This shopping trip came quickly this week due to the fact that I didn’t go shopping last week until mid-week. I am still trying to take advantage of all the freezer cooking that I stored, and spend as little as possible. I am working on spending less than $80 a week…and hopefully saving the $20 a week that I have been spending to pay for the times I go to Sam’s every 3-ish months. If I can do that, then I have saved us and extra $200-$300 every 3-4 months in grocery money!! That would be awesome!!!
Here’s my list this week:
- Dry Pinto Beans
- Avacados (2)
- Potatoes
- Tomato
- Broccoli
- Yogurt
- Eggs
- Fritos
- Toothpaste for N
- Huggies
- Bananas
- Tuna
- Poptarts
- Granola
- Coffee
- Vanilla Yogurt
- Cheetos
Let me give you a back story on some of these items. I go shopping every Sunday, traditionally. This has been happening since I started staying home (about a year now). My husband knows this is when I go. My list was actually shorter this week. The highlighted items are those that I was told to go get later in the week. Needless to say, the second trip cost half as much as the first trip!! I was shocked and glad that I had saved so much money this week on my initial trip.
The extra items I ended up getting that were not on the list were:
- Coffeemate
- Kids Toothbrushes
- Cereal
Then, of course—I had to go get milk yesterday.
- Milk
- Lactaid
That’s not bad..normally I get at least 5-6 items that are not on the list.
Here’s the damage:
First Trip: $40.96
Second Trip: $18.61
Third Trip: $8.50 ( lost my receipt, so this is an estimate)
Total: $68.07
Not bad for a family of 4 that spent over a $100 a week just a couple of weeks ago.
