Saved 85% This Week

I've been in the shopping doldrums lately, but made up for it this week. The only things I needed to buy were rice, wax paper, milk, coffee and, of course, creamer. Everything else is what I could buy for a great price.

CVS

As I grow my ECB's, I'm loving CVS even more that before. It is so fun to shop for free, not worry about fillers, and have cashiers who gladly reduce your ECB down the total due.

Before sales & coupons: $52.77
Spent: $0.00
Saved: $52.77 for 100%

Walgreens

I'm lucky to have a coupon friendly Walgreens to shop at. I have no problem using a B1G1 coupon on a B1G1 sale.

Before sales & coupons: $8.78
Spent: $0.00
Saved: $8.78 for 100%

Target

I started with a $5 giftcard I had earned a few weeks ago. Split my purchase into two transactions. First, I purchased the razors for less than $5 and earned another $5 giftcard. Second transaction, I used the new giftcard and what was left of the one I already had.

Before sales & coupons: $39.33
Spent: $1.16
Saved: $38.17 for 97%

Shop 'n Save

I hadn't shopped at Shop 'n Save for over a month. I had almost forgotten how fun it is to spend less than $10 on a $10 off $50 Thursday. I also used a $5 off $50 coupon from the Entertainment book, and I had coupons for free Palermo's Pizza, Oreo Cakesters and Kashi Cereal. It has become a game for me. Unless I can spend less than $10, I don't shop there.

Before sales & coupons: $69.85
Spent: $5.41
Saved: $64.44 for 92%

Schnucks

I hadn't spent much of my budget this week, so I stocked up on meat at Schnucks. They had some great meat prices this week.

Before sales & coupons: $44.02
Spent: $21.01
Saved: $23.01 for 52%

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $12.18
Spent: $6.67
Saved: $5.51 for 45%

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $226.93
Spent: $34.25
Saved: $192.68 for 85%

Year To Date Totals
Spent: $806.25 ($42 weekly average)
Saved: $2,622.27 ($138 weekly average)

Splurge Funds: $135.15

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.