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Super Savings Saturday: This week in groceries (and a $30 Kroger gift card giveaway!)

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We're heading out the door early this morning to go to fun family festival in a nearby town, so I don't have time to break all the prices down for you. However, here's the groceries we purchased or were given to us this week:

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When we got home from vacation last week, my husband made a quick trip to Aldi and Wal-Mart to pick up some lightbulbs and milk, bread, cheese, and fruit since our refrigerator was pretty bare.

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Pictured above was my Dillon's trip on Tuesday plus some corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, and eggs from local farms/friends.

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Pictured above is my Target and Walgreens trip that I made on Wednesday. More details on my Walgreens deals are posted here. You can see more details on the Target deals here.

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I stopped at Dillons to hit the Mega Event and found these packages of beef sausage marked down to $1.59 each. So I stocked up with some of the extra "wiggle room" in our grocery budget.

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And finally, Kroger (in conjunction with MyBlogSpark) sent me a gift card for $30 with a challenge to see how much I could buy for that amount with the Mega Event specials they were running. I bought 40 items and split up my transaction into two orders so I could roll the $3.50 Nature Valley catalina to my next order.

I tried to mostly buy stuff we actually eat, but since 3 varieties of Hamburger Helper were marked down to $0.45 each (after the Mega Event discount) and I had coupons which gave me $0.33 off each of them, I went ahead and picked up nine boxes. We don't eat Hamburger Helper, but I can probably find someone to give it to, or else I can use the noodles in other recipes.

We also don't usually eat canned biscuits/crescent rolls, but if I can get them for next to nothing, I buy them and then make them into cinnamon rolls.

I'm pretty sure you can guess that we'll be eating lots of yogurt over the next few weeks! 🙂 My girls think the Yoplait Kids yogurt was the best stuff ever invented so I was so excited to surprise them with an abundance of it. You should have seen their faces when I came home from the grocery store with 8 packages of it!

You can check out more details coupon match-ups for the Mega Event here.

All totaled, we spent $55.59 on groceries this week, plus I used the $30 gift card that Kroger sent me. Since we only spent $5.04 on groceries last week, I had extra room to do a little stocking up on the great deals this week while staying within our $40/week grocery budget. I decided to include the $30 gift card purchases in my grocery budget totals, just to be fair. So I'm only going to spend $30 total on groceries next week, to even things out.

Would you like to win a $30 gift card from Kroger? They have provided an extra one for me to give away, so if you have a Kroger-affiliated store near you, just leave a comment on this post within the next 24 hours and you'll be entered to win it! One winner will be randomly drawn from all the entrants and posted shortly after the giveaway ends. Comments
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  8. Joy says

    It would be a great blessing for us if we get the gift card this time. But generally, I feel blessed when I see somebody else gets blessed by this. Someone will be encouraged so much to continue to work hard for the family. That is good to see!

  13. JS Hess says

    We have Kroger stores here that we do the majority of our shopping at each week! Thanks so much for the chance!!

  15. Dana says

    I love shopping at Kroger at night after the baby has gone to bed! There are great deals in the evening, and no little one to distract me from saving $$$!

  18. Paula Laxson says

    HI ! I love this site ! I am looking forward to following and learning how to live thrifty 🙂 THank you !

  19. Gwen says

    I have been not been doing so well couponing lately due to being off my thyroid medicine, but my goal is to start back up this week…I miss my good deals. So, this would be an excellent challenge for me to start back up with!!!

  20. Krissy says

    I would definitely use a Kroger card! We cook for kids in our neighborhood regularly and being as frugal and healthy as I can is a huge help!!
    Krissy

  24. Beth Morrison says

    Would love the Kroger card. I am buying groceries for my daughter’s first apt. and it would really come in handy.
    Thanks for all your great help on your site. I have saved SO much money this month!!

  31. Julie says

    I would love the card! I shop at Kroger all the time in Jackson, TN. Thanks for doing this.

  33. mary says

    I would love to win the kroger card. I haven’t been to the store yet for it but really would help me out.

  37. Vanessa says

    I love shopping at Kroger’s…that is where I Do most of my shopping at considering it is the closest store for like 20 minutes or so away.

  42. Mary says

    I have a long standing love affair with Kroger. One of my old foster sons works at our Kroger now as an adult. I appreciate all they do for the community.

  43. KC says

    My Kroger is about 5 minutes away and I think I visit it every other day!
    KCMayhan(at)gmail(dot)com

  48. Laura says

    I would love to win! Pictures of deals always get me excited and I want to run to the store right away!

  51. Mary says

    I love this site! I just found it and will be following it. Thanks for the great couponing ideas.

  68. Rebecca says

    Please enter me to win the $30 gift card for Kroger. I am loving the mega sale last week and this week.

  71. Vanessa says

    I had such a great Kroger experience yesterday and would love to have another with a gift card! Thanks!

  85. Sarah says

    Thank you so much for your website. A Kroger card sure would come in handy, especially since you have helped me learn how to increase what I can get for my money.
    Sarah
    [email protected]

  88. Rebecca Johnson says

    signing up for the $30 gift card – have many Kroger’s in the area! Have many people to help. We buy for 6 households and many individuals!

  95. Danielle Spears says

    That is awesome that Kroger does that. I’ve actually found that if you download their e-coupons to your card and take in a paper coupon they honor both. I’m got stuff for free that way.

    I would love to see what I could do with that gift card and the mega savings with my kids Gluten-Free Diet. Now that would be a challenge.

  96. Olivia says

    I recently moved to an area with a Kroger. I’ve been into one until a few weeks ago… what an amazing store! Thanks again for all of your posts, Crystal. 🙂

  99. SueEllen Williams says

    I would love to win the Kroger gift card. I really scored last week with the double dollar coupon promotion they had here in Texas.

  100. Cara says

    WOW! You always amaze me with the deals you find! I have not been shopping at my local Kroger recently due to my last visit there not being the most beneficial and better deals at my local stores. A $30 gift card would sure entice me to give Kroger another shot!

    As always, thanks for all you do for us by sharing this wonderful information!

  101. christy says

    however do you do it?!! i’ve been following your blog for the last several months and i’m still astonished at your grocery budget and the amount of things you get. so inspiring!

  102. christy says

    I loooove kroger and could totally use this gift card. I spent $19 there on Friday and came out with 11 boxes of hamburger helper, 4 cans of PB crescent rolls, 8 cans of Grands biscuits, 7 cans of PB cinnamon rolls, 1 bottle of kroger dressing, 12 pack of Big K soda, and a 9 oz package of Hillshire Farms turkey….A savings of 69 %….I could do soooo much with a $30 gift card. Thanks!

  114. Alice Gold says

    I am new to couponing…about a month in. So I am very proud to say that I got 50 boxes of cereal this past week for TAX only. I figured out to combine their price matching to Kroger and then I added my manufacturer coupons with the $1 Target coupon for General Mills Cereals. WOW, was I excited. I did pretty well with the Mega Event at Kroger this week too. Did anybody else feel brainfried after counting to 10 a bunch. And then when you get to the other side of the store, you can’t even remember for sure what items were on the Mega Event. But, I gotta say, it’s nice to feel like I am really using my brain.

    I am not sure if I made it in 24 hours, but I would love the gift card.

  118. Amy W says

    This site is the best!
    I am a regular kroger shopper- would put it to good use!

    Thanks Crystal!
    🙂

  122. Kelly C says

    I am a loyal Kroger shopper and a gift card would help us out so much as I am currently unemployed.

  131. Hayley says

    I love how kroger gives you the chance to buy up stuff by marking it down to save on waste and save us money.

  132. Sarina says

    My only shopping this week was the Mega 10 Deals and I’d love to see what else I could get for $30 🙂

    btw…I never seem to be able to post comments in FireFox…is anyone else having this problem?

  138. Traci Menie says

    I could really use this help. My husband has really been trying hard to find a job. I am a stay at home mom. He has been without work now for 2 months and we haven’t rec’d any unemployment. Would be so grateful to have this blessing!

  143. Gina says

    I love shopping @ Kroger! Saved over $37 there this week myself and immediately thought of you, your blog and how much I’ve learned here! 🙂 Thank you for the opportunity to win.

  144. Ami M. says

    From one Dave Ramsey fan to another..would love to win the $30 gift card so I can put the money I would normally put towards groceries..and use the gazzelle intensity and put the $30 towards my debt!

  145. Carrie says

    You’re shopping/couponing skills amaze me. Also, as a family working on getting out of debt, I’m inspired whenever I read your posts on your savings for your house!

  149. Amy says

    Thanks for the giveaway! I already snagged some great deals at Kroger this week … hope to get some more soon!

  150. Kelly S says

    I am really impressed with your bargains. I need to quit taking my hybby with me when I go shopping. I’m out for the deals, but he keeps adding to the cart.
    thanks again

  154. 4monkeymama says

    Would love to use that card at my local Smith’s!! We stocked up on Cocoa Puffs this morning. My 3 y.o. twins know that we don’t buy stuff like that unless we have a “cuton” and the it is “on saled”! lol

  159. Cara D says

    I haven’t been to the store in quite a little bit… would love a $30 gift card to snag some more groceries!

  161. Amy says

    I stocked up at the mega event: 65% savings plus I paid most of the out of pocket with a gift card I received from a previous pharmacy coupon deal. Enter me please!

  162. Lori says

    I could use some help with the Kroger budget this week too. Love your blog!!! Thanks for inspiring my friends and I!

  163. Joy says

    I have gradual been falling out of love with my regular grocery store (Meijer) and would love to try something new. I have spent too much time double and triple checking receipts to be sure everything rang up right. It seems that you and many of your readers have had good experiences with Kroger, so I’d like to try it out and doing so with a gift card would be dreamy. 🙂

  167. Virginia says

    I just dropped off my two precious daughters at college. I am in great need of a pick-me-up, I would love a $30 gift card to Kroger!

  170. pianomanda says

    Your site is amazing! Thank you so much for all of the amazing tips! (And yes, please enter me for the Kroger card!!! 🙂

  178. Amie says

    Just returned from Kroger. Love that they were tripling coupons in Ohio. Got some great deals!!!

  182. Jennifer says

    WOW!!! You are amazing! I am always impressed with your savvy shopping. I would love to win the kroger gift card. They have great deals!

  184. Nancy says

    I love Krogers! They always have wonderful promotions and their staff members are so nice! Thanks for the chance to win the gift card!

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

  185. anne says

    I took advantage of the Mega sales event this week, too! The cashier couldn’t believe my bottom line. It would have been even better with a $30 giftcard! 🙂

  188. Luciane says

    The gift card would come in very handy specially during the Mega Sales Event! Thank you for doing this!

  191. Nicholle says

    Thanks for all the money saving tips you give. It it helping our family so much. We love Kroger. I am an amatuer at this coupon deal shopping but last week at Kroger I got 2 weeks worth of groceries for 99$.

  198. rose watson says

    thanks for such a wonderful page…the kroger card would help me in my next month..ihave to have quickie dental surgery monday..so there goes the next six months budget..thanks again
    rose
    [email protected]

  199. Beth says

    Would love a Kroger gift card! I love love love your site. I’m new to couponing and I am a wee bit obsessed. 🙂

  201. Anna C says

    I just spent some money at Kroger this morning, I would love to have a little extra grocery $!

  204. Becky S. says

    I would love to win a Kroger gift card! I LOVE Kroger! Since I have been trying to be more frugal, Kroger is the place I shop. They have such great deals every week! Thanks! [email protected]

  205. Karla Scott says

    I love your site and I would love to have a Kroger gift card!
    I have just started back shopping at Dillons in the last two months! I have always shopped at Walmart but now that I have been learning so much about coupons I found out Walmart is one of the last places I go when wanting to get a good deal with coupons.
    I hate I missed out on Dillons all this time. Better late then never I guess.

  208. Vanessa says

    We are visiting family in a few weeks; I’m sure that we could find some good deals at their Kroger! I am always jealous when I look at their grocery ads and visit Kroger because they have such great deals!

  209. Angela T. says

    This $30 would help out so much. I love shopping at Kroger and all of the deals you can find with the ecoupons and paper coupons are definitely a plus.

  216. Beth says

    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! We have a Kroger down the street and baby #3 due in a week so that gift card would come in really handy. 🙂

  219. Denise Chapman says

    I’m brand new to your site and learning so much so fast! We’re pinching pennies any way we can and would SO love the gift card! 🙂 Thanks for all your great ideas!

  223. Jennifer says

    I would love to see a little money come my way, going to school full time and lossing my job after Value City went out of business , it hit me hard! So I am adding more and more student loans to my name!

  224. Dani says

    You did really great at the mega event at Krogers. This time around there was nothing we really needed. I am hoping this week fares better.

  229. Robin says

    Hey! I’m always looking for ways to cut our budget and since we were laid off from work almost two weeks ago I’m even MORE interested! Thanks for the contests!

  233. Yvonne Jackson says

    First I want to thank your for saving our family over $700 at Smiths (Krogers) since January. We are also saving .15c on every gallon of gas for shopping at Smiths. My husband is so amazed at how much we save. I don’t know how you do it. You have your hands full with your own family and you are still able to help famliies out. You have been blessed with this gift and you are sharing the blessings. These are tough economic times and your daily emails have helped us stay within our spending budget. I would love to use the Kroger towards my overall savings.

  234. Lea Ann says

    I have just about that much Yoplait in my refrigerator from Kroger from last weekend’s Doubles Event in Texas. Woo hoo! We love Kroger.

  235. Mary Pickett says

    The deals you find are amazing! Since reading your site I have started shopping at our local Aldi and it’s been great. I still spend more than you do on groceries but I’ve been doing much better than I used to…I was $65.00 under budget yesterday! (I shop for 2 weeks at a time.) Thanks for your info. and I’ld love that gift card! 🙂 Mary Pickett

  241. cheapMama says

    Wow! That’s a lot of comments already! Well, here’s hoping! $30 would go a long way during this mega event especially! Hope I win! THanks, Crystal!

  243. Carol Wright says

    We can definitely use that 30.00 gift card Crystal. ALSO my daughter won’t eat the kids yoplait yogurt. She won’t EAT any yogurt anymore but the fiber one yogurt. she likes the strawberry but she picks the strawberry pieces out. she’s so weird. I usually put the fiber one yogurt in her cup and put milk in it then shake it up for her as an instant smoothie (She wont’ drink smoothies with fruit in them) to help her get the probiotic yogurt into her. I don’t have a post about it but i’ll go ahead and post here that I saved $112 at Publix this week and I saved probably around $150 at Kroger. Haven’t been to harris teeter yet.

  253. Michelle Uebrueck says

    Kroger is the best! We just had a new super Kroger open near me and I absolutely LOVE going there. Awesome!

  255. Letty Casey says

    You are always such an inspiration. I love kroger and this challenge seems like it may be a fun way to get the whole family involved.

  256. Elizabeth says

    Kroger is my favorite… especially since I can also get discounted gasoline from shopping at Kroger… thanks for the opportunity!
    Elizabeth

  264. Martha says

    The deals for this Mega Event are incredible. I only wish I had more money in the grocery budget, so this would help! Thank you!

  268. Leisha Larson says

    You always amaze me at the savings you find! I would love gift card to make some great deals at my Smith’s!

  273. Anne says

    Surely could use a Kroger gift card!! I love Kroger! Thank you for all your money saving tips. Love the results of your shopping trips.

  276. Susan Fujimoto says

    I’m new to this and have been amazed at what you can get for so little money! I am learning and have found some great deals. A $30 Kroger gift card would be wonderful!

  280. Lisa Spiker says

    Boy oh Boy could I use that card! I love Kroger and shop there a lot. Trying to feed 2 teenage boys and their father on 50 dollars a week aint always easy,lol!

  281. Kayla says

    We have a Smith’s here that I LOVE to shop at. I was so excited when they had Manager’s Special markdown on the Naked Juice to $1.50 so I used several of the coupons you told us about and got each for $0.50! Please count me in on the drawing!

  282. lisa f says

    i had a similar trip myself, minus the gift card. it so much fun to save money. thanks for making it easy!
    lisa f

  287. Demetris Williams says

    Kroger has become my number 1 grocery shopping store. Thanks for a chance to increase my food budget.

  293. Stephanie Sloper says

    I also got great deals at kroger this week. Totino’s pizza rolls were almost a MM.

    I’d love a gift card!

  297. Lauren says

    My family could use this so much!!! I just had a great day at krogers, $83 of groceries for $20, plus I have the 3.50 coupon for next time still!!

  298. Tiffany S. says

    I have one about 35 minutes from my house and I would love to win this to give me a good excuse to get out there! Thank you so much for the opportunity!

  308. Selene M. says

    I’d love to win this prize. I was at our local Kroger’s two hours ago!
    Thanks for the giveaway

  311. Missy says

    I would LOVE to win a Kroger gift card! I just went there this morning for their mega event. I think the cashier thought I was a nut with all my coupons. : ) Oh well!

  314. Lauren Prince says

    This giveaway is right up my alley! Thanks for all the great info on your blog. It has been so helpful.

  316. Becky says

    I would love a Kroger gift card. Kroger has become my favorite grocery store–especially with my son. I love the racecar cart! I can actually get some shopping done. 🙂

  322. Laura says

    I did o.k. today, nothing too adventurous. Got 5 Nature Valleys, 2 Old El Paso products, 2 Sobe Lifewaters, and Fiber One yogurt for $7.54. Plus I got the $3.50 catalina to use later. 🙂 ($20.30 total before coupons/discounts)

  324. Amy Wittenburg says

    I took advantage of the great deals this week and spent half as much as I would normally!

  327. Wenonah says

    Love love love your blog! Wow 816 comments so far! I won’t hold my breath for the $30 Kroger gift card but would be thrilled if I were lucky!

  329. Ann Stevens says

    Got some great deals of my own with the mega sale this week! Would LOVE to use some more next week:)

  340. Lisa says

    I’d really love to win the giftcard! My husband has been laid off for 8 months & it could go a long way for us! Thanks for sharing with us!

  344. Becky says

    I love Kroger! And I love your blog! I check it almost every day. Thanks for all the time you put into it!

  347. Jen says

    I loved the mega event this week!!!! Spent $30 and saved $80 with $7.00 in catalinas toward my next purchase!!! A $30 gift card would be awesome. Thanks for all you do!!!

  355. Stephanie J says

    You did great at Kroger! I really need to stock up since baby #2 is coming in a week and a half!

  369. Kyla kippenberger says

    I would love to win a kroger gift card. I pretty much only shop at a kroger store in our area. It would come in handy as our grogery budget seems to get smaller and smaller, but our kids are getting bigger and bigger.

  371. Cheryl Percy says

    Stocking up on cheap school supplies (108 packs of pens and counting) for my daughters middle school to help their budget…would love a gift card to buy even more…enjoy your day out

  372. Lois says

    I love Kroger especially because they give senior discounts here on Tuesdays and I qualify! thanks, Crystal, for the offer.

  376. Jana Lee says

    We hit the Mega deal last night and stocked up on biscuits, crescent rolls and breakfast rolls. Great deals…with coupons they were super cheap! I would LOVE to win a $30.00 Kroger card!!!

  382. Laura Lee says

    You have a super busy blog…I don’t know how you do it! But I’m glad you do. Kroger this week was fabulous! I’d LOVE the gift card!

  388. Sarah says

    Wow! An extra $30 would be great! Thanks for all your hard work. You are truly an inspiration to me. I have 3 children (my youngest is 7 months old). Reading your blog has helped me to realize all that I am capable of accomplishing and that I am able to make a big impact on our family’s finances. Thank you!

  389. Teresa says

    Thanks for the deals and the great giveaways! Of course I would be thrilled to get the $30 Kroger card.

  390. Lynette says

    You are amazing and inspiring! I’d love to take a $30 challenge at my nearby Kroger. Thanks!

    Lynette

  393. Danielle says

    Unfortunately, we do not have Kroger or affiliate nearby, but we do travel often to places with Kroger and Fred Mayer so I would love to win this.

  406. April says

    I get very inspired by how much you save at each store and actually find myself spending lots of money with all the events Kroger has going on.

  407. Jeannie says

    P.S. If you happent to have any ideas on how to break deep-sleepers from wetting the bed I’m up for some new ideas! Taking drinks away after 6 and waking them up around 11 is not working!!!

    signed, stressed out =D

  408. anantha says

    I love Kroger and it is just opposite to my house.mostly my entire grocery shopping at kroger.Thanks for giveaway.

  410. Cyndi says

    We could definitly use the card, too! I’d love you to do my shopping, you always snag such great deals!

  413. Jeannie says

    Not really that great of a deal, but I had a couple of coupons for Goodnights and they also had a rebate form near them. They are $14.99/pk. When you buy three you can get a rebate check for $7.50. So, in combination with that, I had a $1.50 and $1 coupon and saved $10! That’s pretty good for Goodnight! They are sooooo… expensive. Thanks for your blog! Looking forward to shopping at Kroger for another $30 in FREE products =D

  422. Joy says

    Kroger is a 2 miles down the road and the place I shop. So I’d love it. Thank you for taking the time to do this site. You have saved me $$$$. I appreciate it so much.

    ♥
    Joy

  430. Kathy says

    I have a Kroger just 1 mile up the road and I love to shop there all the time. They double coupons!! You have a great website…I love all the homemade food you make for your family.

  431. Alvina says

    Just started doing coupons and had fun shopping at Kroger this week!!! Stocked up on cereala and granola bars, great because school is back in school. Would love the gift card!!!

  434. Kimberly says

    I’ve got my list and coupons ready to shop the Mega Event tomorrow after church.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

  435. Ivy Richards says

    I’d love the chance to win the gift card. Thank you for helping me learn about deals and save money for my family. I don’t know that I will ever be to the level you are, but daving some money makes me feel like I am doing my part to help the family budget.

  445. Lynn says

    I would love the Kroger card! Of course, we call it Dillons here! I always love their Mega Events and do really well!

  452. Cynde says

    Our Kroger affiliate, King Soopers is wonderful! I would love $30 to help with groceries! Thanks~

  455. Nichole says

    I’d love a chance at the Kroger gift card! 🙂 thanks, and thanks for your posts, big help with planning my trips

  457. Natalie says

    You are such a good example to people on how to be a good stewart of what you have been given. Thanks for you help!

  464. april says

    Hey! I did the target deoderant too! however, i went three different times, once with my hubby in a different line so I could get all four…i am new at this…is there a faster way to get multiple items or do you have to go into the store multiple times or can you buy them all at once?

  477. Erin says

    I love Kroger! Their sales are great, I can always find markdowns, and organic produce is abundant and inexpensive!

  486. Felecia Walter says

    Thank you for all the info on deals. I have saved a lot of money within the last month alone. I’d love a Kroger gift card, I shop there all the time.

  488. Lindsay T. says

    Would love to win the giftcard. That would be a weeks worth of groceries for us! My husband has been so impressed with the deals we find each week with your insight! This week we got free bacon!

  490. Chris from St. Mary's says

    I just got home from vacation, so I need to stock up on the fresh stuff! Thanks! Kroger is my fave.

  495. Jennifer says

    We’re still trying to learn how to save like you do! Great giveaway, I’d love to win!

  499. Michelle M says

    Your shopping trips AMAZE me. I shop very frequently at Kroger (here it’s Smith’s). Thanks!

  500. glenda says

    Pantry is getting kind of bare so gift card would be really nice! Shop at Kroger regularly.

    thank you for the chance to win.

  503. Jen Lo says

    I have just discovered a local Kroger store and it is quickly becoming a new favorite place to shop. I would love to win!

  512. Robin Eggen says

    wow – you are really organized to be able to save so much. Very inspiring!

    Robin, Dallas

  515. Kimberly says

    Thanks for the chance at the gift card. It would come in very handy around here. I feel like I’m always at Dillon’s!

  521. Dawn Miller says

    Kroger should be my middle name. I literally just got back from there. I love the meat markdowns. My stuff is already packaged and in the freezer!

  523. Jenn C. says

    Boy, that $30 Kroger gift card would be such a blessing to me…we’ll see if I win! 🙂

  525. Melanie Dawn says

    Thanks for the neat Kroger card giveaway! Please enter us!

    Here’s something you can do with that crescent dough:

    http://www.recipezaar.com/Individual-Cream-Cheese-Danish-73488

    I don’t buy the stuff either, unless it’s super cheap or free, but when I had some I came across this recipe and now I’m wondering if maybe it was a curse instead of a blessing! :o) If you like cheese danishes, these are delicious! Hope you try it out and enjoy it!

  526. Jennifer Copeland says

    Kroger’s my favorite! They are doing buy 10 get $5 here, and I stocked up last night-HH for 20 cents!

  527. Diane Gigandet says

    Love to hear your deals. You give me ideas for my own. Would love to win the Kroger card.

  532. Edith says

    Ohh, a Kroger gift card give-a-way! Love it! Shopping at Kroger really helps us save in some areas!

  536. Denise Wilson says

    I just went to Kroger and got some Aquafina, Green Giant canned corn (getting the 10 items = $5 off deal), corn on the cobs, milk, and a chuck roast. I love getting great deals at Kroger!! Could really use a gift card, too! 🙂

  539. Libby says

    I would love to be entered into the giveaway. I also wanted to mention that the nature valley, pillsbury and velveeta cup catalina deal didn’t work at my Kroger afilliate today. Kind of a downer since it would have been $9.00. Fortunately I will use all I got though.

  540. Erica says

    I am always amazed at your shopping deals!! I did get a great deal at Safeway this week, but our grocery budget is around $60 per week (would like to get good enough to do $40). Keep on posting these wonderful examples for us and we will all improve! I would LOVE to win the Kroger card (we have Fry’s here – an affiliate)!

  548. Sarah Haeberle says

    Even though I have lots of choices of grocery stores here, Kroger is my staple, so a $30 gift card would be awesome.

  570. Holly says

    I would love to win the gift card. I took most of the summer off from couponing. I was just burned out. I am refreshed and ready to start stocking my pantry and freezer again after depleting a lot.

  571. Heather wood says

    I usually don’t buy the Pillsbury rolls as well, but when I had tripled coupons and got some, I found out they’re oh-so-good! I hope to get more coupons for those soon!

  575. Shelley M says

    Awesome shopping trips! Love your blog! Thanks for all the hard work you put into it. Would love some free Kroger Money!!!

  581. Kelly Lewis says

    That would be so helpful in our tight budget…Kroger is awesome for helping us moms save money!!!

  588. HopiQ says

    If the Kroger card will work at Dillons (I’m assuming it will!) I would love to have it! I ran out this morning just for fun and got 20 items from the Mega Deal plus milk and coffee. It was so fun matching up printed coupons, loaded coupons, and the deals and coming home with some treats we don’t normally get.

  592. Chrissy Beals says

    I had a super trip to my kroger store this week…it would be sso nice to do it for free!

  602. mandy says

    what a great giveaway, I’d loved to be challenged to see how much I could get for 30.00 without it affecting my weekly grocery budget. Thanks for another great giveaway!! Mandy

  603. Kim McKay says

    I don’t have a Kroger by me, but my parents do; and they could certainly use the $30 card!! Thank you for all the great money-saving ideas you post here. I have saved so much in the two months that I have been reading your blog.

  604. Coral says

    Love your blog and the fun giveaways you have sometimes. Kroger is my favorite grocery store! Thanks!

  606. Sarah says

    I love Kroger. During the Mega event, I got $330 in groceries for $160. We usually spend about $150 a week on normal things, but I got to stock up on a lot. Would love to add $30 more to spend!!

  610. Desert Rose says

    Any yogurts with the foil tops can have a small slit added and a popsickle stick stuck through. Freeze. Now you have yogurt sickles! Just turn upside down and run warm water over the bottom until it releases.

    Save the cups and refill when there is a deal on the quart containers of yogurt. Just cover with foil squares, slit, poke with a pop-stick, and refreeze!

  615. Cindy says

    I like Kroger’s sales and especially the Manager’s Specials. Thanks for always sharing your deals.

  616. Amber says

    I am always amazed at how well you do shopping. Would love to win the $30 gift card. Thanks for the giveaway.

  619. Renae says

    Just got back from Kroger! Saved $42 and spent $26. But I had a $10 gift card from the AMP energy drinks. So, total OOP was $16! Love gift cards!

  625. lisa says

    We’re gonna have to drive to TN for work regularly, and there’s a kroger there. I’m thinking I’ll start making a shopping trip each time if the deals really are as good as I hear they are!

  633. Julia F says

    Would love to try it out 🙂 Would have to go to the next town, but it would be nice just to see!

  640. Stephanie says

    I’d love to have the Kroger gift card. Although I don’t have a Kroger near me, I know of a family in need who could really use this!

  642. jennifer snyder says

    LOVE Kroger! I’ll be happy to coupon my way through Kroger w/ the gift card!! :))))
    jgs

  646. Beth says

    We’d love the chance to win the Kroger gift card this week. Thanks for keeping us up to date on all the bargains each week!

  653. Carrie Moore says

    I am so thankful to have a Kroger close by to us! I love the markdowns and great deals that are offered. This would be a great prize, pick me!

  657. Rachel says

    Yes, please, I would LOVE a Kroger card. I just moved out of my parents’ house, so grocery money is always welcome.

  664. Elizabeth says

    Oh please sign me up. I live in an area that did the 3x coupons. Wow did we save big with the different trips combined I got $470 worth of groceries and only spent $160. I also got a few hamburger helper for close to nothing. Dh loves the stuff (he was a bachelor for long time) so I will incorporate it into menus on an occasional basis. I made a mistake with our beef order this year and wound up with a ton (while not quite) of ground beef so I figure here and there a little hamburger helper won’t hurt us. 🙂
    I think I could feed us out of the freezer and pantry for at least three months since we grow and can much of our own veggies. I think I will work on using it up and only getting milk and fruit for the next month or so. I will use the money saved to put to the last of our debt.
    Thanks for letting me share

  668. Lisa Thornton says

    I check your site daily. I would really like the $30 gift card. I have already made 1 trip to Kroger this week and spent $25 on 36 items!! That was a savings of 81%.

  673. MiscJenn says

    I’ve just recently started shopping at my local Kroger and I could kick myself for all the time I’ve been missing out. The produce is always so fresh and there are always markdowns in the meat department

  674. Debra says

    You truly inspire me each week with your grocery deals. Keep up the good work. I would love to win a Kroger Gift Card.

  675. becki says

    I went to kroger on friday and did 3 seperate transactions and only spent 33 cents on my 2nd one ( with 12 items). I’ve NEVER done that before and am starting to think I may finally understand what I’m doing, at least a little bit!

  676. Jacie Sytsma says

    You are an amazing shopper! I’d love to win the kroger card – new to the south and still trying to find all the best deals. Thanks for being such a help!

  677. Elizabeth says

    A $30 gc would be a great blessing. Thanks for the offer! I love Kroger–they are my main grocery store and I find great, great deals. Love the markdowns!

  678. Grace from Mansfield OH says

    I spent under $21 using the triple coupon deal. It was so nice to stock up on yogurt and snacks before school starts.

  680. Lavonne says

    I love Kroger! And with our tight grocery budget, the gift card would certainly come in handy!

  681. Cher says

    I read your blog daily and feel that we readers are truly blessed. Crystal, thank you for your wonderful example and inspiration.

  682. Chrys says

    I would love the Kroger gift card. I am pretty set, but will be making several LARGE purchases for our local food pantry soon and this gift card would go a long way for that!!

  687. Cindy says

    Since I have started couponing,, I am amazed how little I am spending on food. Thanks for all that you do and share.

  692. Kristin says

    pilsbury always has great recipes for cresant rolls and biscuits. I always get requests for veggie pizza! This year my goal is to talegate on a budget, I’ll probably post the results on my blog 🙂 Thanks for all the tips, after about a month of reading you (and those you link) I really can see the money adding up in my savings and we still eat VERY well!
    Kristin 🙂

  697. Christy Shalev says

    I love Kroger. It is right across the road and always carries all the products I love. They are also friendly and great to do busines with!

  700. Jennifer Gutierrez says

    I love all the help and tips you give, I have just started couponing for two weeks now and have saved so much and I already have 2 months supply of toiletries and about 80% of it I got for free. I would love to win a kroger gift card, that is one of my main shopping stops. 🙂

  704. Sarah says

    The Kroger mega event is awesome right now since there are General Mills paper and e-coupons on cellfire and shortcuts. Last night I got:
    soymilk ($2.99 w/o coupon), 2 Nature Valley nut clusters, 2 Fiber One bars, 2 Fiber One yogurt, 2 Betty Crocker cookie mix and 2 Wanchai Ferry frozen meals all for…
    $8.09!!!

  708. Sarah says

    Crystal, what a successful week of shopping for you! I’d love to receive the gift card. Blessings!

  723. Brittany Anderson says

    I just wish I knew how to do what you all do! I’m just getting started. Would love a giftcard!

  725. Shawn says

    Wow, the way you stick within that budget is impressive. I am still in stockpile mode, but I guess I should impose a smaller budget on myself soon too. I would love to win the Kroger card!

  732. christine says

    I just got back from my Kroger affl. I would love a gift card…they always have awesome markdowns.

  734. Jennifer says

    Please enter me, too! Thanks so much for the heads-up about the Meijer yogurt deal. I got them for $0.05 indeed! And I found some awesome deals at Kroger last week, snagging 5 packs of our favorite dental floss for just $0.50 total!

  735. Tara Kermiet says

    Kroger is where I do most of my grocery shopping. Thanks for inspiring me to start hunting for great deals!

  737. Lauren says

    What a great giveaway! We do most of our shopping at Kroger – they have some great deals. 🙂

  739. Danielle says

    You got some really great deals this week!
    Thanks, also, for the giveaway. It would be a HUGE blessing to win.

  751. Mandy Jansen says

    I would love a Kroger gift card! We have seveal in our area and could put it to good use!

  753. Jen says

    Kroger is my store! Love finding good deals there and would LOVE to have a gift card to use too! Thanks for the chance!

  755. Heather Horton says

    I did great at Kroger when they doubled to a dollar in Tecas last week. Hope they keep the deals coming!

  767. Keri Markham says

    I love Kroger! I could really use the giftcard. I have three boys in my household (2-16 year olds and one 1 5 year old).

  769. Ana Castellanos says

    Great giveaway! We don’t have a Kroger, but we do have Food 4 Less which is an affiliate. Not such great deals like you find at Kroger but still less expensive than the other stores.

  774. Anita Hiltz says

    I have a Kroger just 2 minutes away from my house! I love to shop there for their manager specials on their meats! You never know what wonderful markdowns you will find!
    ahiltzy@yahoo(dot)com

  775. Sarah A. says

    We have a Kroger affiliate near us and I am always there to buy milk and juice when it goes on sale. Thanks!

  776. Tracy J says

    I’m actually heading to Kroger in a few minutes, but could always use a gift card! Thanks!

  780. Lorie says

    Love your site and love watching how you save money! I’ve been couponing since late February and it has dramatically changed how I shop for groceries and we have saved so much money. A $30 gift card to Kroger would be great!!

  781. Brandy says

    Would love that Kroger card. Went this week and saved 855 off my grocery bill with the mega event sale!

  784. Danielle Bradbury says

    I could certainly use a $30 gift card for groceries! Thanks for the chance to win!

  790. Lora says

    Not sure if my previous comment went through…I don’t see it anywhere. If it did, you can just delete this comment, of course!

  791. Hilary Brewster says

    Great snags. My MOST successful trip this week was Walgreens – 13 Huggies wipes, 3 bic highlighters, 1 softsoap body wash, 3 listerine mouth washs – $3.50 oop!!

  793. Froiland Mom says

    I just began the Dave Ramsey course- “Financial Peace University”. I am really trying to hash out a grocery budget and sticking to it. I made it last month! and am tracking for this month. Your site has been very helpful in this process.

  801. Naomi T says

    I love reading your blog. Great job on the grocery deals and especially finding such a deal on the Eckrich meats. Don’t forget about the promo they have going on right now. http://www.eckrichbrand.com/promotions I’m going to make run to my local Kroger today to get some items from the Mega Event. Thanks for the coupon match-ups!

  802. Christy says

    When you do your shopping, are you mindful of the ingredient labels or do you just buy the items you have coupons for and that are on sale? I know we try to buy products that have no high fructose corn syrup, milk that is hormone free, yogurt that is as natural as possible w/o all of the extras, etc.

    Does anyone else shop like this and are you still able to find just as good of deals?

  805. Abbi says

    I love reading “Super Savings Saturdays”. Your wisdom has helped me cut my grocery budget in half once and then almost in half again a few months later!!!

  808. shari says

    I love Kroger and they stopped doubling 3 like coupons so making deals is harder. I would love it with four kids and a hubby to feed!

  810. Heidi says

    I have 6 young children and I can always use a little extra help with my groceries! Kroger is one of my favorite stores because of the mega events an doubles on coupons. And I live less than 1 mile from my Kroger!!!

  811. Jenae says

    I would love to win a $30 gift card…I just made a super-great trip to Dillons yesterday!!! I love how they don’t make you feel like a criminal for using coupons (like my Target does). 🙂

  824. Martha says

    I would love to win a Kroger gift card!

    We don’t eat Hamburger Helper either, or other stuff like Rice a Roni, but if it’s a great deal I will often buy some for the food bank.

  826. Lisa Murphree says

    I recently starting reading your blog and am encouraged by all your deals. I shop at Kroger’s frequently and would love to win the gift card.

  832. Brittany says

    Yea!!! $30?!! That will buy an abundance of groceries during the Mega Sale! Yea! Thanks for the giveaway!
    *lol, I giggled when I saw how many packages of yogurt you bought,because we also have 8 packages of yogurt from the Mega Sale. Shortcuts has some additional yogurt qs like for Fiber One…so if you have any Psstt..qs they are free+overage. or just free with a $1 q.

  835. Amy says

    A Kroger card would be great! There is one close to my sister. I could shop and visit her! The perfect trip!

  838. Jan says

    Don’t have a Kroger near me but a dear friend in full time ministry does and I’d love to share this card with her if I win it!

  840. tina b says

    We definitely have a Kroger affiliate store, and I LOVE shopping there. It’s pretty much the only place I go. 😛

  851. Stephanie says

    Great job with Super Savings Saturday! I would love to see what I could get with $30.00!! Thanks!

  862. Emily says

    I would love to win a Kroger gift card! My family has saved over $1100 since January (just at Dillons) with coupons and sales. Many thanks to you for helping inspire me!

  877. Suzy says

    We have a new Kroger, finally, in my little rural town. Thanks for a great giveaway! You must have fun getting the mail every day!

  883. Charlene says

    Put my name in the hat…$30 at Kroger would go a long way! Thanks for sharing your great shopping adventures….the pictures of your deals actually help improve my shopping.

  895. Sarah says

    Where I live it is called “Highlander” but it is still Kroger and it is my favorite store to shop at!

  905. Kathy A says

    Thanks for the chance to really stock up at Kroger! The gift card would be icing on the cake, so to speak!

  908. Michelle says

    I love Kroger! Thirty dollars could go a really long way for our family of six!

    Thanks!

  917. Kimberly says

    Would love to win the Kroger card!! And thanks again for all you do – hubby was just furloughed for a month – and your site helps us stretch the pennies even further!

  920. Amanda C. says

    I would love to win that gift card. Since there’s a Kroger affilitate 3 blocks away, that’s where we usually shop!

  923. Penny Tackett says

    I would love a kroger gift card. We are feeding an extra kid right now who has a bad home life. Kroger is my store!!