March Shopping month-end review

>> April 8, 2009


March total spent: $271.31
March total saved: $710.05

Some shopping in March I havent mentioned:
Walmart :eggs,milk,butter, grapes, cheese 2lbs --spent $11.57 (used safeway match qs)
Target: 5 pkgs fruit snacks--spent $2.50 (used 5 $1 coupons)
Went to food storage cannery: bought lots of canned food: spent-- $71.00

Over Spring Break had way too much fun and went out to eat a lot:
--mall 2 trips--$18.25 cinnabon/pretzel time
--Pen Thai --- best food ever eaten in Bothell --$38.50
--McDonalds 2 times on trip--$37.06
--Mercedes & Family mexican food in Yakima --$16.42
--Safeway (bought lunch we all took to the zoo)--$28.60

plus all other shopping in the month with couponing -$76.01

Total Spent $271.31 (yes a little over budget, but I am a wild spender when I go vacation)
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April spending thus far: $70.17
April savings $137.72

Costco:(2) 12 pks green beans,apple sauce,tortillas, bread,lettuce, hamburger patties, pirates booty popcorn--spent $60.58
Albertsons doublers shopping-- $9.59

5 comments:

Seattle Moms Deal Finder April 8, 2009 at 8:37 AM  

This is so inspiring!!!

Amber Red April 8, 2009 at 3:13 PM  

I am pretty new to the couponing and so happy to find a local lady to tell us about all the deals....so thanks!

Now do you feel like you are able to eat a lot of healthy food. Does this include all your meat,veggies & fruits? I have a family of 6...what do you have?

The Trumans April 8, 2009 at 3:54 PM  

Amber, hello! If you are new to couponing, please go slowly and try a few small deals at a time. I dont want you to get overwhelmed.:) Yes we do eat a lot of meat, veggies and fruits. I normally go to Save-a-lot for cheap fresh produce, meat sales at Albertsons and totally stock up. For veggies, I seem to get a lot of free frozen veggies, but not always. I purchased canned green beans at Costco this week :) Since I have been couponing for a few years, I have built up big stockpiles of a lot of different kinds of foods.
I have 4 children so we are a family of 6 as well!!

Amber Red April 9, 2009 at 3:03 PM  

So what did you start your budget out as??

The Trumans April 9, 2009 at 11:07 PM  

I am trying for $200 per month. :)