Free Orange 'N Creme Fruitista Freeze

Print off a coupon for a free Orange 'N Creme Fruitista Freeze from Taco Bell, no purchase necessary! This offer is valid until 11/25 or until 500,000 coupons have been redeemed. You can print 2 coupons per computer. Enjoy!

Weekly Groceries--Pizza Savings!

No pictures again this week, but boy, did I shop! I went to Roundy's twice this week and did a total of 6 transactions--once I realized just how great a deal the DiGiorno pizza was after the surprise catalina, I HAD to go back to buy more on Saturday! They were advertised as 2/$10, buy 2 get a free gallon of milk, which I was willing to pay. But when I bought 2 on Wednesday, I got a catalina that took the full $3 off milk (even though it was $2.45), PLUS I got a $1 catalina that was able to be doubled, essentially taking off a total of $5, making the pizzas 2/$5--an unbeatable deal for DiGiorno! (Since I was buying the milk anyway, I counted the $3 milk catalina toward the pizza--my husband laughs at my "voodoo economics", but I think it's legit!)

After I explained how good a deal it was, my husband told me to go back and buy 8 more pizzas--and he made room for them in the freezer (he loves his pizza)! We have found that we really like the stuffed crust DiGiorno, and are replacing our monthly Pizza Hut splurge ($24 for 2 pizzas) with DiGiorno ($5 for 2 pizzas with this deal), which will save us $95 over the 10 pizzas!

That being said, I blew the weekly budget and spent $86.85. This next week's total should be lower, because I still have 4 free milk catalinas and 2 $1 OYNO catalinas (that can be doubled), which will take off $16 from next week's order, so I should be able to remain on track for the month.

I took advantage of the Pillsbury deal, spend $25, get $10 OYNO and free milk (for buying cookies). I bought 2 Grands biscuits, 2 Pizza Crust, 6 Crescent rolls, and 4 cookies and I ended up paying $0.34 TOTAL after catalinas and coupons! I just now realized I was charged for an extra pizza crust--I should have checked my receipt more carefully--Oops! Those items would have all been better than free if I hadn't been charged for the extra pizza crust--$1.66. Oh well.

These items were free or better than free: Oatmeal x2, Jimmy Dean breakfast bowls x2, Reach floss, YoPlus 4-packs x2, Mentos gum x5, and a donut (free after perks).

These items were $1 or less: string cheese x 11 ($1 is my stock-up price), Dannon yogurt 4-packs x3, Dannon 32 oz x2, El Monterey Tornadoes, FlipSides x4, Keebler cookies x2, Fiber One yogurt 4-packs x2, Lysol toilet bowl cleaner x2, Hunt's tomato sauce x4, RoTel tomatoes x3, Oreo Fudge Cream cookies x2, bread x2, and the above Pillsbury items.

I also bought milk x4, bananas, lettuce, chicken breasts x5 lbs, Cascade x2, Nature's Source toilet bowl cleaner, whipping cream, and pizzas x10.

Roundy's Coupon Matches (Pick 'n Save, Copps, Rainbow)

Roundy's stores (Copps, Pick 'n Save, and Rainbow) double 5 coupons up to $1 per $25 order every Wednesday AND Saturday. There are several deals this week, so here are some printable coupon matches to help you make your list. Check your coupon stash to see if you can find more matches. For printing tips, click here. Questions? Feel free to email me!

General Mills Cereal Deal Buy 6 cereal, get catalina coupons for free milk, eggs, 4 Yoplait yogurt cups, and Toaster Strudels
Coupons available:
Various General Mills cereal coupons here and here
More cereal coupons (the same as above) and here
$0.40/6 Yoplait Cups here and here (if you can use these with the catalina)
$0.50/2 Toaster Strudels here (and more of above coupons) (if you can stack with catalina)
**I am doubtful that this will be as good a deal as it has been in the past with the $10 off and free milk. See my separate post explaining why.
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$0.55/ea: Yoplait Light, Thick & Creamy or Custard Style Yogurt, 6 oz.
$0.40/6 Yoplait Cups here and here
$0.42 each ADC
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$2.00/ea: Yoplait Trix or For Kids Yogurt
$0.75/2 Yoplait Go-GURT Yogurt or Yoplait Trix Multipack Yogurt
$1.25 each ADC
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$1.99/ea: Yoplait 32 oz. Yogurt
$0.50/1 Yoplait Yogurt 32 oz
$0.99 ADC
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$3.99/ea: Hillshire Farm Ultra Thin Deli Shaved Lunchmeat
$1.00/1 Hillshire Farm Deli Select Lunchmeat
$1.99 ADC
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$3.19/ea: Kellogg's Cereal
$1/2 Kellogg's Mini-Wheats
$1/3 Kellogg's Cereal
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$5.99/ea: Caribou Coffee
$1.00/1 bag of Caribou Coffee (Whole Bean or Ground)
$3.99 ADC
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$1.50/ea: Campbell's Chunky Soup
$1.00/2 cans Healthy Request varieties of Campbells Chunky soup
$0.50 each ADC
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$1.00/ea: Old Orchard Frozen Juice
$1.00/4 Old Orchard Frozen Juice Concentrates
$1.00/4 Old Orchard Frozen Juice Concentrates
$0.50 each ADC
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$0.89/ea: Kleenex Facial Tissue
$0.50/3 KLEENEX Facial Tissue
$0.56 each ADC (this is a GREAT price!)
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$3.00/ea: Welch's Healthy Start Juice
$1.00/1 Welch's Healthy Start 100% Refrigerated Juice
$1.00 ADC
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$3.00/ea: Simply Juice
$1.00/1 Simply Juice
$1.00 ADC
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$8.98/ea: Huggies Jumbo, Supreme Jumbos, Overnites or GoodNites
$3.00/2 HUGGIES Snug & Dry Diapers
$1.50/1 HUGGIES Snug Dry Diapers
$7.48 each
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$1.19/ea: Idahoan Potato Pouches
$1.00/1 Idaho Potatoes
Better than free ADC! (coupon will double to take off up to regular price)
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$2.50/ea: Vlasic Pickles
$0.55/1 Vlasic Pickles
$1.40 ADC
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$0.99/ea: Heinz Gravy
$1.00/3 Heinz Homestyle Gravy
$0.32 each ADC
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$13.99/ea: Pedigree Dry Dog Food
$3.00/1 PEDIGREE Healthy Longevity, Healthy Joints or Healthy Weight
$10.99
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$2.00/ea: Windex, Fantastik or Scrubbing Bubbles Cleaners
$1.00/2 Windex Glass Cleaners
$0.55/1 Windex Multi-Surface product
As low as $0.90 ADC
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$3.00/ea: Glade Holiday Candles, Plug-Ins or Refills
$1.50/2 Glade 4-oz. Jar Candles
$1.00 on any Glade PlugIns Scented Oil twin refill or two single refills
$1.00/2 Glade PlugIns Scented Gel products
As low as $0.75 each ADC
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$3.50/ea: Scrubbing Bubbles Mega Shower Refill
$1.00/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer refill
$1.50 ADC
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Roundy's General Mills Cereal Deal--A Deal?

Roundy's has a different General Mills cereal deal this week. You might wonder if you can hit your target price for cereal (mine is less than $1 per box) with this new deal.

General Mills Cereal Deal: Buy 6 cereal, get catalina coupons for free milk, eggs, 4 Yoplait yogurt cups, and Toaster Strudels
Coupons available:
Various General Mills cereal coupons here and here
More cereal coupons (the same as above) and here

Unfortunately, you don't get the $10 off like you did with past deals (usually $10 off and at least 1 gallon of free milk--approx $13 value). This one is just shy of a $10 value, IF it takes off the full amounts listed and not just the sale amounts (will it take $3.29 off your bill even if the milk is $2.45?) Likely the price of the cereal will be around $18-$23 for 6 boxes before your cereal coupons. So how do you know if it is a good deal or not?

Here's what you do: add up your 6 cereal, AND the cost of milk, eggs, 4 yogurt cups, and Toaster Strudel (even though you aren't buying them in the same transaction). Then take off your doubled cereal coupon values and the values of the catalinas and that will give you your total OOP (out of pocket expense). Is your OOP divided by 6 less than your per box target price?

The problem is we don't know if the catalinas will take off the actual amount or the full allowed amount (will it take off $2.45 for the milk if that's what you paid, or will it take off $3.29, giving you overage on the milk to apply toward the cereal?) Since we don't know, to play it safe I'd basically call the catalina items free, in which case you are paying for the cereal minus the doubled cereal coupons. Unless you get overage from the catalinas, it won't make your cereal any cheaper--since you have to buy those items, it's not money off your purchase. Does that make sense?

That being said you *might* be able to use coupons for the "free" items (yogurt and toaster strudels) in addition to the catalinas (not sure if that would work or not) in order to make this a better deal. Anyone want to try and give us a report?

Coupons available:
$0.40/6 Yoplait Cups here and here (you'd have to buy 2 extra yogurt cups)
$0.50/2 Toaster Strudels here (you'd have to buy one extra Toaster Strudel)

When all is said and done, I am doubtful that this will be as good a deal as it has been in the past, unless you were going to buy milk, eggs, yogurt AND Toaster Strudels anyway. Here's hoping they bring back the old deal!

Mailbox Monday

Freebies to start your week!

• “Like” Extra Gum on Facebook to request a free pack of gum on the “Dessert Day” tab.
• Get a free sample of Garnier Fructis anti-dandruff shampoo from Walmart.
• Get a free sample of CoverGirl Advanced Radiance Foundation.
• Get a free sample of Emergen-C.
• Get a free sample of Lanacane Anti-Chafing Gel.
• Get another sample of Wish Detergent at Target.com.
• Sleep Number is offering a free travel pillow to it’s Facebook fans that take this quick survey.
  
• Get a free sample of Starbucks VIA Natural Infusions after playing the Quick Memory Game.
  
• Chronicle Books is offering a free beaker of Worst Case Scenario Gross Slime.
• Get a free sample of Jergens Overnight Repair Nightly Restoring Moisturizer.
• Natura Advantage is offering a free 5-6lb bag of their per food.
• Register for the Halo Pets newsletter and receive a coupon for 2 free cans of Halo Spot's Stew.
• Sign up for a free sample of Breathe Right Advanced.
• Get a free Member’s Mark Complete or Gentle Formula sample.
• ZoomNow.com is offering a free compact cosmetic mirror.
• Sam's Club members can request a free sample of Axe Dry Solid Deodorant.
• Get 50 sheets of origami paper free from Everything In PaperCrafting.
• Get a free sample of Migralex Pain Reliever.
• ChurchWorldDirect.com is offering a free Letters to God DVD when you check at least one box requesting information.
• Get a free sample package of Oxy Clinical Skincare with promo code WOMANSDAY.
• Download the free ebook Moms on a Mission: Raising a Godly Generation.
• Get a free ZingGo Nutritional Bar with coupon code fb9898 at checkout.
• Sign up for Passport to India and you’ll receive a welcome kit and five weeks of videos taking you on a journey into fascinating places in India--great for homeschoolers! :-)
  

Mega Swagbucks Day

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Christian Fiction for Kids

H and G love to read which is great, but sometimes it can be hard to know what books are good for them to read, since I can't keep up with them. Here are some Christian Fiction series that we have found for them to read:

Young Cousins Mysteries, series by Elspeth Campbell Murphy. Fun mysteries with an emphasis on godly character traits. Very early chapter books, age 4-7.

The Three Cousins Detective Club, also by Elspeth Murphy. Similar to, but are longer than the above series, but still early reader chapter books. Age 5-8.

The Ruby Slippers School series by Stacy Towle Morgan is about 2 homeschooled girls who travel to different countries with their dad who is a missionary. They encounter a mystery in each book. My daughter H loved these books because the main character is homeschooled! :-) Age 6 and up. I believe there are 6 books.

Katie's World by Karen Mezek, about a young girl whose parents are missionaries, and she visits a different country in each book, encountering a mystery. Ages 6 and up. I think there are 6 books.

The Elizabeth Gail series by Hilda Stahl. About a young foster girl who is adopted by Christian parents and becomes a Christian. I read these books when I was younger and loved them, and my daughter loves them too. (H is 7 now). My only caveat--Elizabeth Gail does age in this series, so she does encounter love in the later books. So the first several books are fine for age 7 and up, but the later books you might want to wait. I think there are about 21 books.

The Spirit Flyer series by John Bibee (age 9 and up, I would think--my husband and I read these) Great Christian spiritual imagery, about a special bike that can fly. Along the series, the kids' eyes are opened to the spiritual realm and unseen battles that are being fought. There are 8 books, good for boys and girls.

The Mandie series by Lois Leppard--my daughter is about to start this series, and now they have movies out for the first two books, which our family has enjoyed watching together for family movie nights. I'm not sure how many books there are, but at least 40. Probably age 8-12.

And of course the Laura Ingalls Wilder books are great, and everyone knows about those, right? :-) But did you know about the Little House Chapter Books for earlier readers? These are books with shorter stories and chapters that introduce Laura and Mary in their earlier years. Age 4-7.