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Grocery shopping went very well for me this week, but I have no proof to show you! It all started out badly last Monday with my first trip to the grocery store. As soon as I arrived home, my children started acting like they were going to die an instant death if I did not feed them lunch immediately. So, before I could get any pictures of my purchase, some of the food was broken into and consumed. After lunch, we had to leave the house again, so I had to put all the food away. Realizing that the chances of me getting the food out again to take a picture of it was slim (read: nonexistent), I gave a mental shrug and decided that there would be no pictures this week. I would still be able to list what I purchased and the deals that I got, though, so I created a pile on the desk by my computer for the grocery receipts for the week.
The receipts collected there until Thursday evening, when my sweet, dear husband decided to surprise me by cleaning the whole house while I was away. He really was thorough, cleaning the microwave and inside the fridge... and of course throwing my receipts away, then taking the trash out. Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, I gave another mental shrug, then thanked and kissed my husband.
I know I started the week with $154 cash to last for 2 weeks of groceries. I ended the week with $85 cash, so my total grocery bill for the week was approximately $69. Woohoo, under budget! Hooray!
So, instead of displaying and listing my wonderful deals for the last week, I am instead going to be showing off the fabulous rebates I am mailing off today. I live in a state in which no alcoholic purchase is necessary to submit and receive beer rebates (which is good, since I don't drink alcohol). I never know what rebates I will find, and I often don't find them until the latter part of a month, so I keep all my receipts throughout the month in a page protector (unless my hubby tosses them first!), then evaluate at the end of the month what I need to purchase to qualify.
Last week, I counted up my rebates, matched them to the receipts I had, and realized that I only needed to purchase one bag of pretzels ($1.24) to finish off my purchases, and I should receive $53 back! :) I love getting what is essentially free food! Especially if it is food that I have already bought, or am already planning on buying.
Here are the rebates I'm submitting:
