Saturday morning at the Pub

While this Pub may not serve bloody marys or mimosas, I still love to visit. I've talked frequently about budgeting and most recently, couponing, so I thought I would document a Publix visit. This wasn't my best ever. I think the goal is to save more than you spend, but I got lot of good stuff, and probably won't have to shop next week, except to pick up the really great deals.

This week I bought $96. 05 worth of groceries for $56.66 for a savings of 41%. I came through this week with a picture:

2 boxes Fiber One
1 box yellow cake mix (for a recipe I'll have to share later this week)
1 bottle Berio Olive Oil
1 Minute Brown rice
2 boxes Playtex tampons
2 jars spaghetti sauce
1 carton Publix eggs
1 package Publix sharp cheddar
1 package celery
1 package zucchini squash
1 package yellow squash
1 tomato
1 publix sour cream
.87 lbs bananas
2 softsoap
1 jello pudding
1 chicken sausage
1 Oscar meyer shaved turkey breast
1 pack Perdue perfect portion chicken
1 pack chocolate chips
2 starbucks ice cream
1 tub Sabra classic hummus

There's always a balance to be found between what will keep your wallet fat, and what will make your thighs fat.

And a couple side notes - as I was going through my receipt, I realized I bought the wrong fiber one bars. I bought the pound package, and that wasn't what was BOGO. I guess I just really wanted to be regular. Thankfully, I'm stocked up on toilet paper.

I'll be taking one of those $8 boxes back making my total $48 or 44%, thank you very much.

I know some people think all this clipping and shopping is a lot of trouble and only saves you a few cents, but my coupons alone saved me $18. For me, it's totally worth the time I put into it. Time to go buy some Sunday papers!