Mike’s family gets together at a lake for just about a week every year. I do not include that time and it is not budgeted for.
Allocation. $325.00 $13X25=$325.00
Cushion: $676.45
What We Ate: Meatloaf, baked potato, green beans ; Bean curry, rice, curried potatoes, flatbread, corn; Taco salad, sautéed corn kernels, homemade corn bread ; 4th of July: Grilled hamburgers, homemade baked beans, homemade Chex mix; Fried rice, orange chicken, kung pao chicken, tossed salad #3 ; Pork, cranberry horseradish, twice baked potato. Salad ; Tuna macaroni salad, cucumber salad , garlic and cheesy bread; Kung pao chicken and fried rice, cucumber salad, pears; Rotisserie chicken, corn on the cob,salad, Potato rounds; Tuna and cheese sandwiches with gazpacho ; Chicken on a salad with cheese and croutons, corn on the cob; Chicken sandwich with homemade munchies; ,Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts and fruit ; Kielbasa and fries with mango slices; Chicken, mushroom , carrot and rice risotto, pineapple slices with yogurt, toasted cornbread ; Kielbasa and potato pancakes with salad; Vegetarian curry, homemade flatbread, salad ; Vegetable curry, homemade flatbread, salad; Mulligatawny soup with lamb ; Chicken Florentino crepes; Open faced Gruyère, salad, : Pepperonis pizza, beef and bean Burittos, cheese quisidilla, salad;
Eating Out:
Lunch with the ladies. $10.86
Lunch with Mike $15
Lunch at Sam’s: $4.28
What We Bought:
Salvage #1: kashi cinnamon walnut, lemon pudding mix(2), almond milk (6 qtr), vegetable stock (2), pretzel pieces, oatmeal raisin cookies (2), twirlers, peppermint patties (4), diced tomatoes (5), tomato sauce, rotel tomatoes, spinach, corn, whole baby clams, cream of asparagus soup, pears, sardines, basil pesto, mayonnaise (2), poppyseed dressing (2), apple sauce cups (12), evaporated milk (3), soy milk(3qts), tuna, soft tortilla bowls, natural peanut butter (2), lemon blueberry crisps, cranberry almond crisps, shredded wheat, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Raisin Bran, pita crackers, whole wheat crackers (2), rosemary crackers, iced latte with foam (6 packets), peach chunks, Campbell French /onion soup, granola bar crisps $33.35
Costco: Rotisserie chicken, feta, mozzarella, Parmesan, halloumi, Swiss, cashews. $104.85
Aldi: Red cherries, onions, sourdough bread $16.98
Giant Eagle: tillamook cheese (3), corn on the cob (4). $12.97
Salvage #2: Coffee (9#), oatmeal, falafel mix (4) , granola bars (3), onion soup mix, instant polenta, Breton crackers (4), biscotti (2), instant brown rice, spicy beef broth, spicy chili noodles, barley, goldfish crackers (2), spaghetti sauce (4), red bean curry (4), salsa, honey sesame sauce, sunflower oil , saltines, pears (2), tomato paste (2); shelf stable milk, digestive biscuits, pineapple slices (4), biscoff cookies, cento roasted peppers, Maria’s cookies, goldfish (2), raisins, crispy fried onions, sesame oil, apricot jam, evaporated milk, molasses, baby Bundt cakes, applesauce #10 can, 2), digestives, $104.63
Giant Eagle: chicken thighs( 6). $4.28
Aldi: Greek plain yogurt , bleu cheese, frozen broccoli , salad greens, plums, mushrooms, tomatoes (6), English muffins, multi sweet peppers. $21.68
Sanders: Donuts (sale), potatoes (10#),:cherries, bananas, sweet potatoes, rye bread, fruit yogurt. $ 20.66
Sam’s: Bleu cheese. $2.73. We also used a $5 credit.
Giant Eagle: Edys ice cream, cucumber. $3.49
Aldi: cantaloupe. $1.69
Salvage#3: salsa (2), olive oil (3L), beef broth (2), great northern beans(#), black beans (#), dry milk, saltines crackers, diced tomatoes (4), canned cherry tomatoes, dry Italian salad dressing (4), wild rice, Belgian waffle mix, pie crust mix (2), snack packs (10), cereal (6), flour tortillas (2), coffee 18#), canned vegetables (4), pb sandwich crackers, shelf stable milk, evaporated milk (4), better than bouillon (4), panko bread crumbs, banana box of granola bars $143.21
YTD for July
Days 172 days
Total $ 1125.78 $6.54/ day $3.37/person/day
Grocery $ $886..19 $5.15/day $2.28/person/day
Eating Out $299.99 $1.70/day $0.85/person/ day
Over July allocation by $31.85
New Cushion amount $644.60
