I love the grocery store!!!

It is funny...I used to hate the grocery store...I have NEVER liked going...ever!!! Now, I can't wait to go!!! I love finding the deals and trying to "beat" my friends on savings....of course I love sharing the deals so they can save too! It just makes it all so fun...and saving money--well who doesn't love that!!! It almost feels like I am doing something wrong....and I want to tell everyone that I see in the store to clip the coupons...it is all so easy....takes a bit of time BUT unless you can just afford to throw away money--and that is what I have done until now...I love it...have I said that? I am contributing money to the bottom line...they are right...it is a part time job....but doesn't my family deserve it? I say YES!!!! Thank you so much to the coupon ladies!!!!



Publix: spent $61.51....saved $102.13
Bought:
10 Mueller Pasta
4 Classico Pasta Sauces
10 Kellogg's pop tarts
2 Tropicana OJ's
8 Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix
20 Green Giant canned veggies
Bananas
2 Muir Glenn diced tomatoes
3 Renuzit triscent starter kits
2 Kraft M & Cheese dinners
3 Angel Soft 4-double rolls
6 Mentos gum

Walgreen's: spent $14.61....saved.......$71.96 (this includes the rebate)
4 Glade Lasting Impression fan...
4 Glade Sense and Spray

Total spent: $76.12
Total saved: $174.09

I have to say....my Publix receipt is the longest one I have ever had....It is just a little short...like 1/2 an inch--of 4 feet!!! Yep....this one is hanging at the desk!!!!

I ran out and picked up a few more deals tonight!!! LOVE this!!! Walgreens: Fusion razor: 8.99...$4 coupon and $6RR...
Mixed bag of twix/snickers etc 3.00...my cost FREE
I paid 6.10 with $6 RR...I am out of $0.10
BUT I needed powder SO I used my RR and it was FREE!!!
My total savings at Walgreens tonight was $14.69

THEN came CVS....
2 Nyquil products 2/$9.98
2 Ban deodorants 1.99 each
1 Venus razor 7.99
After my coupons, ECBs, and the coupon for $5 off of $15 my grand total was:
$7.10 I saved $22.00!!!!

It is addictive, it is FUN and I almost feel like I am doing something wrong!!! Crazy deals and with a bit of work you can do it too!!! I want to share with everyone!! It is so easy to do....what are you waiting for????

Grocery giveaway at southernsavers.com

Jenny at southernsavers.com is hosting a giveaway!!!! $50 in free groceries--gift card to the store of your choice!!!! If you haven't been using her site--what are you waiting for??? Go over and check it out at www.southernsavers.com !!!!
Free Groceries Giveaway!
Posted on Feb 24 2009 | By Jenny · Comments


With all the great deals at Publix this week, and the past few at Kroger & Bi-Lo, it’s time to see how far you could stretch a gift card.

I am giving two lucky folks a $50 gift card to the Southern Savers grocery store of their choice.

The catch, the two winners will have to take a picture of their trips and report back (on Southern Savers) to tell us how much $50 actually bought them!!

It’s the first time I’ve made the winners work for their prize, but it makes it more fun for everyone. This giveaway will go until Friday at noon. You can enter two different ways:

Comment below with what store you would want a gift card to, and how much in retail value you think you could get with $50.
Blog or Twitter about the giveaway and then comment here letting me know you did.
Winners will be randomly chosen and will be emailed Friday afternoon. If you have never left a comment on Southern Savers new comments are moderated and might not appear for a little while.

More shopping....more savings!!!

At Walgreens I spent a total of $16 and saved $24.67....the paper towels alone would have been $19.00! Missing from the picture is 2 candy bars--we couldn't wait til we got home!


AT Target I spent $11 and saved $28.17...one of those razors is usually $9.00!!!


Trip 2 Publix was $15 and I saved $12.06



This was my first Publix trip and it won't be may last!!! Trip one cost me $29 and I saved $50.73.



Food lion was 1 trip but I forgot the bread so it is in a separate picture! :-) I spent $22 and saved $18.82





Rite Aid was $7.32 but after my rebates of $5.00 oop is $2.32


Finally CVS was 6.26 BUT I have $5.00 ECB so it was like spending $1.26...and the ECB didn't print correctly--it gave me $5 off of $15 spent so she let me keep that and my $5.00 ECB....so it is like I made 4.74!!!
So...I planned my shopping....all my stops and coupons.....and we were off for a day full of shopping and savings!!!! I bought the baseball card holders to organize the coupons--and had them organized for each store I was going to...it was a GREAT help!!! I also bought toilet paper on sale and with coupons at K-mart--$10 for a good start on a stock pile!

So on my savings trips yesterday...I spent a total of $118.40 and SAVED $148.56.....now I know these #s don't sound as good as $40 a week BUT since that is normally my weekly Walmart bill, I am very pleased!!! My freezer is stocked and my pantry is full. I have paper towels, toilet paper, Reynolds wrap, shampoo, razors, candy, hair product and more!!! I know I will get to where I can shop only the sales so my total will go down! I also know what is a good deal will change! For me $.13 for toothpaste is still great....for the experts it is free all the way! :-)

How is your shopping going? Any troubles? I know Leslie, Donna and I shared notes yesterday and we all had little things happen....patience and attention to details make it smoother....we are learning a new way of shopping and it will pay off greatly in the end!

More deals!

This money saving thing is addictive!!! It is like a game to see how much I can save! I love games and I LOVE to win!!! I went back to Bi-Lo tonight to grab a few more deals and I revisited all 3 drug stores for a few more deals!!!

I want to post my before and after prices....I KNOW they will get better the more I do this.....and I love it because I am contributing to our household bottom line!!! My Bi-Lo total was $43.92 and after my savings it was $14.12!!!!! I am going to group the 3 drug stores together: the before was $50.47 and after was $15.40!!!

Thomas told me last night that I had the toothpaste deals down, so let's move on to another deal! :-) So now we have toothpaste, shampoo, and deodorant! I am also building up my stock in the pantry!!!!

I will post pictures later.....off in search of more deals!!!

By the way, the lovely ladies that did the coupon class I went to have a blog now.....check them out......and if you can--go to one of their classes!!!!
http://time2save.blogspot.com/

CVS and more

Clearly I have been MIA from here! Life is so busy BUT I have to tell you about the coupon class I went to!!!!!! These ladies are AMAZING!!!!! Cutting grocery bill from $150 to $30-40 per WEEK!!!! They gave us handouts and a great overview BUT there is so much to learn and the only way to do it is just get out there!!! So, last week I bought 3 papers and jumped in with my clipping! Clip them all because you just don't know what the deals might be on.....
In the picture on the left:
2 Bounty Basic paper towels
1 colgate total toothpaste
1 Finesse shampoo/conditioner
2 Crest kids toothpaste
Revlon foundation
Revlon mascara
Revlon eyeshadow
Revlon lip creme
box of Band-aids
Garnier hair product
4 cans of Purina One dog food (only 3 pictured--Zoey couldn't wait)
Contact lens solution
Grand Total would have been $64.28 (these deals were at Walgreens, Wal-Mart, CVS and Rite Aid)
My total was $9.97 for everything!!!!!

The picture on the right was from tonight at CVS.....
3 Crest toothpastes
1 Colgate Total
1 snickers egg
Total: $0.53.....and that is because she made me buy one thing to get my total over my ECB....so I bought the egg.....my total had been -$0.02!!!!

SWWWEEEEEETTTTT!!!!!

I am no pro but I am so excited to do this!! I ran into Casey--the coupon class lady tonight and they have started a business.....the basic class is free and then if you are interested in the advanced savings class and drugstore class....I think it will be $50 for the 2.....and it woould so be worth it!! She went to Publix today--left with 30 bags of groeceries--bill before coupons $104...final was $2.11....she is GREAT!!!!


Last week I bought almost everything with a coupon and saved--it is baby steps though--I didn't get my bill to where they are but it will take time...so no frustration! I took a picture of some of my deals.....in a few weeks or months I may laugh that I thought these were deals because of the REAL deals I will be getting......