2022 Buying and Eating: November 1-22

 Monthly Allocation :   $220   We are leaving for vacation after that.  Meals are included.

Cushion:  $931.89

What We Ate:  vegetable latkes, applesauce, green beans  ; grilled tuna and cheese, cheesy potato rounds;  rosemary chicken, seasoned wild rice, savoury acorn squash; mulligatawny soup and poppadoms; bbq ribs, cheesy potatoes, green bean casserole, fruit; leftovers; leftover ribs and sides; baked pasta casserole, garlic bread, salad; bacon, olive and cheese loaf, sweet potato, cottage cheese and onion, fried cabbage ; sausage and bean casserole and leftover sides; Veteran's Day specials; leftovers from Veteran's Day.; ham and cheese quiche, Caesar salad, broccoli; lasagna, garlic bread, salad; jambalaya, cottage cheese and fruit, banana bread, spinach and cheese fritters; turkey sandwiches and popcorn; madras lentils, pumpkin, salad, poppadoms; turkey fried rice and fruit; tuna chowder and grilled cheese sandwich; BBQ pork sandwich, fried potatoes, salad; leftovers

What We Bought:

Sanders:  potatoes (20#), breakfast sausage (2#), Italian sausage (3#),Polish sausage (3#), marbled rye bread     $30.46

Sam's:  chicken and beef bouillon  $13.96

Sanders:  sweet potatoes, beef boneless shoulder roast (3#), French bread, stuffing (2))  $15.63

Price Rite:  onions (18#), baby back ribs, sweet peppers (2),, carrots (6#), ginger, romaine (3), pie crust  $31.07

Tops:  bananas, sugar, cream cheese   $4.98

Aldi:  butter (12), pie crust  (4)     $33.78

Country Fair:  eggs $3.49!!!!

Tops:  beef broth  $1.19

Price Rite:  coffee (6), turkey (12.33#), sugar    $20.21

Ollie:  pie filling(3), pickled beets (3), coffee (6.25#) ,, everything bagel seasoning (2)  $31.65

Aldi:  butter (3).  $7.47

Costco:  2 gourmet cheeses, jarlesburg and cabernet  (3.25#)   $24.Cu

Aldi:  butter (3)  $7.47

Total Groceries:  $190.30

Eating Out:

Breakfast with Mike after doctor.  $21.18

Joyce's birthday lunch  $19.30

Mike lunch in Cleveland:  $1.65

Total Eating Out:  $42.13

Grand Total:  $237.43

Into Cushion:  $17.43

New Cushion Amount:  $914.46

Stocking up on potatoes, butter, onions, coffee and carrots took us over.  No regrets.

2022 Household and Personal Care: October

 YTD Personal Care  $207.37     Budgeted   $180    Over  $27.37

YTD Household    $154.98     Budgeted  $270     Under     $  115.02

Household:

New Remote   $30.000

Personal Care:

Mike Haircut   $8.99  Great Clips

2022 Frugal Things in October

 1.  I now have $10 in free food at Giant Eagle after both Mike and I got our flue shots.

2.  I'm back to consistently using tvp to help stretch meat in recipes.

3.  I'm searching for more low meat and no meat recipes to cook.  

4.  I gratefully accepted a dozen eggs from a friend who raises chickens.

5.  We have another $15 in free food because we had a prescription filled at Giant Eagle.

6.  I gratefully received some yarn from a member of my free group.

7.  We needed to have a dying tree removed.  By using a coupon and with the senior discount, we saved $150.

2022 Buying and Eating: October 16-31

 Remaining Allocation:  $175.87

Cushion:  $863.01

What We Ate:  chicken sandwiches, potato chips, tomato salad; chicken stir fry over rice with yogurt and fruit; baked potato bar, red cabbage and apple, apricots and yogurt; vegetarian stroganoff, noodles, pea salad; split pea soup, cheese and crackers; madras lentil. with panneer, curried potatoes, yogurt; leftover smorgasbord; stuffed pepper soup; Reuben casserole, potato skins, pea salad; steak with mushrooms and onions, baked potato, salad; fish pie, waited cabbage, apple and grape salad; oyster stew, garlic and cheese biscuits, sliced tomatoes; grilled pastrami and Swiss, chips and dip, fruit salad; meatless chicken fried steak, butter beans, mashed potatoes; white bean and garlic Alfredo over pasta, garlic and cheese biscuits, fruit salad; homemade supreme pizza and sweet potato fries

What We Bought:  

Costco:  flour (25#), cheddar cheese (10#)    $26.98

Sanders:  bananas. $0.81

Aldi:  grapes (1.83#), egg noodles, olives (2), bagels, cream cheese, half and half, onions (3#)   $17.45

Sanders: French onion dip   $1.50

Aldi:  bagels (2), broth, parmesan cheese (3), cottage cheese, garlic powder, onion powder   $18.45

Save a Lot:  peas, carrots (2#)    $2.98

2 Week Total:  $76.07

Eating Out:

Johnny B.  With Pat  $18.69

Breakfast with Cindy  $12.23

2 Week Total:  $30.92

2 Week Grand Total:  $106.99

Monthly Total:  $241.12

New Cushion:  $931.89

YTD Groceries:  $1123.07

YTD Eating Out:  $485.66

YTD (270 days)  :   $1608.73.      $5.96/day.       $2.98/person/day