Another
month, albeit the shortest one of the year, has swept by in rapid fashion. I can't believe it is already time to do this
post.
Because
I "overspent" in January I had to carry over a negative balance. I began our month with $112.98. Nonetheless, I am exceptionally pleased with everything
I managed to acquire and still stay on budget.
Our
non-food spending came in at $14.11 (of our allotted $25 budget) for a 20 lb
bag of cat litter, a bottle of fabric softener, a bottle of dish soap, plastic
wrap, kitchen sized trash bags, sink cleanser, canning lids, a bottle of aspirin
and a lint roller. Sales, coupons and a
stop at the dollar store once again helped keep these expenses to a minimum.
This is
what I bought for groceries this month:
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Groceries
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$$$
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Pasta
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0.25
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Sale/Coupon
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Ground
turkey (4)
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9.96
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Sale/Coupon
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Ground
turkey sausage
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2.50
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Sale/Coupon
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Salsa -
16 oz (2)
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1.43
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Sale/Coupon
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Olives
(4)
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3.96
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Store
Coupon
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Pork
chops
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3.16
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Markdown
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Tomatoes
(3)
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0.60
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Sale
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Teriyaki
sauce
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1.74
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Sale
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Seasoning
packets (6)
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2.00
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Sale
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Fish
fillets
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3.49
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Coupon
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Cheese
(4)
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6.00
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Store
Coupon
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Taco
shells (2)
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0.50
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Coupon
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Tater
tots
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1.99
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Pesto
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2.79
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Sale
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Bread
(2)
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1.98
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Markdown
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Bread
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0.79
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Markdown
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English
muffins
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0.79
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Markdown
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WW
Hotdog buns
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0.89
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Markdown
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Mushrooms
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0.93
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Sale
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Lettuce
(2)
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1.76
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Cole
slaw mix
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0.98
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Parmesan
(2)
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3.98
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Sale
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Tortillas
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1.25
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Sale
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Peas
& carrots (2)
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1.58
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Rice -
5#
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2.89
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Pinto
beans - 2#
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1.97
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Black
beans - 1# (2)
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2.50
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Sale
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Flour
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1.77
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Tomato
juice
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1.59
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Canola
oil
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2.69
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Sale
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Brown
sugar
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1.99
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Romaine
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1.87
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Milk -
gal
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1.88
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Store
Promotion
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Soy
sauce
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1.24
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Sale
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Bananas
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1.56
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Markdown
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Onions
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1.67
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Mixed
veggies
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1.78
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Bacon -
1# (3)
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6.57
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Sale
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Italian
sausage (3)
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6.33
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Sale
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Milk -
gal
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2.26
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Chocolate
spread
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1.49
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Sale/Coupon
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Ice
cream
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3.99
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Sale
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Tortilla
chips
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1.00
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Tortillas
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1.25
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Sale
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Orange
juice (2)
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2.50
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Store
Coupon
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Spinach
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1.78
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Bell
peppers (2)
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1.56
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Total
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$ 109.43
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$109.43 ÷ 28 days ÷3 people = $1.30 per
person per day!
What
great bargains did you find this month?
Oh wow! You really did good this month! Thumbs up, girl!! I was pleased with some of the deals I scored this month too. Usually we make our own pizza dough but this month there were some health issues going on and it was more about convenience, so when I saw packaged pizza crusts priced at 3 for $1 I scooped a bunch of them up and they were really good- we made some breakfast pizzas as well as regular pizzas. I also found name brand boxes of mac and cheese 3 for $1 (again, something I usually make myself but this was easier.) I found 12 count packages of large tortillas 3 for $1 so I got 12 packages of those to last us a while. Half-gallon containers of name brand orange juice 2 for $1. I asked the deli counter person at our grocery store if they have any ends to the rolls of lunch meat and they did- they sliced it up for me too!- so I got ham and turkey and roast beef for $1.25 a pound each. Large packages of mushrooms I found for 99 cents, dannon yogurts for 25 cents each, 5 pound block of American cheese for $8.99. I picked up a 50 pound bag of sugar for $20.00 (so we are covered for a loooong time!) We drove a little bit of a distance away to a bread outlet and I picked up a dozen loaves of bread for $1 each, packages of hamburger rolls, bagels and English muffins for $1 each and even got some boxes of goodies (donuts, cakes) on the dollar rack that went straight into the freezer for fun nights! All in all, I think we did well staying within budget this month and even restocking things that we had run out of a while ago. :)
ReplyDeleteHoly cow!!! You found some great buys!! Keep up the good work. :)
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