This month was another big stock up month for me. I stocked up the pantry, added more meat items
to the freezer and bought lunchmeat, bread, chips and other items for school
lunches. I took advantage of a lot of
sales, loss leader items, coupons and scoured the markdown bins to keep my
spending as low as possible.
Produce and dairy made up the remainder of my shopping and as you
can see I bought a lot of produce this month.
Fresh fruits and veggies just taste good this time of year when the heat
is on. We enjoyed a lot of salads and
veggies with homemade dips and dressings.
Needless to say I went way over my $150.oo budget, nearly twice my
budget, and perhaps I should feel a little bad about it, but I really
don't. I got so many great buys and now
that we are well stocked for winter I will have no worries, especially when the
heat bills sky rocket and any extra money to put towards them will be greatly
appreciated.
Stock up items from the dollar store |
My non-food items included cat litter, facial tissues, a few toiletries and four
bottles of laundry detergent. I purchased the detergent on sale and with coupons paid just $1.00 apiece for them! I only spent $20.57 of my $25.00 budget.
Groceries
|
|
$$$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Bran
|
|
4.49
|
|
|
Oatmeal
|
|
14.97
|
Cash & Carry
|
|
Ground beef - 10#
|
|
23.64
|
Cash & Carry
|
|
Cheddar - 5#
|
|
9.45
|
Cash & Carry
|
|
Coconut
|
|
5.79
|
Cash & Carry
|
|
Steak
|
|
7.15
|
Markdown
|
|
Steak
|
|
4.11
|
Markdown
|
|
Grapes
|
|
2.12
|
Sale
|
|
Lettuce
|
|
0.99
|
|
|
Apples
|
|
1.78
|
|
|
Onions
|
|
0.64
|
|
|
Garlic
|
|
0.44
|
|
|
Lettuce
|
|
1.19
|
|
|
Cabbage
|
|
1.29
|
|
|
Bananas
|
|
1.36
|
|
|
Veggie tray
|
|
4.99
|
Store Coupon
|
|
Chow mein noodles
|
|
1.89
|
|
|
Vegetable oil (2)
|
|
4.58
|
|
|
Milk - 1/2 gal (2)
|
|
1.58
|
Store Coupon
|
|
Cereal (3)
|
|
5.64
|
Sale
|
|
Cereal
|
|
2.49
|
|
|
Lettuce
|
|
0.99
|
|
|
Spinach
|
|
1.99
|
|
|
Bananas
|
|
1.49
|
|
|
Lemon
|
|
0.89
|
|
|
Milk - 1 gal
|
|
1.89
|
Sale
|
|
Blueberries
|
|
2.19
|
Sale
|
|
Cheese puffs (2)
|
|
1.00
|
Markdown
|
|
Candy (4)
|
|
2.00
|
Sale
|
|
Chicken
|
|
7.76
|
Sale
|
|
Chicken
|
|
8.13
|
Sale
|
|
Steak
|
|
4.25
|
Markdown
|
|
Steak
|
|
5.09
|
Markdown
|
|
Stew meat
|
|
2.75
|
Markdown
|
|
Stew meat
|
|
2.87
|
Markdown
|
|
Grapes
|
|
2.28
|
Sale
|
|
Tomatoes (2)
|
|
0.51
|
Sale
|
|
Carrots
|
|
1.29
|
Sale
|
|
Beans
|
|
2.00
|
Dollar Store
|
|
Hot dogs
|
|
1.98
|
Sale
|
|
Hot dog buns
|
|
0.99
|
|
|
Taco seasoning (3)
|
|
1.00
|
Sale
|
|
Tomatoes (3)
|
|
0.74
|
|
|
Onions (3)
|
|
0.93
|
Sale
|
|
Lettuce (2)
|
|
1.98
|
Sale
|
|
Mushrooms
|
|
0.99
|
Markdown
|
|
Veggie tray
|
|
3.99
|
Markdown
|
|
Cauliflower
|
|
1.49
|
Markdown
|
|
Broccoli
|
|
1.26
|
Sale
|
|
Bananas
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
Almonds
|
|
3.50
|
Sale
|
|
Milk - 1/2 gal (2)
|
|
1.58
|
Sale
|
|
Orange juice
|
|
0.79
|
Sale
|
|
Cream cheese (2)
|
|
1.76
|
Store Coupon
|
|
Sour cream (2)
|
|
1.76
|
Store Coupon
|
|
Turkey breast
|
|
7.16
|
Markdown
|
|
Turkey breast
|
|
7.16
|
Markdown
|
|
Peaches (5)
|
|
5.00
|
Dollar Store
|
|
Pears (5)
|
|
5.00
|
Dollar Store
|
|
Fruit Cocktail
|
|
1.00
|
Dollar Store
|
|
Rice - 10#
|
|
5.00
|
Dollar Store
|
|
Tortilla chips (2)
|
|
2.00
|
Sale
|
|
Whole wheat bread (4)
|
|
3.00
|
Markdown
|
|
English muffins (4)
|
|
3.00
|
Markdown
|
|
Hotdog buns - 16 ct
|
|
2.00
|
Markdown
|
|
Hamburger buns - 12 ct
|
|
0.98
|
Markdown
|
|
Bagels - mini
|
|
1.69
|
Markdown
|
|
Bagels
|
|
FREE
|
|
|
Donuts
|
|
1.49
|
|
|
Pasta (10)
|
|
6.90
|
Store Coupon
|
|
Olives (6)
|
|
5.28
|
Sale
|
|
Cheese - sliced (3)
|
|
2.91
|
Store Coupon
|
|
Peanut butter (2)
|
|
1.98
|
Store Coupon
|
|
Tuna (10)
|
|
4.90
|
Store Coupon
|
|
Wieners (4)
|
|
3.16
|
Sale
|
|
Smoked sausage
|
|
3.99
|
Sale
|
|
Ham (3)
|
|
5.37
|
Markdown
|
|
Chips - 32 ct (2)
|
|
17.98
|
Sale
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ 272.42
|
|
|
$272.42 ÷ 31 days ÷3 people = $2.93 per
person per day!
Did you stock up on anything this month? Any super deals?
This budget month runs from
August 1 through August 31.
Since your per day cost is less than 10.00 a day for 3 people I'd say you did pretty good with all the stocking up! Funny when you put it into perspective. That would be two cups of specialty coffee at Starbucks or maybe one lunch out for one person. lol. I like eating out as well as the next person but always go for deals and coupons and we eat out very infrequently because I always thing of what I can get at the grocery store with that money instead. :)
ReplyDeleteTake care.
I do the exact same thing! But sometimes it is nice to have someone else cook and clean up. Like you I try to use coupons at restaurants or order the specials and we always just drink water. We aren't big soda people anyway so it works out just fine for us.
DeleteNext month should be MUCH better! I don't like spending that much and yet I know it is still far less than what most people spend. I'm silly I guess.
Great job. You have done a wonderful job stocking up..
ReplyDeleteI plan to stock my pantry more, next week. I have been buying
freezer meats when I find them on sale, so my freezer is stocked pretty well..Just need to work on the pantry now.
enjoy your blog.
Thank you Judy. I'm so glad you enjoy my blog. I'm feeling really ready for winter now. Hope you find some fabulous deals next week. :)
Delete