Shopping Trip - August 7th

You may notice that my shopping trips are getting smaller. That's not because the deals aren't out there. It's simply because I'm getting to the point where our stockpile is built up enough that I'm only getting things that I feel need to be replenished.

10 bottles of Lysol Wipes
2 Softsoap Refills
3 bottles of Softsoap Hand Soap
1 Highlighter (filler)

Total Shelf Cost: $50.47
Total OOP: $24.72
ECBs Earned: $3.00
Total Cost: $21.72
57% Savings

I was so excited about the Lysol wipes (I need to get a life, I know!) They were on sale and when I went to get them I found they had bonus double packages for the sale price! They only had 4 on the shelf, but I'll take it!! Instead of getting 6 like I had planned, I walked out with 10!!!

Shopping Trip - August 3rd

I have started heading to the grocery store more and I feel like I'm just starting to get the hang of things. Hopefully I'll keep getting better and better so I can save on most of our food in addition to our toiletries.

2 bags of Kettle Chips
1 bag of Boulder Gluten Free Chips
5 bottles of Crest Toothpaste
12 bars of Ivory Soap
3 bars of Safeguard Soap

Total Shelf Cost: $26.62
Total OOP: $2.62
90% Savings

Shopping Trip - August 1st

Holy cow I'm behind on posting!! I'm sorry for my tardiness. I was enjoying my last couple weeks of summer break! Here is my shopping trip from way back on August 1st. These items are courtesy of Walgreens, CVS, Target, and Barnes & Noble. I went to B&N to buy Nathan a book and stumbled upon some AMAZING deals in the 75% off clearance section!! I always get excited when I can find a few goodies to bring into my classroom.

2 Red Baron Deep Dish Pizzas (2-packs)
4 Folders
4 bottles of Axe Body Spray
2 Skinny Cow Candy Bars
2 packs of Oral-B Floss Picks
1 pack of Goody Hair Clips
2 jars of Ragu Pasta Sauce
1 bottle of Pantene Shampoo
1 bottle of Herbal Essences Shampoo
1 box of JIF To Go Peanut Butter
2 boxes of Cottonelle Moist Wipes
1 bottle of Crest Mouthwash
2 bottles of Scope Mouthwash

Total Shelf Cost: $83.44
Total OOP: $17.23
80% Savings

BARNES & NOBLE

1 Llama Llama Puzzle
1 Knuffle Bunny Puzzle
1 Stellaluna Puzzle
1 Trivial Pursuit Board Game

Total Shelf Cost: $84.80
Total OOP: $22.14
74% Savings

Shopping Trip - July 29th

I headed to Kroger and Albertsons today and got some GREAT deals!!!

2 half gallons of Smart Balance Milk
2 boxes of Pillsbury Brownie Mix
2 bottles of French's Yellow Mustard
6 Oral-B Indicator Toothbrushes
5 3-packs of Ivory Soap
8 tubes of Crest Toothpaste
2 bottles of Dawn Dishwashing Soap
2 Air Wick Candles
6 tubes of Colgate Toothpaste
12 boxes of Pop Secret Popcorn
2 jars of Pillsbury Frosting
1/2 Watermelon
2 Cantoloupes
1 bag of Hard Boiled Eggs

Total Shelf Cost: $133.67
Total OOP: $22.01
84% Savings

Shopping Trip - July 24th

We're back from vacation and I'm back to couponing!! Here's what I got at CVS and Walgreens this week!

2 2-Liter bottles of Diet Sunkist

2 2-Liter bottles of Diet Pepsi

2 2-Liter bottles of Diet 7up

1 6-pack of Bounty Paper Towels
6 boxes of Kleenex Tissues

1 bottle of Renu Contact Solution

5 bottles of Gatorade

8 bottles of Skintimate Cream Shave Cream

2 bottles of Skintimate Shave Gel

2 bottles of Crest Mouthwash

1 8-pack box of Tampons
1 box of Reynolds Wrap Foil
2 jars of JIF Reduced Fat Peanut Butter
1 tube of Bengay Cream
1 package of Papermate Pens
2 packs of Scunci Hair Bands
2 Newspapers

Shelf Cost: $125.02
Total OOP: $37.78
ECBs: $3.99
RRs: $0.00
Total Cost: $33.79
73% Savings

A Few More Stops....

Nathan and I are leaving on a 10 day vacation, so this will be my last shopping trip for a couple weeks. We didn't really need much food since we're leaving, so I picked up a few fun things and some necessities for our pup!

PetSmart:
2 5 lb. bags of Nutro Max Dog Food

Total Shelf Cost: $29.98
Total OOP: $10.80

Target:
2 8-packs of La Croix Sparkling Water
2 boxes of Kraft Veggie Mac & Cheese
4 outdoor cushions
1 full-size garden tiller
4 42-ct. containers of Cottonelle Wipes
2 packs of Oral-B Floss
1 2-pack of Sharpie Fine Tip Markers
1 10-pack of Pens
2 10-packs of Bic Pens

Total Shelf Cost: $91.46
Total OOP: $29.03

I printed off some great $7 off coupons for Bella's food. Since I can't just switch Bella's food whenever different types go on sale, I printed 4 of these coupons (I printed two and had my mom print two). Bella will be set on food for a while!! I also stopped at Target for a few things and wandered through their outdoor clearance section. I had been eyeing some pillows for our outdoor chairs the last time I was at Target, but they were only on clearance for $9.08 and I couldn't justify spending close to $40 on outdoor pillows. I went in today and they had 4 left in the color I wanted for $3.24 each!!! I ended up getting 4 for $0.03 less than it would have cost me to buy 1 at regular price!!! Happy Couponing!! I'll see you when we get back!!!

Shopping Trip - July 3rd

2 bottles of Sprite Zero
2 boxes of Puffs with Aloe Tissues
3 cans of Ajax
1 bag of Imperial Sugar
1 box of Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
1 box of Funfetti Cookie Mix
1 bottle of MiraLax
1 bottle of Dawn Dish Soap
1 box of Tampax Pearl Tampons
2 Axe Deodorants
2 boxes of Chips Ahoy Cookies
1 container of Cream Cheese Frosting
1 box of Band-Aids
1 Hershey's Chocolate Bar
1 Colgate Toothbrush
1 Venus Razor

Total Shelf Cost: $82.98
Total OOP: $29.00
ECBs Earned: $0.00
RRs Earned: $2.00
Total Cost: $27.00
67% Savings

I stopped at Walgreens, CVS, and Kroger to get these savings. Kroger has a whole bunch of stuff on clearance in their baking aisle. Perfect timing for Nathan's birthday on the 4th!!