Grocery Shopping

Now, I don't know about anyone else but I absolutely cannot stand to go grocery shopping. It is just too much like work!! Of course, I have to be the one to do it because I am the one that does the meal planning and the cooking, plus the coupon clipping. Well, last night I finally broke down and went shopping. I had my menu planned and my coupons clipped and off I went.

My first stop was Kroger. Now, I don't normally shop at Kroger because they are typically much higher on most things than Walmart. However, since I have started using more coupons, I like Kroger because they double them. So, by buying an item on sale and then using a coupon, I get a really great deal. So, an hour later, my total was $125 (after plus card savings) then after coupons it was down to $83! I know that some people could have done better than that but for me, that was phenomenal! I was sooo excited!

Then, I went to Walmart to finish up. I was there for almost 2 hours! But I did stock up on quite a few things and got a few really good deals, like Kraft dressing for $.08! Anyway, my total came to $123.34 and after coupons it was $107.79. Not as good as Kroger but I still saved quite a bit.

Overall, I didn't think that it went too bad. I mean, I shopped for a family of 9 for 2 weeks and spent around $200. My ultimate goal is to get the grocery budget down to $400 a month so it looks like I am well on my way!