What are you doing to save money?

Today is the one-week anniversary of the savings pledge. Yay, go us! How are you doing? What are you doing?

These are a few things I’m doing-

Unless it’s super hot out, like this week, I’m not using a/c, opening up windows and using fans. I love summer though, and as long as it’s not really humid, we like the heat.

I am definitely monitoring how much perishable stuff I’m buying at store, to eliminate waste. That has been working for me–today is garbage day and I had very little to throw out.

My washing machine-For towels, I use warm water wash & dryer, everything else is cold water wash, shortened cycle, and on the clothesline. Hopefully this will balance out the increase in electric use from a/c.

Car-trying to drive less, making more of an effort to combine trips.

Coupons-I’m back on the wagon! I’m excited about the GM deal at Acme, which I’m doing today. Excited about some freebies at CVS, overage at Walmart and so on.

What are some ways you’re working on your savings pledge?

More catalina offers at Acme, July 15-21

Yay! Acme is bringing back some decent catalina offers. And the fine print says “Shop today and earn valuable dollar coupons good on your next shopping trip. Combine them to save on your next grocery purchase-There’s no limit!”

Ha–it’s like they’re begging us to roll them!

Buy any two of these and get a $2 coupon:

Quaker Oats squares or Cinnamon Oats squares, $3, no coupons listed in coupon database

Malt-o-Meal 16.5 oz+, $2.50, printable

Carnation Instant Breakfast, $4, printable

Buy 3, get a $1 coupon-Poptarts 8ct, 3 for $5, maybe printables

Buy 2, get a $1 coupon-Snackwells snack bars, 100 calorie packs, $2.50, 6/26 inserts

Buy 4, get a $2 coupon-Better Oats 6ct, $1.25 each

Printables

*Hot* General Mills Deal at Acme next week-July 15-21

I’ll do the rest of the matchups and highlights later, this warrants it’s own post!

General Mills items listed at $2.50 each–get a $2 catalina AND a free gallon of milk when you buy 4.

Items:

Honey Nut Cheerios-YAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY! They never include these anymore.

Cocoa Puffs

Lucky Charms

Fiber One Bars

Fiber One Brownies

NV Granola Bars and Thins

BC Fruit Snacks

Check your 6/26 inserts–especially if you have some of the $0.75/1s…..that will mean 4 items, milk and a $2 catalina will cost you $4.

Printables and more printables. That second link is a link to the BTFE resource page, which has several links to BTFE/GM printable sites.

This is going to be fun! I can’t wait to stock up on HN Cheerios and lunchbox snacks!

Procter & Gamble offers this week

If you still have your Procter & Gamble coupons from last week, or some good home mailers, there are lots of promos this week.

My Walmart ad is pretty much all P&G stuff and has decent prices. Good deals if you don’t want to be bothered with rewards programs like Extra Bucks and catalinas.

The Target ad also lists several P&G items on sale, including a $5 GC back when you buy two Tides.

Acme’s offer is an iTunes gift card. I posted about it last week.

And CVS has several P&G items on promo, like Duracell batteries, Pampers and Crest.