Saved 86% This Week

I'm not sure what I'm going to do when the "good" deals hit in October and November.  I don't think I'll need anything, or have room for it. Maybe I'll spend my grocery budget on things I love, even if they're not on sale.

CVS

Before sales and coupons: $43.42
Spent: $1.25 + $17.99 in ECBs
Saved: $42.17 for a 97% savings and received $19.80 in ECBs

Schnucks

The first picture is from my Schnucks shopping trips last Sunday. Late Sunday afternoon, I was heading to CVS and figured I could also stop at five Schnucks on my round trip.  I thought if Schnucks had plenty of the General Mills products in the Catalina deal still in stock, and coupons at the store, I could pick up a few more items.  As you can see, they did.  So I did.  I kept rolling the $5 Catalina, and collecting my $3 off meat or chicken coupons.

The second picture is my trip today.  I used $15 of my Catalina coupons for this week's chicken sale, and kept a few to see if  some kind of beef goes on sale next week.  And since my Walgreens didn't have any Gain dish soap in stock, I broke down and paid $0.19 a bottle.

Before sales and coupons: $243.67
Spent: $11.42
Saved: $232.25 for a 95% savings

Dierbergs

As you can tell by the picture, I love Macaroni and Wanchai Ferry Dinner kits.  I was hoping they would be included in a GM Catalina deal.  But they weren't, and Dierbergs sale price was as good as it got.

My Jimmy Dean sausage was purchased with a raincheck from about a month ago.  

Before coupons and sales: $78.40
Spent: $29.58
Saved: $48.82 for a 62% savings

Aldi

Comparable Schnucks price: $26.58
Spent: $11.30
Saved: $15.38 for a 58% savings

Weekly Totals
Before Sales and coupon: $392.17
Spent: $53.55
Saved: $338.62 for a 86% savings

Year to Date Totals
Spent: $1,574.59 ($40 weekly average)
Saved: $5,316.75 ($136 weekly average)

Splurge Funds: $11.29

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.