Bacon 5# $17.99
Sausage (9) 7oz 29 cents each
Veg all 29 oz 69 cents
Crushed tomatoes 28 oz (3) 29 cents each
Pineapple chunks 20 oz (3) 79 cents each
Apple peach sauce 23 oz 79 cents
Apple apricot sauce 23 oz 79 cents
Mayo (2) 59 cents each
Fried apples (2) 59 cents each
Chili (2) 69 cents each
Assorted veggies (6) 39 cents each
Assorted veggies (4) 25 cents each
Total: $34.75
Toilet paper 12 rolls $2.99
Starbucks coffee 2.5 oz. (18) $4.99
Snyder pretzels (48) 2.5 oz $2.00
Bleach 2.53 are $1.29
Cookies (2) 49 cents each
Peanut brittle mix (2) 2/69 cents
Cheddar rice cakes (2) 39 cents each
Wheat crackers (2) 2/79 cents
Ten candy bars $1
Salad dressing (3) 29 cents each
Italian green beans (2) 39 cents each
Seasoned lima 39 cents
Garbanzo beans 39 cents each
Corn 39 cents
Fried apples (2) 79 cents each
Jellies cranberries 10 cents
Mixed vegetables 39 cents
Total: $17.20
Household:
Coffee filters $1.06 Dollar Tree
Toilet paper (12 rolls) $2.99 salvage
Bleach 2.53 qt. $1.29 salvage
Bowl covers (3) 79cents salvage salvage
30 parchment sheets (2) $2.59 each salvage
Total: $14.67
Personal Care:
Toothpaste (2) $2.12 Dollar Tree
Dial soap (6) $1.98 Salvage
Liquid Hand soap 99cents Salvage
Total: $5.09
Allocation: $310
Cushion: $587.63
YTD Cost (195 Days): $1193.33
What We Ate: beef and bean Mexican; grilled Italiano sandwich with salad and potatoes;
Guacamole and chips, corn on the cob; potato and sausage quiche , yogurt, salad; egg rolls, bacon wrapped water chestnuts; leftover quiche and salad; kielbasa on the grill, sour cream potato salad, corn on the cob; creamy chicken and vegetables over biscuits, strawberry shortcake; chicken paprikash and stir fried broccoli; chicken parmesan and pasta with salad and garlic bread; cheeseburger soup and deli sandwiches; Mexican beans and meat burrito; beef stroganoff over noodles, zucchini, apple sauce
What We Bought:
Save a Lot: onions (6#) $3.78
Aldi: strawberries (3#), mushrooms (1#) $4.95
Price Rite: tomatoes (1#), split chicken breasts (5#), romaine lettuce, corn on the cob (2), cilantro, green pepper (2), broccoli crowns (2) avocado (2), limes (2), donuts (doz) $17.13
Total Groceries: $25.86
Eating Out:
Lunch with girls $10.25
Donuts morning of funeral. $5.70
Dinner after calling hours $8.35
Lunch after arrangement $ 7.63
Pizza and pesto bread to support Erie Animal Network $24.26
Total Eating Out: $56.19
Two Week Grand Total: $82.05
Remaining Allocation: $227.95
1. We bought 24 bags of coffee at salvage for $1.50 A bag! Keeps my addiction affordable!
2. Stretching ground beef with TVP reconstituted in beef broth. Instantly cut the cost of the meat in half!
3. We paid $8.83 for bread products that had a store value of $31.93. That works out to a savings of $23.10!
4. I got a free Starbucks for my birthday that Mike and I shared.
5. While salvage shopping, we found A 6.11# eye of round for $6.11. A dollar A pound!!!
Good for roasts, marinated steak, roasts, beef stroganoff, etc. Yum!!
Yogurt 10/$1
8 oz cheese (4). 99cents each
Grands biscuits (2) 50 cents each
Cinnamon rolls (2) $1 each
Pie crusts (3) $3//1
Two personal pizzas 69 cents each Philly whipped cream cheese 99 cents
Ricotta (2#) (2) $1.50 each
French onion dip (2) 25 cents each
Hard salami (2#) 80 cents/#
Kielbasa12 oz (4) $1.50 each
Smoked salmon 4 oz (2) $1.99 each
Eye of round 6.11# at $1/#
Sliced deli ham 9 oz 70 cents
Cucumbers 2/$1
Potatoes 19# $2.00
Rice Kris pies 28 oz $1.75
Asian noodles (2) 25 cents each
Salsa (2) 10 cents each
Wishbone Italian (4) $1/4
Sliced water chestnuts (5) 99 cents each
Diced tomatoes (4) 29 cents q
Mac and cheese with sundries tomatoes (2) 50 cents each
Raisin bran $1.25
Hoisin sauce 24 oz 99 cents
Chopped clams (2) 75 cents each
Banana box of assorted snacks (91 items) $4
Evaporated milk (6) 29 cents each
Three bean salad (2) 39 cents each
Sauerkraut 39 cents
Fried apples 59 cents
Sesame oil (2) 99 cents each
Pineapple chunks (2) 79 cents each
Whole water chestnuts (6) 49 cents each
Chinese stir fry vegetables 99 cents
Mandarin oranges 79 cents
Red tart cherries 79 cents
Crushed Tomatoes (28 oz.) 29 cents
Fire roasted diced tomatoes (3) 29 cents each
Velveeta (2#) $4.99
Raisins (4) 99 cents each
Cheesy rice (15 oz ) 59 cents
Tortillas (2) 29 cents each
Bird instant custard 39 cents
Beignet mix 69 cents
Apricot cookies (2) 25 cents each
Olive oil mayonnaise (2) 59 cents each
Ketchup (2) 32 oz. $1.39 each
Mustard (4) 29 cents each
Lemon herb vinaigrette 49 cents
Sausage (8) 7 oz. 29 cents each
Bacon 5 # $17.99
Sausage (3) 12 oz. 99 cents each
Ground pork (3) $1.19/#
Peaches (2) 6.5 # $3.99 each
Oatmeal (2# 10 oz) $1.99corn Chex $1.75
Pasta (3) 69 cents each
Starbucks (5) 2.5 oz 29 cents each
Oat milk (4) 25 cents each
Protein she (4) 10 cents q
3 cheese tortellini (2) 89 cents each
Crackers (2) 79 cents
crackers 99 cents each
$75.03 total
Remaining Allocation: $100.79
Cushion: $793.16
YTD (164 days) $677.70
What We Ate: homemade chicken pot pie, fruit; pasta with ham and cheese, fruit and bread; grilled pork chops, couscous with feta, butter beans, cheese bread; meat and cheese nachos with fruit; pork chops, baked potatoes, green beans, salad; grilled hamburger, fried potatoes and cheese, salad; pepperoni, salami, onion and pepper pizza with chips and dip; leftover Mexican(; leftover pizza with chips ; grilled chicken, baked and grilled veggies, buttermilk biscuits; grilled cheese and salami sandwich; pasta with chicken and miXed cheese ; tacos and refried beans; cheeseburger soup and grilled cheese; sloppy Joe, potato, green beans; black bean soup and homemade bread
What We Bought:
Aldi: pie crusts $1.49
Sam's Club: cheddar cheese $6.38
Salvage #2: black olives (2), pear halves (2), green beans and potatoes, sauerkraut, corn (2), corn (2), hearts of palm, coffee (10), digestive biscuits (2), saltines (2), hit chocolate cookies (5), coconut dreams cookies (2), cream cheese danish, shelf stable milk(2), canned roast beef (2), raspberry tea concentration, cream (4), refried beans (10), applesauce, grits (5 lb.), sugar pops, Cheerios (2), oat crunch, brownies (4), stove top (2), pasta (4#), maple cookies (2) $52.9
Salvage#3: evaporated milk (6), three bean salad (2), sauerkraut, fried apples (2), Sesame oil (2), pineapple chunks (2), whole water chestnuts (6), Chinese stir fry vegetables, Mandarin oranges, red tart cherries, crushed tomatoes, fire roasted tomatoes (3), Velveeta, raisins (4), cheesy rice, tortillas (2), bird instant custard, beignet mix, apricot cookies (2), mayo (2), ketchup (2), mustard (4), lemon herb vinaigrette, sausage (8), bacon (5#), sausage (3), ground pork (3), peaches (2), oatmeal, corn Chex pasta (3), Starbucks (5), oat milk (4) , protein shakes (4), tortellini (2), crackers (3) $75,.03
Salvage#4
Yogurt (10), cheese, grands (2), cinnamon rolls (2), pie crusts (3), personal pizzas (2), Philly whipped cream cheese, ricotta 2# (2), French onion dip (2), hard salami (2#), kielbasa 12 oz (4), smoked salmon (4 oz) (2), eye of round 6.11#, sliced deli ham 9 oz, cucumbers (2), potatoes 10#, rice krispies , Asian noodles (2), salsa (2), wishbone Italian (4) , sliced water chestnuts (5), diced tomatoes (4), mac and cheese, raisin bran, hoisin sauce, chopped clams (2)box of 91 snack items $49.53
Salvage#5
Starbucks coffee (18) 2.5 oz.Snyder's pretzels (124 oz), cookies (2), peanut brittle mix (2), cheddar rice cakes (2), wheat crackers (2), salad dressing (3)Italian green beans (2), seasoned lima, garbanzo q, corn, fried apples (2),cranberries, mixed veg $17.20
Salvage#6:
Bacon (5#)Sausage (9) 7 oz.Veg all 29 oz Crushed tomatoes 28 oz (3) Pineapple chunks 20 ox (3) 79 Apple peach sauce 23 ox 79 Apple apricot sauce 23 oz. 79 Mayo (2) 59 Fried apples (2) Canned chili (2) Assorted veggies (6) Assorted vegetables (4) Total: $34.75
Salvage #7:
Butter beans (3), corn, chives, Hormel chili(2), albacore tuna (3), canned chicken (7), self rising flour (2), pad Thai noodles, wheat crackers, pop tarts (32) $16.54
Salvage #8:
Self rising flour (10#) pasta, think 15 oz (3), Heinz beans (2), beets (3), vinegar (gal), black beans, great northern beans, Heath bar pieces (2), spicy curry sauce, butter beans, oregano, dill weed, ginger, curry powder, bold taco kit $$20.54
Middlefield Cheese:
4#4oz assorted $10.45
Country Fair:
Eggs (4) $3.96
Two Week Total Groceries: $288.17
Eating Out:
Mike lunch $1.63 Sam's Club
Lunch while salvage shopping $11.52 Sonic
Lunch after arrangements $5.00
Two Week Total Eating Out: $18.15
Two Week Grand Total: $306.32
Amount Into Cushion: $205.53
Remaining Cushion: $587.63
Monthly Cost: $515.53 This includes salvage shopping costs of $361.74
Monthly Cost/Day (31): $ 16.63
Monthly Cost/Person/Day: $8.32
YTD Cost: $1193.33
YTD Cost/Day (195): $6.12
YTD Cost/Person/Day $3.06
