Free Post Raisin Bran Cereal at KMART!

*****UPDATE*****I FORGOT TO ADD THE LINK TO THE WORD "HERE." IT'S THERE NOW.

KMART has select Post Cereals on sale for 4/$7 this week.  You DO NOT have to purchase 4 to get the low $1.75 price.  If you click HERE you can print a $2 off Raisin Bran coupon (it's at the bottom of the page).  All you have to do is sign up for their free newsletter and they e-mail you the coupon instantly.  It only lets you print one, but if you're fortunate like I am and have more than one computer you can print off another.  So it's free after the coupon!  You will have to make sure an get a smaller filler item because it creates an overage, I just bought a small package of m&m's and paid like .50 for Two Boxes of Raisin Brand and a small package of peanut m&m's!  Don't miss this deal!

Coupon Experience #1!

This was my first "real" attempt at using coupons, could've done better, but definitely could've done worse too!!!!!!! Here are the stats.


1 Four PackYoplait Fiber One Yogurt
2 Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls
2 Pillsbury Savory Bites
2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel Pastries
4 Canned Hunt's Spaghetti Sauce
1 Box of Lucky Charms
2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snack boxes
1 Betty Crocker Cake Mix
1 Betty Crocker Chocolate Frosting
2 Betty Crocker Brownie Mixes
1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix
1 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
1 Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes
3 Betty Crocker Hamburger/Tuna Helper Meals
2 Regular Chex Mix Bags
1 Turtle Chocolate Chex Mix Bag
5 Fiber One Chewy Bars
4 Nature Valley Granola Bars
Total Items = 36= $1.03 per item
Total Spent = $37.26
Total Saved = $65.70
Without coupons and Kroger card it would have been $97.96
Not too shabby eh?  :)

Coupon Deal

I found a sweet coupon deal all by myself without the help of other blogs.  :)  It's only good for my area, but I was still proud none-the-less.  If you have a Whites IGA near you, they are having a sale on Purex Liquid Laundry detergent for $1.99.  If you have coupons from your paper this weekend there's a BOGO (buy one get one free) coupon for Purex Laundry Detergent in the Red Plum insert, so you get them for $1.00 a piece!  Now that's a good buy!  I'm not a huge fan of Whites or of the Green cleaning supplies, but hey, cheap is cheap. :)

30 Day Shred

I'm planning on starting Jillian's 30 day shred again starting January 1st and will keep a log of how I'm doing here on my blog. If anyone else wants to do it, you can get the dvd at Walmart for $9, all you need are some small hand weights and a floor mat if you're doing it on a hard surface, if you're on carpet then you don't need one. Leave comments on my blog and let me know how you're doing! Good luck to anyone else who is trying this!

-Shelly-

CHEAP DIAPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, so I kind of gave up on the whole "Coupon Shelly" thing for the moment, but I just happened to be looking at blog links of my friends (Thanks Melissa) and I found this REALLY SUPER EASY way to get Huggies Diapers for $3.92 per pack of jumbo diapers. How?! You might ask, just as I did! Well, here is how, courtesy of $30 Weekly Grocery Challenge

Deal Idea:
Go to http://www.diapers.com
Huggies Snug & Dry Extra Large Case (150 diapers) Size 4 $39.99
Huggies Snug & Dry Jumbo Pack (31 diapers) Size 4 $9.99
Pampers Travel Wipes, $1.99 (needed an item to get my total up to $49 to get free shipping and use $10 off code)
Total: $51.97
Use $1.50 E-Coupon for Huggies (just click on the e-coupon box)
Use code 30DX7021 to get $10 off $50 purchase for new customers
Pay: $40.47
Print your confirmation receipt and print this rebate form and mail it off for $14.97 rebate back.
Final Cost: $25.55
This breaks down to about $3.92 per pack of jumbo diapers.

Amazing huh?! Leave a comment and let me know if you did it. I just did it today, so I'll let you know if for whatever reason it didn't work out. Share the news!

-Shelly-

My two favorite (cooking) recipes for the moment.

I just thought I would share my two recipes that I've made lately that are my absolute favorite! Feel free to e-mail me with any questions you have about them (Shelly_Welly_Belly@yahoo.com). p.s. I'm going back to school for real this time in January! Yay! (only part time, so don't worry!) :)





Sweet Russian Cabbage Soup

PREP TIME: 10 Min
COOK TIME: 1 Hr
READY IN 1 Hr 10 Min


INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 pounds ground lean beef
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 cubes beef bouillon
2 medium carrots, shredded
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons white vinegar (I use 1/4 of a cup instead for a little extra "bite")
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 quarts water, divided
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 head cabbage, cored and cut into wedges

DIRECTIONS
Crumble the ground beef into a large pot. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef bouillon cubes, carrots, onion, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour in 1 quart of water, and bring to a boil. Stir to break up the beef while heating. Once the soup comes to a boil, cover and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
Pour in another quart of water, and return to a slow boil. Add garlic and cabbage. Simmer for 25 minutes, until cabbage is tender. Ladle into soup bowls to serve.

Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Enchiladas!

Ingredients:

SAUCE: Large Pork Loin, 18 oz Coca-Cola Classic (do not use diet or generic), 1 cup sugar, (1) 7 oz can of chipotle chilies in ADOBO sauce, 1 tsp dry ground mustard (heaping), 1 tsp. minced garlic.

OTHER: Large package of flour tortillas, green salsa that has tomatillos and sarano peppers in it, and LOTS of shredded mozzarella cheeze.

Directions: PORK: Remove chilies from the can of adobo sauce. Rinse chilies with the coke to get all the sauce. Discard chilies. Also rinse can with coke to get all remaining sauce. Put all ingredients in blender. Blend, pour over pork in crock pot. Add brown sugar towards the end, a tablespoon at a time. After cooking, pull apart with forks into bite size pieces. Leave in sauce while you serve it.

ENCHILADAS: Add heaping spoonfulls of sweet pork to flour tortilla, sprinkle with generous amount of cheese. Fold tortilla burrito style. Drizzle green salsa over the top (not too much) and again sprinkle on top with generous amount of cheese. Fill caserole dish with as many enchiladas that you can and stick in the oven to broil until cheese is melted.

Introducing Coupon Shelly!

Okay, so I'm just starting to get into this whole coupon business. It is VERY confusing! As I go along, I'm going to post things that I found that are helpful. For example, I keep seeing these women post things to their blogs about how they got their Walgreens purchases for free after using their "Register Rewards." I had NO idea what that meant, so I googled it and found this VERY informative description about how to save at Walgreens at about.com. So click HERE if you're interested like I was about how all these women get these super deals at Walgreens. I'll let you know how I do!

Also, here is the link for the same type of info for CVS.