Publix 4/30/09

I had to make an early trip to Publix this morning to get some of the FREE (+overage) razors! My store doesn't stock the razors on a regular isle they are on the end cap of the registers and there are usually not very many and knew these would go fast! I had my 4.00 manufacturer coupons + 2.00 Target printables!

• Total Spent Before Savings & Coupons $128.29
• My Savings at Publix $111.67
• Out of Pocket Spent $16.62
• I Saved 87%
  

Out of my $16.62 total, $11.98 was for the Ribeye steaks. The rest was only $4.64!

Walgreens 4/30/09

Another fun trip to Walgreens. I'm really glad they are doing these FREE after Register Reward promotions and it's great that they actually have plenty of these items in stock. I lucked up and found some Listerine that had Bonus bottles attached so that was an added plus to the deal. I goofed up and only did 2 transactions not thinking that the Ecotrin would only produce one RR on each order. But I was able to pay with my RR and only spent .35 out of pocket! It was too much trouble to return the Ecotrin and repurchase on a separate order and I would have either spent more out of pocket or had to find some more filler items to use the amount of RR that I did. I'm happy with all of this stuff for only $3.35!

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $40.71
• Out of Pocket Spent $.35
• Register Rewards Used $20
• Register Rewards Earned $17
• Net Cost $3.35
  

Publix 4/29/09

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $111.86
• My Savings at Publix $89.20
• Out of Pocket Spent $22.66
• I Saved 80%

Walgreens 4/29/09

FREE + $2.55 PROFIT!

I'm having a bunch of fun rolling my Register Rewards for these FREE items. It's like CVS Extra Bucks but without the limit!

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $41.93
• Out of Pocket Spent $5.45
• Register Rewards Used $18
• Register Rewards Earned $26
• Net PROFIT $2.55
  

Publix 4/28/09

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $80.55
• My Savings at Publix $71.26
• Out of Pocket Spent $9.29
• I Saved 89%
  

Walgreens 4/27/09

FREE + $5.00 PROFIT

• Bayer Breeze Meter 59.99 on sale for 14.99
• - Bayer Coupon 30.00 adjusted to 14.99
• Out of Pocket Spent - Zero
• Register Rewards Earned $5.00
• Net Profit $5.00
  

Publix 4/26/09

My first trip to Publix this week and they were out of the #1 thing I was going for. BOGO Skippy! Hopefully they will restock sometime today so I can grab some peanut butter and another .01 item (bottled water)

Total Before Savings & Coupons $120.39
My Savings at Publix $96.42
Out of Pocket Spent $23.97
I Saved 80%

Walgreen's 4/26/09

FREE + $6.77 PROFIT!

This was a very hectic trip to Walgreen's but well worth it! I had 7 different transactions which meant several filler items since the Nivea bodywash was 4.99 (- 1.00 coupon) and my Register Rewards were for 5.00. I started off with 2 of the Bayer meters so I could go ahead and roll those Register Rewards on bodywash also.

• Total Spent Before Savings & Coupons $189.01
• Total Savings $185.78
• Out of Pocket Spent $3.23
• I started the day with $17 Register Rewards and ended up with $27. I gained $10 on the Bayer meters.
• Net Profit $6.77
  

4/17/09 - 4/24/09 Weekly Totals

It was another slow week but that's OK. I'm enjoying being under budget this month. It's a great sale week at Publix and I have lots of great coupon matches. I'm going to wait until Sunday/Monday so I can pick up a couple of the .01 items.

• Total Before Coupons & Savings $234.75
• Total Savings $210.27
• Out of Pocket Spent $24.48
• I Saved 90%

CVS 4/24/09

I decided to go back to CVS for some more Aveeno and the Free Extra gum. My husband and I both have a CVS Card and we had a $4/20, BOGO Extra Gum, plus I had a $10/50. I printed another set of Aveeno coupons from our other computer. The sunflower seeds are filler items but we needed them anyway. They are 2/$1 and we usually buy a pack or two at the concession stand at our ballpark for a $1 each so it was a win-win.

Both transactions combined.

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $ 100.22
• Out of Pocket Spent $8.80
• Extra Bucks Used $24.87
• Extra Bucks Earned $30.00
• Net Spent $3.67
• I Saved 96%

Kroger 4/24/09

I don't shop at Kroger very often anymore but needed to add to my FREE toilet paper stash. I also had coupons that made the Vitamin Water and the McCormick Spices FREE. Kroger is having a 3 day sale and 1 gallon of milk is only $1.99, the Kroger bottled water is $2.98, and the fresh strawberries are only $1.65.

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $50.88
• My Savings at Kroger $39.55
• Out of Pocket Spent $11.33
• I Saved 78%
  

CVS 4/24/09

I don't normally use Aveeno but with this week's Extra Bucks deal and some really great coupons I thought I would try it out. I went over the $25 needed for the Extra Bucks but I have a $5 off $30 to use and I may go back tomorrow and do this deal again with my second set of coupons. (I only need to spend another $17.02 to qualify for $10 more Extra Bucks)

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $38.41
• Out of Pocket Spent $1.16
• Extra Bucks Used $12.88
• Extra Bucks Earned $10.00
• Net Spent $4.04
• I Saved 89%

CVS 4/21/09

• (4) Crest Pro Health $2.88 each
• (3) TreSemme Hair Products 3/$10.00
• Total Before Savings & Coupons $32.38
• Coupons Used
• (4) Crest .75 coupon
• (1) 3.00 off 2 Hair Products CVS coupon
• Out of Pocket Spent $2.33
• Extra Bucks Used $13.56
• Extra Bucks Earned $13.00
• Net Spent $2.89

CVS 4/19/09

• (2) Edge Shaving Gel $2.89 each
• (2) Bayer Quick Release Crystals $2.00 each
• Total Before Savings & Coupons $12.86
• Extra Bucks Used $5.49
• Out of Pocket Spent $4.59
• Extra Bucks Earned $9.78
• Net Spent .30
• I Saved 97%

4/10/09 - 4/17/09 Weekly Totals

It was a slow shopping week for me but I did get some great deals and a bunch of FREE stuff at Publix & CVS. I am extremely under budget this week which is wonderful! We have been using some of our stockpile and you can't really tell that anything is missing. We could probably coast through the Spring and Summer only buying milk, bread, meat and fresh fruits/veggies but I intend to keep adding to our stash whenever I can.

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $150.53
• Total Savings $132.41
• Out of Pocket Spent $18.12
• I Saved 88%

Publix 4/16/09

Lots of FREE stuff this trip! All of the yogurt, croutons, Bayer aspirin, nail clippers, salsa and popcorn were FREE after my coupons. I was able to stock up on chicken and get some pork chops for dinner to boost my pre-coupon total to over $75 so that I could use my CVS $15 off $75 that was about to expire.

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $119.73
• My Savings at Publix $96.77
• Out of Pocket Spent $22.96
• I Saved 81%
  
• Just the meat alone was $21.19 + tax so everything else was FREE!

CVS 4/12/09

FREE + $4.84 PROFIT!

(4) Colgate Toothpaste (1 not pictured, gave away at our family Easter gathering)
(2) Soft Soap Body Wash
(4) Colgate Coupons -.75
(2) Soft Soap Body Wash Coupons - .75

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $30.80
• Total Savings $25.26
• Out of Pocket Spent $5.54
• Extra Bucks Spent $16.56
• Extra Bucks Earned $26.94
• Net Profit of $4.84!
  

4/3/09 - 4/10/09 Weekly Totals

It was a very slow shopping week for me and I stayed well under budget. My total of $47.11 for the week includes a bunch of Easter "stuff" that I would not normally consider part of my grocery budget.

• Totals Before Savings & Coupons $155.50
• Total Savings $108.39
• Total Out of Pocket Spent $47.11
• I Saved 70%

Pubix 04/10/09

Again no picture but want to keep my totals accurate so here are the details of my trip.

Total Before Savings & Coupons $44.44
My Savings at Publix $24.79
Out of Pocket Spent $19.65
I Saved 56%

Keep in mind the total of $19.65 includes a $19.99 DVD and lots of stuff I needed to cooker for Easter. Not too bad.

Walgreens 4/8/09

I did some Easter shopping this week at Walgreens so no picture to post but in an effort to keep my weekly totals accurate I am posting my totals for this trip.

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $42.98
• Total Savings $16.60
• Out of Pocket Spent$26.38
• Register Rewards Earned $7.00
• Easy Saver Rebate Earned $5.00 + 10% Bonus = $5.50
• Net Spent $13.88
• I Saved 68%

Publix 4/8/09

This was my first trip to Publix this week since we have been at the beach. I wanted to pick up a couple more of the cheap Sara Lee Cheesecakes and some cheap Breyers Ice Cream. I also had 4 Kraft dressing coupons which = 4 FREE salad dressing.

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $68.08
• My Savings at Publix $54.50
• Out of Pocket Spent $13.58
• I Saved 80%
  

3/27/09 - 4/3/09 Weekly Totals

I'm a little late with my weekly totals from last week. We took a much needed trip to the beach and I totally forgot about posting my totals before we left. I went a good bit over my regular budget but I'm VERY happy with what I got for my money. I won't have to buy cat food for several months and 20 boxes of Q-Tips should last well over a year. With regular prices 20 boxes of Q-Tips (2.75 each) and 23 bags of cat food (4.49 each) would have cost me $158.27!

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $704.22
• Total Savings $583.29
• Out of Pocket Spent $120.93
• I Saved 83%

Publix 4/2/09

Not much I need at Publix this new sale week so this should be my only trip except when I go back for my FREE Kraft Dressing (I left my coupons at home) and maybe some more Sara Lee.
My store has a display beside the eggs with a tear pad for FREE eggs WYB 2 Kellogg's cereal. There are also .75 peelies on the cereal which made (2) Frosted Flakes and (1) Dozen eggs = $2.48 for all 3! There are also $1.00 off peelies on the Sara Lee which made them $1.65 each!

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $73.30
• My Savings at Publix $62.25
• Out of Pocket Spent $11.05
• I Saved 85%
  

Kroger 4/2/09

My local Kroger is having a 3 day sale! I went to stock up on chips, (FREE) dip, and bread to take to the beach.

(8) Bags of Lays $1.88 each!

(4) Kroger Value Bread .50 each

(4) Frito Lay Onion Dip 2.00 each - 4 x 2.00 off WYB 2 Lays chips (tear pad in store) = 4 FREE!

(1) 3lb. Kroger cheese $3.99

I had (2) $1.00 off OYNO Catalinas to use.

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $48.10
• My Savings at Kroger $28.20
• Out of Pocket Spent $19.90
• I Saved 59%

Publix 4/1/09

No picture for this trip either, sorry. I went to use the rest of my Q-Tip coupons and buy some canned drinks for our trip to the beach.

(4) Pepsi products 12 packs $11.00
(4) Hawaiian Punch 12 packs ($3.66 each x 3 and 4th was FREE) $10.98

(also a bunch of Q-Tips, J & J Soap Bars, Lysol Cleaner, Revlon Clippers, Bread, Hot Dog Buns, Pace Salsa, etc)

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $89.32
• My Savings at Publix $70.14
• Out of Pocket Spent $19.18
• I Saved 79%

Not bad when just the drinks alone would have cost $21.98 + tax!

Publix 3/31/09

My regular Publix did not have the Bolt DVD so I went to another local store for this great deal!

Bolt DVD $18.99
Lilo & Stitch Big Wave DVD$19.99
Goodlife Cat Food (last coupon . . finally) 2.25 - 2.00 coupon = .25
(2) Kool Aid .20 each (always use this as filler items when I stack coupons to avoid the more coupons than items "beep")

Used (2) 5.00 off any DVD 11.99 and up = -10.00
(1) Bolt DVD printable coupon -5.00
(1) Save $6.00 when you buy Bolt & Lilo & Stitch (peelie on the Bolt movie) -6.00
$5 off $25 Rite Aid

• Total Before Coupons & Savings $47.25
• My Savings at Publix $31.24
• Out of Pocket Spent $16.01
• I Saved 67%

$16.01 is not bad for 2 new Disney movies that will make a great addition to a certain little girl's Easter Basket. :-)

Publix 3/31/09

I have been to Publix more times than I care to admit this week and didn't take a picture of this purchase but wanted to post my trip here to keep my weekly and monthly totals as accurate as possible.

• Total Before Savings & Coupons $87.41
• My Savings at Publix $80.74
• Out of Pocket Spent $6.67
• I Saved 93%