Household:
Salvage: foil wraps (4), aluminum foil, parchment paper, wax paper sandwich bags hand soap (2) $11.51
Thrift store: door wreath $4.97
Salvation Army: 3 corelle plates for RV. Garlic press for RV $1.98
Total: $18.46
Personal Care:
Pedicure $31
YTD:
Household. $57.07 over
Personal Care. $29.49 under
Allocation: $341
Cushion: $403.14
What We Ate: Indian bean curry, curried potatoes, poppadoms, watermelon; General Two's chicken, stir fried veggies over rice noodles, watermelon; ravioli and sauce, garlic and cheese bread, cucumber salad, mixed vegetables; grilled chicken thighs, Napa cabbage salad, fruit and cottage cheese salad, chibata bread; Chicken salad sandwiches on homemade rye, bean dip and corn chips, coleslaw; Chibata bread pizza and popcorn; Korean BBQ beef over rice, cottage cheese with mandarins, Hunan style napa cabbage chibata; Grilled marinated Chuck steak, pasta with pesto, sauted asparagus, chibata; tuna bean and pasta salad, strawberries and bananas, garlic toast; Swiss chicken with stuffing, peas and carrots, mixed fruit salad; gnocchi, meatballs and sauce with garlic cheese bread and fruit and cottage cheese salad; Rice, bean and cheese burritos, fruit, cottage cheese and pickled beets; Parmesan rice patties, leftover beef, roasted Brussels sprouts, fresh fruit salad;
What We Bought:
Canadian Bulk Barn: buckwheat flour(1#), dry garbanzo (1.6#), dry soy beans (1.2), Greek seasoning, dry minced onion, molasses, figs (1#) , cheese powder (.66#) $30.91
Canadian No Frills: malt vinegar, red wine vinegar, shell pasta(2), elbow macaroni(2), rotini (2), penne(2), rigatoni (2),cottage cheese, Napa cabbage, bananas, ciabatta (2), English muffins, everything bagels, strawberries is $19.04
Aldi: plain yogurt, half and half, cream cheese, carrots (2#), green onions, yellow red and orange peppers, romaine lettuce, mushrooms, strawberries, blueberries, avocado (3) $25.00
Family Dollar: supreme pizza (2) $4
Subtotal Groceries: $84.20
Eating Out:
Dinner out with friends $35.17
Sandy's birthday dinner $34.96
Birthday lunch $14.07
Subtotal Eating Out: $78.95
Two Week Subtotal: $163.15
Remaining Allocation: $177.85
1. Another hotel room, this time in Cleveland, paid for with points. An easy way to save over $100!
2. I stocked the camper freezer, fridge and pantry from my home stockpile of food bought almost entirely on sale. Big savings.
3. I started to restock my stockpile by shopping at salvage grocery stores. Mayo for 50cents, whole wheat flour at 25 cents a pound, A can of chickpeas for 39cents, saltines and Ritz crackers for 49cents, large cans of tomato products for 15cents, bacon for $2.20/pound, cranberry sauce for29 cents, evaporated milk for29 cents a can, green chiles for39 cents a can, flour tortillas for 29cents, dried beans for79 cents per pound, salt for39 cents and tomato paste for 29cents, just to name a few. Great savings!
Frugal Fail: One of the tires on the RV needed inflated before we could drive on it. We had to buy a compressor: ONE day after the sale was over!
Remaining Allocation: $26.95
Cushion: $650.97
What We Ate: pizza and popcorn; burgers on the grill, sauted mushrooms, onions and peppers, leek and potato gratin, salad, green beans; steak and shrimp, cabbage salad with poppy seed dressing, carrots with maple glaze, potatoes; Salmon patties, cottage cheese with onions and sunflower seeds, green beans; Beef and bean nachos and fried cheese; Cheeseburger impossible pie, potato skins, Greek salad; marinated grilled pork, Irish colcannon, sauted corn, Greek salad; Asian pork, peanut noodles and peas , cottage cheese vegetable salad, Asian onion pancakes; Sandwich and homemade French fries; Fried rice, watermelon, salad; Cordon bleu pasta, ramen and cabbage salad, Succotash, watermelon; Savoury bread pudding, cheesy potato slices, green salad, asparagus; Cordon bleu pasta, cucumber and onion salad, asparagus with parmesan, watermelon; Savoury bread pudding, cucumber salad, fried cabbage, watermelon;
What We Bought:
Salvage Shop #1: crunchy chicpeas (3), coffee (9), cranberry stuffing mix, evaporated milk (4), mayo (3), applesauce (4), turkey broth (2), soy milk(2), stove top (2), cookies (2) yogurt raisins $43.42
Salvage Shop #2: whole wheat flour (12#)), beef, mushroom and chicken broth (7), coffee (6), mac and cheese (2), onion soup mix (4), sliced and slivered almonds(6), pumpkin bread mix(2), chopped dates (4), digestive biscuits (2), soup mixes (3), chickpeas (3) Kraut, crushed pineapple, cake mix (3), Irish soda bread(2), chocolate biscuits (2), saltines(2), Ritz, tomatoes (2), cumin, old English spread, ranch seasoning, Pam (2), applesauce (2), tomato paste(3), tarragon, curry, onion powder, honey, Velveeta, oatmeal (3), cereals (7) $79.16
Sam's: pizza $3.94
Price Rite: coffee (2), green peppers, tomatoes, cucumber (2), watermelon $15.62
Country Fair: extra large eggs (3) $3.87
Aldi: half and half $2.55
Salvage Shop 3: popcorn, bbq sauce, ketchup (3), pineapple(2), diced tomatoes (4), cranberry sauce, evaporated milk (5), cream (3), green chiles (3), enchilada sauce (2), fried apples, salsa (4#6oz), mixed vegetables, flour tortillas (3), vegetable stock (2), great northern beans (2#), lima beans, split peas, cocktail sauce, horseradish, poppy seed dressing (2), bleu cheese dressing (2), flour, coffee (3), coconut, triscuits, oyster crackers (2), rice(2), Marie cookies, salt, tea bags, dry milk , bacon (15#) $72. 95
Salvage Shop4: walnuts (2), macadamia nuts (2), peaches, pears, soy milk, raisin bran (2), frosted flakes, coconut cookies, crunchy soybeans (6), cashews (2), Oreo type cookies (3), rye flour, coffee (6#) $37.78
Subtotal Groceries: $259.09
Eating Out:
Lunch at Sam's: $2.38
Mike lunch at Taco Bell $3.18
Lunch with Amy and Cindy $10.13
Subtotal Eating Out: $15.69
Monthly Grand Total : $577.83
Into Cushion: $247.83
Remaining Cushion: $403.14
Yes, we definitely spent a lot and I still have one more store I would like to visit. This stock up will do us well for months so I am not concerned.
YTD 158 days
Grocery: $980.64. $6.21/day
Eating Out: $323.22 $2.05/day
Total to Date: $1303.86. $8.25/day. $4.13/person/day
The daily amounts should drop over the next few months as we eat from the stockpile.
