Weekly Shopping Trip--Savings $55.45

This week was my first grocery shopping of the new year and I must say that looking at the savings total it doesn't look like I saved a lot, even though it was a 69% savings!  However, I did spend under $125 for the week which isn't too bad to feed 7 people when I have not done significant shopping for two full weeks.  I did not joined the "eat from the pantry challenge" this time around because I have been doing it since last month and am still working at getting many things in my pantry used up this month!  One of my goals for 2010 is to only shop twice a month and since I haven't done any major shopping(other than milk and fresh eggs & produce) since December 17th, I thought it would be wise to restock a few needed items.  However, after paying the bills from hubby's last paycheck I found that I needed to be very conservative in my spending so I had to make some decisions of not getting a few items just because it was on sale and I had a coupon for the item.  I also went to several stores to get the items I needed for the week.

So here is the breakdown of my shopping this week: (sorry no pics--hopefully I will remember next time to take pics before my kids help me put everything away!)

Save A Lot: 

• 2.47 lbs bananas 82¢
• 56 oz bag brown & serve sausage $5.00
• 2 lbs carrots 59¢
• 10 lbs potatoes $1.79

Total OOP: $8.20

Aldi:

• 1 bag pretzels 25¢
• 1 grapefruit 39¢
• 1 cantaloupe 99¢
• 1 bag chopped walnuts $1.89
• 2 gallons milk $3.38 ($1.69/gallon)
• 4 cans cream of chicken soup $2.36
• 4 cans beef broth $2.36
• 1 bottle yellow mustard 69¢

Total OOP: $12.31

Dollar General:

• 2 pkgs Kotex maxi pads $4.00
• 2 bottles family size Suave shampoo $3.50
• 1 Suave deodorant $1.00
• 1 bottle Lysol bathroom cleaner $2.50
• 1 box mini moon pies $1.00 (treat for hubby)
• 1 box Cocoa Puffs $1.25

Total OOP(with 84¢ sales tax): $13.84

Total savings: $4.00

Total without coupons: $17.84

Family Fare: 

• 3 boxes Kleenex $3.97
• 4 bottles Juicy Juice $4.67
• 1 family pack bag Banquet chicken nuggets $3.99
• 18 ct eggs $2.19
• 1-6pk applesauce 79¢
• 2.06 lbs beef stew meat $5.13
• 2.02 lbs chicken drumsticks $1.05
• 6.92 lbs ground beef $13.77
• 5.64 lbs boneless/skinless chicken breasts $10.09

Total OOP(with 27¢ sales tax) $45.92

Total Savings: $25.78

Total without sales & coupons: $71.70

Meijer: 

• 1 pk Hostess chocolate cupcakes FREE!
• 24 ct Eggo waffles $4.49
• 10.62 lbs boneless/skinless chicken breasts $19.01
• 4 cans Red Gold tomatoes $2.16
• 1 bottle Suave hair gel $1.67
• 1 box Touch of Honey Corn Flakes $1.00
• 2 bags Nature Valley Nut clusters $3.00
• 2 pkgs Eckrich smoky links $5.38
• 1 box Finish dishwasher tabs 99¢
• 1 family pack bag Tyson chicken nuggets $3.99

Total OOP(with 31¢ sales tax): $42.00

Total Savings: $25.67

Total without sales and coupons: $67.67

Grand Total OOP(with $1.42 sales tax included): $122.27

Grand Total Savings: $55.45 (plus the savings for shopping at the discount stores)

Grand Total without sales and coupons: $177.72

This post is linked to:

• Coupon Super Savers at Coupon Saving Game!
• Super Savings Saturday at MoneySavingMom!
• Shopping Round Up at The Grocery Cart Challenge!