Today was a challenging shop for me....
The challenge that I faced was due to the fact that my tween daughters accompanied me to the store. I coerced them into going by agreeing to take them to Shoe Carnival and Target if they went to the grocery store with me. They are a great help, but they tend to still whine about wanting this and wanting that...
I only gave in once and bought something off the list that wasn't on sale and that I didn't have a coupon for. Overall, it was a great shop. We stocked up on a lot of snack items such as chex mix and cheerios mix.
I have written about this before but I highly recommend subscribing to 2 Sunday editions of the paper. I get the Pantagraph and the Chicago Tribune. The money I save by subscribing to these allows me to buy multiple items with multiple coupons. I only subscribe to 2 papers since the grocery stores that I shop at will only double 2 coupons for the same item.
Today I spent $94 and saved $67!!!
I saved $15.25 for Meijer promotions.
I saved $38.73 for buying items that were on sale.
I saved $13.28 with coupons from my newspapers and Meijer Mealbox.
We are getting into the swing of things!!! Gotta love coupons!! :)
Saturday, October 3, 2009
September Savings
It is hard to believe but September is now over and we have entered the Halloween month of October. We have been back to school for 6 weeks and it is amazing to think that the school year is about a quarter of the way done.
As I have mentioned in previous blogs, life has been pretty crazy with activities. I am back on the coupon journey. Not only am I back to couponing, I am trying to get back my love of cooking. The activities that the entire family has taken on has greatly impacted my desire as well as my time to prepare a meal. I have made a promise to myself that I will cook at least 3 times a week. I am sure that some of you wondering what we are going to do for the other meals. What I mean by this is that I will actually prepare a meal that doesn't involve a microwave 3 times each week. For the rest of the week, it will be up for grabs with meals like breakfast, sandwiches, and maybe a frozen pizza.
Last week was pretty good week for me. I made spaghetti and meatballs, italian sausage with vegetables, and salmon with mashed potatoes and brocolli.
In regards to my savings, I only posted once this month but here is my monthly total.
9/5 Meijer spent &113 and saved $56
9/11 Sam's club spent $187
9/19 Meijer spent $131 and saved $75
9/27 Aldi spent $82
The total spent for the month of September was $513 and saved $131.
This breaks down to a weekly average of $128. Not too bad. I am trying to get back to a weekly average of below $100.
I hope you continue to join me on my coupon adventure!!!
As I have mentioned in previous blogs, life has been pretty crazy with activities. I am back on the coupon journey. Not only am I back to couponing, I am trying to get back my love of cooking. The activities that the entire family has taken on has greatly impacted my desire as well as my time to prepare a meal. I have made a promise to myself that I will cook at least 3 times a week. I am sure that some of you wondering what we are going to do for the other meals. What I mean by this is that I will actually prepare a meal that doesn't involve a microwave 3 times each week. For the rest of the week, it will be up for grabs with meals like breakfast, sandwiches, and maybe a frozen pizza.
Last week was pretty good week for me. I made spaghetti and meatballs, italian sausage with vegetables, and salmon with mashed potatoes and brocolli.
In regards to my savings, I only posted once this month but here is my monthly total.
9/5 Meijer spent &113 and saved $56
9/11 Sam's club spent $187
9/19 Meijer spent $131 and saved $75
9/27 Aldi spent $82
The total spent for the month of September was $513 and saved $131.
This breaks down to a weekly average of $128. Not too bad. I am trying to get back to a weekly average of below $100.
I hope you continue to join me on my coupon adventure!!!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Meijer Shop on 9/5 Spent 113 and Saved 56
Since the summer is over, I am back to work. It always takes awhile for me to transition into the work/life routine. I am still using the grocery game but have really only been using my Meijer grocery list from them. I also subscribe to the Kroger list but haven't been able to make it before their sale ends. I am thinking that I might drop Kroger and just keep to the Meijer list. I will give it another month or so to see if I make it to Kroger.
Saturday is my day to shop at Meijer. It is the last day of their sale and it seems like it is what works best for our family schedule.
I spent 113 and saved 56 with coupons and shopping the sales. This also includes toiletries. I bought 41 items. It was a good shop. I didn't buy anything that wasn't on sale and I even got some A1 Marinade for FREE with a coupon.
The meals are figured out in my mind for the week using this shop and items from the previous beginnings of my new stockpile!
Have a great week!!!
Saturday is my day to shop at Meijer. It is the last day of their sale and it seems like it is what works best for our family schedule.
I spent 113 and saved 56 with coupons and shopping the sales. This also includes toiletries. I bought 41 items. It was a good shop. I didn't buy anything that wasn't on sale and I even got some A1 Marinade for FREE with a coupon.
The meals are figured out in my mind for the week using this shop and items from the previous beginnings of my new stockpile!
Have a great week!!!
Monthly Averages
As you know, I have been bad about keeping all of you updated with my coupon journey. I have been keeping track of my grocery spending but it hasn't been as good as it once was. Even though I am disappointed that I haven't saved as much as I have in the past, I am still saving more than I did 2 years ago. I am aware of prices and sales even if it is a week when I didn't take the time to organize my grocery shop.
In June, our average weekly grocery expense was $83/week. This must be off or we ate out a lot!!
In July my weekly average on groceries was $165/week. This isn't too bad since my daughters and I are home in the summer therefore more meals and snacks. I saved $125 using coupons and shopping the sales.
In August, we averaged $145/week. I started back into my coupon adventure and saved over 80 on groceries this month.
Look for more postings as I make it a priority again to save more money on groceries!!!
In June, our average weekly grocery expense was $83/week. This must be off or we ate out a lot!!
In July my weekly average on groceries was $165/week. This isn't too bad since my daughters and I are home in the summer therefore more meals and snacks. I saved $125 using coupons and shopping the sales.
In August, we averaged $145/week. I started back into my coupon adventure and saved over 80 on groceries this month.
Look for more postings as I make it a priority again to save more money on groceries!!!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Meijer Shop 7/9 Spent 125 and Saved 61
Yes, I am back!!! Great deals today and the stockpile is growing....
I started by building up my stockpile with lots of bags of pretzels, english muffins, and pasta. It should take us about 3 months to eat all of this but it was a great deal and even cheaper than Aldi!!!
Hopefully, I will be able to catch the next sale without running out of these.
I did pay full price for pop!! It just makes me sick. Pop was on sale at Meijer a couple of weeks ago and I bought some then but they only allow us to buy 4 - 12 packs at a time. What I should have done is have gone back multiple times to get this deal. My family has been without pop for almost 2 weeks. I know it is probably better that we go without but I don't want to pay full price. But I gave in and bought a case for $6.75. Oh well!!!
This shop also included shaving cream, razors (they are so darn expensive), and face soap. This was almost 29 dollars of this bill before coupons.
My total spent was 125 and the savings came from the following:
Total Meijer promotions: 1.00
Non-Meijer coupon savings: $38.74 (Items on sale)
Total coupons (internet and newspaper) $21.25
Savings total: $60.99
I started by building up my stockpile with lots of bags of pretzels, english muffins, and pasta. It should take us about 3 months to eat all of this but it was a great deal and even cheaper than Aldi!!!
Hopefully, I will be able to catch the next sale without running out of these.
I did pay full price for pop!! It just makes me sick. Pop was on sale at Meijer a couple of weeks ago and I bought some then but they only allow us to buy 4 - 12 packs at a time. What I should have done is have gone back multiple times to get this deal. My family has been without pop for almost 2 weeks. I know it is probably better that we go without but I don't want to pay full price. But I gave in and bought a case for $6.75. Oh well!!!
This shop also included shaving cream, razors (they are so darn expensive), and face soap. This was almost 29 dollars of this bill before coupons.
My total spent was 125 and the savings came from the following:
Total Meijer promotions: 1.00
Non-Meijer coupon savings: $38.74 (Items on sale)
Total coupons (internet and newspaper) $21.25
Savings total: $60.99
Kroger shop 7/8 Spent 25.33 (with tax) and Saved 20.17
Last night I made a run into Kroger after putting together my grocery list and matching coupons. I did this while my family and I were watching MTV's show "Cribs".
I was able to interact and be part of the family while I worked on finding my coupons and matching them to the items that were on sale.
I knew that I needed to go last night because it was the last day of their sale. I matched coupons from the newspaper, magazines, and loaded 2 cellfire coupons to my Kroger card. If I had more time, I would have checked out the Kroger site to see if there were more e coupons that could have been added.
I bought 22 items that will help me as I begin to rebuild our stockpile.
Kroger savings from my receipt:
MFG CPN savings $6.00
Bonus coupon savings $1.84 (cellfire e coupons)
Kroger plus savings $12.33
Total savings: $20.17
I was able to interact and be part of the family while I worked on finding my coupons and matching them to the items that were on sale.
I knew that I needed to go last night because it was the last day of their sale. I matched coupons from the newspaper, magazines, and loaded 2 cellfire coupons to my Kroger card. If I had more time, I would have checked out the Kroger site to see if there were more e coupons that could have been added.
I bought 22 items that will help me as I begin to rebuild our stockpile.
Kroger savings from my receipt:
MFG CPN savings $6.00
Bonus coupon savings $1.84 (cellfire e coupons)
Kroger plus savings $12.33
Total savings: $20.17
I'm Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Life has been a little crazy this spring and into summer. Our families activities have increased and the shopping has taken a back seat. I am sure that I have written in previous posts that we have been living on Aldi and Sam's Club and a little too much fast food. I have prior month purchases but didn't keep track of my coupons.
Well, I have decided to get my act back in gear. There are a lot of financial strains that I know will be coming this year and I need to get back into my grocery savings back on track to offset these expenses. I can tell you after taking a "break" from my couponing quest (I still used coupons but didn't stockpile like I have done before) I really felt a lot of struggle with what to feed our family. My stockpile dwindled and dwindled. I also know that I was spending more and not getting as much. Why would I do this? I was just lazy....and tired or tired and lazy. In reflection, I am kicking myself for this. It only takes me about an hour a week to make 2 grocery lists - 1 to Kroger and 1 to Meijer.
Last night, I was in and out of Kroger in less than 15 minutes!!!
So, if you were once a follower of this blog. Know that I am back and will get back to posting my deals!!!
Well, I have decided to get my act back in gear. There are a lot of financial strains that I know will be coming this year and I need to get back into my grocery savings back on track to offset these expenses. I can tell you after taking a "break" from my couponing quest (I still used coupons but didn't stockpile like I have done before) I really felt a lot of struggle with what to feed our family. My stockpile dwindled and dwindled. I also know that I was spending more and not getting as much. Why would I do this? I was just lazy....and tired or tired and lazy. In reflection, I am kicking myself for this. It only takes me about an hour a week to make 2 grocery lists - 1 to Kroger and 1 to Meijer.
Last night, I was in and out of Kroger in less than 15 minutes!!!
So, if you were once a follower of this blog. Know that I am back and will get back to posting my deals!!!
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