This is a picture of my big Publix trip where I closed down the lane (Details below)!
- The first goal was to stay within my $75 per week budget and try to make up for my shortfall last week when I was over $18.58. This week I only spent $59.95, so I was $15.05 under budget, so now I am just $3.53 over for the month! Also, I saved 76% this week!
- The second goal was to not go to the grocery store more than once (twice at most) and one drugstore. I went to CVS one time, and I went to Publix twice. However, I really did do much better on the grocery store part! I only made one big shopping trip. The second one was only because I went to return a movie to the Blockbuster Express, and my hubbie had asked for homemade mac n cheese and I didn't have enough cheese. I only picked up 3 items, so I think I did really good this week on both of my goals!
Here are the details for my big Publix trip... I had so many coupons that they actually had to shut down the lane and call the manager over. I typically warn people behind me that they might want to choose another lane because I have a lot of coupons, but this time, they saved me the hassle and closed the lane altogether. It was quite an event and every manager in the store was watching over it. I felt like I was on "Extreme Couponing". However, I didn't clear any shelves. I only bought things we need/would use and probably within the next week or two. I just had a lot of coupons come in the mail lately for FREE items, plus the gas card deal was really great ($10 off $50 gas cards wyb $25 in groceries(before coupons)!!), so I stocked up!! I actually got 6 gas cards! Keep in mind, that the $25 is BEFORE coupons, so my total was actually over $160 before coupons, but only came out to $44.46 after! Anyway, here are my totals:
- Quick Publix trip: Paid $5.65 for $8.94 worth of groceries for a savings of 37%.
- Big Publix trip on 8/10: Paid $44.46 for $194.70 worth of groceries, for a savings of about 77%. I am having trouble getting my calculations to match Publix's. They say I saved over $156, but I only calculate about $150. I think some coupons got messed up along the way in all of the chaos. I tried to duplicate the receipt, but it just doesn't match up. Oh well, it was still a really good shopping trip. I got a lot of stuff for $45, including organic milk, cheese, fruit, produce, bread, lunch meat, popcorn, meat, Advil, tampons, shampoo, etc.
- CVS on 8/11: Paid $10.00 for $34.09 worth of groceries, for a savings of 71%, plus I got $8 in ECBs for next week! I went to pick up my rain check items from last week, and they only had one in stock, but I got it (the Gillette razor), plus the Pampers diaper deal, and some water and coke for our upcoming vacation. Not bad considering the diapers alone would usually cost me that much, and I have $8 for next week! :)
I won't list everything we ate this week, but one highlight is the slow cooker pulled pork tacos. They were AWESOME... These were so good that my hubbie went back for seconds, even after he had actually gone to Salsaritas and eaten pork quesadillas for lunch not knowing what I was making. So here is the recipe... http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/pulled-pork-tacos-00000000008021/index.html Thanks to iheartpublix.com for recommending them!
All in all, it was a good week! I averaged a 76% savings and stayed under budget for the week and only $3.53 over for the month. Check back next week to see how I do!
If you have questions about how I do this, feel free to leave a comment below or check out my favorite websites. They save me a TON of money!
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