Besides 2 trips to the Farmers Market and some small trips to the store to try out some deals, I haven’t been shopping in a couple of weeks. If you had a chance to take a look at my Stockpile Re-do, you’ll see that I’m really not in need of much.
But, I did run out to Stop & Shop last night. Mostly to try and score the Viva Paper Towels. However, that was a no-go for me as my Stop & Shop had them for $2.45. Yikes!
I did do the Buy 5 Get $3 Instant Savings deal. Twice! Most of the coupons I used were from the Believe in Heroes website.
Here is what I scored
Transaction #1:
3 Dole Pineapple Juice 6 pack $2.50 each
1 Pop Secret Pop Corn $2.00
1 Smart Balance Margarine $2.50
-(3)$0.50/1 Dole Pineapple Juice 6 pack Coupon
-(1)$0.50/1 Pop Secret (NLA)
-(1)$1/1 Smart Balance Coupon
-$3 Instant Savings
Paid: $4.00
*This instant savings did not come off at the register. I paid the $7 and brought it to customer service who promptly gave me the $3.
Transaction #2:
4 Minute Maid OJ $2.50 each
1 Pop Secret Popcorn $2.00
-(4)$1/1 Minute Maid Coupons
-(1)$0.50/1 Pop Secret (NLA)
-$3 instant Savings
Paid: $4.14 ($0.14 tax which I have no idea what I was taxed on)
Here is my Grocery Budget progress to date:
$465 grocery money (built up from not couponing for 4 weeks) as of 9/18
-$72.54 spent on 9/18 Shopping Trip
-$6.99 spent on 9/24 Shopping Trip
-$61.20 spent on 9/25 Shopping Trip
added $150 to our grocery envelope on 9/30
-$33.00 spent at Farmers Market
-$10 Bought Newspapers on 10/2
-$10 Walgreens Cottonelle Deal
-$43.75 spent on 10/7 Shopping Trip
-$31 spent on 10/9 Shopping Trip
-$42 spent at Farmers Market
added $150 to our grocery envelope on 10/14
-$35.65 spent on 10/15 shopping trip
$24 spent at Farmers Market
$9 spent on Coupons/Newspapers
-$21.72 spent on 10/17 shopping trip
Total in envelope as of 10/23: $364.15
added $150 to grocery envelope on 10/28
-$5 on misc trips
-$10 Bought Newspapers
-$200 on shelves for Stockpile Makeover
-$23 Farmers Market
-$34 Farmers Market
-$8.14 spent on 11/9 Shopping Trip
Total in envelope as of 11/10: $234.01
How are you doing on your grocery budget?