It was like Christmas in February today! Let me start off by saying that this month
has been impossible for me to keep on budget with my groceries. I have not been taking advantage of stocking
up on items with coupons so I am paying more and getting less for my money.
We ran out of cheese and sugar last week and I told my family that
we weren’t buying any groceries until payday ~ which is the last day of the
month for us. My hubby and I only get
paid once a month…and sometimes we need to get creative to stretch the dollars.
However…happy day today! I
received my Costco rebate check in the mail.
Never have I been so happy to see $77.20 in my life. So off to Costco we went. Before starting our shopping…we of course had
to have a Costco dinner. 4 hotdogs, 3 pops
and a churro…all for a whopping $7.60!
Where can three people get full for under $8.00 total?
Next up, my favorite youngest daughter grabbed her phone, brought
up the calculator app and started keeping track of the dollars we were
spending. I did not want to go over
$77.20
We bought duck treats (for the dogs), bacon bits, powder sugar,
brown sugar, 2 gallons of milk, pancake mix, cinnamon, taco seasoning, vanilla,
10# sugar, bananas (can’t go to Costco without buying bananas), granola bars,
2# of cheddar cheese and 2 dozen eggs.
Total Retail: $85.96
Coupons Used: <$6.00>
Rebate Coupon: <$77.20>
Total Paid: $2.76
It was so exciting that we then decided to get a hot fudge sundae (with
nuts) at McDonalds for a total price of $3.88 (that is all it cost for 3
sundaes!) It was a night that was
perfect for my frugalistic heart!
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