Weekly Grocery Shopping Trip = $53.32

So, after a co-worker of mine joined a challenge this past week called SNAP hunger challenge, I was challenged to look at our grocery budget even more. The challenge was to live off of $30/week per adult in the household. This is the average amount given to individuals on the SNAP program.

That is $10 more than what we spend on groceries a week! So I've come to realization that it was not realistic to be living off of $50/week on groceries. I've talked it over with my husband, and I think that we are going to increase our grocery budget to $60/week. And planning meals is a must!

My husband and I also recently have started buying all our meat from a local farm called Triple S Farms.

Last week we spend $33 on ground beef, chicken, and bacon.

Here's what Z-man and I got this week for groceries:

Aldi's = $33.60

Big Lots = $9.60

Lots of snacks! Z-man picked out the Oreo's and the other cookies are for snack that Pudge is going to bring to preschool.

County Market = $10.12

They had some awesome deals that made items $0.88! So we got some more pasta and red sauce. The Fisher's almonds were in the clearance cart for $1.50. The soda pop is for a party that we're going to this weekend.

Total spent on groceries this week was $53.32.

Groceries this week = $60.74

Big Lots = $4.14

Mmm...Nutella!

Tried out a new Farmers Market this week. It is located by the Police Station in Champaign, and is open from 3-7pm. It's a rather small market, with only a few tents, and one huge pork roast! It smelled awesome! There was even a small sprinkler set out for the kids on behalf of American Water. My boys loved it!

We stopped by towards the end of the evening, around 6:30pm, so I think the lady selling the onions was wanting to get rid of them, because she gave me 8 for $6!

We used out WIC Farmers Market Coupons, so total these all cost about $12.

Aldi's is becoming one of my favorite stops for grocery shopping, because our printer is not printing out any coupons for me...no matter what I do. So Aldi's it is. We're going to try their frozen salmon this week. I hope it's tasty! Total = $46.88.

We also stopped at County Market, because we had a couple of store coupons, and had to pick up some items that Aldi's didn't have. Total = $9.72.

So, that's our weekly grocery shopping. We try to spend under $50/week. This week's total was $60.74. Last week we were under budget, so we used that leftover money towards this week.

Grocery Shopping for this past week = $49.01

This week was pretty good! I was very excited about County Market's Penny Pincher coupons! There were so many in that booklet that we could use! If you have any extras, please send them my way. Here's what we came home with...

Schnucks = $6.67

County Market: $26.85

I used lots of Penny Pincher coupons!

Our Garden and Grandma's Garden: Free!!

Big Lots = $15.49

Total spent on groceries this week was $49.01, out of a $50/week budget. Did you score any good deals this week?

Grocery Spending this Week = $30.04

This past week wasn't too exciting for grocery shopping. We've been doing well with making meals and using up what we have in the pantry.

Big Lots = $7.40

Stocked up a little bit on bread, since they had a few loaves of bread on sale for $1.10.

We made a couple trips to County Market to pick up some staple items in the home.

County Market = $8.05

I was especially excited about the Dole Salad mix, because they were on clearance for $0.99/bag, and then I found a coupon on one of the bags for $1 off 2 bags! That made one bag free!

County Market = $14.59

We made 5 pizzas for Mothers Day for my in-laws, so these items below were for that occasion. Again there was a clearance on the Dole Salad mix, and I found another $1 off 2 bags...that made one bag free!

So, total spent on groceries this week was only $30.04. We usually set aside $50/week on groceries. How'd you do this week?

Grocery Shopping the Past 2 Weeks = $71.44

County Market this week has some great deals with their Penny Pincher coupons. I've combine a majority of their store coupons with Manufacturer coupons. For example, the photo below I only spent $1.83! I used the Duncan Brownie coupon ($o.77 each) and stacked it with a $0.50 coupon online, so I only spent $0.27/box!

Same sort of deal with the Eckrich hot dogs...I used their penny pincher coupon ($0.99) and stacked that with a $0.55 coupon. That made each package cost $0.44!

County Market = $1.83 (saved $8.12, which is 82%!!)

County Market = $19.49 (Saved $15.23, which is 40%)

Holy Strawberries!!! We got 4 lbs. for $4!!! Hello, smoothies!!!

Big Lots = $23.21

I was so excited to find the Apple Jacks on clearance for $0.25/box!!!

The Wheat Thins were only $2/box!!!

The Wesson Vegetable Oil was only $5, so broken down that was a far better deal than buying 3 bottles of oil.
County Market = $26.91

(No, I did not buy that girl in the photo!! :)

I used a lot of the Penny Pincher coupons to make my total bill way less than normal.

Total spent on 2 weeks of groceries came to a total of $71.44! We have $50/week budgeted for the summer (now that my sister is living with us), so this week we stayed under budget!

Grocery Shopping this week = $53.38

This week was kinda rushed, because I started my new job this week, so I'm not really sure what I bought. I stuck mostly with Schnucks this week, because they had some good deals. I also went to Big Lots when they had the 20% off entire purchase day.

Schnucks: $3.86

$1/bag chocolate chips, had 2/$1.10 off 2 coupons.

Big Lots = $10.68

I only saved $2.67 with the 20% off discount.

Schnucks = $38.73

Here's Z-man in the photo, he was sick that day, and I think all that food was overwhelming to him. I saved $31.75 (said my receipt!).

Total spent for one week: $53.38. We usually only have a budget of $40/week, so I will take out the overage in next weeks groceries. Thanks for stopping by!

Big Lots: 20% off Entire Order This Sunday 3/6

Just wanted to give all my readers a heads up that Big Lots is taking 20% off your entire order this Sunday, March 6th. Just print out this coupon and head to their store this Sunday and stock up on snacks, furniture, garden supplies, and more!

I'm excited about this coupon, because I need to stock up on snacks in our home, and this is a GREAT store to do this at! If any of you Chambana moms want to join me, just let me know!

Grocery Shopping this Week = $44.90

We have $40/week in our budget for groceries. Lately it's been kind of difficult to stay within our budget, so each week I take out the overage from the next week.

Schnucks = $13.17

I was very excited to take my mom with on this shopping trip to Schnucks. She was impressed with the savings that I showed her. We scored 10 bags of Malt-O-Meal cereal for free! Thanks, mom, for helping watch the boys while we shopped! Also, thanks to Coupon STL for her post on deals at Schnucks.

Dollar General = $3.10

The chips were free with a coupon, and my husband has a new love for Tostitos Restaurant Style Salsa.

County Market = $10.67

Here I am just stocking up on items that we needed in our pantry. I only had coupons for the Bob Evans Sausage.

Big Lots = $16.06

I was excited to find a 10 lb. bag of flour for $3! I also stocked up on bread, each only $1.

This past week I spent $44.90 on groceries. In this total, I've included my overage from last week.

Big Lots 20% off coupon

Just wanted to let you know that there is a coupon for 20% off your entire purchase at Big Lots this weekend. To print the coupon, click here. This is the store where I stock up on bread, so this came at a great time!

Thanks, Money Saving Mom!

Grocery Shopping this week = $53.78

Yikes! I went kinda overboard this week, and I'm certain that it was because of Big Lots. I need to remember to just go in there for their $1 bread, and not go down the snack isle. I'm doomed if I do that. And that's what happened to me this week.

Check out my finds this week:

Big Lots = $17.68

I splurged on the fruit snacks, they were $6! And those Nature Valley granola bars are SO good ($2/box). Wafer cookies were $1.30, and the veggies were $0.80/each.

County Market = $17.90

Found some good deals on Progresso Soup which made them $0.45/can! The Kellogg's cereal was a steal as well...at $1.97/box and I had 2 BOGO coupons....which made the boxes $1 each! (That's my limit for cereal, never spend more than $1/box).

Aldi's = 17.20

Butter at Aldi's this week is only $1.90!! Compared to County Market, this is a great deal! County Market's butter is $3.45 this week. I also splurged on the Nesquick. I'm trying to get our kids to drink more milk.

Total spent = $53.78

I have a budget of $40/week on groceries. I will take next week's grocery monies to help pay for this week. Next week I'll only have $26.22 to spend on groceries. I'll really have to make things count next week.

Grocery Shopping this week = $53.62

If you ever need bread and are in Champaign, make sure you stop at Big Lots (the one located on Springfield) first! I went there on Monday and they had a whole cart full of bagels, buns, tons of bread!! The were only $1 a bag! Granted they do expire within a couple of days, but just throw them in the freezer and they will keep. I promised myself that I will never buy regular bread at the store now that I know Big Lots secret.

Big Lots and Dollar General = $ 10.04

County Market = $38.74

Lots of good in-store coupons that I used. If you bought 5 items of Knorr, then you got $2.50 off of meat. Each Knorr item was $1.

We love Mona's noodles, so I was excited to see that the tortellini and egg noodles were on sale this week.

Walgreens = $4.84

I had a manufacturer coupon for both the eggs and the Jello pudding.

Overall we try to stick with our $40 grocery budget, but this week I think I got a little excited about the bread at Big Lots. I spent a total of $53.62. Yikes! I'll be taking some of next weeks budget to cover this week.

Thanks for looking!

Grocery shopping for 2 weeks = $79.49

Okay, so some of you may be blown away by the huge amount I spent on groceries. Don't worry, I hadn't gone shopping in two weeks, so my grocery budget for this trip was $80. We usually only allow for $40/week on groceries.

Here's what I came home with:

CVS = $6.50

I got $5 ECB back. Also used $1/2 Kellogg's coupon.

County Market = $57.94

I used alot of in-store coupons this week.

Big Lots = $15.05

We were funning low on snacks at our place, and the best place for me to stock up is Big Lots. When I was there (since it was my first stop), I made sure to check to see if they had any other items that were on my grocery list. I was surprised to find bread for only $1, Rice-a-Roni, pasta, and Wheat Thins all for less that what I would pay at a regular grocery store.

It feels nice knowing that we are stocked up on bread and other items. Here's to a good shopping week!

Grocery shopping this week = $41.65

We've been without internet for almost a week now, so I'm squeezing in a little bit of a post before I forget.

This week we had a surprise trip to a local "You-Pick" farm, so we went a little overbudget with the 2 lbs. of blueberries we picked. But I think it was well worth it for only $3.50!!

Pictured below is from Big Lots. I love to get our bread there because it's usually only $1 each, so we put some in the freezer for french toast (my favorite!!). Total spent: $5.50.

Picture below is from County Market, total spent, $19.29.

We needed some restocking of our ice cream toppings, so IGA had a sale on those items. Pudge helped me pick these items out. Total spent here: $5.75.

Total spent for this week's groceries was $41.65. How did you do this week?

Grocery shopping this week = $37.57

This week, grocery shopping was kinda on the fly. Whenever I got a chance to go to a grocery store or drug store, I took it. So this is out of the norm for me to hit up 5 different stores for spending our weekly $40 grocery monies.

I took Grandma Jo out to run some errands and she wanted to stop at Big Lots, and they had a huge rack filled with bread priced at $1 each. We've been running out of bread like crazy lately, so I took this opportunity to stock up a bit. Total spent below, $5.

Walgreens had a deal this week if you bought 2 Kellogg's cereal for $5, you got $2 back in Register Rewards. So I had a coupon for the Kashi box, and spent only $1.08 for the picture below. I also want to note that I had two coupons to get the Always pads for free, and I used some previous Register Rewards to knock the bill down some.

The boys and I went to a super cool park nearby a Walmart, so we just stopped in there to pick up some free wipes, and here's what we came out with. (The Pampers wipes were $1.97 and we had 10 $2 off coupons). We will donate the wipes, since our boys are almost out of diapers. :)

Total spent for the picture below, $19.18.

County Market had a couple of great items this week. The Oreo's will come in handy for a couple of events coming up where I need to bring a dessert. I think I might make a couple Oreo pies! Yum! Total spent for the picture below, $8.31.

I'm not sure if this falls into our grocery spending, but we've been drinking it like water since it's so hot out! We had 4 BOGO (buy one, get one free) coupons, and they were $1 at Target, so we spent $4 on the picture below.

And who can say "no" to free strawberries from a friend? We froze half of them for smoothies and gobbled up the rest! (Thanks, Debbie!)

Total spent for all the grocery items this week was $37.57! Stayed under budget again! I love that. How did you do this week?