Saturday Savings, Publix -- 75%

Pretty good trip, I suppose.
Here's the run down:

4 Kraft Homestyle Mac and Cheese -- BOGO -- 2 for $3.99

Used 2 BOGO coupons from here

Paid: FREE for all 4!

(These will make great donations to our Thanksgiving baskets at school!)

4 Juicy Juice multi-pack -- BOGO -- 2 for $2.99

Used $2/4 coupon from here

Paid: $3.9eight for all 4, or just $1 each!

2 Campbell's Select Harvest soup -- BOGO -- 2 for $2.45

Used 2 $1 coupons from here

Paid: $.45 for both, or just $.23 each!

2 V-Eight V-Fusion -- BOGO -- $3.eighty9

Used 2 $1 coupons from here

Paid: $1.eighty9 for both, or just $.95 each!

2 Ghirardelli brownie mix -- BOGO -- 2 for $2.79

no coupon

Paid: $2.79 for both, or just $1.40 each!

1 Al Fresco chicken sausage -- $3.99

Used $1 from the June/July edition of Every Day with Rachael Ray

Paid: $2.99

1 Thermacare back pain patches -- $6.99

Used $5 from the current Green Advantage Flyer

Paid: $1.99

2 Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta -- BOGO -- 2 for $1.39

Used $1 coupon from the June/July edition of Every Day with Rachael Ray

Paid: $.39 for both, or just $.20 each!

Total paid: $14.4eight

Total saved: $43.16

Percent Savings: 75%

Today's Frugal Meal, Sunday 9/12

The after-church Sunday night meal is always a bit of a challenge. We always want something quick, but it needs to be cheap. And it has to be easy; the kids need to get in bed shortly after church, so I can't procrastinate getting dinner. And if it isn't easy, I procrastinate. (Story of my life, really.)
So, here's what's in the plan for tonight:

Chips and cheese dip:

Publix brand tortilla chips -- $3.19

Velveeta cheese -- $1.15

dash of milk

1/2 can Rotel tomatoes and green chilies - $.45

Total for chips and cheese: $4.79

Chicken nuggets -- $1.25

Publix brand microwave steam vegetables -- $.99

Total for tonight's quick and easy supper: $7.03

This will feed at least 4, possibly 6, and I anticipate having both chips and cheese left over for a snack another day.

By the way, all of the components for this meal have been purchased within the last 2 weeks. With the exception of the milk (which my sister bought, probably at Wal-Mart) and the Rotel (Target), it all came from Publix.

Saturday Savings, 9/10 -- Publix

Not a great total today, but I did buy $8 worth of items that I originally did not plan to buy.
Here's how it went down:

4 12-oz pkgs. Perdue chicken nuggets -- 2 for $5

Used 4 $1 coupons purchased from mycouponhunter.com or from the 8/29 RP

Paid: $6 for all 4, or just $1.25 each!

1 large bag Publix tortilla chips -- $3.19

no coupon

Paid: $3.19

4 Pam cooking sprays -- BOGO -- 2 for $3.39

Used 4 $.35 coupons purchased from mycouponhunter.com or from 8/29 SS

Paid: $5.38 for all 4, or just $1.35 each!

4 Barilla pasta sauces -- BOGO -- 2 for $2.69

Used 4 $.75 coupons purchased from mycouponhunter.com or from 8/29 SS

Paid: $2.38 for all 4, or just $.60 each!

4 Pillsury Toaster Strudel -- BOGO -- 2 for $2.49

Used 2 $1/2 internet printable coupons

Paid: $2.98 for all 4, or just $.75 per box!

2 LouAna cooking oil -- BOGO -- 2 for $3.39

Used 2 $.75 coupons purchased from mycouponhunter.com or from 6/6 SS

Paid: $1.89 for both, or just $.95 each!

1 large container of Publix whipped topping -- $2.09

no coupon

Paid: $2.09

4 Betty Crocker dry cookie mix -- BOGO -- 2 for $2.19

Used 2 $1/2 internet printable coupons

Paid: $2.38 for all 4, or just $.60 each!

1 box frozen Publix brand chopped broccoli -- $1.09

no coupon

Paid: $1.09

2 pkgs. Publix brand steam bag vegetables -- $.99 each

no coupon

Paid: $.99 each, or $1.98 for both

Used $5/$30 mailer coupon.

Total Paid: $25.36

Total Saved: $51.29

Percent Savings: 67%

PS - I paid $1.73 for the coupons I bought from mycouponhunter.com. Since I paid with my PayPal account that had $5 in it that I got for free from Swagbucks, I don't consider this part of my out of pocket expense.

Publix Savings as of 9/6

I don't have all my Publix receipts available. I am reporting on those I do have available, and will try to do a better job of keeping track!

Here are my new totals, including the Saturday Savings trip I had, as well as another trip to buy meat in which I didn't save anything!

Amount spent: $633.42

Amount ssaved: $1883.19

Percent savings: 74.8%

I have dropped off a little from my percent of savings. I had reached an average savings of 75% or more. I have to make it my goal now to get back to 75%. I really want to get to an average savings of 80% or more.

Saturday Savings, 9/4 -- Publix

So thankful for a wonderful shopping trip today! I put it together fairly quickly -- I had planned to put more time and thought into it, but ended up needing to just GO. I didn't get everything I originally planned to get, but I think I'm done for this week. I came in under my weekly budget of $40 for Publix, so I'm pleased. And I have enough pasta for the next FOREVER, so it's all good.
I used iheartpublix.com, mysweetsavings.com, and hotcouponworld.com in making my list and compiling my coupons.
Here's the rundown:

2 loaves of Publix brand white bread -- $1.03 each

no coupon

Paid: $2.06

6 Velveeta -- BOGO -- 2 for $3.97

Used $5/5 printable coupon

Paid: $6.91 for all 6, or just $1.15 each!

5 Kraft cheese chunks -- $2 each

Used $5/5 printable coupon

Paid: $5 for all 5, or just $1 each!

2 Dixie plates -- BOGO -- 2 for $3.03

Used $1/2 printable coupon

Paid: $2.03 for both, or just $1.52 each!

4 12-pks Pepsi products -- B2G2 -- $10.26 for 2

Used 2 $1 Target coupons

Paid: $8.26 for all 4, or just $2.07 each!

10 Mueller pastas -- BOGO -- 2 for $1.29

Used 2 $2/5 printable coupons

Paid: $2.45 for all 10, or just $.25 each!

4 Aunt Jemima pancake mix -- BOGO -- 2 for $2.49

Used 2 $1/2 manufacturer's coupon from the 5/2 RP

Paid: $2.98 for all 4, or just $.75 each!

2 French's mustard -- BOGO -- 2 for $1.89

Used $.50 printable coupon

Paid: $1.39 for both, or just $.69 each!

2 Hellmann's mayo -- BOGO -- 2 for $5.07

Used 2 $.75/1 printable coupons

Used 2 $.50/1 Target coupons

Paid: $2.57 for both, or just $1.30 each!

Used $5/$30 coupon received in the mail.

Total paid: $28.65

Total saved: $78.18

Percent of savings: 73%