Sunday's Coupons

There will be 5 coupon inserts in this Sunday's newspaper (1/3/2010).  There will be 2 Smart Source, 2 Red Plum, and 1 General Mills inserts.  This would be a good week to stock up on coupons for the new year.  Click here for a coupon preview.

Safeway 12/30 - 1/5

Here are some of the good deals from this week's Safeway ad.  Be sure to check your local ad for exact prices because some prices vary by region.  

It's a pretty small ad this week. 

Avocados .67 each

CA Navel Oranges .39/lb.

Pears $1/lb.

Mangoes $1/lb.

Nabisco Snack Crackers $2

Foster Farms Ground Turkey Breast Buy 1 Get 1 Free

In-Ad Coupons

Go-Gurts $1.99

Lucerne Creamery Fresh or Safeway Select Ice Cream 1.75 quart $1.99

Joy Dish Detergent $1.99

Quilted Northern Bath Tissue (12 roll) or Brawny Paper Towels (6 big or 8 roll) $5.99

 

Cherrios Coupons

Go here to save $2 on Honey Nut Cheerios. One coupon is for $1 off one box and the other is $1 off 2 boxes.

Great Deal on Cuties

My Safeway had 5lb. boxes of Cuties (clementines) on sale this week for $3.97.  If you use the coupon here, you can get them for $2.97!  They are a great snack and might be a good addition to the toe of a Christmas stocking!

The sale price ends 12/25.

Papa Murphy's Pizza Coupon

Click here to get a $2 off coupon for a Papa Murphy's Pizza.  This might come in handy in the next week when you're too tired to cook from all the hustle and bustle of the holidays.  Coupon expires 12/31/2009.

FREE Shipping Today From Over 700 Retailers!

If you have any last minute online shopping to do, today (December 17th) is the day to do it!  Today, more than 700 retailers are offering FREE shipping and delivery by December 24.  Click here to check out all the participating retailers.

Safeway 12/16 - 12/25

Here are some of the good deals I see in this week's ad.  As always, be sure to check your local ad for prices.

Safeway has a new promotion going this week - a FREE item each day.  The only catch is that you have to spend $20.  I doubt you'll go to the store everyday and spend $20, but it's worth clipping the coupon from the ad for the day you do make your big shopping trip.

Produce

5 lb box of CA Cuties Clementines $4.49 each

Golden Sweet Pineapple $1.99 each

Potatoes - russet, red, garnet, or beauregard yams .49 cents/lb.

Granny Smith or Red Delicious Apples .99 cents/lb.

Bartlett or Red Pears .99 cents/lb.

Cantaloupe .69 cents/lb.

Navel Oranges .99 cents/lb.

Beverages

12 pack Coca-Cola Pepsi, or 7-up $2.48 each

Safeway Refreshe Water, 24 pack $2.99

Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktail Drink $1.98

Martinelli's Sparkling Cider $1.99

Dry/Baking Goods

Corn Flakes .99 cents - must buy 4

Print $1.50/2 coupons.com

Final Price: .24 cents a box!

Frosted Mini-Wheats $1.99 - must buy 4

Print $1.50/2 redplum.com

Final Price: $1.24 a box 

Betty Crocker Frosting $1.69

Print .50 cents off smartsource.com

Load .50 cents off cellfire.com

Load .50 cents off shortcuts.com

Final Price: .19 cents!

Oroweat variety breads or Thomas Bagels - Buy1 Get 1 Free

Nestle Morsels $1.89

Load .50 cents off cellfire.com

Final Price: $1.39

Safeway Flour 5lbs. $1.99

Safeway Brown or Powdered Sugar $1.69

Canned Goods

Del Monte Tomatoes $1

Print $1/4 here

Final Price: .75 cents, when you buy 4

Del Monte Canned Vegetables .75 cents 

Print $1/4 here

Final Price: .50 cents each, when you buy 4

Dole Pineapple $1

Bush's Variety Beans $1

Safeway Homestyle or Hearty Soup $1

Safeway Mandarin Oranges $1

Diary 

Lucerene Cream Cheese .99 cents - must buy 2

Lucerene Yogurt 6 0z. .40 cents

Lucerene Sour Cream $1.49

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls $2

Print .50 cents/2 coupons.com

Load .50 cents/2  cellfire.com

Load .50 cents/2 shortcuts.com

Final Price: $1.25 each, when you buy 2

Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls $2

Print .40 cents/2 coupons.com

Load .40 cents/2 cellfire.com

Load .40 cents/2 shortcuts.com

Final Price: $1.40 each, when you buy 2

Free California Flatbread TODAY!

Jamba Juice is giving away FREE California Flatbreads today, December 15, from 11am to 2pm.  You may want to call your local store to see if they are participating. 

$5 Fleece Jackets at Old Navy

Don't forget!  Today only, December 12, Old Navy has LADIES Fleece Jackets for only $5 in-store only!

If you can't make it in to the store and still want to save some money - here's an online code to save 20 percent on any purchase!  Code: onsave20   expires December 15 

Happy Shopping!

Safeway 12/9 - 12/15

Here are some of the good deals I see at Safeway this week.  Be sure to check your local ad for prices in your area.

Nabisco and Kraft Cracker Promotion: Buy 5, Save $5 

The price listed is the price charged when 5 items are purchased.  Listed below are a few of the crackers included in the promotion.  Combine these deals with some coupons and you could get some really great deals.

Go here to get a $1/2 Nabisco coupon.

Don't forget the rebate here, get $10 back when you buy 10 Nabisco crackers.

Cheese Nips .99 cents

Macaroni and Cheese Crackers  .99 cents

Wheat Thins $1.49

Triscuits $1.49

Premium Soda Crackers $1.49

Ritz Chips $1.49

Ritz $1.99

Honey Maid Grahams $1.99

Hamburger Helper $1

Gerber Stage 1 and 2 Baby Foods .90 cents each, when you buy 8 or more

Fuji or Braeburn Apples .79 cents/lb.

Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit 3 for .99 cents

Safeway Hot Cocoa $1.25 

Barilla Pasta $1

Lucerene Shredded or Chunk Cheese (6 - 8oz.) $1.49

Lucerene Cream Cheese .99 cents, must buy 2

In-Ad Coupon

Dairy Glen Ice Cream (4 quart)  $3.99

Pillsbury Cookie Dough $1.99

Print $1/2 at coupons.com

Load $1/2 at cellfire.com

Load $1/2 at shortcuts.com

Final Price: .98 cents for 2 packages

Jamba Juice Oatmeal for $1

Click here to get a coupon for Jamba Juice's Oatmeal for just $1 through December 11.   I've never tried it, but it looks good.  It's steel cut oats topped with fruit. 

Sparkling Welch's Juice

Hurry and print this $2 off 2 coupon for Welch's Sparkling Juice.  It would be great to have on hand for the holidays.

Click here to print it, if you're using Internet Explorer, click here for Safari.

Free Holiday Music

Amazon.com is giving away 25 days of free holiday music.  Click here everyday to get a new song.

Safeway 12/2 - 12/8

Here are some of the deals I see in this week's ad.  Be sure to check prices in your local ad.

Promotion: Earn a $10 reward when your purchases reach $250 with your Safeway card from December 2 - 13.

Navel Oranges .49 cents/lb.

Berries Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Gold Medal Flour 5 lbs. $2

Quaker Oatmeal $2

Skippy Peanut Butter (15- 16.3 oz.) $2

Cheez-it or Keebler Chips Deluxe Cookies Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Trix cereal 10.7 oz. $1.50 (must buy 4)

Nestle Baking Morsels $2

Print $1 off here

Final Price: $1

Yoplait Yogurt .50 cents each, must buy 8

Load .50 cents off 6 here

Load .50 cents off 6 here

Final Price: $3.00 for 8 yogurts

Betty Crocker Traditional Brownie Mix .89 cents

Load .50 cents off here

Final Price: .39 cents

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1.25 

Print .40 cents off here

Load .40 cents off here

Load .40 cents off here

Final Price: .05 cents!

Buy 5, Save $5 Mix and Match Sale, Prices listed are after the discount

Kraft Shredded or Chunk Cheese (6 - 8 oz.) $1.49

Print $1 off 2 here

Final Price: $1.98 for 2

Kraft Cream Cheese (8 oz.) .99 cents

Print .55 cents off 2 here

Final Price: $1.43 for 2

Kraft Singles (14.7 - 16 oz.)$2.99

Knudsen Cottage Cheese 4 pack (4 oz.)  $1.49

In-Ad Coupon

Lucerne 18 count Eggs $1.49

Glade Candle $1.49

Use $1.50 off 2 here (must sign-up)

Final Price: $1.48 for 2 candles

50 Percent Off Meats: Pork Loin Chops, Rancher's Reserve New York Strip Steaks, and Safeway Chicken Leg Quarters

Saturday and Sunday Sale

Doritos  (11.5 - 13 oz.) $1.69

2 Liter Pepsi or 7-up .69 cents

Post Fruity Pebbles or Honey Bunches of Oats $1.47

Fresh Whole Dungeness Crab $3.99 lb.

All American Sub Sandwich (serves 3-4) $5.99 each

 

Ritz Crackers

Ritz Crackers are on sale at Target this week for $2.50 (price may vary by area).  Target has a printable coupon for $1 off here (print it 2x) and you can combine it with the $1/2 coupon here.  This makes the crackers $1 a box, when you buy 2!   Target has some other great printable coupons too, so be sure to check them out.

Cyber Monday Deals

Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta, and Piperlime - Today, Online Only - Save 20 percent and get free shipping, Code: MONDAY  

Barnes and Noble: 50 percent off all New York Times Best Sellers, 50 - 60 percent off DVDS-Today Only  

15 percent off online coupon code: U4Y3X9B   (can be used on one item only - Good until December 9 at 2:59 am EST)

Amazon:  Check out their Cyber Monday deals

Toys-R-Us: Save up to 60 percent off on over 100 online-only deals

Another Cereal Deal

Cheerios, Trix, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and a few other types of cereal are on sale at Safeway this week, at least through Tuesday.  The sale is buy 4 and save $4, making the cereal $1.50 a box.  Use the coupons listed below to get the cereal for as low as .75 cents a box.

Save .75 cents off Multi-Grain Cheerios here

Load .55 cents off Cinnamon Toast Crunch here to your Safeway card

Gap Sale

Gap is having a great online sale on sweaters and fleece.  They are 50 percent off!  Try using the code: GAP20 to save an additional 20 percent!  Check it out here.

Amazon.com Black Friday Deals Start TODAY!

Click here to check out the Black Friday Deals that Amazon.com has going on all week.  Items are only on sale for a limited time and at limited quantities, so check it out!

Easy Taco Soup

Here's a quick and easy recipe for taco soup.  The great thing about this recipe is that it's not even really a recipe, you can make it up as you go along.  Add whatever your family likes.

Here's how we like it:

Brown 1 pound of ground turkey or beef

Season with a packet of taco seasoning

Add:

1/2 a chopped onion

2 cans of diced tomatoes

1 can of low sodium chicken broth - you can use water instead, if you want

Throw in some of the following:

canned or frozen corn 

chopped carrots

a can or two of your favorite type of beans

Simmer and then enjoy!  It's great by itself or you can serve it over tortilla chips with some shredded cheese and sour cream.

Safeway Deals 11/18 - 11/26

Here are some of the good deals I found in this week's ad.  Remember to check your local ad because prices vary by location.

Mandarins (5lbs.) $4.99

Grapes .99 cents/lb.

Yams .79 cents/lb.

Stovetop Stuffing Buy 1 Get 1 Free ($3.39 for both)

Barilla Pasta $1

Dole Canned Pineapple $1

Cool Whip $1.29

Nestle Toll House Baking Chips $2

Safeway 5lb. Sugar $2

Nabisco Snack Crackers $1.88

Use $1/2 here

Final Price: $1.38 each

Keebler Club or town House Crackers $1.99

Use $1/2 here

Final Price: 1.49 each

Hunts Diced Tomatoes $1

Use .50 cents/2 here

Final Price: .75 cents each

Betty Crocker Au Gratin or Scalloped Potatoes $1.79

Use .40 cents off  here

Load .40 cents off here

Load. 40 cents off here

Final Price: .59 cents

Pillsbury Crescents 2 for $4

Crescents: Use .50 cents/2 here

Crescents: Load $1/2 here

Crescents: Load .50 cents/2 here

Final Price: $1 each

Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls 2 for $4

Load .40 cents/2 here

Load .40 cents/2 here

Use .40 cents/2 here

Final Price: $1.40 each

Bisquick Baking Mix $2.50

Use .60 cents off here

Load .60 cents off here

Load .60 cents off here

Final Price: .70 cents - Great deal!

4 Day Only Sale (11/18 - 11/21) on Soda: 3 for $1 (includes 7-up varieties and A&W)

Holiday Cooking Coupons

Click here to get $15 worth of coupons for great holiday cooking products from Campbell's, Pepperidge Farm, and V8. 

Chex Cereal at Safeway

I found a good deal on Chex cereal at Safeway this week.  It's on sale for $1.67 a box.  If you use the $1 off 2 coupon here,  and load the $1 off 2 electronic coupon here to your Safeway card, you can get 2 boxes at .67 each!  The electronic coupon can only be used once, but print multiple copies of the other coupon and you can still get the cereal for $1.17 each!  I rarely see this cereal go on sale, so this is a good time to stock up!

Baby Wipes

Target:  If you buy Target's Up & Up Brand of baby wipes using the coupon found here (scroll down the page and type in the number of coupons you'd like, then print) for $1 off, you can get them for a bargain - anywhere from .55 to .99 cents a pack.  Price varies by region.  

While you're at this site, print up some of the other great Target coupons!  Remember, you can combine Target coupons with manufacturer coupons for some great deals!

Safeway Deals 11/11 -11/17

Here are some of the deals I see in this week's ad.  Prices vary by region, so be sure to check your area's ad.

Fruits & Veggies

Avocados 2 for $1

Green Giant Canned Veggies .49 cents

CA Navel Oranges .79 cents/lb.

Assorted 3 lb. O Organics Apples $2.99

O Organics Mini Peeled Carrots 1lb. 2 for $3

Autumn Pears .99 cents/lb.

Safeway Canned Cranberry Sauce $1

Dole Canned Pineapple $1

Meat

Rancher's Reserve London Broil $1.79/lb.

Whole Boneless Center Pork Loin $1.69/lb.

Dry Goods

Nabisco Chips Ahoy! or Ritz Crackers Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Use $1/2 here

Betty Crocker Cake Mix .89 cents

Rice-A-Roni $1

Rosarita Refried Beans or Safeway Diced Tomatoes $1

Mission Flour Tortillas (soft taco 10 count) $1.99

Household

Soft Soap Liquid Hand Soap $1

In-Ad Coupon Deals

Downy (34 oz. liquid, 80 ct. sheets) or Bounce Fabric Softener Bar $3.99 (limit 1)

Windex Sprays $1.99

Saturday 11/14 and Sunday 11/15 Sale

Quaker Instant Oatmeal 2 for $3

Gala Apples .79 cents/lb.

Safeway Hot Dog Buns .99 cents

Tostitos Tortilla Chips $1.69

Ball Park Franks or Hillshire Farms Smoked Sausages $1.99

$1 Soups

Progresso Vegetable Classics

Use $1.10/3 here

Final Price: $1.90 for 3 cans

Campbell's Soup at Hand

Campbell's Condensed Soup

Campbell's Red & White Bowls 

Use $1/4 here

Final Price: .75 cents a can, when you buy 4

UP Movie Coupon

The Disney Pixar Movie, UP was released today!  Click here to get a $10 coupon.

Cereal and Breakfast Bar Deals at CVS

Thanks to my sister-in-law for the heads up!

Special K Cereal, Raisin Bran Crunch, Frosted Flakes, Mini Wheats, Nutri Grain Bars and Special K Bars- 2/$3.00 
Use 1.00 off Special K Blueberry here = .50 each 
Use 1.00/2 Special K bars here = 1.00 each 
Use various coupons here= as low as 1.00 each 
Use 1.50/2 here = as low as .75 each 
Use 1.00/2 or $1.00/3 from 11/8 RP= .50-1.00 each

My Grocery Deals

I had some great success at Safeway today!  Here are a few highlights:

I spent over $50 at the store, so I was able to take advantage of the "Breakfast on Us" Promotion (Sat. & Sun. only) FREE Items:  Bacon, Orange Juice, Raisin Bread, and Eggs

I also earned $10 Kohls rewards cash

A coupon for a FREE Gallon of Milk also printed up with my reciept!

By combining coupons with sale prices, I was able to get the following items at the prices listed below.

Flour: $1

Frosted Mini Wheats: $1 each

Corn Flakes: .75 cents each

Craisins: $1

Au Gratin Potatoes: .99 cents

Homemade Wheat Bread

I love homemade bread and am always looking for a great recipe.  I recently came across this amazing recipe.  It is so delicious!  We use it to make sandwiches, serve it with honey butter, eat it with dinner, or just as a snack.  It's quick and easy to make. 

Homemade Wheat Bread
1 cup warm water (110-115 degrees F.)
1 Tablespoon milk
2 Tablespoons oil
4 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons dry yeast

Put all ingredients in the bread machine in the order listed. Set on dough cycle. When dough cycle is finished, take dough out and shape into a loaf in a greased bread pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30-45 minutes (until doubled). Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Recipe from: moneysavingmom.com - I adjusted the rising and baking time.

October Goal Update

Here's an update on how I did on my October goals.

Goal #1:  For the month of October, we are going to try to cut our grocery and household budget by $250.  This budget will include all food, cleaning supplies, health/beauty products, diapers, and even dining out.  I think we can do it!  In order to help achieve this goal, we are going to use the envelope budget.  We will put a specific amount of cash for our groceries and household items into an envelope.  Once the money is spent, that's it..no more shopping for the month! p

Update:  We didn't quite make it.  We were close, I was still able to cut our grocery/household budget by $219.  I didn't use the envelope budget.  Maybe I would have done better if I did, but I found it a pain to always have to go the to the ATM and I don't like carrying around large amounts of cash.  Instead I was very careful to save my receipts and record all my spending - even little things...like a $2 snack.  I'll continue to work towards my $250 savings for the month of November.

Goal #2:  Decrease our use of paper towels.  I realized we were going through almost a roll a day.  Not only is this wasteful, but costly!  Our goal is to use hand towels more frequently and cut our paper towel usage down to only 1 roll a week.  

Update:  We did it!  We only used 3 1/2 rolls of paper towels this month!  Instead of having the paper towels out on the counter by the sink, we moved them to the pantry, so they weren't as easily accessible.  We were also really good about using hand towels more frequently.    

Safeway Deals 11/4 -11/10

Safeway has quite a few deals and special promotions going on this week.  Here are a few that stood out to me.

For every $50 you spend at Safeway, get $10 Kohl's rewards.  

Saturday and Sunday "Breakfast on Us" Promotion

Spend $50 and use the in-ad coupons to get:

Free dozen of Lucerne eggs

Free 64 oz. carton of Safeway Orange Juice

Free Safeway Select 16 oz. Bacon

Free Safeway Raisin Bread or English Muffins

Mix and Match Sale (mainly cereal) - Great time to use the Kellogg's coupons

Buy 4 boxes and Save $4 on over 50 items including Honey Nut Cheerios, Quaker Life, Frosted Mini Wheats, Kashi Heart to Heart, Kashi Go Lean Crunch and many more!

Free Safeway Orange Juice when you purchase 4 participating Pillsbury products

Load coupons for Pillsbury products here and here and print them here

Tomatoes on the Vine .99 cents/lb.

Safeway Turkey up to 16lbs. $6.77, over 16.01 lbs. $8.77

Honeysuckle Turkey up to 16lbs. $7.77, over 16.01 lbs. $9.77

Foster Farms Lean Ground Turkey Buy 1 Get 1 Free ($4.99 for both)

Betty Crocker Helper Meals $1 each

Use .75 cents/3 here

Load e-coupon .75 cents/3 here

Load e-coupon .75 cents/3 here

Final Price: .75 cents for 3 boxes, .25 cents each

Cheez-its or Kebbler Chips Deluxe Cookies Buy 1 Get 1 Free 

Chicken of the Sea Chunk Light Tuna 5 oz. .69 cents

Get a $5 reward coupon when you spend $25 or more on participating (looks like mostly baking items)  Below are a few of the items included in the promotion

Gold Medal Flour 5lbs. 2 for $3 

Use .50 cents off here

Final Price: $1 a bag

Safeway Sugar 5lbs. 2 for $5

Nestle Toll House Baking Morsels 2 for $5

Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes $1.79

Use .40 cents off here, load .40 cents off here, load .40 cents off here 

Final Price: .59 cents

C&H Brown Sugar or Powdered Sugar 2lbs. $1.69

Use .45 cents off here

Final Price: $1.24

Duncan Hines Brownie Mix $1 each

Yoplait Yogurt .50 cents each - must by 8 to get this price

Use .50 cents/6 here

Load .50 cents/6 here

Final Price: $3.00 for 8

Eating Right Baby Carrots 2lbs. Buy 1 Get 1 Free

In -Ad Coupons

Thomas Mix-n-Match Sale (bagels/English muffins) $1.99 (limit 10)

Yoplait Yogurt 8 pack $3.99 (limit 2) 

Toy Coupons from Target

Have you started your holiday shopping?  The holidays will be here before you know it!  If you have kids on your list to buy for, check out these great printable toy coupons from Target.  There are coupons for Barbie, Thomas, Scooters, and much more!

Cereal Coupons

Click here to get some great coupons for Kellogg's cereal.  If you wait and match these coupons up with a sale, you can get some really good deals.

$0.75/1 Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal (10-oz.+)
$0.75/1 Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal (15.3-oz.+)
$0.75/1 Kellogg’s Crispix, Smart Start, All Bran (11.4-oz.+)
$0.75/1 Kellogg’s Low Fat Granola or Craklin Oat Bran (17-oz.+)
$1/1 Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Little Bites Cereal (14.5-oz.+)
$1/1 Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Touch of Honey Cereal (12-oz-+)
$1/2 Special-K Original (11.4 oz.+)
$1/2 Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats cereal (14.5-oz.+)
$1/3 Kellogg’s any Cereal (10-oz.+)
$1.50/2 Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Cereals (12-oz.+)
$1.50/3 Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, and or Fruit Loops

November Coupons

It's a new month and that means new printable coupons are available.  Check out the following websites to print the coupons you want : coupons.com, smartsource.com, and redplum.com

E-Coupons - No Clipping Required!

Load new electronic coupons to your grocery savings card at the following sites: cellfire.com and shortcuts.com  Don't forget that these coupons can be combined with printed coupons and store sales to get great prices!

Sunday Coupon Preview

Click on the link below to get an idea of what coupons you'll find in this Sunday's newspaper.  There will be 3 inserts - Red Plum, Smart Source, and Proctor and Gamble.

$10 coupon for New Tinker Bell Movie

Click here to get a $10 coupon for Disney's new Tinker Bell movie.  

FREE Eats on Halloween Night!

While you're out trick-or-treating, don't forget to take advantage of these treats too!

Taco Bell - Get a FREE Black Jack Taco on October 31, from 6pm to midnight. Go here for details.

Papa Murphy's Pizza - Kids dressed in costume will get a FREE mini kid pizza on Halloween.

Free Chicken Today!

KFC is giving away a piece of free grilled chicken to each customer today, Monday, October 26.

Cheap Books

I love to read, but buying books can get expensive.  Yes, I know you can borrow books from the library for free, but the books I want to read are rarely in when I want them.  I also don't like having to worry about returning books on time, so I don't borrow from the library very often. That being said, I still like being able to read books without breaking the bank, so here are a few thrifty ways I've found to be able to enjoy books.  

My favorite one is buying books at the Friends of the Library Book Sales.  These are usually held a few times a year and are a great resource for cheap books.  I was able get these 10 books for $10! 

I alsos enjoy swapping books with friends and family.  This way, you even have someone to discuss the book with! Another thrifty alternative is to buy books at yard sales.  

Happy Reading!

Free Cookie and Hot Chocolate from Barnes and Noble

Use this coupon Saturday, October 24, for a special treat!

Safeway 10/21 - 10/27

Ragu Pasta Sauce 2 for $3

Use .75 cents/2 from 9/13 SS

Final Price: $2.25 for 2

Apples (Granny Smith, Red or Golden Delicious) .69 cents/lb.

Raspberries Buy 1 Get 1 Free, ($3.99 for 2)

Fresh Express Salads $1 

Use .55 cents/2 from 10/11 SS

Final Price: $1.45 for 2

Foster Farms Whole Chicken .77 cents/lb.

Hershey's Snack or Mars Fun Size 10.23 - 22 oz. bags of Candy: Buy 4 or More for $2 each

In Ad Coupons

Lucerne Large 18 count Eggs $1.49

Simply Orange Juice or Ades $1.99

Glade Candles $1.49

Use $1/2 from newspaper insert

Final Price: $1.98 for 2

Saturday and Sunday Sale

Pumpkins - Buy 1 get 1 Free

Nabisco Snack Crackers $1.47

Oroweat English Muffins and Variety Breads $1.99

Use .55 cents off from 10/4 SS

Final Price: $1.44

Target Deals 10/18 - 10/24

Here are a few deals from this week's Target ad.

Doritos $2

Campbell’s Soup 5 for $3

Use $1/2 here

Final Price: $2 for 5 cans of soup, 40 cents a can

Cheez-its $1.99

Use .75 cent off here (whole grain)

Final Price: $1.24

Yoplait Yogurt 10 for $5

Use .40 cents/6 from the 9/13 General Mills Coupon Insert

Final Price: $4.60 for 10 yogurts, or .46 cents each

Gillette Venus Breeze or Fusion Power Razor $7.94

Use 2- $4 off coupons from 9/27 PG

Buy 2 get a $5 Target gift card

Final Price: $2.88 for 2 

Vaseline Body Lotions $5

Use 2 $1 off here

Buy 2 get a $5 Target gift card

Final Price: $3 for 2 lotions

Vaseline Sheer Infusion Lotion $5.99

Use 2 $1.50 off here

Buy 2 get a $5 Target gift card

Final Price: $3.98 for 2 lotions

Sunday Coupons

There will be two coupon inserts in this Sunday's newspaper.  Click here to check them out.

Honey Baked Ham

The November issue of Real Simple magazine includes a $7 off coupon for a Honey Baked Ham, but you can go here to get $10 off coupon!  This will be great for the holidays!

Safeway 10/14 - 10/20

Saturday and Sunday Only

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese .40 cents each (limit 15)

2 liter Safeway Soda 3 for $1

Avocados .77 cents each

Doritos $1.49

Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat or Bacon 2 for $5

Pears .99 cents/lb.

Grapes .99 cents/lb.

Rancher's Reserve Whole Trip Tip Roast 2.47/lb.

Broccoli Crowns .69 cents/lb.

Lettuce .79 cents each

Barilla Pasta $1

Betty Crocker Brownie Mix .79 cents

Banquet Brown-n-Serve Sausage Patties or Links .99 cents

Cheerios (8.9 oz.) or Cocoa Puffs (11.8 oz.)$1.67

Use $1 Cheerios coupon here

Use $1 off 2 GM cereal here

Load .75 cents off Cocoa Puffs from here

Final Price: as low as .67 cents

Dial Liquid Hand Soap .99 cents

Use .55 cents here

Final Price: .44 cents

Tropicana Orange Juice 2 for $4 (in-ad coupon)

Use $1 off 2 RP 9/13

Final Price: $3 for 2

Juice Deal

Buy any 5, Save $5 Mix and Match

Motts Apple Juice .88 cents each, when you buy 5

Langers, Juicy Juice, or Capri-Sun $1.49 each, when you buy 5

Ocean Spray or Izze $1.99 each, when you buy 5

Snickerdoodles

I wish I could take credit for these delicious cookies, but I can't, so click here for the recipe. Most of the time I change recipes to my liking, but these cookies are so good, I didn't have to change a thing!  Enjoy!

Target Deals 10/11 - 10/18

Here are some of the good deals going on at Target this week.

Some Market Pantry items on sale:

Cheese (8 oz.) $1.50

Fruit Snacks $1.25

Sandwich Bread $1.15

Milk $2.19

Frosted Bite-Sized Shredded Wheat Cereal $1.75

Instant Oatmeal 1.50

Eggs $1.09

4 pack Diced Peaches $1.50

Frozen Veggies 89 cents

Progresso Soup 2 for $3

Use $1.10 off 3 here

Final Price: $1.13 each when you buy 3

Herbal Essence Hair Shampoo $2.99

Use $1 coupon RP 9/13

Use Buy 1 shampoo, get 1 free styler free coupon, P&G 10/11

Final Price: $1.99 for shampoo, plus a FREE styling product

Aussie Hair Spray $2.99

Use $1 coupon P&G 10/11

Nyquil or Dayquil $5.49

Use $1 coupon P&G 10/11

Final Price: $4.49

Hostess 100 Calorie Packs $2.49

Use 50 cent coupon from RP 10/11

Final Price: $1.99

Method Hand Soap, Surface Wipes, or 30 ct. Wipes $2.49

Use $1 here

Final Price: $1.49

Up and Up 8oz. Hand Sanitizer $1.89

Get a Free trick-or-treat pumpkin bucket with any in-store kids' costume purchase of $7.99 or more

Halloween M&Ms 2 for $5

Use $1 off 2 Target coupon here

Final Price: 2 for $4

Nestle Butterfinger $2.50

Use $1 here

Final Price: $1.50

Sunday Coupon Preview

Click on the picture link below to check out the coupon selection in this Sunday's newspaper. There will be 3 inserts: Smart Source, Red Plum, and Proctor and Gamble.

Snow White DVD

To get a printable $10 off coupon for Disney's Snow White DVD click on one of the links below.

Click here if you're using Firefox, here if you're using Safari, and here if you're using Internet Explorer.  

Safeway Deal:  Buy the Snow White DVD/Blu-Ray pack ($24.99) using the $10 off coupon and get a free pumpkin (up to $5) and Langer's Juice (32 oz.) with purchase.

You may also want to try promotional code snowhite (spelled with one "w") at Amazon.com for $10 off.

Huggies Coupon

Hurry and click here to get a $2 coupon for Huggies diapers.  It's a pdf file, so you can print it as many times as you want, while it's still available.  The coupon expires 12/31/2009.

Great Food Deals at Target

Check out the food deals I was able to get at Target this week.  Total for all items: $8.57.  I saved $10.75, a savings of about 56 percent!

I took advantage of the buy 5 Motts Products and get a $5 Target Gift Card.

3 Motts applesauce, 2 Motts Apple Juice @ $1.75 each = $8.75

Total: $8.75 - $5 gift card, Final Price: $3.75 for all 5 products!

2 Quaker Granola Bars @ $2 each

Used two .50 cents Target printable coupons

Used $1/2 coupon

Final Price: $2, $1 each

Activia Yogurt $2.09

Used a $1 coupon

Final Price: $1.09

2 Skippy Peanut Butters $2.24 each

Used two $1 Target printable coupons

Used a .75 cents/2 coupon

Final Price: $1.73 for 2, approximately 85 cents each!

Safeway Deals 10/7 - 10/13

Here are some of the deals I see in this week's ad.

Whole Boneless Center Pork Loin $1.67/lb.

Roma Tomatoes .58 cents/lb.

Fuji Apples .88 cents/lb.

Zucchini $1/lb.

Bartlett or Bosc Pears .99 cents/lb.

Motts Apple Juice (64 oz.) $1.88

Quaker Life Cereal (15 oz.) $1.99

Safeway Frozen Chicken Drums or Thighs (4lbs.) $3.96

Mission Flour Soft Taco Tortillas (10 count) $1.99

Betty Crocker Cake or Brownie Mix .99 cents

Welch's Juice (64 oz.) $2

Use $1 coupon here

Final Price: $1

Yo-Plus Yogurt $2.50

Use $1 off here

Load $1 off e-coupon here

Final Price: .50 cents

In-Ad Coupons

Lucerne Large Eggs - 18 count $1.49 (limit 1)

Safeway Select Pizza $2.99 (limit 1)

Arm and Hammer Laundry Detergent 55 - 68.75 oz. Liquid $2.99 (limit 1)

72 Hour Sale (Fri. - Sun.)

80% Lean Ground Beef $1.49/lb.

Tillamook Chunk Cheese (2 lbs.) 4.99 (limit 2)

Ken's Salad Dressing $1.29 (limit 4)

Nature Valley Nut Clusters Coupon

$1.60 Coupon for Nature Valley Nut Clusters!  Hurry and print this coupon, it won't last long!  When Safeway had these on sale a couple of weeks ago, I was able to get them free using this high value coupon.  To get your coupon, click here (firefox) or here (internet explorer).

Target Deals 10/4 - 10/10

Quaker Chewy Granola Bars $2

Use $1 off 2 here 

Use Target coupon .50 here, print 2

Final Price: $1

Mott’s Juice (64oz.) or Applesauce (6 pack) $1.75 – Buy 5 and get a Free $5 Target Gift Card

Final Price: 8.75 – 5 gift card = $3.75 for 5 Mott’s products

General Mills Cereals (select varieties) $2.33

Use Target $1/2 here

Use $1/2 here, and/or .55 cents off Honey Nut Cheerios here (print twice)

Final Price: varies, could be as low as $1.28 a box

Speed Stick Deodorant: $1.99

Use $1/2 from 9/27 SS

Final Price: $1.49 each, when you buy 2

Skippy Peanut Butter approximate price $2 – $2.25

Use .75 cents off from 10/4 RP

Use Target coupon $1 off here

Final Price: as low as .25 cents!

Snuggle Fabric Softener or Dryer Sheets $3.99

Use $3 off from 10/4 RP

Final Price: .99 cents

Tips for Saving Money at the Grocery Store

1. Check your inventory at home.  See what you already have, what you're low on, or out of.

2. Research your grocery store's weekly ad for the best buys.

3. Match up your coupons with the sale prices.

4. Create a meal plan for the week using some of the items you already have.  Then fill in the menu with items on sale at the grocery store.

5. Make a list and stick to it!

6. Shop alone, if you can.  You need to concentrate on matching up the coupons with the right items.  You'll also avoid requests from others for things that aren't on the list.

7.  Never shop hungry!  You're more likely to come home with things you don't necessarily need.

8. Have your coupons ready before you get to the check out line.

9. Watch to see that your items scan for the correct price and that all your coupons scan.

10. Double check your receipt!  There have been several times I've had items ring up incorrectly, been charged double, or had coupons not go through.  Don't be afraid to go to the customer service desk to make corrections.

Good luck, I hope these tips help you save money and have a pleasant coupon shopping experience!

Sunday Coupon Preivew

Click here to check out what coupons will be in this Sunday's newspaper. There will be 3 coupon inserts.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Fall is here!  I love the sights and smells of Fall.  The colder weather gets me in the mood to bake.  The aroma of cinnamon and cloves baking makes the house seem so warm and cozy. Here's the recipe for my favorite oatmeal raisin cookies to help you welcome Fall into your home.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup packed light brown sugar

½ cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¾ cup flour

¾ cup whole-wheat flour - If you don't have whole wheat flour, you can use all-purpose instead.

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup raisins (soak in hot water for 10 minutes to plump, then drain)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together.  Mix in the eggs and vanilla.  Combine the two types of flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a separate bowl.  Then pour the flour mixture into the sugar mixture and mix well.   Stir in the oats and plumped raisins.  Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on to a cookie sheet and bake for about 11 minutes.  Remove cookies from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.  Enjoy!

Makes about 3 dozen cookies

Printable Coupons

It's a new month and that means all the printable coupons have been reset and new ones have been added.  Be sure to print what you think you'll use before any of them are gone.

Here are the websites:

coupons.com

smartsource.com

redplum.com

Happy printing!

Safeway Deals 9/30 - 10/6

Here are a few good deals from Safeway's ad this week.

Yoplait Yogurt .50 cents when you buy 10

Use .50/6 here 

Final Price: $4.50 for 10

Strawberries (1 lb.) 2 for $3

Navel Oranges .77 cents/lb.

Kellogg’s Raisin Bran (20 oz.) or Fruit Loops (12.2 oz.) $1.49 when you buy 5

Use $1.50 off 2 (Raisin Bran) here (look for the Frosted Mini-Wheats) print twice

Final Price: $4.45 for 5 boxes of cereal, .89 cents a box – stock up!

Jennie-O Turkey Line - Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Eating Right Baby Carrots (2lbs.)– Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Use Safeway's $1 off here

Nabisco Snack Crackers (5.5 – 10 oz.) 2 for $5

Use $1 off here

Final Price: $1.50

Lucerne Shredded or Chunk Cheese (2 lb.) $4.99 limit 1 – In-Ad Coupon

Safeway Canned Vegetables (11 – 15.25 oz) .79 cents

Hamburger Helper 2 for $3

Use .75 cents off 3 here 

Load .75 cents off 3 here 

Load .75 cents off 3 here

Final Price: $2.25 for 3, .75 cents each!

Freschetta Naturally Rising Pizza $4.99

Use $1 off here

Final Price: $3.99

72 Hour Sale

Kraft Singles $1.49, limit 2

Free Cookie Thursday!

October is Cookie Month!  Mrs. Fields is celebrating National Cookie Month with it's First Annual Free Cookie Day on Thursday, October 1, 2009.  Stop by between 11am - 1pm for a free chocolate chip cookie!  Yum!