At the beginning of the year I made a goal to visit the food bank once per month with at least 10 items to donate per trip. I didn’t document my January shopping trip (oops), spent $1.31 out of pocket for 10 items in February, purchased 19 items for better than free at Publix during March, and donated 32 items which I purchased for free during the month of April.
Stamp out Hunger is this Saturday, so I decided to pick up a few things from Publix tonight.
Item Coupons Final Price
$0.65 Knorr Rice -$0.55 Publix Coupon 10¢
$0.65 Knorr Rice -$0.55 Publix Coupon 10¢
$0.65 Knorr Rice -$0.55 Publix Coupon 10¢
$1.99 Uncle Ben’s Rice -$1.99 Free Item Coupon Free!
$1.29 Wacky Mac -$0.80 (40¢ doubled) 49¢
$1.29 Wacky Mac -$0.80 (40¢ doubled) 49¢
$1.29 Wacky Mac -$0.80 (40¢ doubled) 49¢
$1.29 Wacky Mac -$0.80 (40¢ doubled) 49¢
$1.29 Wacky Mac -$0.80 (40¢ doubled) 49¢
$1.29 Wacky Mac -$0.80 (40¢ doubled) 49¢
$0.89 Fried Rice Mix -$1.00 Manufacturer Coupon 11¢ profit
$12.57 Subtotal $9.44 in coupons $3.13 out of pocket (an average of 28¢ per item)
I will also have 40¢ deposited in to my UPromise account, but I will not include those savings in this post.
This wasn’t my best savings month for items donated, but I am still very satisfied with the end result. I wanted to ensure that we had plenty to donate to Stamp Out Hunger, which is only a few days away. During the last week a tummy bug has attacked both of my daughters. I walked through Publix tonight in a daze. It’s amazing I got what I did.
Coupons ARE Great!!!
Leandrea is a married mom of two girls, ages 13 and 12, living in Atlanta, GA. She is passionate about helping people save money one coupon at a time. Read more