Market Tally & Why Shopping at Giant Eagle Rocks

I haven't posted a tally for quite a long time so here is the end of April's tally.
This is a running 12 month tally. So when I get to June, when I first began keeping track of tallies, I'll be able to better figure out my true yearly savings.

From Fuelperks:           $1743.87 [this is free fuel we have received]
From Foodperks:             388.44  [this is extra money off our total from buying fuel]
Weekly Specials:            2095.92  [these are in-store specials]
Coupon Savings:            1121.17  [that's free money people]

So I have saved, just in coupons, more than $1,100 for the last 12 months. Keep in mind, all I had to do was clip, organize and save.  I try to buy extras on weekly specials.  When we buy food at Giant Eagle, we earn $.10 for every $50 spent. If a trip costs us $150 then we just earned $.30 off each gallon of gas up to 30 gallons.  It is not hard for us to reach the cost of gas every 6 weeks. We will up one of our cars, take several gasoline containers and get our entire 30 gallons free. $1700 on fuel is quite a savings.

So then when you fill up, for every 10 gallons at Giant Eagle you earn 1% of foodperks. So for 30 gallons of gas, we earn 3% off of our grocery bill. We usually what until we reach 20% and then buy $300 worth of groceries and use our 20% off our food bill to get $60 off.  So this really adds up fast. My husband fills up every week and I usually am every week or week and a half, depending on where we have to drive for the weekend. We have to fill up at a GetGo which is Giant Eagle's gas station. Basically we got 6 free 30 gallon fill ups in the last 12 months.

Market Tally ~ Giant Eagle

September:

From fuelperks: $1328

From foodperks: 364

weekly specials: 1649

coupons 903

total 12 month savings:

$4,245.71

Monthly Market Tally

Giant Eagle Tally:

12 month running totals

Fuelperks $1341.72

Foodperks 336.11

Weeklys 1481.21

Coupons 713.45

Here's my tally

So, I've been to the grocery store twice [Giant Eagle]. This is the store I usually will shop as their perks are just too great [I'll explain in another post].

Total $245.45. With in-store specials [$78.75], plus my coupons [$34.70], my bill came down to $132.33. Most of the items purchased on this trip were in-store specials for which I then had a coupon or two. Some items purchased were staples, lunch meat for sandwiches, meat for dinner, bread and fresh fruit/veggies. This purchase is the photo above.

Total $477. With in-store specials [$62.02], plus my coupons [$40.32], plus we turned in our foodperks [20%], with a combined savings of $162.34, my bill was $266.58. Again, I will explain GE fuelperks and foodperks program in another post.