Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

Most Expensive Cheap Veggies!

So Last night we decided to run up to the farmers market (it’s in the library parking lot on thursdays). We picked up fresh basil, some cherry tomatoes, honey and jam. 20$ Then i decided i’d make fresh pesto sauce. Except we didn’t have any garlic. So we thought about bruschetta. Except we didn’t have [...]

New budgetary plan!

So, we’ve decided to work on our budget again. Because we’re broke, yaknow. Anyway, we’re taking out 200$/two-weeks for groceries, and basically that covers groceries. 100$/month for eating out (actually, i think we may have rolled that into the grocery budget for one big fat budget …) The idea is that when we run out [...]

22 Jan

Cost: 134$ Save: 20$ non-kitchen: 15$ drinks: 15$ Lasagna-bits: 25$ (6 lasagnas ) so about 60$ on regular food bits an’ junk.

16 jan

We actually didn’t go to the grocery last week, go us! (we ate out a few more times than we should have, so we lost money on the deal ) cost: 99$ savings: 3.50$ about 20$ on non cooking bits (cooking mag and toilet paper) ~12$ on drinks ~40$ on fresh fruits & veggies and [...]

The Cost of Cooking

OK, starting this up again now. Cost: 240$ Saved: 60$ So we spent 180$, and 35$ of that was for “stock” items (vitamins and some kitchen tools) 27$ was fresh produce (broccoli, asparagus, etc) 38$ for drinks (soda, juice, etc) The other 80$ was for various lunch and dinner objects Seems a little high, but [...]

Two more Grocery Recipts

Went out Saturday and Sunday to go grocery shopping. Saturday we spent 98.12 and saved 32.99 and Sunday we spent $60 and saved $25 So far this month in total we’ve spent $353 and saved $112 I don’t think we’re going to hit the $400 mark but we might be close, which won’t be too [...]

Another Grocery Bill

Went out last Sunday and bought stuff and forgot to record it. We spent $30 and saved $4. Which brings the total to $195 and $54 saved.

More grocery store fun

So we went and picked up some stuff at the grocery store today. Spent $40 saved $7. So overall this month we’ve spent $165 and saved $50. I don’t think we are going to hit under the goal of $400 since it is still the first week of the month…

I think I’ll make the grocery store my new home

We went and visited our favorite place for a second time today. The grocery store, We spent $7.78 and saved $2.19 So in rounded totals so far this month we’ve spent: $125 and saved $43

Another Grocery Trip

Went to the grocery store today for Pam cooking spray and dijon mustard. Bought a few more items. Overall Spent $87 and saved $33 so decent trip. That makes $117 spent so far this month and $41 saved. Too bad it is only the second day of the month…