Living on a Budget: Groceries $40 for 4
It was a wild week, our family has a lot of fun adventures coming up so I am trying to stop on top of everything. Hopefully I will be able to share a little bit more about our upcoming plans before long. I was not able to get to the grocery store until late on Friday but thankfully was able to pick up almost everything I needed this week even if I did got a little over budget. Here is my weekly update on our Groceries $40 for 4.
Groceries from Save A Lot | Rite Aid, Walmart, Ingles, and Walgreens
Save A Lot | Rite Aid Groceries:
- $7.90 at Save A Lot | Rite Aid for 2 boxes Blue Bonnet sticks of butter, 2 boxes Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, 1 container Butter Spread (3 lb), and 1 bag Carrots (2 lbs). (All the items were on sale or clearance.)
Walmart Groceries:
- $0.00 at Walmart for 1 bag Whole Wheat Sandwich Rolls (on clearance), 1 bag Everything French Bread (on clearance), 1 bag Chocolate Chips, 1 box Popcorn (8 count), 2 liter Mountain Dew (price matched), and 1 box Idaho Potatoes (free product coupon). (Bought items on sale or clearance and paid with a gift card so the total was zero.)
Ingles Groceries:
- $42.84 at Ingles for 1 jar Peter Pan Natural Peanut Butter, 1 can Tuna Fish, 1 Starkist Tuna Fish, 2 boxes Pop Secret Popcorn, 2 loaves Laura Lynn Bread, 4 bags Laura Lynn Shredded Cheese, 2 blocks Laura Lynn Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 2 Laura Lynn sliced Cheese (16 count each), 2 boxes Breakfast Biscuits / Pancakes (on clearance, 10 count each), 6 containers Fresh Blueberries (on clearance), 3 bags Snow Peas (on clearance), 1 container Cherry Chocolate Covered Pretzels (on clearance), 1 container Roasted Soybeans (on clearance), 2 bottles Bare Naked Fruit Drinks (on clearance), 2 Laura Lynn English Muffins (6 count each) and 2 sweet Yellow Onions. Not pictured 3 bags of chips we purchased to take over to a friends house. (Everything I bought this week at Ingles was on sale, marked down, or on clearance. All the produce was marked down to $0.99 cents, I was able to pick up some more cheese on sale, and used some coupons for the items purchased!)
Walgreens Groceries:
- $0.65 at Walgreens for 2 dozen Eggs, 1 S6 Power Bar, 1bag Domino Sugar (4 lbs), and 1 two liter A&W Root Beer (everything was on sale, I used $9.59 in coupons, and I received $1.89 in Register Rewards back to use towards my next purchase.)
This week I spent $51.39 on groceries. Even though I was over on my budgeted amount for the week I was able to stock up on some items at the same time plus I had a little extra to spend since I had come under budget in previous weeks. I was thrilled to stock up on produce (blueberries) and diary items as well as other great fridge & pantry items this week. I hope that next week is better week and we can come under budget!
It is my goal to give you regular updates on this budget section so you can celebrate the good weeks with me and thump me on the bad weeks! As always you are welcomed to join the journey with me. I would love to hear your story and how you are doing too. The purpose of our family doing this it to watch our grocery spending while allowing us to feed our family, enjoy life, share with others, and yet stay on track with our budget.
Living on a Budget is a series of ways our family uses a budget to help keep us accountable with our finances. Life doesn’t always go as planned. We have used some of the ideas I will be sharing for years while others are ones we are just starting to implement as we continue finding ways to be creative and have fun with what we have been given. Having a plan in place allows us the freedom to be smart with what we have been given, get more creative when it is a tight (week, month, year or a season) and when necessary live a much more simplified life. A budget helps us stay on track so we have more opportunities to enjoy the many blessings we have been given as well as share what we have with others. There is so much more to life than having all the stuff. We may not have the newest or greatest items in our house, we drive used cars, and wear hand-me-down clothing…..however, if our family is taken care of and have love for each other and others we have more than all the riches in the world.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of January 11 – 17, 2012
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. You can start stocking up on some great deals for upcoming Holiday cooking. Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Meats and Seafood
Boneless Chicken Breast – $1.29 per lb
Boneless Pork Loin Roast – $1.99 per lb
Ground Beef (80% Lean) – $1.99 per lb
Boneless Chuck Roast – $2.69 per lb
Pick 5 for $19.99 promo on going: Pick any 5 specially marked packages of your favorite cuts of fresh, frozen or smoked meats and pay just $19.99 (about $2 per pound).
Fridge and Freezer
Milk (1 Gallon) – $2.99
Tony’s Original Crust Pizza, Supreme or Pepperoni (12 to 14 oz) – $1.99
Hungry Man Turkey or Salisbury Steak Dinner (16 oz) – $1.99
Banquet Pot Pies (7 oz) – $0.59
Michelina’s Pizzas Rolls (90 count) – $4.99
Snack-A-Tizers Pepperoni Pizza Bagels Bites (40 count) – $4.99
Blue Bonnet Spread (45 oz) – $2.49
Borden Shredded Cheese (8 oz) – $2.00
Coburn Farms Yogurt (4 oz) – $0.50
Coburn Farms EggZactly (16 oz) – $1.99
Produce
Biggin’s Potatoes (10 pounds) – $2.99
Red or Golden Delicious Apples (5 pounds) – $2.99
California Navel Oranges (8 pounds) – $4.99
Green Peppers – $0.50
Yellow Onions (3 pounds) – $1.29
Carrots (2 pounds) – $1.00
Dole Garden Salads (12 oz) – $1.00
Household
Power Cycle 2x Liquid Laundry Detergent (175 oz) – $5.99
Grocery
Maxwell House Wake Up Roast Coffee (34.5 oz) – $6.99
General Mills Cereal, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Trix, or Golden Grahams (10 to 12 oz) – $1.99
Use $1.00/2 coupon from insert 12/11 Smart Source (Expires 1/21/12)
Use $1.00/1 coupon found on some boxes (Expires 3/28/12)
As low as $0.99 each after couponSundia Fruit Cups (8 oz) – $1.00
Nabisco Oreos (15 to 16 oz) – $2.99
Dinty Moore Beef Stew (24 oz) – $1.99
Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce (15.5 oz) – $0.99
Old Orchard Apple Cocktail Juice (64 oz) – $1.99
Use $0.50/1 printable coupon from Old Orchard
$1.49 each after couponKaskey’s Lowfat Cream of Mushroom Soup (10.5 oz) – $0.89
Kaskey’s Lower Sodium Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup (18.6 oz) – $1.79
Medeiros Extra Virgin Olive Oil (17 oz) – $4.29
Rollin Oats Quick or Old Fashioned (42 oz) – $2.29
Morning Delight Sugar Free Pancake Syrup (12 oz) – $1.49
Nature’s Trail Chewy Fiber Bars (7 oz) – $2.29
Shelby Grove’s Fruit Cocktail or Sliced Peaches (15 oz) – $0.99
Portmann Ranch Salad Dressing (16 oz) – $1.49
Remember you can use the $5/$25 printable coupon to sweeten these deals! Plus you can earn up to 5 additional $5 off $25 coupons for sharing the coupon with your friends.
For more information about Save A Lot’s coupon policies go here. If you find additional deals or savings please let me know and I will add them to the list.
Living on a Budget: Groceries $40 for 4
We are back from traveling this week and super excited about having guests. Here is my weekly update on our Groceries $40 for 4.
Groceries from Ingles, BiLo, and Walmart Ingles Groceries:
- $15.80 at Ingles for 1 loaf Laura Lynn Bread, 1 container Yogurt, 1 bag of Banana’s, 2 bags fresh Spinach, 2 bags Fresh Coleslaw, 1 container fresh Lettuce, 1 package Ground Hamburger, 1 head Cauliflower, 1 container fresh Strawberries, 1 container fresh Beans, and 1 bag Shredded Lettuce (all the items were marked down on clearance for $0.50 to $0.99 or on sale plus I used a couple coupons from the yogurt boxes)
BiLo Groceries:
- $4.48 at BiLo for 1 gallon of Milk and 1 box of PopTarts. (I brought a reusable bag today so I was able to get a 5 cent discount at BiLo).
Walmart Groceries:
- $21.11 at Walmart for 1 container Vanilla Ice Cream, 1 bag of Hashbrowns, 1 bag English Muffins, 1 bag Mozzarella String Cheese, 1 bag Cheese Twist Sticks, 1 container Sour Cream, 2 containers Whipped Topping, 1 bag Bagels, Oscar Mayer Chicken Combo, Oscar Mayer Combos, 1 box Butter, and 1 bag Potatoes (the Oscar Mayer Combos were free with coupon).
This week I spent $41.39 on groceries. Even though I was over on my budgeted amount for the week I was able to stock up on several items on clearance plus I had a little extra left over from last week. I am excited to have my parents, grandparents, and brother visiting this week. I hope that next week is an even better week and we can come under budget for the week.
It is my goal to give you regular updates on this budget section so you can celebrate the good weeks with me and thump me on the bad weeks! As always you are welcomed to join the journey with me. I would love to hear your story and how you are doing too. The purpose of our family doing this it to watch our grocery spending while allowing us to feed our family, enjoy life, share with others, and yet stay on track with our budget.
Living on a Budget is a series of ways our family uses a budget to help keep us accountable with our finances. Life doesn’t always go as planned. We have used some of the ideas I will be sharing for years while others are ones we are just starting to implement as we continue finding ways to be creative and have fun with what we have been given. Having a plan in place allows us the freedom to be smart with what we have been given, get more creative when it is a tight (week, month, year or a season) and when necessary live a much more simplified life. A budget helps us stay on track so we have more opportunities to enjoy the many blessings we have been given as well as share what we have with others. There is so much more to life than having all the stuff. We may not have the newest or greatest items in our house, we drive used cars, and wear hand-me-down clothing…..however, if our family is taken care of and have love for each other and others we have more than all the riches in the world.
