Linus Blankets 15
Gratitude Scarves. 37
Pet blankets. 1
Chemo caps 13
A personal afghan for the house
27 skeins of yarn for free from the Linus Project
3 skeins free from my buy nothing group
3 skeins. $1.20. Amvets thrift store. 40 cents/ skein
YTD
Pet blankets 6
Chemo caps 17
Linus blankets 41
Gratitude scarves 50
274 skeins donated
11 skeins $7.18 $0.65/ skein
1. Because I haven’t ordered in awhile, I received a $20 coupon from Chewy. I used it and ordered $3 more to get free shipping. We are now set for wet food for awhile at a nice discount.
2. Mike and I did a salvage shop. We bought coffee at $2.99 a bag, dry beans at 50 cents a pound, flour at 50cents for five pounds, whole wheat flour at 89 cents for five pounds, tortillas at 50 cents, mayo for fifty cents and better than bouillon at $1 a jar, to name a few of the best bargains.
3. After our 20plus year old set bit the dust, we read an article rating sheets for price, quality and value. Then we bought a new set of sheets on sale and used an additional 20%off one day coupon to make the price less scary. The two strategies ended up saving us 50% off the original price.
4. I bought 2#of thin sliced top round steak at 30% off, $6 /#. That will make three meals for us with leftovers for lunch. I see fajitas, Asian beef and a Philly cheesesteak in our future.
Frugal Fail: Usually I bake our bread products. With the temperature as high as it has been, I got lazy and went to Aldi. I walked out with two loaves of bread, English muffins and bagels. My wallet took a $9.84 hit! I could have made them for about $2.00. A definite fail.
Remaining Allocation $221.45
Cushion $766.85
YTD 163 days
Total $1077.70
Grocery $759.61
Eating Out $318.09
What WeAte: BBQ ribs, garlic rice, coleslaw, green beans; Homemade mushroom soup and tossed salad a la Miami U; Taco salad, refried beans, tortilla chips; Beef and bean nachos; Baked ziti, Italian carrots, garlic bread; Smoked sausage, baked beans, baked potato; Creamy artichoke pasta, garlic chicken, peaches; Eggplant and potato gratin, butter beans, Greek fried cheese, tomato salad; Creamy Tuscan chicken with orzo pasta, grapes, fried zucchini; Baked Asian tofu with pad Thai noodles and edamame; Grilled tuna and cheese on rye with popcorn; Taco soup and Mexican pot pie ,salsa and chips;
What We Bought:
Price Rite: thyme, boneless top round (2#), romaine, potatoes (5#), red pepper, sour cream. $22.02
Aldi: Eggs (2), tomatoes (2), dry minced onion (2), onion powder, onions (3#). $9.74
Price Rite: coffee, tuna (4), crunch and munch (3), grapes, boneless chicken breast (12.5#), cottage cheese, cheese (6#), frozen peas (2), frozen spinach (2) $52.49
Aldi: bagels, Italian bread, cinnamon raisin bread, English muffins, cantaloupe $11.83
Aldi : Crackers (2), peanut butter, danish $9.08
Produce Stand: zucchini, tomatoes $3
Aldi: cantaloupe, applesauce, sweet cherries $10.49
Two week total: $108.65
Eating Out:
$4.12. Coffee with Gannon retirees
$20.77 Wings and appetizers camping
$11.99 Pizza camping
$13.77 Aunt Cookies sub
Two week total: $40.65
Remaining allocation: $72.15 New Cushion: $839.00
We had a lot of treats these last few weeks but we stayed in budget so I am calling it good.
YTD: 178 days
Total: $1227.00 $7/day $3.50/person/day
Grocery: $868.26 $4.87/day $2.44/person/day
Eating Out: $358.74 $2.01/day $1/person/day
Allocation $390
Cushion $766.85
YTD 148 days
Total $909.15 $6.14/day $3.07/person/day
Grocery $617.26 $4.19/day $2.10/person/day
Eating Out $291.89 $1.96/day $0.98/person/day
What We Ate: Tilapia, creamed mushrooms, oven roasted potatoes, roasted broccoli with lemon and Parmesan ; Eggplant parmigiana with artichoke pasta and salad; Polish sausage, sauerkraut with apples and onions, dulled carrots, baked potato; Taco soup, grilled cheese sandwiches; Macaroni and cheese, pineapple and yogurt, veggie; Lamb and Kidney bean curry, rice, pita, curried potatoes, salad (2); Bacon wrapped pork tenderloin, edamame, salad, melting potatoes, mixed berry crisp; pepperoni balls, potato skins ; Baked rigatoni with homemade Italian sausage, salad and garlic cheese bread; Homemade pad Thai and egg rolls with salad; Pizza and pretzels; Marinated chicken breast on the grill, scalloped potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts; Garlic chicken salad, cheese toast, fresh fruit; Au gratin potatoes and ham, pea salad, garlic cheese biscuits, Greek salad;
What We Bought:
Walmart: eggs (3), cream cheese. $7.39
Sanders: Marbled rye, ricotta, cheddar-mozzarella cheese, yogurt (4). $8
Price Rite: salad greens, green and red peppers,tomatoes (2), cucumber. $8.88
Giant Eagle: Bacon wrapped pork fillet. (5), ice cream. $8.94
Salvage: Coffee (19), almonds 4), pecans, chicken broth , black eyed peas, pinto beans, whole wheat flour (3), self rising flour (4), cornmeal (2), beignet mix, rigatoni, spaghetti (2), barley , tortillas (2), toasted crackers (2), dry whole milk (2), evaporated milk (3), mayo (2), green olives, black olives, two bean salad, better than bouillon (2), diced tomatoes (4), cream of chicken soup, tomato soup (4). $91.73
Erie Co- Op: vital wheat gluten. $9.49
Sanders: bananas, polish sausage $2:49
Aldi: Grapes(2#), mozzarella (1#) $5.34
Total Grocery $142.35
Eating Out
Lunch with Pat $26.20 Ricardo’s
Two Week Grand Total $168.55 High because of the salvage shop. Will even out over time.
YTD 163 days
Total $1077.70 6.61/day $3.31/ person/day
Grocery $759.61 $4.66/day $2.33/person/day
Eating Out $318.09 $1.34/day $0.67/person/day
Household
Fireplace screen $30 Amazon
DVD player. $40 Amazon
Copy paper $7.84 Amazon
Bakeware (2) $7 Salvation Army
Total: $84.84
Personal Care
Deodorant. $1.25. Dollar Tree
Hair gel. $1.25. Dollar Tree
Total: $2.50
YTD
Household. $2.20 over budget
Personal Care. $54.50 under budget
1. Coming home from our travels, we stayed in two hotels. We paid for both with credit card points. We also made sure to take advantage of the free breakfast.
2. In 3.75 hours I baked a loaf of artisan bread, a loaf of rustic rye bread, 8 bagels and 11 English muffins. Total cost was around $3.00. And, it made good use of the oven heat.
3. We purchased 10 pounds of pork at $1.20/ pound to make breakfast and Italian sausage. Much less expensive.
4. I made 26 biscotti at a cost of approximately $1. A cost savings of at least $25.
5. Stale homemade bread was cut up, seasoned and baked into homemade croutons for salad. The cost to make was literally pennies.
Remaining Allocation: $189.34
Cushion: $769.50
YTD: 134 days
Total: $717.06
Grocery: $581.17
Eating Out: $135.89
What We Ate: sesame chicken, acorn squash, salad; Cheeseburger macaroni skillet, fried green beans, salad; Homemade pepperoni balls and homemade French fries with salad; Beef stroganoff, cottage cheese and tomato salad, vegetable; Kielbasa, potato skins, salad; Eggplant and potato casserole, beets, yogurt; Pulled pork, cornbread muffin , baked beans; Hamburgers, corn on the cob, potato salad; Pizza (2); bean, beef and cheese nachos with pineapple and vanilla yogurt ; Beef stroganoff, beets, cottage cheese and fruit; Cheeseburger macaroni skillet, fried cabbage, fruit and yogurt , garlic bread; Beef and bean burrito, fiesta corn, cottage cheese and mandarin oranges
What We Bought:
Ollie’s: goldfish crackers, pineapple (3), bay leaves, raisins (2),pop tarts, onion soup mix (6) $12.36
Salvage: Coffee (6); linguini, self rising flour (2) $15.30
Commissary: Grape nuts, salt,hoisin sauce, sesame oil $8.43
Eating Out:
Mike lunch in Cleveland. $6.63
Lunch with Joyce. $13.34
Lunch with ginger. $10
Lunch to dc. $18
Dinner to dc. $19.92
Thai dinner in dc. $23.21
Lunch in Easton. $13.40
Dinner in dc. $24.00
Lunch dc. $16.9
Lunch coming home. $10.605
Adjusted Cushion : $766.85. We were into the cushion by $2.75 this month due to the dc trip
YTD. 148days
Total. $909.15. $6.14/day. $3.07/person/day
Grocery. $617.26. $4.19/day. $2.10/person/ day
Eating Out. $291.89. $1.96/day. $0.98/person/day. Up due to dc trip
