Monday, October 24, 2022

2022 Household and Personal Care: September

 YTD Personal Care:  $177.37     Budgeted     $160     Over.    $17.37

YTD Household:  $151.23.    Budgeted    $240.00     Under     $88.77


Household:

Efferdent (2)  $2.50

Coffee filters (150)  $1.25

Total:  $3.75


Personal Care:

Pedicure  $30

Thursday, October 20, 2022

2022 Linus Project and Such: July-September

 YTD:

Linus blankets:  60

Operation Gratitude Scarves:  26

Pet blankets:  11


Operation Gratitude Scarves: 10

Linus blankets:  23

Pet blankets:  8


Dishcloths:   60  (family and neighbor gifts)

Extra large porch mat

Kitchen rug for by the sink


Thrifty Shopper:  44 skeins for $56.24 or $1.28/skein

Goodwill:  9 skeins     $9.33    $1.04/skein

Free group:  20 skeins

Salvation Army     15 skeins for   $6.40   $.43/skein

Thrifty Shopper:   21 skeins for 21.71    $1.04

Free group:  9 skeins 

Free group  29 skeins

St. Vincent de Paul:  50 skeins for $42.95      $0.86/skein

Thrifty Shopper:  12 skeins for $9    $0.75/skein


Total:  $145.63 for 151 skeins   $0.96/skein   plus  58 free skeins

Sunday, October 16, 2022

2022 Buying and Eating: October 1-15

 Allocation:  $310

Cushion:  $863.01


YTD Groceries:  $993.88

YTD Eating Out:  $433.73

YTD (239 days):  $1427.61.    $5.56/day.    $2.78/person/day


What We Ate:  taco pizza; fish pie and coleslaw; pasta with bleu cheese sauce and homemade Italian sausage, salad; baked potatoes and meatloaf, fried green tomatoes; spaghetti squash with meat sauce, garlic bread, concord grapes; chicken and pasta with basil pesto, garlic and cheese biscuits, green salad; sausage and white beans spaghetti squash, tomato salad with cottage cheese, garlic and cheese biscuits; homemade; mulligatawny soup, yogurt and fruit macaroni and cheese, salad, fruit; leg of lamb, baked potato, green beans with almonds ; Reuben casserole, beets, salad; tacos, queso dip, refried beans; lamb gyros, hummus, salad; mulligatawny soup and salad; Mexican pizza and popcorn; falafel, hummus, fruit and yogurt


What We Bought:

Price Rite:  oil (gal), sugar,white tuna, pot pie (2), salad fixings (2), peppers (2), tomatoes, cottage cheese (2), cheese (1#), baby carrots (2)  $29.94

Tops:  sugar  $2.29

Sanders:  potatoes (20#)  $3.99

Aldi:  butterflied leg of lamb (3#), cheese (2#), sour cream   $25.04

Sanders:  pepperoni (2#), peppers (8),  plain yogurt (32oz)  $12.19

Aldi:  butterflied leg of lamb #2, cucumber  $21.45

Aaldi:  tortilla chips (2) , feta, mushrooms (2#)  $9.89

Tops:  rotisserie chicken, Italian bread, corn  $8.33


Groceries:  $113.12


Eating Out:

Panera:  $12.78  birthday lunch with Ginger

Lunch after doctor:  $8.23


Eating Out:  $21.01


2 week total:  $134.13

Remaining Allocation:  $175.87


Tuesday, October 11, 2022

2022 Frugal Things in September

 1.  Eating mainly from the stockpile.  These are foods bought on sale so it saves us money.

2.  Frugal Fail:  having to buy cream cheese and eggs at the new higher regular prices.  My stockpile ran out.  Sticker shock!!!

3.  Gratefully accepting a spaghetti squash, Hungarian peppers, green tomatoes and concord grapes from a friend.

Saturday, October 1, 2022

2022 Household and Personal Care: August

 YTD Household:  $136.74  Budgeted:: $210  Under:  $72.26

YTD Personal Care:  $158.37  Budgeted:  $140  Over:  $18.37


Personal Care:

Toothpaste (7)     $7.00     Salvage

Mike haircut   $12   Great Clips

Total:  19.00


Household:

Zip lock bags (4), liquid hand soap, foil sheets (4) , vinegar (gal) $13.24  salvage

Limeaway  $1.25     Dollar Tree

Total:  $14.49


YTD Household:  $151.23     budgeted  $240     under    $88.77

YTD Personal Care:  $177.37     budgeted    $160       over     $17.37



2022 Buying and Eating: September 16-30

 Remaining Allocation:  $300.00

Cushion:  $603.22


What We Ate:  chili spaghetti with carrot salad; Welsh rarebit, carrot salad, green beans,; calzones will baby potatoes in garlic and butter; Huevos rancheros, carrot salad, cheese bread;  leftover Welsh rarebit, three bean salad, fruit salad; beef and vegetables stir fry over rice; pastrami and Swiss sandwiches, sweet potato fries; wanted shrimp in coconut milk sauce, parmesan carrots, three bean salad; olive, bacon and cheese bread with smashed garlic potatoes and applesauce; broccoli, chicken and rice with fruit; pork stew over mashed potatoes and applesauce; chicken noodle casserole with carrots and apricots; sloppy Joe and fried potatoes with three bean salad; cheese and bean burritos, nacho chips, apricots; madras lentils, bread, fruit



What We Bought:

Amazon:  vital wheat gluten  (4#)   $19.99

Save a Lot:  cabbage (3#), cream cheese, eggs (2.5)  $12.68

Aldi:  acorn squash (2.25#), butternut squash (5.75#)    $5.55

Aldi:  apples (3#)  $1.99

Total:  $40.21


Remaining Allocation:  $259.79

New Cushion:  $863.01


YTD Groceries:  $993.88

YTD Eating Out:  $433.73

YTD (239days)  $1427.61       $5.56/day     $2.78/person/day