I am so excited with how Week 4 went and actually for all of January! The only items I purchased were a frozen dinner bowl , a loaf of Italian bread and a couple of other odds and ends for a total $23.54. We had everything else we needed to get by and if IContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 4 of 52”
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What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 3 of 52
Week 3 went way better than week 2. I was finally on the mend from being sick for two weeks straight and felt more like cooking! Even though I said I wasn’t going to spend a lot at the grocery store there were a few things I saw in the weekly ad that I couldn’tContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 3 of 52”
What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 2 of 52
Week 2 didn’t go so hot in the meal department. I was sick all week and the only meal I actually made was goulash which we ate for two nights and two lunches. There are two other occupants that live in this house and one doesn’t cook at all and the other worked three outContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 2 of 52”
What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 1 of 52
Happy New Year! The new year started perfectly with January 1st being right on Sunday, which is of course my grocery shopping day. I shopped mostly the sales this past week, using only the super coupons given in the weekly ad at one store and stocked up on meat at another. Here are a fewContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 1 of 52”
What We Have Been Eating Lately
Food costs have been insanely expensive but last week I caught an amazing sale! When sales are offered that are that good it’s time to stock up. One piece of advice is don’t be afraid to pre-order sale items especially meat. When I saw the sale ad I called and ordered 20 lbs of bonelessContinue reading “What We Have Been Eating Lately”
Week 32-36 What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries
Happy September 1st! Time for the August grocery shopping update. I budgeted $400 for groceries this month because there were five weeks in August. Total spent on groceries for August $438.39 that’s $38.39 over budget. I’ll have to do better in September for sure but considering I was $60 under budget last month I stillContinue reading “Week 32-36 What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries”
Buying from Misfits Market and Traditional Grocery Store Comparison
In my last post I talked about using Misfits Market, an online grocery source. I have run some numbers to show you a comparison between Misfits and my local grocery store prices. Please keep in mind what Misfits offers is organic produce. What I compared at my local grocery store was NOT organic. If theContinue reading “Buying from Misfits Market and Traditional Grocery Store Comparison”
Food Costs and What We Ate Last Week-July Week 1
Have you ever noticed that food seems to be the biggest monthly expense? It adds up quickly doesn’t it? Part of my goal is to bring our food bills down which will give us more money to do the things we want to do and also re-route some of that money to pay off debt.Continue reading “Food Costs and What We Ate Last Week-July Week 1”
Meal Prep Week 1 of 4
With the shut down of NY from COVID-19 I have been laid off from my job at the law office. But if you know me at all a little thing like being laid off is not going to slow me down from earning the money we need to survive AND still getting our debt paidContinue reading “Meal Prep Week 1 of 4”
Week 10 of 80 – Not Impressed With Our Debt – October Dinners – Meal Planning
October is already 7 days in, but here is what I am planning for dinner for the rest of October. Oct 7th Oct 8th Oct 9th Oct 10th Continue reading “Week 10 of 80 – Not Impressed With Our Debt – October Dinners – Meal Planning”
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