Spent $10.39 SAVED $92.98

I went to Publix 3 more times today and out of them here was my BEST. What did I get:

• Green Giant Broccoli Florets 16oz
• 2 Green Giant White Corn 16oz
• 2 green Giant Whole Green Beans 16oz
• 2 Colgate Total Adv. Toothpaste
• 2 Colgate Mint gel Toothpaste
• 2 Venus Divine Razors
• Renuzit Tri Scents Starter Kit
  
• Renuzit Tri Scents Refill
  
• 4 Progreso Lt Roast Beef soup
• 5 Progresso Lt. Santa Fe Chicken soup
• 3 Muir Glen Org Southwestern Black Bean Soup
  
• 3 Muir Glen Org Chicken Tortilla Soup

The Recite:

How did I SAVE that much???

1. At Publix you can find a $5 off 20 participating products coupon.  Most are finding this on a Italian Sale Display up front or near the Progresso soups. 
2. Also, Rite Aid had a coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase.
3. Everything I bought I had a coupon for that I had gotten out of the Sunday Paper or the Internet
4. The toothpaste and Razors were markdown to what my coupon was for. That made them FREE!!
5. Daily visits to Southern Savors (click on the picture @ the top of this post)
6. My COUPON Binder. I have it set up by the layout of the Publix that I visit the most. Coupon are stored by tabs using baseball card holders. (see picture)

 

Hope the helps you save more money for your family!!

Blessings,

Trina

I spent $72.11, but SAVED $156.62

My goal this month is to trim off $100.00 from our grocery budget. We have gone from $600.00 to $500.00 to feed a family of 5 (2 adults, 1=21 year old male, 2 children & 3 dogs). Getting the most out of each penny I spend at the grocery store has become a HIGH for me this past month. I have been using a coupon binder and this week I SCORED BIG TIME!!! All the clipping has finally paid off and I am thrilled about how much I have made each penny stretch for my family. So here is my prof for you to see:

Break Down:

• 6 pizza (lunch 4 girls)
• 4 Green Giant Frozen Brock. Florets
• 2 Voila Dinner Meals
• 4 Kraft 2% Shrd Cheese
• 4 Publix Gallon's Ice Cream
• 3 containers of Strawberry's
• 4 Betty Crocker Brownie Mix
• 2 Mueller Spaghetti noodles
• 2 Mueller Angle Hair Pasta
• 1 Publix Garlic Cheese Toast
• 2 Coffee Mate Liquid Creamers
• 1 Publix Bar of Cream Cheese
• 1 Publix LG Eggs
• 1 Renuzit Tri Scents Starter Kit
  
• 1 Renuzit Tri Scents Refill
  
• 1 Revlon Nail Clippers
• 1 Cover Girl Finger Nail Polish
• 2 Travel Size Kleenex Cottonelle Fresh Flushable Moist Wipes
• 4 Chinet Dessert Plates
• 4 Chinet 10" Platters
• 3 Success Brown Rice
• 3 Success White Rice
• 4 Hormel Can White Chicken
• 4 Green Giant Low-Salt Can Corn
• 2 Progreso Lt Roast Beef soup
• 2 Progresso Lt. Santa Fe Chicken soup
• 2 Muir Glen Beef Veg. soup
• 4 Del Monte Petite Tomatoes
• 4 Classico 4-Cheese pasta Sauce

Here is the cash register receipt:

 

Just so you know everything above but the BLACK finger nail polish is what my family eats or uses. I must give Southern Savers a BIG "Thank You". Please visit them if you would like to start stretching each penny you spend at the grocery store. 

Blessings,

Trina

Happy Valentine's Day

This is our 11th Valentines day together, we meet 12 years ago on February 23th in Panama City Beach, Florida while we were working for the same company. Less then 7 months later we were married and proceeded on to build a life together. At times it feels we have been to east bumble and back, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world. My life would be empty with out him. The last few months our lives have been turn upside down. The understanding that we truly do not know how long we have with each other is so true! This makes both of us see everything so much differently and feel things so much more deeper then before. Sitting in front of me right now is the love of my life. This man has forgiven all the mistakes I have made in my life. He has worked hard to bring the BEST out in me. That is no easy job. He provides for our family in all the ways that he is called to do. He is faithful, constant and committed to us. He is a simple kind of man. Loves the color gray! If you could see all his t-shirt: all of them are gray and NIKE. He is the kind of man that is there for his family and friends no matter what. He is honest with you . . . even when you don't like it. He think ahead and plans for our future. He is content with himself and dose not seek approval from others. What you see is what you get! Take it or leave it. I took it . .  from the very first day I saw him. When I first saw him 11 years ago was: "I want Him!" He was SEXY with is baby blue eyes. I was so full of myself back then. It wasn't that easy and still isn't. He is stubborn and if you ever want to argue with him, be prepared to loose. I thought that I could have him and change him  . . . just like that. I always loved the game. But he saw right through me and loved me anyways!! We both have done some changing over the years. Major milestones we have shared together. I was never the type who like long relationships, due to my crazy childhood. For me this is the longest relationship I have ever had with a man . . . even my own father. For the first time in our lives we both have lived in the same place longer then 5 years. We are now going on 12 years at our home. He have had two children together. They make us work hard on being the best example we can for them. The main thing in our relationship that holds us together is our love for God.  With out that only He knows where we would be today. I am so grateful for the love we share for Him together. We continue to be a work in progress.  So Happy Valentine's Day Mr. Wonderful! Here is our wedding song . . . we still dance to it every year. Tom, it's your love that bring out the best in me.

$$$Word-Filled Wednesday$$$

^{Proverbs 31:16}

¹⁶She considers a field and buys it; 
From her earnings she plants a vineyard.

Speaking of a women that is enterprising, prudent with money.

With what is going on in each home today wouldn't we all like to sharpened that within ourselves?

This month I was determined to try to cut our grocery bill by $100. Then a few days after that I ran into a friend at Publix. I noticed a binder that she had in her cart. When I asked her about it, she explained what it was how and how she keep all her coupons in order. This was not the first time I had heard of this. But it was the first time I had seen one first hand. I went away feeling motivate to give coupons a try again. Over the next few days I googled "Coupon Binder" and learned all I could. Then spent about 2 hours setting mine up. Then this Sunday I bought a double paper and clipped/filed the coupons. That took about 30 minutes. Then reviewed the Publix add, made a list and off I went. Here is what I bought for $38.16:

• 6 boxes of Cereal
• Pasta
• 2 boxes of fruit snacks
• sandwich bags
• 4 cans of soup
• 4 cans of cream soup
• 2 salad kits
• 2 bags of lettuce
• 3 bags of powder potato's
• dried craisin's
• 2 tubs of whipped butter
• 2 pints of strawberries
• 2 cucumbers
• wheat bread
• Nail Clippers
• 1lb of Sugar

The Sugar was the penny item. Most of every thing else I had coupons for. These are all items that we would have bought in a regular week. But with a savings of $55.53, I felt like I had just climbed a mountain. That is an average of $1.09 an item. Almost as good as going to the Dollar Store!

I hope this has been a encouragement to you. For more Word-Filled Wednesdays visit Amy.

In HIS Mighty Love,

Trina