Free stuff...

Get your $4/1 Glade Fragrance Collection coupon!

Target is currently running a deal where if you buy 2 Fragrance Collection Candles, you'll get a free $5 Target Gift Card. Buy 2 small Glade Soy Candles at $5.79 each. Use 2 $4/1 coupons and pay $3.58 plus tax out of pocket. Get back a $5 gift card making these free plus a small bit of overage after the coupons and gift card!

At Walgreens, the small Glade Soy Candles are priced at $5.99. Use the $4/1 coupon stacked with the $2/1 Walgreens coupon from the April EasySaver booklet to get these for free after the coupons. Plus, if you purchase them today and use this coupon, you'll get an additional 15% off your order, making them free-plus-overage after the coupons!

Through April 26, 2009 (or while supplies last) you can get a free Reusable Lunch Bag from Whole Foods Markets with this coupon.

Free bake ware!

Go here for free bake ware or cooking supplies. You will be asked for your credit card information at check out, but you can call right away and cancel your free subscription, you wont be charged a penny. Four weeks later my square burn less bake ware arrived. I haven't had a chance to use it so I don't know how good this product is, but you can't beat free, can you?

Cheap coffee and FREE ice cream!

Today, April 21st, Dunkin’ Donuts is offering a small Iced Coffee for $0.50. Ten percent of the sales will go to Home for Our Troops. You can learn more about this deal here.

Tuesday, April 21st is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s, and you know what that means… free ice cream for you!

As a way to thank customers for their support and to celebrate 31 years of scooping the chunkiest, funkiest ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet, Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops are happily giving it away!

Around the world, Scoop Shops are opening their doors from noon to 8:00 pm, to serve up a free scoop of your favorite flavor. Please check with your local Scoop Shop for more info! Click here to find your local Ben and Jerry’s.

Meals for the beginning of April

Our next week meals:

Sat.- BBQ New York Steaks with baked potatoes and canned corn
Sun.- Whole Chicken with mashed potatoes and mixed pasta
Mon. - Mans Casserole
Tues.- Mac and Cheese with Chicken Tenders and Tater Tots
Wed.- Spaghetti with meat sauce and Garlic Cheese Bread
Thurs.- Hot Dogs
Fri.- Manicotti and Cheese Bread
Sat.- BBQ (something from the freezer)
Sun.- Pizza (diner out)

I have always tried to plan our weeks meals until the next shopping trip, but I found that if I don't write it down I get lazy and fall short. I'm hoping that since I've taken the time to write our meals out I will stick to them.

What are you eating this week?

56% Savings

This has been my best savings so far!

Again, I don't have a picture...

1 box of butter sticks (3.00) on sale
1 carton of eggs (1.99)
1 1/2 gal. of milk (1.39) after coupon
1- 2 lb pack of pre grated Mozzarella cheese (3.49/lb)
1- tub of ricotta cheese (2. 50)
1- tub of sour cream (1.39)
2- jars of Barilla Pasta Sauce (2.00 each)
2- cans of Chambells Chicken Noodle Soup (1.50 each)
3- boxes of General Mills cereal (83 cents each) after sale and instore coupon
1- box Nature Valley gernola bars (3.00)
2- Family size boxes of Frosted Flakes (3.00 each)
1- bottle of fabric softener (2.99)
1- box of ziplock sandwich bags (1.59)
1- Hormel Dinners 1- Beef Roast 1- Turkey and Gravy (3.27 each) after sale and coupon
1- can cream of chicken soup (1.00) on sale

Total before savings $83.05 (before tax)
Total after savings $40.22

Total savings of $46.22 or 56%

I saved $9.70 just in coupons, thats more than double what I usually do. The General Mills deal on cereal was a major hot save! The Hormel Dinners were buy one get one free and I had a coupon, which I had been saving. I didn't buy much to stock our cupboards because I planned out meals for next week and we just about had everything we will need. I'm hoping I can make it 2 weeks without going back to the store, but I may need to run in for some milk.

38% Savings

Our camera broke so I am not able to take a picture of the end shopping results, so a list will have to suffice.

10 Yoplet Yogurts for (.35 each) on sale and 2 coupons used
2 pack English muffins (1.15 each pack) on sale
1 gal. of milk (2.49) after $1 off coupon
2 Frozen pizzas (3.99 each) on sale
1 can of peanuts (2.50)
3- 12 packs of sprite (3.00 each) on sale
1 Suave Lotion (1.79) after $1 off coupon
1 Tyson chicken tenders (3.99) on sale
2 pt of Dryers Ice Cream (3.00 each) on sale
1 large box of Beef Taquitos (3.79) on sale
2 jars of Barilla Pasta Sauce (1.25 each) on sale
2 boxes of mashed potatoes (1.50) after $1 off coupon and on sale.
... and more

Because I spent over $50 I got a gift card for $10 off my next purchase.

I went way over my $40 budget, since it was Stater Brothers re-Grand Opening they had so many good deals I couldn't pass up.

Total before savings $113.67
Total after savings $71.02 (before taxes)

Total savings of $42.65 or 38%

I was able to stock our cupboards fairly well with this purchase so I'm guessing I wont have to go back to the store for at least 2 weeks.

44% savings

44% savings on a bill of $79.08

4 Gatorads
3 lb bag of potatoes
2 cans of Progresso soup
1 bottle of Pantene 2 in 1
2 bottles of Herbal Essence
1 tomato
1 onion
2 Sara Lee bagels
1 loaf of bread
1 Milk
1- 12pk of Charmin TP
1- 30 ct Mission tortillas
2- cans of Barilla Pasta Sauce
2- whole chickens

Total before savings $79.07
Total after savings $44.68

Total savings of $34.40 or 44%

Beast buys: Whole chickens for only 77 cents/lb., 3lb bag of potatoes for only $1.99, buy one Sara Lee bagel pack and get the second free. I love the free ones.


Happy Savings!