Super doubles wrap-up

Ok, here's the breakdown:

Free after super-doubles:
6 - Buitoni pasta
6 - Wacky Mac pasta
6 - Skintimate shave gel
6 - Ken's Healthy Options salad dressings
3 - Playtex gloves
3 - Oxy pads (Did y'all see that thing on Oprah about using these to smooth your heels?)
2 - Dannon Activia yogurt
2 - Dannon yogurt smoothies
2 - Reach flossers
1 - Dannon kids yogurt
1 - Kotex liners
1 - 4pk Energizer batteries - free after superdoubles and $1 ecoupon
1 - Tabasco sauce
1 - Wishbone Bountifuls salad dressing

Other super-double deals:
5 - Jennie-O Turkey Franks (4 pkgs at .19 ea, 1 at .40)
4 - Kellogg's Rice Krispies - .25 ea after superdoubles and $4 off wyb 4 deal
1 - El Monterey Tornadoes - .49 and will get a $2.49 rebate
1 - Wholly Salsa - .50
2 - Mission Tortillas - .79 ea
1 - Hellmann's mayo - $1.04 after super-doubles and .25 ecoupon
1 - Mt. Olive jalapenos - .79
1 - Sally Hansen nail polish - .09
1 - Kiwi heel savers - the tag said these were $1.99, so I thought they would be free. They actually rang up for $3.99, but I didn't catch that until later. I'm using them to repair a pair of boots that I love, so I'm just going to keep them. - $1.99

other stuff I bought:
1 - pkg hot dog buns - .88
2 - 8oz cheese - $1.00 ea
8 - fancy feast kitten food - .65 ea -Ted's really not doing well and this is the only food I can get him to eat. :(

Bought: 69 items
Spent: $17.21
Saved: $133.75
Savings of: 91.5%
unit cost per item: .25
and I'll get back $2.49 in rebates - I don't like to count future rebates in my total $ spent, though.

I bought produce on Friday with the rest of my giftcard that I won. I spent $12.23 that trip and saved $8.

So, my $30 giftcard netted me $171.75 worth of groceries!!!

Y'all know I ♥ coupons, right?

Super doubles - quick recap

I'm super tired, so I'll share details later. Until then:

6 trips/2 stores
spent: $17
saved: $133!!

My stores were very well stocked - only out of a couple of things. The staff did a great job and I'm sending an email to corporate tomorrow. I want to let them know how thankful I am for my little neighborhood store. They were awesome today!

Night y'all!

Something cool

A couple of weeks ago, Jenny at Southern Savers, had a post about an upcoming sale at Kroger and offered a $30 giftcard giveaway. She had to pull the post, but went ahead with the giveaway and I WON!

AND, I just received it in the mail - just in time for Super Doubles tomorrow!!

I'm so excited! Thank you Jenny and thank you Kroger!

it's really true - Super Doubles for sure!

Ok, just saw the ad and it's really really real. I'm going to be clipping like a mad woman and gone all day Saturday. I've already arranged for my sister to come over and entertain the children - thanks S!!

If you haven't checked it out yet, the lovely members of HCW have assembled a google doc of freebies and deals for Sat - complete with insert dates and printable links.

Texas - Kroger - 8/15 only - Super Doubles!!

Alright y'all, I never thought I'd see this happen. At Kroger in Texas on Saturday, 8/15 all coupons .40-$1 will double!!

Details: Kroger will double Manufacturer's "Cents Off" coupons valued between $0.40 and $1.00. Kroger will continue to triple Manufacturer's "Cents Off" coupons valued up to $0.39. Coupons greater than $1.00 will be redeemed at face value. Valid with Plus Card. Limit 1 like coupon per transaction. No cash back. Manufacturer's coupons issued in store do not apply. See store for details.

Check out Jane4girls for more info and here for a list of possible freebies.

Free Freshberry Frozen Yogurt - Dallas - Today

Freshberry Frozen Yogurt is celebrating the grand opening of their Dallas store.

All day Thursday, Aug 6 you can get a Free small yogurt cup with one topping (Dallas location only)!
8084 Park Lane Suite B141
Dallas, TX 75231
Located on Central Expressway and Park in the Park Lane Development, across from North Park Mall. Near the Dick's Sporting Goods, beneath the Apartment tower.

Also, 10% of their first week's sales will be donated to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Thanks, Tara!

The importance of the EF

Emergency Fund 101

We severely depleted our EF over the first few months of 2009 (plumbing fun, etc). Instead of buckling down and re-filling it like we should have, we just continued following our regular budget. And then July happened. Ugh. Lesson learned.

Ted to the vet. Electric bill $140 higher than the previous month. AC went out (which may explain the higher electric bill) to the tune of $340.

So, this month is super, super tight. We're hanging in there, selling stuff on ebay and I may do a garage sale.

It's a big red arrow pointing to the need for the $1000 Emergency Fund. All of this month's extra, unexpected expenses could have been covered with that amount.

We're going to get through this month, pay everything, and then it's Operation Emergency Fund. I'll track our progress here. Care to join me?