I made
homemade yogurt and a double batch of granola.
I also baked four loaves of bread and two loaves of banana bread using
two very ripe bananas from the markdown bunch I purchased the week prior.
I used
a $10 gift card to help offset half of the expense of us all going out to
lunch.
On
Memorial Day we cleared out all of the leftovers in the refrigerator from the
prior week and enjoyed a very nice lunch.
On the
way home from work Wednesday I stopped at Walgreens to pick up two bottles of
dish soap on sale for 89¢ each.
Thursday
I got a bit of an early start on my June grocery shopping. Cheese was on sale at Fred Meyer so I stopped
and picked up 6 packages of shredded cheese for $10. I put two in the fridge and the rest in the
freezer.
I also
bought two packages of ground pork for $1.99 a pound. I divided each one in half, wrapped and froze
them. Four good sized packages of meat
for $6 isn't too shabby.
When I
checked out at the store the register spit out several coupons for $1 OFF on
items I purchase a lot. Pasta, ground
turkey, and cereal. That made my trip
even better!
I took
another store survey and added 50 bonus points to my rewards card for extra
savings at their gas station.
I scraped
up the ingredients I needed from my freezer and pantry to make a batch of Taco
Soup to take to work for our month end potluck.
I still have enough ingredients left to make another batch.
Friday
I gave my oldest my $5 Bunco winnings so she could attend the year end school
dance and buy herself a snack. She is
truly my child. She waited until the end
of the dance to buy her snack because she knew they would lower the prices from
ridiculously over the top to dirt cheap.
She bought two large slices of pizza for $1 and a soda from one of the
school vending machines. I've taught her
well. J
I used
some of our produce to make a salad for another potluck lunch I attended on
Saturday. I also made a tasty
vinaigrette using soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, sugar and olive oil
to go with it.
We made
a point to use up all of our leftovers, minimize food waste and stuck to our
menu plan. We gave our kitchen scraps to
the neighbors chickens. Every time they
see us they come running because they know we usually have something good for
them.
My
youngest and I organized all of our canning jars and got them put away in the
storage area in the front of the RV. We
took and inventory of all the lids while we were at it and now I have a good
idea of what I have and what I'll need to buy come canning season. Pretty much all I'll need to buy are the flat
lids. If I decide to make more than one
batch of jam I'll also need more pectin.
I
worked and re-worked my June grocery list, fine tuning it until I had it just
right. I will now be able to get my
pantry well stocked and we'll be enjoying some great meals throughout the
month.
How did
your thrifty week go last week?
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