2021 Salvage Shop #4: July

 Yogurt 10/$1

8 oz cheese (4). 99cents each

Grands biscuits  (2)  50 cents each

Cinnamon rolls (2) $1 each

Pie crusts (3)  $3//1

Two personal pizzas 69 cents each Philly whipped cream cheese 99 cents

Ricotta (2#)  (2)  $1.50 each 

French onion dip  (2) 25 cents each

Hard salami (2#)  80 cents/#

Kielbasa12 oz (4) $1.50 each

Smoked salmon 4 oz (2) $1.99 each

Eye of round  6.11# at $1/#

Sliced deli ham 9 oz  70 cents

Cucumbers 2/$1

Potatoes 19# $2.00

Rice Kris pies 28 oz $1.75

Asian noodles (2)   25 cents each

Salsa (2)  10 cents each

Wishbone Italian (4) $1/4

Sliced water chestnuts (5) 99 cents each

Diced tomatoes (4)    29 cents q

Mac and cheese with sundries tomatoes (2)  50 cents each

Raisin bran  $1.25

Hoisin sauce 24 oz  99 cents

Chopped clams (2) 75 cents each

Banana box of assorted snacks (91 items)  $4

2021 Salvage Shop #3: July

 Evaporated milk (6)  29 cents each

Three bean salad (2) 39 cents each

Sauerkraut  39 cents

Fried apples 59 cents

Sesame oil (2)  99 cents each

Pineapple chunks (2)  79 cents each

Whole water chestnuts (6) 49 cents each

Chinese stir fry vegetables 99 cents

Mandarin oranges 79 cents

Red tart cherries 79 cents

Crushed Tomatoes (28 oz.) 29 cents

Fire roasted diced tomatoes (3) 29 cents each

Velveeta (2#) $4.99

Raisins (4)  99 cents each

Cheesy rice (15 oz ) 59 cents

Tortillas (2)  29 cents each

Bird instant custard 39 cents

Beignet mix 69 cents

Apricot cookies (2)  25 cents each

Olive oil mayonnaise (2) 59 cents each

Ketchup (2) 32 oz.  $1.39 each

Mustard (4)  29 cents each

Lemon herb vinaigrette  49 cents 

Sausage (8) 7 oz. 29 cents each

Bacon  5 # $17.99

 Sausage (3) 12 oz. 99 cents each

Ground pork (3)  $1.19/#

Peaches (2) 6.5 #  $3.99 each

Oatmeal (2# 10 oz)  $1.99corn Chex $1.75

Pasta (3) 69 cents each

Starbucks (5) 2.5 oz 29 cents each

Oat milk (4)  25 cents each

Protein she (4) 10 cents q

3 cheese tortellini (2) 89 cents each

Crackers (2) 79 cents

crackers 99 cents each

$75.03 total

2021 Buying and Eating: July 16-31

 Remaining Allocation:  $100.79

Cushion:  $793.16

YTD (164 days) $677.70

What We Ate:  homemade chicken pot pie, fruit; pasta with ham and cheese, fruit and bread; grilled pork chops, couscous with feta, butter beans, cheese bread; meat and cheese nachos with fruit; pork chops, baked potatoes, green beans, salad; grilled hamburger, fried potatoes and cheese, salad; pepperoni, salami, onion and pepper pizza with chips and dip; leftover Mexican(; leftover pizza with chips   ; grilled chicken, baked and grilled veggies, buttermilk biscuits; grilled cheese and salami sandwich; pasta with chicken and miXed cheese  ; tacos and refried beans; cheeseburger soup and grilled cheese; sloppy Joe, potato, green beans; black bean soup and homemade bread

What We Bought: 

Aldi:  pie crusts  $1.49

Sam's Club:  cheddar cheese  $6.38

Salvage #2:  black olives (2), pear halves (2), green beans and potatoes, sauerkraut, corn (2), corn (2), hearts of palm, coffee (10), digestive biscuits (2), saltines (2), hit chocolate cookies (5), coconut dreams cookies (2), cream cheese danish, shelf stable milk(2), canned roast beef (2), raspberry tea concentration, cream (4), refried beans (10), applesauce, grits (5 lb.), sugar pops, Cheerios (2), oat crunch, brownies (4), stove top (2), pasta (4#), maple cookies (2)   $52.9

Salvage#3:  evaporated milk (6), three bean salad (2), sauerkraut, fried apples (2), Sesame oil (2), pineapple chunks (2), whole water chestnuts (6), Chinese stir fry vegetables, Mandarin oranges, red tart cherries, crushed tomatoes, fire roasted tomatoes (3), Velveeta, raisins (4), cheesy rice, tortillas (2), bird instant custard, beignet mix, apricot cookies (2), mayo (2), ketchup (2), mustard (4), lemon herb vinaigrette, sausage (8), bacon (5#), sausage (3), ground pork (3), peaches (2), oatmeal, corn Chex pasta (3), Starbucks (5), oat milk (4) , protein shakes (4), tortellini (2), crackers (3)   $75,.03

Salvage#4

Yogurt (10), cheese, grands (2), cinnamon rolls (2), pie crusts (3), personal pizzas (2), Philly whipped cream cheese, ricotta 2# (2), French onion dip (2), hard salami (2#), kielbasa 12 oz (4), smoked salmon (4 oz) (2), eye of round 6.11#, sliced deli ham 9 oz, cucumbers (2), potatoes 10#, rice krispies , Asian noodles (2), salsa (2), wishbone Italian (4) , sliced water chestnuts (5), diced tomatoes (4), mac and cheese, raisin bran, hoisin sauce, chopped clams (2)box of 91 snack items  $49.53

Salvage#5

Starbucks coffee (18) 2.5 oz.Snyder's pretzels (124 oz), cookies (2), peanut brittle mix (2), cheddar rice cakes (2), wheat crackers (2), salad dressing (3)Italian green beans (2), seasoned lima, garbanzo q, corn, fried apples (2),cranberries, mixed veg  $17.20

Salvage#6:

Bacon (5#)Sausage (9) 7 oz.Veg all 29 oz Crushed tomatoes 28 oz (3)  Pineapple chunks 20 ox (3) 79 Apple peach sauce 23 ox 79 Apple apricot sauce 23 oz. 79 Mayo (2) 59 Fried apples (2) Canned chili (2) Assorted veggies (6) Assorted vegetables (4) Total:  $34.75

Salvage #7:  

Butter beans (3), corn, chives, Hormel chili(2), albacore tuna (3), canned chicken (7), self rising flour (2), pad Thai noodles, wheat crackers, pop tarts (32)  $16.54

Salvage #8:

Self rising flour (10#) pasta, think 15 oz (3), Heinz beans (2), beets (3), vinegar (gal), black beans, great northern beans, Heath bar pieces (2), spicy curry sauce, butter beans, oregano, dill weed, ginger, curry powder, bold taco kit  $$20.54

Middlefield Cheese:

4#4oz assorted  $10.45

Country Fair:

Eggs (4)  $3.96

Two Week Total Groceries:  $288.17

Eating Out:

Mike lunch  $1.63  Sam's Club

Lunch  while salvage shopping  $11.52  Sonic

Lunch after arrangements  $5.00

Two Week Total Eating Out:  $18.15

Two Week Grand Total:  $306.32

Amount Into Cushion:  $205.53

Remaining Cushion:  $587.63

Monthly Cost:  $515.53   This includes salvage shopping costs of  $361.74

Monthly Cost/Day (31):  $ 16.63

Monthly Cost/Person/Day:  $8.32

YTD Cost:  $1193.33

YTD Cost/Day (195):  $6.12

YTD Cost/Person/Day $3.06

2021 Household and Personal Care: June

 Household:

Cutting board for RV  $1.06  Dollar Tree

Medium sized bowl for RV  $1  Thrift store

Bowl covers $2.12   Dollar Tree

Total:  $4.18

Personal Care:

Purple shampoo and conditioner  $ 14.85  CVS

Body powder  $1.06  Dollar Tree

Mike hair cut  $11.00 Great Clips

Razors  $1.06  Dollar Tree

Total:  $27.97

2021 Salvage Shop #2: July

 Black olives (2) @59 cents each

Pear halves (2)@ 59 cents each

Green beans and potatoes (27 oz) 59 cents

Sauerkraut (27 oz) 89 cents

Corn (2) 59 cents each

Hearts q palm 59 cents

Creme Butler coffee (20 oz) $3.49

Marshmallows 10.2 oz 25 cents

Starbucks coffee (9oz) $2.29 each

Seattle's Best coffee (2) 12oz.$2.75

Hazelnut coffee (2) 12 oz $2.79 each

Blue Angels coffee 12 oz. $2.75 each

British Digestive (2) 39 cents each

Saltines (2) 69 cents each

British Hit cookies (5) 10 cents each

Coconut dreams cookies (2) 49 cents each

Six cream cheese danish  99 cents

Shelf stable milk (2) 69 cents each

Roast beef (2) 12 oz. 49 cents each

raspberry tea concentration 12 oz 99 cents

Cream (4) 49 cent each

Refried beans 10/ $1.00

Applesauce 48 oz $1.19

Grits (5#)   69 cents

Sugar pops cereal  50 cents

Cheerios (2) 50 cents each

Oat crunch cereal 50 cents

Brownies (4) 50 cents each

Stove top (2)  2/$1

Pasta (4#)  69 cents/pound

Maple cookies (2) 79 cents each

Total:  $52.91

2021 Linus Project April-June

 Linus Blanket:  15

Operation Gratitude Scarves:  14

Pet blankets:  1

Washcloths: 5

Bath mat

Wedding gift

Yarn:

3 skeins  $3.16 Goodwill

13 skeins $15.87 Goodwill

5 skeins $4.99  Salvation Army

4 skeins  $3.99  Salvation Army

10 skein  $5.00  Salvation Army

12 skeins of wool for scarves  $11.88  Salvation Army

18 skeins  $18.00  Goodwill

189 skeins for $68.00  Goodwill (including 25 wool and 8 cotton)

14 skeins for $10

Total of 268 skeins for $141.69

Six month totals:

273 skeins for $146.68 or an average of 53 cents/skein

Pet blankets  6

Linus blankets 33

Operation Gratitude Scarves 20

2021 Buying and Eating: July 1-15

Allocation:  $310.00

Cushion:  $793.16

Amount Spent YTD (164)  $677.70

What We Ate:  chicken paprikash, zucchini, salad; oven bbq chicken, Salad, baked potatoes; beef and bean burrito, corn; steak on the grill will mushrooms, onions and bleu cheese, potatoes Anna, salad; beef tacos, refried beans, Mexican rice; grilled bacon cheeseburgers, cheesy potato rounds, fruit cups, green soy beans; chicken parmesan, garlic bagels, fried zucchini, pasta; sloppy Joe, potato rounds, veggies; enchiladas, rice, beans, salad; pork Italiano with pasta, garlic bread and salad; Reuben and potato and carrot pancakes; mooshu and salad; chicken salad sandwich and popcorn; ham steak, corn fritters and coleslaw; curried potatoes, green soybeans, applesauce

What We Bought:

Costco:  Swiss Cheese  $25.92

Sherman Salvage Shop:

  ten various granola bars, two bags butterscotch chips, 24 bags of coffee, 100 tea bags, four bottles of salad dressing, two bottles of bbq sauce, 4 oz wild rice, boil in the bag basmati rice,  far falls pasta, Ore chief he pasta, Chile powder (1#), cream, grits (2.5#), confectionery sugar, two brown sugar, steel cut oatmeal (1.5#), crushed red pepper (2 oz), housing sauce, ten fruit cups, Cheerios (8.9 oz), two wheat Chex (14 oz), 17 cans of vegetables, 3 cans of fruit, four 32 oz vegetable broth, two boxes of beefy onion soup mix, two boxes taco shells (10 count), five boxes crackers    $84.80

Sam's Club:  protein shakes  $35.50

Aldi:  corned beef flat (half price), hamburger buns  $$8.52

Bread store:  rye bread, rustic white bread, English muffins (2), bagels (3)   $8.83

Price Rite:  mushrooms, coleslaw mix, Carrots (2#)  $3.95

Eating Out:

Lunch After Doctor appointment   $3.24

Lunch after visiting Dad   $13.38

Birthday breakfast  $8.58

Birthday lunch  $$16.49

Total for Groceries:  $167.52, including a salvage shop

Meals Out:  $41.69

Grand Total:  $209.21

Remaining Allocation:  $100.79

We have done our first salvage shop and we are planning more this month.  We will be going into our cushion to cover the cost.  We are restocking our pantry.  Although expensive now, it saves us money in the long run.