Distracted

I am a horrible shopper when I have the kids with me.  It’s frustrating.  It’s better if I just go alone, but it’s rare that I get that chance.  I need to plan my trips better.

Yesterday I did a Walgreens & Fred Meyer run.  I didn’t do as good as I could have but still got good deals.

At Walgreens I got:

Always Pads - $5.49, on sale for $4.49, then I had a $2.00 off coupon - paid $2.49

Colgate Toothpaste - $1.00.  Was not the “total” brand, so I just had a coupon for $0.75 off - paid $0.25.

At Fred Meyer I got:

2pks of english muffins & 18pk eggs for $5.00

2pks of strawberries for $4.00

4 binder zipper pouches (for my individual coupons for certain stores) - $0.79ea

Index dividers (for my coupon binder) - $0.99

I got more stuff, but was on a mission to find certain things.  It wasn’t a coupon only type trip.

Today I hit up Target, in search of some school supply deals & to get some stuff that i didn’t get the other day.  Sadly i just saw that the items i bought today will end up to be close to free this coming week.  i’m not complaining though….i did better than what the price on the shelf is.

Coffee Mate Creamer - $1.83, paid $1.28.

GoGurt Yogurt - 2 for $4.00, paid $3.25

Sharpie Permanent Thin Marker 2pk - $1.52ea, paid $0.52.  (bought 2x)

PaperMate 10pk Pens - $1.02, paid $0.02

Steak (wasn’t sure about meats there, but I did) $4’something. Paid $2’something.

Cottonelle Wipes - (saw online that they were $1.77, but at my store they were $2.01) I bought 4 tubs, making it $8.04, then I had $4.50 in coupons, so paid $3.54 (making them $0.88ea)

Then I hit up Safeway…

Got 3 - 2 liter sodas - $0.88ea, paid $2.64

Ragu Pasta - bought 2 for $3.00 & got a free box of pasta too

Red Potatoes

Whole Rotisserie Chicken - $5.00

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I’m done for the weekend.  I hear there’s good inserts on Sunday & a few good deals are starting to show up on the blogs for next week.  

Happy to say that I’m below budget this week for our groceries.  It’s not as low as I’d like it to be, but I know that my stocking up trips, will mean that I won’t have to buy those things for awhile.  My typical weekly budget was $125-140.  Right now I’m at $93.00 which included stock-up items & food for the week to last through next Wednesday.