It was a very quiet day today as I went to Publix. There is literally nothing that I need right now. However, there were a couple of sales I wanted to take advantage of and I had Ore-Ida coupons that were expiring tomorrow so I needed to make a quick stop. I will do a bit of addictedtosaving.com housekeeping right now – the most common questions I receive in my email inbox after photo show and tells are, “where is all the meat?”, “do you eat meat?”, “how much do you spend on meat?” Let me answer the questions for you – all of my meat is jam packed in my freezer, yes I eat meat, and the amount I spend is based on sales and coupons I have. I will tell you that I haven’t bought much meat lately. Two and a half months ago I stocked up on boneless chicken breasts when it was priced at $1.79/lb at Publix. I bought approximately 20 lbs, split up the chicken breasts and froze them. I think I have only one bag of chicken left so my fingers are crossed that it goes on sale next week at Publix! I also have approximately 6 lbs of ground turkey, 3 lbs of lean ground beef and 1 lb of salmon in my freezer. So, yes, I do buy meat… but only when it’s on sale good and once it’s on sale I stock up. Next time I stock up on chicken, I will take a picture to prove to you all that I buy it. Oh – and my monthly tally does include the money I spend on proteins….. Okay. Now that that is taken care of.. Today I went ahead and bought the $50.00 BP Gas gift card. When all is said and done, I spent $47.17 and saved $81.88 (including the gift card). If I focus only on groceries, I spent $7.17 and saved $71.88.
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:
2 Stouffer’s Family Style Lasagna on sale $3.99 each Minus two $2.50/1 printables (print 2x per computer) Total: $2.98 or $1.49 each! 4 Green Giant Green Bean & Almonds boxed veggies on sale 10/$10.00 Minus four $0.50/1 printables (print 2x per computer) Total: $2.00 or $0.50 each! 6 Ore Ida Easy Fries on sale 10/$10.00 Minus three $1.50/2 printables (print limit is reached I think) Total: $1.50 or $0.25 each! 1 lb Green Beans on sale $0.99/lb Total: $0.99 6 bottles 7UP on sale B1G1 $1.79 for two Minus six $1.00/1 printables (print limit is reached) Total: FREE plus $0.63 overage 6 Bottles of Coffee Mate Creamer on sale B1G1 $1.99 for two Minus two B2G1 printables Minus two $1.50/2 printables Total: FREE plus $1.01 overage 2 Scrubbing Bubbles Power Spray Starter Kit priced at $7.99 Minus two $5.00/1 printables Minus two $3.00/1 Publix store coupons from One Stop One Store booklet Total: FREE 2 Benedryl Ultra Tab priced at $4.93 each Minus one $4.00/2 printable (print limit reached) Minus two $1.50/1 Publix store coupons from Green Advantage Buy Flyer Total: $2.86 or $1.43 each 1 $50.00 BP Gas Gift Card Minus one $10.00 off of $50.00 BP Gas Gift Card coupon when you spend $25+ from Publix Weekly Ad Sales Flyer Total: $40.00Total Spent including gift card: $47.17 (including tax), Total Saved: $81.88
Total Spent on Groceries: $7.17 (including tax), Total Saved $71.88, Percentage Saved 90.9%
**If you live in the Tampa Bay area and you would like to schedule an Addicted to Saving 101 seminar to learn how to effectively match coupons with sales, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Kim says
Yesterday I spent $140, including a $50 BP giftcard and got $355 of groceries. So much this time that I couldn’t fit it in a picture! Thanks!!!!