Got My Groove Back...Oh Yeah!!!

Lately I have been feeling like I lost my couponing groove.  I am looking at my spreadsheet and seeing my overall savings is not as high as I want it to be.  Yes, I am saving and my percentage of saving per shopping trip is good, but I was getting discouraged.  Somehow I let my coupon stacks pile up which is more time consuming trying to find if I have a coupon or not.  I have been able to make a good dent at cutting and filing, so it is getting easier to find what coupons I have and which I don't.
All of that discouragement changed today.   The day started out with getting a Nivea Lotion sample in the mail today.  However, I started getting excited my second shopping stop in.  First stop I purchased a new TV stand for myself which I saved $20 on.  However, my second stop I paid only .56 cents and saved $4.00.  I was grinning and could feel the excitement stirring inside.  So, what did I spend just .56 on?

Do you think the three Jell-O's were worth .56 cents?

My savings did not stop there.  I headed to Shop Rite to pick up only the items on my list.  I picked up a total of 33 items, paid $44 and saved $66.79.  Waa hoo I saved more then I spent, plus I received a .50 coupon towards my next purchase.  I won't rattle off everything I purchased and what I saved on each item.  I will highlight a few of the items.  I picked up two packages of McCormick Brown Gravy mix on sale for .50 a piece.  I had a coupon that was $1.00 off 2.  By using that coupon I got both packs of Gravy Mix for free.  Another item I picked up was two packages of Nestle Nesquick powder mix.  These were on sale for .99 a package.  Since I picked up two packs I was able to use my $1.00 off 2 coupon.  I got both packs for .98 cents which is .49 cents a package.  One item I did not have a coupon for, but was part of the four day price break was the Italian Village Ravioli's and Cavatelli both on sale for .99 a piece.  I made sure I got four of both.
Wait I should mention that part of the $44 dollars I spent at Shop Rite was on a 20 roll package of Marcal Toilet Paper which I paid $6.99 for and a 12 pack of Marcal Paper Towels which I paid $5.99.

What was the percentage of saving at Target and Shop Rite?  At Target I saved 88%  and 66% at Shop Rite.  I feel I am back on the right track to savings.

You don't always need to use coupons to save!