I must apologize that last week I completely forgot about Friday Finals until Sunday. We were having a precious day visiting my 91 year old grandmother in Florida, and just didn’t have coupons on the brain.
If I had posted a Friday Finals, it would have been to just tell you that we didn’t shop that week, but decided to eat out of our pantry before traveling for a few days. This week we did go shopping though. I went to Publix and stocked up on a number of BOGO sales and lots of fresh produce. I’m trying to get more intentional with Weight Watchers again now that I can’t use the I’m pregnant excuse. I only grabbed two products that even have coupons available, but was able to use a Food Lion $5 off coupon to help a tad.
Total before sales and coupons: $101.31
Total Spent: $64.35
Total Saved: $36.96 or 37%
While this may not seem wowing, this was a very planned trip. I intentionally purchased nothing in the juice, snack, and prepared section other than Old El Paso Taco shells (on sale B1G1). I also grabbed:
a whole chicken, beef roast, 5 lb clementines, 2 avocados, salad blend, 2 lbs of carrots, 4 tomatoes, 1 pk. strawberries, cherries, olives, pepperoni, 2 packages of shredded mozzarella cheese and canned tomato sauce.
With this we can make:
Chicken Bog
Sunday Beef Roast with potatoes and carrots (already had the potatoes)
Taco Night with home-made guacamole (already had beef)
Make Your Own Pizza night (we make our own gluten-free dough)
Salad with Strawberries and Chicken
It’s a little over budget for us, but I’m happy with the plan for meals and having so much produce.
How did you do this week? Leave a comment or a link to your savings post. If you are on instagram use hashtag #southernsavers to share on our facebook page.
Discovery Channel Store is running a big Winter Sale with discounts up to 90% off. Choose from DVDs, books, action figures, collectible items and more. They have a lot of DVDs from hit shows as well as educational materials for kids.
Here are some of the best deals:
Foil Beads for jewelry, $1.49
Polymer Chemistry Set, $4.99
Educational videos, $7.99
The shipping is a flat rate of $6.95. Some of the items are more adult in nature, so look closely before you purchase to make sure its right for your family.
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Let’s perk up this lovely Friday even more with some new printables! My favorites of the values below include Orbit, Welch’s, and Ester-C! Don’t forget to check for sales on any of these items.
$1 off Orbit or 5 gum Grab & Go pack printable
.75/1 Welch’s white grape juice or white grape juice blend printable
$2 off Ester-C item printable
$1.25/2 Glucerna multi-pk. bars or shakes printable
$1.50/4 Met-Rx bars printable
$1/4 Pure Protein bars printable
$1.25/12 Purina Alpo cans, 13.2 oz printable
$1.50/2 Ruffies trash bags printable
If you or someone you know is expecting be sure to take advantage of this deal! Today only Target is offering a BOGO sale on Liz Lange Maternity clothing.
Plus, as always, you get Free Shipping on Target Daily Deals!
Get the cute top above for only $12.50 when you buy 2! They also have some really sweet dresses that come out to $14.99 each.
Check out more Daily Deals!
With the start of a new year we have a new round of seasonal produce available! There are great deals on citrus as well as root vegetables and greens.
It can be more challenging to eat seasonal produce in winter but it is also a great opportunity to add variety to your diet and try new things! We also will see white sales which means great deals on linens. If you made a resolution to get in shape you can get deals on Gym Memberships as well as Bicycles and Sporting Goods.
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.
Fruits
Clementines
Oranges
Grapefruit
Kiwi
Papaya
Pears
Persimmons
Pomegranate
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Oneida has clearance deals up to 80% off! Plus, score an extra 10% off and Free Shipping on $25 purchases or more with the code: YREND.
There are a ton of products on sale. Here are some great deals I found:
Anchor Hocking Mixing Bowl Set, 10 ct., $17.99
Anchor Hocking Cake Plate with Dome $19.99
Silverplate Tri-Section Photo Frame $16.99
Anchor Hocking Flair Large Tumbler, 12 ct., $13.99
It’s a new year and for many folks that means big resolutions to make things better in 2013. I know for our house and others that involves saving more and being frugal. As you start down that journey turning to experts is definitely a great start.
Today we’re giving away a collection of books by Mary Hunt. Before Mary was a personal finance expert, she dug her family into $100,000 of credit card debt. She says that if she knew then what she knows now, it would have only taken them 7 years to pay everything back instead of 13 years. She is a syndicated personal finance columnist in newspapers across the country and the founder of Debt-Proof Living where she helps people reclaim their financial freedom. Mary has appeared on multiple shows and even the Today Show helping families learn to get out of debt across the nation.
If you are in a bind with debt, or just learning to budget and save for the first time, check out some of the books Mary has written:
Raising Financially Confident Kids – shows parents how to raise kids who have a healthy understanding of finances. Our views on money start early, so it’s great to go to our kids and show them from the start the value of saving, giving and healthy spending.
7 Money Rules for Life – presents basic rules to get financially prepared for the rest of your life.
Debt-Proof Your Christmas – helps families assess their financial situation, think creatively about their gift list and not take on any new debt. Mary will help you identify what has caused overspending in the past and plan a new approach.
Cheaper, Better, Faster – has over 3,000 tips and tricks to save you money every day. Each tip is short and to the point and best of all, helps you make the most of your money and time.
The Giveaway:
Two Southern Savers readers are going to win each of the above titles by Mary Hunt.
To Enter:
Leave a comment below telling me the best money-saving advice you’ve ever heard.
The winner of this giveaway will be chosen and posted to the Giveaway Winners Page Friday, 1/11.
If you have some extra time check out these sweepstakes. Winning the Superbowl tickets would be pretty neat.
Sweepstakes
2 Superbowl Tickets from Xbox 360 Kinect (ends 1/12)
Starbucks drinks from Woman’s Freebies (ends 1/18)
Kindle Fire from Amazon (ends 1/31)
$1500 cash for kitchenware from Consumer Expressions (ends 3/31)
Nail polish from Maybelline (ends 2/5)
Disney World vacation from Pixie Vacations (ends 1/31)
$10 Dollar General Gift Card + More from Dollar General (ends 1/27)
Here are some new in-store coupons to use this weekend. It’s not a long list, but a good mix of stores. Combine these with after holiday sales and you should be able to score some great deals!
Mall & Retail Coupons
Carter’s – 15%-20% off purchase (exp 1/9)
Hobby Lobby – 40% off 1 item (exp 1/5)
JoAnn’s Fabrics – 10% off purchase (exp 1/5)
Michael’s – 40% off 1 regular priced item (exp 1/5)
New York & Co. – $30 off $75 purchase (exp 1/4)
OfficeMax – 20% off purchase (exp 1/5)
Old Navy – 20% off 1 item (exp 1/16)
Ulta – $3.50 off $10 purchase (exp 1/19)
See the full list of in-store coupons!
