Regular Shopping Trips 5/1 - 5/7

Davenport's Galaxy - 5/1
Crescent rolls (2) - $1.89

Paid out of pocket - $3.86

Davenport's Galaxy - 5/6
Cream cheese - $1.50
Cherry pie filling - $2.59
Eggs - $1.59

Paid out of pocket - $6.23

Dollar Tree - 5/7
Poptarts - $1.00
Raisins - $1.00

Paid out of pocket - $2.04

Walmart - 5/7
Mountain Dew (24-pack) - $5.98
Pretzels - $1.98
String cheese - $3.82
Mt Dew 2 liter - $1.48

Paid out of pocket - $16.31
Got $0.74 in my Endorse account for the 2-liter of Mt Dew.

Lowes Foods - 5/7
Kelloggs Fiber Plus bars - On sale for $2.50. Used a $0.70 coupon and paid $1.10
Butterball turkey sausage links - On sale for $2.99. Used a $0.55 coupon and paid $1.89
Lime juice - $1.29
Cilantro - $0.99
Totinos (10) - Paid $1.00 each, and got $0.10 added to my gas rewards.

Paid out of pocket - $12.57 (saved about 49%)

Harris Teeter - 5/7
Quaker cereal (2) - On sale for $2.20. Used a $0.75 coupon and paid $0.70 each
Texas Toast croutons (3) - On sale for $1.00. Used a $0.40 coupon and paid $0.20 each
McCain sweet potato fries - On sale for $1.79. Used a $1.00 coupon and paid $0.79.

Paid out of pocket - $2.91 (saved about 84%)

Food Lion - 5/7
Pop Secret popcorn (2) - On sale BOGO. Paid $5.48 for both together
Corn on the cob - $1.32 ($0.33 per cob)
Frozen peas - $0.97
Boneless chicken packs - $11.40 ($1.79/lb)

Paid out of pocket - $19.55 (saved about 35%)

Bo's - 5/7
Totino's pizza rolls (4) - On sale for $1.25 each
Kool-aid packets (13) - On sale for $0.16 each. Used a buy 10, get 3 free coupon. Paid $0.13 each
Valu Time bacon - On sale for $1.69
Squash - $1.43 ($0.99/lb)

Paid out of pocket - $13.55

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My total spent this week was right at $77, and I only saved about 33%. But as you can see, I did a LOT of shopping at places with no coupons (I've started shopping at a local grocery store - Galaxy - a lot, Dollar Tree, Walmart, Food Lion) and got enough chicken to last us for about a month, so all in all I'm happy even though I spent a lot this week. How did you do this week?

Month of April Recap

Hooray, hooray! A month where I stayed under budget for groceries! Just to recap for the month of April:

Week 1

Week 2 

Week 3

Week 4


So this month I kept our budget right at $175, and saved about $295, about 63% for the entire month. I'm totally fine with that, especially considering I did a good amount of shopping at Walmart, Dollar Tree, and roadside produce stands, which don't show any savings.

How did you do this month? Any goals for the month of May?

Regular Shopping Trips 4/24 - 4/30

Harris Teeter - 4/24
http://thefrugalreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/harris-teeter-424.html

Food Lion - 4/27
Chips Ahoy cookies (welcome home gift to my hubby!) - On sale for $2.00
FL yeast rolls - $2.79

Paid out of pocket - $4.89 (saved about 17%)

Lowes Foods - 4/27
http://thefrugalreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/lowes-foods-427.html

Harris Teeter - 4/29
http://thefrugalreport.blogspot.com/2013/04/harris-teeter-429.html

Food Lion - 4/29
Cucumber - $0.69
Vidalia onions - $1.29 ($0.69/lb)
Russet potatoes - $2.00 ($0.40/lb)

Paid out of pocket - $4.06 (saved about 25%) 

Walmart - 4/29
Celery - $1.78
Honey - $2.98
Blackeye peas - $0.68
Lima beans - $0.98
Corn (3) - $0.48 each
Green beans (3) - $0.48 each

Paid out of pocket - $9.30

Bo's - 4/30
Bo's chunk cheese (2) - On sale for $1.67
Bananas - Marked down to $0.77 ($0.49/lb)

Paid out of pocket - $4.19 

Walgreens - 4/30
Diapers - $8.79
Big League chewing gum - $1.29
Crest Pro Health rinse (2) - Used a raincheck to make them $0.99 each and used $1.50 coupons

Used $5.00 in RR.

Paid out of pocket - $4.87 (Saved about 67%) and got 3000 rewards points, whatever that means.

Lowes Foods - 4/30
Kikkoman soy sauce (2) - ($1.39) Used two $1.00 coupons to make them free
Edy's Outshine fruit bars - On sale for $3.00. Used a $1.00 coupon. Paid $1.00
Kettle chips - On sale for $3.00. Used a $1.00 coupon. Paid $1.00
Stride gum (4) - On sale for $1.00. Used $1.00/2 coupons. Paid nothing.
Nectresse - ($4.25) Used a $1.50 coupon. Paid $1.25

Paid out of pocket - $4.49 (Saved about 80%)

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My total spent this week was about $45 and saved about 71%. 

Harris Teeter 4/29

Quaker pop chips
RP $1.99. SP $1.00. Minus $0.55 coupon. FP - free

Dr. Pepper and Milky Way 
RP $1.69 and $1.19 respectively. Milky Way on sale for $0.99. Used $0.75 coupon wyb one Dr. Pepper and one Milky Way. FP $0.43 total.

Nissin short cuts
RP $1.25. Minus $0.35 coupon. FP - $0.20

Snyder tortilla chips
RP $3.49. SP $2.50. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $0.25

Bakers Joy
RP $2.99. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $0.74

Annie Chun wasabi snacks (x2)
RP $1.79. SP $1.50. Minus $0.50 coupon. FP - Free

Aquafresh kids toothpaste
RP $2.69. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $0.44

Sister Schubert yeast rolls
RP $3.79. Minus $0.50 coupon. FP - $2.29

Friendship cottage cheese
RP $2.49. Minus $0.55 coupon. FP - $0.84

International Delight creamer (2)
RP $2.25. SP $1.75. Minus $0.55 coupon. FP - $0.10 each

Final shopping total - $30.17
OOP - $9.77
Saved - $20.40 (about 68%) 

Lowes Foods 4/27

Kens dressing (2)
RP $3.49. SP $2.00. Minus $1.00/2 coupon. FP - $1.00 each

Stride gum (8)
RP $1.49. SP $1.00. Minus $1.00/2 coupon. FP - Free

Trident gum (8)
RP $1.29. SP $1.00. Minus $1.00/2 coupon. FP - Free

Campbells Skillet Sauce
RP $2.95. SP $2.19. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - $0.19

Campbells To Go
SP $2.00. Minus $1.00 coupon. FP - Free

Final shopping total - $34.67
OOP - $2.40
Saved - $32.27 (saved about 93%)

Harris Teeter 4/24

This was my shopping trip today from the Aberdeen Harris Teeter. I found that they were very thorough in checking coupons. There were two coupons that I had that I did not see the "Do Not Double" in fine print, but my cashier found them. I ended up not getting those products. One was the $0.75 off eggs wyb Frank's hot sauce and one was $0.55 Mueller's hidden vegetables product.

Tic tacs (2)
RP $3.69. SP BOGO. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - Free

Quaker rice pop snacks (2)
RP $1.99. SP $1.00. Minus $0.55 coupon. FP - Free

Dawn detergent
RP $1.49. SP $1.00. Minus $0.25 coupon. FP - $0.25 (There was supposed to be an e-coupon for another $0.25 off but it didn't work. Since they changed e-coupon providers there has been a lot of trouble with the coupons going through. That's okay, they'll just add $0.25 off to my next order.)

Dole pineapple (2)
RP $0.99. Minus $0.50/2 coupon. FP - $0.24 each

French's fried onions
RP $4.29. SP $2.14. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - Free

Franks hot sauce
RP $1.49. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - Free

Snyder tortilla chips (3)
RP $3.49. SP $2.50. Minus $0.75 coupon. FP - $0.25 each

So Delicious coffee creamer (2)
RP $2.19. SP $1.89. Minus $0.55 coupon. FP - $0.24 each

Dr. Pepper and Milky Way 
RP $1.69 and $1.19 respectively. Milky Way on sale for $0.99. Used $0.75 coupon wyb one Dr. Pepper and one Milky Way. FP $0.43 total.

Final shopping total - $38.73
OOP - $2.42
Saved - $36.31 (about 94%)

Regular Shopping Trips 4/17 - 4/23

I don't post a lot of my "regular" shopping trips on here. I used to, but I never know if it's helpful or if it bores people. But in a way it kind of holds me accountable to what I'm purchasing, even though it all goes onto my spreadsheet, so I'm going to try this for the month of April. Every week I'm going to post my "everyday" trips to the stores to show you what I'm buying. I'm trying really hard to pay attention to our purchases this month to see where we can improve. This also means for the month of April I'm going to try to get back into the drugstore game a little bit. I used to be huge into Rite Aid and Walgreens, but not for about six months.

Harris Teeter - 4/17
Goldfish (2) - On sale for $0.97 each.
Armour pepperoni - On sale for $2.99. Used a $0.55 coupon. Paid $1.89.
Ore-Idea french fries - On sale for $1.00. Will receive $1.00 in my Ibotta account.
Snyder's tortilla chips - On sale for $2.50. Used a $0.75 coupon. Paid $1.00.
Strawberries - On sale for $1.25.

Paid out of pocket - $7.25 (Saved about 61%) (Will receive $1.00 in my Ibotta account.)

Davenport's Galaxy - 4/22
Milk (gallon) - $3.59
Bread - $1.09
Macaroni and cheese (6) - $0.33 each
Butter - $1.49

Paid out of pocket - $8.87

Lowes Foods - 4/23
Birds Eye steamfresh pasta (2) - On sale for $1.24. Minus $0.50/2 coupon. Paid $0.74 each.
Banquet chicken tenders - On sale for $3.50. Minus $0.75 coupon. Paid $2.00
Coke 20 oz (2) - $1.69. Used a $0.99 coupon to make them free.
Duncan Hines icing creations (2) - On sale for $0.59 and $0.79. Used a $1.00 coupon to make them both free.
Mahatma rice (8) - On sale for $0.75. Used $0.75/2 coupons to make them all free.
Better Oats (2) - On sale for $1.00. Used a $0.75/2 coupon to make them $0.25 each.

Paid out of pocket - $3.70 (Saved about 86%)

Food Lion - 4/23
Gala apples - $3.71 ($0.99/lb)
Red seedless grapes - $2.03 ($1.20/lb)
Used a $1.00/$5 produce coupon which printed out at the kiosk for me.

Paid out of pocket - $4.83 (Saved about 55%) 

Harris Teeter - 4/23
Strawberries (2 lbs) - $1.25 each
Corn (3 ears) - Marked down to $0.99
Carrots (1 lb) - $0.99

Paid out of pocket - $4.57 (Saved about 65%)

Dollar Tree - 4/23
Cereal (knock-off of Frosted Mini-Wheats; 18oz) - $1.00
Raisins - $1.00
Granola bars - $1.00
Poptarts - $1.00

Paid out of pocket - $4.08

Walmart - 4/23
Spaghetti (2 lbs) - $1.98
Tuna (3) - $0.74 each

Paid out of pocket - $4.28 

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My total spent this week was about $37 and I saved about 56%, which isn't bad considering I did do some shopping at Walmart and Dollar Tree without coupons. How did you do this week? 

Regular Shopping Trips 4/10 - 4/16

I don't post a lot of my "regular" shopping trips on here. I used to, but I never know if it's helpful or if it bores people. But in a way it kind of holds me accountable to what I'm purchasing, even though it all goes onto my spreadsheet, so I'm going to try this for the month of April. Every week I'm going to post my "everyday" trips to the stores to show you what I'm buying. I'm trying really hard to pay attention to our purchases this month to see where we can improve. This also means for the month of April I'm going to try to get back into the drugstore game a little bit. I used to be huge into Rite Aid and Walgreens, but not for about six months.

Walgreens - 4/15
SleepRight nasal aid - On sale for $7.00. Used a $1.00 coupon. Get back $7.00 in Register Rewards.

Used a $1.00 RR from a previous trip.

Paid out of pocket - $5.34 (Saved 48%) (Received $7.00 in RR)

Lowes Foods - 4/16
Orange juice - Marked down to $1.35.
Green Giant veggie chips - On sale for $2.00. Used a $0.50 coupon. Will receive $0.50 in my Savingstar account.
Salad mix - Marked down to $1.00
Roma tomato - $0.48

Minus $0.05 for using my own bag.

Paid out of pocket - $3.93 (Saved 53%) ($0.50 will be deposited into my Savingstar account)  

Walgreens - 4/16
Morton Epson salt - On sale for $4.00. Get back $4.00 in RR.
Allergease - On sale for $4.00. Get back $4.00 in RR.
7UP 10 2 liter - On sale for $1.00. Get back $1.00 in RR.

Used a $7.00 RR from last trip.

Paid out of pocket - $2.61 (Saved 82%) 

Walmart - 4/16
Parsley - $1.16
Lemon juice - $0.88
Minced onions - $1.88
Basil - $2.18
Apples - $3.61 ($1.67/lb)
Powdered sugar - $1.58
Pineapple - $2.88
Flour - $1.78

Paid out of pocket - $15.95

Dollar Tree - 4/16
Poptarts - $1.00
Granola bars - $1.00
Pretzels - $1.00
Raisins - $1.00

Paid out of pocket - $4.08 

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My total spent this week was just over $23, and I only saved about 16%, but I'm okay with that. It's because I did the big shopping trip at Walmart, and did the shopping trip at Dollar Tree with no coupons. But I still feel like I stayed way under budget so I'm happy.

How did you do this week?? 

Regular Shopping Trips 4/1 - 4/9

I don't post a lot of my "regular" shopping trips on here. I used to, but I never know if it's helpful or if it bores people. But in a way it kind of holds me accountable to what I'm purchasing, even though it all goes onto my spreadsheet, so I'm going to try this for the month of April. Every week I'm going to post my "everyday" trips to the stores to show you what I'm buying. I'm trying really hard to pay attention to our purchases this month to see where we can improve. This also means for the month of April I'm going to try to get back into the drugstore game a little bit. I used to be huge into Rite Aid and Walgreens, but not for about six months. In fact, when I went to Walgreens today, my favorite cashier Sarah was working and she told me she thought we had moved! Hah!  Okay, on to the list.

Food Lion - 4/1

Stride gum - $0.79
Green seedless grapes - $1.71 (on sale for $1.29/lb)
Yoplait yogurt - On sale for $0.60. Used five $0.40/6 coupons. Took $15 off automatically. Paid $0.03 each.
FL toilet paper - $1.45

Used 2 $2.00 OYNO coupons from previous Yoplait deals.

Paid out of pocket $1.82 (Saved 94%) (Will receive $0.40 into my Savingstar account for the yogurt) 

Walgreens - 4/2

Sunkist - On sale for $1.00. Get back $1.00 in Register Rewards. (We'll be using this at Brianna's birthday party in a few weeks!)
Maxwell House coffee - On sale for $2.99. Used a $1.00 coupon. I also get back a percentage of this purchase in my Endorse account.

Paid out of pocket - $3.12 (Saved 57%) (Will receive cash back in my Endorse account for the coffee)

Harris Teeter - 4/2

Kix cereal - On sale for $1.74. Used a $0.75 coupon. Paid $0.24.
Quaker Perfect Portions - On sale for $1.50. Used a $0.55 coupon. Paid $0.40.
Franks hot sauce - It's $1.49 and I used a $0.75 coupon. Paid nothing.
Kool-Aid Jammers - On sale for $2.00. Got these for Brianna's birthday party. Will receive $1.00 in my Ibotta account.
Capri Sun big juice - It's $1.39 and I'll get $1.00 back in my Ibotta account.
Mentos gum 3-pack - On clearance for $1.29 ($0.43 per pack)
Strawberries (1 lb) - On sale for $2.49
Nature's Own bread - On sale for $1.22
Sister Schubert's rolls (2) - On sale for $2.99 and I used a $0.75 coupon. Paid $1.49 each
Birds Eye steamfresh (2) - On sale for $1.35 and I used a $0.50/2 coupon. Paid $0.85 each.

Paid out of pocket - $13.23 (Saved 61%) (Will receive $2.00 into my Ibotta account for the beverages)

Lowes Foods - 4/2

Kikkoman soy sauce (2) - On sale for $1.09. Used a $0.55 coupon. Paid nothing.
Vegetable tray - On clearance for $4.00.

Paid out of pocket - $4.08 (Saved 73%)

Bo's - 4/2

Minced garlic - $2.19


Paid out of pocket - $2.23

Rite Aid - 4/2

Simple face wash - On sale for $4.99. Used a $2.00 printable coupon. Used a $2.00 Rite Aid printable coupon. Paid $0.99. Received $2.00 +UP rewards.
Playtex fresh wipes - On sale for $7.49. Used a $5.00 printable coupon. Received $4.00 in +UP rewards.
Fixodent - Used a free coupon (thanks mom!). Paid nothing.

Paid out of pocket - $4.49 (Saved 76%) (And hoping to sell the Playtex wipes on Ebay) (Received $6.00 in +UP rewards)

Lowes Foods - 4/8

Bagels marked down - $1.50
Milk (gallon) marked down - $1.90
Vaseline - $2.99
Hungry Jack hashbrowns - On sale for $1.39. Used a $0.50 coupon. Paid $0.39.
Extra gum (2 packs) - On sale BOGO. Paid $0.63 each.
Cream cheese - $1.50

Paid out of pocket - $9.93 (saved about 40%)

Food Lion - 4/8

FL cheerios - Used a $0.75 FL coupon. Paid $2.44
FL bag of shrimp - On sale for $5.84 (was $11.69)
Boneless pork chops - Marked down to $3.07 (was $4.89)
Boston Butt - Marked down to $6.58 (was $17.89)
Red seedless grapes - $2.14 (On sale for $1.20/lb)

Paid out of pocket - $18.47 (saved about 56%)

Food Lion - 4/9 (you're about to have deja vu)

Boston butt - Marked down to $6.82 (was $18.53)
Red seedless grapes - Marked down to $1.23 (was $2.37)

Paid out of pocket - $8.21 (saved about 61%)

Harris Teeter - 4/9

Sister Schubert's rolls (2) - On sale for $2.99. Used just one $0.75 coupon. Paid $2.24 each
Gorton's grilled tilapia (2) - On sale BOGO. Used $0.75 coupon. Paid $1.97 each
HT BBQ sauce - $1.67
Smart Balance peanut butter - On sale for $2.50. Used $0.50 coupon. Paid $1.50
Annie's mac and cheese - On sale for $1.00. Used $0.35 coupon. Paid $0.30
Snuggle sheets - On sale for $2.99. Used $0.50 coupon. Paid $1.99 ($0.02 per sheet)
Old Orchard juice (5) - On sale Buy 2 Get 3 Free. Used a $1.00/2 coupon. Paid $0.96 each

Paid out of pocket - $17.01 (saved about 62%)

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My total spent this week was around $69, but I saved 66% overall, so I'm happy with that. I always tell people to strive to save 50%. Plus, several of these items were used to cook for family members other than my hubby and children, so I feel like these groceries were really put to good use. :)

How did you do this week??

Hodgson Mill Coupons

We recently tried Hodgson Mill products because they were on clearance, and the kids and I loved them. They make veggie pasta like many other brands. I decided to write them and see if I could score some coupons out of them.

They wrote me back quickly, and sent 5 $0.35 coupons. Not incredible, but it'll make for some good deals by the time they expire.

I wanted y'all to know about this in case it's a brand you enjoy too, so you can write them a letter!