What's For Dinner #1 - Stuffed Peppers

I am frequently asked what kind of food my family eats on a budget of $50.00 per week. We have a sit down meal every night, unless our schedule doesn't allow. On weekends when everyone is coming and going a lot, each person fixes leftovers. Here is an example of what I made for dinner last night, with ingredients from this week's shopping deals.

First, I stopped into Food Lion and scanned my MVP card at the kiosk. I got a coupon for 75 cents off any bag of My Essentials Rice, so I grabbed this little bag for 82 cents:

Then I picked out 5 green bell peppers, a carton of organic grape tomatoes, some bananas, a bag of Sargento shredded cheese and a box of Idaho Spuds. I used both the $5.00 FLIP and the $2.00 Produce FLIP. My bill came to $3.25 with tax.

Then I found a recipe and modified it for the ingredients I had on hand and to serve five. I cooked  one and 1/2 cups of rice according to the directions in one pot. I preheated the oven to 400 degrees, then halved and cored the peppers and placed them cut side down on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking oil to roast for 25 minutes.

Next, I heated 2 Tbls. and 1 1/2 tsp of olive oil in a skillet and added:  1 small chopped onion, 2 1/2 tsp basil, 2 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning, 2 1/2 tsp salt, and 1 tsp pepper and cooked 2-3 minutes until it looked like this:

 I stirred in a can of diced tomatoes from my stockpile and cooked for 5 more minutes:

 I also added a bag of bacon bits that I got cheaply at the last Harris Teeter Super Doubles event:

Next I added the rice and heated through. After turning off the heat, I added 1 and 1/4 cups of shredded cheese and mixed it all up: 

 While I was making the peppers my daughter, Bridgette, was in charge of the Idaho Spuds. Here she is reading the microwave directions:

Finally, I removed the peppers from the oven, stuffed them, and put them back in to cook for 5 more minutes:

 

Voila! Stuffed peppers and mashed potatoes with leftover cornbread and candied yams was our dinner last night.  Bridgette says it was THE BEST SHE'S EVER TASTED and had another one for lunch today!





Weekly Roundup #52 - December 23 to 29, 2012

My grocery bill was ridiculously low this week, thanks to the $5.00 FLIP coupon, a $20.00 pharmacy credit at Harris Teeter, and the fact that I used UP Rewards for some pantry items at Rite Aid.

Purchases
Food
Gallon Milk - 1
Loaf Bread - 2
Dozen Eggs - 1
Harris Teeter Honey Ham - 1
Oscar Mayer Carving Board BBQ - 2
Mott's Apple Sauce - 1
Chiquita Fruit Bites - 1
Organic Grape Tomatoes - 1
Green Peppers - 5
Bananas - 5
Sugar (4 lb) - 2
Sargento Shredded Cheese - 1
Cream of Wheat - 1
Ragu Pasta Sauce - 1
Bruce's Yams - 1
Harris Teeter Beets - 1
Harris Teeter Kidney Beans - 2
My Essentials Brown Rice - 1
Country Rich Syrup - 3
Heinz Turkey Gravy - 1
Sunshine Cheez-It Crackers - 1
Jello No-Bake Cheesecake - 1
Keebler Pie Crust - 1
Hershey Simple Pleasures Chocolate - 2
Whoppers - 2

Health & Beauty
Keri Lotion - 2
Nexxus Therappe Shampoo - 2

Household
In-Style Magazine - 1
Coloring/Sticker Books (clearance at Rite Aid) - 2
Looseleaf paper - 1
Bubble Mailer (2 pack) - 1

Rebates
Idaho Spuds Signature Potato Bits TMF Offer - $2.49
Coors MIR on $100.00 of gift cards - $10.00 x 2
Cayman Jack on $10.00 Holiday Meat - $3.00
SCR #15 - $2.00

Expenses
Rite Aid - $3.17
Harris Teeter - $1.95
Food Lion - 52 cents
Dollar Tree - $4.15
Total - $9.79

Total for December - $113.21 or  $28.30 per week!

I don't normally shop at the Dollar Tree, but I happened to be nearby and popped in to get my son some filler paper for school. I found Nature's Own double fiber whole wheat bread there, so I grabbed a couple of loaves for the freezer.

Idaho Spuds Try Me Free Offer - Purchase by December 31st!

I know this is last minute, but if you are at the store tonight or tomorrow, be on the lookout for this Try Me Free Offer for Idaho Spuds Signature Mashed Potatoes for Potato Lovers!

Reader Diana told me that she found these at Giant.  I ran across them today at Food Lion.  Here are the details:

Receive a refund up to $2.99 or coupons totalling $4.00 when you send the original Try Me Free peelie form with original cash register receipt dated between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 with the purchase price circled. Limit one refund per family, address, household, group, or organization. The offer expires on January 31, 2013 - I guess that means you have one month to mail your rebate in.

Best CVS Deals - Dec 30 to Jan 5, 2013

Sudden Sleep - $2.87
FREE when you get back a $2.87 ECB (Limit 1) 
 



Mars M&M Singles - 75 cents
FREE when you get back a 75 cent ECB (Limit 1)





Aveeno Lotion (7-12oz) or Cream (3.5-7.3oz) - $4.99 Get $6.00 ECB when you buy 2
Scan your card at the kiosk for a possible $1.00 store coupon off any Aveeno product and use this manufacturer's coupon:
$3.00 off any two (2) AVEENO products:

Pay $6.98 or $5.98 out of pocket and get back $6.00 ECB!
Plus your purchase will count towards the Beauty Club ECB
(Get $5.00 when you spend $50.00).

BONUS: Submit for this rebate from Allure Magazine -

Receive a $5.00 Target gift card when you buy any 2 Aveeno products (*Excludes trial and travel sizes.). Offer valid on purchases made from November 20, 2012 to December 31, 2012; while supplies last. Receipts must be received by January 5, 2013. Purchases must be made on one receipt to qualify. Limit one gift per person.  Click HERE for details!
 

 

Visine Wipes - $7.59
Visine Original (.28oz) - $3.29
Get FREE Visine Wipes 30ct when you buy any Visine
Buy one of each and use two of the $1.00 coupons that you can print HERE.
Pay $1.29 out of pocket or 65 cents each! 
If you have the $2.00 internet money maker!

Best Rite Aid Deals - Dec 30 to Jan 5, 2013

Rite Aid has a speical promotion to celebrate their 50th Anniversary as follows:
From January 1st through January 26th, you will earn a $20.00 UP Reward by buying $100.00 worth of those items with a special logo in the ad that looks like a $ in a red shield. After you get the initial $20.00 UP, you can earn an EXTRA $10.00 UP Reward for every additional $50.00 you spend, up to $250.00!!!

Blistex - $1.50
Get $1.50 UP Reward (Limit 1)
Free after UP Reward, money maker if you happened to print the 65 cent coupon off the Blistex Facebook page recently (no longer available).




 
Gillette Razor Money Maker Deal:
Get a $4.00 UP Reward (Limit 2)
- Buy 2 Gillette Fusion Proglide Razors - $9.99 each = $19.98
- Buy 2 Gillette Mach 3 disposable razors - $7.49 each = $14.98
Subtotal - $34.96
- Use the coupon to save $1.00 on a Gillette Disposable razor from the 11/4 Red Plum insert.
- Use the Buy One Get One Free coupon for Gillette Disposables (expires 12/31!) from the 11/25 P&G insert.
- Use two of the coupons to save $10.00 off 1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide from the 12/2 Red Plum insert.
Pay $6.49 out of pocket (less if you have a discount).
Get back two UP Rewards for $4.00 each = $8.00!!

Bonus: This purchase will give you almost $35.00 credit towards the Anniversary Promo!


Breathe Right Strips (10ct) - $5.19 Gold Discount Price
Money maker when you do this:
Use the $2.00 Breathe Right January VV coupon with the coupon for $2.25 available to Coupons.com Savings Club members.
Pay 94 cents and submit for SCR #10 to get back $2.00! (Limit 2)

If you are not a Savings Club member, the deal is still a money maker with this coupon:
$2.00 off any Breathe Right product:

The January Video Value coupon is available starting 12/30/12 and the December SCR ends 1/1/13. That means that you only have 3 days (Sun - Tues) to complete this deal!

The Rite Aid Single Check Rebate program is going away with 2012!  This is the last month that you will have to earn a Single Check Rebate check.


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Use promo code EPRNT to snag 25 FREE 4x6 photo prints HERE.  You can select FREE in-store pickup. You will receive an email when your order is ready for pickup!

OR, you could get 51 prints and use the in-ad coupon to pay $4.99 for 50 with the flu booklet coupon to sae $5.00 on 40 digital prints.
Pay 10 cents and get back a $1.00 UP Reward!

Harris Teeter Super Doubles - January 2-8, 2013!

Super Doubles has not yet been confirmed for the week of January 2nd, but I am getting my list ready, just in case.  The match-ups below presume that Harris Teeter will double $2.00 coupons, as they have during the last few SD events:

Soft Scrub Gel - $2.65

Money Maker when you load the ZVR ecoupon to your card and also use this coupon:

$1.00 off One (1) Soft Scrub Cleanser:

There is also a $1.00 Saving Star deposit!!

 

Pop-Tarts (8 ct) - $2.49
FREE with the $1.50 coupon from Kelloggs Family Rewards!
Money Maker with $1.50 from Ibotta!!

Eggo Waffles (10 ct) - $2.95
FREE with the $1.50 coupon from Kelloggs Family Rewards!
Money Maker with $1.00 from Ibotta!!

South Beach Diet Bars - $2.50 (if sale continues)
FREE when you use the coupon for $2.00 coupon that you can print HERE! (Use zip code 90210)
There is also a $1.00 coupon at zip code 77477 that makes them 50 cents.

Reach Dental Floss - $1.45
FREE when you use this coupon:
$1.00 off REACH Floss or REACH ACCESS Flosser:



Sambazon Energy Drink - $2.95
FREE with the $1.50 coupon that you can print when you "like" them on Facebook!

Wholy Salsa - $2.49
FREE with the $1.50 coupon that you can print HERE!

Smithfield Ham Steak - $2.99
FREE with the $2.00 coupon from the 12/9 Smart Source insert!

Keri Lotion - $4.19
19 cents with the $2.00 coupon that you can print HERE!

Hormel Compleats - $2.49
49 cents when you use the coupon for $1.00 in the 11/11 Smart Source insert!

Barilla Microwave Meals - $2.50
50 cents with the $1.00 coupon that you can print HERE or in the 12/9 Smart Source insert!

King's Hawaiian Round Bread - $2.50 (if sale continues)
50 cents when you use the coupon for $1.00 that you can print HERE!
(There was also a regional $1.00 coupon in the 12/9 Red Plum insert - we did not get this in the Washington Post).

Archway Cookies - $2.50 (if sale continues)
50 cents when you use the coupon for $1.00 that you can print HERE!

M&M Snack Mix (8 oz) - $2.50
50 cents when you use the $1.00 coupon from the 12/9 Red Plum insert!

Breakstone Sour Cream - $2.59
59 cents  when you use the internet printable coupon for $1.00! (no longer available)

Sister Shubert's Yeast Rolls - $2.64 BIGI Free price (if sale continues)
64 cents when you use the coupon for $1.00 that you can print HERE!

Rudi's Gluten Bread - $4.69
69 cents when you use the $2.00 coupon that you can print HERE!

Ace Bandage - $4.99
99 cents when you use the coupon for $2.00 that you can print HERE!

Smart Balance Milk - $4.19
$1.19 cents when you use the coupon for $1.50 from the 11/8 or 12/2 Smart Source insert!

Update on Food Lion $5.00 Coupon & Pizza Deal!

There has been kind of a saga on the Food Lion Facebook page since my original post about the $5.00 coupon good on any $5.00 purchase and not expiring until December, 2013.  First, Food Lion said that the coupon expiration date was correct.  Then, they reversed themselves with this post:

"Hello all! We would like to apologize if you were unable to use our $5 off $5 Shoppers Companion coupon. The original coupon had a typo; however, we have since resolved the issue and are now accepting the coupon until 1/1/2013. Some of our stores were unaware of the issue and we are working on communicating this to everyone that the coupon is valid and can only be used until 1/1/2013. Please direct message us if you have any further questions. Thank you ".

So, it looks like it may only be good for a few more days!

Also, for your information, Harris Teeter will accept this coupon as a competitor's coupon, if you prefer to use it there!

Here is one scenario you might want to take advantage of:

DiGiorno Pizza on sale - $5.00 each
44 cents each when you buy 3 for $15.00 and use:
- $5.00 off $5.00 purchase Food Lion coupon
- This coupon that automatically takes of $6.69 when scanned:
Buy 2 Large DIGIORNO Pizzas, Get 1 Free:

Pay $3.31 out of pocket and get back a catalina for $2.00 on your next shopping order with this offer:

DIGIORNO Pizza YourBucks Offer -
Save up to $3.00 in future savings when you buy two or more DIGIORNO Pizzas (any 12" package):
Buy two get $1.00
Buy three get $2.00
Buy four or more get $3.00
On Your Next Order through 12/30/12
Participating Retailers: Food Lion, Giant, Harris Teeter, Rite Aid, Walgreens and many other stores.

If you have the $1.00 DiGiorno coupon that was recently available on Facebook, it's an even better deal! Unfortunately, it is now out of prints.

New Ibotta Shopping app for Smartphones!

I got an Android phone for Christmas and the first thing I downloaded was this shopping app called Ibotta!  It's a "fun and easy way to earn real money just for buying your favorite products" that you can use in addition to paper coupons, ecoupons, and Saving Star!

When you sign up for Ibotta by clicking HERE you will receive a $5.00 sign up bonus upon redemption of your first offer!!

Here's how it works:
1. Before shopping, choose your offers. The more you choose, the more cash back you'll earn.
2. Go Shopping. Buy your chosen products at any of the major retailers that Ibotta supports.
3. Take a photo of your receipt. We'll verify your purchases and credit your account right away.
4. Get your cash. Yes, real money, loaded onto your PayPal account or donated to any school in America.

Here are the details:
- It's easy. Learn about products by taking polls, reading facts or watching short videos - you choose how much or how little.
- It works in over a dozen favorite stores including Target, Walmart, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Safeway and Harris Teeter. New stores are being added all the time.
- It's fast. Get your money within hours of taking a photo of your receipt.
- It's real cash. Earnings can be transferred securely to your PayPal account or donated to any school in America with the click of a button.
- It’s personalized. Every time you redeem an offer, we’ll send a new one. Tell us your likes and dislikes and we’ll send you personalized offers.
- It’s full of your favorite products. Ibotta sends you offers from all the top brands.
- It's secure. Your information is private and we intend to keep it that way. We never share your email address with anyone. Credit card information is not stored or kept.

I haven't actually used it yet, but according to reports I have read, it is super easy - just make sure you have the correct product at a participating store!

My Free Movie and Discount Lunch Adventure!

I read the book Life of Pi about 7 years ago and loved it, so I was excited when it came to theaters this month. I decided it would be the perfect film for which to use movie passes that I have earned by collecting codes off specially marked packages of Schick SlimTwin Razors and Kellogg's Cereals. The movie was in 3D, which means the tickets normally cost $13.50 apiece. And since all my kids are over the age of 12 now, the cinema classifies them as adults for ticket price purposes. That means our movie tix would have cost $67.50!

Prior to the movie, we stopped into Red, Hot & Blue for lunch. Last year I signed up all five of us for the RHB Club. That means each family member received a postcard for a free meal on their birthday. What you may not realize is that Red, Hot & Blue will allow you to use more than one of these postcards on the same tab AND will accept them after they have expired. We essentially paid for 3 lunches and got 2 free, reducing our bill from from about $60.00 to about $45.00 with taxes and tip.

The Spidey Code passes can be used for concessions as well as tickets at the theater, so we didn't need to spend any cash at the concession stand either. While I did get some Spidey Codes by purchasing cereal, I found many of them at my local recycling center while dumpster diving for coupons. The program runs until June 2013, so there is still time to collect more!

In the end, we had a nice family outing that would normally have run about $125.00, but we only spent $9.00 per person for lunch and a movie -  and I am happy to report that the movie was just like the book!!

Harris Teeter Deals and Super Doubles!

Here are a few deals for Harris Teeter the week of December 26, 2012 to January 1, 2013. It is a light week, but get ready for Super Doubles - projected to start on Wednesday, January 2nd!

Margaret Holmes Collard Greens (14.5 oz) - 75 cents
5 cents with the 35 cent coupon from the 5/13 Smart Source insert, doubled!

Keebler Vienna Finger Cookies - $1.94
44 cents if you have the $1.50 coupon from Kelloggs Family Rewards site.

Ritz Bitz Cheese $1.75
25 cents if you have the 75 cent peelie coupon, doubled!

Regular Ritz Crackers -  $1.73
23 cents if you have the 75 cent peelie coupon!

Sunshine Cheez Its Crackers - $1.77
37 cents if you printed the 70 cent coupon previously available at Kelloggs Family Rewards!

Pillsbury Grands! or Simply Biscuits (12-16.3 oz) - $1.00
40 cents each when you do this:
- Activate the Saving Star ecoupon to get 40 cents when you buy 3
- Load the ZVR ecoupon to take 40 cents off when you buy 3 to your VIC card
- Click HERE to print the coupon to save 50 cents when you buy 3

Luck’s Pinto Beans - (15 oz) - 99 cents Buy 2 Get 3 Free, Limit 10
40 cents each when you buy 5

Lofthouse cookies with white or green frosting only - $2.14
64 cents if you have the 75 cent internet printable coupon from coupons.com! (No longer be available)

Kraft singles - $2.24
$1.24 if you have the $1.00 winetag coupon

Food Lion $5.00 coupon off a $5.00 order!

Click HERE to print an awesome coupon for Food Lion:
Save $5.00 on a purchase of $5.00 or more! 

It is valid from December 26, 2012 until December 29, 2013!! 

At the same link you can also print these coupons that are valid until January 1, 2013:

Save 80 cents off any 1 Food Lion Cheese Snack Slices
Save 50 cents off any 1 My Essentials Cream Cheese
Save $1.00 off any 1 Fisher Boy item

You might want to spend part of your $5.00 on this deal in the weekly ad:
Purchase 1 Kraft American Singles Cheese (12 oz) for $2.99 and receive $1.00 off My Essentials bread.

I will definitely be stopping in for more produce using my Food Lion Internet Printable (FLIP) for produce together with this coupon, since it doesn't expire until January 1, 2013!

Christmas MIR Giveaway!

I have 4 extra No Alcohol Purchase Required rebate forms for turkey and I am offering them to one lucky reader in a drawing.  If you would like to be entered to win them, leave your first name and last initial in the comments section.  I will select one person at random on December 27th to receive them and post the winner here!

 

Details:

1) Menage a Trois Winery - Purchase a turkey between 10/1/12 and 12/31/12 and receive back $2.00 when you submit your original cash register receipt with the purchase price circled. Must be postmarked by 1/31/13. No states specified.

2) Blue Moon Brewing Company - Purchase any turkey (minimum $8.01) between 11/1/12 and 12/31/12 and receive $2.00 when you submit your original cash register receipt with purchase price circled. Must be postmarked by 1/15/13. Good only in AL, AR, HI, KY, ME, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, UT, VA or WV.

3) Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi - Purchase any whole Butterball turkey (minimum $6.00) before 12/31/12 and receive $3.00 when you submit your original cash register receipt with purchase price circled. Must be postmarked by 1/15/13. No states specified.

4) Butterball - Buy 1 Butterball fresh or frozen turkey between 11/1/12 and 12/31/12 and receive five $1.00 coupons good on any Butterball product.

 

Good Luck

and

Merry Christmas!

Weekly Roundup #51 - December 16-22, 2012

This week I used two $20.00 pharmacy credits at Harris Teeter for holiday foods and purchased a lot of items for No Beer or Wine Purchase Required Rebates. I also used my Food Lion FLIP on produce and got a free bottle of Pepsi Next with a catalina coupon that I found in the supermarket parking lot! 

Purchases
Food
Gallon Milk - 2
Post Shredded Wheat - 2
Butterball Turkey Roast - 1
Butterball Fresh Turkey Breast - 1
Bob Evans Breakfast Sausage - 2
California Pizza - 2
Cracker Barrel Cheese - 4
Harris Teeter Sugar (5 lb) - 1
Harris Teeter Brown Sugar (2 lb) - 1
Sugar in the Raw (25 packets) - 2
Martha White Muffin Mix - 2
My Essentials White Rice - 1
My Essentials Wheat Bread - 1
Harris Teeter Wheat Bread - 1
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls - 4
Smart Balance Buttery Spread - 2
Heluva Good Onion Dip - 1
Yellow Pepper - 1
Orange Pepper - 1
Green Pepper - 1
Celery - 1
Iceberg Lettuce - 1
Green Giant Frozen Vegetables - 11
Pepsi Next (2 liter) - 1
Chex Mix - 6
Chocolate covered cherry (filler at Rite Aid) - 1

Health & Beauty
Cosmetic Gift Set - 4
Centrum Specialist - 1
Centrum Pronutrients - 1
Bayer Low Dose Aspirin - 1

Household
Rite Aid AAA Batteries - 1
Soft Scrub Gel with Bleach - 1
Rite Aid Christmas lights - 1

Rebates
Gnarly Head NWPR Take & Bake Pizza - $3.00 X 2 = $6.00
Samuel Adams NBPR Holiday Party Essentials = $5.00
Woodbridge NWPR Butterball Turkey - $3.00 X 2 = $6.00

Expenses
Food Lion - $14.98
Harris Teeter - $38.69
Rite Aid - $4.35
Giant - 55 cents
Total - $55.61

I went a little over my $50.00 budget this week, but that's OK since I was under $50.00 the past two weeks. And I blew $10.00 worth of UP Rewards on lights for our Christmas tree!

Save $10.00 on a $30.00 Home Depot Purchase with Paypal!

 

If you already have Paypal, or even if you don't, this is a great way to save on your next purchase at The Home Depot. Did you know that you can pay with Paypal while checking out at the store by just pushing the Paypal button on the credit card machine? I did this for the first time last week and it was a breeze.

 

First, you need to set your Paypal account up for in-store purchases HERE. 

 

Then, click HERE and log in with Paypal access to save a coupon for $10.00 off your next $30.00 purchase at The Home Depot to your account. If you prefer, you can choose a coupon for Nine West, Dollar General, or the Guitar Center. The coupon expires on December 31, 2012.

 

After you have selected your coupon, it will show up in your Paypal account under "Gift Cards and Special Offers". Make sure that the box next to "Apply this special offer to my next eligible purchase." is checked.

 

The last time Paypal had an offer like this, I purchased a gift card for The Home Depot at their store, and the coupon came off the gift card price!

Best Rite Aid Deals - December 23 to 29, 2012

Hershey's Simple Pleasures - 2 for $6.00
FREE when you buy 2 and print and use two of these coupons:
$1.50 off 1 HERSHEY'S SIMPLE PLEASURES Chocolates:

together with the $1.00 coupon from the Rite Aid Flu Booklet.
Pay $2.00 out of pocket, then get back $2.00 in UP Rewards!
It's a money maker if you are a coupons.com Savings Club member with a $1.75 coupon!!



Keri Lotion - $5.99
Money maker when you use the $5.00 in-ad Rite Aid coupon for $5.00 with the $2.00 manufacturer's coupon that you can print HERE!



In-Style Magazine - $4.99
Money maker when you do this:
1. Load the $2.00 Saving Star coupon
2. Clip the $2.00 Rite Aid Load2Card coupon to your Wellness card
3. Print and use this coupon:
$2.00 off the January issue of InStyle:

 

Glade Sense & Spray Kit - $2.99
FREE when you use two of these coupons:
$2.00 off Glade Sense & Spray starter kit:

Pay: $1.98 and get a $2.00 UP Reward!

It's a money maker if you also load the $1.00 Saving Star coupon before you shop! 
  

Shopping for Free at Harris Teeter!

Today I swung into Harris Teeter to take advantage of the Saturday only eVic price on Dixie Crystals sugar and to grab a few more items for our Christmas dinner. I had a $20.00 pharmacy credit to use, as well as a coupon for $5.00 off a $25.00 purchase coupon from Recyclebank. The coupon was for Shopper's Food Warehouse, but Harris Teeter accepted it as a competitor's coupon. My total for everything but the pizza came to $26.95, but I only paid $1.95 out of pocket!

 

Special thanks to Stefanie Egee of Macaroni Kid for the Chiquita Bites freebie coupon. I used a Buy One Get One Free home mailer coupon for the Oscar Mayer Carving Board lunch meat, which normally costs $6.89. These items helped me to reach the $25.00 minimum that I needed.

The ham was $10.42 and I will use the receipt to submit for this mail in rebate:

 

The Red Baron pizza was on sale for $3.33 and I bought it separately so that I would have a receipt to submit for this mail in rebate:

 

So, my total expenses for this trip were $5.37 and I will receive back $6.00 in rebates to make everything completely FREE!

Burger King Whopper Sandwich BOGO Coupon!

Here is a nice coupon for Burger King -
Buy one Whopper sandwich and get one free up to $4.29!

Free WHOPPER Sandwich purchase of WHOPPER Sandwich:

 

 

In Loudoun County there are Burger Kings located at:

 

Shenandoah Square

970 Edwards Ferry Road

Leesburg, VA 20176

 

Leesburg Corner Mall

241 Fort Evans Road Northeast

Leesburg, VA

 

Ashburn Shopping Plaza

44091 Ashburn Shopping Plaza

Ashburn, VA

Dulles Airport

45609 Falke Plaza

Dulles, VA 20166

 

Dulles 28 Center

5200 Monterey Place

Sterling, VA 20166

 

Countryside off Leesburg Pike

45961 Denizen Plaza

Potomac, VA 20165

 

Get directions



My Harris Teeter Shopping Trip & More Deals!

Here is a picture of my Harris Teeter shopping trip yesterday:

1 Butterball Turkey @ $14.68 - $3.00 coupon from the 11/4 Smart Source when you buy 4 other items
4 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (those were my 4 items) @ $2.00 each - 50 cent  ZVR and 2 coupons for .40/2 from the 11/18 Smart Source insert = $5.90
2 Martha White Muffin Mix - free with IP's
2 Smart Balance Buttery Spread - free with IP's
2 Sugar in the Raw packets - free with IP's
1 Heulva Good Onion Dip - 36 cent Money Maker with IP & ZVR
1 Soft Scrub Gel with Bleach @ $2.65 - $1.00 ZVR and $1.00 IP (beeped, but cashier pushed it through) = 65 cents
9 Green Giant boxed veggies @ 77 cents each - 3 insert coupons for .60/3 = $3.33
1 HT Honey Wheat Bread @ $1.65
1 HT Gallon Milk @ $3.49
1 HT White Sugar (5 lb) @ $2.75
1 HT Brown Sugar (2 lb) @ $1.99
Total - $65.10 - $20.00 pharmacy credit = $45.10 - $21.17 coupons/ZVR's = $23.93 out of pocket

My store was out of the Davidson Safest Choice Eggs, so I got a raincheck.

I bought bread, milk, and white and brown sugar without coupons because I had 2 pharmacy credits and I thought they would both come off.  I learned on this trip that you may only use 1 per transaction.

I will get back $1.50 from Saving Star for the Soft Scrub and Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, and I will submit for a $3.00 Mail-in-Rebate on the Butterball turkey:

Here is another rebate I could have done, but the above one was better, because this one sends you five coupons worth $1.00 each:

So, in the end my total cost for the groceries comes to $19.43!

A few more good deals for you:

Sugar in the Raw (25 packets) - 99 cents
FREE with the coupon for 75 cents off that you can print HERE, doubled!

Keebler Ready Crust Pie Crust - $1.50
FREE when you load the 50 cent ZVR ecoupon to your Vic card and use the 50 cent coupon that you can print HERE, doubled! (must log in to print)

Saturday EVIC - Dixie Crystals (4 lb) - $1.97 (Limit 2)
47 cents when you use the coupon for 75 cents off that you can print HERE, doubled!

Nestles Toll House Cookie Dough - $2.00
50 cents when you use the 75 cent coupon from the 10/7 Red Plum insert, doubled!

Save on Gas with My Coke Rewards!

 

 

MyCokeRewards.com is now offering a way to save on your gasoline costs at Shell through the Fuel Rewards Network!

You can redeem 40 MCR points for 10 cents off the price of a gallon of gas at Shell gas stations. After redeeming your points, MCR will give you a code to put into your Fuel Rewards Network account. The limit is one code per member, per month.

However, if you have more than one MCR account in your household, you can combine the codes from them into one Fuel Rewards Network account. The discount is valid for 2 months after the code is entered. I cashed in 40 points from each of our 5 household accounts to get a 50 cent discount per gallon of gas!

You can quickly get 40 MCR points by using the bonus code "GIFT" after every 3 point cap that you input to receive an additional 10 points!
1. Log into your MCR account
2. Enter a Cap code (just one!)
3. Then, enter the code GIFT – you should receive 3 points PLUS 10 bonus points = 13 total points
4. Sign out of your account and then sign back in again
5. Repeat steps 2 thru 4 continually until you run out of caps or until you’ve entered the weekly max of 40 caps
The bonus code promotion runs until December 31, 2012.