{"id":4740,"date":"2016-09-24T12:16:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T16:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coffeefreakdesigns.com\/teenstotsandeverythinginbetween\/?p=4740"},"modified":"2016-09-24T12:16:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T16:16:01","slug":"saving-on-saturday-9242016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teenstotsandeverythinginbetween.com\/?p=4740","title":{"rendered":"Saving on Saturday – 9\/24\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Took this cutie with me on my trip this morning to Food Lion!<\/p>\n

I am doing more shopping than normal the last couple of weeks and will continue for at least two more due to my favorite yearly sale at Food Lion. To learn more about how I plan for these trips check out this post.<\/a>\u00a0I have been very pleasantly surprised during both my trips that the cashiers have been very nice and supported even with 3 different transactions. Remember I always use my $10 reward from transactions 1 and 2 in the next transaction.<\/p>\n

I have actually made two separate trips to Food Lion this week, the reason sale on Diet Cokes.\u00a0 My first trip on Wednesday was very planned.\u00a0 This week, frozen vegetable are on sale for $1 a bag, pasta sauce is $1 a jar. I also stocked up on yogurt and bought pasta to go with the jarred sauce.<\/p>\n

Transaction #1
\n10 bags frozen corn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0$10
\n5 bags frozen Broccoli\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$5
\n6 jars of Alfred sauce\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $6
\n4 jars of Spaghetti sauce $4
\n10 containers of yogurt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $5
\n4 boxes of pasta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $3.56
\n2L of Ginger Ale\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $0.84\u00a0 with a 20 cent off coupon that printed.
\nTotal Spent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $34.91<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transaction #2
\n4 containers of sour cream\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $5.16
\n6 containers of mustard\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $4.14
\n30\u00a0containers of yogurt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0$15.00
\nTotal Spent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0$14.59<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transaction #3
\n10 Diet Coke\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $0.99 each
\nTotal Spent $0.49<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total Spent $49.99
\nTotal Saved $36.06 <\/strong>\u00a0 This is the store calculation and does not include how much cheaper store brands are usually. So this is sale items only.<\/p>\n

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We, Kendall and I headed back to Food Lion this morning. I did not have a list but just knew I wanted to purchase 10 more Diet Cokes. I decided to walk around and see what items I could find that I could put in our pantry. I did need the butter which is the most expensive item I purchased.<\/p>\n

Transaction #1
\n10 packets of brown gravy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $5
\n10 cans of tomato paste\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $5
\n20 containers of yogurt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $10
\nTotal Spent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $20.44<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transaction #2
\n5 bags frozen peas and carrots\u00a0\u00a0 $5
\n5 bags frozen broccoli\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $5
\n5 bags shredded cheese\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $10
\n4 cans of black beans\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $2.72
\n2 cans of\u00a0chill beans\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $1.36
\n5 packs of pasta\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $3.95
\n4 jars spaghetti sauce\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $4.00
\n4 2L soda\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $4.20
\nTotal Spent 32.66<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transaction #3\u00a0\u00a0I used this to gain some ibotta cash. These are all things we use so I did not mind adding
\n10\u00a0Diet Coke\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $10
\n2\u00a0Apples\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0$2.24
\n2 Oranges\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $1.38
\n4 Bananas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0$0.92
\nPackage of Bologna\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0$0.99
\nTotal Spent $6.03<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total Spent $59.09
\nTotal saved<\/strong>\u00a0$36.69<\/p>\n

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I am trying to keep each trip around $50. I did receive an additional $4 off $50 that I will use next Saturday. My saving percentages are only in the 40% range but I know this is savings I would not\u00a0get otherwise so worth the effort for me.\n<\/p>\n

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