Have you gone grocery shopping yet this week?  I was pretty pleased with my trip today.  Last week we had friends over and we sent them home with at least 60% of the food in our large freezer in the garage so it was fun to go shopping this week and fill some of all of that empty space again!  It was interesting to look in my grocery cart today because almost everything was refrigerated or frozen!  I’ve talked about my stockpile in the past and we still have tons of frozen chicken to live off of but our ground beef stockpile is running low.  So I am excited that Zaycon Foods is bringing ground beef to their next event so I can stock up on it.  Many of you ask me each week how long it takes to get a stockpile sufficient enough to live off of.  I think on average, it should take you about 3 – 4 months to get a stockpile large enough that you can cook off of it every day/night.  Once your stockpile becomes large, will have the luxury of only buying items when they are dirt cheap as well as the staples you need each week like fresh dairy and produce!

NOTE – you will see pictured on my kitchen table, two boxes of Nestle Drumsticks Ice Cream Cones. (they are pictured behind the Smart Ones) DO NOT get those two boxes. They are not included in the sale. For the first time in over a year, I will be returning groceries that I purchased. I can’t live with keeping them knowing each box cost 6.99 🙁

How did you do this week shopping? I hope you were able to spend less and save more than I did! Please leave a comment letting everyone know how you did!

Below is what I bought and the coupons I used:

3 Ears of Corn, on sale 6/$2.00
Total Due: $1.00
1 pkg Zucchini on sale $1.29/lb
1 pkg Yellow Squash on sale $1.29/lb
Total Due: $2.52
2 cartons Blueberries on sale $1.99 each
Total Due: $3.98
2 Birds Eye Whole Grain Steamfresh on sale 50% off
2 Birds Eye Chefs Variety on sale 50% off
Minus two $0.35/1 Birds-Eye Steamfresh 100% Whole Grain Blend
Minus two $0.50/1 Birds-Eye Steamfresh Chefs Favorites Variety,
Total Due: $2.24 or $0.56 each
4 Jell-O Pudding Cups 6 pk, on sale 3/$6.00
Minus one B3G1 Jell-O Ready-to-Eat Snack Target printable
Minus four $1.10/1 Jell-O Pudding Snacks
Total Due: $1.60 or $0.40 each
4 Weight Watchers Smart ones Desserts on sale BOGO $3.99 for two
Minus two $1.00 off 2 Weight Watchers Smart Ones Desserts
Total Due: $5.98 or $1.50 each
2 Simply Potatoes on sale BOGO $2.59 for two
Minus one $1/2 Simply Potatoes Package, exp. 7/3/12 (RP 06/03/12)
Total Due: $1.59 or $0.80 each
2 Coffee-Mate Creamers regularly priced $3.35 each
Minus two FREE Coffee-Mate Creamer mailers **watch expiration – expire 6/15
Total Due: FREE
4 Monterey Ravioli on sale BOGO $3.99 for two
Minus four $1.50/1 Monterey Pasta (print limit reached.. you can print a $1.00/1 coupon HERE)
Total Due: $1.98 or $0.49 each
2 Freschetta Pizza on sale BOGO $5.63 for two
Minus two $1/1 Freschetta Pizza printable
Total Due: $3.63 or $1.82 each
2 Jack Daniel’s BBQ Sauce on sale BOGO $2.29 for two
Minus one $1/2 Jack Daniel’s BBQ Sauce, exp. 7/31/12 (RP 05/20/12)
Total Due: $1.29 or $0.65 each
2 V8 Fusion Smoothie on sale BOGO $3.99 for two
Minus two $1.00/1 V8 Fusion Smoothie printables (print limit reached)
Minus one $1.50/2 V8 Fusion Smoothie Publix printable coupon
Total Due: $0.49 or $0.25 each
2 Nabisco Wheat Thins on sale BOGO $4.49 for two
Minus one $1/2 Nabisco Cookies or Crackers printable
Minus one $1/2 Nabisco Cracker Item Target printable
Total Due: $2.49 or $1.25 each
4 GE Reveal Light Bulb 4 pks on sale BOGO $5.49 for two
Minus four $1/1 GE Bright from the Start, Energy Smart CFLs, Energy Efficient Clear or Soft Halogen or Reveal, exp. 6/15/12 (SS 04/15/12 R)
Total Due: $6.98 or $1.75 each

Minus one $5.00 off $30.00 Winn Dixie Enjoy the City Coupon

Minus one $5.00 off $30.00 Publix Store Coupon

Total Due (incl tax): $29.59 Total Saved: $100.88  Percentage Saved: 77.4%

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Also –Attention Bloggers –at the bottom of this post is a place for you to show your own brag worthy purchases! I ask that you make sure this is a direct link to your deals post – I will remove links that go directly to your home page. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to leave a comment on this post letting us know how you did shopping this week.