Trying to coupon shop! Publix saving of 49.3%

well i started to try to coupon shop at Publix. we have a new store and the carts are nice and the store is clean, so i don't mind the little extra drive to the store. i love how they have B1G1 free each week and those are usually on the end caps so you can find them easy. This week I got only what was on sale and on my list so I spent: $63.98 Saved $42.02 with publix sales and $20.40 with coupons. Total savings was: 49.3%

So far since I started 4 weeks ago:

3/19/11: Paid $37.24 Saved $38.21 = so (38.21/75.45) x 100= 50.6% saved

3/25/11 Paid: $66.20 Saved $82.15 = 55.3%

4/3/11: Paid $89.74 Saved $54.13 = 37.6%

4/9/11: Paid $63.98 Saved 62.42 = 49.3%

I really think that 4/3 is probably more like what we save each week, since I tried to get all we needed and not go to Walmart each day for something else, but I also think with the sales and what I am buying we may not need to go to the store as much as we used to. I still don't have a good handle on it, as we eat out a lot and Joe does the cooking, but I am at least working on it.

I refuse to get tons and tons of junk just to save. I did that on 3/25 and there are still things we haven't tried yet, so it isn't worth buying something if you may not eat it. I am working on that aspect. The dog is killing me too. We have had him since Dec and not sure what all he likes so I buy stuff on sale hoping he will eat it.

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