Albertsons Trip 07April09

Justin decided that he wanted my Mexican Taco Pizza for dinner, so I had to run to the store for some supplies.

Albertsons was doubling coupons up to $1.00, so I was fortunate enough to save some extra money.

What I Got:
Saltine crackers
Daisy brand sour cream
Pizza crust
Head of lettuce
Chips Ahoy Cookies

Coupons I had:
$0.40 off Daisy sour cream (doubled to be $0.90 off)
$0.55 off Pillsbury pizza crust (doubled to be $1.10 off)

I also used one of the $5.00 catalinas I got from the Post transactions.

My total savings was $10.08, which was an 89.6% savings! My total out-of-pocket for dinner was $1.17. I'm pretty happy with that. The Chips Ahoy cookies were a last-minute impluse buy for Aurora since she had been good all day. Had I not bought those, I would have only paid $0.17 out of pocket.

Easy recipe for Mexican Pizza:

What you'll need:
1lb ground beef
pizza crust
taco bell taco seasoning (or another brand, taco bell is just the best tasting, in my opinion)
lettuce
tomatoes
taco sauce/salsa
sour cream
mexican blend shredded cheese

What you do:
Bake pizza crust as directed on the packaging.
While it's baking, brown 1lb ground beef. Add in Taco Bell taco seasoning as directed on package.
Mix together sour cream and salsa together to taste. I usually mix a half cup of each.
When the crust is done, spread the sour cream/salsa combination on the crust.
Add ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Drizzle salsa (or sour cream/salsa mixture) over the toppings.
Bake in oven for 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Albertsons Trip 06April2009

Well, the hubs was a sweetheart today and went with me to the Silverdale Albertsons because he got off work incredibly early. He was such a wonderful distraction to Aurora that I could dig through their Post stock and find some Trail Mix Crunch (no where to be found at the Bremerton Albertsons)!
Thanks to Justin's willingness to participate, I accomplished two transactions today.



FIRST TRANSACTION:

I got 5 boxes of Post Cereal: 4 Trail Mix Crunch and 1 Honey Bunches of Oats. I only had (3) coupons for $2.00 one box of Trail Mix Crunch, so I ended up paying $2.35 for five boxes. Hey, that's still not bad. I got back a $5.00 catalina. (So I "made" $2.65!)

Total transaction savings = 90%!

SECOND TRANSACTION:

I got 2 jugs of Tropicana 50% less sugar orange juice, a dozen eggs, 3 boxes of Trail Mix Crunch, 2 boxes of Honey Bunches of Oats, and a Full Throttle energy drink for Justin. Total out of pocket: $6.49. I got back a $5.00 catalina. (So I guess I only "paid" $1.49!)

Well, Albertson's this week had a coupon for free eggs when you buy 2 Tropicana orange juice, which was priced 2/$6.00. I also had 2 coupons for $1.00 one jug of Tropicana orange juice. I used the Albertsons's coupon doubler for those to make it $2.00 off each jug. Overall, I paid $2.00 for 2 jugs of Tropicana AND a dozen eggs. I'm happy with that.

I also used 2 coupons for $2.00 one box of Trail Mix Crunch, as well as an Albertsons store coupon for $1.50 off two boxes of Trail Mix Crunch. Technically, because boxes only cost $1.57 each when you buy them in multiples of two, then two boxes of Trail Mix Crunch only cost $3.14, and I had $5.50 total in coupons, I "made" a credit of $1.86 that was used to deduct some cost.

Total savings this transaction = 82%. Not bad, considering that I "splurged" for an energy drink for Justin.

So, overall today, I spent $8.84 out of pocket. I got $10 back in catalinas. And my total savings today was $52.78!!!!! Overall, I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with these transactions.

And for anyone who's keeping track, I now have 20 boxes of Post cereal! But don't worry, I eat more cereal than anyone I know, so it will not be going to waste. I also have a box of food set aside that I plan on donating for the Post Office food drive coming up, so if my mailman has confirmation tomorrow that cereal is accepted, they will be getting a few boxes. Hey, I shouldn't be the only one who benefits from "free" food. :)