Walgreens Black Friday Deals - yay!!

If you are new to couponing and Walgreens, please read WALGREENS 101 before continuing.

Deals for 11/26-28 ONLY
Infusium 23 Hair Care - $4.99, get $4.99 RR
- $2.00 MFQ (11/22 SS)
= FREE + a $2.00 Profit!

Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth Antiperspirant/Deodorant - $3.99, get $3.99 RR
- $2.00 printable coupon HERE (IE) or HERE (FF)
- $1.00 MFQ (10/4 RP)
= As low as FREE + a $2.00 Profit!

Right Guard Sport Antiperspirant/Deodorant - $2.49, get $2.49 RR
= FREE

Nivea for Men Shave Gel - $2.49, get $2.49 RR
- $1.00 MFQ (10/11 RP or 11/1 RP)
= FREE + a $1.00 Profit!

Aquafresh Cavity Protection Toothpaste - $1.99, get $1.99 RR
= FREE

Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion 10 oz. - $1.99
- $1.00 MFQ (10/18 RP or 11/15 RP)
= $.99

Johnson's Softwash - $5.99, get $5.99 RR
= FREE

Crayola Crayons with Sharpener 64 pack - $1.99, get $1.00 RR
= $.99

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Black Friday Deals - 11/27 ONLY

Ben & Jerry Ice Cream - $1.99 (Limit 2)

Red Baron Pizza - $1.99 (Limit 2)

M&Ms 12.6oz - $1.50 (Get $1.00 RR wyb 2)-Limit 4
= $1.00 each

Kraft Rebate + Walgreens - $12.60 Profit

There is a new Kraft Holiday Rebate HERE. Matched with this new Walgreens deal, and some manufacturer coupons & register rewards, I will make a nice, little profit.

Walgreens Deal - Buy 5 participating Nabisco products @ $2.00/ea, get a $3.00 RR
Kraft Rebate Deal - Buy 10 participating products, get a $10.00 rebate

Transaction #1
4 Wheat Thins - $2.00/ea
-Used (2) $1/2 MFQ
1 Triscuits - $2.00/ea
-Used $1/1 MFQ
-Used $1/2 Walgreens Nabisco coupon (took off $2.50)
2 Gift Sacks - $.10/ea with in ad coupon
-Used $1 RR & $2 RR

Paid $1.70, got back $3.00 RR

Transaction #2
5 Wheat Thins - $2.00/ea
-Used (2) $1/2 MFQ
-Used $1/1 MFQ
-Used $1/2 Walgreens Nabisco coupon (took off $2.50)
2 Gift Sacks - $.10/ea with in ad coupon
-Used $1 RR & $2 RR

Paid $1.70, got back $3.00 RR

Total OOP - $3.40, got back $6.00 in RR. And I will submit for the $10.00 Kraft Holiday Rebate.

Total Profit - FREE + $12.60

Wal-Mart: $.98 Bacon Wrapped Beef Filets

The 10 oz packages of Chef's Requested Bacon Wrapped Beef Filets are on sale at Wal-Mart for $3.98. Use this $3.00 HERE. Pay $.98 for 2 filets! Now that's a nice, cheap, tasty dinner!

Financial Update - November 2009

Wow, November is going by SO fast!!

If you have been reading our financial updates (HERE, HERE), you know we started our debt snowball in September. Here are some of our goals:

Baby Step #2 – Debt Snowball
Credit Card #1 – September 2009 - DONE-9/11
Credit Card #2 – December 2009 - DONE-11/23
Car Loan – September 2010
Student Loans – March 2011

Our goal was to have CC#2 paid off by December. Well, luckily, we were able to pay this completely off in November. So Brian and I officially have no more credit card debt!! Yay!! It is such a great feeling to not owe any CC companies money! And with the debt snowball, all that money can go to paying off other things.

The beauty of the "debt snowball" is to start with your smallest debt, and once that is paid off, the money you were using to pay that off can now go to the next biggest thing. So all we have left is 1)Car Loan & 2)Student/School Loans. Actually our school loans aren't that much, but we don't have to start paying these off for a year or so, so we decided to start on the car...get that paid off, then start on the school loans. It's going to be a great feeling paying a HUGE chunk off on our car each month!

Total Debt Paid Off: 30.53%

CVS $5 off $30 coupon

This coupon should help with the upcoming Black Friday sales!! YAY!!

Go HERE for a $5/$30 CVS Coupon. You will have to take a short, 3-question survey on Medicare Part D.

Gearing up for BLACK FRIDAY!!

Even though, I believe Black Friday doesn't always have the best deals around, 2 stores never fail me around this time. Walgreens & CVS. Both with be having some great Black Friday deals, especially CVS. I remember this time last year...I bought $146.26 worth of stuff for only $1.00 by rolling over my ECBs - including several Christmas gifts. It was such a thrill!!

Anyways, I thought I'd give you a heads up on some deals so you could start cutting, collecting, and organizing those coupons:

Here are some coupons you need to save:

CVS Deals:
- $2.00 Just For Men coupon
- $1.25 Degree Deodorant (9/13 RP) OR $1.00 printable
- $1.00 Vaseline Sheer Infusion Lotion (10/18 RP)
- $1.00 St. Ives Body Wash (11/15 SS)
- $2.00 Schick Quattro Razor/Refill (10/4 SS)
- $2.00 Bic Soleil Razor/Refill printable OR $2.00 MFQ (11/15 SS)
- $1.00 Colgate 360 printable
- $.79 off 2 Hersheys Bliss Bar (9/20 SS)

Walgreens Deals:
- $1 or $2 Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth Deodorant (10/4 RP)
- $2.00 Infusium 23 (11/22 SS)
- $1.00 Johnson’s Melt Away Body Wash printable

There's tons of deals, where you can get FREE stuff after RRs/ECBs. These are just the ones with coupons!!

I will be posting the "real deals" later on in the week. So stay tuned...

Walgreens Deals 11/22 - 11/28

If you are new to couponing and Walgreens, please read WALGREENS 101 before continuing.

Tic Tacs - $.99 with in-ad coupon
- Use $1.00 MFQ (9/20 RP) - hand over MFQ first, then in ad.
= FREE

Buy $10 worth of Nabisco Crackers @ $2 each, get $3.00 RR
- Use $1.00 MFQ (11/8 SS)
- And Use the $1/2 Walgreens coupon from the Diabetes & You coupon booklet
(will deduct $2)

There is also a $10.00 Nabisco Rebate, when you buy 10 boxes HERE!! Matched with sales and coupons, you should be able to make a profit on this!

Triaminic - $5.00 (Get a $3.00 RR wyb 2)
- Use the $3/2 MFQ (10/18 SS)
- AND Use the $2.00 Walgreens coupon from the Health Savings booklet
(will deduct $4 for purchasing 2)
Pay $3, Get back a $5.00 RR
= 2 for FREE + a $2 Profit!

Coffeemate Creamers 16 oz - Bbuy one @ $2.49, get one free
- Use (2) $1.00 printable coupons
= $.49 for 2

Select Kellogg's cereals - $2.50 (Get a $1.00 RR wyb 2)
- Use (2) $1.00 printable coupons HERE, HERE or HERE.
- Or the $1.00 Smart Start coupon here: IE or Firefox
= As low as $1.00 per box

Quaker Quick 1 Minute Oats 18 oz - Buy one @ $3.19, get one FREE
- Use the $1.25/2 MFQ (8/30 RP)
= $.97 each

Dinty Moore Beef Stew 15 oz - $.99
- Use the $2/3 MFQ (10/18 SS)
= $.32 per can

Hormel Chili 10.5 or 15 oz - $.99
- Use the $2/3 MFQ (10/18 SS)
= $.32 per can

Campbell's Tomato soup - $.59 with in ad coupon
- Use the $1/4 printable coupon
= $.34 per can

Campbell's Select Harvest soup Bowls - 4/$5 with in ad coupon
- Use the $1.50/3 printable coupon
(remember you only have to buy 3 and you'll still get the in ad discount)
= $.75 each

Starbucks Ice Cream - $2.50
- Use the $1.00 printable coupon
= $1.50

Lindt Chocolate Bars 3.5oz - $1.99
- Use the $1/2 coupon from the November coupon booklet
- Plus, use the $1/2 MFQ (10/4 SS)
= $.99 per bar

Werther's Original 5.2 oz - Buy one @ $2.19, get one FREE
- Use the $1 off 2 coupon from the November coupon booklet
= $.60 per bag

Rimmel Lip & Eye Cosmetics - 50% off
- Use $1.00 MFQ (9/13 RP)
= prices vary

Arm & Hammer toothpaste - Buy one get one FREE
- Use the $3/2 MFQ (8/16 SS)
= prices vary

Carefree Ultra Protection Pantiliners 16 pk - $1.99
- Use the $1.00 MFQ (8/30 SS)
= $.99

Kleenex Facial Tissue 78 or 110 ct - $.89 with in ad coupon
- Use the $.75 MFQ printable
= $.14

Scotch Scissors - $3.99
- Use the $1.00 printable coupon
= $2.99

Select Kitchen Appliances - $9.99
(omelet maker, food processor, rice cooker + more)
- Use $3.00 in ad coupon
= $6.99 (not bad!)

Ricola Cough Drops - $.99 with in ad coupon
- Use the $.50 coupon from the Diabetes and You coupon booklet
= $.49

Thanks, Colin

CVS Deals 11/22 - 11/28

Here are the best deals at CVS this week:

Buy $15 worth of Clean and Clear Products, get $5.00 ECB (Limit 1)
- Buy 3 Clean & Clear products $5.49 each = $16.47
- Use (3) $2.00 printable coupon
Pay $10.47, Get back $5.00 ECBs
= $1.82 each

Tums - $3.99, get $1.00 ECB (limit 2)
- Use the $1.00 printable coupon
- AND Use the $2.00 CVS coupon from the $100 Flu coupon booklet (ask the pharmacy)
= FREE

Complete Contact Solution - $8.99, get $8.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
- Use the $1.00 MFQ (10/25 RP)
- Use the $1.00 printable coupon
= FREE + a $1.00 profit!

Libby's Canned Veggies - $1.00
- Use the $.50/2 printable coupon
= $.74 per can

Kleenex Facial Tissue - $.99
- Use the $1.00 CVS coupon from the $100 Flu coupon booklet
= FREE

Domino Sugar 2 lb - $1.49
- Use the $.40 printable coupon
= $1.09

Glade Air Freshener Spray - $.99
- Use the buy one get one free MFQ (11/1 SS)
- Or Use the $.75/2 MFQ (11/1 SS)
= As low as $0.49

Walgreens Trip 11/19 - Profit $7.23

So I went to Walgreens today for several reasons:
1) I have a big break in my day on Thursdays, so I like to use my time wisely.
2) I had $29 in RR expiring, so I needed to use those up.
3) I haven't been to Walgreens yet this week.
4) I didn't bring my lunch & I didn't want to spend any money OOP for it.
(it's hard to rationalize eating at Subway for $6, when I can cook dinner for 2 for less than $2.00)

Nothing in the ad really interested me this week, however I didn't really feel like rolling the RRs. There were some good medicine deals, but I just didn't feel like getting $30 worth of medicine, so I got some things that I wanted or needed, and some things that yielded another RR. I had to get a little creative...

It took me a while to get all my transactions figured out. In fact, I went through the store not really knowing what I was going to get, so I just threw some stuff in my cart, wrote down the price and tried to figure out how I could use my RRs and still spend very little OOP. I went to go check out, did 2 transactions, did more shopping, came back and did 2 more transactions. I needed to break it up so I could figure out my math correctly.

Here's what I came up with:
Transaction #1
1 Aussie Shampoo - $2.99, get $2.00 RR wyb 1
- Used $1.00 MFQ
1 One A Day Women's - $7.99
- Used $1.00 MFQ
1 Ricola Mixed Berry 19ct - $1.00, get $1.00 wyb 1
- Used $.50 Walgreens coupon
1 72ct Paper Plates - $.89 with in ad coupon
- Used $10.00 RR

Total OOP - $.37
Got back - $1.00 RR & $2.00 RR
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Transaction #2
3 DP 2L - $1.00 with in ad coupon
- Used (3) $.55 peelies
1 Aussie Conditioner - $2.99, get $2.00 RR wyb 1
- Used $1.00 MFQ
1 Ricola Mixed Berry 19ct - $1.00, get $1.00 wyb 1
- Used $.50 Walgreens coupon
2 Welch's Sparkling Grape Juice - $2.50 with in ad coupon
- Used (2) $2.00 printable coupons
1 Lunchable - $2.99 (not pictured - I ate this for lunch)
1 Dole Oranges Cup - $1.69 (not pictured - I ate this for lunch)
1 Cheez Its - $.50
- Used $10.00 RR

Total OOP - $.02
Got back - $1.00 RR & $2.00 RR
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Transaction #3
4 Nexxus Mousse - 2/$5.00
- Used $4.00 Walgreens November coupon booklet (took off $10.00)
1 Ricola Mixed Berry 19ct - $1.00, get $1.00 wyb 1
- Used $.50 Walgreens coupon
1 72ct Paper Plates - $.89 with in ad coupon
1 DP 2L - $1.00 with in ad coupon
1 Got2Be Gel - $3.99
- Used $4.00 RR & $2.00 RR

Total OOP - $.38
Got back - $1.00 RR
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Transaction #4
2 Nexxus Mousse - 2/$5.00
- Used $4.00 Walgreens November coupon booklet (took off $5.00)
1 Ricola Mixed Berry 19ct - $1.00, get $1.00 wyb 1
- Used $.50 Walgreens coupon
2 DP 2L - $1.00 with in ad coupon
1 Cheez Its - $.50
- Used $3.00 RR

Total OOP - $0.00
Got back - $1.00 RR
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Grand total spent - $.77
Remaining RRs - $8.00
Total Profit - $7.23

...so I like to put things into perspective. Had I not used any MFQs, Walgreens Qs, or RRs, I would have spent $76.73.

Go HERE for this week's deal & coupon matchups for Walgreens.

Green Bean Casserole - on a budget!!

In light of my recent post, and in thinking about Thanksgiving, I thought I'd share a great deal on a simple recipe!

One of my favorite dishes is GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE!!

Here is how you can make this dish with spending little out of pocket!

*I usually make mine with 2 cans of soup & 3 cans of green beans...we have a large family*

3 cans of green beans at Target (details HERE) = $.60

2 cans of Campbell's Mushroom soup at Target = $.48
*Deal*
Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup - $.49
- Use $1/4 Printable Coupon
= $.24 each

I know people like to put different things on the top of the dish, like fried onions. These can vary in price, but typically run around $2-$4, depending on the size. Go HERE for French's Fried Onion MFQ. Or you could try an off-brand.

*UPDATE: I totally forgot, French's Fried Onions 2.8oz are $.99 with in ad coupon at Walgreens this week. There is a $.50 printable and a $.50 MFQ from the 11/8 SS insert, making them $.49 each. I'd probably need to get 2-3 of these for the size dish I make.

Thanks, Tracey for the reminder!

So...
$.60 - Green Beans
$.48 - Soup
$1.47 - Fried Onions (updated, see above)

= $2.55 total

This general serves 10-12 people, which is ~$.21 per serving. Not bad!!