Making my Grandma proud...

Today was grocery shopping day, I must admit I am becoming more and more excited about it since I am finally starting to get the hang of the whole coupon thing. Today I made my way to Publix with my pink binder, and my list in hand and here is a little summary of how I did.  2 jars of Bortolli pasta sauce. 2 boxes of fruit snacks,2 80 count containers of Lysol disinfecting wipes,2 16.3 oz jars of Peter pan peanut butter,2 16 0z bottles of Kraft dressing, 2 18 oz bottles of Kraft BBQ sauce,2 15 oz tubs of smart balance spread, 2 packages of Publix brand frozen chicken breast patties, 4 bags of Gorton's 30 count fish sticks, 2 boxes of club crackers,2 boxes of Oreo cakesters, 2 boxes of Tetly tea bags, 1 package of Kraft homestyle Mac and cheese, 6 yoplait yogurts, 1 loaf of publix white bread, 1 gallon of milk, 1 purex softing crystals (32 loads) and 2 family packs of pork chops. My total was $51.34, I had a coupon for every single item I put in my buggy my total before coupons was $92.78. a lot of this was bogo and I also had quite a few Target coupons which my publix will take.  This was the most I saved so far and I was so excited.However this coupon binder is not a new thing, I remember my Grandmother carring hers everywhere she went in fact I used to get a little embarrassed standing there with her as she handed the cashier her stack of coupons. But today I carried my hot pink binder,and my reusable shopping bags with pride and I even had a few people ask me about my binder. I am so glad I started clipping and printing coupons, I am very glad that I am getting the hang of it all, and I am 100% certain that my Grandma was smiling down on me and my savings today :)