Wednesday 1/16/13

Did a run to Walmart today.  Our Women's Ministry group is going to do a shower for one of the locations (unknown to us) for one of the safe houses for the young ladies who have been sold into sexual slavery.  At any rate, we are couponing and trying to come up with things like pads, tampons....anything that would help these young women.  I hit a bonanza at Walmart today!  Poise fresh up towlettes were $2.97 per package, we had MFG Q from Smartsource on Sunday, 1/13 for $3 off one, I got 4 of those and made .12.  They had Kotex panty liners on sale for .94 per package, we had MFG Q from SS 1/13 for 1.50/2, got those for .19 per package, 8 of those....Yeah, all for the shower.  Found other good deals at Walmart today.  Addicted to saving site had a coupon you could print for $2.00 off a 3 lb bag of grapefruit, I got a 5 pound bag of pink for $1.78.  Ruffies Trash bags were 1.62, had a MFG Q for $1.50/2, making those .87 per package.  I printed that Q on coupons.com.  Old Spice Deod was $2.00, I had Q for $1 off 2, making those 1.50 each.  I just ate an entire can of Margaret Holmes canned tomatoes, corn & okra.....man was that good!  We have Margaret Holmes canned goods Q from a long time ago, don't remember exactly when we got them but they are good until May!  They had a great variety of Margaret Holmes canned goods in Walmart, and each can was .98, our Q were for ..35 off each one, making those only .63 per can.  Bought milk and ground turkey, stuff for Chile, paper towels...can't seem to catch a break on paper products.   All in all I think I did really well.  Total before coupons was $117.09, after Q's, it was $85.84.  .27 percent savings, I've done better but not lately, but it's still dollars in my pocket that they did not get!  That's a win to me.  How to figure your percent of savings?  Divide your total amount saved by the total value (before your coupons) and that gives you your percentage of savings.  Okay, have a good day and rest of week, I think that will do it for me for this week.  IF you have ladies items that you would like to donate somewhere, we have a place for them.  Let me know and I will arrange to get them.  God Bless and save some $$$.

Rhonda Goff