Allotment: $130
Cushion: $914.46
We are home from vacation and back to reality. :)
What We Ate: chicken pot pie with broccoli, baked potato, spiced apple slices; cheesy chicken and rice, sliced bananas, peas; chicken fried rice, corn, apple crisp; homemade pepperoni cheese DC calzone and popcorn; assortment of appetizers; lemon, herb pork roast, baked sweet potato, sauted cabbage, onions and apples, homemade rolls, pumpkin pie; fish pie, cottage cheese and Mandarin oranges; pork lo mein, fried plantain; split pea and ham soup with cheese and crackers; olive cheese bread, tossed salad, butter beans; taco salad and guacamole
What We Bought:
Salvage: coffee (5), onion soup mix (2)), stuffing seasoning (2), pie crust mix , wheat germ, Thai red rice, canned beans (7), tahini, peanut butter, evaporated milk (4), cream of coconut, chicken broth (3), French onion soup, canned vegetables (8), shelf stable milk, tuna (5), canned chicken, olives, soy sauce, roasted red peppers, banana peppers, mayo (2) $46.80
Aldi: dark morello cherries (8), pork sirloin roast (2.8#), eggs(!!!!) $36.39
Sanders: ground chicken breast (1#), beef rib roast (2.5#), strip steak (2#), multigrain bread, bananas (2.5#), tomatoes (4), Greek yogurt (32 oz) $31.64
Price Rite: onions (3#), cream of mushroom soup (4), ham (8.5#), lettuce, plantain, mushrooms (1#), cottage w, butter, eggs (2) $29.38
Aldi: standing rib roast (50% off), chicken wings (50% offers), olives (2), avocados (4), $34.77 (We saved $26)
Price Rite: shaved beef steak (1#) $5.99
Total: $184.97
Eating Out:
Lunch with Mike's siblings: $20
Breakfast with Mike $16.51
Total: $36.51
Monthly Total: $221.48
Into the cushion by $54.97
Final Cushion Amount: $859.49 This does Not carry over into 2023.
YTD Groceries: $1599.34 $4.91/day
YTD Eating Out: $564.20. $ 1.85/day
YTD Total (305 days): $2067.64 $6.78/day
By the end of the year, inflation was really having an effect. I expect that to continue in 2023.
We are significantly over budget, and into the cushion,but were able to stock the freezer with some meat bargains.
