Target: Trip 2 for the day

My husband and son were heading to Dick's Sporting Goods this evening. Since Target is right next door, I decided to tag along and grab a few more freebies. I purchased four more boxes of Special K Bars and ten more Market Pantry cheese sticks. After coupons, my total was $4.61 which I paid using the $5.00 Target gift card earned earlier today. Out of pocket was zero for this transaction. I also earned another $5.00 gift card for purchasing four qualifying Special K products.

Target: Free Cheese Sticks and more Special K items

I made another quick trip to Target this morning. I purchased four more Special K qualifying products and received another $5.00 gift card. You can read details about the deal in my previous post HERE.

I also purchased 6 Market Pantry Individual Cheese Sticks. They are 40 cents each and I used three $1.00/2 Target Market Pantry cheese printable coupons HERE--making them FREE.

I also picked up a package of ribbon from the Dollar Spot that I'll be using on a craft project next. Total for everything was $1.06!

Martin's: $2.00/$5.00 Meat Coupon and more

I just received an email from Martin's notifying me of the following coupons:

$2.00 off your $5.00 Meat Purchase

$1.00 off any Festingos Tortilla Chips.

Go HERE to print the coupons which expire on September 19, 2009.

Food Lion: Printable Coupons (expire September 15, 2009)

Go HERE to print the Food Lion coupons that I received this week. The coupons are for:

$1.00 off Food Lion Nuts

$1.00 off any two (2) Food Lion Frozen Potatoes

$1.00 off Food Lion Chocolate Flavored Milk (1/2 gallon or 1 gallon)

$3.00 off any one Kingsford® charcoal, Kingsford® Match Light® charcoal or Kingsford Competition Briquets (12 lb. or larger)

Martin's: Free Barilla Piccolini Pasta

Martin's has Barilla Piccolini Pasta on sale for $1.00 this week. Use the .50/1 coupon (which doubles) from the August 23, 2009 Smart Source insert and get the pasta for FREE.

Adventures in Canning

I spent part of Sunday and a few hours on Monday canning salsa and tomatoes. A friend of mine was kind enough to share her wisdom and let me join her in the kitchen. I can't tell you how much fun we had canning together! Canning isn't difficult-- it's just time consuming and messy. It also requires some equipment and experience (which my friend was kind enough to share with me).

I'm planning to use some of the salsa for Christmas gifts. Does anyone else can? If so, what foods?

LL Bean: Mary Jane Adventure Shoes for $6.99

With the season starting to change and children returning to school, I know many of you are in need of new shoes for the kids. I just found a great deal on Mary Jane Adventure shoes for girls at LL Bean. Only $6.99 and they come in four colors! Go HERE to check them out.

Wonderful Mail Day!

I was delighted to receive FOUR rebate checks in the mail today totalling $60.00! :) Rebates do work and I hope each of my readers is submitting them.

Also, do you remember my post HERE about the free Lipton Tea coupon? Well, I received my coupon in the mail today and it's for a FREE box of Lipton Teabags (up to $4.00). What a great freebie!

Do you receive any goodies in the mail today? If so, please share.

Three More Tear Pad Coupons

I found three more tear pad coupons at Martin's this morning.

Save $2.00 on Beef with the purchase of any two jars of Chi-Chi's Salsa (16 oz. or larger). Expires October 30, 2009.

Save $2.00 on Sara Lee Hot Dog Buns with the purchase of any two Ball Park Franks. Expires September 30, 2009.

Save $2.00 on Apples when you buy any two Marzetti Carmel Dips (12 oz. or larger). Expires November 30, 2009.

I have extras of each if anyone is interested!

Target: Great Deals on Special K Bars and Ice Cream

I love having Target so close to home! They are having two great promotions this week.

1. Special K promotion: Get a $5 Target Gift card when you buy 4 Special K items listed below (11.4 to 13.4 oz cereal, 6ct bars and selected others) priced at $2.39 each

In my first transaction, I purchased four boxes of Speical K 90 calorie bars. I used four of the Target store coupons for .50 cents off Kellogg's Grain or Fruit Snacks HERE. I also used two $1.00/2 manufacturer printable coupons HERE. After coupons, my total was $5.56 plus sales tax. Then, I received a $5.00 Target gift card for purchasing four participating Special K items. It's like paying .56 cents for all four boxes of bars!

2. Ice Cream promotion: Get a $5 Target Gift Card when you buy 5 of the following: 14-oz. Häagen-Dazs or 1.5-quart Edy’s ice cream, 4-ct. Nestlé Drumstick treats and selected others.

In my second transaction, I purchased five 1.5 quarts of Edy's ice cream. They were priced $2.50 cents at my local store. I used five Target store coupons for $1.00 off Edy's ice cream HERE. After coupons, my total was $7.50 plus sales tax. I paid with the $5.00 gift card received in the previous transaction and $2.50 cash. I also received another $5.00 Target gift card for purchasing five participating Edy's products. This made the final cost of each container of ice cream just .50 cents. I still have the $5.00 Target gift card to use in the future.

I'm planning to go purchase more of the Special K bars later this week!

CVS: August 30, 2009 Shopping Trip

I had a $10.00 ECB that was about to expire, so I ventured into CVS this morning. The following purchases were made:

1 Glade Soy Candle ($6.99; used $2.00 printable coupon HERE)

1 Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Color (on sale $4.99; used $4.00 coupon from the August 2, 2009 P&G insert)

5 boxes of Nabisco crackers/cookies (on sale for $1.00 each; used two $1.00/2 manufacturer coupons from the Kraft Back to School Booklet discussed HERE)

5 CVS candy: three Swedish fish and one gummy worm (.99 cents each)

Total before coupons was $21.93. In addition to the coupons detailed above, I used a $4.00 off $20.00 coupon from the auto fill booklet. This brought my total down to $9.93. I paid with my $10.00 ECB and a few cents change from my pocket. Then, I earned $9.99 in Extra Care Bucks to use next time ($6.99 for the Glade Candle, $2.00 for the Clairol Hair Color and $1.00 for the Nabisco crackers and cookies).

Walgreens: Jello for .25 cents per box

Walgreens has Jello (regular and sugar free) on sale 2/$1.00 this week. You must use the store coupon inside the sales circular to get this price. I purchased four packages and also used two .50/2 manufacturer blinkie coupons. My total for four boxes was $1.00--just .25 cents per box! I love having extra of the orange flavored Jello on hand for Orange Dreamsicle Cake. You can find the recipe HERE.

Free Box of FruitaBu

Go HERE to sign-up for the FruitaBu Smooshed Fruit Squad (be sure to click the box to Join the Squad) and you'll receive a coupon for a free box of any FruitaBu product. (Thanks, Money Saving Mom)

Food Lion: Great Deal on Boneless Chicken

I found packages of boneless chicken breasts and tenderloins marked down at Food Lion today. The chicken was nearing expiration and each package was marked down by at least 75%. I purchased seven packages and my mom purchased four packages. She also purchased a very large package of ground beef. We combined our orders (hers is not pictured) and used the $5.00 off $20.00 meat department FLIP coupon HERE. My total was $7.05 for six packages of boneless chicken and one package of boneless tenderloins. I froze all of the chicken and will defrost it as needed.

Weis: Great deal on Thomas English Muffins

Weis is running a fantastic sale on Thomas English Muffins. They are buy one package, get TWO free! I didn't have any coupons for this product, but paid $3.34 for three packages--just $1.13 each. These freeze well and two packages are in my freezer for use in the near future.