Garage Sale Find of the Day

I found a complete set of the Lord of the Rings books (including The Hobbit) for just $1!!! Not bad, huh?

Garage Sale Find of the Day

Printer

Well, I finally got a computer printer! Then I found out that I have to buy a USB cable...sigh. Well, I got one, and I had to get a new mouse. The old one was no longer hacking it. Which basically leaves me with only the monitor and the speakers from my old set-up.

What $11.38 Bought Me

7 boxes Chex Cereal

5 bottles Garnier Fructis shampoo

1 bottle Garnier Fructis hairspray

1 bottle Palmolive Dishwashing Liquid

1 bottle Glaucau water (1 liter)

4 bottles St. Ives body wash

1 package Ronzoni Pasta

1 box Progresso Broth

3 QuickPacks Splenda

1 jar Bertolli Pasta Sauce

1 package Ronzoni Bistro

2 Revlon Nail Clippers

1 can Muir Glen Organic Tomato Sauce

1 bag Doritos

1 pouch Hungry Jack potatoes

2 boxes Nestle Hot Cocoa

Soooo....I have $8.62 left of last week's grocery allowance, plus $20 for this week! Not bad!

More Homeland Stuff!

Tonight I got:

3 boxes of Chex Cereal (there was a peelie on the box for $3 off 3 boxes)
One more bottle Garnier Fructis shampoo
3 Quick Packs of Splenda
1 box Progresso broth

I spent a total of $2.36! Soooooo....that brings my grand total this week to $3.76 on groceries! I got pasta, hot chocolate, pasta sauce, TONS of shampoo, tortilla chips, chicken broth....I love being a bargain shopper!

What $1.40 Will Buy

Okay, so technically I spent $5.40, since I used my last $4 catalina...but still.

*2 boxes Nestle Hot Cocoa
*1 pouch Betty Crocker potatoes
*1 bag Doritos
*3 bottles Garnier Fructis shampoo (still have one more coupon!)
*1 jar Bertolli pasta sauce
*1 package Ronzoni Bistro dinner
*1 box Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta

PLUS...I still have coupons for more stuff. The aforementioned Garnier Fructis, a couple of coupons for Splenda (that I will buy sweetner packs with), and a coupon for a box of Progresso Chicken Broth (if I can find the silly things!)

All of these were purchased at Homeland, in the space of several transactions. I try to space out my visits over several days, so that I'm not buying all the remaining stock. I have coupons for almost all these items, making them pretty darn close to free.

Homeland Deals!

So, Homeland is having a BOGO sale this week. I was able to get some things free!

Ronzoni Bistro were BOGO, for $1.89 each. I had a $1 coupon, so that made it free!
Bertolli sauce was $1.89 each. I had a $.60 coupon, so I paid 69 cents for some awesome pasta sauce!
Best of all is Garnier Fructis. It is also BOGO, at $1.89. I have several $1 off coupons, so that makes it free!

Something I should explain: Homeland will double coupons up to a dollar. Also, you don't have to buy two items to take advantage of a BOGO. Each item will ring up at half off.

Frugal Idea

Don't toss all those glass jars (you know, the kind that jelly and stuff like that come in). Instead, recycle them into food containers. I use mine to store things like salt, pasta, oatmeal, etc.