Weekly Savings Review 2/14-20/2010

Total Spent = $34.11

Total Saved = $134.91

Saved approximately = 80%

FINALLY met my goal and spent less than $60 in a week! It helped that I had already done a lot of spending stocking up over the first two weeks of February. (Week 1, Week 2) But, I was also able to avoid coupon temptation and only used them, for the most part, when I found an AWESOME deal.

I also applied for some great rebates this week and you can read about all of that here.

Below is the breakdown for this week’s savings. If you want a detailed breakdown for a particular store just click on that store’s name.

Walmart

Total Spent = $10.15 Total Saved = $32.32 76%

Walgreens

Total Spent = $0.52 Total Saved = $6.49 93%

Aldi

Total Spent = $10.84

Publix

Total Spent = $0.45 Total Saved = $17.98 98%

Target

Total Spent = $7.07 Total Saved = $23.87 77%

Bi-Lo

Total Spent = $0.33 Total Saved = $8.29 96%

CVS

Total Spent = $4.75 Total Saved = 45.96 91%

Walmart Trip 2/14-20/2010

Total Spent: $10.15

Total Saved: $32.32

I bought:

• sm bag Iams dog food $5.76
• (3) Olay Definity face wash $8.94 ea
• Poppy seeds $2.62
• 4pc Valentine’s Heart cookie cutter set $3.00
• 18ct Eggs $2.24

I used:

• $1/1 Iams dog food
• (3) $3/1 Olay Definity
• $7.32 Walmart Clearance Discounts
• $15.00 Olay Rebate

Product Total: $8.12 (after rebate)

SC Tax: $2.03

Total Paid: $10.15

Total Saved: $32.32

The best part about this trip were the Olay washes. They were on clearance for $7 ea, add the $3/1 Olay coupons I had and I got them for $4 ea. After the $15 Olay rebate (which I mailed off today) they were FREE plus a $3 overage!

Weekly Savings Review 2/7-13/2010

Total Spent = $212.94

Total Saved = $389.87

Saved approximately 65%

I spent WAY more than I had planned this week, but I was able to stock up on a lot of essentials… diapers, laundry supplies, paper goods, cheese/meats, etc. So, I guess the extra spending was justified.  My goal is to buy the bare minimums the rest of the month (just milk, eggs, etc.). This means I will have to resist using my coupons just because I have them.  I swear that coupons burn a bigger hole in my pocket than actual money does. 🙂

Here is the breakdown by store (if you want to see a store’s detailed breakdown just click on the store’s name):

Kroger

Total Spent = $19.89 Total Saved = $69.92 78%

Publix

Total Spent = $11.85 Total Saved = $43.08  78%

Bi-Lo

Total Spent = $39.78 Total Saved = $76.88 67%

Target

Total Spent = $28.87 Total Saved = $51.08 64%

Aldi

Total Spent = $33.55

CVS

Total Spent = $2.29 Total Saved = $36.48 94%

Walgreens

Total Spent = $62.73 Total Saved = $112.43 64%

Misc.

This week I also bought:

• (4) Sunday papers $1.50 ea
• 25 lb bag of flour at Walmart $7.98

Total Paid: $13.98

Weekly Savings Review 1/31-2/6/2010

Total Spent = $102.19

Total Saved = $147.24

I did a little more stocking up this week, and I’m thinking that I may challenge myself to only buy the essentials (milk, eggs, etc.) the last week of February and see if I can come up with a meal plan just using our stocked items.

Here is the breakdown by store (if you want to see a store’s detailed breakdown just click on the store’s name):

CVS

Spent $1.35 Saved $30.04

Spent $1.07 Saved $23.96

Kroger

Spent $37.00 Saved $64.25

Publix

Spent $11.60 Saved $28.99

Aldi

Spent $15.92

Misc.

This week I also bought:

• (4) Sunday Papers 3 @ $1.50 ea, 1 @ $2.00
• Lunch at Taco Bell $3.78
• Misc. items at Walmart $10.00
• Dominoes Dinner (school fundraiser) $14.97

Total Paid: $35.25