My Publix Deals

I'm trying to tighten the grocery budget up a bit more this week. I've found it to be a gradual learning process to save money and figure out what we really NEED. So, with list in hand, meal plan made, and an open mind for changes (should my items not be the price I need them to be), I headed out to Publix!

I was pleasantly surprised to find my OOP total spending to only be $35.18! That's quite a tightening up!! I'm not sure if we'll make it through the whole week before I go back to the store, but here's praying that we can save big this week.

Here's what I got:

TOTAL IN GROCERIES = $55.69
Total Savings in Coupons = $10.69
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Total Savings in Advertised Sales = $9.82
TOTAL SAVINGS = $20.51
TOTAL OOP = $35.18

Here's the Breakdown:

• Bananas (2.59 lbs) = $.69/lb = Paid $2.59
• Apples = Paid $5.99
• 2 Oranges (1.24 lbs) = $1.99/lb (not a great price for Florida, but I needed them for a recipe) = Paid $2.47
• Green Bell Pepper (.49 lbs) = $1.99/lb = Paid $.98
• Onion (.60 lbs) = $1.29/lb = Paid $.77
• Publix Baby Cut Carrots (2 bags) = BOGO $1.69 = Paid $1.69/2
• Publix Bakery Pizza Dough = Sale $2.19 = Paid $2.19
• Publix Raisins = $1.45 = Paid $1.45
• Publix Shredded Italian Blend Cheese (2 cups) = $2.99 - Food Lion Q $.50/1 = Paid $2.49 (coupon no longer available online - see my post on Food Lion Q's)
• Yoplait Kids 6 pk Yogurt = BOGO $2.79 - 2 MFR Q $1.50/1 = -$.21 overage (2 printable coupons available HERE)
• Hunt's Ketchup = BOGO $1.75 = Paid $1.75
• Publix Wheat Bread (2) = $1.59/1 = Paid $3.18/2
• Publix Large Eggs (18 ct) = $2.53 = Paid $2.53
• Publix 2% Milk (1 gallon) = Sale $3.79 = Paid $3.79
• Juicy Juice (64 oz) = $3.49 - 1 MFR Q $1/1 - 1 Publix Baby Club Q $1/1 = Paid $1.49 (subscribe to Publix's Baby Club HERE and receive coupons galore!)
  
• Uncle Ben's Cajun Rice = $1.99 - MFR Q 1 FREE = FREE (coupon was a mailed "sample" - get yours HERE)
• Nature's Valley Granola Bars (2) = BOGO $2.89 - 2 MFR Q $.60/1 = Paid $1.69/2 (printable coupon available HERE)
• Buttermilk = $2.15 = Paid $2.15
• Bird's Eye Frozen Chopped Spinach = $.99 = Paid $.99

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