Week 26: June 24-30 (HALF WAY)

So we are half way through my experiment and blogging. I've been thinking a lot about what my blog will be about next year, how I want to change it, what things I want to blog about. Still in the process of deciding, but I know it will look a lot different than this years.

I finally got all my websaver coupons this week. ACK! 3 weeks after ordering. They are all for Kellogg's cereals, which are ALL on sale this upcoming week. How awesome is that. We are headed to my parents this weekend, so I have purchased hardly any groceries this past week. Trying to eat up leftovers and eat up stuff in our freezer. We desperately need a Costco run this week so we've been trying to save our pennies. Here's what I scored:

Shopper's Drug Mart:

Danone Yogurt (6pak): on sale $2.00X2 = $4.00 - 2X$1.00 = $2.00 = $1.00 per pak!

Total: $2.00
Coupons: $2.00
Savings: 50%

Walmart:

Schneider's Country Naturals Sausage: $6.47X3 = $19.41 - FPC - BOGO = $6.47 for 3 paks!
Lil Kids Oatmeal: $2.97X3 = $8.91 - 3X$1.50 = $4.41 =  $1.97 per box.
Protein Bars: $1.50X2 = $3.00 - 2XFPC = FREE!
Dempsters Bread: $3.87X2 = $7.74 - $1 WUB 2 = $6.74 = $3.37 per loaf
Celestial Tea: $2.87X4 = $11.48 - 4X$1.00 = $7.48 = $1.87 per box

Total: $48.31
Coupons: $25.44
Savings: 35%

Other groceries:

Total: $14.87
Coupons: $0.00
Savings: 0%

Total Spent Week 26: $65.18
Total Coupons Week 26: $27.44
% Savings: 30%

Total Spent to Date: $2651.09
Total Coupons to Date: $1,272.85
% savings to Date: 32%

Week 24 + 25: June 10-23

Life has been so crazy the last few weeks I haven't had a chance to get on here and blog. My receipt bin is now overflowing and I am done my shopping for this week, so I can't procrastinate any longer. Here are my deals for the past 2 weeks:

Walmart:

Children's Tylenol: on sale. $4.97X3 = $14.91 - 3X$3 = $5.91 = $1.97 each!
Protein Bar: 2X$1.50 = $3.00 - 2XFPC = FREE!
Similac Mom: $8.97 - $10 Cheque = +$1.03 (yahoo!)

Total: $112.20
Coupons: $22.00
Savings:16%

London Drugs:

Kashi Pita Crisps: on sale. $2.99 - $2.00 = .99 cents
Kashi Cereal: on sale. $3.99 - $2.00 = $1.99!

Total: $2.98
Coupons: $4.00
Savings: 57%

Superstore:

Glade Oil Diffuser: $8.97X2 = $17.94 - 2XFPCs = FREE!
Tropicana Orange Juice: $4.87X2 = $9.74 - 2X50% reduced to clear = $4.86 = $2.43 per 2L!
Cotonelle Toilet Paper (24 double = 48 single): on sale. $9.97X2 = $19.94 - 2X$1.00 = $8.97 each!

Total: $75.38
Coupons: $24.82
Savings: 25%

Save On Foods:

Armstrong Cheese (700g): on sale $7.99 (no coupon but a good deal)
Elastoplast Bandages: $3.99X2 = $7.98 - 2X$3 stacks = $1.98 = .99 cents per box!
Finish Quantum: reg. $7.99, on sale. $6.49 - $6 stack = $0.49 cents!
Olympic Greek Yogurt: reg. $4.29, on sale. $3.69 - $3.00 stack = $0.69 cents!
Van Houtte Coffee: reg. $12.19, on sale. $7.99X2 = $15.98 - 2X$7 stacks = $1.98 = .99 cents per bag
Huggie Diapers (big box 100): reg. $39.99, on sale. $24.99X2 = $49.98 - 2X$6.50 stacks = $36.98 = $18.49 per box.
Dairyland Lil' Ones Yogurt: reg. $5.49, on sale. $4.99 - $1.50 stack = $3.49
Live Clean Baby Lotion: reg. $6.99, on sale. $4.99X2 = $9.98 - $9.00 stack = $0.98 = $0.49 cents per bottle!
Live Clean Hand Soap: reg. $4.99, on sale $3.99X4 = $15.96 - 2X6.50 stacks = $2.96 = $0.74 cents per bottle!
Live Clean Body Wash: reg. $6.99, on sale $5.99X2 = $11.98 - $8.50 stack = $3.48 = $1.74 per bottle!
Motts Apple Sauce (Veggies+): reg. $3.49 (6pack), on sale. $2.50X4 = $10.00 - 4X$0.50 = $8.00 = $2.00 (pack of 6)

Total: $70.13
Coupons: $76.00 (used more coupons than $$ spent!)
Savings:52%

Other groceries from Pricesmart + ProAgra: $9.59

Total Spent Week 24+25: $260.69
Total Coupons Week 24+25: $126.82
% Savings: 33%

Total Spent to Date: $2585.91
Total Coupons to Date: $1,245.41
% savings to Date: 33%

Week 23: June 3-9

So we're 3 weeks away from being half way through the year! I've definitely got to admit i've been completely slacking in the whole "coupon" world. I haven't joined very many trains lately, mail has been super slow, trades are almost impossible as everyone wants FPC's only and well lets face it, sales have been lacking big time. I feel like i'm in a rut, which is not good. It's not that I don't care about getting deals, i'm just not rushing to the stores to get them anymore. Despite the slump I picked up some great deals on juice, yogurt and almond milk this week. Lets see how I fared:

Walmart:

Oasis Nutrisource 1.89 L Juice: on sale. $2.77X10 = $27.70 - $1.50X10 = $12.70 = $1.27 each!!
Mini Wheats Cereal: on sale $2.97 - $1.50 = $1.47
Armstrong Cheddar Cheese 700g = $7.00 (no coupon but amazing deal!)
Astro Organic Yogurt: on sale. $2.00X2 = $4.00 - 2X$1.00 = $2.00 = $1.00 each!

Total: $41.83
Coupons: $17.00
Savings: 29%

IGA:

Deli Meat: $2.92
Lettuce: $0.99

Total: $3.91
Coupons: $0.00
Savings: 0%

Save On Foods:

Europe's Best Sweet Potatoes: on sale: $3.99X3 = $11.97 - 3X$2 = $5.97 = $1.99 each!
Silk Almond Milk: reg. $4.99, on sale. $4.49 - FPC from cereal = FREE!

Total: $5.97 
Coupons: $10.49
Savings: 64%

RCSS:

Minigo Yogurt: $2.49X2 = $4.98 = 2X$0.50 = $3.98 = $1.99 each!
Almond Fresh Almond Milk: $2.49X2 = $4.98 - 2X$2 = $2.98 = $1.49 each!

I bought a lot of produce, hamburgers and buns and olive oil, which i why my total was so high.

Total: $58.67
Coupons: $3.00
Savings: 5%

Total Spent Week 23: $110.38
Total Coupons Week 23:  $30.49
% Savings: 22%

Total Spent to Date: $2325.22
Total Coupons to Date: $1,118.59
% savings to Date: 33%

Week 21 + 22: May 20-June 2

I had so much going on this past week that I didn't have time to blog. So I decided I would combine both week 21 and 22 in one blog, since I really didn't do/need to do any shopping this past week. Week 21 my husband took our daughter and went camping. On the way back we stop in Bellingham at Costco. Since we were ALLOWED to bring back $200 in duty-free groceries each, we thought we'd take advantage. Also, while we were down the Canadian dollar was at par, making this trip extra great, as exchange was not even noticeable. Usually when we go down it is for 3 hours and technically you are not allowed any duty-free items (although we've never had to pay).

Costco: We bought the usual suspects that I always mention

Total: $99.53
Coupons: $0.00
Savings: 0%

Superstore:

Corn Pops: on sale. $2.97X2 = $5.94 - 2X$0.50 = $4.94 = $2.47 each (Each of these came with a code for a free breakfast item. I chose a free 2L carton of Almond milk), 2 boxes of cereal and 2X2L cartons of almond milk for under $5.00 = SMOKIN' DEAL!

Lactantia Chocolate Milk (2L): reg. $4.09X2 = $8.18 (50% off due to expiry date) = $4.09 - $1.00 WUB 2 = $3.00 for 4L of chocolate milk!

Oasis Orange Juice: on sale. $2.97 - $1.25 = $1.72!

Total: $24.54
Coupons: $7.35
Savings: 23%

Save On Foods:

Almond Fresh Almond Milk. reg. $4.79, on sale. $3.99X2 = 7.98 - 2X$1.50 stacks = $4.98 = $2.49 each!
Almyer Accent Diced Tomatoes. reg. $2.28, on sale $1.00X6 = $6.00 - 3X(2X$1 WUB 2) stacks = FREE!
Bush Canned Beans. reg. $1.99. on sale. $1.33X3 = $3.99 - 3X$1.00 = $0.99 = $0.33 cents each!
Perogies: $2.00X2 = $4.00 (no coupons but a great deal)
Maple Leaf Bacon: reg. $7.49. on sale. $4.00 (no coupon, great deal)

Total: $17.97
Coupons: $12.00
Savings: 40%

IGA:

Heinz Beans. on sale. $1.00X5 = $5.00 - 5X$1.00 = FREE
Cheese 907 g = $10.98

Total: $15.97
Coupons: $5.00
Savings: 24%

Shopper Drug Mart:

Bicks Relish: on sale $1.25X4 = $5.00 - $2.00 = $3.00 = $0.75 per jar!

Total: $3.00
Coupons: $2.00
Savings: 40%


Total Spent Week 21+22: $161.01
Total Coupons Week 21+22:  $26.35
% Savings: 14%

Total Spent to Date: $2214.84
Total Coupons to Date: $1,088.10
% savings to Date: 33%

Week 20: May 13-19th

This week I had a lot of restocking to do, kind of was a given since last week I spent NOTHING on groceries. I found some crazy meat deals at Walmart, so although I spent a lot this week, next week will be epic...Long Weekends mean INSANE deals. I'll list some of them at the end of this post.

Walmart:

Minigo Yogurt: $2.50X2 = $5.00 - 2X75 cents = $3.50 = $1.75 each!
Campbell's Chunky Soup: on sale. $2.00X6 = $12.00 - 6X50cents = $9.00 = $1.50 each!
Cracker Barrel Cheese (700g!): on sale $7.27 (no coupon but an insane deal, almost $1 for 100g!)
Black Diamond Cheese (700g!): on sale: $7.97 (another GREAT deal on cheese)
Mushrooms: on sale $1.00 (good deal)
2 pack of Whole Roasting Chickens: $12.00 (I always buy these when they go on sale!)
Catelli Pasta: $2.17X3 = $6.51 - $2.50 = 4.01 = $1.34 per box

BEST DEALS:

Newman's Own Pasta Sauce: on sale. $2.00 - $1.00 = $1.00 (The new SmartSource that came out this weekend has more of these coupons, lets hope these are still on sale this week!)
Children's Tylenol: on sale $4.97X3 = $14.91 - 3X$3.00 = $5.91 = $1.97 per box!!
Schneider's Natural Sausage: on sale (quick expiry date): $4.53X4 = $18.12 - 4X$2 peelies on box = $10.12 = $2.53 per package (they have 5 sausages in a package!)
Marc Angelo Sausage: on sale (quick expiry date): $2.71 - $1.00 = $1.71 (5 sausages in package!)

I got 2 packages of salmon, 2 whole roasting chickens, 5 packages of sausage, tons of fresh produce, 2 700g blocks of cheese, 3 boxes of children's tylenol, and some other canned/processed packaged stuff for:

Total: $142.83
Coupons: $26.00
Savings: 15%

Save On Foods:

Activia Yogurt: $3.99 - $1.00 = $2.99
Earth's Own Almond Milk: reg. $4.79, on sale. $3.99 - $1.50 = $2.49
Cilantro: $1.19 - FREE (redeemed 500 points)
Fletcher's Bacon: reg. $7.49, on sale. $4.99
Pamper's Cruisers Diapers: reg. $19.99, on sale $14.99X2 = $29.98 - 2X$3.00 stack (it was supposed to be for Huggies but she took them and my mind totally didn't realize) = $23.98 for 100 diapers.
Great Grain Cereal: reg $5.69, on sale $3.50 - FPC (except she gave me $5.69 off not $3.50) = +$2.19

BEST DEALS: This deal was crazy this week, same situation as the lazagna a couple months ago. Save On Foods had a product on sale that overlapped with the release of one of their coupons making the product an unreal savings opportunity (80% savings!)

Oasis Juice Boxes (5 pack): reg. $2.49 (50 cents per box), on sale. $1.25 (25 cents per box)X20 packs = $25.00 - $1.00 off per pack printable couponX20 = $5.00 for 100 juice boxes.

Total: $43.45
Coupons: $33.19
Savings: 43%

Total Spent Week 20: $191.87
Total Coupons Week 20:  $61.04
% Savings: 24%

Total Spent to Date: $2053.83
Total Coupons to Date: $1,061.75
% savings to Date: 34%

Upcoming Deals: Long weekend mean really really good deals. Here's a few I will be picking up this week:

Alymer Accent Tomatoes (Save On): 2/$2 (There are currently 2 different $1 WUB 2 coupons). I'll be stacking those to make them = FREE!
Newman's Own Pasta Sauce (Walmart): If they are still on sale this week use the $1.00 off from the recent SmartSource to it $1.00 a jar!

Week 19: May 6-12 ($1000 IN COUPON SAVINGS!)

This week I hit a magical number...$1000. Yup in 4 months I have saved a total of $1000 using coupons. Isn't that crazy? If I keep it up I have the potential to save around $3000 by the end of the year, altho my initial goal was a lofty $5000!

Not much to shop for this past week. Here are the few deals I got:

Save On Foods:

Van Houtte Coffee: reg. $12.19, on sale. $7.99X2 = $15.98 - 2X$7 stacks = $1.98 = .99 cents per bag
Van Houtte Flavored Coffee: reg. $10.19, on sale $7.99X5 = $39.95 - 5X$7 stacks = $4.95 =.99 cents per bag

Lady Speedstick: reg. $3.99, on sale. $2.29X2 = $4.58 - 2X$2 stacks = $0.58 cents = $0.29 cents per

Also bought some other goodies like milk, deli meat etc...

Total: $34.48
Coupons: $53.70
Savings: 61%

I also got my Finish Rebate back in the mail for $8.44 cents???!!! I only spent $4.99 so they gave me an extra $3.45 for some reason. Strange!

Total Spent Week 19: $31.03 ($34.48-$3.45)
Total Coupons Week 19: $53.70
% Savings: 63%

Total Spent to Date: $1,861.96
Total Coupons to Date: $1,000.71
% savings to Date: 35%

Week 18: April 29th-May 5

So this past week my husband and I took off for a little R&R in Las Vegas. We left our daughter with her paternal grandparents for 4.5 days so we could spend some time together celebrating our 4th Anniversary (which happens to be today!)

When I returned, my mailbox was super full. 1 bill, 10 different trades, 2 envelopes from save.ca and 4 envelopes from brandsaver.ca. It was a good haul and took me over 2 hours to go through it all. Had to stock up my fridge and freezer today, luckily EVERYTHING I needed to buy was on sale. Here's what I scored:

Walmart:

Hotdog Buns: $2.00 (No coupons, but great deal)
5 Lbs Potatoes: $1.00X2 = $2.00 (No coupons, but great deal)
Homo Milk 1L: $2.00 (No coupons, but great deal)
Minigo Yogurt: $2.50X2 = $5.00 - 2X$0.75 = $3.50 = $1.75 per

Total: $95.86
Coupons: $3.50
Savings: 4%

ProAgra:

Deli Meat: 99 cents/100g = $5.05

Save On Foods:

Almond Fresh: reg. $4.79, on sale. $3.99X2 = $7.98 - 2X$2.50 stacks = $2.98 = $1.49 per carton!
Celestial Tea: reg. $3.95, on sale $2.00X3 = $6.00 - 3X$1.00 = $3.00 = $1.00 per carton!
Kashi Pita Crisps: reg. $4.29, on sale. $2.50X6 = $15.00 - 6X$2.00 = $3.00 = $0.50 cents per box!
Live Clean Baby: reg. $6.99 on sale $4.99X4 = $19.96 - 2X$9.00 stacks = $1.96 = $0.49 cents per bottle!
Live Clean Hand Soap: reg. $4.99, on sale. $3.99X2 = $7.98 - $6.50 stack = $1.48 = $0.74 cents per bottle!
Live Clean Body Lotion: reg. $4.99, on sale. $3.99X4 = 15.96 - 2X$6.50 stacks = $2.96 = $0.74 cents per bottle!
V8 Fusion Smoothie Juice: reg. $3.69, on sale. $2.49X2 = $4.98 - 2X0.75 cents = $3.48 = $1.74 each
Strawberries: $1.99 - $1.00 WUB Any 2 V8 Fusion Juice = $0.99 cents

Total: $26.95
Coupons: $60.00
Savings: 69%

Saved 78% including instore savings AND coupons!

Total Spent Week 18: $127.86
Total Coupons Week 18: $63.50
% Savings: 33%

Total Spent to Date: $1,830.93
Total Coupons to Date: $947.01
% savings to Date: 34%

Week 17: April 22-28th

So this post is a little late. I didn't get a chance to write up my deals before I left for Las Vegas. However, just for the sake of keeping track, i'm going to post last weeks deals now:

Save-On Foods:

Live Clean Baby: reg. $6.99, on sale. $3.99X2=$7.98-$4.50 stack = $3.48 = $1.74 each
Live Clean Body Wash: reg. $6.99, on sale. $3.99 - $1.00 = $2.99
Huggies Diapers: reg. $19.99, on sale. $14.99 - $5 in store coupon - $5.50 = $4.49
Van Houtte Coffee: reg. $12.19X5 = $60.95 - 5X$12 stacks = $0.95 = $0.19 cents per lb!!!!
Skippy PB: reg. $5.99 - 0.75 + BOGO = $5.24 for 2 jars = $2.62 per jar!

Total: $26.60
Coupons: $82.24
Savings: 76%

Superstore:

Children's Tylenol: $6.96X2 = $13.92 - 2X$3.00 = $7.92 = $3.96 per carton

Total: $26.61
Coupons: $6.00
Savings: 18%

Walmart:

Potatoes: $1.00 (no coupons but a great deal)
Nutrigrain Bars: $2.00X3 = $6.00 - 3X$1.00 = $3.00 = $1.00 per box
Minigo Yogurt: $2.50X2 = $5.00 - 2X$0.75 = $3.50 = $1.75 per.
Pasta: $2.17X2 = $4.34 - $1.75 stack = $2.59 = $1.30 each

Total: $31.27
Coupons: $6.25
Savings:17%

So to add to me saving money, i've started buying Epicure from my best friend who started selling it. Epicure is all natural spices you add to fresh produce, pasta or canned items to make dips, salsas and other food dishes. In the long run buying a jar for $9.99 that can make 12 cups of dressing is way cheaper than buying processed salad dressing from Kraft. I decided to start investing in a collection that I would use. My total came to: $46.54 for 6 different spices/dips to make Tacos, Bean Dip, Chili, Mac&Cheese, Salsa and Greek Salad.

Epicure: $46.54

Total Spent Week 17: $131.02
Total Coupons Week 17: $94.49
% Savings: 42%

Total Spent to Date: $1,703.07
Total Coupons to Date: $883.51
% savings to Date: 34%

Week 16: April 15-21

This is my last week before my husband and I go on our first vacation ALONE since our daughter was born. I'm nervous and excited all at the same time. We're leaving our daughter with her paternal grandparents for 5 whole days. At 14 months, not sure if she will freak out that we're not there or love having new play partners.

That said, i've been trying to cut down on the amount of groceries i'm purchasing and use up some stuff in the fridge and freezer before we leave on Friday. So next week's totals should be quite a bit lower i'm hoping.

Walmart:

Lil Kids Cereal (for Alexa): on sale. $1.96X4 = $7.84
Astro Greek Yogurt: on sale. $2.97X3 = $8.91-3X$1.00 = $5.91 =  $1.97 each
Minigo: $2.87 - 0.75 = $2.12

Total: $44.39
Coupons: $3.75
Savings: 8%

London Drugs:

Finish Quantum Dishwasher Detergent: $6.99 - $2.00 - Mail in Rebate = FREE!
Campbell's Chicken Broth: on sale. $1.99X4= $7.96 - 2X$2.00 WUB 2 stacks = $3.96 = 0.99 each!
Pediasure: on sale. $9.99 - $10.50 stack = (+0.51 cents)
Rubbermaid Container: on sale $5.49 - $3.50 = $1.99!
Schik Refill Blades: $16.99 - 9.00 stack = $7.99!

Total: $18.02
Coupons: $34.99
Savings: 66%

AgroPur (Island Farms):

Deli Meat: on sale. $0.99 per 100g

Total: $8.21
Coupons: $0.00
Savings: 0%

Total Spent Week 16: $99.33
Total Coupons Week 16: $45.62
% Savings: 32%

Total Spent to Date: $1,572.05
Total Coupons to Date: $789.02
% savings to Date: 33%

Week 15: April 8-14

Isn't it hard to believe we are over 1/4 of the way through the year already. I find that hard to grasp!

Before getting to couponing, I want to tell you about this FANTASTIC blog I found this week. For those of you that don't know i'm really into collecting junk/collectibles and old stuff and using it in decor. I've recently started collecting old window pains and using them as picture frames (an idea I found on Pinterest). My husband and I also really have feel in love with some of the stuff you can build with pallets. This week I was browsing Pinterest and came across this photo:

I just fell in LOVE with this piece. Turns out if you click on the picture it takes you to this blog called "Funky Junk Interiors". I read the entire blog and loved everything this woman picked up and made from old stuff that was just thrown away. Turns out she's a Christian AND lives in Comox, BC. How cool is that. We are practically neighbors. Turns out that she has a tutorial on how to make this exact pallet bench on her blog. The next day my husband and I went out and got a beautiful cushion at Walmart and some pallets (Home Depot just puts them out back) and started making it. I'll be sure to post a picture when it's all finished. In the mean time enjoy Donna's blog, maybe you'll find some inspiration: http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.ca/.

Deals of the Week:

Pricesmart:

Alymer Accent Tomatoes: on sale. $0.97 cents X 8 = $7.76 - $1 WUB 2 X4 = $3.76 = $0.47 cents per can!
Havarti Cheese: on sale. $2.72 - $0.75 = $1.97
Almond Milk: on sale. $3.99 - $0.75 = $3.24

Total: $13.62
Coupons: $5.50
Savings: 81%

Shopper Drug Mart:

Tuna: on sale. $0.99 X 10 = 9.90 (no coupons but good deal, needed to stock up)

Total: $12.39
Coupons: $0.00
Savings: 0%

ProAgra:

Deli Meat: on sale. $0.99 per 100g

Total: $2.57
Coupons: $0.00
Savings: 0%

Canadian Tire:

Ziploc 40 count: on sale. $1.00 - $1.00 = FREE! (Even paid the tax with CT Money)

Total: $0.00
Coupons: $1.12
Savings: 100%

Walmart: (Not much savings here, needed Salmon and lots of Veggies!)

Bacon (Priced $5.27, however the shelf price was $3.48) - SCOP = FREE!
Dempsters Bread: $2.97 - BOGO = $1.49 per loaf

Total: $48.36
Coupons: $8.24
Savings: 15%

Total Spent Week 15: $76.94
Total Coupons Week 15: $14.86
% Savings: 16%

Total Spent to Date: $1,472.72
Total Coupons to Date: $743.40
% savings to Date: 34%

Deal of the Week: Ziplocs 40 count (Walmart) : $1.00 (This is a good deal even without the $1.00 off coupon from rightathome.ca, which was available a while ago).