Saved 88% This Week

No store had an abundance of good deals this week, but every store had some. I found myself "cherry picking" all over town. Even for me, I shopped at too many stores.

CVS

Besides picking up the freebies I decided to trade my ECB's for Shop 'n Save coupons in the Entertainment Book. I love those $5 off $50 coupon, but don't want to spend money to get them. It doesn't' seem like money when I use ECB's or Register Rewards.

Before sales & coupons: $48.26
Total spent: $0.01
Total saved: $$8.25 for 100%

Target

I hadn't been to Target in a few weeks and I still had a $5 Giftcard from some time ago. I used it to pay for the Ore-Ida and eggs.

I was excited to find beach towels for 50 cents. I'm lucky to get my towels back with my son from Scout camp, and if they do come home, I'm not sure I want to put them in the washer. I won't care with these towels.

Before sales & coupons: $15.69
Total spent: $1.00
Total saved: $14.69 for 94%

Shop 'n Save

I received a $1 Catalina coupon for buying Philly Cream Cheese and a FREE milk Catalina for purchasing the Kellogg's cereal. I split my transaction into two orders and paid for the milk with the Catalina I had just received. If I had been thinking better, I would have split my order up differently and spent the $1 Catalina also. That way I won't have to think about getting back to Shop 'n Save before it expires. Oh well, I'll remember next time.

Before sales & coupons: $49.10
Total spent: $11.40
Total saved: $37.70 for 94%

Schnucks

If I had more freeze space, I would have bought more split chicken breast for .99 per pound. I think I had better save my "splurge funds" for a freezer.

Before sales & coupons: $32.29
Total spent: $9.17
Total saved: $23.22 for 72%

Dierbergs

I found the Applewood Bacon Burgers on a Manager's Special for $1.99 lb. Woo Hoo! That is my price point for meat and a perfect match for the $2 meat Instant Savings when I bought (2) Wish-Bones.

Before sales & coupons: $23.29
Total spent: $7.69
Total saved: $15.60 for 67%

Johnny's Market

I'm loving being able to find Russets at $1.99 for 10 pounds, somewhere each week. I wish Johnny's was a little closer to home. I would take advantage of their $1 off $4 produce coupon more often if they were.

Comparable Schnucks price: $7.58
Total spent: $2.53
Total saved: $5.05 for 67%

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $20.14
Total spent: $9.86
Total saved: $10.28 for 51%

My Splurge

I actually bought 2 packages of buns this week, but one package was long gone before I got my picture taken. The white package is catfish.

Before sales: $11.27
Total spent: $8.77
Total saved: $2.50 for 22%

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $196.45
Total spent: $41.66 - $17.50 in rebates I received this week = $24.16
Total saved: $172.29 for 88%

Year to Date Totals
Spent: $488.18 ($41 weekly average)
Saved: $1,747.60 ($145 weekly average)

Splurge Funds: $111.82

For those who don't read my blog on a regular basis, my splurge funds are the difference between what I've actually spent and my $50 budget. They are for those items I never find on sale or that I don't have coupons for.