Kroger

OK....I could've done better. But I took my son to the Dr. this morning, and we stopped on the way home- WITHOUT my coupon box. (I did have a few with me that I knew I was going to use). Blogging has helped me to realize just how much I spend on Dr. Pepper- over $35 so far this month- about 12 1/2% of my total spending!

4 Dr. Pepper 4/$12

4 Cheetos $1.99 ea

2 Lay's $2.27 ea

4 Orville Popcorn $1.99 ea used $1/2- only had 1 coupon

2 Heinz Ketchup $1.99 ea

Big K 12 pk for kids $2.29

4 Tombstone Pizzas $2.99 ea

4 Kroger pizza pals $0.72 ea

2 Tropicana Juice $2.99 ea used $1.25/2

Sara Lee Bread B1/G1 $1.39 forgot a $0.55q at home~

Milk $3.18

Revlon eyelash tool clearance $2 used $1q

2 Goldfish crackers $1.59 ea

In total I did 2 of the $5/10 rewards. But apparently the Dr. Pepper was included in that, so my receipt says I purchased 24 items. I could've put back 4 of the chips or popcorn OR gotten 6 more items to take full advantage, but I did not realize~

Total OOP: $58.33

Total Saved $17.25

Total 2009 OOP: $289.64

Total 2009 Saved: $143.92

I don't feel like I'm doing very well this month- January is a busy time for me, so I have taken a lot of shortcuts. But, I am staying well within my $425/mo budget, which includes ALL grocery store & drug store spending. (Except prescriptions, which we rarely have anyway). My overall goal, though, is NOT to see how "low I can go", but to save as much as I can and still buy what my family wants. If circumstances ever dictated, I would certainly find even more ways to save, but for now I am happy to do as much as I can within my current budget.