Extreme Couponing Makes it Hard to Stick to a Grocery Budget
See how I did that? I set a budget, freaked out when I thought I couldn't stick to it, and then gave myself permission to go over budget. This is why I never make or stick to budgets.
Seriously though, a surprise double coupon event is probably worth going over budget for -- when you don't live in a double coupon area and if there are actual good deals to be had. Fortunately, (or unfortunately, depending upon your point of view), the K-mart in our area is B.A.D. They have a very small grocery area and their prices are high. I found very little that was worth purchasing, and I bought four things just to support their double coupon efforts. (I should write them an email thanking them for trying ... someone remind me to do that later in the week.)
So here we are, one week into our new food budget, and we did it. Barely. Here's how our week looked:
Commissary: 2 Damp Rid, 2 boxes of trash bags, 1 box of zip lock bags, some feta, pesto, a case of Coke, a bottle of sunscreen. Used $12 in coupons, have a rebate form for the Damp Rid. Total: $20.98 OOP Meijer: There was an awesome Buy 5 get $5 off Kraft sale and a few other Catalina OYNO deals I wanted to take advantage of so ... canned mandarin oranges, canned pineapple juice (for TW's Feel Better Tea ), Dole fruit cups, Claussen pickles, A1, 3 packages of lunch meat, gallon of milk, a snack bag of animal crackers, hummus, bleu cheese, cheddar cheese, a cucumber and an impulse purchased bag of Chicago Style popcorn. I used $11.83 in coupons, saved $23.29 in sales. Received $6.75 in OYNO Catalinas. Total: $28.06 OOP CVS: We bought Honest Tea, Lipton Natural Tea, a razor, some chocolate, some Neosporin and topical Benadryl and something else I've forgotten, (must have really needed that, eh?) Received $31.98 in ECBs Total:$56.83 OOP Walgreen's: I was struggling to use $16 in RR that were going to expire so we bought some Gatorade, a carton of eggs, 2 bottles of laundry detergent, 4 bottles of shampoo & conditioner, and some Pop Tarts. I have a $5 MIR for the Gatorade and received another $3 RR OYNO. Total: $14.62 OOP K-mart: I couldn't pass up the doubling event and then didn't find anything to buy. Darn it. A box of Celestial Seasoning tea for TW's sister, 2 travel packs of Q-tips, and a bag of gummi bears. Coupons totaled $3.Miniature Gift Box - News
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