So I just got back from the stores and I am sad to say I did not do too well :(
I managed to spend:
1) $12.00 at QFC on 6 things of Free Range Chicken Broth and 4 cans of tuna
2) $8.38 at Walgreens on 1 hair dye and 6 rolls of charmin toilet paper (tax was .90! gosh) (used two coupons on the hair dye, my favorite hairdye and got it for $3.99 after coupons)
3)$19.00 at Trader Joe's: on seriously what?? 5 bananas, 4 tiny cucumbers, 1 cointainer of yogurt, 160zs of organic olive oil, and 1 small box of seedless clementines, that's it...geez...it only gets worse
4) $18.20 at Costco on salad, tomatoes, 1 pineapple, and 2 loaves of Dave's Killer Bread (organic, flourless)
And the budget sadness continues--
5) $6.50 at Target on 2 2liters of dr.pepper, 1 box of cinnamon toast crunch, and 1 bag of peanut m+ms
Okay so that is a lot more than I wanted to spend, total for the week = $64.08 ouch! and I am still not done, I have to get some eggs and some tostada shells, so yep pretty much feel like I failed, I don't know why it is so dang expensive to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, I didn't even buy any meat, cheese, milk or chips... so here's to next week praying and hoping to spend less
Some other things I do to save money:
1) I bought a target reusable bag so I get 5cents off of my purchase (yeah since I got there all the time!)
2) I received some great new release movies from the library for free (this always makes me happy, we have one of the best library systems in the country)
3) I made some rags out of a pair of soft cotton pants
4) I received a $10.00 coupon booklet in the mail
5) I did not use very many coupons this week, I used a $3.00 coupon for mascara at target and a 75cents off trident gum at target. I am a little burnt out on coupons so I decided to take a week off!
6) I pack lunch for my husband everyday
That's it for this week!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Money Saving Challenge
I am going to start posting a few times a week! Today I have to go to a memorial service :( which saddens me, but life still goes on, and so does money saving challenges!
Because I have already blown my budget by stocking up on some things on got in bulk for amazing prices: 10 pounds of unbleached flour for $4.70, 10 pounds of oatmeal for $4.30, lots of split peas, brown rice, beans (Red and navy) and flax seeds!
I honestly have so much food in my freezer in pantry I do not even know what to do with (I have 4 things of sour cream, 11 bags of cheese, butter, turkey, sausage, blueberries, etc) why? well I have been trying to eat healthier, less carbs, etc but my husband still eats normally, but he hasn't even been eating up the food I bought in a very timely manner, so even though I have all this food I don't want to eat it!
That is pathetic I know when I think of all the children in Africa and how lucky we are to have more than enough food, and my attitude towards this food :(
On to my money saving challenge for this week!
1) keep eating up the food we already have
2) only buy fresh produce and maybe fish
3) get the free after coupon deals at walgreens and target this week (I get so frustrated when I get excited to do some of these deals and they don't workout! It is so frustrating!)
4) be thankful for all the food I do have
That's it, I will post how I do after I go shopping. I have to admit that I get my spinach at Costco because it is the best priced, however Costcos personally tempting for me to spend, I hardly ever just come out with what I intended to buy!
Because I have already blown my budget by stocking up on some things on got in bulk for amazing prices: 10 pounds of unbleached flour for $4.70, 10 pounds of oatmeal for $4.30, lots of split peas, brown rice, beans (Red and navy) and flax seeds!
I honestly have so much food in my freezer in pantry I do not even know what to do with (I have 4 things of sour cream, 11 bags of cheese, butter, turkey, sausage, blueberries, etc) why? well I have been trying to eat healthier, less carbs, etc but my husband still eats normally, but he hasn't even been eating up the food I bought in a very timely manner, so even though I have all this food I don't want to eat it!
That is pathetic I know when I think of all the children in Africa and how lucky we are to have more than enough food, and my attitude towards this food :(
On to my money saving challenge for this week!
1) keep eating up the food we already have
2) only buy fresh produce and maybe fish
3) get the free after coupon deals at walgreens and target this week (I get so frustrated when I get excited to do some of these deals and they don't workout! It is so frustrating!)
4) be thankful for all the food I do have
That's it, I will post how I do after I go shopping. I have to admit that I get my spinach at Costco because it is the best priced, however Costcos personally tempting for me to spend, I hardly ever just come out with what I intended to buy!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Trials of life
I have not posted in a while, mostly because I did some bulk shopping and blew my budget :( but I have plenty of food for atleast a month! I am going to try and do the purex laundry detergent deal at fredmeyer this week!
I need to get back in the grove of blogging, but my husband and I have been dealing with a tragedy for the last couple of days, one of his best friends took his own life. It is truely unbelievable, and I am seeing the unbelievable strength of God shine in his wife!
I need to get back in the grove of blogging, but my husband and I have been dealing with a tragedy for the last couple of days, one of his best friends took his own life. It is truely unbelievable, and I am seeing the unbelievable strength of God shine in his wife!
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