I have gone to Publix quite a few times in the last 3 days and have done alot of shopping. I have only paid for $48.06 for $498.68 worth of groceries. This means, I have saved $450.62!!!

$65.79 Value of Combined Groceries
-0.00 B1G1 Free Sales
-$32.00 Manufacturer Coupons
-$30.90 Store Coupons
= $2.89
+ $3.71 Sales Tax
= $6.60 OOP

$152.79 Value of Combined Groceries
-63.48 B1G1 Free Sales
-$72.00 Manufacturer Coupons
-$3.47 Store Coupons
= $13.84
+ $4.12 Sales Tax
= $17.96 OOP

$207.85 Value of Combined Groceries
-76.93 B1G1 Free Sales
-$94.20 Manufacturer Coupons
-$31.69 Store Coupons
= $5.03
+ $6.50 Sales Tax
= $11.53 OOP

I will try and break this last shopping trio down so you can see how I saved money:

On this last shopping trip I used manufacturer coupons, Publix store coupons and Target coupons (because most Publix stores will accept them as a competitor coupon).

• The razors are $5.49 and are currently B1G1 Free…we have $3 coupons for them so I gave them 2 coupons (($6 off) -since I am technically buying 2 items. So in that case, I earned $0.51 per every 2…so that helped reduce the cost of the other items.
• The Infusium is priced at $5.99…we have a $3 coupon, I used 2 ($6 off) – Publix has its own coupon that when you buy 1 infusium shampoo, you get the infusium conditioner for FREE – so they deduct $5.99…so those items were FREE.
• The oscar meyer hot dogs are priced at $3.99 and they are B1G1 Free. I had (2) $1.00 off of 2 coupons and a Target coupon for B2G1 Free…so they deducted $2 for the manufacturer coupons and $3.99 for the target coupon, so I payed $2.00 for 4 packs of hotdogs).
• The Kraft singles are $2.99 and are B1G1 Free, I used a Target coupon that deducted $1.50 for 2 kraft products.
• The cool whips are $1.49 and are B1G1 free, I bought 4 because I have a target coupon for B2G1 Free, so they deducted $1.49 (because I bought 4)…so I got 4 for $1.49.
• The breakstone sourcream is priced at $0.99 and I had a $0.55 coupon.
• The Lipton Onion packets: I had a Publix coupon for $0.75 off of 2 boxes.
• The Pickles are priced at $2.99 each and are B1G1 Free plus there is a coupon hanging on most bottles for $0.55/1 – so I used 2 of them.

I had a coupon for everything except the bananas…If you go to Publix under store deals, it tells you what’s on sale and what coupons you can use. It’s really that simple.

So if you are wondering if coupons are worth the time & effort, the answer is without a doubt YES!!!

I would love to hear about your savings…please share them by commenting below.

Went to Publix (where shopping this time was definitely a pleasure!) and I purchased $79 worth of groceries for only $20.02 ($0.18 was sales tax)…here’s how:

$79.00 Value of Combined Groceries
-$27.59 B1G1 Free Sales
-$31.57 Manufacturer Coupons
+ $0.18 Sales Tax
= $20.02 OOP

All of the Lunchables were Free, I also got 3 bag of chips (not the Tostitos) for Free, the sprite bottles ended up costing me $0.50 each, the gummies cost me $0.50 each, etc.

The cashier was amazed at the savings and so was I!!!

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So I went to Winn Dixie and purchased $68.52 worth of Groceries (pictured above) for only $21.03…needless to say, I was happy!

$68.52 Value of Combined Groceries
-17.94 B1G1 Free Sales
-12.37 Make-A-Meal Deal Free Items
-17.32 Manufacturer Coupons
+0.14 Sales Tax
=21.03 OOP

Not to shabby, if I do say so myself!

Any good shopping trips you would like to share?

So I headed over to Winn Dixie because we love to entertain and TGIF Appetizers are always a hit! I purchased everything you see in the picture above for only $5.43

$46.86 Value of Combined Groceries
- 23.43 B1G1 Free Sales
- 18.00 Manufacturer Coupons
= 5.43 OOP

I likey!!!!

Any Good Shopping Trips you want to share?

I would love to hear about your shopping trip savings, simply email me! This is a great way to motivate one another when couponing seems to be overwhelming or life seems to get in the way!

As my hubby says: Saving money is like Making money!