Tomorrow is when I will begin my grocery shopping for the month. Our pantry is well on it’s way to being fully stocked (6-8 months worth of groceries). This week my list will be based around meat and sale items.
Below is a glimpse of what my grocery list looks like for this week.
Publix 3/11
Bertolli Pasta Sauce $3.75
-use (8) $1/1 blinkie in Publix on the Bertolli shelf from week 3 & 4 of February (makes it .87¢ ea.)
$1.87 x 8=$14.96 – $8 (8 $1/1 Q)
Final: $6.96 for 8 Bertolli Pasta Sauce
Lysol All Purpose Trigger Spray $2.69
-use (9).50¢/1 Q (makes it .34¢ ea.)
$1.34 x 8= $12.10 – $9 (9 .50¢/1 Q doubled)
Final: $3.10 for 9 Lysol trigger
Banquet Original Breaded Chicken $5.49
-use $1/1 Banquet Chicken Nuggets-February 2009 All You Magazine (makes it $1.74 ea.)
(4) Cover Girl Eyeshadow $2.99
-use (4) $1/1 CG Q’s and (4) $2/1 Publix CG Q’s
Final: (4) FREE eyeshadow plus .04¢ overage
(1) Muir Glenn Product .99¢
-use $1/1 any Muir Glen product Q
Final: FREE
(2) Boxes of pasta (BARILLA is .69¢ this week) & Armour Meatballs $2.99
-use (2) .55¢/1 Q’s = $1.10 off
-use (2) FREE Pasta up to $1, WYB any Armour meatballs
$2.99 x 2=$5.98 -$1.10 Q’s
Final: $4.88 for (2) pkgs. of meatballs and (2) boxes of pasta
Kroger 3/8-3/14
Buy 10 items get $5 off Sale
(all prices listed are after the sale instant savings)
Transaction #1
(2)Quaker Quakes 49¢ ea
-$1 off any Quaker Rice Snack product RP 1/18 (makes it FREE plus .51¢ overage)
-.50¢/1 mailer (makes it FREE plus .51¢ overage)
Final $1.02 overage
(8)Dole Fruit Bowls and Parfaits $1.89 ea
– (4) .55¢/1 Apple Fruit Bowls $1.89 x 4= $7.56 – $2.20 off Q’s= $5.36
– (2) $1/2 any Dole Fruit Parfaits $1.89 x 4= $7.56 – $2 off Q’s= $5.56
Final $11.02 for 32 dessert cups
$10.92-$1.02(overage)=$9.90 OOP – $5 off wyb 10 items= $4.90 OOP
Transaction #2
(4)Country Crock Margarine Spread 10-15 oz 99¢ ea
-(4).50¢/1 Country Crock Spread RP 1/18 (coupon doubles making it Free)
Final: FREE
(2)Land O’ Lakes Margarine Selected Varieties, 8-16 oz 99¢ ea
-.30/1 Land O Lakes Spread SS 1/25 (makes it .39¢ ea)
Final: .78¢
(6)Sargento Shredded or Sliced Cheese 8oz $1.49 ea
– (3).50¢/2 Sargento Shredded Cheese SS 1/25 (makes it .99¢ ea)
– (3).50¢/1 Sargento Artisan or Bistro Blends (if included makes it Free)
buy 6 @ $1.49 ea = $8.94 – coupons totaling $6= $2.94
Final $2.94
Filler Items…
(4) French’s Mustard approx. .99¢-$1.29
-use (4).50¢/1 Q
$1.29 x 4= $5.16 – $4 Q’s= $1.16 for 4
(3) Franks Hot Sauce .99-$1.19
-use (3) .50¢/1 Q
$1.19 x 2= $3.57 – $3 Q’s= .57¢ for 3
$30 or 15 lbs. worth of boneless skinless chicken breasts @ $1.99 a lb
$12 for Powdered Milk
Total for transaction #2: $42.45-$5 off wyb 10 deal items
Final $37.45
Transaction #1 & #2 Total: $42.35
As you can see…once you begin to stock your pantry with your basic necessities your shopping list begins to change. No longer is the list filled with the basic items. It is now predominantly sale items.
Imagine me trying to feed my family this week with just the items from this list and no stock pile…we’d starve. But because I have plenty of veggies, sides, juice and household items I don’t need to devote money to those items.
