Kroger Deals: January 2012, Week 3 cont.

I continued the deals I have been doing this week with the addition of Barilla pasta since my coupons came in from Ebay..

This morning I ran in my favorite Kroger and walked out with:

8 Tennessee pride sausage gravy packs
6 Wolfgang Puck Iced Organic Coffee
8 Barilla Whole Wheat Pasta boxes
8  Men's Speed Stick

Paid .95 (this was the tax)

 This afternoon i went to another Kroger:
8 Tennessee pride sausage gravy packs
8 Barilla Whole Wheat Pasta boxes
8 Men's Speed Stick

Paid: .48 (this was the tax)

Total OOP for this week was $91.98 so just under my hundred dollar budget.
This total included:
4 12pks coke products
4 boxes of Ritz Crackers
4 Planter peanuts large canisters (With these 12 items listed above, I received a $10 GC from CVS) $20.00
5 Double packs lysol spray/wipes (received a $6RR). $20.00
Dollar General Christmas Clearance (15) .30c items 70% off
Dollar Tree : $7.00
Big Lots: 15.00
32  Tennessee pride sausage gravy packs
20 Men's Speed Stick Deodorants 
16 Barilla Whole Wheat Pasta boxes
17 Wolfgang Pucks Organic iced Coffees
8 Stay Free products
2 Finish Dish detergents
One trip to Kroger & Easy way Product for weeks essentials: Milk, bread, Fruits and Vegs, OJ, Hamburger Meat: approx. $20.00
Forgot to add:  Charming Charlies $14 and Bath and Body Works: $12

Total savings for this week: $254.42



  

Kroger Deals: January 2012, Week 3

 Not everything is pictured

15 Tennessee Pride Sausage Gravy 10/10
Used .55 coupon on any Tennessee Pride product (no size restriction) that doubles and adjusted too $1.00= FREE

11 Wolfgang Puck Cold Brewed Iced Coffee 10/10 used $1.00 on one IP coupons = FREE

8 Speed Stick .88 each - 50c coupon (no size restriction) dble & adjusted = FREE

6 Stay Free $2.49 each - B1G1 coupon - (3) $1.00 off any Stay Free product= $4.47 or  .75 each

 Before coupons total: $47.98
After Coupons oop: $4.47 plus tax for 40 items

Almost forgot!! Here is my beautiful Amaryllis flower from the Target After-Christmas Clearance. 

Just 2 weeks ago, it looked like this:

You can find my original post about this beautiful flower: HERE

GREAT DEAL: Ortega 12 count Taco Shells

Read this deal on  A Full Cup coupon site.  It would be a great way to start a stockpile.  I mentioned this deal a few post back but since I just picked up eight more boxes today I wanted to do a specific post on it.

My family loved taco night and whenever I can stock up on taco supplies, of any kind, I do.  We probably have taco night two times a month, so if I wanted to stockpile for a year I would need 24 boxes.  When I first started couponing about 5 years ago, I couldn't wrap my mind around stockpiling because I thought it just meant having excess.  

Excess: the state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient:  2. An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; ...

But then I realized how important it is to stockpile items when they are on sale or a good price.  This understanding has saved our family thousands of dollars year after year.  And has given me the opportunity to share with family and friends or donate items to a food bank.


THE DEAL:
The Ortega Taco Shells are $1.69 at Kroger and they all have $1.00 coupons attached to them. 

(8) Ortega 12 Yellow Corn Taco Shells X $1.69= $13.52 - (8) $1.00 off one coupons= 
$5.52 oop plus tax.

Be sure and check the expiration date:  All of these boxes do not expire until February and March of 2013.

This is a close up of what the peelie coupon looks like on the package:

I found the majority of Ortega Taco Shells on a separate display by the luncheon meat, so keep your eye peeled if there are none on the regular grocery aisle.  I looked last week at the Mexican food aisle just to check and there were none of the boxes with peelie coupons there, today I'm in a completely different part of the store and found a whole display.

Kroger: Shopping Trip 1/10/2012 P&G Buy 4 save $4 and Buy 4 Save $3

Kellogg's Fiber Plus Bars @ $2.99 x 8 = 23.92- 6.00 store promo- 3.00 manu coupons= $14.92 total or $1.87 each


Kellogg's Fiber Plus Ceral @ 2.99 x 4 = 11.96 - 3.00 store promo - B2 (Fiber bars G cereal FREE)= 3.00 credit


Ortega taco Shells 1.69 x 3 = $5.07 - (3) 1.00 off 1 peelie on box = $2.07 or 0.69 each

Not pictured:

Charmin TP @ $6.99 x 2= 13.98 -2.00 store promo - (2) 1.00 ecoupons = $9.98 total or $4.99 each

Bounty PT @ 6.99 x 2= 13.98 -(2) 1.00 store promo - (2) 1.00 ecoupons = $9.98 total or $4.99 each

Total before store promo & coupons: $68.91

Total OOP: $33.95   (that is $1.78 per item)


 

Kroger: HOT WHEELS GENERAL MILLS Collector toys on clearance

I saw these the other night but I had my youngest peep with me and he would have claimed them right then and there and I wanted to save them for his birthday or Christmas!  So I went back today with my fingers crossed.  I found these on an end-cap display close to the magazine aisle.

Kroger Delta region:

Hot Wheels General Mills collector toy cars:

Regular price $3.99 x 6 = $23.94

Clearance price $0.40 each (I bought 6) = $2.40

~Savings: $21.54~

I got:
Cocoa Puffs
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Count Chocula
Honey Nut Cheerios
Franken Berry
Trix
Wheaties

(The other two are Boo Berry & Lucky Charms)

January 9, 2012 Savings

I have set a budget of $100 a week on all groceries, paper goods, dollar store, thrift store finds and Target (that store being my weak point every week)

My husband and I went through the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace Program about three years ago and while we still use many of the awesome tips; we have gotten lax on other wonderful points this program provides.  One being the money envelope system.  You put cash in separate envelopes and only spend that money and/or save that money for specific things.  I am starting a money envelope for my weekly groceries, so when the money is gone I spend no more, no matter how great the deal is.  It will take discipline but I know I can succeed. I would like to drop my budget back down to $50 a week like I have done before.  I hope week by week as I rebuild my stockpile that I can drop $5.00 every month until I am down to a $50 weekly budget.

Kroger saving today 1/9/2012

Deal: select 8z Kraft and Sargento cheese 2 for $5 ($2.50 each)
(4) Kraft Cheese 8 oz. packages
(2) Sargento Cheese 8oz packages
Total $15.00 - 4.40 in Manufacture Coupons - 2.00 off Dairy order of $10.00 or more = $8.60 oop
Or $1.43 each (Awesome price for name brand cheese!!)

Deal: Buy 5 Lean Cuisine get FREE Skinny Cow Candy (coupons on S.C. boxes)
Lean Cuisine 5/$10 - 1.00 Manu. coupon = 9.00oop
Plus Skinny Cow Candy $3.50 - Free w/ purchase coupon= $0.00

Skinny Cow Candy 2.$7 -B1G1 manu. coupon=  $1.75 each


(2) Starkist Tune Pouches $1.29 - .50 manu. coupon x 2 (doubled) =  0.29 each

Total before coupons = $38.08

OOP $24.29  ( saved $13.79)

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HOT coupons right now:

$2.15/1 Finish Quantum Dishwasher Detergent 25 ct+ X1/30

SPEED STICK or LADY SPEED STICK DEODORANT COUPONS .50/1 02-20-12

 $.55/1-- Any BARILLA whole Grain Pasta CAN BE DOUBLED Exp 3/4

BOGO FREE COUPONS - BOGO FREE Stayfree product coupons max value: $4.49

A little side note about the above coupon:  The last time I bought B1G1 Stayfree coupons, Walgreens had an awesome deal that made both packs free.  That was four years ago and I still have around 10 packs left! lol

I'm going to use my blog to keep track of my savings this year.  So you will see a lot of these post start popping up.

My year to date total saving this year includes sale pricing, store promo and coupons:

January 2012: $254.52 so far