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!