11/1-11/7 Shopping

Total cost: $0.34. Meijer had some great deals this week! Smart Balance 1/2 gallons were $1.99 each, Wolf Brand Chili was $1.00 each and Dial soap was $1 each. I had a $2 mfg. Smart Balance coupon, two $1 off 1 Wolf coupons and a $.35 off Dial coupon (which was doubled to $0.70.) I paid $.30 plus tax for the soap and everything else was free. The soap will be great stuff for my donation bin!

Kroger's deals this week were killer! Since my last post, I stopped at Kroger again. Using the $5 off 10 items for the Mega Sale, I purchased 4 cans of Campbell's Select Harvest soups, two boxes StoveTop Stuffing, two cans of Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup, two cans of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup and a 64 oz. bottle of Welch's Essentials juice. Since my total for the canned goods and StoveTop after coupons was actually -$1.79, and I had a $1 off mfg. coupon (doubled to $2) I threw in the juice for good measure. My grand total was $0.21. Seriously? $0.21? I noticed on the bottom of my receipt that I had a 99% savings. I have never been so amazed buying groceries than I am this week. I love eating for very nearly free. I mean, I have at least 4 lunches plus half of two dinners and something to drink besides water for the week for only twenty-one cents? Even if I just counted the soups, its five cents a meal. I have never eaten for only five cents a meal. If I would have been smart and remembered to bring my own bags, my total would have been $0.11. I will never forget my own bags again! I am going to be able to save up for a house way faster than I had ever thought possible.