This was the first week where the boys were in school on Monday…so guess what I did?! Yes, I was able to shop by myself!! I have to admit that I am loving these 9 hours of freedom each week. I have been so productive–it is so exciting!! It is a win/win–the boys are having a great time in preschool and I have been able to zoom around doing my errands!!
This week I decided to use a few rain checks while getting my weekly needs. While my total is a bit higher than my average, I scored items that made it worth the extra money! Just think, if I had paid full price for the four packages of trash bags and the four canisters of wipes I would have spent almost $50–CRAZY!!! So the fact that I got those items with all my other groceries for just over $65 is just awesome!!
This week I spent $65.65 for $168.41 amount of groceries. That means I saved 62% this week–works for me 😀
Here is what I purchased:
| Product | quantity | price | coupon | coupon details | ||
| betty crocker cookie | 5 | 1.33 | 6.65 | 4 | 2.65 | (4) $.50/1 IP |
| margret holmes beans | 12 | 1 | 12 | 8.4 | 3.6 | (12) $.35/1 insert |
| Old el paso dinner | 2 | 1.48 | 2.96 | 2 | 0.96 | (2) $.50/1 IP |
| joffrey | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | (2) $2/1 IP |
| cheez it cracker | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | (2) $1/1 Insert |
| milk | 1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0.7 | $2 off milk wyb fuel 4 school |
| toaster strudel | 4 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 2 | 2.4 | (2) $.50/2 IP |
| nabisco snak pak | 4 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 | Free wyb + (3) $1/1 Tearpad |
| lenders bagels | 2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | $1/2 toss 4 cash |
| kids meal | 1 | 3.99 | 3.99 | 3.99 | 0 | Free product Q bzz agent |
| goldfish | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| duncan hines | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | (3) $1/2 Toss 4 cash |
| stouffers | 1 | 3.99 | 3.99 | 1 | 2.99 | $1/1 IP |
| apples | 1 | 3.99 | 3.99 | 3.99 | ||
| bananas | 1 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | ||
| pizza dough | 2 | 2.59 | 5.18 | 2 | 3.18 | (2) $1 Bakery –Calendar Q |
| clorox wipes (raincheck) | 4 | 2.45 | 9.8 | 4.25 | 5.55 | (2)$2/2PQ + $.25/1 Insert |
| Hefty bags (raincheck) | 4 | 3.45 | 13.8 | 2.2 | 11.6 | (4) $.55/1 insert |
| bread | 1 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | ||
| shrooms | 1 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.69 | ||
| beef | 1 | 7.83 | 7.83 | 7.83 | ||
| eggs | 1 | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.59 | ||
| coupon | 0 | 10 | -10 | (2) $5 off $50 | ||
| spinach | 1 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | ||
| tax | 1 | 3.83 | 3.83 | 3.83 | ||
| TOTAL | 65.65 |
How did you do this week? Leave a comment or link to your weekly totals.
This was a great week to shop! I got $88.75 worth for $17.31, so 80% off! Gotta love Publix!!!
I recently started using coupons and I am loving saving so much money…
You did great Michelle! I’m sure you are loving your “Me Time” Shopping Time. Since they are now limiting the rain checks to 30 days, they always seem to expire on me…30 days seem like nothing.
I had to take all three boys today, and I cannot believe how much I saved and how little I spent. Okay, I’ll admit it by the end of the shopping trip, they were giving me gray hair, but they were still pretty good.
I would like to invite everyone to link up at the Friday Savings Linky @ Frugality Is Free.
That is awesome Michelle and Stacy… I went today and shocked myself I saved $244 and my total was $94.17 🙂 Im pretty new to this and loving it…. $108.50 of that savings was coupons. 🙂 Thank you Michelle for all the work you put into your website. You make my life so much easier 🙂 and you are very appreciated God Bless!!!
I made 3 shopping trips this week, 2 to Publix, 1 to Kroger:
Publix 1 – Spent $12.21 for $109.95 worth, saved $97.74 = 89%
Publix 2 – Spent $3.97 for $54.78 worth, saved $50.81 = 93%
Kroger – Spent $35.61 for $85.03 worth, saved $49.42 = 58%
It was a GREAT week!
how were you able to use two $5/$50.00 coupons? did you do two separate transactions? My publix will only allow one per customer 🙁
I think maybe I should start making separate trips to Publix so that I can take advantage of any extra 5 off coupons. Although this week was very good. I spent 100.00 and saved 178.00