Walmart

Kevin made a trip out for me today! I ordered some extra coupon inserts from last weeks paper, they have SUPER GOOD Nivea body wash coupons, that made them free at Walmart! I ordered 3 inserts from CouponDede and received them in a few days. So here's what we got with those!


6 - Degree deodorant (travel size) $0.97 each, used 6 - $1.00 off coupons - FREE!
6 - Nivea body wash - $3.00 each, used 6- $3.00 off coupons - FREE!


Retail - $23.82
OOP - $1.49 (taxes only)
Savings - 94%

Now if he would only give me a proper place to store all of this! ;)

Walmart

After Easter sale although I didn't get much for next Easter, I still saved a good deal on what I did get.


1 - Finish Quantum 10 ct dishwasher tabs - $2.77 regular price, used 1 - $1.00 off coupon
3 - PAAS Egg dying kits - $0.94 reg, got them for$0 .33 each
3 - Easter grasses - $1.33 reg, got them for$0.33 each
6 - Tidy Cats litter (10lb) $1.97 each (This was at the Portage store. My last post with the Tidy cats, the price was $1.77 at the Merrillville store) Used 2 - $1.00 off coupons and 4 - $1.10 off coupons
2 - Air Wick - $0.97 each, used 1 - B1G1 Free coupon
2- Wisk detergent - $4.97 regular price, used 2 - $2.00 off coupons
3 - Tylenol Precise - $5.97 each, used 3 - $5.00 off coupons
1 - Hershey's coconut kisses - $2.68, got them for $1.34
2 - Snuggle dryer sheets 40ct - $1.87, used 2 - $1.00 off coupons
1 - 18 month planner - price checked at $5.97, rang up for $3.97
1 - Black pen (2ct) - $1.00
1 - U by Kotex panty liner (18ct)- $1.24, used 1 - $1.00 off coupon


Retail - $75.17
OOP - $39.33
Savings - 48%

Sorry, no picture! :(

Dollar General

A small trip but still saved!

1 - Olay body wash (clearance)- $1.50 and used a $2.00 off coupon
1- Always Infinity 14ct - $4.00 and used a $2.00 off coupon


Retail - $5.50
OOP - 1.89
Savings - 73%

Walmart

Short trip to Walmart tonight, again, some nice savings!

3 - Tidy Cats litter (10Lb) - $1.77 (this was the Merrillville store) Used 2 - $1.00 off coupons and 1 - $1.10 off coupon.
1 - Ken's Dressing - $2.32 regular price, used 1 - $1.00 off coupon
1 - Classico pasta sauce - $1.98 regular price, used 1 - $1.00 off coupon
2 - Good Value 1 gallon milk - $2.68 regular price (not pictured)


Retail - $14.97
OOP - $10.24
Savings - 32% 

Meijer

Meijer had a sale this week 10/$4 for Beech-Nut stage 3 Homestyle baby food! Nathan will be good for a while :)


Bought 60 jars - Used 3 - $2.00 off 20 jars


Retail - $43.17
OOP - 17.60
Savings - 45%

Walmart trip:
1 - Trial size Degree deodorant - 0.97
2 - Reach floss - 0.88 each
Total: 2.97
Coupons:
1 - $1 off Degree deodorant
2 -$1 off Reach floss
Final cost: I made 8 cents and yes, they actually gave me 8 cents lol
Saved: 103%

 

Meijer

1 box of envelopes - $1.99, regular price, no coupon.
4 - Ban deodorant - B1G1 Free, $2.82 and used 2 - $0.75 off coupons.
2- Similac - Sale 2/$10, and used 1 - $3.00 off coupon and 1 - 5$ off coupon.
1-Alaway eye drops - 10.99 and used coupon for $4.00 off


Retail $36.94
OOP $16.42
Savings 54%

Dollar General

Another short shop, but a good one! This was the first time I had used coupons at Dollar General. 

4 - Lysol Wipes - 3/$5 - Used 4 - $1.50 off coupons ( I could have gotten away with only buying 3, but I guess I had decided that I needed 4)
1- Greeting Card - $1.00 - regular price
1 - DG brand twin pack chapstick - $1.00 regular price
1 - DG brand envelopes (not pictured) $1.00

Retail - $10.36
OOP - $4.35
Savings - 58%

Walmart

Head & Shoulders - 6 - Used 3 - BOGO Free Coupons - 4 of them were priced at $4.72 and two were priced at $4.97 - Final cost for all - $9.44 + $4.97 = $14.41

Similac Advance - 8 - Used 8 - $5 off coupons - $5.50 before, .50 each after - Final Cost - $4.00

Airwick Room Freshener - 2 - Used 1 BOGO Free Coupon - .97 before, .97 after- Final Cost $0.97

Nivea Body Wash -3 - Used 3 - $3 off coupons - Final Cost - FREE! (Paid Tax)

Hydra Shave Gel - Used 1 - .75 off coupon - Final Cost - $3.22

Schick Intuition refills - Used 2 - $2 off coupons - Before 10.84, After -$8.84- Final Cost - 17.68

Sandles - $10.00

Tax - 5.05
Total Before Coupons - 118.41
Final Total - $55.37
Savings - 53%

 

Walmart

Got all of this for only $11.49! Thank you Ashley for your post - - about your last grocery shop to Wal-mart or we wouldn't have pulled this off! :)

The original bill came out to $63.99, we used
6 - $5 off coupons for the Similac ($5.50 each before, after .50)
Used 1 - $1 off the sandwich meat ($3 before, $2 after)
Used 1 -buy 3 get $.75 off, plus they were on sale ( .42 each before, .17... each after)
Used 1- $10.75 coupon for the Good Start formula ($12.97 before , $2.22 after)
Used 2 - $5 off Enfamil coupons ($6.88 before, $1.88 each after)
Taxes - 0 since they were all food items

 

My First Time

I have to say, that over the years, I've clipped a few coupons here and there, but most of the time before I remembered to use them, they would expire. So my first REAL coupon experience started with about a month ago with 10+ coupons that were good for $5 off Similac formula. My husband and I had our son in January, and we got coupons in the mail and others from friends, but the formula was so expensive, that I didn't think that we would every actually use them, so I just set them aside.

I have a friend, Ashley, who I've watched save probably tons of money with coupons and I've often read her blog about her "finds" for a few months now, and I came across a great deal she had posted, which happened to be for Similac formula and I thought that I thought I could pull it off. Walmart was (maybe still is) selling Similac ready to feed formula for $5.50 each, and with my coupons, that meant that I could buy each bottle of formula for $0.50 each! What an awesome buy I thought. So my husband and I set out with our formula coupons, and a few others in hand, which is how our couponing journey started.

So that's what this blog is about! A compilation of my shopping trips that I take with coupons, and how much money that I'm able to save my family. Since I'm a stay at home mom with three growing kids, it's important that we are able to save as much money as we can and I feel that if I'm not outside of the house working, the least I can do, is carefully plan with the money we have.

I have linked to other people's blogs about couponing so that you too can find out how easy it really is. I'm not out to save 98% every shopping trip and although that would be nice, I know it's not realistic. My best advice so far would be to start small! If you're anything like we were, you'll probably feel a rush after your first trip, and want to do it over and over again! Starting small allowed me to figure out the process on how to use coupons to my advantage. If you're just starting out, take a look at other blogs about how to coupon and have fun!


Let the journey begin..........