I'm almost back on track!

I want to build my blog base, and start posting things on a regular basis. I also want to have particular days set aside for certain things, ie I was doing something called "Thrifty Thursday". I have great ideas in my head, now it's time to materialize them. With twitter now becoming more popular, and myspace fading out, I believe it's not time to capitalize on this new venture of mine.

Yesterday I spent $18 at bi-lo. I came home with the following:

2 mystic pizzas
30 bottles powerade
6pks mentos gum
1 box little debbie honey buns
1 box little debbie oatmeal cream pies
10 bottles krat bbq sauce
4pks 6ct o-cel-o sponges
4 o-cel-o scrub sponges
1qt milk
3 jars mt. olive pickles

For a total of $18.xx. Not too bad, but little debbie and pickles were not on my list. But, pickles were really cheap with with blinkie coupons they had by them. I will eventually pick up 3 more jars of this type as the walmart brand isn't so great, but their hamburger slices are my absolute favorite(their being walmart brand).

Todays trip was a LOT better since I only got the things I went in for. Due to my son wanting the racecar cart I had a smaller basket and got the following(had to stop since the basket was so small)

1 snuggle creme liquid fabric softener
2 o-cel-o scrub sponges
75 bottles powerade
6 bottles kraft bbq sauce
10pks mentos gum

For a grand total of $7.xx.

How did I do it? Gas station coupons for $5 off a purchase of 5 powerade, along with it being on month long sale for 2/$1 are responsible for the powerade I'm stocking up on, too bad I only had 10 coupons. Final price for each set of 15 powerades $2.50

O-Cel-O single pack scrub sponges $1.31 bogo special for the month + $1/2 coupon. Final cost per 2 .31 cents.

O-Cel-O 6pk regular sponges $1.76 bogo special for month + $1/2 coupon. Final cost per 2 .76pk.

Mentos gum $1.35, bogo special for month + .55/1 coupon doubled to cost of gum. Final cost FREE.

Kraft BBQ Sauce 1.49 bogo special for this week + .75/1 coupon. Final cost FREE.

Mystic Pizzas 3.99 monthly special +$2/1 coupon. Final cost 1.99



Snuggle was 4.69 bogo weekly special or 2.34 + $1/1 internet coupon, and $3.00 on your next order coupon from previous purchase of 6 kraft products(bbq sauce, yes they paid me to take it off their hands). Final price free plus overage. Now that I look at it, I should have purchased 2 bottles and simply paid the .69 for an additional bottle. I have another oyno coupon so I will do this next trip, and purchase laundry soap with the final oyno I get as I have more kraft bbq sauce coupons.