Week 34: August 19-25th (Salmon for a Year!)

So this week I had a marvelous revelation. You know that saying you have to spend $ to make $, its true, and I have twisted the saying to: You have to Spend $ to save $. This week Jared and I had an incredible opportunity to get some Sockeye Salmon for cheap...and when I say cheap I mean like 1/4 of the price you find in stores. Chilliwack is known for its AMAZING fishing. The Fraser River is loaded with salmon every year. However, with Jared's job and its odd hours it is sometimes hard for him to get out and fish at all. A contact through Jared's work was ordering whole Sockeye for $9.00 a fish through one of the local native bands in town, so we put in an order for 10. Sockeye have to be over a specific weight in order for you to be allowed to keep them, so I knew these fish were going to be big (about 4 fillets per fish). So we now have a freezer stocked full of 40 fillets of Sockeye, about enough for the next 3/4 of a year!

So that being said I may have gone a little overbored on salmon and coffee and applesauce this week, however my grocery total for next year is going to be much smaller with me not having to purchase any fish. Gotta Spend $ to Save $!

Here are my totals for week 34:

10 Fresh Sockeye Salmon's: $9.00 X 10 = $90.00

Lepp's Farm Market: $89.53

Shoppers:

Dempster's Bread: $3X2 = $6-$1 = $5.00 = $2.50 a loaf
Similac Mom: on clearance = $0.99X5 = $4.95
Danino Yogurt: $2.79X2 = $5.58 - 2X$1 = $3.58 = $1.79 each
Oasis Health Break Juice: on clearance = $0.99 - $0.75 = $0.24 cents!

Total: $14.03
Coupons: $3.75
Savings: 21%

Save-On Foods:

Motts Applesauce: reg. $3.49, on sale. $2.50X6 = $15.00 - 6X$1.00 stacks = $9.00
Van Houtte Coffee (1 lb): reg. $11.49, on sale. $8.99X10 = $89.90 - 10X$7 stacks = $19.90 = $1.99 per bag

Total: $28.90
Coupons: $76.00
Savings: 73%

Walmart:

Resolve: $1.97X2 = $3.94 - 2X$2 = +0.06
Gillette Clinical Deodorant: $6.97-$2.00 = $4.97
Black Diamond Cheese Bar (700g): $6.37 - $0.75 = $5.62

Total: $38.57
Coupons: $6.75
Savings: 15%

Total Spent Week 34: $261.03
Total Coupons Week 34: $86.50
% Savings: 25%

Total Spent to Date: $3585.58
Total Coupons to Date: $1,692.30
% savings to Date: 32%