Super Saver - Publix 5/29

Good morning everyone! First of all, sorry for my long absence from Blogging. As you all know, I'm a graduate student, so my husband and I took some time early this summer to travel. It's nice to know that saving money really adds up and it's how we were able to afford our wonderful vacation.

So, I have some exciting news - for the first time in my couponing career, I was able to save almost 100% at Publix. My husband was speechless as he watched the total go down. This trip covers an entire week's worth of meals, plus a few other items that were on sale and I know I'll use eventually.

Here's what I bought: (C Stands for Coupon, which I used on the item)

1/2 Gallon of Milk
1/2 Gallon of Orange Juice
2 Edy's Ice Creams (B1G1 & C)
4 Bananas
1 Jar of Newman's Own Sauce (C)
2 Boxes of Triscuits (C)
2 Boxes of Cheez-Itz (B1G1 & C)
4 Boxes of Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs (I actually only paid for half of one, because they were on sale, I used two B1G1 coupons, and a Buy 3 Get one free coupon from Target)
2 Packages of Hillshire Farm Sausage (Sale & C)
2 Packages of Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs (FYI, Regular Beef Hot Dogs are B1G1, but my husband and I are trying to lay off red meat - C)
2 Cans of Busch's Baked Beans (B1G1)
1 Spray Can of Coppertone Sunscreen (Manufacturer C & Store C)
2 Bottles of Lawry's Marinade (B1G1 & C)
2 Bottle of Kraft BBQ Sauce (B1G1)
2 Bags of Publix Salad (B1G1)
1 Dozen Publix Eggs
1 Container of Curry Powder (Sale - My husband loves curry powder. After we checked out he said, "I'm sorry my curry powder pushed you over the edge. You would have saved 100% if it wasn't for me." Ha ha ha. Very sweet, but I'm so pleased with our overall savings.)
1 Bag of Sunchips (C)
1 Bag of Publix Potato Chips
2 Jars of Mount Olive Pickles (B1G1)
1 Container of Cascade (Sale and C)
2 Boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese (B1G1)
1 Container of Breakstone's Sour Cream (Sale)
3/4 lb. Boar's Head Ovengold Turkey (Sale)
2 Ears of Corn (Sale)

Regular Priced Total: $122.82
Price I Paid: $62.78

How did I do it? Well, I took advantage of a lot of Buy 1, Get 1 Free items, and tried to match those up with coupons as much as possible. Just buying items on sale saved me $36.49 right away. I then added $13.05 in regular coupons, and topped that off with $10.50 in store coupons (including a $5 off coupon from Sav-a-Lot, which Publix accepts.)

Total Saved: $60.04

Just to give you an idea of what's on the menu this week:

Today - BBQ at a friend's house. We're bringing brownies, which we bought on sale last week.

Monday - Cookout at our house. We're making hot dogs and sausage (both of which I got for very cheap at Publix. I bought buns at WalMart, since I had to go there anyway.) We're serving it with beans (which were B1G1), and chips & dip. Our friends are bringing other sides and dessert.

Tuesday - Leftovers, served with corn

Wednesday - Chicken and yellow rice (both of which we've had on hand for a while)

Thursday - Leftovers

Friday - Spaghetti and salad (bought extra sauce and salad at Publix, have other ingredients on hand)

Saturday - Leftovers


I hope you all have a wonderful week!