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

This Week's Sales

This week's Deals....I know it's been awhile since I have posted! There's lots happening with deals to combine this week!
I have the pictures posted but they are kind of in a random order....technical difficulties!
Money Maker!
Go to Dollarama or Walmart and buy 2 Saran wrap for $2.50 each
Snap Save has $3.50 when you buy 2!!!
Checkout 51 has $4 when you buy 2!!!
Walmart is having their 20 year anniversary:
There are quite a few good deals
Maple Leaf hot dogs .94
Soft soap .94 there is a $1 Save.ca
Bleach 3.6L .94
Summer windshield 3.78L .94
La Grille Seasonings $3.94
Rice Cakes .94
Shoppers starts Sat
Eggs are $2.29 use the Zweet offer of .25 and get them for $2.09
Shoppers also has a email out for 20X the points this weekend only when you spend $25. You need to print the email if you want to do it.
Superstore
Avocadoes $3.45 for 5(350 points)Plus use the Zweet offer of .25 making the $2.85
Pineapples $2.46 Zweet offer of .25 making them $2.21
Canned veggies are .75(100 points) making them .64 limit 6
Need to go to the movies? There is a movie coupon on the Fruit by the Foot and Nature Valley granola bars. They are on for $1.88. It looks like it's a Buy one movie get one free coupon.
Barilla Pasta are .99 limit 2. There are coupons for .50 and .75 out there
Huggies wipes $2(there is a smartsource coupon here. Buy 2 get $2 off. Plus Snap Saves has buy 2 get $1. )Making it $1 per tub! I am planning on price matching at Target and using my Target debit card giving me another 5% off! Making it .90/tub
Value Village is having their 20th anniversary on Monday. 50% off!
Target is having their anniversary and they are offering a $10 gift card when you spend $50. I am planning on price matching any of the above details I can and doing a MIR to get to $50.
They have Christie crackers for $1.44

This Week's Deals

This Week's Sales
So we like quinoa....a lot...it is so nice to have another alternative side dish...It's expensive! Have you noticed??? The best price I could find was at Costco....1.8kg for $19.99! Gulp! That's a bit pricey! Well, today I noticed the London Drugs flyer 1.36 Kg for $12.99!!! That works out to .96/100g  Going to get some!
I am going to combine the Zweet app and CH51 to get $2 off of Triscuits making them free at Save On.
Coopers
Grade A frozen turkey 3-7 Kg .99/lb limit 1
 Safeway
 Friday to Sunday only Best Buy Cheese 700-720g $5.99 limit 2
 All Week Lucerene ice cream 2L 2/$4 limit 2
 Grade A turkeys .99/lb must spend $50
 Superstore
Utility Frozen Turkey .95/lb limit 1
2lbs Red or Green Grapes $3.48
Spiral Ham $1.98/lb(use Cart Smart $1 off when you buy a $10 ham)
Pineapple $1.96
 Brocoli $1.26
 Tomatoes .86/lb
Cantaloupe $1.96
Squash .86/lb
NN Pasta 4/$3
Christie Crackers $1.67 limit 4
Target
Breyer's Ice Cream $2.50(use Ch51 to get another $1 off)
Sweet Potatoes .46/lb

This Week's Sales

This week there are some deals to help you slash your grocery budget!
 Safeway
 3 Day Sale
 Pork Ribs $1.99/lb(this is one of my PC plus items so I will price match at Superstore and save .20/$1 spent)
 Bananas .60/lb
 Be sure to check your PC plus items before you shop. I am finding mine to be more and more tailored to what we buy!
 At Superstore
3 Day sale
PC Cheese bars $4.77 for 500g limit 4
 6 Pita  $1 limit 4
 Bag of 4 green or red peppers 2/$3
 All Week
 Extra Lean Ground Beef $2.88/lb(limit 4)
 Club Pack Celebration Nut mix 1Kg $6.48(limit 4) I used to love having this on hand but unfortunately it all has wheat added last I checked!
 NN Beans or Chickpeas 540ml 5/$4(.80 each)
 NN Club Pack Frozen Vegetables 2Kg $3.68 (limit 2)
Andy Boy Romaine $1.96 as shown below. If you use the Cart Smart app they are offering $1 off this romaine. That makes it .96 for 3 romaine hearts!

This Week's Sales

Safeway has some good email direct coupons this week!
The Black Diamond Cheese 500g for $3.99!!!! Limit 2 coupon code 54521
(If you have the Snap Save App you could be eligible for another $2 if that's one of your offers!)
Organic yams are .59/lb
Celery is .99 a bunch
Fresh Express Garden Salad .68 limit 3 coupon 54265
Mandarin Oranges are 5lbs for $3.66 this weekend only!Pomegranates are .89 limit 4 coupo code 54263
Cases of Kraft Dinner are $5.99 limit 2 coupon code 54475

Costco has 3 packs of cream cheese for $4.99! 3 boxes of 250g each!

                  This week it's turkey buying time!
Save On and Cooper's both have 3-9 kg Grade A frozen turkeys for .99/lb limit 1. Safeway has Grade A frozen turkeys for .99/lb, but you must spend $50 to get this price.

Superstore
Lean Ground Beef is $1.98/lb limit 4
Spiral Hams $1.98/lb
Pineapples $1.96 each
6 lbs pears $4.88(.81/lb)
Broccoli bunches $1.26 each
Pomegranates are .96(there are .50 coupons)
Dates and Figs are $1 when you buy 3
PC Crackers 225 g $1.47(200 points which is .20)$1.27

PC PLUS

So, I went to Superstore this morning to try out the new points system. I already had the PC points app on my Ipad so off I went. In case you are wondering what I do with all that produce I buy for a food buying group. The grand tally for everything was $177.87. I got at total of 65286 points! I had $2.50 in Checkout 51 cash back deals and one MIR for  $6.69. I used $8.75 in coupons.Which means all this actually cost $94.64!
Let's break it all down.
As you know if you spend $20 on produce you get 5000 points. I did that twice. 10000 points.
I bought 4 Buitoni pizzas, I had 4 $1 coupons for them. They cost $20.92-$4=$16.92 and I got 20000 points for them which means I made $3.08 to buy them!
The Hellman's mayonnaise was $3.99 each. I bought 2 and had $1.75 in coupons, plus I got 4000 points making them $1.11 each!
The Finish was $5.97, I bought 2, I had a $1 off coupon and I am doing the MIR for the B1G1 free. So, $11.94 -$1-$6.69=$4.25 plus I got 10000 points so I made $5.75 to buy them!
The Palmolive were $2.47 each or $4.94 for 2. I got 5000 points, so I got paid .06 to buy them!
The Lever bars were $1 each, I bought 2 and had 2 $1 off coupons and there were 200 points on them so I made .20 to buy them.

I price matched the lettuce for .98 each.(Lakeview Market)
 The grapefruit for 3/$1(Quality Greens)
The peppers for $2(Walmart)
The ham for $1.29/lb(Save On)
The Lean Cuisine Selections for $2(Save On)plus I got $1 back from Check out 51
I screwed up on the Lean Cuisine as I thought I was get 2000 points per box, however it's the Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations not the Selections!
The other Check out 51 I did was the Christie crackers and cookies. They were $1.77 and $1.97. Checkout 51 paid $1.50 and there were 500 points on the cookies making it $1.74 for both.

I think if you click on the picture you can make the receipt larger. You can see that they did not give me the 5000 points on the second Finish. I called them once I noticed it. 1-855-6PC-PLUS. They told me you can only buy one. I explained that it didn't say that anywhere and that the cashier explained the program as you can do point items as many times as you want, but only on one shop. In the end he said they would credit my account. I know others who got the points no problem. How about you?

The frozen vegetables were $3.68 each and had 500 points each making them $3.18 a package.
The Cheerios were $4.49 a box and had 2000 points each making them $2.29 a box.
The Colgate toothpaste was $1 per box and had 100 points on each, making it .90 each.
The non points things I bought were the pasta .75 a bag, and the large eggs $1.99.

It says my account will be credited in 24 hours. Did you shop?

This Week's Sales in Pictures

It's snowy up in the mountains now.

Rexall has some good deals to combine with coupons and Checkout 51 this week. Why not price match at Target and say 5% more?

Dawn dish washing detergent is $1.88 there is a coupon for the 709 ml size buy 2 save $1. Making it $1.38 for 709 ml. (London Drugs has it for $1.67 if you buy 3)
Stamps are 10% off. Now's a good time to stock up as Christmas is coming!
Stayfree, Carefree and OB are 2/$5 there is a coupon for buy 2 save $5, making them free!

Revlon nail polishes are $2.99. There was a smartsource $2 off coupon and Ch51 is giving $2 cash back making it a money maker! Good stocking idea?

3 Day Sale at Safeway
Lucerene 2L of milk 2/$4 limit 4

3 Day only Sale
6 Roses $5

Safeway has Tostios $3 each. Price Match at Target and use the $1 off coupon from the Walmart magazine.(Oct?)

2 Day Only Nov 8-9
PC Cheese 500g $4.77

2 Days only Deals Nov 8-9
Tortillas are 2/$3
Romaine pk of 3 is $1.76
Fake crab(if you are making sushi)$1.98

Superstore
Robin Hood Oats $2-$1 coupon from Walmart magazine in Oct?
I am going to see if Target carries this brand and price match it there to get an extra 5% off with my Red debit card.

Save On and Coopers
Boneless Pork Loin $1.99/lb

Costco till Nov 10
2.27kg for $19.99

Old  Town Market Nov 6-11
Bananas .59/lb
Zucchini .49/lb
Pears .79/lb
Mushrooms $1.99/lb

Turkey Time!

I love turkey! When it goes on sale like it is now I like to buy the small ones, then anytime I have a craving for turkey it's really the same as cooking a big chicken. Now's the time to stock up!

 This week's turkeys 
Save On/Cooper's Grade A .99/lb limit 1(or free with 10000 points) Safeway Grade A turkeys .99/lb(when you spend $50)I went through the self checkout and ended up being shy of $50, it still went through at .99/lb 
IGA Grade A .99/lb(must purchase $25 not including turkey)limit 1 Walmart Grade A .95/lb limit 2

Save On
Yams .49/lb
Cranberries fresh $1.49
Pineapple $1.99
Squashes .69/lb

Superstore
No Tax day Saturday Oct 5
Price Match Target for the Clear shampoo $3.64 and the $3 coupon from insert and get it for .64 tax free! It would be even better if you could combine the buy the shampoo get the free conditioner coupon, but I was told it wasn't possible at Walmart, anyways.
Pineapple $1.96
Sweet potatoes .46/lb
Mushrooms 454g $1.98
Squash .66/lb
Pint grape tomatoes 2/$3
Romaine .86
NN Frozen Vegetables 2 Kg  $3.47(limit 4)
NN Sour Cream $1.47 each (limit 4)


Walmart
Red Seedless $1.47/lb
Fresh Spinach and Broccoli .97 each
Dontalleo's Pizza $3
Energizer Battery $9.97

 Lakeview Market(till Sunday)
Avocados .68 each
Pears .78/lb
Red Onions .68/lb
Spartan apples .68/lb
Old Town(till Monday)
Peppers red .99/lb
Bananas .49/lb

Safeway
There is the email direct coupon for Butter 2/$5 use coupon code 54156. Limit 2

Safeway 3 Day Sale

Coupons in this weekends paper

Target has the small Ultra Clean for $2.99 combine with the target printable coupon and the healthy essentials coupon and Checkout 51 $2 and you make .65 for buying it.

Walmart has these batteries on for $9.97. Combine with the $5 printable from Smart Source and Checkout 51's $5 and you just pay the tax!

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