Saving Money at Meijer

There are 2 deals at Meijer that I failed to mention to you. Sorry about that. I thought I did, but when I was checking something on my Weekly Round-Up I realized they weren't there. Better late than never, I guess!

• Jell-O- Jell-O Gelatin is on sale for $.50. Meijer MealBox has a coupon for $1.50 off 2 boxes of Jello. Why? I don't know, but I'll enjoy it while it's there. When you buy 4 boxes of Jello you get a Catalina for $2 off your next order. The catch is: Meijer MealBox Coupons specifically say 1 per transaction. So, you may or may not be able to do this deal. I have asked a manager at the store I shop at and he has given me the green light to use 2 coupons per transaction so I can do this deal. I don't mind getting paid $3.00 to buy 4 boxes of Jell-O.


• Mrs. Smith's Whole Pies are on sale for $3.99 (That's 1/2 price). Meijer MealBox has a coupon for $1 off a whole pie. That makes it $2.99 for an entire pie. I don't think I can make one for that price!

I think those are all the great deals I missed. Please let me know if you find more!

Happy Savings!

Common Abbreviations for Couponers

If you are reading money saving blogs or forums and some things they are typing reads like Greek to you, they are probably using some of the common abbreviations for couponers. I thought I'd compile a list of the most widely used abbreviations and use it as a reference for the future. If you run across some I have missed, please e-mail me or leave a comment and I will add them to the list for future reference. Someone had to explain these to me once so I want to explain them to someone else. Just paying it forward, coupon style!

• Blinkie - coupon dispensed near product, usually from red blinking box


• BOGO – Buy One, Get One- assume free unless otherwise stated


• CAT or Catalina - coupon dispensed at register after purchase


• ECB - Extra Care Bucks – These are from CVS, basically paper version of store credit


• ESR - EasySaver Rebate- Walgreens Monthy Rebate Program


• FAR - Free After Rebate


• HBA - Health and Beauty Aid


• IMO - In My Opinion


• IP - Internet Printable Coupon


• IVC - Walgreen's Instant Value Coupon (Found in the monthly EasySaver Catalog)


• MIR - Mail In Rebate


• MQ - manufacturer coupon


• OOP - Out of Pocket


• OYNO - On your next order


• P&G - Proctor & Gamble usually referring to coupons insert found in the Sunday paper


• Peelie - coupon that you peel off the package. Can be used immediately or at a later time.


• Q - Coupon


• RC - Rain Check


• RP - Red Plum- coupon insert found in the Sunday paper


• RR - Register Rewards - Walgreen’s paper version of store credits


• SS - Smart Source of Sunday Supplement coupons


• Tear Pad - Coupons hanging from a store shelf or display


• V - Valassis- coupon insert found in the Sunday paper


• YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary- meaning it might work, it might not

Happy Savings!

Saving Money at Target

I just found an awesome deal for you all! First, go to my coupon widget on the right side of my blog. You have to scroll down a while to find it. When you get there print off the B1G1 Free Glade Scented Oil Candle coupon. You should be able to print it 2 times. Go ahead, do it now, I'll wait.

Back so soon? Okay, you now need to check your coupons and see if you have any of the blinkie coupons for $2 off the Glade Scented Oil Candles. I found them at Kroger by the Glade stuff. The blinkie machine has been set up there forever giving out the same $2 coupon. If you don't have these coupons, it's okay, you'll still get them for free, you just won't make money.

Okay, now go to Target and find the Glade Scented Oil Candles in the special holiday scents. They are in a special package and at my Target they were on an end cap instead of with the other Glade stuff. Get 4 of the special scents and head to the front of the store to check out. You will now be making money (or at least getting some free stuff). Here's the math:

$10 (4 x $2.50) Glade Scented Oil Candles

-$5 2 B1G1 Free coupons

-$4 2 $2 coupons

-$5 Target Gift Card for buying $10 of Glade Holiday Scented products

=

-$4

That's right! You just made $4! As I said, even if you don't have the $2 coupons you still get them for FREE! I've heard through the grape vine that there are more B1G1 and $2 coupons inside the packages so you can just roll the deal until you get tired or until your Target runs out of the candles! Thanks to Mercedes for alerting me to the deal!

Happy Savings!

Saving Time Cooking

I've not had many recipes for you lately, so I'll try to make it up to you by posting 2 Crock Pot Recipes. With it being cold outside I thought a good Crock Pot soup would be nice and with the Holidays coming up I thought an easy Crock Pot recipe that everyone will love would come in handy.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

2 16oz packages of frozen chopped broccoli
2 cans condensed cheddar cheese soup
2 12 oz cans evaporated milk
1/4 C onion powder
1t salt
1t pepper
1/2 C (1 stick) margarine
2 C Cheddar Cheese

Put all ingredients except the margarine and Cheddar Cheese into the crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-6 hours. 30 minutes before serving add the margarine and Cheddar Cheese. Stir well. Serve with crusty bread.

Okay, this is soooo not a healthy recipe, but it is really good and not that expensive to make if you get the ingredients on sale. I use cheap chopped broccoli because the pieces seem to be smaller which works great in a soup. I used sharp cheese for the 1st time today and that worked just as well as mild, so you can pick which one you use. The base recipe for this came from 101Things to Do With A Slow Cooker. I added the margarine and cheese because I thought it was a little bland and needed a punch. So, try it before you add them and see if you like it that way, if you think it needs the extra punch, add the extra ingredients. I get my crusty bread from the day old bakery shelf. This time I found Italian and Sour Dough for $.99. Yummy.

Cherries Jubilee for the Crock Pot

2 Cans cherry pie filling
1 box white or yellow cake mix
1/2 C (1 stick) melted Margarine or Butter

Put cherries in crock pot. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over cherries. Spread melted margarine or butter over the cake mix as evenly as possible. Cook on low heat for 4 hours or high heat for 2 hours.

Okay, I have no clue where I got this recipe from, but it is delicious! My friends ask me to bring this to get-togethers. If you don't want to use the crock pot, you can even make this in the oven:

Cherries Jubilee in the Oven

2 Cans cherry pie filling
1 box white or yellow cake mix
1/2 C plus 2 T melted Margarine or Butter

Put cherries in a 9x13 pan. Sprinkle cake mix evenly over cherries. Spread melted margarine or butter over the cake mix as evenly as possible. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until cherries are bubbly and cake mix is a golden color.

The extra 2 T of margarine or butter really helps when making this in the oven. I guess because it's not covered more moisture leaves and the cake part gets kinda dry or the extra liquid helps that.

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream if you want. I personally prefer it straight up. Yummy.

Happy Savings!

Saving Money at Kmart

I made it to Kmart for Super Double Week on Monday and I haven't shared everything I bought yet. Everything you see here I bought for under $13. AND I got a $3 Catalina to use on my next order, in essence, all of this was only $10! Pictured is:

• 6 bags of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
• 2 bags of Skittles
• 2 bags of M&Ms
• 2 bags of MilkyWays
• 2 bags of Twix
• 3 Gillette Shampoos
• 2 Dove Conditioners
• 2 Dove Shampoos
• 3 Buddies Soaps
• 4 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
• 2 bottles of Visine
• 4 Glade Candle holders
• 4 bottles of SoBe
• 2 Johnson & Johnson Gauze
• 1 Johnson & Johnson Tape

The total before coupons was in the $130 range. I think I'm totally ready to start my next donation box AND I'm completely set for Halloween!

Happy Savings!

Saving Money at Meijer

Okay, I recently posted about the grape vine letting me know about an awesome deal on Kellogg's Mini Wheats. Well, I just got back from Meijer and let me tell you that it really works! I just purchased 4 boxes of Kellogg's Mini Wheats for $1! BUT there are some details that I was previously unaware of that I need to share with you.

This sale and the extra money off is only good on the 21ish oz boxes (I think one was actually 20.5 oz) so the 16oz boxes are not included. I don't know if this is all Meijer's or just at mine, but I only found Strawberry Mini Wheats and Frosted Mini Wheats in this size restriction. I used 2 computers to print my coupons so I had 4 coupons that I used on Strawberry (those are Drew's favorite). As I scanned the 4th box (I love self checkout! Much less drama over using coupons.) the computer automatically took $.50 off each box, I used my 4 $1 coupons and a $3 Catalina printed out with my receipt.

Here's the math break down again:

4 Boxes of Mini Wheats $10
- $4 from the 4 coupons your printed from my site
- $2 automatically deducted from your total
- $3 Catalina that is good on your next order
= $1 for 4 boxes of Mini Wheats!

Happy Savings!

Saving Money with My Site

I was checking to see what coupons were in my coupons.com widget and guess what I found?! A B1G1 Free on Glade Scented Oil Candle Warmer! You need to run to my coupon widget on the right side of my site to print this out! You should be able to print 2 per computer. Go! Do it now before they are all gone then you can come back and I'll tell you about the deal you can use them on.

Back? Okay, now take those coupons and go to Kroger or Meijer and use them to buy 4 Glade Scented Oil Warmers. You will pay $9.38 plus tax out of pocket (OOP) BUT you will get $16 in Catalinas to use on your next order! You just made $6 just by reading my site! OR to make more bang for your buck, divide it up into 2 orders. Spend $4.69 plus tax then turn around and use one of the $4 Catalinas to help pay for your next order, saving you even more money. Aren't I good to you?

Now, I personally will be using these coupons at Kroger, let me tell you why. Meijer has a line on their Catalinas that says "1 per transaction." Which means that technically you can only use 1. Sometimes a cashier will let you use more, but you're really not supposed to. Kroger does not have this line on their Catalinas. You can use as many as you want in an order. I personally prefer to buy things that produce Catalinas at Kroger for this reason.

Happy Savings!