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Week 1 we did pretty good in the meal dept. We only went out once and that was on Friday night because I am not cooking on a Fridays after a long work week. Period. For week 2 our groceries cost us $83.37 and I did my entire shop at Caledonia Marketplace. On the menuContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 2 of 52”

Happy New Year! I am committed to shopping and planning mindfully again in 2024. I kind of lost steam about halfway through 2023 when I thought I was missing out on buying more fun things to cook with. Turns out I can still get those fun things, I just need to plan better for them.Continue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 1 of 52”

It’s been a hot minute since I posted on what we have spent on groceries each week. I got a little burned out keeping track of my weekly purchases and had some health issues this summer that slowed me down. On average, I have been spending around $70 each week on groceries this summer. IContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Summer Months”

Week 17 grocery shopping was interesting! Our local Save-A-Lot has a stamp program right now where if you fill a book with 50 stamps you get an amount off your next order. If you fill one book it is $10 off your next order of $25, fill two books and it’s $25 off of $50Continue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 17-18 of 52”

Sorry for the late updates! The last two weeks have been a blur but I found some great after Easter deals! Week 15 I spent $76.44 and got some unusual ingredients because I wanted to try a new recipe I saw on Instagram and we wanted to cook on the grill for the first timeContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 15-16 of 52”

Week 14 was much better than last week! Meals wise we started off the week with ham and scalloped potatoes and asparagus for Sunday’s meal, Monday, I was by myself so I ate a salad with a side of couscous and sweet potatoes, Tuesday was ham with sweet potatoes and asparagus (can you see aContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 14 of 52”

Week 13 was a very tough week for us. Multiple evening meetings for both Scott and I, bakery orders, work, and two hour choir practices. Then on Thursday we drove down to Ithaca (two hours from us) for a new car and on the way found out Scott’s mom was taken to the ER withContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 13 of 52”

Week 12 I spent $46.25 on groceries at the store and $31.98 on Amazon for a 24 pk case of white tuna. That’s a total of $78.23 Here is what I bought at the store: No deals here! I bought 9 items and it cost me $46! Eeeks! They were all expensive items pretty muchContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 12 of 52”

Week 11 was all over the place in the meal department. Sunday we had a chuck roast with squash and veggies, Monday was my birthday! I didn’t want anything for my birthday but my husband did convince me to at least go out for dinner so we did do that Monday after work. Tuesday wasContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Week 11 of 52”