My Albertsons Doublers Shopping

This was a "VEGAS" week for sure for me! I saved soo much money and hardly spent anything..I loooove Albertsons Doublers!!

6 Smores Sets
1 lb Turkey Deli meat
10 packs Chinet 36ct plates
6 packs Chinet cups
2 Life Cereal
1 loaf bread
2 bagelfuls
6 Treetop juice box sets -- thanks to a sweet shopper I met that gave me these coupons!
5 Wheat Thins
7 Triscuits
4 Ritz crackers
3 Planters Big Nut Bars
4 Simple Harvest Granola bars box
2 Velveeta shells n cheese
2 Kraft Deluxe mac n cheese
10 trail mixes
2 Country Time Lemonades
1 True Delights granola bars
2 12 packs angel soft toilet paper
4 premium crackers
3 Jellos
1 BBQ sauce
2 Dijornio flatbread melts
5 California pizza kitchen for one pizzas
1 Whole fruit bars
2 dove chocolate bars
10 Kraft pasta salad boxes
6 Kraft shredded cheese
5 Kraft 8 oz cheese blocks
2 Gray Poupon

Total all these came to: $30.74 --however, I used a giftcard that I received from the Staples label maker rebate..so I only spent toward my budget $11.63.

Walmart Produce Shopping :)

Went a little crazy at Walmart for this shopping trip. I am trying out a new "healthy" diet so I needed all this stuff. Lots of fruit, frozen veggies. We will see how it goes...I AM addicted to chocolate and may or may not die without it..lol.

Anyways, I spent $79.15 --ouch!

But with price matching Tons of produce items I saved over $22.23.

Next: I am off to bring home tons of stuff from Albertsons with all the doublers in the next couple of days.Woo hoo..cant wait :)

Bring it On! My Calendar is ready.

First off I wanted to give a shout out to all my new "peeps"..lol.
I taught my first couponing class today for the "Tri-City Tightwad" club
and it was a ton of fun! There were some beginners and quite a few obsessed (like me) couponers as well. It was awesome to meet you all and share that ultimate bond--the couponers bond..lol. Thanks for having me!

For the rest of my Awesome Readers out there..I would love to come and teach a Free class for you too!!

I will teach just about every size or type of group. I will teach in your homes, for your friends, church groups, or any other type of group you would like. When you host a class there are incentives for you as well.

Please email me to schedule a class!

Karrie Truman
fistfulofcoupons@live.com

Month End Review

For the month of May here are my grand totals!

(I think the only thing I didnt mention was some .99lb clearance chicken I purchased at Albertsons butcher block [$28.56] and a trip to Panda Express/McDonalds[$20])


May Total Spent $175.10
May Total Saved $441
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Total spent this year on everything $1147
Total Saved this year on everything $3527

Winco Shopping Trip today

In the past I havent been as great at posting my Walmart/Winco shopping trips. I normally dont use as many coupons, and they dont really have sales, so I figure posting these deals wont really help everyone. But on the other hand I didnt want you to think that I dont ever buy healthy produce, and such, so here you go!

What I purchased:
10 boxes of Kelloggs poptarts with movie tokens on them .98 ea (used $1/2 coupons and 4 $1/1 peelies)
3 applesauce 1.98 ea
Bananas
Lettuce head .93
Apples 3.13 for 4 lbs
9 pkgs sugar free jello pudding .74 (used $1/3 IP)
2 mission tortillas 1.78 (used $1/1 IP)
1 Grapefruit juice 2.28
2 Bacon Bits 2.10
2 Sourcream 2.17 (used 2 Free Sour Cream Coupons WYB Bacon bits)
2 Pils Cinnamin rolls 1.88(used $1/1 coupon)
3 Pils Crescent rolls 1.56 (used $1/1 coupon)
1 Buttermilk biscuits 4pk 1.68 (used $1/1 coupon)
1 Gal milk 2.08
1 lb butter 1.58
Total Spent $34.89
Total Coupon Savings $21.26 (plus I will get 2 free movie tickets too from poptarts tokens)

Note: I got the bag of potatoes and onions for FREE from my daughters Head Start Pre-School program. They are so nice to hand out all the students free produce!

Bought TONS of Smores supplies

Albertsons Doublers are great fun.
My dear friend Becky sent me some extra doublers that she didnt need so I went a little Smores crazy today. Why do I need so many Smores you may ask? Well, I am in charge of the food section of an upcoming Family Reunion! So I am giving 10 sets of each smore item to the reunion. That leaves 4 for me and my family for our camping trips this summer.

Here is what I purchased at Albertsons today:
2 Hefty Plates-used $1/2 coupon
2 Hefty Cups-used $1/2 coupon
1 Chinet lunch plates -used $2/1 coupon
4 Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce -used $1/1 coupon
10 Ziplock freezer bags -used $1/1 coupon
1 Hefty freezer bags - blinkie found by product $1/1
14 Marshmallows -used Smores $1/1 combo tearpad
14 Honey Maid Graham Crackers-used $1/1 printable
14 6-packs chocolate bars
-used doublers, lots of coupons, and had a good old time. It took 7 separate transactions ( I did about 3 in one store, and 4 in the other one). Arent doublers fun!

My shopping today 5/19

1st Transaction:
1 Gal Milk
15 propels -used 15 $1/1 coupons from tearpad
Goldfish crackers -used $3.00 home mailer
4 pkgs hotdog/hamburger buns $1.29 ea
16 cans Old El Paso beans/ench sauce -used (8) $1/2 coupons
4 Pilsbury cresent rolls -used (4) $1/1 coupons
3 Cream cheese -used $1/1 coupon and 2 IP $1/2
Kashi entree-used Free coupon
Always pads-used Free coupon
Buddig meat-used Free coupon
-used 3 doublers (-$3)
-used $8 in catalinas
=$3.81

2nd Transaction:
3 mission chips $2.99 ea -used $1/1 coupons
-used doublers
=$2.99


I was smilin from ear to ear while leaving the store..it feels to good to save so much money!

Totals update time:
April Shopping $241.84
April Savings $635.28
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Total Spent as of today for year : $1053
Total Saved for year so far : $3247

My Shopping This week

Hello all.
Its been awhile since I posted any of my shopping trips.
But with Doublers and all..I just had to share. :)

So first I went to Albertsons and Fred Meyer.

I made a lame mistake here... I just bought 6 Kraft BBQ sauces and used coupons on all of them plus doubled. It was still a great deal, but if I would have purchased 4 more I would have been able to get those 4 free as well. Still a great deal as it was though.

I spent $3.24 and got back $3 in a catalina.

Then at Fred Meyers I purchased 4 Tillamook cheese, 2 butter, 3 Jello puddings, and some apples. I am probably going to go back this week and stock up on more butter and cheese.

I spent $18.91 and used a $1/3 jello coupon.

Now for Today:
Albertsons Doublers:
1st Transaction
6 Bar-S hotdogs -used (3) $1/2 coupons and doubled
Paid .87 for ALL 6!!

2nd Transaction:
Explained about yesterdays mess up and wondered if I could purchase 4 more, and get $3 instant savings..they said that was fine.
So I purchased the 4 BBQ sauces
-8 Macaroni & Cheeses - used (2) Buy 3 get 1 FREE printables
-2 more BBQ sauce -used $1/1 printables
-one kraft mayo -used $1/1 printable
-one kraft miracle whip-used $1/1 printable
Paid .50 for all of it and got back a $3 Catalina and a $2 catalina

Then after Albertsons I went off to Winco to do the pop tarts movie ticket deal.
I bought 10 packs at .98 cents each
-used (2) $1/1 peelies, and (4) $1/2 from 5/3 SS
Paid $3.80 and I will get 2 Movie Tickets in the mail!!

And so I thought I was doing good,
just going in Winco for the poptarts..
when looked what appeared out of nowhere.

I was weak..couldnt resist. Oh dear, come to me cookies..
I know they are so bad for you, but mmmm are they yummy.
I also threw in the cart some frozen hamburger patties as well.
So add $9.47 to my totals :)

Oh and the $37.96 I spent at Walmart this week too. Lots of produce, milk, bagels,kids lunch supplies,potatoes, cottage cheese plus lots of other basic staples.

I need to majorly update my totals..I pretty much took a month off of doing my shopping posts on here. Sorry, its been so busy and the kids have been sick. Now I am sick.. and losing my voice.
So, I will work on that tomorrow. Here are my totals for this weeks shopping!

Did some Shopping!!!

Whew..it has been awhile since I went out to the stores to "coupon" !
I have had family here this month for a few weeks, and then went out of town for a week.
So I really needed this little couponing getaway tonight.. :)

Can I just whine a little to you all..my dear readers.. Whilst in Vancouver last week my purse was stolen! (I left purse in car, they broke window and stole it) Now, I was probably most upset about the coupons,Register Rewards, gift cards and catalinas inside..I had lots of good ones in there. Some Rainchecks too.. (waaaaahhh...) I knew you would all understand my pain....I have the attitude of "Take Anything but the coupons!!!" lol!

Anyhoo...on to my shopping.

Oh thats right..wait. You may not want to see.

I did it again.

Just close your eyes..okay? You never saw this.

I bought that item I am not supposed to buy.




Cereal. My cheap arch enemy. Always beckoning me to buy it. Remember this week and this post? Yeah, the stockpile hasnt really gone down much.

You know I dont have any more room. But I couldnt help myself!

I did it all for the movie tickets. I love the movies! Speaking of which, I just reached $3,000.00 in savings so you all know what that means..giveaway time! So stay tuned. Hmmm..Anyone need cereal?..LOL..just kidding.

I purchased 16 boxes Kelloggs cereal -used $1/1 coupons
2 boxes cheez-its - used $1/2 coupons
1 packages keebler cookies - -used $1/2 coupons
6 Vitamin waters -- drank one -used $1/1 coupons
Got BACK 2 Vouchers for 2 movie tickets EACH! So I added the $36 that I will save when I go to the movies to my savings totals!

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Then Safeway was REALLY fun. The Living Well promotion sure takes a lot of thought!

Here is what I purchased
1st Transaction:
2 Arrowhead Waters
5 Capri Sun sunrise -used $1/1 coupons
10 Vitamin waters-used $1/1 coupons
1 Electrasol tabs-used $2.50/1 coupon
1 Bright green bleach - used $1/1 IP and store coupon
2 Tropicana50 OJs - used $1/1
1 California Pizza - used $2/1
-used $10 living well catalina
=total $7.53 got back $10 catalina and $2 water catalina

2nd Transaction
8 electrasols-used 8 $2.50/1 coupons
-used $10 living well catalina
-used $2 Arrowhead catalina
=$1.97 got back $10 catalina

I am updating my main totals now.

2009 Year to date Spent: $912

2009 Year to date Saved: $3086

Todays shopping trips to Albertsons

Went to two stores today.



Safeway :
Purchased 20 boxes of Ronzoni pasta with raincheck
.75 each
-used .50/1 blinkies (20)
=$4.94

Albertsons:
10 Skippy peanut butters - used (10) .40/1 from 4/5 U
20 Knorr sides -used (13) .75/2 from 4/5 U
4 Taco Bell shells boxes
2 Oscar Meyer bacon pkgs
2 Gallons Milk - used 2 FREE milk ONYO [from this deal here]
15 powerades - used (7) .75/2 from tearpad
2 loaves bread .99
=24.18

Weekend Walmart shopping

This weekend I had a lot of family in town and needed some
last minute food. So I took a trip to Walmart for some extras.
Price before coupons $50.01
price I paid $30.12

Coupons used (all non-insert ones):

(2)Free sour cream WYB hormel bacon bits

$3 any two tostitos mir coupon

(8) $1/1 propel fitness water

.40/1 darigold sour cream tearpad

.45/1 daisy sour cream tearpad

Meals I made with this food over the weekend

(I am going to start adding recipes for my frugal food soon ):

7-layer Breakfast casserole with the potatoes (had cheese,ham,eggs,biscuits)

Bacon Carbonara pasta dinner (had pasta and sauce) made homemade rolls

BBQ hamburgers, chips and salad (had meat and lettuce from Costco)

Sandwiches for lunches with turkey lunch meat and pepperoni (had bread /cheese)

Propels to drink whenever :)

Spaghetti with artichoke hearts & olives dinner (had everything but olives)

Coming soon..my Albertsons shopping :)

March Shopping month-end review

March total spent: $271.31
March total saved: $710.05

Some shopping in March I havent mentioned:
Walmart :eggs,milk,butter, grapes, cheese 2lbs --spent $11.57 (used safeway match qs)
Target: 5 pkgs fruit snacks--spent $2.50 (used 5 $1 coupons)
Went to food storage cannery: bought lots of canned food: spent-- $71.00

Over Spring Break had way too much fun and went out to eat a lot:
--mall 2 trips--$18.25 cinnabon/pretzel time
--Pen Thai --- best food ever eaten in Bothell --$38.50
--McDonalds 2 times on trip--$37.06
--Mercedes & Family mexican food in Yakima --$16.42
--Safeway (bought lunch we all took to the zoo)--$28.60

plus all other shopping in the month with couponing -$76.01

Total Spent $271.31 (yes a little over budget, but I am a wild spender when I go vacation)
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April spending thus far: $70.17
April savings $137.72

Costco:(2) 12 pks green beans,apple sauce,tortillas, bread,lettuce, hamburger patties, pirates booty popcorn--spent $60.58
Albertsons doublers shopping-- $9.59

My Albertsons Doubler Shopping!

Had some serious fun today doing all my doubling at Albertsons! I did 7 separate transactions.

Here is what I came home with:

Here are the transactions all written out for you to see. The first few were the post cereal deal ones. Now I know I am not supposed to be buying MORE cereal as I have way too much [read about this here on this post], but I just could not help myself!! Cheap cereal plus makin money on the catalinas!! All in all I came home with 19 more boxes of cereal..*sigh*

For this post deal I did this one twice(for a total of 10 boxes of cereal):

5 post cereals $8.35
-used (5) $1/1 coupons from 4/5 inserts
-used (3) doublers
=.35 and each time it printed $5 on your next order catalina

Next I did the Knorr Lipton sides deal: spent $1.49 here:

And then some Kelloggs cereal.

With this first transaction I wanted to use up my $5 coupon from the post cereal into some deli sliced turkey. So..I was so excited to see deli turkey was on sale BOGO at $6.49 per pound.

Details:

3 Kelloggs special K $2.49 ea
12 ct eggs $1.59
Turkey 2 lbs $6.68
-used (2) $1.50/1 and (1) $1/1 from 4/5 inserts
-used (3) doublers
-used free eggs albertsons in ad coupon (-$2)
-used $5 catalina coupon from post
=$1.74 plus a catalina for a FREE milk printed out

Details:

3 Kelloggs special K $2.49 ea
12 ct eggs $1.59
-used free eggs coupon in ad (-$2)
-used 3 $1/1 coupons from 4/5 inserts
-used 3 doublers
=$1.06 plus Free milk coupon printed

And one more Kelloggs transaction..this one was FREE!

For my last two transactions I purchased 3 propel fitness waters on sale for $1 each. I found a tear pad while in Seattle at a 7-11 gas station. So with the doublers they provided me with $1 overage each. I thought I would finish off my lunch sandwich combo with some cheese slices.

Total spent on this transaction was $2.98

For this last transaction I wanted to use up my other $5 catalina plus I had another $5 coupon from the quaker mir I did awhile back. I am going to surprise my hubby tonight with some LOBSTER baby! I have never in our 12 years of marriage made him lobster before..mainly because I hate all seafood.lol. So he will be so thrilled I am sure. I bought 3 tails as they are on sale for $4.99 each.

Details:
3 propels $3
3 lobsters $14.99
-used 3 $1/1 tearpad coupons
-used 3 doublers
-used $5 post catalina
-used $5 quaker mir coupon
total spent on this transaction=$1.97!!

Were you able to score some sweet deals this week?
Feel free to post your link to your doubler deals!!

More Fistful Shopping!

Safeway:
(purchased in 7 different transactions)
26 Kashi Pizzas (only 5 pictured here) -used $3 tearpad qs
-I talk about the Kashi deal here.
18 Kashi frozen entrees -use $2/1 tearpad qs
10 boxes Ronzoni pastas -used .50/1 blinkies found by product
4 banquet frozen potpies/tv dinners
2 loaves bread

Total spent $14.25 plus I still have a $10 OYNO to use!
Total saved $295.01

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Albertsons Cereal Sale:
I purchased 7 boxes Kelloggs cereal $1.67-used $1/1 IP coupons from last Nov/Dec
6 boxes Kraft macncheese -in ad q for .50 each
-----recieved 3 catalina coupons for 3 gallons of free milk.
Used 2 of my catalinas for 2 free milks.

Total spent $6.79 plus I still have 1 more Free milk OYNO
Total saved $36.57
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I would LOVE to hear your Thrify shopping deals!! Saving money just gets me all giddy! Please email me at fistfulofcoupons@live.com or post a link in a comment to your blog! If its okay with you I will spotlight a thrify shopping trip on here periodically.

My Shopping with Doublers!

I did so many trips with Albertsons doublers these last two weeks.

Brought home all these goodies!!

What I purchaed were all these with coupons and doublers:

22 Scott 4pk toilet paper

6 cans pringles

1 quaker rice cakes

3 gallons milk

1 bag tortilla chips

9 McCormick grinder spices

6 powerade

4 hersheys bliss chocolates

16 jars Classico spaghetti and alfredo sauces

3 bags Thomas bagels

4 12-packs Pepsi products

2 bags Doritos chips

I added the reciepts for the unbelievers out there..lol.

Yes, you can get stuff for FREE!

Save-A-Lot Deals 3/18 - 3/31

Here are the newest Save a lot deals.

Boneless fresh chicken breast $1.49 lb
Whole Cleaned Tilapia .99lb
Fresh Strawberries 2 lbs for $3
Brocoli crowns .79 lb
O'days Mac-n-cheese .25 c a box (limit 8)
Canned tuna .50 each (limit 4)
Bananas .33 lb (limit 6 lbs)


These are prices from their bimonthly flyer.
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If you havent already, sign up for Save-A-lots well baby club.
They sent me a $5 of any $10 purchase coupon to use..plus other coupons too. Sign up HERE.

Looky Looky at my shopping today!

Yes, thats my little girl there in the picture. She really really wanted that gum in there.. :)

Regular/Sale price before coupons $181.73
Price I paid $ 30.08
Saved $151.65

Lets break it down for ya :)
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Safeway
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In-ad coupons
Kraft mac n cheese .49
18 ct eggs .97
Peter Pan peanut butter .99
-used IP = .49

6 ocean spray cranberry juice $2 ea
3 ocean spray $3 ea
-$10 instant
-10 ocean spray qs


-used my own bags .09 savings
-total $6.44
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Albertsons
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13 Crystal lights $3 ea
9 crystal light on the gos $2.50 ea
-used (2)$1/2
-used (8) .50/2 tearpad found
-rolled the $2 oynos (10) (cashier let me use ones that came out instantly)

10 packs wrigleys gum on sale BOGO
-used 5 Free wrigleys coupons

6 bags whoppers eggs
-used (2) $1.50/3 internet printables

10 Wheat thins/triscuits $2.50 ea
-used (5) $2/2
-used 1 Free cracker coupon

1 Danactive Yogurt
-tried to use $1/1 coupon..didnt bring right one...

4 land o lakes butters $1 ea
-used (4) .55/1 internet printables

Green grapes 5 lbs $5.76

4 bags Kraft Cheese $2.50 ea
-used 4 FREE cheese coupons

Hidden Valley Ranch $5.09
Matchlight charcoal $8.99
Pork chops $6.17
-used $6 off Pork other white meat WYB internet printable
-used Free Hidden Valley Ranch coupon

Total Spent $23.64

My Walgreens Goodies this week!!

Got some great deals this week!!

9 Fructise Hair Products
4 Colgate Toothpastes
1 Oral B Toothbrush - had a free coupon
2 Glade Sense n sprays
2 Glade lasting impressions
3 Sambucols
2 jumbo pkg Huggies Diapers
5 large pkgs Huggies wipes
9 butterball chkn broth - (returned already )

Total including tax on Gift Card $15.70 -plus I have $20 in register rewards left!!
$0 out of pocket!!
I love couponing.

More Cereal for me..my shopping today.

I have been sick with a cold for a couple of weeks now, so I havent been shopping as much as normal.

I did two runs to grocery stores..one to Walmart and bought 30 lbs of boneless chicken breast using the ad match for Fiestas $1.39lb. I used my $50 barbie visa MIR card..so $0 out of pocket there. Then I went to Safeway and purchased a ton of Ground Turkey, and some other stuff..and used my Transfer Prescription gift cards..spent $0 out of pocket there as well.

Today I went to Safeways and brought home more cereal.

What I bought:
12 Post Raisan Bran - used $1/2 and $1.50/2 catalinas
3 Captain Crunch $1.99 -used .50/1 Qs
5 Kelloggs Mini wheats $1.99 - used $1/1 peelies
5 lbs carrots .99
1 Orange juice $1.99-used $1/1 Q
1 Fresh Express kit $1.98
10 cans dog food $1.49 -used 10 Free can Qs
-each 4 of the raisen brans produced $4 OYNO catalinas
-used $3.46 from remaining balance on my gift card
=total spent $7.04 out of pocket!
=total saved $ 41.40 (just coupons used)


So..yeah, its official, I can no longer bring home any more cheap cereal..for awhile. Seriously, everytime anyone comes over..and they see my pantry, they say.."WOW..thats A LOT of cereal!" Its true..I have lots. I counted today, and I have 58 boxes of cereal in my pantry. On the upside, if a natural disaster strikes..you all can come to my house for a bowl of cereal!!

off to update my savings & spending totals!

::See what I bought this week ::

So, I went and did all my couponing for the week in one night, when all the kids were in bed. It took soo much time with all the little transactions, but the hard work does pay off!

1st Transaction I Bought:
- 20 boxes Kelloggs Cereals
-7 marshmallows
-5 Gallons milk
-used 10 BOGO peelies
-used 7 $1/1 marshmallow peelies
-instant savings on milk (free wyb 4 cereal)

Total spent: $26.40 on all that

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Rest of Transactions (ConAgra Deals) I bought:
40 Pilsbury grands biscuits
10 BC cookie mix
10 Nature Valley bars
10 brownie mix
15 various fruit snacks
25 cake mixes
20 frostings
30 progresso soups
2 kashi bars (target)
10 bags chex mix
-used lots of various coupons/rolled OYNOs (too many to post)
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Total spent=$37.01 -->still have $20 OYNO to use
= net $17.01
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Total spent for this week: 63.41
Total just coupon savings for all this stuff together: $303.65