{"id":6305,"date":"2011-06-03T13:37:42","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T17:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=6305"},"modified":"2011-06-03T13:37:42","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T17:37:42","slug":"living-on-a-budget-groceries-40-for-4-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/?p=6305","title":{"rendered":"Living on a Budget: Groceries $40 for 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another week of doing Groceries $40 for 4. I  was able to stock up on  some items for our pantry so we should be good for awhile now. Most of  the items I stocked up were non-perishable products this week.\u00a0 A lot of  the items we picked up will be great for the upcoming road trips we  have this summer!\u00a0 Below are my  grocery  shopping   adventures for the  week!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6307\" style=\"width: 359px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/P1090969c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6307\" title=\"Walgreens Grocery Deals\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/P1090969c.jpg?resize=359%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/P1090969c.jpg?w=359&amp;ssl=1 359w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/P1090969c.jpg?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walgreens Grocery Deals!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Groceries from Walgreens:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$2.71 at Walgreens for 2 Pure  Bottle Water Packages (24 count  each), 4 Sugar Free Strawberry Jello, 1 Sugar Free Orange Jello, 1 Walgreens Cashew Halves, 1 Celsius Ice Tea, 1 Arizona Tea with Blueberry, 1 Arizona Tea with Pomegranate, 1 Arizona Tea with Raspberry, 1 Arizona Tea with Lemon, and 1 Illy Cappucino Coffee Drink. \u00a0 With upcoming  road trips and hot months these  will come in handy.\u00a0 I spent $2.71 but received $5 in Register Rewards back to use on future purchases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_6500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6500\" style=\"width: 380px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/P1100190c.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6500\" title=\"Walmart, Dollar Tree, and Save A Lot | Riteaid Groceries\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/P1100190c.jpg?resize=380%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/P1100190c.jpg?w=380&amp;ssl=1 380w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/P1100190c.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walmart, Dollar Tree, and Save A Lot | Riteaid Groceries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Groceries from Walmart:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$0.90 at Walmart for French Bread on Clearance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Groceries from Dollar Tree:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$1.01 at Dollar Tree for 1 loaf of Nature&#8217;s Own Whole Wheat Bread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Groceries from Save A Lot | Riteaid:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$21.64 at Save A Lot | Riteaid for 1 Whole Chicken on clearance, 5 packs of Hotdogs ($0.69 each), 1 bag of Carrots, 1 package String Cheese, 1 block of Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 1 can Pringles, 1 package of fresh Mushrooms (on clearance), 2 Ham Lunchables, 1 bag Red Delicious Apples, 1 bag Granny Smith Apples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I am excited to be doing our   Groceries $40 for 4 budget.\u00a0   This week I spent  $26.26 on  groceries.\u00a0 Even though I was under budget I was still able to  stock up on a couple items.\u00a0  Thankfully I was able to keep the amount  within reason and I was able to have a extra left over for  those weeks when I find a really good deal or go a little over.\u00a0 I am grateful for the coupons and Register Rewards I was able to use this week on the few items I purchased.<\/p>\n<p>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!\u00a0 As    always you are welcomed to join the journey with me.\u00a0  I      would love to    hear your story and how you are doing too.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p><em>Living on a Budget is a series of ways our family uses a budget          to  help keep us accountable with our finances.\u00a0 Life doesn\u2019t    always    go    as  planned.\u00a0 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.\u00a0  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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 There is  so much  more to  life than    having all the   stuff.\u00a0  We  may not have  the  newest or  greatest  items   in our  house, we   drive used  cars, and  wear   hand-me-down     clothing\u2026..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.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another week of doing Groceries $40 for 4. I was able to stock up on some items for our pantry so we should be good for awhile now. Most of the items I stocked up were non-perishable products this week.\u00a0 A lot of the items we picked up will be great for the upcoming road trips we have this summer!\u00a0 Below are my grocery shopping adventures for the week! Groceries from Walgreens: $2.71 at Walgreens for 2 Pure Bottle Water Packages (24 count each), 4 Sugar Free Strawberry Jello, 1 Sugar Free Orange Jello, 1 Walgreens Cashew Halves, 1 Celsius Ice Tea, 1 Arizona Tea with Blueberry, 1 Arizona Tea with Pomegranate, 1 Arizona Tea with Raspberry, 1 Arizona Tea with Lemon, and 1 Illy Cappucino Coffee Drink. \u00a0 With upcoming road trips and hot months these will come in handy.\u00a0 I spent $2.71 but received $5 in Register Rewards back to use on future purchases. Groceries from Walmart: $0.90 at Walmart for French Bread on Clearance Groceries from Dollar Tree: $1.01 at Dollar Tree for 1 loaf of Nature&#8217;s Own Whole Wheat Bread Groceries from Save A Lot | Riteaid: $21.64 at Save A Lot | Riteaid for 1 Whole Chicken on clearance, 5 packs of Hotdogs ($0.69 each), 1 bag of Carrots, 1 package String Cheese, 1 block of Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 1 can Pringles, 1 package of fresh Mushrooms (on clearance), 2 Ham Lunchables, 1 bag Red Delicious Apples, 1 bag Granny Smith Apples I am excited to be doing our Groceries $40 for 4 budget.\u00a0 This week I spent $26.26 on groceries.\u00a0 Even though I was under budget I was still able to stock up on a couple items.\u00a0 Thankfully I was able to keep the amount within reason and I was able to have a extra left over for those weeks when I find a really good deal or go a little over.\u00a0 I am grateful for the coupons and Register Rewards I was able to use this week on the few items I purchased. 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!\u00a0 As always you are welcomed to join the journey with me.\u00a0 I would love to hear your story and how you are doing too.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Life doesn\u2019t always go as planned.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 There is so much more to life than having all the stuff.\u00a0 We may not have the newest or greatest items in our house, we drive used cars, and wear hand-me-down clothing\u2026..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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[54,56,61,65,10,68,16,18,82,29,47],"tags":[309,1405,2097,2980,5707,5708,5710,5711,5713,5723,5724,5742,5743,5745,10769,12329,12605,12619,12620,20756,20775,20783,22795,24360,24376,24388,24389,24390,24823,25940],"class_list":["post-6305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-budget","category-coupons","category-deals","category-family","category-freebies","category-fresh-healthy","category-kids","category-living-on-a-budget","category-recipe","category-rewards","category-weekly-ads","tag-24-count-bottled-water","tag-arizona-tea-deals","tag-benefits-of-register-rewards","tag-bottle-water-at-walgreens","tag-deals-on-bottle-water-at-walgreens","tag-deals-on-bottled-water","tag-deals-on-celsius","tag-deals-on-celsius-tea","tag-deals-on-diet-teas","tag-deals-on-jello","tag-deals-on-jello-at-walgreens","tag-deals-on-sugar-free-jello","tag-deals-on-sugar-free-jello-at-walgreens","tag-deals-on-water-bottles","tag-great-deals-on-bottled-water","tag-how-to-find-arizona-tea-for-a-good-price","tag-how-to-use-our-register-rewards","tag-how-to-use-walgreens-deals","tag-how-to-use-walgreens-rewards","tag-saving-money-at-walgreens","tag-saving-with-bottled-water","tag-savings-on-arizona-teas","tag-stretching-the-budget-at-walgreens","tag-traveling-for-vacation","tag-traveling-this-summer","tag-traveling-with-bottled-water","tag-traveling-with-children","tag-traveling-with-family","tag-using-our-register-rewards","tag-where-to-find-a-deal-on-bottled-water"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcnfwQ-1DH","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6305\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blessingsmultiplied.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}