2022 Buying and Eating: April

 We are on vacation and meals are provided.  No money is budgeted.

Cushion:  $476.91

YTD (89days)  $413.08

YTD Groceries:  $250.64

YTD Eating Out:  $162.44

2022 Buying and Eating: March 16-30 (then vacation)

 Remaining Allocation:  $214.75

Subtotal Groceries:  $46.65

Subtotal Eating Out:  $38.60

Cushion:  $296.38

YTD (59 days) :  293.62     $4.98/day.    $2.49/person/day

YTD Groceries:  $174.43

YTD Eating Out:  $119.19

What We Ate:  cheesy potatoes and ham, winter squash, beet and bean salad, Irish soda bread; Reuben and cheesy potato pieces; talapia, mashed potatoes, beet salad; Indian butter TVP chicken, curried potatoes, Cheesy rice and vegetables, homemade flatbread; leftovers smorgasbord; meant casserole, buttered corn, applesauce; Assorted appetizers; chicken divan over rice, applesauce; chicken and rice soup with garlic cheese toast; paella and hearts of palm salad; homemade fried rice and egg rolls; chicken and rice, lima beans, corn; chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese sandwich

What We Bought:

Costco:  Swiss Cheese  $14.62

Price Rite:  coffee (4), rice (20#), Pam  $14.94

Total Groceries:  $29.56

Eating Out:

Dinner at hotel  $4.62  Cosrco

Two Week Total:  $ 34.18

Monthly Total Groceries:  $76.21

Monthly Total Eating Out:  $43.25

Monthly Total:  $119.46

To Cushion:  $180.53

New Cushion:  $476.91

YTD (89 days):  $413.08   $4.64/day     $2.32/person/day

YTD Groceries:  $250.64

YTD Eating Out:  $162.44

2022 Frugal Things in February

 1.  Dry cat food (a name brand) was $1/pound at Price Rite and only $0.60/pound at Sam's Club.  It pays to shop around and check prices.

2. I made white and rye bread for about fifty cents per loaf.  Even the bread store is more.

3.  I mixed up some refrigerator potato dough for dinner rolls and breakfast sweet rolls. It is good for a week or so in the refrigerator.

4.  Mike loves croutons in his salad.  I make them from homemade bread.  Inexpensive, easy and delicious.

5.  I can make bagels but they are a lot of work and mine are ugly!  So, I bought them at the bread store.  Retail cost would have been $14.97.   My cost, $3.29.  An easy savings of $11.66.

6. On Twosday, 2/22/22, we got a 22% discount on tickets to the Erie Playhouse.

7.  We went to DC to visit the kids and paid for our hotel room with points.

8.  We paid the RV insurance in full and saved $100.

2022 Buying and Eating: March 1-15

 Allocation:  $300   Then we start vacation until early May.

Cushion: $296.38

YTD (59 days)  $293.62        $4.98/day           $2.49/person/day

YTD Groceries     $174.43

YTD Eating Out     $119.19

What We Ate: leftovers and fruit salad; pierogi casserole, applesauce, peas; Pasta; hummus, falafel, baba ganoush, homemade flat bread, tzatziki; sloppy Joe and crispy potato skins; macaroni and cheese, salad, zucchini pancakes; chicken and rice, marmalade squash, Italian bread, salad; leftover smorgasbord; French bean stew with Italian bread, salad; chicken and rice, broccoli, applesauce; shrimp scampi with pasta and salad; taco pizza; savory bread pudding with cheese and tomato ; Reuben casserole, beet and bean salad; corned beef and cabbage soup with egg salad sandwich

What We Bought:

Save a Lot:  salad mix , tomatoes  $2.53

Giant Eagle:  red wine vinegar, mussels, seafood mix, scallops, capers, oysters, rolls (2)  $5.23  (plus $25 in credit)

Tops:  Italian bread, cabbage (4#), broth, eggs (2)  $5.88

Costco:  yeast (2#), chicken bouillon  $10.98

Price Rite:  coffee (4), corned beef (2), potatoes (5#), carrots (2#), pot pie (3)  $22.03

2 Week Total Groceries:  $46.65

Eating Out:

Lunch after dentist  $7.71

Lunch in Cleveland  $30.89

2 Week Total Eating Out:  $$38.60

2 Week Subtotal:  $85.25

Remaining Allocation:  $214.75

2022 Household and Personal Care: February

 Household YTD:  $21.98

Personal Care YTD:  -0-

Household:

Laundry detergent (4)  $3.08  Price Rite

Rid-X  $15.74  Sam's Club

Cleaning Supplies:  $18.82  Walmart

Candles (2)  $1.98  Goodwill

Kleenex (10)  $18.39  Costco

Candles (2), Tupperware container  $2.77  Goodwill

Four plates  $2.99 Goodwill

Led lights $1.99  Goodwill

Total:  67.76 (Way, way over!)

Personal Care:

Hair cut for Mike  $11

Bath powder (2)  $2.50  Dollar Tree

Total:  $13.50

2022 Household and Personal Care: January

 Household:

LED Light bulbs (12)  $21.98  Sam's

Personal Care:

   -0-

A quiet month.  Setting up a cushion for future months.

2022 Buying and Eating: February 16-28

 Remaining Allocation:  $165.91

Cushion:  $223.41

YTD (31 days): $86.59   (2.79/day)

YTD Groceries:  $72.98

YTD Eating Out:  $13.61

Two Week Total Groceries: $69.06

Two Week Total Eating Out:  $45.03

What We Ate:  beef stew and sliced bananas; Valentine's Day leftovers ; pork fried rice and stir fried vegetables; deli meat sandwiches and Doritos; pork chops, Italian green beans, butter beans; mooshu pork and salad; bacon and lentil soup, homemade bread, salad; homemade macaroni and cheese, fried green beans, cucumber salad; augratin potatoes with ham, fresh strawberries; macaroni and cheese with tuna, fresh strawberries, chocolate chip scones;  bean tacos and beans and rice, strawberries; garlic noodles with chicken, artisan rolls, strawberries; pizza and Chex mix

What We Bought:

Price Rite:  pork loin (8#), strawberries, cheese (2#), frozen shrimp (3#)  $27.23

Lidl:  baguette, taco dinner kit, crusty rolls (2)  $5.16

Eating Out: 

Lunch with Mike and Gail:  $33.00

Lunch with the kids:  $20.25

Lunch from DC:  $7.30

Groceries2 Weeks:  $32.39

Groceries Monthly Total:  $101.45

Eating Out 2 Weeks:  $60.55

Eating Out Monthly Total:  $105.58

Monthly Total:  $207.03

$7.39/day            $3.70/person/day