Publix Deals 7/2-7/8

I was not planning on shopping until Monday of next week, but I needed a few things for the 4th and the sales at Publix were too good to miss.

4 Lunchables sale bogo* $2.00
used $1/1 ip**
2 Cool Whip sale bogo $1.99
used $1/1 ip
2 Luigi Italian Ice bogo $2.99
used 2 .55/1qs***
2 packs Jennie O Turkey Burgers bogo $4.49
used 2 $1/1 peelies
4 Kraft Mac and Cheese bogo $1.29
used buy 3 get one free q
2 Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce bogo $2.29
used 2 $1/1qs
2 A-1 Steak Sauce bogo $4.19
used 1 $1/1 ip and 1 $2/1q I would have used 2 of the $2/1 q I used the second one already
2 Hershy Syrup bogo $2.19
used 1 $1/2 coupon
2 McCormick grillmates bogo $1.99
used 2 $.50/1 qs
2 Ball Park Franks bogo $3.99
used $1/2 q
1 Sara Lee Hot Dog buns $2.00
1 watermelon $4.99
used get $3 off watermelon with the purchase of hot dog ans buns peelie (in store)
Twix (for me nom nom) $.85
used free candy bar q
2 HiC juice boxes bogo $2.35
2 Publix Potato Salad $2.49
2 Lays bogo $3.99

also
ribs
bottled water
apple pie
used a $5/50 coupon from Albertsons

total before sales and coupons $100
total oop $35!!!!!

*bogo= buy one get one free
** ip= internet printable can be found here at Hot Coupon World
***qs= coupons

Grocery Deal Match Ups

Because of my messed up knee I am sad to admit we have been living on convience foods. Daddy's been cookin! I can (sort of) get around on my crutches again, so armed with with coupons I plan to hit Publix and Albertsons.

First stop will be Albertsons. The front of their weekly flyer from the paper was covered in AWESOME store coupons:
.99 oj, cheese, and bacon
.79 bread
1.99 purex
.29 yogurt
are just a few things I plan on getting...

Then off to Publix.
The best deals of the week for me is
Starkist SeaSations Fish Fillets on sale for $5.99 bogo
use 2 $3/1 qs making them free!!
*on a side note these are really yummy!
Red Potatoes sale $1.97 bag
Target ip $1/1
Also
Teddy Grahams $2.99 bogo
2 Target ip $1/1
Scrubbing Bubbles sale $2.99 bogo
2 $1/1qs
Rice a Roni $1.75 bogo
$1/4q
Poptarts $2.39 bogo
$1/2q
Gogurt $2.79 bogo
$1/2 q
I believe there is a great deal in the Glade candle bogo $3.49 but I already used my coupons!
Happy shopping and please pray I dont fall off my crutches.

Super Savings...a day early

I am so happy to have my coupons organized and running again!

Earlier in the week a friend (Hi Melissa) told me about Kohls coupons you could find online, I ordered 20 on ebay. The coupons was for $5/$5 purchase! After 4 visits to Kohls, I picked up 12 6packs of socks, 2 packs of boxers and 10 shirts for the boys for only the cost of sales tax!! I also got myself 2 necklaces and a pair of earrings!

Thanks to HotCouponWorld I knew that Publix was going to have Goodlife Cat food on bogo, I ordered 16 $2/1 qs from Ebay (there are also $3/1qs but they cost a lot more).
I was able to get @ Publix:
12 bags of Goodlife cat food sale bogo $4.49
used 12 $2/1 qs
4 boxes of Ritz sale bogo $3.69
used 2 $2/2qs
Total oop $9.xx!
I wont need cat food for months!

My actual grocery shopping did not go as well. Note to self, DO NOT TAKE dh and three kids grocery shopping with you at 7pm! Well heres to next week!

I Had the Best Publix Trip

For someone who used to shop at Walmart, excellent customer service seemed like something that vanished with pay phones. Since I started this whole frugal/couponing life and began shopping at Publix, I have discovered that you can get customer service and great deals!
This week I had an exceptionally great cashier. I inwardly groaned when the only open cashier was a young man, flashing my handfuls of coupons, I thought this is not going to be fun. And my worries seemed right as he laid EVERY coupon on the counter, luckily I already had them divided into products! Then he shocked me by getting excited for me! As he rang up my groceries, he was marveling at how I had coupons for everything, lol. He even told me and the bagger not to tell him my total saved until the end! My total was pretty darn good too!!
I was able to get:

8 Quaker High Fiber Oatmeal sale bogo $3.89
used 8 $1/1qs
2 Quaker Oatmeal sale bogo $3.89
used 2 .70/1qs
2 Mueller pasta sale bogo $1.39
used .55/2q
4 Green Giant frozen veggies sale $1
used 2 .50/1qs and 1 .50/2q
6 Yoplait Gogurts sale bogo $2.99
used 3 .75/2qs
2 Motts Tots Juice sale bogo $3.05 (this stuff is yummy!)
used 2 $1/1qs
2 Kellogs Frosted Flakes sale bogo $4.29
used 2 $1/1 qs
2 Smuckers jam sale bogo $3.19
used 2 .30/1qs
2 family bags Tostitos Chips bogo $4.99 and
2 Jars Tostitos Salsa bogo $3.19
used $2/1 salsa when you buy 2 bags chips
1 Smuckers Uncrustables sale $2
used .35/1 q
4 Lysol Cleaners bogo $2.69
used 4 $1/1qs
2 Eggo waffles bogo $2.39
used 2 .75/1qs
Yeast packs $1.49
used .40/1
non coupon items
5lbs sugar $1.99
rack ribs $7.54
angel soft tp $2.93
steak $6.93
rice $1.19
vit water $1.25 (i was dying of thirst)
2 packs blackberries sale $1.29
bag salad .99
also used $5/30q
Grand total $56.30 and SAVED $99.79!!!!!

Publix Deals

I decided to jump on the Publix bandwagon again. The sale this week was pretty good.
The oldest and I headed out this morning and snagged:
4 Savorings on sale bogo $3.99
used 2 $1/1 ip and 2 .75/1q
4 40ct Totinos sale bogo $3.99
used 4 $1/1 Target ip and 2 $1/2 ip
4 Pop Tart sale bogo $2.19
used 4 .55/1
2 Ben & Jerry Pints $3.79
used 2 $3/1 ip
2 Taco Bell Dinner kits sale bogo $2.69
Loaf white bread sale .89
Also used $5/30 Winn Dixie q
3 Candy bars (oldest wanted to get brothers surprise) .89 ea
spent $11.77
saved $45.43!

Shopping with a Cold

Since I a feeling a bit better today, I am assuming I dont actually have the plague (or the flu) its just a really wicked cold. I needed to get milk, and hate wasting gas to get one thing, so I decided to shop.
deals:
4 Kellogs Frosted Flakes sale $1.99
used 4 $1/1qs
10 Martha Muffin Mixes sale 5/$4
used 4 .55/2 qs and a Publix $5/10 of Smuckers (muffins incl)
2 Promise Active $3.49 ea
used $2/2q and 2 $1/1 Publix qs
4 Progresso Soup sale 4/$6
used 2 $1.10/1 ip
8 McCormick Grinders on sale $1.99 and BOGO!
Picked up 4 pepper grinders ans 4 assorted
used 4 $2/1 qs (on the pepper)
2 Juicy Juice on sale bogo $3.49
used 2 $1/1 ip
Bakers Cups .85
used .25/1 q
Non q items
1 pineapple $4.99 (isaiahs preschool)
rice
Lenders bagels on bogo
butter
salt
was able to use $10/50 CVS q!!!! this is up to each store
total oop $15.18
saved $64.98
not as good as usual but pretty good!

Also went to Albertsons
I was hoping to grab the buy a ham get a free turkey deal, but could not bring myself to spend $40 on a ham!
I did get my turkey though!
20 lb turkey $16.04
Chicken breast sale $1.69 a lb
2 cans cranberry sauce
spent $25
I am pretty much on budget for the week even though I cant really put two thoughts together and beginning to be ready for Thanksgiving!
But I FORGOT THE DARN MILK!!!!

Making it on a MUCH Lower Budget and Publix Deals

This week has been a rough one on the finacial home front, well actually it started 2 weeks ago. Dh lost his second job due to downsizing. Then on Wednesday of this week his full time job cut hours from 54 to 43. All together we have lost more than a $1000 a month! This is a scary thing to face. Being the OCD budgeter (is that a word?) that I am, I have the budget done til early January and we will be ok.. by the skin of our teeth. Dh is a working machine and is looking for another part-time job. I have faith he will find one.
I am so thankful to have my newfound frugal skills! Before this we would have been in trouble!
I went to Publix this week and was able to get alot for a good price!
6 32oz College Inn broths sale bogo $2.79
used 6 $1/1 Publix qs from winter booklet
10 Pillsbury Savorings sale bogo $3.99
used 3 $1/1qs and 7 .75/1 qs
2 Mrs. T Perogies sale bogo $2.59
used 2 $1/1qs
4 Cans Hunts tomatoes sale bogo $1.39
used 2 .40/1qs and 1 Publix .55/1
2 Kraft Olive Oil salad dressings sale bogo $2.93
used 2 $1/1qs
4 bags Tollhouse Choc. Chips sale bogo $2.50
used 4 .50/1qs
2 Captain Chrunch on bogo $4.49
used 2 .50/1qs
4 cans Cambells Select soups on bogo $2.39
used 2 .50/2 qs
2 Land o Lakes on bogo 2.09
2 fresh grape tomatoes sale bogo $2.99
McCormick Black Pepper grinder sale $1.99
used $2/1q
1 beechnut baby cereal (for friend) sale $1.40
used $1/1q
2 Nestle Cookie Dough sale 3/$6
used 1 $1.50/2 q
also not on sale
2 packs of chicken quarters
lettuce
rice
brown sugar
Also used $5/50 Albertsons q
Total oop $39.85!
saved $95.44!!!
I am looking for ideas on how to stretch our dollar further outside of the grocery store! Any suggestions?

Publix Steals

This was by far my most successful Publix trip to date! I am really beginning to run out of room for all this food. I cant believe a few months ago I could not make $80 of groceries last a whole week! This week I spent a whopping $32oop, before sales and coupons my total was $199.xx. Just flipping amazing!
I was very stoked about this sale, I wasnt feeling well and looked forward to all the cheap or free frozen food.
Some of the highlights:

8 bags of Viola frozen skillet dinners bogo $4.99 used 8 $1.25/1 blinkie qs (right on the door of the freezer)

8 boxes Pillsbury toaster str. bogo $2.29 used 4 $1/2 (from a booklet that was in Publix a few weeks ago)

10 boxes of Hamburger Helper bogo $1.99 used 10 $1/1 peelies making them FREE

6 boxes of High fiber Quaker Oatmeal Bogo $3.79 used 6 $1/1 qs

6 boxes of instant Quaker Instant grits bogo $2.49 used 3 $1/2 qs

4 bags of Goodlife catfood bogo $4.49 used 4 $2/1 qs only $1 for 4 bags!!!

4 pack Dole fruit cups on bogo $2.39 (i think) used 2 $.75/2 qs

4 Green Giant frozen veggies on bogo used Target ip $1/1
(there were more qs avail for this but I couldnt find them)

I got some of the bogo Soup and a few other things but these were the best deals!
Have I mentioned I LOVE COUPONS???

Publix Rocks!

I thought I would only need a few thing this week, but I think my sons are having growth spurts (that or they have tape worms). We went through a HUGE amount of food in one week! So off to Publix I went! The sales were pretty good and I had tons of coupon match ups!
Heres what I picked up tonight:

2 boxes of cherrios $1.99 used 2 $1/1 ip from http://www.cheerios.com/promotions/challenge/
4 Cambells Select soups on bogo 2.33 used 2 $.50/2q
2 Chips ahoy bogo 3.69 used 1 .75/2 q
4 2pack Glade scented oil refills bogo $5.49 used 2 bogo Glade qs (that makes them free!!)
4 Ball Park Beef Franks bogo $3.79 used 2 $1/1 q
2 Mt. Olive pickles bogo $2.19 used 2 $.50/1
2 Lawrys Marinade bogo $2.79 used 2 $1/1q (found on bottles)
3 Toaster Strudels sale 3/$5 used 1 $1/1 ip and 1 $1/2ip
1 Goodlife Cat food sale $3.49 used $2/1 peelie (these were in the paper too)
1 Scrubbing Bubbles toilet cleaner sale $2.50 used $1/1
4 Yoplait lights sale .50 ea used $1/4 ip
tomatoes*
shredded lettuce* (used a $2 off of $5 Food lion ip for produce)
5 lbs bananas*
2 Garlic*
****no coupons****
2lb hamburger
rice
publix Marg.
Plastic forks (has anyone seen my silverware???)

TOTAL SAVINGS $78.53
TOTAL OOP $30.26!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please forgive that I do not have the links for the internet coupons (ip) I hope to add them sometime tommorow!
If you need them sooner I found almost all of them on http://www.moneysavingmom.com/ and http://www.hotcouponworld.com/ (under Publix weekly ad)!!