Friday, June 30, 2017

A New Camera


While working on the chicken coop a couple weeks ago I dropped my camera and killed it.  It had been on the fritz since the last time I dropped it so I knew it was on its way out, but I was seriously procrastinating on a replacement.  They cost money.

I finished up my weekend projects using my Kindle to take pictures and I hated it.  It was cumbersome and I've never really warmed up to using it as a camera for as long as I've had it.  However, I was glad I had it and it would have been especially helpful on our vacation had my camera died then.  So I sat my fanny down and logged onto Amazon to bite the bullet and order a camera.


Since I'm a dropper I decided to try a refurbished camera this time.  I chose an upgraded and much newer version of my Sony with twice the zoom and a lot more megapixels.  The nice thing about doing that is I was able to cannibalize my dead camera before I tossed it out.

My SD card is plenty large enough to use in the new camera.  The battery is the same so I now have a spare and an extra charger too.  I really love having an extra battery charged and ready to go.  I also took the strap off in case I need to replace the one on the new camera or in case any of us should need to.


You know what the really nice part of this new camera was?  The price.  It was half the price of a brand new one and it comes with the same warranty as new one too.  Because of that I went ahead and ordered a camera case and a mini collapsible tripod to go with it.  Plus!  No learning curve.  This camera pretty much operates the same as my old one.  I'm so happy!


Thursday, June 29, 2017

My Grocery Budget 2017 - June Update


Whooo hoooo!  Came in under budget and the fridge is crammed to the gills with good healthy food.  I am super happy about that.

All sales items plus $5 OFF $25 Purchase coupon

I had another  pretty great month grocery wise.  One again 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 and even printed off a few from Coupons.com.  Two of those digital coupons was for Albertson's and gave me $5 OFF $25 purchase.  I have another one to use too!  How about that?

Trader Joes

I got quite a few items on markdown and was fortunate enough to get a lot of my produce this way as well as to stock up the freezer with bread for sandwiches, hamburger and hot dog buns.




This month I fired off an Amazon Pantry order to stock up on household cleaners and some toiletry items.  Additionly, I bought a 20 pound bag of cat litter and stocked up on toilet paper on sale for 2.99 for twelve double rolls.  Talk about a loss leader!  Total spent $26.55, over by $1.55 but I more than made up for it in the grocery department.

Everything here was on sale and another $5 OFF $25 Purchase coupon
Stocked up on pasta, barbeque sauce, icecream and yogurt

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

Groceries

 $$$









Mayonnaise

              0.99
Sale/Coupon
Albertsons
Tortilla chips

              2.78
Sale
Albertsons
Grated cheese (6)

            10.02
Store Coupon
Albertsons
Butter

              0.99
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Yogurt (6)

              0.75
Store Coupon/Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Milk - gal

              1.69
Store Coupon
Albertsons
Shrimp - 2#

            10.00
Store Coupon
Albertsons
$5 OFF $25 Purchase

            (5.00)
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Tomatoes

              1.99

Trader Joes
Avocados

              2.69

Trader Joes
Red pepper

              0.99

Trader Joes
Green pepper

              0.69

Trader Joes
Romaine lettuce

              1.99

Trader Joes
Iceberg lettuce

              0.99

Trader Joes
Broccoli

              1.49

Trader Joes
Carrots

              1.49

Trader Joes
Mushrooms

              1.69

Trader Joes
Garlic

              1.69

Trader Joes
Bananas

              2.32

Trader Joes
Watermelon

              2.99

Trader Joes
PopTarts - 36ct

              6.98
Sale
Amazon
Pasta (10)

              8.40
Sale/Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Barbeque sauce (2)

              1.00
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Yogurt (12)

              2.96
Store Coupon/Coupon
Albertsons
Olives (2)

              2.50
Sale
Albertsons
Ice cream - gal  (2)

              7.48
Store Coupon/Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Bratwurst

              1.74
Markdown
Albertsons
Crab

              1.99
Sale
Albertsons
Bananas

              1.06

Albertsons
Tomatoes

              0.71

Albertsons
Roast beef

              2.49
Sale/Coupon
Albertsons
Turkey

              2.49
Sale/Coupon
Albertsons
Cookies (3)

              4.97
Sale/Digital Coupon
Albertsons
$5 OFF $25 Purchase

            (5.00)
Digital Coupon
Albertsons
Rye bread

              2.00
Sale
Fred Meyer
Honey wheat bread (3)

              2.97
Markdown
Fred Meyer
WW hamburger buns

              0.69
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Potato hotdog buns

              0.89
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Lettuce mix

              1.69
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Baby spinach

              1.54
Markdown/Coupon
Fred Meyer
Mushrooms (2)

              1.98
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Portobello mushrooms

              3.98
Markdown
Fred Meyer
Coleslaw mix (2)

              2.00
Sale
Fred Meyer
Tomatoes

              0.81

Fred Meyer
Green pepper

              0.79
Sale
Fred Meyer
Red pepper (2)

              1.98
Sale
Fred Meyer
Green onions

              0.50
Sale
Fred Meyer
Zucchini (3)

              1.25

Fred Meyer
Squash

              0.50

Fred Meyer
Radishes

              0.49
Sale
Fred Meyer
Onions

              0.55
Sale
Fred Meyer
Lemons (2)

              1.00

Fred Meyer
Garlic

              0.44

Fred Meyer
Apples

              2.23

Fred Meyer
Kiwi (2)

              1.00

Fred Meyer
Shredded wheat

              1.79
Sale
Fred Meyer
Almond milk

              2.34
Coupon
Fred Meyer
Peanut butter

              2.19

Fred Meyer
Juice

 FREE
Friday Freebie
Fred Meyer
Tea

 FREE
Friday Freebie
Fred Meyer
Beef jerky

 FREE
Friday Freebie
Fred Meyer
Bananas

              1.56

Fred Meyer
Tortilla chips

              2.10
Coupon
Fred Meyer
Tortilla chips

              2.00
Sale
Fred Meyer
Almonds

              7.13
Sale
Fred Meyer





Total

 $      131.39



$131.39 ÷ 30 days ÷3 people = $1.46 per person per day!

Loads of fresh produce this month

How did you do last month?  Any great bargains?


This budget month runs from June 1 through June 30



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