Publix 2/22/09

I've gotten a little behind lately in keeping up with my posts.  There are two reasons for this.  1)  I haven't made too many trips to the stores, since I've been stocked up.  2)  I've been busy!  The last trip I made I didn't do as well as I had hoped.  When you're used to saving SO much money, saving a little doesn't seem as exciting.  :-)  There still are a few highlights to share.  Of course, the penny item is top of the list.  This week it was tortilla chips.  Pasta sauce was on sale buy 1 get 1 free.  Hillshire Farm lunch meats was also buy 1 get 1.  Only bought 1 and combined with a coupon.  Received a free 2L coupon for Diet Dr. Pepper in the mail, so I used that.  Used a Food Lion coupon for cat litter.  And got Bertolli dinner on sale.  Also picked up a few Publix brand items, so technically probably saved a little more than I can report.

Spent:  $29.43

Saved:  $13.06

Publix, Kroger, Target 2/8/09

Made a few stops this weekend, so I'm going to do a combined post with all my savings.  As you know from my previous posts I'm a big fan of the free Cottonelle toilet paper freebie deal at Kroger, so I stock up every chance I get.  And while I have enough cat food for probably a year, why not grab one more free bag while I'm at it.  Today I used 3 coupons I got from a Kraft Super Bowl promotion, which got me a free block of cheese, box of Wheat Thins and mixed nuts.  I also had a free coupon for 100 Calorie Cakesters, which I got through Kraft First taste (sign up here).  And a coupon for a free can of Del Monte No Salt Diced Tomatoes.  I like free!  Other deals:  Kashi frozen entrees at 50% off, Kashi snack bars for $0.75 (compared to $2.75) and French Toast for $0.65 (compared to $3.29).  I would have done better this week, but had to pick up a few things to make cupcakes for work.  Plus I went ahead and picked up two papers today, rather than waiting until Monday when they are $1 at Kroger.  I've had issues the last two weeks, so I didn't want to risk it again this week.  Almost forgot, the penny item was a 5lb bag of sugar.  Nice!

Spent:  $32.96

Saved:  $50.33

Publix 2/1/09

This week's highlights include lots of Free or cheap coffee.  First the penny item was Publix brand coffee.  Next I used a coupon for a Free Maxwell House coffee I received from Kraft First Taste (sign up here).  I also had another $2 off coupon I used on the second one.  Stocked up on a couple "buy 1, get 1" offers combined with coupons my deals were:  Velveeta for $0.80 each (normally $3.59); Kraft Mayo for $1.25 each (normally $3.99). I also picked up Pam for $0.99 by combining a Publix coupon with a manuf coupon.  Did the same for the Horizon's milk, getting it at $2.19 (compared to $4.19).

Spent:  $17.13

Saved:  $27.31