Vons...Newbie is savin' some money!

Here is my Living Well deal today...

First Transaction:

Nature's Way Pasta Roni $1.00 - Doubled 0.50 = FREE
(2) Nature Valley Granola Bars $4.00 - Doubled .80 = $2.40
Flat Earth Apple Cinnamon Chips- $2.50 - Doubled $1.00 = .50
ALL Laundry Soap $3.99 - Doubled $1.00 = $1.99
(2) Healthy Choice Panini $5.00 - Doubled $1.00 = $3.00
Lady Speed Stick $1.99 - Doubled $1.00 = FREE
Colgate Toothpaste $2.50 - Doubled $1.00 = .50
Huggies Diapers $9.99 - Doubled $1.00
O Organic Salad $3.99 - $2.00 = $1.99

TOTAL Before Coupons: $34.96

-$14.59 in Coupons

-$5.00 Baby Promo

Paid $15.37 and got a $10.00 Catalina

Transaction Two:

24 Pack Arrowhead Water $3.99 + $1.20 CRV
Bagel (for Bella) .74
Lean Ground Beef Multi-Pack $6.47

Total: $12.40 - $10.00 CAT from yesterday's shopping trip = $2.40

TOTAL OUT OF POCKET TODAY: $17.77 PLUS HAVE A $10 CAT for tomorrow

SUAVE Deal at Walgreens...

I LOVE Hot Coupon World! Today a did a little field trip to three Walgreens looking for a great deal I found on HCW. The deal in the ad says that when you buy 4 Suave products, you get a $2.00 Register Reward back, and when you buy 6 products, you get a $6.00 reward back. This week, Suave is also BOGO 50% off, and apparently, when you buy 4, the cash register rings it up like you are buying 6 items because it takes the 50% discount off on seperate lines. So even though the deal says you have to buy 6 to get $6.00, you really only have to buy 4. Confused?! Me too, but it totally worked. Here's what I did: At the first Walgreens, I bought four different Suave shampoos and conditioners for $1.99 each. The receipt looked something like this:
Tangerine Shampoo: $1.99
Tangerine Conditioner: $1.99
Coconut Shampoo: $1.99
Coconut Conditioner: $1.99
50% off: -$1.00
50% off: -$1.00

Total Price: $6.42

Register Reward: $6.00

Total Out of Pocket: 42 cents

I did this deal at three Walgreens so I got 12 items for $1.26 Out of Pocket! I'm going back tomorrow to do it again as it's the last day of the sale...

Got the Pepsi Deal! And Made a Trip to VONS For My Living Well Deal!

Mission Number One Accomplished! There are now 10 cases of Pepsi products in my garage...each one costing only $1.50! YAY!

Mission Number Two...VONS! Little Grant can only take Similac Isomil Soy Formula, and it ain't cheap! Vons has two deals to cash in on this week. First, every time I spend $50.00 in Baby Products with my club card, I get $5.00 off of my grocery order. Second, there's a promotion called "Living Well." When you spend $30.00 on participating products, you receive a $10.00 catalina for your next order. Similac products are part of this deal! Sooooo, I got a big canister for $27.99, plus two participating Organic Italian Sodas for $1.99 each. The Similac purchase brought me over $50.00 in baby products so I got $5.00 off my bill. Plus, I received the $10.00 CAT for the "Living Well" deal, which made my formula $12.99. Hey now!

Tomorrow's Plan...Target!

OK, tomorrow I am taking a trip to Target to stock up on Pepsi products. Yes, I know...I am a DIET COKE girl! BUT, 12 packs of Pepsi will be $1.50 with this deal! Craziness! Here's the plan (PS: Thanks to Hot Coupon World for this deal!: Pepsi 12 Packs on Sale 5 for $15.00. I'm buying ten 12 packs at $30.00. I printed off five Target coupons ($1 off of two Pepsi 12 packs) which makes my total $25.00. Then, Target has a promotion that if you buy five 12 packs, you get a $5.00 Target giftcard. I'm buying ten so that's two $5.00 giftcards. TOTAL PRICE FOR EACH 12 PACK: $1.50 WOOT WOOT!!!!!

The journey begins...

About two months ago, I called my girlfriend Christina and asked her to take me to Costco for the first time. You see, her family is living off of her teacher’s salary while her hubby stays home with their one year old son. They do fine…very well, in fact. We were talking one day, and the subject of grocery shopping came up. I was complaining about my grocery bill…$300 a week (about $1200 a month, give or take)! Honestly, I thought that was a pretty typical bill for a family of six (hubby who eats a box of cereal in one sitting, 2 year old who thinks milk is water, 4 month old baby who won’t take the “cheap” formula, two babies in diapers, you get the idea…). Well, imagine my surprise when she told me what her monthly bill was…$300 a MONTH! OK, it was at that moment I knew that I was doing something very wrong…so I sat up that night thinking about a plan of attack. It began with Christina teaching me my first two lessons…buy in bulk and clip coupons to use on SALE items. So in lesson number one I have learned that Costco is AMAZING for soooo many things…especially baby wipes and toilet paper! I bought TP at the beginning of February and I still have PLENTY left! Lesson number two is what I am most excited about. Something I never thought I would be is a coupon clipper…BUT I was determined to cut my grocery bill, and I was going to try it. Here’s what happened first…I cut a 50 cent coupon out for Rice-a-Roni and walked into Vons. Rice-a-Roni was on sale for $1.00. When I went to checkout, the cashier rang up my $1.00 Rice-a-Roni, swiped my 50 cent coupon, it doubled, and yep, you guessed it, my rice was FREE!!! Ummm, yeah, I’m sold on the coupon thing, LOL!!! I w as so excited I called my hubby from the store to tell him…
…and so began my journey as a coupon mom. This blog is dedicated to my journey…a newbie coupon mom trying to save a buck!