6 Week Freezer Cooking Challenge

 

 

 

 Part of frugal living is not only to save money when purchasing food through the use of coupons, but also using that food in everyday meals.  Beginning March 1st, I will be hosting a 6 Week Freezer Cooking Challenge!

 

 

The Challenge

Fill our freezers together with wholesome meals our families will love!

 

This challenge will not have a set goal. You can decide what you will want to cook & when. It can as elaborate as making 20 full meals in one day or as simple as preparing shredding chicken in a slow cooker.

 

My goal is to make 3-4 freezer friendly items per week. This will vary from complete meals, such as lasagna to basic meal starters like shredded chicken. I prefer to spread my freezer cooking out over the week by doing small cooking sessions opposed to an all day cook-a-thon. Again, your plan of action can be whatever works best for you.

 

 

I’ll be blogging my game plan and update about what I cook each week along with a link up for you to share any freezer cooking you did that week.

 

 

Why Freezer Cooking?

 

Simply put, you'll save time, money and energy.

 

Freezer Cooking Saves Time:  Let's just say for example you are planning to make a small pot of chicken soup.  How much more time would it take to make a large pot?  Next to none!  Chopping extra carrots or doubling the amount of chicken takes very little time.  In the end, you will have soup for tonight's dinner and extra to freeze for dinner later.  When the time comes to eat your frozen soup, heating from the freezer and boiling egg noodles is a breeze.  Dinner will be served in record time!

 

 

Freezer Cooking Saves Money:  How I really save money in freezer cooking is by stocking up on each item at their rock bottom price(using coupons of course) and waiting for sales on meat!

 

With meat, you really have to know what price is a stock up deal.  Prices vary by area and my stock up price for chicken breast may differ from yours.   Chicken breast prices can be anywhere from $1.28/lb to $4.99/lb!  Why pay $4.99/lb when I can get it for $1.28/lb?  Try to plan freezer cooking meat sales or buy the meat during the sale and freeze it to use later.

 

Another way freezer cooking saves money is by avoiding the 5 p.m. "what's for dinner?" panic which leads to hitting the drive thru or going to a restaurant.

 

 

Freezer Cooking Saves Energy:  Basically cooking 5 meals in one day takes less energy than cooking 5 meals in 5 days.  Don't get me wrong though, if you choose to cook many meals in one day, it will take a lot of energy and you will probably be tired.  But when it's done...it's done!  When a crazy day rolls around leaving no time to cook, you can easily grab a meal from the freezer and have dinner on the table quickly!

 

 

Freezer Cooking Preparation & Resources

 

Take Inventory:  Knowing what you have on hand is the best way to decide what you will make.  You can draw inspiration from your pantry & freezer.  This will also help minimize what you will have to buy at the grocery store for freezer cooking.  Head on over to Good Cheap Eats for a free printable inventory sheet.

 

Choose Recipes:  Try to choose recipes that are inspired by your inventory of foods.  There are many freezer cooking recipe resources available including books, online and adapting your own recipes for the freezer.  Check out the Recipe Index for ideas.  Here are a few of my favorite freezer cooking & recipe resources:

 

• Money Saving Mom and her free e-book Money Saving Mom's Guide to Freezer Cooking
• Skinny Mom's Kitchen
• Good Cheap Eats and her book Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook
• Once a Month Mom
• SkinnyTaste  (She doesn't give freezer instructions, however this is a great recipe resource)
• Life As Mom
• The Marathon Mom
• Keeper of the Home

 

 

Plan, Shop & Prepare:  Now that you have a list of recipes complied, it's time to plan your freezer cooking session.  Making a game plan generally makes things go much smoother & can save time.  Learning to multitask during a large freezer cooking session can be the difference between 6 hours or 4 hours.  For example, if you are preparing pizza dough in the bread machine you know this will take 1 1/2 hours to be finished.  Dump the ingredients into the machine first to get it going.  While your bread machine is hard at work, you can get many other recipes started and even finished before you have to deal with the dough.  I find these free printable worksheets to be extremely helpful.

 

Once you have a game plan and know exactly what you will be cooking,  head to the store a day or two before your planned freezer cooking session.  Be sure to check & double check your lists to be sure you have everything.  Nothing will put a damper on your cooking session more than realizing you are out of an ingredient or spice half way through the recipe! 

 

The day before your freezer cooking session prepare by taking foods you will be using out of the freezer and placing them in refrigerator to thaw.  This is also make your freezer cooking session go a lot smoother.  You won't have to worry about waiting for beef to thaw before you begin cooking. 

 

 

 Non food supplies you may need:

 

1.  Foil or glass pans – These are handy for freezing lasagna, casseroles & desserts.

2.  Foil –  Foil is useful for covering the foil pans,wrapping bread loaves and burritos.

3.  Plastic wrap – Some people like to cover casseroles with a layer of plastic wrap and then a layer of foil.  If you’re going to store foods for several months, this is a good idea.  You just have to be sure to remember to remove the plastic wrap before heating in the oven.

4.  Plastic or glass containers – Plastic freezer containers are helpful for storing soups and other foods.  They stack in the freezer and minimize spills.  You can also use glass containers.
 
5.  Zip top freezer bags – I use these for storing almost everything. Buy quart and gallon sizes.

6.  Masking tape or labels– Used for labeling containers before freezing.  Masking tape peels off of containers easily.  Label Everything!   You won’t remember what it was you wrapped so carefully in foil or how long ago the thing at the bottom of the freezer has been there. Also include instructions on your label!

7.  Sharpie marker – Keep your permanent marker handy for labeling everything! 

 

I'm looking forward to taking this challenge with you.  As always, if you have any questions please ask.  I'm more than happy to help you!

 

 

Live Frugal.  Live Happy. 

 

 



 

 

 
 
 
 
 

Shopping Results--Giant Eagle Plus My Monthly Savings Report

Sometimes, even if you do coupon, there are going to be things you just need.  And even though that list of needs goes down each month as you build a stockpile of your staple items, there will still be times when you need things that are not on sale.  Be assured that it's OK.  I had a shopping trip like that today.  We needed juice boxes for my son's lunches.  We only send him juice 2 times per week, but since school started, he hasn't had any.  I've been waiting and waiting for a good sale to come around, but it didn't.  So I broke down and bought them.  I had a good coupon so it wasn't too bad.

We also needed 2 pounds of banana peppers to that we could turn this...

Into this...

Salsa!!!

Every year we get a huge crop of Roma tomatoes.  Trust me, there were more than what's in that picture!  About 15 pounds worth!  We make salsa yearly and love it!  While we were busy chopping and prepping everything today, I suggested that next year we should grow the banana peppers too since they cost nearly $8!  

I made a quick trip to Bottom Dollar for the rest of the salsa ingredients...onions, jalapeno pepper, lemon juice, fresh garlic and cilantro.  These products were very cheap there.  In fact, I got all that plus a bunch of bananas & a huge package of chicken legs for under $10!

The chicken legs are on sale until Wednesday so grab them while you can!  My package has 14 legs in it for only $2.56(67¢/lb)!  For now, I packed them up using the Foodsaver (2 packs of 7) and threw them in the freezer.  I'm see chicken legs for dinner in the near future!

Now on to my Giant Eagle trip...

I spent $47.53 for $77.60 worth of groceries for a savings of nearly 39%!**

Like I said, the savings wasn't great, but at least I saved on the things we needed.  Every penny counts!

Here's what I bought:

 Banana Peppers $7.62 ($3.99 lb.)

Oregano 99¢

Cumin 99¢

Land O' Laked American Cheese-1lb. $5.24

-(1) $1/1

Final Price: $4.24

Giant Eagle Bologna-1/2lb $2.35

Market District Black Forest Turkey Breast -1/2 lb $3.56

Giant Eagle 1% Milk-Gallon $3.51

Florida's Natural OJ $3 (Reg. $3.79)

-(1) 50¢/1 (DND)

Final Price: $2.50

Almond Breeze $3.39

Not on Sale

-(1) 55¢/1

Final Price: $2.29

Eggs 99¢

(3) Kellogg's Cereal $2.20 each (Reg. $3.19 to $3.79)

Special Promo:  Buy 5 Participating Kellogg's products and receive $5 OYN Back to School Gift Card Purchase

-(1) $1/3

Final Price:  $1.87 each

(2) Nutri-Grain Bars $2.50 (Reg. $3.35)

Special Promo:  Buy 5 Participating Kellogg's products and receive $5 OYN Back to School Gift Card Purchase

-(1) 75¢/2

Final Price: $1.75 each

Minute Maid Juice 10pk $3.49

Not on Sale

-(1) 75¢/1

Final Price: $1.99(not a good price for these)

(2) Dole Fruit Bowls $2 each (Reg. $2.59)

-(2) 50¢/1

Final Price: $1 each

(1)Good'n Natural Bar $1.25

-(1) FREE Bar Coupons

Final Price: FREE

G.U.M. Kids Flossers $2.19 (Reg. $2.69)

-(1) 55¢/1

and 75¢ Saving Star desposit

Final Price: 34¢ after SS Deposit!

G.U.M. Kids Toothbrush(2pk) $1.99 (Reg. $2.49)

-(1) 55¢/1

And 75¢ Saving Star Deposit

Final Price: 14¢ after SS Deposit!

G.U.M. Go Betweens $1.69 (Reg. $2.19)

-(1) 55¢/1

And 75¢ Saving Star Deposit

Final Price: 16¢ Money Maker!

(2) Haribo Gummi Bears $1.39 each

Not on Sale

-(2) 30¢/1

Final Price: 79¢ each

Giant Eagle Hamburger Buns 99¢

Giant Eagle White Bread 99¢

(2) Lay's Classic Chips-BOGO FREE- $2.14 each (Reg. $4.28)

Sara Lee Cream Pie $5.99 (Reg. $6.99)

-(1) $1/1

Final Price: $4.99 (not bad for a picnic dessert  :-)  )

Total after all Coupons: $57.53

Less $10.00 Gift Card the hubster got for donating blood: $10.00

Total Paid: $47.53

Total Savings: $30.07

Catalinas Earned:  $5 OYN Back to School Gift Card Purchase(I'm getting a Target card and tucking it away for Christmas shopping)

FuelPerks!  Earned: 10¢

**If I wanted to take into account my Saving Star deposits of $2.25 and $5.00 I'll save on a Gift Card, me savings for this trip would be over 48%! 

My Monthly Savings Report

August ended so it's time for me to post my numbers.  I have to tell you, this was the best month I had to date.  I came in way under budget and my savings percentage was higher then any other month!

August Monthly Budget   $350.00

Total Shelf Cost                 $635.79

Total Coupon Savings       $208.13

Total Discounts                 $191.10

Total Savings                    $399.23

Amount Paid                     $236.56

Savings Rate                      62.79%

I came in $113.44 UNDER budget!  Beating July by just $1.33!  However my Savings Rate in July was 50.11% and August put that to shame!  I'm extremely happy with my August results!  It seems like it gets better and better every month.  In fact, looking back to January, my budget was $650.00!  That's when I was still building a stockpile of the things we need & use.  As you can see, stockpiling your most used items when they are at rock bottom prices really pays off in the long run!

Live Frugal.  Live Happy.

Shopping Results--Giant Eagle 8/29 & My Experience with Using Competitor's Coupons

Shopping Results--Giant Eagle 8/29 & My Experience with Using Competitor's Coupons

I've been sitting here for about 45 minutes trying to decide how I should address my experience at Giant Eagle today.  I finally settled on telling you the whole story.  Be prepared for an incoming rant!

I'm sure if you are from an area that has a Giant Eagle, then you are aware of the recent change to their coupon policy, mainly that they are accepting competitors coupons.  If not, you can read more about it here.  Today I headed to the store to grab few things before the sale ended.  I had 3 competitor coupons with me.  One from the new Kuhn's ad for Kraft products and 2 IP Target coupons for Hefty bags.  As soon as I got to the store, I headed to the Customer Service desk to talk to them about competitors coupons and make sure I was on the same page as them.  Well, when I asked the girl at the desk about it, she looked at me as if I had 3 heads!  She honestly had no idea what I was talking about!  

So, she has a supervisor come over.  I talk to her(and she seemed to know exactly what I was talking about) and explain that a new policy was released last week stating that Giant Eagle will be accepting competitors coupons.  And I pull out my copy of the the policy to show her(this is a prime example of why to carry one along).  After she looks at the policy, she tells me that Aliquippa Gaint Eagle is privately owned and does not have to follow the corporate coupon policy.  OK...What!?!  I'm still being nice & calm but inside I'm getting pretty irritated.  The supervisor tells me that they will accept my competitors coupons today and when I'm ready to check out, tell the cashier to call for her to come and push the coupons through.  OK, good enough.

I go about my shopping and found just about everything I wanted and headed to the check out.  When I told the cashier what the supervisor said, she was nice and flicked the switch to make her lane light blink.  But instead of the supervisor coming over, the head cashier comes.  Well, let me just say...she was not nice at all.  In fact, she was downright rude.  Now I've been shopping at this Giant Eagle for years.  I've been couponing there for over a year.  I never once was treated badly until today.  

So I go over the entire issue...again...with the head cashier, who interrupts me mid sentence to tell me that they no longer take competitors coupons.  That they stopped several months ago for a "good reason".  Yes, I'm well aware of that, thank you!  No need to be rude!  Honestly, now I'm getting downright mad!  I ask for the supervisor and she comes over to push the coupons through.  

Meanwhile the head cashier is still going on & on, saying the coupon policy hasn't changed, even though I showed her the policy too.  And all she has to say is...we don't have to follow that because we're privately owned, not corporate.  Yep, I heard that already today, but see now I'm mad because she's being so downright rude.  I say to her...OK, but you do have a Giant Eagle sign hanging over your door, right?  So as a customer, how in the world am I supposed to know if you are corporate and play by the rules or privately owned and make up your own rules?...I probably should have bitten my tongue but I honestly couldn't help myself.  I was being treated like I was doing something wrong...like I was trying to pull a fast one on them or something.

Finally, the store manager comes over, because he sees there's an issue.  No one called for him.  He's a great guy who I've talked to a few times when issues have occurred, mainly with Bonus Fuelperks or something of that nature.  He's always been very polite and helpful.  And today, he lived up to reputation.  He asked what was going on.  I let the girls tell him since I couldn't have gotten a word in edgewise anyways.  Finally he stops them from talking and asks me directly what was going on.  I tell him.  He says to the supervisor, push the coupons through then turns to the head cashier and tells her to get back to her register.  I thank him and the supervisor for helping me out.  He gave a me big smile and a no problem!  Too bad he wasn't around when I first got there because it really would have been no problem!

When I got home, I did call corporate customer service because this is very confusing.  Basically I was told that any store, private or corporate, can change any part of the coupon policy.  Huh???  That makes even less sense to me.  Why should corporate owned stores be able to change the rules too?  And sorry, I still feel that if there's a Giant Eagle sign above the door, they should have to follow the policies that the corporate office makes.  It's like going to Wendy's, asking for a Frosty and they tell you the owner decided not to sell Frosty's at this location!  In any case, the customer service rep forwarded my issue to her supervisor, who I should hear from soon.  I'll give you an update after I speak to them.

Please, if you decide to use competitors coupons at Giant Eagle, talk to customer service first.   That way you'll know where they stand on the new policy!  And please carry a copy with you!  I can't stress this enough!  You can print it here.  Now for the shopping results, which ended being really great!

I spent $21.76 for $66.17 worth of groceries & household products for a savings of over 67%!

Transaction #1

(10) Kraft Shredded Cheese(8 oz) $2 each (Reg. $2.99)*
Special Promo from Coupon Network:  Buy 10 participating Kraft products, receive $10 OYNO(Read more here.)
-(1) $5/10 Kraft--Kuhn's In Ad Coupon
*Cheese freezes great, so stock up when you find prices this low!

Total after all Coupons: $15.00
Total Savings: $14.90(49.83%)
Catalina Earned:  $10 OYNO


Transaction #2

(2) Huggies Wipes (60ct) $1.99 each (Not on Sale)
-(2) 50¢/1
Final Price: 99¢ each

Giant Eagle Whole Milk-Gallon $3.77

(2) Hefty Storage Bags $2 each (Reg. $2.59)
-(2) 55¢/1
Final Price: 90¢ each

(2) Hefty Storage Bags $2 each (Reg. $2.59)
-(2) $1/1
Final Price: $1 each

(3) Good 'n Natural Bars $1.25 each (Not on Sale)
-(3) One FREE Bar
Final Price: FREE

(2) Hershey Simple Pleasures $2.89 each (Reg $3.99)
-(2) $2/1
Final Price: 89¢ each

(1) Helluva Good Dip $2 (Not on Sale)
-(1) $1/1
Final Price: $1

Giant Eagle Large Eggs 99¢

(1)Schwebels Whole Wheat Flatbread $3.09
-(1) 35¢/1 (DND)
Final Price:  $2.74

Total After all Coupons: $6.76
Total Savings: $29.51(81.36%)*
Catalina Earned: 0
Fuelperks! Earned: 10¢

*Keep in mind, if you redeem a competitors coupon at Giant Eagle, it will NOT be reflected in the "Total Savings Today" section of your receipt.  To find your true savings, simply add Total Saving plus total of all competitors coupons! 

Live Frugal.  Live Happy.

Shopping Results-Kuhn's 8/28

Shopping Results-Kuhn's 8/28

I made a quick run to Kuhn's tonight with my mom to grab a few deals that were going to end.  Everything went smooth and as planned!

Here's a few tips for beginners.  First, I never get TP for free.  Never ever ever!  So if you seen this on TV before, I would question how it was done.  I've been at this for over a year now and it just doesn't happen.  So, with that being said, my stock up price for TP is 45¢ per double roll or around 22¢ for single rolls.  Second, look for produce deals each week.  I know you may need salad ingredients more often, but things like potatoes, onions and garlic will keep much longer!  This week at Kuhn's, 5 pounds of red potatoes were $1.57!  At Bottom Dollar, 10 pounds of Russet Potatoes are $2.50!  These are both great deals!

I spent $15.92 for $32.72 worth of groceries & household products for a savings of over 51%!

Northern Bathroom Tissue $5.99 (Reg. $7.99)

-(1) $1/1

Final Price: $4.99 (41.5¢ per double roll)

1 Ritz Crackers $2.69

1 Ritz Bits $2.69

1 Teddy Grahams-Cinnamon $2.25

1 Teddy Grahams-Honey $2.25

-(1) $2/4 In Ad Coupon

-(2) $1/2 Manufacturer Coupons

Final Price:  $5.88 for all 4 or  $1.47 each!

(2) Domino Sugar -4lb $2.49 each

-(1) 75¢/2

Final Price: $1.74 each

Red Potatoes - 5lb $1.57

Total after all Coupons: $15.92

Total Savings: $16.80(51.34%)

Live Frugal.  Live Happy.

Shopping Results--Rite Aid

Shopping Results--Rite Aid

There are tons of freebies & moneymakers this week at Rite Aid.  I stopped by last night to take advantage of a few things I needed.  The transactions went pretty much as planned, with a minor hiccup because of a mistake I made.  But it all worked out great!

I paid $3.65 for $43.13 worth of products for a savings of over 92%!!!

Transaction #1

Samy Fat Foam(Hair Color) $8.99 (Reg. $9.99)

-(1) Rite Aid In Ad Coupon $6/1

-(1) $5/1 Manufacturer's Coupon

Final Price: $2.01 Moneymaker!!!!

**Since Rite Aid isn't going to give cash back,  I had to buy a few items to cover the overage.  Without $2.01 worth of extra items, the register would reject my $5/1 coupon.  So I bought Hand Sanitizer for a classroom donation!

(4) Rite Aid Hand Sanitizer $1 (Reg. $2.99)

Special Promo:  Buy 1, receive $1 +Up (Limit 4)

Final Price:  Free after +UP Rewards!

Total after all Coupons: $2.11

Total Savings: $19.96 (90.44%) 

+UP Earned: $4

Transaction #2 

Samy Fat Foam(Hair Color) $8.99 (Reg. $9.99)

-(1) Rite Aid In Ad Coupon $6/1

-(1) $5/1 Manufacturer's Coupon

Final Price: $2.01 Moneymaker!!!!

(2) Rite Aid Ibuprofen 90¢ (Reg. $1)

(1) Herr's Cookies 75¢

-After the ibuprofen, I still needed  21¢.  The cookies were the cheapest thing to grab!

Total after all Coupons: 54¢

Total Savings: $12.20 (95.76%)

+UP Earned: $0

Transaction #3

(2) M & M's $2.50 (Reg. $3.99) & (1) M&M Snack Mix $3.99

Special Promo:  Buy 2, receive $1 +UP

Coupon:  Buy 2 M & M's and receive 1 FREE Bag of M & M Trail Mix

Total after all Coupons & +UP from Transaction #1: $1

Total Savings: $10.97 (91.65%)

+UP Earned: $1

Pretty awesome, huh?  Who can say no to FREE + Moneymaker hair color???  Not me!

If you are wondering, my mistake was made when I grouped all 4 hand sanitizers with one hair color in transaction #1.  I was supposed to buy 2 with each hair color, helping to cover the extra I needed to spend for the hair color coupon.  But I had a major brain fart and it did cost my a bit more out of pocket then it should have.  

My cousin Tina did the same deal yesterday afternoon and only paid $1.64 out of pocket for the same exact items!  Tina covered a few extra pennies that were needed by purchasing an individual chocolate covered cherry for 33¢!  These little cherries are a great go to if you need to cover a few cents.  Most Rite Aids have them, however the one I went to last night no longer does.

Live Frugal.  Live Happy.

Shopping Results--Giant Eagle & Kuhn's

Shopping Results--Giant Eagle & Kuhn's

This week I went to Giant Eagle & Kuhn's to take advantage of some good deals.  Everything went fairly well, however I think I was overcharged at Kuhn's for 2 pizzas I bought.  I'm going back to the store today to check & talk to customer service.

My Giant Eagle savings was good but not great.  On Saturday night, I decided that I was going to make lasagna for Sunday's family dinner!  We haven't ate for about 2 years or more and I was really craving some.  This meant I had to buy a few ingredients that I didn't not have coupons for and that were not on sale.  But, WOW!  It was sooo worth it!

Sorry I didn't get a picture of the Kuhn's trip.  But here's what I bought:

Grapes $1.76 (89¢/lb)

(2) Kellogg's cereal $2.50 each

-(2) 60¢/1

Final Price: $1.30

(5) Kraft Mac & Cheese 88¢ each

(4) Ken's Steakhouse Dressing(9oz) $1 each

(2) $1/2

Final Price: 50¢ each

(1) Hungry Jack Syrup $2.99

No Coupon

(3) Totino's Pizza Rolls $1.00 each

(1) 75¢/3

Final Price: 50¢ each

(2) Augustine's Pizza $3.99 each (Although the sign said $2 each.  I believe I was overcharged)

Total after all Coupons: $23.23

Total Savings: $26.43(53.22%)

I spent $46.30 on $89.81 worth of groceries for a savings of over 48%!  I also earned 40¢ Bonus Fuelperks!

Transaction #1

(4) Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies $3 (Reg. $3.99)

Special Promo: Buy 4 & receive 20¢ Bonus Fuelperks!

Catalina Promo:  Buy 4 and receive $2 OYNO

-(2) 60¢/1

-(2) 50¢/1

Final Price: $7.60 for all! After FP on 15 gallons & Catalina: $2.60 for all or 65¢ each!

(2) International Delight Creamer $1.67 (Reg. $2.50, reg price not reflected on receipt, but I checked when I was there.)

-(2) 55¢/1

Final Price: 57¢ each

Total after all Coupons & $4 OYNO from last week:  $4.74

Total Savings: $14.56(75.44%)

FuelPerks Earned: 20¢

Catalina Earned: $2 OYNO

Transaction #2

Giant Eagle 1% Milk $3.50

(2) International Delight Creamer $1.67 (Reg. $2.50)

-(2) 55¢/1

Final Price: 57¢ each

Lamagna Ricotta Cheese $6.99

Sargento Shredded Mozzarella $2.50 (Reg. $2.99)

No Coupons

(3) Frigo String Cheese $3 each (Reg. $3.99)

-(3)55¢/1

Final Price: $1.90 each

(4) Ocean Spray Fruit Snacks $2.50 (Reg. $2.89)

Special Promo: Buy 4, receive 20¢ Bonus Fuelperks!

-(4) 50¢/1

Final Price: $1.50 each(cheaper after FP)

(1) San Giorgio Lasagna $2.09 (Reg. $2.39)

No Coupons

(3) Old El Paso Taco Shells $1.25 each (Reg. $2.39)

-(1) 60¢/3

Final Price:  85¢ each

(1) Bird's Eye Steamfresh Brown Rice $1 ($1.79)

-(1) 35¢/1

Final Price: 30¢(They only had one left.  I'm going back to get a few more before the sale is over)

(2) Redpack Tomato Paste(6oz) 59¢ each (Reg 79¢)

No Coupons

Yeast $1.59

Giant Eagle Hamburger Buns 99¢ (Reg. $1.19)

Hard Salami $1.74

Schwebel's Whole Wheat Flatbread $3.09

-(1) 35¢/1 (Do Not Double)

Final Price: $2.74

(2) Silk Fruit & Protien $2 (Reg. $2.79)

-(2) $1/1

Final Price: $1 each

(1)Almond Breeze Milk $3 (Reg. $3.39)

-(1) 55¢/1

Final Price:  $1.90

Sweet Onion 65¢

 Total after all Coupons and $2 OYNO from Transaction #1: $41.56

Total Saving: $28.95(41.06%)

Fuelperks Earned: 20¢ Bonus, 10¢ Regular

Catalinas Earned: 0

Rite Aid Matchups 8/19-8/25

Rite Aid Matchups 8/19-8/25

Thanks to Tammy at Lady Savings for this week's Rite Aid Matchups!

 

Samy Fat Foam Hair Color – $8.99
$6 off in-ad coupon
Stack with: $5/1 Samy Fat Foam Hair Color printable (print in Chrome or FF)
Final Price: as low as FREE

Hershey’s Simple Pleasures – $2.99
$2/1 Simple Pleasures coupon from 8/19 SS
Stack with: $1/2 Hershey’s Simple Pleasures  Video Values, Aug
Or stack with: $1/1 Rite Aid Simple Pleasures Flu Book (found in stores or with a Flu Shot)
Final Price: as low as free

Eco Tools Beauty and Bath Tools
Get $4 +Up wyb 2 (limt 2)
$1/1 Eco Tools printable (sign up–takes 24 hours)
Final Price: As low as FREE Plus Money Makers! 

Anacin 50 ct, Mineral Ice or St. Joseph 125 ct – $4.99
$1/1 Anacin printable
Pay: $3.99, Get Back $4 +Up (limit 2)
Final Price: Free

Restless Legs Cream – $11
Get $11 +Up (limit 1)
$2/1 ANY MagniLife  Video Values, Aug
Final Price: FREE + Money Maker

Rite Aid Hand Sanitizer – $1
Get $1 +Up (limit 4)
Final Price: Free

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CVS Matchups 8/19-8/25

CVS Matchups 8/19-8/25

Thanks to Tammy at Lady Savings for this week's CVS Matchups!

Cheerios 10-14-oz 2/$5,
Get $2 ECB | Limit 1
50¢/1 Printable
60¢/1 General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal printable
$1/2 Select Cheerios Cereals Printable
Final Price:  As low as 80¢ each

Revlon Colorburst, Moondrops, Just Bitten or Super Lustrous Lip $6.49
Get $4 ECB | Limit 4
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic from 8/5 SS
Final Price:  $1.49 after coupon and ECB

All Revlon Nail $4.99
Get $3 ECB | Limit 6
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic from 8/5 SS
Final Price:  99¢  after coupon and ECB

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Giant Eagle Matchups 8/16-8/22

Giant Eagle Matchups 8/16-8/22

Thanks to Tammy at Lady Savings for this week's Giant Eagle Matchups!

Key: *** Good Deals, **** Great Deals, ***** Stock Up Deals

10¢ fuelperks wyb 10
($3 value wyb 30 gallons, $1.50 valule wyb 15 gallons)
Giant Eagle Pasta or Noodles $1
Final Price: 70¢ each wyb 10 after fuelperks wyb 30 gallons (or 85¢ wyb 15 gallons)

1 FREE Instantly wyb 3
Ore-ida 2 for 6 (+1 FREE) = 3 for $6
$1/3 from 8/19 SS
Final Price: As low as $1.67 each!

4 FREE Instantly wyb 10
Powerade 10 for $10 (+4  FREE) = 14 for $10

Bonus 20¢ Fuelperks wyb 4 participating General Mills Products
($6 value wyb 30 gallons, $3 value wyb 15 gallons)
*the ad doesn’t list each product but only shows pictures.  Other items may  be included.

Fiber One 90 calories $3
60¢/1 90 calorie chewy bars or brownies Printable
50¢/1 Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies Printable, Cellfire, Giant Eagle eOffer
75¢/3 from 8/5 GM
50¢/2 from 6/24 SS (exp 8/18)
50¢/1 90 calorie brownies from 7/15 SS
50¢/1 Fiber One 90 calories brownies SavingStar Deposit
Monthly Catalina: Buy 4 & get $2
Final Price:  As low as 48¢ Money Maker wyb 4 after fuelperks(30 gallons), Catalina & SavingStar Deposit (or 63¢ each wyb 15 gallons) IF the 90 calorie brownies are included

Nature Valley bars $3
50¢/2 from 6/24 SS (exp 8/18)
60¢/2 Printable
50¢/2 SavingStar Deposit
Monthly Catalina: Buy 4 & get $2 OYNO (doesn’t show a size restriction?)
Final Price:  As low as 28¢ each wyb 4 after fuelperks(30 gallons), catalina and SavingStar Deposit (or $1.03 wyb 15 gallons)

Fiber One bars $3
50¢/1 from 8/5 GM or 7/15 SS
50¢/2 from 6/24 SS (exp 8/18)
60¢/1 Printable
40¢/1 Fiber One Chewy Bars Printable
50¢/1 Fiber One Chewy Bars Printable, Cellfire, Giant Eagle eOffer
50¢/1 SavingStar Deposit
Monthly Catalina: Buy 4 & get $2 OYNO
Final Price: As low as 90¢ Money Maker wyb 4 after fuelperks(30 gallons), catalina and SavingStar Deposit (or 53¢ wyb 15 gallons)

Golden graham treat bars (other cereal bars probably included) $3
$1/2 or 50¢/1 from 8/5 GM or 6/24 SS (exp 8/18)
60¢/1 Printable
50¢/1 Cereal Treat Bars, Giant Eagle eOffer
50¢/1 SavingStar Deposit
Final Price: As low as 28¢ each wyb 4 after fuelperks(30 gallons) and SavingStar Deposit (or $1.03 each wyb 15 gallons)

Betty Crocker fruit snacks, gushers and fruit rollups $2.50
60¢/2 Printable
75¢/3 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks Printable, Cellfire, Giant Eagle eOffer
75¢/2 from 8/5 GM
50¢/2 from 6/24 SS
75¢/3 SavingStar Deposit
Final Price: As low as 6¢ each wyb 4 after fuelperks(30 gallons) and SavingStar Deposit (or 81¢ wyb 15 gallons)

Ocean spray snacks $2.50
60¢/2 Printable
50¢/1 Printable (has not reset)
75¢/2 from 8/5 GM
50¢/2 from 6/24 SS (exp 8/18)
50¢/1 or $1/2 from 7/8 SS
75¢/3 SavingStar Deposit
Final Price: As low as 75¢ Money Maker wyb 4 after fuelperks(30 gallons) and SavingStar Deposit (or 56¢ each wyb 15 gallons)

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