My $50 Budget - Saved 61%

I usually shop twice during the week - once on Sunday, to pick up drug store deals and my Aldi run for dairy & produce, then later in the week for the grocery store deals. 

This week, I only shopped once.  I was hoping to get to Dierbergs, but I was feeling lousy all week and it didn't happen.  Good thing Dierbergs sales run through Monday. 

If someone had told me a few years ago that I could purchase so little in a week, and still feed my family, I would have told them they were crazy.  How things have changed with a stocked pantry and freezer.

Sunday's 1/22/11 Shopping:

• Walgreens:  Cortaid & Paper Towel
• CVS: Kleenex
• Aldi:  Dairy and produce

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupon: $41.01
Spent:  $15.89
Saved: $25.13 for a 61% savings

Year To Date Totals
Before sales & coupons:  $440.85
Spent: $146.79
Saved: $294.06 for a 66% savings

Splurge Funds:  $52.21

My Splurge fund is the amount of money I haven't spent out of grocery budget.  I might spend it on groceries, or I might save it for a larger non-grocery purchase.

My $50 Budget - Saved 62%

Here are my shopping trips for last week. There wasn't much on sale that interested me, but I still spend most of my budget.

This is "Reality Couponing.".  Some weeks there are great deals and other weeks not so much.

Sunday's Shopping:

• Walgreens:  Aleve, South Beach Diet Bars & Walgreens Chocolate Covered Raisin as my filler items
• Aldi:  Dairy, bread, ham (clearance priced) and produce  

Wednesday Shopping :

• Schnucks:  Not pictured is a bag of Navy Beans.  I had to run out mid-weed to pick them up to make Bean Soup.  It's been a long time since I've needed to run to the store for one item. Since I was at Schnucks I picked up the few other items on sale.

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupon: $106.07
Spent:  $40.26
Saved: $65.79 for a 62% savings

Year To Date Totals
Before sales & coupons:  $399.29
Spent: $130.90
Saved: $268.39 for a  67% savings

Splurge Funds:  $18.80

My Splurge fund is the amount of money I haven't spent out of grocery budget.  I might spend it on groceries, or I might save it for a larger non-grocery purchase.

My $50 Budget - Saved 71% This week

One of my goals for 2012 was to keep track of my grocery budget.  I'm a little late for last week, but I got it done.

Sunday's Shopping:

• Aldi:  produce, milk & bread
• Schnucks:   chicken, buns and Beggin Strips
• Whole Foods:  pot roast, chips, capers

Friday Shopping:

• CVS:  Finish dishwasher detergent
• Shop 'n Save: everything else

I try to keep my shopping to two days a week.  Sunday: drugstore deals,  Aldi for milk & produce, and maybe one of the grocery stores before the week's sales are over.  Thursday is the other best day to shop: Shop n Save's $10 off  $50, Dierbergs one or three day sales.

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupon: $172.27
Spent:  $49.37
Saved: $122.90 for a 71% savings

Year To Date Totals
Before sales & coupons:  $293.22
Spent: $90.62
Saved: $202.60 for a 69% savings

Splurge Funds:  $9.38

My Splurge fund is the amount of money I haven't spent out of grocery budget.  I might spend it on groceries, or I might save it for a larger non-grocery purchase.

My $50 Budget - Saved 66% This Week on Groceries

One of my  goals for 2012 was to get back in the habit of tracking  my spending on groceries.

I'm trying a new tracking system this year.  Angela at The Coupon Project made a Saving Tracker for Excel that I'm going to use. The spreadsheet is for a monthly budget, so my $50 per week is now $216.67 per month. Since I shop every week, I'm still not sure how It's going to work for me. But, I like the idea of what it does.

I shopped four stores this week: Walgreens (club crackers), Save-A-Lot (onions) Schnucks and Dierbergs.

Total Before sales and coupons:  $120.95
Total Spend $41.25
Total Saved $79.79 for a 66% savings

Where did you shop at this week and what did you stock up on?

My $50 Budget - Saved 59% This Week

My $50 didn't go very far this week. The good deals were few & far between, but I was able to stock up on some more meat.

Schnucks

Two trips to Schnucks this week. Once last Sunday, to pick up Ziplocs and Chicken, and then again on Friday to pick up Jimmy Dean Sausage.  $1 a box for Ziploc's is not the best price I've ever seen, but I was all but out, and I'm not sure that won't be the best price we see on Ziplocs this year.

Before sales & coupons:  $76.79
Spent:  $30.64
Saved:  46.15 for 60%

Dierbergs

$1.50 after coupon was a good price for the Marzetti Dip.   I also had $1 off fruit coupons when you buy Marzetti Dip. Those $1 off fruit coupons didn't go very far.

Before sales & coupons: $23.13
Spent: $8.26
Saved: $14.87 for 64%

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $19.44
Spent: $10.15
Saved: $9.29 for 48%

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $119.36
Spent: $49.05
Saved: $70.31 for a 59% savings

What did you shop for this week?

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My $50 Budget - Saved 63% This Week

I hadn't bought any meat for a few weeks, so I knew that would need to be a priority this week. My $50 budget doesn't go very far when buying meat.

Schnucks

I had $10 left in my budget and planned on spending it on chicken, and then Schnucks ran the $5 Series Snack Pack deal.  I forgot all about my plans when I could pick up snack and soda for that price.

Before sales & coupons: $38.30
Spent: $10.20
Saved $28.10 for 73%

Johnny's Market

Pork tenderloin has been running $6.65 lb. at Schnucks. I was very happy to find it at Johnny's Market for $2.19 lb.

Comparable Schnucks Price: $50.48
Spent: $16.65
Saved: $33.83 for 67%

Dierbergs

Meat prices really have sky rocketed this past year.  I would have never considered $3 lb. for bacon a year ago.  Now, I think it's a deal.

Before sales & coupons: $20.55
Spent: $8.95
Saved: $11.60 for 65%

Aldi

Pineapple and cauliflower - two of my favorite items to go on sale at Aldi.  I won't pass up $0.89 cauliflower and $1.29 pineapples.

Comparable Schnucks price: $24.15
Spent: $14.21
Saved: $9.94 for 41%

Weekly totals
Before sales & coupons: $133.48
Spent: $50.01
Saved: $83.47 for a 63% savings

What did you shop for this week?

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My $50 Budget - Saved 80% This Week

It's been quite awhile since I've had a big trip to Shop 'n Save.  I had six $5 off $50 coupon from the Entertainment book expiring the first of next month, and didn't want to miss the last $10 off $50 Thursday before they expired.  I only ended up with four trips through the store and I gave away my last two $5 off $50 to other shoppers.  One lady was very appreciative.  I think the other thought I was a bit crazy.

Shop 'n Save

Before Sales & coupons: $232.82
Spent: $39.03 + tax
Saved $193.79 for an 83% savings

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $18.57
Spent at Aldi: $11.04
Saved: $7.51 for a 41% savings

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $251.49
Spent: $50.97
Saved: $201.42 for an 80% savings

How did you do shopping this week?

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My $50 Budget - Saved 66% This Week

It's been months since I've posted what I've bought for the week. Life got really busy this spring, and I got away from taking pics and posting.  I vowed to again start posting what I purchased in the fall.  I'm about a month later that what I hoped. 

Schnucks

Before sales & coupons: $53.48
Spent: $12.09
Saved: $41.29 for a 77% savings

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $15.69
Spent: $10.27
Saved: $5.42 for a 35% savings

Walgreens

Before sales & coupons: $40.72
Spent: $18.32
Saved: $22.40 for a 55% savings

CVS

Before sales & coupons: $22.95
Spent: $4.75
Saved: $18.20 for a 79% savings

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $132.84
Spent: $45.43 + tax
Saved: $87.41 for a 66% savings

Saved 99% at Shop 'n Save

Some week's the stars align and grocery shopping is fantastic.  This was one of THOSE weeks at Shop 'n Save.

Before sales & coupon: $291.67
Spent: $3.76 + tax for a 99 % savings

Five trips to Shop 'n Save and use:

• $10 off $50 Thursday promotion
• Used (5)  a $5 off $50 coupon from the Entertainment Book each trip
• Used (5)  $20 Catalina coupon from the Gift Card Catalina Deal - Who know reshingling the garage could be so helpful to the grocery budget.?
• Each trip I used about $15 worth of coupons and the ConAgra or Dole Catalina coupons to bring by total to as close as $0.00 as possible.

Items purchased
(10) Bushs Baked Beans
(10) Rice A Roni  Rice Mixes
(10) Candy Bars
(8) Dole Tropical Fruit
(8) Orville Redenbacher Micro Popcorn
(8) bottles of Fuze
(5) Sweet Baby Ray's Marinades
(4) Creamette Quick Cook Pasta
(4) Club Crackers
(4) Dole Mandarin Oranges
(4) International Delight Flavored Creamers
(4) pkgs of Ivory Soap
(3) Ken's Salad Dressing
(3) 20 oz. Diet Cokes
(3) Crunch 'n Munch
(3) Rotel Tomatoes
(2) David Sunflower Seed
(2) Hunt's Ketchup
(2) Skippy Peanut Butter
(2) Campbell's Soups
(2) Land O Frost Deli Meat
(2) pkgs. of Lean Ground Beef
(2) Claussen Pickles
(2) Pam Cooking Spray
(2) Lay's Chips
(2) Grande Tortilla Chips
(2) Marzetti Simply Salad Dressing
(2) Alouette Blue Cheese
(2) Fresh Express Bags of Salad
(2) Kraft Mac & Cheese
(2) Hunter Hot Dogs
(2) pkgs. of Johnsonville Brats
(2) #'s of Butter
(2) Swiffer refills
(2) 50 ct. pkgs. of Garbage Bags
(1) Zia's Italian Beef
(1) Gorton's Fish
(1) Pepperidge Farms Rolls
(1) Starkist Tuna Pouch
(1) Redi Whip
(1) 2 liter Diet Coke
(1) Ramen Noodles
(1) Mr Clean Eraser

Shopped for FREE at CVS

CVS is my favorite store to use coupons at.  Besides great deals, the cashiers are coupon friendly, and  I actually like the limits.

I shop on Sunday, buy what is on my plan, and call it quits for the week.  I never get that nagging feeling.  You know the feeling I'm talking about - you still have a coupon left for a great deal and you keeping thinking about needing to go find a store that might still have the product on the shelf.

I had an especially good trip to CVS this week because I received a $5 off  $25 purchase coupon via email.

Transaction #1

purchased:
(2) Snickers Bars $1.00
(2) Pantene $6.98
(1) Preparation H Wipes $3.99
(1) John Frieda Hair Color $11.49
(1) 20 oz. Diet Coke $1.59

coupons used:
 $5 off $25 CVS coupon received via email
 $3/2 Pantene coupon from 5/01/11 P&G insert
 $1.59 coupon for a free 20 oz. Coke product  from My Coke Rewards
$11.49 coupon for free John Frieda Hair Color (I don't remember where I got this from)
$2 Preparation H printable coupon
$2 ECB I had from a previous purchase (cashier reduced to $1.98)

= $0.00 out of pocket and received a $1 ECB from Snickers purchase, $3.99 ECB from Preparation H , $2 ECB from Pantene


Transaction #2

purchased:
(2) Oral -B Indicator Toothbrushes $3.98

coupons used:
$1.50/2 Oral-B Indicator Toothbrushes 5/01/11 P&G insert
$1.50 ECB I had from a previous purchase
$1 ECB I had from a previous purchase (cashier reduced to $0.98)

= $0.00 out of pocket and received a $2 ECB

Total retail before sales & coupons: $37.11
Total out of pocket: $0.00 + $4.50 in ECBs
Receive $8.99 in new ECBs
Final cost: $4.49 Money-Maker

In Missouri, we do not pay sales tax on the value of coupons, so you can actually walk out of a store paying nothing.

For everyone who "did the math" on my first transaction, my total purchase was less than $25.  The John Frieda Hair Color shelf tag was a $1 more than what it rang up.  I noticed this price difference and told the cashier I was going to run and get another 20 oz. Diet Coke so my I could use my $5 off $25 coupon.   She told me not to bother and rang the coupon through.

Saved 70% This Week

It has been weeks since I posted about my weekly shopping. This spring has been crazy busy for my family and we have been living off my stockpile, mostly.  Thank goodness I have one because some week's I'm not sure when I would have had time to get to the store.

I stopped at Aldi for perishables each Sunday and picked up a few fill-in items, but that was about it for my shopping the last six weeks.  I saved all my receipts - thinking I'll get caught up on my year do date totals.  I hope I can find time.

CVS

Before sales & coupon: $42.61
Spent: $3.98 + $5 in ECBs
Saved: $38.03 for a 91% savings

Schnucks

Before coupons & sales: 51.01
Spent: $14.09
Saved: $36.92 for a 72% savings

Dierbergs

Before sales & coupons: $51.56
Spent: $18.03
Saved : $33.51 for a 65% savings

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $28.61
Spent at Aldi: $15.30
Saved: $13.31 for a 47% savings

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $173.10
Spent: $51.42
Saved: $121.77 for a 70% savings

Saved 72% This Week

I didn't shop much this week. I needed to buy some meat and the dog's food was running low.  No matter how good a price you find, 16 pounds of meat and 40 pounds of dog food eats up the budget.

Walgreens

Before sales & coupons: $26.97
Spent: $.51
Saved: $25.56 for a 98% savings

CVS

Before coupons & sales: $29.69
Spent: $1.25
Saved: $28.56 for a 96% savings

Johnny's Market

Comparable Schnucks Price: $45.92
Spent: $14.41
Saved: $31.51 for a 69% savings

Schnucks

Before sale: $14.60
Spent: $6.77
Saved: $7.83 for a 53% savings

Target

Before sales & coupons: $29.98
Spent: $15.32
Saved: $14.66 for a 49% savings

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $15.70
Spent: $7.58
Saved: $8.12 for a 52% savings

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $161.96
Spent: $45.84
Saved: $116.12 for a 72% savings

Year to Date Totals
Spent: $522.82 ($40 weekly average)
Saved: $1,868.12 ($144 weekly average)

Splurge Funds: $318.58

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, don't have coupons for, or when I'm over budget.

Last year, I spent my extra splurge funds for a freezer. This year, I'm saving them to redo my pantry.

Saved 79% This Week

CVS

Two transactions at CVS this week. On the first transaction, I used the $5 off $25 coupon I received via email,  a coupon for free Nice 'n Easy Foam,  $5  ECB I had from last week, and coupons for Crest and Allegra - spent $3.97 and got back $1 ECB for buying  Nice 'n Easy, $5 ECB for Crest, $6.99 for Allegra and a $1 ECB from my Green Bag Tag.

My CVS didn't have much Diet Coke in on Sunday, so I went back later in the week, after the Coke vendor had replenished the shelves.  I'm glad I did.  $0.50 peelies on all the bottles!  I spent $.50 on 13 bottles of Diet Coke after peelies and spending a $6 a ECB.

I started the week with a $5 ECB and ended with $12.99 worth of ECBs.  It was a very good week at CVS for me.

Before sales & coupons: $58.71
Spent: $4.47
Saved: $54.24 for a 92% savings

Target

I love the Pedigree deal going on at Target.  And, I used my $5 Giftcard I still had from the frozen food deal to pay for the dog food.

Before sales & coupons: $19.96
Spent: $0.00
Saved: $19.96 for a 100% savings

Walgreens

I spent more than I like for a week at Walgreens, but I started out with no Register Rewards and ended the week with $11.  I shouldn't complain.

Before sales & coupons: $34.49
Spent: $7.27
Saved: $27.22 for a 79% savings

Dierbergs

Before sales & coupons: $33.89
Spent: $11.88
Saved: $22.01 for a 65% savings

Shop 'n Save

I finally have all the ingredients to make French Bean Cassoulet.  I hope it's worth the wait.

Before sales & coupons: $16.10
Spent: $3.90
Saved: $12.20 for a 76% savings

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $28.11
Spent: $11.92
Saved: $16.19 for a 58% savings

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $191.26
Spent: $39.44
Saved: $151.82 for a 79% savings


Year to Date Totals
Spent: $476.98 ($40 weekly average)
Saved: $1,752.00 ($146 weekly average)

Splurge Funds: $314.42

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, don't have coupons for, or when I'm over budget.

Last year, I spent my extra splurge funds for a freezer. This year, I'm saving them to redo my pantry.

Saved 92% This Week

This was a great week to save money - the deals and coupons aligned.  It happens, but not quite often enough to save this kind of money on a regular basis. But, it is great to stock up when you can.

Shop 'n Save

Take a look at the details of my shop  HERE.

Before coupons and sales: $310.33
Spent: $13.82
Saved: $296.51 for 96%

CVS

I obviously loved the Coke deal this week. I did several transaction and rolled the ECBs I had and the ones I received to buy the Coke.

Before sales & coupons: $78.54
Spent: $4.22 and ECB's
Saved: $74.32 for a 95% savings

Walgreens

I used most of the $5 off $10 coupons I got in the Entertainment book at Shop 'n Save this week. The $20 off coupon for Entertainment books was great timing.

Before sales & coupons: $45.96
Spent: $1.40 and RR
Saved: $44.56 for a 97% savings

Dierbergs

My cashier was all confused with my coupon for a free Food Should Taste Good bag of chips.  She looked at the coupon, and looked again, and then turned and got on the phone to call Customer Service. 

She told Customer Service she had a coupon for a free bag of food, but it didn't say what kind.  She wanted them to come deal with the situation.

I felt sorry for the Customer Service employee.  She had to traipse all the way over to explain  - that WAS  the name of the product.

Before sales & coupons: $24.35
Spent: $7.36
Saved: $16.99 for 70% savings

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $11.65
Spent: $8.65
Saved: $3.00 for a 26% savings

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $470.83
Spent: $35.45
Saved: $435.38 for a 92% savings

Year to Date Totals
Spent: $437.54 ($40 weekly average)
Saved: $1,600.18 ($145 weekly average)

Splurge Funds: $303.86

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, don't have coupons for, or when I'm over budget.

Last year, I spent my extra splurge funds for a freezer. This year, I'm saving them to redo my pantry.

Saved 96% at Shop 'n Save

I had a great day at Shop 'n Save: $10 off $50 Thursday, Kraft and Starkist Catalina coupons printed like they should, free milk with Kellogg' s purchase, store was well stocked, good coupons to use, weather was fantastic (I don't like to shop in the cold, snow, rain, or 100 degree heat), I ran into reader ArmyMomx2 at the store, and in not one of my five trips did I get one of those carts that goes kathump, kathump. I hope you had a great day, too.

I shopped five times: purchased as close to $50 each trip, used a $5 off $50 coupon from the Entertainment book each time,  purchased products to trigger the $10 Kraft and $1.50 Starkist Catalina coupon each of the first four trips, rolled the Catalina coupons on the next trip, and I had an abundance of coupons for a free product, many of them expiring at the end of March.

(20) Starkist Tuna Pouches - .50 Internet printable, .75/2 and $1.50/3 insert coupons
(12) Kraft Cheese - $1 off 2 insert coupons
(8) Old Orchard OJ Concentrate - B1G1 Internet printable
(8) 20 oz. Diet Cokes - Free from My Coke Rewards
(6) Kraft Parmesan Cheese - no coupon
(6) Ritz Munchables - $1 Internet printables
(5) Purina BeyOnd Cat Food - Free, insert coupons
(5) Maruchan Yakisoba  - .50 insert coupons
(4) Kahiki Nuggets/Entrees - $1.50 Internet printables
(4) Special K Cereal  - $1 Internet printables
(4) Chips Ahoy Cookies - $1/2 tearpad coupon
(4) Slow Cooker Liners - $1 insert coupons
(3) Wheat Thins Stix - $1 Internet printables
(2) Kahiki Egg Rolls  - $1 Internet printables
(2) Johnsonville Italian Sausage - Free, from a blogger thing
(2) Lay's Kettle Chips  - .55 insert coupons
(2) Excedrin  - Free, requested online some time ago
(2) Wheat Thins - $1 Internet printable
(2) Triscuits - $1 Internet printable
(2) Red Gold Tomatoes - .75 Internet printable
(2) Eight O'Clock Coffee - $1 off 2 from packaging
(2) Hunt's Pasta Sauce - .45 Internet printable
(2) Buddig Deli Meat  - $1 Internet printable
(1) Jasmine Rice  - no coupon
(1) Heinz Ketchup - no coupon
(1) Keebler Sticks Cookies  - $1 Internet printable
(1) Kashi Cereal - $3 coupon from Vocalpoint (I think)
(1) Yoplait Yogurt - Free, requested online
(1) Taco Shells - no coupon
(1) McCormick Dry Mustard - $1 insert coupon
(1) Brown Sugar  - no coupon
(1) Capri Sun - no coupon
(1) Egg Beaters  - Free, requested online
(1) Skim Milk - Free with purchase of (4) Kellogg's Cereal

Before sales and coupons: $310.33
Spent: $13.82
Saved: $242.43 for a 96% savings

If you took pictures of your Shop 'n Save trip, I'd be glad to post them if you would like.

Saved 72% This Week

CVS

I didn't need anything at CVS this week, but since I had a $3 off Revlon Cosmetics coupon from the Magic Coupon Machine, I couldn't resist stopping on my way to Aldi to make a few dollars buying nail polish.

Before sales & coupons: $5.79
Spent: $0.00 and $1 ECB for 100% savings
Saved: $5.79 for 100% and received a $3 ECB

Shop 'n Save

There is nothing better than a food freebie.  This week's StarKist Deal at Shop 'n Save was a good one.  And I still have a $1.50 Catalina to spend.

Before Sales & Coupon: $15.80
Spent: $1.50
Saved: $14.30 for 91% savings

Dierbergs

Great deal on New York Texas Toast Frozen products this week.  I only had the New York products, Sister Schubert's (from last week's raincheck) and Eckrich Sausage (from last week's raincheck) on this week's list at Dierbergs.  They were still out of the Eckrich Sausage.  I'll have to use that raincheck another day.

Before Sales & Coupons: $13.87
Spent: $3.73
Saved: $10.14 for a 73% savings

Schnucks

I somehow erased my picture of the bigger shopping trip to Schnucks this week.  I picked up Texas Toast Croutons, Oscar Mayer lunchmeat, tangelos, broccoli crowns, mushrooms, lettuce, cole slaw mix and a couple of Spice Island spices last Friday night after the storms moved on.  Just imagine that other picture when you look at my weekly totals.

Before Sales & Coupons: $92.79
Spent: $29.64
Saved: $63.15 for a 68% savings

Aldi

The Cuties Clementines were really good.  I might have to get to Aldi tomorrow before the sale is over to pick up a few more.

Comparable Schnucks price: $27.61
Spent: $8.65
Saved: $18.96 for a 68% savings

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $155.86
Spent: $43.52
Saved: $112.34 for a 72% savings

Year to Date Totals
Spent: $403.09 ($40 weekly average)
Saved: $1,164.80 ($116 weekly average)

Splurge Funds: $289.31

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, don't have coupons for, or when I'm over budget.

Last year, I spent my extra splurge funds for a freezer. This year, I'm saving them to redo my pantry.

Saved 86% This Week

Walgreens

Last Sunday was almost as good as Black Friday at Walgreens.  Too bad, Walgreens has become a "You Snooze you Loose" shopping experience.  You shouldn't have to shop first thing Sunday morning to get the deals.

I spent some of my Register Reward earnings on coffee and lunch bags and I'm keeping the rest for future weeks.

Before sales, coupons and rolling Register Rewards: $103.13
Spent: $1.49
Saved: $101.64 for a 99% savings

CVS

CVS was almost as good as Walgreens this week for me.  I had a raincheck for the Skippy and couldn't pass up the Valentines chocolates  for 90% off.

Before sales, coupons and rolling ECBs: $88.79
Spent: $4.39
Saved: $84.40 for a a 95% savings

Target

I headed to Target last Saturday night for one more round of frozen food.  The frozen food Giftcard deal at Target has to be one of my favorite ever.

Before sales, coupons and rolling Giftcards: $9.91
Spent: $0.91
Saved: $9.00 for a 41% savings

Dierbergs

I didn't get to Dierbergs until early Thursday evening.  Yep, they had run out of some of the best deal on the 15 Hour Sale.  I have rainchecks for Sister Schubert's Rolls and Eckrich Sausage.  That's o.k.,  I'll let Dierbergs store them for me for a few weeks.

Before sales & coupons: $88.79
Spent: $21.69
Saved: $39.55 fora 66% savings

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $15.06
Spent: $9.54
Saved: $5.52 for a 37% savings

Weekly Totals
Before sales and coupons: $378.13
Spent: $38.02
Saved: $240.11 for a 86% savings

Year to Date Totals
Spent: $358.57 ($40 average)
Saved: $1,052.46 ($117 average)

Splurge Funds: $282.83

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, don't have coupons for, or when I'm over budget.

Last year, I spent my extra splurge funds for a freezer. This year, I'm saving them to redo my pantry.