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The Best Deals at Kroger This Week (deals through Tuesday)

Brigette’s $130 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

Our Top 20+ Favorite Audiobooks

The Best Deals at Kroger This Week (deals through Tuesday)

Kroger has some hot deals when you use the digital coupons this week! Here are the deals I picked up. Note: Some of these might not be available in your region. Be sure to check your weekly ad online to see if these deals are offered in your area. These should be good through Tuesday, June 18, 2024:

Buy 4 Annie’s Mac & Cheese 6oz box – $1.79 each
Clip the Annie’s weekly digital to make price $0.99 each
Get $1/4 cash back via Ibotta (Limit 1)
Submit for 2 1,300 points via Fetch Rewards when you buy 2 Annie’s Mac & Cheese (Limit 3)
$0.09 after coupon and cash back

Creamette Pasta — $0.99 each when you buy 5 or more participating items

Kroger Pasta Sauce — $1.49 each when you buy 5 or more participating items

CheeseHeads String Cheese — $2.49 each with the digital coupon

Johnsonville Sausage — $2.99 each with the digital coupon

Lance Crackers — $2.99 for a 10-pack (we love these for snacks at baseball tournaments!)

Blueberries — $2.99 for 18 oz.

Simple Truth Organic Cage-Free Eggs — $2.49 each with the digital coupon

12-pack of Gatorade — $5.99 with the digital coupon

Angel Soft Toilet Paper — $3.49 with the digital coupon

Arm & Hammer Detergent — $2.99

Snickers Ice Cream bars — $2.89 with the digital coupon

Nature’s Path Granola — $2.99 each

LunchMakers — $0.99 each

Private Selection All Beef Dogs — $2.69 each — flash sale at checkout

Produce — on sale and used $5 off $25 digital coupon

Little Bites — $2.38 each with digital coupon

Honey Bunches of Oats cereal — $1.98 each

Sliced cheese — $0.99 and $1.99

Chocolate milk — flash sale at checkout — $0.89 each

Brigette’s $130 Grocery Shopping Trip and Weekly Menu Plan for 6

My older sister, Brigette, shares her shopping trips and menu plans every week! You can go HERE to see all of her weekly menu plans and you can go HERE to read all about her family!

Aldi

1 gallon Whole Milk – $2.39

1/2 gallon Orange Juice – $3.29

1/2 gallon Organic Unsweetened Almond Milk – $3.19

1 32-oz carton Half and Half – $2.79

1 Seedless Watermelon – $4.65

2 4-ct pkgs Corn on the Cob – $5.90

2 Roma Tomatoes – $0.48

2 cans Green Beans – $1.26

1 bag Romaine Hearts – $2.89

1 3-ct pkg Multi-Colored Peppers – $2.39

1 3-ct bag Green Peppers – $1.85

1 bunch Bananas – $1.07

1 Cauliflower – $2.75

1 16-oz bag Mini Cucumbers- $1.89

2 bags frozen Broccoli Florets – $2.18

1 8-lb bag frozen boneless Chicken Breasts – $16.99

1 pkg Chicken Drumsticks ($0.99/lb) – $5.19

1 pkg fresh 73/27 Ground Beef ($3.29/lb) – $18.71

1 can Parmesan Cheese – $2.95

1 box Butter Quarters – $3.59

2 jars Pasta Sauce – $3.18

1 jar Italian Seasoning – $0.99

1 jar Chili Powder – $0.99

1 32-oz pkg Spaghetti Noodles – $1.88

1 bag Tortilla Chips – $1.95

1 bag Potato Chips – $2.19

1 bag Tortillas – $1.99

3 pkgs Hot Dog Buns – $3.87

1 pkg Hamburger Buns – $1.29

2 boxes Macaroni and Cheese – $1.14

1 box Honey Crunch’n Oats – $2.59

2 16-oz bags Shredded Cheese – $6.98

Total: $115.44

Harris Teeter

2 cartons Blueberries (B1G1) – $4.99

2 pkgs Johnsonville Smoked Brats (B1G1) – $5.19, used $2.25/2 Publix paper coupon – $2.94 for 2

1 8-ct box Topo Chicho Mineral Water – $4.50, used $5/1 Topo Chico Publix digital app coupon – $0.50 Money Maker after coupon!

2 boxes Chex (B1G1 – $4.66) plus 1 box Cheerios (B1G1 – $3.19) – $7.85, used $1/2 General Mills Publix digital app coupon, plus received $1/2 General Mills Ibotta Rebate and 2,764 Fetch points (about $2.75) – $3.10 for 3 boxes after Coupon and Rebates

3 boxes Nature Valley Bars (B1G1) – $7.04, used $1/2 Nature Valley Publix digital app coupon, plus received $1/2 General Mills Ibotta Rebate and 2,835 Fetch points (about $2.85) – $2.19 for 3 boxes after Coupon and Rebates

1 8-ct box Yoplait Yogurts (B1G1) – $3.19, plus received 1,264 Fetch points (about $1.25) – $1.94 after Rebate

Total after Coupons and Rebates: $14.66

Grocery Total for the Week: $130.10

Weekly Menu Plan

Breakfasts

Cereal, Oatmeal, Smoothies, Fried/Scrambled/Boiled Eggs (Our friends with chickens have been giving us doens of eggs each week!), Veggie Omelets, Zucchini Bread

Lunches

Macaroni and Cheese, Blueberries, Peppers

Cheese Quesadillas, Chips, Cucumbers, Apples x 2

Leftovers x 4

Dinners

Grilled Brats on Buns, Watermelon, Corn on the Cob, Oven Baked French Fries

Hamburgers on the Grill, Grilled Cauliflower/Zucchini, Watermelon

Baked Chicken Legs, Creamy Milk Rice, Tossed Salad, Green Beans

Chicken Gravy over Rice, Applesauce, Broccoli

Spaghetti, Tossed Salad

Grilled Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Biscuits, Sauteed Zucchini (from our garden)

Cheese Pizza, Sliced Peppers and Carrots with Dip

Did you do any grocery shopping this week? I’d love to hear what great deals you scored!

Our Top 20+ Favorite Audiobooks

This week’s podcast episode covers a much-requested topic: our favorite audiobooks! Summer is a great time for reading and listening to more books — especially with road trips and/or just a slower schedule. And if you listen regularly to the podcast, you know we love audiobooks.

Whether you’re looking for a way to pass time while cleaning, cooking, or driving or you prefer listening to reading, this episode is packed with our favorite 20+ audiobooks to add to your listening library!

I managed to narrow my list down to 20 (okay, maybe a few more) and then Jesse shares some of his favorite series, too. We share a wide range of books — including my favorite book on habits, a book that inspired me to want to visit all the national parks, captivating fiction, eye-opening historical narratives, and more!

We also share how we find time to listen to audiobooks, when we listen to audiobooks, and how we listen to audiobooks. And we share how we never pay for audiobooks!

In This Episode

[0:35] – Jesse and I are diving into our favorite audiobooks and sharing 20+ recommendations!
[2:59] – We use the Libby app to listen to audiobooks on my phone (+ when I listen to them!)
[4:53] – I start by recommending Lisa Wingate’s Before We Were Yours.
[5:51] – I highly recommend The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society for its engaging, well-narrated story.
[7:11] – Jesse enjoys starting a series from the beginning, like Bill O’Reilly’s Killing series.
[9:39] – Next up on my list is The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris.
[10:53] – Dear Bob and Sue recounts a couple’s witty, sarcastic adventures visiting all U.S. national parks.
[13:23] – Jesse enthuses over Vince Flynn’s American Assassin, which starts a series completed by other authors after his death.
[14:11] – I mention the highly popular book Atomic Habits.
[16:42] – The next audiobook on my list is The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer.
[17:18] – Pam Jenoff’s The Orphan’s Tale explores how Jews were hidden in circuses during World War II.
[17:50] – I also mention Georgia Hunter’s We Were the Lucky Ones, which tells the true story of a Jewish family’s survival during World War II.
[18:52] – Madeleine Martin’s The Last Bookshop in London is a soothing story that encourages me to read some classic works.
[19:38] – Jesse and I both enjoyed The President Is Missing and The President’s Daughter for their thrilling political insights and insider details.
[20:59] – Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone vividly depicts the harsh, isolating life in Alaska.
[22:29] – I reflect on how Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures, featuring an octopus was unexpectedly compelling.
[23:51] – Last year’s “summer book club” led me to Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, sparking my interest in Sepetys’ other historical fiction works.
[25:22] – The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek and The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson are also compelling.
[27:49] – For younger kids, I recommend the Little House on the Prairie series, great for both reading and listening!