K-Mart Krazy!

This week is Super Doubles week at K-Mart.  That means that they will double any coupon up to $2.00!  That is a huge savings.  Now as far as I'm concerned K-Mart is a lot more expensive than Wal-Mart or Target, but when they double the coupons you can get some really great deals.  My picture doesn't do justice to my actual trip, but I got everything you see there for $35.00!  The original total was $85.66!  You can't beat that with a stick.  So right now I'm good on many many items.  I did end up going a touch over my original grocery budget but my dear sweet husband said if it would stock us up and I could get carpet fresh for $.25 then he was all for a little over spending.  Now I won't have to buy hardly anything on my next grocery trip.  Oh and I can't wait to use my ECB's and RR's at CVS & Walgreens.  Major savings there too!

Drug Store Run

I went to CVS, Rite-Aid and Walgreens and got some good deals.  The problem with this trip is that I am a first timer.  What that means is that I had to spend more out of pocket to start getting register rewards and ECB's (extra care bucks from CVS).  But I did get some good deals.

Walgreens:

1 listerine

1 reach floss

1 (2pk) of reach toothbrushes

Total Cost: $9.00

Coupon: $3.00 off total

Paid Out of Pocket: $6.00

Earned: $6.00 register rewards to use in the store another time.  I basically got it all for free.  Not too shabby.

CVS: 

1 each Pantene shampoo & conditioner

1 Pantene anti frizz cream

1 Dove deoderant

2 Dove body wash

1 each Dove shampoo & conditioner

1 Revlon lip gloss

1 Revlon cream eyeshadow quad

2 L'oreal hair color

Total Cost: $91.09

Coupons: $41.85

Total Out of Pocket: $49.16

Earned $7.00 ECB's

Rite-Aid

4 Glade Candles

6 Containers of Pringles

Total Cost: $21.94

Coupons: $12.00

Total Out of Pocket: $9.94

Sorry no picture with this run, but not too bad.  I now have ECB's & Register Rewards to start using and saving even more money!  Yay me!  

Budget for week: $230.00

Total Spent: $202.69

Saved Towards Debt: $27.31

It's a start.  Now that I have stockpile and only need to add little bits to it I think I'm going to save even more money next time.  I'll keep you posted.

Publix, Bi-Lo & Food Lion

                                                            Food Lion

                                                                  Bi-Lo

                                                                                Publix

                                      
So the remaining grocery stores that I shopped at were Publix, Bi-Lo and Food Lion.  Not a bad deal at any of them.  Publix however didn't have any of the TGIFriday frozen bagged meals that I can get for $2.00 each with coupons.  But that's ok because I got my rain check just in case.  So here were my totals and savings for each store:

Publix: $53.44 (before coupons)

                $18.01 (after coupons)

                $35.43 (savings of over 200%)

Food Lion: $28.03 (before coupons)

                       $20.73 (after coupons)

                       $7.30 (savings)

Bi-Lo:  $24.31 (before coupons)

              $7.37 (after coupons)

             $16.94 (savings)

Let's Go Krogering!

Man what a haul at Kroger today! They are having this great sale where if you buy 10 participating products you get $.50 off of each item. You can get a total of 30 participating products which comes to a savings of $15.00. And if you happen to have coupons the savings are even better! My total before coupons or sales was $181.68 and I paid $91.48! That's a 50% savings! Amazing! I love having a full pantry and this sale helped fill it to the brim! Next post Publix, Food Lion & Bi-Lo.  Unfortunately my picture doesn't show all the great stuff I got, but there is also 3 gallons of milk and 2 large packs of chicken breasts on here.  Oh and don't let me forget the two 12 pack rolls of Klenex Cottonell toilet paper and the 6 pack of Viva paper towels.

Newbie in Town

I began this journey only a short time ago.  Although I have always tried to keep a real budget when I went shopping I wasn't using coupons.  About a month ago a friend told me about the website www.southernsavers.com and I was hooked!  I had no idea that you could save that kind of money at the grocery store.  And I surely didn't know that you could get FREE items!  So that's where it started and I have been on my way.  I have since collected a million (not really but a bunch) coupons, organized them in a 3 ring binder in baseball card holders and made my shopping lists.  Tomorrow will be my first real time going into the stores armed and ready.  My husband and I have decided to do a little experiment.  I will continue to get my normal budget every two weeks to go shopping ($230.00), however what ever amount I save from that budget will go towards our last remaining credit card.  Wish me luck!  Now go out there and shop smarter everyone!

The dreaded coupon book...every grocers nightmare!!!!