This month I used the bulk of my grocery dollars to stock up on
ground beef and grated cheese on sale at Cash & Carry. Then I filled in with a few other items I
found on sale as well as fresh produce and milk.
My best bargains this month was lean ground beef for $1.85 a pound
and four quarts of Kraft mayonnaise for $1 each.
Our non-food items included the usual cat food and litter. I stocked up on Ziploc bags in assorted sizes
at the dollar store. While there I also
picked up a few other toiletry items. I
spent a total of $26.68 of my $25.00 budget so I was slightly over budget this
month on non food items.
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| Dollar store haul |
I came in under budget and our freezer is quite full now. I feel pretty confident we have plenty of
meat to last us quite awhile. Here is
the list of food I bought. The items
highlighted in red are my stock up items:
Groceries
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$$$
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Ground beef - 10#
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18.50
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Cash & Carry
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Ground beef - 10#
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18.50
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Cash & Carry
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Cheddar - 5#
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12.87
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Cash & Carry
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Mozzarella - 5#
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11.69
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Cash & Carry
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Parmesan
- 2#
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5.87
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Cash & Carry
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Red potatoes - 15 #
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2.45
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Cash & Carry
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Yellow onions - 10#
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3.47
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Cash & Carry
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Flour tortillas - 40ct
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5.67
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Cash & Carry
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Pineapple slices (4)
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4.00
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Dollar Store
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Applesauce (2)
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2.00
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Dollar Store
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Pumpkin (4)
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4.00
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Dollar Store
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Molasses (2)
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2.00
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Dollar Store
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Almonds
(2)
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2.00
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Dollar Store
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Candied
cherries
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1.00
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Dollar Store
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Baked
beans
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2.00
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Dollar Store
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Rice - 2# (2)
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2.00
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Dollar Store
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Black beans - 1# (5)
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5.00
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Dollar Store
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Gravy
mix - 3ct
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3.00
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Dollar Store
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Cream chicken soup (4)
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1.96
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Store Coupon/Coupon
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Creamer
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1.69
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Markdown
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Cream
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2.48
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Milk
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0.79
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Store Coupon
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Cole
slaw mix
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1.49
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Lettuce
mix
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1.89
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Hot
dog buns
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1.29
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Sale
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Fried
chicken
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6.99
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Oranges
- 12#
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5.92
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Sale
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Bananas
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0.62
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Butter (2)
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3.98
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Store Coupon
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Mayonnaise (4)
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4.00
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Dollar Store
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Total
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$ 139.12
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$139.12 ÷ 30 days ÷3 people = $1.55 per
person per day!
Did you stock up on anything this month? Any super deals? Are you getting ready for the Christmas
holiday?
This budget month runs from
November 1 through November 30.
Wow, you did really well! My grocery budget (for food items, only, no household products/toiletries or pet food) is $75 for one person (although, I often share groceries with my daughter when she comes down to visit). That works out to $2.50 per day, and I've been told that my budget is set too low! I'd have to keep to under $50 per month to come close to what you spent per person this month! Hmm...I am beginning to feel a challenge coming on! :D
ReplyDeleteNothing like a good challenge! Our budget is really low for 3 people, but we have a lot of food in this house right now so it obviously can't be too low. I'm always amazed by that actually. Amazing what we can do when we challenge ourselves. :)
DeleteI'm afraid I failed at my $150 goal for this month. One the positive side though, I did stock up on things like butter when they were at their rock bottom prices and 2 big freezers are full to the brim with food to take us through the winter. :)
ReplyDeleteI went over a couple months too stocking up the pantry and freezer, but I sure do feel good about being well supplied for the winter. A lot of peace of mind in there and that to me is priceless.
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