Last
week I needed to go to Michaels on Sunday night because they had a 25% off your
entire purchase coupon that was only good on Sunday from 4 to 9 pm. Since I was driving right past Walmart on my
way I stopped with my coupons and my Albertson’s coupon doublers first. This is what I got:
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1
gallon whole milk $2.38, less $1.50 in coupons = final price 88¢!
·
1 bottle
Ocean Spray cranberry juice $2.48, less $2 in coupons = final price 48¢!
·
1
half gallon TruMoo chocolate milk $2.58, less $1.10 in coupons = final price
$1.48
Once
again I paid for these items with my Walmart gift card, so no out of pocket
expense. I will, however, still track
them on December’s spending roster. I am
proudest of my gallon milk purchase because as you all know we “half it” so as
my daughter pointed out, technically we are getting two gallons of milk for
88¢. Good thing too because we are going
through milk like crazy around here.
The
trip to Michaels netted me one T-shirt to embellish to go with a pair of
flannel pajama pants I am making for a Christmas gift. After my coupon the shirt rang in at
$2.25. The flannel was given to me and I
used a pattern I already had so $2.25 makes for a very affordable gift. I’ll post this when I get it finished.
I gave each
of my girls a haircut.
I used
up every last bit, and I mean every bit, of lotion in a bottle before I put the
empty bottle in the recycle bin.
Monday
a friend gave me her coupon doublers and I stopped at Walmart on the way home
from her house to pick up:
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2
boxes Stove Top stuffing 94¢ each, less $2 in coupons = final price 12¢ credit!
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2
one pound packages of wieners 89¢ each, less $1.50 in coupons = final price 14¢
each!
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1
jar Kraft mayonnaise $3.58, less $2 in coupons = final price $1.58
Again I
paid for these items with my Walmart gift card, so no out of pocket expense and
I will also track them on December’s spending roster.
I made
two more hats for the Holiday Bazaar.
The bazaar was held on Friday and Saturday at our shop. We offered free booth space to other crafters
as a way to give back to our community and help give them a little financial
boost. We all made a little money but
nothing earth shattering.
I made
a homemade coconut cream pie for my oldest daughter’s birthday and homemade
chocolate cupcakes and frosting for my youngest daughter’s birthday.
I made
pumpkin puree from a sugar pumpkin out of my Mom’s garden. I then made a pie for Thanksgiving with some
of it and packaged the rest for the freezer.
I made
all of our Thanksgiving dinner from scratch with the exception of the Stove Top
stuffing I got this week for free.
I did
not go Black Friday shopping. In
fact, other than my couponing I didn’t do any other shopping at all.
I cut
up the leftover turkey and packaged most of it for future meals and put it in
the freezer along with a container of leftover gravy. I put the carcass in my big slow cooker with
carrots, celery, onion and more than a gallon of water. I let it run on low overnight and once it was
strained I was able to put four containers of broth in the freezer.
I am
ready for a much slower paced week now. How
was your thrifty week? Did you get any
amazing deals?
You may
enjoy revisiting Loss Leaders & Coupons.
Wow, great deal on the milk and stuff. I need to start doing this.
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It's kind of fun!
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