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Jul

Dillons just had two weeks of Daytona Mega Events, and now there is another…this time it is $5 off when you buy 10 participating items. There are some good deals listed at Frugal Fritzie, so check it out. These sales make me crazy with all the kids home…it’s almost impossible for me to keep it straight, as I have ‘helpers’ wanting to push their own baskets of goodies…YIKES

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Jun

Savvy Shopping at Dillons

Ginger

Here are some of the deals I found at Dillons this week. They are running a Daytona 500 Sale. You must buy 10 participating items to get $3.00 off at checkout.

New Crop Southern Peaches

99¢ lb

Ripe-N-Ready to Eat Avocados or Mangos

88¢ ea

Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna

Select Varieties 5 oz Can

2 for $1

Lay’s

10.5-11 oz or Kettle 8.5-9 oz Select Varieties

$1.99 look for peelies on bags for $1.00/2

Healthy Choice or Marie Callender’s Entrees

Select Varieties 6-21 oz

$1.99 use $1.00/2 HERE

The following is part of the Daytona 500 Sale. Buy 10 Participating items and get $3.00 at checkout. The prices below are assuming you have the 10 items.

To see a full list of items participating that may not be in the weekly circular, click HERE.

Kraft Barbecue Sauce

Select Varieties, 18 oz

*70¢ ea

Kroger Salad Dressing

Select Varieties, 16 oz

*99¢ ea

Gatorade

32 oz

*70¢ ea

Kroger American Singles

Select Varieties, 12 oz

*$1.49 ea

Pillsbury Grands Biscuits

Select Varieties, 8 ct

*$1.19 ea

Oscar Mayer Beef Franks or Ham or Turkey Wallet Pack Lunchmeat

10-16 oz

*$2.49 ea use $1.00/2 HERE

Banquet Dinners

6-12 oz or Banquet Brown’N Serve Sausage 6.4-7 oz

*70¢ ea

Chef Boyardee Pasta

Select Varieties, 7.25-7.5 oz Cup or 14.5-15 oz Can

*70¢ ea

Coca Cola

2 ltr btls

*99¢ ea use $1.00/4, if your were lucky and printed it early at coupons.com

Totino’s Party Pizza

9.8-10.9 oz or Pizza Rolls 15 ct Select Varieties

*89¢ ea

General Mills Cereal

Select Varieties, 10.9-18 oz

*$2.19 ea use coupons from HERE, HERE , and HERE also you can load e-coupons from Dillons.com

Country Time or Kool-Aid Drink Mix

Select Varieties, 10-12 ct box or 6-8 qt. canister

*$1.39 ea load e-coupon to shopper’s card $.50/1 from Dillon’s .com

Jun

Finding Time to Save Money

Ginger

Do you ever find yourself wishing that you had a few more hours to do ____________ ?

Many people that I have met over the last year have wanted to save money, but I hear the same complaint, no one has enough time. I should warn you now that you will have to adjust your thinking on this topic. You should be thinking, I don’t have enough money to throw away. In the Savvy Shopping class we teach you Seven Secrets that you can use to save both time and money.

I asked Julie to share with our readers how much time and money she spends. Julie is a SAHM with 3 kids (10,8,2). Her husband works with computers and she loves to scrapbook and read in her spare time. She volunteers in the community and at the local school. Julie came to one of the first Savvy Shopping Classes when it was offered over a year ago.

I am so honored to get the chance to share a little with you about what I am doing to save money. Before I became a Savvy Shopper, I cut coupons. I remember my mother doing it, and I think I began as soon as I got out of college and started getting the paper. When I stayed home after having my first child, I was smart enough to compare prices.

I went back to work part time for a few years. When I decided to stay home with my third child, I realized that I was spending thousands of dollars on grocery shopping and eating out every month. I was shocked, and so happy that I found Savvy Shopping pretty quickly. I really believe that the key to my success has been the menu planning. I am going to give you a “run down” of what I do each week with a time estimate.

I usually begin my week on Saturday. I have the Savvy Shopping web site saved to my home page, and I check it every day. Quite often on Saturday, there is a list of what will be in Sunday’s paper. I look over the sites they recommend to see what my family might use. I imagine I spend 30 minutes or less on this task, though I tend to get sucked into email and Facebook and spend an hour on the computer! This is also the day that I usually have time to plan the next week or two. I glance through my freezer. I try not to have the same meat two days in a row. Also, on the meal plan spreadsheet that I made for myself I have a space for the activities of the day or evening. I spend about half an hour looking at my calendar and writing in the activities for the week, and then writing the corresponding meal for each day. On Tuesdays my daughter usually has lessons and Girl Scouts. This means that I have 45 minutes to prepare dinner and eat it. On those days I put into my menu something I can cook during the afternoon and heat up quickly, a crock pot recipe, or something I’ve already cooked and frozen that can be reheated quickly.

Sunday after church is usually the time that I can get at the Sunday paper. I pick out all of the ads and coupons, get some paper, and get to work. I spend an hour looking at the ads. I judge whether or not I think something is really a good price and check to see if I have a coupon for the item. I try to only cut coupons that I am pretty sure I will use. I give the rest to some friends so they can go through them, too. When I am finished I usually have a list of 20 items that I want to “stock up” on, the price of each item, and the store where it is located.

My shopping day tends to fall on Tuesday. I almost always have a free morning. I can usually get all of my shopping done in two or three hours. I take my time in each store looking at the offers and my coupons. Every once in a while I find something at a great price which was not advertised. If I’m in a hurry I just stick to my Sunday list and I can get in and out of all 3 or 4 stores in less than 2 hours.

There are many more things that I could do to save more money. I have not spent any time buying coupons. I rarely get a stack from a friend. I haven’t started using “SWAG bucks”, which Savvy Shopping recommends.

One company that has really been worth my time is Grocery Coupon Network. I get an email from them about once a day listing some coupons. Sometimes the email has nothing that I am interested in and I just delete it, but normally there are two or three deals that really help me. I also get an email from my local grocery store every Wednesday that gives me their circular for the week.

I would have to say that I spend a minimum of 4 hours a week, and that includes my shopping time, on Savvy Shopping. It’s hard to judge the amount of time I spend printing coupons. When they come to my email, I print them out. I spend about 15 minutes at cellfire.com and shortcuts.com every two weeks putting coupons on my shopper’s card. My biggest chunks of time are my menu planning, going through the Sunday paper, and the actual time I spend in stores shopping. It is well worth the four plus hours a week. I have cut my grocery spending in half, and my eating out budget is about one third of what it was.

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Jun

Savvy Shopping @ Dillons

Ginger

Here are the deals I saw at Dillons this week. Dillons is running their 10 for $10 sale. These sales will run for 2 to 3 weeks and not everything is in the ad, so be on the lookout for extra deals when you are shopping.

Did I miss something? Please leave a comment and I will post it.

Post Cereal

Select Varieties 11-20 oz

2 for $3 use $2.00/1 Post Naturals

Red Ripe Seedless Watermelon

15 lb. Average

$3.99

Turkey Hill Ice Cream

Select Varieties 48 oz

$1.99 use $1.00/2 from 6/13 RP

Kroger Ice Cream Sandwiches

6 ct or Ice Pix 6-12 ct Select Varieties

10 for $10

Sunny D

48-64 oz

10 for $10 use $.25/1 here

SoBe Lifewater

20 oz

88¢ use BOGO here

Softsoap Hand Soap

7.5 oz, Softsoap with Aloe 6 oz, Ivory Soap or Body Wash 3 Bars or 12 oz or White Rain Body Wash 12 oz Select Varieties

10 for $10

Colgate Toothpaste

4.6 oz, Colgate Plus Toothbrush 1 ct or Oral-B Toothbrush 1 ct Select Varieties

10 for $10

Nabisco Snack Crackers

5.5-10 oz

$1.88 use $1.00/2 from5/16 SS or $1.00/1 Wheat Thins

Turkey Hill Iced Tea

64 oz

3 for $3 use $1.00/2 from 6/13 RP

David Sunflower Seeds

Select Varieties 3.75-5.25 oz.

99¢ use $1.00/2 here

8 ct Buns or Coneys

$1.99 use recent home mailer coupon

8 PC Fried, Baked, BBQ or Chipotle Fried Chicken

2 Breasts, 2 Wings, 2 Legs, 2 Thighs

$5.99 ea use $1.00 deli chicken from recent home mailer

Other Items on in the 10 for $10 Sale

Angel Soft Bathroom

Tissue 4 Regular Rolls or Brawny Paper Towels 1 Regular Roll Select Varieties

10 for $10

Michelina’s Entrees

Select Varieties 5-10 oz

10 for $10

Green Giant Vegetables

Frozen, 7-10 oz or Kroger Vegetables Frozen, 10-12 oz Select Varieties

10 for $10

Kroger Jumbo Biscuits

Select Varieties 16 oz

10 for $10

Dole Mandarin Oranges or Tropical Fruit

15-15.25 oz or Pineapple 20 oz Select Varieties

10 for $10

Minute Maid Cherry Limeade or Fruit Punch

64 oz

10 for $10

American Beauty Pasta

Select Varieties 12-16 oz

10 for $10

Hunt’s Pasta Sauce

Select Varieties 26-26.5 oz

10 for $10

Land O Lakes Butter or Margarine

Select Varieties 7-15 oz

10 for $10

Kroger Tortilla Chips

10 oz or Kroger Cheez Balls or Curls 7 oz Select Varieties

10 for $10

Ozarka Spring Water

3 ltr

10 for $10

Rosarita Refried Beans

Select Varieties 15-16 oz

10 for $10

Hostess Single Serve

1-4.5 oz

10 for $10

Dial Liquid Hand Soap

7.5 oz, Bar Soap 2 bar or Hand Sanitizer 7.5 oz

10 for $10

Bar-S Meat Franks

12 oz

10 for $10

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Jun

Hate Paper Coupons? Try E-Coupons.

Ginger

I have heard from many of you that you just don’t want to keep up with the mess and sometimes the clutter of paper coupons, but you still want to save money at the store.

I would encourage you to try E- Coupons.

An E- Coupon is simply an electronic coupon that you “load” to your store loyalty card.

There are several sites out there that you can use to load coupons. You first have to register your shoppper’s card, load your coupons and then when you check out, your card is swiped and the computer will deduct the coupon from your total. You can only use each E-Coupon once and they do not double. You must load your card at least 24 hours BEFORE you plan on using it.

The major sites that serve several large grocery chains include…

Shortcut.com – This site will allow you to add up to 75 coupons to your card at one time.

Cellfire.com – Depending on which store’s card you are using, you will be limited on how many coupons you can load. Refreshes coupons around the 15th of every month.

Softcoin – This site has to be accessed directly from your stores web site. Visit your local store’s site and see if they have E-Coupons available to load.

While using E-Coupons is a great way to save money be sure to check your receipt and make sure you received your discount.

On your receipt you can tell which E-Coupons was used by the abbreviation used

Shortcuts- SCuts -

Cellfire -CFire -

or Softcoin - will state the name of the store and then the coupon amount.

I have found that my Cellfire and Shortcuts only work at certain locations while my Softcoin coupons work at any location. Most of these sites have email or 1-800 numbers for you to contact them with if there is a problem.

So if you still want to save money, but don’t want to deal with paper coupons you can still save on many of the items you buy everyday by using E-Coupons.

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Jun

Savvy Shopping at Dillons

Ginger

Here are a the deals I saw at Dillons this week. Dillons has new E-Coupons on the website including $.99 for a Chicken Sandwich from the deli.

Produce

New Crop Southern Peaches

99¢ lb

Red Ripe Tomatoes on the Vine

$1.48 lb

Fresh Texas New Crop Green Beans

88¢ lb

Ripe-N-Ready to Eat Avocados or Mangoes

88¢ ea

Fresh Texas Super Sweet Corn

3 for $1

New Crop Red Seedless Grapes

$1.88 lb

Kroger Brands

Kroger Cheese

Select Varieties Bar or Shredded 16 oz

$2.99

Big K Soft Drinks

Select Varieties 2 ltr

59¢

Kroger Frozen Vegetables

Mix Or Match Select Varieties 12 oz

10 for $10

Coupon Match ups

Coca-Cola or 7-Up 2 ltr btls

Mix Or Match

10 for $10 (many of the recent home mailers have coupons in them)

Kraft Deluxe or Velveeta Shells & Cheese

Select Varieties 14 oz

$1.81 use $1.00/2 from Bringing Hope to the Table mailer

Ken’s Salad Dressing

Select Varieties 16 oz

3 for $5 use 5/9 SS $1.00/2

Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers

Select Varieties 12 oz

3 for $5 use printable from here

SoBe Lifewater

20 oz

88¢ use BOGO here

Yoplait Yogurt

Select Varieties 4-6 oz

10 for $5 use printables from here

Pillsbury Grands, Cinnamon Rolls or Crescent Rolls

Select Varieties 8-17.3 oz

$1.88 use printables from here OR various from pillsbury.com there have also been several $.40/2 in recent ads

Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows

10-10.5 oz, Jell-O Gelatin .6-6 oz or Jell-O Instant Pudding 1.9-5.9 oz Select Varieties

10 for $10 use 6/6 SS BOGO OR use $1.00/2 marshmallows &$1.00/4 Jello from Bringing Hope to the Table Mailer

Life Savers or Creme Savers

Select Varieties 2.75-7 oz

10 for $10 use $1.00/2 here

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Jun

Organic Coupons

Ginger

Many of you out there are “going organic” and have mentioned that they are no coupons out there for these products.

Head over to I Heart Coupon Deals and see the great list of coupons she has compiled for all things organic.

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Jun

Savvy Shopping at Dillons and New Summer of Savings!

Ginger

Dillons has a new promotion starting today called Summer of Savings. You can load E-Coupons straight to your card at the link above. It also looks like we will be able to play the Spin the Wheel game starting June 11th. Let’s hope for some great prizes!

Here are the Deals at Dillons this week. Did you see any that I missed?

Lean Cuisine Entrees

5-16 oz or Stouffer’s Entrees 6-21 oz Select Varieties

$1.88 (use $1.00/5 from 5/2 SS)

Dillons Eggs

Grade AA Large 12 ct

88¢ (Aldi’s Price was $.78)

Kroger Value Granulated Sugar

4 lb Bag

$1.88

Ripe Sweet Cantaloupe

$1.88

SoBe Lifewater

20 oz

88¢ (use BOGO Here)

Kroger Cheese

Bar or Shredded 6-8 oz or Sliced 6 oz Select Varieties

$1.88

Kroger Frozen Vegetables

Select Varieties 12 oz

10 for $10 (Use several coupons in home mailers)

Quaker Chewy Granola Bars

Select Varieties 5-10 ct

$1.99

Bush’s Beans

Select Varieties 22-28 oz Can

3 for $5

Kraft 5 Pack Mac & Cheese (Look for pkgs with peelie for free Capri-Sun)

$2.99Bottom of Form

Kroger Value Pack Whole Fryers

89¢ lb

Kroger Value Pack Chicken Leg Quarters

59¢ lb

Farmland Roll or Link Sausage

12-16 oz

$1.79 (sign up for coupons at Farmland.com)

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May

Savvy Shopping Deals at Dillons

Ginger

This week Dillons is having a Memorial Day Savings Sale

Here are some of the best deals I found

Pepsi Cola

12pk/12oz cans, 8pk/12oz btls or 6pk/24oz btls *

Coca-Cola 12pk/12oz cans, 8pk/12oz btls or 6pk/24oz btls * Use $2.00/4 from recent mailer

Dr Pepper or 7UP 12pk/12oz cans

You must buy 4 and then get $2.00 instantly

Final Price*$2.50 ea

Nabisco Snack Crackers

Select Varieties 5.5-10 oz

$1.88 use $1.00/2 from 5-16 SS

Kroger Cheese Bar or Shredded

6-8 oz or IWS Cheese 16 oz Select Varieties

$1.88 use $.75/2 from recent mailers

Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce

Select Varieties 18 oz

99¢ use $1.00/1 from 5/23 SS

Bush’s Beans

Select Varieties 21-24 oz Can

3 for $5 use $1.00/2 Grillin Beans if included from 4-18 SS

Lawry’s Spices

6-8 oz or McCormick Spices 2.4-3.4 oz Select Varieties

4 for $5

Minute Maid Cherry Limeade or Fruit Punch

64 oz

10 for $10

Kool-Aid Drink Mix

Select Varieties 13-.23 oz Packet

10 for $1

Scott Paper Towel

1 Roll

10 for $10

all Laundry Detergent

Liquid, 32-63 oz or Snuggle Fabric Softener 32-40 Loads or 70-80 ct Sheets Select Varieties

$2.99 use $2.00/1 from 5-16RP

Need Diapers? Check out Dillons Huggies Deals at The Grocery Weekly

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Apr

Savvy Shopping Trip

Ginger

This week was REALLY crazy for me. Yes, I know it’s only Tuesday. I wish it was Friday!

If anyone went shopping yesterday and heard a screaming baby in the store, well…ahhh … I guess I should apologize.

Savvy Baby was in one of those moods yesterday that made shopping extremely difficult.

I had to hit several stores because our local Dillons wasn’t having that great of a sale this week.

Here is a picture of what I was able to pick up. I noticed that after I took the picture that I had forgotten to place several items on the table. Oh well. Life will go on.

Missing – Cat food, 2 gallons of milk, canned veggies, secret ingredients for my homemade bread.

DSCF2676 Total was $71.57 – $4.25 (coupons) = $67.32 OOP (I think)

That’s right folks OVER budget again! I think Savvy Hubby and I are going to have to revisit my household budget. We have a new addition to our house. Chance, a big huge fur ball!

DSCF2455 Here’s Savvy baby kissing on him. We rescued this big boy from our local animal shelter. He had already been returned twice and was scheduled to go up to the Big Guy when I saw him. He has been one of the best cats we have ever had. He lets Savvy Baby pull him around by the tail and he even puts up with her lovin’ on him. What a great cat!