Thrifty Mom In Boise: My Grocery Budget 2018

This month was a big food month for us. Not only did we celebrate Thanksgiving, but two birthdays too. We also did a lot of entertaining and plan to do quite a bit more next month. With that in mind I shifted some of my miscellaneous funds over to add to our grocery budget so I could get everything we needed and wanted. I did my best to get nearly everything on sale, on sale with a coupon or free. I think I did pretty well! Here is what I bought this month for food:

*Groceries*	$$$

Sirloin steak	11.61	Sale	Albertsons
Sirloin steak	9.13	Sale	Albertsons
Asparagus (2)	5.99	Sale	Albertsons
Milk	1.79		Albertsons
Donuts	2.99	Markdown	Albertsons
Cereal (5)	4.95	Digital Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Baking mix (12)	9.48	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Rice - 2#	0.99	Sale/Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Lunch meat (2)	2.98	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Pasta (6)	2.94	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Bread	0.79	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Donuts	1.19	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Bananas	0.93	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Coleslaw mix	0.94	Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Cheese (5)	4.95	Digital Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
PopTarts (5)	4.95	Digital Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Sausages (2)	3.98	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Lunch meat (2)	2.00	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Frosting	0.79	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Lettuce	1.29	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Onions	1.12		*Fred Meyer*
Mashed potatoes	FREE	Friday Freebie	*Fred Meyer*
Whipping cream (2)	2.00	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Bananas	0.89	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Broccoli	3.99		*Fred Meyer*
Whipped cream	1.60	Digital Coupon	Albertsons
Yogurt (4)	1.00	Sale	Albertsons
Bread	0.99	Markdown	Albertsons
Sandwich rolls	0.99	Markdown	Albertsons
Twinkies	0.99	Markdown	Albertsons
Cheese & pepperoni (2)	4.99	Markdown	Albertsons
Grapes	2.69	Sale	Albertsons
Pasta sauce (5)	4.98	Sale	Albertsons
Apple juice (5)	4.98	Sale	Albertsons
Mac & cheese (10)	3.00	Sale	Albertsons
Customer appreciation coupon	(5.00)	Digital Coupon	Albertsons
Gelatin (3)	1.08		Wal-Mart
Cream (2)	6.76		Wal-Mart
Whipped cream	2.62		Wal-Mart
Ranch dressing	2.50		Wal-Mart
Salad dressing (2)	1.84		Wal-Mart
Mayonnaise	1.94		Wal-Mart
Mustard	0.92		Wal-Mart
Yellow mustard	0.58		Wal-Mart
Italian turkey sausage (2)	3.98	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Ham (2)	2.00	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Onions	1.19		*Fred Meyer*
Lettuce	1.39	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Mashed potatoes	FREE	Friday Freebie	*Fred Meyer*
Pasta (4)	1.96	Digital Coupon	Albertsons
Cheese (6)	5.94	Digital Coupon	Albertsons
Crackers (5)	4.95	Digital Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Pasta sauce (5)	4.95	Digital Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Butter (3)	5.97	Digital Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Mushrooms (2)	0.98	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Wontons (2)	0.38	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Egg roll wrappers (2)	0.98	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Lettuce	1.89		*Fred Meyer*
Spinach	1.99		*Fred Meyer*
Yams	0.53		*Fred Meyer*
Bananas	0.74	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Clementines - 3#	2.99		*Fred Meyer*
Canned tomatoes (8)	3.58	Markdown	*Fred Meyer*
Grapes	2.24		*Fred Meyer*
Sugar - 4#	1.59	Sale	*Fred Meyer*
Eggs	1.59		*Fred Meyer*
Carrots - 2#	1.89	Sale/Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Tabasco	1.99	Sale/Coupon	*Fred Meyer*
Potatoes - 5#	1.49	Sale	*WinCo*
Parmesan	2.38	Sale	*WinCo*
Manicotti	1.68	Sale	*WinCo*
Tortillas - 24 ct	2.58	Sale	*WinCo*
Canned tomatoes (6)	2.40	Sale	*WinCo*
Tomato sauce (4)	1.92	Sale	*WinCo*
Tomato sauce (4)	1.04	Sale	*WinCo*
Gelatin	0.74		*WinCo*
Pineapple (3)	2.04	Sale	*WinCo*
Broccoli (2)	2.38		*WinCo*
Cool whip	0.78	Sale	*WinCo*
Green beans	1.98	Sale	*WinCo*
Mushrooms	1.78	Sale	*WinCo*
Pudding (4)	2.00		*WinCo*
Root beer	2.48	Sale	*WinCo*
Marshmallows	0.98	Sale	*WinCo*
Carrots - 2#	0.98	Sale	*WinCo*
Celery	0.98	Sale	*WinCo*
Apples	1.19		*WinCo*

Total	209.60

$209.60 ÷ 30 days ÷3 people = $2.33 per person per day!

In addition to what we ate this month we have loads of goodies for next month for baking and gift giving. I also picked up lots of stuff for meals as well as our holiday dinners and entertaining. I am feeling very prepared for the holidays and the beginning of the new year as well.

4 comments:

HeloiseNovember 29, 2018 at 12:01 PM
Hi Dana,
I am a bit worried that I might have offended you with one of my posts because I have been trying to comment for a few days and none of my posts have appeared. I don't mind my posts not appearing in the sense that I know I'm not that interesting but I would be devastated to have offended someone who I have come to admire so much. My suspicion is that it's actually a Blogspot issue. But please let me know if I've upset you.

Separately, I have just been reading this lady's autobiography. There is some horrible imperialism and evangelism involved in her story but I think you will understand where she was coming from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Aylward

Please let me know if I offended you.

Love,
Heloisexxx
Thrifty Mom In BoiseNovember 29, 2018 at 6:14 PM
No way could you have offended me, however I've noticed a decline in the number of comments this week. I thought it was because everyone is busy this time of year, but now I wonder. I'm glad this one made it through. I checked the spam folder.
Do me a favor and try to post one of your other comments again. We'll see if it comes through.

I will check out the link. I love good bios. :)

Have a great evening my friend!
HeloiseDecember 1, 2018 at 11:06 AM
Hi Dana,
Sorry for late reply. I haven't been able to submit any comments but this latest episode might be a local broadband issue. I'll try to reply to another post to see if I can "get through" on those. I'm so relieved that I didn't offend you.

Separately, I hope you are having a lovely weekend. As you know, I am designing a blog so I can make a contribution but, in the meantime, I try to find things that will make you smile. I think the following video of the harmonious voices of children in a nativity play will make you roar with laughter. Hope you enjoy:

https://youtu.be/dpsXNlarAk8

Your kind comments are always appreciated. I love hearing from you.

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Thrifty Mom In Boise

Thursday, November 29, 2018

My Grocery Budget 2018 - November Update

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