Weekly Grocery Savings :)

This week we again experienced some fantastic savings at our local Tops Friendly Markets. We really don't have a lot of grocery stores from which to choose and so I am grateful that they have really good buys each week. This week, between our coupons and store sales we saved $67.40 total, which is great! We eat LOADS of yogurt so I am always on the lookout for yogurt coupons and this week, Yoplait was on sale for 10 for $10! I will show you how I used coupons for that deal. Here is a quick photo of some of my favorite buys.

Fresh Express Salad: On sale for 2/$5
Fresh Deli Rolls: BOGO
Celentano Frozen Ravioli: BOGO
Thomas Bagels: BOGO
Yoplait Whips Yogurt: 20 for $10: I had a coupon for $.40 (which was doubled to $.80) off 6 so I purchased 6 for $.38 each.
Yoplait GoGurt: On sale for 5/$10. I had three Yoplait coupons (two for $.75 off...doubled to $1.50 off two and one for $1.00 off) that brought my price down to just $2 total for three boxes of Gogurt!!
Hamburger Helper: 10 for $10: I purchased 3
VO5 Shampoo: On sale for $.77 each (normally $1.29 each).
Chow Mein Meals: On sale 10 for $10...I purchased 6.
Fiber One Bars: On sale for 4/$10. I had four coupons for $.50 off per box (which was doubled to $1.00/box) and so I purchased four boxes for $1.50 each.
Velveeta Skillets: On sale for $2.50 each. I had 3 coupons for $1.00 off so I purchased three for $1.50 each.
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese: $1.59/each. I had coupons three coupons for $1.00 off 2 so I purchased 6 boxes and paid $6.54 total.

The Activia 4-pack Yogurt didn't end up being that much of a bargain as someone threw one in the wrong place and I picked it up thinking it was priced lower and it really wasn't priced low at all. :( However, I did save $3 on those yogurts.

Sooo, here's the run-down...

Total bill BEFORE discounts/coupons: $202.99

Total bill AFTER discounts/coupons: $135.94

Total saved this trip: $67.40 

I also earned 100 extra gas points this trip! YAY! We love to save money on Gas.

We made a quick trip to Walmart and I happened to be walking down the clearance aisle and came across this FANTASTIC deal. (Didn't know it was totally fantastic until we checked out.

Enfamil Tri-Vi-Sol Drops are the only liquid vitamin that I give my youngest at this point and it usually costs upwards to $9-$10 depending on where you shop for it. Well, I found this (and several other boxes) box marked down to just $5. When we got to the register, it only rang up for $2!!!! Wow! I was glad I found this and was actually in need of it too. So, it pays to check out the clearance aisle in Walmart!

So, there you have it...our shopping savings for this week. Hopefully next week will be even better!! :)

This Week's Grocery Shopping Savings!

Well, as you all know I recently reviewed a book by Christi the Coupon Coach and let me tell you...I am having a BLAST using my coupons. My grocery store has loads of great sales and we are really enjoying the savings that we are experiencing. I now purchase 4 Sunday papers and thought I would feel really silly about it. But, I don't. What we do is buy one paper on the way to church and I review the coupons in the afternoon. If there are valuable coupons in that paper than we buy three more papers when we go on our shopping trip later in the day. This has worked SO well. I do my clipping and organizing after the children go to bed so I am not distracted and it takes about an hour to sort, clip and organize the coupons. NOT BAD! When I first heard about couponing, I was afraid that I would waste hours upon hours trying to get my coupons. After this weeks shopping trip, I am so sad that I never clipped and used coupons before now. Lesson learned...I am now a dedicated coupon clipper. Here is a quick photo of some of my great buys...

Kelloggs Pop Tarts - Assorted Varieties - 3 for $6
Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs - BOGO
Strawberries - BOGO
ACT Anticavity Mouth Rinse - Normally $4.99 - on sale for $3.99 - I used three coupons for $1 off each. Only paid $2.99 per bottle.
Muller Yogurt - 10 for $10 - I used a coupon for $1 off 4 and paid $.75 each.
YoBaby Yogurt - $2.99 each - I used 3 coupons for $1 off and paid $1.99 each.
St. Ives Apricot Scrub - $3.99 - I used a coupon for $.75 off which my store doubled and so I paid $2.49.
Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt 4 pk- $3.49 - I used three coupons for $1 off each and paid $2.49 each.
General Mills Cereal - On sale 3 for $5- I used 3 coupons for $1 off 3 boxes and paid $1.33/box.

We had more groceries than are in the photo, but I just wanted to show you some of my favorite deals. So, here is the run-down:

Total bill BEFORE discounts/coupons: $171.38

Total bill AFTER discounts/coupons: $115.54

Total saved this trip: $57.94 

Tops had so many great deals this week...we really saved a ton! Hubby jokingly said that it would be great to get our bill under $80 a week. I think I can do it...and know that with time, couponing will get easier and better!

I am going to try and do this weekly, so if couponing and saving money interests you, be sure to check out my blog for more posts on the money we are saving and the fun I am having in the process! :)