2020 Clothing Expenses: April -September

April:
-0-
May:
-0-
June:
-0-

July:

-0-

August:

Mike jeans (3)  $45.97   Costco

September:  

skirt for lounging at home  $4.11Thrift Store

Long sweater from The Loft  $1.00 Thrift store

Long sweater  $2.00 Fort Drum Thrift Store

Long sweater $3.00 Watertown Salvation Army

Mike:  $45.97

Sandy:  $10.11

Watertown was COLD, hence the need for sweaters.

The virus has kept me both from shopping and from having anyplace to go.
Good for the budget.  Bad for my social life.
And this may be the new normal.

2020 Household and Personal Care: April- September

 Household:  $98.99 or  $16.50/month on average.

The budget is $25/month.  We were over earlier in the year but these numbers should put us back where we need to be.  :)

Personal Care:  $39 or $6.50/month on average. We are well under budget due to the lack of haircuts.  We did look quite scruffy there for awhile.  :)

2020 Meal Plan: October 1-15

 Vegetarian:  curried potatoes; white beans chili; corn chowder; Asian peanut noodles and vegetables (2) ; bean tikka masala; bean burrito; pasta with red sauce

low Meat:  hotdogs and sauerkraut;  cheeseburger pizza; tuna salad; creamed salmon and veg over rice; pepperoni pizza

Meat: submarine sandwiches; bleu cheese hamburgers

Vegetarian:  8

Low Meat:  5

Meat:  2

I like this balance.

2020 Buying and Eating: October 1-15

 Allocation for the Month:   $340.69

Cushion:  $1308.20

What We Ate:

Hotdogs Sauerkraut casserole, peas; cheeseburger pizza and popcorn; tuna salad, cheese and crackers grapes; curried potatoes, winter squash, spinach salad; creamed salmon and veg over rice, pears; white beans chili, cheese and crackers; corn c howder, applesauce, bread; Asian peanut noodles and vegetables, fresh fruit;bean Tikka masala and fruit; pepperoni pizza; peanut noodles; submarine sandwiches and chips with fruit; bean burrito; pasta with red sauce and zucchini; bleu cheese hamburgers, zucchini chips, fresh fruit

What We Bought:

Aldi:  cream cheese (2), grapes (2.26#), bread (2), bagels, apples (3#), onions (3#)   $13.55

Save a Lot:  potatoes (8#), bananas (1.63#)   $3.50

Fort Meade Commissary:  the bread,brownie mix, baking cocoa, pastrami, roast beef, tomatoes (10), lettuce (2), zucchini (10),Apple cider, waterchestnuts (3)  $21.24

Aldi: eggs (2), olives (3), mushrooms, English muffins$12.83

Total Groceries for Two Weeks:  $51.12

 No Eating Out for Two Weeks.

Remaining Allocation:  $289.57 

2020 Household and Personal Care: September

 Personal Care:

Haircuts for both of us  $22  Great Clips

Total:  $22.00  within the budget amount

Household:

Corelle plate for RV      64 cents    Thrift store

Silk flowers, serving spoon for RV, coffee filters  $8.48  Dollar Tree

4 plates for RV  $3.96  thrift store

French press coffee pot  $4.99  thrift store for home

ceramic heater  $14.99  Ollie's for the RV

Fly swatter $2.98  hardware store

Total:  $36.04. Over budget for the month but hopefully not for the year.

Total:  $36.04   over the monthly budget of $25

2020 Frugal Things in September

 1.  Gratefully accepted a large bag of miscellaneous yarn.  I will make good use of it in all in my charity projects.

2.  Found pork ribs on sale for 77 cents/pound and bought ten pounds.  We will enjoy them even if the season is technically over.

3.  Found sirloin steak for $2.99/pound. Bought four pounds or 10-12 meals worth.

I think some will be turned into a British steak pie for Christmas.

4.  As we have traveled in the RV, I have been checking thrift stores and stocking up on yarn.  My average price/skein is about 66 cents.

5.  The car had to go in for maintenance.  Rather than uber, Mike took the bus home.  Being a senior, he rides for free.  $16 vs free!

A slow month, but the little things are up.

2020 Meal Plan: September 16-30

 Vegetarian:  hummus and falafel (2); huevos rancheros, spinach balls

Low Meat:  chicken divan; nachos; hotdogs and sauerkraut; pizza; scalloped potatoes and ham; cassoulet

Meat:  leftover grilled steak; brats; meatloaf ; grilled fish

Vegetarian:  4

Low Meat:  6

Meat:  4

Not great, but acceptable.

2020 Buying and Eating: September 16-30

 Allocation Remaining:  $271.56

Cushion:  $1123.56

What We Ate:  chicken divan, apple sauce, tomatoes; leftover grilled venison, potato skins, edamame; nachos; hotdogs and sauerkraut with carrots/ hummus and falafel; pizza; brats, three bean salad, baked potato rounds; scalloped potatoes and ham, beets; falafel and hummus with peas; huevos rancheros with cheese nachos and Waldorf salad; meatloaf, German potato salad, French style green beans; grilled fish spinach salad, hushpuppies; spinach balls three bean salad, pears; cassoulet and spinach salad

What We Bought:

Price Chopper:  sirloin steak (4#)  $12.56

Fort Drum Commissary:  pork ribs (10#), eggs (2), lumpia wrappers (2), Mac and cheese (4), tuna (4), chopped clams (2), crab meat, tiny shrimp, canned ham, canned chicken (2), olives, chocolate chips (2), came mix (2), black olives pasta (4), beets black beans (number ten can)  $51.90Eating

Aldi:  gala apples (3#)  $1.49

Aldi:  chicken breast (5.25#), butternut squash (3.5#), acorn squash (1.34#), spinach, peas  $10.47

Total:  $76.42. Including some stock up of meat.

Eating Out:

Taco Bell in Oswego:  $4.00

Lunch 1000 Islands tour   $6.50

Total:  $10.50

Grand Total for Two Weeks:  $86.92

Remaining Allocation for the Month:  $184.64

New Cushion Amount:  $1308.20