Week in Review (Oct. 11)

There were some great deals this week. Here is a little recap of what I posted:

Always Infinity products are Limit 2 this week at CVS instead of 1. If you only got 1 make sure to head back before tomorrow to get your second one. If they are out make sure to ask for a rain check!

Walgreens has some great deals here...I made $8!

Fleishman's yeast is a MONEY MAKER at Dillons this week!

McDonald's has a $12 valued treat book for only $2!

And be sure to see the awesome grocery deals here, here and here!

This week's grocery trip (Oct. 10)

I went to 2 stores this morning and will head to Hy-Vee on Sunday when I am on that side of town. It was good morning at Dillons!

Dillons:
Note: MS stands for manager special

• 1 gallon of Dillons milk on MS for 2.50 (regular price is 2.99)
• 1 pint of Half and Half on MS for .60 (regular price is .99)
• 1 pint of butter milk on MS for .58 (regular price is .99)
• 1 package of cherry tomatoes on the vine on MS for .99 (regular price is 2.99 or more)
• 1 lb. of Driscoll's strawberries on MS for .99 (regular price is 2.99 or more)
• 1 3 lb. bag of Apples on MS for .99 (regular price is 3.99 or more)-.75/1 Dillons coupon for apples=.24 for the bag!
  
• 3 2lb. bags of Tyson individual frozen chicken breasts on MS for 2.79=8.37 for 6 lbs. of chicken breasts! (regular price for one bag is 5.99 ore more)
• 2 1lb. packages of Kroger butter at 1.98/1=3.96-.45/1 coupon and a 1/1 coupon=2.51 for both!
  
• 2 1 lb. packages of Kroger cream cheese at .99/1=1.98
• 1 Febreeze Noticeables=8.29- 5/1 P&G E-Saver coupon (downloaded onto Dillons card) and -5/1 MF coupon=FREE +1.71 overage!
• 1 package of Cottonelle=.99- .50/1 MF coupon doubled= FREE!
• 1 3 ct package of yeast=1.69- .45/1 MF coupon doubled=.69 and I got back a .50 off your next order catalina that doubles to $1. This was FREE +.31 in overage!
• 1 bottle of Kroger ranch dressing=1.00
• 1 bar of colby/jack cheese=1.77
• 1 bottle of lime juice=1.19

Total including tax and minus coupons=23.07. My recipet says I saved 55%!

Aldi:
1 Pineapple marked down to .99
1 dozen large eggs=.88
2 lbs. of green grapes=2.68
1 head of lettuce=.79
1 stalk of celery=1.19
1 stuffig mix=.79

Total=7.93

Hy-Vee: I plan to purchase:
1 16 oz. package of cheese=2.77
1 bag of powdered sugar=.99
1 16 oz. tub of sour cream=.77
2 8 oz. cans of pinapple .88

Total=5.41

Overall total will be 36.41 for the week! Make sure to check Monday to see what my menu plan for the week is!

Thrifty Thursday: How much should you spend?

For Thrifty Thursday I thought I would answer a question I get a lot.

"How much money should I spend on groceries?"

A while back my husband and I got involved with Crown Financial Ministries. Through this ministry we discovered they have a GREAT percentage guideline on how much of your income should go where in your budget (aka: spending plan). You can plug in your yearly income, tithe (if you do this) and your taxes and it gives you a percentage breakdown! This has been so helpful for us as we seek to be as wise as we can with our financial resources.

This break down is not perfect and is not the answer to all your money questions. It does, however, give a good guideline.

While I do think having a spending plan is wise, this is just a simple suggestion to help you see if you are over spending on groceries or not. If you are then you know some cuts need to be made and what place to start than with coupons and wise shopping habits!

Happy Thursday!

FYI on Gas Prices

Have you been noticing prices lately? I have noticed as much as a .40 cent difference around the SW side of Topeka! Here is what I know as of last night and early this morning:

29th and Urish: 3.09/gal.
29th and Wanamaker: 2.99/gal.
Huntoon and Gage: 2.85/gal.

And the BEST One: 6th and Lane at 2.69/gal.!!!!

Dillons: FYI on Glade and Yeast

It has been confirmed that the .50 off you next purchase catalina you receive from buying yeast in fact does double to $1. This gives you an overage of .21-.31 depending on which MF coupon you have!

Many of you may have seen this post yesterday on MSM about Glade scented oil holders. She says that these are priced from 3.99-5.99 at many stores. Our Dillons has these priced at 8.69 so these will NOT be a moneymaker for us here in Topeka. Does anybody know of any other Topeka stores that might be participating?

The Caregiver's MarketPlace

Have you discovered this awesome program yet?! This is a FREE program that allows you to get money back on items that you might normally buy. You can check out this program here! The reason I bring this up is for all you mommies of kids under 5. Did you know you can get a $1 back for every jumbo pack of Huggies or Pull-ups you buy!?

If you don't have kids under 5 this is still worth checking out as you may find that you purchase other participating products!

Hy-Vee 10/8-10/14

The deals for Hy-Vee this week are the same as last. I some how missed that the ad was a two week ad! You can see all the great deals here! Be sure to read the comments to have the most accurate information!

Don't forget to check Dillons deals here and Rays Apple Market here!