Can we stick to the budget?
February is here and it’s time to put together our weekly grocery challenge. What we hope to accomplish is to stick to our budget as best we can. This year we are challenging ourselves to shop only 3 weeks out of the month to save money.
Granted there are weeks where we find exceptional deals and buy in bulk but hopefully blogging about it will help keep us under control.
We don’t often purchase anything at regular price so you are safe to assume it was on sale or reduced in price.
Grocery Budget=$192.78/3= $64.26 a week to spend on groceries!
It’s possible we may go over budget with the Shoppers Drug Mart Bonus event and a couple of great shopping deals but let’s see how well we make out.
Week of February 1st Grocery List:
Shoppers Drugmart
Spend $50.00 get 8000 Shoppers Optimum points January 30-February 3, 2012.
Multibionita x4
1 FPC Tampax
1 FPC Alberto
Neilson Cream x1
Cafe Inspirations x1
Total after coupons and tax= $16.70 plus we made 8510 Optimum Points worth just over $10.00 on regular redemption day.
Total after coupons, taxes and points earned $6.70
Used $52.48 in coupons
$64.26-$6.70= $57.56 left to spend
Food Basics
Water 24’s x4
Cauliflower x1
Red Delicious Apples x1lb
Baggies x1
Pillers 1lb mixed Sandwich Meats x8
Total after coupons and tax $33.77
Used $19.50 in coupons
$57.56-$33.77=$23.79 left to spend
Wal-Mart
Sugar 2kg x4 PM Freshco
Sponge Towels x1-Price Match Zehrs
Colgate Toothpaste x10
Breadcrumbs $2.87
1x lettuce=$1.27
1x 2lb carrots $1.00
2x Oral B Floss Free when you buy Crest Pro Health Mouthwash
2x Crest Pro Health Mouthwash Travel
Total Spent after coupons and tax- $14.39-$5.00 Kelloggs Promo Gift Card =$9.39
Used $27.21 in coupons
$23.79- $9.39=$14.40
Metro
Olymel Chicken x4
Total Spent after coupons $11.96 Used $8.00 in coupons
$11.96-$14.40=$2.44 left to spend
Zehrs
2x pasta
2x dips
Total Spent $5.46
Coupons Used:$1.75
$5.46-$2.44= we spent $3.02 over our budget!
Total coupons used this week:$108.94 🙂
Total Spent- $67.28
That’s not too bad for us. I’m sure we really didn’t need the dip, bad choice but we bought it. We are now on day 3 of not smoking so everything looks good to us. 🙂 We have to be mindful of this trap!
How well did your grocery shop go this week? Did you stick to budget?
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Where do you get all the coupons you use? How can I do this contest on my IPad?
Hi Nancy, I get the coupons from various places such as newspaper inserts,online,printables online, and tear pads in the stores. If you look at my Blog Roll Page there are some great couponing sites for Canada that will provide you with info on ordering coupons, etc. I’m not familiar with the IPad but all you need to do is post your weekly grocery shop in the comment section of my posts for March. At the end of March I draw a winner. It will start again in April until the end of the year. If you go to the categories on the left side of my home page and click on the Grocery Game you will see each week I posted on March. If you have any further questions please let me know. Cheers Mr.CBB