Personal Care:
Hair clips $6 Dollarama
Body powder, deodorant $3.75 Dollar Tree
Hand mirror. $1.25 Dollar Tree
Total: $11
Household:
Coffee filters (3) $3.75 Dollar Tree
YTD:
Household: $29.61 under budget
Personal Care: $100.64 under budget
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
2023. Buying and Eating Out: November 1-15
Allocation: $330
Cushion: $723.08
Breakfast Ideas: homemade cinnamon rolls; cornmeal muffins; homemade bagels; toasted homemade bread with peanut butter and jelly; homemade waffles; Sweet potato muffins; Cinnamon toast; Baked oatmeal; Overnight oatmeal; Homemade granola;
Lunch is Leftovers
What We Ate at Dinner: pierogi casserole, lima beans, Mixed fruit and yogurt; Tuna chowder and grilled tuna and cheese on rye, homemade pickles; Italian strata with sausage and spinach, rhubarb; Orange chicken and fried rice with yogurt and fruit; Hummus and spanakopita with yogurt and rhubarb; Pesto pizza with fresh mozzarella, parmesan, onion and olives; basil pesto pizza with fresh mozzarella, olives and onions; rosemary chicken, stuffing, three bean salad, applesauce; avocado pasta, French bread, salad; Vegetarian tikki masala, curry potatoes, mixed vegetables, French bread; ham loaf, creamed potatoes, butter beans, acorn squash; Avocado pasta, fruit and vegetables; Hamloaf, creamed potatoes and butter beans; leftover smorgasbord (2); Chicken picatta, cheesy potatoes, three bean salad, butter beans, peach yogurt;
What We Bought:
Wal-Mart: eggs (3) $3.72
Giant Eagle: eggs (5) $4.95
Giant Eagle: flour. $1.49
Aldi: cheese (2), mushroom (3), cranberries, marshmallows (3), butter (6), half and half , apples, onions, frozen peas(3), mixed vegetables (3), feta, cream cheese (2), cream of mushrooms soup (4), cream of chicken soup (4) $50.86. Took advantage of some Thanksgiving sales.
Aldi: butter (6) $14.94
Aldi: butter (6) $14.94
Giant Eagle: potatoes (10#), onions(2#) $2.97:
Total: ,$78.07
Eating Out:
Taco Bell $8.00 dinner after working the polls
Smokey Bones $15.23 Lunch with Mike
Total: $23.23
Two Week Subtotal: $101.30
Remaining Allocation: $ 228.70
Monday, November 13, 2023
2023 Frugal Things in October
1. I had a day of baking and made 14 English muffins, A loaf of artisan bread, banana bread , A dozen bagels and flatbread. After pricing them, I probably saved $20-25 and they taste wonderful.
2. Meals centered on stock pile ingredients, keeping food costs way down.
3. I received a large bag of yarn from a friend for Linus blankets. Unfortunately, I forgot to count how many. But I know that it saved a lot.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
2023 Buying and Eating Out: October 16-31
Original Allocation: $286
Remaining Allocation: $250.89
Cushion: $519.27
Grocery Subtotal: $35.11
What We Ate: Grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, fried potatoes, fruit; Lasagna, garlic bread, salad; scalloped potatoes and ham, Caesar salad, peas, Irish soda bread ; mulligatawny soup and fruit; Seafood crepes, pasta with pesto, fruit, cheese bread; Mexican pepper pork, black beans, Buffalo rice, salad; Beef and noodles, peas and carrots, salad; Bean and rice burrito, corn, salad; Chicken parmesan casserole, mozzarella, tomato and basil salad, garlic bread; Polish sausage, fried potatoes, bananas and milk, corn; Bean soup and grilled cheese sandwich; Veggie latkes, apple sauce, double corn muffins, salad; Cheese steak pizza; Taco bake; Pierogi casserole, peas, fresh pears; leftovers
What We Bought:
Sanders: marble rye, bananas (6) $0.92
Aldi: pears, cottage cheese, yogurt $7.47
Save a Lot: eggs. $1.50
Subtotal: $9.89
Monthly Total: $45..00
Eating Out:
Lunch with Ginger $7.99
Lunch with Pat $ 29.20
Monthly Total $37.10
Monthly Total: $82.10
Amount to Cushion: $203.81
New Cushion Amount: $723.08
YTD: 251 days
Grocery: $1451.83 $5.78/day $2.89/person/day
Eating Out: $500.07 $1.99/day. $1.00/person/day
YTD Total: $1951.92 $7.78/day $3.89/person/day
The numbers will continue to drop as we use the stockpile.
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