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Buying groceries to feed your family can take a huge chunk of your budget.  There are ways to ease that burden.  Stacking coupons on top of sales at stores will help you stretch your budget.  This is a list of the groceries I’m buying this week.  For a look at the other deals available, click here or here.

Hy-Vee

  • 85% Lean Fresh Ground Beef, $1.99/lb.  — buying 2 lbs
  • Imperial Spread, $0.49 — buying 2
  • Tone’s Mini Spices, $0.80 (Use $1/2 Tone’s Seasonings or Extracts from 12/3 SS insert)  Final Price, $0.30 each — buying 4
  • Hy-Vee Russet Potatoes,  5 lbs. $0.99 — buying 1
  • Hy-Vee Eggs, $0.88/dozen — buying 2
  • Carnation Evaporated Milk, $1.28 (Use $0.50/2 coupon here)  Final Price — $1.03 — buying 2

(With in-ad coupon)

  • Midwest Country Fare Light Brown Sugar, $0.99 — buying 1
  • Midwest Country Fare Powdered Sugar, $0.99 — buying 1
  • Keebler Zesta Saltine Crackers, $0.99 — buying 1
  • Pillsbury Rolled Refrigerated Pie Crust, $2.50 (Buy 4, Get $3.50 off with in-ad coupon) Plus use $0.60/2 printable here Final Price, $1.32 each — buying 4

Hen House

  • French’s Worcestershire Sauce, $0.99 ($0.50/1 coupon here) — Final Price, Free —  buying 2
  • Crest Toothpaste, $1.79, (Use $2/1 Crest Complete from 9/11 SS if you received it) Final Price, Free — Buying 2
  • New York Texas Toast Croutons, $1.00 (Use $0.40/1 from 11/13 SS if you received it)  Final Price, $0.20 — Buying 4
  • Borden Shredded Cheese, $1.89 (Use $1/3 Border Cheese from Holiday Celebration coupon book) Final Price, $1.56 each — buying 3
  • Bird’s Eye Sreamfresh Frozen Vegetables, $0.79 (Use $0.50/1 Steamfresh Chefs Favorites Printable if included)  Final Price, Free — buying 2
  • Fresh Blackberries, $0.99 — buying 1

Price Chopper

  • Fresh Split Chicken Breast, $0.99/lb — buying 3 lbs
  • Navel Oranges, 8 lbs/$2.88 — buying 1
  • Red Grapefruit, 8 lbs/$2.88 — buying 1
  • Best Choice Cream Cheese, $0.69 — buying 5

(4 Day Sale 12/8-12/11)

  • Green Giant Canned Vegetables, $0.49 (Use $0.50/2 from 11/12 GM insert)  Final Price, $0.24 each — buying 4
  • Honeycrisp Apples, $1.49/lb — buying 3 lbs
  • Best Choice Canned Beans, $0.39 — buying 4

Total Price — $43.98 (plus tax)