Budget

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. I am just CRAZY busy with my kids overlapping sports, school programs, special mommy time and helping families in need. This time off year is so busy. I do want to say next year I will keep track off all my spending and let you guys all in on my great deals. I'd be happy to share with anyone my tricks. I can totally stick to a $40 a week grocery budget. I think I will do $50 a week including diapers, toiletries and cleaning supplies. It took a couple months to get our stockpile of food and household items together but I was still saving half of our normal grocery bill. Now I will cut it back to a forth of our grocery bill. I have enjoyed lately getting free Johnson and Johnson baby products, snuggle dryer sheets, hot chocolate, $.50 desitin, cereal, nabisco crackers, Pillsbury cookie dough and I am now getting huggies and pampers jumbo diaper packs for $2.99 each. Looking forward to a new year!

This Weeks Grocery Deals 12/16-12/19

SAVE MART

Smoked Ham Portions.69 lb
Pork Butt Roast .88 lb
Navel Oranges .39
fresh green beans .67 lb
Green Giant canned veggies 2/$1
Gallo Italian dry salami 3.99
General Mills Cereal $1.49 must by 3
Cocoa Puffs, Cheerios, Chex
Fritos or Cheetos $1.99
Nabisco Crackers $1.88
7up A&W Root Beer, Sunkist .89
Daisy Sour Cream 2/$3
Kraft Cheese 2/$4

Foods Co

Farmer Johns Full half ham .77lb
Farmer John spiral sliced half ham $1.27 lb
Red Delicious or Granny Smith apples 2lbs/.98
Fresh Pineapple 2/$4
Whole Chicken twin pack .67
Western Hearth bread $1.48
White onions 5lbs/$1
Mission Tortilla chips $1.77
Nabisco crackers $1.87 (no minimum purchase)
7up & Sunkist .88
ocean spray juice 2/$4
Betty Crocker cake mix .98
Kraft cool whip .98
Farmer John sausage (roll or skinless) .98
Kraft shredded cheese 3/$5
Yams 3.lbs /.99
celery 2/.98
hass avocados 3/.99
grapes $1.48lb
navel oranges 2lbs/.98
russet baking potatoes 4lbs/$1

SAFEWAY

Hickory Smoked whole or shank half ham .97lb
whole pork shoulder blade roast .87
ranchers reserve whole tri top roast $2.77 lb (i think this is pretty good it is normally close to $6 lb)
Russet or red potatoes or yams .49 lb
kellogs fruit loops or apple jacks $1.49
whole pineapple $1.99
ocean spray juice $1.98
Johnsonville breakfast sausage links or patties 2/$5
John Morrell off the bone lunch meat 2/$5
oroweat bread, English muffins and Thomas' bagels b1b1 (not sure of the price this could be good)
frosted mini wheats $1.99
Kellogg's corn flakes .99
McCormick Spices 30% off
Dial liquid hand soap 10/$10
Lucerne Cream Cheese .99 (must buy 2)

RALEY'S

Raley's spiral sliced ham bone in whole or half $1.47 lb
Del Monte Gold Pineapple $1.97
b1g1 blackberries raspberries or blueberries
Nabisco crackers $1.79 wyb 4
Minute Maid orange juice 2/4
Kellogg's cereal $1.69
raisin bran, corn flakes, apple jacks or fruit loops

Moneysavingmom.com giveaway

Money Saving Mom is giving away a $100 gift card to the store of your choice. There are several ways to enter. (including creating a blog ost about it : ) ) It's a 24 hour giveaway so act fast!

http://www.moneysavingmom.com/money_saving_mom/2009/12/24hour-giveaway-5-100-gift-cards-to-the-store-of-your-choice.html

Safeway Free Items with $20 purchase

http://www.safeway.com/IFL/Grocery/12Days-Save

Click on the link above to receive Safeway coupons for free items daily with a minimum $20 purchase.
Here is a list of the coupons they offer.

12/13: Fresh Express Salad
12/14: Betty Crocker Cake Mix
12/15: Dozen Lucerne Eggs
12/16: Hillshire Farm Lit’l Smokies
12/17: Safeway Brown & Powdered Sugar
12/18: 2-Liter 7UP
12/19: Russet Potatoes 5-lb. Bag
12/20: Breakfast Sausage Links
12/21: Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
12/22: Mini Muffins
12/23: Brown ‘n Serve Dinner Rolls
12/24: 2-liter Safeway Mixer

Safeway 12/2-12/8

new york steaks 50% $21.49
card savings $10.76
$10.73

onion $.86

carrots 2/$3
catalina $2.00 off
$.50 each

chinets plates $2.50
peely from store $1.00 off
$1.50

brownies $.89
ecoupon $.50
$.39

bread
in add coupon $1.99
$1.99

strawberries BOGO
$3.99 for 2 if your store carries driscoll you can print a $.55 off coupon here

bananas $1.64

gerber yogurt $2.69
$1.50 off catalina
$1.19

cookie mix
ecoupons from shortcuts.com and cellfire.com I think took off $2.20 for 2 and I had coupons from Sunday paper for $.80 off
-$.50 for 2

kraft cheese buy 5 save $5.
use $1.00 off 2 here
$1.98 for 2 ( I bought 6)

cream cheese buy 5 save $5
use $.55 off here
$.44 each (I bought 4)

Tyson chicken BOGO
use 2 $1.00 off from Sunday paper
$5.99 for 2

trix $1.50 when you buy 4
$1.00 off 2 from Sunday paper
$1.00 each

Total for 29 items $38.25
( I think I made money some how on the cheese deal my totals don't add up)

Grocery Deals 12/2-12-8

Foods Co
3 mangos/.99
White Onions 5lbs/$1
Kroger corn .39
kroger sugar 1.69

Safeway
$10 reward when your purchases reach $250 with your Safeway Club Card thru 12/13
excludes club card savings and store coupons
Navel Oranges .49 lb
Trix 1.5
Buy 5 and Save $5 Kraft shredded or chunk cheese 1.49 wyb 5,Philadelphia cream cheese .99 wyb 5, Kraft singles 2.99 wyb 5, knudsen cottage cheese 4pk 1.29 wyb 5
Mission Tortilla chips 1.88
Lucerne Large eggs 1.49 with super price coupon
Clorox Bleach 1.69 with super price coupon
Betty Crocker brownie mix .89
Gold Medal Flour 5lb 2/$4
Skippy 2/$4
Quaker Oatmeal 2/$4
Saturday Only Sale
Doritos $1.69
7up or Pepsi 2 liter .69
Fruity Pebbles or Honey bunches of Oats 1.47 limit 3

Save Mart
Beef Backribs .77lb
Pork Butt roast .87 lb
Mangos 3/.99
Post Cereal 1.33 wyb 6 limit 12
Fruity Pebbles, Cocoa Pebbles, Waffle Crisp, Honey Comb, Golden Crisp

Raleys
Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat, Grape nuts, Bran Flakes $1.5 wyb4
12 pack 7 up variety soda buy 2 get 3 free
Bulk Walnuts or Almonds 3.99 lb
Colgate Toothpaste b1g1 free single price 2.79
Pistachios 2.99 use $1 off coupon from bee=1.99
Green Line Green Beans 12 oz bag 2/$4
Fresh Express salad .99