$75/wk Grocery Trip & Late Mother's Day Gift

Kroger


23 oz. Herbal Essence conditioner $5.47
8 oz. Purell Hand Sanitizer  $.65
1 lb. strawberries  $2.00
2.18 lb. bananas  $.85
2 tubes biscuits  $1.00
1.77 lb. tomatoes  $2.64
Cucumber  $.74
10-1 lb. boxes Creamette pasta  $4.90
2-1/2 gallons of milk  $2.50
10 lb. potatoes  $2.99  (not pictured)


Subtract coupons:
-$.50


Total:  $23.67




Walmart


3 pk. Puffs Plus  $4.97
6 cups Yoplait yogurt  $3.48
32 oz. Yoplait yogurt  $2.27
Hamburger buns  $.88
Hot dog buns  $.88
4 cans pork n' beans  $2.00
Baking cocoa  $2.48
4 boxes pudding mix  $1.92
Family Size Lay's chips  $3.48
4-5 lb. bags flour  $5.92
2 cans hot dog sauce  $1.00
5 lb. bag rice  $3.12
AquaNet hairspray  $1.94
2 pk. Right Guard deodorant  $3.78
Mini bread loaf pans  $1.42


Subract Coupons:
-$.40


Total:  $39.99


GRAND TOTAL:  $63.46 (under budget!)

And here is my "better late than never" Mother's Day gift from our outside kitties:

Someone bit it's head. It was dead.

My response?

OH! YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE!!!!

Really!!!!

$75 Grocery Trip

Walmart

4 half gallons milk  $5

2 bottles Suave hairspray  $4.34

35 lb. Tidy Cat litter  $11.49

48 rolls Charmin  $11.99

1 gal. canola oil  $7.58

Suave frizz cream  $2.74

Suave conditioner  $1.38

32 oz. Yoplait yogurt  $2.27

Cooking oil  $1.74

600 ct. napkins  $3.48

2-5 lb. bags flour  $2.96

2 lb. strawberries  $2.50

Bacon bits  $1.46

6 cups Yoplait yogurt  $3.00

2-5 lb. bags sugar  $4.98

Subtract coupons:

-$.25

Total:  $71.23

Kroger

6-2 lts. Pepsi products

Saltines

Total:  $6.35

Grand Total:  $77.58



Grocery Trip

Save-A-Lot

1 pkg. bread sticks $.99

16 oz. frozen broccoli $1.69

2 pkg. cream cheese $1.58

2.5 doz. Eggs $3.59 (Hmm…store tag said $1.79! Guess not!)
1 doz. Lg. eggs $.49 (with $10 additional purchase)
2 -32oz. pkgs. Frozen French fries $1.98
12.76 lb. Butterball Turkey $16.46
2-1lb. pkgs. Baby carrots $1.58
5-12 oz. rolls mild sausage $4.95
42 oz. container Rolled Oats $1.99

Subtract coupons:
-$5.00

Total: $29.31

Kroger

Lettuce $1.07
1.21 lb. tomatoes $2.03
16 oz. bag Kale $2.29
Pretzels $1.00
2 bags tortilla chips $2.00

Total: $8.39

Walmart

35 lb. Tidy Cat Litter $12.12
4 cans. Frozen apple juice $3.96

2 lt. Diet Pepsi $1.25

1 jar Fleishman’s yeast $3.26
32 oz. Yoplait yogurt $2.27
3 pkgs. Extra gum $2.00
4 pkgs. Mac & cheese $1.44
2 pkgs. Pudding mix $.96
6 cups Yoplait yogurt $3.48
Stayfree $6.34
2 bottles Aussie scrunch spray $5.68

Suave frizz cream $2.74

Jergen’s tanning lotion $7.87 (not a normal purchase but Banquet/Prom is coming & it’s cheaper than tanning sessions!)

Subtract coupons:

-$1.00

-$1.00

Total: 54.03

Grand Total: $91.73

A little over budget this week! :P

Grocery Trip

Kroger

4 Yoplait yogurt cups $2.00

2 green peppers $1.00

1.28 lb. tomatoes $2.15

Subtract coupons:

-$.50 Tripled to $1.50

Total: $3.65

Walmart

2 16lb. bags. Friskies cat food $21.98

1 35lb. container Tidy Cat litter $12.12

Pineapple $1.97

1 lb. carrots $.68

Lettuce $1.34

1.68 lb. bananas $.87

Frozen broccoli $2.00

Heavy whipping cream $3.36

Cooking spray $1.74

2 pkgs. pudding mix $.96

Tide trial size $.97

5 lb. flour $1.48

10 lbs. potatoes $3.77

3 cans tomato sauce $1.56

1 pkg. Jello brand pudding mix $.80

4 pkg. Nestle baking chips $8.00

2 jars Kraft mayo $4.00

10 lb. sugar $4.98

2 doz. large eggs $1.98

Subtract coupons:

-$1.00

-$1.00

-$1.00

-$.50

-$.50

-$1.00

-$.35

Total: $72.66

Grand Total: $76.22

Grocery Trip

Save-A-Lot

baking soda $.49

8.19 lb. bone-in smoked ham $12.20

2 cans Maxwell House coffee $9.98

2.64 lb. Butterball turkey $16.31

4-1 lb. pkgs. stick butter $2.00

4 sm. cans mandarin oranges $1.96

20 oz. diet pepsi $1.38 (I'm an addict & having had a pop in awhile!)

4.59 lb. pork roast $5.92

2 lb. powdered sugar $1.59

sugar cones $1.69

1 lb. pkg. turkey breast sandwich meat $3.29

2 plastic grocery bags $.20 (Grr!!! BRING OWN BAGS!!!)

Total: $57.12

Kroger

chips $1.89

hot dog buns $.99

4 cups Yoplait yogurt $2.00

3 doz. med. eggs $3.00

3 gals. milk $7.50

Subtract 2 coupons

-$.50

-$1.00

Total: $13.88

Grand Total: $71.00

Grocery Trip

The Lord hath provided!!

Here's what we got this week:

Aldi's

Bacon Bits $1.39

2 cans sweet peas $.98

6 lbs onions $1.58

2 cans sweetened condensed milk $2.58 (used to make french vanilla coffee creamer)

3 lbs. strawberries $2.98

2 lb. red grapes $1.49

2 boxes Imperial stick butter $1.38

3 lbs. Fuji apples $2.79

1.89 lbs. bananas $.74

2 Brown paper bags $.12 (must remember to bring own bags next time!)

Total: $16.03

Meijer

1 bag Lender's bagels $1.64

2 whole chickens $7.80

2-45oz. tubs Country Crock $5.00

2 lbs. baby carrots $2.00

2 lbs. tomatoes $2.00

5-12oz. pkgs. smoked sausage $5.00

5 containers Old Orchard frozen o.j. $5.00

Total: 34.72

Had a gift card from the husband's work from Christmas with $20 still on it+ a coupon for $1 off juice!!

My Total: $14.45

Albright's

4.57 lbs. Pork Steak $7.72

4.75 lbs. Jumbo Pork Chops $8.51

7.55 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts $12.76

Total: $28.99

Walmart

2-32oz. containers Yoplait yogurt $4.54

2 containers of plain salt $.76 (used to make homemade ice cream)

8 Yoplait yogurt cups $4.64

Suave hair gel $2.17

Suave hairspray $2.17

Take off 5 coupons for $.50 each

Total: $11.78

Kroger

1/2 gal milk $1.25

1-24 oz. container cottage cheese $1.98

1 bag pretzels $1.00

Total: $4.23

Grand Total: $75.48

Grocery Trip

What did $75 buy me this week?

Kroger

2 pkgs. Cream cheese $2.00

1-5.34 lb. whole chicken $5.24

.98 lb. Roma tomatoes $2.05

2 gallons milk $4.78

Total: $14.07

Walmart

2 containers heavy whipping cream $5.92

32 oz. Yoplait strawberry yogurt $2.27

1 container frozen o.j. $1.14

114 oz. container Heinz ketchup $5.08

10 lb. sugar $5.42

2 pkgs. Vanilla pudding mix $.96

1 pkg. Oreo pudding mix $1.18

Liners $3.98

Ibuprofen $.98

5 doz. Eggs $8.16

3 lbs. onions $2.48

3 plums $1.50

2 peaches $1.00

2 nectarines $1.00

4-5 lb. bags flour $5.92

1 jar yeast $3.26

2 pkgs. Nestle chocolate chips $4.00

10 lbs. potatoes $2.99

Total: $57.59

Grand Total: 71.66

This Week's Grocery Shopping

Here's what I got:

12 big roll Charmin $7.57 8 roll Sparkle paper towel $5.37 3 oranges (2 not shown. already eaten!) $1.44 Lettuce $1.24 Tomatoes .90 lb. $1.75 Shortening $4.42 Chicken boullion cubes $2.00 16 oz. bottle Italian dressing $1.50 Bacon bits $1.46 1 frozen orange juice $1.14 2 lb. powdered sugar $1.78 Suave conditioner $1.38 Suave shampoo $1.38 10 lb. potatoes $3.77 6 cups Yoplait yogurt $3.00 3-16 lb. bags Friskies cat food (purchased once/mo.) $32.97 2-35 lb containers Tidy Cat litter (purchased once/mo.) $24.24 Subtotal: $96.41 - .25 .40 -------------------- Subtotal: $95.76 + 5.10 tax -------------------- $100.86 Before going shopping I withdrew $75 at the ATM for groceries this week. After going around the whole store, getting everything on my list while calculating the prices on the calculator I just knew that 2 bags of cat food & 1 container of litter just wasn't going to be enough for the whole month. I asked the Lord to help me & He reminded me to look in my coupon pocketbook. There was $27 in there!!! That gave me a total of $102! So I went clear back around the store & picked up another bag of cat food & another container of litter. And as you can see from my total I had JUST ENOUGH to purchase everything! Yay God!!! Well it looks like I didn't get a lot of "people" food this week but I do have a pantry & a chest freezer that have LOTS of food in there, so we have plenty. All it takes is come creativity.

This Week's Grocery Shopping Trip

Last week we signed our next 2 years of life away by signing a contract with a company to come out & side our house. Which will start in 2 weeks. YAY!

Anyway, we will be on a very strict budget until we get this paid off 2 years from now so I have to put into practice all the frugal tips that I have learned over the past years.

That means a lot of cooking!.....from scratch!

So here is a picture of the groceries that I bought for this week. Grocery shopping will be on a very strict budget as well. I am hoping to be able to buy everything we need for 4 people (plus a few meals a week for another family member and 9 cats) a month for $300. We'll see.....

Walmart

6 Yoplait yogurt cups $3.00

2 (16 oz) fresh strawberries $2.00

3 (1 lb. pkgs) elbow macaroni $2.46

1.08 lbs. Roma tomatoes $2.46

1.50 lbs. bananas $.78

2 containers heavy whipping cream $5.92

Big box Hungry Jack instant potatoes $3.08

2 cans chicken broth $1.44

Secret deodorant (twin pack) $4.00

5 doz. large eggs $8.16

6 (15 oz.) cans tomato sauce $3.12

-$.40 coupon Total: $39.88 Kroger 2 (4 lb.) bags sugar $4.58 24 oz. container Yoplait yogurt $1.99 24 oz. container cottage cheese $1.99 2 tubes biscuits $1.00 1.99 lb grapes $1.97 1 bag Kale $2.29 16 oz. bottle Kraft dressing $1.49 3 gallons milk $7.17 2 (5 lb.) bags flour $2.68 Total: $25.16 Grand Total: 64.76 I also went to our local market & stocked up on some mild sausage & cheese bought in bulk.

I will package these up in 1 lb. packages & put them in our chest freezer.

10 lb. mild sausage $ 16.97

6.91 lbs. mild colby cheese $18.59 Total: $35.56 This will come out of our monthly grocery budget. So...I will REALLY have to watch what I spend the rest of the month.