Week 1- Shopping Trip 4

Yes, trip number 4 for this week. Most weeks, I only do 2- CVS and whichever grocery store has the best sales.
But, we were out of "staples" this week, so I also made an Aldi run.
For those of you unfamiliar with Aldi- it rocks! Excellent foods, the cheapest "regular" prices in town, and quick cashiers.

My trip this week:
2 gallons of milk= 1.80 x 2 = 3.60 (YES! Gallons of milk for ONE-EIGHTY!)
spaghetti sauce = 1.00
fruit cocktail = .85 x 2 = 1.70
cooking spray = 1.29
REAL vanilla extract = 1.99
frozen meatballs = 1.99
eggs = 1.089
tots = 1.59
bread = .79
corn flakes = 1.15
fruit and grain bars = 1.89
garlic bread = 1.64
Cars movie pasta = 1.29 (gotta have an impulse buy every now and then)
spent 21.21.
Just LOOK at all I got for 21 bucks. Awesome!
They don't accept coupons, and most of what they have is their own brands, anyway. Don't let it fool you- they are just as good or better than name brand! I swear!
I can't count any "savings" when I shop at Aldi, but I know I am 98% of the time saving compared to retail of the name brands at any other store.

Weekly spending total: 53.81
Weekly savings total: 52.41
YTD spending total: 53.81
YTD savings total: 52.41

So, I spent 6.19 less than my budget this week. Awesome! I should come up with something to save the money towards.