Once
again, I did it! I stayed within my
grocery budget. It was a challenge but I
did it.
My
non food budget came in at $13.12 for cat litter and canned food, a bottle of
dish soap, zipper style sandwich bags, a two pack of bar soap and a big bottle
of liquid soap from the dollar store, and two jugs of laundry detergent I
bought at Walgreens on sale and with coupons for $1 a piece. I was super thrilled about that buy.
This
is what I bought last month:
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Groceries
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$$$
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Pork
Roast - 8#
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16.60
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Sale
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Chicken
- 5#
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10.57
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Sale
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Lettuce
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0.99
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Sale
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Spinach
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1.99
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Cole
slaw mix
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0.98
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Mushrooms
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0.98
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Markdown
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Tomatoes
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0.74
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Apples
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2.09
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Sale
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Bananas
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2.98
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Avocado
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0.99
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Sale
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Garlic
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0.34
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Mayonnaise
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2.19
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Olives
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1.00
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Canned
tomatoes (4)
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2.00
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Sale
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Canned
pumpkin (2)
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2.00
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Sale
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Eggs
(2)
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1.98
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Store
Coupon
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Ricotta
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0.99
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Markdown
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Bagels
(2)
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1.98
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Markdown
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Cuties
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3.99
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Stuffing
mix (2)
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0.98
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Store
Coupon
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Sugar -
4# (2)
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3.00
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Sale
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Marshmallows
(2)
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0.50
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Store
Coupon
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Corn
dogs (2)
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5.96
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Sale
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Corn
tortillas - 24 ct
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1.88
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Sale
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Flour
tortillas - 24 ct
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1.88
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Sale
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Taco
shells
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1.00
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Pasta
(9)
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2.88
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Mung
bean noodles
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0.99
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Pasta
(2)
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1.48
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Sale
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Olives
(2)
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1.88
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Sale
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Black
beans (2)
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2.38
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Rice -
5#
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3.09
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Sale
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Beets
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0.99
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Tomato
sauce (3)
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1.68
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Caesar
dressing
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0.99
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Pesto
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1.98
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Sale
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Soy
sauce
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1.99
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Sale/Coupon
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Artichoke
hearts
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0.99
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Sale
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Romano
cheese
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1.98
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Sale
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Bean
sprouts
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1.18
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Water
chestnuts
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0.48
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Dried
basil
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0.33
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Garlic
powder
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1.32
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Pecans
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3.08
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Sale
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Canned
pumpkin (3)
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1.00
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Dollar
Store
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Coconut
milk (3)
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3.00
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Dollar
Store
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Pepperoni
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1.00
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Dollar
Store
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Lasagna
noodles
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1.00
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Dollar
Store
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Sweet
Relish
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1.00
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Dollar
Store
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Cheese
balls
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1.00
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Dollar
Store
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Brown
sugar (2)
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3.00
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Sale
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Powdered
sugar
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1.50
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Sale
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Flour
(2)
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3.00
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Sale
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Canned
soup (4)
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2.00
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Store
Coupon
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Broccoli
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1.58
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Store
Coupon
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Vegetable
oil
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2.38
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Sale
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Cream
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2.00
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Sale
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Milk -
1 gal.
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1.29
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Markdown
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Milk -
1/2 gal. (3)
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3.75
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Store
Coupon
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Cottage
cheese (2)
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2.50
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Sale
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Fred
Meyer Rebate
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(7.21)
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Total
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$ 124.06
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$124.06 ÷ 30 days ÷3 people = $1.38 per
person per day!
This
month I came in just under budget.
Hopefully next month will be the same.
I know it was nice to get that rebate so I could pick up a few extras at
the end of the month.
How
did you save money on groceries this month?
Were you able to find some good sales and stock up on anything?
Our food budget stayed within our guidelines despite a significant stock up on some canned food items. I have been baking bread and making soups which also stretched the food! Hooray.
ReplyDeleteHomemade soup and bread is my favorite meal. I just love it.
DeleteAmazingly, I did manage to stay within budget this month. I found out about the 'egg plant' where I could buy eggs for a dollar a dozen, so with the novelty of that discovery I have been making eggs a lot lately for meals. I also discovered how many grocery items I could buy at Dollar Tree so that has saved money too. So far I have gotten everything we needed plus snuck in a few extra things here and there and managed to put together enough food to make a really hearty Thanksgiving feast and I still have a few bucks to get me through the last few days of the month. :)
ReplyDeleteYou did great staying in your budget and I am jealous at some of the deals you got. Artichoke hearts- yummm! I do have a question- what are mung bean noodles? Nice deal on the laundry detergent! :)
Mung bean noodles are in the Asian food aisle. They are so good in soup and super easy fix. You soak them in hot water for 10 minutes and then put them right into your hot soup. Delicious! Cheap too. I am super stoked about the laundry detergent. I am jealous of your egg factory. We don't have one of those. :(
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