Okay, savings wise it was a "pretty good" day. Not great, but did okay.

Picked up scripts at Costco, ACK on costs, but it's as low as I can get it (see previous entries).

I did keep my morning commitment and go through 3 grocery ads from Sunday, make lists, compare, cross check with coupons. One store had triple coupons, but only three things on sale, and cheaper at Giant which has double coupons up to 0.50, so not worth the gas to run around to different stores.

Sorted through the coupons this weekend, sent expired to military and others in response to requests. SO happy someone else can get some use out of them!

Shopping, well, did pretty well at Giant. Original bill was $220, and final was $114. I'm not happy with it, but there were some unexpected things. Airborne for this cold, $8, even with the coupon, and Batteries, buy one multipack and get one free, but the multipacks aren't cheap. And the little things, my husbands eggnog, some candied fruit for baking. And the surprises. I gave my husband our Dannon coupons last weekend to pick up the Dannon yogurt the vet prescribed, and it left them on the counter. So we needed to buy more, I asked him to grab them from where he left them...oops. Of course there were also the "oh, the vet said to feed her Minute Rice and I forgot to mention we don't have any), etc.

Did pull together the rebates and checks and eBates, which were $145, and deposited them.

So, $220 down to $114, that makes the savings starting 10/1/05 at Giant to $1327.

I know we can do better, and I am disappointed that in all the crises I just let things go. That's when we need the savings the most, for unplanned medical bills and vet bills and traveling to California for a visit or a funeral. Yet that is the hardest time to save. Guess that's human nature, but, BOO.