Coupon Tidbits

Last minute shopping at Smiths? There's great deals this week to be had at Smith's if the frozen promo works for you and you need some household items (detergent, toothpaste, fabric softner, etc.). Are you a baker? Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming sales for all the stuff you need for those yummy holiday recipes!

What I learned...Last cold season my DH got sick and I found myself at Walgreen's at 10 pm buying OTC medicine! I was sick to my stomach! I didn't have any on hand and ended up paying close to full price! So lesson learned. Cold season is upon us. When you spot good deals on any OTC medicines (even Kleenex!) you might use, stock up. That way you'll have it IF you need it and if you don't need it, you didn't pay FULL price for it anyway!

One list tidbit about coupons. I challenged myself to keep track of my coupon savings. I was sent this cool savings tracker (let me know if you want it I can send it to you!) and I've been tracking my savings since January. Well....drum roll please...I spend $208 on my papers annually and I've saved SO far this calendar year $5400!!! Can you believe it! So simple math says it's WELL worth the paper investment. Give us a call to book your free coupon class and you too can be well on your way to HUGE savings!

Peppery Pork Roast

I thought I would post one of my favorite recipes since pork loin is on sale at Smiths this week. Enjoy!

Pepper Pork Roast
2 med. onions sliced
2 T canola oil
4 lbs pork loin (I've used both pork loin and pork roast)
salt and pepper
3 cloves
2 sticks of cinnamon
1 bay leaf
1 (12 oz) can Dr. Pepper
1.5 cups dried apricot halves
1.5 cups pitted prunes

• Slice onions and place in slow cooker
• Heat oil in skillet over med-high heat
• Season pork with salt and pepper, then brown all sides in skillet
• Place browned pork on top of onions in slow cooker
• Add cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaf to cooker
• Pour Dr. Pepper over pork and top with dried fruit
• Cover and cook 3-4 hours on high or 8-9 hours on low
• Ensure pork is 160 degrees
• Remove pork from cooker after it's done
• Use a slotted spoon to remove onion, fruit and spices
• Discard whole spices
• Skim any grease from sauce
• Slice pork (it falls apart!) and serve with onions, fruit and sauce!

I also like to serve the pork over brown rice or mashed potatoes

Oh Boy - I've Created a Monster

You know you're a Grocery Geek when....

Here's a funny little story for ya:  The other day we were spending some good family time teaching the kids how to take care of our new yard a.k.a. taking advantage of free child labor.  Anyway, my 9 yr old and I were cleaning out the muck under the bushes and I kept pulling out ads and such that were all weather worn and wadded up.  As I put them in the pile of gunk, my sweet child says, "Mom!! Why would anyone throw out a coupon!"  Oh boy!!  Look what I have done!  

Needless to say, "You know you're a Grocery Geek when... you children have picked up on your coupon habits!" 

My husband got a really good laugh out of this one ... and truly so did I!
 

High Value CPK coupon!

I know it's the last day of the Smith's Kick Off to savings promo, however, I came across this high value coupon for CPK pizzas that are part of the promo! Will make large CPK pizzas $1.99 after the promo! WOO HOO!

Just click HERE and share the video with someone. I emailed it to my DH and was able to print the coupon twice right away. Super easy!

Thanks KrazyCouponLady!

Sneek Peek!!

I am going to try really hard to make this a recurring present for you all on Mondays.  I get a peek at the ads before they are sent to Utah to be added to our amazing Grocery Smarts lists.  Well, I decided to snap a few pics of some upcoming promos to give you a little head start on your savings!!  If you see something you can't live without, start stalking your neighbors for their coupons too!  (remind me to tell you a funny neighbor/coupon story later)... 

Here's what I snapped for this week!! These ads are effective 10/13-10/19/10

SMITHS PROMO: Buy 10 items and save $5

 Albertson's/General Mills Promo:  Buy $25 worth of the following products and receive a $10 coupon for your next shopping trip.  Remember that these items will ALSO earn money for your child's school with Box Tops!  If you don't have a school to donate to, let me know - I will gladly take them off your hands!

 We are going to try our hand at a linking party this Friday, so let us know if you have posted some great savings for this week!!  This should be so fun!! 

Happy Savings!!

p.s. Funny story.... We just moved last week and I had my papers transferred (which by the way was super easy - thanks RJ).  Well, we drove by the new house the Sunday that they were supposed to start coming - we hadn't moved yet - and there were no papers!!  DIE!!  I kept forgetting to call the RJ and let them know I was missing 5 papers, but we started moving little things over that week, and one night our new neighbor across the street stopped my hubby and told him that the paper boy messed up and left us 5 papers on Sunday.  So he took them!!  My sweet hubby politely told him that was right and that I use the coupons inside.  Um, honey, did you think to ask him what he did with all my papers?  NO.  Well, being new to the neighborhood, I didn't want to exactly go all coupon cRaZy on him, so I just let it go.  Yes, that's right!  I am now missing a whole week of coupon inserts!!  BOOO!!  Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to not go ransacking their recycling bin?!  {breathe in... breathe out} Live will go on.....