Shopping Results--Giant Eagle & Kuhn's Plus My November, December & Yearly Savings Report

I'm officially back!  I had a pretty hectic life since mid November.  With family in the hospital, colds in our house and the recent passing of my beloved Grandma, blogging sort of took a back seat.  I'm hoping life returns to normal now.

Today I went to Giant Eagle & Kuhn's.  My savings at each store was over 72%!  We really needed cereal.  We were down to Rice Crispies & Rice Chex in my house.  Needless to  say, the kids were not happy.  I did forget to grab BOGO free roasts & pork chops at Giant Eagle, but I'll get them tomorrow when I go back for more cereal.  I'll also be making a quick stop at Bottom Dollar to stock up on Purex laundry detergent, veggies & fruit.  I'm going to start posting my Bottom Dollar trip as well.  Even though it's hard to gauge true savings, I think it will help keep you informed on the great prices they have, especially on produce.

At Kuhn's, I paid $4.83 for $20.20 worth of groceries and household goods for a savings of over 76%!

(4) Post Pebbles Cereal $2 each (Reg. $4.19)
-(4) 55¢/1 12/02 RP
Final Price: 90¢ each!

(1) Scott Select -a-Size Mega Roll Paper Towels $3.99 (Reg. $4.96 ??)
-(1) 50¢/1 IP(NLA)
Final Price: $2.99 (49¢ per Mega Roll)

Total After all Coupons: $4.83
Total Savings: $15.37
Savings Rate: 76.09%

At Giant Eagle, I paid $39.31 for $142.11 worth of groceries & household good for a savings of over 72%!

Special Promo--General Mills Cereal:  Save $2 Instantly WYB 4
(2) Multi-Grain Cheerios $2 each (Reg. $4.19)
(2) Fiber One 80 Chocolate $2 each (Reg. $4.19)
(2) Peanut Butter Toast Crunch $2 each (Reg. $4.19
(2) Honey Nut Cheerios Meldey $2 each (Reg. $4.19) 
  -(2) 75¢/1 Multigrain Cheerios
-(2) 75¢/1  Fiber One 80
-(2) 75¢/1 Peanut Butter Toast Crunch 
-(2) 75¢/1 Honey Nut Cheerios Meldey
Final Price:  $4.00 for ALL or 50¢ per Box!

Special Promo--General Mills Fruit Snacks: Save $4 Instantly WYB 4
(16) Ocean Spray/Mott's Fruit Snacks $1 each (Reg. $2.89)
-(8) 75¢/2 1/6 SS
Final Price: $4.00 for ALL or 25¢ per Box! 

(2) Who-Nu Cookies $2.50 (Reg. $3.39)
-(2) 55¢/1 12/2 SS or 1/13 SS  
Final Price: $1.40 each! 

(2) Lay's Classic Chips--BOGO FREE-- $2.14 each (Reg. $4.28)

(2) Edy's Slow Churned Ice Cream $3.33 each (Reg. $5.99)
-(1) $1/2  Edy's Ice Cream
Final Price: $2.83 each 

(2) Duracell AA Batteries-4pk $3.49 each (Reg. $4.59)
-(2) $2/1 12/9 RP
Final Price: $1.49 each!

(2) Duracell AAA Batteries-4pk $3.49 each (Reg. $4.59)
-(2) $2/1 12/9 RP
Final Price: $1.49 each!

(1) Marie Callender's Comfort Bakes-Single Serve $2 (Reg. $3.39)
-(1) 75¢/1 Coupon was inside another MC product
Final Price: 50¢! 

Giant Eagle Hamburger Buns 99¢

Giant Eagle Bread 99¢

Giant Eagle Bologna $2.03 ($2.99/lb)

Schwebels Whole Wheat Flatbread $3.19

(2) Ronzoni Extra Wide Egg Noodle $1 each (Reg. $1.59)

Eggs $1.49

Birthday Card 99¢

Total after all Coupons: $39.31
Total Savings: $102.80
Savings Rate: 72.34%
FuelPerks! Earned: 10¢
Catalinas Earned: 0
   

  
 Monthy Savings Report: Novemeber

Total November Budget for all food, household & H&B: $350.00

Total Shelf Cost:			$ 418.92
Total Coupon Savings:			$    92.00
Total Discounts:			$ 129.37
Total Savings:			$ 221.37
Amount Paid (after rebates):			$ 197.55
Savings Rate:			52.84%

I came in $152.45 under budget for November!


Monthy Savings Report:December

 Total December Budget for all food, household & H&B: $350.00

Total Shelf Cost:			$ 601.63
Total Coupon Savings:			$ 121.30
Total Discounts:			$ 194.25
Total Savings:			$ 315.55
Amount Paid (after rebates):			$286.08
Savings Rate:			52.45%

I came in $63.92 under budget for December!  Not bad at all considering I bought many things that I normally don't for Christmas dinner.

2012 Yearly Savings Report

Here's the big one!

Shelf Cost Coupons Sales Rebates Savings Total My Price Savings Rate Goal Variance $8207.73 $2133.15 $2464.22 $57.30 $4654.67 $3554.46 56.71% $4400.00 $885.84
This chart represents my totals from January 2012 through December 2012.  Thinking back over the year, I'm very pleased.  I began couponing in September 2011.  During the first quarter of 2012, I was still working on establishing my stockpile.  Looking back,  I notice several numbers that excite me.  One is my monthly budget(goal).  In January 2012, my budget was $640.00!  This January, my budget is $350.00 and I'm seriously considering challenging myself and making $300.00.  But can I really buy all our food, household, H&B, etc for $300.00?  I think I can!  Another thing that stands out to me is my Savings Rate.  While some may scoff at my 56.71%, I'm very proud of it!  I remember back when I started I figured out my savings rate.  This was when I would buy things on sale and perhaps redeem a few coupons, but I didn't match coupons with the sales.  I didn't maximize my savings.  Back then, my savings rate was roughly 20%.  So, more than doubling, nearly tripling my savings is wonderful!  My goal for this year is to have that number at or over 60%!
My goal is to help others.  If just one person looks at these numbers and decides to start couponing, then I feel I've done my job.  Throughout this year, I will continue to post matchups for the Pittsburgh area stores.  I'm going to attempt doing the Kuhn's matchups myself each week.  I plan to contact a few bloggers to insure a reliable source for CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens & Target matchups.
Please feel free to leave your suggestions in a comment!

 

 Live Frugal.  Live Happy.

Giant Eagle Matchups 1/10/13-1/16/13

Thanks to Tammy at Lady Savings for this week's matchups!

Key: *** Good Deals, **** Great Deals, ***** Stock Up Deals

$2 Off Instantly wyb 4  General Mills Cereal (select Varieites 9-17.25oz) 4 for $10 (-$2) = 4 for $8
Fiber One Cereal – Original 16.2oz Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters 17.25oz Fiber One Carmel Delight 15.6oz Fiber One Lowfat Bran  16oz 75¢/1 Fiber One cereal 75¢/1 Fiber One (90210 here if needed) 85¢/1 Fiber One
75¢/1 Fiber One Cellfire or Giant Eagle eOffer
75¢/1 Fiber One Cereal SavingStar Deposit Final Price: As low as 40¢ each wyb 4 (using (2) 75¢/1 coupons and (2) 85¢/1 coupons or As low as 30¢ each wyb 4 (2 Fiber One and 2 Multi-Grain Cheerios using (4) 85¢/1 coupons)

Cheerios – Multigrain 9oz 75¢/1 Multi Grain Cheerios cereal 75¢/1 Multigrain Cheerios (90210 here if needed) 85¢/1 Multigrain Cheerios
75¢/1 Multi-Grain Cheerios Cellfire or Giant Eagle eOffer
75¢/1 Multi-Grain Cheerios SavingStar Deposit Final Price: As low as 40¢ each wyb 4 (using (2) 75¢/1 coupons and (2) 85¢/1 coupons or As low as 30¢ each wyb 4 (2 Fiber One and 2 Multi-Grain Cheerios using (4) 85¢/1 coupons)

Other Cereals included: 
Cinnamon Toast Crunch 12.8oz or 12.2oz Cinnamon Toast Crunch Crispy 14oz Golden Grahams 12oz or 13oz Kix Cereal 12oz Trix 10.7oz  Cheerios – Honey Nut 12.25oz
$1/2 from 12/9 SS
$1/3 from 1/6 SS $1/2 General Mills Cereals (90210 here if needed)
Final Price: $1.50 each wyb 4

$2 Off Instantly wyb 3 Coke or Sprite 12pk or 8pk 3 for $13 (-$2) = 3 for $11
*75¢/1  ibotta deposit for 12pk Coca Cola Zero (check your ibotta account to verify you have this deal)
75¢/1  ibotta deposit for 12pk Sprite (check your ibotta account to verify you have this deal)

$2 Off Instantly wyb 3 Pepsi 6pks or 8pks 3 for $13 (-$2) = 3 for $11
$1/2 from 1/13 SS
Final Price:  3 for $10 ($3.33 each)

$1 Off Instantly wyb 2 Nabisco Chips Ahoy!, Grahams, 100 Calorie or Snackwells 2 for $5 (-$1) = 2 for $4
75¢/2 from 1/6 SS
$1/1 Snackwells Printable (Facebook) Final Price: As low as $1 for Snackwells!

Please visit Lady Savings for a complete list of matchups! 

Live Frugal.  Live Happy.

Shopping Results--Giant Eagle

Today's shopping trip was so so.  They were out of products for 2 different deals I wanted to take advantage of.  Both gave back catalinas.  I'll be going back to the store tomorrow or Monday to grab those deals!  Other then that it was a very smooth shopping trip.

My little girl couldn't help but getting in the picture today.  She spotted the spinach and that was it!  Her & I love to eat raw plain spinach!  Needless to say, she's VERY happy!

I paid $27.84 for $62.55 worth of groceries and household goods for a savings over 55%!

Here's the breakdown:

Giant Eagle 1% Milk $3.74

Giant Eagle Whole Milk $4.10 (Milk went up again...Blah!)

Schwebels Whole Wheat Flatbread $3.19

(1)Fresh Express Triple Hearts Lettuce $3 (Reg. $3.69)

-(1) $3/1

Final Price: FREE!!

(1) Fresh Express Baby Spinach $3 (Reg. $3.69)

-(1) $3/1

Final Price: FREE!!

1.09 lb. Eckrich Bologna $3.26 ($2.99/lb)

(2) Halloween Cups 24¢ each (found on clearance.  My kids love these little cups!)

(2) Morton Sea Salt $2.19 each (Not on Sale)

-(2) 75¢/1

Final Price: 69¢ each!

Giant Eagle Hamburger Buns 99¢

Giant Eagle Bread 99¢

(4) Large Eggs--1 Dozen-- 99¢ each

-(2) 55¢/2 Incredible Egg Coupon--These coupons WILL beep at the register.  Don't worry, they are legit!)

Final Price: 44¢ per dozen!!

(4) Luden's Cough Drops $1 each (Reg. $1.75)

-(2) $1/2

Final Price: 50¢ each

(3) Reynold's Wrap $3 (Reg. $4.39)

-(3) 75¢/1

Final Price: $1.50 each!

(4) Hefty Bathroom Cups--BOGO FREE-- $1.19 each (Reg. $2.38)

-(2) 55¢/2

Final Price:  64¢ each!

Total after all coupons & $3/$15 Family Dollar coupon: $27.84

Total Savings: $34.71

Savings Rate: 55.49%

FuelPerks! Earned: 10¢

Catalinas Earned: 0

Live Frugal.  Live Happy.

Giant Eagle Matchups 11/15-11/21

Thanks to Tammy at Lady Savings for this week's matchups!

Key: *** Good Deals, **** Great Deals, ***** Stock Up Deals
$1 Off Instantly wyb 2
Pepsi cubes 24 pack $6.38 each (-$1 wyb 2) = $5.88 each
*Part of Steelers

1 FREE Instantly wyb 3
Pepsi 6 or 8 packs 3 for $11 (+1 FREE) = 4 for $11
*Part of Steelers

1 FREE Instantly wyb 4
Coke 2L 4 for $5 (+ 1 FREE) = 5 or $5

$1 Off Instantly wyb 3
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls 3 for $6 (-$1) = 3 for $5 ($1.67)
50¢/2 Printable Coupon
40¢/3 Printable
40¢/2 from 9/9 SS, 10/21 SS, 10/7 GM or from 11/18 SS
40¢/3 from 11/4 SS or 11/11 SS
50¢/2 SavingStar Deposit or Giant Eagle eOffer
Final Price: As low as 92¢ each after SavingStar Deposit (these aren’t the little packages)
**there is also a  $3 Off a Butterball Turkey  wyb 4 packages of select products including Crescent rolls from 11/4 SS or Printable (Butterball Frozen Turkeys are $1.59/lb)

$2 Off Instantly wyb 2
Lipton Iced Tea 2 for $10 (-$2) = 2 for $8

Starbucks Frappuccino 4pks  2 for $10 (-$2) = 2 for $8

$3 OYNO wyb $10 worth of Participating Products Below:

Marie Callender’s Fruit or Cream Pies $5.99
75¢/1 from 11/11 SS
$1.50 off both Marie Callender’s Pie and Reddi-wip Target Printable Coupon
Final Price: $2.99 each wyb 2 after catalina

Reddi Wip $2
25¢/1 from 11/11 SS
$1.50/1 Marie Callender’s Pie and Reddi-Wip Target Printable Coupon
Final Price: 90¢ each wyb 5 after catlina (using (5) 25¢/1 coupons)

Fleischmann’s Quarters or Spread  or Parkay Quarters $1.50
Final Price: $1.07 each wyb 7 after catalina

Marie Callender’s Deep Dish Pie Shells 3 for $10
Final Price: $2.33 each wyb 3 after catalina

Orville Redenbacher’s Microwave Popcorn B1G1 FREE (Save up to $3.78) = $1.89 each
Final Price:  $1.39 each wyb 6 after catalina

Pam Cooking Spray $2.99
30¢/1 from 10/21 SS
75¢/1 Target Printable Coupon
Final Price: As low as $1.57

Swiss Miss Cocoa $1.25
50¢/2 Target Printable Coupon
Final Price: 75¢ each (Cheaper when you  mix & match to reach $1o and get catalina!)

Peter Pan Peanut Butter $3.50
Final Price: $2.50 each wyb 3 after catalina

Please visit Lady Savings for a complete list of matchups! 

Live Frugal.  Live Happy.

Shopping Results--Giant Eagle Plus My Monthly Savings Report

I made a quick trip to Giant Eagle last night to grab a few things before this week's sale was over.  Our 16 year old nephew was with me and he was pretty impressed with the results!

I paid $14.57 for $50.74 worth of groceries and household items for a savings of over 71%!

Transaction #1

(2) Almond Breeze--Refrigerated $2.99 each (Reg. $3.39)

-(1) 75¢/2

Final Price: $2.24 each!

(2) Almond Milk-Shelf Stable $2 each (Reg. $2.69)

-(1) 75¢/2

Final Price: $1.25 each!

Catalina thru 11/11
Buy 2 & get 75¢ OYNO
Buy 3 & get $1.25 OYNO
Buy 4 & get $2 OYNO

Total after all Coupons: $6.98

Total Savings: $5.18

Savings Rate: 42.60%

Catalina Earned: $2 OYNO

FuelPerks! Earned: 10¢

Transaction #2

(3) General Mills Cereal $3 each (Reg. $3.99)

-(2) 60¢/1 Honey Nut Cheerios

-(1) 50¢/1 Cocoa Puffs 

Final Price:  80¢ each for Cheerios;  $1 for Cocoa Puffs

(3) Scott Flushable Wipes $1.79 each (Reg. $2.79)

-(3) 50¢/1

Final Price: 79¢ each!

(3) Tombstone Pizzas--BOGO FREE--$3.04 each (Reg. $6.08)

-(3) 75¢/1

Final Price:  $1.54

Total after all Coupons & Catalina from Transaction #1: $7.59

Total Savings: $30.99

Savings Rate: 80.33%

Catalina Earned: 0

FuelPerks! Earned: 0

My Monthly Savings Report--October

October ended up being a great month!  I came in under budget again and this is my 2nd highest saving percentage for the year!

October Monthly Budget: $350.00

Total Shelf Cost:			$ 744.02
Total Coupon Savings:			$ 244.06
Total Discounts:			$ 205.01
Total Savings:			$ 449.07
Amount Paid (after rebates):			$ 294.95
Savings Rate:			60.36%

I came in $55.05 UNDER budget!  I'm consistently buying all food, H&B and household goods for a family of 4 for less than $300 per month!  This is a HUGE deal.  Many families are struggling right now.  The economy isn't great, food & gas costs are up and many people are struggling to find work.  With times like these, we have to be smart!  Learning to shop in a sensible way is a great way to save on everyday needs!

Live Frugal.  Live Happy.