2009 January — Moms Need To Know ™

Genaurdi’s: 1/30 to 2/5/09

By Mindi Cherry on January 31, 2009
in Genuardis

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This post is part of the Grocery Gathering hosted by BeCentsAble. To find the best deals at your local store, please visit her site!

Make sure you look for a special insert in the Sunday paper or grab one at the service counter at your store. There are some pretty good items on the 5-day sale (details below).

Note: when it comes to in-ad coupons, all limits are per person, per day. This means that if you want to stock up on the $.99 Mott’s Apple Juice, you need to buy 1 a day…you can’t do back-to-back transactions

72-Hour Sale – through Monday only

Coca Cola 12-packs: 4 for $7.99 with in-ad coupon. Limit 1 per household

Johnsonville Bratwurst Sausage: 2 for $5 (use the $.55 from the 1/11 SS)

Kraft Shredded Cheese: $1.49 (use the $1 wyb 1 kraft cheese & 1 Nabisco tearpad)

California Pizza Kitchen Pizza: 3.99 (use the $3/2 from the January Sunset Magazine….this magazine is starting to pop up as a good source of coupons. It is geared towards “western living”, but I’m looking to see if cheap subscriptions can be found!)

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Pork Loin Chops: $1.99/lb

Tropicana Pure Premium (64 oz): 2 for $5 (use the $1/2 from the 1/4 RP)

Nabisco Snack Crackers or Toasted Chips: $1.69 HOT PRICE! (use the $2/2 from the 1/25 SS. There were also recent tearpads for $.35 off the toasted chips as well as $1/2 tearpads)

Edy’s Grand Ice Cream: $2.79

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Tyson Breaded Chicken Selections: BOGO (use the $1/2 from the 1/4 SS and the December All You)

Gorton’s Shrimp Temptations: BOGO (use the $1 from the 12/7 SS or the $.75/2 from here)

Mrs. Pauls Seafood Selections: BOGO

Snapple (16 oz): Buy 2 Get 2 Free (use the $.75/1 from the 12/14 SS – this coupon was reported to be in there, but I can’t find it…did anyone get it?)

Lipton Pyramid Tea: BOGO (use the $.50 from the 11/16 & 1/18 RP)

Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn: BOGO (use the $1/2 from the 1/18 SS and the $1 from here and the November All You)

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Buy 5 Save $5 Mix & Match Sale: I haven’t seen too much about this yet, but from the items in the ad, the “instant savings” brings everything down to typical sale price…not impressed!

Hormel Chili & Beans: 10 for $10 (use the $1/2 from the 1/18 SS)

Hillshire Farms Lit’l Smokies or Smoked Sausages: 2 for $5 (use the $1/2 from the 1/25 RP)

Red Baron Classic Pizza: BOGO (use the $1/2 from the 1/11 SS)

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Utz Potato Chips: BOGO

French’s Mustard: 2 for $3 (use the $.50/1 from the 1/18 SS and from here)

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5-Day Sale – insert from the Sunday papers – Sunday through Thursday – GREAT PRICES

Sunday Only: in-ad coupon: get a free Signature Cafe Spinach Dip when you spend $25 (after sales and in-ad coupons, but before manufacturers coupons)

Lucerne large Eggs (18-ct): BOGO

Red Grapes: $.88/lb – AMAZING PRICE

In-ad coupon: Get $10 off a $50 purchase (after sale prices and in-ad coupons, but before manufacturers coupons)

In-ad coupon: Mott’s Apple Juice: $.99

In-ad coupon: Genuaurdi’s Round and Split top bread: $.89

Did you see any deals that I missed? Post them in the comments!

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Coupon Insert Preview: 2/1/09

By Mindi Cherry on January 31, 2009
in Basics, general

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As a reminder, when I list the number of newspapers that I will be buying, I take in to account that I am able to get them at the Dollar Tree for only $1/copy. To find a Dollar Tree near you, click here. Don’t have a Dollar Tree? Check out your local dollar store. Many supermarkets even discount the Sunday paper. I also live in an area where all of the stores double up to $.99 (so a $.75 coupon is actually worth $1.50). If your newspapers are more expensive or you live where they don’t double coupons, you may not find the inserts of the same value as I do!

It’s not a very exciting week for coupons….but there are a few good ones!

My regular source for the preview still isn’t up yet, so click here and scroll down to the 5th message in the thread to see a complete listing of coupons this week!

Coupons of Note

Colgate Toothpaste: $.75 it’s a short expiration date (2/21/09), but you can usually find it on sale for $2 or cheaper somewhere each week

Softsoap Liquid Hand Soap: $.35 these go 10 for $10 all the time (including at Acme this week), making them $.30 after doubling

Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups: $.50 these are on sale for $2 all the time and are often part of a Catalina deal

Lime-Away Cleaner: $1 I can’t remember the last time that I saw a coupon for this. I have really hard water where I live (even with an installed water softener) and this stuff is great for getting the water spots off the shower door! It’s one of those things that doesn’t go on sale often, so any coupon for it is a bonus!

Egglands Best Eggs: $.35 I have to say – it’s not hype. These eggs really do taste better (in my never-to-be-humble opinion). Once this coupon is doubled, it makes the eggs the same price as store-brand eggs in my area…..or better if they are on sale!

Lysol coupons: pair them with a BOGO sale

Healthy Ones Lunchmeat: $.75 the prepackaged ones come in 2 sizes (8 oz and 5oz). the 5 oz size has been going on & off sale at 3 for $5 all month and the 8oz size have been about $3 each. The pre-packaged ones are vacuum-sealed inside the package, which means that you can stock up on them on a sale and freeze them! Even better – the 8oz size comes in a tub that is the same things as a Ziploc container and can be easily re-used (yes – I am exactly that much of a cheapskate!)

Sucrets product: $1.50 this is another item for which you rarely see coupons (or sales).

Breeze or Contour Meter: $30 by the time this coupon expires in November, CVS should have another ECB deal on this which will make it a moneymaker (you can donate the meter).

Bayer Aspirin: $1 another item that you can find on an ECB deal as a freebie. This coupon will make it a moneymaker!

L’Oreal Coupons: CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid are always having great deals on these. Coupons just make the deal sweeter!

Smart Balance coupons: I am not a fan of the popcorn, but all of the others are pretty good (even the peanut butter – go figure!). These go on sale fairly frequently.

So how many copies of the paper would I buy?

If I was building a stockpile: 3-4

Now that I am in stockpile maintenance mode: 1-3

Why so few? The coupons that provide the best savings and potential for great deals (Colgate, Egglands and Healthy Ones) have been all over the recent inserts and come out fairly regularly (I think that this is the 3rd time that there have been $.75 Healthy Ones coupons in the past 5 weeks). There are some nice savings this week, but nothing spectacular!

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Printable Coupons for Windex, Pledge + More!

By Mindi Cherry on January 31, 2009
in Coupons

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Click here to print over $31 in coupons for items like Windex, Shout, Pledge & Scrubbing Bubbles from Right At Home!

And don’t forget to get your coupon book full of $27 in coupons for things like Cascade, Dawn and Swiffer from Home Made Simple here

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Womans Day: Free Subscription

By Mindi Cherry on January 31, 2009
in Freebies

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Did you miss the this freebie earlier this week? It popped up on Mercury Magazines yesterday!

Click here to get it!

(thanks Crystal)

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Acme Markets: 1/30 to 2/5/09

By Mindi Cherry on January 30, 2009
in Acme

This post is part of The Grocery Gathering hosted by BeCentsAble. To find the best deals at your local store, please visit her site!

I was trying to think of a word that describes the ad this week. Something eloquent, yet still signifies the way I feel.

Boo-ya!

Not that eloquent, but I’ve been lining up my coupons since I got the ad on Tuesday and saw the 10 for $10 sales. No Catalina deals, but the 10 for $10 sale on Totinos combined with $.35 coupons and their wonderful coupon policy? And the other 10 for $10 sales that match up with coupons? BOO-YA!

me: Honey! you need to eat this ice cream and lasagna!
Brad: why?
me: to make room in the freezer for 20 boxes of Totinos for $5
Brad: on it!

(note: for those who know me personally, please never tell my husband that all it takes to make me happy is free and $.30 Totinos!)

4-Day Sale

Acme All natural Jumbo Packs Split chicken Breasts: 10 lbs for $10

Green Giant Vegetables (7-12 oz): 10 for $10 (use the $1/2 from the 1/4 SS and coupons from here here. I don’t know if it includes the Valley Steamers, but they are also 12 oz…if so – the 12/7 & 1/4 SS had $.50 coupons)

Progresso Classic Soup: 10 for $10 (use coupons from the 12/7 & 1/4 SS and from here and here)

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Lancaster Brand Eye Roast Premium Beef: BOGO

Florida Fresh Strawberries: BOGO

Meat Sale: 4 for $19.99 sale continues.

General Mills Cereals: 4 for $10 and get a Catalina for a free gallon of milk wyb 4 (coupons here here here here and here and just about every SS insert)

Hatfield Bacon: BOGO

McCain Potatoes and Ellios Pizza: 50% off

Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero or Sprite: 4 for $11 (must buy 4) AND you get 2 free 2-liters with in-ad coupon on back page

Ball Park Beef or Meat Franks: BOGO (use the $1/2 from the 1/25 RP)

Doritos Tortilla Chips: 2 for $5 (must buy 2)

Pepperidge Fams Goldfish Carckers: BOGO

In-ad coupons for “party size” items

In-ad coupon for shrimp rings: BUY 1 GET 2 FREE!!!!! (note: since these are cooked shrimp, you can get them and freeze them for later use!)

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Hanover Sourdough Pretzels: 2 for $4 (use $.50 from the 10/26 RP – expires 1/30!)

Red Baron Pizza & Panini: 2 for $6 (use the 1/2 from the 1/11 SS)

Acme Bar Cream Cheese: 10 for $10

Sargento Shredded Cheese: 50% off (coupons were in the 1/4 and 1/25 SS)

Heluva Good Dips: 2 for $3 (use the $1/2 from the 12/14 & 1/18 SS and the $.50 from here)

Penn Maid Dips: 3 for $5 (use the $1/2 from the 12/7 & 12/14 SS)

Berks Diced ham: BOGO

Smithfield Lunchmeats: BOGO

Hillshire Farm Kielbasa or Smoked Sausage: BOGO (use the $1/2 from the 1/25 RP)

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Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix: 2 for $4 (use the $1/2 from the 1/4 RP)

Quaker Oatmeal, Oatmeal to Go, Old Fashioned Quick Oats, True Delights, Fiber & Omega 3 and Simple Harvest Bars: 2 for $4: Quaker coupons were in the 1/4 & 1/18 RP and more can be found here )

Aunt Jemima Syrup: 2 for $4 (use the $1/2 from the 1/4 RP)

Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice: 2 for $6 (use the $1/2 from the 1/4 RP)

Campbell’s Select harvest Soups: 3 for $5 (use the $.40/2 from the 12/14 & 1/4 SS)

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Imported Juicy Blackberries: BOGO

Del Monte Fruit Cups: 10 for $10

La Mexicana Salsa: BOGO

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Prego Heart Smart Pasta Sauce: 2 for $4 (use the $.50 peelies found on Pepperidge Farms Garlic Bread)

McIlhenny Tabasco Sauce: 10 for $10 (use the $.50 from here)

Starkist Tuna Pouches: $1.79 (white) and $1.29 (light): use the B2G1F from the February All You and the 1/4 RP and the $1 from VocalPoint)

Duncan Hines Carrot Cake: 2 for $5 (use the $1 from the 11/9 SS – expires 1/31!)

Mission Tortillas: 33% off (use the $1 from here)

Hershey’s Valentines Candy: 2 for $4 (use the $2/2 from the 1/25 SS)

South Beach or 100-calorie snacks: 2 for $5 (use the $2 coupons from here and the $1 from here)

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In-ad coupon for a free 35-count Clorox Disinfecting Wipes wyb 2 participating products (note: this coupon is good until 2/28 and is a manufacturers coupon…which means that you can use it ANYWHERE. I’d hold on to it and wait for better prices at Acme, CVS or anywhere else)

Gerber 3rd Baby Food: 10 for $6.50 (use the $1/8 from here)

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Mt. Dew, SierraMist or Orange Crush: 10 for $10 and get a free Orange Crush wyb 4 and use the in-ad coupon

Ro*tel Tomatoes: 10 for $10 (use the $.30/1 from the 1/18 SS and the B2G1F from the February All you)

Hunts Tomatoes: 10 for $10 (use the coupons from the 1/18 SS)

Healthy Choice Soups: 10 for $10

Swiss Miss Cocoa: 10 for $10 (use the $.50/1 from the December All You – not sure if the varieties in the coupon and the ones on sale will match up)

Kleenex 110 or 80-ct: 10 for $10 (use the $.40/1 from the 1/4 SS)

Knorr Lipton Side Dishes: 10 for $10 (use the $.50/2 from the 1/18 RP)

Totinos Pizza Rolls: 10 for $10 (use the $.55 from here, the $1/2 from here here here and the $.35 from the 1/11, 1/18 & 1/25 SS)

Wild Harvest beans: 10 for $10 (use the $1 from here to get them free!)

Meal Deal: Get $4.50 off your order wyb 1 of each (use $1 Mission coupon from here or from the 1/4 SS; use $.75 Fresh Express Blinkies)
Did you see any deals that I missed? Post them in the comments!

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Free Gardening Magazine, Cooking Magazine + More!

By Mindi Cherry on January 29, 2009
in Freebies

A whole bunch of free magazines have been released.

These are all “club magazines” (Cooking Club, Gardening club, etc). After 30 days, they will send you a bill to continue your membership. If you don’t want to continue getting the magazine, simply return the bill marked “Cancel” and owe nothing! Unlike many other “trial memberships”, you don’t have to give any credit card information, so there is NO RISK! These are all separate clubs, so you should be able to get all the magazines (you will just have to send back separate bills marked “cancel” for all of them)

Click here or on the above graphic for Gardening How-To

Click Here for Cooking Pleasures

Click Here for Handy magazine (Handyman Club of America)

Click Here for North American Fisherman magazine

Click Here for North American Hunter magazine

Although this is no risk – don’t forget to sign up using your extra email account!

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IKEA: Seize the Free Breakfast

By Mindi Cherry on January 29, 2009
in Freebies

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As part of their “Seize The Days” promotion (which includes a BUNCH of good sales), IKEA is offering a free $.99 breakfast until 10:30am Friday, Saturday and Sunday (1/30/09-2/1/09)

Click here for details (and check out those prices on pillows!)

Offer not valid at IKEA Pittsburgh, Hicksville, Houston and IKEA Direct

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Feeding a Family on $50 per Week: Part 3

By Mindi Cherry on January 29, 2009
in Basics, general

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Are you new to this series? Don’t forget to read Part 1 and Part 2!

As I have mentioned before, I did not get to my current weekly budget overnight. When I started my journey to (what I like to call) Psychotic Couponing, I was spending approximately $150 per week. At the time, I was pretty proud of myself because that total was after sale prices and about $30 in coupons each week.

That was just over a year ago.

There’s a few things that I need to mention as they are a huge part of how I am able to keep my grocery bill so low:

1. We have no food allergies in our house (other than the allergy my husband seems to have to healthy food)

2. I live in an area where all grocery stores double coupons up to $.99. A $.75 coupon has an actual value of $1.50. This fact alone makes it much easier for me to keep my grocery spending so low

3. I am a stay-at-home mom who lives less than 5 miles from 4 major grocery stores, a Rite Aid, 2 CVS stores and (soon) a Walgreen’s. While I don’t visit all of them each week (typically 1-3 per week), I do have the flexibility of just “popping in” to one if I am on my way home from a playdate or appointment.

In Part 1 I spoke about the importance of using your freezer and pantry to hold your stockpile. The question is, how do you create your stockpile with a minimum amount of money?

Find the coupons
Get them organized
Either create a price book or find a site that details the best deals at your area grocery store.

The first, second and third are easy. I could take up space here going over them, but just by clicking on the links you will get all the information you need. Let’s skip right to #4 & 5!

4. Look for items that you can get for free or close-to-free each week with a sale and coupon (and that you will use, not that you need right now) and stock up on those items as much as you can.

Almost every week, there is something that you can get for free (if your store has double coupons) or close to free. Occasionally it will be your favorite products, but very often it is a new-to-the-market product. Sales at the store are often subsidized by the company, especially in the beginning as companies hope to to hook you on their new product. The best recent example I can give is Green Giant Valley Steamers. Since they came out there have been lots of $.50 coupons and just as many 10 for $10 and 4 for $5 sales…..and I haven’t paid a penny for one of them. If you have a CVS, Walgreens or Rite Aid near you, there is almost always shampoo, toothpaste or something similar that is free after Extra Care Bucks, Register Rewards or Single Check Rebate. Get in the habit of scouting out those deals until you have a nice little stockpile! (still not convinced on the value of stockpiling? Click here )

One of the reasons that my weekly budget is so low is because I no longer pay for shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, baby wipes and many other toiletries. I have stocked up on these items when there was an amazing deal at the drug stores and now I don’t even have to think about buying those things. I just keep an eye out for the next deal (and the good thing? They come with enough frequency that I either skip a bunch or get them for free and donate them!)

5. Look for Catalina/ECB deals. Roll your Catalinas/ECBs for as long as you have coupons or storage space.

When I say that my grocery budget is $50/$57 (depending on if I am counting in my diaper budget) per week, I don’t include Catalinas and ECBs. My budget is based on the money that I physically pull out of my wallet, not the total at the register. Almost all stores (I believe that WalMart is an exception…shocking, I know!) offer Catalina deals and when you can combine a Catalina deal with double coupons, you can seriously clean up! Check out this post, this post and this post to see some examples of how Catalina Deals have helped me to stock up on an obscene amount of groceries for an average of 95% off. Incredible stock-up opportunities like that happen about once every 4-6 weeks and I take full advantage of them. They help to make up for the weeks where I “only” save 50%!

Repeat #4 & #5 the following week and every week until you hit the lottery and hire a personal chef and shopper with your $624 million(and don’t forget to invite your friend Mindi to your mansion. I’ll bring Bisquick!).

The next post (and possibly final) post in the series? You get to go shopping with me, see how my $50/week breaks down and what I feed my family!

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Corner Bakery: Free Cookie

By Mindi Cherry on January 29, 2009
in Freebies

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Sign up for the Corner Bakery eCafe Mailing list and get a coupon for a FREE fresh-baked cookie. No additional purchase required!

For a location near you, click here

(coupon expires two weeks after printing)

Thanks Erin!

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Hardee’s Little Thickburger: Buy One Get One Free!

By Mindi Cherry on January 29, 2009
in Freebies

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I can’t tell you how glad I am that there isn’t a Hardee’s convenient to me. The last time I was in Indiana we stopped at one and I tried one of these Little Thickburgers…yum!

Click here to print a BOGO coupon for a Little Thickburger (expires March 11th)

Don’t want a Thickburger? Use this coupon to get $1 off a Chicken Parmesan Combo! (expires March 6th)

Click here to find a Hardee’s near you (top left of the page)!

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