Archive for September, 2008

Source: goofy_wanna_b on groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets, 9/30/08

I spent a good deal of time with the list I made yesterday (and updated today). I still think I got my money’s worth.

I made 3 trips into Harris Teeter today.

My first trip the total was MINUS 49 cents, so I had to grab something to bring it up to the positive side (thus the Reeses in the picture), for a total of 35 cents.

My next trip in cost a bit more, of course I got more stuff. Usually it’s prudent to use all your free or free with overage coupons on the first trip because they will run out of some stuff. The second trip cost $2.04. Here’s what I got:

The last trip was where I spent some real money… $16.03. I didn’t take a picture of this stuff separately because I didn’t think it was that impressive. But all together it is. My total for everything in this next picture was .35 + 2.04 + 16.03 = $18.42

The question is, how much of this would I have bought without the coupons. Most of it, actually. Probably not the cat treats, though, since I don’t have a cat! (Those are going to the Chesapeake Humane Society.) I doubt I would have bought the Nesquik chocolate & strawberry milk… but those actually netted me a profit, so my kids get the benefit. As a general rule pre-packaged stuff, mixes, etc., aren’t a frugal choice, but when the cost is pennies? There is a value to time as well.

This is how my stuff broke down:

I do get a kick out of this. Plus, I enjoy sharing this whole “couponing on steroids” concept with my family and friends. Times are a bit lean these days, so it’s a wise bet to spend a little time to save a LOT of money. (It sure is nice to live in an area that has stores that double & triple coupons!!)

Oh boy! Harris Teeter is doing triples again starting tomorrow (Sept. 18, 19, 20 & 21). I’m jazzed. Love triples. Until you’ve done triples, you just can’t understand. It’s a couponing thing.

I’ve been bouncing between a few of my favorite couponing sites. The easiest to digest list came from Hot Coupon World. The specific post is here. I took the data from that site as well as from a list on A Full Cup, made my own little spreadsheet and sorted it by final price. Major kudos to the folks who posted the deals. I am not out to steal their thunder, I applaud them and highly recommend you check out that site. I’m a regular there. Trust me on this.

I checked a lot of the prices online. I also looked up at least 50 items in the list that didn’t have a source. Click here to check the prices for the Hanbury Road store. (You can, of course, choose the store you’re shopping at. Most in each region have the same prices, but not always.) I sanitized the list a bit more by taking out most of the tearpad and peelie items because most of us don’t have them. If you don’t already subscribe to “All You,” I highly recommend it. The freebies in the August issue alone paid for the subscription.

Easy Apple Turnovers

1 can of apple pie filling (or homemade, already cooked filling)
1 can of refrigerator biscuits (either a tube of 8, or a tube of 5 Grands™ split in half)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1-2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400°. Flatten the biscuits into 4″ circles. Add 1 heaping Tbsp. of pie filling into the center of each biscuit. Wet edges of biscuit with milk. Fold in half and seal well. Prick tops with fork; dip in melted butter then into sugar and cinnamon mix. Place in an ungreased pan (with sides) and bake 10 minutes or until brown.