The Great Grocery Challenge

 

Dollar General: OOP $3.25, Saved $4.25

Target: OOP $8.95, Saved $37.41!

Meijer: OOP $25.80, Saved $22.33!

The Meijer trip doesn't look too good, but I was pretty happy with it since I had a to buy a few things that weren't on sale and I didn't have a coupon. Mostly for a recipe I'm making for a dinner I'm putting together for another family on Monday night. I was also excited to try out their new coupon policy -- they are now accepting competitor coupons! I used 2 Target coupons and they worked with no problems. :-)

Weekly Total OOP $38.00, Saved $63.99! (63% savings!)

I was glad to stay under budget this week since I spent quite a bit last week. :-)

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The Great Grocery Challenge

Meijer: OOP $40.87, Saved $12.16!

Again, not a good sale week at Meijer, but I had to pick up a couple things for a dessert I found on Pinterest that I was making for our small group on Tuesday night....and I had to get dog food.

I found out about a money maker deal on travel size Pantene at the last minute on Saturday so I had to make a quick run - spent $8.16 and got $20 to use on my next purchase! I'd say and $11.84 money maker was worth the quick trip. :-)

Target: OOP $4.55, Saved $1.65!

I went with high hopes to be pick up the FREE Food Saver and shaving cream and cheap Magnum Bites ice cream, but the shelves were completely bare! Hopefully they will be in stock before my coupons expire. I ended up only getting yogurt for Drake. 

 Dollar General: OOP $2.97, Saved $7.00!

CVS: OOP $1.01, Saved $20.92!

Weekly Totals: OOP $49.40, Saved $41.73! (46% savings!)

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The Great Grocery Challenge

 

 

Meijer: OOP $35.47, Saved $31.11!

CVS: OOP $4.66, Saved $21.14!

Dollar General: OOP $2.04, Saved $4.80

Weekly Totals: OOP $42.17, Saved $57.05! (57% savings)

The Great Grocery Challenge - Week 3

I'm pretty happy with my shopping for this week, but I'm starting to wonder if my goal of $50/week is unrealistic until we are done with formula and baby food. And, I'm not buying any red meat. We bought a 1/4 beef earlier this year so our freezer is pretty well stocked. The good news is that I'm still under what I was spending (around $100/week). What is your budget?

Walgreen's: spent $17.41, saved $51.86!!!Target: spent $10.07, saved $22.33 ($4 was towards a Christmas gift). I also got 10 Smart Ones meals/desserts that are at work. CVS: spent $2.68, saved $13.08Dollar General: spent $1.37, saved $7.20

Meijer: spent $55.69, saved $37.16

Total spent: $87.22, saved $131.63!