Safeway Bargains

Use that Just 4 U program on the Safeway site...  it is fantastic if you are trying to cut your grocery budget.  Supplementing with free, and nearly free, food this month has allowed us to save SO MUCH toward our goal.  I plan to keep this up as much as possible all summer!

$3.50

This bunch was $3.50, the ice-cream was a splurge of course, my family loves treats and at just over a dollar i could justify it!  I actually used one 'real' paper coupon here, making the hot dogs free...  not something i would normally buy, but will make fun summer lunches for the kiddos.

$1.97

This group contains a few free coupons so i only paid for the bread and cereal.  $1.97 total!

$2.67

More cheap bread, and these flavorless eggs will only be used for baking (my hens are not laying enough for all our needs right now) and this trip cost me $2.67!

I have saved SO much this month it is unbelievable.  While I did sacrifice quality on a lot of my shopping trips I do supplement with a lot of home-grown organic greens and as much 'health food' as possible, pantry is stocked with organic oats, brown rice, etc!

$2 pizza and Commissary clearance

and i only went in for garlic...

Fresh garlic was on my list...  an opportunity to visit our Commissary and see what i can find!

No Spend update & HUGE mid-month savings!

my favorite, early morning quiet spot. 

Half way through this no-spend month...  i did end up spending a tiny bit more..  mainly on that darn produce, boy we eat a LOT of it!

No-Spend update: $189 spent

Our Pantry Challange is going great!  Surprised?   Yes, I have spent $189 so far on groceries and we are only on DAY 9!!!   If this continues we will be....  actually, way ahead of the game!

My pantry challange is more relaxed than it used to be, my kids eat SO. MUCH. MORE. and feeding our pets is not something that can wait, and I buy them quality food which is not super cheap...

PLUS, a few pricy things we cannot 'live' without, such a coconut oil and stevia somehow ALL ran out at the same time this week!  Of course they did!  Chickens eat a LOT of food too...  little stinkers!

So, where did i spend all this money?  Heres where....

35,000 prizes from Dominoes!

Those are the kind of odds i like!  Simply sign up  HERE to get the notice that the giveaway has begun!  I have done this in the past and was super slow to respond, but this time I aim to be quicker, wanna get those kiddos some free pizza!  ;)

Freezer Chicken Tikka Masala

I am supposed to be doing the Pantry Challange but when i see chicken breast marked down to $1.04lb i buy 10lbs!  because that deal is too darn good to pass up.

Safeway deals!

Its been a long time since I have gone into Safeway...  and Im so glad I did!  We got the sale ad in the mail just the other day and I thought to myself 'this is a great way to save money, self!'.   Grapes were on sale for only $1.49lb!!!  Even the Commissary sells them for double that!  That was enough of a bargain to get me in there....

I logged-on to the Safeway website to be sure my Rewards Card was up to date and discovered the digital coupon section.  I simply clicked on the ones I wanted to use and they magically went to my Rewards card.  Something amazing I noticed were coupons made JUST FOR ME to get something free (or nearly free)!  Seriously?  I actually thought it was too good to be true...  but tried it anyway of course!