This week's grocery haul and savings

So, as I mentioned in my first post, I love saving money. It doesn't matter if it's a little money I save, or a lot. I just love to save money. I also like to spend it, which I get to enjoy a little more when I'm saving on things that have to be bought, like groceries and gasoline.

Today I got a huge haul of groceries. I had to buy some paper goods and stock up on snacks for the kids, so I spent a little more than I would have liked, but still within my budget for this week.

                       











Here is what I got, what I spent and what I saved

Albertson's
1- Hamburger buns- 69¢
1- Hot Dog buns 69¢
Loaf of Shoppers brand bread 99¢
2- 4 pack pudding- $1.00
10- Kebbler and Nabisco brand snack cups- $10.00
4- Super Chill Soda 12 packs- $9.88
1- Mothers Animal cookies- $2.50
1- 8oz Essentials Mustard- $1.00
1- 24oz Hunts Ketchup- $1.00
3- Shoppers Value 100 sheet paper towels- $2.97
1- Ritz Crackers- $2.79
3- Old el Paso Taco Seasoning- $2.97
1- Essential Canned Butter Beans- $1.19
6- 32 oz Gatorade- $5.28
4- 32 oz Hawaiian Punch- $4.00
1- dozen large AA eggs- 59¢
1- 2% milk- $3.42
4- Hawan's Own frozen juice- $4.00
6- Jose Ole frozen burrito- $6.00
5- Box of Totino's Pizza Rolls- $5.00
2- Tip Steak- $6.98
4- 4 oz frozen salmon portion- $4.00
2- seasoned boneless skinless chicken breasts- $9.93
4- 5 oz frozen cod portions- $10.00
2- Bar S hotdogs- $1.38
1- Essentials brand 8 oz Pepperjack cheese- $2.99
1- 8 oz package fresh sliced mushrooms- $2.00
1- head iceburg lettuce- 99¢
1- 2.18 lbs vine ripe tomatoes- $3.90
1- 1.87 lbs green seedless grapes- $1.78
3- 20 oz bowls fresh cut fruit- pineapple and watermelon- $10.00
1- loaf of freshly baked garlic bread- 2.79

I had a total of $1.75 manufacture's coupons, $8.05 employee discount (my fiance works there),  and $57.86 in sales savings from shopping their weekly sales. I spent $117.21 and saved a total of $67.66. Not as much as the last 2 weeks, but I still saved.

I finally got both my freezers full and my pantry is stocked up. For the next 3 to 4 weeks I will only have to buy any sodas we want, fresh fruits and veggies and milk. I spent a total of  $313.00 (saving about $242.00)  during my last 3 shopping trips, with us eating off of those groceries over that time AND I have enough food to last about a month.

I'd say I did pretty well :)