Walmart and Target Shopping Trips – Lots of Organic Meat for CHEAP and More Finds!

We also went to Walmart and Target this week to grab a few things at each store! The kids and I had an afternoon of fun shopping adventures, along with a meal out! It was a really nice time and they did well marching around the 2 stores!

We have been slowly moving into more organic and natural options when and where we can! We first started with our meats and have been purchasing the natural and organic selections in most cases, then onto our produce (and utilizing local produce co-ops to ease the cost of organic produce) and transitioning more and more each week!   Our goal is to make this transition, while sticking within our budget of $60 a week for the 6 of us.  This budget needs to cover our groceries, toiletries, household and diapers! Thus far, we have stuck within our budget – at $60 a week, this equates to $240 a month.  This is important to note as some weeks we spend $30 while another we may spend $90, but in the end it averages to $240 a month or less!! Thus far, we have been able to make this transition and remain within our budget!! Yay! The biggest expense in this transition has been the meats as the organic meats are significantly more expensive. Rarely are there coupons, but we just stock up when we find a good deal, which means markdowns most of the time!! Anyway, at both Walmart and Target, we found organic meat on markdown!! It also meant that we spent a lot more than $60 to stock up on these deals, but still within our $240 a month!!

Here’s a picture of what we bought at our quick trip to Walmart:

Here’s the breakdown:

• 1 All Natural sour cream priced matched from Kroger for $1.00 = $1.00
• 5 Hunt’s all natural ketchup for .84 each = $4.20. Then used 5 .20/1 SS 5/16 = final is $3.20 each or .64 each
• 1 Franks Red Hot Chili Sauce for $2.36. Then used .75/1 printable (no longer available) = final is $1.61
• 1 soft tortilla shells sale for $1.32 = final is $1.32
• 1 organic doz. eggs sale for $1.92 = final is $1.92
• 1 3-pk beefsteak tomatoes sale for $1 = final is $1.00
• 1.37 lbs. onions sale for .78 lb. = final is $1.07
• 2 Pull-ups training wipes for $1.64 each = $3.28. Then used two $1/1 SS 6/13 = final is $1.28 for 2 or .64 each!
• 1 Bestlife butter spread for $1.78. Then used $1/1 RP 6/13 = final is .78
• 4 lb.s strawberries at $1.38 each lb. = final is $5.52
• 2 packages of all natural and organic chicken (normally $5.99 a pound) marked down to $3.29 and $3.32 per 1 lb. package = final is $6.61

Summary: Total was $29.82. We then used $4.75 in coupons = final total was $25.07!!

We had a VERY exciting trip to Target as one of our favorite types of beef was on sale this week! Laura’s Lean Ground Sirloin is normally $5.99 a pound.  They were on markdown at Target for only $2 each!! They had a TON of it at this price as they needed to sell them, so we stocked up and purchased 12 of them!! Also, we went in with a list and our budget in mind, knowing that we can break it for prime stock up opportunities, with that in mind, there were a number of all natural and/or organic products that were marked down – it seriously was the day for us to hit Target with our goal of transitioning!! YAY!!

We spent a lot more than we planned, but it was one of the most exciting shopping trips for us in recent weeks because of the marked down treasures we found! The items with the “*” are the treasures we found and that were not on our original list!

Here’s a picture of our Target trip:

All of the items smashed into one picture

Close up of the right side of the table 😉

Here’s a breakdown of what we bought:

• 2 Glade Fabric and Air fresheners originally $3.49 = $6.98.  Then used 2  $2/1 Target coupon and 2 $1/1 SS 6/6 – $6.00 = final is .98 for 2 or .49 each
• 4 Vanish Drop-ins sale for $2.14 each = $8.56. Then used BOGO Target and BOGO Manufacturer’s coupon = final is 4 for FREE
• 1 Homestyle Kraft Macaroni and Cheese for $2.29. Then used FREE coupon = final is FREE
• 1 Kraft Mayo with Olive Oil for $2.69. Then used FREE coupon = final is FREE
• *4 Del Monte Stewed tomatoes on clearance for .44 each = final sis $1.76
• *1 Chinese Black Bean Garlic Sauce on clearance for .98 = final is .98
• *4 organic spaghetti sauce on clearance for .98 each = final is $3.92
• * 1 mixed colored peppercorns grinder on clearance for $1.92 = final is $1.92
• *1 organic salt grinder on clearance for $2.08 = final is $2.08
• *1 organic pepper grinder on clearance for $2.08 = final is $2.08
• *** (that means super excited about this find ;)) 5  bottles of Olive Oil with added Omega 3’s regular $7.99 each = $39.95 on clearance for $3.96 each = final is $19.80
• 1.81 lbs. green grapes sale for .99 lb. = final is $1.79
• 2 Ziploc brand bags on temporary price cut of $2.33 (normally $2.99) = $4.66. Then used 2 $1/1 Target coupons and 2 $1/1 SS 6/6 – $4 = final is .66 for 2 or . 33 each!
  
• 4 Johnsons Baby Washes/Lotions sale for $1.97 each = $7.88. Then used 2 .75/2 Target coupons and 4 $1/1 SS 4/25 – $5.50 = final is $2.38 for 4 or .60 each!!
• 1 Dove deodorant and 1 dove body spray for $3.49 each = $6.98. Target had a sale for a FREE body spray with the deodorant – $3.49 = $3.49. Then used $1/1 Target coupon and $2/1 Dove printable (no longer available) for the deodorant – $3.00 = final is .49 for 2 or .25 each!!

Then was the grand finale of treasure finds….. all of this wonderful Laura’s Lean Beef – all natural and organic!!

Close up of the ground beef!

• *12 1-lb. packages of Lauras Lean Beef regularly $5.99 $71.88 marked down to $2 each = $24.00. Then used 2 $1/1 printable = final is $22.00 for 12 or $1.83 each!!

Summary: The total AFTER sales, clearances, markdowns and temporary price cuts was $94.88. We then used $34.04 in coupons , which made our final total $60.84!! Our receipt shows that we saved $81.45 between the coupons and store sales = 58% savings, however, it is NOT factoring in the savings on the clearance and markdowns as they just show the final price it was marked, which was about half of the items! So considering that just in the beef and olive oil alone, we saved $70.38!! There is a good chance that we could have saved over 75-80%! YAY!!!