My Shopping Trip: Pathmark
When there are deals like the one at Pathmark and A&P this week, I go to bed dreaming about what other combinations I can get with the coupons I have. Only you guys, my fellow couponers, can understand that. If I had a fashion blog and said that on that blog, people would be like, ah, okay, Cindy, whatever floats your boat. But, you guys, you understand the madness. Thinking and dreaming about the deals.
Well, I woke up this morning and gathered up another collection of the coupons I have and did 2 more transactions of the Unilever. To make it simple for myself, I kept the final amounts just above $10 so I could just roll my $10 catalinas. I actually had some coupons that were slightly better, but then I would have had to get a small filler and, for me, it was just easier to keep it just above $10.
Here is what I did during this round:
Transaction #1:
- 3 Q-Tip 500 Ct Boxes – $2.99 each
- 4 Lipton Pyramid Tea – $1.99 each
Coupons Used:
- (2) $0.30/1 Q-Tip
- (1) $0.60/1 Q-Tip
- (4) $0.50/1 Lipton Pyramid Tea
- $0.30/1 Q-Tip Zavers Coupon
- -$10 Catalina from yesterday’s shopping trip
- Tax: $0.75
Total Paid out of pocket: $0.98
Received: $10 Catalina
Transaction #2:
- 8 Wish Bone Salad Dressing ($3.79) $2 each
Coupons Used:
- (3) $0.65/2 Wishbone Salad Dressing
- (1) $0.75/2 Wishbone Salad Dressing
- -$10 Catalina from trans. 1
Total Paid out of pocket: $0.60
Received: $10 Catalina
Total for the day:
Total Paid Cash Out of Pocket: $1.58
Started with: $10 Catalina
Ended with: $10 Catalina
Cost: $1.58
Total Savings including sale prices and coupons: $60.02 which I will be adding to the LRWC Reader’s Grocery Savings Counter. Be sure to add your savings so we can see how much we have all saved in 2012
Here is an update to my Grocery Budget:
- Amount in the envelope as of 1/10: $541
- -$55.27 for shopping trip on 1/10
- Total in envelope as of 1/11: $485.73
- -$71.29 for shopping trip on 1/12
- Total in envelope as of 1/12: $414.44
- –$2.12 for shopping trip on 1/18
- Total in envelope as of 1/18: $412.32
- Added $150 to grocery envelope on 1/20
- -$23.24 spent at the Farmers Market
- -$12 on various quick trips to the stores during the week
- -$9 spent on Newspapers
- –$28.58 for shopping trip 1/29
- Total in envelope as of 1/29: $489.50
- -$1.58 for the shopping trip on 1/20
- Total in envelope as of 1/30: $487.92
If you’re interested in seeing how we set up our budget envelopes, make sure to check out, How To Set Up a Budge and Stick to It.
How are you doing on your grocery budget?
LRWC Reader Grocery Savings Counter: Be sure to add your weekly grocery savings to the the LRWC Reader Grocery Savings Counter below. You can check out the counter in the sidebar to see how much we have all saved so far in 2012!
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