I have nothing spectacular this week...there were no fabulous sales, so we ate a lot of frozen veggies this week. I also have no pictures because my husband took my battery charger to work to replace it and has not brought it back!! (He works in a electronics store) I'm feeling pretty good about my $20 weekly grocery budget experiment! I have one official week left to go, and I still have a pretty full freezer and pantry! I also have not touched all my bottle returns (Michigan .10 cent deposit) and there's probably another $17-18 sitting in my garage. I pretty much suck at remembering to take them back to the store. Ok, on to my totals:
Orchard Market:
2 gallons milk $2.50 each
- (2) $1.00 off store coupons
- (2) $.55 off Country Fresh milk manufacturer coupons from last Sunday's Smartsource
Coffee $3.15
2.47 lbs bananas $1.46
3 lbs carrots $2.79
Total spent $9.30
Leppink's
2 Oscar Mayer bacon $1.97 each
- (2) $1.50 off manufacturer coupon
Broccoli $1.32 (was .99 cents a lb)
Lumberjack bread $ .87
Total spent: $3.13
Dollar General:
2 bags animal crackers $1.25 each
1 box graham crackers $1.35
Total Spent: $3.85
Total Spent for Week 4: $16.28
Grocery budget left: $18.08
Total spent for the month: $89.91
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Wow - $20/week budget! That's great!!
ReplyDeletewow! i'm impressed, I have 5 kids and can't seem to get below $150 a week!
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Great job! $20 a week is tough, but you're making it work!
ReplyDelete$20 a week-Wow! Nicely Done! Thanks for linking!
ReplyDeleteu rock that budget mama!
ReplyDeletei can do it i suppose but grrrrr the deals get me and i can't resist i need a wallet like you with cash only cause i cave with the card and buy too many unneccesary deals i think..... must control myself arg!
ANYWAY u rock!
Great to hear you are feeling good about the $20/wk budget!
ReplyDeleteI'm like you on the bottle returns, they are forever sitting in my garage "ready to go". It's even worse in the winter months cause there is no way I want to stand out in the cold bottle return room!