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Photo Show & Tell – Reader Success Stories

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I had TONS of photos from all of you!  Below are some of my favorite Reader Success Photo Show & Tells!  These are my favorites not only because you all did awesome saving money, but because some of you are couponing newbies, some of you are experts and some are in between!!  Great job everyone!

Vicky sent me the picture above after her awesome CVS run!  CVS spent $10.12 and saved $18.82 on the picture above!

Janessa sent me the photo above and I love how it’s a photo of a full grocery cart!  Janessa spent only $5.62 on everything in the cart and saved $80.98!  Great job!

Joanne emailed the picture above (look at all the corn & veggies!) after shopping at Publix.  Joanne spent $62.16 and saved $84.72!!

Jacqueline emailed this picture above after her Publix trip.  Jacqueline spent $25.22 and saved $138.98!

Mary Kay did an awesome job on her Publix picture above.  Look at all the milk!!  Mary Kay spent $23.03 and saved $94.97!

Crystal bought everything in the picture above and spent only $42.50 on $118.94 worth of groceries!  And, she is receiving a $10.00 rebate because of all the Kraft foods she bought!

Look at all the razors! Tiffany did awesome on her Publix run.  She spent $16.52 and saved $184.51 on everything in the picture above.  Great job Tiffany!

Hello paper products!!  Teresa did awesome at Target & Albertsons.  Teresa spent $31.41 on everything in the pic above and saved $115.59!!  I am jealous of your toilet paper stockpile!

Monica did awesome on her Publix trip!  Look at all the Crystal Light!  Monica spent $17 and saved $115!

Jessica gets the around for least money out of pocket!  Jessica spent $0.54 on everything in the picture above and saved $57.45!  Great job spending literally pennies on your grocery trip!

Gery did wonderfully at CVS!  Gery spent $3.46 and saved $27.80 on her CVS run!

Last but certainly not least, Carrie spent $6.33 on everything in the picture above!  She saved $111!! Awesome job Carrie!

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix 6/17/10

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 I had a great day at Publix today!  I was super excited about the produce deals!  I LOVE zucchini and squash and green beans and all of these were on sale at $0.99/lb.  I only bought 4 lbs of veggies today since we won’t be around a ton this weekend.  BUT, I will definitely go back and buy more next week!  I was also SO excited when I realized that the Starbucks Coffee Free Ice Cream was on sale B1G1 and I was able to use my $1.50/1 Starbucks coupons on them!  And yes, I did buy a ton of rice.  The rice was ridiculously cheap and I will keep all the brown rice I bought and will donate the white rice (I am donating white b/c in my mind, most people prefer white to brown.. thoughts?).  Beyond that, I got a couple freebies here and there and just had a good day.  The best part of my day was the cashier that checked me out.  I hope she reads this 🙂  When she saw me coming she said “I need to get my days switched”.  She was joking and I think she’s hilarious but it was funny to realize that when they see me coming they automatically equate me with a stack of coupons.  Ha. 

**To see Addicted to Saving’s Video Blogs, go HERE!

The items I purchased today coincide with this week’s Publix Weekly ad.  To see this week’s ad & coupon matchups, go HERE.

If you are new to saving money at Publix, read my Intro to Publix post!

Here’s the rundown and how to do what I did for today’s Publix stop:

**Note – My Publix allows me to use more than one of the same Publix store coupon in one transaction.  Not all Publix stores allow this.  You should ask your customer service manager your store’s policy.

2 Bags Green Beans, on sale $0.99/lb
Total Due: $1.90 or $0.95 each
1 Package Yellow Squash, on sale $0.99/lb
Total Due: $1.00
1 Package Zucchini, on sale $0.99/lb
Total Due: $1.27
2 Ears of Corn, on sale 10/$2.00
Total Due: $0.40 or $0.20 each
4 Green Giant Frozen Veggies, on sale 10/$10.00
Minus two $0.50/2 Green Giant PRINT
Total Due: $3.00 or $0.75 each
10 Uncle Ben’s Rice on sale B1G1 $2.29 for two
Minus ten $1.00/1 Uncle Ben’s Plain White Or Brown Rice Products, Any One. – 05-16-10 RP 
Total Due: $1.45 or $0.14 each
 

4 Tony’s Crispy Crust Pizza on sale 10/$10.00

Minus two $1.00/2 Tony’s Crispy Crust Products  PRINT 
Total Due: $2.00 or $0.50 each
4 Starbucks Coffee Free Ice Cream on sale B1G1 $3.39 for two
Minus four $1.50/1  Starbucks New Coffee-Free Ice Cream, Pint, Any – 05-23-10 RP
Total Due: $0.78 or $0.19 each
4 Starbucks Coffee Flavored Ice Cream on sale B1G1 $3.39 for two
Minus four $1.00/1 Starbucks Ice Cream, Pint, Any – 05-23-10 RP
Total Due: $2.78 or $0.69 each
2 Bailey’s Creamer on sale B1G1 $2.09 for two
Minus one FREE Bailey’s Creamer coupon
Minus two $0.55/1 Bailey’s Creamer Publix Store Coupons Yellow Adv Flyer
Total Due: FREE plus $1.10 overage
1 Sundown Vit D priced at $2.99
3 Sundown Vit A priced at $3.29
Minus four $1.00/1 Sundown Naturals Vitamin or Supplement product, any – 05-23-10 RP
Minus two $6.00/2 Sundown Naturals Vitamins Publix Store Coupons Green Adv Flyer
Total Due: FREE plus $3.14 overage
2 Cheetos Zingers on sale 2/$4.00
Minus two $1.00/1 -$1/1 Cheetos Mighty Zingers, Any 9.5 oz. bag – 05-09-10 SS
Total Due: $2.00 or $1.00 each

Minus one $10.00/$50.00 Winn Dixie Coupon

Total Spent: $3.27 (including tax), Total Saved: $96.44, Percentage Saved: 96.8%

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Photo Show and Tell – CVS 6/11/10

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So today I had expiring ECBs ($13.50 Extra Care Bucks to be exact) and I really wanted to do my best to purchase items that would give me more ECBs.  I did a somewhat decent job of that when I did the John Frieda & the Mylanta Deal.  How did you do this week at CVS?  Did you all score the FREE Skinny Cow Ice Cream?  (As you can see, I did not…)  My only complaint is how much I was taxed today.  I know that should be a minor complaint, but my total owed before tax was $0.17 but after tax my total was $1.47!

To see this week’s CVS sales/coupon matchups, go HERE!

If you are new to shopping at CVS, read my Intro to CVS post HERE

Here’s how to do what I did at CVS:

1 Starburst Bar, on sale 2/$1.00
Total Due: $0.50
2 John Frieda Shampoo, on sale $5.00 each
Minus one $3.00/1 John Frieda Root Awakening product, any excluding trial sizes and kits – 06-06-10 SS  
Minus one $2.00/1 John Frieda Hair Care: Sheer Blonde, Frizz Ease, Luxurious Volume, Brilliant Brunette, Radiant Red, or Luminous Color Glaze, any excluding Root Awakening products, trial sizes, and kits – 06-06-10 SS
Total Due: $5.00 AND received $3 ECBs
2 Mylanta, on sale $3.99 each
Minus one $4.00/2 Pepcid, Rolaids, Mylanta, Dramamine, Lactaid, Imodium, Or Tucks, Any (Excludes Trial Size) – 06-06-10 RP
Total Due: $3.98 AND received $4 ECBs
4 Tampax Pearl, on sale $2.97 each
Minus four $2.00/1 Tampax Pearl 06-06-10 PG
Total Due: $3.88 or $0.97 each
1 Dawn Hand Renewal Dish Detergent, on sale $0.97
Minus one $1.00/1 Dawn Hand Renewal booklet
Total Due: FREE

Minus $13.50 ECBs

Total Spent: $1.47 (including tax), Total Saved: $48.97, Percentage Saved: 97.1%

AND Received $4 ECBs & $3 ECBs to use next time!

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Photo Show and Tell – Target 6/12/10

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This picture is actually kind of humorous when I look at the lack of variety for my Target trip today.  All you see is Bounty, Eggo and then two lone green peppers.  I didn’t get green peppers during my Publix trip (go HERE) so when I saw how fresh they were at Target, I had to grab two!  I had a pretty decent trip today at Target.  I spent a bit more out of pocket than I would have desired, but I have enough Eggo waffles to last the next year (they don’t expire until 2011 AND I have a huge freezer :)) and I have more paper towels that were FREE!  Who doesn’t love FREE paper products!

**To see Addicted to Saving’s Video Blogs, go HERE!

To see the highlights of this week’s Target ad, go HERE.

Here’s the rundown and how to do what I did for today’s Target stop:

2 Green Peppers, priced at $0.99 each
Total Due: $1.98
12 Eggo Waffles, on sale $1.75 each
Minus twelve $1.00/1 Eggo Waffles Target Store printables
Minus six $1.00/2 Eggo Waffles manufacturer blinkies
Total Due:$3.00 or $0.25 each
7 Bounty Basic Paper Towels, priced at $0.99 each
Minus seven $1.00/1 Bounty Paper Towels, Any (Target Coupon) – 05-16-10 RP
Total Due: FREE!

Total Spent: $4.98 (I actually spent $0.00 since I used a Gift Card :)), Total Saved: $32.31, Percentage Saved: 86.7% 

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix 6/11/10

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I had a great day at Publix today!  I was able to get some veggies and utilize some great coupons I had burning a hole in my pocket.  I must say that looking at my picture I’ve posted, I realize that I only bought one item that was on sale B1G1!  As you probably know, that abnormal for me!  But, this week’s sale is only so-so and I ended up finding other deals utilizing the coupons I had.  When all is said and done, I ended up saving 99.2% which I will take any day!

**To see Addicted to Saving’s Video Blogs, go HERE!

Some of the items I purchased today coincide with this week’s Publix Weekly ad.  To see this week’s ad & coupon matchups, go HERE.

If you are new to saving money at Publix, read my Intro to Publix post!

Here’s the rundown and how to do what I did for today’s Publix stop:

**Note – My Publix allows me to use more than one of the same Publix store coupon in one transaction.  Not all Publix stores allow this.  You should ask your customer service manager your store’s policy.

2.14 lbs White Seedless Grapes, on sale $1.69/lb
Total Due: $3.62
0.53/lb Plum Tomatoes, on sale $0.99/lb
Total Due: $0.52
1 Publix Half & Half Creamer, priced at $3.79
Total Due: $3.79
1 Head of Romaine Lettuce, priced at $1.49
Total Due: $1.49
4 Ears Yellow Corn, on sale 8/$2.00
Total Due: $1.00 or $0.25 each
1/8 Seedless Watermelon, on sale $1.36
Total Due: $1.36
1 Tropicana Premium Orange Juice, on sale 2/$6.00
Minus one FREE Tropicana Coupon
Total Due: FREE
1 Perdue Chicken Tenders, on sale $2.99
Total Due: $2.99
7 Muir Glen Tomato Sauce, priced at $0.89
Minus seven $1.00/1 printable or printable
Total Due: FREE plus $0.77 overage
6 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations, on sale 2/$5.00
5 Publix Spring Water, priced at $0.89 each
Minus three B1G1 Publix store printable (print limit reached)
Minus three $0.75/1 Publix store printable
Minus five $1.00/1 Publix bottled water wyb Oscar Mayer Deli Creations printable
Minus six $1.00/1 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Sandwiches Or Cracker Combinations, any – 05-16-10 SS
Total Due: FREE plus $1.30 overage
2 Nestle Tollhouse Cookies, on sale B1G1 $2.79 for two
Minus two $1.00/1 printables (I think print limit is reached)
Total Due: $0.79 or $0.39 each
4 International Delight Creamer, priced at $1.79 each
Minus two B1G1 International Delight manufacturer blinkies
Minus two $0.55/1 International Delight manufacturer printables
Minus four $0.55/1 International Delight Publix store coupons Yellow Advantage Flyer
Total Due: $0.28 or $0.07 each
2 Vivarin priced at $3.19 each
Minus two $2.00/1 Sominex 05-16-10 RP
Minus one $5.00/2 Publix store coupon Green Advantage Flyer
Total Due: FREE plus $2.62 overage
2 Phazyme priced at $3.49 each
Minus two $2.00/1 Phazyme printables
Minus one $5.00/2 Publix store coupon – Green Advantage Flyer
Total Due: FREE plus $2.02 overage
1 Milky Way King Size Candy Bar priced at $1.39
Total Due: $1.39

Minus one $10.00 off of $50.00 Winn Dixie Coupon

Total Spent: $0.62 (including tax), Total Saved: $75.87, Percentage Saved: 99.2%

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix Trip Two – 6/3/10

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**To see this week’s Addicted to Saving – Publix Video Blog, go HERE

So, I made a second Publix trip yesterday.  My friend Kara has been away on vacation and she gave me her College Inn coupons to use on the offchance that they went on sale B1G1.  I didn’t want to wipe the shelves clean during my first Publix trip (go HERE for my Trip One Photo Show and Tell) so I made a second trip to the Publix near me that accepts Target store coupons.

The items I purchased today coincide with this week’s Publix Weekly ad.  To see this week’s ad & coupon matchups, go HERE.

If you are new to saving money at Publix, read my Intro to Publix post!

Here’s a rundown on today’s Publix stop:

2 Nabisco Wheat Thins Toasted Chips on sale B1G1 $3.39 for two
2 Nabisco Ritz Crackers on sale B1g1 $2.99 for two
Minus one Buy 3 Get 1 Free Nabisco Crackers Target Store printable (print limit reached)
Minus four $1.00/1 peelies
Total Due: FREE plus $0.61 overage
10 College Inn Chicken Broth on sale B1G1 $2.49 for two
Minus ten $1.00/1 printables  try zip 19422.  If it’s not there the print limit has been reached
Total Due: $2.45 or $0.24 each
 4 Del Monte Fruit Chillers, on sale $1.79 each
Minus four $1.00/1 printables
Total Due: $3.16 or $0.79 each
4 Nabisco 100 Calorie Pack, on sale $2.50 each
Minus one Buy 3 Get 1 Free Nabisco 100 Calorie Pack Target Store printable (print limit reached)
Minus two B1G1 Nabisco 100 Calorie Pack printables
Total Due: $2.50 or $0.62 each
Minus one $5.00 off of $30.00 SweetBay Coupon

Total Due: $2.50, Total Saved: $58.04, Percentage Saved: 95.9%

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Photo Show and Tell – Publix Trip One – 6/3/10

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I had two pretty good Publix trips yesterday.  The groceries in the picture above were purchased at my favorite, local Publix.  This was Publix trip One  🙂  I did pretty good considering that this week’s sales are only so/so.  I wish that Publix had some better produce deals because I need more fresh veggies and fruits.  I’m going to check out local fruit stands early next week to compare produce prices there with Publix. 

The items I purchased today coincide with this week’s Publix Weekly ad.  To see this week’s ad & coupon matchups, go HERE.

If you are new to saving money at Publix, read my Intro to Publix post!

Here’s the rundown and how to do what I did for today’s Publix stop:

2 lbs White Seedless Grapes on sale $1.99/lb
Total Due: $3.98
1/8 Seedless Watermelon on sale $1.08
Total Due: $1.08
2 Ears of Corn on sale 8/$2.00
Total Due: $0.50
2 Kellogg’s Froot Loops on sale B1G1 $3.79 for two
18 Eggs priced at $2.25
Minus one Buy Two Kellogg’s Cereals, Get Eggs Free (up to $2.00 value)
Minus one $1.00/1 Kellogg’s Froot Loops coupon (coupon was inside a cereal box)
Minus one $0.70/1 Kellogg’s Froot Loops blinkie
Total Due: $2.34 or $0.78 each
4 Yoplait Yo Plus, on sale B1G1 $2.50 for two
Minus four $1.00/1 printable
Total Due: $1.00 or $0.25 each
2 Stouffer’s Family Style Meals, on sale $3.99 each
Minus two $2.50/1 Stouffer’s printables
Total Due: $2.98 or $1.49 each
2 I Can’t Believe It’s not Butter Sprays on sale B1G1 $2.79 for two
Minus one $0.75/2 printable
Total Due: $2.04 or $1.02 each **side note – this is not a good deal, I just needed it!
2 Sorrento Cheese Sticks on sale 2/$6.00
Minus four $2.00/1 Sorrento Stringsters or Sticksters Snack Cheese, Any 8 Oz. + (DND-5) – 05-02-10 SS
Total Due: $4.00 or $1.00 each AND I get to submit for two $5.00 rebates that were on the bags’ peelies
2 Taco Bell Dinners on sale B1G1 $2.69 for two
Minus one $1.00/2 Taco Bell items printable
Total Due: $1.69 or $0.84 each
2 Muir Glen Tomato Sauce priced at $0.89
Minus two $1.00/1 Muir Glen printables
Total Due: FREE plus $0.22 overage
4 Noxema Bikini Razors, on sale $1.50 each
Minus four $2.00/1 Noxzema Shaver Product 5-23-10 RP
Total Due: FREE plus $2.00 overage
6 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, on sale B1G1 $2.39 for two
Minus three $1.00/2 Pop Tarts blinkies
Total Due: $4.17 or $0.69 each
2 Stayfree Ultra Plus Liners, priced at $3.35 each
Minus one B1G1 Stayfree Publix Store Coupon from Green Advantage Flyer
Minus two $2.00/1 Stayfree product 03-28-10 RP
Total Due: FREE plus $0.65 overage
4 Del Monte Fruit Chillers, on sale $1.79 each
Minus four $1.00/1 printables
Total Due: $3.16 or $0.79 each
8 College Inn Chicken Broth, on sale B1G1 $2.49 for two
Minus eight $1.00/1 College Inn printables  try zip 19422.  If it’s not there the print limit has been reached
Total Due: $1.96 or $0.24 each
4 Southbeach Living Bars, on sale B1G1 $2.99 for two
Minus four $1.00/1 South Beach Living PRINT & PRINT 
Total Due: $1.98 or $0.49 each
4 Vivarin Tablets, priced at $3.19 each
Minus four $2.00/1 Vivarin Alertness Aid Product, Any – 05-16-10 RP
Minus two $5.00/2 Vivarin Publix Store coupon from Green Advantage Flyer
Total Due: FREE plus $5.24 overage

 Minus one $10.00 off when you spend $50.00 Winn Dixie Coupon

 

Total Due: $12.15 (including tax) Total Saved: $143.90 Percentage Saved: 92.3%

 

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Photo Show and Tell – Target 6/3/10

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I wanted to go to Target to get the Sobe Lifewater $5.00 Gift Card deal and the Smart Ones $5.00 Gift Card deal.  I had two $5.00 Target gift cards to use so I knew my out of pocket spending wasn’t going to be too bad.  Whenever I receive Target Gift Cards, ECBs, or RRs, my goal is to roll them from one transaction to the next.  In other words, I want the to put the Target Gift Cards towards other deals that will earn me more gift cards.  **If you are interested in doing the SoBe deal, go HERE for more info (you should do better than I did with the new coupon links available).  If you are interested in doing the SmartOnes deal, go HERE for more info.  After using my gift cards, I spend $11.02 and received two $5.00 new Target Gift Cards to use next time. 

Here’s How to Do What I Did:

10 Sobe Lifewaters, 10/$10.00
Minus two B1G1 Sobe printables or printables **You should use more than two B1G1s if you can.. This was all I could print yesterday..
Minus one Buy 5 Sobe Get 1 Free Tearpad
Minus two $0.50/1 Target Store Coupons printables
Total Due: $6.00 or $0.60 each
10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones, $1.89 each
Minus one $5.00 off of 10 Smart Ones printable
Total Due: $13.90 or $1.39 each
4 Spot Shot Carpet Cleaner, $2.99 each
Minus four $3.00/1 printables
Total Due: FREE

Minus two $5.00 Target Gift Cards

Total Due: $11.02 (including tax), Total Saved $31.16, Received two $5.00 Target Gift Cards for future purchases!

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welcomeimageThanks for coming to Addicted to Saving! Here’s a little bit about me so you can know who’s behind all these posts! My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..Read More Here...

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