Today's shop was accomplished with the help of my dear husband. He did such a great job helping me keep to my list. He had never accompanied me on one of my grocery visits since we are now coupon and sale conscious. He asked lots of questions and saw how it all works.
Spent 73 (before tax)
Meijer coupons -2.00
Items on sale -20.99
Coupons -9.30
Total savings $32.29
My kids still love when I come home from the grocery store. One of the pluses from shopping from my grocery game list is I am always bringing home different and new items. There are the regular items that are always on our list like yogurt, milk, cheese, etc. but with the grocery game you buy the items that are on sale at their lowest price and then add your coupons to this price to get the items for even cheaper. They love the new treats and snacks that come home with each shop!
I am bringing new items into our house that I never bought before because they were too expensive. I am buying more brand name items than ever before. As I have mentioned before, in our past shopping experiences I almost always bought the store generic or items at Aldi. I still get a few items at Aldi cheaper than the grocery store, but I am very rarely buying the store generic because it is more expensive than the name brand item when it is on sale with a coupon.
Just a small example, today we bought some cough medicine. We don't need it right now, but figuring it is cold season and we live in Central Illinois someone in my home will need some. Well, Robettusin (sp?) was on sale for $4.00 (usually $5.68) and I had a $1.00 off coupon. So the cough medicine was $3.00. Now, it is important to still check the shelf for like products to see if you can still get an item for cheaper. Again, in the past I would have usually bought the generic. Well the generic cough medicine was $3.89. So the Robettusin was .89 cents less then the store generic!!!
Every little bit helps!!!
Combined with my shop at Kroger this week our weekly grocery bill was $130. We saved $89.
This weekly amount is a little high for me, but I did get my dear husband some of his favorite skin care products that weren't on sale (Neutrogena and Nivea never go on sale when I have a coupon!) but I did apply coupons. This was about $18 dollars of my budget.
I am trying to keep our grocery bill at $100 a week. However, I am looking for ways to lower this even more. I have been reading a lot of coupon blogs that I follow and I might be ready to add an additional step to our coupon journey. It is amazing how some families are saving soooo much more than I am. The key is finding something that doesn't take too much time out of my busy life. Currently, I am spending about an hour a week to match coupons, print my list, and look for additional bargains. Getting paid $89 for an hour's worth of work isn't too bad!!
We all have busy lives and it is very important to me that this coupon journey allows me time for my family, my work, and some leisure time.
Keep following me on my savings adventure! I hope that my adventure saves you and your family time and MONEY!!!
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