$75 Weekly Shopping and Menu 12-19-16

Long post ahead! I rarely shop at 5 stores in one week, but I just couldn’t help myself. This weekend, I am happy, and my freezer is happy! Spiral ham was on sale last week (and again this week) at Meijer for 99 cents a pound, so I bought one for the freezer and one to cook and use for all my meals this week. I’m utilizing my pantry a bit this week, so I had extra money to stock up on things- like the extra ham and a ton of bread. I used my last loaf last week to make a huge batch of French toast, which I’ll be sharing the recipe for at a later time, but it freezes very well! Allison’s been enjoying that all week for both breakfast and lunch.

Kroger’s been super good to me this month, too. They have a 25 days of Christmas event going on where every day they release great coupons; some are high-value, and some are even free! I combined those with Free Friday Downloads as well as Best-Customer Bonus coupons they send me every so often, and I got a bunch of stuff for free. It was pretty awesome. AND I was able to submit my receipt to Ibotta and got 50 cents back from some of the free stuff!

Speaking of Ibotta, I’m really starting to utilize it now. I follow MeijerMadness, who posted a moneymaker deal on a Rubbermaid container. I didn’t need another container, but paying only 99 cents and then getting $3.00 back on Ibotta was something I couldn’t pass up! That $3.00 also took me over the $20.00 threshold, so I was able to redeem that for a $20.00 Wal Mart gift card that I’m going to use at Sam’s next week. Hurray! Let’s take a look at everything I got this week.

Entenmann’s Bread Outlet

2 loaves Sara Lee Artesano bread: $1.00 each
2 loaves Sara Lee whole wheat bread: $.50 each
2 loaves Thomas cinnamon swirl bread: $.50 each
4 packages Sandwich Thins: $.50 each

Total: $6.00

Sam’s Club

Greek yogurt: $4.98
Toilet paper: $18.46
Tissues: $9.98

Total: $10.59 OOP thanks to a gift card from Swagbucks!

Meijer

Buttermilk: $1.39
Rubbermaid Fasten+Go container: $3.99

Used $3.00/1 mPerks coupon
Final Cost: $.99, redeemed for a $3.00 Ibotta rebate, so a good moneymaker!

2 gallons of milk: $1.79 each, redeemed for a $.25 Ibotta rebate
White whole wheat flour: $2.39
2 spiral hams: $8.61 and $9.55, were $.99 a pound. Great price!
5 bags frozen vegetables: $1.00 each

Total: $31.69

Aldi

Babybel cheese: $2.79
Cottage cheese: $1.99
Pepperoni: $2.19
2 rolls ground sausage: $1.99 each
Bananas: $1.87
Broccoli: $1.89
Dryer sheets: $1.89
Velveeta: $3.99
Apples: $1.49
Pretzel sticks: $1.29
Brown mustard: $.99
Creamer: $2.19
Jelly: $1.99

Total: $29.97

Kroger

7-UP: Free from Christmas event, submitted for a $.25 Ibotta rebate
Cheerios: Free from a Best-Customer Bonus coupon, submitted for a $.25 Ibotta rebate
International Delight creamer: $2.99

Used $1.50/1 digital coupon from Christmas event
Final Cost: $1.49

Peanuts: Free from Christmas event
Toothpaste: Free from a Best-Customer Bonus coupon
Pillsbury cake mix: Free from Christmas event
BBQ sauce: Free Friday Download

Total: $1.49
Weekly Total: $79.74