Saved 84% This Week

Once again this week, I hardly shopped at all. My teen aged son has been at camp most of the last three weeks. It's amazing how much less food is consumed in our household when he is gone. I forget what an eating machine a teen aged boy is.

But, I need to get out and shop some this weekend. I haven't bought pork steaks yet, and everyone who is from St Louis knows, you can't celebrate a summer holiday without pork steaks.

CVS

I love CVS. It was so fun to use my B1G1 coupons on the B1G1 Stayfree and M&M's sale without having the cashier even bat an eye. I still haven't reprogrammed my brain from shopping at Walgreens.

Before sales & coupons: $35.28
Spent: $0.01 + $4.99 in ECB's
Saved: $35.27 for 100% savings
And got back $4.50 in ECB's

Dierbergs

Before sales & coupons: $24.29
Spent: $5.00
Saved: $19.29 for 79% savings

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $16.47
Spent: $8.28
Saved $8.19 for 50% savings

Weekly Totals
Before sales & coupons: $76.04
Spent: $13.29
Saved: $63.56 for 84% savings

Year to Date Totals
Spent: $1,045.81 ($40 weekly average)
Saved: $3,311.06 ($127 weekly average)

Splurge Funds: $245.58

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 or that I don't have coupons for.