Economic Endeavors

I don't usually post grocery deals unless they're what I would consider a really good deal (in my opinion, worth making a trip out just for that particular deal or deals). Although I am an avid CVSer and stockpile a good amount of health and beauty stuff that I get for free there, I live in a pretty small home, and I have limited cabinet space in my kitchen and even less space in the rest of the house for stockpiling groceries, so I currently don't do the Grocery Game or anything like that. I do, however, watch the sales papers and sites like slickdeals,net and other personal finance blogs, and try to take advantage when excellent deals come up for items I need in our home.

This week, I am making special trips to Meijer and Kroger for a few great deals on things we need at home.

Meijer:

Meijer is having their 10 items for $10, get the 11th free sale again on certain items

• * Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes
  * Chey Boyardee Pasta w/ Meat
  * Gatorade (all varieties)
  * Old Orchard or Dole Frozen Juice
  * Ragu Pasta Sauce (excludes organic)
  * Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Noodles or Pasta
  * Betty Crocker Cake Mix
  * Little Debbie Sweet Cakes
  * Meijer Sour Cream
  * Meijer Marinade Sauce
  * Kellogg's Good to Go Cereal
  * Banquet Brown N' Serve Breakfast Links
  * Combos
  * Michelina's Entrees
  * Hamburger/Chicken/Tuna Helpers or Betty Crocker Potatoes, Specialty Potatoes or Mashed Potatoes (not Potato Buds)
  * Totino's Party Pizza or Pizza Rolls
  * Meijer Clear Forks, Spoons or Combo Pack Cutlery
  * Pedigree Choice Cuts Canned Dog Food
  * Meijer Ibuprofen

So here's what I'm buying at Meijer:
buy 4 Chicken Helpers and 2 Tuna Helpers
-$1 ($.50/2 coupon from 3/9 SS, doubled)
-$2 (2 $.50/2 printables, doubled)
buy 2 Betty Crocker Potatoes
-$1.60 (2 $.40/1 coupons, doubled- I printed these out online a month or so ago, they aren't available to print anymore)
buy 2 Little Debbie Snack Cakes
-$1 (2 $.25/1 printables, doubled)
buy 1 Betty Crocker Cake mix (and frosting, not on special)
-$1 ($.55 wyb Cake mix and frosting printable, doubled)
-$1 (11th item discount)

total for 11 items: $3.40.
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Kroger:

• Weight Watchers Smart Ones are $10 for 5, and you save an instant $3 on 5 at checkout. There's a $1/5 printable, making them $6/5. I hit the back button a couple of times and was able to print 2 coupons, so I plan to pick up 10 of these for $12. That'll be lunches for me for 2 weeks!
• $4.99 Air Wick Freshmatic Starter Kit, there's a $4/1 printable (I was able to print it twice), $.99 each after coupon.
• $5.99 Lysol Neutra Air Freshmatic Starter Kit, there was a $5/1 coupon in the 3/30 SS, I have 3 of these coupons! $.99 each after coupons.
  

• $6 for 4 (but only when you buy 4) of the following: General Mills Cereals, Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, Nature Valley Granola Bars (NOTE: The ad says 1 per transaction - so do multiples if necessary).
• I'm buying:
  
  • two General Mills Strawberry Chex 13.5oz - 14.25oz cereal
    
  -$.75 Shortcut instant coupon
  -$1.50 (2 $.75 printables)
  • buy 2 Trix 10.7 oz
  -$1 ($1 off 2 General Mills Cereals in the 3/16, 4/6, AND 4/13 SS)
  
  • $2.75 for all 4!