Grocery Deals

May 5, 2011 By 2 Comments

I scored some great deals on grocery items this week. I’ve noticed that stores seem to have the best deals at the very beginning of the month. So I tend to spend the majority of the grocery budget during the first couple weeks of the month, when things are on sale, and then we are pretty well set for the second half of the month (except for more produce).

I stocked up on canned tomatoes which were BOGO. I bought lots of the steam-in-the-bag frozen vegetables since they were on sale for $1.00 each. And I even bought Jesse more of his favorite snack, Oreo Cakesters, on sale 2 for $5.00. I was a little worried about how much the bill was going to be by the end of the store as I found more and more deals. But I came in well under budget even with all the fresh produce, meat, and cleaning supplies I needed.

Here are some of my bargains:

Cereal

Cereal was on sale for BOGO, plus I had a coupon for $1.50 off three cereals. Regular price… $4.09 per box, my price… $1.67 per box! Jesse goes through these big boxes pretty quickly, so I refuse to ever pay regular price for them.

Yogurt

This yogurt was on sale for $1.00 each, plus I had a coupon for $1.00 off. Regular price… $1.50 each, my price… FREE! I’ve been wanting to try this yogurt for a while because I’ve heard it’s really yummy, but I’m not usually a big yogurt fan. I figured I can’t go wrong to try it for free.

Ham

Ham was on sale for $2.50 each, plus I had a coupon for $0.75 off. Regular price… $3.69 each, my price… $1.75. This ham is really good and one of the only lunch meats I’ve found that I’m able to eat. It’s more expensive because it’s all natural, but I always buy it when it’s on sale.

Deodorant

Deodorant was on sale for BOGO, plus I had a coupon for $0.50 off. Regular price… $3.49 each, my price… $1.49 each. I wasn’t out of deodorant yet, but this was such a good deal. I’ll be set for a while now!

Tampons

These were also on sale for BOGO, plus I had a coupon for $2.50 off two boxes. Regular price… $4.29 each, my price… $0.89 each. I think that was my best deal out of the bunch.

Windex

Lastly, Windex was on sale for BOGO, plus I had a coupon for $1.00 off two bottles. Regular price… $3.39 each, my price… $1.19 each.

Thanks for sitting through my grocery store commercial, I just had to share how much I saved. You may now return to your regularly scheduled day. 😉

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A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

April 26, 2011 By 4 Comments

Are you watching the Extreme Couponing show?  I think it is just amazing how much these people are able to save.  While I still don’t find it necessary to stock up 1,000 tubes of toothpaste, like the guy on the show, I am learning some extra tips and tricks to save more money on groceries.

I’ve been paying closer attention to how I can match up coupons with store sales.  I’ve been buying some non-perishable items just because they are on sale instead of when I need them.  Then I plan my meals for the week around what I already bought on sale.

KetchupMy best deal so far was on Heinz ketchup.  I buy the Simply Heinz because it’s made with real sugar instead of corn syrup, but it only comes in the small size at the same price as the large size of regular ketchup.  Last week Publix happened to have it on sale for $1.99 and I had printed an internet coupon for $2.00 off any Heinz ketchup.  So… I actually made a penny by taking home free ketchup! Since we had just watched the show the night before, I had to call Jesse on the way home to let him know about my fabulous find. I did still spend over 50 bucks on the rest of the groceries, but it was less than it could have been.

My other recent deal was on spaghetti.  Pasta goes on sale all the time for buy-one-get-one-free, which is the only time I buy it. But I happened to have a coupon for $1.00 off any two Muellers pasta at the time it went on sale.  So by using the coupon while it was on sale, I was able to get two packages of spaghetti noodles for only 9 cents each!

Now I need to work on how to save more money on the gluten free and other specialty items that I buy.  Coupons for those types of items aren’t as easy to find, but they do still have good sales if you watch closely.

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