This May Be The Best Week Ever............

I started using coupons to buy our groceries, toiletries, household necesseties, and basically everything possible in November 2009.  I started basically because I needed something to do after Johanna.  I needed something to occupy my mind.  Well it, as with most other things I do, quickly became an obsession.  In January, when I was "layed-off", that obsession quickly became a necessity.  I'm loving it.  I now balk at prices that only 6 months ago I would have easily forked over my hard earned money for without thinking twice.

I feel like I've done well but not fantastic with the coupon game.  And that all changed on Thursday of last week.  I haven't posted sooner because of my self-imposed bloggy break.  I have a picture and then a break down of each item(minus their individual cost because I'm not that patient), and then the totals and percentages(I know I'm a nerd).

(I do not know why all of my pictures are glowing.  I'm gonna blame Clayton.)

Items Pictured Above:

• 1 pack Pampers Cruisers Diapers
• 1 pack Pampers Baby Dry Diapers
• 1 tube Crest Whitening Expressions Toothpaste(in Cinnamon Rush if you must know)
• 2 CoverGirl Make Up Thingies(1 powder and 1 eyeshadow kit)
• 1 Palermo Pepperoni Pizza
• 9 cans Hormel Chili(mostly Turkey and a few regular to make my husband happy)
• 1 Gillette Deodorant
• 1 Gillette Body Wash in some strangely named manly scent
• 1 Old Spice Deodorant in an equally strangely named manly scent
• 1 Emerald Nuts Trail Mix
• 1 Meuller's Whole Wheat Rotini Pasta
• 3 Dawn Dish Washing Detergent
• 3 All Laundry Detergent
• 1 Kraft American Cheese(we were out so it was a necessity)
• 2 Shedd's Spread Country Crock Butter
• 1 Bone-In Chuck Roast
• 1 Bone-In Beef Shank(what can I do with this??)
• 1 pack Center Cut Pork Chops
• 2 bags Russet Potatoes

Total Before Coupons              $124.86
Total Savings                           $81.79
Total OOP                              $43.07 or a savings of 65.51%

And a big ole WOOT WOOT!! went up from Carswell Manor!