Good deals this week through August 21st

Winn-Dixie

Best deal of all: Oscar Meyer Deli Creations. These are located next to the Lunchables on the bottom shelf. They are on sale for 3/$5 or 1.67 each. Right above them is a coupon dispenser with coupons for $1 off each one. This makes them $.67 each. They are normally $2.99 each. These will make great lunches for big kids and adults. You heat them in the microwave.

Buy 3 Capri-sun packs and get Oreo's free. Use the $1 off Capri Sun. I'm sending two boxes to Ciarra's class and keeping one box for after school snacks. The Oreo's are all mine!!!

If you like Special K cereal there is a fantastic deal. You can get all the varieties for just $1 a box. Through Tuesday they are BOGO but if you walk over to where the milk is you will find Kellogg's cereals with bright green coupon stickers for Buy any two Kellogg's cereal, get one free. I took a peelie and used it on the Special K. You have to buy 4 of these at least so it is stock-up time.
**** If you buy 4 it looks like this. I bought 2 and got 2 free from the regular sale. I then gave them the coupon and it took off another box. So really I paid for 1 box and got 3 free. These were now $1 a box.

Kellogg's Fruit Snacks are BOGO. Use $1 coupon from Kellogg's insert from 8/5

Sorry I've been away!

For the past two weeks I have been extremely sick from this pregnancy. Last week I laid in my bed and cried I felt so bad. Looking back, I think I may have had an actual stomach virus on top of the nausea from pregnancy. Or maybe it's because I'm many years older this time around.

But I had the biggest blessing through that sickness. My dear sister-in-law, Amy, who has a heart of gold, came over for an entire day to clean my house and take care of my kids. Now if you know Amy, you know she is a Hopkins through and through and Hopkins like to clean. My house was spotless in about two hours after being thoroughly neglected by me and the kids for well over a week. She fed my kids lunch and then cooked supper for us. She made chicken and rice, green beans, and homemade biscuits. Did I tell you that I love Amy???!!!

Now, Amy is starting a home cleaning business and once I start getting paid again I'm signing up. She is a meticulous, neurotic cleaner that leaves everything spic and span. When she cleans, she is "in the zone". You can eat off floors she cleans. She is available for hire by busy moms, tired parents, the elderly, the rich and famous, you name it- She will clean it! Give her a call today for a free estimate. (352) 284-4956 You and your house will be glad you did!

Free Food at CVS!

Wow! More great deals on food! Lately good deals on actual consumable products have been far and few between in my neck of the woods. But this week is the exception. I loaded up on cereal and pop-tarts at Wal-greens and today I hit CVS. While I was there I saw my friend Stacey stocking up on Kraft items too!

CVS is running a Kraft special where you spend $20 and you get $20 Extra Care Bucks back. They also have a special on Aquafresh toothpaste which is on sale for $2.99 and you get $2.99 back.

This is what I did:
First order, 3 Aquafresh toothpastes. I used 3 $2.00/1 tube from this Sunday's paper. (I try to always buy 4 sets of newspapers!)
Out of pocket: $3.18
Received: $8.97 in ECBucks

Second order, 2 packages of Oreos, 2 Planters mixed nuts, 1 Honeycomb cereal, 1 Cocoa Pebbles cereal, and 2 boxes of Honey Maid Graham crackers.

Used this coupons: $1 off 2 boxes of Post Cereal (from July 29), 2 $.35 off Nabisco cookies, and my $8.97 in Extra Bucks from the toothpaste.
Out of pocket: $10.33
Received: $20 Extra Bucks

Total out of pocket today: $13.51
Net profit: $6.49
They paid me to shop at CVS today!!!!

Now, go get some free food!

Update to Cereal at Walgreens- Better than free!

There are coupons in today's paper that match the Walgreens cereal sale. There's an entire "kelloggs" super saver that includes a $10 rebate when you buy 10 Kelloggs products in a single transaction.I clipped my coupons and went to WG's.

Here's what I got:
2 boxes Frosted Flakes
1 box Pops1 box Fruit Loops
4 boxes Nutra Grain bars
2 boxes Pop-tarts
I used 2 $1 off/2 boxes1 $1 off 2 poptarts2 $1 off 2 Nutrigrain bars
Total OOP: $19
Got $11 back in Register Rewards and will get $10 back from Kellogg's

Net total: $2 profit!!!!

Upcoming cereal deal at Wal-greens

Starting tomorrow at Wal-greens they have a great deal on Kellogg's cereals. They will be on sale for 5/$10. When you spend $10 the register will print a register reward for $5 off your next purchase. You can either use the $5 reward to buy more cereal or buy other things. This is what I will be doing:

First order- Buy 5 cereals Spend: $10
Second order- Buy 5 cereals Spend: $5
Third order- Buy 5 cereals Spend $5
Fourth order- Buy a $5 gas gift card

Total purchase: 15 boxes of cereal and a gift card
Out of pocket: $20
Cereal for $1 a box! Can't beat that!

Making room for one more- Here comes Baby #4!

So, I guess I will see who's paying attention here. Chris and I are going to be parents again. This little one will be due around Valentine's Day so I'm already about 12 weeks along. I have had an ultrasound and saw the little resident alien. The kids are thrilled, especially Caleb. He has been literally begging for a brother for about 3 years. He has told people he is having a little brother. Oh, Lord, I hope so for his sake! The girls want a boy too! This morning when I woke up and came into the kitchen for cereal Caleb said, "Hey momma, and hey baby!" So sweet!