Combining Coupons and Promotions to Save Money

Many people ask me how I save so much money with coupons. If you go to the store with a coupon for a product, you will save the value of the coupon. This is a good start but there are more ways to maximize your savings. The key is to use a coupon when the item is on sale to get the best deal. You buy as many of the product you will need to get you to the next sale. This way you will never pay full price. I take this even a step further. I am always on the look out for rebates to combine with my coupons and sales. Here is an example of how I combined a promotion, sale, coupon and rebate to maximize my savings.



During the holidays, I received a $10 off your next purchase of $10 or more at Best Buy. So my hubbie and I went to the store to look for a gift to purchase for Christmas. At Best Buy, we purchased two Blu-Ray movies for my mom and her fiance. Here is a breakdown of the Blu-Ray pricing.

1. Buy 2 Blu-Rays (regularly priced at $29.99 and $24.99) - current total is $54.98
2. Minus $10 off sale on one movie and $2 off the other - current total $42.98
3. Best Buy was running a promotion if you bought select movies where you would receive a $5 gift card at check out - current total $37.98
4. Minus $10 for reward certificate - final total $27.98 for 2 Blu Ray movies



So using sales and promotions, I saved $27! But it gets better...there was a rebate for one of the movies. If you purchase 2 Classico Pasta Sauces and Eat Pray Love, you would receive a $4 rebate. :) I was at Target last week so I checked the price of the pasta sauce. While shopping I noticed a coupon on the Classico Sauce, purchase 2 Classico Alfredo Sauces and receive a free Classico Red Sauce. Here is a breakdown of the transaction.

1. Buy 3 Classico Sauces (on sale for $1.84, $1.79 and $1.79) - current total $5.42
2. Minus $1.84 using the Buy 2 Classico Alfredo Sauce and get Classico Red Sauce FREE - current total $3.58
3. Minus $1/2 Classico Alfredo Sauce from the Sunday Paper - Final Total $2.58



By combining sales, promotions, coupons and rebates, I received $60.40 of merchandise for $26.56! That is a savings of 56%!!!! All I did was pay attention and I cut the expense in half! Totally worth it to me. :)

Sears Spend $50 Get $50

Sears is having an awesome deal right now! Spend $50 on men's apparel and receive $50 in Sears Come Back Cash. The Sears Come Back Cash is a store certificate. The only hitch is the Come Back Cash can only be used on more men's apparel. The rebate runs from 6/11/10 to 6/20/10 and can be submitted by mail or online. You can shop on the Sears website or in the store. Remember to shop through Ebates to earn an extra 4% if you decide to purchase the items online.

We went over to Sears this morning because my husband needed some work pants. We were able to get him 2 pairs of pants and a belt for just over $50. I will submit the rebate online and once we receive it, he can get another $50 of clothes. Woo hoo! Nothing like spending $50 bucks on a $100 bucks worth of clothes!

Shopping at Harris Teeter with FREE item coupons

I went to Harris Teeter tonight to take advantage of their meal deal of the week. The meal deal wasn't as great a deal as I thought so I skipped it. But while I was there, I used a couple of the great FREE item coupons that I have received in the past week. Here's what I ended up with....

(2) Sorrento Cheese Sticks, $4.35 each
-.66/1 X 2 VIC savings
Price: $3.69 each (plus I can mail away for another $5 WYB 2 Sorrento Cheese Rebate)

(1) Yoplait Simply Go-Gurt, $2.99 each
-$2.89/1 Yoplait Simply Go-Gurt FREE item coupon
Price: 10 cents (FREE item coupon had a price limit of $2.89)

(1) Tropicana 64 oz OJ, $2.99 each
-.20/1 VIC Savings
-$2.79/1 Tropicana OJ FREE item coupon (reward for Tropicana Juicy Reward members)
Price: FREE!

(1) Oscar Mayer DeliFresh Honey Ham, $3.79 each
-$3.79/1 Oscar DeliFresh Shaved Meats FREE item coupon (for Kraft First Taste members)
Price: FREE!

Total before rebates, savings and coupons: $18.89
Total after rebates, savings, and coupons: $2.90!!!!

You've got to love a savings of 85%!!!!! This is a great example of why I join rewards programs. FREE item coupons are the best. :)

Staples Trip

We stopped at Staples tonight to take advantage of a rebate offer on paper. Paper is essential for printing coupons and I usually get mine for free. :) There is a rebate on Hammermill Paper until 6/12. Each ream of paper is $1 after rebate. Limit 2 reams.

(2) Hammermill Paper reams, $6.49 each
-$6 Staples Ink Rewards (from recycling my ink cartridges)
Total Due: $7.33

Now I can submit for the rebate online and they will mail me a check from $10.98. That is one of the great things about Staples rebates, you can submit them online so you don't even have to pay for a stamp. So "buying" paper tonight was a $3.65 moneymaker for me! Plus two FREE reams of paper. :)

Seventh Generation Rebate

Our family is preparing for our move next month so I have been on the look out for cleaning products. I was so excited to find a rebate for Seventh Generation products! You will receive $5 back by mail on the purchase of three (3) Seventh Gernation products (excluding single roll paper). Purchases must be made between 3/15/10 and 6/30/10.

So I headed over to Target this morning and worked a deal. :)

Purchased (1) Disinfecting Wipes - $2.99
Purchased (1) Disinfecting Spray - $2.99
Purchased (1) Multipurpose Cleaner - $2.79

Used $1/1 Seventh Generation Product printable
Used $2/2 Seventh Generation Product printable
Used (3) $1/1 Seventh Generation Target printable (you will need 3 computers to get 3 copies of this coupon)

Total after coupons: $2.77

After I mail away for the $5 rebate, I will have 3 cleaning products for FREE and made $2.23!!! Now that is how you work a deal!

Another Olay Rebate!

You just got to love Olay! They have another rebate out! This time the rebate is for Olay Quench body lotion. Purchase any Olay Quench body lotion (excluding travel size) and receive a full rebate by mail. Purchase must to made by April 16, 2010 and postmarked by April 30, 2010.

To sweeten this deal and make it a moneymaker, use the $1 off Olay Quench body lotion coupon from the 3/7 P&G Sunday coupon insert. Remember manufacturers usually reimburse you for the amount before coupons. Nothing better than free lotion and making a dollar. :)

Harris Teeter Triples - Only spent $25 on $127 worth of groceries!

I would definitely say that Harris Teeter Triple coupon week has been a success for me. :) Harris Teeter will triple 20 coupons a day. Coupons 99 cents and under triple. Tuesday is the last day of triple coupons. Here's what I got!

(1) Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner, $1.34 each
-.50/1 Lysol Toliet Cleaner SS 3/14, tripled
Final Price: FREE

(2) Ziploc Sandwich Bags, $2.49 each
-.55/1 X 2 Ziploc Bags SS 2/21, tripled
Final Price: 84 cents each

(1) Ortega Chopped Green Chiles, $1.55 each
(1) Ortega Taco Sauce, $2.29 each
-.75/2 Ortega Products, tripled
Final Price: 80 cents each

(1) Frank's Hot Sauce, $2.00 each
-.50/1 Frank's Hot Sauce SS 3/7, tripled
Final Price: 50 cents each (this was the big bottle, the smaller bottle would have been free but they were sold out!)

(1) Hellman's Mayo, $1.74 BOGO
-.75/1 MQ from home mailer, tripled
Final Price: FREE

(2) Texas Toast Croutons, $1.85 each
-.50/1 X 2 Texas Toast Croutons SS 3/21, tripled
Final Price: 30 cents each

(1) RiceSelect Basmati Rice, $3.59 each
-$2.50/1 RiceSelect Product MQ
Final Price: $1.09 each

(2) Old Orchard Apple Juice, $1.99 each
-.50/1 X 2 Old Orchard printable (no longer available), tripled
Final Price: 49 cents each!

Keebler Crust, $1.50 each
-.25/1 Keebler Crust MQ, tripled
Final Price: 75 cents

Angus Chuck Roast, $5.60 BOGO

Angus New York Strip Steak, $4.83 (marked down 50% for quick sale)

(2) 2 lb bag of 21/30 count Shrimp, $12.99 each BOGO

(1) Mrs. Smith's Peach Cobbler, $3.49 each
-.75/1 Mrs. Smith's dessert, tripled
Final Price: $1.24 each!

(2) Tropicana Orange Juice, $2.79 each
-$2.79 BOGO printable (only available to Juicy Rewards members)
Final Price: $1.40 each

(3) Stonyfield Farm Yogurt, 50 cents each
-.50/3 Stonyfield Farm Yogurt printable, tripled
Final Price: FREE

(2) Coffeemate Creamer, $2.29 each
-.75/1 X 2 Coffeemate Creamer (no longer available), tripled
Final Price: 4 cents each!

-$15 when you spend $50 Harris Teeter coupon

Total Before Coupons and Sales: $127.65
Total After Coupons and Sales: $34.53

I will also use this receipt to mail away for a Miller Lite Rebate - spend $30 on meat, seafood, and prepared foods and receive $10 via mail in rebate. So after rebate, coupons, and sales - my total is $24.53!!!!!!! That is a savings of 81%!!!!!

Michele's Mailbox

Sorry about the gap in posting. Last week was crazy busy and I didn't have the energy. :) Plus we didn't really shop. The freezer and pantry are still pretty full. We only bought fresh fruits and veggies. I've already received some awesome stuff in my mailbox this week. I hope you did too! Samples, rebates, and a gift pack. Woo hoo!

*$10 check from Coors Light - printable rebate I told you about in January

*$10 check from MGD64 (this was for buying produce and chicken - no beer purchase required so I was reimbursed for groceries I would already buy. Me likey that!)

*$7.50 check from Coors Light - this was the other printable that was available last month

*Sample of Axe Body Wash from Wal-mart for my hubbie :)

*$29 of coupons from Target! Remember you can stack a Target coupon and a Manufacturer's coupon on the same product

*Glade gift pack from Right at Home including a full size Glade plugins scented gel warmer AND a pack of 3 refills PLUS a BOGO coupon and a $1 off Glade coupon. You can join Right at Home too! It is FREE and they offer great printable coupons and gift packs all the time. :)

Michele's Mailbox this week

**not pictured $3 MIR from Sam Adams

It was a great week in my mailbox! I received tons of coupons and $27 worth of mail in rebates!

*$20 MIR from Diageo - received a $20 rebate when you purchase $50 of groceries - no beer purchase required :) (Geez how easy is this one? You grocery shop and mail your receipt and rebate form. Anyone can do that!)

*$4 MIR from Sam Adams WYB Meat

*$3 MIR from Sam Adams WYB a gift card

*FREE 12-pack of Coke coupon from My Coke Rewards

*$1 coupon on chicken, beef, or produce - found this one in the produce section. You had to purchase two Wishbone dressings and then mail away for the coupon. I believe I was able to get the Wishbone dressing for free after coupon. So I made a $1 on that deal!

*$15 in coupons from Proctor and Gamble (coupons for products like Dawn, Cascade, Bounty and Gain)

*$10 in coupons from Betty Crocker

*$17 in coupons from ConAgra (coupons for products like Manwich, Hunt's, Egg Beaters, and Kid Cuisine)

Coupons and rebates rock! Love checking my mailbox every day :)

Harris Teeter - Super Doubles

Harris Teeter is running Super Doubles this week until Tuesday. They will double coupons up to $1.98. Limit of 20 coupons per day. There was also a sale on Gorton's Seafood and Seapak Shrimp that I wanted to take advantage of to stock up my freezer (which by the way is busting at the seams - don't have much room left!)

(2) Old Orchard Apple Juice, $1.99 each
-.50/1 X 2 Old Orchard printable, doubled
Final Price: 99 cents each

1 loaf of bread, $1.99 on sale

(2) Seapak Shrimp Poppers, $8.45 BOGO
-$1/1 X 2 Seapak MQ, doubled
Final Price: $2.23 each

(2) Gorton's Potato Crunch Fish Fillets, $5.49 BOGO
-$1/2 Gortons printable, doubled
Final Price: $1.75 each

Activia Yogurt, $2.50 each
-$1/1 Activia MQ, doubled
Final Price: 50 cents

My total before sales and coupons was $40.64. My total after was $12.97 PLUS I can mail away for the Budlight Lime $6 rebate WYB $10 of fresh or frozen seafood. Awesome shopping day!

Safeway - $115 worth of groceries for $28 bucks!

**not pictured 3 six packs of Coke.

I had another great Safeway trip this morning even though a couple of things didn't work out. They wouldn't take a Safeway coupon for the coke with a Safeway SuperCoupon. No problem...I like to follow the coupon rules. I just wasn't aware of this one so I learned something new today. :) I also had an e-coupon not work...no problem. Still had a great shopping trip! Here is how I did:

(10) Assorted Rice-a-roni and Pasta Roni, 75 cents each
-$1/3 X 2 Rice-a-roni/Pasta Roni MQ (I only had 2 Q's but you could use 3 if you have it)
-$3/10 Rice-a-roni/Pasta Roni Safeway Q from "Make it Tonight" booklet
Final Price: 25 cents each

(1) Lucky Charms Cereal, $2.00 each
-$1/1 Lucky Charms Printable
-.55/1 Shortcuts e-coupon
-.55/1 Cellfire e-coupon
Final Price: FREE plus 10 cents overage!

(2) Post Raisin Bran Cereal, $2.50 each
-$2/1 Raisin Bran printable MQ (no longer available)
Final Price: 50 cents each

(2) Nature Valley Granola Bars, $2.99 each (I messed up here - bought the wrong ones!)
-.40/1 X 2 Nature Valley printable MQ, doubled
-.40/1 X 2 Cellfire e-coupon
-.40/1 X 2 Shortcuts e-coupon
Final Price: 1.39 each - UGH! I usually get these for FREE. :(

(2) Progresso Soups, $1 each
-.75/2 Safeway Q from "Make it Tonight" Booklet
-.50/2 MQ, doubled
-.50/1 e-coupon
Total: FREE plus 25 cents overage!

(2) Nabisco Macaroni and Cheese Crackers, 99 cents each
(1) Nabisco Saltine Crackers, $1.29 each
-$2/2 Nabisco Crackers printable
-$1/1 Nabisco Cracker MQ
Total: 9 cents each!

(3) 6-pack Coke, $3 each
-$2/2 Coke Safeway Q
Total: $2.33 each

(2) Campbell's Select Harvest soup, $1 each
-$.50/2 Campbell's MQ
Final Price: 50 cents each

(2) Campbell's Tomato Soup, .50 each
(2) Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, .50 each
-$1/4 Campbell's Condensed Soup printable
Final Price: 25 cents each

(2) Pillsbury Orange Sweet Rolls, $2.49 each
(2) Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls, $2.49 each
(2) Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, $2.49 each
-$2.40 in Various e-coupons (a couple of my e-coupons didn't come off - this should have been more)
-.95/1 X 4 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls, doubled
-.50/1 X 2 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, doubled
-$2 OYNO from last Pillsbury Deal
Final Price: 16 cents each PLUS $4 OYNO!

(2) Green Giant Boxed Frozen Veggies, $1.69 each
-.50/2 X 2 Shortcuts e-coupon
-.50/2 X 2 Cellfire e-coupon
-.50/2 Green Giant Veggies printable, doubled
Final Price: 19 cents each

(2) Kraft Cheese Singles, $4.99 each
-$3.50/1 X 2 Safeway SuperCoupon
Final Price: $1.49 each

4-pack Fiber One Yogurt, $2.50 each
-$1/1 X 2 Fiber One Shortcuts e-coupon
-$1/1 Fiber One Cellfire e-coupon
-.50/1 Fiber One MQ, doubled
Final Price: FREE plus $1.50 overage!

(2) Smithfield Bacon, $2.99 each
-.55/1 X 3 Smithfield Bacon MQ, doubled
Final Price: $1.89 each

(2) 1 pound containers of strawberries, $1.99 each

My total before sales and coupons was $115. My total after was $28.30! Plus I can now mail away for the $20 Kraft Back to School Rebate!

Awesome Target Deal!

I went over to Target on my lunch break yesterday to pick up Valentine's Day treats for the hubs and kiddies. While I was there, I thought I would take advantage of a great deal on razors. Target has Venus Embrace razors on sale for $6.99 this week and when you buy 2, you get a $5 gift card. Great deal but when paired with coupons and rebates you get a money making deal. :) Here's the rundown...

Buy the following:
(2) Venus Embrace Razors for $6.99 each
(2) Olay Body Wash for $5.49 each

Use the following Q's:
(2) $2/1 Venus Embrace MQ from PG 2/7 insert
(2) Buy Venus Embrace Get a FREE Olay Body Wash MQ from PG 2/7 insert

Total: $9.98
PLUS you receive a $5 Target gift card

Then in a seperate transaction I purchased another Olay Body Wash for $5.49. I used a $1/1 Olay Body Wash Q and paid the $4.76 balance with my $5 gift card. No out of pocket. :)

Now I am going to take my receipts and mail away for the new Olay rebate. Buy (3) Olay Facial Mosturizers, Facial Treatments, Facial Cleansers, Hand & Body Lotions, Body Washes, or 6+ Bar Soap Packs and receive $15 via mail in rebate. Purchase must be made between 2/12/10 and 3/12/10. Funny thing about this all? I didn't even know about the rebate until AFTER I did the deal. Talk about lucky. :)

As you can see, I paid $0 out of pocket for the body wash and I will be receiving $15 by mail-in rebate. $15 MONEY MAKER! Wondering how I will get $15 bucks when I paid nothing out of pocket? Manufacturers generally calculate rebates by the price of the product BEFORE coupons. So using coupons, sales, and gift card deals just got me 3 FREE body washes AND $15. Sounds like a good deal to me!

Safeway Shopping 1.13.10

After a week of no deal shopping, I was able to run out this morning and hit the stores while hubs watched the kids. First stop was Safeway. Excuse the overload of cookies, chocolate chips, and cookie mixes. They were all FREE so how can you blame me? We are already fully stocked on fruit, cheese, vegetables, and meat thanks to my hubbie's produce skills and my deep freezer so all I need to concentrate on is the fabulous deals. :)

(4) Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes, .99 each
-.40/1 X 4 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix MQ, doubled
-.40/1 Shortcuts e-coupon
-.40/1 Cellfire e-coupon
Final Price: FREE plus 4 cents overage!

(2) Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chips, $1.99 each
-.75/1 X 2 Tollhouse Chips printable MQ, doubled
-.50/1 Shortcuts e-coupon
-.50/1 Cellfire e-coupon
Final Price: FREE plus 2 cents overage!

(2) Kellogg's Raisin Bran Cereal, $1.88 each
-1.50/2 Kellogg's Raisin Bran printable MQ
Final Price: $1.13 each

Ritz Crackers, $2.50 each
-$1/1 Ritz Crackers printable MQ
-$1/1 Nabisco Crackers Safeway Q
Final Price: 50 cents!

Golden Double Stuf Oreos, $3.99 each
-$3.99 FREE item coupon from Facebook promotion
Total: FREE!

Double Stuf Cakester Oreos, $3.29 each
-$3.29 FREE item coupon WYB Oreos (Thanks, Lisa!)
Total: FREE!

(2) Pam Cooking Spray, $2.99 each
-$1/2 Pam Spray MQ
-.50/1 Safeway e-coupon
Final Price: $2.24 each

(4) Capri-Sun Juice Bags, $1.79 each
-$1/2 X 2 Capri-Sun printable MQ
Final Price: $1.29 each

(4) Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls, $2.49 each
-.95/1 X 4 printable MQ, doubled
-$1/2 Pillsbury Safeway Q
-.40/1 Shortcuts e-coupon
-$1/2 Shortcuts e-coupon
-.40/1 Cellfire e-coupon
-$1/2 Cellfire e-coupon
Final Price: FREE plus $1.44 overage and $2 OYNO for buying 4 :)

(2) Yoplait Trix Yogurt, $2.00 each
-.80/2 Yoplait Trix Yogurt printable MQ, doubled
-.80/2 Shortcuts e-coupon
-.80/2 Cellfire e-coupon
Final Price: 40 cents each!

My total before sales and coupons was $66.88. Total after sales and coupons was $11.96. That is a savings of 83%!!!!! Plus I received a $2 OYNO for buying 4 Pillsbury products. The Capri-Sun, Oreos, Oreo Cakesters, and Ritz Crackers will go towards the $20 Kraft Back-to-School Rebate that I am working on. :)

ConAgra Foods Rebate

There is currently a rebate out there from ConAgra Foods. Purchase $10 of ConAgra Food products and receive $25 in coupon savings. This includes Chef Boyardee, Hunt's, Kid Cuisine, Peter Pan, and Banquet. For a full list of participating products, please check out this rebate form. Products must be purchased by 3/28/10. Submission must be postmarked by 4/9/10.

I am definitely going to take advantage of this rebate. Banquet chicken nuggets and sausage are always stocked in my freezer and I could definitely use coupons to reduce my cost. Let me ask you this, who couldn't use coupons to reduce their costs? Happy rebating!

Dole 30-Day Challenge Rebate

If you are a fruit loving family like ours, the Dole 30-Day Challenge Rebate might be for you. It works like this - buy 30 days worth of Dole fruit bowls and receive free item coupons for 2 weeks worth. Dole defines 30 days worth of fruit as (8) 4-packs of fruit bowls, gels, or parfaits. You mail the rebate form, receipt(s) and UPCs from the 8 packages and Dole sends you (4) FREE item coupons for fruit bowls, gels or parfaits. What an awesome deal and in a way this works out as a moneymaker for me. :) Here is how I did it:

At Safeway I bought -
(4) Dole Fruit Bowls, $1.49 each
Used .50/2 X 2 Dole Fruit Bowls MQ, doubled
Total after coupons: $3.96 for 4

At Harris Teeter I bought -
(2) Dole Fruit Bowls, $1.99 each
(2) Dole Fruit Parfaits, $1.99 each
Used .50/2 Dole Parfaits MQ, doubled and .50/1 Dole printable MQ, doubled
Used $3.50 OYNO
Total after coupons: $2.46 for 4

Total Out of Pocket for (8) Dole Fruit Bowls/Parfaits: $6.42

Receive (4) FREE item coupons = Value of $7.96

So in the end I will essentially have 12 packages of Dole fruit bowls for FREE. :)

Printable Rebates

If you have been reading my blog, you know that I love, love, love rebates. One of the types of rebates that I complete are through beer manufacturers. The majority of the rebates are no beer purchase required (NBPR). I usually find beer rebates at the grocery store but Coors Light has decided to offer a rebate on their website. This is the first printable NBPR rebate I have ever seen. :)

There are four rebates available here. Two of the rebates are NBPR required. These rebates are so easy to complete. Make sure your state is listed as participating and take a look at this post from last year if you would like help with completing them.

December Grocery Total

I was concerned this month because I knew it was going to be difficult to stay under my monthly budget with all the holidays and busyness in December. December has 4 weeks so my budget was $320.00 ($80 X 4). I did go over a bit but with the help of last month's overage of $42.66 and $40.67 that I received in food item rebates this month, I was only $5.14 over my budget! Not too bad considering that I hosted Christmas Eve dinner for 11 family members this year and hubbie made a not-so-cheap New Year's Eve dinner of shrimp and steak fajitas. :) Here is how I did:

Monthly Food Budget: $320.00

December Grocery Purchases: $408.47

Rebate Checks Received: $40.67

Remaining November Grocery Budget: $42.66

Purchases minus Rebates/November Remaining: $325.14

Over by $5.14. :( Oh well, I will just have to work harder next month. My budget for next month will be $400.00 since January has 5 weeks. I will start with $394.86 because I was over for December.

Safeway - I rocked out a cracker deal!

Safeway has an awesome deal on Nabisco crackers this week! Buy 5 boxes of select Nabisco crackers and get $5 instantly off your shopping order. You can do this deal multiple times in the same transaction. For example if you buy 10 boxes, you will get $10 off or buy 15 boxes, get $15 off. I needed to buy my Sunday newspapers so I headed over this morning. While I was there, I picked up a couple of other items that were on sale.

4 Wheat Thins, $2.49 each
4 Triscuit, $2.49 each
1 Honey Maid Graham Crackers, $2.99 each
1 Macaroni and Cheese Crackers, $1.99 each
-$3/4 X 2 MQ peelie (you can find these on various Budweiser posters in the beer section)
-$1/2 MQ from Nabisco Back to School booklet
-$10 for buying 10 boxes :)
Final Price: 79 cents each

2 containers of Driscoll berries, $2.00 each (BOGO)
-$.50/1 X 2 printable MQ, doubled
Final Price: $1 each

2 Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, $1.99 each
-$1/2 Post Cereals, 12/6 SS
Final Price: $1.49 each

Total before coupons: 32.87
Coupons/Promotions: 20.00
OOP: $12.87

Not to mention that I received a $1 OYNO for buying 2 Post Cereals. I had no idea that was going to print but it was a nice bonus. I will also mail away for the Kraft Keep the Jingle in your Holiday rebate that I told you about last week. If you take off the $10.00 rebate and the surprise $1 OYNO my total for this order would be $1.87!!!!!!

Friday Finals 12/4 and November Totals

Well I'm overbudget this week again. :( But I'm underbudget for the month and I will show you how. Here are my totals for the week:

Target - 2 trips
Total Spent: $83.13

Wegmans
Total Spent: $12.20

Weekly Total: $95.13

For the month of November, I spend $344.84. This is $24.84 over budget. But I received $67.50 of rebate checks in the month of November as well. All rebate money received was for food purchases. If you account for rebates received my monthly food budget looks like this:

Monthly Food Budget: $320.00

November Grocery Purchases: $344.84

Rebate Checks Received: $67.50

Purchases minus Rebates: $277.34

This means that I was actually under budget by $42.66. Success! I love coupons and rebates!

Another Kraft Keep the Jingle in Your Holiday Rebate

In October, I posted about the Kraft Keep the Jingle in Your Holiday Rebate. Well, Kraft has issued another rebate! Same terms just different dates. Purchase any 10 participating Nabisco crackers, Easy Cheese, or Planters nuts and receive $10 via mail in rebate. The items must be purchased between 12/1/09 and 1/31/10. Requests must be received by 2/15/10. You can print a rebate form HERE. There is also a printable $1/2 Nabisco crackers coupon available. Remember you can print 2 coupons per computer.

I plan on taking part in this rebate again. I will be on the look out for a great cracker sale to stock up for our pantry and Christmas. :)