It’s been over a month since I posted a roundup. Mostly cause we ate out of our freezer for most of December and then things got hectic around Christmas and Morgan’s birthday. Anyway, I’m finally back to it, so will post our meals and food purchases from the beginning of Jan.
Last weeks menu:
- Monday: mustard chicken, rice, broccoli
- Tuesday: quiche, hash browns, bacon
- Wednesday: salt and pepper shrimp with thai fried rice, sauteed spinach
- Thursday: leftovers
- Friday: homemade pizza (see previous post)
- Saturday: sichuan green beans with turkey, rice, homemade bread
- Sunday: date night for our anniversary (pasta for the kids)
This week:
- Monday: chicken and sausage gumbo, homemade bread
- Tuesday: garlic-basil shrimp pasta, bread
- Wednesday: monte cristo chicken, potatoes, broccoli
- Thursday: leftovers
- Friday: lasagna, salad, bread
- Saturday: Chick fil A
- Sunday: over at friends house
My budget for the month is 251.81. Strange number, I know, but I had to deduct some from our budget for other things. Two weeks in I’ve spent less than half, so so far so good. Here is what I spent for last week and this week (I do still need to make a run to Trader Joes in the morning mostly for fruit and nuts). I went ahead and consolidated all my runs into one listing for each store.
Kroger:
- Spent: 26.62
- Full item value: 51.06
- Saved: 24.44 (48%)
Publix: This week was a really good week at Publix for me - I think I had over 25 coupons (all for items I actually wanted) - both store and mfr combined gave me bigger savings alone from what I spent, then I was able to add in what I saved from the store sales! The savings below reflect both weeks, which when averaged out isn’t as good.
- Spent: 43.66
- Full item value: 96.53
- Saved: 52.87 (55%)
Costco:
- Spent: 21.78
- Full item value: 21.78
- Saved: 0.00
Walgreens:
- Spent: 1.14
- Full item value: 2.28
- Saved: 1.14 (50%)
Target:
- Spent: 6.11
- Full item value: 17.41
- Saved: 11.30 (65%)
Totals for the first 2 weeks:
- Spent: 99.31
- Full item value: 189.06
- Saved: 89.75 (48%)
Monthly budget remaining: 152.50