Though I often share my deep savings trips, I do not always save 80% or more at the grocery store. Some weeks, I stock up on items we need even if the item is not buy one, get one free. Sometimes sales prices are the best you can find.
My goal is to know what a good price is by using my pricing list, to stock up when those items are 50% or more off the regular price, and stay within our $80 per week grocery budget.
The shopping trip I will share with you was a great trip with a 54.9% savings. Every time I save 50% or more at the grocery store, I get excited.
On this Publix shopping trip, I used buy one, get one free deals, sales, store coupons, and manufacturer coupons to get $109 worth of groceries for $49.09.
Buy One, Get One Free
The buy one, get one free offers I purchased were:
2 – Rosetto Tortellini, 19-25 oz., at $4.19 ($2.10 for the first and $2.09 for the second)
4 – French’s French Fried Cheddar Onions, 6 oz., at $3.79 ($1.90 for the first and third and $1.89 for the second and fourth)
2 – Ragu Pasta Sauce, 16-24 oz., at $2.19 ($1.09 for the first and $1.10 for the second)
2 – Mountain Dew, 2 liters, at $1.66 ($.83 each)
Sale Prices
2 – L’Oreal Healthy Look Crème Hair color, $4.99 each
8 – Kraft American Singles, 12 oz., $2
13 – Birds Eye Frozen Vegetables, 7.5-28.8 oz., 50% off
1 – Jif Peanut Butter, 17.3 oz., $3.59
Store Coupons
Used a $.75 Publix coupon for Jif from the yellow advantage flyer
Manufacturer Coupons
Used 1 – $.50/1 French’s French Fried Onions (which doubled)
Used 1 – $.50/1 Ragu product (which doubled)
Used 2 – $2 off L’Oreal hair color product
Used 6 – $.50/2 Birds Eye Steamfresh varieties (which doubled)
Combining the Savings
At checkout, I presented the cashier with my two loyalty cards which she scanned. Then she scanned all the items, and my subtotal was $109 before sale prices and coupons. Next, the fun begins as my children and I watch the screen to see the savings increase while the total decreases.
The cashier began scanning the coupons and then waiting for the computer to double all the coupons $.50 or less. At the conclusion, I owed $49.09, which was a 54.9% savings. With these savings, I stocked up on cheese and frozen vegetables.
During the week of this shopping trip, I also spent $7.34 at Bi-lo and $22.31 at Aldi. My total for the week was $78.53 within our $80 per week budget. Woo hoo!
Though some weeks I am under budget and other weeks I am over budget, I know going into the week how much I can spend to stay on track for the month. In working through the Money Saving Mom’s Budget assignments, I keep track of our expenses which makes staying within our budget possible.
In using time wisely, I make out my grocery list, match coupons, shop my list, and review each trip. As you combine strategies, you, too, will see regular discounts of 50% or more on your grocery bill. Happy savings!
Question: What items do you buy in multiples?
