Okay. I am so tempted not to post a Photo Show and Tell for Publix this week. SO TEMPTED. But, I know that what all of you want to see is reality. Right? And, this week’s Publix ad (in my opinion) is far from stellar. Top it off with the fact that my Publix’s shelves were wiped clean of the razors, shave cream, fisher nuts and body wash that I had tons of coupons to put towards. (I think there are too many Addicted to Saving readers in my area :)) I also had to buy coffee filters which weren’t on sale because we were totally out. But beyond that, I am so blessed with I have a stockpile that will sustain my family for 4 – 6 weeks. So, during weeks like this, I don’t usually buy much. It’s frustrating though because I had a $5/$30 and a $10/$50 competitor coupon and I was prepared to use one of them. But, I couldn’t get my Publix total (before coupons) to $30.00! So, I used very few coupons. I had one of my favorite cashiers and she was surprised when she scanned the four coupons I gave her since I’m usually giving her a huge stack! And, I am wondering what she thought when she saw my total! But, this is reality. In real life, there are weeks when we save more and there are weeks when we save less. This week was so frustrating for me mainly because of the amount of money I spent on literally two bags of groceries. But, like I said, I am blessed with an awesome stockpile and despite my supbar week, I still saved money. On the groceries in the picture above(minus the lettuce – see below for notes on that), I spent $3.69 (including tax) and I saved $6.05…
The items I purchased today coincide with this week’s Publix Weekly ad. To see this week’s ad & coupon matchups, go HERE.
If you are new to saving money at Publix, read my Intro to Publix post!
Here’s the rundown and how to do what I did for today’s Publix stop:
0.8 lbs Bananas on sale $0.59/lb Total: $0.47 2 Ears Corn on sale 8/$2.00 Total: $0.50 1 Melitta Coffee Filters priced at $3.69 Minus one $1.00/1 Melitta Coffee Filters 03-28-10 SS Total: $2.692 Glass Plus Cleaners on sale B1G1 $2.49 for two
Minus two $1.00/1 printables Total: $0.49 or $0.25 each **UPDATE – I had hubby return the two bags of Fresh Express Lettuce. They were priced incorrectly so we received a cash refund for the bags today 🙂Total Spent Including Tax: $3.69, Total Saved: $6.05, Percentage Saved: 62.2%
Thanks for coming to Addicted to Saving! Here’s a little bit about me so you can know who’s behind all these posts!
My name is Liza and I began my money-saving journey in the Spring of 2009 as a way to stretch a limited household income. I had lost my job and my hubby was self-employed. I launched Addicted to Saving in November of 2009 and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Since then, my hubby and I have struggled with the ups and downs of two failed adoptions and are now LOVING being parents to our little man Asher who we brought home from Ethiopia in August of 2013. I feel incredibly blessed to be able to help you save money. My goal is that you will have FUN and become empowered to save more and more money each week..