Todays savings

I took my coupons to the store today and this is how it came out.............

The total cost of the groceries that I purchased       $330.48
My savings using coupons                                      $157.26
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How much I spent today                                        $173.22

I spent much more than I had wanted or thought I would but I got some amazing deals.  I stocked up, really stocked up!  I needed old fashioned oats. Well, if I purchased 5, I only had to pay $1.40. So.....I bought 5. LOL, good thing we like oatmeal. Ha ha ha! Same with the Cinnamon Life, bought 5. ($1.00 a box!)
I only purchased things that we normally use, nothing else. I matched the coupons with what was on sale.
Even if I spent more than I normally do in a week for groceries,  I'm well stocked and wont have to buy lots of things for some time.
Let's look at it this way, I spent one hour sorting the coupons and 2 hours shopping the 2 different stores. That's a total of 3 hours. If I was working, I would have made  $52.00 an hour! OH YEA!! 
I plan on getting better at this, I want a raise. :)

I would love to hear if you are using the coupon method and other ways to save on your groceries.
I will try to post local deals that I come across for my local friends on Wednesdays. That is when the new adds come out. I wont post everything, just the great deals. :)