This was originally posted on another blog of mine (Simplicity — Small & Cheap). I consolidated all blogs to simplify my life. – Jen 6/19/09
For my lenten sacrifice, instead of giving up a food item (though I probably should), I’m going to curtail my bargain hunting. It has become all-consuming and a time-waster all week long, checking for something I may have missed. SOOOO my coupon and grocery posts are going to be fewer because, HOPEFULLY, I will spend less time dinking around :).
And now for the details.
Not much on coupon + sale for me this week other than the Pillsbury deal I already wrote about here. We were out of town this weekend so I didn’t bother to buy much before we left in case the fridge died or something while we were gone. I also didn’t want the meat to go bad.
I went first thing in the AM to get staples for lunch:
Milk – 1 qt – $1.59
Bananas – 1.4 lbs – $$0.97 ($0.69/lb.)
Peter Pan PB – $3.99
Cream Cheese – $1.85
Bread – $3.69 – $0.55 peelie = $3.14
Total Spent – $12.09
Total Coupons – $0.55
Total OOP – $11.54
Savings – 4%
Trip Two was to get what I needed for the week. Again, I didn’t really have any coupons and not much was on sale. My limited pantry space has limited my savings. BUT I spent about $66 this week so I’m starting to get CLOSER to my goal of $50/week. This is the same grocery budget I’ve had for 3 years even though the price of groceries has almost doubled in that time. Anyway, I bought:
Italian Sausage – $2.49/lb – 2 PKS – $6.25 total
Pancake Mix (Krusteaz) – $1.89
Pepperoni – $3.89
2 Banquet Sausage – $1.89 BOGO
Kaukauna Cheese Ball – $3.99
Olives – $1.95
Pickle Relish – $1.59
OJ – $3.99 – up $0.20 :(!
Hamburger Buns (none to be found at the WD!) – $2.99
Puczki – $4.49 — it’s not Fat Tuesday without Puczki!!!
Total Regular Price – $40.14
Total Sale Price – $33.02
Savings – 17%