The best part of any race… All the freebies at the end! 
Would you believe I scored 1 free bagel, 1 slice of pizza, 2 packets of Bio-Freeze, 1 carton of chocolate milk, 1 water bottle and a banana! I think there might have been more… Geez, next time I’ll have to bring a bag! Anyway… Here’s what I purchased this week.
Albertsons 2 gallons of milk for $5.98 and 2 packages of chips ahoy for free (with $1.00 off Nabisco coupons + a doubler) and 2 free doughnuts thanks to the Albertsons Summer Sweepstakes game. In a way I’m kinda glad the contest is over… I think I was starting to get carpel tunnel…
Crappy hot dog buns @ Fred Meyer $ .59
Fred Meyer $3.92. The Girl freaked out when I bought the cheese…
Free food and garbage bags thanks to Swagbucks!
Fresh fruit and veggies from the back yard.
Red, white and blue potatoes, a stalk of celery and some more zucchini (how much longer is zucchini season going to last?).
18 Sandwich rolls from Costco $3.35, grapes & melon from Safeway $4.31, Whipping Cream from Target $3.78, and everything else from Fred Meyer $18.67. The Handsome Husband mentioned to Farmer Ted we’d be interested in a few boxes of corn… Let’s keep our fingers crossed Farmer Ted still likes baked goods.
The green beans finally made their first appearance.
But the highlight of the week: Lobster Dinner for only $10 (shipping fee) thanks to Groupon!
I bet you’re wondering how I pulled that one off.
The in-laws flew in for the weekend to celebrate my MIL’s 60th birthday and we I wanted to do something special without breaking the budget The Handsome Husband would of been just as happier if not happier to go to Costco and buy a bunch of steaks. I signed up for Groupon about a year ago and since then I’ve been slowly earning $10 referral credits.
You know all about Groupon right? Every time you refer a new friend to Groupon, you earn a $10 Groupon credityou can spend on anything you want. Not only is Groupon a cool way to save money… it’s also a cool way to earn a little too.
Total spent this week $50.60
Total spent year to date $872.28
I think I may just have to lock myself in my house and hide the key in order to make it to January 1st without going over. 
Mavis says
Thanks Lori. Looks yum.me!
Lori says
Hey Mavis! You’re getting a lot of me today! I was just blogging about a new canning recipe I learned from using a ton of veggies from my garden, and thought of you!! It’s a tomato paste/sauce that is super easy and you can use with any mexican or Italian meals. Hope you like it!
http://loriandscottsfamily.blogspot.com/2011/07/tomato-pastesauce.html
Michelle says
Looks like a good week! So on the Swagbucks purchases…do they have specials that you take advantage of? Or did you need garbage bags and cocoa? I still haven’t figured all that out…haven’t really TRIED, I will admit…I’m just sort of ignoring my Swagbucks, hoping I’ve got a decent amount for Christmas gifts.
Jill says
Good job with your race! Are you doing the ultramarathon in Utah? I decided not to, too much torture. I am running my guts out training for the St. George marathon. Best of luck!