Grocery tracking - goal is to shop for $50 a week - an aggressive goal coming down from $100-$150 a week.

w/e 5/11 $55

w/e 5/17 $55
trip 1
2 boxes liveactive cereal
1 gallon of 2% milk
1 small pk stick cheese
Total -$0.30
trip 2
2 boxes liveactive cereal
2 half gallons stonyfield organic 2% milk
3 frozen containers pink lemonade concentrate
Total $5.05
trip 3
Tazo tea concentrate
total $2.xx...

I have over the past week carved a corner of the basement for my stockpile of canned goods. Basically the stuff creatures can't get into. My dh bought and put up a shelf for me, and I utilized another we had in the basement that was just holding empty boxes. We rec'd several large boxes of food from a recently deceased relative's house, and I was urgently needing to get them moved out of the foyer and put away and organized. I do have to say, it feels great to have such an organized space!!!...

Here are my couponing/cost savings goals, somewhat but not exactly in order of importance:

-To reduce my grocery/papergoods/HBHA bill as far at it can go
-reduce the amount of expired food from stockpile/rotten food from fridge, use what I have more effectively (eventually want to start making veggie stock with veggie scraps - great idea!)
-To reduce items that go to the curb for garbage (reduce waste to landfill)
-To substitute items of better food quality (organic,...

I have come so far since joining last spring. I feel I have a good handle on couponing in both the grocery store and CVS arena, and am utilizing rebates as much as I can. I have so much to learn but have come so far!!!

Currently I am saving $50+ a week on groceries from before I joined here, and that does not include things like paper goods, diapers, HBHA.

I need to refine my skills at rebates, every day items free at the grocery store with coupons, and special opportunities...