2022 Buying and Eating: February 1-15

 Monthly Allocation:  $280.00 

Cushion:  $ 223.41

YTD (31 days):  $ 86.59  ($2.79/day)

YTD Running Total Groceries:  $72.98

YTD Running Total Eating Out:  $13.61

What We Ate:  Paella, cottage cheese with onion and chives, waldorf salad; minestrone soup, cheese bread,, salad; taco casserole, salad; Cuban black bean burgers, cheesy scalloped cabbage, baked sweet potato;  bean soup, toasted homemade crumpets, salad; bean burgers and cheesy potato rounds; ham and Swiss casserole, salad, garlic bread; French onion soup and salad; bleu cheese pasta with sausage, roasted parmesan carrots, cheese  scones; roasted eggplant meatballs with sauce and pasta; chili spaghetti, salad; pizza; pot roast with veggies; chicken pot pie soup

What We Bought:

Price Rite:  mushrooms (2), lettuce, tomatoes (4), red sweet peppers (2), cucumber, cream cheese (4)  $12.00

Costco:  Swiss cheese, olives (2)  $24.19

Price Rite:  red sweet pepper, potatoes (10#), cracker barrel cheese (3), digorno pizza (4) peas (2)  $25.26

Food Co-op:  caraway seed  $0.86

Tops:  chicken broth, bananas, pasta, tuna, Doritos  $5.34

Price Rite:  coffee (24 oz), cucumber, Greek yogurt (2), eggs (3), mixed veg, broccoli (2)  $11.41

Two Week Total Groceries:  $69.06

Eating Out:

Lunch in Cleveland  $3.00

Valentine's Dinner  $42.03

Two Week Total Eating Out:  $45.0

Two Week Total:  $114.09

Remaining Allocation:  $165.91

2022 Frugal Things In January

 1.  Baking bread, pretzel bites and English muffins at home instead of buying them.

2.  Eating from the stockpile almost exclusively.  January is not a great month for sales.

3.  Being serious about not wasting leftovers.

4.  Made a large batch of homemade laundry detergent for the animal shelter.

5.  Using homemade roux with stock rather than canned cream soup for recipes.

6.  Discovering that the electronic coupon can be used four times but the same paper coupon only once.  Guess what we use.

7.  Sent a new prescription to Giant Eagle and earned $15 in free groceries.

8.  I used my food grinder to grind ham and chicken to make hamloaf.  Much cheaper than buying them pre ground.

9.  Used pasta for tuna casserole.  Cheaper than egg noodles.

This was a Suzy Homemaker month.  Just lots of small things.  But they do add up.

2022 Buying and Eating : January 16-31

 Remaining Allocation:  $246.77

Cushion: -$0-

Two Week Subtotal Groceries:: $49.62

Two Week Subtotal Eating Out:  $13.61

Two Week Total:  $63.23

YTD Averages/Day (31 days):

What We Ate:  augratin potatoes and ham, yogurt and fruit; fried rice and stir fried vegetables; ribs, corn, coleslaw; cottage pie and scones; taco pizza and crispy potato skins; ham and bean soup with scones; Southern BBQ pork, lima beans, coleslaw; ham loaf, spinach and apple salad, potato;  ham salad on homemade rye and popcorn; Tuscan potato and sausage soup with parmesan wine supper bread; loin pork chops, spinach and pasta salad, parmesan wine supper bread; augratin potatoes with ham, salad, garlic stir fried vegetables; ham, turkey, bacon and avocado sandwiches and fries; Huevos and ancheros, pineapple and cottage cheese salad, cheese bread; tikki masala, nann and waldorf saladq

What We Bought:

Price Rite:  flour (20#), sugar (16#), coffee (4), cottage cheese, fresh spinach , cinnamon , Italian seasoning  $23.36

Monthly Subtotal Groceries:  $72.98

Monthly Subtotal Eating Out:  $  13.61

Monthly Total:  $86.59

Monthly Cost/Day:  $2.79

Monthly Cost/Person/Day:  $1.38

Cushion:  $223.41