Well, things didn't go quite as planned. I had apparently written down a couple of the deals wrong, so I didn't do everything I was planning. Booo. Either I mixed up the dates (I've been planning for NEXT week's as well) or I just plain went on crack and didn't have the right ECB amounts written down. I didn't have to put anything back, although I did end up having to run back to get a couple other things since I was a doofus and miscalculated the $10 in foodz.

Later this week while...

1 Gallon Milk: $2.24 w/ $.55 coupon
2 Chapstick Naturals: $5.98
1 C Seasonings Green Tea: $3.49
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Cash: $12.07

ECBs gained: $3

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I looked through this week's CVS flier when we got there -- nothing I was particularly interested in, unfortunately, so all we went for were the things we were actually interested in.

We needed milk, I'm always losing my...

Let's be honest. In Michigan, there ARE no jobs. I've been unemployed for a year since I quit working for a misogynistic bastage and a DM who didn't give a fart about my complaints. I've looked for the occasional work, started up my Etsy shop again ( for those inclined to look), and kept trying to think of ways to save money.

We're putting in a garden this year, and hopefully that will cut down on our food costs -- we can use a lot of the veggies we'll be growing to make our own...

I'm going to keep a log of what I've saved at the store here -- hopefully someone can offer me suggestions for the future (:

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I couldn't find a copy of the Detroit Free Press, so I picked up a copy of the Adrian paper instead. I'm starting at ground zero here with coupons, so I was pretty sure I wouldn't end up saving thirty bucks right away. I found a few good coupons and went snipping away in the car while we headed to the actual store we do our shopping...