This month I stayed on budget without too much trouble. I began the month with a $43.33 deficit.
Now I have a deficit to carryover of $40.03. Little bit, by little bit I'm whittling away
at it.
Our nonfood items
came in a at $22.05. I stocked up on
more laundry detergent and a bottle of dish soap because I found it at a great
price on sale and I had coupons to save even more. The laundry detergent was $2.00 for two
bottles and the dish soap was 74¢. I
also bought two bags of cat litter, aspirin and some toiletries.
Here is the list of
all the food items I bought last month:
Groceries
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$$$
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Ice cream - 1 gal (2)
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7.98
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Sale
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Pasta sauce (10)
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6.80
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Sale
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Pasta (8)
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6.62
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Salsa (2)
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2.00
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Sale/Coupon
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Weiners (2)
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1.58
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Sale
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Lunchmeat (2)
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4.00
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Sale
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Potatoes - 5#
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0.99
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Sale
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Salad dressing (2)
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1.58
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Markdown
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Corn tortillas
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2.79
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Steak
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3.98
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Coupon
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Cereal (4)
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5.12
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Sale/Coupon
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Cheese
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10.48
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Cash & Carry
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Flour - 25#
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6.97
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Cash & Carry
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Chile paste
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2.69
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Cash & Carry
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Olive oil
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7.68
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Sale
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Seasoning packets (7)
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3.27
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Sale
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Chili powder
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0.70
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Bulk Bin
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Lettuce
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0.98
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Pesto
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2.28
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Sale
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Hamburger buns
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0.99
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Hot dog buns
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0.99
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Milk - 1 gal (3)
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3.98
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Grapes
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2.04
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Sale
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Scallions
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0.59
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Sale
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Tortilla Chips
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1.00
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Sale
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Tater tots
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1.99
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Flour tortillas
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1.49
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Eggs - doz. (2)
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3.98
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Sour cream (2)
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1.98
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Sale
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Hamburger buns
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0.59
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Markdown
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Hot dog buns
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0.59
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Markdown
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English muffins - 12ct.
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0.75
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Markdown
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Ramen - 12 ct.
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1.97
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Sale
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Bran
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3.68
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Mayonnaise
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2.97
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Sale/Coupon
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Barbeque sauce
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0.98
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Sale/Coupon
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Milk - 1 gal (4)
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6.76
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Store Coupon
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Romaine
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1.49
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Scallions
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0.69
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Grapes
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2.12
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Sale
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Tortillas (2)
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1.49
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Sale
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Total
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$ 121.60
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$126.47 ÷
31 days ÷3 people = $1.31 per person per day!
We were blessed with a trip
to the new grocery outlet store and gifted $75 worth of groceries just to try
it out. We were also blessed with
produce from our garden and eggs from our wonderful chickens.
How did you save money on
groceries this month? Were you able to
find some good sales and stock up on anything?
This
budget month runs from 7/20/15 through 8/20/15.
Wish we had a grocery outlet....:-l
ReplyDeleteI've managed all these years quite nicely without one but now that we have this one I am very happy. :)
DeleteWe don't have one, but sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI have had a good grocery month too.. I didn't need a lot. but added some
items to freeze/pantry, that I found sales and coupons for.
Chicken leg qts- 34 cents lb [10 lb bag]
Chicken skinless/boneless breast- $4.88 [3 lb bag}
Pasta sauce [store brand]- 69 cents
Grapes - 99 cents lb
Squash- 99 cents lb.
Hope you and family have a nice weekend. Judy
Wow! Great prices, especially on the chicken. My goal is get the chest freezer and pantry well stocked for winter. Enjoy your weekend as well! )
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