Kroger Trip 10/22/10

It's been an insane week here.  Jerry's grandmother passed away Sunday so he was gone all week for the funeral, then on his way home the car started acting up and after doing some research he found out it is going to cost anywhere from $600 to $900.  Grrr...  I started taking care of a new child in my in home day care.  Luckily, she is a great kid and it has gone rather smoothly so far.  But since I was so focused on her and Jerry was gone, I've fallen behind on cleaning, laundry, and this blog!  Today will be a complete catch up day as long as Savannah behaves.  Last night I went to Kroger.  On the way there I found out my grandmother in Chicago is in the hospital.  I was planning on making a trip to Target and Publix too, but I was so distracted after I got the phone call that I just bought everything at Kroger.  So I didn't do as well as usual, but I still saved more than I spent, and my deep freezer is now full again.  It was pretty bare and sad before yesterday.  Jerry is a retail manager and often comes home really late and really hungry, so it's always nice to have a freezer full of meals and snacks that he can just pop in the microwave or oven when I'm already in bed!

Bought:
2 Red Barron Pan Pizzas @ $3.98 ea.:  $7.96
1 Pork Tenderloin @ $1.99/lb.:  $9.50
1 Pringles Extreme (not pictured):  $1.65
1 Ramen Noodle 6 pack:  $1.99
4 Gorton's Fish@ $2.99 ea.:  $11.96
4 Jose Ole Taquitos @ $2.49 ea.:  $9.96
2 Hungry Man Dinners @ $1.78 ea.:  $3.56
6 Crest Kid's Toothpastes @ $1.00 ea.:  $6.00
2 Yoplait Smoothie Kits @ $1.99 ea.:  $3.98
3 Kid Cuisine Meals @$1.39 ea.:  $4.17
1 Natural Light Beer (Jerry had a rough week, so this was a treat for him):  $8.49
1 Bunch of Bananas @ $0.59/lb:  $1.97
2 TGI Friday's Quesadillas @ $2.49 ea.:  $4.98
1 TGI Friday's Sliders:  $2.49
1 Cottonelle Moist Wipes:  $2.99
2 Amick Farms Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts @ $1.99/lb:  $10.54 (one was $5.35 the other was $5.19)

Used:
$1.00/1 Red Barron Pan Pizza or Pasta Peelie found on pizza box (Made it $2.98)
$1.00/1 Red Barron Pan Pizza or Pasta from the 8/29/10 SS (Made it $2.98)
1 FREE Pringles Extreme coupon from Facebook offer (no longer available)
4 $0.50/1 Gorton's Fish Product found here (Made each one $1.99)
4 $1.00/1 Jose Ole Product found here (Made each one $1.49)
2 $2.00/1 Hungry Man Dinner found here (Made both FREE PLUS $0.44 in overage!)
3 $0.50/1 Any Crest Toothpaste from the 9/26/10 SS (Made all FREE)
3 $1.00/1 Any Crest Toothpaste from the 9/26/10 SS (Made all FREE)
2 $1.00/1 Yoplait Frozen Smoothie Kit from the 10/3/10 SS and the 9/12/10 SS (Made each $0.99)
1 $0.50/1 Kid's Cuisine Meal (Not really sure where this one came from, it was a manufacturer's coupon, but it had the Kroger logo on it, made one Kid's Cuisine $0.39)
1 $1.00/2 Kid's Cuisine Meals from the October All You Magazine (Made 2 $0.89 each)
1 $1.50/2 TGI Friday's Anytime Quesadillas from the 9/26/10 SS (Made each $1.74)
1 $2.00/1 TGI Friday's Anytime Sliders from the 9/26/10 SS (Made it $0.49)
1 FREE Cottonelle Moist Wipes (no longer available)

Total Spent:  $75.23
Total Saved $97.17, or 56%

I haven't spent that much in one trip to a store in a long time, but my freezer is full and I still saved more than I spent, so I guess I justified that trip!