I did a bit more stocking up because I didn't use all of my $100 weekly budget yesterday at Safeway. I decided to order grocery pickup from Fred Meyer last night. I get loyalty reward coupons from Fred Meyer each month and I really try to utilize them to get the most for my money. I knew that I only had a $20 budget to work with.
Bob and I enjoy having a couple of hot dogs for lunch and Fred Meyer had the Bar S brand 10 for $10. I bought 5 packs. They freeze well and we can simply pull out a pack and that should last us a week. If we get ambitious, we can get our tripod cooking grate and put it out over the fire pit and cook them on there. I don't care how old I get, I still love to have a couple of hot dogs with mustard.
I stocked up on a bottle of chocolate syrup for Bob. He's a chocoholic. He loves chocolate. I have a hard time eating chocolate as it gives me horrid acid reflux, even after taking a antacid. I tend to avoid it.
I bought the mandarin oranges for me. Those are my chocolate.
One of my loyalty coupons was for a free jar of Kraft mayonnaise. I like the stuff made with olive oil. The puddings are for Bob. The chocolate chips are to make chocolate chip cookies with and I actually got 3 green peppers, not 1. I'm going to slice them up and freeze them.
I wanted the red potatoes to make a specific recipe with and I held onto the salsa coupon from last month.
So I was still able to bring this small grocery haul in under my $20 budget and we have several more meals in the freezer for our no spend challenge.
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Conda here - went to Grocery Outlet yesterday with my niece to push my chair and I push the cart. Got Betty Crocker no bake cookie mix 2/1.00! I got the big long slim jim beef sticks, 2/1.00, they are now 1.98 each, everywhere else, and NO they were not expired, not even close! I got a big box of the slim jim and cheese stick snacks...individually they go for 2.19 or more elsewhere. I bought the whole box of 24 for 1.99! I find huge discounts on vitamins and my other supplements there too, and the earliest expiration date was 2025. Problem is, you have to shop in person and for me, I can only get there when I have someone to push me in my chair. BUT, I'm loving this as I have to super watch every penny.
ReplyDeletePS, I love, love, love that you do this and share it with us. You are my inspiration and that means a lot to me! Conda
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