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We decided to head back to Cub on Saturday night and grab some more soup. All in all we got 30 more cans of soup and another 2 gallons of milk. The grand total for the three transactions was $10.78. I rolled the $10 OYNO and still have one left to use. All in all that puts me at;
This Trip $10.78
Total so far this month $92.15
Total OVER BUDGET $7.15 + $10 OYNO
If you deduct the $10 OYNO I still have $2.85 left, but budgets don't really work that way do they?
I don't see much in the adds this week that interest me. We have plenty of milk and bread on hand so I won't need to be getting those. Jason will be picking up some salad and veggies at Super Target later because they are supposed to be $.50 after the TC.
The only other thing that could add to me being over budget is the Kmart Super Doubles. I'm not sure if I am going to try and get over there or not. If I do go I'll probably stick with just the free or nearly free items, so I don't anticipate spending very much even if I make it over there.
Showing posts with label February Budget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label February Budget. Show all posts
Monday, February 23, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Cub shopping trip yesterday
I finally made it to Cub yesterday. Mom was nice enough to take Noah and I, plus bend and lift all the various things I was getting.
We were able to do ten rounds in just over an hour and a half. I was pretty pleased with that being it usually takes much longer then that with this type of deal. We did a set of 3 transaction, 4 transaction, and then another 3 transactions.
The one thing I was disappointed in was that when my coupons came in the mail yesterday the fruit snack coupons were only good on Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-up Fruit Stackers fruit snacks. I had read the description on the website wrong and thought that they would be good on Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-ups, Fruit Stackers, or Fruit Snacks. Not a huge issue, but a I was looking forward to some Gushers and thought Noah would have had fun picking out different types of fruit snacks.
Round #1
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Frosting $1.69
Total before coupons =$17.69 +$.69 sales tax for fruit snacks =$18.38
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
$.50/1 Fruit Stackers= -$.50
4 $1.10/1 Progresso= -$4.40
$.50/1 Frosting = -$.50
Total after coupons $10.98
Recieved $10 OYNO + $3.50 OYNO
Round #2
3 Grands Biscquits $1.67 x3=$5
1 Pillsbury Cinnimon rolls $2
6 Cresents $2 x6=$12
Total before coupons $19
3 $1/1 Grands= -$3
1 $1/2 Any Pillsbury IP= -$1
4 $1/1 Various Cresent homemailer coupons= -$4
1 $1/1 Any Regular or Grands Cinnimon rolls= -$1
-$10 OYNO
Total $0
Recieved $10 OYNO
Round #3
10 Betty Crocker Premuim Brownies $2 x10=$20
Total $20
5 $1/2 MF= -$5
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
Total after coupons $1.50
Received $10 OYNO
Round #4
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Chex Mix $2
Total before coupons $18 +$.69 in tax =$18.69
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
1 $2/4 Progresso= -$2
$1/1 Chex Mix= -$1
-$10 OYNO
Total $3.69
Received $10 OYNO and $3.50 OYNO
Round #5, #6, #7
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Chex Mix $2
Total before coupons $18 +$.69 in tax =$18.69
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
1 $2/4 Progresso= -$2
$1/1 Chex Mix= -$1
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
Total $.19
Received $10 OYNO and $3.50 OYNO
Rouns #8, #9
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Cheerios Mix $2
Total before coupons $18 +$.69 in tax =$18.69
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
2 $1/2 Progresso= -$2
$1/.20Cheerios Mix= -$.50
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
Total $.69
Received $10 OYNO and $3.50 OYNO
Round #10
1 Chex Chocolate Mix $2
2 Chineese Dinner Kits $3.99 x2=$7.98
1 Gardettos $2
4 Betty Crocker Cake mix $1.29 x4= $5.16
2 Grands Biscquite $1.67=$3.34
1 Sara Lee Soft and Smooth Bread $2
1 Cub twin pack milk $$5.58
Total before coupons=$28.06 + $.14 sales tax =$28.20
$1/2 Any Pillsbury IP= -$1
$1/1 Dinner Kit= -$1
$1.10/1 Dinner Kit = -$1.10
$1 Off milk WYB Sara Lee Soft and Smooth bread= -$1
$2.30 off milk, Cub coupon= -$2.30
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
-$3.99 Free Chex Chocolate Mix (Coupon should have been for $2, but register too off $3.99 max value automatically so cashier could not change it.)
Total $4.30
In the end my total OOP was $22.42 and I still have a $10 OYNO coupon left, so my final total for everything is $12.42. The really sad thing is that $4.97 of this is sales tax on the fruit snacks. If it wasn't for that my total would have been $7.45 Either way it was a great deal!
I think that I am going back tonight for some more soup. Other then that I am done.
Just wanted to add that the only other grocerys this week were on Wednesday at Rainbow. Jason stopped for me on his way home and this is what he got
2 gallons milk $1.68
4 Roundy's cheese $.99
2 Chicken of the Sea $.39
5 Nesquick 20oz chocolate milk
Used 5 $.50/1 Nesquick coupons that doubled
After coupon total was $8.10
That means this week we spent $30.52
Total so far this month $81.37
Total left to spend $3.63 + $10 OYNO
I'm thinking that I will be just a bit over this month if I go back for more soup. I'm planning on getting at least 20 cans for a total of $5 after coupons. I'll probably grab one more two pack of milk if the date if far enough out. I have enough milk right now till mid March so they need to have a pretty good date on it for me to grab one.
We were able to do ten rounds in just over an hour and a half. I was pretty pleased with that being it usually takes much longer then that with this type of deal. We did a set of 3 transaction, 4 transaction, and then another 3 transactions.
The one thing I was disappointed in was that when my coupons came in the mail yesterday the fruit snack coupons were only good on Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-up Fruit Stackers fruit snacks. I had read the description on the website wrong and thought that they would be good on Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-ups, Fruit Stackers, or Fruit Snacks. Not a huge issue, but a I was looking forward to some Gushers and thought Noah would have had fun picking out different types of fruit snacks.
Round #1
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Frosting $1.69
Total before coupons =$17.69 +$.69 sales tax for fruit snacks =$18.38
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
$.50/1 Fruit Stackers= -$.50
4 $1.10/1 Progresso= -$4.40
$.50/1 Frosting = -$.50
Total after coupons $10.98
Recieved $10 OYNO + $3.50 OYNO
Round #2
3 Grands Biscquits $1.67 x3=$5
1 Pillsbury Cinnimon rolls $2
6 Cresents $2 x6=$12
Total before coupons $19
3 $1/1 Grands= -$3
1 $1/2 Any Pillsbury IP= -$1
4 $1/1 Various Cresent homemailer coupons= -$4
1 $1/1 Any Regular or Grands Cinnimon rolls= -$1
-$10 OYNO
Total $0
Recieved $10 OYNO
Round #3
10 Betty Crocker Premuim Brownies $2 x10=$20
Total $20
5 $1/2 MF= -$5
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
Total after coupons $1.50
Received $10 OYNO
Round #4
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Chex Mix $2
Total before coupons $18 +$.69 in tax =$18.69
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
1 $2/4 Progresso= -$2
$1/1 Chex Mix= -$1
-$10 OYNO
Total $3.69
Received $10 OYNO and $3.50 OYNO
Round #5, #6, #7
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Chex Mix $2
Total before coupons $18 +$.69 in tax =$18.69
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
1 $2/4 Progresso= -$2
$1/1 Chex Mix= -$1
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
Total $.19
Received $10 OYNO and $3.50 OYNO
Rouns #8, #9
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Cheerios Mix $2
Total before coupons $18 +$.69 in tax =$18.69
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
2 $1/2 Progresso= -$2
$1/.20Cheerios Mix= -$.50
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
Total $.69
Received $10 OYNO and $3.50 OYNO
Round #10
1 Chex Chocolate Mix $2
2 Chineese Dinner Kits $3.99 x2=$7.98
1 Gardettos $2
4 Betty Crocker Cake mix $1.29 x4= $5.16
2 Grands Biscquite $1.67=$3.34
1 Sara Lee Soft and Smooth Bread $2
1 Cub twin pack milk $$5.58
Total before coupons=$28.06 + $.14 sales tax =$28.20
$1/2 Any Pillsbury IP= -$1
$1/1 Dinner Kit= -$1
$1.10/1 Dinner Kit = -$1.10
$1 Off milk WYB Sara Lee Soft and Smooth bread= -$1
$2.30 off milk, Cub coupon= -$2.30
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
-$3.99 Free Chex Chocolate Mix (Coupon should have been for $2, but register too off $3.99 max value automatically so cashier could not change it.)
Total $4.30
In the end my total OOP was $22.42 and I still have a $10 OYNO coupon left, so my final total for everything is $12.42. The really sad thing is that $4.97 of this is sales tax on the fruit snacks. If it wasn't for that my total would have been $7.45 Either way it was a great deal!
I think that I am going back tonight for some more soup. Other then that I am done.
Just wanted to add that the only other grocerys this week were on Wednesday at Rainbow. Jason stopped for me on his way home and this is what he got
2 gallons milk $1.68
4 Roundy's cheese $.99
2 Chicken of the Sea $.39
5 Nesquick 20oz chocolate milk
Used 5 $.50/1 Nesquick coupons that doubled
After coupon total was $8.10
That means this week we spent $30.52
Total so far this month $81.37
Total left to spend $3.63 + $10 OYNO
I'm thinking that I will be just a bit over this month if I go back for more soup. I'm planning on getting at least 20 cans for a total of $5 after coupons. I'll probably grab one more two pack of milk if the date if far enough out. I have enough milk right now till mid March so they need to have a pretty good date on it for me to grab one.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
This Months Budget
I realize that I am quite behind in any type of posting. It just seems to take more effort then I have right now with baby. She will be here soon though and then slowing I am hoping things will pick up again. I miss blogging and I miss knowing I'm able to help some of you save some money.
I'm going to attempt a budget run down for the month. I really don't get out much right now so we really haven't bought a ton this month. Lots of milk from Rainbow when it was on sale, and then last night Jason took me out and we got some things that are on sale this week.
I'm realizing that I am loosing track of what we are spending. Partly because I'm not writing it all down, and partly because I have been using the grocery cash, my debit card, and also gift cards that have been in my purse forever and need to finish up.
This is going to have to be a best guess budget being I don't have receipts for the last two week. Most of it I can remember, but I might not get all the coupons correct. I guess that you'll just have to bear with me and see how it ends up.
February 1
Target
Archer Farms chips $2.33
February 3-Cub
Eggs $1.49
February 4-Rainbow
Ice cream $.99
We bought 10 gallons of milk the first week of February for $1.68 per gallon=$16.80
February 7-Cub
4 Cub butter $.99 4/$2.97
2 Wild Harvest tortilla chips $1.89, -$.75/1 Cub coupon (kiosk), -$1/1 MF IP=2/.28
2 3lb bags of apples $3.99, BOGO Cub coupon= 2/$3.99
1 Random item for appox $1. I know we got something else, but I just can't remember
February 9-Rainbow
Eggs $.98
February 11-Rainbow
Two identical rounds of:
9 28oz Muir Glen organic tomatoes $1.66, -$1/1= 9/$5.94
2 Burilla Pasta $.88=2/$1.76
-$5 in doubled coupons =$2.70 x2=$5.40 total
February 13-Cub
30 Dole canned pineapple $.48, -10 $1/3 MF=30/$4.40
6 Old El Paso refried beans $.98=6/$5.88
3 Old El Paso taco seasoning mix $.75, -3 Free WYB 2 Old El Paso products=3/Free
Total$10.28
Target
I'm going to lump all the Target purchases into one list instead of writing them out separately. According to the new wording on the Target IP coupon you are only allowed to use one like Target coupon per transaction. One store we did 6 transactions at and one store they had us put all the juice together in one transaction being it was easier for them.
21 Ocean Spray Ruby Red $1.99, -$1/1 Target coupon, -$1/1 MF=21/-$.21 overage before tax
6 Koolaid packets $.22=6/$1.32
Total $1.11 before tax, $3.86 after
Cub #2
15 Dole canned pineapple $.48, -5 $1/3 MF=15/$2.20
10 Bush's best beans $.58=10/$5.80
4 Dole canned pears $1.18, -$1/4=4/$3.72
-$3 ONYO that I had from two weeks ago
Total $8.72
Total so far this month $50.85
Total left to spend $34.15
I think I got everything that we've picked up. It's good that I was able to get everything written down because I thought that we had only spent about $35-$40 instead of just over $50. Right now it is harder for me to get out and harder to cook so I am a little more inclined to spend more on easy to prepare meals. My goal is still $85 each month, but I feel like in reality it will end up being closer to $100.
Another thing is we've bought enough milk for the rest of the month already, but I'll have Jason get some this coming week because Cub has their twin packs on sale for $3.28 with in ad coupon. This will mean cheap milk for the first few weeks on next month, even though the cost will be part of this months total.
I'm going to attempt a budget run down for the month. I really don't get out much right now so we really haven't bought a ton this month. Lots of milk from Rainbow when it was on sale, and then last night Jason took me out and we got some things that are on sale this week.
I'm realizing that I am loosing track of what we are spending. Partly because I'm not writing it all down, and partly because I have been using the grocery cash, my debit card, and also gift cards that have been in my purse forever and need to finish up.
This is going to have to be a best guess budget being I don't have receipts for the last two week. Most of it I can remember, but I might not get all the coupons correct. I guess that you'll just have to bear with me and see how it ends up.
February 1
Target
Archer Farms chips $2.33
February 3-Cub
Eggs $1.49
February 4-Rainbow
Ice cream $.99
We bought 10 gallons of milk the first week of February for $1.68 per gallon=$16.80
February 7-Cub
4 Cub butter $.99 4/$2.97
2 Wild Harvest tortilla chips $1.89, -$.75/1 Cub coupon (kiosk), -$1/1 MF IP=2/.28
2 3lb bags of apples $3.99, BOGO Cub coupon= 2/$3.99
1 Random item for appox $1. I know we got something else, but I just can't remember
February 9-Rainbow
Eggs $.98
February 11-Rainbow
Two identical rounds of:
9 28oz Muir Glen organic tomatoes $1.66, -$1/1= 9/$5.94
2 Burilla Pasta $.88=2/$1.76
-$5 in doubled coupons =$2.70 x2=$5.40 total
February 13-Cub
30 Dole canned pineapple $.48, -10 $1/3 MF=30/$4.40
6 Old El Paso refried beans $.98=6/$5.88
3 Old El Paso taco seasoning mix $.75, -3 Free WYB 2 Old El Paso products=3/Free
Total$10.28
Target
I'm going to lump all the Target purchases into one list instead of writing them out separately. According to the new wording on the Target IP coupon you are only allowed to use one like Target coupon per transaction. One store we did 6 transactions at and one store they had us put all the juice together in one transaction being it was easier for them.
21 Ocean Spray Ruby Red $1.99, -$1/1 Target coupon, -$1/1 MF=21/-$.21 overage before tax
6 Koolaid packets $.22=6/$1.32
Total $1.11 before tax, $3.86 after
Cub #2
15 Dole canned pineapple $.48, -5 $1/3 MF=15/$2.20
10 Bush's best beans $.58=10/$5.80
4 Dole canned pears $1.18, -$1/4=4/$3.72
-$3 ONYO that I had from two weeks ago
Total $8.72
Total so far this month $50.85
Total left to spend $34.15
I think I got everything that we've picked up. It's good that I was able to get everything written down because I thought that we had only spent about $35-$40 instead of just over $50. Right now it is harder for me to get out and harder to cook so I am a little more inclined to spend more on easy to prepare meals. My goal is still $85 each month, but I feel like in reality it will end up being closer to $100.
Another thing is we've bought enough milk for the rest of the month already, but I'll have Jason get some this coming week because Cub has their twin packs on sale for $3.28 with in ad coupon. This will mean cheap milk for the first few weeks on next month, even though the cost will be part of this months total.
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