Couponing is back!

I haven't done much extreme couponing lately.  I haven't had the time or energy.  Plus, I've decided that for right now it's just not worth it unless Kroger is having a mega-sale.  Well it's been a while but the mega-sale is back this week!  It was definitely worth my time to clip a few coupons! 

Here's what I got...

Here's what I paid...

These are the things I got for free... Or practically free.  By practically free I mean I paid 4¢each for the Aveeno shave gel, but I made money on the cheerios and scrubbing bubbles so it evens out.

First let me explain Catalina.  A Catalina is basically a blank coupon that prints at the register and is good on your next purchase.  Normally for buying multiples of a product.  These coupled with sales and coupons made the shaving cream (basically) free and the scrubbing bubbles toilet cleaners were actually a money maker!  Here's how it breaks down.

The shaving cream was $2.79 each with the sale.  I had coupons for $3 off of two aveeno products.  Then at the register a $5 Catalina printed since I bought at least three aveeno products.  

So four shaving cream equals $11.16 total with sale... Minus $6 in coupons... Plus five dollars back in Catalina form equals...16¢!! 

The scrubbing bubbles were $1.69 each ($3.38 for two) minus coupons for a dollar each ($1.38) plus a $2 Catalina!  That's a 62¢ moneymaker!

As far as the other few things I got, the eggs and cheerios were free with a coupons that Kroger sent me in the mail!  I LOVE the personalized coupons they send!  We rarely have to buy eggs.  The yogurt was a free Friday downloaded coupon.  And the pasta was 49¢ each and you can print a coupon for $1/2 boxes.

Another great deal that I stocked up on... Butter!  They had this sale about 6 months ago and I stocked up but we just ran out of our stock pile last week so this is a perfect time for us!  Land O lakes butter is $2.50 with the sale (remember to buy things in multiples of ten)!  How do you stock pile butter?  It keeps beautifully in the freezer!  They only had 5lbs last night so I'm going back again during the sale for more!