Once again, Shaws is having a great stockpile sale this week! I was getting nervous because I was down to about 10 cans of soup, but thankfully, I'm now fully-stocked on soup, oatmeal, and cereal, and I have enough to donate a bunch as well.

I did a total of 4 trips this week so far, and I plan on going one more time tomorrow. Each trip was very similar to the two photos I'm posting here.

Using the $30 in Cats that I had from last week's deals, I've only used $24 of my $40 weekly budget ($9 of the $24 was spent on fresh fruit at the fruit stand), and I still have a $7 Cat to roll. So, that makes a $23 budget surplus this week. I definitely won't spend nearly that by Friday, which is great because there are more great deals on the horizon for next week! Woohooo! I love having a huge stockpile of goodies, especially during the winter when I don't feel like running to the market in the cold weather.

Sorry for the time between posts. Things have been crazy busy. In addition to the normal Christmas frenzy, we've been dealing with effects of last Friday's Ice Storm, including no heat, no water, no electricity and NO internet!!

I did have a great run at Shaws yesterday. I spent $23.74 on the following items:

Then I went back again and got the following for $1.55:

If anyone has any questions about how I managed to get these deals, please feel free to leave a comment. I just combined the weekly sales with any current coupons out there.

It feels good to be back to a normal week. Don't get me wrong, I definitely enjoyed a short work week last week, but I feel a bit out of sorts.

There are some great deals at Shaws this week, including their great Meat Sale. Today's the last day, so if you have some extra $$, it's a great time to stock up. Here's my grocery trip for this week:


I was able to get all of the above for just $25.xx after my Shaws card savings and coupons. The original price was over $80. DH went with me and was amazed at how much I saved.

Here's what I plan to make this week for dinners (I plan Fri-Thurs):

Friday: Thanksgiving leftovers
Saturday: quick from the cupboard (I think we had some chef boy ardee and soup)
Sunday: Sausage with Peppers and Onions on homemade sub rolls
Monday: quick meal out while doing errands
Tuesday: Crockpot Chicken Cacciatore over pasta
Wednesday: Marinated Chicken Breast, frozen veggie and scalloped potatoes
Thursday: Date Night Dinner

For my Breakfasts:
Homemade Yogurt with frozen blackberries, homemade strawberry jam and honey
Frosted Mini-Wheats
Yogurt Smoothies

For my lunches:
Lean Cuisine
Soup
Leftovers

Sorry, I know this is kind of late, but if you plan on getting to Shaws today, here's a great deal for you.

Buy 4 Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats on sale 4/$10). Use $1/1 Kelloggs Cereal Printable Coupon
In the Shaws Ad, there's a coupon for One Free Gallon of Milk plus two free bowls
Complete this Rebate Form to receive a $10 Gift Check for Health & Beauty Products at the store where you purchased the Cereal.

So, here's a quick breakdown

• 4 boxes of Mini Wheats= $6 (when you use 4 of the $1/1 Kelloggs Coupons)
  
• 1 gallon of milk = Free
• 2 cereal bowls = Free
• Mail in the Rebate Form

Total Cost = $4 PROFIT!