Saturday Savings

Each week our family of four attempts to maintain a $125 grocery budget.  Generally speaking, this includes as much organic dairy and produce as our budget will allow and the stores carry.  I try to buy our meat from a local grocer who is supplied by an Amish community in Ohio.  Although it is not organic meat, I think it is pretty close, without being outrageously priced.  When our budget and grocery list allow I try to stockpile as much as I can.  Items stockpiled are highlighted in yellow below.  We rarely eat out and I am learning to cook from scratch (it's an on-going process :), you could say cooking is not one of my talents.

It was interesting week shopping.  I'm not sure whether I did well or not so well.  I definitely got some good deals & I know I saved a fair amount, but I was also over budget and will only have $100 for next week. 

The highligts include tuna for $1 a can, 6 - 16oz bags of choc. chips for $1.38 each, 2 bags of peanuts for $1.79 each, 2 bags of dog food for $8.50 each (dog food has gotten so expensive) & 3 - 6 packs of Ivory soap for 19 cents each. 

26-Aug
CVS
2 BB Solid White Tuna	$3.00	$1 coupon
Lipstick	$6.99	$3 coupon
		$6 in Register Rewards
Total Spent	$0.41	(tax only baby!!!)
Total Saved	$12.48
Total Coupons	$10.00
RR earned	$5.00
Walgreens
5 cans Solid White Tuna	$4.95	Walgreens coupon
Notebook	$0.15	Walgreens Coupon
Total Spent	$5.11
Total Saved	$5.04
Total Coupons	$5.04
Kroger
2 lg. tubs Cottage Cheese	$3.98
1/2 gal. Org. Milk	$3.19
3 2 liters soda	$2.37
Applesauce	$1.39
Org. Eggs	$3.99	$1 coupon
16oz Cheese	$3.29
2 Org. Cereal	$6.38	$1 coupon
3 Org. Garbanzo Beans	$2.67
Watermelon	$3.99
Org. Yogurt	$3.50
4.11 lbs. Bananas	$2.64
Celery	$1.52
Org. Butter	$4.99
Frozen Org. Mango	$3.35
Org. Apples	$1.99
Total Spent	$47.38
Total Saved	$7.40
Total Coupons	$2.00
Meijer
3 3 packs of Ivory Soap	$3.57	3 - $1 coupons
4 Suave Bodywash	$8.00	2 - $1 coupons
3 Cucumbers	$1.50
Org. Pizza Sauce	$1.50
Org. Romaine	$6.98	$2 coupon
1 pint Grape Tom.	$2.50
$25 Gift Card	$25.00	$3 coupon
2.31 lbs. Grapes	$2.29
4 Cans Org. Green Beans	$3.96
2 Hebrew All Beef Hot Dogs	$5.00
2 Org. Strawberries	$5.00
2 Blueberries	$5.00
2 Dog Food	$19.98	2 - $1.50 coupons
Red Pepper	$1.00
6 pack Pepsi Max	$3.34
3 Brownie Crunch Cereal	$7.50	3 - $1 coupons
4 Progresso Soup	$5.00
3 Pretzels	$3.00
4 Pepperoni	$4.00
2 Cans of Pineapple	$2.00
6 Bags of Choc. Chips	$8.22
2 Bags of Peanuts	$3.58
		Body Wash was buy 4 get 1 free
		$1 of Health & Beauty
Total Spent	$110.18
Total Saved	$53.00
Total Coupons	$15.00
Local Meat
1 lb. Cheese	$5.95
1 lb. Bacon	$4.18
2 lbs. Chicken	$6.88
Total Spent	$17.01
Total Weekly Spending	$149.57	Subtracted $25 gift card
Total Savings	$60.40
Total Coupons	$17.00
Total for August	$523.57
Budget	Over by $24.57
Monthly budget	over by 24.84
Yearly Spending	$2,851.73