It's been awhile...

The past few weeks haven't been too good for me in regards to saving. It's my fault though because I'd download online coupons to my rewards card and forget about their expiration date when we were forced to shop Wednesdays due to having to work our usual shopping days. This week was a different story though. And probably my biggest saving yet.

My total was $61 and some odd change. We saved 47% off our total bill, which is more than what I aimed for (45%). We bought some bacon, shredded cheese, a "big ass block" of cheese, chicken, hamburg, bags of salad, tomatoes, loaf of bread, buns, four boxes of cereal, four boxes of stuffing (I got all of them for the price of one!), two jars of pasta sauce, box of pasta (free!), Viola, Ritz crackers, summer sausage, and I'm sure I'm forgetting a couple of things.

So how did I do it? I used plenty of the J4U coupons that connect with my rewards card at my grocery store. I also printed out a couple of coupons and used a few Sunday newspaper coups. Mostly, it's about buying what's on sale. Of course you don't want to just buy shit or items you don't like. But if you reasonably want to save money, then you just have to forsake the items you want and get the items you need and can get a good deal on. It's amazing how much groceries cost. Even with a 400 dollar limit for food each month for two people, there's still a lot I wouldn't be able to get on that budget, believe it or not. With couponing and not buying excessively, I'm hoping that we will never go past 250 a month.