Well – this week came and went quickly!  This past Sunday, I took my husband to Orlando to celebrate his birthday a couple of days early and being gone all day and then working on the Publix ad all Sunday night threw my week off a bit.  I never quite got caught up!  We’ve also been making a lot of plans for my upcoming Addicted to Saving Seminar in Clearwater on April 26th.  (Go HERE for more info.)  So with lack of sleep, birthday celebrations, work and life, I’m tired!

We went to Publix together this evening (yup – another Publix date night) and while we saved a lot of money ($170), we also spent a lot of money!  In fact, I think I spent the most money today that I have all year!  There are some great sales though and some of the sales – even with coupons – still cost a lot.  And, I’m starting a 10 day juice fast tomorrow morning so I made sure to get some produce and I also plan on going to Winn Dixie to get more produce with some gift cards I’ve had stashed away for a while.  Thank you to everyone who left comments on Addicted to Saving, facebook and via email with recipes for juice recipes.  **feel free to leave a comment on this post with your recipes if you have more to share! You all have inspired me to try this juice fast out!  (Well, the movie Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead really inspired me.  I figure that if juicing can cure some people of autoimmune disorders, maybe it can help some of my ailments.  I’m hopefully optimistic and will keep you all posted on how it goes!)

Oh – and if you missed the adorable picture of my 5 month old puppy Louie that I posted on Addicted to Saving’s Facebook page earlier today, below is him sitting on our couch like an old man.  Hasn’t he gotten big since I posted about him last? 🙂

• To see this week’s Publix Weekly Ad & Coupon Matchups, go HERE
• To see this week’s Publix Deals & Steals, go HERE

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 Ocean Spray Cherry Juice on sale BOGO $2.99 for two
3 Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice on sale BOGO $2.99 for two
Minus three Buy 1 Ocean Spray Cherry, Get 1 Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Free printables (zip 34212)
Total Due: FREE
2 Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil on sale $2.99
Minus two $1.50/1 Reynolds Wrap
Total Due: $2.99 or $1.49 each
2 bags Glory Foods Kale Greens on sale 2/$4.00
Total Due: $4.00
1 bag Red Seedless Grapes on sale $1.69/lb
Minus one $2.00 off Publix produce when you spend $5.00+ printable (no longer available)
Total Due: $1.65
1 bag Baby Cut Carrots on sale $1.29
Total Due: $1.29
1 bag Celery on sale $0.99
Total Due: $0.99
4 Cucumbers on sale 2/$1.00
Total Due: $2.00
1 Cantaloupe on sale 2/$4.00
Total Due: $4.00
2 Alexia Buttermilk frozen biscuits on sale BOGO $3.69 for two
Minus two $1/1 Alexia Product printable
Total DUe: $1.69 or $0.85 each
2 Cool Whip on sale BOGO $1.67 for two
Minus one $0.50/2 Cool Whip Whipped Topping, exp. 4/25/12 (SS 03/25/12)
Total Due: $1.17 or $0.59 each
3 Birds Eye Steamfresh on sale 50% off or $0.99 each
Minus one $1/3 Birds Eye Steamfresh, exp. 4/15/12 (RP 03/04/12)
Total Due: $1.95 or $0.65 each
2 Planters Cashew Halves on sale BOGO $5.39 for two
Minus one $1/2 Planters Snack Item Target printable
Minus one $1.50/2 Planters Peanuts, exp. 4/30/12 (SS 01/29/12 R)
Total Due: $2.89 or $1.45 each
4 Gevalia Coffee on sale BOGO $8.99 for two
Minus one $1/1 Gevalia Coffee Target printable
Minus four $2/1 Gevalia Coffee, exp. 4/9/12 (SS 02/26/12 R)
Total Due: $8.98 or $2.25 each
6 Mentos Gum on sale BOGO $3.29 for two
Minus six $0.55/1 Mentos Bottle, exp. 5/25/12 (SS 03/25/12)
Total DUe: $6.57 or $1.10 each
8 Del Monte Canned Vegetables on sale $1.39 for two
Minus two $1/4 Del Monte Canned Vegetables, Tomatoes or Fruit printable
Total Due: $3.56 or $0.45 each
2 French’s Fried Onions on sale BOGO $3.45 for two
Minus two $0.75/1 French’s French Fried Onions, exp. 6/15/12 (SS 03/25/12)
Total DUe: $1.95 or $0.98 each
4 Keebler Town House Crackers on sale BOGO $3.75 for two
2 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Jumbo Sticks on sale BOGO $3.69 for two
1 Dozen Eggs, $1.89
Minus two $1/2 Keebler Town House Crackers printable
Minus one FREE Keebler Fudge Shoppe Jumbo Stick wyb Crackers Target printable
Minus one FREE Dozen Eggs wyb three Keebler/Kellogg’s/Sunshine products tearpad
Total Due: $5.50 or $0.79 each
2 Duncan Hines Cake Mix on sale BOGO $1.83 for two
Minus two $0.35/1 Duncan Hines Cake Mix, exp. 4/30/12 (SS 02/05/12 R)
Total Due: $1.13 or $0.57 each
2 Hellmann’s May on sale BOGO $4.83 for two
Minus two $1.00/1 Hellmann’s Mayo
Total Due: $2.83 or $1.42 each
2 Starburst Jelly Beans on sale 2/$4.00
Minus one $1/2 Starburst or Lifesavers Jellybeans Target printable
Minus one $1/2 Starburst, Life Savers, or Jellybeans, exp. 4/8/12 (RP 03/18/12)
Total Due: $2.00 or $1.00 each
2 Ragu Sauce on sale BOGO $2.27 for two
Minus one $1/2 Ragu Pasta Sauce Target printable
Minus two $0.50/1 Ragu Sauce
Total Due: $0.27 or $0.14 each
4 Swanson Broth on sale BOGO $2.47 for two
Minus one $1/3 Swanson Broth or Stock Carton, exp. 3/31/12 (SS 01/08/12 #2 R)
Total DUe: $3.94 or $0.99 each
4 Reese’s Eggs on sale BOGO $3.95 for two **can I tell you how happy this BOGO sale has made my husband?
Minus no coupons 🙁
Total Due: $7.90 or $1.98 each
2 Sundown Vitamins oreg price $3.29 each
Minus one $3.00/2 Sundown Vitamins (print limit reached)
Minus one $5/2 Sundown Naturals, Osteo Bi-Flex or Marvel Heroes Gummies, exp. 3/30/12 (Publix Green Advantage)
Total Due: FREE plus $1.42 overage

Minus one $5/$50 Publix Coupon from last Sunday’s paper

Minus one $5/$30 Winn Dixie Coupon from Winn Dixie Mailer Flier

Total Due: $58.40 Total Saved: $170.94  Percentage Saved: 74.6%

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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!