Frugal Follies: March 2010

Showing newest 26 of 114 posts from March 2010. Show older posts

Showing newest 26 of 114 posts from March 2010. Show older posts

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Clear Out the Clutter Challenge: Front hallway

Clutter removal, day 1! I'm taking part in the Clear Out the Clutter Challenge, hosted by Crystal over at Money Saving Mom.

Check here for my clutter-clearing goals.

Crystal's first challenge was to clean out the hall or coat closet.

But, here in Florida, I *don't* have a hall or coat closet. Really! We don't need coats eleven months a year, so I guess the builder of this house decided that it wasn't necessary to put one in.

Instead, I cleaned up my front hallway. It consists of a long, thin table with baskets underneath. The baskets are there, supposedly, to hold things temporarily that are coming in or going out. But apparently a few things ended up living there permanently. I got rid of lots of school papers, a broken umbrella, three Bayer contour monitors that I got with deals at Walgreens and CVS (I will donate these), and some old Rachael Ray magazines that I got with the Sorrento mozzarella deal at Publix last December. And a lot of my kids' socks, receipts, and other extra stuff.

So now, it's neat! Sorry, but I'm not brave enough to show pictures, but trust me, the table and baskets will do their job now. I even cleaned up all the fingerprints on the inside of the front door with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (subscribe to Home Made Simple to get coupon books that usually include Magic Eraser coupons). And it looks nice and calm at the front entrance, just as I had hoped.

Cereal coupons

Who couldn't use more cereal in their pantry? I know my pantry is pretty much empty - I'll have to get going on replenishing my supply!

I found these two coupon over at Coupons.com that you'll want to go and print now - 75¢ off one selected flavored Cheerios cereal, and $1.00 off 2 selected General Mills cereals.

Click here to print these coupons.

Free coupon eCourse Week 1: CVS Extra Care Bucks

I got the first class of the free coupon ecourse being hosted by Claire over at Saving Money Plan. It's a ten-week class, where each week's lesson is emailed directly to your inbox each Monday.

This week's class explains CVS's Extra Care Bucks program, and how you can get free items without cutting any coupons. It's definitely an easy introduction to the system; I recommend it!

I won't be doing the lesson today, though, as I already purchased several of the items in it myself on Sunday. I guess I wanted to get a jump on the class!

So if you haven't signed up, do it now!

Clear Out the Clutter Challenge

Is clutter getting you down?

It is for me, so it's time for some spring cleaning! I'm joining Crystal over at Money Saving Mom for her Clear Out the Clutter Challenge.

I have a lot of clutter, pretty much everywhere. I usually claim it's due to not having enough storage space - no basement here in Florida, and not enough closet space. Or that I'm too busy. Or that I'm too tired.

No more excuses!

Some of my goals that I hope to achieve are:

To decide on permanent places for items that don't have homes
To find items to sell on eBay/Craigslist (like used books) to help pay down my family's debt (as I listed here in my financial goals for 2010)
To find like-new items to use as giveaways here on the blog (after doing this giveaway for my Swagbucks referral, I'm hooked on doing giveaways for my readers!)

Overall, I hope that when I'm finished, that my house is a more calm place to be!

Are you joining us? Leave a comment!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Coupon break

I took a coupon break this week - and it's okay!

I'm sure I missed all sorts of great deals - and it's okay!

I may have to pay more when I need those items I could have gotten this week - and it's okay!

We all need to take a break now and then. With the kids home on break and a time-consuming holiday to attend to, something had to give. This time, it was shopping at several stores and finding the best deals. Typically, I do my coupon planning Monday morning, shop Tuesday morning, then blog about the great deals I got in my Wednesday Weekly Shopping post. But not this week! Well, okay, I did post a Wednesday Weekly Shopping post, but that was it.

This week, I'll do a little planning and couponing. Maybe. But next week, I'll be back to my usual self, I hope.

Don't feel guilty if you need to take a break now and then. But keep the following in mind:

Try to eat from the pantry during that time to keep your grocery costs lower.
Check the expiration dates on any Extra Care Bucks or Register Rewards you might have earned in previous weeks. If they'll expire before you expect to get back to couponing, use them on something you need, regardless of whether it's an amazing deal or not. My go-to item for using up ECBs or RRs is toilet paper.
Keep collecting coupon inserts and any other coupons that come your way. Find a place to keep them, but don't worry about clipping the coupons or filing the inserts. When you get back to couponing, you'll be happy that you have them.
If you have a little time, check the ads - quickly - for any buy one, get one free items. Yes, you could get a better deal on them by combining the BOGO items with coupons. But the BOGO items are still a pretty good deal all by themselves.

Check these sites for more great tips:

Win my Swagbucks referral!

Just a reminder - I'm giving away a free referral to Swagbucks - I haven't joined yet, but I'm looking forward to joining soon!

To win, just click here and comment on the thread about your favorite thing about Swagbucks.

The contest ends Wednesday night - I can't wait to start earning point toward free gift cards and other prizes!

Free coupon eCourse starts today!

Reminder: A new, free coupon ecourse starts today, April 5th! It's being hosted by Claire over at Saving Money Plan. It's a ten-week class, where each week's lesson is emailed directly to your inbox each Monday - that would be today! I received my introduction a few days ago, and I'm looking forward to the full course!

Claire teaches you how to utilize coupons to their fullest at national retailers like CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid. She explains the intricacies of each of their customer programs, and each week gives an easy-to-understand assignment based on that week's ads. Not only will you be learning, but you'll also be savings lots of money!

I'll be blogging about the course - what I learned, what I like and don't like, and my experience in completing the assignments. Learn with me!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Balsamic Chicken

This is a recipe that my mom passed down to me. After she retired, she spent a lot of time typing in all her favorite recipes, as well as recipes that her mother passed down to her. She printed the pages and put them in page holders, and then the pages went into a large binder. I love having my mom's cooking wisdom all in one place. I've put my own recipes in the binder's pockets; one day I hope to make the same sort of cookbook for my daughters!

With pepper prices so high now due to the cold Florida winter, I'd leave them out in order to save money. It will still be delicious!

Balsamic Chicken

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 large onion, cut into eighths
1 green or red pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chicken breasts in a 2-qt. baking pan and cover with onions and pepper pieces. Sprinkle garlic on top. In a small bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar, sugal, oil, and pepper. Pour mixture over chicken and vegetables. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked.

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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Menu Plan: I heart bread

Passover will be over Tuesday night, and thus it's back to my regularly scheduled menu plans! Again, I haven't put too much thought into this week's plan - all I know is that I want to incorporate a lot of pasta and a lot of bread, which we have been sorely missing this week.

Monday - leftover turkey, roasted potato wedges, salad

Tuesday - pasta, pasta, pasta, and more pasta! (and some salad)

Wednesday - mushroom pizza on homemade whole-wheat crust, fruit

Thursday - ground beef with tomatoes, onions, and peppers over brown rice

Friday - chicken, pasta with veggies, challah
Saturday - banana pancakes, fruit

Sunday - takeout!

Check out Menu Plan Monday for more menu plans!

Under a Buck at Walgreens 4/4/10 - 4/10/10

Got a great Walgreens deal? Leave a comment below!

Trying to keep your Walgreens bill low, but don't have time to go through coupons or figure out complex Register Rewards deals?

Here are some of the items that are under $1.00 this week. All you'll need is the weekly ad, which you can pick up in the store, and a pair of scissors to cut out the in-ad coupons. A * means that an in-ad coupon is required. This list is based on an ad scan; please double-check your local ad to see if these bargains are applicable in your area.

19 - Pilot Erasable highlighters or pens (buy one for $1.19, use $1 instant coupon)
34 - Walgreens toothbrush *
39 - Mars candy *
69 - Kraft Macaroni & Cheese *
89 - Geisha canned fruit *
99 - Planters Flavor Grove almonds
99 - Dawn dish liquid *
99 - Lindsay olives *
99 - Dove chocolate bar *
99 - Walgreens sandwich or storage bags *
99 - Hyponex potting soil *
99 - Puffs facial tissue *
$1.00 - Gatorade *

Of course, by using coupons and figuring out Register Rewards deals, you can get some of these items and many more for less or even for free! Check out Money Saving Mom, Frugal Shopping with Julie, and Deal Seeking Mom for more Walgreens deals!

See what I bought this week at Wednesday Weekly Shopping, and check out my Under a Buck series for more deals at supermarkets and drug stores!

Under a Buck at Rite Aid 4/4/10 - 4/10/10

Got a great Rite Aid deal? Leave a comment below!

Trying to keep your Rite Aid bill low, but don't have time to go through coupons? Or are you so focused on using coupons that you miss the best price deals on items without coupon matchups?

Here are some of the items that are under $1.00 this week. All you'll need is the weekly ad, which you can pick up in the store, and a pair of scissors to cut out the in-ad coupons.

Note: deals are based on an online ad scan. Please double-check deals against the ad in your area. * indicates that an in-ad coupon is needed.

40¢ - Friskies cat food
45¢ - Single serve candy bars *
50¢ - Powerade *
64¢ - Theater style candy *
79¢ - Crest toothpaste (after single check rebate)
79¢ - Oral-B toothbrush (after single check rebate)
99¢ - Gum or King Size candy bars
$1.00 - Poland Spring spring water

Check out Deal Seeking Mom and Money Saving Mom for more Rite Aid deals!

See what I bought this week at Wednesday Weekly Shopping, and check out my Under a Buck series for more deals at supermarkets and drug stores!

Under a Buck at CVS 4/4/10 - 4/10/10

Got a great CVS deal? Leave a comment below!

Are you trying to keep your CVS bill low, but don't have time to clip coupons or figure out complex ECB deals this week? Or are you so focused on using coupons that you've missed the best price deals?

Here are some of the items that are on sale for under $1.00 this week, without coupons. The only thing you'll need is your CVS card. The information below is based on my local ad; please check your local ad to be sure that the deals are available in your area.

FREE - Stride Shift gum (buy one at 99¢, get 99¢ ECBs)
FREE - Complete multi-purpose solution (buy one at $8.99, get $8.99 ECB)
50¢ - Gold Emblem vegetables
50¢ - Gold Emblem broth
88¢ - Nips
88¢ - Gold Emblem candy
88¢ - Gold Emblem spaghetti or elbow macaroni
96¢ - Dawn dish liquid
99¢ - LifeSavers
99¢ - Gold Emblem candy or bubble gum
99¢ - Skintimate moisturizing cream shave (buy one at $3.99, get $3 ECB)
99¢ - Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength (buy one at $2.99, get $2 ECB)
$1.00 - Powerade
$1.00 - Select grocery or snack items

Of course, if you do use coupons and figure out ECB deals, you can purchase many other items for under a buck or even for free! Check out these sites for great CVS deals:

See what I bought this week at Wednesday Weekly Shopping, and check out my Under a Buck series for more deals at supermarkets and drug stores!

Friday, April 2, 2010

April Freezer Cooking Days: Turkey soup and veggies

How are you doing with your April Freezer Cooking Days?

I made a modest plan... and I didn't quite finish even that!

I originally planned to make a turkey and potato casserole from the 12 lb. turkey I had roasted and some of the 10 pounds of potatoes I had bought. But after several turkey lunches and dinners, I only have a few leftovers left! I'm stunned how quickly we went through the meat.

Also, I had planned to dry some apples in the oven (I don't have a dehydrator), but I wasn't home for long enough periods to complete that plan.

So here's what I did accomplish:

3 quarts turkey soup
4 quart-sized bags roasted potato wedges
1 quart-sized bag diced onions
1 quart-sized bag diced celery

Thanks again to FishMama at Life as MOM and Crystal at Money Saving Mom for hosting this challenge.

$2 off Nivea body wash

I just saw a great coupon over at Coupons.com that you'll want to go and print now. It's for $2 off a bottle of Nivea Body Wash for Women. Paired with a sale or a Extra Care Bucks/Register Rewards deal, you should be able to get body wash for free!

Click here to print this great coupon.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Welcome Friday Folks!

I'm so glad you've come by today, and I hope you find some great blogs to follow!

This week, I did a mini-freezer cooking session. Here's the plan. Being the end of the month, I updated my frugal book list and my progress on my financial goals. I posted about why it's so great to grocery shop at CVS. I put up my yummy and cheap recipe for Chicken Basquaise. I mentioned this free coupon e-course, and I started a contest where you can win my Swagbucks referral.

Come see what I and other frugal bloggers bought this week at Wednesday Weekly Shopping. If you're looking for bargains, check my Under a Buck series, with listings for Publix, Winn-Dixie, CVS, Walgreens, Rite-Aid, and Target.

I'm also on Twitter and Facebook, so you can see me there, too! Or subscribe to my RSS feed.

Thanks for stopping by - please leave a comment so I know you've been here, and I'll return the favor!

Want a Swagbucks referral?

UPDATE: This giveaway has ended. However, I have a new giveaway for an organization book. Click here for the new giveaway.

I've been hearing more and more about Swagbucks lately. I've heard about folks earning gift cards and prizes. I get hits from people searching for Frugal Follies on Swagbucks (thank you!). I see Swagbucks counter widgets on many of the blogs I visit each week.

I think it's time for me to try it out, too!

For those of you who don't know, Swagbucks.com is an online portal that rewards its users for doing searches, completing offers, shopping, and entering codes. Rewards are given in Swagbucks, which can then be redeemed for prizes and gift cards.

I could just go to the home page and sign up, but I see that Swagbucks rewards its users for referrals as well. So I'm giving one of you the chance at winning my referral!

Just leave a comment below about your favorite thing about Swagbucks. One entry per person, please. You don't need to follow me on Twitter, subscribe to my RSS feed, or become a fan on Facebook, though of course I would appreciate any or all of them :-) Next Thursday I will use a randomizing program to pick a winner out of all the comments posted before Wednesday, April 7 at 11:59 pm.

Under a Buck at Winn-Dixie 3/31/10 - 4/6/10

Want to get a great deal at Winn-Dixie, but don't have the time to clip coupons? Or are you so consumed with using coupons that you miss good deals on other items?

Here's a list of some of the items at or under $1.00 this week at Winn-Dixie, according to the weekly (South Florida) ad. Please double-check the ad in your area to confirm that these deals are available in your area. For the BOGO items, the price shown is the price per item, though in most areas you will be required to buy two of the item.

49¢ - Sweet potatoes, per pound
50¢ - Winn Dixie canned corn, peas, or green beans
60¢ - Winn-Dixie canned beans or vegetables
67¢ - Jell-O gelatin or pudding
75¢ - Friskies or Fancy Feast cat food
84¢ - Campbell's cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup (BOGO)
84¢ - Swanson broth (BOGO)
85¢ - Hunt's tomatoes (BOGO)
89¢ - Frozen basted turkeys, per pound
90¢ - Sanderson Farms chicken leg quarters, per pound (BOGO)
99¢ - Shank portion smoked ham, per pound
99¢ - Frozen Butterball turkeys, per pound
99¢ - Navel oranges, per pound
$1.00 - Breakstone's sour cream
$1.00 - Parkay or Fleischmann's sticks, spread, or spray
$1.00 - Birds Eye or Steamfresh vegetables
$1.00 - Green Giant boil-in bag vegetables
$1.00 - Winn-Dixie or McCormick gravy mix
$1.00 - Carnation evaporated milk
$1.00 - Domino sugar 16 oz box

Check out Wednesday Weekly Shopping to see what bargains I snagged this week, and link up your bargains as well! And check out my Under a Buck series for more deals at supermarkets and drug stores!

No coupons today?

It's the beginning of the month, and that usually means new coupons at Coupons.com.

But not this month.

April Fools!

Of course, there are new coupons. Click here to check out some of the new and reset ones, including:

$1.00 off any two boxes General Mills cereals
50¢ off any two Steamfresh Sides
75¢ off any Lender's Thin Sliced Bagels
75¢ off any Dixie Crystals sugar, 3.4 lb or more

Be sure to print them before they disappear!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Wednesday Weekly Shopping: Where's the deal?

I invite you to link up to your best grocery deals below!

I spent this week continuing to shop for my Passover seder and for the holiday, buying the expensive foods that I needed, but tried to get the best deals that I could.

Here are some of the things I bought:

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$38.86 at Winn-Dixie

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$11.28 at Penn Dutch

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$25.28 at Publix

I made a second trip to Publix, spending $16.03 on more dairy, juice, and a turkey roasting pan. I got free body wash at CVS and while there bought a gallon of milk which I paid for with ECBs. And I made a trip to Target for 6 dozen eggs (99¢ each!), some cleaning supplies, and frozen meals for the lunch before Passover, and spent $17.65.

Altogether I spent $109.10 for about $160 worth of groceries this week. Certainly not my best, but I stayed under my budget of $120 (increased for the holiday from my usual $80).

Check out the following to see how others shopped this week!

How did your shopping go this week? What bargains did you get? Please leave a link to your blog post about your weekly shopping. Please link up directly to your post, not to the blog itself. I'd appreciate it if you put a link to Wednesday Weekly Shopping in your post as well. If you don't have a blog, please leave a comment!

I got free body wash at CVS!

Have you registered your CVS card with your email address? If you hadn't, you're missing out!

Besides regularly receiving $3 off 15 or $4 off $20 coupons, last week I got a freebie! Once I clicked on the free gift coupon prompt, I was able to print a coupon for either a free body of CVS body wash or a free box of CVS candy!

The candy was oh, so tempting, but it would only last a day (if that), whereas my kids use body wash daily and a bottle lasts a month. So, regretfully, I went with the body wash.

Free coupon eCourse!

I just heard about this new, free coupon ecourse starting next Monday. It's being hosted by Claire over at Saving Money Plan. It's a ten-week class, where each week's lesson is emailed directly to your inbox each Monday. Claire teaches you how to utilize coupons to their fullest at national retailers like CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid. She explains the intricacies of each of their customer programs, and each week gives an easy-to-understand assignment based on that week's ads. Not only will you be learning, but you'll also be savings lots of money!

Even though I think I know a lot about coupons, I'm betting that I'll learn a thing or two from this class. So I signed up for it, and I'll give you updates on how I'm doing. If you want to join me, click here for the free coupon ecourse!

April Freezer Cooking Days: Cooking list

Time once again for April Freezer Cooking Days, hosted by FishMama at Life as MOM and Crystal at Money Saving Mom.

Since this Freezer Cooking Days falls in the middle of Passover, it presents special challenges for me. I can't cook anything that contains any sort of wheat, oats, corn, rice, or legumes. That leaves out many of my go-to freezer recipes, like Whole Wheat French Bread. I can't prepare dried beans for use later. And my favorite freezer item, frozen cookie dough, is sadly not allowed.

I could, in theory, make items containing matzah, but I don't think I'll be wanting to eat them after Passover is over next Tuesday night. So I'm limited to making meat, fruit, and vegetable items. So my list will be rather short this time... I promise a much larger event next month!

On a good note, I did roast a 12 pound turkey for my seder Tuesday evening, and I bought 10 pounds of potatoes, so I have lots of raw ingredients to make into yummy dishes for my freezer.

I'll be making:

Turkey soup (from the turkey carcass)
Some sort of turkey casserole, with potatoes... I am currently looking for a good recipe that doesn't contain cream soup or bread ingredients. Do you have any suggestions?
Frozen potato wedges - cut into wedges and spiced, baked, then frozen
Dried apple slices
Diced onions and celery for use in future recipes

Please follow me on Twitter, subscribe to my RSS feed, and become a fan on Facebook to follow my progress throughout the cooking days. I'll post a followup at the end.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

atTENding to Our Finances in 2010 March update

Time to update our financial goals, which I posted at the beginning of the year.

The bad news in March was that my husband lost his job.

The good news is he started a new job yesterday!

The job loss was expected. About a year ago, his company decided to consolidate at their headquarters and close his branch office. He was offered a job at the headquarters, but we decided to turn it down. He started looking for a new job last summer, and received a job offer in the beginning of March, just a few days after his previous job ended.

We are very thankful he was able to find a job when we know so many are suffering. We are thankful that his previous company continued his employment instead of letting him go immediately after we turned down the move. And we are greatly thankful that his company provided severance pay, which we have lived off of this last month. Once his paychecks resume, we will be able to put the unused severance pay toward our financial goals.

So for now, here's the status of our goals:

Save up and pay cash for the expenses of my daughter's bat mitzvah by July 2010. We started the year having saved 58% of the necessary money. We are now at 78%, no change from last month. We expect to be able to complete this goal with the unused severance money.
Save up a proper emergency fund by December 2010. Right now this is funded at over 100% with the severance money, but we are spending it down with living expenses.
Once those two goals are finished, pay off our home equity line. No action on this goal. We did pay the interest accrued on the loan. Since we hope to have the first two goals completed soon, we will be able to get to work on this very challenging one!

How are you doing on your 2010 financial goals? Post them (or a link to your blog) in the comments.

Check out more financial goals at Saving on a Shoestring @ Cha-Ching on a Shoestring and Coupon Teacher.

Publix trip: Finally some deals!

After a couple of non-deal shopping trips, I was happy to go to Publix and use some coupons for a change! I bought there some of the dairy items I needed for Passover, plus a few items for the last couple of days before. (So no, I'm not eating tortillas during Passover.) I got:

3 plum tomatoes @ $1.41
- $1 off produce coupon from the Publix calendar
= 41¢

6 Kraft shredded cheeses @ 3/$5 = $10.00
- 3 $2 off 2 Kraft shredded cheese blinkies
= $4.00, or 66¢ each

2 Friendship cottage cheese @ $1.99 each
- $1/2 blinkie coupon
= $2.98 for 2, or $1.49 each

2 Land O'Lakes spread @ $2.00 each = $4.00
- 1 50¢ printable coupon and one 40¢ insert coupon
= $3.10 for 2, or $1.55 each

Streits egg matzo @ $3.29
- 50¢ insert coupon
= $2.79

2 Triscuits @ BOGO, $3.39
- 2 $1 off insert coupons
= $1.39 for two boxes, or 70¢ per box

2 Healthy Choice entrees @ $2.00 each = $4.00 (cheaper than going out to lunch!)
- $1 off 2 coupon
= $3.00

2 Mott's Applesauce, BOGO $2.73 (no coupon)
Philadelphia cream cheese - $1.00 (no coupon)
Banderita tortilla - $2.19 (no coupon)
Publix whole wheat bread - $1.69 (no coupon)

Total spent: $25.28, saved $31.41

Penn-Dutch: Eat your veggies

My trip this week to Penn-Dutch for vegetables was pretty uneventful. No coupons, though I did avoid buying some of the more expensive produce. I got:

1 package Romaine lettuce - $1.29
1 bunch parsley - $1.29
1 package spinach leaves - $1.89
1 head iceberg lettuce - $1.19
3 lb. carrots - $1.39
3 cucumbers - $1.50
2 red bell peppers - $2.23 (an indulgence, I must admit)
1 bag radishes - 50¢

Total spent - $11.28

Monday, March 29, 2010

Grocery Shopping at CVS

Last week, I discussed why it can make sense to grocery shop at drug stores. It seemed incongruous to me at first, but now I find myself buying all sorts of things there.

Before I go into specifics at CVS, I wanted to reiterate a comment made by Shelly at Coupon Teacher. She said:

Don't forget to always watch those expiration dates. Drug stores are notorious for not pulling expired items from shelves.

You're absolutely right! Since so few people do buy groceries there, some of the items may have been on the shelf past their sell-by date. Make sure to check before purchasing!

The best thing about buying groceries at CVS is that you can use Extra Care Bucks to buy them, if necessary. Walgreen's has limits on how their Reister Rewards can be used - in the fine print, it says no dairy. I take that to mean anything in the dairy case, including eggs and frozen items, though I have not checked that with a manager.

So when your budget is really tight, you can use excess ECBs from other deals to buy milk and eggs, and free up your out-of-pocket money for other items. Even better, sometimes you'll get ECBs for buying milk and eggs - last week there was a deal for getting a 50¢ ECB when buying milk.

I've found that CVS regularly has deals on Nabisco crackers. One time I got five boxes for $2 after coupons and Register Rewards. Another deal I regularly see is on Unilever products - Ragu pasta sauce, Skippy peanut butter, and Lipton tea, for instance. Breakfast cereal is often a good deal at CVS as well.

One thing I've seen at CVS but not at the grocery store is single-serve ice cream treats. At the grocery store, these might be sold in boxes of 8 or 10. But if I only wanted one per child, I might think about buying them at CVS - though the per-item cost might be higher, it would be less out of pocket, and I wouldn't have the other treats taking up room in the freezer, tempting me to eat them.

Next week I'll be discussing Walgreens. I find a lot of grocery bargains there, expecially when combined with the coupons in the ad flyer. See you next week!

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