We started the month with $381.30. A total of $212.59 was spent during the first half of the month. That leaves 168.71 for the remainder of the month. We have a cushion of $849.06 ($465.47 ytd) that we can go into if needed.
What We Ate: grilled salmon Caesar salad, fresh strawberries, asparagus; grilled ham from the freezer, leftover sides, bread pudding; shrimp Caesar salad with toasted English muffins; cheesy ham and potatoes from the freezer, mixed vegetables, fruit and rice salad from the freezer, banana muffins; turkey divan from the freezer, sweet and sour red cabbage, garlic and onion smashed potatoes, leftover fruit salad; grilled Polish sausage, roasted cauliflower, rye cheesy bread; Meatloaf, baked potato, corn; leftovers; easy small pita and English muffin sausage pizzas with popcorn; Cincinnati Four Way Chili and bagels; homemade cream of asparagus soup and sandwiches; steak, creamy spinach rice, applesauce; smoked and BBQ ribs, coleslaw, curry potatoes, strawberry shortcake; leftovers then vacation
What We Bought:
Aldi: strawberries (2), asparagus. $4.27
Middlefield Cheese Co-Op: 12 pounds of cheese. $28.63
Middlefield Salvage: tomato juice, 46 oz., Pam (4), gal. White vinegar, sugar cone ice cream bowls, sauerkraut, 3 bean salad, corn, beignet mix, jerky, barley, Mac and cheese (6), Pecan Sandies, crispy dried onions, pie crust mix (6), cream of chicken soup (3), Pepperidge Farm sourdough bread, cereal (4), crackers (8), salad dressings (4), oatmeal, beef bouillon, digestive cookies (2), coffee (6), low carb tortillas (4), breakfast bars (6), gal. corn oil, broth (2), shelf stable soy milk (2), candy bars (5), chocolate mint baking morsels (2), tuna (3), natural peanut butter (2), canned white beans (4), lasagna noodles, diced tomatoes . $67.44
CVS: Maxwell House instant coffee (9) $21.91
Price Rite: canned beans (3), kielbasa (3), cheese (4) $13.13
Total for Groceries: $135.38
Eating Out:
Breakfast with Dad at the Geneva Lodge: $21.22
Lunch with Pat: $21.80
Total for Eating Out: $43.02
GRAND TOTAL: $178.40
We went into this year's cushion by $9.69 this month. The first time this year that we have gone over the monthly allocation. Not bad.
Our YTD cushion now stands at $ 455.78 and our total cushion is $839.37.
What We Ate: grilled salmon Caesar salad, fresh strawberries, asparagus; grilled ham from the freezer, leftover sides, bread pudding; shrimp Caesar salad with toasted English muffins; cheesy ham and potatoes from the freezer, mixed vegetables, fruit and rice salad from the freezer, banana muffins; turkey divan from the freezer, sweet and sour red cabbage, garlic and onion smashed potatoes, leftover fruit salad; grilled Polish sausage, roasted cauliflower, rye cheesy bread; Meatloaf, baked potato, corn; leftovers; easy small pita and English muffin sausage pizzas with popcorn; Cincinnati Four Way Chili and bagels; homemade cream of asparagus soup and sandwiches; steak, creamy spinach rice, applesauce; smoked and BBQ ribs, coleslaw, curry potatoes, strawberry shortcake; leftovers then vacation
What We Bought:
Aldi: strawberries (2), asparagus. $4.27
Middlefield Cheese Co-Op: 12 pounds of cheese. $28.63
Middlefield Salvage: tomato juice, 46 oz., Pam (4), gal. White vinegar, sugar cone ice cream bowls, sauerkraut, 3 bean salad, corn, beignet mix, jerky, barley, Mac and cheese (6), Pecan Sandies, crispy dried onions, pie crust mix (6), cream of chicken soup (3), Pepperidge Farm sourdough bread, cereal (4), crackers (8), salad dressings (4), oatmeal, beef bouillon, digestive cookies (2), coffee (6), low carb tortillas (4), breakfast bars (6), gal. corn oil, broth (2), shelf stable soy milk (2), candy bars (5), chocolate mint baking morsels (2), tuna (3), natural peanut butter (2), canned white beans (4), lasagna noodles, diced tomatoes . $67.44
CVS: Maxwell House instant coffee (9) $21.91
Price Rite: canned beans (3), kielbasa (3), cheese (4) $13.13
Total for Groceries: $135.38
Eating Out:
Breakfast with Dad at the Geneva Lodge: $21.22
Lunch with Pat: $21.80
Total for Eating Out: $43.02
GRAND TOTAL: $178.40
We went into this year's cushion by $9.69 this month. The first time this year that we have gone over the monthly allocation. Not bad.
Our YTD cushion now stands at $ 455.78 and our total cushion is $839.37.
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