I have been asked several times in the past; 'How much do you really save?" The answer is, I really don't know.....sounds strange, I know! I can tell you this, I supply food and personal items to at least four households (one being mine or course) on a regular basis, donate what I can and give stuff to people who need it (when I can) and I still have a stock pile that is out of this world!
Don't worry I will be teaching over the next few weeks - How to stock pile and where and how to get the coupons! Its easy anyone can do this.
With all of that being said, the month of December I spent a total of $225.00 at the grocery store (combined of course). December of course is an unfair month to judge by, with the holidays, due to all the extra cooking!
So I am going to start today (since it's to late to start on the first) and track my savings and post it for you to see! So its kinda like taking you to the grocery store with me, you will even know what I am buying.
Now I can't wait - I am making a trip to Kroger this afternoon to finish off a few coupons and get the rest of my FREE colgate and FREE butter I posted about yesterday. Ill post the totals this afternoon!
I have been an avid "couponer" for years now (since 1999) and yes that was way before it was cool and exciting. But its something I have always enjoyed. Now with economical times they way they are, more and more people ask me to help them to learn to coupon shop. Always willing to pass a blessing along and help so now I am creating this blog to help even more people be able to save money!
Here is the first of the running total:
ReplyDeleteTotal Saved $45.09
Total OOP: $4.70
Here is the total of my run 1-30 and then a total of the two:
ReplyDeleteTotal saved: $129.93
Toal OOP: $54.85
Running total =
Total saved: $175.02
Total OOP: $59.55
Running total continued...
ReplyDeleteToday:
Total saved $119.11
Total 00p $.03
Running Total:
Total saved $294.13
Total OOP: $59.58
Ok if you read my post you will see a couple of items actually blew my % but thats okay I still saved 71%
ReplyDeleteTotal Saved $70.18
Total OOP $28.92
Running Total:
Total Saved $364.31
Total OOp $88.50
I have not been very faithful in this (just so darn busy) BUT I have all my reciepts and will get this updated soon! It's fun for me as well I love to see my savings! It motivates me to SAVE MORE!
ReplyDeleteTotals Trip to Kroger
ReplyDeleteTotal Saved $142.69
Total Spent $16.99
Running Total:
Total Saved $507.00
Total OOP $105.49
Trip not yet posted: 2-24-11
ReplyDeleteTotal Saved $144.81
Total spent $56.06
Running Total
total saved $651.81
Total spent $161.55
3-1-11
ReplyDeleteTotal saved $29.97
Total spent $11.37
running total
Total Saved $681.78
total spent $173.92
2-19-11
ReplyDeleteTotal Saved $193.17
Total Spent $92.00
Running Total :
Total saved $874.95
Total OOP $265.92
2-19-11 second trip (i was loving the Daytona sale
ReplyDeleteTotal Saved $68.17
Total Spent $30.70 (this is when I first learned you could only use one cat from the daytona sale at a time. Learning curve - I would have shopped differently!
Running Total :
Total Saved $943.12
total Spent $296.62
Kroger Run from 3-21 (posted on main page 3-23)
ReplyDeleteTOTAL BEFORE QPONS $ 162.80
TOTAL SAVED $126.20
TOTAL OOP = $36.60
Makes the runnning total:
Total saved: 1069.32
Total oop: $333.22