Saturday, July 1, 2023

2023 Buying and Eating: June 16-30

 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.

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