Posts under ‘weekly grocery challenge’

Its only Monday and I boy have I been busy! After being out of town last week, I had to make up for some lost time
I ended up at a couple drug stores and of course I made a Publix trip! Here is all that I got!
Walgreens
1 Glade Fragrance Collection Reed Diffuser $5.99
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We were out and about today, so I made a quick run into Target. I got a quite a deal. Check it out!
2 Scotch Fur Fighters $3.99- Used 4/1- FREE
2 Gillette Body 8.4 oz Body Washes $1.99- Used the 4/2- FREE
1 Chef Michael’s Dog Food $4.49- Used 2/1 and 2/1 Target q CRT- $.49
1 Kids [...]

I made a run to Target the other night and did pretty well! And my Publix run wasn’t bad either. Check them both out below.
Target
3 Scotch Fur Fighters $3.99- Used the 4/1- FREE
3 Contadina Tomato Sauces $.54- Used the .75/3- $.29 each
2 Starkist Pouches $1.33- Used the 1/1 & BOGO q- $.16 each
3 Peas of [...]

You read that right! In an attempt to prove that you CAN use coupons at Walmart and still save even more money, I took myself down to my local store and proceeded to use coupons.
Unfortunately, it didn’t all work out as planned. I ended up arguing with the manager (like I always do) about something [...]

I did my major trip to Publix tonight, with much success! I’m loving the Italian Days coupons!
Here is what I snagged.
1 Hebrew National Beef Franks $4.99- Used a FREE q= FREE
1 Fast Fixin’ Chicken Nuggets $5.99- Used a FREE q= FREE- Thanks Consumer Queen!
2 Coles Garlic Breads $1.40- Used the $.50/1= $.40 each
2 Kelloggs Frosted [...]

I started off today at Walgreens. I was totally determined to get everything on my list before everything was gone. I made out pretty good! Here’s the damage:
2 Huggies Diapers $8.99- Used (2) $2/1- Final Price= $6.99 each
3 John Freida Root Awakening $5.00- Used (1) $5/2 and (1) $2/1- Final Price= $2.66 each
2 Dove Men’s [...]

I never even got around to making my Publix run last week, so I made it tonight. It was another attempt to get out of the house. There is only so many episodes of Hannah Montana and Curious George that a mother can take! Here’s my other Walgreens run and Publix trip.
Walgreens
1 Blink Gel Tears [...]

This is how it looked at my house this morning! We’ve been through a winter storm and that is WAY out of the ordinary for our little TN town. However, it didn’t stop me from getting my papers and deals this morning

It was a GOOD morning for Register Rewards and me. This is [...]

I went to Kroger yesterday to get all the Old El Paso Heat and Serve sides that I could get my hands on! I was surprised that the Kroger by my house actually didn’t carry the Heat and Serve sides, but I was happy that the other Kroger in my town did have them. I [...]

Ran in to Publix AGAIN tonight and a quick trip to Target. I didn’t want to confuse any cashiers so I’ve been slowly getting all of my Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers in small trips. Here’s what I got.
Publix
10 Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers
Total Savings: $26.25
Total OOP: $5.97
Savings of 81.4%
Target
2 Nivea Body Washes
2 Bandaid Travel Packs
4 Renu [...]

You just can’t keep me out of Publix. I made my run last night with high hopes and made it out with a steal!
Here’s what I got:
10 Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers
1 Quaker Instant Oatmeal
2 Ritz Crackers
2 Stouffers Easy Express Meals
2 New York Frozen Breads
1 Stacy’s Pita Chips
1 Lysoll Neutra Air Refill
6 Oral B Advantage Toothbrushes
Total [...]

I ran to Target tonight to check out the All Detergent and Nivea deals for myself. I also ran to Walgreens to pick  up some Wet Ones since my other Walgreens was out the other night. Here’s my damage!
Walgreens
2 Wet Ones
Total Savings: $5.38
Total OOP: $1.39
Saving of 79.4 %
Target
4 All Laundry Detergents
2 Nivea Body Washes
Total Savings: [...]

I made 4 trips yesterday to various stores. Luckily, they were all very quick trips. Here’s what I picked up.
CVS
12 Pepsi 12 packs
2 Cans Oust Spray
Used $11 in ECBS and $4/$20 purchase coupon
Total Savings: $44.87
Total OOP: $26.64
Savings of 62.7%
Earned $10 in ECBs
Walgreens
3 Nyquil Liquids
1 Dayquil Liquids
2 Neosporin Lip Healths
1 Single Popcorn (Filler)
Total Savings: $34.94
Total OOP: [...]

I made a stop at Publix and Kroger tonight and had a GREAT run! Finally some real savings! God Bless Kroger.
Items in blue were free.
Publix
3 Hunts Tomato Ketchup 24 oz
1 Liquid Sweetener
5 Mentos Gum
4 Chinet Dinner Napkins
1 Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta
Total Savings: $16.03
Total OOP: $9.51
Savings of 62.7%
Kroger
5 G2 Gatorades
7 Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggies
2 Suave Deodorants
2 [...]

I ran into Publix tonight to pick some things up. I was sad to see that they were out of Hunt’s Ketchup. I will definitely have to make another run this week! Here’s what I grabbed. The freebies are in blue.
4 Banquet Frozen Meals
5 Yakisoba Meals
2 Kid Cuisine Meals
2 Ritz Bitz
3 Peter Pan Peanut Butter
4 [...]

Its been a few week since I’ve really buckled down and kept up really well with my grocery challenge and budget. I have vowed to my husband that I would get back into this week, so here it goes!
I have only went by Publix and Kroger this week. Looking forward to new ads from them, [...]

I’ve made a couple different trips to Publix this week and a quick Walmart trip. I’ve also got a few other things that I’m adding in for Christmas gifts to my weekly grocery budget. I’ll only break down the grocery runs for ya.
Publix #1
Publix Gal Milk $2.59- No Coupon- Made it 2.59Publix Large Eggs $1.39- [...]

I went by Kroger today to take advantage of the One Day Sale where everything Kelloggs and Keebler was 50% off. The prices that I posted yesterday were a bit different today. They weren’t off by much, but I was surprised.
Here’s what I picked up.
4 Kelloggs Rice Krispies Treats $1.44- Used the 1/2 printable- Made [...]

Each week I document what I spend on groceries and other things for the family in order to keep up with my savings versus spending. If you don’t have something like this in place with your groceries, I recommend it! Not only does it help keep your spending under control, but it also helps you [...]

Each week, I go through and document everything that I get in order to figure out my savings and what I’ve spent. If you don’t have some type of system like this, I recommend that you do, especially if you’re an avid couponer! It really does help to see how much you’re saving in writing!
Here’s [...]