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Apr

Good morning!

This week I was energetic enough to run to the store on Sunday afternoon while the rest of the family took naps after many, many eggs hunts. I was surprised that our local store was quiet. I did see a few last minute shoppers buying candy, eggs and huge stuffed bunnies.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend.

I have changed my menu planning around a bit to try and incorporate at least two nights every week that we will eat from the pantry. While I still have to shop for the other nights, I am also going to try and use the “Cook Once and Eat Twice” method more. With summer almost upon us, we will be spending more time at the park and pool and mom will forget to get something out for dinner. So I figure if I can start cooking my meat and freezing it in meal size portions, I will be able to pull together a meal in 30 minutes or less.

What do you do on those hot summer nights when you forget to plan ahead?

My shopping trip for the week looks like this,

Total $60.47 – $18.68 (coupons) = $41.79 OOP

I have some leftover from last week and this to take to Kmart to snag some deals with their Super Doubles Event. I will get pictures and total of what I was able to pickup.

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Mar

Leekers/Checkers Double Dollar Days

Ginger

It looks like you are pretty lucky if you live near a Leekers/Checkers Store. They are having their Double Dollar Days until March 30th.

Here is their weekly sales ad.

Thanks to Wichita Coupons.

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Mar

Savvy Walmart Deals

Ginger

Thanks to For The Mommas for posting the new list for Walmart Deals.

Super Pretzel $1.76
Use .50/1 HERE
Final Price: $1.26

Farmhouse Salad Dressing 16oz $2.54
Use $2/1 from 3/14 SS
Final Price: .54

Frank’s Hot Sauce .96
Use .50/1 from 3/7 SS
Final Price: .46

Be sure to go to her site and check our her full list.

For the Mommas

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Mar

Savvy Shopping Trip and Menu

Ginger

This week wasn’t too bad except I forgot that ALL my kids are home ALL week. That’s going to hit our food budget. I don’t know where they put the food!

Total $60.13 – $8.00 (coupons) = 52.13 OOP

As you can see I bought lots of apples this week since they were on sale for $.99 lb. Not great, but something the kids can munch on between the 8 meals they eat. I am also going to make homemade applesauce. I found Huggies wipes on closeout for $1.53 and I had coupons that made each tub only $.53. I also found my milk on Manager’s special for $1.99 and the date to be sold by was 4/2! I know I will have to run and hit the store again sometime this week.

Menu for the Week

Breakfast -

Cereal, Fruit, Homemade Yogurt (you’ll find out how it worked later), Cinnamon Rolls) Cinnamon Bread

Lunches -

Leftovers, Turkey Sandwiches, Chili, Mac and Cheese

Dinners-

Mexican Chicken, Spanish Rice, Chips

Sizzling Rice Soup

Pork Chops, Rice, Veggies

Hamburgers, Tater Tots, Corn on the Cob

Chef Salads (if I can find a deal on salad)

Baked Pasta

Mystery Night (aka I have no idea)

I will be posting recipes for the Mexican Chicken and Sizzling Rice Soup later today. I hope?!

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Mar

Slam Dunk Sale @ Dillons Saturday

Ginger

Dillons is having a special sale on Saturday March 20th

Here’s what’s on sale…

7UP, Sunkist, RC Cola 2ltr bottles 78¢

Ripe-N-Ready To Eat Hass Avocados 88¢

Keebler Fudge Shoppe 8.5-11.5 oz $1.48 (use $1.00/1 @ Snackpicks)

Kroger Individually Wrapped Slices Select Varieties 12 oz $1.48

Private Selection Cheese Pizza 35 oz $5.99

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Mar

Savvy Savings at Dillons – 3/17

Ginger

Did you know that Dillons has several different ads just for our area? I spoke with an assistant manager and he told me that there are lots of different regions in Kansas. McPherson is in a different region than Hutchinson and Wichita. Each region has their own ad. Some of the sales prices vary, but not by too much.

Dillons Deals for 3/17

Kroger IQF Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast or Tenderloin – $1.66 lb - recent mailer sent out $1.00 off coupons

Pork Butt Roast or Pork Spareribs – $1.19 lb

Cook’s Spiral Sliced Ham Smoked, Honey or Brown Sugar – $1.99lb

Kroger Fully Cooked Bacon – 5 for $10

Hormel Always Tender Marinated Boneless Pork Loin or Tenderloins – BOGO

Dillons Large Eggs – $1.28

Fresh Tender Green Asparagus – $1.88 lb

Washington State Extra Fancy Jazz, Cameo, Red Delicious or Organic Braeburn Apples – $.99lb

Chicken of the Sea Pink Salmon -$.99

March to Savings

Buy 8 participating products and get $4.00 off at the register

These price are assuming you have 8 products:

Del Monte Tomatoes 14.5 oz or Bumble Bee Tuna 2.5 oz Select Varieties *49¢ ea

Coca-Cola 2 ltr btls *89¢ ea

Mott’s Apple Juice Select Varieties 64 oz *99¢ ea

Powerade Sports Drink Select Varieties 32 oz *49¢ ea

Daisy Sour Cream Select Varieties 16 oz *$1.39 ea

Lay’s Potato Chips Select Varieties 10.5-11 oz *$2.38 ea

Nabisco Ritz Crackers 12.25-16 oz or Snack Crackers 5.5-10 oz Select Varieties *$1.99 ea

Kroger Deluxe Ice Cream Select Varieties 48 oz *$1.78 ea

Kellogg’s Cereal Select Varieties 16-24 oz or 8 pk *$2.27 ea

Planters Peanuts 16 oz or Pop Secret Popcorn 6-10 pk Select Varieties *$1.99 ea Become a Facebook fan and get a $1.50/1 product (Thanks to Common Sense with Money)

Classico Pasta Sauce 15-24 oz Ken’s Lite Accents Dressing 7 oz or Ken’s Salad Dressing 7-16 oz Select Varieties *$1.49 ea

DiGiorno or California Pizza Kitchen Pizza Select Varieties 12.6-34.2 oz *$3.97 ea

American Beauty Pasta Select Varieties 12-16 oz *79¢ ea

Chips Ahoy Cookies Select Varieties 10-16 oz *$1.99 ea

Oscar Mayer Basic Lunchables 4.15-4.5 oz *99¢ ea

Oscar Mayer Original, Bun Length, Lite or Jumbo Meat Franks 16 oz *$1.49 ea

Hellmann’s Mayo 22-30 oz Select Varieties *$2.49 ea

International Delight Coffee Creamer or Land ‘O Lakes Half & Half Select Varieties 32 oz *$1.99 ea

Dial Liquid Hand Soap 7.5-11.25 oz Irish Spring Soap 3 Bars or Softsoap Liquid or Foaming Hand Soap 8.5 oz Select Varieties *$1.00 ea

Reese’s, Almond Joy or York Pieces Select Varieties 10-10.5 oz *$2.00 ea

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Mar

Savvy Shopping Trip w/ Menu

Ginger

The next couple of weeks I am going to try and cut my household budget by eating very simple, but nutritious meals. I want to have a little extra mad money for Kmart’s Super Double Event.

This week I spent $61.78 – $22.86 (coupons) = $38.92 OOP

I will be spending a little bit more for some last minute items needed for this weekend.

Not pictured – Lots of things for the cats. (food, etc…) I picked up more fruit at another store. Our local store had the Healthy Balance Juice on sale for $1.69 with $.55 peelies on them making them $.69 each. I picked up a few more bottles for my stockpile. The Dannon yogurt was also free. The four pack is $1.00 with a peelie for $1.00 off any multi-pack. Go figure?!

Menu

Breakfast -

Cereal, yogurt, fruit, cinnamon toast

I am going to try making homemade yogurt this week. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Lunches -

Leftovers, Eat out x 1, Sandwiches, Pasta

Dinner- even though I don’t post sides, we have fruit and/or veggies at every dinner

Chili

Homemade Pizza

Taco Salads

Eat at church

Chicken Alfredo / salad / bread

Eat out ( I hope. The kids all received a free meal at Applebee’s for a good check up, so we just have to pay for mom and dad.)

Potluck dinner (I am in charge of hamburger buns, cheese, pickles)

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Mar

Stockpiling / Part 1-Meat

Ginger

Stockpiling – Meat

Do you wish you had meat on hand, so you could make a quick and easy meal without having to run to the grocery store?

In our 7 Secrets Class we spend time on teaching you how, when and why you need to stockpile.

One of the best things to stockpile is meat.

You can save tons of money by just by planning ahead.

Choose. When you stockpile meat you need to choose meat that your family will eat. I don’t buy bologna. My family won’t eat it. Even though there have been some great deals this past month, I would just be throwing my money away if I bought it. Does your family eat more hamburger? Chicken? Boneless, skinless white meat? Think about the meals and cuts of meat you enjoy and watch for sales during the next 3 months.

Set the price. What is your rock bottom price you want to pay for your meat? Make a goal price of you want to pay PER POUND. When looking for meat, learn how to read those labels. How many pounds are in the package? How much is it per pound? Is there a discount for using your loyalty card? Once you know your price per pound, you can start looking for deals that fit in your budget.

Network! I buy 75% of my meat from a friend. She works at a large food corporation that has Friends and Family sale every three months. I pay around $1.85 per lb for 85/15 ground round hamburger meat. This past month I was also about to pick up 10 lbs of pork chops for $1.09 per lb. If you don’t know of anyone who has access to a sale like this try and find someone who can keep an eye out for deals when they are shopping. Many times I will call my networking buddies to let them know of a deal I have found and I will ask if they want me to pick up an extra item for them.

Use sales and coupons. Companies and even local grocery stores are sending out more and more coupons for meat. I can get sausage for free and a 3 lb roast for $.33, just by using a few coupons that are floating around out there. Make sure you keep an eye out for these.

How do you stockpile meat? Think about using one tip to help you this next month.

Happy Savvy Saving!

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Mar

Savvy Shopping Trip with Menu

Ginger

This week Dillons had a three day sale I really wanted to hit. My kids love asparagus and we only buy it during the spring when it is on sale.

Total $82.34 – $24.70 (coupons) = $57.64 OOP

Disclaimer – I will go over budget this week. I forgot to buy a few things at the store, but I think I can keep it under $5.00. I hope!

I usually don’t buy so much juice, but I found a really good deal on Healthy Balance Juice. It has half the sugar of your regular juice. On sale the 64oz bottle was $1.78 and there were $.55 /1 coupon hanging off the product. $.78 for 64 oz of juice, not bad and it will be a good surprise for the kids. I also picked up Gold Medal Flour for $.99 each.