Super Savings Saturday

Burnstad's in Tomah:
Bakery Italian bread (for my husband) $1.49
Dean's French Onion dip (also for my husband) $1.33
Flavorite margarine (2) $1.50 ($0.75 each)
Kraft cheese (2 chunk and 3 shredded) $5.00 (on sale 2/$4 and used $5/5 coupon)
Ore Ida Crispers $1.75 (on sale for $2.50, used $0.75/1 coupon from company)
Lay's Chips (3) $2.97 (on sale for $0.99 each!)
Skippy Peanut Butter (2) $1.98 (on sale for $0.99 each!)
Buddig Lunch meat (5-2 oz. packets) $0.59 each (reg. price $0.79, used $1/5 coupon-sign up for Lunch Club)
Russet potatoes, 5 lbs., $1.79
Colgate toothpaste $0.25 (on sale for $1.00, used $0.75/1 coupon)

Total with tax: $21.07

Festival-Mauston:
Dozen Flavorite Large Eggs $1.69
Yoplait Light yogurts (4) $2.00 (on sale for $0.50 each)
Yotastic yogurts (4) $1.20 (on sale for $0.30 each)
Gold N Plump Whole Chicken 3.5 lbs. $3.98
Frank's Sauerkraut $1.85 (yuck! It's a donation for the church picnic...)
Puffs tissues $0.50 (on sale for $1.00, used $0.50 coupon received in mail)
5 lbs. Red potatoes $2.69

Total with tax: $13.95

Dollar General:
Miracle Whip 30 oz. $2.50 (reg. price $3.50, used $1.00 coupon from Facebook)

Total spending for the week: $37.52

We budget $40 a week for all grocery and household (cleaning and health & beauty items). Right now, I'm trying to figure out if this amount is right for us. So far, it seems that we're doing just fine! And we're eating like kings because of smart shopping and stockpiling!