and did not make a peep the whole time we were shopping--even when my phone rang and my mother in law and I were discussing her Christmas gifts...spelling words I *know* she knows how to read now. She would normally be all over that, but not today...no, she was quite engrossed with strawberry sugary goodness.

Here's everything I got at Albertsons:

Total Shelf Price: $79.21
Total Sale Price: $56.42 (Already 29% Savings...seems like it should be more than that! hmmm)
Price Paid After Coupons: $30.47 61% Savings

I had free coupons for the little (which cost .49 more than the allowed limit) and the gaucamole, and I just needed bread, milk, and the pie shells on my shopping list, so I picked them all up there. they all happened to be on sale, too!

Here is everything I got today:

Total Shelf Price: $122.17

Price I Paid: $31.61 Average Savings of 74%

How did you do this week? Leave a comment, or link up if you have a post!

Winners Of Saving Myself Silly's 30th Birthday Giveaway

My birthday giveaway ended last night. I want to thank everyone who entered and all of the 30 bloggers who helped me promote it!

I've been in contact with both of my winners already, but I just wanted to formally announce them to you all. (And thanks for the prompt responses! I love that!)

Here they are, and a big congratulations to both of them!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

New Coupons: Scotch Brite, Freschetta, and More

Here are a few new coupons that just popped up:

  $2.00 off two cans of illy issimo

  $1.00 off on any A+D Product

  $1.00 off any variety FRESCHETTA Artisan Crust

$0.50 off 1 Scotch-Brite Greener Clean

Thursday, December 22, 2011

FREE Magazine Round-Up

There are several offers available right now for FREE Magazines, both in print and e-versions. Click on any image to sign up for your free subscription.

Print Magazines:

Trade Magazines--Tell them about you and see a list of magazines you can request!

Free Trade and Professional Magazines

Online Magazines:

New Coupon $1/1 Honey Bunches Of Oats

Here's a great new coupon for one of my favorite cereals:

$1.00 off one Honey Bunches of Oats cereal

The coupon is a manufacturer coupon, but it does have a Wal-Mart logo in the top left. Your luck may vary from store to store if you try to use it elsewhere. I plan to use it at Tom Thumb if I find a sale. I know they accept competitors coupons, so it should not be a problem.

FREE Meal Planning Site

Many of us have plans to do better with our organization in the new year, and for many of us that includes planning meals.

Food On The Table is a free meal planning tool that uses your local store's sale prices to help you put together a meal.

The free option allows you to plan up to three meals at a time. This works perfectly for me because I try to cook no more than three new meals a week. I will double (or more) a recipe that I'm cooking so that i have leftovers to eat or freeze, and then fill in the gaps from meals I have in the freezer.

I love this free service, mostly because it does not just tell you what's going to be on your menu, but gives you a whole list of options to choose from (favoring meals with items on sale at your selected store!), and then puts together a shopping list from your choices.

If you've not yet signed up for this wonderful money saving site, do so now by clicking on the image above.

New Daily Deal Site For Craft Lovers!

If you love crafts, here is the daily deal site for you! Craftsy has daily deals on craft supplies, as well as discounted online crafting classes and workshops with patterns for crafts!

Seeing stuff like this makes me really wish I was a more crafty person!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

FREE Children's Christmas Kindle Books

I've just posted a list of FREE Children's Christmas Kindle downloads over on my other blog.

There are several to choose from. I've just downloaded them myself, so I do not yet know what they are about, but I wanted to share them, since it was a rather large list and many of them sounded quite enjoyable for the kiddos!

$10 For $20 To Spend At Old navy

Up to 90% off top rated local fun!

It's very rare that I post any of these daily deals, but right now Groupon has a $20 Old Navy Certificate for just $10!

I happen to be a huge fan of the after Christmas sales and winter clearances that happen at Old Navy. If you are too, then this might be a great deal to buy for yourself or your family.

If you know someone who is, this could be a perfect last minute stocking stuffer!

The voucher must be used in stores on a purchase of $20 or more.

Save $3 On Zantac

Click the image above to print your coupon for $3 off Zantac.

Fiesta Deals 12/21-12/27

Here are the best prices I see advertised this week at Fiesta:

Meat:

Fresh Pork Picnic Hams $0.99/lb (limit 3 with $10 purchase)

Fryer Leg Quarters $0.49/lb (limit 2 with $10 purchase)

Farmland Bone-In Half Ham (shank or butt portions) $1.47/lb

Produce:

Apples (gala, red or golden delicious) $0.88/lb

Navel Oranges $0.59/lb.

Russet Baking Potatoes $0.49/lb

Green Beans $1.49/lb.

Bulk Garlic $1.29/lb

Celery $0.69 each

Yellow Onions $0.50/lb

Green Bell Peppers 3 for $1

Green Onions $0.49 each bunch

Yams $0.69/lb

Other:

Birds Eye Frozen Vegetables $0.99

Use $0.50/2 from 11/13 RP

Duncan Hines Cake Mix $0.99

Coupons in 11/6 SS (varies)

Mahatma Rice 3lb. $1.88

Use $0.50/1 from 9/11 RP

El Rio Grande Deals 12/21-12/27

Here are the best prices I see advertised at El Rio Grande this week:

Meat:

Whole Pork Leg $0.99/lb

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $0.99/lb

Produce:

Small Oranges 15 for $1

Round Tomatoes 3 lbs. for $1

White Onions 5 lbs. for $1

Small avocados 3 for $1

Green Cabbage 3 lbs. for $1

Small Gala Apples 4 for $1

Fresh Cilantro 4 for $1

10 lbs. Potatoes $2.50

Green Pears 5 for $1

Green Beans $0.99/lb

Grapefruit 3 for $1

Cucumbers 3 for $1

Carrots 1 lb. bag 2 for $1

Red Potatoes 2 lbs. for $1

Other:

Parade Canned Vegetables (select varieties) 5 for $1 (limit 5 with $10 purchase. additionals 2 for $1)

12 pack Coca Cola 3 for $8 (limit 3 with $10 purchase. Additionals 3 for $10)

Cielito Single Roll Paper Towels 2 for $1

El Rancho Deals 12/21-12/27

Here are the best prices I see advertised at El Rancho this week:

Meat:

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.00/lb

Fresh Whole Pork Ham with skin $1.00/lb

Fresh Cut Pork Sirloin Ham (for tamales) $1.00

Produce:

Oranges 15 for $1

Large Tomatoes 3 lbs. for $1

Avocados 3 for $0.99

Green Bell Peppers 3 for $1

Green Cabbage 4 lbs. for $1

Green Onions (bunch) 3 for $1

Cilantro Bunch 4 for $0.99

Limes 15 for $0.99

Red Delicious Apples 4 for $1

Other:

Big Mopper Paper Towels Single Roll $0.69 each

Coca Cola 12 packs 3 for $9 (limit 3 with $10 purchase)

Aldi Deals 12/21-12/27

Here are the best prices I see advertised at Aldi this week:

Meat:
I do not see a meat special buy advertised for this week (I hope they haven't stopped doing those!)

Spiral Sliced Half Ham $1.69/lb

Smoked Ham, Butt Portion $1.39/lb

Smoked Ham, Shank Portion $1.19/lb.

Produce:

Broccoli Crowns 1lb package for $0.99 each

Russet Potatoes $1.49 each for 10 lb bag.

Celery $0.69 each

Sweet Potatoes $0.99 for 3 lb bag.

California Naval Oranges $0.35/lb sold in 4 lb. bags for $1.39.

Gold Pineapple $0.99 each

Other:

Milk $1.99/gallon

Eggs $0.99/dozen

Stuffing Mix $0.89 each (the herb is sooo good)

Mashed Potatoes 4oz pouch $0.79 each

Cream Soups $0.59 each

Canned Corn/Green Beans $0.49 each

Brown/Powdered Sugar 2lb. $1.49 each

Crescent Rolls $0.99 each

Sugar $1.99 4lb.

Flour $0.99 5lb.

Kroger Deals 12/21-12/27

There aren't very many good prices at Kroger this week either, but here are the best ones I see:

Meat:

Kroger Spiral Sliced Ham $1.57/lb

Jennie-O or Private Selection Turkeys Frozen $0.79/lb

Produce:

Mini Peeled Carrots 16oz $1.00 each

Bell Peppers (red, orange, yellow) or English Cucumbers $1.00 each

Jumbo Naval Oranges $1.00 each

Other:

Community Coffee $3.99 12-16oz.

Use $2.00/1 Facebook printable (must allow app). = $1.99 each

Wheat Thins/Chips Ahoy $2 each

Cool Whip 8oz $1.00

Kroger Frozen Vegetables $1.00 each

Dial Liquid Handsoap $1 each

Pillsbury Mega Sale (Buy 4, save $3. Final Price $1.75 each)

Participating Items:

Big Crescents or Simply Bread
Biscuits
Cookies
Pie Crusts
Christmas Shaped Ready To Bake Cookies

Find Coupons:

10/2, 10/23, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/11 SS

Tom Thumb Deals 12/21-12/27

The sales at Tom Thumb this week are very poor! I see very few things even worth mentioning, but here they are:

Meat:

Safeway Smoked Whole or Shank Half Ham Bone-In $0.99/lb (limit 1)
or Rump Half Ham $1.19/lb

Produce:

Hass Avocados $1.00 each

Yams $0.89/lb.

Celery $1.00 each

Other:

Betty Crocker Fun Da Middles $0.99

Use $0.75/1 from 11/13 GM = $0.24 each

Albertsons Deals 12/21-12/27

Here are the best prices I see advertised at Albertsons this week (Dallas Area):

Meat:

Hormel Spiral Ham $1.49/lb with In-Ad Coupon and $25 purchase (limit 1)

Chicken Breast $1.78/lb (Wed.-Sat. Only)

Johnsonville Ground Italian Sausage 16oz $2.99 each

Use $0.50/1 from 9/18, 10/16 or 11/6 SS (doubles) = $1.99 each GREAT PRICE!!
I'm going to get some to make this awesome soup!

Produce:

Clementines 5lb. Box $3.99 (Most places are selling the 3lb. bag for this price!!)

Fresh Asparagus $1.79 each

Celery $1 each

Sonya Apples $1/lb.

Danjou Pears $1/lb

Sweet Potatoes $0.79/lb.

Butternut Squash $0.79/lb

Other:

Green Giant Canned Green Beans/Corn $0.59 each

Use $0.50/2 from 11/13 GM (doubles) = $0.09 each!!!

Folgers Country Roast 34.5oz $6.99

Use coupon from 12/4 RP (value varies)

Tropicana or Trop 50 59 oz $2.50 (limit 2)

Land O Lakes Butter 16 oz $2.50 (limit2)

Use coupon from 10/23 or 11/13 SS (value varies)

Hefty Plates, Cups, Bowls $0.99 each with in-store man. coupon wyb 2.

McCormick Spices/ Extracts 50% Off

Nestle Hot Cocoa $1

Pillsbury Cake Mix $0.99

Nestle Toll House Morsels $2.29

Use coupon from 11/6 RP (value varies)

Betty Crocker Pouch Cookies $2.00

Use $0.40/1 from 10/2, 11/6, 11/13, or 12/11 SS (doubles) =$1.20

Community Coffee 12 oz $4.49

Use $2.00/1 facebook printable (must allow app) = $2.49

C&H Brown/Powdered Sugar 2lb. $1.99

Use coupon from 10/16 or 12/4 RP

Grands Biscuits 3 for $5

Use coupons from 10/2, 10/23, 11/20, 12/11 SS
Use $0.30/2 printable

Pillsbury Ready To Bake Cookies, Cookie Dough, Pie Crusts $2.50

Use coupons from 11/6, 11/13, 12/4, and 12/11 SS
Use $0.50/2 Pie Crusts printable

Silk Soy, Almond, or Coconut 64 oz. $2.99

Use $0.55/1 from 11/13 SS =$2.44
Use $1.25 facebook printable (must allow app and share) =$1.74

Cool Whip 8oz. $1.00

Allens Frozen Vegetables $1.00

Progresso Classic Soup $1.25

Use $1/4 from 11/13 or 12/11 SS

Campbell's Cream Soups $0.79 each

Use coupon from 11/6 or 12/4 SS

Langer's Cranberry Juice Cocktail $1.89

Swanson Broth 14-16 oz can. $0.69

Use coupon from 11/6 SS

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