Giveaway Reminder: $50 to Safeway!
Don’t forget to enter to win a $50 gift card to Safeway HERE!
(This is a sticky post and will “stick” at the top of all the posts until the giveaway ends next week)
My Shopping Plan 2/7
Well, I’d hoped to post my shopping plan every week but the reality is – I don’t have one every week! But I do know that there are some great deals out there that I need/want to take advantage this week so I am making my plan and posting it for you! There’s not too much I plan to buy – just some really hot deals!
(already went this morning!)
Buy 6 Nabisco Crackers or Baked Chips- 2/$4.00
Use (6) $1.00 off from Simple Affordable Meals booklet in stores AND
Use (2) $2.00/2 HERE or (4) $1.00 off from 1/24 SS
Final Price= FREE
Ragu Pasta Sauce- $1.25 each
Use (3) $1.00/2 from Simple Affordable Meals booklet AND
Use (3) $1/2 from 1/30 RP
Final Price= $0.25 each
Dove Men’s Body Wash, $5.99
Get $5.99 in RRs
$1.50/1 Dove Men + Care Product printable
$1.25/1 Dove Men+Care Body Wash, exp. 4-25-10 (RP 01/31/10)
FREE and Small Money Maker after RRs!
Huggies Diapers, $8.99
Get $3 in RRs
$2/1 Huggies Diapers printable (IE) or printable (FF)
$1/1 Huggies Diapers or Pull-Ups, exp. 3-30-10 (in the Walgreen’s Activity Book)
$2.99 after coupons and RRs!
Buy 5 Quaker Easy Express Oatmeal $1.02 ea
Use: $1/1 Quaker Old Fashioned Quick Oats or Instant Oatmeal Any coupon (must “create a day” and then you will be directed to print a coupon *you can only print 2 per computer – so you will need 3 computers for this deal)
Pay $0.10 and get $5.00 GC (if you can print 5 coupons)
Total: $4.90 money maker
Once-A-Month Cooking Update
Whew! That was a lot of work this past weekend but I am happy to report that my friend Vivi and I now both have a freezer full of dinners for the next month! We tackled a total of 27 individual recipes. Like last time we used the Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites cookbook. We took out 3 of the recipes because we weren’t interested in them (2 fish and one hamburger) and we each have 23 dinners in our freezer (some of the meals we split in half and others we didn’t and just divided who got what). Since she is only feeding herself and her husband and I am only feed me and my 2 little ones the meals we didn’t split up should last us for 2 dinners – thus giving us a full month of dinners!
So how long does it take to cook that many meals? About 8 hours. She and I both split the food that needed to be prepped (the cutting up of veggies and meat) and did that work on Friday night so that we would only have to actually put the meals together on Saturday (took us both maybe an hour or so). Then we started around 10am on Saturday and finished around 6pm (with a quick trip to the grocery store and lunch in the middle). Unfortunately we didn’t have a couple of the ingredients needed for the last 3 meals so we split those up and did them on Sunday afternoon at our own homes. It was a long but VERY rewarding day. She and I are both looking forward to spending a lot less time in the kitchen this month.
Doing this for the second time we both walked a way with some more things that we’ll do different next time (yes we plan to have a next time!) One we are planning to only make a 2 week menu next time. We both have a good number of “quick” dinners that our family loves and we’d like to continue to incorporate into our weekly meals so by doing a 2 week menu we can do that easily. The other advantage of doing so is that we’ll only have to spend half the time on our cooking day.
Another thing I’d like to do differently is prepare all the red meats first. The book we uses breaks everything down for you (from giving you a complete shopping list to listing what order to prep your foods in). I’d like to do the red meat meals first because they tend to be more involved recipes. And the chicken dishes tend to be a bit quicker (especially since you cook some of the chicken ahead of time). By time we got to some of the last meals we were getting burnt out and it was hard to focus on all the details of the more in depth red meat recipes.
Lastly, Vivi and I will be buying all of our food throughout the next month instead of just the week before. It was a lot of shopping to do all at once and I have to confess – I have a BAD coupon lady! Since most of what I needed WASN’T on sale I had to pay more then I’d like to have. But don’t get me wrong – we still saved money by doing this once a month cooking since we split it, I just know it could have been a lower amount had we been buying the items when they went on sale through out the month.
Our grand total spent on food (minus what was in our cupboards) was $339.82. That divided between Vivi and I was only $158 for a month’s worth of dinners! (This cost isn’t all I spend on groceries since it didn’t include sides and the rest of our meals but I keep those expenses to a very minimum using coupons and sales)
All in all we both really enjoyed the day and can’t wait to eat our dinner every night now!
(I got a comment from Beth asking about the space it takes to do freezer cooking. If you go through and “clean up” your freezer -probably using up what you can the month before and getting rid of the old stuff- you would have enough room for the food. The picture above shows ALL of the food I made – and nothing else. I just got this fridge so the freezer was empty and I moved our old one in the garage so it was empty to start with. But if I had to I could fit everything into this freezer. Most of the meals are frozen flat in zip lock bags and are in the bottom drawer there. Only the casseroles are in the foil baking dishes and the soups in plastic containers. I plan to eat those first so that I quickly gain more space. Vivi said her freezer is stuffed but it all fit in hers as well.)
Yoplait Fiber One Review & $50 Giveaway!
I received a coupon for a free 4 pack of Yoplait Fiber One Yogurts & a $50 gift card to Safeway last week from My BlogSpark, Safeway & FiberOne to try out and give my opinion here on my blog. I was able to pick up my free yogurts last Friday and well – they are already gone! We LOVE yogurt and this new FiberOne yogurt is no exception for us.
When I think of products that have “fiber” in the name I usually figure they wouldn’t be good. I have flashes thick icky food that doesn’t taste right – BUT that is NOT the case with these FiberOne yogurts – they tasted just like a normal container of Yoplait yogurt to me. I bought the 4 pack of Strawberry & loved them. I also picked up some vanilla for Joy-joy (she could really use the extra fiber in this stage of potty training!). She’s gobbled hers up just as fast as if they were the Dora kids yogurts!
So now that you know they taste yummy here are the facts about them: The new Fiber One yogurt is the only leading nonfat yogurt with 50 calories and 5 grams of fiber (20 percent of the Recommended Daily Value). It is also a good source of calcium and vitamins A and D, making this a guilt-free and all-around great choice for dieters and those watching their weights. Each cup includes the creamy, delicious taste you expect from Yoplait, and you don´t have to feel guilty about enjoying it. Fiber One is available in a variety of flavors including, Strawberry, Peach, Vanilla and Key Lime Pie.
Right now (through Wednesday 2/9) Safeway/Vons has FiberOne yogurt on sale for 2/$4. Here is that deal matched with coupons:
Buy 2 4-packs Fiber One Yogurt, $2.00 each
Use 2 $0.50/1 from 1/24 SS AND
Load the $1.00/1 at CellFire.com
Final Price: $0.75 per pack
Giveaway
Thanks to My BlogSpark, Safeway and FiberOne I have a $50 Safeway gift card to giveaway to one of you! (This gift card can be used at any of the Safeway Affiliate stores like Vons, Dominicks, Tom Thumb, Randalls, & Genuardi.)
To enter for your chance to win leave a comment below telling me if you love FiberOne yogurt and what flavor is your favorite!
To get a few additional entries you can: (Please leave a seperate comment for each entry or else it’ll be counted as one!)
1. Become a fan of The MommyTrade on Facebook!
2. Twitter the following phrase and then come back and leave a comment telling me you did: I entered to win a $50 gift card to Safeway at http://bit.ly/bvqWSE @themommytrade
Giveway will be open until 10am PST on Monday February 15! I will email you if you win & will also post about it!
(Thanks to My BlogSpark, Safeway & FiberOne for my coupon and gift as well as the gift card I am giving away! All opinions are 100% mine.)
CVS 2/7-2/13
You can find all of the this weeks deals for CVS at Coupon Kim’s blog by clicking HERE.
CVS deals do vary regionally some weeks – be sure to compare your local ad with the deals listed below and on Coupon Kim’s site.
Extra Care Buck Deals (ECB):
Valentine Photo Card $1
$1 ECB
Final: FREE
Listerine, Reach Total Care Floss or Toothbrush 2-4 pack $3.99
$2 ECB
$1 Reach Toothbrush SS 6/14
$1 Reach Toothbrush RP 10/18
$1 SS 6/14
.50 printable
B1G1 Reach Total Care Dental RP 1/03
B1G1 Reach Toothbrush RP 12/06
Final: $.99+
Olay ProX Skincare
$5 ECB
$10 Vocal Point Home Mailer
Free Olay Quench Lotion wyb Olay ProX product PG 2/7
Free Secret Deodorant wyb Olay Pro X product PG 2/7
$20 Mail in Rebate wyb $50 Olay ProX products
Triscuit, Wheat Thins or Ritz $2
$3 ECB wyb $10
$1 December 2009 Kraft Food And Family Magazine
$1 SS 1/24
$2/2 printable (FF) ; printable (IE)
Pepsi 12 pks for 4/$11
$2 ECB wyb (4)
Final: $9/4
Other Good Deals:
Pepperidge Farm Goldfish $1.50
.75/1 printable
Final: $.75
Trident Layers Gum 99¢
$1/2 December All You Magazine
.75/1 SS 2/7
Final: $.24
Cheerios B1G1 $4.49
$1 printable (IE) ; printable (FF)
.75 printable
$1/3 SS 1/03
.50 printable (IE) ; printable (FF)
$1.25 printable (IE) ; printable (FF)
Final: $.99+
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If you are new to shopping at CVS Click here to learn about shopping for good deal at CVS.
You can also find additional printable coupons here and here. (Printing coupons from my links to coupons.com, RedPlum, CoolSavings or from my sidebar helps to support The MommyTrade – Happy Printing!)
New to Couponing? Click Here
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Do you see any other deals? If so leave a comment below!
Rite Aid Deals 2/7-2/13
Thanks to Coupons Deals and More for the deals at Rite Aid this week! Here are my favorites – to see all the deals go HERE.
If you’re new to shopping at a Rite Aid you can get a tutorial on how to shop there HERE.
You can print a $5/$25 printable (PDF) expires 12/31/10
Dove For Men $4 – $4 SCR – $1.25 manufacturer coupon (from the 1/31/10 RP insert) = FREE!
(actually make $1.25)
Dove For Men $1 printable
Dove For Men $1.50 printable
Reveal 4 pk Light Bulbs 2/$5 – $2/2 SCR – (2) $1 manufacturer coupons (from the 1/3/10 SS#1 inserts) – (2) 40¢ adperk coupons = 20¢/2
Comtrex $3.99 – $1 SCR – $2 manufacturer coupon (from the 2/7/10 SS#1 inserts) = 99¢
Chestal Honey Cough Syrup, Children’s Coldcalm Pellets, or Oscillococcinum $8.99 – $5 SCR – $2 manufacturer coupon = $1.99
(Limit 3 SCR)
Chestal $1.50 manufacturer coupon (from the 1/24/10 RP insert)
Oscillococcinum $2 manufacturer coupon (from the 1/24/10 RP insert)
$1 printable
Boiron Childen’s Oscillococcinum $2 printable
Finish Powerball Tabs (20ct), Powder or Gel (75oz) $4.49 – $1.50 SCR – $1 manufacturer coupon (from the 2/7/10 SS#1 insert) – $1 adperk coupon = 99¢
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Are you new to shopping at Rite Aid? Click here to learn about shopping for good deal at Rite Aid.
You can also find additional printable coupons here and here. (Printing coupons from my links to coupons.com, RedPlum, CoolSavings or from my sidebar helps to support The MommyTrade – Happy Printing!)
New to Couponing? Click Here
Need to know the abbreviations? Click Here
Target Deals 2/7-2/13
There are some few good things to remember when you shop at Target. :
- Target will allow you to use 1 “Target” coupon and 1 “Manufacturer” coupon on the same item – You can read their full coupon policy HERE.
- Target does Price Matching. Click HERE to read their price matching policy.
- Targets Ads are Sunday – Saturday (except this weeks ad is 4 days – ending on Wednesday)
- Prices do vary from region to region so sometimes you’ll read about a deal and won’t be as good at your store because the prices are different (I’ve experienced this several times) You can go HERE to see your local Target Ad.
Thanks to Kim at Coupon Kim for this weeks highlights – too see all the deals you can visit Kim’s blog HERE.
FREE $5 Gift Card WYB 10
Selected Healthy Choice MealsHealthy Choice Frozen Meals or Fresh Mixers $2.50 & Healthy Choice other selected meals $1.75
$1.25/2 Printable
$1/2 Printable
$1.50/3 Printable
$1/1 All YouMagazine January, February 2010
.75/1 SS 1/10
$1/2 SS 1/3
$5 Gift Card WYB 5 Selected Quaker Items
Quaker Cereal 16oz Squares $2.75, Quaker Oatmeal 10pk, Quaker Chewy Bars or Bites $2.34
$1/1 printable
$1/1 IE or FF
$1/2 Printable
.55/1; $1/2 RP 1/24, 1/3
DEAL SCENARIO:
Buy 5 Quaker Easy Express Oatmeal $1.02 ea
Use: $1/1 Quaker Old Fashioned Quick Oats or Instant Oatmeal Any coupon (must “create a day” and then you will be directed to print a coupon *you can only print 2 per computer – so you will need 3 computers for this deal)
Pay $0.10 and get $5.00 GC (if you can print 5 coupons)
Total: $4.90 money maker
FREE $5 Gift Card WYB any 2 Gillette products shown or listed
Gillette Fusion manual razor $6.99 or Venus Embrace Razor $6.99
$4/1 PG 2/7
$2/1 PG 2/7
FREE Olay Body Wash wyb Venus Embrace or Venus Breeze Razor PG 2/7
Other Good Deals:
Similac Formula Ready to Feed 32oz $5.49
$2/1 SS 11/15
$3/4 SS 12/13
Final: $2.74+
Old Spice Red Zone 2.6 to 4oz $3.49
$1/2 PG 12/27
Knorr Vegetable Soup & Dip Recipe Mix 1.4 oz $1.25
.40/1 RP 1/31
Final: $.85
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You can also find additional printable coupons here and here. (Printing coupons from my links to coupons.com, RedPlum, CoolSavings or from my sidebar helps to support The MommyTrade – Happy Printing!)
To read the Target Coupon Policy click here.
New to Couponing? Click Here
Need to know the abbreviations? Click Here
Freebie Friday 2/5
Freebie Friday is brought to you by Katie a Moms Fun Money. Check out those below and then go HERE to see even more freebies! Click on the images below for links!
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Free Game of Bowling from Brunswick
Free Spark Energy Drink Sample
Free Go Red For Women Pin
Free Arm & Hammer Toothpaste
Free Build-A-Bear sound to be put in your stuffed animal with any $10 purchase – expires 2/14
Free Poise Sample Kit
Once A Month Cooking
I am going to dive into another day of cooking this Saturday. A girlfriend of mine is joining me and we are going to cook/prepare 28 meals for us to split. I have been trying to get my shopping list all together and I’m amazed at how much I have to buy! I should have been buying things over the past 4 weeks to take advantage of the deals! But regardless- I will be hitting the stores on Friday to get most of what we need.
I’m looking forward to it – I’m SURE we will be exhausted at the end of the day but we’ll be getting started early in the morning to try and get it all done at a reasonable time! I hope it goes well and I look forward to reporting back to you on the great meals we’ve made!
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