My husband and I are both training for a 5K right now so we’ve been eating like horses. (It’s a good thing we’re not training for a marathon because I can’t even imagine how much food you have to consume for that sort of training schedule! I am considering going for a half marathon, but I kinda have to make it through a 5K first, ya know? 
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Anyway, Jesse asked the other day if I could start buying more cereal since that’s a nice snack for him when he’s hungry in the evenings. Well, I have to tell you that my stomach did a little flip because I knew that cereal deals have been scarce in these parts for the last number of weeks and the thought of paying full price for a box of cereal was quite disturbing to me.
I know, I know, what is wrong with me? I’ve gotten spoiled by coupons and good deals, that’s what it is!
Gratefully, I only ended up paying $2.19 for some organic Cascadian Farms cereal on sale and $1.50 a box for the Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut cereal. And now I’m going to be on a hunt for cereal deals in our area since I really try never to pay more than $1 per box! Holler if you’re local and find something good or shoot me an email if you find something online. My husband will be extremely grateful.
Here’s our shopping trip price breakdown:
Orange Juice — marked down to $2.29
2 Kroger cottage cheese — marked down to $0.59 (perfect for the lasagna casserole I was planning to make this week!)
Blue Diamond Almond Breeze milk — $1.67, used $0.55/1 coupon (doubled), $0.67 after coupon
Sour cream — marked down to $0.49
Odwalla bar — $1, used $0.50/1 coupon (doubled), free after coupon
3 Starkist tuna pouches — $1 each, used 3 $0.50/1 coupons (doubled — link no longer available), free after coupons
2 boxes of Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut cereal — $2.50 each, used 2 $1/1 coupons, $1.50 each
Cascadian Farms cereal — $2.19
Turkey — marked down to $1.79
Coffee-mate — used free coupon
My total after coupons was $13.98.
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Awesome job running! Half marathon training is not bad at all. I have never been an athlete, but I started running in July after our second baby. I was hooked. After three 5Ks in the summer/fall, in November I ran my first half marathon! Now training for another half in May.
I love listening to an iPod stocked with great music like Lincoln Brewster, Hillsong United, Chris Tomlin, Jeremy Camp, Vicky Beeching, MercyMe, etc… It has become a wonderful time of worship as well as a break from motherhood!
You can do it!! Keep up the great work!!
Big Lots is a great place to find organic cereal for a good price! I often get Cascadian and Nature’s Path there.
I am not local to you but I have been getting good deals on cereal lately. I haven’t paid more then $1 a box of natural/organic brands. I have gotten Barbara’s Bakery several times at Whole Foods with manufacture and store coupons for 50 cents to $1 a box and then good Kashi deals at Target, Meijer, and just this past week CVS. Hope this helps and good luck.
I was just at Safeway. I got 4 boxes of cereal for .17 per box. 3 boxes of Cinnamon Burst Cheerios and 1 box of Oatmeal Squares. They are buy 4 @ $1.49 apiece. I used 3 – .75 coupons for the Cheerios (2 printed online and 1 from an insert) and 1 – $1 coupon for the Oatmeal Squares from an insert. Add doublers and it was only .17 per box!
Good luck on your 5k! I ran 3 last year (I’m in my 2nd year of running). I plan to do a 10k, & train for a half marathon. Marathon is a goal before I am 36, 3 years away!
I have been reading your blog for sometime now. I notice you buy several marked down or quick sale items. Can you share a little more about this. I waste so much food because of dates on food. When is it ok to buy quick sale ie: meats, dairy etc. Thanks so much for any information you can share.
Do you have a Super KMart in your area? I got a bunch of free Kellogg’s cereal there. It’s super doubles this week and they have a ton of different Kellogg’s cereals on sale 10 for $10. There is a $1/2 any Kellogg’s cereal in this Sunday’s Red Plum, so free cereal for us! Most of it is the sugary stuff, but there were Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Raisin Bran (a bit healthier . . .). There is also a $1/3 coupon out there which makes them only $0.33 each. Might be worth looking into
At least you picked up a box with a rebate for the Kelloggs cereal-making it free! It’s 1 per household, but it helps when you know you’re paying more for cereal than you normally do.
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