Some other Albertsons deals

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Happy Shopping!

Albertsons 2-18

Scored the mother load today!! It was great!! Everything was stocked....Awesome cashiers...I am telling you I wish every sale was like this. Get the sale item list here.

What I got:
10 cake mixes
4 cinnamon rolls (not pictured)
2 Breyers Ice Cream (not pictured)
4 boxes of butter (not pictured)
2 bags chips
23 Top Ramen
2 Pot Roasts (not pictured)
6 Progresso Soups
14 boxes of Fruit Roll Ups
12 boxes of Fruit Snacks
6 tubs of Frosting
3 Chex cereal bars
6 boxes of Brownies
14 Warm Delights

Coupons: $118.73
Preferred Savings: $112.88
Total Spent: $63.15
Total Savings: $231.61

*I would love to see pictures of what you saved. Email them to me at savysaver@live.com. I will post them. Let's show how fun this is!

Albertsons Preview UT

Looks like a good sale this week at Albertsons. Here is the Utah preview list. The sale starts tomorrow.

Coupon Schedule

Thanks PYP for this list!
March 1 - SS, RP, P&G
March 8 - SS, RP
March 15 - SS, RP
March 22 - SS
March 29 - SS, RP
April 5 - 2SS, RP, P&G
April 12 - No inserts
April 19 - SS, RP
April 26 - SS, RP
May 3 - SS, RP
May 10 - SS, RP
May 17 - 2SS, RP
May 24 - No inserts
May 31 - SS, RP
June 7 - SS, RP, P&G
June 14 - SS
June 21 - SS, RP
June 28 - SS, RP
July 5 - No inserts
July 12 - SS, RP
July 19 - SS
July 26 - SS, RP
August 2 - SS, RP, P&G
August 9 - SS, RP
August 16 - SS, RP
August 23 - SS, RP
August 30 - SS, RP
September 6 - No inserts
September 13 - SS, 2RP
September 20 - SS, RP
September 27 - SS, RP
October 4 - SS, RP, P&G
October 11 - SS, RP
October 18 - SS, RP
October 25 - SS, RP
November 1 - SS, RP, P&G
November 8 - SS, RP
November 15 - SS, RP
November 22 - SS
November 29 - No inserts
December 6 - SS, RP, P&G
December 13 - SS, RP
December 20 - No inserts
December 27 - No inserts

2 FREE

This week at Walgreens you can get 2 free Revelon Creme Lip Glosses. In the Easy Saver catalog it is free after rebate. This week they are by one get one free. So one you have to pay out of pocket but if you use your coupons then you can actually make $2.00!!

2 Revlon Creme Lip Glosses
Sale: B1G1
- $1 mfgr coupon (1/11 or 2/8 Smart Source coupon insert)
Total: Free plus $2.00 overage

Another deal this week at Walgreens

Colgate toothpaste
Sale: $0.99
$0.75 coupon (2/1 Smart Source insert)
Total OOP: $0.24

NO Coupons

No coupons were in this weeks paper!! :( Sometimes around a holiday they don't have coupons. It just means that more come the week before or the week after so we don't miss out!!

Coupon book

I already got mine in the mail!! They have great coupons~!!

Walgreens Cleaning supplies

I just got back from one of my favorite stores!! The cleaning supplies at Walgreens are all on sale this week. I got 4 cans of Pledge for $8.00 out of pocket. In this months easy saver catalog you can get $1.00 rebate for cleaning supplies. So 4 cans of pledge will end up being $4.00. I also used this coupon found here. I also wanted to get the Gillette Fusion razor. They are on sale for $8.99. Combined with RR and coupon they ended up being $1.01 profit. For some reason the stores in northern UT don't spit out the RR so it wouldn't be a good deal at all. I thought that was weird. So no razors this week. Here is a list of the other cleaning products you can get on deal this week.

*Pledge 2/$7 or $3.50 each
-$1.00 EasySaver rebate #30
-$3/2 printable HERE
Final Price: $1 each wyb two

*Drano 2/$7 or $3.50 each

-$1.00 EasySaver rebate #30

-$1.50 printable HERE

Final Price: $1.00

*Windex, Shout & Fantastik 2/$5 or $2.50 each

-$1.00 EasySaver rebate #30

-$1.00 printable HERE
Final Price: $.50 each

*Windex Wipes 2/$5 or $2.50 each
-$1.00 EasySaver rebate #30
-$1.50 printable HERE
Final Price: FREE

Pledge Fabric Sweeper 2/$7 or $3.50 each
-$1.00 EasySaver rebate #30
-$2.00 printable HERE
Final Price: $.50

and if you live outside of northern UT here is the razor deal!!
Gillette Fusion Razor $8.99
-$6.00 RR at checkout
-$4.00 from 2/8 PG
Final Price: $1.01 overage!

To see a full list of Walgreens deals go here.

Wallgreens

Just a little reminder that today is that final day to submit your easy saver rebate rewards for January.

Coupon Alert

Watch for this Sunday's ads. There will be 2 smart source, 1 red plum, and 1 proctor and gamble. YIPEE!! I love weeks like this!!

WINNER!!!

The winner for the $15.00 Target Gift Card is.......drumroll.........

ROBYN ROBYN -N- KEVIN said...I want to win too!!! I follow your blog from my OWN blog, unlike my sister (Raelyn) who has to steal and use mine. Thanks for the tips!

Thanks everyone for participating. I am so feeling the love!!

My Coupon Binder

Here is how I do my coupons now. I take my binder everywhere I go!! It is always in my car. That way they are always where I am. I got the binder categories here. PYP has a lot of good examples of coupon binders and some that you can even buy all made up for you.
I start again with all 5 coupon packets of each brand.

Then I spread all the pages out. I sort them all this way so I have 5 copies of each page stacked.

Then I staple the coupons together. I just do this so it is easier to cut out. Also this way you get all 5 done at the same time. Just make sure not to staple over the expiration date or the bar code.

When I have all the coupons stapled together I start cutting. This is a stack already cut out.

And this is the mess that I get to clean up!! lol It takes me about 1/2 hour for this process. I do it on Sunday afternoons while my kids are taking a nap. That way it is done for the week.

Once my coupons are clipped I get out this beauty!! I got this binder at Walmart. It is sturdy and zips up. This feature is huge!! You don't want all of your coupons falling out at the store. Not a pretty sight. Your binder also needs to be durable. All your coupons get quite heavy and will go everywhere.

This is the front of my binder. I have a calculator, scissors, and a pen in this pencil case. These pencil cases are only $1.00 at Walmart.

This is a side view f my binder. As you can see it is quite full!!

This is what the binder pages look like. I just got baseball card holders. Some of the coupons need to be folded in order to fit but most snuggle in good. I got these holders at Target. They were at the front of the store. They are kind of tricky to find so just ask if you can't find them right away.

These are all my different categories. I made a category list at the bottom of this post.

I have 2 dividers where I separate food and non food items.

In the front of the binder are some pockets. In the pockets I keep bigger coupons and all the stores weekly ads.
I know that this may seem like a lot of work but it has really saved me time on preparing for my grocery shopping. I make my lists, go to my binder, pull out the coupons, done!! They are already all cut for me. Each week when I put in my new coupons, I just take out the ones that are expired.

Here are the categories:
REBATES: (this first page is where I put anything that is free with mail in rebate. I also put restaurant coupons here)
BABY(Diapers, wipes, snacks, baby food, formula)
BREAD/CEREAL (Cereal, granola bars, breakfast foods, breads, chips/crackers, rice/pasta)
CLEANERS(Floor cleaners, dish cleaners, laundry, bathroom, standard, air fresheners)
DAIRY(cheese, butter/oil, yogurt, misc. dairy)
DESSERT(cookies, frozen dessert, cake/brownie mix, fruit/jello/pudding, drinks, candy, baking goods)
MEAT (poultry, lunchmeat, seasonings/sauces, breakfast meat, misc. meat)
MEDICINE (cold/allergy, pain relievers, misc)-You could add more categories-these are the only ones I keep coupons for
MISC (Sauces/salsa/ketchup,canned goods, frozen goods, salads/dressing, Pets, misc foods, misc household)
PAPER GOODS (kleenex/garbage bags, plates/paper towels, toilet paper, foils/wraps/containers)
PERSONAL HYGIENE (Facial cleansers, Body Wash, Lotion, Toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, Deodorant, shaving, Makeup, hair care, misc hygiene

I found that it is easier for me to separate food and non-food items. I hope this post helped a couple of you in organizing your coupons. Happy Shopping!!

Coming Next: Pictures of my food storage and pantry.

Coupon course 101

Dont forget to enter the giveaway here!

First lets get familiar with the coupons that come in our Sunday paper. I personally get 5 Sunday papers. I take the coupons and then take my paper to our recycling bin at my sons' school. They get paid per pound so it is a plus for them also.

This is the Smart Source. When looking at a website that has a sale price listed it will also tell you the coupon. Smart Source is SS. If you see SS-1 or SS-2 then it means that 2 Smart Sources were in that Sunday's paper.

This is the Red Plum. The abbreviations for this is RP. I know pretty obvious huh!! lol There is also a Proctor and Gamble coupon packet that comes once a month. I don't have a picture for that but the abbreviations for that are...you guessed it P&G
This is the simple version of couponing. I did this until I was familiar with different stores and clearance prices. Then I went to the coupon binder. I will explain that a little later. So for this system which I recommend for any beginner, you just mark the date of the Sunday you received the coupon. This example came on Feb. 1st. So I just put 2-1 on the front of each packet.
LOL I didn't notice the KY ad on the front!! lol SSSOOO anyway...Once all your coupons are dated you will take the group of packets and put them in a marked folder. I have a folder for Smart Source, Red Plum, Proctor and Gamble, and Misc. (for all those coupons that are not in these packets. This is a great place to store your printables.)

Then you put the folder in the File Box

Then shut the lid!! You are done!!

When you pull up your shopping list it might say for example: ss 2/1 $1.00 So you just go to your trusty file box, look for smart source 2-1 and then find your coupon.
This is the perfect way of doing coupons if you don't want the hassle of cutting everything out. The rule for keeping coupons is 5 months for the Smart Source and Red Plum; 3 months for Proctor and Gamble. I know that there will be some coupons that expire during that time but by the time 5 months rolls around every coupon will be expired.

Make sure that you have 1 newspaper for every person in your family. I have a 2 year old and even though she doesn't eat a lot she still uses diapers, shampoo, etc.

Coming up next: the coupon binder

Happy Shopping

Other places to get coupons

**Don't forget to enter the giveaway**

I got this list from momsloot101. Her blog is fun to glance through. This is the list that she mentions but I added my own thoughts to it.
1.CouponMom.com (you have to register through e-mail but no biggie. Also this is a national price list so sometimes the prices are a little different)
2.Coupons.com
3.Red Plum online
4.Smart Source online
5.Product Manufacturer Websites.
6.Store monthly coupon books and weekly in AD coupons (i.e. Walgreen's easy rebate monthly book. You can get those at the front of the store.)
7."All You Magazine" (you will see this mentioned sometimes in the pyp forums. It is a magazine that is only by subscription or you can get it at Walmart. This magazine has a ton of manuf. coupons each month.)

Coming Soon

Pictures of my coupon binder!!! YIPEE!!

My Secrets

I have been getting quite a few e-mails about sharing what I know. This week I will be giving tips about things that I have learned. I am still fairly new to couponing. I wish though that I knew then what I know now. That is why I decided to have fun this week. I will be giving away a $15.00 gift card to Target. (we need to show the bullseye some love) How do you win??? There will be 3 chances.

1. Become a follower of Savy Saver. This is for my own indulgence. I like to feel the love
2. Leave a comment
3. Tell your friends about me! E-mail 5 friends about savy saver. Then forward that e-mail to savysaver@live.com.

voila!! I will choose the winner on Saturday Feb. 7th. Happy Shopping!!

My purchases this past week were at Wallgreens and Albertsons. I had to turn in some of the receipts for some rebates so I can't break down the savings but everything shown in the picture plus some was only $34.00 out of pocket. WoWser!! Here is what I got
4 boxes Crunch Berries
4 boxes Granola Bars
8 boxes of Ziplock baggies
4 bags of Doritoes
6 bottles of gatorade
8 cans of Oust (not pictured)
3 jars of Ragu
13 jars of Peanut Butter (Lilly LOVES Peanut Butter)
4 2L of Pepsi products
2 4pk of Ziplock containers

Remember if you live in UT then you can get the sale lists for free here.
Happy Shopping

Food Storage

This year I have made it a goal to have my family spiritually and physically prepared for an emergency. I have kind of become obsessed... in fact I even dream about it! lol I found this really fun site here that helps you take those baby steps to building your food storage, shopping, and eating it too. Please go check it out! It is fun and so helpful if you are like me.

Happy Shopping!