Catching up

I'm a little behind on posting my shopping trips. I've had the bahama's on my mind but now that its over I need to get back into gear. Since we've been back though I have not felt too well and Ronin's schedule is way out of wack. I have this "rocking" feeling like I'm still on the boat and it makes me feel a little queasy. Ronin has been a little clingy to me since we've been back and not sleeping very well which means I'm not sleeping well. So hopefully he'll get back on track here soon. The month of February I kinda went a little over budget. I still did pretty well but I try to stay under $500.

February Grocery Spending
Total Shelf Cost: $1,045.41
Amount Paid: $510.18
Total Savings: $535.23
Savings Rate: 51%

My goal for March is to have a 75% Savings Rate. I use a savings tracker that my sister Raquel found from The Coupon Project it helps me keep track of my shopping trips and how much I save. It has all the formulas in it already so no math on my part lol! Here are some shopping trips I did before I left for the Bahamas.

Farm Fresh Shopping Trip

Items Purchased:
2-Poptarts - $3.76 paid $1.76

2-Frosted Flakes - $3.76 paid $1.76

2-Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing - $6.98 paid $2.98

1-Butterball Turkey Meat - $4.39 paid $2.29

1-Bacon - $2.99

3-Sirloin Porkchops - $9.15 paid $6.15

1-Chicken Thighs - $5.33 paid $3.33

3-Blade Pork Chops - $11.59 paid $7.59

1-Ground Beef - $6.99 paid FREE (rang up wrong so they gave it to me for FREE!!)

3-Kiwi - $1.74

1-Kale - $0.25

1-5lb bag Potatoes - $1.99

1-6pack Tomatoes - $3.42

1-Sour Cream - $1.49

2-Colgate Toothbrushes - $1.98 paid FREE

1-Loreal Kids Shampoo - $1.80 paid $0.30

Total Value: $71.82

Total Paid AFTER Coupons/Sales: $41.25

SAVED: $30.57

Harris Teeter Shopping Trip

Items Purchased:

2-Cinnamon Toast Crunch - $3.94 paid $1.74

2-Lucky Charms - $5.00 paid $2.80

2-Ocean Spray Cranberry Raspberry - $7.78 paid $3.89

2-Huggies Jumbo Pack - $11.98 paid $4.98 (CRAZYYYY!)

2-Marie Callender's Bakes - $13.98 paid $11.98

2-Frozen Cauliflower $3.34 paid FREE

2-5 Cheese Garlic Bread - $3.34 paid FREE

2-Nutty Buddy Ice Cream - $5.98 paid FREE

Total Value: $72.73

Total Paid AFTER Coupons/Sales: $28.31

SAVED: $43.42

Target Shopping Trip

Items Purchased:

1-Pampers box $24.49 paid $18.99

1-Pampers Wipes (3pk) - $5.99 paid $1.99

2-Up Ibuprofen - $2.04 paid $0.04

1-Exccedrin - $3.74 paid $0.74

1-Puppy Pads - $13.99

1-Charmin (24 ct) - $9.99 paid $8.24

1-Charmin wipes - $2.99 paid $1.74

Total Value: $74.51

Total Paid AFTER Coupons/Sales: $44.36

SAVED: $30.15