2021 Household and Personal Care: February--

 Household:

Laundry detergent (4)  $4.24  Price Rite

Toilet cleaner (3), antibacterial spray  $4.24  Dollar Tree

Replacement part for lamp  $4.27  Lowe's

Total:  $12.76

2021 Buying and Eating: February 15-28

Amount Spent First Two Weeks:  $38.41

 Remaining Allocation:  $241.59

Cushion:  $232.21

Amount Spent January:  $77.79

What We Ate:  ham loaf, broccoli, baked potato; sloppy Joe, fried potatoes, winter squash; seafood crepes, pasta with pesto, peas, spinach salad; toad in hole, cheesy cauliflower, strawberry salad; vegetarian three way chilli and cheese bread; stuffed pork chops, cauliflower cheese, citrus salad; vegetable soup and tuna on crackers; Buffalo chicken wings, baked cauliflower and potato coins; leftovers; Greek feast with stuffed grape leaves, hummus, falafel, tabouli; cheese ball pasta, mixed green salad; homemade supreme pizza; ham loaf, potato pancakes, lemon pepper broccoli

What We Bought:

Tops:  mac and cheese, tuna  $0.82

Tops:  beef broth, German bologna (lb.), carrots (lb), green pepper (2), asparagus (lb)  $6.95

Price Rite:  tuna (4), salad greens, broccoli crowns, Greek yogurt, sharp cheddar cheese (1.5#)  lemon juice,   $13.01

Dollar Tree:   cloves   $1.06

Eating Out:

Lobster roll from the club for Valentine's Day  $ 17.00

Two Week Total for Groceries:  $21.84

Two Week Total for Eating Out:  $17.00

Two Week Grand Total:  $38.84

Monthly Grand Total:  $77.25

Amount to Cushion:  $164.34

New Cushion Amount:  $396.55

Cost / Day:  $2.75

Cost/ Person/Day:  $1.38

Yearly Grand Total (59 days):  $155.04

Cost/day  $2.63

Cost/Person/Day  $1.32

2021 Household and Personal Care: January

 Household:

Coffee pot:  $9.99 (partially paid by gift cards earned previously)  Target

Scratching post:  $9.99  Target

Spic and span:  $3.18 (3)  Dollar Tree

Coffee filters:  $1.06 Dollar Tree

Snack size bags $1.06  Dollar Tree

Total:  $25.28

Personal Care:

Shampoo, toothpaste, soap, body powder  $  4.16  Dollar Tree

2021 Buying and Eating: February 1-14

 Allocation for February:  $280

Cushion:  $232.21

What We Ate:  Seafood stir fry and egg rolls with Asian noodles; leftover hotdog and sauerkraut casserole and salads; Italian calzone; red beans and rice soup with cornbread;  seafood crepes from the freezer, salad; soupa Toscana; bean tikki masala; navy bean soup; Hummus, cottage cheese and Mandarin oranges, green soy beans; chicken fried rice, fruit; pork chops, butter beans, spinach and orange salad; chili nachos ; French onion soup, spinach strawberry salad; assorted appetizers and chocolate covered strawberries

 

What We Bought:

Tops:  Italian bread, peppers (3), cauliflower (3.5#)  $3.97

Aldi:  Roma tomatoes, bananas, cream cheese (2), bratwurst, green olives, black olives, honey  $15.06

Price Rite:  coffee (4), apple juice (2), spinach (2), eggs (3)  $9.78

Aldi:  strawberries (2), oranges, mandarins,  baguette  $9.60

Groceries for Two Weeks:  $38.41

Remaining Allocation for Month:  $241.59

2021 Frugal Things i January

 1.  A free 8x10 of the grands from Walgreens.

2.  We used some of our incredibly cheap pork to make homemade kielbasa.

3.  We are eating from our stockpile and kept our monthly food expenditure to $77.79.

4.  Making more things from scratch rather than heading to the store.  Convenience can be expensive.

5. Menu planning a month at a time from the stockpile.  It stops that " I must go to the store " syndrome.

2020 Household and Personal Care: November and December

 Household:

2021 calendars (2)  $2.12 Dollar Tree

Laundry detergent  (4)  $4.12  Walgreens

Heat resistance glove  $4.99  Aldi

Glass cleaner  $1.69  Save a Lot

Total:  $12.92

2021 Buying and Eating: January 16-31

 Monthly Allocation:  $310.00

Amount Spent:  $43.83 first two weeks

Remaining Allocation:  $266.17

What We Ate:  Italian pork chops with ricotta and spinach,  beet and white bean salad, rice pilaf; soupa Toscana, homemade bread, bean and beet salad; Mexican pizza; sloppy Joe, cheese grits, tabouli; red beans and rice and Cajun sausage with beet salad and fruit; Toad in Hole with gravy, cabbage, fruit and cottage cheese; Asian peanut noodles and homemade egg rolls, fresh fruit; pierogies, apple sauce, squash;  bleu cheese pasta with smoked turkey, orang  glazed carrots, salad; ham loaf, fried sweet potato, applesauce; pasta with veggies and beef, garlic bread; grilled ham and cheese with chips; hotdog and sauerkraut casserole, applesauce, beet salad; steak salad

What We Bought:

Tops:  cottage cheese, chicken broth, eggs  $2.97

Country Fair:  eggs (3)  $2.97

Price Rite:  flour, sugar (2), oil (gal), brownie mix (4)),,, coffee (4), beef shaved steak (lb), salad greens (2), green pepper (2), turnip (1.5#), broccoli crowns (1 lb), French onion dip, frozen supreme pizza (2)  $28.02

Grocery Total for Two Weeks:  $33.96

Grocery Total for Month:  $77.79

$2.51/day or $1.25/day/person

Amount to Cushion:  $232.21