Energy Tips for Using Your Dryer

While line drying is the most energy efficient option for drying your clothes, sometimes that isn't always possible or convenient.

Here are some ways to save a little money while still using your dryer.

First shorten the time you dry your clothes. New machines come with built in moisture control settings that automatically turn off when the clothes are dry. If your machine doesn't have this then you can test run a load to see how long it takes to get dry. I used to just throw my clothes in the dryer and turn it to 80 min. Now I know that it takes about 40 minutes to dry most loads.

Don't overload your dryer. This can make your dryer work harder.

Clean the lint screen after each load.

Dry one load right after the other to make use of residual heat.

Have any other suggestions? Please feel free to share.

Fareway Deals Week of 7/28-8/3

Welcome Grocery Gathering readers! Here is a list of current deals that I see at Fareway. I use central Iowas ad when making this list. My store takes printable coupons as well as manufacturer coupons from the paper. Please check your local ad to confirm these deals in your area. I know they run different ads in different locations. Meat
Boneless Butterfly Chops $1.99 lb

Produce
Local Sweet Corn $3.88 dozen
Dole Classic Salad Mix $.88
Bartlett Pears $.88 lb
Yellow Onions $.49 lb

Dairy
Cottage Cheese 24 oz $.99
AE Orange Juice 1/2 gal $1.88
AE Sour Cream 8 oz $.69
Kraft Cheese Chunk, Shredded, Cube 5-8 oz $1.50

Grocery
Kraft Mac and Cheese $.50
Velveeta Cheese 32 oz $3.99

Fisher Dry Roasted Peanuts $1.88
- $1.00 (1/18, 3/15, 3/29, 5/10, 6/7, and 6/21 SS)
= $.88

Beverage
Pepsi and Mt Dew 2 liter $1.00
Dr Pepper 2 liter $.99
Buy 3 Pepsi Products get $3 off
(in ad coupon)
Buy 3 Dr. Pepper 12 packs get 1 free
(in ad coupon)

Frozen
Tony's Original Pizza 5 for $10.00 or $2.00 each
- $1.00/2 (6/7 SS)
= 5 for $8.00 or $1.60 each

Lean Cuisine Meals or Panini 4 for $9.00
- $1.00/4 (5/3 SS)
= 4 for $8.00

Hot Pocket, Lean Pocket or Croissant Pockets $2.00
- $.50 (5/17 SS)
= $1.50

See any other deals I missed? Feel free to email me or leave a comment!

Hy-Vee Deals Week of 7/28-8/3

Welcome Grocery Gathering readers! Here is a preview of the list of deals that I see at Hy-Vee. I base my deals on what is shown at least 50% regular price for the store. I also post anything else that I consider a pretty good deal. I use central Iowas ad when making this list. My store takes both printable coupons and manufacturer coupons from the paper. Please check your local ad to confirm these deals in your area.Grocery
Midwest Country Fare Grape Jelly $1.18
Midwest Country Fare Seasonings 3 for $2.00
Jet Puffed Marshmallows $.99
Hy-Vee Split Top Bread $1.18

Hy-Vee Salad Dressing $.99
(Great for Marinades)

Meat
Rib Eye Steak $4.49 lb
T-Bone Steak $4.99 lb
Hy-Vee Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs $.98 lb

Produce
Peaches $.99 lb
Vidalia Onions $.99 lb
Kandy Cantaloupe $1.48 each

Dairy
Hy-Vee Cheese Singles 12 oz $.99
Hy-Vee Dip 3 for $2.00

Beverage
Sunny D Smoothie 48 oz $1.48
- $.55 (5/31 SS)
= $.93

Non Food
Purex Laundry Soap 50 oz $1.99
- $.35 (6/14 SS)
= $1.64

Secret Deoderant $1.50
- $1.00 (7/5 P$G)
= $.50

Old Spice Deoderant $1.50
- $1.00 (7/5 P&G)
= $.50

In Ad Coupons
Hy-Vee Popsicles 12 ct. $.99
Hy-Vee Health Vitamins 10% off
Wonder Classic Bread $.99
Hy-Vee Peanut Butter 18 oz $.99
Midwest Country Fare Ice Cream 4 qt. $2.99
Hy-Vee Apple Juice 64 oz $.99
Lipton Tea 12 pk bottles 2 for $10
Buy 2 Pepsi and 2 Frito Lay products get 4 Back to School Items Free
(Up to $8 Total)

See any other deals I missed? Feel free to email me or leave a comment.

Prepaid Vacations

My family and I just got back from a weeks vacation in Minnesota where we stayed in a cabin, bought groceries for the week, rented a paddle boat, shopped, and even splurged and ate dinner at a steak house all without even dipping into our current bank account. Our vacation was completely paid for. We came home with the same amount of money that we left with!

Here is how we did it and how you can too.

First, figure out what your vacation is likely to cost and when you plan to take it. For us, I budgeted $1600. I knew our vacation was being taken in July. I would need 8 months to save. In November I started putting $200 each month into a separate savings account (I used an online account, earning a higher interest rate. You might as well make your vacation fund grow faster by earning higher rates!). Having it in a separate account, I never saw the money, therefore resisting the urge to spend it.

When July came I had the $1600 already saved up. I transferred the money to my regular savings. For us, what worked was withdrawing part of it and using our debit for the rest. Other options would be to withdraw the entire amount and pay everything with cash. This way you know exactly what you have to spend.

Another option would be you could pay for your entire vacation on one credit card then just use the money you have in your savings to pay off your credit card when the bill comes due. Be careful doing this though you want to make sure you don't go over what you have budgeted and you want to pay the bill as soon as you receive it so you don't accumulate interest and late fees.

By being able to plan and have your vacation already paid for it will give you peace of mind and you can avoid any guilty feelings about overspending.

Linked to Works for Me Wednesday at We are that Family.

Target Deals Week of 7/26-8/1

Here are the deals that I see at Target this week. As always check your local ad to confirm prices. You can check out a list of Target printable coupons here and here. Remember you can stack these coupons with Manufacturer coupons for an even sweeter deal.

**There is a $10 Target Gift Card coupon with any new or transferred prescription in this Sundays insert. The expiration is 8/10/09.

Black, Green or Red Grapes $.99 lb

Bulk Apples ? price
- $1.00 on 1lb or more bulk apples Target printable here

Kellogg's Pop Tarts $1.52
- $.55 (6/7 RP) or printable here and
- $.75 Target printable here
= $.22 each

Suave for Men $1.59
- $.50 (5/17 RP)
= $1.09

Suave Detangling Spray $1.59
- $1.00/2 (5/17 RP)
= $1.09 each when you buy 2

Prilosec OTC $24.99
Get a $5 Target Gift Card with Purchase!
-$3.00 (6/7 P&G)
= $21.99

Lever 2000 Bar Soap $3.99
- $1.50 (7/12 RP)
= $2.49

School Supply Deals

Paper Mate Pens (12 ct.): $.50
Rose Art Washable Watercolors: $.50
Book Cover: $.50
Pencil Pouch: $.50
Pencil Box: $.50
Mead 1-Subject Poly Notebooks: $1.00
Sharpie (3 pk.): $1.00
Elmers Glue Sticks (6 pk.): $1.00

Let me know if you see any deals I missed.

Walgreens Deals Week of 7/26-8/1

Here are some deals I see this week at Walgreens. Thank you to Being Frugal is Fabulous for helping me put this list together.

Goody Ouchless Hair Accessory $3.99
- $3.99 Mail in Rebate
= Free
Rebate form printed at checkout

1 Gallon Milk $2.29
(Limit 2)

Chef Boyaredee $1.25
- $1.00 printable here
= $.25

Post Cereals 13-24oz Select Varieties 2 for $5
- $1.00/2 (6/21 or 7/26 SS)
= 2 for $4 or

Twizzlers $1.50
-$1.00/3 (6/28 SS)
= 3 for $3.50

Starbucks Frappucino $1.25
- $1.00 (6/21 SS)
= $.25

Register Reward Deals

Oral B Indicator Toothbrush 2 for $5.00
Recieve $2 RR at checkout when you buy 2
-(2)$1.00 (7/5 P&G)
= 2 for $1.00 plus $2 RR

ConAir Gel Grips Hair Dryer $14.99
Receive a $10 RR at checkout
School Supply Deals

Memo Book: $.25 (with in-ad coupon)

Elmer’s Glue: $.39

Posterboard: $.39

Scotch Bubble Mailer: $.39

Penway Protractor: $.39

Penway Pencil Sharpener: $.39

Penway Pencil Case: $.39

Penway Index Card Case: $.39

Filler Paper: 3/$1.59

Scotch Tape Buy 1 at $1.59 get 1 free

Buy 4 and use $1.00/3 (7/12 RP)
= 4 for $2.18


See any other deals I missed? Feel free to email me or leave a comment.

I'm Back!

I am back from vacation! I have spent the last week at a cabin in Minnesota with my family. It was a much needed, relaxing week!

I will let you know how we had this vacation already paid for without even having to dip into our bank account!

Also, I will be getting my Walgreens and Target match-ups up today. Hy-Vee and Fareway will follow tomorrow.

Happy Monday.

Taking a Short Break...

I am going to be taking a break from this blog for a week to spend some much needed quality time with my husband and boys. They need me 100% so I have decided to not touch the computer at all for 1 whole week!

I have a couple posts for this week scheduled, but I will not be posting my weekly matchups for Hy-Vee, Fareway, Target or Walgreens.

To view this upcoming weeks Target deals you can visit Stretching a Buck.
To view this upcoming weeks Walgreens deals you can visit Being Frugal is Fabulous.
To view this upcoming weeks Hy-Vee deals you can visit Little People Wealth.

I don't know of anyone else who does match-ups for Fareway, sorry! I will be back next Sunday with my own matchups. I hope everyone has a fantastic week!

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Help Yourself Get Out of Debt

When my husband and I first decided to get all of our debt paid off we sat down and made a comprehensive list of all the places we owed money. On this list we made note of the name, the total amount owed, the minimum payment due each month, and the interest rate.

Now while there are several ways to pay off your debts the way we choose to start paying off our debts was to pay off the debt with the lowest balance first. Or the debt snowball as Dave Ramsy calls it.

What helped the most was having all of our debts written out in front of us on one sheet of paper. It gave us a breakdown of all of our payments and amounts owed and we knew exactly were we stood financially.

This is definitely what worked for us at helping us get on a path to becoming debt free. For more works for me Wednesday check out We are That Family.

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Fareway Deals Week of 7/14-7/20

Welcome Grocery Gathering readers! Here is a list of current deals that I see at Fareway. I use central Iowas ad when making this list. My store takes printable coupons as well as manufacturer coupons from the paper. Please check your local ad to confirm these deals in your area. I know they run different ads in different locations. Meat
80% Ground Beef $1.49 lb Sold in 10lb tubes
in ad coupon

Produce
Strawberries $.99 lb
Green Peppers 3 for $1.00
Russet Potatoes 15 lb $2.99

Dairy
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Promise, or Brummel and Brown Spreads 15 oz tub or 2-7.5 oz tubs $1.50

Country Crock Spread 15 oz tub or 2-7.5 oz tubs $1.50

Grocery
Skippy Peanut Butter 3 for $5 or $1.67 each
Barilla Pasta $.99
White or Wheat Cottage Bread $.99

Knorr Pasta or Rice Side Dishes $1.00
- $.60/2 (5/17 RP)
= $.70 each when you buy 2

General Mills Cereal 8.9-12 oz $1.66
Cheerios, Total, Trix or Golden Grahams
- $1.00/3 (6/28 SS) or
- $1.00 Cheerios here
- $1.00/2 here
= $.66-$1.32

Beverage
Dr Pepper, 7-Up, A&W, Sunkist or RC 6pk 1/2 liter bottles $2.00 each

Dr Pepper 12 pks 3 for $7
in ad coupon

Buy 10 32 oz Gatorades, get 5 Propel Singles Free
in ad coupon

Frozen
Tony's Original Pizza 4 for $9.00 or $2.25 each
- $1.00/2 (6/7 SS)
= 4 for $7.00 or $1.75 each

See any other deals I missed? Feel free to email me or leave a comment!

Hy-Vee Deals Week of 7/14-7/20

Welcome Grocery Gathering readers! Here is a preview of the list of deals that I see at Hy-Vee. I base my deals on what is shown at least 50% regular price for the store. I also post anything else that I consider a pretty good deal. I use central Iowas ad when making this list. My store takes both printable coupons and manufacturer coupons from the paper. Please check your local ad to confirm these deals in your area.Looks to be another very slow week for deals. Let me know if you see anything I missed.

Grocery
Skippy Peanut Butter $1.44

Select General Mills Cereal $1.99
- $1.00/3 (6/28 SS) or
- $1.00 Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios here and here or
- $1.00/2 here
= Prices vary

Meat
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.99 lb
T-Bone Steaks $4.99 lb

Produce
Peaches $1.48 lb
Artichokes $.99 each

Beverage
Hy-Vee Coolers or Refreshers 1 liter $.40 each

Lipton Ice Tea Bags $1.97
- $.60 (5/17 or 6/28 RP)
= $1.37

Non Food
Million Stem Roses $.50 each

In Ad Coupons
~Buy any Sunkist, A&W or Big Red 12 Pack (3 for $11) get Hy-Vee 1.75 Qt. Ice Cream Free
~Midwest County Fare Sugar 4lb $1.48
~Hy-Vee Tomato Sauce 15 oz $.19
~Secret or Old Spice Deodorant $.99
~Buy 8 pc. or Larger Hy-Vee Chicken pack get a 1 lb Salad free
~Hy-Vee Chocolate Chips $1.48

The Little Things

I am pretty excited about this little guy.
This is my first year planting watermelon. I have been wondering if and when I would get something on the never ending vines that have been creeping up my rows in the garden. Finally after coming home from spending the weekend at my in-laws I came home to this! And the best part? I found 4 more just like it!

I love having my own garden. It makes me so excited to check out there each day to see what has changed and what has grown overnight. It truly is amazing.

Linked to Talk about it Tuesday at the Lazy Organizer and Gratituesday at Heavenly Homemaker.

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Menu Plan Monday

Here is what is on our menu this week.

Monday...Beef and Broccoli, Mandarin Oranges and Pineapple.
Tuesday...Roast, Potatoes, Carrots, Sliced Apples
Wednesday...BBQ Porkchops, Lettuce Salad, Peaches.
Thursday...Leftovers.
Friday...Steak, Lettuce salad, Fruit Salad, Grilled Bread.
Saturday...Clean out the Fridge Night, Deli Sandwiches.

To see what others are having this week head over to I'm an Organizing Junkie.

Walgreens Deals Week of 7/12-7/18

Here are some deals I see this week at Walgreens. It looks like a pretty slow week for deals. Thank you to Being Frugal is Fabulous for helping me put this list together.

Blue Diamond Almond B1 at $3.59 G1 Free
- $.75 (6/14 SS)
= 2 for $2.84 or $1.42 each

Buy 2 Coppertone products get a $10 RR
Coppertone Nutrashield $11.49
- $5.00 here (print twice)
= $12.98 and recieve $10.00 RR

All Laundry Detergent 2/$10
Get $3 RR when you buy 2
- $1.00 (6/28 RP or here)
= 2/$5.00 after coupons and RR

Coffee Mate Creamer $1.99
- $1.50 here
= $.49

Select GM Cereal $1.99
- $1.00 Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios here and here or
- $1.00/2 here
= $.99-$1.49

Royal Geletin 5/$1.00
In ad coupon

~Back to School Supplies~
2 Pocket Folder with Prongs: 8/$1.00 ($.13 each)

Mini Highlighters: $.19 (with in-ad coupon)

2 pk. Erasers or Pencil Sharpener: $.29

Legal Pad: $.34 (with in-ad coupon)

Index Cards, 100 ct.: $.39

Papermate Mechanical Pencils, 10 ct.: $.39

Sharpie’s: $.50 (with in-ad coupon)

Filler Paper: $.50 (with in-ad coupon)

#10 Envelopes: $.59 (with in-ad coupon)

Elmer’s Glue Stick, 2 packs: $.59

Elmer’s Glue: $.59

Composition Notebook: $.79

Scissors: $.79

Crayola Markers, 10 ct.: $.99

See any other deals I missed? Feel free to email me or leave a comment.

Target Deals Week of 7/12-7/18

Here are the deals that I see at Target this week. Thank you to Marci at Stretching a Buck for helping me put this list together. As always check your local ad to confirm prices. You can check out a list of Target printable coupons here. Remember you can stack these coupons with Manufacturer coupons for an even sweeter deal.

If your in need of ink, in the ad this week they have a deal if you buy 2 ink cartridges you get a $10 gift card. The cartridges are $23.49 each. Offer excludes HP02 series.

Also, 16 pack AA or AAA, 8 pack of C or D or 4 pack of 9 volt Energizer batteries are on sale for $9.

Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats or Raisin Bran $1.88
- $1.00 (6/7 RP) or $1.50/2 here
= $.88 or $1.13 when you buy 2

Edy's Ice Cream 1.5 qt $3.00
- $1.00 Target printable here
= $2.00

Edy's Single Serve $1.19
- $1.00 Target Printable here
= $.19

Strawberries $1.99 lb
- $1.00 Target printable here
= $.99

Electrasol Dishwasher Tabs or Gelpacs (25-32 ct) $3.49 each
- $2.50 (7/12 SS)
= $.99

Secret Deodorant $1.99
- $1.00 (7/5 P&G)
= $.99

Old Spice Deodorant $1.99
- $1.00 (7/5 P&G)
= $.99

Herbal Essence Shampoo $2.79
- $1.00 (7/5 P&G)
= $1.79

Huggies Diapers and Pull Ups Training Pants Jumbo Packs - $8.99/ea
Use $2/1 Huggies Pull Ups (print 2)
Use $3/1 Huggies Pull Ups (print 2)
Use $2/1 Huggies Pull Ups in 5/17 & 6/14 Smart Source inserts
Use $1.50/1 Huggies Diapers in 6/21 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $5.24-6.74/ea

Pampers $8.99
- $2.00 (7/5 P&G)
= $6.99

Banana Boat Kids SPF 50 8 oz $6.00
- $2.00 here
= $4.00

Let me know if you see any other deals I missed.

Hy-Vee Ad

It looks like I won't be able to do a preview of Hy-Vees ad anymore. I am pretty sure all towns are following the Tuesday to Monday ad schedule now. I have emailed my local store to see if there is any possible way I might be able to get my hands on an ad a day or so early. I will let you know what I find out.

In the meantime, I will get my deals up as soon as I can on Tuesday when the ad come out.

Kellogg's Fuel for School Rebate

Between July 6 and September 30, 2009 if you purchase 10 participating Kellogg's products in one transaction you will qualify for a $10 rebate check plus a $70 coupon code from Dell. To print out the rebate form, visit the Fuel for School page here. Click on the "$80 in Savings" link in the bottom right corner.

Participating products include:

Any Kellogg's cereal
Any Keebler or Austin product
Any Sunshine product
Any Eggo product
Any Kellogg's Nutri-Grain cereal bar
Any Special K cereal bar
Any Kellogg's pop tarts toaster pastries
Any Rice Krispie Treat squares
Any Kellogg's fruit flavored snack
Any MorningStar Farms veggie foods product
Any 100 Calorie Rite Bites

Coupon Preview for Sunday 7/12

There will be 2 inserts in this Sundays paper, Smart Source and Red Plum. For a look at the individual coupons you can go here. Remember there could be some regional variations.

Hy-Vee Sale July 9 and 10 Only

My sister just emailed me to let me know she picked up a paper this morning. In it was a Hy-Vee ad for a 2 day sale for today and tomorrow only. Here are the sale items listed.

Angel Soft bathroom tissue 4 roll. $0.79
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, or Mountain Dew selected varieties, 6 pk, 12 oz bottles 6 for $10 + deposit
Fritos, Cheetos, or Tostitos, family size selected vari. 15.5. - 23 oz. 2 for $6
Midwest Country Fare Ice Cream selected var. 4 qt $2.88
AE dips, selected var. 8 oz $0.69
Hy-Vee sundae cones 6 ct 2 for $4
Busch Light Beer 18 pk, 12 oz ans 9.99 + dep.
Chinese Express 2 entree special $3.99
85% ground chuck $1.99
Bread, white or wheat, 16 oz $0.99

Plus coupons for : large eggs, doz., $0.49 and
Hy-vee Milk, skim, 1%, 2% or whole (looks like half gallon in the photo but is not specified) $0.88

The ad states the coupons are good at Hy-Vee and Hy-Vee Drug stores.

Thanks Julia!

Fareway Deals Week of 7/7-7/13

Welcome Grocery Gathering readers! Here is a list of current deals that I see at Fareway. I use central Iowas ad when making this list. My store takes printable coupons as well as manufacturer coupons from the paper. Please check your local ad to confirm these deals in your area. I know they run different ads in different locations. Sorry this is late getting out this week. I am very disappointed in the ad for this week. It almost wasn't worth posting.

Meat
T-Bone Steaks $5.99 lb

Produce
Bing Cherries $1.99 lb

Dairy
Anderson Erickson Sour Cream 16 oz $1.29

Grocery
GW Sugar $1.49

Beverage
Fastco Pop 12 pack $2.00

Luzianne Family Size Tea Bags $1.59
- $.60 (6/21 SS or here)
= $.98

See any other deals I missed? Feel free to email me or leave a comment!

Poll Results

Out of 70 votes 61 of you voted that I continue to do match ups for Target and/or Walgreens. So, I guess it is unanimous! I will keep posting weekly deals that I see for both Target and Walgreen as well as Hy-Vee and Fareway (I know, Fareway is coming tonight) and if I fall behind I will try my best to link you to another blog that has deals up.

Thanks for your input.

Weekly Shopping Trip 7/7

Here is my weekly shopping trip. I am really trying hard not to do too much shopping this month. I did stock up on quite a few things though tonight. I had some coupons that were about to expire and I wanted to use them. Plus, I was able to stack some coupons at Target to get some pretty good deals.

First stop, Hy-Vee.
8 HV Apple Juice $1.48 = $11.48
20 Kool Aid Packets $.10 = $2.00
2 Generic Sugar 4 lb $2.19 = $4.38
3 separate bunches of Dole bananas 5.19 lb = $2.54
Dole Celery $.88

Total before coupons $21.76

Coupons used~
(2) $2.00 off any sugar with purchase of 10 Kool Aid packets
Hy-Vee in ad coupon for buy any 4 Dole produce get $1.00 off. It worked!

Total after coupons $16.76

Second Stop, Target.
Lysol Cleaner $2.14
5 Market Pantry Bread marked down to $.99 = $4.95
10 Eggo Waffles $1.50 = $15.00
Digiorno Flatbread Melt = $2.79
Gillette Fusion Razor $8.44
Band aids $1.89

Total before coupons $35.91

Coupons used~
-$.75 MC Lysol
-$1.00 Target Lysol
(10) -$1.00 Eggo Waffle
-$2.79 Free coupon from Digiorno (signed up for)
-$4.00 MC Gillette
-$4.00 Target mailer
-$1.00 Band aid

Total after coupons $12.37

Last stop, Wal-Mart.
3 Fruit Loops Cereal $2.12 = $6.36
Chow Mein Noodles $.98
Cayenne Pepper $.78
Soy Sauce $.92
Roma Tomatoes $2.12
Cilantro $.78
Peaches $2.12
Tomatoes $3.24
Plums $2.69
2 Tortillas $1.98 = $3.96
3 Tortillas $1.38 = $4.14
Chicken Patties $3.98
3 Lunch meat $3.00 = $9.00

Total before coupons $41.05

Coupons used~
(3) -$1.50 Cereal
(5) -$1.00 Mission Tortilla
(1) -$1.00 Banquet Frozen Chicken
(3) -$1.00 Land O Frost Lunch meat

Total after coupons $27.81

Linked to the Grocery Cart Challenge and Super Savings Saturday at Money Saving Mom.

Hy-Vee Deals Week of 7/7-7/13

Welcome Grocery Gathering readers! Here is a preview of the list of deals that I see at Hy-Vee. I base my deals on what is shown at least 50% regular price for the store. I also post anything else that I consider a pretty good deal. I use central Iowas ad when making this list. My store takes both printable coupons and manufacturer coupons from the paper. Please check your local ad to confirm these deals in your area.Grocery
Hy-Vee Syrup 24 oz $1.48
Barilla Pasta $.99
Starkist Tuna $.68
Hy-Vee Mac and Cheese $.29

Select Kellogg's Cereal $1.99
(Pic shows Special K and Frosted Mini Wheats)
- $1.00 Special K or Mini Wheats (6/7 RP)
= $.99

Meat
Frozen Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 3 lb $4.77 ($1.67 lb)
Not Less than 80% Ground Beef $1.99 lb

Produce
Blueberries $1.48 pint
Black Plums $1.68 lb
Dole Bananas $.49 lb
Dole Celery $.88
Dole Broccoli $.99

Beverage
12 Pack Coke Products $2.99
Coke 2 Liters $1.00

Kool Aid Packets 10 for $1.00
Use coupon from 6/21 SS Buy 10 Kool Aid get $2.00 off any sugar

Hy-Vee Apple Juice 64 oz $1.48

In Ad Coupons
-Betty Crocker Hamburger, Chicken or Tuna Helper $.99 Limit 1

-Marzetti Salad Dressing $1.00 off (combine with MC $1.00 5/10 or 6/21 RP)

-85%Ground Beef Patties Buy the patties at $3.99 get 8 oz of Hy-Vee sliced cheese free

-Buy 1 lb of Di Lusso Meat get 1/2 lb of Di Lusso chesse free

-Buy any 4 fresh Dole produce items, get $1.00 off I am wondering if this will work by buying 4 bunches of bananas. I might try this if I make a Hy-Vee run tonight. I will let you know if it works.

If you see any deals I missed please feel free to email me or leave a comment.

A Walk Through My Garden

I am pretty proud of my garden this year. I have been working really hard to take care of it and keep the weeds down. So far, (fingers crossed) I haven't had too many issues. Here are my tomato plants. The oldest plants have gotten blight really bad. I haven't invested in any chemicals to treat them. So far they are still blooming and I actually have tomatoes on them as you can see from the picture below. I have 7 plants that I put in the early Spring and 5 smaller plants I put in within the last couple weeks. I am hoping the smaller ones don't get the disease.Here are my green bell peppers. The peppers that are on there now are about ready to be picked. I also have red bells and an unbelievable amount of hot peppers. My hubby is a huge salsa fan and makes his own so we have quite the variety of hot peppers growing.Here is my lettuce. I have been eating lettuce for a couple weeks straight now. I planted leaf lettuce and head lettuce. The head lettuce never formed heads. It just came out as leaves. Both have been really great to eat. This is my watermelon vines. I have 3 plants here. They are now finally getting blooms on them. I was starting to wonder. Hopefully now they will get pollinated.My peas have done well for what I have to work with. I haven't gotten alot of them. The deer have enjoyed them as well unfortunately. I didn't get very many that germinated so my crop is very low. What I did get were very sweet and you could eat them right off the vine. Just what I was hoping for.My onions are also thriving. I planted white and red onions this year. I have 4 cantaloupe plants. All seem to be vining nicely. I had to trim a few back already. There are lots of blooms and a few little starts of melons.I didn't get a good picture of the cucumbers. They are a little strange this years. They keep curling around themselves and I have to try and untangle them without breaking the vines. I have never had this problem before. It is very unusual. I do have cucumbers though. One is already about 6 inches long. Not much longer and I will be able to add it to my fresh lettuce salad!

Linked to Talk about it Tuesday at The Lazy Organizer and to Gratituesday at Heavenly Homemakers.

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Free Redbox Code for Today 7/6

Here is the free monthly movie code for July. The code is:

4J7LF6

This code will be valid until midnight tonight.

To use the code, do the following: on the first screen select "Rent With Promo, enter the code, choose your movie and swipe your debit or credit card (this is in case you don't bring the movie back. They will put a $1 charge on your card to hold the movie, but if you return the movie by 9 pm the next day, the charge will be removed).


You can use 1 code for each debit/credit card that you have, so to rent multiple movies, just do the above process with each card. It is really easy. If you want to find a Redbox near you, you can go here.

Hyvee Deals

Hy-Vee must be off to a slow start after the holiday weekend because I have yet to access their ad for this week. As soon as I can get access to it I will get my match ups done and up! Just thought I would let you know that it wasn't me slacking this week for once!

Menu Plan Monday

Here is what is on the menu for this week. We are trying to eat strictly from our pantry for the entire month and do as minimal grocery shopping as possible.

Monday...Shish Kabobs on the grill, we will use green peppers and onions from the garden! Grilled bread and watermelon.
Tuesday...Baked Spaghetti, lettuce salad, peaches and pears.
Wednesday...Tacos and apples.
Thursday...Leftovers.
Friday...Steak, grilled bread, broccoli and fruit.

To see what others are having this week head over to I'm an organizing junkie.

Walgreens Deals Week of 7/5-7/11

Here are some deals I see this week at Walgreens. It looks like a pretty slow week for deals. Thank you to Being Frugal is Fabulous for helping me put this list together.

Mars Candy $.49 each
in ad coupon

24 Pack Nestle Spring Water $3.99
in ad coupon

Keebler Cookies or Crackers 4 for $10.00
Recieve $5.00 in RR when you buy 4
- $1.00/2 Fudge Stripe printable coupon (in my blue coupon bar to your left, print it twice if you can)
= 4 for $3.00 after RR and coupons

Tide Laundry Detergent: $6.49
Recieve $1.00 RR at checkout
- $1.00 (7/5 P&G)
= $4.69 after RR and coupon

Starbuck's Ice Cream $4.79
- $2.00 (6/21 SS)
= 2 for $.79

See any other deals I missed? Feel free to email me or leave a comment.

Target Deals Week of 7/5-7/11

Here are the deals that I see at Target this week. Thank you to Marci at Stretching a Buck for helping me put this list together. As always check your local ad to confirm prices. You can check out a list of Target printable coupons here. Remember you can stack these coupons with Manufacturer coupons for an even sweeter deal.

Target put out a new list of printable coupons this past Sunday. You can check them out here.

Kashi Crackers, Trail Mix and Cereal Bars $2.50
-$1.00/2 Target Printable
-$1.50/1 here (print twice)
= $.50

Lysol Cleaner or Wipes $2.29
- $.50, $.75, or $1.00/2 (6/7 SS)
= $1.54-$1.79 each

All Small and Mighty 32 oz $4.00
-$1.00 (6/28 RP)
= $3.00

Gillette or Satin Care Shave Gel $1.79
- B1G1 Free (6/28 P&G Flyer)
= $.90 each when you buy 2

Edy's Single Serve Ice Cream $1.19
- $1.00 Target printable
= $.19

Degree for Women Fine Fragrance Deodorant or Body Mist $3.29
- $2.00 Target printable here and
- $1.25/1 (5/16 RP)
= $.04

Let me know if you see any other deals I missed.

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Minute Maid Coupons

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