The good thing about stocking up is that the length and items in any other grocery runs are quite minimal (and of course, the dollars are too).
Friday evening, I actually had my boyfriend go to the store to pick up some hot dog buns ($3.19) and sauerkraut ($1.19) for our dinner.
Then today I decided to make something special and really not worry about budgeting so much. I went to Shoppers Food Warehouse after work and picked up:
1 bag frozen mixed vegetables $1.00
about 12 large shrimp $7.52
= $8.52
I'm going to start keeping a running tally at the bottom of each entry exactly how much we spend in a given week and how above and below budget we are.
Week August 10th-16th:
10th CVS $7.41
10th Safeway $52.72
13th CVS $0.00
13th Giant $47.73
14th Superfresh $6.00
15th Safeway 4.38
= $118.24 -$68.24
Woah. My only defense is that a lot of my purchases involved stockpiling cheap food for future weeks, which so far is reflected in the mere $8.52 I've spent on groceries this week. Tomorrow, I should have a similarly small bill grabbing some ingredient for the Mexican casserole I plan to make.
We'll see how I do in future weeks!
Monday, August 18, 2008
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