Ok, I know I’ve never posted pics of my grocery shopping trips before (because I never really do that well saving), but I made a goal of spending between $50 – 80 a week on groceries and I’m pretty proud that for the past few weeks I’ve actually been in that range! I’m a little embarrassed to admit that Dave and I (pre-baby) used to spend about $150-200 on groceries per week, for only two people! I just never paid attention to sales, I just grabbed what I wanted, usually I was in a rush and racing through the store and I rarely had a list or plan. Now, I’ve completely changed the way I shop, I take a look at the sales, see if I have any coupons to go with that sale, I also think about what I want to do for dinner for the week and I take a look at what I already have.
Anywho I just wanted to share my trip from this morning. Dave, Ajax and I were up at 7:30 am and out the door by 8:30 after breakfast. We hit up Meijer and Sams Club (I finally got my large pots for the front of my house and I think in a week or two Dave and I are going to have a work outside day while my mom babysits, so I should get flowers in them and placed this season).
My total at Meijer before coupons was $100.88, but after coupons I only spent – $37.80 (and that includes one ball for Ajax, lol)! Here are some of my highlights —
5 boxes of Max and Cheese- five packs = $2.49
5 boxes of Capri Suns = free
20 yogurts = $5.40 (I also got a Catalina for $2 on my next order)
15 bags of Kraft cheese = $15