This week's $69.07 shopping trip

Walgreens

Transaction #1:

Contour meter= $14.99

Revlon Eye Shadows X3- ($4.99X3)= $14.97

Stayfree X2- ($6.29X2)= $12.58
Total= $42.54

- $14.99 Contour coupon

- (3) $2/1 Revlon coupons

- (3) $3 Revlon Eye Walgreen's in ad coupon

- B1G1 Stayfree pad's coupon

-(2) $3 off Stayfree in ad coupon

Total oop= $1.14

Earned $5 Register Rewards

Transaction #2:

Oscar Meyer Ham/Turkey X3- $2.50X3= $7.50

- $1/2 manu coupon

- $5 RR

Total oop= $1.73

Earned $2.50 Register Rewards

Transaction #3:

Electrasol Gel Pacs 20 ct= $3.49

-$2.50 coupon

Total oop= $1.23

Earned $1.00 Register Rewards

Publix- $20.78

Ingles- $28.61

CVS- $15.58

Organic and Hormone Free Items purchased:

Gallon of Milk

Chicken Thighs

Whole Chicken

Potatoes

Carrots

Total Spent in 2010= $70.74

Total Savings in 2010 (counting last Sat CVS trip)=213.62

You may notice that I am also going to buy some meat and milk that aren't Organic or Hormone Free. Hubby is trying to gain muscle mass, and b/c he is soooo tall (6'6"), he has to eat alot when he is working out. The kids and I (b/c I am breastfeeding), will continue Organic and Hormone free, but hubby will not.

This week's $71.54 shopping trip

I went over budget $11.54 this week b/c I had to get a few extra's and I wasn't paying attention. I bought both the TGIF's appetizers for the New Year's Eve party we went to, they were $5 total, plus I forgot to use a $1.50/2 coupon on the Ziploc containers, and I used a BOGO egg coupon and didn't realize it would only take off up to $1.50 and the egg's were $3.13 each. So that accounted for $8.13, so I would have only been $3.41 over budget.

I still feel I did pretty good considering I got a lot of meat including 2 bags of Shrimp and bought organic milk and hormone-free eggs. You can click on the picture to enlarge.

Last weeks $71.62 shopping trip

I have no idea how I went over budget last week. I just now realized it typing up this post. I have been really brain dead lately. Ben was out of town the entire week last week in China for work, so I will blame it on taking care of 3 kids all week by myself.
Picture 1 is Ingles, where I spent $19.99.
Some items to mention are the Breyers ice cream for $1.88 each, the Mueller's pasta was $.12 each, the cheese was $1.17 each, and the Kotex Liners were FREE.
I also got a good deal on the organic milk at $3.98 and the all natural hormone free chicken was marked down by $2/lb and I had 3 $1 coupons to use.


Picture 2 is Publix where I spent $51.63. I used a lot of rainchecks this week to get the VIVA for $3.99, Egglands 18-count eggs for $1.90 each, and apple sauce for $.83 each. The BeneVia drinks were FREE, the tape was FREE, Nivea body wash was $1, Good Start formula was $.49(this is to donate), Muir Glen tomato paste FREE, I bought the chicken to give away b/c I had a $1 coupon from the baby club, and $1 coupon when you buy 1 Velveeta and 2 Rotel.

As I mentioned earlier, I am going to be giving away food from our supplies each week to others who need it. I will start putting a dollar amount on it, to see how far just a little bit can go. I did however give items I previously purchased so I can't put a dollar amount on this.

Last week's grocery trip

Because I have only been spending $45-$55/week the last few weeks, I gave myself an extra $35 to make $95 for this week's budget.

Not pictured: 2 Trop50 OJ's, 1 4pack tp, 1 gallon milk

Publix (pic #1)- $55.36

Ingles (pic #2)- $30.96

You can also tell that I had a rough week last week b/c I didn't even hit CVS and Walgreens to get all the wonderful freebies. Oh well!!

Some prices worth noting:

Publix

Duncan Hines cake mix- $0.37

Dole can Pineapple- $0.37

Hellman's $1.69

Mt Olive pickles- $0.39

Ritz crackers- $0.89

Dawn- $1.50

Angle Soft- $1.89

Sargento cheese- $1.11

Philadelphia Cream Cheese- $0.29

Pillsbury Pie crusts- $1.50

Marshmallows- $0.69

Kikkoman- $0.85

Pet evaporated milk- $0.73

Jello- $0.49

Little Debbie cupcakes- free

Nestle Toll House choco chips- $0.25

Publix rolls - $1.32

Capri-Sun- $.99

Produce

Squash @ $.99/lb

Carrots- $1.50

Celery- $0.69

Navel Oranges $2.99/4lbs

Organic & Hormone Free purchases

Milk- $5.79 (gasp)

Eggland's Best eggs- $2.49 (forgot coupon)

Ingles

Sour Cream- $.0.48

McCormic Sea Salt & Pepper- $0.50/each

Fleischmann's Yeast 3-pack- $.34

Pam- $1.86

Campbell's Cream Soups- $.68

McCormick Gravy- Free (give away X4)

Chinet napkins- Free

Cheese- $1.33

Produce

Sweet Potatoes- $0.38/lb

Bananas $0.39/lb

Organic & Hormone Free

Golden Delicious Apples- $2.98/3lbs

Beef 1 lb- $3.70(gasp!, I usually never pay more than $1.99/lb)

Last week's $47.13 shopping trips

Sorry I didn't post last night. The internet was down AGAIN! But anyway, here is last week's shopping trips.

I only spent $47.13 last week out of pocket, but I did use gift cards at Walgreen's and Target.

Ingles: $49.54 in groceries for $21.10

Some items worth noting:

Martha White Muffing Mix X4 -$.80 each used $.55/2 coupon= $.53 each

Milk- $1.99 used $1.00 Ingles coupon(when you buy 2 poptarts)= $.99

DelMonte veges- $.60 each used $1/5 coupon= $.40 each

Steamfresh Lightly sauced veges- $1.25 each used $.50 coupon doubled= $.25 each

Steamfresh veges- $1.00 each used $.50 coupon doubled = FREE

Lysol toilet cleaner $2.00 used $1.00 coupon = $1.00

Springer Mountain All-natural whole chicken $6.15 used $1.00 coupon= $5.15 (reg $9.04)

Publix: $62.64 for $25.21

Some items worth noting:

Special K Blueberry cereal-$2.00 used $1.00 coupon=$1.00

Nestle Tollhouse cookiesX4- $1.45 used $1.00 coupon= $.45

Mission Tortillas- $1.85 used $.55 coupon= $1.35

Baby carrots 2 lbs- $1.99

Johnsonville Brats- BOGO $3.99= $2.00

Dove deodorantX2- $4.49 each used BOGO and (2) $2.00 coupons= $.24 each

Starkist tuna pouches- $1.39 used $.50 coupons doubled= $.39

Country CrockX4- used raincheck bogo= $.94 each used $.30 coupon doubled= $.34 each

CVS and Target: $.88 oop

CVS : Rimmell mascara- $6.99 used $2.00 coupon= $4.99 (had to add $.33 caramel b/c store will no longer round down ECB's). Paid with $5 ECB's and $.88 oop. Earned $4 ECBs.

Target : Glade items X5= 2.50each=$12.50 Used Buy 1 tin, get refill free coupon. Used buy 2 refills, get one free coupon. Used $1 coupon on each refill purchased. TOTAL=$6.03. Paid with giftcard, earned $5.00 giftcard.

Target and Walgreens: $0 oop

I earned a $25 Walgreens gift card when I transferred a prescription there.

Target: Ronzoni Healthy Harvest X2= $1.29 each used $1.00/2 coupon= $.79 each Hormel Compleats meal= $1.99 used $2.00 coupon= FREE Desitin (not shown) $2.99 used $1.00 coupon= $1.99. Paid with gift card

Walgreens: Kleenex X3 @$1.09 each, used $.50 coupon. Bayer Contour Meter $14.99, used $14.99 coupon, earned $5 RR . Huggies- $8.99 used $3.00 coupon= $5.99.

Paid with gift card.

Last week's $56.92 shopping trip

Publix- $22.43
Yoplait Gogurt= $.70
Pillsbury cake mix= $.15
Starkist Seasations Tuna fillets X4= FREE
Alexia Fries= $.45
Frisky Cat food X 4= FREE
(I just realized they didn't scan my Dial coupon for $.70)

For this trip I brought $25 with me. When the cashier rang everything up before coupons, the total was almost $60 and I felt a little nervous. But as you see after all coupons the total was $22.43. Now that is definitely worth using coupons.


Ingles= $34.49
M&M X 2=FREE
relish X4= FREE

Saturday Shopping

I didn't plan very well this trip and went $4.58 over budget, but still pretty happy with all I got for $74.58.

I spent $40.35 at Publix. I saved $92.45. ($33.92 in coupons, $4.80 from Publix doubling coupons, and $53.73 in sales).

Helluva Good! Dips X 4 = FREE (bogo $2.00, used 4 .$.50 coupons doubled)

Kraft Cheese Singles X 2 = $.79 each

Contessa bagged Shrimp x 2 = $2.64 each

Kraft Mayo X 1= $1.44

Kraft Salad dsg X 4 = FREE (bogo $2.99, used 4 $1.50 coupons)

Kraft BBQ sauce X 4 = FREE (bogo $1.49, used 4 $1.00 coupons)

A.1 Steak sauce X 4 = FREE (bogo $3.99, used 4 $2.00 coupons)

Kellogg's Pop Tarts X 4= $.69 each

Mueller's Pasta X 3= $.31 each

Ragu Pasta Sauce X 1 = $.49

Betty Crocker Brownie Mix X 2 = $.79 each

Wheat Thins X 2 = $.88 each

Dixie Plates X 4 = $.50 each

Publix Sweet Tea gallon X 1 = $1.20

Sweet corn X 4 = $1.00

Vine Ripened Tomatoes X 3 = $1.29

Cucumber X 2= $1.00

Publix light bulbs X 4 = $.85 each

Eggo Waffles X 4 = $.64 each

Canteloupe X 1 = $2.00

Publix Hot Dog buns X 1 = $.99

I spent $34.23 at Ingles, and saved $40.67. ($15.25 in coupons, $1.25 in double coupons, and $24.17 in sales.

Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs X 2 = $.95 each

Crystal Light Drink Mix X 6 = $.64 each

Seedless Watermelon = $3.98

Crunch 'N Munch X 2 = $.50 each

Dukes Mayo X 1 = $1.00

Velveeta Shells and Cheese X 4 =$.67 each

Hunts Ketchup X 2 = $.60 each

Ingles 24 pack water X 1 = $2.78

Jello pudding X 6 = $.33 each

Honeysuckle ground turkey 1 lb X 2 = $2.58 each

Nursery Water= $1.23

Dial soap refill X 1 = $1.48

Tuna X 2 = $.88

I would love to do even better with my budget, but am not quite there yet. Check out Money Saving Mom's $31.00 saturday shopping trip for some more inspiration.

Last week's $55.00 shopping trip.

O.K. I know I am a week late, but I have had a lot going on this week. I am planning on doing this week's shopping trip tomorrow night.

Publix- $28.37, (plus water and Taco Bell shells from Ingles $5.13)

CVS-$.98 out of pocket, used $8.00 in ECB's and earned $13.00 in ECB's (profit of $4.02)
--The Bayer Contour meters were on sale for $14.99, earn $5.00 in ECB's. I used 2 $30.00 coupons, adjusted down to $14.99, got them both FREE and earned $10.00 in ECB's for both.

--The Skippy and Ragu were 3 for $5.00, and when you spend $10.00 you get back $3.00 in ECB's. I used 3 $.40 coupons on the Skippy and 3 $.30 coupons on the Ragu. After coupons and ECB's I paid $.86 each.

--The Dove soap was $1.00.

Can't find my receipt for this but the total should have been around $20.00.

Tide $7.49

V8 Fusion on sale for $3.00, used 2 $2.00 coupons= $2.00 for both

Mozzarella shredded cheese- $1.78

Can't remember exactly the block cheese and the Quaker oats bars.

This Saturday's shopping trip

This week I spent $71.32 @ CVS, Ingles, and Publix. I decided, starting this week, I am going to up my budget by $10 to make my weekly grocery budget $70. I did this because I want to start buying more organic foods and milk.

I didn't do much at CVS this week, here is what I got:

Crest toothpaste @ $2.88, used $.75 coupon and earned $2.00 ECB's= $.13

Edge shave gel @ $2.89, earned $2.89 ECB's= FREE

Bayer Crystal Aspirin @ $2.00, earned $2.00 ECB's= FREE

CVS summary: Paid $.62 OOP, Used $6.49 in ECB's, Earned $6.89 ECB's

I spent $37.27 at Ingles. Some good deals I got here where:

2 Nature's Own Cinnamon Raisin bagels- $2.00 each

1 gallon Harvest Farm Organic milk- $3.98

1 gallon Ingles milk- $1.98

12 pack Small Steps toilet paper- $3.50

>4lbs of Organic Golden Del apples @ $.98/lb

I spent $33.43 at Publix. Some good deals I got here where:

2 Shouts- $.95 each

2 boxes Teddy Grahams- $.99 each

2 Juicy Juice- $1.00 each

2 Campbell's Cream of Mushroom- $.50 each

2 Skippy PB- $.45 each

1 Scrubbing Bubbles- $.70

4 Kellogg's Pop-Tarts- $.70 each

5 lbs Red Potatoes- $1.97

4 ears of corn- $1.00

4 Yoplait Gogurts- $.70

2 Jose Ole mini taco's- $1.74 each

4 Starkist SeaSations- FREE

Last 2 weeks shopping trips.

This trip cost $70. Not too many deals, but got lots of fruits and veges. I did get 4 packs of Brat's for Ben for $7 after sale and coupons. The 2 soft soaps were free after coupons. Each yogurt was $1 after sales and coupons.

This shopping trip took place last week when Ingles had triple coupon week. On this trip I had the cashier ring everything up before she scanned my Ingles card, and the total was $146. After she scanned my card, it came to $102, and after all of my coupons the total was $61.57.
I splurged and bought Boston Butt for $10 (less than $2/lb), and I bought Tyson chicken tenders for $1.97/lb. I got each Minute Rice for $.62/box, pringles for $.65/can, Quaker Chewy Bars for $1.50 /box, Capt Crunch Cereal for $.50/box, Nature's Own bread and bagels $2/each, Cottonelle tp $1.22/pack, VIVA pt $.50/roll, Scotties facial tissue $.50/box, 9 boxes Totino's Pizza Rolls- FREE, 5 bags of BirdsEye Steamfresh veges for FREE.

I'd say I got a pretty good bit of food over the last 2 weeks for $131!

My $57.74 shopping trip

This week I shopped at CVS, Ingles, and Publix

At CVS, after coupons and ECB's, I spent $3.49 oop and got: 1 package of Huggi's Goodnights, 2 nasal saline drops, Skittles, 2 gummy bears, Garnier Fructis hair treatment, Children's Tylenol, Children's Tylenol Cold, Children's Motrin, and Sudafed PE.

I spent $13.75 at Publix.Here are some of the good deals I got at Publix : 4 boxes of Betty Crocker brownie mix for $.35 each, 7 boxes of Betty Crocker potatoes for $.10 each, 2 large boxes of Nature Valley bars for $5.49 ( I would have gotten them for $3.49, but I left the coupons at home).

I spent $40.50 at Ingles. Most of the items were Ingles brand. I also got 2 lbs of ground turkey for $1.98 each, and 10 lbs of potatoes for $2.00.