Grocery Budget Update - August

 

It has been a little while since I've posted a grocery update and I am happy to be back on track and have one to post.  I only spent a little under $50 on groceries in July as we were traveling and staying with friends.  It was so sporadic I decided not to track it, but I did hold my receipts until the end of the month anyway. 

I took the remaining $75 from our July budget and added it to the August budget so I had plenty to work with and get us stocked back up.  I'm happy to report I still didn't spend it all.  Our non-food budget came in at $12.76 (of our allotted $25) for 6 cans of cat food, 20# bag of cat litter and a bottle of dish soap.  Not bad. 

This is what I bought for groceries this month: 

Cheese		2.98
Butter - 1lb.		0.97
Crackers (2)		1.98
Marshallows		0.88
Brownie mix (2)		1.98
Peanut butter (2)		1.98
Sour cream		0.99
Frozen Pot Pies (3)		5.97
Frozen Dinners (3)		4.47
Mixed veggies (2)		2.00
Cole slaw mix		1.00
Lettuce		0.88
Tomatoes		1.20
Bread (3)		4.50	Store Coupon
Sausage (2)		5.00	Store Coupon
Bacon		3.99
Round steak		2.99
Flour-5#		1.67
Avocado		0.88
Weiners		1.69
Onions		0.77
Milk - 1/2 gal (2)		2.50	Store Coupon
Orange juice - 1/2 gal		1.25	Store Coupon
Less bag refund		(0.15)
Cereal (3)		5.01
Olives (3)		2.67	Store Coupon
Eggs 2)		1.98
Cheese  (2)		3.00	Store Coupon
Lettuce		FREE	Store Coupon
Green onions		0.59
Celery		1.19
Carrots		0.37
Spinach		1.88
Deli turkey		2.59
Tortilla chips		2.19
Chile dip		1.38
Peas & carrots		1.28
Egg rolls (3)		7.02	Store Coupon
Roasted chicken		6.99
Milk - 1/2 gal		0.99	Store Coupon
Bread		1.50	Store Coupon
Less bag refund		(0.10)
Pot pies (3)		0.99	Store Promotion
Ground beef (2)		4.53	Markdown
Apple juice (2)		2.58
Orange juice - 1/2 gal (2)		2.28	Store Coupon
Spinach		1.47
Onions		1.20
Fudgesicles		1.00
Butter - 1lb.		1.79
Bagels - 6ct.		0.99	Markdown
Cream cheese		1.50
Bacon		2.88	Coupon
Bologna		0.88
Weiners		0.78
Carrots		0.44
Green onions		0.59
Ice cream		1.88
Pasta (3)		2.64
Chicken breasts - 2.44 lbs		4.59
Sour cream		0.88
Eggs - 12ct.		0.88
Corn		0.88
Grapes - 2.6 lbs		2.29
Soy sauce		1.28
Teriyaki sauce		1.28
Steak		9.98
Watermelon		0.99
Total		$        144.37

 

Almost everything I bought was on sale at a drastically reduced price.  Fortunately a lot of what I needed went on sale which made it really nice.  How did you do with your budget this month?