Shopping Success

This is my 5th week of menu planning, freezer cooking and shopping with coupons. This week I spent a total of $69.60 at Aldi, Meijer and Kroger. I purchased everything I need for all breakfasts, lunches and dinners. I also purchased extra items to build up my stockpile.

Here's what I picked up at Meijer's and Kroger's today. I spent a total of $32.21 and saved $57.13.

3 jars of salsa
6 bags of Chex-Mix
1 sour cream dip
2 pkg. smoked sausage
6 candy bars
2 bottles of strawberry milk
1 pkg. chocolate milk mix
1 box Cheerios
1 can pineapple chunks
5 ears of corn
7 bottles of pop
2 bags of chips
2 lean cuisine
3 dial body wash
3 pkg. frozen lemonade cups

We also went to CVS and picked up these razors for a grand total of $0.49 (plus tax). They will be donated to the church pantry. We got the chips FREE with a coupon from the CVS coupon machine.

CVS

Ok, I used my Extra Care Bucks (ECB) during the week for hair color. It was on sale and I did have coupons, but that meant I had to pay some money out of pocket today. Here's what I did:

I bought these (and will donate them to our church pantry) for $5.97 and received $6.97 in ECBs. That's right, I made $1.

Then I purchased the 2 body washes and 2 deodorants. After coupons and using the $6.97 ECBs I paid $1.21 (pre tax) and received $5.00 ECBs.

Then I purchased the Pantene shampoo (not pictured) and conditioner and toothpaste. After coupons and the $5.00 ECBs I owed $0.84 (pre tax). I also received $3.00 ECBs that I will use toward my next transaction.

In total, I spent $8.02 (pre tax) out of pocket and still have $3.00 ECBs. My total savings including store sales, coupons and ECBs was $35.68.

Park of Roses

John has a lot of school work right now. So, for a study break we got some Greek food from our favorite place and took a stroll through the rose gardens.

How true...

CVS

Here's what I got today. I used Extra Care Bucks to pay for everything so it ended up being FREE!!! (I did have to pay taxes). I also received $4.00 in Extra Care Bucks toward my next purchase.

Father's Day

Clara and Nicholas had so much fun picking out the perfect tie for Daddy and were excited to give him his presents and homemade card.

Early Birthday Shopping

John took the day off of work today and arranged for his mom to watch the kids. So, with birthday coupons in hand we went shopping.


We had lunch at Marcella's and used a giftcard John got (in 2009!) for a Christmas present. It was tasty and best of all FREE!!!

Here are the purchases I made with my coupons. (Helen- the shoes are for the white dress I bought)

Here's a book I bought with some of my birthday money. I can't wait to give this a try next week while I'm on vacation. It looks easy and super fun.

CVS this week

Ok, so I wasn't planning on going to CVS today, but a dental visit resulted in my needing to fill a prescription. CVS was on the way home and I knew the prescription would be free. So, while waiting I picked up a few things. I purchased a 12 pack of Pepsi, two 2 liters and a razor for a total of ..... $1.57!!! I also received $4.00 towards my next purchase.

More Savings

Here's some of what I picked up at Kroger today. Retail cost (pre tax) was $26.49 and everything was on sale for $20.03 (pre tax). After coupons I paid $7.96 (pre tax). The gum and Tic Tacs were FREE!

Walgreens Savings

Here's what I got this week...Sale price for everything before coupons was $21.85 (pre tax)...after coupons I paid $5.21 (pre tax) and received $2.00 off my next purchase.

Jammin

Strawberries were on sale at Meijers for $0.90/lb so we decided to make some jam.

Taste test on Sunday morning...It's a keeper!

Cake Decorators in Training

Today, our Bible Club project was to learn how to decorate with icing.
Here's the prepared decorating kit.


Working hard.

The finished product.

Field Day

Yesterday, we went to a park for our end of the year field day with our homeschool friends.
Here are some pictures of the games.

Balance the candy on the stick and dump in the bucket.

Wheelbarrow race

Waterballoon toss

Move the oreo from your forhead to your mouth without hands.

We had lunch together, then the kids played on the "water" playground.