Grocery Spending for May 2015

Happy June all! Well, it's that time again. Time for a monthly report on grocery spending in our house. The grand tally came to $363.64. All those groceries are pictured above.(you can click on the pictures to make them larger) As you can see there are a lot of cleaning products and bbq sauce. Combining coupons and money saving apps these were all money makers. So, that means some of my grocery spending this month has been covered by this! In case you are interested here's a breakdown by store spending.

Walmart made $128.44 profit

Rona made $54.15 profit

Independent $26.40

Quality Greens $7.96

IGA $4.34

Cooper's $16.60

Costco $110.83

Save On $73.75

Safeway $36.60(got 162 AM which will equal $17.05 cash)

Superstore $114.16

Shoppers $155.59(cashed in $100 worth of points and made 97885 points this month, which will be worth $206.07 in groceries)

 June's spending will probably be higher as we have another adult, gluten free, dairy free eater living with us from now on. Being accountable by having to post this is quite motivating so I hope I can keep the costs down.As you can see I have some cashable points stocked up which I could use at Safeway or Shoppers to stretch my budget further. Want to see what's on sale and where daily? Follow me on Instagram where I post much more regularly. @savingyourhardearnedmoney

Earn 50 Air Miles for Using Your Cash Rewards Miles at Rona and More

There are several Air Miles promotions out right now. I have attached photos of the Shell deal as well as the Rona deal  below. As you can see the Rona is the better bang for your buck if you are going to cash in cash rewards. I called about the Rona deal as it seemed to vague and to good to be true. They assured me it was correct but couldn't give me any details. They said I had been targeted by Rona to get this deal. I wondered if I could do it more than once. They said if there was nothing in the fine print saying one time only, go ahead. So, I went to Rona and picked up some shock for my pool and found bird seed(I am almost out!)in the clearance aisle! I asked the cashier if she knew of this deal and she said she did.(I am under the understanding anyone can do it).
 I did 2 separate transactions. The first transaction was $3.41 and the second was $2.31. I will get 50 Air Miles per transaction so in cash rewards 100 Air miles is worth $10.52. In the end I am up $4.81!
Just be sure to seperate your transactions into $10 redemptions to maximize your return!
Fine print says it can take up to 60 days to get the rewards. I have marked my calendar and will update this post when I get them.

Redeem Air Miles Cash Rewards get Air Miles in return, until July 14, 2013.

Until July 7, 2013, spend your Air Miles cash, get Air Miles in return.
Need to earn some air miles? This weekend at Shell spend $20 on gas and $10 in store and get 25 Air Miles.

 

Flights and Renos

Today June 8th only use this coupon code XNAJKBP1 and get 15% off with Air Canada. You have to book today, but you can fly until Sept 4, 2011.

Also, June 11 Rona is having no tax day. For us in BC that's 12% for Alberta double the GST.

This Week's Sales

I hope you can see the detail, this is our windshield beautifully frosted!


Winter is here:(

This Saturday at Shopper's

20X the points if you spend $50
Everyday Sugar 2kg 2/$2.49 that's $1.25/kg!! Limit 4
Maxwell House coffee 925g $4.49
Nature Valley Granola bars are $1.69 and smart source had a coupon for .75 off save.ca has one for .99
Life Brand paper towels 8rolls for $1.99 limit 4
Lay's Chips $1.88 limit 4

Walmart 19-25

Chicken 2 pack $12(be sure to look through them as they are all different weights. 6lbs or more is a good deal)
Mandarin Oranges 5lb $2.97
Pasta 900g $1
Pringles chips are $1 and there is a P&G Brandsaver coupon for .50 off (if you order these they come really fast)
Cottonelle TP is $5.97(12 doubles) there were $1 off coupons in the smart source flyer
2PK Lysol toiletbowl cleaner $4.47 there are 2 coupons for this from smartsource .75 and $1.00
Finish Powerballs Dishwasher Detergent $10.97 there is a $2.00off smart source coupon
I do not buy either of the 2 cleaners above, so I can't say if that's a good price

Rona has 15% off one item on Nov 20, Saturday only! You can buy up to 15 of the same item.

Update: I got the free photo book from Shoppers ordered today, but it was a bit of a job! They have now changed their homepage so that you can only click on the right one! You need at least 40 pictures for this book. Free shipping to the store of your choice! You have until Sunday to get this still.

Mid Week Sales

I love these fake looking clouds peaking out from behind the mountain!

Rona June 19 15% off one item.

Costco Frozen Fruit Salad mix 2.25Kg $5.49!!!until June 20th

Old Town Market 16-21

Green and Red grapes .99

Red Peppers .99/lb

Romaine Lettuce .79

Snap Peas 3/$1.99

Strawberries 1lb 2/$3

Quality Greens 16-21

Cabbage .39/lb

Hawaiian Pineapples(oh how I hope they taste like they do in Hawaii!!)$1.99

Romaine Lettuce .79