Trying to "Coupon" ...

The key word here is trying, haha. My friend Elizabeth writes in her blog, The Dambro Daily about trying to spend less on groceries each week by combining sale prices + coupons. I did this a little bit back in the fall, and then just kinda quit with the move and all. But now is definitely the time (since I'm not working) that I need to learn to take advantage of these deals and be more of a savvy shopper. I totalled up how much I spend at Target, Win-Dixie, and Wal-Mart for the month of March and it was $673.50. Holy crap. This is compared with girls who are challenging themselves to spend only $25 a week on groceries. That's $100/month, people. I could at least aim for $50-$75 a week, right? I think it will be hard to be under that for the first 6 weeks or so, since this will be my first sales cycle (you can read about that on SouthernSavers). Elizabeth recommended SouthernSavers which is a website that helps you keep track of what deals are going on at your grocery store and then matches them with available manufacture coupons. I don't have any manufacture coupons yet since I haven't been getting a Sunday paper. But I did have to take a trip to Win-Dixie this morning. I was able to find two printable coupons for olive oil, and then I just shopped their store deals. This is what I got... 3lbs Bananas 2 Crates Strawberries (bogo) Tomatoes (2) 4 pk Baby Yogurt (2/$5) (4) Ears corn (1) Red Onion (2) Chicken Leg Quarter pack (bogo) (2) Boneless/Skinless Breast packs (bogo) (2) Boneless Cutlets (bogo) (1) Nilla Wafers (2) Honey Bunches of Oats (bogo) (2) Bottles EVOO (bogo + (2) $1 off coupons = $3 each) (2) Classico marinara (bogo) (2) Cans of Biscuits (2) 4pk fruit cups (4) Diced tomatoes (1) Coffee creamer (1) Cheddar Cheese block Total BEFORE sales + coupons....$130.12 AFTER...$79.55 Savings...$50.57 Not too shabby for my first week with NO circular coupons... :)