Ok the Publix Italian Sale is my favorite of the year, I get all my pasta, beans, canned veggies and tomatoes, etc for the the year!!! Oh you heard me right the year!!!!! I also get my normal items as well but this sales usually has $5 off $30 coupons that go out to promote it as well as GREAT store coupons to match with manufacture coupons! All of which I match up using Southernsavers.com. Below are the final numbers for the 2 trips over two weeks....BTW I only went this many times because my father wanted to try some shopping as well as an extra trip due to a lovely friend gifting me an extra $5 off $30 coupon!!!! In addition to my normal purchases and the sale purchases I did have to buy dessert for a dinner party that I chose to splurge on as I had a sick child and it was easier than trying to bake something, NOW I also figured no one would want to eat something just made in a house with a sickness, so it was part good judgement part exhaustion! hahaha
$504.97 in groceries
$376.19 in savings
= $128.78 spent over two weeks SO $64.39 per week!
Here is what I got:
32 cans of Progresso Beans (Black, Cannellini, and Chi-Chi)
27 cans of Hunts and Muir Glen Tomatoes
28 boxs of Pasta (all kinds)
60 cans of Green Giant Vegetables (Green beans, Peas, Corn...)
8 loafs Pillsbury Italian bread
4 Green Giant Frozen veggies
2 V8 Fusion 100% juice
3 Motts apple sauce
7 packages of Cookies (Oreo and Pepperidge Farm for me hahaha)
1 pack Boars head Hot dogs
5 one pound packages of FRESH veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots)
1 dozen eggs
2 Kraft Parm grated cheese
2 lunchables
4 three pound bags of Gala Apples
1 carton Blueberries
1 carton Strawberries
1 bag grapes
8 Boxes cereal (Pops, Fruit Loops, Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks)
3 gallons Skim Milk
6 boxes Poptarts
2 Freschetta Pizzas
8 two liter Sodas (Pepsi max and Sprite)
5 bags Doritos
2 Loafs sandwich bread
1 Bagels
2 Microwave Popcorn (boxes of 6 Kettle and butter)
2 Salsa
2 Margarine tubs LARGE
1 large pack of Cream puffs (for Dinner Party)
1 Large pack of mini eclairs (for Dinner Party)
WOWzer, love me some coupons!!!!!
Showing posts with label Frugal Livin'. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frugal Livin'. Show all posts
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Frugal Livin' is born
I love to coupon, shop sales, use hand-me-downs, and of course sell things we no longer use....it all ties back to watching "The Frugal Gourmet" on PBS with my parents. It was a cooking show that used cost effective recipies and a host that really looked like a FRUGAL guy:
The word frugal meant nothing to me then but every time I hear the word now I think of him and his show! Jeff Smith made an impression on me not for the food but for the philosophy. Frugal things can be beautiful, functional and in his case tasty! You don't have to have the biggest or the most expensive of things to have the best!
Frugal tip for today..... Use what you have, are you out of Windex, disinfectant spray, and floor cleaner and don't want to spend 10 or more bucks to replace them all????
Grab the vinegar you bought to color easter eggs that you always have sitting in the pantry gathering dust, the rubbing alcohol from the medicine cabinet that really seems to just sit there cause the thought of putting it on a cut makes it hurt before you even open the bottle and the old Windex spray bottle...
Mix equal parts vinegar and water 1 cup each into the bottle then add 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol. The alcohol works as a disinfectant and a drying agent....this solution works amazing on windows, mirrors, tile, wood, vinyl,and pergo floors, as well as a bathroom cleaner, kitchen cleaner with no streaks. EVEN works as a mattress and pillow spray to disinfect after illness or the occasional accident. This is a very frugal but effective way to clean and disinfect your home!!!!! If you want to take it up a notch buy a fancy spray bottle that will look fabulous on your counter and make your frugal creation beautiful as well!!!!
The word frugal meant nothing to me then but every time I hear the word now I think of him and his show! Jeff Smith made an impression on me not for the food but for the philosophy. Frugal things can be beautiful, functional and in his case tasty! You don't have to have the biggest or the most expensive of things to have the best!
Frugal tip for today..... Use what you have, are you out of Windex, disinfectant spray, and floor cleaner and don't want to spend 10 or more bucks to replace them all????
Grab the vinegar you bought to color easter eggs that you always have sitting in the pantry gathering dust, the rubbing alcohol from the medicine cabinet that really seems to just sit there cause the thought of putting it on a cut makes it hurt before you even open the bottle and the old Windex spray bottle...
Mix equal parts vinegar and water 1 cup each into the bottle then add 1/2 cup rubbing alcohol. The alcohol works as a disinfectant and a drying agent....this solution works amazing on windows, mirrors, tile, wood, vinyl,and pergo floors, as well as a bathroom cleaner, kitchen cleaner with no streaks. EVEN works as a mattress and pillow spray to disinfect after illness or the occasional accident. This is a very frugal but effective way to clean and disinfect your home!!!!! If you want to take it up a notch buy a fancy spray bottle that will look fabulous on your counter and make your frugal creation beautiful as well!!!!
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