Rite-Aid This Week

Hubs and I went on Sunday and we stopped at Rite-Aid for this stuff.....

2 x Nestle 24 pack bottled water on sale=$6.00 *not pictured*
2 x Cheez-Its on sale=$4.00
4 x Pepsi brand 2 ltr. sodas on sale=$5.00
4 x Dove 'Poo on sale=$14.00
2 x Noxzema on sale=$9.00
2 x Simple cleaners on sale=$9.98
SubTotal......$47.98

Coupons Used
1 x $1/2 Nestle water Video ValuesQ=$1.00
1 x $1/2 Nestle water In-AdQ=$1.00
2 x $1.50 wyb 2 sodas & 1 Cheez-Its IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$3.00
1 x $4/2 Dove 'Poo ManuQ=$4.00
1 x $4/2 Dove 'Poo Load2CardQ=$4.00
1 x $3 wyb$9 Simple/Noxzema/St. Ives/Ponds Load2CardQ=$3.00
2 x $2/1 Simple cleaners or wipes IPQ=$4.00
2 x $1/1 simple cleaners or wipes VideoValuesQ=$2.00
Coupon Total......$22.00

$47.98-$22.00=$25.98

I used $25 in +Up Rewards and paid .98¢ OOP.
I received back $15 in new +Ups($5 wyb select gamed day foods, 2 x $5 Dove/St. Ives/Pond's/Noxzema).
These cleaner products also qualified me for a $5 cash refund through my Saving Star account. 8-)))

$73.04 in products brought home.
.98¢ out of pocket.
"Spend down" my +Ups by $10.
Earned $5 cash refund.

Then today, since I had to drag my poor old body out for a prescription refill I got this stuff while in Rite-Aid.....

2 x Dove Men's 'Poo on sale=$8.00
2 x Dove 'Poo on sale=$7.00
1 x Noxzema on sale=$4.50
1 x Pond's on sale=$4.50
SubTotal......$24.00

Coupons Used
2 x $2/1 Dove Men's 'Poo ManuQ=$4.00
1 x $4/2 Dove 'Poo Load2CardQ=$4.00
1 x $3/wyb$9 Ponds/Noxzema/St. Ives ManuQ=$3.00
Coupon Total.............$11.00

$24.00-$11.00=$13.00
I used $13 in +Ups and paid ZERO OOP.
I earned $7 in new +Ups($2 wyb2 Dove Mens, $5 wyb $15 Dove/St. Ives/Ponds/Noxzema).

$34.64 in products brought home.
Zero OOP.
"Spent down" the +Ups by $6.

I will probably go back and spend down some more +Ups this week as very little interests me the next week or two.
I've got $16 in +Up left right now.

And with the weather here during the Winter I don't like the pressure of having to make sure I get out to spend +Ups before they expire so best to use them up.  8-)

Sluggy

 

Giveaways Galore! Last Chance on Mine, Go Enter on Sonya's

Just a reminder that today is the last day to enter my Giveaway.
Go HERE or use the link on the side bar over there----->

Also even though I am still feeling a bit peak-ed I saw there was a Giveaway over at my cousin Sonya Ann's blog.

Go HERE.
Besides the gift card, she is also giving away digital copies of her new Book to everyone who goes to Amazon and downloads it in the next couple of days, so head over to her blog to get the link to the book too!

More later when I feel up to it.....

Sluggy
 

Oh Heck! I'm Going Back to Bed

Between my computer acting up and feeling like I am coming down with something I am calling off Tuesday and going back to bed.

Enjoy playing in the snow if you got any.
Don't wake me until tomorrow.

Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Lots of Snow Here & More Coming" Edition........

 

Here's what we got overnight.....about 1 inch.  That's on top of the 5 inches we got overnight Friday/Saturday.
These Nor' Easters are tricky where we live.  They can track more west and we get dumped on too like the coast.  This one is suppose to stay east so we won't be looking at a potential of 3 feet here.  Maybe another 6 inches.
Another storm is due in Thursday from the North but shouldn't give us but a few more inches.
Ah, the joys of January in NEPA! lolz


Here's what was planned last week.....................

1.  Leftover Lasagna
2.  Garlic Ginger Shrimp Stir-fry

3.  Bean and Ham Soup(If too salty for me I'll eat Broc/Caul. Soup.)

4.  Chicken Parmesan, Salad
5.  Broiled Salmon, Coleslaw, Veggie

6.  Leftovers
7. Birthday Meal out(probably steak)

 

And this is what actually happened--

1.  Leftover Lasagna, Steamed Broccoli
2.  Chicken Parmesan, Salad

3.  Birthday Meal out-Steak, Salad, Green Beans

4.  Leftover Broccoli-Cauliflower Soup
5.  Breaded Fish, Coleslaw, Steamed Sugar Snap Peas

6.  Brisket on Rolls, Coleslaw
7.  Leftover Lasagna, Salad

Substituted Breaded Fillets for Salmon and didn't make the Shrimp or Bean Soup yet.  Still eating on that Lasagna too. burp 

Last week I made 3 trips(Hubs made another one too)to 2 different grocery stores here and spent $92.79 on $197.12 reg. retail worth of food.

My spending so far for January on food is $258.08 for $545.00 worth of food.(Not counting Rite-Aid.)
I went $7+ over on my self-imposed $250 budget for January and there are 5 days left in the month.

Let's see if I can keep from setting foot into a grocery store until Feb. 1st(Sunday) and dig through the pantry/freezer to come up with meals for this week.  I might break down and go Saturday as there are about $10 worth of deals I want.

Leftovers going into this week are barbecue, coleslaw and breaded fish.

Here is the plan for this week.........

1.  Leftovers(I had soup, hubs had hot dogs)
2.  Risotto with Chicken & Mushrooms  

3.  Leftover BBQ, Coleslaw

4.  Chicken & Dumplings, Carrots
5.  Bean and Ham Soup, Brussells Sprouts

6.  Tuna Noodle Casserole, Veggie
7.  Leftovers

I bought a cheap small whole chicken last week(instant discount sticker)so I've got it in the crockpot today cooking away.  Will use half for Risotto tonight and the other half of the meat and stock from simmering the bones in Chicken 'n Dumplings later this week.  Tomorrow I'll make the Ham & Bean soup.
We still have 2 helpings of Lasagna leftover even after having it for dinner and lunch last week.  That will probably go into the freezer this week.
 

I can do this plan without buying anything this week.

 

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?    

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten that week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week?

Sluggy

Blogger Update

If anyone is missing Cindi over at "Thrifty at Sixty" she moved her blog to Word Press.
I have updated the link to her new digs on the Side Bar Blogger Roll as well as on the Blog Roll Page.

That is all.
Carry on.

Sluggy

Rite-Aid Oops!

Well I showed you what I bought at the end of the week at Rite-Aid but I forgot to show you what I bought at the beginning of the week.
Duh.

It's just a little bit bought on Tuesday.....

2 x Quattro razor refills $13.99(20% Wellness disc. $11.19)=$22.38

I used these coupons--
2 x $5/1 Quattro refills IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$10.00
2 x $3/1 Quattro refill VideoValuesQ=$6.00
Coupon total....$16

$22.38-$16.00=$6.38 + .63¢tax=$7.01

I used $6 in +Up Rewards and paid $1.01 OOP.
I earned $6 in new +Up Rewards(2 x $3 Quattro).

$27.98 in merchandise for $1.01.

Sluggy

Last of the Shopping This Week

With snow due in on Saturday *Update--we got 5 inches so far* I finished my shopping for the week on Friday.

First I took some Qs and my $10 off your next order catalina I earned earlier this week and bought all this at Weis.........

4 x Barilla pasta on sale .88¢=$3.52
3 x Spaghetti-o's on sale .88¢=$2.64
1 x Weis sour cream=.88¢
4 x Musselman's apple sauce cups on sale=$5.48
3 x Oreo cookies on sale=$5.91
1 x Pretzel rolls 50% off=$1.49
SubTotal............$19.92

Coupons Used
2 x .75¢/2 Barilla pasta IPQ(coupons dotcom, doubled to $1)=$2.00
2 x .75¢/2 Musselman's ManuQ(doubled to $1)=$2.00
2 x .50/1 Oreo's IPQ(coupons dotcom but I think they are NLA, doubled to $1)=$3.00
Coupon Total......$7.00

$19.92-$7.00=$12.92
I used the $10 Catalina and paid $2.92 OOP.
The Spaghetti-o's purchase will earn me .40¢ back in my Saving Star account. ;-)

Savings rate of 92%.
$36.85 reg. retail worth of items.

The Spaghetti-o's and the cookies are for College Boy(except the pumpkin spice ones are for me ), the applesauce is for Hubs' lunches, the pasta & sour cream are for the stockpile and the rolls were for dinner last night.

Then I had $4 in +Ups to spend/roll at Rite-Aid before Saturday night so I got this stuff.....

5 x Palmolive dish liquid on sale $1=$5.00
2 x Nature Made Vitamin C BOGO=$7.69
SubTotal.....$12.69

Coupons Used
4 x .25¢/1 Palmolive dish liquid IPQ(coupons dotcom)=$1.00
1 x $7/1 Nature Made item ManuQ(mailed to me)=$7.00
Coupon Total.....$8.00

$12.69-$8.00=$4.69 + .20¢ tax=$4.89
I used $4 in +Up Rewards and paid .89¢ OOP.

I earned $1 in new +Up Rewards($1 wyb 5 Palmolive).

After Qs and +Ups earned the dish liquid comes out to .60¢ a bottle(if you don't pay with +Ups)and the vitamin C bottles were .69¢ for 2.....that's all before sales tax of .20¢ here.

My next batch of +Ups expire 1/29 so I'll be going back to Rite-Aid early next week.  I've got about $30 in +Ups to spend/roll then.

After looking at next week's ad online I am figuring my trip will include facial cleaners and shampoo and maybe some snacks(it's Super Bowl deals time)like frozen pizzas and chips(for Hubs).  We'll see once the new Video Values come out after midnight and we see how they will pair with the available Qs and sales ad.

Did you get any great deals at the stores this week?

Sluggy