Plan it right the next time.

Arrrg!! I missed out on a deal today because I did not plan it right. Boo hoo! I could have saved 12+, imagine that.

Okay so I went to Shoprite to do the GM deal, Buy 25 get $10 catalina. I was also shopping for other deals. First off, I was sooooo overwhelmed with my coupons even though I've split them to GM coupons and regular shopping coupons. The result, I miscalculated the total by $1.38 so the Catalina did not print! Not only that I used the wrong shoprite card, so my cellfire coupons did not load (of course!), I could have saved $2-3 more. Arrrrrgggg!!!!!!!!!

Lessons Learned:
1. I thought I was prepared but apparently I was all over the place.
2. Staple the darn coupons so I don't have to sort them out. Oh, I had the couponizer but my coupons are still in a mess.
3. Don't forget to pick up the right shoprite card!!!! Since I have two separate cards, one for each car key, I better load the CellFire coupons on both cards.
4. If I'm doing a buy xx get xx deal, I better calculate my total first! Next time bring pen and paper. I don't know what happened to me tonight, I thought I had it all calculated all along I had imagined getting another item that made me miscalculate.

I am charging this to experience, I am too exausted to return the items. Next time, more planning please....

Total OOP for this trip: 43.42
Total w/out coupons: 77.67
Saved 55% off my groceries bill

Under my planned total of $50 per week but I still need to buy 4 gallons of organic milk so I'll be over by $5-10. See? If I only planned it right, then I would have been within budget. Haaaayyyy! I'm still new at this so I am quite overwhelmed.