Saturday, February 19, 2011

Spent $23.02 For 78 Items At Publix

Would You Pay $0.30 Each For The Following Items?


Purchased At Publix:
20 Cans (19 oz) Progresso Soup
8 Cans (14.5) Green Giant Green Beans
12 Yoplait Yogurts
6 Boxes Green Giant Frozen Spinach
1 Bryers Ice Cream
4 (16 oz) Jars Mt. Olive Pickles
1 French's Spicy Brown Mustard
2 (16 oz) Bottles Wishbone Ranch Salad Dressing
4 (8 oz) Bags Shredded Cheese
2 Boxes (8 ct) Kellogs Pop Tarts
2 Bags (24 ct) Riccola Cough Drops
1 Pound White Rice
10 oz Spanish Rice Mix
2 Boxes (18 oz) Betty Crocker Brownie Mix
2 (32 oz) Containers Chicken Broth
3 (12 oz) Boxes Spiral Garden Pasta
6 (28 oz) Cans Hunt's Diced Tomatoes
78 Total Items

Total Value Of Items:  $149.88
Less Items On Sale:  -$63.11
Less Manufacturer Coupons:  -$22.75
Less Store Coupons:  -$41.00
Total Out Of Pocket Cost:  $23.02
Average Cost Per Item:  $0.30 each!!
Saved 85% Off Regular Publix Prices

How???

1.  Used southernsavers.com and couponmom.com
to find coupon match-ups to items already on sale
(especially "buy one, get one free").

2.  Found the coupons online or in my stash for each item.
Was able to stack manufacturer and store coupons for most items.

3.  Made a list using couponmom.com and printed it off.

4.  Purchased the items in 2 separate transactions on 2 different days.

5.  Used the $5 off a purchase of $30 found
in the free Wed paper for both transactions.

6.  Used the Publix $5 of purchase of 20 General Mills items
found online for both transactions.

I did not run into any snags except on the second transaction.
The cashier did not allow me to use the $5 of 20 items with
Publix store coupons on any of those items.  I didn't realize
I was using 2 store coupons by doing that.  ; )  I did use a
couple of manufacturer coupons though.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Toilet Paper Comparison

Sam's Club Toilet Paper


$16.98 For 36 Double Rolls/220 Sheets Per Roll
$0.47 Per Roll
$0.002 Per Sheet


Aldi Toilet Paper
$4.69 For 12 Willow Double Rolls/286 Sheets Per Roll
$0.39 Per Roll
$0.0013665 Per Sheet


Need To Beat:
$0.001 Per Sheet
$0.39 Per Double Roll
$1.56 For 4 Double Rolls/286 Sheets Per Roll
$3.12 For 8 Double Rolls/286 Sheets Per Roll

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Health Issues & Low Grocery Budget

Ok...so we've been cruising along for about 10 weeks averaging $60 a week on food.  We've been surviving but not thriving.  Mom is currently 31 weeks pregnant with baby #6 and was recently diagnosed with pregnancy induced anemia.  Children #3 and #4 are both gluten-intolerant.  Child #4 is a very picky eater and has been losing weight.  Her BMI barely registers on the growth charts for her age.  Husband is craving meat and mentions how much he misses pork chops, hamburgers, grilled chicken, etc.  It looks like we are going to have to increase our meat consumption which will raise our weekly average.  No way around it.  : )  We'll see what we can find on sale...