Yesterday
I had a handful of really good coupons that were about to expire. I just needed some really good sales to go
along with them to make them really great coupons. I was depending on the Sunday paper to help
me along. I lucked out.
I
actually woke up at 6:00 (on the only day I have to sleep in) wondering what
was in the Sunday paper. I tried to go
back to sleep but knew within fifteen minutes that wasn’t going to happen. I jumped up, started the coffee and headed
outside to grab the paper.
Fred
Meyer came through for me just like I hoped.
I carefully made a list and used the last of my budgeted money and some
of November’s budget for this shopping venture.
I ended up with $30 in coupon savings by the time all was said and
done. Hurray! Definitely worth it.
I ended
up paying $42 for $72 worth of groceries.
I love it when I can do that. I
am no extreme coupon shopper by any means and I don’t do this kind of shopping
very often but when I do I get such a thrill.
The other important point is that I really don’t spend a lot of time at
it either. Time is money, so to speak,
and I don’t have a lot of extra time these days. But I still can save a significant amount of
money on my groceries with what little time I do put into it.
What is
nice about this type of occasional couponing is that I can purchase things I
wouldn’t normally purchase like pita bread, soda pop (saving for the holidays),
flavored cream cheese spread, etc. It
also allows me to add to my pantry and freezer in a very thrifty manor.
Here
are some examples of the savings I got yesterday:
·
2
half gallon jugs of orange juice – sale price $1.25 each less $1 coupon/2 = 75¢
each
·
4
boxes breakfast cereal – sale price $1.88 each less $2.25 in coupons = $1.32
each
·
4
half gallon jugs of milk – sale price $1.25 each less 75¢ coupon = $1.06 each
·
12
taco shells – sale price $1 less 50¢ coupon = 50¢ final price
·
Johnsonville
Italian sausage - $4.99 less $1 coupon = $3.99 final price
·
Johnsonville
chicken sausage - $3.99 less $1 coupon = $2.99 final price
·
2
boxes crackers – sale price $2 each less $1 coupon = $1.50 each final price
·
1
package salad mix – sale price 88¢ less 75¢ coupon = 13¢ final price!
Additionally,
I had a $5 store rewards coupon and my bag refund to take off the grand total
which added again to my overall savings.
The nice thing about Fred Meyer too is that I use their gas station and
this purchase adds to my fuel points and will save me 3¢ per gallon at the pump
next time I fill up my vehicle.
I spent
about 30 minutes with the Sunday paper this morning plus an hour at the
store. I think the trade off in time was
more than worth it plus I also find this entertaining. I’m a nerd.
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