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September 24th, 2007, 06:00 AM
As always, the grocery challenge is open to anyone who cares to participate.
This is really just a way for you to challenge yourself and give you good bragging ground.
*FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARTICULAR TEMPLATE, THE WEEKS ARE:
Good luck!!
WEEK ONE spent:
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
WEEK TWO
spent:
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
WEEK THREE
spent:
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
WEEK FOUR
spent:
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
WEEK FIVE
spent:
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
TOTALS:
amount budgeted for month:
amount spent:
monthly over or (under):
monthly total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
September 24th, 2007, 06:17 AM
Platinum Supermommy
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 8,066
WEEK ONE
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~Sarah~
Mama to Luke (1/21/09) and Isabelle (10/26/10)
September 24th, 2007, 06:20 AM
Heather the Mama Duk
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Southern MD
Posts: 28,801
WEEK ONE
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~Heather, wife to Jamie (14 years; June 5, 1998) and mom to
Ani - 13 (February 15, 2000), Cameron - 11 (October 3, 2001),
Fritz - 6 (July 11, 2006), and Adrian - 4 (June 19, 2008)
Smaller on the Outside
September 24th, 2007, 06:21 AM
*FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARTICULAR TEMPLATE, THE WEEKS ARE:WEEK ONE Totals:spent--$142.57;saved--$41.78 $3.52 $5.00 $20.26 $12.35 $2.78 $5.18 $9.00 $7.12 $5.35 $4.78 $101.66 $7.35 WEEK TWO Totals: spent--$125.09; saved--$69.41 $0 (GC) $15.61 $13.94 $12.10 $7.40 $12.33 $9.52 $4.82 $.70 $7.08 $0 (GC) $6.49 $55.30 $7.00 $3.79 $1.99 $7.98 $.99 $16.94 $1.00 WEEK THREE Totals: spent:$145.53;saved--$206.87 $6.78 $1.00 $3.35 $36.44 $0 (GC) $22.37 $2.50 $11.24 $8.13 $5.03 $6.28 $1.50 $.85 $26.64 $68.46 $16.64 $9.46 $6.28 $10.55 $56.21 $29.17 $23.52 WEEK FOUR Totals: spent--$163.98;saved--$153.14 $6.50 $0 $1.62 $15.50 $3.98 $33.00 $18.21 $7.01 $1.75 $18.60 $14.48 $9.90 $1.22 $50.87 $11.77 $7.76 $104.45 $10.50 WEEK FIVE Totals: spent:$81.94; saved:$15.15 $6.78 $1.00 $8.46 $1.50 $63.31 $12.15 $3.39 $.50 $350
September 24th, 2007, 06:29 AM
I'm out ladies.
September 24th, 2007, 07:18 AM
Platinum Supermommy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Goose Creek, SC
Posts: 9,773
WEEK ONE Oct. 1-6
spent:
CVS: $1.97/
$0
Publix: $2.08/
$.59
Publix: $13.02/
$5.26
Target: $26.80/
$9.00
Walmart: $16.98/
$3.00
Publix: $12.72/
$7.36
Walmart: $31.67/
$0
Walmart: $10.57/
$0
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
$25.21
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WEEK TWO Oct. 7-13
spent:
Walgreens: $2.66/
$0.49
Bi-Lo: $20.56/
$18.54
Target: $5.27/
$5.50 I think, stupid receipt
Publix: $14.73/
$19.80
Harris Teeter: $21.19/
$20.85
Target: $2.94/
$3.25
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
$65.18
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WEEK THREE Oct. 14-20
spent:
Publix: $33.87/
$10.50
SAL: $8.44/
$0
Publix: $43.63/
$32.66
Walmart: $9.97/
$0.25
Publix: $7.66
$0
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
$43.41
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WEEK FOUR Oct. 21-27
spent:
Walmart: $4.39/
$0 FOR MILK!!! I was livid that DH spent that much
Target: $23.01/
$4
Kerr Drug: $6.42/
$3.99
Publix: $38.34/
$21.33
CVS: $4.99/
$6.70
Bi-Lo: $13.41/
$4.28
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
$40.30
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WEEK FIVE Oct. 28-31
spent:
Publix: $12.84/
$3.98
Harris Teeter: $41.78/
$29.20
Publix: $12.95/
$1.29
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
$34.47
TOTALS:
amount budgeted for month: $400
amount spent: $444.86
monthly over or (under): $44.86
monthly total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
$211.82
September 24th, 2007, 07:22 AM
WEEK ONE: Oct. 1-6
WEEK TWO: Oct. 7-13
WEEK THREE: Oct. 14-20
WEEK FOUR: Oct. 21-27
WEEK FIVE: Oct. 28-31
WEEK ONE spent:
Publix: 22.91
Save a Lot: 8.91
CVS: 4.62
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total: 36.44
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
Publix: 63.50
Save a Lot: ? unknown. I know there are savings, though. Can't get .99/lb. turkey anywhere else!
CVS: 25.53
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total: 89.03
WEEK TWO
spent:
Publix: 3.90
Publix: 4.96
Winn Dixie: 3.40
Winn Dixie: 2.04
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total: 14.30
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
Publix: 3.20
Publix: 13.66
Winn Dixie: 8.55
Winn Dixie: 12.70
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total: 38.11
WEEK THREE
spent:
Winn Dixie: 13.59
Winn Dixie: 10.29
Publix: 16.66
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total: 40.54
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
Winn Dixie: 49.27
Winn Dixie: 52.69
Publix: 59.85
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total: 161.81
WEEK FOUR
spent:
Target: 16.67
CVS: .48
Publix: 18.51
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total: 35.66
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
Target: 57.30
CVS: 14.88
Publix: 70.02
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total: 142.20
WEEK FIVE
spent:
Winn Dixie: 11.68
Walgreens: 12.34
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total: 24.02
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
Winn Dixie: 66.81
Walgreens: 21.48
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total: 88.29
TOTALS:
amount budgeted for month: 40.00 (this is my necessities-only month!! Time to use some stockpile!) *I got a rebate check for 5.00, so I upped my budget a tad.
amount spent: 151.36 OOPS!
monthly over or (under): 111.36
monthly total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: 519.44
monthly percentage of savings: 78%! woot.
September 24th, 2007, 08:02 AM
Platinum Supermommy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Mid USA/Corn fields
Posts: 6,030
WEEK ONE: Oct. 1-6 WEEK ONE $42.82 total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: 3.60+8.99 = $12.59 WEEK TWO 30.96 total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: 22.41+5.00+2.00+4.98+18.29 = $52.68 WEEK THREE $14.25 Total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: 30.28+5.00+2.00+2.00+5.18+5.00+11.00+5.00+5.50 = $70.96 WEEK FOUR Total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: WEEK FIVE total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: TOTALS: amount budgeted for month: $50 I know, I'm over quite a bit.amount spent: monthly over or (under): monthly total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
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September 24th, 2007, 10:33 AM
budget- 300 142.74 + 32.45 =175.19112.11 +13.20 = 125.31savings of 42% total left- 124.81 blue- albertsons red-target amount purchased--129 items= about 1.35 an item!! total left as of 10-6-07- 122.81 walgreens spa rebate--5.62 ... i saved 2.34 total left as of 10-12-07- 117.19 savings74% monthly savings so far 96% total left as of 10-17-07---92.96 total left--21.55
September 24th, 2007, 03:50 PM
Platinum Supermommy
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Central California
Posts: 16,959
TOTALS: amount budgeted for month: $400 amount spent:405.47 monthly over or (under): total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: $1140.28+ $115.31 in rebates = $1255.59 WEEK ONE spent: 143.44 total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: $206.03 + $20.63 in rebates = $226.66 WEEK TWO spent: 154.61 total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: $418.64 + $13.48 in rebates = $432.12 WEEK THREE spent: $36.18 total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: $262.71+ $39.23 in rebates = $301.94 WEEK FOUR spent: $51.81 total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: $213.86 + $29.99 in rebates = $243.85 WEEK FIVE spent: $11.06 total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: $18.41 + $11.98 in rebates = $30.39
September 24th, 2007, 04:21 PM
Platinum Supermommy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 8,477
*FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARTICULAR TEMPLATE, THE WEEKS ARE:
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September 24th, 2007, 06:02 PM
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Raleigh-Durham, NC
Posts: 257
I'm going to play this month!!!
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September 25th, 2007, 04:31 AM
Mega Super Mommy
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,715
WEEK ONE
spent:
Safeway: $74.69
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
Sales: 49.20
WEEK TWO
spent:
Harris Teeter $12.50
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
Sales: $13.77
WEEK THREE
spent: Harris Teeter $23.43
WEEK FOUR
spent:
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
WEEK FIVE
spent:
total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
TOTALS:
amount budgeted for month: $180
amount spent:
$244.97
monthly over or (under):
over by $64
monthly total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
$117.02
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Melinda Proud mama of Cody {02.06} and Luke {11.08} Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero. ~Marc Brown
September 25th, 2007, 05:57 AM
Platinum Supermommy
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 28,881
WEEK ONE 15.21 /37.774.62 /18.71$5.36 /0 (turn signal bulb).35 /9.8619.82 /25.754.67 /26.854.90 /52.85WEEK TWO .04 /6.00/ 23.064.10 /8.366.01 /7.29$1 /.995.13 /$16.508.41 /14.858.20 /013.66 /12.82-GRRR for not getting last month's rebate yet!!!WEEK THREE 1.97 /45.596.13 /4.8016.84 /4.0020 /09.96 /17.05-Double GRRR for still not getting last month's rebate!!!30.36 /39.57WEEK FOUR 23.48 /20.5011.41 /28.289.70 /1.00(new bathroom cup and toothbursh holder...I broke one, the kiddo broke the other...)4.17 /0 (flashlight bulbs)0 /23.18WEEK FIVE TOTALS: amount budgeted for month: $250 amount spent: $240.82 monthly over or (under): monthly total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: $445.63 plus $137.95 rebates($5 Advil rebate+$22.96 WAG rebate+100 WAG spa rewards+$5 Wyeth+$2 Robitussin+$2.99 Beano)=583.58
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September 25th, 2007, 05:08 PM
Mega Super Mommy
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 4,249
Amount budgeted for month: I'm going to do 3/4 of my usual budget and go with $300 this month!WEEK ONE: October 1-6 10/1: SAL 10/1: Walmart 10/4: Target 10/6: Kroger Spent: $75.09 Total amount saved in specials and coupons: $43.58 Rebates: $0 WEEK TWO: October 7-13 10/9: Walmart Spent: $16.16 Total amount saved in specials and coupons: $1 Rebates: $ WEEK THREE: October 14-20 Spent: $ Total amount saved in specials and coupons: $ Rebates: $ WEEK FOUR: October 21-27 Spent: $ Total amount saved in specials and coupons: $ Rebates: $ WEEK FIVE: October 28-31 Spent: $ Total amount saved in specials and coupons: $ Rebates: $ TOTALS: Amount budgeted for month: $300.00 Amount spent: $30.84 Monthly amount saved in specials and coupons: $3.00 Monthly rebates: $0 Monthly total amount saved: $3.00 Monthly over or (under):
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September 25th, 2007, 05:22 PM
Platinum Supermommy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 8,671
WEEK ONE: Oct. 1-6
September 26th, 2007, 05:56 PM
Look! A Dancing Banana!
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Upper Michigan
Posts: 13,356
TOTALS:
September 27th, 2007, 12:35 PM
Platinum Supermommy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Midwest
Posts: 10,732
I can't play after all. DH keeps swiping the receipts before I can post and then shreds them.
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Do not sorrow; the joy of the Lord is your strength." Neh. 8:10
September 27th, 2007, 12:54 PM
Platinum Supermommy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 10,285
I'm going to try too:WEEK ONE WEEK TWO WEEK THREE WEEK FOUR WEEK FIVE TOTALS: $350
September 30th, 2007, 07:05 AM
I chickened out of the spend nothing month. I am sticking to my regular budget, $400, but am not going to be doing much stockpiling, because I'm pretty much out of room.WEEK ONE spent: total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: WEEK TWO spent: total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: WEEK THREE spent: total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: WEEK FOUR spent: total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: WEEK FIVE spent: total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons: TOTALS: amount budgeted for month: 400.00 amount spent: monthly over or (under): monthly total amount saved in specials, rebates, and coupons:
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