Over the last couple of months, I have been trying to stick to a $100 weekly budget for everything that I need to run the household(food, cleaners, etc.) and this week I ended up only $7.18 over $100!! I am sooo excited that I have been able to knock my weekly total down to around the $100 mark rather than $150-$160 mark!
So without further ado, here is a breakdown of the purchases I made this week:
Family Fare(1st trip):
- 2 gallons milk $5.98
- 2 bottles apple juice $3.34
Total OOP: $9.32
Total Savings: $1.04
Total without sales and coupons: $10.36
Family Fare(2nd trip):
- 3 bags chips: $7.00
- 4 boxes mac & cheese $2.40
- 9lbs boneless/skinless chicken breasts & tenders $14.94
- 2 lbs stick margarine $1.50
- 2-56oz containers ice cream $3.94
- 2 pkgs. smoky links $4.00
- 1 lb deli turkey breast $3.08
- 2 dozen eggs $1.96
- 1/2 gallon buttermilk $2.59
- 5 Faygo 2 liters $3.95(with deposit)
- 1 head lettuce 69¢
- 1.21lbs zucchini/yellow squash $1.20
- 3 lbs bananas $1.77
- 1.85lbs cherries $3.68
Total OOP: $52.70
Total Savings: $42.61
Total without sales & coupons: $95.31
Meijer:
- 11.74lbs boneless/skinless chicken breasts $23.34
- 5 pkgs brown & serve sausage $5.00
- 2 gallons milk $3.96
- 10 lbs potatoes $3.69
- 2 lbs shredded hashbrowns $4.67
- 1 family pack bag chicken nuggets $4.50
Total OOP: $45.16
Total Savings: $19.09
Total without sales & coupons: $64.25
Grand Total OOP: $107.18
Grand Total Savings: $62.74
Grand Total without sales & coupons: $169.92
