This is probably going to be a long boring post that
won't interest anyone but me, but I'm warning you in advance. It won’t be quite
as long but still boring because I’ve decided to split meal plans into separate
posts, so this is just groceries. I kept a running tally of everything a
purchased and everything I spent on groceries/household needs for the month of
September. Feel free to skip this post completely if you want.
Here's a quick breakdown if you're interested in flat numbers with no breakdown:
in four weeks we spent $509.23 in groceries/household purchases
in four weeks we spent $486.44 in restaurant/food out
Looking at our actual purchases, I'm pretty sure our grocery bill was about average. Our restaurant total was probably about $100 more than usual because we stayed overnight in a hotel and had two extra meals that we paid for that we wouldn't normally do. We didn't go out at all that last week because I had plenty of food in the house and I had plans on Saturday so we didn't go to Disney - otherwise there would have been one extra dinner out (and that probably means our restaurant total was actually probably on par with normal). So. We could easily spend less, but I don't know that we really care to? One thousand dollars in a month for two adults and two children, not really skimping at all. Includes alcohol, school lunches, and everything. I spent most of the grocery bill on fruits, vegetables and cheese. Beautiful, wonderful cheese.
Here's a quick breakdown if you're interested in flat numbers with no breakdown:
in four weeks we spent $509.23 in groceries/household purchases
in four weeks we spent $486.44 in restaurant/food out
Looking at our actual purchases, I'm pretty sure our grocery bill was about average. Our restaurant total was probably about $100 more than usual because we stayed overnight in a hotel and had two extra meals that we paid for that we wouldn't normally do. We didn't go out at all that last week because I had plenty of food in the house and I had plans on Saturday so we didn't go to Disney - otherwise there would have been one extra dinner out (and that probably means our restaurant total was actually probably on par with normal). So. We could easily spend less, but I don't know that we really care to? One thousand dollars in a month for two adults and two children, not really skimping at all. Includes alcohol, school lunches, and everything. I spent most of the grocery bill on fruits, vegetables and cheese. Beautiful, wonderful cheese.
Week one:
Publix
Salad mix bags x2 – BOGO
Apples
Peaches
Asparagus
Bananas
Avocados
Tomatoes
Cantaloupe
White wine x2 – BOGO
Arnold bread x6 – BOGO
Pita bread
Sandwich thins
Frozen biscuits
Goat cheese
Feta cheese
Cage free brown eggs
Trop 50 OJ
Turkey sausage
Dijon mustard
Deli ready-made pizza dough x2- BOGO
Townhouse crackers x2 - BOGO
Tzaziki dip – deli
Dole fruit cups x2 – BOGO
Spent 98.62
Saved 40.57
Bought not on list: biscuits, crackers
Target
Blue Diamond Nut Thins
Bisquick
Corn
Scooby doo Fruit snacks (clearance)
Qtips
Cotton Makeup Remover pads
Spent 17.96
Saved 1.39
Not on list: make up remover pads, fruit snacks
Second trip to Publix:
Katsup
Lemons
Baking Soda
Spent 5.08
Publix trip #3
Nail polish remover
Cheese slices
Yogurt
Spent 7.37
Saved .99
Publix trip #4 (same day)
Mini mozzarella balls (I can’t believe I forgot these
on the first trip of the day)
4.99
Other food purchases:
Subway (two lunches) $9.47
Vending machine: $.85
Terrible Vietnamese dinner: $17
Dinner at Epcot (blown budget, yay!) $90
Total spent groceries/household $134.02
Total restaurant/other: $117.32
Week two:
I started the week off monetarily really poor. Target
during breakfast hours to get breakfast things and also got Starbucks for all
of us. Plus some additional foodstuff.
Target
Bacon
Muffins
Eggs
Yogurt
Shredded mozz
Tissues
Spent $31.95
Saved $1.67
Starbucks $9.42
Saving grace? I remembered to take back a pair of
water shoes I bought a couple weeks ago, so I got $16 back (although I didn't save that in my total).
Publix trip #1
Chicken broth
Enchilada sauce
Diced tomatoes
Canned mushrooms
Pizza sauce
Yellow rice
Cucumber
Tomatoes x2 BOGO
Bell peppers
Onions
Garlic
Celery
Zucchini
Bananas
spinach
Cream cheese
Mexican blend cheese
Sharp cheddar block
Parm cheese block
String cheese
Butter
Tunafish
Ground pork
Turkey Italian sausage
Deli ham
Deli bologna
Spent 70.81
Saved 9.56
Bought not on list: extra cheeses, tuna
Vending Machine lunch: $1.50
Thursday lunch w C $39
Ice cream for the kids $5
Starbucks $17.72
Starbucks $5.06
Red Robin $45
Chuy's $55
Groceries/household $102.76
Restaurant/Other 177.70
Week three:
Trader Joe's
Starbucks $5.06
Red Robin $45
Chuy's $55
Groceries/household $102.76
Restaurant/Other 177.70
Week three:
Trader Joe's
10 bottles of wine (what? I was out!)
salsa
tortilla chips
pappardelle
dried cranberries
pumpkin seeds
dumplings
pork roast
frozen waffles
yogurt
olive chiabatta
chicken burgers
turkey/chicken sausages
ricotta
mozz
goat cheese
blue cheese
brie
eggs
bananas
oranges
brussel sprouts
preserves
spent $171.07
most of those things weren't on my list. It was a bad day.
tortilla chips
pappardelle
dried cranberries
pumpkin seeds
dumplings
pork roast
frozen waffles
yogurt
olive chiabatta
chicken burgers
turkey/chicken sausages
ricotta
mozz
goat cheese
blue cheese
brie
eggs
bananas
oranges
brussel sprouts
preserves
spent $171.07
most of those things weren't on my list. It was a bad day.
Publix trip
La Croix x6 (BOGO)
Ice
Capri Sun
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Grapes
Spent $35.88
Saved 16.16
Dinner out on Thursday $18.87 (salad place, kids eat free)
Friday $2.55 for eggs from the cafe at work.
We were at a beach resort for the weekend, and spent. Too much.
$75 dinner/drinks Saturday
$45 breakfast Sunday
$50 lunch Sunday
total groceries: 206.95
total restaurant/other: 191.42
Week four:
Publix Trip
Total cereal
k-cups (work)
green beans
cucumber
mushrooms
grapes
bananas
apples
tater tots
american cheese
laughing cow
deli ham
bread x2 BOGO
cheez its x2 BOGO
kraft mac & cheese x2 BOGO
eggs
Spent 65.50
Saved $15.10
Dinner out on Thursday $18.87 (salad place, kids eat free)
Friday $2.55 for eggs from the cafe at work.
We were at a beach resort for the weekend, and spent. Too much.
$75 dinner/drinks Saturday
$45 breakfast Sunday
$50 lunch Sunday
total groceries: 206.95
total restaurant/other: 191.42
Week four:
Publix Trip
Total cereal
k-cups (work)
green beans
cucumber
mushrooms
grapes
bananas
apples
tater tots
american cheese
laughing cow
deli ham
bread x2 BOGO
cheez its x2 BOGO
kraft mac & cheese x2 BOGO
eggs
Spent 65.50
Saved $15.10
3 comments:
Um, I kind of loved reading this.
I love that you bought ten bottles of wine at TJ's. For some reason, buying the wine never embarrasses me, it's returning a box full of 10 empty bottles that gets me. Especially since I usually have a baby strapped to me and a 3yo pushing a mini cart.
What chicken burgers do you buy? All the other people in my department keep talking about the Chile Lime Chicken Burgers but I have yet to try them. I am on a TJs sabbatical because the one next to our house opens in 2 weeks and the other one is a good 25 minutes and DARN IT, I CAN MAKE IT TWO MORE WEEKS. It'll be a month by the end of it. A month with regular grocery store food. I deserve a medal.
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