Thursday, December 16, 2021

2021 Buying and Eating: December 6-15

 Allocation:  $260 (back from cruise)

Cushion:  $901.23

YTD:  (287 days)  $1800.14 or $6.27/day


What We Ate:  fried rice and bacon wrapped water chestnuts; homemade pot pie, fruit and yogurt; beef and bean nachos, fruit salad; vegetable beef soup; leftover bbq ribs, corn, baked beans; homemade pot pie, fruit salad, baked potato


What We Bought:

Aldi:  frozen veggies (3), mandarins 3#, bananas (2.5#), flour (2)coconut, seasoned salt, stuffed olives (2), brie  $21.28

Price Rite:  sugar (4), brownie mix (4), cabbage (3.25#), sour cream, yogurt (3), butter (2) $14.65

Lidl:  Swiss Cheese, muenster cheese, potato chips, mixed vegetables, peas, broccoli (2), carrots (2#), mustard, eggs (2) , sliced ham and turkey (20 oz), oatmeal cookies (4), sub rolls (6)   $21.85

Price Rite:  coffee (4), Jello (2), cream of mushroom soup (4), romaine lettuce (2), mushrooms (2), cucumber, red peppers (6), tomatoes (4), sour cream (2), butter (2)  $30.45


Total:  $88.23


Eating Out:

Lunch going to DC   $4.24  Sam's

Dinner with the grands  in DC   $36.50

Lunch on way home from DC  $4.24  Sam's

Total:  $44.98


Grand Total for Two Weeks:  $133.21


Remaining Allocation:  $126.79


Trying to take advantage of seasonal sales to help blunt the rising cost of food and eating out.

No comments:

Post a Comment