November 18, 2007,8:24 PM
new blog
Decided we needed a new blog...
thedenverfannins.blogspot.com
new stuff on the way!
thedenverfannins.blogspot.com
new stuff on the way!
November 08, 2007,5:57 PM
yay!
So, Will and I are leaving for a week long cruse to Honduras, Belize, Cozumel and a private island! Who's excited...MEEEEEEEEEEEE! We are spending one night in Miami and one of the franchisees that I work with is going to take us out to dinner and show us around. We are staying right on the beach in the art deco district. Then we'll be boarding the ship for the rest of the week! yay! ten whole days without any kind of work or thinking about work. Luckily I got everything done for the next week today, so I don't even have to worry about stuff when I get back. I'll be sure to post pics when we get back!
September 29, 2007,5:02 PM
Big Savings at the Grocery Store!
So to anyone out there who thinks grocery shopping can never result in a lot of savings...I'm here to prove you wrong. We just went to Safeway...one of the main grocery chains in Colorado..for one of their stores grand reopening..and just about everything was on sale. We had a cart so full that I couldn't even turn the corners by myself....and just to highlight some of the specials (p.s...I learned of this sale by looking through all those anying flyer grocery store things in the mail):
Pepsi products: (even though I prefer Coke) Buy 2 12 packs...get 3 free
Quilted Northern: 99 cents
Toaster Strudes: 99 cents
Campbell's chunky soup: 99 cents
All pasta/rice o roni: 88 cents
eggs: FREE with card
PLUS...we get 10% off all our grocery bills for the next 60 days
Total: $185.23
Club card savings: $87.54
Coupon savings: $2.10
Total savings: $91.64
Amount paid: $93.59
I was so excited...I couldn't believe we saved 50% on our groceries and our pantry can NOT hold anymore food!!
Pepsi products: (even though I prefer Coke) Buy 2 12 packs...get 3 free
Quilted Northern: 99 cents
Toaster Strudes: 99 cents
Campbell's chunky soup: 99 cents
All pasta/rice o roni: 88 cents
eggs: FREE with card
PLUS...we get 10% off all our grocery bills for the next 60 days
Total: $185.23
Club card savings: $87.54
Coupon savings: $2.10
Total savings: $91.64
Amount paid: $93.59
I was so excited...I couldn't believe we saved 50% on our groceries and our pantry can NOT hold anymore food!!
September 23, 2007,12:19 PM
Trip #2 of The Grocery Game
So...Still not saving as much as I had hoped, but not bad considering we have way more food in our coat closet converted into a pantry....
Today we bought mostly fresh fruits and some stuff to make BBQ for dinner:
Total: $32.55
Coupon Savings: $.60
Multiplied Coupon Savings: $.40
Sooper Card Savings: $6.39
Total Saved: $7.39
Final Total: $25.16
Saved 22%
The good thing is that by shopping this way, we can get just the essential stuff like milk and eggs and bread on the weekends along with the sale items to stock up on and we won't run out of food and go hungry during a snow storm! haha!
Today we bought mostly fresh fruits and some stuff to make BBQ for dinner:
Total: $32.55
Coupon Savings: $.60
Multiplied Coupon Savings: $.40
Sooper Card Savings: $6.39
Total Saved: $7.39
Final Total: $25.16
Saved 22%
The good thing is that by shopping this way, we can get just the essential stuff like milk and eggs and bread on the weekends along with the sale items to stock up on and we won't run out of food and go hungry during a snow storm! haha!
September 21, 2007,9:01 PM
The Grocery Game
So I have recently discovered what is know as The Grocery Game. Basically, for about a dollar a week, you subscribe to a grocery list that gives you all the sales at the store of your choice and any applicable coupons from the Sunday paper....and then you just start stoking up on the things you use when they are at their lowest price (sometimes even FREE!). So...for my first shopping trip using the list (and I bought a TON of stuff that was not on the list, but still on sale just so we would have food to eat) here were my results (they say on average shoppers save around 67%):
Total: $110.73
Manufacture Coupon Savings : $7.45
Multiplied Coupon Savings: $1.45
Sooper Card Savings: $17.31
Total Savings: $26.21
Final Total: $84.52
I saved 24%! and got a truck full of groceries!
Total: $110.73
Manufacture Coupon Savings : $7.45
Multiplied Coupon Savings: $1.45
Sooper Card Savings: $17.31
Total Savings: $26.21
Final Total: $84.52
I saved 24%! and got a truck full of groceries!
,8:41 PM
Best weekend ever!
So.....Will and I got married on July 29th! It was perfect!!!! I'll be posting many pictures over the next coming weeks to share with all of our family and friends, but I wanted to first just say thanks to all of you for being a part of our special day. It wouldn't have been the same without you here! We had a blast and we hope that you each had just as much fun as we did! There are so many stories and memories that I want to write about...but I'm tired...so for now..enjoy a few pictures!!!
