Oh, you guys, I am really doing the happy dance right now!
It’s all because of money…money that I DIDN’T spend!
Wanna see what came home with me during today’s excursion?
Now, first of all, one thing is missing from the photo. Imagine another package of Bounty napkins. I forgot that I had set it down on the dryer when I walked in the house. I think my hands were full, and I was trying not to trip over the dogs.
Ok…let’s talk numbers first. See, I’m not going to make you wait for totals this time because I want you to be so excited that you read how I did it.
After the cashier took my coupons off of my bill, I had saved $99.98.
However, this afternoon, while writing this blog post, I found three coupons that I had not pulled out of my purse this morning. I mean, they were in the pile, but I had a few coupons that I wound up not using, and these got mixed in with them.
So, I trotted my little aggravated behind back to the store. It was worth it when I got back $3.39.
One of my friends saw and acknowledged me, but I didn’t hear her because, in her words, I looked like I was in deep discussion with the manager.
I was. Anytime “you” have “my” money, I’m gonna get it back.
So, with the rest of my “change” back in my pocket, my savings totaled $103.37!!
No, you did not misread that. That’s more than $100 off of my bill!
I only spent $42.96
My bill would have been $146.33 if I had not combined store savings with coupons.
So, I saved 71% today!!
Now, let’s look at how I did this.
General Mills Cereal – B1G1 @ $3.99
Used: $.50 mfg AND $1 Target coupons (one set per box)
Spent: $.50 per box
TGI Friday’s Frozen Snacks – B1G1 @ $3.59
Used: $1 mfg AND $2 Publix coupons from the Toss for Cash booklet (one set per box)
Spent: NOTHING! This was a MONEYMAKER of $1.20 per box!! And I bought six!!!!
Pillsbury Toaster Strudel – B1G1 @ $2.49
Used: $2 mfg coupons (one per box)
Spent: $.25 per box
Lender’s Bagels – B1G1 @ $2.15
Used: $.50 mfg (from All You Maagazine, but I only had one for all four bags) AND $.75 Publix coupons from the Toss for Cash booklet
Spent: $.20 per bag
Ronzoni Healthy Harvest – B1G1 @ $1.79
Used: $1/2 mfg coupons (one per set)
Spent: $.40 per box
Old El Paso Dinner Kit – B1G1 @ $3.03
Used: $.60/2 mfg coupon
Spent: $1.22 per box
Old El Paso Seasoning Mix – @ $1.19 (not on sale)
Used: Buy 2 Old El Paso Dinner Kits, get a Season Mix Free (up to $1.09)
Spent: $.19
All Detergent – B1G1 @ $5.99
Used: $1 mfg coupons (one per bottle)
Spent: $2 per bottle
Philadephia Cream Cheese @ $1
Used: $1 mfg coupons from the Publix Grape Magazine
Spent: NOTHING!
Kraft Shredded Cheese @ $3.49
Used: $1/2 mfg coupon
Spent: $1.25 per bag
Green Giant Frozen Vegetables @ $1
Used: $.50 mfg coupons
Spent: $.50 per box
Healthy Choice Steamers @ $2.50
Used: $2 mfg coupon
Spent: $.50
Progresso Soup @ $1.25
Used: $1.10/3 mfg coupon
Spent: $.88 per can
Skintimate Shave Gel @ $1.66
Used: $1 mfg coupon
Spent: $.66
Bounty Napkins @ $2.99
Used: $.25 mfg coupons and $1 Publix coupon (repeated for each package)
Spent: $1.74 per package
Charmin Toilet Paper @ $6.15 (not on sale)
Used: $.25 mfg AND $.55 Publix coupons
Spent: $5.35
Bounty Paper Towels @ $2.05 (not on sale)
Used: Buy 3 particular items (this is why I bought two packages of napkins and the Charmin), get one roll of paper towels free
Spent: NOTHING!
I also bought milk and meat, which were not on sale and for which I did not have a coupons.
And that was my shopping at Publix today!
I am excited because I broke the $100 ceiling. I mean, after the first total, I was like, “C’mon…another $.02 and I would have been there.” But after those three coupons and a price adjustment of something that did not ring up correctly, I did it!
Fridays are always good. Saving so much money made it even better!
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