I hate that it's been so long since I have posted, but time has been very tight! I barely have time to clip and organize my coupons, much less post deals, but I will try to get better! It's been over a year since my last post, but I haven't stopped saving money!

Today I did some major deal finding! I got to the stores the second they opened to avoid crowds so I could take my time, sort coupons and relax without rushing to shop!

Here are some of the deals I got! I will save the 2 biggest deals for last!!

Walgreens:
(2) Scotch Packaging Tape
(1) Veet Wax Strips
(2) J&J First Aid Kits
(2) Salley Hansen Nail Polish

Total: $21.53
-$9.56 sales
-$6.00 coupons
Total OOP: $6.69

CVS:
(4) Oreo
Total: $7.96
-$4 sale
-$2 coupons
Total OOP: 1.96
(they were out of everything else on my list!)

Walmart:
(1) Fan
(3) UChoose Gum
(4) Benadryl Itch Sticks
(1) Tylenol Precise Stick
(1) Tylenol Precise Patches
(1) Curad Tape
(1) Curad Bandages
(2) Nexcare Bandages
(1) Bengay Cold
(1) Rayovac 4pk Batteries
(1) Aquafresh Trial Size
(2) Ocelo 2pk Sponges
(1) Budweizer 12pk
(1) Bud Light 12pk
(1) Bud Select 12pk
(1) Kingsford Charcoal 2pk

Total: $94.27
-$10 Visa Giftcard
-$39.29 Coupons
Total OOP: $44.98
(I will get $30 back in rebates for the beer so $14.98 after rebate!!)

Target:
(1) Up & Up Dry Swiffer Refill
(1) Trail Mix
(2) Salley Hansen Nail Color
(1) Salley Hansen Nail Treatment
(2) Revlon Nail Color
(1) Up & Up Ibuprofen
(1) Zyrtec 5ct
(1) Dog Toy - clearance
(2) Milo's Dog Treats
(2) Matchlight Charcoal
(2) Purina One Beyond Cat Food
(2) HP Paper B1G1F

Total: $103.04
-$19.51 sale
-$2.22 red card discount
-$25.79 coupons
Total OOP: $55.52
(I received $10 back in Target giftcards from the charcoal & cat food! I signed up for a Target debit card to save an extra 5%!)

Dollar General:
(3) Tidy Cats litter
(1) Purina Cat Chow

Total: $32.46
-$2.25 sale
-$7.50 coupons
Total OOP: $22.71
(I was really frustrated with this trip since I had a $5 DG coupon that should have come off too. After going in circles with the manager I just gave up & left! Still an ok deal on litter & got free food to donate!)

The past couple of weeks I've gotten some really good deals and they weren't just at the grocery store.

Home Depot had a "Early Black Friday" sale. We got some excellent deals on outdoor stuff like plants! They had 6pk plants B1G1 free! They are normally $1.87 so 12 plants for $1.87 is only .15 a plant! I also got a B1G1 free bulbs in my Home Depot email. There were 30 bulbs in each bag and it only costs $15 so I paid .25 a bulb!
Last week my in the Home Depot email I received B1G1 free house plants and B1G1 free Glad trash bags. This was a steal! I got 200 trash bags for about $13!

Lowes also came out with a few coupons which is few and far between. I got $1 off Method hand soap, $1 off Green works product and B1G1 free Naturals product! This was a great deal for all natural cleaning products!

Walgreens had an excellent deal on Planters Trail Mix last week. I got 6 bags and only paid $1 after my MFR and Walgreens coupons!

The best deal I got was at Target on Toy Story 1&2 DVD/BluRay combo packs. They were priced at $22.99 each. If you purchased both you get $10 off. I also had a $10 coupon for each movie. That's $30 off! I paid $15.98 plus tax for both movies! That's a steal for 2 Disney DVDs and BluRay!!

Here are my grocery trips for the past couple of weeks:

Ingles:
(2) Sierra Mist 2L
(2) Pepsi 2L
(3) Packs Tyson Boneless Chicken Breast (9lbs)
(1) Green Giant 10lb potatoes

Total Spent: $23.33
Total Saved:$24.23

Bi-Lo:
(1) Rold Gold Pretzels
(6) Purina One Cat Food
(2) Purina One Dog Food
(2) Dial Handsoap
(2) Hillshire Farms Lil Smokies
(1) Ham

Total Spent: $31.73
Total Saved: $60.57
*I got .15 in Fuel Perks (.10 for buying a ham and .05 for buying over $50 in groceries!)
This gave me .45 in Fuel Perks! I only paid $2.14 a gallon for gas this week!

Publix: (Trip 1)
(2) Blue Bell Ice Cream
(4) Jimmy Dean Chicken Biscuits (Rain Check)
(4) Yo Plus Yogurt (Rain Check)
(4) Tombstone Pizza
(1) Publix OJ
(1) Publix Milk
(1) Yoplait Greek Yogurt
(4) Perdue Chicken Nuggets
(1) Hefty Paper Plates
(1) Boar's Head Roast Beef (1/3 lb)
(1) Publix Salami (1/2lb)
(1) Publix Turkey (1 lb)
(2) WellPatch
(4) Uncle Ben's Wild Rice
(2) College Inn Chicken Broth
(2) Lawry's Marinade
(3) Prego Sauce
(1) Vet Wrap (for the dog)
(1) Lance Crackers
(1) BP Gas Card ($50 - had $10 off coupon)

Total Spent:$106.86 ($40 of this was a gas card)
Total Saved: $83.92

Publix: (Trip 2)
(4) Tropicana OJ
(2) FE Salad
(7) Ore Ida Steam N Mash
(2) Bird's Eye Frozen Broccoli
(1) Strawberries
(1) Breakstone Sour Cream
(2) Philidelphia Cream Cheese
(1) Ground Sirloin
(2) Oscar Mayer Bacon
(1) Publix Turkey
(1) Apple Slices
(1) Sweet Potatoes
(5) Publix 2L soda
(2) Herbal Essence Stylers
(4) Classico Sauce
(8) Del Monte Veggies
(2) Dole Pineapple Chunks
(1) Thomas English Muffins
(2) Lays Chips
(1) 18pk Coors Light

Total Spent:$65.98
Total Saved: $90.51

A couple of weeks ago I went on a shopping spree at Kohl's. They were having a huge sale, plus an additional 10% off store wide early bird specials, and I had an additional 20% off coupon! I went for a pair of shoes and came out with a bunch of stuff! I could not believe how much I saved in the end!
(EBS = Early Bird Special)

(2) Sets chair cushions $49.98
-$27.50 sale
-$2.26 (10% EBS)
Paid: $20.22

(1) Bra $29.00
- $23.20 Clearance
Paid $5.80

(1) Placemat $5.99
-$3.30 sale
-.27 (10% EBS)
Paid $2.42

(1) Placemat $6.99
-$3.85 sale
-.32 (10% EBS)
Paid $2.82

(1) Boots $69.99
-$56.00 Clearance
Paid $13.99

(1) New Balance Shoes $59.99
-$25.02 sale
-$5.25 (15% EBS)
Paid $29.72

(1) Sweater $49.00
-$30.01 sale
-$1.90 (10% EBS)
Paid $17.09

(1) Shirt $20.00
-$8.01 sale
-$1.20 (10% EBS)
Paid 10.79

(1) Coat $42.00
-$20.01 sale
-$2.20 (10% EBS)
Paid $19.79

(1) Sunglasses $22
-$8.80 sale
-$1.32 (10% EBS)
Paid $11.88

(1) Earrings $10.00
-$4.64 sale
-.54 (10% EBS)
Paid $4.82

-$27.87 (Extra 20% off coupon)

Total Including Tax: $118.16
Total Savings: $253.47!!

(I paid $9.85 per item!)
All of this would have retailed at $371.63 ($30.97 per item)! Clothes are way over priced! This is just another thing I never pay full price for!
What's so great about Kohl's is they have great sales and always offer coupons. You can get a $5 off any purchase coupon just for signing up for their emails! This is my favorite store because they have everything and there's always something on clearance!

I apologize for not posting anything sooner this year, but life has been very busy this year! Even though it's been busy, I've scored some really great deals at Publix and BiLo!

Unfortunately I will not have a grand total savings for this year since I haven't kept up with the 1st 2 1/2 months of the year.
Sorry I don't have time to write out individual prices and coupons like I've done before.

Here's what I have done at BiLo for the past couple of weeks:

(4) Post Honey Bunches of Oats
(6) Sara Lee Bread
(4) Lysol Wipes
(3) Kraft Cheese
(2) Ore Ida Fries
(2) Bagel Bites
(1) Steak Umms
(1) Bryan Corndogs
(3 lbs) Bananas
(1) Roast

Total Spent: $47.93
Total Saved: $47.61
(Also got $3 off next purchase for buying 4 Post cereals! Plus .05 gas perks!)
*Gas Perks total before coupons. If your total comes to $100 and you have $50 in q's you will still get .10 in fuel perks!

BiLo 2:
(This week's sales)
(2) Emrald Trail Mix
(2) Mueller's pasta
(2) Campbell's Soup
(1) Sara Lee buns
(7) Better Than Ears Dog Treats
(1) All Laundry Detergent
(9) Dial Handsoaps
(2) Green Giant Frozen Veggies
(2) Margaritaville Wings (can't wait to try these!)
(1) Uno's Pizza
(1) Country Style Ribs
(1) Pork Chops
(2) RibEye Steaks
(2) Angus Fillet Steaks
(1) Bag Frozen Chicken Breast
(2) Organic Salads

Total Spent:$55.18
Total Saved: $87.20
(I got .10 in fuel perks!)
This was a great trip because I got so much meat that will get us at least 12 meals and spent less than $60!

My laundry detergent super stock up!
Last year I stocked up on All when I got a great deal. I only had 2 left and thankfully another deal came along just in time!
BiLo had Purex on sale 2/$6. There were B1G1 coupons out making them $1.50 a bottle! I couldn't pass this up considering they normally cost $4.39 each.

(20) Purex $87.80
-$27.80 sale
-$30 B1G1 coupons
Total with tax: $33.60
Total savings: $57.80

This week they had an even better deal on All. This is my favorite detergent so I had to stock up! It was on sale B1G1 free and there are $2/1 coupons out there making them $1 a bottle!! This is a steal considering they normally cost $5.99!!

(10) All $59.90
-$30 sale
-$20 coupons
Total with tax: $11.69
Total savings: $50

If I had purchased all of these at regular price over the next year I would have spent $147.70. Instead I stocked up at a great price and only spent $45.29. I won't be needing laundry detergent for a LONG time!

Publix:
Last week was a great stock up week at Publix!
(4) Red Baron Pizza
(1) Milk
(1) OJ
(1) Baby cut carrots
(2) Birdseye Steamfresh veggies
(1) Claussen Pickles
(2) Edy's Frozen Yogurt
(10) Quaker Granola Bars
(2) Quaker Oatmeal
(2) Frosted Flakes
(2) Frosted Mini Wheats
(3) Pasta Roni
(9) Rice a Roni
(2) Pita Bread
(1) Chicago fresh bakes rolls

Total Spent: $41.53
Total Saved: $83.29
I saved twice as much as I spent!

This week I didn't save quite as much but my savings was HUGE!
(1) Sliced Mushrooms
(2) Hershey Kisses
(2) Emerald Mixed Nuts
(6) Arnold Sandwich Thins
(1) Special K Granola Cereal
(1) Honey Maid Grahams
(1) Double Stuff Oreos (my craving - but I had a coupon!)
(2) Simply Potatoes
(1) Large dog biscuits
(3) Barilla Pasta
(2) Dawn
(3) Publix 12pk can sodas
(2) Febreze Home Collection Scented Shades
(2) Febreze Home Collection Scented Shades Refills
(1) Tide 100oz
(1) Downy
(1) Tide stain release 18ct
(3) Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwiches
(1) Angel Soft 9 mega rolls
(1) Purina One dog

Total Spent: $80.34
Total Saved: $121.04
I got a lot of expensive stuff, but I had great coupons and they were sale items so that's the only reason I made these purchases. Could you imagine paying $201.38 for all of this??

Sorry I have not posted any deals in a while. I've been very busy lately, but hopefully I'll do a better job starting next year! I have tallied up my grand total in grocery savings for 2009. Let's see if I can beat it in 2010!

2009 Total Grocery Savings: $5700.80

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. We recently moved and I haven't done much shopping because of that! My stores have changed a little. I no longer have a Harris Teeter or Kroger. :( However I do have Ingles and Bloom now! I made a great 1st trip to Ingles last week.

Ingles:

(1) Lay's $3.99
-$2.00 sale
Total: $1.99

(1) 4C Parmesan Cheese $3.48
-$1.74
Used: $1/1 Q -$1.00
Total: .74

(1) McCormick Ground Cinnamon $2.14
-.64 sale
Used: $1/1 Q -$1.00
Total: .50

(1) McCormick Vanilla Extract $2.98
-$1.00 sale
Used: $1/1 Q -$1.00
Total: .98

(6) Hormel Bacon Bits $11.76
-$5.88 sale
Used: (2) $2/3 Q -$4.00
Total: $1.88 (.31 each)

(2) Sunflower Oil $3.96
-$1.98 sale
Total: $1.98

Total Including Tax: $8.08
Total Saved: $20.23

I have made a few other small trips. I will get back into the routine of posting once a week starting on Sunday.

This week was not a big shopping week. Once again it was nice to take some time off from coupons. There are no inserts in today's paper, and the store sales were disappointing considering it's Labor Day weekend. We just got some snacks for football season and a few essentials at Bi-Lo.

Trip 1:
(1) Little Debbie Snacks $1.59
-.59 sale
Total: $1.00

(1) Budweiser Wing Sauce $3.48
Used: $1/1 Q -$1.00
Total: $2.48
(I thought these were B1G1, but it was only the BBQ Sauce.)

(1) Quilted Northern TP $8.59
-$2.10 sale
Total: $6.49

(1) Turkey Hill Lemonade $2.00
-.50 sale
Total: $1.50

(3) Yo-Plus Yogurt 4pk $7.95
-$3.99 sale
Used: (1) .50/1 Q Doubled -$1.00
(2) $1/1 Q -$2.00
Total: .96 (.32 each)

(2) Tony's Pizza $2.50
-.50 sale
Used: $1/2 Q -$1.00
Total: $1.00 (.50 each)

(1) Fresh Deli Turkey 1lb $4.99
-$2.48 sale
Total: $2.51

(1) Fresh Provolone Cheese 1/2lb $3.37
-.26 sale
Total: $3.11

(1) Fresh Salami 1/4lb $3.23

(1) Sub Roll 4pk $3.00
-.50 sale
Total: $2.50

Total Including Tax: $25.46; Total Savings: $15.92

Trip 2:
(2) Lay's Chips $7.98
-$3.99 sale
Total: $3.99 ($2 each)

(1) Dean's Chip Dip $2.00
-.50 sale
Total: $1.50

(1) 2L Soda .88

(1) Wonder Bread $2.55
-.66 sale
Used: .55/1 Q Doubled -$1.10
Total: .79

(1) Sub Rolls $3.00
-.50 sale
Total: $2.50

(3) Grands Biscuits $5.97
-$2.22 sale
Used: (3) $1/1 Q -$3.00
Total: .75 (.25 each)

(1) Tropicana OJ $3.69
-.69 sale
Total: $3.00

Total Including Tax: $13.74; Total Savings: $12.67

Grocery Totals:
Spent $39.20
Savings $28.59

*Not the greatest shopping trips, but there were things we needed like OJ and TP that I unfortunately didn't have coupons for. Plus fresh deli meat adds up, but lasts for lunches the entire week. I was still under budget for this week!

*You have probably noticed that I haven't done much drug store shopping lately. There are 2 reasons for that. 1-the sales have been slacking. I am hoping around the holidays they will pick up again. 2-I need to deplete my stockpile! I have no more room for toothpaste, body wash or shampoo! These are the most common items to go on sale, but we just don't need them! By not drug store shopping I have saved $10/week since that's my allotted amount.

*I am also going to start adding a new post of what I got free for that week. Things that come by mail or I have found in other stores besides grocery/drug stores.