It's Back! Buy One, Get One Free at Peet's

Click here to get a Buy One, Get One Free beverage coupon at Peet's Coffee and Tea. Expires February 3, 2010!

FREE $5 GIft Card from Babies R Us

Today ONLY, January 28: Become a fan of Babies R Us on Facebook and get a $5 gift card by email.  Hurry!

Safeway 1/27 - 2/2

Here are some of the good deals at Safeway this week. As always, be sure to check your local ad because prices vary by region.

Ragu Pasta Sauce $1.25

Use the .50 cent off coupon from the "Make It Tonight -Simple, Affordable Meals" booklet located in Safeway stores.

Final Price: .75 cents

Progresso Vegetable Classics Soup $1

Load .50 cents off 2 from cellfire.com

Load .50 cents off 2 from shortcuts.com

Use .75 cents off 2 from Safeway's "Make it Tonight" booklet

Final Price: .25 cents for 2!

Nabisco Ritz Crackers or Newtons $2.50

Use two $1/1 from Safeway's "Make it Tonight" Booklet

Print $2/2 coupon here

Final Price: $1 for 2 boxes!

Toaster Strudels $2.50

Use two $1/1 here

Load .55 cents/2 here and here

Final Price: .95 cents each when you buy 2

Planters Peanuts, selected varieties $2.50

Use $1/2 here, if mixed nuts are included

Final Price: $4 for 2

Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal $2

Register (on bottom of Post page) to get $2 coupon here

Final Price: FREE

Lucky Charms $2

Use $1 off here

Load .55 cents off here

Final Price: .45 cents

Del Monte Canned Fruit $1

Golden Grain Pasta .75 cents

Lucerne Cheese Slices .99 cents (in-ad coupon) limit 2

Glade Candles $1.99 (in-ad coupon) limit 4

10 lb. Bag Russet Potatoes .99 cents

Texas Red Grapefruit 3 for .99 cents

McCormick Taco Seasoning Mixes .67 cents

Saturday and Sunday Only

Doritos .99 cents (in-ad coupon - limit 5)

Green Grapes .98 cents/lb.

Gatorade 32 oz. .88 cents 

Arm and Hammer Detergent $2.99

Use $1/2 here - must sign-up

Final Price: $2.49

Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts Store Coupon 50% off

Click here for a 50% off coupon on one regular priced item through January 30, 2010.  Happy crafting!

Great Kraft Coupons!

Go here to print some great high value coupons from Kraft, including: Cream Cheese, Capri Sun, Sour Cream, Planter's Mixed Nuts, Claussen Pickles, and much more!

Homemade Play Dough

Here's a great recipe for inexpensive homemade play dough that my sister-in-law shared with me.  We like it even better than the store bought kind.  It's soft and easy to manipulate.  This recipe makes about 3 cups of play dough.    

2 cups flour

1/2 cup salt

1 1/2 Tablespoons cream of tartar

2 cups water

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

Food coloring of your child's choice

Cook all ingredients on the stove top over medium heat until it starts to pull away from the sides of the pan and form a ball.  Carefully remove the dough from the pan and allow to cool on a sheet of foil.  When cool - play!  Store in an air tight container.

Safeway 1/20 - 1/26

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

Annie Macaroni and Cheese .99 cents, .50 cents off here, Final Price: .49 cents

Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes .99 cents, $1 off here, Final Price: Free

Barilla Pasta .99 cents

Safeway Biscuits, Crescents, or Cinnamon Rolls .99 cents

Safeway Frozen Vegetables .99 cents

Strawberries, 1 lb. $1.99

Baby Peeled Carrots 1 lb. .99 cents

Red Delicious or Braeburn Apples .99 cents/lb.

English Cucumbers .99 cents each

Pears .99 cents/lb.

Pillsbury Cake Mix $1

Cheez-its or Keebler Fudge Shoppe $2

Yoplait Go-gurt (8 pack) $2.49, use $1/2 from GM 1/3 or .40 cents off here

Load .80 cents off 2 here

Final Price: varies

Rice-a-Roni $1, use $1/3 from RP 1/3, Final Price: .66 cents

Suave Hair Care .88 cents

Softsoap Hand Soap .88 cents

Pampers or Huggies Jumbo pack $8.99, use $2 Huggies coupon posted about earlier this week from coupons.com, Final Price: $6.99

Buy 4 Get $4 off Promotion

$2.00 each  (using the promotion) -Not a very good deal, unless you have coupons to match up with this promotion.

Honey Bunches of Oats

Wheaties

Fruity Pebbles

$1.50 each (using the promotion)

Quaker Instant Oatmeal- $1 off here, Final Price: .50 cents

Honey Nut Cheerios, $1 off here, Final Price: .50 cents

Cinnamon Toast Crunch, $1 off here, Final Price: .50 cents

$1.00 each (using the promotion)

Cap'n Crunch

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, $1/2 coupon here or here

Use .40 cents off here or here

Load .40 cents off here

Load .50 cents off 2 here

There is also a Catalina deal going on with fruit snacks running through January 24, when you buy 3, get a $1.50 coupon back, buy 4, get a $2.50 coupon, buy 5, get a $3.50 coupon.  There is an opportunity to make some money here.

Saturday and Sunday Sale

Pepperidge Farms Gold Fish .88 cents

Bath and Body Works Soap Offer

Click here to get a coupon for a FREE Bath and Body Works Antibacterial Hand Soap when you make a $10 purchase at their store or online.

Granola Bar Offer

Click here to get a Buy 1 Get 1 Free coupon for Sunbelt Granola or Fruit and Grain Bars. I've seen this brand sold at Walmart and Winco. Coupon expires 2/18/2010.

Nabisco Cracker Coupons

Click here for a $2/2 coupon for Nabisco crackers. Click here for a $1/1 coupon for Ritz Crackerfuls. Happy snacking!

My Grocery Savings

I had great success at Safeway this week and set a new savings record for my weekly shopping. I saved 62% on my grocery bill! My groceries would have cost $94.80, but by using my club card, sales, and coupons I only paid 36.40!

Here's what I was able to get:

2 Mott's Apple Juice

3 V8 Juices

1 Case of Water

3 Wishbone Salad Dressings

2 tubs of Cream Cheese

2 packs of Ground Turkey (2o oz. each)

4 lbs. Chicken Breasts

3 boxes of Chewy Granola Bars

1 Cucumber

3 Tomatoes

2 lbs. Fuji Apples

2 Avocados

4 packs of Craisins

8 pack of Yoplait Yogurt

Couponing Possibilities

This shopping trip was from earlier this month and so the sales are over, but I still wanted to share what's possible when you match coupons with sales.  I had great success at Safeway by matching store sales with store coupons, manufacturer coupons, and by loading coupons to my club card.  Before sales and coupons all of this would have cost me $58.44, but I was able to get it for just $13.99!  A savings of 76 percent!

4 boxes of Nature Valley Granola Bars: .80 cents each= $3.20 total

2 boxes of Cheerios: profit of .06 cents each= .12 cent profit

2 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios: .49 cents each= .98 cents total 

2 boxes Go-gurts: $1.49 each= $2.98 total

18 count Eggs: .98 cents total

Bread: .99 cents total

5 boxes of Crackers: $4.98 total - no coupons used, just a store promotion when you buy 5 boxes 

Obviously this is not all my family eats, but I just wanted to showcase some of the great deals out there.  My total savings for this week's groceries (produce, dairy, dry goods, and misc.) was 52 percent!  Plus I got a coupon for $2.50 off my next grocery bill and a variety of food coupons that printed up with my receipt.

Huggies Coupons

Coupons.com has posted several Huggies coupons.  These tend to go fast, so hurry and print yours!  They can be printed twice.

$2 off Huggies Little Snugglers or Little Movers

.75 cents off Huggies Wipes

$1 off any Huggies Diapers

$2.50 Pure and Natural Huggies

$2 off Huggies Overnites

40% Off at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores

Click here to get a coupon for 40% off at Jo-Ann's. Coupon expires January 30, 2010. Happy crafting!

Safeway 1/13- 1/19

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

Fuji Apples .78 cents/lb.

Roma Tomatoes .47 cents/lb.

Cucumbers .69 cents each

Fresh Foster Farms Whole Chicken .77 cents/lb.

Assorted Pork Loin Chops $1.47/lb.

Safeway Condensed Soups 2 for $1

Lucerne Yogurt .40 cents

Saturday and Sunday Only 1/16 - 1/17

Jennie-O Ground Turkey (20 oz.) 2 for$5

Use $1/2 coupon from 1/3 SS

Final Price: 2 for $4

Avocados 2 for $1

Kellogg's Froot Loops or Rice Krispies 2 for $3

Safeway Refreshe Water 24 pack $2.88

In-Ad Coupons

Quaker Chewy Granola Bars .99 cents - limit 3

Print the $1/2 here

or use the .55 coupon from 1/3 SS

Final Price: as low as .44 cents

Yoplait Yogurt 8 pack $2.99 - limit 1

Safeway Hot Dog or hamburger Buns .99 cents

Wish Bone Salad Dressing .99 cents - limit 3

Pace Salsa or Picante Sauce $1.99 - limit 2

Safeway Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (frozen - 4 lbs.) $1.69/lb. - limit 2

Load Safeway's $1 coupon to your club card here

Final Price: $1.44/lb.

Ore-Ida Potatoes $1.99 - limit 2

Lucerne Cream Cheese .99 cents - limit 2

Buy Any 5 Save $5 Mix and Match Juice Sale

Participating Brands: Mott's, Ocean Spray, V8 Red, V8 Fusion, Izze,  Welch's, Juciy Juice, Minute Maid, Langers, and Propel Powdered Drink Mix.

Price: $1.49 or $1.99 each (depending on brand) when you purchase 5 in one transaction 

$1 Oatmeal at Jamba Juice

Jamba Juice is selling their steel-cut oatmeal with fruit for only $1 every Wednesday in January.  No coupon required.  Click here for details.

Quaker Oatmeal Coupon

Click here to get a $1 coupon for Quaker Oatmeal. If you hit the back button twice after the first print, it will print again. Remember, Safeway has oatmeal on sale this week until Tuesday, so it would be the perfect opportunity to use this coupon.

Free Fresco Taco at Taco Bell

Hurry and print a coupon here for a FREE Fresco Taco at Taco Bell.   Coupon expires one week after date of print.

ToysRUs/BabiesRUs Coupons

Click here to get two pages of coupons to use at ToysRUs or BabiesRUs.  Includes coupons for diapers, wipes, detergent, formula, bottles, and more.

BOGO Peet's Coffe and Tea

Click here to get a Buy One Get One Free Coupon for a beverage at Peet's Coffee and Tea.  Expires January 18, 2010. 

Safeway 1/6 - 1/2

Here are some of the good deals in this week's Safeway ad.  Be sure to check your local ad for exact prices.

Yoplait Yogurt .50 each

Print .50 cents/6 here 

Final Price: $2.50 for 6

Quaker Instant Oatmeal Buy 2, Get 3 Free (Spend approximately $10 for 5 boxes)

Broccoli Crowns . 79 cents/lb.

10 lbs. Potatoes $2.99

Cabbage .49 cents/lb.

Chewy Granola Bars $1.99

Print $1/2 here 

Final Price: $1.49 per box, when you buy 2

Rice a Roni $1

Use the $1/3 coupon from 1/3 RP

Final Price: $2 for 3 boxes

Gerber 1st or 2nd Foods .90 cents - must buy 8

Meats

Fresh Eating Right Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, Thighs, or Combo Pack $1.87/lb

Boneless Cross Rib Roast $1.79/lb.

Boneless Chuck Pot Roast $1.89/lb.

Bottom Round Roast $1.99/lb.

In-Ad Coupons (with a $10 minimum purchase)

Lucerne String Cheese 16 oz. $1.99

Safeway Select or O Organics Pizza $2.99

Pop Tarts 3 for $3

Wonder or Nature's Pride Breads 2 for $3

Skippy Peanut Butter or Welch's Grape Squeeze Jelly $1.49

Use $1/2 coupon from 1/3 SS for the Jelly

Final Price: .99 cents each, when you buy 2

Dole Fruit Bowls $1.49

Clean It Like You Mean It Promotion

Buy 1 Get 1 Free - Mix and Match - several brands including Pledge, Windex, Glade, Scrubbing Bubbles, Fantastik, Spot Shot, and many more.

Print $1 off Spot Shot here 

Saturday and Sunday Only (1/9 -1/10)

80% Lean Ground Beef $1.49/lb.

5 lbs. Mandarins $2.99

Safeway's Sunday Ad

Safeway put out a supplemental ad this week.  It was in the Sunday paper.  The ad has some great deals that run from 1/3/10 to 1/10/10.  Check out Safeway.com to browse the ad and/or check with the customer service desk at your store for a copy of the ad.

Here are a few of the deals that stood out to me.

Cheerios or Cinnamon Toast Crunch $1.49 (when you buy4)

Print .55 cents off (original) or $1 off 2 (variety) here

Load .55 cents off Cheerios (original) to your club card here

Final Price: .94 cents, varies depending on your coupons 

In-Ad Coupons

18 count Lucerne Eggs .98 cents 

Nature Valley Granola Bars 4 for $6

Print .40 cents off here

Load .40 cents off  to your club card here

Final Price: $1.10 a box

Smithfield Bacon $1.99

Lucerne Gallon of Milk $2.49

Kraft Cheese Singles $1.49

Safeway Butter Top Breads .99 cents

Chips Ahoy! Cookies $1.88

Land o Frost Lunch Meat $2.99

There are quite a few other in-ad coupons for food, household items, and beauty products, but none that stood out as being that great to me, unless you can match them up with a manufacturer's coupon.

2010 Goals

Here are my goals for the new year.

1.  Selective Couponing:  Only cut or print coupons for items my family actually uses.  Just because there is a coupon for something, it doesn't mean you have to buy it.  If it's not something you normally use then you're actually wasting money to buy it - no matter how discounted it is.  I don't know how many times I've ended up recycling coupons that I never used.  It's a waste of paper, ink, and time.  

2.  Meal Planning:  Create weekly meal plans.  I am going to make more of an effort to follow through on this than in the past.  Planning out meals for the week and shopping accordingly saves time, money, and stress.  I won't have to make last minute trips to the store for that one forgotten ingredient, I can make my meals from what's on sale for the week or in my pantry, and I won't have to stress about what to make for dinner once 4pm rolls around because I'll have a plan.

What are your goals for the new year?