Completion of Weekly Shopping

Meijer


Tyson Boneless Chicken 4.70lbs = $9.36 It's a $1.99 a pound
Jennie O Ground Turkey @ $4.99 - $5.00 coupon free after coupon
8 Cans Red Gold Petite Diced Tomatoes @ $0.79 - 2 $1.00 off 4 coupons
3 3 lb bags of apples @ $1.29
7 Strips Fleschman's Yeast clearanced @ $0.68 (this produced the coupon that I talked about in the last post)
1 Mini Tortilla package clearanced @ $0.84
1 Vacuum Sealer clearanced @ $4.23
1 Reese's Peanut Butter Cup @ $0.74 - $0.55 coupon free after coupon

Total=$27.68



CVS

2 Mom's Best Oatmeal Canisters @ $1.00 - 2 $0.75 coupons
1 2pk cars clearanced @ $1.00

Total=$1.57


Walgreens

Two identical transactions
1 Listerine @ $3.00 - $0.50 coupon
2 Ghiradelli Chocolate Bars @ $0.65 - $1.00 off 2 coupon

Total=$3.01 Total for both=$6.02


Walmart

2 Healthy Choice Meals @ $2.50 - 2 $2.00 coupons
2 Velveeta Shells and Cheese @ $0.99 - $1.50 off 2 coupon
2 Velveeta Rotini and Cheese @ $0.99 - $1.50 off 2 coupon
1 Marie Callender's Home-Style Creations @ $2.88 - $2.00 coupon
2 Pull Ups Wipes @ $1.64 - $2.00 of 2 coupon
1 Fly Ribbon @ $1.28
Trash Bags @ $3.78
2 Apple Scented Soy Candles @ $3.00 - 2 $3.00 Coupons free after coupon
6 Vienna Sausage @ $0.43
Rimmel Mascara 2pk @ $4.32 - $2.00 coupon
2 Choco Tacos- 2 $1.00 coupons free after coupon
1 unnamed item @ $5.68

Total=$21.46

Total this trip=$56.73

Meijer Deals

I went to Meijer today to stock up one Tyson chicken. While I was there I found the three packet strip of Fleschman's Yeast on sale for $0.68. I purchased 6 of them. After I completed my transaction I received a $0.50 catalina for each one. So I essentially got them for $0.18 each. I don't know if they are marked down at all locations, but it wouldn't hurt to check out if you are going there anyways. I will post the rest of the transaction later.

(Most of) Our Weekly Shopping

CVS

4 bags candy corn @ $0.50
2 sticker books @ $0.99

Total=$6.40

Walgreens
4 Sunday Papers
2 Rimmel Mascaras(item of the month, helps the cosmetic cashiers)
assortment of clearance candy
approximate total=23.00

DO NOT BUY THE BASKIN ROBBINS CHEWY CANDY!!! It is like eating lip gloss. DO NOT DO IT!!!
There was a great selection of chocolate on clearance at the store by my house. We stock up on chocolate when it's on sale, because my husband is a chocolate fiend.

Kroger
40 cans of Bumble Bee tuna @ $0.50
2 Bottles of wine @ $4.99
2 Brut deodorant @ $1.00(free after coupon)
3 Kroger Brand Toaster Pastries @ $1.00

Total=$33.00 approx

Big Lots

18 qrts Oat Dream (milk alternative, daughter is lactose intolerant) @ $0.30
3 boxes Premium saltine crackers @ $0.65
3 boses Premium unsalted crackers( possible breading)@ $0.33
5 store brand wheat thins @ $0.50
3 Wheat Thins @ $1.00

Total=13.84

Grand total= approximately $75.00

We're going to Meijer and Dollar Tree later this week to finish off this weeks shopping.

We Have a New Cat

Until tomorrow when we take her to the shelter. My friend found a cat in the hallway outside of my apartment. I think she smelled our cats and came up. We also have a Buddha like cat who seems to draw other cats in. He is the least territorial cat I have ever met. He loves to make friends with other kitties. We tried locating the owner, but have been unable to do so. I called our rental office, but no one has reported one missing. Since we already have two cats, we are unable to keep her(although I would really like to). There are several no-kill shelters within a 40-min drive so that's where we are going Wednesday. I refuse to take animals to a shelter where they could be put down if not immediately adopted. My husband briefly considered killing me, but took one look at the cat and realized how sweet she is.
We picked her up a cheap litter box and a couple of cat nip toys. It was kind of funny though, I put the litter box in the bathroom( we are keeping her in the bathroom to keep her away from our cats) and she immediately broke it in.

Cheap and Healthy Meat.

A while back Meijer had their ground turkey in the 10 for 10 get the 11th free sale. Essentially you buy 10 items and get one free( or if you want to get technical, each item works out to $0.90). That time it was only Meijer brand items that were on sale, so I didn't have any coupons to use. I decided to pick up 9 1lb turkey rolls( you know the turkey in a plastic tube), and two bags of pretzels. So I had the turkey in the freezer for a few weeks trying to work up the courage to use it. I really don't like to try new things, it takes me a while to talk myself into it. Well the other day I finally opted to make turkey tacos. I let my husband know what we were having for dinner. He got home and looked in the wok and said I thought you said we were having turkey? Isn't that beef on the stove? I told him it was turkey and he was shocked. We ate dinner and he put his stamp of approval on it. So now in an effort to eat healthier, we are going to use ground turkey in place of ground beef 75% of the time. Meijer has some really good deals this week. I'll try to post them later.

Hello Again

Sorry about the lack of posting. Lack of motivation and time leads to writing problems. Now that I've gotten the swing of my new routine let's get back to blogging.

This Week's Shopping

CVS
20 Soy joy bars @ $1.00
6 Scribble Pads @ $0.25

-$3.00coupons
-$4.00 CVS coupon

Total=Approx $15.00

Walgreens
2 Deerfield Shredded Cheese @ $1.50
3 Sprite Zero @ $1.50

Total=$7.75


Meijer


3pk bag of green peppers @ $1.06
1 Chuck Steak @ $3.02
4 Bags Salad Mix @ $0.75
1 Bag Grapes @ $1.97
1 Box Frosted Mini Wheats @ $1.99
3 Cremmette Pastas @ 3/$2.00
4 Ragu Pasta Sauce @ $1.50
1 Bread @ $1.25
1 3 liter olive oil @ $13.39(saved 6.60 with sale)
1 Small Box Animal Crackers @ $0.44

Total=$30.12

Grand total is over my $50.00 budget, but I need to adjust that. I budgeted for three people, but most days we have five here.