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How sad is it that I can't keep up with this blog? I need to catch up but...maybe this weekend!

It's summer

I've always heard that you should do your grocery shopping on Mondays when the stock is fresher. However, I seem to not make it there on Mondays. But, today we did!

I hit three stores with Eli in tow...and, we got some good deals at Walmart and at Kroger. But, the best deals were found at Tom Thumb! Our total was $112 before coupons and discounts and only $34 after. Yippee!

Eli was a trooper. He did a great job at all the stores. He even made friends with the produce manager who then gave Eli a banana. What a great little snack at the perfect time!

81 cents out of pocket!

I went to CVS and gathered items we need for the medicine cabinet, snacks for Eli and other assorted items. My total was $84.35 before coupons. After coupons and extra bucks, my total was 81 cents! Wow! And, I got a TON more extra bucks to spend on my next visit! Isn't that the best?

Although I haven't posted, I've been shopping 'up a storm' with our coupons! We've continued to challenge ourselves to only go to the grocery store one day per week and use coupons as much as possible.

Husband has been slowly adjusting to not being able to go to the store when the 'whim' hits him. That was the biggest leak in the budget!

Gotta go check out the sales...

Saturday shopping

Last night, Husband joined other 'couponers' at Kroger and Tom Thumb to take advantage of some special deals and expiring coupons.

Results:
Tom Thumb total before coupons = $96.52
minus coupons/special deals = $55.13
total out of pocket = $41.39 for a savings of 57%
We could've done better had we done a little more work with our coupons before we went but I sent Husband with our coupons. More on that later.

Kroger total before coupons = $47.79
minus coup0ns/special deals = $24.44
total out of pocket = $23.35 for a savings of about 51%

I'm planning on taking advantage of some special deals at CVS and Walgreens this week as well.

New Challenge

Husband and I have been trying to live WAY BELOW our means - like many others we know. Then, he challenged me to spend even less by cutting spending on groceries, eating out and other shopping (fabric, mostly!). So, this blog will chronicle our efforts and share some of our best deals.
We have thought about subscribing to the 'Grocery game' website and seeing how far our coupons go. However, at this time, we are doing our own version of the Grocery game.
This week, we went to Walmart and saved almost $14 on groceries with coupons. The best deal was on frozen shrimp and Johnson's Buddy products. What fun to see the 'bottom line' go down after the final total! Yeah for us!`