It’s October and Fall is in the air! I’m glad pumpkins will be on sale this month! I’m excited for homemade Pumpkin Spice Lattes, Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin Pancakes…basically everything pumpkin! In addition to pumpkin, here is what you should buy this month based on October grocery store trends.
If you are looking for a source that constantly updates, check out the National Fruit & Vegetable Retail Report issued by the government every couple of weeks. This report gives the top 10 fruits and vegetables and the national percentage of which fruits and vegetables are in store ads.
Note: October is NOT the month to buy any electronic equipment. All of these will go lower in November and December and you will regret the price you pay this month.
What should you look at buying and stocking up on this month?
Fruits
Grapes
Pears
Pumpkins
Apples
Cantaloupe
Cranberries
Vegetables
Eggplant
Sweet Potatoes
Turnips Read More→
Calling all Kellogg’s Family Rewards members! Enter code DEER-VALL-EYSW-EEPS to get (50) FREE points, valid thru 10/7.
Also, I recently posted about the code SNACKTIMESHUFFLE for 100 FREE points, valid thru 10/16, plus don’t forget that you can get extra points with Cheez-Its! Get 100 extra bonus points each time you enter a code from Cheez-It crackers thru 10/16.
If you’ve missed any of the codes I’ve previously posted recently, here are some that may still be available.
CEREALANDMILKABC: 50 points
BACKTOSCHOOL2014: 50 points
GETFUELFORSCHOOL: 20 points
SPIDEYEXCITEMENT: 20 points
SPRINGONTHECOLOR: 20 points
EARNGREATREWARDS: 20 points
HOWITWORKS20PNTS: 20 points
EARNSWEETREWARDS: 50 points
GIFTOFMUSICBONUS: 20 points
KFRSHARETHANKS20: 20 points
It’s FREE to sign up if you haven’t already, and you’ll get some really great high-value coupons in return for saving codes from Kellogg’s boxes and by entering online codes.
See more Rewards Programs.
Are you ready for today’s awesome new printable coupons? There are tons of great savings below, so go ahead an print your copies now!
New Printable Coupons (zip 30003):
Food
$2/2 Banquet chicken nuggets, 24 oz+ printable
$2/2 Bertolli Classics Meals for 2 printable
$1.10/2 Hershey’s chocolate snack size bags, 9-22 oz printable
.55/1 Hillshire Farm smoked sausage printable
$1/4 Hunt’s Manwich, 15.5 oz+ printable
$1.60/2 Jolly Rancher or Twizzlers snack size bags, 9 oz+ printable
.70/1 Kashi cereal, 6.5 oz+ printable
$2/2 Marie Callender’s Main Dish Homemade Meals, 24 oz+ printable
$1/2 Marie Callender’s single serve frozen meals or pot pies, 10-19 oz printable
$2/2 P.F. Chang’s Home Menu Meals printable
$1 off Sierra Mist 12 pk. or (2) 2 L printable
$1/3 Silk half gallons printable
Personal Care
$3/2 Aveeno products printable
$2 off Aveeno Eczema Therapy hand cream printable
$3 off BabySpa products printable
$1.50 off Clear product, excl trial size printable
$1.50 off Colgate Enamel Health toothpaste, 4 oz+ printable
$4 off Dr. Scholl’s Active Series replacement insoles printable
$3 off Opti-Free solution, 10 oz+ printable
$5 off Schick Hydro Silk razor or refill, excl disposables printable
.75/1 Tampax Pearl or Radiant tampon item, 16 ct.+, excl Pearl liners printable
$2/2 Tampax Pearl or Radiant tampon items, 16 ct.+, excl Pearl liners printable
Household
.25/1 Bounty paper towels, excl trial size printable
.75/1 Charmin MegaRoll, 18 ct. or Double Roll, 36 ct., excl trial size printable
.25/1 Charmin Basic, 4 ct.+ printable
$1 off OxiClean laundry detergent printable
.75/1 OxiClean dishwasher booster printable
$1 off OxiClean Extreme Power Crystals dishwasher detergent printable
$2 off Post-it Big Pad printable
$1.50 off Purina One SmartBlend dry dog food printable
$1 off Tide PODS Free & Gentle, 14 or 16 ct. printable
$2/2 Tide PODS, 14 ct., Gain Flings, 14 ct. or liquid, 100 oz, Downy liquid fabric softener, 90 oz or Unstoppables printable
Use this high-value $3 off Robitussin coupon to get cough syrup for 49¢ each at Walgreens after a Balance Rewards offer! This is a great price to stock up on medicine for the upcoming cold season…
Walgreens Deal:
Buy:
(2) Children’s Advil, Dimetapp or Robitussin, 4 oz or 24 ct., $4.99
Use:
-(2) $3 off Robitussin product, RP 9/28 (exp 10/06)
or
-(2) $3 off Robitussin Children’s item printable
Pay: $3.98
Get Back: 3,000 BR
Makes it 98¢ (49¢ each)!
More Cold Medicine Coupons:
-$3 off Advil PM item, 80 ct.+ printable
-$1 off Vicks ZzzQuil item, excl trial size printable
-$2 off Dr. Cocoa for Children cough & cold relief printable
Are you an Amazon Mom member? If so, make sure to check out some changes to the program starting 11/11.
Instead of a 20% off discount, you will get a 15% off discount when (5) or more subscriptions arrive on the same recurring delivery day. Diapers do count towards the (5) items.
The discounts wipes will be 5% or 15% when (5) or more subscriptions arrive on the same day.
Benefits that will continue include:
20% Off Diaper Subscriptions
Member-exclusive deals, discounts & coupons
15% Baby Registry Completion Discount.
These are not huge changes, but something to keep in mind when calculating the cost of items.
See more Amazon deals.
It’s been kinda rainy lately in my area, so while we are cooped up in the house, we like to do crafts! This week, A.C. Moore has a 50% off coupon plus a sale on Fall decor, arrangements, and so much more!
Keep in mind most craft stores accept competitor coupons. Often there’s a limit of one per customer, so if you need more than one item take a friend or spouse with you.
Don’t forget to follow me on Pinterest for more crafting inspiration.
Craft Store Coupons
Michael’s
40% Off Any (1) Regular Price Item, printable
Extra 15% Off Reg. & Sale Price (All Frames, Display Cases & Shadow Boxes) printable
40% Off Entire Regular Purchase Price (Recollections, Stickers, & Embellishments) printable
60% Off + Extra 10% Off (Classic Collections & Renaissance Custom Framing) printable
Valid through 10/4.
A.C. Moore
-50% off One Regular Price Item, printable (exp 10/4)
-60% off Full Custom Framing, printable (exp 10/4)
Hancock
-50% off One Fabric Item at Regular Price, printable (exp 10/8)
-40% off Sewing or Quilting Notion at Reg. Price, printable (exp 10/8)
$5 off Purchase of $30 or more (9/29 only) printable
$8 off Purchase of $40 or more (9/29 only) printable
$12 off Purchase of $50 or more (9/29 only) printable
Jo-Ann Fabrics
-30% off One Regular Price Item, printable (exp 10/4)
-15% off Your Total Purchase printable (exp 9/29)
Everyone has there different tastes when it comes to their favorite candy. Mine is usually what’s on sale!
Here’s a list of the top candy deals running this week. Hit these stores and satisfy your sweet tooth!
Top Candy Deals
- Publix – Mars Milky Way Fun Size Bags, 22.1 oz, $6.59
-$1/2 Mars Harvest candies, 9.9 oz +, RP 8/24
-$1.50/3 Mars M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers or Twix fun size bags, 8.67 oz+, RP 9/14
-Free Pepsi 8 pk. 7.5 oz cans wyb (2) Mars Fun Size bags, 18.8-22.5 oz (Publix coupon), Fall Savings flyer - CVS – $5 ECB wyb $15 in participating Candy – Holiday Candy Singles 0.8-4 oz, Mars Chocolate, Air Heads, Starburst, Skittles, Necco Wafers 1.08-2.17 oz, Nestle or Hershey Singles 0.77-2.1 oz, B1G1 25¢
-$1 off Candy purchase, $5 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29)
-$1.50 off Chocolate, candy, gum or mints purchase, $7 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29) - CVS – $5 ECB wyb $15 in participating Candy – Wethers, Riesen or Toffifay Candy, 2.75-5.5 oz, $1.77
-$1 off Riesen bag, 5.5 oz+, SS 7/27
-$1 off Candy purchase, $5 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29)
-$1.50 off Chocolate, candy, gum or mints purchase, $7 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29)
(use $1 off, makes it 77¢) - CVS – $5 ECB wyb $15 in participating Candy – Mars Chocolate Minis Candy, 10.5-11.5 oz, $3
-$1/2 Mars Harvest candies, 9.9 oz +, RP 8/24
-$1.50/3 Mars M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers or Twix fun size bags, 8.67 oz+, RP 9/14
-$1 off Candy purchase, $5 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29)
-$1.50 off Chocolate, candy, gum or mints purchase, $7 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29)
(buy (2), use $1/$5 store and $1/2 mfr, makes it $2 ea.) - CVS – $5 ECB wyb $15 in participating Candy – Mars Chocolate or Nestle Variety Mix Candy Bags, 33.2-56 oz, $10
-$1/2 Mars Harvest candies, 9.9 oz +, RP 8/24
-$1.50/3 Mars M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers or Twix fun size bags, 8.67 oz+, RP 9/14
-$1 off Candy purchase, $5 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29)
-$1.50 off Chocolate, candy, gum or mints purchase, $7 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29)
(use $1/2 mfr and $1.50/$7, makes it $6.25 ea.) - CVS – $5 ECB wyb $15 in participating Candy – Gold Emblem Holiday Candy Tubs, 12-16 oz, $2
-$1 off Candy purchase, $5 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29)
-$1.50 off Chocolate, candy, gum or mints purchase, $7 +, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 09/29) - CVS – $5 ECB wyb $15 in participating Candy – Holiday Novelty Candy, $1.50 Read More→
We’ve come to the final two days of September, and I have to say that I feel awesome about this month! We really felt like our changes weren’t that big in the grand scheme of things (though I do know going back to using two cars will be nice).
This week we did well, but we also knew we had some wiggle room with being ahead already. After not shopping for two weeks I needed every penny of our grocery budget to get what we needed. My husband and I also went out for a date night and ate dinner out, but we used a Restaurant.com voucher so our dinner only cost $18 including the voucher and tip. Pretty sweet!
Weekly Savings:
$37 – not eating out (normally spend $55 a week for the whole family)
$50 – no miscellaneous cash purchases (snacks, fast food, etc.)
$80 – gas savings from one car living
Total Savings: $167
To recap, the goal this month was to try to squeeze down your budget to save an extra $1000 (or 10% of your income) over and above what you are already saving. We did this through reducing some spending, but also through finding ways to make some extra money. I also managed to save $200 by re-pricing our insurances, something everyone should do at least once a year.
Our extra savings total for the month: $1072
This is a sweet blessing going into the winter months. We already have an emergency fund, but to know that we have extra padding just helps you to feel a little more relaxed. It was also great to see that we can tighten down the hatches and find money if needed.
Sadly my children didn’t agree with the ease of this and have been begging for a sale on juice and snacks… and to eat out. Obviously we need to do a better job of showing them that many things in their lives are luxuries. Maybe we should spend our extra savings to take them on a mission trip to third world areas…
I do have more goals to continue putting extra money aside each month. We still have a few things to sell on craigslist, and also am working on switching our cell phone carrier to a much cheaper plan.
How has this month gone for you? Were you able to put some money aside? Share your joys (or frustrations) below in the comments or link to your savings.
Head into Rite Aid to get shampoo and conditioner with the new Clear Coupon. You can get them for $2 each after a +UP reward!
Can’t make it to Rite Aid? Walgreens also has a great deal where you can get Clear shampoo or Conditioner for $2.49 after bonus reward.
Clear Coupon:
–$1.50 off Clear Product, excl. travel/trial sizes printable
Rite Aid Deal:
Buy:
(3) Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy Shampoo or Conditioner, 12.7-12.9 oz, $5
Use:
-(2) $1.50 off Clear Product, excl. travel/trial sizes printable
-(1) $1 off Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy Shampoo or Conditioner, in-ad coupon
Total Due: $11
Get Back: $5 +UP wyb $15 worth of Dove Products, limit 2
Like getting it all for $6 ($2 ea.)!
Walgreens Deal:
Buy:
Clear Shampoo or Conditioner, 12.7 or 12.9 oz, $4.99
Use:
–$1.50 off Clear Product, excl. travel/trial sizes printable
Total Due: $3.49
Get Back: 1,000 BR
Like getting it for $2.49!
More Shampoo & Conditioner Coupons
-.75/1 Clairol Aussie shampoo or conditioner, excl trial size printable
-$1 off Old Spice shampoo or 2n1, excl trial size printable
-$1 off Vidal Sassoon shampoo or conditioner, excl 12 oz and trial size printable
