This week's grocery trip was especially kind!

First stop was Walmart to refill on stuff I had run out of. No awesome sales to speak of, but I got two celery sleeves for $1.00 each. This quickie trip was $15.82.

Then off to Albertsons, where I definitely got the most bang for my buck. Ozarka water 6-packs were on sale for $1, and I had a couple of coupons, so I got those for free. I picked up three bags of frozen vegetables for free, a bag of salad for the hubby, and paid $0.38 each for four Tony's thin-crust pizzas. At checkout, the cashier had a couple of coupons that the register spits out, and the previous person had forgotten them, so she used them on my transaction, so I got an additional $2 off. All together, I only spent $2.37 at Albertsons for a cartfull of stuff.

Last stop was Kroger to stock up on Yogurt for $0.31 each. I recently started making my own laundry detergent, and that calls for a grated bar of white soap. Fortunately Dial was on sale, so I picked up six bars for free. Baking season is almost upon us, so I got some Flieshman's yeast, and I finished up with some Johnsonville sausage. That trip was $13.34, for a weekly total of $31.53.

Then last night there was a listing on the Free Mania blog about free Snuggle dryer sheets at Family Dollar. I just happened to be going that way, so I stopped in and got two boxes.

So far this year, between coupons and sales, I've saved $1096.93. Our total grocery costs have been $1643.98, which averages out to $41 per week for food.