Well, I have been back on the coupon wagon for about a month now. However, this is the first post I have regarding my savings.
Today at Meijer, there were so many great deals! When I do my grocery shopping, my total savings is based on all purchases. Sometimes I will have household items, cleaning products, and tolietries as well as groceries.
As I work on building up my stockpile again, I know that my grocery bills will be higher than my goal. For those of you that aren't sure what stockpiling is it is when you buy as much of an item as you can to get you to the next sale cycle. Every item in your grocery store goes through a sale cycle. A cycle can vary from 6-12 weeks depending on the product. Many items in your store will go on sale again but there is a time when the item will be at it's lowest price. This is the time that you want to stockpile. Now, this doesn't mean you have to turn a spare bedroom into a pantry. You need to determine how much of that item your family really eats. For example, if pasta was on sale and your family eats pasta on average once a week you would want to buy 10 boxes of pasta to get you to the time that this item is on sale again.
Since I haven't stockpiled until just the last 2 weeks, I still have to buy items that are not on SALE or are on sale but not at their cheapest sale price.
Summary of today's shop at Meijer
Spent: $101.53 (including tax)
Saved: .50 (do to a Meijer promotion)
Saved: $26.19 (by buying items on sale. This is the sale price savings)
Saved: $21.42 (by matching my coupons to the sale items. This is the total savings of all of my coupons once they doubled them. Our Meijer doubles up to a $1.00.)
Total SAVINGS $48.12
In this total I bought shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, and food to donate for our church's food drive tomorrow. As I begin to add more to my stockpile, I know that I will be able to provide more for others while still saving money for my family.
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