Grocery Savings

It's time again to talk about savings for the week. I made trips to Publix and Target and did pretty well. My best deal was FREE Betty Crocker Frosting. I know, but I could not help myself. I purchased 5 containers and it cost be nothing! Since some of you may wonder what I do to feed my family during the week based on these shopping sprees, below is my menu the week. We even had a Sausage and Cheese Grit casserole for breakfast this morning. Yummm!

• Day 1: Wendy's Homemade Chili, Peanut Butter Truffle Brownies
• Day 2: Impossibly Easy Cheeseburger Pie
• Day 3: Salsa Chicken and Rice
• Day 4: Creamy Tuna Pasta
• Day 5: Eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy
• Day 6: Dining Out

Publix is where I got the best deals this week.

yellow onion (.25), green pepper (1.00), grape tomatoes (1.50), Frozen biscuits (3.99), Gallon of Milk (3.09) Ritz Bitz 12 pack snacks (2.50 w/coupons), cream cheese (.99), cheese cubed (1.67), ground chuck (3.99), turkey sausage (3.29), 3 boxes hamburger/tuna helper (.75 ea w/coupons), Nabisco 12 pack variety snacks (2.50 w/coupons), large can chili beans (1.59), salsa (1.99), gravy mix (.99), Betty Crocker cake mixes - Chocolate and Lemon (.95 ea), 4 pack tuna (2.50), whole corn (.89), black beans (.83), Lysol toilet cleaner (1.00 w/coupons), Large Listerine with free small bottle (2.69 w/coupons), Crystal Light (.99 w/coupons), Betty Crocker Frostings - Strawberry, Cream Cheese, Lemon, and Coconut ( 5 containers for 0.00 w/coupons), Hershey chocolate syrup (2 at 1.00 ea), Delmonte fruit cups (2 4 packs 1.40 ea), Bisquick 2 large boxes (1.40 ea), and Hungry Jack Lite Syrup (2.50).

• Total before taxes was $51.91
• Total savings was $44.13

Target - I only purchased a few items but still found some good deals. Capri Sun (1.97), Quaker Grits (1.79), wheat bread (1.29), Kraft Marshmallows 4 bags (.50 ea w/coupons)

Hope this inspires you to make great shopping trips of your own!

Grocery Savings

I am finally getting closer to my goal of spending $50 a week. Life has changed. My husband lost his job last December and has not been able to find work. The good Lord has opened up an opportunity for him to go back to school for two years fully paid so I am trying my best to get the budget down. I went shopping to my favorite store Publix and here is the result:

Spent (before tax): $67.95

Saved: $61.45

Wheat bread (1.69), Eggs (1.29), Aunt Jemima Pancakes with coupon ($.85 ea, 4 boxes), Mentos Gum with coupon (1.00 ea, 2 packs), Rosetto Ravioli (2.10), Kraft singles (2.49), Pizzas (4.69 ea), big roll paper towels (.99), Lender's Bagels (1.04 ea, 2 packs), Turkey lunchmeat (1.50), Tollhouse Morsles with coupons (.75 ea, 4 packs), Tollhouse refrigerated cookies with coupon (.70 ea, 2 packs), Betty Crocker potatoes 2 boxes FREE with coupons, Land of Lakes butter with coupons (.70 ea, 2 packs), Hunt's tomatoes with coupons (.50 ea, 3 cans), Ragu sauce (1.25 ea, 2 jars), Large peter pan peanut butter with coupons (2.25 ea, 4 jars), Fiber One Bars with coupon (2.45), Special K cereal with coupons (1.00 ea, 2 boxes), Chocolate Milk (1.55), Milk (3.09), Candy Corn (1.25), sausage patties (1.89), baby cut carrots (1.29), Rome apples (2.99), 32 oz chicken broth with coupon (1.00), Juice box (2.00), Glass Plus with coupons (.25 ea, 2 containers)