Weekly Shopping---Savings $168.52(approx.)

Its the beginning of the month, so along with my weekly stops at the grocery stores I made my monthly stop at Sam's Club.

I am trying to get back into going to several stores to get the weekly deals and that is it! I found using this method before helped me even more to save at the same time keeping my shelves stocked. However, it looks like after this week I just need to see how long I can stay out of the stores. So, now that I am done shopping for the week I am not going into the stores til next payday(Oct 15th).

First stop, Meijer...

• 2lbs spaghetti $1.76
• 4 jars Ragu pasta sauce $3.84 (96 cents each)
• 2 gallons milk $5.00
• 2 loaves of bread $1.98
• 2 pks hamburger buns $1.98
• 4 cans broth $2.27 (57 cents each)
• 2 Sara Lee Cheesecake bites $7.00
• 1/2 gallon Meijer icecream FREE
• 2 bottles Gatorade $2.00
• 2 bottles Hawaiian Punch $4.00
• 1 bottle Apple Juice $2.00
• 2 pks. Yo-Plus Yogurt $2.00
• 1 pk. Nestle cookie dough $1.00
• 5 pks instant Jello pudding $3.34(67 cents each)
• 5 bags Green Giant Steamers $1.67 (33 cents each)
• 12 cups Yoplait Yogurts $5.00 (42 cents each)
• 4 boxes muffin mix $6.10 ($1.53 each)
• 5 boxes Toaster strudel $7.50 ($1.50 each)
• 2 bags Doritos $3.79 ($1.90 each)
• 2 boxes brownie mix $3.50 ($1.75 each)
• 6 bags Chex Mix $6.30 ($1.05 each)
• 2 boxes Ziploc bags $3.67 ($1.84 each)
• 3 bottles Tums $7.87 ($2.62 each)
• 2 pkgs. shoelaces $2.24 ($1.12 each)
• 1 pk hair headbands $1.49

Total: $88.90
SAVINGS at Meijer: $73.25

Next stop, Aldi's...

• 6 cans evaporated milk $4.14
• 3 cans lemonade $2.25
• 2 bags tortilla chips $1.98
• 6 dozen eggs $5.94
• 4 bags baby carrots $2.60

Total: $16.91
SAVINGS at Aldis: approx. $15.10 (I used the reg. grocery store prices to help me figure out my savings.)

**It wouldn't be a week of savings without having a story! The story comes from my Aldi trip! I went there got the things listed above and did other shopping before I came home to enter my spending in my Quicken program. Well what do you know!?! I looked at my Aldi's receipt to find that the cashier had charged me for 4 containers of STRAWBERRIES at $1.99 each rather than 4 bags of baby carrots at 65 cents each!!! Well you might wonder why I didn't catch it at the time of my checking out well I had figured out in my head that my trip would be about $20 so when the total came to $22.27 I just went ahead and paid it. Well I went back to Aldi's and got my difference back with no troubles! You know you would think by now that I would have learned my lesson and not be in such a hurry and check my receipt BEFORE leaving a store!

Next stop, Duthler's...

• 16lbs potatoes $3.98
• 4 boxes choc. cake mix $3.16
• 2 bags breaded chicken strips $7.98

Total: $15.12
SAVINGS at Duthler's:$12.00

Next stop, Family Fare...

• 20.72lbs boneless/skinless chicken breast $35.01 ($1.69/lb)
• 5.87lbs boneless pork loin chops $16.00 ($2.73/lb with getting B1G1 Free pkg)
• 2 bags breaded chicken nuggets $8.98
• 5lbs apples $3.99
• 4-2ltrs. Faygo pop $2.40(w/deposit)
• 2 heads lettuce $1.36
• 2 bags Fritos $4.50
• 1 mini half portion ham $6.98
• 2 Juicy Juice Harvest Surprise $5.00
• 3 Juicy Juice $7.00
• 1/2 lb deli ham $1.96
• 1 lb deli turkey $5.04
• 3 lbs stick margarine $2.25

Total: $107.04
SAVINGS at Family Fare: $68.17 (despite forgetting my juice coupons!)

GRAND Total: $396.49
Total OOP: $227.97
GRAND TOTAL SAVINGS: $168.52 (approximately because of shopping at Aldi's)

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