Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Grocery Budget Update - October


I did it!  I stayed within my grocery budget.  It was a challenge, but I did it.

My non food budget came in at $25.06 for cat food, cat litter, dish soap, toiletries and furniture polish.  I try to keep it under $25.00, so not too bad.

This is what I bought last month.  The items in red are my stock up items:

Groceries

 $$$

Onions

          1.74

Sweet relish

          1.00
Dollar Store
Pepperoni (2)

          2.00
Dollar Store
Sauce packets (16)

          4.00
Sale
Ramen (48)

          6.00
Sale
Flour tortillas (4)

          3.00
Sale
Eggs - 1 doz.

          1.00
Sale
Cake mix (2)

          1.50
Sale
Brownie mix (2)

          1.50
Sale
Frosting (2)

          3.00
Sale
Chicken thighs

          1.77
Markdown
Chicken thighs

          1.17
Markdown
Ground beef

          2.04
Markdown
Ground beef

          2.68
Markdown
Juice - frozen concentrate

          3.00
Store Promotion
Tuna (6)

          2.75
Sale
Salad dressing (2)

          1.98
Markdown
Veggie dip (3)

          2.57
Markdown
Cheese (3)

          5.00
Store Coupon
Lettuce (2)

          1.76

Mushrooms

          1.79
Sale
Carrots

          1.29

Celery

          0.30

Green onions

          0.50
Sale
Eggs - 1 doz.

          0.99
Store Coupon
Black beans

          1.59

Hot dog buns

          0.99

Broccoli

          1.44

Bell pepper

          0.59

Red beans

          0.99
Sale
Baking powder

          1.00
Dollar Store
Maraschino cherries

          1.00
Dollar Store
Jalapenos

          1.00
Dollar Store
Green olives

          1.00
Dollar Store
Graham cracker crusts

          2.00
Dollar Store
Marshmallow crème

          1.00
Dollar Store
Cereal (3)

          4.14
Sale/Coupon
Cereal  

          1.99
Sale
Eggs - 1 doz. (2)

          1.78
Sale
Spaghetti sauce (6)

          4.62
Sale
Sausage links (6)

          4.62
Sale
Bagels

          0.99
Markdown
Ground beef

          2.29
Markdown
Pot roast - 3#

          9.00
Sale
Juice (2)

          2.00
Sale
Soup (4)

          2.00
Store Coupon
Green beans (4)

          1.96
Sale
Corn (2)

          0.98
Sale
Tortilla chips

          0.60
Store Coupon
Milk -  1/2 gal

          1.25
Store Coupon
Romaine

          0.99
Sale
Cole slaw mix

          0.98

Spinach

          1.59
Store Coupon
Customer appreciation coupon

         (1.00)
Store Coupon
Customer appreciation coupon

         (1.50)
Store Coupon
Broccoli

          0.99
Sale
Peas

          0.99
Sale
Peas & carrots

          0.99
Sale
Flour - 5# (2)

          3.36

Sugar

          1.66

Steak

          2.49
Sale
Ice cream (2)

          4.19
Sale
Milk -  1 gal

          2.19

Croissants

          0.99
Markdown
Potatoes - 10#

          0.99
Sale




Total

 $    125.05


$125.05 ÷ 31 days ÷3 people = $1.34 per person per day!

Okay so I actually did go over by a nickel, but I don't care.  Close enough! J  It feels really good to have managed to get so much for so little.  And a lot of what I bought we'll be using in the months ahead.

So how did you save money on groceries last month?  Share some of your tricks with us about how you do it.


2 comments:

  1. Whoo-Hoo! High Five to you! You got some really good deals and you managed to do some stocking up and still stay within your budget- You Rock! ;)
    The problem I have with my budget is with household items. It seems like we run out of everything at the same time so I end up dropping a chunk just on things like toilet paper, toiletries, cleaners, laundry supplies, kitchen and dish supplies, etc. Maybe because we are a household of 4 with 2 little kids and lots of messes? Maybe I just don't get the right items at the right stores? I don't know, but I would like to really take some time and try to trim that part of our spending down.
    I have been holding out on getting certain meat, like ground beef, until a really good sale hits one of the local stores. I found that this week there is a sale, not a super-duper deal, but better than anywhere else I have seen so I am going to stock up. That is usually one way I trim down on grocery spending- just wait it out for a good sale. Sometimes I have to wait a while, but I do eventually find some good deals.
    I also bought a big pumpkin (after Halloween when they are dirt cheap) and I am going to bake that- add it into foods I cook and make pumpkin bread, pie, etc. I find that a lot of places want to get rid of pumpkins after Halloween is over so you can sometimes make a deal and get a bunch for next to nothing, cook them up in the oven and freeze the cooked pumpkin mash in containers. Great way to get some more good food into the kiddos! :)

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    1. I'm hoping to get canned pumpkin on a good sale and stock up this year. I did get 5# bags of flour yesterday and 2# bags of brown sugar for $1.50 each. They were out of wheat flour so I got a rain check.

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