Well. It was a doozy of a week. Family wise and spending wise.
OHAM reader Shelle said it best a few weeks ago when she wrote “{Life is} beautiful and sad and joy-filled and tragic and wonderful and heart-breaking.”
And that’s all I want to say about that.
Here’s what I purchased last week:
Fred Meyer $27.52
Thanks to a bunch of Fred Meyer ecoupons I was able to save a few extra bucks on canned goods and yogurt. Fred Meyer hasn’t been advertising that their apples and pears are on sale for $0.99 a pound but each week I seem to wander over to the produce section to check and they are. Weird. You’d think they would sell a bunch more at those prices but maybe they just want their regular shoppers to find the deal instead. Who knows.
Albertsons $22.70 {no picture}
I went in for cake supplies and came out with a few extras. It happens. Also, Cocoa Pebbles rule! I wouldn’t want to eat them everyday of the week but once a year? They’re fun.
Costco – $197.84
I knew it would happen eventually. It always does around this time of year. I’m doing pretty good with my grocery budget and then I walk in Costco for one thing and go home with a cart full because all at once…. the crowds get to me and I go into “I’m just going to buy a ton of food so I don’t have to step foot back in the store until after the holidays because seriously, WHERE DID ALL THESE PEOPLE COME FROM!?”
I let anxiety get the better of me. And I should feel bad. But I don’t.
On a side note: I hid some of the snacks in my suitcase and then tucked it away in the storage room. 50 bucks says the boys won’t look there. 😉
Fred Meyer $9.47
Fred Meyer has Dave’s Killer Bread on sale for $.99 a loaf this week and Tillamook cheese for $4.99 for the 2lb loaf! Stock up people. Seriously. The bread freezes really well and you just can’t beat that price.
Here are some of the meals I ate last week {snacks not included}:
Monday
Breakfast – Oatmeal with blueberries
Lunch – Tuna Salad
Dinner – Potato and Corn Soup
Tuesday
Breakfast – Shirley’s Iced Cinnamon Raisin Toast
Lunch – Brussel Sprouts
Dinner – Big Salad
Wednesday
Breakfast – Shirley’s Iced Cinnamon Raisin Toast
Lunch – Tomato soup and crackers
Dinner – Party platter
Thursday
Breakfast – Cocoa Pebbles
Lunch – Hummus and crackers
Dinner – Lentil Soup
Friday
Breakfast – Oatmeal with blueberries
Lunch – I have no idea
Dinner – Big salad with salami, egg, apple, cucumber, peppers and cheese
Saturday
Breakfast – Oatmeal with blueberries
Lunch – Egg salad sandwich
Dinner – Big salad with sweet potatoes, bacon, apples, dried cranberries and cheese
Sunday
Breakfast – Big breakfast
Linner – Mexican food {date day with the HH!}
I spent $257.53 on groceries last week. How about YOU? How much did YOU spend on food last week?
~Mavis
Total Spent Year to Date $1649.62
- Total Spent in October $375.82
- Total Spent in September $195.98
- Total Spent in August $111.42
- Total Spent in July $121.97
- Total Spent in June $167.81
- Total Spent in May $299.74
- Total Spent in April $0
- Total Spent in March $136.58
- Total Spent in February $106.85
- Total Spent in Janaury $105.36
Freebies we’ve been gifted or were earned in 2016: $200
- $100 gift card to Whole Foods {Christmas gift from my parents}
- $100 gift card to Trader Joe’s {Christmas gift from my parents}
- 22 packets of vegetable seeds, meat from Zaycon
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