Coupon Kristin

Houston Area Extreme Couponing Blog


Hmmmm.

Oct 7 by

Apparently, I was posting deals to my rant blog.  Sorry about that.

I love the holidays.

I love the sales, I love the deals, I love buying things that my family needs/wants/desires at a deep deep discount.

Great deals this week:
Beauty and the Beast at Toys R Us:  Buy 2 copies, use two manufacturer’s coupons, and receive the tea cart for free.  That’s a 24.99 value free!  Kristin at Couponing to Disney has a great write up here.  I love having extra copies of movies for really cheap.  Great Christmas presents for kids of all ages.  🙂 
Don’t forget to preorder your copy of Toy Story 3!

Randalls is pretty lackluster, in general, but if you’ve been loading your shortcuts.com and cellfire.com coupons, you can get quite a few freebies.  My list includes Chex Mix, Pillsbury Sweet Moments, Kix, and probably a few other things. 
Don’t get sucked in by the buy one, get one free deals, especially if it’s more than you would pay for meat anyway!  $2 a lb is a good solid rule.

Kroger’s Mega Deal is back, and I’m glad to see it!  Nothing is incredible, but next week might be!  Kraft shredded cheese is $1.99, so if you printed the $5/5 coupon, you could net pretty cheap cheese and free cream cheese. 

Kroger!

Jul 12 by

I may shop at Randalls from time to time, but Kroger is my “home” store.  I found Toy Story 3 toys for 75% off this weekend.  I got a couple duplicates for my “Christmas Stash”, but most of them will be for Jamey’s birthday or Christmas.

I should take a picture of my haul but it’s in the other room.  Maybe next time.

Pardon the horrible formatting, but it was a sweet trip. ;)

Jun 20 by

Item                                    Price     Qty    Total     E Coupons    Paper Coupons    Final Price
Hamburger Helper              $2.00      3     $6.00     $3.00                   $0.75           $2.25
Wheaties Fuel                     $3.99      1      $3.99     $4.50                   $1.00           -$1.51
Fiber One Yogurt               $2.00      1      $2.00     $4.00                  $1.00           -$3.00
Rolaids                               $1.49     10    $14.90    $0.00                  $20.00         -$5.10
Newman’s Own Lemonade $1.99      1     $1.99     $0.00                   $1.00           $0.99
Dannon Danonino               $1.15      1     $1.15     $0.00                   $1.50           -$0.35
Lucerne Yogurt                  $1.15      1     $1.15     $0.00                    $0.00          $1.15
Safeway Frozen Chicken    $8.99      1     $8.99     $0.00                    $0.00          $8.99
                                                                                                                              $3.42

Randalls is awesome too…

Jun 9 by

I spent $36, saved $123

Here’s the highlights of my trip.

Item Qty Sale Price Coupons Final Price Notes
Betty Crocker scalloped potatoes 6 $6.00 $3.00 $3.00
Cheerios 1 $1.49 $1.55 -$0.06
Trix 2 $2.98 $2.10 $0.88
Kix 2 $3.98 $1.55 $2.43
Betty Crocker Warm Delights 1 $1.49 $2.25 -$0.76
Nature Valley Granola Bars 1 $1.99 $2.30 -$0.31
Yakisoba 16 $7.84 $7.00 $0.84 Cashier missed a $1 coupon here.
Nilla Wafers 4 $9.96 $4.00 $5.96
Yoplait (8 count box) 1 $3.89 $3.89 $0.00
Motrin PM 9 $26.91 $24.00 $2.91 Cashier missed a $3 coupon here
$66.53 $51.64 $14.89
also received a $1 catalina

I love a deal.

Jun 3 by

Free barbecue sauce at Kroger, probably for a couple of weeks. I haven’t tried it yet, but I haven’t heard anything bad. Sweet Baby Ray’s is on sale for $1 for 18 ounces, and there was a coupon in the Smart Source 5/23 for $1/1. FREE! 🙂

Here’s my adapted meal, based on what’s in my freezer/pantry.
1 3lb beef roast (2.97) – got from my local butcher. They close on Monday, so on Sunday night, I can get some steals. And they take food stamps, which is always a plus.
1 bottle of barbecue sauce (Free)
2 cubes of onion bouillon that I got last week (I got 20 mini cubes for .065. Not doing that math)
2 cubes of garlic bouillon (See above)
Assorted other spices till it smells good. I like a little chipotle powder and regular chile powder. (.25)
enough water to cover (Free)
Toss into crockpot till falling apart. All day on low usually works.

Serve with scalloped potatoes (.50 a box at HEB after coupon) and a couple cans of corn (.10 each after coupon)

Even accommodating for my family of big eaters, I can easily serve 5 for $5. You could serve a side salad, or sub in your family’s favorite sides. Potatoes, corn, rice and pasta are usually cheapest and the most “picky eater friendly”. Meals like this are always payday stretchers to me, because you can use any meat in your freezer, and any spices that your family will eat.