Household:
Denture tablets (for cleaning vases, coffee pots, etc. $2.12 Dollar Tree
Laundry detergent (4) $3.08 Price Rite
Small mouth canning lids (36) $7.25 Wal-Mart
Coffee filters $1.06 Dollar Tree
2021 calendar/ planner $1.06 Dollar Tree
New suitcase for Mike $106 Boscov's
Total: $120.52 Over budget due to the suitcase.
Personal Care:
Mike haircut $11.00 Great Clips
1. We took a non-toll road home from DC and saved $22.
2. I ordered a new phone from Consumer Cellular via phone rather than online and saved $20. ( My old phone is no longer being supported.)
3. Although we don't use them often, we still needed to order some checks. We ordered from a company instead of the bank and saved $31.
4. We went to the bread store and stocked up on bagels and English muffins. At a normal grocery store they would have cost $23.55. We paid $5.49. That is a savings of $18.06!
5. We were gifted some concord grapes that I turned into grape pie filling.
6. Mike and I got our flu shot and earned $10.00 in free groceries from Giant Eagle.
7. I had a prescription filled at Giant Eagle and we received another $15 credit towards free groceries.
8. I found a brand new sweater, original retail price of $79.99, that I purchased for $5!
A much better month than September!
Operation Gratitude Scarves. 21
Linus Project Blankets: 17
Animal blankets: 5
21 skeins for $18.26 Thrifty Shopper
104 skeins donated by a friend and her sister!!! Lots of afgans there.
5 skeins of yarn $2.00 Goodwill
7 skeins of yarn $5.99 Goodwill
34 skeins of yarn (5 cotton) $25.11 Goodwill
Total: $41.36 for 171 skeins or $0.24 each on average
YTD Total:
444 skeins for $193.04 or $ 0.43 each
Pet Blankets: 11
Linus Project Blankets: 50
Operation Gratitude Scarves: 41
Allocation: $80
Cushion: $901.23
YTD: (287 days) $1800.14 or $6.27/day
We are going on vacation (anniversary celebration) so I have only budgeted 8 days for food. Our meals are included in the vacation package.
What We Ate: homemade augratin potatoes with ham, applesauce, homemade rolls; taco salad; Joyce's chicken salad; pork chops with sauteed cabbage and baked beans; Philly cheese steak sandwiches and popcorn; fried rice, baked squash, applesauce and yogurt
What We Bought:
Aldi: cherries (12) $35.88
Price Rite: Wesson oil (1.5 gal.) , romaine lettuce $9.51
Costco: grinder salt, better than bouillon $10.98
Total Groceries: $56.37
Eating Out :
Lunch in Cleveland: $3.24 Costco
Dinner in Cleveland: $6.86 Subway
Total Eating Out: $10.10
Grand Total: $66.47
Amount to Cushion: $13.53
New Cushion Amount: $914.76
Average $8.31/day or $4.14/person/day
YTD Total (295): $1866.59 or $6.33/day
Household:
5 cases of canning jars $42.90 Wal-Mart
Can opener for RV $5.97 Wal-Mart
Total: $48.87. Over budget because of the jars.
Personal Care:
Mike hair cut $14 Great Clips
Toothpaste $1 Dollar Tree
Total: $15
Remaining Allocation: $218.17
Cushion: $773.88
YTD (256 days): $1617.58 $6.32/day
What We Ate: chilli spaghetti and garlic bread; Tuna chowder over baked potatoes and Waldorf salad; pumpkin curry over rice, cheese bread, fruit; homemade fried rice and egg rolls with fruit; Cuban black bean soup and egg salad sandwich; savory bread pudding, diced tomatoes with onion and feta, green beans; homemade supreme pizza and popcorn; homemade beef vegetable soup; Greek style white fish with baked sweet potato and butter beans; bang bang catfish, baked potatoes, salad; leftover Greek fish with pasta, fruit, cheese bread; Greek spinach pie, stuffed grape leaves, seasoned and grilled pitas; Italian calzone; hummus and leftover spinach pie; homemade turkey pot pie ;Pasta with salmon and capers, homemade rolls, fruit
What We Bought:
Sam's Club: olives, maple syrup, bleu cheese $25.54
Save a Lot: potatoes (10#), butternut squash (1.6#) $3.77
Co-op: wheat gluten $6.99
Tops: Italian bread $0.99
Price Rite: pasta (2), grapes (.6#), cream cheese (4), yogurt (3), frozen pizza (3) $18.33
Bakery: donuts$5.20
Total Groceries: $60.82
Eating Out:
Lunch After closing: $30.00
Total: $90.82
Remaining Allocation to Cushion: $127.35
New Cushion Amount: $901.23
Monthly Spend: $182.65
Cost/Day: $5.56
Cost/Person/Day: $2.28
YTD (287 days) $1800.14 or $6.27/day
