Titus 2 Homemakers
The Kitchen is the Heart of the Home => The Cook House => : mom of 2 boys September 19, 2013, 10:53:41 PM
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Mine goes the September 19th-October 19th-
October budget $280.00
Meijer $41.29
head of ice burg lettuce .99
hot dog buns 1.28
hamburger buns 1.28
3 pounds of yellow onions 1.99
Roasted red pepper hummus 2.99
4 pack of root beer ( rick's lunches for work) 1.50 + .40 deposit
2 family packs of chicken thigh (will be one meal each) 5.95, 6.43
4 packets of fajita seasoning mix .49 each
6 packets of taco seasoning mix .49 each
2.47 pounds of green grapes 2.91
2.19 pounds of red grapes 2.58
10 pounds of potatoes 2.99
bag of gala apples 2.50
Apple dip ( Rick wanted it so a splurge) 2.50
-4.40 in bottle return
Sam's $87.55 ( most of this is for the month)
18 count of eggs 1.98
fruit and nut bars ( Rick's lunches for the month) 9.82
2 bags of veggie straws( Rick's lunches for the month) 4.98 each
3 pack of celery 2.68
bag of mini cucumbers 4.98
box cereal bars ( I think 50 or so?) 7.98
3 boxes of southern sweet tea that we love but they only have it in the summer and had a very little amount left 8.91 each
5# block of sharp cheddar cheese ( for Rick's lunches for the month) 12.98
bananas 1.48
2 gallon jugs of cranberry juice 4.48 each
Budget $280/Left of Budget $153.44
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I'll have to think about my October budget. Rather than focusing on a number, I'm trying to concentrate on saving money in the kitchen. I'm going to be using my slow cooker a lot, and have been looking for some new recipes to try in addition to the ones I always make--chili; vegetable soup; sloppy joes; spaghetti sauce; chicken & vegetables; etc. Once I have a clearer plan for where I can be more efficient in saving money and time, I'll come back and post my October budget.
Blessings,
Jennie
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I am going for $360 in October. I am thinking of splitting it to $80 a week and see what happens.
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I'm in for $200, food only. Pet food, chicken feed, etc. will come out of separate budget.
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360/4=90, doesn't it? Duh! So, that's $90 per week.
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Hey Susan,
I would say 360/4 is $80 because that would leave $10 per week just for you! I think your division was perfectly done!
Alice
P.S. I may just try something like $280 per month. So, $280/4=$60 and I get the rest. Yup, I'm going to do this.
Have you ever had a few bucks in your wallet thinking "I have a couple extra bucks for whatever" and then wham you look for it realizing one of the kids needed it and your wallet is empty? This happens to me all the time!
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Alice, haha! I just might do that. ;D We'll see. Happy shopping, y'all!
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I'm in again for $300 - includes all food, health & beauty, and paper products.
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I'm setting my October budget at $400. I had originally thought of $375, but we have two birthdays in October so there will be extra expense with cake and ice cream, etc. The $400 includes all groceries, toiletries, paper goods, etc.
Blessings,
Jennie
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I'm in again for $300 - includes all food, health & beauty, and paper products.
Forgot that I have the opportunity to go to Aldi mid-October (this only happens 2-3 times a year). I usually add in an extra $100 to the monthly budget to cover this stock-up trip. So, I'm changing my October budget to $400.
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I am setting some strategies in place and I am so excited. I am planning on storing all of my receipts together in a clear, plastic page protector along with a sheet of paper listing my totals. I want to start keeping one for every month. This way l can look back and see what I spent six months ago, etc. Perhaps I will log in what our meals were too on another sheet. Hopefully this will help keep things consistently low.
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Susan, I think the type of record keeping you're suggesting will be very helpful. I just found an old weekly grocery list I had typed and printed. It must be 6+ years old because I was still buying diapers. ;) I'm going to modify it somewhat and see if I can create a new weekly list to help keep my costs down and cut back on some of the impulse purchases.
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Looking over old lists are a lot of fun!
Susan, I think the type of record keeping you're suggesting will be very helpful. I just found an old weekly grocery list I had typed and printed. It must be 6+ years old because I was still buying diapers. ;) I'm going to modify it somewhat and see if I can create a new weekly list to help keep my costs down and cut back on some of the impulse purchases.
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The scary ones are where I've recorded prices--it's amazing to see how much prices have gone up in a relatively short period of time! :o
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I am setting some strategies in place and I am so excited. I am planning on storing all of my receipts together in a clear, plastic page protector along with a sheet of paper listing my totals. I want to start keeping one for every month. This way l can look back and see what I spent six months ago, etc. Perhaps I will log in what our meals were too on another sheet. Hopefully this will help keep things consistently low.
Good idea! I am interested to hear how that plays out for you. In fact, I might try it myself.
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Catherine, I think it will be fun. Each month will be packaged in it's own slip with receipts and menus. I am going to keep this in my home management binder.
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I am setting some strategies in place and I am so excited. I am planning on storing all of my receipts together in a clear, plastic page protector along with a sheet of paper listing my totals. I want to start keeping one for every month. This way l can look back and see what I spent six months ago, etc. Perhaps I will log in what our meals were too on another sheet. Hopefully this will help keep things consistently low.
good idea
please share with us
or share on your blog and I will read it there :-*
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I have been stocking up so we are going to fine for the month even with a little bit of the budget left.
Tom's $9.88
2 packs of hot dog buns 1.39 each
box of egg drop soup 2.39
2 cans of garbanzo beans 1.00 each
2 jugs of cranberry juice 2.50 each
bag of whole carrots .89
zucchini 1.22
-4.40 bottle return
Walmart $13.63
fat free sour cream 1.48
Cottage cheese 2.64
pepperoni cheese bread 2.09
Italian garlic bread 1.68
cilantro 1.24
two 2 packs of tomatoes 1.24 each
apple cider vinegar 1.44
decaf coffee 1.00
Target $42.53
hamburger buns 1.29
gallon milk 3.39
18 count eggs 2.54
single mozzarella cheese .47
deli 4.78
pepper jack mozzarella cheese sticks 3.99
Pizza mozzarella cheese stick 3.99
2 frozen pizza's 2.54 each
Sam's $17.34
2 loafs of aunt Millie's bread 3.38 for both
bag of tortilla's/bag of ruffle potato chips 5.98 for both
whole chicken from deli already cooked 4.88 ( Used if for my chicken noodle soup for dinner)
big pack of extra gum 7.98
Budget $280/Left of Budget $49.89
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I'm not sure if my strategy is what you are looking for but what I have done is set up a spreadsheet called "Family Expenses". The rows were all the places I paid bills to like At&T, auto insurance, trash, taxes, home insurance, etc. The columns are Jan., Feb., March, etc. Since we normally pay a bill each month, one line is sufficient. Groceries bills are all kept in a folder and each month I add them up for that month only and enter the grand total in the line for Jan., Feb., etc. This only give me a basic idea of what I spend each month on groceries but not the detail of how much peanut butter is at Meijer versus Aldi. It at least tells me what I spend each year and then I try to cut corners on some of those bills. This has worked so well for me and it is all contained into one spreadsheet since there are multiple tabs I just create a new tab for the new year.
With two of the three kids out of the house for now it almost doesn't matter so much anymore regarding groceries because we just don't need as much stuff anymore. I never buy a grocery cart full of stuff anymore. We get milk, eggs, yogurt once a week and a few other things but never a big bill anymore. We've just entered a new part of life and it is strange.
Alice
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I forgot to add to the target one and it was on the slip. 2 racks of spare ribs. They had a $3 off coupon on both of them so I got them really cheap :)
Maleesa
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I have plans to write about this on my blog soon, Cathie. ;)
Here is what I have spent so far this month:
BiLo:
bagged salad $4
sugar 2.28
gallon canola oil 6.99
loaf we bread 1.79
white bread 1.45
24 pack ice cream sandwiches 5.09
sour cream 2.59
$24.09
CVS:
2 bottles Tide $3.88(after coupons,etc.)
$27.97 so far this week...I have about $60 left till next week...
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I think I am doing pretty good. I have got 10 more days to go and I think we will be fine. maybe some milk and that should be about it.
Meijer's $19.93
head of lettuce 1.19
Rye chips 2.39
2 bags of tortillas ( buy one get one free & 1.00 off coupon) 1.59 for both :)
2 four packs of bottle soda for Rick's lunches 1.50 each + .80 deposit
2 frozen pizza's .88 each
2 containers of frozen chicken nuggets .88 each
2 containers of cottage cheese 1.50 each
bag of ruffle potato chips 2.00
Box of marked down donuts 2.44
Target $5.00
5 boxes of fruit roll ups 4 in each box ( 2 for our boys and 3 for our friends kids) 5.00
Meijer's $6.19
Meijer lunch meat 2.69
sleeve of celery 1.50
2 four packs of mini cucumbers 1.00 each
Budget $280.00/Left of Budget $18.77
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Meijer's $15.25
bag of carrots .89
cottage cheese 2.06
2 dozen eggs 3.19
10 pounds of potatoes 3.99
box of margarine .69
gallon of milk 2.50
3 packs of imitation crab 1.25 each
-9.90 can return
Budget $280/Left of Budget $3.52. Next month I am dropping my Budget down to $240 (Or $270, not sure yet?) for the month just for food. My new budget starts Saturday the 19th.