Saved 79% This Week

I am a little over budget this week, but I knew I had some cushion to work with since I have been averaging under $50 a week. I was pleased to stay close to my budget since I purchased 12 pounds of meat and extra berries to freeze.

Shop 'n Save

Of course, I shopped on Thursday to take advantage of the $10 off $50 offer. The canned dog food was free with the coupon in last weekend's insert. I used two in-ad coupons - $5 off the Cinnabons, $2.50 off the Pop-Tarts - and of course, I had manufacturers' coupons for those items, too. The roast was free with the in-store coupon for $5 off meat when you buy 5 Tostitos.

Before coupons & sales: $84.82
Total spent: $3.86
Total saved: $80.96 for 95% savings

Walgreens

There is not $84 worth of merchandise in this picture. I'm having camera problems and had to retake the picture the day after I brought my Walgreens goodies home. It's amazing how 6 Starbucks and 9 Snicker bars can disappear when a few extra teenagers are staying over. But a few Starbucks and Snickers is a small price to pay compared to what teens could be up to.

Before coupons & sales: $43.37
Total spent: $1.07
Total savings: $42.30 for 98% savings

Johnny's Market and Sappington Farmers' Market

I bought the produce at Sappington Farmer's Market and the meat at Johnny's Market.

Johnny's Market
Comparable Schnucks price: $54.63
Total spent: $18.51
Total saved: $36.12 for 66% savings

Sappington Farmers' Market
Comparable Schnucks price: $9.48
Total spent: $6.59
Total saved: $2.89 for 30% savings

Dollar General

Before coupons: $15.00
Total spent: $2.00
Total saved: $13.00 for 87%

Office Max

Before sale price: $17.85
Total spent: $2.88
Total saved: $14.97 for 84%

Aldi

I went back to Aldi and picked up three more pints of blueberries and another package of grapes that are not in the picture.

Comparable Schnucks price: $37.73
Aldi price: $19.95
Total saved: $17.78 for 47% savings

Weekly Totals
Before coupons & sales: $262.88
Total spent: $54.86
Total saved: $208.02 for 79% savings

Totals since April 1st
Total spending: $812.22 ($48 weekly average)
Total saved: $3315.18 ($195 weekly average)