Happy Thanksgiving!

We are having a traditional Thanksgiving.  The untraditional part is that everything for the side dishes came from our stockpile.

Turkey was on sale at 33 cents per pound.  At that price I always buy a big one and freeze the leftovers.  You can't find meat any cheaper. 
The bones become broth to be used in recipes.  Much cheaper than commercial broth.

Stuffing, cranberry sauce, green beans all came from my salvage shopping stockpile.  The yams I bought last week for 33cents a pound.

The pumpkin pie was made from last year's frozen pumpkin and salvage evaporated milk.

The result, a feast with leftovers for about $10.00!

Happy Thanksgiving and gobble til you wobble!  :)

Quarterly Entertainment Expenses: July - September

July

• 10 for Prime

August:

Free passes to see the tall ships

$10 for Prime

September

Movie Doughton Abbey $9.99

$10 for Prime

Total:  $39.99 for an average of $13.33/month.

Again, we rely heavily on the library for entertainment options.

Quarterly Clothing Expenses: July-September

Sandy clothing:

Long summer nightgown  $4.99  ( my first in 6 years) thrift store

Three winter sweaters 50% off each, total of $5.00 thrift store

I bought a summer robe, summer pjs, and a summer nightgown  $10.97 thrift store

Black wedge shoes, barely worn, for 50% off or $2.00 at a thrift store.

$22.96  Not bad.


Mike, as usual spent nothing.  But I am prettier.  LOL!! :)

Household and Personal Care Expenses: October

Household

New toaster  $18.96  Wal-Mart
Stove lighters  $1.48  Wal-Mart
Pyrex laundry detergent  $0.99  Walgreen
Aluminum foil sheets (2)  $2.12  Dollar Tree
2020 calendar $1.06  Dollar Tree
Dishwasher detergent  $0.16  Staples  overage after $10 coupon used
dishwasher detergent (4)  $11.97  salvage
sandwich bags  $0.79. salvage


Personal Care

Earing Backs  $4.88  Wal-Mart
Toothpaste  $1  Dollar Tree

Household: $37.53   a little high because of the toaster

Personal Care:  $5.88

Meal Plan: November 1-15

Vegetarian:
Bleu cheese strata; cheesy lasagna; cheese and bean nachos; cheese and crackers; Welsh rarebit; baked potato bar

Low Meat:
Pasta e fagioli; stromboli; pepperoni pizza;

Meat:
Southern bbq; lemon chicken with barley

Vegetarian   6
Low Meat   3
Meat   2

Buying and Eating: November 1-15

Allocation for the Month:  $357.30
Cushion: $1008.96

What We Ate:  bleu cheese strata, mixed vegetable, fruit and yogurt;  stromboli and popcorn;  pasta e fagioli and bruschetta; cheesy lasagna and garlic bread; bean and cheese nachos;;  southern bbq; leftover pepperoni pizza;  lemon chicken with barley ; cheese and crackers;  Welsh rarebit;  baked potato bar


What We Bought:

Save a Lot:  potatoes (8#)  $2.
Giant Eagle:  free chobani yogurt

Aldi:  grapes (1.68#), dates 4#))  $5.44

Aldi:  flour (3), dark Moro cherries (8), butternut squash (2#), acorn squash (2.79#)  $23.95

Aldi:  butter (6), whipped toppinf, crescent rolls, cherries (4), Swiss fondue  $29.07

Total for Groceries:  60.46

Eating Out :
Lunch with cousins  $18.89
Pizza Dinner in D.C.  $6.79
Dinner in D.C.  $44.00
Lunch in Akron  $4.27

Total for Eating Out:  $73.95

Grand Total for Two Weeks:  $134.41
Remaining for Month:  $222.89

Frugal Things In October

1.Another $5 off a $5 purchase from Staples. We Bought cascade and finish dishwasher detergent and paid a total of 16 cents.

2.  99 cent laundry detergent with a coupon and a sale.

3.  Rearranging furniture and accessories to give the downstairs rooms a new fall look.  No cost.

4.  Two free 5x7 photos from Walgreens.

Quarterly Household and Personal Care: July -September

Personal Care:   $60.46 for three months

$20.15/ month

Just under my hoped for average of $25.00


Household Expenses:

$36.32 for three months

$12.11/ month

Doing well!

Meal Plan: October 16-31

Vegetarian:  Greek quiche (3), Welsh rarebit,   cheesy lasagna;  Vegetarian bean tacos; bleu cheese strata

Low Meat:  Italian stromboli (2); hot chicken salad

Meat:  roast beef sandwiches (2); ham loaf; ham and cheese sandwiches; southern bbq

Vegetarian  7

Low Meat  3

Meat  5

Buying and Eating: October 16-31

Remaining Allocation:  $322.02
Cushion:  $1008.96

What We Ate: roast beef sandwiches, homemade French fries, pickles; ham loaf, baked potato, mixed vegetable;  roast beef sandwiches, chips ; Greek quiche, tomato bread (2), Welsh rarebit, yogurt, acorn squash with cumin; lasagna, buttered carrots, garlic bagels;  Italian stromboli; bean burrito; hot chicken salad, cranberry muffins;  Vegetarian bean tacos, cottage cheese and peaches; ham and cheese sandwiches and bean soup;  bleu cheese strata; southern bbq butter beans, fruit; stromboli and potato skins;  Greek quiche, garlic bread, cottage cheese and peaches

What We Bought:

Dollar Tree:  cinnamon  $1.00

Save a Lot:  potatoes (10#), bananas(2.82#)  $4.41

Aldi:  pretzels (2)  $2.58

Price Rite:  cake mix (3), sliced fresh mozzarella (2#), carrots (5#)  $10.04

Aldi:  corn syrup (for pecan pie) $2.99

Tops:  beef broth (32oz), goldfish, peanut butter, turkey breast (14.75#)$16.78

Price Rite:  Skippy peanut butter, French fried onions (3), croutons (3), cream cheese (4)  $13.35

Salvage Shopping:  coffee (14.5#),  pretzel crisps (4),  breaokfast flats (5), puffed rice snacks (2), toaster pastry (3), frosted mini wheats (2), beignet mix, cornbread muffin mix (4), marshmallow (2), Atkins bars (2), chocolate pudding (2), saltines (2), noodles, fried baby likes (2), Low carb tortillas (4), Velveeta, fried cranberries (4), Lipton onion soup (2), mayo (7), mustard (2), tortilla shells (3), vanilla sandwich cookies (2), cream (3), baking powder, while wheat flour (3), cornmeal, spaghetti sauce (2), black olives, diced tomatoes (6), fried apples (2), citrus salad, Progresso soup (4), crushed tomato (3)  $99.13

Bread store:  blueberry English muffins, Everything bagels, Everything bagels thins,  three pound loaf seeded rye bread  $5.34

Tops:  Italian bread, cider (gal)  $3.98

Total for Groceries: $159.60


Eating Out:

Lunch with Jim and Robin. $21.75
Mike lunch  $1.61
Lunch while leaf peeping  $20.66

Total for Eating Out:  $44.02


Grand Total for Time Period:  $203.62

Amount to Cushion:  $118.40

New Cushion Amount:  $1127.30