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Offline Sandlappersue

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Re: October Budget
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2013, 11:02:43 AM »
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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Re: October Budget
« Reply #16 on: September 29, 2013, 05:54:31 AM »
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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Re: October Budget
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2013, 05:27:57 PM »
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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Re: October Budget
« Reply #18 on: September 30, 2013, 06:30:44 PM »
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.

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Re: October Budget
« Reply #19 on: October 01, 2013, 06:03:46 AM »





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 :)


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Re: October Budget
« Reply #20 on: October 01, 2013, 11:42:31 AM »
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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Re: October Budget
« Reply #21 on: October 09, 2013, 11:41:26 AM »
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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Re: October Budget
« Reply #22 on: October 17, 2013, 12:10:37 PM »
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.
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