Money Saving Monday- Week 6

Welcome Back! I finished my weekly shopping early this week, boy does it feel nice! I came in under my budget too!! Woohoo!! Here's what I got this week at Giant Eagle!

I ended up with 8 packages of Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken Breast Strips, 2 containers of Daisy Cottage Cheese, and 6 microwaveable cups of Uncle Ben's Chicken Flavored Rice. 

 

Daisy Cottage Cheese was on sale for $1.99, I found coupons for .50 off one in my coupon binder which doubled will take $1.00 off. Each cottage cheese was only .99 cents!

These Tyson Grilled and Ready Chicken Strips were BOGO. They came out to $1.99 each and with a .55 cent off coupon doubled, I paid only .89 cents per package. These guys are heading straight to the freezer! 

The Uncle Ben's cups of Rice are regular price at $1.00 each. I had coupons for $1.00 off 2. These ended up being only .50 cents each. Love the ease of these for lunches at work!

My total for all of these items was just $12.10. Just remember these deals are only good through this Wednesday, January 23rd.

Looking forward to next weeks sale starting January 24th??? Go here to print out the Chex Mix and Hormel Chili coupons! You will be able to get the Chex Mix for free and Hormel Chili for just .45 cents a can!! Make sure to print them ASAP, before you know it these coupons will be gone!!

Happy Shopping!!

XOXO-
Kristi

Money Saving Monday- Week 4

Welcome back! This week I found 3 deals that I stocked up on, and again our pantry and deep freezer were very happy! I've been couponing for about 4 years, and get burnt out from time to time and take a long extended break. We eventually eat through our stockpile and have to start from square one again. I'm hoping that by blogging my coupon stockup trips that I will hold myself to continuing the savings...and not get burnout! It's so nice to be able to head straight to the pantry to get all the supplies I need to cook dinner instead of heading straight to the grocery store! By stocking up weekly on certain products that have a great savings I'm able to stockup while saving money! And saving money makes this mama happy!

Before I get started, I wanna tell you about a cool new app that allows you to earn cash while buying the products you love! It's an app for smartphones called Ibotta! You can see all about it here:

Ibotta

 It is so easy to use! I signed up a few days ago and already have $12.25 in my account. The more you redeem the offers, the more offers they add. Most of the offers are things that I already buy at the grocery store, so it works out perfectly for me!! Better yet, once you complete your first transaction you will be credited $5.00 by following through a friends referral. And each time that you refer a friend you will get a $1.00 added to your account as well. Sounds like a win-win to me!! Hurry over to and signup today!!

This week I ended up under my stockup budget!! To read about how I fill my pantry check out my blog post here. I cant wait to share my basement pantry and deep freezer organization with you soon!

I bought 10 cans of Hunt's Traditional spaghetti sauce. They were on sale 10 for $10.00 and also qualified for an additional .10 cent fuel perk bonus when 10 were purchased. I found coupons on the inside cardboard packaging of the cheap frozen banquet meals (look for the boxes that advertise $4.00 in savings) so I purchased 10 frozen meals in prep for this weeks stockup. The coupons were for .35 cents off one can of Hunt's spaghetti sauce, doubled made this .70 cents off per can, for a total price of only .30 cents per can!! Not only did the 10 cans only cost me $3.00 but I also earned the additional fuelperks! Double Win!!

 

Next up were these Bob Evans fully cooked Sausage Patties. They were on sale for $2.59 each. I found coupons over here for .75 off each. Doubled these coupons came out to $1.50 off each for a grand total of $1.09 per package of sausage. Not too bad!

 

Last up were these frozen boxes of Green Giant vegetables. The coupons that I had were for .60 cents off when you purchase three. Doubled this came to $1.20 off of 3. The veggies were on sale for $1.00 each, so after the coupon I paid $1.80 for 3, or .60 cents each. 

Total out of pocket this week I spent, $ 12.76 for 23 items! I think I had a pretty good week!!

XOXO-

Kristi

Money Saving Monday- Week 3

Welcome back for Monday Saving Monday Tuesday. The holidays have certainly put a bump in our normal everyday schedule. They put a bump in post office schedule as well...it took 6 days for my coupons to arrive in my mailbox. Let's hope we all get back on track now that the Holidays are over! 

 Did you make any New Year resolutions? I'm hoping to have a less is more kinda year...less stress, less spending, less weight. I'll keep you updated on my status along the way! I wish everyone a healthy, happy, and unforgettable 2013! 

 Lets get to the goods........

This week I not only added some goodies to our basement pantry but also to our deep freezer.

Super Pretzel's were on sale for $2.00 at Giant Eagle. I had coupons for $.50 off 1- which doubled to be $1.00 of 1. I bought 10 boxes for a total of $10.00.

Betty Crocker Instant potatoes were on sale for $1.00 each. With a $.50/2 coupon doubled these came out to just 50 cents a box. I stocked up with 10 for a total of $5.00. 

I stuck to my budget of $15.00 this week and got 20 new items to add to our stockpile! I've already checked out the new ad starting Thursday, I'll be stocking up on spaghetti sauce, Chef Boyardee, Green Giant Frozen Veggies along with a few other goodies. Be sure to stop back next Monday for all the details of my shopping trip!

Clean, Organize, Decorate has a Facebook page!! Make sure to head over and like it! Look for a giveaway later this month, all details will be posted on our Facebook page only!

XOXO-

Kristi

Money Saving Monday- Week 2

It's so hard to believe that in the blink of any eye Christmas 2012 will be over and we will be making resolutions for the New Year. As excited as I get to put up the Christmas decor I get even more excited to take it back down. I love the look of clean and organized, and all the Christmas decorations just put my mind into clutter overdrive. Just 2.more.days and it will all be back down :)

I found some great deals this week to fill our basement pantry and deep freezer, cant wait to share!!

If you want the details of how I stock my pantry on a $15.00 weekly budget, click here. This week we ended up with 9 boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese, 8 boxes of Stove Top stuffing, and 6 packages of Johnsonville breakfast sausages.

These breakfast sausages ended up being $1.00 a piece after coupon at Giant Eagle this week. They were on sale 2/$5.00, and I found .75 off 1 coupons which doubled to $1.50 off each.  Ebay is a great source for unique coupons that are not found on the normal clipping service sites.

Macaroni and Cheese was on sale at Giant Eagle for $1.00 a piece. My coupon was for $1.00 off 3. Total after coupon is .67 cents each. I bought 9 for a total of $6.03. (Target also had Mac & Cheese for .99 this week)

 

I bought 8 boxes of Stove Top for $1.00 each at Target. My coupon was for $1.00 off when you buy 2. The boxes came out to be .50 cents each after coupon. My total for all 8 was $4.00.

 

So while I did spend $16.00 this week and went $1.00 over budget, I was still pretty proud considering the amount of items of got for that $16.00.

 

What goodies filled your pantry this week?

 

XOXO-

Kristi

 

Money Saving Monday- Week 1

Hello Hello!! I've had the past 3 days off of work and they have been such a whirlwind. I'm behind on everything. Luckily I'm feeling pretty productive today, so I hope to get caught up. We are still baking, and I will get the blog updated within the next few days with our latest additions to our 12 days of Christmas Cookies.

 

I'm a couponer- not an extreme couponer, you wont find 100 tubes of toothpaste or 300 rolls of toilet paper stockpiled in my basement, but I do love some coupons. I only buy what I know that my family of 5 will use. I have an amazing sense of comfort knowing that I have a stocked pantry, and could spend hours just staring at the organization! I will have lots of couponing posts from how I store my stockpile to how I organize my coupon binder. Stay Tuned!

 

My husband and I budget $80.00 weekly to feed our family of 5. While I know this amount is low to most, with the ease of couponing I stick pretty close to that budget. Our $80.00 budget includes not only food/stockpile items, but also pet items, personal care, and cleaning supplies.I allot myself $15.00 per week to spend towards stockpiling our pantry/storage room. This $15.00 is best spent by using coupons and buying in multiples.

 

Every Monday..Lord willing...I will share my weekly stockpile items. Keep in mind, I shop at Giant Eagle, which doubles coupons up to .99. They also offer fuel perks and food perks. Even if you do not have a Giant Eagle nearby, most of my tips will help you on your coupon ventures as well.

 

Money Saving Monday- Week 1

$15.00 a week towards a full pantry

 

 

This week I spent $12.30 towards my stockpile. Thats 30 item at roughly .40 cents a piece!

 

These Betty Crocker potatoes were on sale for $1.00 a piece. With a .50/2 coupon- doubled- they came out to .50 a box. I bought 10 for a total of $5.00.

Swanson Chicken Broth was on sale BOGO, which comes out to 2 for $1.18. With a .40 off 5 coupon- doubled- they came out to $2.15 for 5. I bought 10 for a total of $4.30.

 

 

Jello Products were on sale 4 for $3.00. With a .50 off 2 coupon-doubled- they came out to .25 cents a piece. I bought 10 for a total of $2.50.

 

Time to start scouring the ads for next week :)

 

XOXO-

Kristi