Ok, I have finally come to the realization that I am not going to be perfectly at $25 every week. This is a big step for my type-A planner personality! If I can keep it at $50 every two weeks, I'm ok with that. I think that's more realistic anyway! But I am adamant that I want to stay at $100 a month...it's a big goal, but I think I can do it!
This week, I spent almost my $50 limit for 2 weeks...boo. Our Food World had a good deal on ground beef, so I stocked up, and this was a REALLY good week at Publix! So I might just go over for this two weeks. It WILL be alright (at least that's what I keep telling myself!).
(Approximately) 5.75 pounds ground beef (Food World) - $1.79 a pound - around $10? I can't remember.
1 Pack Nature Valley Peanut Bars (Noah LOVES these) - Normally $3.19, on sale for $1.99, had a 40 cents/1 coupon (which doubled) - $1.20
TGI Fridays Mozzarella Sticks - Normally $3.59, on sale for $1.80, had a $1/1 coupon - 80 cents total
1 Marie Calendar's Pasta Al Dente TV Dinner - Normally $3.49, on sale for $1.75, had a coupon for 75 cents/1 - $1 total
2 Bags Pup-perroni Dog Snacks - $4.93 each (didn't give me the BOGO for some reason, I just noticed it) - had 2 $1/1 coupons - $7.86 total (I'll be checking on that.)
Publix Eggs - $1.69
2 Boxes College Inn Broth - Normally $2.49 each, on sale for B1G1 free, had 2 $1/1 coupons - 50 cents total
4 Blocks/Tubs Philadelphia Cheese - Normally $1.89 each, on sale for 4/$5 - $5 total (I know, I should have printed one of those $1/4 coupons!)
2 Muir Glen Tomato Sauces - Normally $0.89 cents each, had 2 $1/1 coupons - OVERAGE!!
Publix Milk - $1.59
2 Cans Campbell's Select Harvest Soup - Normally $2.39 each, on sale for B1G1 free, had 50 cents/2 coupon - $1.39 for both cans
2 Blocks Velveeta Cheese - Normally $3.85 each, on sale for B1G1 free, had 2 $1/1 coupons - $1.85 total
2 Tubs Heluva Good Dip - Normally $2 each, on sale for B1G1 free, had 2 $.50 cents/1 coupons (which double)- FREE!
2 Jiffy Corn Muffin Mixes - 86 cents total
Publix Freezer Bags - $1.99
2 6-packs Yoplait Trix Yogurt - Normally $2.79 each, on sale for B1G1 free, had 2 40 cents/1 coupons (which double) - $1.19 for both packs
2 Bags Kraft Cheese - Normally $2.99 each, on sale for $2, had 2 $1/1 coupons - $3 for both bags
2 Tubes Arm & Hammer Toothpaste - Normally $2.99 each, on sale for $1.49 each, had 2 $1/1 coupons - $1 total
4 cans Hunt's Tomato Sauce - 60 cents each, had a $1/4 coupon - $1.40
So that was 33.24 (pretax) for $78.32 worth of groceries - a 58% savings. Not my best week (partly because of those stupid Pup-perroni things), but not bad either! And I got a LOT of stuff we could use.
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So you might have noticed a lot of tomatoes - I made ketchup tonight. Sounds weird, but it was NOT that hard (kind of like making tomato sauce). I priced it...to make 40 oz. (roughly) of ketchup, it was about $1.50. Considering that even on the BOGO this week at Publix, ketchup was still $1.70 for 40 ounces, not too bad! And it was made with mostly organic sauces/pastes, so better for you.
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Several people wanted to try the Mcklinky for tips that we all have, so I think it's a go! Here are the details:
-I want to try to do it on Tuesdays and call it Tips Tuesdays (I do love me some alliteration).
-I'm going to make a button tonight...I'll put it on here when I get it finished! I thought we could break it down by household chores for the first little while.
-Here's a schedule:
Tuesday, February 9th - Tips for Grocery Shopping
Tuesday, February 16th - Tips for Cooking
Tuesday, February 23rd - Tips for General Cleaning (what cleaners to use, how to use them, schedules, etc.)
Tuesday, March 2nd - Tips for Doing Laundry
Tuesday, March 9th - Tips for Staying Organized
Tuesday, March 16th - Tips for Decorating
Tuesday, March 23rd - Tips for Clothes Shopping (how to save money, staples to have, etc.)
Tuesday, March 30th - Make-Your-Own Tips (How do you make your own products that are usually store-bought, like my ketchup above?)
And that gets us through March. I know I'm probably missing tons of things we can talk about, so leave me a comment and let me know what you'd like to see!
