Monday, February 22, 2021

2021 Household and Personal Care: January

 Household:

Coffee pot:  $9.99 (partially paid by gift cards earned previously)  Target

Scratching post:  $9.99  Target

Spic and span:  $3.18 (3)  Dollar Tree

Coffee filters:  $1.06 Dollar Tree

Snack size bags $1.06  Dollar Tree

Total:  $25.28


Personal Care:

Shampoo, toothpaste, soap, body powder  $  4.16  Dollar Tree

Monday, February 15, 2021

2021 Buying and Eating: February 1-14

 Allocation for February:  $280

Cushion:  $232.21

What We Ate:  Seafood stir fry and egg rolls with Asian noodles; leftover hotdog and sauerkraut casserole and salads; Italian calzone; red beans and rice soup with cornbread;  seafood crepes from the freezer, salad; soupa Toscana; bean tikki masala; navy bean soup; Hummus, cottage cheese and Mandarin oranges, green soy beans; chicken fried rice, fruit; pork chops, butter beans, spinach and orange salad; chili nachos ; French onion soup, spinach strawberry salad; assorted appetizers and chocolate covered strawberries

 

What We Bought:

Tops:  Italian bread, peppers (3), cauliflower (3.5#)  $3.97

Aldi:  Roma tomatoes, bananas, cream cheese (2), bratwurst, green olives, black olives, honey  $15.06

Price Rite:  coffee (4), apple juice (2), spinach (2), eggs (3)  $9.78

Aldi:  strawberries (2), oranges, mandarins,  baguette  $9.60


Groceries for Two Weeks:  $38.41

Remaining Allocation for Month:  $241.59

Friday, February 12, 2021

2021 Frugal Things i January

 1.  A free 8x10 of the grands from Walgreens.

2.  We used some of our incredibly cheap pork to make homemade kielbasa.

3.  We are eating from our stockpile and kept our monthly food expenditure to $77.79.

4.  Making more things from scratch rather than heading to the store.  Convenience can be expensive.

5. Menu planning a month at a time from the stockpile.  It stops that " I must go to the store " syndrome.

Saturday, February 6, 2021

2020 Household and Personal Care: November and December

 Household:

2021 calendars (2)  $2.12 Dollar Tree

Laundry detergent  (4)  $4.12  Walgreens

Heat resistance glove  $4.99  Aldi

Glass cleaner  $1.69  Save a Lot

Total:  $12.92

Monday, February 1, 2021

2021 Buying and Eating: January 16-31

 Monthly Allocation:  $310.00

Amount Spent:  $43.83 first two weeks

Remaining Allocation:  $266.17


What We Ate:  Italian pork chops with ricotta and spinach,  beet and white bean salad, rice pilaf; soupa Toscana, homemade bread, bean and beet salad; Mexican pizza; sloppy Joe, cheese grits, tabouli; red beans and rice and Cajun sausage with beet salad and fruit; Toad in Hole with gravy, cabbage, fruit and cottage cheese; Asian peanut noodles and homemade egg rolls, fresh fruit; pierogies, apple sauce, squash;  bleu cheese pasta with smoked turkey, orang  glazed carrots, salad; ham loaf, fried sweet potato, applesauce; pasta with veggies and beef, garlic bread; grilled ham and cheese with chips; hotdog and sauerkraut casserole, applesauce, beet salad; steak salad



What We Bought:

Tops:  cottage cheese, chicken broth, eggs  $2.97

Country Fair:  eggs (3)  $2.97

Price Rite:  flour, sugar (2), oil (gal), brownie mix (4)),,, coffee (4), beef shaved steak (lb), salad greens (2), green pepper (2), turnip (1.5#), broccoli crowns (1 lb), French onion dip, frozen supreme pizza (2)  $28.02


Grocery Total for Two Weeks:  $33.96

Grocery Total for Month:  $77.79

$2.51/day or $1.25/day/person

Amount to Cushion:  $232.21