HEB--Aunt Jemima Deal

I went to HEB today and I noticed the following deal:

Buy:
Aunt Jemima Pancakes or French Toast ($2.18)
GET FREE:
Aunt Jemima Waffles

That sounded like a pretty good deal, but I didn't want to buy it until I looked around to see if I could find any coupons to combine with the sale.

Go here and you'll be able to print a coupon for $1.00 off any Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancake, Waffle, or French Toast Item. You'll need to watch a very short video (30 seconds), and then you'll be able to print your coupon.

$1.18 for 2 boxes of pancakes/waffles sounds like an awesome deal to me!

I was hurrying through the store, so I forgot to pick up one of the yellow in store coupons. I don't think there were any size exclusions on it, but please make sure to read the coupon before doing the above deal just in case I missed something.

FREE Simply Orange Juice and Lemonade

Did you notice these awesome coupons on coupons.com?

Coupons are for:

$1.00 off any one Simply Limeade, Simply Lemonade, or Simply Lemonade with Raspberry, any variety or size

$1.00 off any one Simply Orange, any variety or size

Walgreens has Simply Apple, Lemonade, or Orange 13.5 oz. on sale this week for $0.99...so FREE after coupon!!

This is my favorite lemonade, so I am excited about this deal!!

If you aren't planning a trip to Walgreens, then you can always price match at Wal-Mart.

Note, these are for the individual size bottles. If you can't make it to the store this week, then there's a good chance that you'll be able to find these regularly priced around $1.00 at most stores sometime before the coupons expire.

Meal Planning

I have posted before about the importance of having a meal plan. In order to really shrink your grocery budget, you need to have a plan.

In my opinion it is very important to make a meal plan. When making a meal plan, you should FIRST take stock of any items you have in your pantry/freezer and use those items when deciding what meals you will be preparing for the week. After you have taken stock of your own items THEN look through the store ads to find the best possible deals at the stores this week.

I have to admit that I got a little off track with this during the summer months. With children being home I didn't spend a lot of time chasing sales and stocking up on staples, so I will need to get back in the game. :) I had enough of a stockpile built up that we were still able to stay within our grocery budget, but the shelves are starting to get bare, so I'll need to get back on it.

I decided to sit down last night and make our meal plan for the week. My goal was to spend as little out of pocket on the essentials we would need to get through the week. This will allow me to use any extra in our weekly grocery budget to start building up our stockpile with items that our at their rock bottom prices.

MEAL PLAN:

September 1: Leftovers (Hamburger Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Veggies)

September 2: Roast, Potatoes, Carrots, Rolls

September 3: Eat at In Laws House

September 4: Hotdogs, French Fries, Vegetable

September 5: Chicken Spaghetti

September 6: Tacos, Rice and Beans

September 7: Leftovers/Sandwiches

Breakfast usually consists of cereal, waffles, toast, yogurt, fruit.
Lunch usually consists of leftovers or sandwiches.

I shopped from my pantry before making our weekly meal plan, so I only had a few items that I NEEDED this week:

I was able to purchase all of this for under $10.00. This will free up the majority of our weekly grocery budget to stockpile other items
I will probably have to purchase more milk and fruit before the week is over, but I will still have over half of our weekly grocery budget to begin stocking up on items that are at my rock bottom prices.

I am running low on both ground beef and chicken, so I will definitely be using a good portion of leftover money to start stocking back up on meat...just hoping that there will be a good sale soon.

What about you? Did you take a break during the summer? Are you having to rebuild your stockpile?

Chex Mix--$0.50 a bag

Go here to print a coupon for $0.50 off any one bag of Chex Mix.

CVS has Chex Mix on sale for $1.00 this week, so just $0.50 after coupon!!

If you weren't planning on shopping at CVS this week then you can always price match this at Wal-Mart.

Game Coupons

Coupons.com has released some great game coupons!

The coupons include:

$4.00 of any one Connect 4 Game

$5.00 off one Simon Flash, Scrabble Flash, Yahtzee Flash, or Bop It XT Game

$4.00 off any one Monopoly Game

(I found these using zip code 76904 and clicking on the Toys and Games Category).

I know with the 100 degree weather it doesn't seem like it, but Christmas is just around the corner so you might want to think about printing these out to help with your Christmas shopping.

Even if your family won't play these games, think about buying games and donating to a family in need, Salvation Army Angel Tree, Toys for Tot, etc. There are always so many opportunities to give around Christmas time!

Note, the Monopoly coupon says save $4.00 off any one Monopoly Game. Monopoly Deal is a card game that is usually priced right around $5.00. You should be able to use this coupon to get a great deal on a card game; it would make a great stocking stuffer!

You also might look for the Travel size Connect 4 Game. There is no size restriction on these coupons, so you'll probably be able to pick up the Travel Size Connect 4 Game for right around a dollar using the coupon!

Spic and Span Coupon

Go here to print a coupon for $1.00 off 2 Spic and Span products. (I found this using zip code 76904 and clicking on the Household category).

The last time I was at Wal-Mart, the antibacterial spray cleaners were regularly priced at $0.97, so you should be able to pick up two bottles for $0.94...just $0.47 each!

Old El Paso Coupon

Go here to print a coupon for $0.50 off any Old El Paso product. (I used zip code 12345 to find it).

The last time I was at Albertsons, Old El Paso Taco Seasoning was priced at $0.99, so FREE after coupon doubles.

Albertsons also regularly puts other Old El Paso products on sale 10 for $10.00, so we might be able to get free taco shells or refried beans.

This is definitely a coupon you'll want to print!