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?

New printables available + reverse matchups

And, if you haven’t printed the Hasbro coupons & think you might want them, tomorrow will be the last day they are up.

This week’s diaper prices, April 25

Sorry so late with this one! For new readers, each week I summarize the prices at most of the big retailers for diapers. I only do Huggies & Pampers, and will highlight the store brand if there is a spectacular deal.

Pampers-coupons from 4/3 inserts plus tons of home mailers and inside-package coupons.

Huggies-printables on coupons toolbar, left hand side of this blog, and 4/17 inserts. In addition to the home mailers & other stuff available.

Acme-nothing listed, assume regular price.

Giant-advertising big box at $19.99 with free tub of wipes; also part of the $25/$100 deal, but rumor is that next week there is an overlapping $5/$20 catalina offer, so I’d wait if you don’t really need them.

Superfresh-nothing listed, assume regular price.

Target-interesting offer, buy three jumbo packs, get $5 GC. Three jumbo packs=$27, then minus any coupons you may have–hopefully the $2 or $3 ones. Not a bad deal, especially if you already have some previous GCs to roll.

Walgreen’s-advertising jumbo packs at $8.99, both brands. There are Walgreens coupons in the Infant Care booklet to stack with mfr coupons, but I keep reading that it’s not going through without hassles–it beeps and the cashiers have to force it in.

CVS-store brand is buy one, get one 50% off.

Kmart-huggies/pampers also jumbo packs for $8.99, store brand 6.99. Luvs advertised at 10.99, doesn’t give count though.

Dollar General- no ad this week.

Week of April 25-deals to check out

All right, time to get back in the swing of things, spring break is over. I have some Register Rewards to use up at Walgreens and some Extra Bucks for CVS, though none of them are going to expire this week. I’m glad it’s a slow week!

Walgreens-the only item I’m really interested in is the Stayfree. Cost is $2.99 with $2.99 back in RRs. $1 printables. There are also $1/1s in the 3/27 inserts. Will probably use teh $0.59 Fla-vor-ice packs for my fillers. I’d like to try the diapers but every place I read says the Walgreens coupons for the diapers are beeping, not sure it’s worth the hassle.

Acme-I see nothing great, just hope to get in & get out with just my usual produce, lunch meat & dairy items to get me through the week. I may do the $5 instant savings (back page of ad) if I have enough Nutri Grain coupons. Sadly, I guess $1.49 is now my stock up price for those, I haven’t seen them under that in a long time. You can check last week’s highlights & matchups for more details on that promo.

CVS-Slow week there too. I wonder if the Jergen’s Natural Glow will count towards Beauty Club spending? I think it will, right? I can buy two, I have $2 tearpad coupons for it, so pay $12. Get $5 back for the ECB deal, another $5 back because that will put me over another $50 threshold of spending. I like the self-tanner and my legs are so white!

We don’t use the Blink eye drops (free after extra bucks) so that would be a donation item. I may still get it though, since there are $1 coupons in 4/3 inserts.

Giant-if I have time (ha ha, like I ever have any extra time!) I want to check out the Kelloggs/Keebler/P&G deal at Giant. But, there supposedly is going to be a $5/$20 Pampers catalina offer next week, and the $25/$100 offer is still good next week too. Will be better to have overlapping deals.