I'm stopping at the fourteenth because that is the day we are flying to England. We will be there ten days while we clean out the boat and get it ready to sell. Due to some health issues, we are moving on from phase one of our retirement plan. We will still be traveling, only differently.
Now, on to our food budget for this month.
The allotment for October is $381.61. We also have a cushion of $480.19. We will need a lot of this to cover our eating out while in England. I'm a little nervous.
What we ate: fried potatoes and onions, baked beans, corn on the cob (fast but a carb overload); BLTs with leftover tomato basil soup; homemade pizza with sausage, onion, peppers, mushrooms, black olives, and eggplant; homemade scrapple, baked yams, fried zucchini; ham salad, fried green tomatoes, leftover baked beans; cheese strata, roasted Brussels sprouts, salad; gather up the fragments beef stew over mashed potatoes; rice and bean enchiladas, homemade applesauce and roasted cauliflower; cottage cheese pasta bake, Italian tostadas, applesauce; leftover smorgasbord(x3)
What we bought:
Aldi: pretzel rods. $3.49. (I love the rods but I hate the price)
Aldi: trail mix. $1.99
Giant Eagle: yogurt (single serving) Free with store coupon
CSA: tomatoes, butternut squash, zucchini, apples, Brussels sprouts, red pepper, carrots. $12.00
CSA: tomatoes, zucchini, apples, peppers,eggplant, pumpkin, spaghetti squash, corn. $12
Giant Eagle: Nestea peach tea, Enlightened mint ice cream bars. Free with store and manufacturer's coupon
Dollar Tree: 5 pounds dry beans (pinto, kidney, black, great northern) $4.00
Save a Lot: cabbage, Delmonico steak, round steak (5 lbs) $24.07
Salvage: coffee (6), tea (2), baking chips (6), flour (6), brown sugar (2), marshmallows (2), dry black eyed peas, crackers (2), canned milk, red wine vinegar, white wine vinegar, parmesan garlic salad dressing, mayo, macaroni and cheese (3), salt, nuts (6), rice, iced coffee (4), olives, garlic salt, corn syrup, canned milk, croutons (2), mustard (2), enchilada sauce, teriyaki sauce, pudding mix. $56.89
Meals Out:
Dinner at Taco Bell on trip to D.C. : $9.73
Pizza Dinner in D.C. after the birthday party : $13.78 (enough for lunch on the way home)
Lunch with Mike after my audiology appointment: $3.48
Lunch with Ginger, Anne and Mary Beth: $4.12
Lunch with MJ: $17
Lunch with Mike: $5.30
Lunch for Mike: $3.29
food at airport: $9.71
Of the $381..61 allocated for the month, we have spent $114.44 on groceries and $66.41 on meals out. That leaves us with $ 200.76 Of the monthly allotment and $480.19 of our cushion to get us through the remainder of the month. With all the meals out ahead of us, wish us luck.
Now, on to our food budget for this month.
The allotment for October is $381.61. We also have a cushion of $480.19. We will need a lot of this to cover our eating out while in England. I'm a little nervous.
What we ate: fried potatoes and onions, baked beans, corn on the cob (fast but a carb overload); BLTs with leftover tomato basil soup; homemade pizza with sausage, onion, peppers, mushrooms, black olives, and eggplant; homemade scrapple, baked yams, fried zucchini; ham salad, fried green tomatoes, leftover baked beans; cheese strata, roasted Brussels sprouts, salad; gather up the fragments beef stew over mashed potatoes; rice and bean enchiladas, homemade applesauce and roasted cauliflower; cottage cheese pasta bake, Italian tostadas, applesauce; leftover smorgasbord(x3)
What we bought:
Aldi: pretzel rods. $3.49. (I love the rods but I hate the price)
Aldi: trail mix. $1.99
Giant Eagle: yogurt (single serving) Free with store coupon
CSA: tomatoes, butternut squash, zucchini, apples, Brussels sprouts, red pepper, carrots. $12.00
CSA: tomatoes, zucchini, apples, peppers,eggplant, pumpkin, spaghetti squash, corn. $12
Giant Eagle: Nestea peach tea, Enlightened mint ice cream bars. Free with store and manufacturer's coupon
Dollar Tree: 5 pounds dry beans (pinto, kidney, black, great northern) $4.00
Save a Lot: cabbage, Delmonico steak, round steak (5 lbs) $24.07
Salvage: coffee (6), tea (2), baking chips (6), flour (6), brown sugar (2), marshmallows (2), dry black eyed peas, crackers (2), canned milk, red wine vinegar, white wine vinegar, parmesan garlic salad dressing, mayo, macaroni and cheese (3), salt, nuts (6), rice, iced coffee (4), olives, garlic salt, corn syrup, canned milk, croutons (2), mustard (2), enchilada sauce, teriyaki sauce, pudding mix. $56.89
Meals Out:
Dinner at Taco Bell on trip to D.C. : $9.73
Pizza Dinner in D.C. after the birthday party : $13.78 (enough for lunch on the way home)
Lunch with Mike after my audiology appointment: $3.48
Lunch with Ginger, Anne and Mary Beth: $4.12
Lunch with MJ: $17
Lunch with Mike: $5.30
Lunch for Mike: $3.29
food at airport: $9.71
Of the $381..61 allocated for the month, we have spent $114.44 on groceries and $66.41 on meals out. That leaves us with $ 200.76 Of the monthly allotment and $480.19 of our cushion to get us through the remainder of the month. With all the meals out ahead of us, wish us luck.
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