Saturday, October 4, 2014

Grocery spending October week 1

Spending for the week of 10/4


$100 allotted for groceries


Shaws supermarket - $7.83


Reese peanut butter cup cereal - $1.98 (normally I don't buy my kids sugar cereal, but it is a treat for them)
Cheerios - $1.98
Avocado - $.88 (good deal, they are usually $.99 to $1.25)
Bacon - $2.99 (good deal for a pound of bacon)


Hannaford supermarket - $66.89


Cheez it scrabble - $2.5
Breakfast sausage - $1.39
frozen chopped spinach - $.89
white vinegar - $2.49 - I use this for cleaning and for a soak/wash for my produce
mac and cheese $1.89- gasp... when desperation sets in
dried pinto beans - $1.29
tonic water - $.79 (well, I did just buy a big thing of vodka...... )
pineapple chunks -  $.99
brownie mix - $.89
grapefruit soda $.99
all fruit strawberry jelly $1.99
canned chipotle peppers - $2.59
2 flour tortillas - $2.98
tomato paste $.59
gingerale - $.69 - to keep in case a stomach bug hits
Apple juice - $2.19
Saltines - $1.49
Honey BBQ sauce - $1.39
shoestring frozen French fries - $1.69
OJ frozen concentrate - $1.79
Frozen blueberries - $2.99
Unsalted butter - $3.19 - OMG, I almost died.  when did butter become so expensive??
zoo cookies/animal crackers- $1.99
parmesan cheese $1.99
2 1% milks - $5.18
Whole milk $2.59
4 lb sugar - $2.29
5 lb flour - $1.79
Dr. Perky soda $.69
plain greek yogurt $1.78
Ground beef $4.93
Veggie Straws $2.99
Bananas - $1.34
cuke $.59
grapes $2.28
rainbow peppers $2.99
carrots $.79


$5 off coupon.




Liquor Store - $20.77


vodka - $10.49 - for making homemade vanilla extract (and possible personal consumption)
Pinot Grigio - $5.29 - I treat myself to 1 bottle of wine a week
Champagne $4.99 - I'm hosting a brunch for 2 of my friends, and really, what is a brunch without Mimosas?




$95.49 total spent


Not a bad shopping excursion.  I did forget to get bread and burger buns, but I have $ remaining.  I have to go to Walmart to get the toiletries and necessities for the week.  A super walmart just opened in our town, so I can grab the groceries I forgot while I am there.

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