Super Savings Saturday 11/13

I took a bit of a break from intense couponing this week. It's difficult to keep spending to a minimum when you don't have any shopping options near home. And sometimes I just feel like I need a break from intense couponing. I still used coupons on quite a few items, but I didn't shop like I normally would. We still came out pretty well on shopping for this week, and I don't expect to buy much of anything next week, other than milk.

Dollar General - Trip #1
(1) Cortizone 10 cream $1.75 (reg. price $2.75, used $1/1 printable)
(1) Smart & Simple sandwich bags $2.00
Total: $4.01

Walgreens
(2) Dawn dish soap, $0.02 each (Don't even ask me to try to explain what happened at Walgreens... My receipt was a mess. In the end, both the cashier and manager were so excited to see that I got the dish soap for $0.02 - and I wasn't complaining either!)
Total: $0.04

Festival
(4) Yoplait yogurt $0.50 each
(1) Mr. Dee's hash browns, 24 oz., $1.69
(1) Scotties tissue $0.79 (There was a limit of one. Who seriously only buys one box of tissues at a time?!)
(4.5 pounds) Boneless Skinless Chicken $8.96 (I was prepared to pay more than normal since they had nothing in the ad, but to my great surprise, they had Amish chicken breasts on sale for $1.99/lb. - my buy price!)
(3 lbs.) Over-ripe bananas $0.89 (These were a produce markdown. I snagged one bag - and I didn't think the bananas were too over-ripe - and sliced & froze them for smoothies and banana bread/muffins.)
Total: $14.37

Kwik Trip
(1 dozen) Large eggs $1.29 (Yikes - the price shot back up! They're usually $0.79.)
Total: $1.29

Cards
I spent $4.25 on cards and napkins at church. They are getting rid of all the old cards and packages of napkins by selling them at .25 each, so I stocked up a bit!
Total: $4.25

Walmart
(3) Minute Maid OJ concentrate 1.53 each
(2) Eggo waffles 1.64 each (reg. price 2.14, used 1.00/2 coupon)
(6) Yoplait yogurt cups .51 each (reg. price .58, used .40/6 coupon)
(1) Barilla PLUS Rotini FREE (used Vocalpoint coupon)
(1) Pita bread .50 (bakery markdown)
(1) Sub sandwich bread 1.50 (bakery markdown)
(1) Dannon 32 oz. yogurt 1.53 (reg. price 2.28, used .75/1 coupon)
(1) Decorative candle 1.00
(1) Suave body wash w/bonus travel size 1.63 (on sale for 2.13, use .50/1 coupon)
(2) Muir Glen diced tomatoes .22 each (reg. price 1.22, used [2] 1.00/1 coupons)
Total: 21.00

Aldi
(1) pepperoni 1.99
(1) saltines .79
(1) Hamburger buns .79
(1) flour tortillas .99
(4) potato chips 1.29 each
(1) tortilla chips .99
(2) Splash juice 1.69 each
(2) yeast strips (3 ct.) .89 each
(2) shredded cheese (16 oz.) 3.19 each
(3) cream cheese .89 each
(1) basil 1.09
(1) Pringles 1.29
(1) chocolate syrup 1.15
(1) Cran-Pomegranate juice 1.79
(1) French onion dip 1.09
Total: 31.93

Burnstad's
(1) Ore-Ida tater tots, 1.75 (on sale for 2.50, used .75/1 coupon from company)
(2) Green Giant Steamers 1.00 each
(4) Nestle morsels 1.00 each (on sale for 1.50 each, used [2] 1.00/2 coupons)
(2) Campbell's tomato soup .89 each
(2) Kraft mac 'n cheese .80 each
(3) Buddig lunch meat .79 each
(1) Bob's Red Mill GF flour blend 3.89
(1) Baby carrots .48 (Internet surprise coupon this week)
Total: 18.23

From other budget areas
Dog food 12.50
Snow shovel 10.00 (The snow is coming....ahhhhh!!)
Snow gloves (for husband) 6.00 (at Aldi, of all places! LOVE Aldi!)

Total other spending: 28.50
Total Grocery budget spending for the week: $95.79

Yikes! That number is scary! I'm not going to over-stress about it, though. I think I'm basically done with shopping for the month of November. We're going to my in-laws for Thanksgiving, so I won't have to buy anything for that holiday. I do have to get us some Zyrtec, but that will be $4.00 at Dollar General.

Sometimes, I just have to cut myself some slack on the budget. Last month was great and this is a learning experience for me. With the holidays approaching, I just have to be as careful as possible - and I need to remember to relax!