Weekly Grocery shopping (11/18 - 11/24)

Well this was a pretty light week as far as shopping goes. The only thing I really "needed" was some fresh produce and a couple of small things for Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving's a lot easier on the budget if you can spread the shopping out over a few weeks and cherry pick the best deals from each store!

Pretty much everything else I bought was to pad the stockpile - I don't think I'll ever have enough coffee and cheese :)

Henry's

Lettuce = 1.69
Apples = .49
Radishes = .50
Cucumber = .50
Bulk ground ginger = .23
Bulk ground cumin = .18
Bulk ground sage = .46
Reusable bag credit = -.05

Total = 4.00

Ralph's

2x Stove Top stuffing = 1.76
Brown N Serve Rolls = 1.25 (A Thanksgiving must-have!)
Lawry's Taco Seasoning .69 - .50 MFC (doubled to a full 1.00!) = Free w/.31 overage
Idahoan Instant Mashed Potatoes 1.00 - .40 MFC (tripled to a 1.00) = FREE
Rotel Tomatoes 1.00 - .50 MFC (doubled to 1.00) = FREE
Reddi Whip 2.00 - .50 MFC (doubled to 1.00) = 1.00
Baby Carrots 1.00 - .45 store coupon = .55
2x celery .69 = 1.38
2x Fresh Gourmet croutons 1.00 - $1/2 MFC = 1.00
2x Farmer John sausage 1.00 - .75/2 MFC (doubled to 1.00) = 1.00
2x white bread = 1.98 (For turkey stuffing!)

Total = 9.40

Save-A-Lot
I've nevery actually gone into this store before, but I saw it mentioned on another blog and decided to check out their sales ad online just for the heck of it. I'm glad I did because they had Coke 2-liters on sale for $1! I browsed through the store while I was there, and wasn't overly impressed. They sell mostly store brand, and while the regular prices are a lot less than the regular prices of the larger stores around here, I still get better deals using coupons and shopping loss leaders. Still, I think it will be worthwhile to check out their ad each week. If they have good loss leaders, the store is right on my "ralph's-henry's-home" route, so it might be worth the extra stop now and then.

6x Coke 2-liter = 6.00
2x Jiffy corn muffin mix = .50
2x canned pineapple = 1.98

Total = 9.01

Albertsons

Red Start Yeast 1.29 - .35 MFC = .94
2x Yuban coffee 4.99 - 2x $1/1 MFC = 7.98
4x Kraft cheese 1.77 - $1/2 MFC = 6.08
2x Red Bell Peppers .79 = 1.58

Total = 16.58

Weekly Total = 38.99

So far my monthly total is 187.79. I'd like to keep it under $200 or so for the month, and I don't think that will be any problem. I intend to take a weekend off from shopping after Thanksgiving. I might need to run out for some fresh produce but that should only be a few bucks.

Check out everyone elses' shopping trips at:
The Grocery Cart Challenge
Southern Savers
Money Saving Mom