Awesome deal!

I found some amazing deals today at Safeway!!!! I got all this for only $1.23 Plus I will be sending in the rebate for $5 back for the scrubbing bubbles and windex! :) So really I made $4. 77.

Total should have been: $22.13
Total That I DID pay : $1.23
Total Savings: $20.19

The tortillas were FREE after coupons, and the cheese was only .69 cents after coupon! The cleaning supplies ended up being 54 cents! :)

AWESOME SAFEWAY DEALS!

Kroger has released a HOT new .75 Mission Tortilla printable coupon. The best part is that it is a manufacturer coupon, so it can be used at any store! Just click on your store of choice and then go to the coupons tab to access the coupon. Here are a few options for you to use this coupon this week:



Safeway
Mission Tortilla .99 with in-ad coupon and $10 purchase
-.75 Internet printable
=FREE! (AFTER BEING DOUBLED UP TO 1.00)

Grocery


Kellogg’s Rice Krispies or Froot Loops 12oz $1.99
-$1/2 IP HERE
Scenario 1:
Buy (5) Boxes of Rice Krispies or Froot Loops for a total of $9.95
-(2) $1/2 Internet printable
-$4 Catalina for buying 5 boxes of Kellogg’s Cereal *CAT DEAL DOES NOT START UNTIL 5/1
=.79 each


OR

Scenario 2:
Buy (4) Boxes of Rice Krispies for a total of $7.96
-(2) $1/2 IP
-$3 Catalina for buying 3 boxes of Kellogg’s Cereal *CAT DEAL DOES NOT START UNTIL 5/1
=.74 each B



Sara Lee Bagels $1.69 (Saturday and Sunday Only)
-.55 IP HERE
=.69

Safeway Select Artisan Angel Food Cake $1.79 (Saturday and Sunday Only)


Chicken of the Sea Chunk Light Tuna .44 each


Cheeze-It Crackers 7.5-9oz .99 (Saturday and Sunday Only)
-.75 IP HERE (If Duoz Cheeze-Its are included in the sale)
=.24 each

Kraft Salad Dressing .99 (Saturday and Sunday Only)


2-Liter 7-UP or A&W Root Beer .69 with in-ad coupon and $10 purchase
-$1/2 Peelie
=.19 each



Sargento Shreaded Cheese $1.69 with in-ad coupon and $10 purchase
-.75 IP HERE
=.69 each

Safeway Select Pizza $2.99 with in-ad coupon and $10 purchase


Buy (4) Windex for $1.99 each
-(4) $1 IP HERE
-$1 Safeway eCoupon
=$2.96
-(2) $2 Catalinas (through 5/16)
=$1.04 Money Maker!

So I'm not feeling the greatest, so here is the plan and hopefully it gets followed as good as last weeks!!! I was so proud of myself, I did go and stock up on some good stuff at Safeway, but only spent about 7.00 dollars last week!! So far this week I have spent $6.25. Grapes at Safeway are on sale, bread is only 88cents, salad is on sale for 1.00 each!!!!! Normally 2.79 so definitely stock up on those!!! Also baby carrots are on sale for 99cents! :)

Here is our plan:

Monday: MOPS (we eat there)

Tuesday - Pizza in a crock pot

Wednesday - Chicken Parmesan

Thursday - Meatballs / potatoes / green beans (make double batch to freeze!)

Friday - Leftovers (Hubby has a track meet, so this should make it easy!)

Saturday - Fajitas

Sunday - Taco's

This is fairly easy, and since I was sick and didn't get my freezer cooking done I am going to make double batches of the meatballs and pizza in a crock pot to freeze! Then hopefully this week I will feel good enough to work on that! :)

Eating out Update:
I ate out 1 time with a group of moms and Jeff ate out once(only b/c he was traveling) So our total for that is about $36.00 (mine was only 6! The hubby had the kids with him so spent a little more ;) )

Budget Update

So as I mentioned before I'm working on making some changes! We will no longer be eating out 800 times a month. We are going to have $50 a month for this, and then only $400 for groceries!

Our groceries amount thus far is at about $175.00 not bad!!! Our eating out total is at $6.41!!!! The eating out was all on me! I ate out with some friends and the kiddo's. A fun thing to do! To save money we like to go where there is a buffet because all the kids eat free!! I'm sure these restaurants love to see us coming! 3 adults and 5 kids! :) It is fun none the less and we always have a great time!

My $50 budget for this week hasn't even needed to be used however I did spend 1.52 at Safeway! :) Keep checking back for updates!

**If you have any budgeting tips feel free to comment!

SAFEWAY DEAL!!!!!

So I'm very excited about this. This would be my first BIG deal that I have gotten with coupons.

So with this I bought 4 Windex, and 4 bags of cookies. (2 of the bags not pictured) I did split this into 2 orders. Here is my scenario.

First Order:
4 Windex on sale for 1.99
Use 4 $1/1 coupons
Make this .99 cents each. Plus get $4 in catalina's back!
Final Cost: FREE

Second Order:
4 Bags of cookies $10.00(I used these for snacks at a fundraiser!)
Cost on Sale was 2/$5
Use the $4 catalina's
Total $6.00

Plus I had a Johnson mail in rebate for the Windex for $5 so the total cost for this whole trip was only $1.52!!!!!!!!!!!! I was incredibly pumped about this!!! :)
The total cost before coupons would have been $21.12, so my total savings was $19.60

TWO VERY KID FRIENDLY AND DELICIOUS RECIPES!

The first one is the Hashbrown recipe which is already posted!!! Then there is this amazing one from All You magazine I highly suggest!! Even my picky eaters ate them!!!!

6 pieces of ham
1TBL veg. oil
1 small potato, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch. (I used 2 cups of hashbrowns)
1 small onion finely chopped (I used minced onion)
1/2 red bell (I omitted this)
8 Large eggs
6TBL milk.

Preheat oven to 375. Mist a 12 cup muffin pan with spray. Cut each slice of ham in half and press 1 pieces into each cup. (I used whole pieces b/c mine weren't that big)
Warm oil in skillet over med-high heat. Cook potato, until soft and golden, about 5 minutes. Add onion and pepper cook until softened. About 3-5 minutes. Season with salt and divide among muffin cups.
In a bowl mix eggs and milk. Pour egg mixture into muffin cups so each one is about half full. Bake until eggs are cooked through, about 15 minutes. Let stand on wire cooling rack for 5 minutes. Remove frittatas from muffin tin and serve warm, or let
cool completely and serve at room temp.











I made this last plate for the hubby for lunch. He didn't get it until I said hey look at the face!!! :)

YARD WORK!

Sooo today, we spent the evening cleaning out the old grubby bushes out and now you can see the beautiful tulips growing!! The garden has finally been rototillered,(sp) and tomorrow I will be planting onions and carrots!!! :) WHHOOO HOOO!!
Check back tomorrow for 2 new awesome recipes! :)