I went to Aldi JUST to pick up milk, and I succeeded in leaving the store with only that. I was tempted to make some impulse purchases, but I held myself back! :-) I spent $5.67 on 3 gallons of milk at Aldi. I didn't bother taking a picture of 3 gallons of milk. :-)
On double coupon day, I did 4 transactions and doubled 20 coupons. I had missed the Conagra deal when I went through the ad (sorry!), but saw signs for it at the store. I had some coupons and some of the items were already on my list anyway, so I went for it. I bought $16.57 worth of Conagra products, used $8 in coupons, and got a $5 catalina that I used to help pay for my next order. So after sales, coupons, and catalina, I got Peter Pan peanut butter and Egg Beaters for free, and paid $0.40 each for 4 Ro*Tel tomatoes, 3 Hunt's tomatoes, and 2 Reddi-Wips. I did the Clabber Girl deal even though I was only able to print off 1 coupon before they ran out (making it $0.39 instead of better than free--oh well.)
These are the items I got for FREE: 2 packs of Tree Top juice boxes, 2 cans of Dole fruit, 2 boxes of Ritz crackers, Clabber Girl cornstarch, Peter Pan peanut butter, Egg Beaters, and a reusable bag (not pictured--got it free when I applied for my new rewards card).
These items were $0.50 or less: Bananas, 3 Steamers vegetables, Clabber Girl baking powder, 2 packs of Chinet plates, Smart Balance butter, 3 cans of Hunt's tomatoes, 2 cans of Reddi-Wip, and 4 cans of Ro*Tel tomatoes.
These items were $1 or less: Chocolate milk, 3 packs of Sargento cheese, whipping cream, and cream cheese.
I also bought a bag of oranges, a bag of grapefruit, lettuce, croutons, a jar of yeast (yummy-homemade bread!), 3 blocks of cheese (for company next week to go with crackers and hummus as an appetizer), 4 packs of Mtn Dew, ice cream, 5 cans of sweet potatoes (on clearance for 1/2 off), fruit cocktail, nutmeg, and two gallons of milk.
My total before coupons and sales was $137.54. I paid $60.37 for 55 items, for a savings of $77.17. That puts my total shopping for the week to be $66.04. Considering we are hosting Thanksgiving company from out of town (there will be 14 of us) for several days next week and we have pretty much everything we need (including a turkey AND a ham!), I think we're doing pretty good.
Here are the monthly running totals:
November totals: $72.93, $59.76, $66.04
My average for November has been $66 a week, higher than normal because of stocking up for Thanksgiving and company that will be staying with us for several days.
October totals: $32.87, $72.29, $63.02, $31.36, $36.79
My total for October, which had 5 weeks, was $236.33, an average of $47 a week.
September totals: $47.69, $52.23, $46.86, $65.62.
My total for September was $212.40, an average of $53 a week.
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Jessica you told me you wanted to know what I ended up doing.....I did two transactions!! :) Yay! My total was $91.56 and after doubled coupons (10) I spent 45.56. So not bad for my first attempt. Even my husband thought I was crazy until I came home telling him that I saved $46! He didn't believe me. Had to show him the slips. And I would have only spent 35, but he called me asking for things not on my very very specific list. I got the Folgers for $3.49! I got two packs of the 12 double roll Northern tp for $10.58. I got 4 Coffee Mate 32 oz creamers for $4. Skippy pb for .19 and some cat treats for free. Also picked up two packs of Ritz for $1.96 for both. I also got two packs of the Sargento shred cheese for $3.32. AND to be nice because I knew that I would never use them, I left 3 Northern tp coupons for $1 off on the shelf. I was very happy. I know I will get better at this. I am amazed when I find people who can save tons more. That's my goal eventually.
Richelle, that is AWESOME!! Thanks so much for telling me! Doesn't it feel great to save more than you spend? :-)
I'm glad your hubby was excited and surprised, too. That's always fun! Beware, though, he will probably get wise to your tricks, and a few months from now when you ask him "guess how much I spent", he'll be able to guess it within $10--which steals a little bit of your thunder--but hopefully he'll still appreciate the savings you are seeing in your bank account!
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