Living on a Budget: Groceries $40 for 4
I am slowly adjusting to quieter grocery shopping trips, I miss the girls chit chat. Here is my weekly update on our Groceries $40 for 4.
Groceries from Dollar Tree and Rite Aid | Save A Lot Dollar Tree Groceries:
- $1.00 at Dollar Tree for a loaf of Nature’s Own 100% Whole Wheat Bread.
Rite Aid | Save A Lot Groceries:
- $5.24 at Rite Aid | Save A Lot for a package of Cheese, fresh Peaches, fresh Plums and fresh Nectarines (the fruit was on sale and were great for the girls lunches).
Groceries from BiLo BiLo Groceries:
- $9.97 at BiLo for 2 gallons of Milk and 1 container of Country Crock Spread with Calcium (BiLo still has the least expensive milk on our side of town $3.49 per gallon and the Country Crock was on sale. I used two reusable bags and BiLo gave me 10 cents off my entire purchase, every little bit helps.)
Groceries from Ingles Ingles Groceries:
- $21.60 at Ingles for 1 bag Bananas, 1 container Red Raspberries, 1 container Grape Tomatoes, 1 bag Green Grapes, 2 containers Strawberries, 2 Turkey Lunchables, 2 Chicken Lunchables, 1 Sweet Onion, 1 package Cube Steak (about 3 pounds) and 1 package 93% Lean Hamburger (Everything was marked down on clearance or on sale except the Lunchables which were $1. The girls asked if they could have them at least a couple times a month as a special “treat” for their lunches at school, I decided to be extra nice and see how well they eat them, the ones I picked up don’t expire until Nov / Dec so we have a couple months to try them out).
This week I spent $37.81 on groceries. Even though I was only a little under on my budgeted amount for the week I would like to see it even lower. This week I was able to stock up on several staple items as well as lunch bag items that we were needing. I wish the milk prices would go down because that is a large chunk of the amount we spend on groceries each week. Hopefully next week is an even better 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.
Save A Lot: Deals for the week of August 3 – 9, 2011
The Save A Lot weekly ad deals are listed below for your convenience. Save A Lot continued their sale on “Save A Lot Today” brand products. Sign up for the Smart Shopper Club, by doing so you will get a $5.00 off of $25.00 coupon!
Meats and Seafood
Oscar Mayer Wieners or Bologna (16 oz or 12 oz) – $0.99
Use $1.00/2 coupon from insert 6/19 Smart Source (Expires 8/14/11)
$0.49 each after couponBeef Eye of Round Roast – $2.99 per lb
Eckrich Smoked or Skinless Turkey Sausage (14 oz) – $1.99
Use $0.55/1 coupon from insert 6/26 Smart Source (Expires 8/27/11)
Use $1.00/2 coupon from insert 6/26 Smart Source (Expires 8/27/11)
As low as $1.44 each after couponBoneless Chicken Breast – $1.49 per lb
Ground Beef 73% Lean (3 lb or 5 lb packages) – $1.99 per lb
Fresh Half Boneless Pork Loin – $1.99 per lb
Fresh Pork Tenderloin – $3.49 per lb
Shaner’s Boneless Chicken Breast – $5.99
Holten Quarter Pound Beef Patties (32 oz) – $3.99
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
Coburn Farm Eggs (1 dozen)- $0.19*
*Valid with $10 minumum purchase.
Limit one purchase customer. Must present coupon at time of purchase.
Valid at local store (states the address of our local store)
Expires August 13, 2011Kraft American Singles (12 oz) – $1.88
Use $0.55/1 coupon from Kraft Food & Family Booklet (found at Bi-Lo & Food Lion)
$1.33 each after couponFerratto’s Fully Loaded Pizza (21.5 to 24.4 oz) – $4.99
Coburn Farms Mozarella String Cheese (10 0z) – $2.99
Take & Bake Pepperoni & Supreme Pizza – $5.99
Reser’s Potato and Macaroni Salad – $2.99
Produce
Black, Red and White Grapes – $0.99 per lb
Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines – $0.79 per lb
Strawberries (1 lb package) – $2.00
Cucumbers – $0.33 each
Peppers – $0.33 each
Summer and Zucchini Squash – $0.49 each
Cantaloupe – $1.49 each
Grocery
Ideal Bread (20 or 24 oz) – $0.19*
*Valid with $10 minumum purchase.
Limit one purchase customer. Must present coupon at time of purchase.
Valid at local store (states the address of our local store)
Expires August 13, 2011General Mills Cereal (20.5 to 21.5 oz) – $2.49
Use $1.00/2 coupon from insert 7/10 Smart Source (Expires 8/20/11)
$1.99 each after couponKellogg’s PopTarts (14 to 14.7 oz) – $1.66
Use $1.00/3 coupon from insert 7/24 Red Plum (Expires 9/18/11)
$1.33 each after couponHi-C Juice Drink Boxes (10 Count) – $1.79
Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks (4.5 to 5.4 oz) – $1.88
Use $1.00/3 coupon from 7/17 Smart Source (Expires 9/10/11)
Use $0.50/2 printable coupon from Betty Crocker
As low as $1.55 each after couponSplash Out Juice Drink Pouches Fruit Punch (10 pack) – $1.79
Mantia’s Tri Color Rotini – $0.89
Tipton Grove Apple Juice – $1.69
Panner Peanut Butter – $1.59
Bramley’s Concord Grape Jelly (32 oz) – $1.8
Fairfield Farms Mini Raisin Boxes – $1.49
Nature Trails Chewy Granola Bars – $1.99
J Higg’s Potato Chips – $1.19
J Higg’s Cheezie Puffs or Crunchy – $1.39
Portmann’s Salad Dressings – $1.39
Crisp Lemonade – $0.99
Summerset Green Citrus Tea (6 pack) – $2.89
Albany Bakery Creme Sandwich Cookies – $1.99
Vitner Multi Pack Snacks – $4.99
Mrs Freshley’s Buddy Bars or Oatmeal Creme – $1.00
Chef’s Finest Croutons – $0.99
Tree Ripe Lemonade – $1.99
Bakery
Fresh Apple or Cherry Pie – $2.99
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.
