FEBRUARY TOTALS

It is the last day of the month and time for my monthly totals.

Football did me in this month. We had a few friends over for SuperBowl and that shot the budget...not that there really is any budget! We, and I say we because my husband was with me on that trip to the store, spent $134 in one trip! YIKES! That hurt!

With that being said, my total spent for the month of February was $209.23 plus I was able to purchase 5 gas cards. The total of the gas cards were not included in the total. I figure if we didn't have to buy extra for SuperBowl my total would have been in the $125 range for the month.

This total included majorily stocking up on toilet paper and paper towels, canned vegetables and diced tomatoes, ketchup, frozen vegetables, deodorant, shredded cheese, chicken broth, and all kinds of canned beans. In fact, I am stocked up on all the above (except TP and paper towels) for the next year! Then throw in all the normal stuff you buy like fresh veggies, lunchmeat, fruit, etc.

Even throwing in the high total for the SuperBowl I was pleased with spending $209 for the month.

STEWART'S PRODUCE WEEKLY AD

Stewart's weekly ad is now up and as usual the boneless skinless chicken breasts are $1.99 lb. The peppers were on sale last week and they are HUGE. Buy some while they are on sale and freeze them for later in the year. My guess is that they won't last until Saturday. People last week were buying them in bulk!

There are also getting in a fresh shipment of Bulk Foods this weekend, including a few new items: California Trail Mix, Hawaiian Trail Mix, Dried Papaya, Dried Apricots, Dried Mangos, Dried Pineapple, Oriental Rice Snack Mix, and Dried Banana Chips. He also has NY Strips for $5.99 lb. but I wouldn't recommend these. The last time we got them they were not that good. I recommend the Rib Eye instead!

Here's the new ad:

Fresh, never frozen Boneless Chicken Breasts,
5 lbs. or more, $1.99 lb.

Boneless NY Strip Steaks, $5.99 lb.

5 Pack heads of Garlic, $1.00 each

EZ Peel, 26-30 ct. Shrimp, $4.99 lb.

Haas Avocados, $.99 each

Jumbo Green Bell Peppers, 3 for $1.00


Internet Advertised Specials:

3 lb. bag Onions, $1.49 each

Loose Beets or Turnips, $.99 lb.

5 lb. bag Idaho Potatoes, $1.99 each

D'Anjou Pears, $.99 lb.


Local Clams, $3.00 per dozen


Beautiful Champagne Mangos, $1.50 each


Plant City Strawberries, $2.00 per pint


Sweet and Juicy Pineapples, $2.99 each, or 2 for $5.00


Indian River Temple Oranges, 3 for $1.00


Datil Pepper Plants, $3.00 each


Tomato Plants, asst. varieties, $1.50 each

FREE MILK

The Milk Mustache campaign on FB is offering 10,000 coupons per day to get free milk!

They are giving away free milk until March 3rd. The coupons are going quickly so make sure you do it first thing in the morning. If you don't get it tomorrow, try again Thursday!

Go HERE to get your coupon.

Don't forget to check back HERE periodically to see if you can print another 2 coupons for $1.00 off TG Lee Milk. Buy this milk at CVS.

LIVING SOCIAL ENJOY THE CITY BOOK

I hope everyone is going to do this deal with Living Social. The Enjoy the City booklets are available again and available at a price that you do not want to pass up!

When you go HERE and use the promotional code LEAP, you are able to order 5 Jacksonville books for $29.00.

I already ordered mine! Spend $29 to get $100 worth of Winn Dixie coupons. You are already up $71! It is a great feeling to be able to use a few $5 coupons every time you shop!

Thanks to the reader who left a comment! I had already ordered mine but had company for dinner so I couldn't post it right away!

ARE YOU EXCITED?

I just wanted to remind all of you not to forgot to use the $2/2 Publix coupon from the yellow advantage flyer and stack with the MQ for $1.50 Philadelphia Indulgence and $1.50/1 Kraft Breadcrumb Mix MQ.

They are on sale for $2 each so that means FREE PLUS OVERAGE after using both coupons. Even if you have the $1.50/2 Philadelphia Indulgence coupon, you will only pay $.50 after the stack.

I am also excited about FREE YOGURT, $1.99 Stouffers, $.50 Grands Bisquits and $.90 Birds Eye Voila. I am hoping the Ocean Spray that is BOGO has the Cherry Juice Drink on their shelves. Some stores do not carry it.

PRICE-O-MATIC APP

If you are a couponer, you may want to check out this app.

Do you remember the little plastic clicker you or your parents used back in the 70's and 80's. I remember using it when my kids were toddlers because I only had a certain amount of money to spend on groceries this week. I remember clicking for every dime and dollar I spent and when I got to the register I knew what to expect.

I loved that little clicker. Well, now you can get the same thing as an app for $.99. I have been using it when I only want to spend $30 to use my $5/$30 WD coupon and I don't want to spend anymore. All I want to do is get to that point and then use my coupons to bring down my total. Or maybe you want to track how much you are spending when you are buying the gas cards. Wouldn't you just hate it if your total was $49.50 and you needed another $.50 to get that second gas card?

Do you get the picture. I have been having so much fun with this little gem.

Simply go to the app store and look for Price-O-Matic. I guarantee you will love it!

CHECK OUT THIS COOL WEBSITE

This is the coolest website I found. You simply enter the ingredients you have in your refrigerator and it will come up with recipes for you.

Go HERE to see My Fridge Food.

Even if you have just a few ingredients it will come up with several options for you!