[thamrap]

OK, I'm new to this, so I'm not sure how I did here, but it seemed to go OK. I usually shop at Aldi, but am going to try shopping the sales to get more for my buck.

Since the 10/$10 sale was mix and match, I got 2 free $1.00 items. I bought three 12 packs of pepsi for $10 and got a free 12 pack of Mt. Dew.

I got 2 packages of the pork steak for 99 cents/lb, 2 boxes of Huggies at 19.99 w/ $3.00 coupons for them, so 16.99 each. I got the apples at .84/lb, strawberries 3/$5, 4 free coffee creamers w/ coupons, Bagelfuls for around 35 cents/box w/ mf coupons and mealbox coupon, Betty Crocker Warm delights for 35 cents each w/ mf coupon, and many of our other regular groceries.

I ended up spending $114.16 out of pocket, and saving $80.09. So savings of approx. 40%. Sounds high, but remember, I got 2 giant boxes of diapers, lots of meat and soda.

I then shopped County Market for 1.59/lb ground chuck and 88 cent/lb grapes and spent another $60 at Aldi for essentials that weren't on sale at Meijer. This is a 2 week shopping trip for $185.00 for a family of 5. This is about $50 less than we typically do, and we got items that we can't normally afford, such as the Bagelfuls, BC Warm Delights, grapes, and strawberries, plus a spare pack of diapers.

I'm pleased considering this is my first week of couponing!