My Grocery Budget - June Update

This month I went over a bit.  Not too much, but over nonetheless.  Part of that was due to a lot of extra teenagers hanging around that needed to be fed.  It happens!  Fortunately I had the extra money to cover it.

I also went over budget in the non food department by $1.25.  Added to my deficit from my prior month I am now in the hole $19.15.  I bought feminine hygiene stuff, catfood and litter.  With all of us using the girlie products I may need to seriously consider upping the budget a bit.  $25.00 a month might not be all that realistic anymore.

I started the month with $151.00 which sounded like a lot to me.  The ending balance turned out to be $173.87.  Now I'm 22.87 in the hole going into July.  Hopefully I'll be able to make that up quickly.  Fortunately a lot of what I bought is for next month so it shouldn't be too bad.

I bought a lot of fresh produce plus milk and two large packages of steak.  A lot of the meat went into the freezer and we have quite a bit of it waiting for future meals.  I also bought more blueberries to freeze for yogurt, muffins and pancakes.  10 cans of pasta sauce went into the pantry as a big stock up item.  I also stocked up on cereal as we tend to enjoy it a lot more in the summer.

So here is the list of food I bought.  The items highlighted in red are my stock up items:

Groceries		$$$
Veggie tray		7.99
Cole slaw mix (2)		2.58	Sale
Scallions		0.59	Sale
Celery		0.36
Red potatoes		1.68
Lemons		1.78
Apples		1.05
Apples		1.46
Mushrooms		1.15
Yellow onions		0.51	Sale
Red onion		1.12
Cucumbers (2)		0.99	Sale
Tomatoes (3)		0.83
Garlic		0.44
Blueberries		3.99	Sale
Bananas		0.90
Almonds		2.70	Sale
Garbonzo beans		1.79
Pan spray		1.47
Vegetable oil		2.29
Olives (2)		2.50	Store Coupon
Shredded wheat		2.49
All Bran		4.49
Steak		9.42	Markdown
Corn tortillas		2.67	Sale
Veggie tray		5.99	Coupon
Lettuce		1.34	Coupon
Bananas		0.73
Chips		1.59	Sale
Milk - 1/2 gal (2)		1.58	Store Coupon
Orange juice - 1/2 gal		0.79	Store Coupon
Corn chips		1.49	Markdown
Butter (2)		3.76	Store Coupon
Salmon Fillets		12.99
Fudgesicles (4)		3.52	Store Coupon
Hamburger buns		0.88	Store Coupon
Hotdog buns		0.88	Store Coupon
Steak		14.56	Sale
Tortilla chips		1.00	Sale
Sour cream (2)		1.76	Store Coupon
Verde sauce (2)		3.98	Sale
Tomatoes (2)		0.73
Lettuce		1.89
Bananas		1.21
Parmesan		2.99
Spaghetti sauce (10)		6.80	Sale
Fudgesicles (4)		3.52	Sale
Lettuce		1.49
Grapes		2.67	Sale
Peaches (2)		2.00	Dollar Store
Green olives		1.00	Dollar Store
Potato chips		1.00	Dollar Store
Vanilla wafers		1.00	Dollar Store
Marinade (2)		2.00	Dollar Store
Bread		1.00	Dollar Store
Kiwi		1.00
Avocado (2)		1.79
Lemon		0.89
Mangos (2)		0.99	Sale
Spinach		1.99
Cabbage		1.29
Blueberries		2.99	Sale
Onions		0.68
Broccoli		2.07
Tomatoes		0.59	Sale
Bananas		1.23
Red potatoes - 5#		3.99
Stir fry veggies (2)		2.98	Sale
Milk - 1/2 gal (3)		2.37	Store Coupon
Cheerios		1.88
Cornflakes		1.88
Rice krispies		1.88
Total		$ 173.87

$173.87 ÷ 30 days ÷3 people = $1.93 per person per day!

Did you stock up on anything this month?  Any super deals?

This budget month runs from June 1 through June 30.