My Grocery Budget 2019 - February Update

I started out the month thinking I'd do another $20 A Week Grocery Challenge and wasn't nearly as successful with it as I was in January.  That's okay, because I still stuck to careful planning and solid strategies to shop and purchase our food spending as little money as possible.

We continued to work off of items we already had on hand in the pantry and freezers and made sure to use up our leftovers.  I meal prepped every Sunday for the week ahead so we had some really good meals to enjoy.  Most of my groceries were for fresh produce and dairy as well as to replace items we were running low on.

I kept my nonfood spending pretty minimal too.  I was focused on stocking up on household items and pet food, again spending as little as possible on those items.  I did really well too with that as well.  This year I have the same budget of $25 a month for nonfood expenses.  I went way over that amount this month so I used some of my miscellaneous budget to cover the overage.  I felt it was worthwhile for the prices I was paying for those items.  We are now well supplied for toiletries, laundry supplies, cleaning supplies and toilet paper.

Here is the food I bought this month:

Groceries				$$$
Protein bar		FREE			Friday Freebie		Fred Meyer
Cheese (3)		4.47			Digital Coupon		Fred Meyer
Sour cream (2)		1.78			Sale		Fred Meyer
Pasta (3)		1.47			Sale		Fred Meyer
Tortilla chips		1.49			Sale		Fred Meyer
Bread		0.99			Markdown		Fred Meyer
Ground beef		5.91			Digital Coupon		Fred Meyer
Sausage links (2)		3.98			Digital Coupon		Fred Meyer
Soup (2)		1.58					Fred Meyer
Bananas		1.02					Wal-Mart
Bratwurst patties		1.77			Markdown		Wal-Mart
Salad mix		0.98					Wal-Mart
Cream cheese - 2pk (2)		3.16					Wal-Mart
Cream		3.38					Wal-Mart
Pesto (2)		2.00					Dollar Tree
Yogurt - 4pk		0.24			Markdown/Digital Coupon/Coupon		Fred Meyer
Yogurt (2)		0.98			Sale/Coupon		Fred Meyer
Butter (2)		3.98			Digital Coupon		Fred Meyer
Milk		0.88			Sale		Fred Meyer
Cheese		2.91			Sale/Coupon		Fred Meyer
Bananas		1.10					Fred Meyer
Corn dogs (2)		7.38			Digital Coupon		Fred Meyer
Cream cheese - 2pk		1.58					Wal-Mart
Cream		3.38					Wal-Mart
Salad dressing		0.92					Wal-Mart
Salad mix		0.98					Wal-Mart
Bratwurst patties		2.57					Wal-Mart
Ground turkey		2.07			Markdown		Wal-Mart
Salad dressing		2.58					Wal-Mart
Yogurt (5)		3.90			Sale/Digital Coupon		Albertsons
Eggs (2)		1.98			Digital Coupon		Albertsons
Chicken breasts		8.61			Sale		Albertsons
Chicken breasts		7.52			Sale		Albertsons
Steak		4.67					Albertsons
Steak		4.64					Albertsons
Grapes		2.97					Albertsons
Bell pepper		0.71			Digital Coupon		Albertsons
Asparagus		1.55					Albertsons
Queso fresco		FREE			Friday Freebie		Fred Meyer
Sriacha		1.75					Family Dollar
Total		103.83

$103.83 ÷ 28 days ÷3 people = $1.24 per person per day!

Next month I plan to shop with my regular grocery budget of $150 and nonfood budget of $25, so business as usual.  But again I'll be looking to spend those dollars wisely and make sure I get everything I need at a really good price.

This budget month runs from February 1 through February 28