Last Night for Olay Regenerist Rebate - Scenario @ Target

This is up much later in the night than I wanted it to be. I had an unfortunate incident with a computer hacker while I was typing my last post and it delayed me by by a few hours. It's a long story.. and I would tell you. Except then you might not have enough time to run to Target, especially if you're in the Eastern time zone. So I'll skip the story and get straight to the deal.

There's a rebate out for Olay Regenerist products: Buy any 2 Olay Regenerist Facial Moisturizers, Facial Treatments, and/or Facial Cleansers by 1/24/10 (that's today!) and receive $15.00 back.

This week at Target, Olay Regenerist Cleanser is on sale for $5.49 and the deal looks like this:

Buy 2 Cleaners @ $5.49 each = $10.98
- (2) $3.00 off coupons from 1/17 P&G
= Pay $4.98 oop and send in the $15 MIR

Now go! You only have a couple hours :)

Shopping Trip - Week of 1/22

It's been an insanely busy few months and unfortunately my poor blog got abandoned in the shuffle. One of my News Years resolutions was to put it back on my to-do list, and while I'm a few weeks late, there are so many great deals this week I thought it would be the perfect time to start writing again.

I started this year with a goal grocery/household items budget of $50-$75 a week, but we're only a household of 2 so I'd like to stick closer to $50. I realize that's an ambitious goal, but I think I'm up for the challenge. If we go over by a bit it won't be an issue as long as we keep it under $75.

I did 2 transactions at Shoprite this week (technically last week because we went yesterday). That way I could use my $5 catalina from the P&G deal on the same trip. I went mainly for the super cheap Smart Ones meals (which I need now that Cindy inspired me to join Weight Watchers) and for the P&G Go For the Gold rebate deal that Cindy told us about here.


Shoprite = Spent $43.19 oop for about $100 worth of groceries and have an MIR for $10 back for a savings of about 67%.

Transaction 1:

6 Pantene shampoos/conditioners @ 2.99 ea [- (3) $3/2 from 12/27 P&G ] = $1.49 ea or $8.94
1 Gillette Series Shave Gel @ $1.99 [- $1 from 12/27 P&G] = $0.99
2 Always Pads @ $2.99 [- BOGO from 12/27 P&G] = $1.50 ea or $2.99
10 Smart Ones @ $0.99 ea [- $4/10 peelie] = $0.59 ea or $5.90
1 Smart Ones Breakfast [- Free Breakfast wyb 5 Smart Ones from 1/10 SS] = FREE
1 Lay's Potato Chips @ $2.69 (These wandered into the cart cause my beloved boyfriend is an impulse shopper.. no coupon on these) = $2.69
4 9Lives Canned Food 4 packs @ $1.25 [- $1/3 from January All You Mag.] = $1.00 ea or $4.00
2 packs of Chicken Breasts @ $1.99/lb (We really needed these) = $13.64

Final price for this transaction was $41.60 for about $74 worth of groceries. I also got a $5 oyno for the P&G Go For the Gold and I will get a $10 Visa gift card back in a mail in rebate.

Transaction 2:

2 Lysol Wipes @ $1.49 [- (2) $1 from 1/3 SS] = $0.49 ea or $0.98
10 Smart Ones @ $0.99 ea [- $4/10 peelie] = $0.59 ea or $5.90
1 Smart Ones Flatbread [- Free Flatbread wyb 3 Smart Ones from 1/10 SS] = FREE

Used $5 catalina from previous transaction.
Final price for this transaction was $1.59 for about $25 worth of groceries.

Then it was off to Acme for free cereal and frozen vegetables...


Acme: Spent $5.98 oop for $36.49 worth of groceries for a savings of 84%.

5 Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggies @ $1.00 ea [- (5) $0.50 from 1/10 SS (these doubled to $1.00)] = FREE
2 Silk Soymilk @ $2.99 [- (2) $0.75 printables (doubles to $1.50)] = $1.49 ea or $3.98
2 Malt-o-Meal Cereals @ $1.49 ea [- (2) $0.75 printables (doubles to $1.50)] = FREE
2 Hostess 100 Calorie Cupcakes @ $3.oo ea [- (2) $0.75 printables (doubles to $1.50)] = $1.50 ea or $3.00

Total: $5.98 oop

Then I hit up Pathmark for the awesome dairy deals: cheap Kraft cheese and free sour cream and Coffeemate creamers. Also picked up a few essentials we were out of.


Pathmark: Spent $24.43 oop for $64.41 worth of groceries for a savings of 62%. I also got a $5 catalina back for the Kraft cheese that I'm saving for next week.

6 Kraft cheese @ $1.98 ea (- (3) $1/2 printables) = $1.48 ea of $11.88 (after catalina these were $0.65 each!
2 8th Continent Soymilk @ $2.99 [- (2) $2 printables] = $0.99 ea or $1.98
2 Breakstone's Sour Cream @ $1.00 ea [- (2) $0.55 printables (doubled to $1.00) = FREE
2 Coffeemate Creamers @ $1.00 ea [- (2) $1.00 printables] = FREE
4 Francesco Rinaldi Pasta Sauces @ $1.00 ea (no coupon.. we were just out) = $4.00
1 grated Parmesan = $2.79
1 pack of London Broil @ $1.77/lb (awesome price for this!) = $6.78

Total: $24.43 with $5 oyno remaining for next week.

Lastly, I made a quick run to Target cause it was the last day for the Olay Regenerist rebate.
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Target: $0.00 oop (used gift card I earned a few weeks ago) and will receive a $15 MIR.

2 Olay Regenerist Facial Cleansers @ $5.49 [- (2) $3.00 off from 1/17 P&G] = $2.49 ea or $4.98

I paid with a gift card I earned awhile back, not sure what I got it for right now. I will submit for the $15 MIR wyb 2 Olay Regenerist.

Total for the week: $74.60 oop
Will get back: $5 catalina and $25 in rebates
Cost after rebates: $44.60

$10 Stop & Shop Gift Card Winner!!

And the winner of the $10 Stop & Shop Gift Card Giveaway is....




Comment #5 - JC!


Congrats, JC! Look for an email from me verrry soon!

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Stop & Shop Promotion - Ending TONIGHT!

If you haven't taken advantage of the General Mills promotion at Stop & Shop this week, you may want to run over there tonight!

1. You'll find great sale prices on the following General Mills brands: Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Reeses Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cookie Crisp Sprinkles, Cookie Crisp, Fruit Snacks, Old El Paso Dinner Kits, Pillsbury Strudel, Pillsbury Scrambles, Green Giant Boxed Vegetables, Yoplait Yo-Plus Multi-Pack, Fiber One Yogurt Multi-Pack, Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookies, Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, Pillsbury Sweet Rolls and Yoplait Delights.

2. Stop and Shop is currently running a promo where you can earn savings on gas or pass those savings along to the school of your choice. Here's how it works:

- If your store sells gas: buy 4 participating General Mills items and you will automatically receive 100 points on your Stop & Shop card. Then, run outside to the gas pumps and redeem these points for a discount on your gas fill up. Each 100 of points gives you a discount of .10 per gallon.

- If your store does not sell gas: You can still participate! Buy 5 participating General Mills items and you will automatically earn 20 bonus Box Tops for the school of your choice.

Menu Plan Monday - 9/7

I have just recently started menu planning and am amazed at how much it has simplified my life! Not to mention how much we've saved by staying out of the drive-thru. We no longer shell out $15 for Wendy's or $25 for pizza because we can't think of anything to fix.

Here's my menu for the week:

Monday: Hamburger Helper made w/ ground turkey (an easy meal since I was focused on unpacking from our trip and settling back in)

Tuesday: Fettucine w/ vodka sauce

Wednesday: Slow cooked BBQ Pork Chops w/ potatoes and corn

Thursday: Chicken Ceasar Salad and Soup

Friday: Sweet & Sour Chicken

Saturday: Chicken Quesadilas w/ rice & beans

Sunday: Leftovers

Stop by http://orgjunkie.com for a boatload of menu ideas from other bloggers and to join in the Menu Plan Monday fun!

Hello all :)

I apologize for such a lengthy absence. I was getting really bogged down with some other issues I was working through and needed to streamline a little for a while.

Over the last few weeks we took on some overtime at work and completely reorganized our finances into a written budget (Dave Ramsey style :-P). I think I have finally settled into some home management routines that I can actually maintain - I had a bad habit of trying to everything and then getting completely overwhelmed by a 5 page to-do list. I'm still tweaking them a little, but these basic routines have seriously reduced the stress in my life.

The boyfriend and I spent last week in Nags Head, NC. We stayed in an awesome beach house with all 21 of my crazy family members. It was hectic to say the least, but we had a blast. I miss them already!

I missed blogging a lot, though - it feels really good to be back :)