Monday frugal ramblings: Food, glorious food!

It's Monday!!!!! You know, the first five days after the weekend are really the hardest. After that, it's all good *wink, wink*. I have come across a variety of different good grocery deals at Kroger, Dollar Tree and Speedway lately. I have told you before about Kroger's Free Friday Downloads, and I am sure most of you take advantage if you live near a Kroger. IF you live near Kroger and DO NOT shop there, you can still get whatever free product they are offering each Friday since NO purchase is needed. Simply go in and get a free Kroger Plus Card and then register it on www.kroger.com. Then, each Friday, check the website for the featured free downloadable digital coupon. Click "load to card", and simply go to the store, find the item and check out as normal. The cost of the item will automatically be deducted using the downloaded coupon on your card! Another good reason to get a Kroger Plus Card and register it is the free coupons they send in the mail.  Between the paper coupons and the downloaded coupons, check out the FREE products I got this past week:

 These meal bars alone were $6.99 a box, had I purchased them!

I have told you before about Dollar Tree's RIBEYE STEAKS that were delicious. We stopped in and bought more and had those for supper tonight, along with mashed potatoes, corn and pasta salad (made with my free Zesty Italian salad dressing from Kroger). Not wanting to stop anywhere else besides Dollar Tree last night, AND wanting pop to drink, we decided to try DT's Stars and Stripes Mountain soda. It comes in a generously sized THREE liter bottle for a buck. I am not a Soda Snob by any means. We drink Save-a-Lot's brand, Walmart's brand and Kroger's brand of pop all the time; however, I had never tried this kind, and let's be honest: sometimes certain brands of pop taste a little "off". Was I pleasantly surprised? YES! "Mountain" pop tastes just like Mountain Dew. I am actually drinking some as I type this! And at a dollar for 3 liters, you just can't beat it.  When you go to Dollar Tree, here's what to look for:

On Sunday morning, I enjoyed a nice free breakfast consisting of one of my free South Beach meal bars (it was quite delicious - - NOT like "diet" food) and a free large coffee from Speedway. Knowing of my love for coffee, my husband had earned enough points with his Speedy Rewards card to get this for me.

Next time you go to your local Speedway, pick up a Speedy Rewards card. You earn points with each purchase you make, and these can be redeemed for all kinds of cool things.....or hot things like my Sunday morning coffee, haha.

Have a fun, frugal and fabulous Monday night, from our house to yours!