Weekly Spending Summary (2/10-2/16)
Some of you have wondered where I get my printable coupons. Here are the main coupon sites that I use: Coupons.com, Coupon Network, Smart Source, Red Plum and Saving Star. Manufacturer websites and Facebook pages are another great source.
Well, after being away for 6 weeks we finally are back home as of Friday. I headed out Saturday and did a couple of quick stops at several stores to get a few deals and things I needed. It was good to have a break from regular deal shopping but I’m kind of ready to get back into it again. I admit, it did feel a bit shocking to spend to much in one week after weeks of very little spending!
Total Spent: $60.88
Total Saved with Coupons: $26.91
Total Saved with Sales: $23.10
Total Saved: $50.01
Rite Aid: $0.96
Saved with Coupons: $7.92
Saved with Sales: $8.30
I was excited to get my favorite shave cream for free this week! This stuff works so much better than gel in my opinion. And to actually make $2 on it after coupons/sales? Well, let’s just say that I was more than tickled. The Sucrets were free after coupons/sales and since I have no need of them I plan to give them to our elderly neighbor who uses them all the time.
Bought:
- 4 Skintimate $2.96 each
- 2 Sucrets $1.50 each
Coupons Used:
- Two Skintimate Buy 1, Get 1 Free printable coupons ($2.96 each)
- Two $1 Sucrets printable coupons
Got Back:
- $8 in UPReward coupon for purchasing the Skintimate (can be used on next purchase of any item)
- $1 UPReward coupon for purchasing the Ludens (can be used on next purchase of any item)
Weis: $2.71
Saved with Coupons: $12.99
Saved with Sales: $14.80
Okay, first off let me just explain a couple of things. I bought the cereal with a rain check and for some reason the cashier and shift supervisor didn’t know how to ring it in correctly. I should have paid $1.41 more than what I did and told them that they were undercharging me but they insisted it was fine. What are you to do when that happens?
I was excited to get stocked up on cereal again. We don’t eat it that much since we enjoy homemade granola more but it is fun to have it occasionally as a treat and I like to have it on hand for when we have guests since not everyone is used to homemade granola. The great thing is that by purchasing 8 cereals I also got a gallon of milk free. Since we just got back from being gone for 6 weeks we really needed that milk! Oh and note too that I will get $1.00 back via Saving Star so if they would have charged me correctly I would be paying just $0.39/box of cereal plus I got a gallon of milk for free!
Bought:
- Beech-nut Fruities $0.99
- 4 Cheerios $1.49 each
- 2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch $1.49 each
- 2 Total $1.49 each
- Milk $4.19
Coupons Used:
- $1.00 Beech-nut printable coupon
- Three $0.50 Cheerios printable coupons (doubled to $1.00 each)
- $0.50 Cheerios coupon from Sunday newspaper coupon inserts
- Two $0.50 Cinnamon Toast Crunch printable coupons (doubled to $1.00 each)
- Two $0.75 Total printable coupons (doubled to $1.00 each)
- FREE milk coupon for purchasing 8 General Mills cereal ($3.99 value)
Got Back:
- $0.50 Saving Star credit for purchasing the Cheerios
- $0.50 Saving Star credit for purchasing the Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Target: $25.86
Saved with Coupons: $6.00
I stocked up on more diapers since they were just $4.54/pack after coupons/sales. I also grabbed yard sale stickers and a lighter for $0.95 each while were there.
Note that all the prices below reflect 5% savings for using my Target REDcard.
Bought:
- 4 Pampers Diapers 8.54 each
- Garage Sale Stickers $0.95
- Lighter $0.95
Coupons Used:
- Four $1.50 Pampers printable coupons
Got Back:
- Two $5 Target gift cards- 1 each for purchasing 2 Pampers diapers
- I used one gift card on the second transaction and will keep the 2nd gift card to use for future Target grocery purchases
Aldi: $11.35
Bought:
- Corn Chips $0.99
- Vanilla $1.99
- 2 Black Beans $0.59 each
- 2 Tortillas $0.99 each
- Bananas $0.44/lb. $1.13
- Oranges 4 lb. $1.79
- Red Potatoes 5 lb. $2.29
Misc.: $20.00
I withdrew cash for produce purchases at market, eggs and milk from local farms and other such things.
Categories: My Deals | Tags: budget, couponing, frugal living
