Thrifty Mom In Boise: My Grocery Budget 2017

I had a pretty great month grocery wise. For the most part I kept to mostly sales items, stocked up on a few things and kept us well supplied with fresh produce. I shopped at Trader Joes, Albertson's and Fred Meyer.

I checked ads, downloaded a lot of digital coupons to my Albertson's and Fred Meyer rewards cards. One of those coupons was for Albertson's and gave me $5 OFF $25 purchase. You better believe I was going to use that one. I also bought quite a few items on markdown including four packages of turkey breakfast sausage links and three packages of ground turkey breakfast sausage for only $1.49 each!

I bought a 16 pound bag of cat food on sale and with a $2 OFF coupon. That saved me quite a bit. I also picked up a few toiletry items at the dollar store - toothbrushes, cotton balls, face cleanser and deodorant. Best deal was on four bottles of laundry detergent for only Final total on non food items came in at $25.88.

In looking at my grocery list I'd say this was a typical month of grocery shopping for me. I stayed pretty much close to my $150 budget, which is always the goal, although I did go a hair over by $16.46. I'm pretty happy with all that I got for what I spent.

Here is my list. The items highlighted in red are my stock up items:

*Groceries*	$$$

Bagels	1.29	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Bagels	1.29	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Hotdog buns	0.69	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Hamburger buns	0.69	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Orange juice - 1/2 gal	0.65	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Orange juice - 1/2 gal	0.65	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Sausage links	1.49	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Sausage links	1.49	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Sausage links	1.49	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Sausage links	1.49	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Salad mix	1.49	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Salad mix	0.99	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Milk - 1/2 gal	0.79	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Bananas	1.49		*Fred Meyer*
Clam chowder	5.94	Sale	Albertsons
Butter	4.98	Store Coupon	Albertsons
Feta	2.69		Trader Joes
Lettuce	0.99		Trader Joes
Avocados (6)	2.69		Trader Joes
Mushrooms	1.69		Trader Joes
Bananas	0.95		Trader Joes
Tomatoes	0.58		Trader Joes
Bell pepper	0.69		Trader Joes
Red bell pepper	0.99		Trader Joes
Lemon	0.49		Trader Joes
Lime	0.29		Trader Joes
Baked beans (2)	2.00		Dollar Store
Relish	1.00		Dollar Tree
Toaster pastries (3)	3.00		Dollar Tree
Vanilla wafers	1.00		Dollar Store
Salad mix	1.99	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Broccoli florets	0.90	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Green beans	0.99	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Cream cheese	1.29	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Cream cheese	1.29	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Cream cheese	1.29	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Tortilla chips	1.00	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Tortilla chips	FREE	Friday Freebie	*Fred Meyer*
Yogurt Dippers	FREE	Friday Freebie	*Fred Meyer*
WW bread	0.99		*Fred Meyer*
Apples	2.03		*Fred Meyer*
Smoked sausage	3.89		*Fred Meyer*
Shredded wheat	1.99		*Fred Meyer*
Sugar - 4#	1.89		*Fred Meyer*
Canned tomatoes (2)	1.00	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Sour cream	1.25	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Cottage cheese	1.25	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Mashed potatoes (4)	3.48		*Fred Meyer*
Seasoned salt	1.07	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Almond milk	2.79		*Fred Meyer*
Almond milk	2.79		*Fred Meyer*
Stir fry veggie mix	1.49	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Stir fry veggie mix	1.49	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Bananas	1.35		*Fred Meyer*
Milk - 1/2 gal	0.79	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Chocolate milk - 1/2 gal	0.79	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Apples	2.01		*Fred Meyer*
Yellow potatoes - 5#	3.99		*Fred Meyer*
Salad dressing - 4	5.96	Store Coupon	Albertsons
Ice cream bars -6ct - 6	5.54	Store Coupon/Digital Coupon	Albertsons
Turkey sausage - 3	4.47	Markdown	Albertsons
Bananas	1.37		Albertsons
Crackers - 2	3.54	Store Coupon	Albertsons
Corn - 2	0.09	Store Coupon/Coupon	Albertsons
*$5 OFF $25 Purchase*	(5.00)	Digital Coupon	Albertsons
Avocados (6)	2.69		Trader Joes
Bananas	1.14		Trader Joes
Cream	1.49		Trader Joes
Peanut butter	1.99		Trader Joes
Mushrooms	1.69		Trader Joes
Oranges - 4#	3.49		Trader Joes
Onion	0.69		Trader Joes
Bagels (3)	5.00	Markdown	Franz Bakery
Bread (4)	3.00	Markdown	Franz Bakery
Cheese (4)	6.00	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Chips (2)	2.63	Sale/Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Root beer - 2 ltr (2)	1.54	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Ice cream	5.00	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Hummus	2.89		*Fred Meyer*
Coffee creamer	FREE	Friday Freebie	*Fred Meyer*
Veggie tray	6.99	Store Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Apples	2.79		*Fred Meyer*
Bananas	1.35		*Fred Meyer*
Lettuce	0.99	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Yogurt Dippers (4)	2.76	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Cream cheese (2)	1.85	Store Coupon/Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Tortilla chips (2)	2.00	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Mushrooms	1.49	Coupon	*Fred Meyer*

Total	$ 166.46