This week was absolutely a case of loaves and fishes. I thought I was going to be over budget. There were a lot of great deals at Publix that I didn't want to pass by. In the end, I had a surplus! I'm usually good at calculating my final costs, but this time I was way off. I was literally in awe of God's goodness when it was all said and done. I hope you will be to when you see how much food I purchased for just under $40.
I purchased all of this at Kroger early in the week. I cashed in my $3 biscuit catalina on this one. Final cost for 4 gallons of organic milk, 6 meaty drumsticks, and 6 cans of biscuits: $1.71. (Over 94% Savings)
Publix was really amazing as well. I purchased $137.32 worth of groceries (sorry the picture really doesn't do it justice) for $20.20 (85% Savings). I used some high value Kashi coupons, a $5 off $50 Competitor's coupon, and lots of other Q's to get there. In all, I used $63.53 in store, competitor, and MQs. (If you want to see more great Publix shops, check out Fiddledeedee.
Here are the purchases I don't have pictures for:
Target:
3 boxes of Life Cereal
2 Boxes of Quaker Granola Bars
Total $3
HG Hill:
4.64 lbs of white onions
1 package of hot dog buns
Total $1.56
Aldi:
4lbs. Navel Oranges
8oz. Neufchatel
2 Packages of Flour Tortillas
2 dozen eggs
Total $7.26
Kroger:
5 Cans Cream Soup
2 Cans of Spaghetti Sauce
1 Can Refried Beans
2 Boxes of Cocoa Mix
Total $4.33
Total Spent for the Week: $38.06 That leaves about $12 to spend another week (added to previous surplus I have about $23 for future use).