First part of week 9/28-10/4 and September Budget Totals

I just want to start by saying, yes I was already over budget before I went shopping on Sunday, but all the items in this picture cost me less than $28 oop !

Kroger 2 trips but I will combine the receipts

2 cartons country club ice cream 1.98(.99 each)

4 tennesse pride sausage gravy 4.00(1.00 each)

-4$.55 coupons doubled to $1

reduced hamburger wheat buns .49

hot dog buns 1.00

3 newspapers 2.97(.99 each)

4 martha white wheat muffin mix 4.00(1.00 each)

-2$.55/2 or .50/2? coupons doubled

6 underwood chicken spreads 6.54(1.09 each)

-6$.50 coupons doubled

10 trident gum 6.45(1.29 for 2, on sale bogo)

-5$.55 coupons doubled

3 packs of pork sirloin chops 6.45(1.99 lb, about 3.25 pounds)

-$1.50 wybo $5 of pork coupon

2 bags reduced bag spinach 1.98(.99 each)

1 revlon nail clipper .90

-$1 coupon

1 revlon nail filer 1.22

-$1 coupon

also used 8 $2 oyno catalinas

total was 2.52

saved 60.63, $35 in coupons

Target

7 boxes electrosal 19.53(2.79 each)

-7$2.25 coupons

1 trial size baby shampoo .97

-1.00 coupon

8 ziploc sandwich bags(25 ct) 4.00(.50 each, clearance)

-4$1/2 coupons

total was 5.28(1.53 tax), paid with $5 gc and .28 cash, .28 oop!

saved $19.75 in coupons

CVS

1 cg clean makeup 5.49

-$1 coupon

1 cg blush 4.19

-1 free wyb foundation coupon $4.19

4 dawn dishsoap 3.96 (.99 each)

-4$.50 coupons

2 dawn hand renewal 1.98(.99 each)

-2$1 coupons

1 reeses .50

also used 4 ecb and 3 ecb adjusted to 2.93

total was .55 tax on gc 0 oop!

saved 22.92, $16.12 in coupons

Walmart

8 ez mac cups 6.00(.75 each)

-4$1/2 coupons

4 small franks red hotsauce 3.44(.86 each)

-4$1 coupons

2 huggies clean team wipes 3.28(1.64 each)

-$3/2 coupon

2 lemon endust spray 5.26(2.63 each)

-2$2 coupons

3 j&j buddies soap bars 2.91(.97 each)

-$3/3 coupon

2 toll house chocolate chips 5.36(2.68 each)

-2 $1.50 coupons

1 zantac cool 8 pack 3.98

-$5.50 coupon

total was 3.69(.96 tax)

saved 27.50 in coupons

Meijer

4 gel glade plugins 7.16(1.79 each)

- 2 bogo free coupons 3.58

2 ore ida frozen fries 4.98

- both free (frozen deal buy one fast fixin get one ore ida free)

-$1/2 coupon

1 pack ground beef 3.02 ($2.19 lb)

-1$1 on ground beef wyb 2 kraft dressings

1 cascade rinse aid 3.94

-free coupon 3.94

4 bumble bee salmon steaks 10.00(2.50 each)

-2 $1.50 ez pic saving wyb 2

-4$1 coupons

2 bumble bee 3oz tuna pouch 2.00(1.00 each)

-2$.55 coupons doubled to $1

1 box ronzoni healthy harvest penne ..99

-$.50 coupon doubled

4 ronzoni healthy taste pasta 3.96(.99 each)

-4$1 coupons

2 loaves aunt millies bread 1.98(.99 each)

-2$.35 coupons doubled

2.4 pounds green cabbage @.33 lb .80

4 yoplus yougurts 8.00(2.00 each)

-4$1 coupons

2 kraft dressings 3.34(1.67 each)

-2 free wyb 3 coupons 3.34(I forgot the koolaid!!!They worked fine with out them though)

3 kraft singles 7.50(2.50 each)

-3 free wyb 3 coupons 7.50

1 4 lb bag frozen chicken tenders 7.96

2 bags fast fixin dino bites 8.00(4.00 each)

-$1/2 meijer coupon

-2$1 coupons

also used a $5/$35 coupon a nice lady gave me because I shared fast fixin coupons with her. She saw my binder and was like "are you one of those people who save 50% on their groceries with coupons"lol I said I usually try to save more than that.She asked me a few more Q's, like how long does it take me to shop and am I on the internet alot.

total was 21.14(.70 tax)

saved 76.03, 38.75 in coupons

got back 4 $2 oyno cats, $5/$25 general merchandise, and $2 off angus beef cats.

This trip almost got ruined because I dropped 4 of my free coupons. I found two on the ground behind me, and went to the service desk to get them taken off my total and then found the other two at the bottom of my cart. It was $11.44 worth in just those 4 coupons!

Monday DH realized he was out of sugar to make tea with so he said he would get some when he went to the bank. He Stocked up on lemonade while he was there too. I wish he had let me buy the sugar at walgreens and the lemonade at meijer so the oop would be $0. BOO!

5 frozen lemonades 3.90(.74 each)

2 5lb bags of sugar 3.36(1.68 each)

total was 7.29(.23 tax)

no savings

Tuesday

I had to run out and use up the last of the kraft coupons

Kroger

2 packs beef hotdogs 8.78

-2 free wyb coupons 8.78

2 kraft dressings 3.38(1.69 each)

-2 free wyb 3 coupons

12 kool aid packets 2.40 (.20 each)

total was 2.40

saved 12.16 in coupons

spent $35.08 and saved$224.54, $149.28 in coupons alone!

Total left to spend for the month of September

Grocery $-37.17

Misc $-8.25

Clothing $46.33

Fun $-19