I Made a Mistake ....

I sent hubby to the grocery store.  He had a list and did okay with the list but then added a few things.  On the list was:  salad stuff, baking chips, ritz crackers and rice mix.  He came home with:

1 bag salad mix
1 cucumber
2 nectarines
1 bag radishes
2 small tomatoes
1 box ritz crackers
1 box rice mix
2 bags baking chips
1 bag potato chips
1 giant candy bar

Total spent:  $15.38
Left for the month:   $136.67

The rice mix was free and I had a coupon for the ritz crackers.  The baking chips were 59 cents per bag.

I will be more careful in the future sending hubby when he is hungry to the store.  As in I will try to not do it.  ~smile~

Next Stop

The next stop on my grocery shopping day was Kroger.  The fuel points really help with the cost of gas so I buy some items here.

Today's purchase:

1 box kitchen garbage bags
1 pkg bar soap
2 jars of peanut butter
1 box Keurig tea
2 pkgs slice cheese
1 pkg bologna
1 pkg hot dogs
1 pound carrots
2 pkgs baking chips
1 bottle Sunny D
3 bananas
1 loaf bread
1 pkg hot dog buns
1 pkg hamburger buns

Total:  $26.95
Total for month:  $47.95
Left for February:  $152.05

The Sunny D was free and the baking chips were 59 cents each bag.  I was going to buy chocolate chips but they were $2 a bag.

My February Starts Today ....

Today is payday and so my next month's grocery budget starts today.  My goal is to spend $200 for the month.  This includes toiletries and pet food also.

This morning I went to JR's which is a little mom and pop grocery store in town that has the best meat in town.  They run weekly meat specials and I go when I see a really good one.  Today they had boston pork butt roasts for 98 cents a pound.  We love pulled pork so I went to see what they had.

So this morning I spent:

3 dozen large eggs - $3
cabbage -                 73 cents
pork chops    -          $4.62
boston butt -             $18.60
candy bar  -             88 cents

Total:      $30.01

The eggs where an unadvertised special and I grabbed what they had on the shelf.  The pork chops were marked down and I was able to divide it into three meals.  The candy bar was a treat as this is the only store in town that carries O Henry bars and I loved these as a kid.  The boston butt was over 18 pounds and I had them divide it into four smaller roasts.  Enough for February and March.  Maybe even into April. ~smile~  So really $9 of this is for March's food budget.

When I remove the amount for next months budget I spent $21 therefore I have $179 left for the month.

I will be going to complete my shopping this afternoon.

This Week's Meal Plan

I am a day late but yesterday was just a lazy day.  Here is what I plan to serve this week:

Sunday:  B - out
               L - grilled cheese and soup
               D - pork chops, corn and mixed veggies

Monday:  B - oatmeal
                 L - sandwiches or leftovers
                 D - beef roast, carrots, potatoes and onions in crockpot.

Tuesday:  B - oatmeal
                 L - sandwiches or leftovers
                 D - Baked Pasta

Wednesday:  B - toast and eggs
                      L - sandwiches or leftovers
                      D - Chicken, stuffing and veggie

Thursday:  B - toast
                  L - sandwiches or leftovers
                  D - dh pizza or hot dogs/ me at work

Friday:  B - oatmeal
              L - sandwiches or leftovers
              D - meatloaf, mashed potatoes and veggie

Saturday:  B - out
                 L - grilled cheese and soup
                 D - chicken, corn and veggie

Snacks are a choice of popcorn, chip and pretzels.  I hope to make some cookies for lunches also.

Krogers

Yesterday I went to Kroger and I am so proud of myself.  I went in for ONE thing and came out with ONE thing !!!  I need a tiny zucchini to feed dh's crickets and I bought one and paid 37 cents for it.  Thats it !!!  Now I need to go back sometime soon for a couple of things but not bad I think.

This Weeks Meal Plan

I know I had planned to post a couple of weeks of menus but I got to thinking that my schedule changes every week at work so it is hard to plan ahead.  Here is this weeks:

Sunday:
b - breakfast burrito
l - ham, corn and salad
d - soup

Monday:
b - waffles
l - sandwiches or leftovers
d - chicken, stuffing and veggie

Tuesday:
b - oatmeal
l - sandwiches or leftovers
d - roast, potatoes, carrots and onions in crockpot

Wednesday:
b - waffles
l - sandwiches or leftovers
d - meatloaf, mashed potatoes and veggie

Thursday:
b - oatmeal
l - sandwiches or leftovers
d - pizza for dh, I am working that night

Friday:
b - oatmeal
l - sandwiches or leftovers
d - date night

Saturday:
b - peanut butter toast
l - hot dogs or leftovers
d - turkey sausage, corn and veggie

I have a craft show on Saturday so I am not sure what I will have for lunch.  I will definitely take peanut butter crackers in case I can not get out.

Snacks will be muffins, pretzels and popcorn.

Wow it has been a while !!!

Life has been crazy and blogging took a back seat.  I have been working more hours and started a side business.

However, this is the year to concentrate on debt reduction so back to pinching those pennies.  I did a large shop on December 31 but dh and I decided to count that as last year and to start fresh with the grocery numbers so this first partial week of the year I have spent the following:

Kroger:

1 tub ice cream
1 bottle cough syrup
Spent:  $5.96

Dh is sick and that is what he wanted.


Jr's Foodland:

2.27 pounds of cabbage
1 pkg chicken tenders
2 pkgs  pork chops
1 small roast
1.10 pound ground meat
1 candy bar
1 half dozen eggs
1 bag shredded pizza cheese
2 boxes Andres mints
Spent: $28.62

Jr has the best meat in town.  5 meals of meat for $20.

So far this month I have spent $34.58.  More than I wanted too but we have enough meat for the month now.  ~smile~

I am working on my menu for the next two weeks.  I will post when they are done.