Saved 82% This Week

I had a great week shopping at Kmart, Target and Walgreens. I chased a lot of great deals, and now I'm stocked up on quite a few items. I keep creeping over my $50 budget. Thank goodness I have a little cushion from previous weeks.

Kmart

Love the double coupons! The only items I paid anything for were the jelly and bug spray.

Before sales & coupons: $70.33
Total spent: $2.49
Total saved: $67.84 for 96% savings

Target

Everything but the batteries were free after coupons, and I used a Target giftcard for them. I received the giftcard a few weeks ago for buying dog food.

Before sales & coupons: $48.09
Total spent: 0
Total saved: $48.09 for 100% savings

Walgreens

I rolled my Register Rewards from last week and used coupons for free Glade candles.

Before sales & coupons: $25.54
Total spent: $0.15
Total saved: $25.39 for 99%

Dierbergs

I wanted to take advantage of the ice cream Catalina, but was concerned Dierbergs would not let me use the fourth coupon for Eskimo Pies. I stopped at Customer Service and told them what I wanted to do, and they were very accommodating.

I advise people to stop at Customer Service before they shop if they have any questions; it is well worth the couple of minutes at Customer Service to make your check-out smooth and quick.

Before sales and coupons: $36.31
Total spent: $8.41
Total saved: $27.09 for 77%

Shop 'n Save

I usually like to keep my Thursday trip to Shop 'n Save under $10, but we needed toilet paper. The rest of the family was getting a little concerned, since we were down to the last roll in the house. I told them I would bring home toilet paper at a price I wanted to pay before we were completely out; it was getting close.

Before sales & coupons: $78.14
Total spent: $19.67
Total save: $58.47 for 75%

Schnucks

I split a peach purchase with a friend and I sent in for the fresh produce rebate from Dos Equis. I froze the peaches; it was my first attempt at freezing fruit. Surprisingly, it was easier than I thought it would be.

Before sales & coupons: $19.42
Total spent: $11.62
Total saved: $7.80 for 40%

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $15.94
Aldi price: $11.94
Total saved: $4.00 for 25%

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $293.77
Total spent: $54.28
Total saved: $239.49

Totals since April 1st
Total spending: $970.11 ($49 weekly average)
Total saved: $3812.48 ($191 weekly average)