I finally got around to finishing up the unpacking from my BlogHer trip last month and rediscovered a bunch of free coupons that I got from some of the brands, so I used a few of them today.  The Yoplait Whips, Yoplait Smoothie, Hillshire Farms lunchmeat and the Jimmy Dean pancakes and sausage were all free after coupons.  The Jimmy Dean sausage biscuits were $2.00 after using a $6.99 coupon and I also used a $5/$25 Rite Aid coupon.  I bought $86.61 worth of groceries for $9.83, or 89% off.  Here are the deals:

Pam Cooking Spray, No Stick: Original, Olive Oil, Butter Flavor, For Baking With Flour, or For The Grill, 5 or 6 oz can, BOGO $3.39
-$0.35/1 Pam Cooking Spray 8/29/2010 SS Insert (exp 10/31/2010)
Final Price:  $1.35

LouAna Pure Vegetable Oil or Canola or Corn and Canola, 48 oz bottle, BOGO $3.39
-$0.75/1 LouAna Oil, Any – 06/06/2010 SS (expires 10/31/2010)
Final Price:  95¢

Emerald Deluxe Mixed Nuts or Almonds or Cashews, Assorted Varieties, 10 or 11 oz cnstr., BOGO $5.79
-$1/1 Emerald Nuts Products 3.5 oz or larger, any – 08/15/2010 RP (expires 9/26/2010) (I used this one)
-$1.50/1 Emerald Nuts Products 3.5 oz or larger, any – 08/15/2010 RP (expires 9/26/2010)
Final Price:  $1.90 each!

General Mills Cereal, Lucky Charms, Cookie Crisp, Kix, or Reese’s Puffs, 11.25 to 13 oz, Golden Grahams or Cinnamon Toast Crunch, 16 or 17 oz box, BOGO $3.99
-$1/2 General Mills Cereals (exp 10/2/2010)
-$1/2 General Mills Cereals (exp 10/2/2010)
-$0.55/1 General Mills Reese’s Puffs Cereal (exp 10/2/2010)
-$1/2 General Mills Cereal Rolling
-$1/2 General Mills Cereal 8/22/2010 SS Insert (exp 10/2/2010)(I used this one)
-$1/1 General Mills Cereal 8/8/2010 GM Insert (exp 9/18/2010)
-$1/2 General Mills Cereal Rolling
-$0.55/1 General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal (IE) Printable (FF) Rolling
Final Price:  $1.50 each

Lipton Tea Bags, 100 ct box, BOGO $3.91
-$0.75/2 Lipton Tea TARGET coupon Target.com (exp 9/30/2010)
Final Price:  $1.58 each!

Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup or Tomato Soup 4 pk 10.75 oz can, $1.99

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Just a small trip this week, but you can’t beat FREE on the Sobe Life Water and the Trident gum!  I bought $24.09 worth of stuff for $5.55, or 77% off.  I used a $5 ECB from last week to pay so I actually only spent 55 cents!  Here are the deals:

Dentyne Pure,Stride Shift or Trident Layers Gum – $0.99
-Earn $0.99 Extra Bucks (Limit 1)
-$1/2 printable (I used this one)
-FREE Stride shift Gum wyb Stride gum 5/16 SS
-$0.50/1 Printable
Final Price:  Both Free!

Sobe Life Water Buy One Get One FREE 
-BOGO coupon from the  Heads or Tails Game 
Final Price:  Both Bottles Free!

CVS Batteries B1G1 at $4.29

Lindsay Black Olives $1
-$1 off Lindsay Olive product, RP 5/02
-$1/2 Lindsay Olive product, September Family Circle Magazine
-$1/2 printable
Final Price:  50 cents each

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These certainly aren’t my best numbers for Walgreens, but I was REALLY in need of the eye shadow (this is my fave trio and I’ve been scraping the edges of the old one), and I’m super excited about trying the new Carmex lotion.  I have Keratosis Pilaris (a.k.a. KP – causes rough, dry skin and 1 out of every 2 people have it) so I use lotions with Salicylic Acid or Glycolic Acid in them to smooth my skin, but they can be VERY expensive.  I bought two of the Carmex Healing Cream for rough skin today for 99 cents each and I’m already planning another trip to get some more because that’s the best price I’ve EVER seen for a lotion with Salicylic Acid.  We also went “off list” today cuz my husband insisted on getting our girls each a nail polish since they were on sale for 79 cents each (guess I know what he’ll be doing tonight while I’m gone )  I ended up with $34.58 worth of stuff for $14.48 or 58% off.  I paid with a $10 RR from last week so I was only out of pocket $4.48.  Here are the deals:

Get $4 RR WYB Carmex Healing Cream 4oz or Lotion 5.5oz $4.99
Final Price: 99 cents each!

Get a $2 RR WYB (1) Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm .07 ot .075 oz. $2
Final Price: 99 cents each!

Covergirl Cosmetics B1G1 50% OFF – $4.99
-$10/$30 MIR HERE
-$1/1 ; $2/2 CoverGirl Face Or Lip Product, Any (Excludes Eye) – 08-15-10 RP
-$1/1 Covergirl Product, Any – 08-29-10 PG
-$1/1 CoverGirl Product, any – Seventeen, September 2010
-$1/1 CoverGirl Product, any – P&G Proud Sponsor of Moms
Final Price:  $2.74 each

Niagara Spray Starch 20 oz. $.99 (w/in ad Q)

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Whoohoo - I got my chocolate fix on at Publix today, and I hooked the kids up with six boxes of fruit snacks to take to school for snack time (I’ve already hidden the chocolate )  Having to pay $3.29 for a five pound bag of sugar just about killed me, but the hubby called me on the road and told me not to come home without it (or deal with the non-stop griping about a lack of tea).  I ended up with $78.04 worth of groceries for $17.40, or 78% off.  Here are the deals:

Lay’s Potato Chips, Assorted Varieties, 10.5 to 13.25-oz bag (Excluding Baked!, Light, and Natural) BOGO $3.99

Oscar Mayer Beef Bologna, Regular, Light or Thick-Cut, 16 oz pkg, BOGO $4.19
-$1/2 Oscar Mayer Lunchmeats
-$1 off Publix coleslaw when you buy one oscar mayer cotto salami or bologna (16 oz or larger)
Final Price:  $1.60 each for the lunchmeat & 29 cents for the coleslaw!

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks or Sunkist, Assorted Varieties, 4.5 to 9 oz box, BOGO $2.73
-$0.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks 8/8/2010 GM Insert (exp 10/2/2010)
-$0.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
-$0.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
Final Price:  $1.12 each box

Mueller’s Pasta, Assorted Varieties, 12 or 16 oz box or 100% All Natural Whole Wheat Pasta, 13.25 oz box (Excluding Lasagna, Jumbo Shells, and Egg Noodles) BOGO $1.29
-0.55/2 Mueller’s Ziti or Your Favorite Mueller’s Pasta. Valid 9/1/10 – 9/30/10 – Plan on Pasta 2010 Calendar
-$2/5 Mueller’s Pasta (I used this one – for some reason this one has quit printing properly, I’m writing to Mueller’s in hopes they can fix it )
Final Price:  25 cents per box!

Nestle Assorted Chocolate Fun Size bags or Miniatures, 9.5 to 12.5 oz bag, BOGO $3.59
-$0.50/1 Nestle or Wonka candy 10 oz+ 8/1/2010 RP Insert (exp 9/30/2010)
-$1/2 Nestle log into your Nestle account
Final Price:  $1.30 each bag

Planters Peanuts, Assorted Varieties, Dry Roasted or Cocktail, Assorted Varieties, 16-oz jar or can, BOGO $3.29
-$1/1 Planters 7.5 oz + Target Coupon (exp 10/30/2010)
Final Price:  65 cents each jar!

Kraft Chunk Cheese or Cracker Cut, Cubes, or Shredded 4.5 to 8 oz, 2/$4
-$1/2 Kraft Natural Cheese
-$1/2 Kraft Singles or Kraft Natural Cheese (Shredded, Chunk, or Slices), on any 2, no sizes listed, tearpad (exp 11/30/2010)
-$1/2 Kraft or Cracker Barrel Natural Cheese, Any Packages Shreds or Chunk (DND 9) blinkie (exp 9/15/2010)
Final Price:  $1.50 each

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I am still amazed at how much more we’re saving on our monthly budget simply by planning our meals in advance and doing  some freezer cooking.  August was kind of a crazy month for us with school starting on the 16th and me being out of town for a conference right before that so we didn’t have a huge freezer cooking day this month, but there is also still plenty of room left in the budget.  According to the spreadsheet we’ve spent $2,763.36 so far this year and have saved $9,481.54.  That’s an average of $345 per month – we seriously used to spend that every WEEK for our family of seven and got much less!

There are lots of good free after RR deals at Walgreens this week and I can’t wait to try the FREE vitamins for skin, hair and nails   Today I got $71.48 of stuff for $7.98, or 89% off after earning $29 RR.  Here are the deals:

Get a $10 RR WYB (1) Irwin Naturals Healthy Skin & Hair plus Nails 60 ct. $10 = FREE

Get a $2 RR WYB (1) Carmex Moisture Plus Lip Balm .07 ot .075 oz. $2 = FREE

Get a $5 RR WYB (2) Softsoap or Irish Spring Body Wash 15 or 18 oz. 2/$7 = FREE
-$.75/1 Softsoap Body Wash Any, PRINT
-$1/1 Softsoap Body Wash, Any 12oz+ – All You, September 2010

Campbell’s Chunky Soup (15.25-18.6 oz) — $1.50  w/in ad coupon
-50c or $2/4 printable
Final Price:  $1.00 each

Walgreens Straws or Plastic Cutlery, 2/$1 with In Ad Coupon

Tylenol Precise Cream, 2.5oz or 3 or 4pk Heat Patches $5 OFF(w/in ad Q) – $7.99
-$2/1 Tylenol Precise PRINT
Final Price = 99 cents!

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I’ve been stocking up on toothbrushes here lately so I picked up four to do the deal below but one of them rang up on clearance for 74 cents.  I decided that was a pretty good deal, and it would give me one for each of the kids so I kept it and ran back to get another to finish out the deal.  I didn’t see the difference at first, but if you look closely you’ll see that the green one in the middle of the picture has two rows of yellow bristles and the others don’t.  If you find any at your store you could use the $1/1 q listed below to get some overage   This week I got $22.54 worth of stuff for $6.88, or 70% off after earning $5 ECBs.  I actually used a $7.99 ECB from last week to pay so came out ahead $1.11 for the week!

Oral-B Pulsar or Manual Toothbrush (1 pk.), psa $2.99
Get $5 ECB’s wyb $10 (Limit 2)
B1G1 FREE Oral-B Manual (8/15 RP)
$1/1 Select Oral-B Products, exp. 8-31-10 (P&G 08/01/10)
Final Price:  98 cents total or 25 cents each (I used 2 B1G1 qs)

Nabisco Wheat Thins (4-8 oz) — $1
-$1 printable
Final Price: Free!

Gold Emblem candy bags – $.88

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I didn’t have a whole heckuva lot on the list today, but there were some good deals at Publix and I really needed cheese and margarine so it was well worth the trip, plus I had one more $1 off produce coupon left from Target and there’s no way I was letting it expire on me   This week I bought $47.01 worth of groceries for $7.67, or 84% off.  I used a $5 Register Reward from Walgreens and a $5/$25 Rite Aid coupon to help pay for these deals:

Ken’s or Sweet Baby Ray’s Marinade & Sauce, Assorted Varieties, 16-oz bot, BOGO $2.79
-$1/1 Ken’s Marinade 8/15/2010 SS Insert (exp 9/30/2010)
Final Price:  40 cents each

Campbell’s Select Harvest Soup, Assorted Varieties, 18.6 to 18.8 oz can or 15.3 oz bowl, BOGO $2.45
-$1/1 Healthy Request Variety of Campbell’s Select Harvest Soup, can or microwavable bowl
-$1/1 Healthy Request Select Harvest
-$0.50/3 Campbell’s Select Harvest Can or Bowl 8/15/2010 SS Insert (exp 9/26/2010)
-$1/3 Campbell’s Select Harvest Can or Bowl 8/15/2010 SS Insert (exp 9/26/2010)
-$1/2 Campbell’s Select Harvest Can or Bowl 8/15/2010 SS Insert (exp 9/26/2010)
-$.50/1 Campbell’s Select Harvest Target Coupon (and this one!)
Final Price:  Free or 28 cents overage if allowed

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Spread: 15 oz or 7.5 oz tub, 16 oz ctn, or 10 oz bot or Spray, 8 oz bot, Assorted Varieties, BOGO $2.51
-$.75/2 ICBINB Target coupon
Final Price:  88 cents each tub

Kraft American Cheese Singles 16 oz, 2/$6
-$1/1 Publix bread wyb Kraft Singles
Final Price:  $6 plus 29 cents for hotdog buns & 79 cents for brown n’serve rolls

Doritos Tortilla Chips, Assorted Varieties, 11.5-12.5oz bag, BOGO $3.99

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It is very rare to get a good deal on beef jerky so I was happy to see it on BOGO this week at CVS, but then bummered when I got there and realized that the All You qs (listed below) are for 6.2 oz packages and the BOGO packages are only 3.25 oz.  They had a bunch of the new Beef Steak Nuggets with $1/1 peelies on them so I grabbed some even though I’d never tried them before (I have now and they’re pretty darn good!) and a couple of the regular beef jerky packages had $0.55/1 peelies on them so I got two of those.  I explained to the cashier why my All You qs wouldn’t work as I was trading them for the peelies and she said “well let’s just see if it takes them” and they rang up fine.  Now I’m thinking I might have to go back and get some of my fave teriyaki beef jerky while it’s on sale   I also used a $5/$15 that I got from the scanner and ended up with $73.19 worth of goodies for $11.17 or 85% off.  Here are the deals:

Blink Gel Tears (0.34 oz.), $7.99
Get $7.99 ECB’s (Limit 1)
-$1/1 Blink Tears or Gel Tears Eye Drops, exp. 9-30 (RP 8/15/10)
-$1.50/1 printable HERE or HERE  (I used this one)
Final Price:  $1.50 money maker!

Get $3 ECB’s wyb $10 Glade or Household Cleaning products (Limit 1)
-$3/1 Glade Plug-Ins Scented Oil Holder, exp. 9-25 (SS 08/22/10)
-$3/1 Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kit, exp. 9-25-10 (SS 08/22/10)
Final Price:  50 cents each

Jack Link’s at $5.99 – BOGO
-$1/1 coupon from the July All You magazine (or peelies!)
Final Price:  $2.00 each after coupon

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I went straight over to Walgreens this morning after dropping the kids off at school and I got there before any of the ladies that work the cosmetic counter arrived so I ended up having to checkout with a cashier that doesn’t understand coupons very well.  My favorite manager that I pester pretty often came over and took care of it so it’s all good.  They’re very nice there, but it sure is easier when my favorite cashier is in, I think I may need to add her to the Christmas list   Today I bought $84.72 in products for $16.29 or 81% off.  Here are the deals:

Air Wick Compact i-motion – 50% off
-$4/1 Air Wick Compact Freshmatic i-motion Kit, exp. 9-19 (SS 8/8/10)
Final Price:  Free!

Select Crest Dental Care Products, 3/$9
Get $4 RR’s wyb 3
Crest 3D White Toothpaste (5.8 oz.) or Rinse (8 oz.)
Crest Vivid White Toothpaste (4.1 oz.)
-$0.75/1 Crest Toothpaste or Liquid Gel, exp. 8-31-10 (P&G 08/01/10)
Oral B Advantage 3D Toothbrush
-B1G1 Oral-B Manual Brush Single Pack, exp. 9-30-10 (RP 08/15/10)
-$0.75/1 Select Oral-B Products, exp. 8-31-10 (P&G 08/01/10)
Final Price:  50 cents total or 17 cents each!

Kettle Chips $1.50
-$1/1 coupon from 8/15 Red Plum
Final Price:  50 cents each bag

Raid Ant & Roach Spray $4.99
-$2/1 coupon from the August Monthly Coupon Booklet and
-$1/1 coupon from 7/11 or 8/1 SmartSource
Final Price:  $1.99

Reach Total Care Toothbrushes — $2.99 
-B1G1 from 5/16 RP and
-$1 Walgreens in-ad coupon (deducts $2 wyb 2)
Final Price:  50 cents each

Nivea Body Wash Buy 1 Get one Free ($5.99 each)
-$4/2 Nivea Body Coupon printable and
-FREE Mens Body Wash when you buy 2 Nivea Body Wash For Women 07/25 RP-expires 8/25!!!
Final Cost: 66 cents each

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