Shop 'n Save
The stars aligned this week at Shop 'n Save. Not only the $10 off $50 Thursday, the $8 in-store coupon for General Mills Cereals, $0.48 pasta, but Johnsonville Brats on sale, too. I can usually save a ton of money on a $10 off $50 Thursday, but this week the sales were for things my family loves.Before sales & coupons: $73.10
Spent: $10.38
Saved: $62.72 for a 84% savings
Sappington Farmers' Market
Woo Hoo! $2 per pound pork tenderloin. I know pork tenderloin is a little pricey if it isn't on sale, but Schnucks is charging $6.89 per pound. Ouch! I might have to get back to Sappington Farmers' Market before the sale is over to pick up more.Comparable Schnucks price: $45.38
Spent: $14.99
Saved: $30.30 for a 67% savings
Schnucks - 2 trips
More meat! I was at Schnucks early in the week to check some prices, and found ground chuck patties on a manager's special. They had been on sale the previous week, so I ended up paying 25% less than last week's sale price. The sell-by date was the same day I purchased them, but I usually end up putting meat in the freezer anyway.Before coupons & sales: $36.64
Spent: $13.50
Saved: $23.14 for a 63% savings
Aldi
I was out of white rice, so picked it up at Aldi. It is about 50% less than the "big" grocery store's regular price. If I need a staple and haven't seen coupons and the product on sale, Aldi is the place to buy. Comparable Schnucks price: $17.05
Spent: $9.58
Saved: $7.47 for a 44% Savings
Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $172.17
Spent: $48.45
Saved: $123.72 for a 77% savings
Year to Date Totals
Spent: $1144.03 ($41 weekly average)
Saved: $3,574.50 ($128 weekly average)
Splurge Fund: $247.36
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. I use it for those items I never find on sale or that I don't have coupons for.
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I did great at SNS this week too! Have you ever had the Uncle Bens Ready Rice before? I warmed up some of the cheesy rice and threw it out because it smelled like paint. I'm guessing I just had a bad bag. The date on it was good though.
ReplyDeleteThe Cheesy one is horrible but the plain white rice one and the Brown&wild rice one are both WONDERFUL!
ReplyDeleteHow much is the rice at Aldi? At ShopNSave, their 10 lbs. white rice store brand is like $6.28.
ReplyDeleteHi Tiffany and Jennifer - I fixed the Jasmine Uncle Bens Ready Rice last night. I'm not a rice lover, but it was ok. The packages say it's 2 servings, but it's not 2 serving for my rice loving husband and sons.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to take the other packages to my son at college. They couldn't be easier to fix and perfect for him.
Hi coupon.girl - 3 lb. bag of long grain white rice at Aldi is $1.49. Makes it about .50 per pound. Looks like Aldi is a better deal than SNS, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's $6.08 at SNS. Checked last night. Coupon Thursday, it's gonna be $4.86. $0.49 per pound. Almost the same as Aldi. Hubby does not like shopping so it's only at one grocery store once a week for us. So every week, it's either Aldi or SNS. Only exemption is if there's really a very good deal to bribe him at other grocery stores. My hubby... :)