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The Grocery Game Challenge #4 January 21-27 Make Your Own Path!

Posted: January 22, 2013 in The Grocery Game
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dairy products

The Grocery Game Challenge is one post each week where you get to peek inside my grocery cart to see what deals of the week were found and whether sticking to the grocery budget was achieved. I truly am motivated by this challenge not only to control our grocery budget but also to continue to create new, homemade frugal recipes in the kitchen. I want to thank the fans who continue to post their grocery shops each week with me. Canadian Budget Binder is one year old today Jan, 22, 2013 so please help me spread the word about our little group of savers and strive for another successful year of saving money in our budgets. A big welcome to all the new 2013 fans, this is a very welcoming place to start your journey.

Inspiration

When I was visiting my friend Annetta Powell’s Facebook page I read an inspiring quote on her wall that had me thinking.

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Harold R. McAlindon

It made me realize that we can’t always see far down the road nor can we just keep walking the same path. So, from today we will continue to make our own path and strive for continuous improvement in our lives and I encourage you to do the same, unleash the unfamiliar. If there is something that you want to happen or you want to learn, break free and do it. Don’t wait until the path is clear,  make your own path because the time is right now. When others find your path they too may want to walk it but teach and encourage them to follow their own route and leave a trail. A wise person may share their path but won’t always hold your hand.

What are you doing to create your own path?

Our Purchases
Jan 22,2013 Metro Grocery Game Challenge Grocery Shop

Jan 22,2013 Metro Grocery Game Challenge Grocery Shop

Metro
  • 5 x cheese 500g Sale $3.99
  • 1 x Cheese 500 g Sale $4.49
  • 1 x 5 corn reduced $0.99
  • Turkey Backs $0.74
  • Pork Riblets $1.99-$0.50

Total Out of Pocket: $23.67

Shoppers Drug Mart
  • 2 x Neilson Cream Sale $2.29
  • 1 x Neilson 4 L Milk $4.29 (ouch)

Total Out of Pocket: $8.87

Jan 22, 2013 No Frills Canada Grocery Game Challenge Shop

Jan 22, 2013 No Frills Canada Grocery Game Challenge Shop

No Frills
  • 2 x 10 lbs Potatoes Sale $0.95 (awesome deal)
  • 2 x Sponge Towels 6 Ultra Sale $4.44-$1.00
  • 3 x Yoptimal Yogurt -50% pink sticker -$1.00 coupons = $1.00
  • 4 x Jakes Bake Bread Sale $1.44 each
  • 1 x Fennel Sale $1.47 ea
  • 3 x Lemons $1.00
  • 4 x Limes $1.00
  • 2 x mushrooms whole PM Wal-Mart Sale $1.00
  • 1 x Iceberg Lettuce PM Wal-Mart Sale $1.00
  • 8 lb Navel Oranges Sale $.388
  • 1 bag of washed spinach PM Wal-Mart Sale $1.00

Total Out Of Pocket: $29.56- $20.00 in PC Points =$9.56

Our Grocery Game Challenge Results 
Total Grocery Amount Budgeted For the Year : $2819.38

•Total Grocery Budget for the Month: $235.00 or $78.33 week with one no shop week per month or $58.75 for 4 weeks per month. (During the months with 5 weeks we just make it work)

•Total Coupons Used this Week : $37.10
•Total Gift Cards Given Used this Week: $0
•Total Rewards Points Used: $20.00 PC Points
•Total Spent This Week:$42.10
•Total Spent So Far for (January): $40.11+89.29+31.46+$42.10=$202.96
•Stockpile Budget: $20.00 Used: $0 nothing left in it for the month it’s spent.
•Total Over/Under spend this shop: $36.23
•Total Over/Under spend for the month of  (January): $ 32.04 under
•Total Left to Spend for the Month: $32.04
•Total Coupons Used This Month : $17.89+19.50+37.10+5.00=$79.49
•Total to Carry Over Next Month : $ n/a
•Total Spent To Date This Year: $202.96
•Weekly Overview: This is our fourth shop this month (ouch) but we are still under budget. We will have a no-shop week next week but we will likely need milk so I can see us heading out to Shoppers Drug Mart for milk and that’s about it. We loaded up on dairy this week namely cheese at Metro because of the sale and we ran out at home. We have enough cheese now for a few months.

FAQ’s- Grocery Game Challenge RULES…..

  • Do I have to be Canadian to post my Grocery Shop?

No, you don’t have to be Canadian to post your shops only to win a monthly prize. We have a few players from around the world.

  • When does the Grocery Game Close each month?

The Grocery Game Challenge Closes at Midnight of the last Sunday of the last post for the month. You can post your shops all month-long.

  • Does Your Grocery Budget Include Health and Beauty and Laundry?

Yes our Grocery Budget includes such items as shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap, fabric softener, dish soap etc. We don’t mind stockpiling items that won’t be effected by expiry dates or have long expiry dates but not so much food any more. It’s just one way to help cut your budget to save money.

Here are your latest Coupon Match-ups of the week including Checkout 51 from 25 Newspaper Inserts around Canada compliments of Save Big Live Better.

PLUS!! Check out where to find the Cheapest Deals on Produce, Meat, Diapers, Toilet Paper and Pop are this week from Coupon Christine Jan 17, 25, 2013

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The Grocery Game Challenge Dec 17-23,2012 Hot Stuff That Tabasco!

Posted: December 18, 2012 in The Grocery Game
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Tabasco Christmas Gift

Tabasco Christmas Gift

I’m adding a little spice to the Grocery Game Challenge! Tabasco has been so nice to send me this nifty Christmas gift set that I won from Facebook. It came with around 10 coupons for $1.00 off any Tabasco and 10 little bottles of  Tabasco in red velvet bags perfect for a stocking stuffer. Thanks Tabasco Canada! I’ll be sure to pass these along to any Winners in the Grocery Game Challenge.

  • ENTER to WIN HERE>$100 CASH through PayPal or an AMAZON Gift Card! Contest Ends Dec 28,2012. Good Luck

It seems many grocery game challenge fans believe their grocery budget has been shot to the moon and back this month and you know what, it has for many. The lesson we learned this year was that we need to make some changes to our grocery budget including Christmas and stockpiling using coupons or simply great deals we find. Having posted our shops all year we will have a better idea for 2013 how much money we spent in 2012 and what we should set our budget at. We do know for certain that if we spend more one month that we WILL carry that overage to the next month to make up for it. There’s no point going over some months and pretending that the end of year figure will still be what we originally budgeted because that will not be the case. In 2013 there will be no room for excuses as we are getting down and dirty with our budget. The grocery game players who have been with me all year-long know where they need to improve and what they need to do to get a better handle on the next biggest expense aside from the rent or mortgage.

  • What are your 2013 Grocery Game Goals? ie: No shop week, stay out of stores, PM more, use coupons etc~
  • How will you motivate family members to get on board with your budget?
  • Will you lower your budget or add more to your budget?

Also: What suggestions/improvements do you have for The Grocery Game Challenge? Please email me with your thoughts so we can make this challenge even better!! I really want to gain more attention with this so we can bring in more fans to help with the grocery budget and gain back control!!

Share them with all of us so we can help you stick to them!!! I’ll be posting our goals in the first post of Jan 2013 Grocery Game Challenge!!

Down to the Nitty Gritty for this week! It was basically a no-shop week for us but we needed some milk.

What Did We Buy?

Shoppers Drug Mart

  • Milk $4.19
  • Total Out of Pocket $4.19

That’s it folks…. we only need milk this week and we are on a roll!!! If you missed posting any shops this month at the bottom of this post is the previous weeks Grocery Game Challenges. Just click and post your shop so you get an entry in the monthly contest!

The Numbers Tell All

Weekly Grocery Game Challenge Results for Mr. and Mrs. CBB

  • Total Grocery Budget for the Week: $84.23 (For the month of Dec)
  • Total Coupons Used this Week:$0
  • Total Scanning Code of Practice: $0
  • Total Spent This Week:$4.19
  • Total Spent So Far for December: $24.28+38.36+$4.19=$66.83
  • Total Over/Under spend this shop: $N/A this month
  • Total Left to Spend for the Month: $17.40
  • Total Coupons Used This Month : $8.54+23.57=$32.11

Overall: We did awesome this week but still have a few FPC’s to use up. We are struggling to use our Cheecha Puffs coupons as we can’t find the product. It felt great to stay out of the shops though this week. The hard part will be after boxing day when all the good deals are on!

Coupons We Found 

This Dempsters Coupon was found at Food Basics.

What coupons have you found lately?

Dempsters coupons Canada

Dempsters coupons Canada

FAQ’s- Grocery Game Challenge RULES…..

  • Do I have to be Canadian to post my Grocery Shop?

No, you don’t have to be Canadian to post your shops only to win a monthly prize. We have a few posters from around the world.

  • When does the Grocery Game Close each month?

The Grocery Game Challenge Closes at Midnight of the last Sunday of the last post for the month. You can post your shops all month-long.

  • Does Your Grocery Budget Include Health and Beauty and Laundry?

Yes our Grocery Budget includes such items as shampoo, conditioner, laundry soap, fabric softener, dish soap etc. We don’t mind stockpiling items that won’t be effected by expiry dates or have long expiry dates but not so much food any more. It’s just one way to help cut your budget to save money.

There are many places you can find Canadian Coupons whether it be in store or via the mail.

Canadian Coupon Match-Ups- Match your coupons with flyer sales!

Here are your latest Coupon Match-ups  of the week from around Canada compliments of Save Big Live Better.

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