Cecilie's Cellar

Cecilie Sugden is the mother of six wonderful children. She loves to read any chance she gets. Cecilie comes from a Norwegian background and is extremely proud of her Viking heritage.

Thursday, May 07, 2009

Brag blog



The Sugden's don't brag but the Bakkevig's do, and even though I've been a Sugden for nearly 15 years, I've been a Bakkevig a lot longer, so..... this is my brag post. Since last November I have been faithfully keeping track of every penny spent on household things (food, cleaning, diapers, personal hygeine, etc.) Last week I was asked to teach a homemaking class at church on couponing, so I tallied everything up.
November: $221.13
December: $189.84
January: $134.31
February: $129.79
March: $148.79
April: $87.06

I was particularly amazed that in April I only spent $87.06 for an entire month for 8 people, which averages out to $2.51 per person, per week.

The above picture is from a trip to Target this morning. I spent $4.29 and got a $5 gift card back. If anyone is near a Target (Kendra?) I can tell you how to replicate it.
8 boxes of 4-pack yogurt
5 pounds of apples
5 bags of Chex Mix
5 chocolate bars (we ate one on the way home)
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posted by Cecilie @ 1:09 PM  

2 Comments:

  • At 9:38 PM, Blogger Linz said…

    Hey Cecilie, this is Doug and Lisa's daughter. My mom sent me your link awhile back. Your deals continue to amaze me. I got a couple boxes of free pasta last night and a toothpaste, but I definitely have not managed to get as much free stuff as you! How did you swing this deal? Was it a combination of sale items, Target coupons, and manufacturer coupons?

     

  • At 5:42 PM, Blogger Kendra said…

    The thing that sucks about our Target is that it's NOT a Super Target. Therefore, they don't have much as far as food goes. Just the basics like cereal and snacks. It has discouraged me a little from doing coupon shopping there.

     

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