Tuesday, January 3, 2017
I wasn't sure exactly what had gone on this month so I went back to see what I spent for the month. It seems that I failed at keeping track but did pretty well at the budget. It was good that I spent money on the credit card because I was hunting for receipts because I hadn't even taken them out of my bag or what I bought. Luckily, I found the receipts and the pictures of the items. I used the last day of the month to go to a few stores and spend the rest of the budget for the month and get things that we needed for the upcoming month...even though I haven't finished a menu plan for January.
There were some freebies at Harris Teeter through the month and I got a few other great deals. My sister in law brought me a bunch of eggs that she wasn't going to use before going on vacation and it worked out to around 3 dozen eggs which I quickly used. My mom did buy some stuff at the store when she went to get some things for herself including my husband's special treat of Coke so that was a nice Christmas present and no money out of our pocket. My parents also bought me a 25 lb bag of bread flour and tweleve 5 lb bags of Wegman's flour for my Christmas present. My parents also left three bananas when they left so that I could make banana bread out of them. I brought some apple slices home from our school party so that they didn't go bad and I put them in the blender with the rest of the applesauce in the pantry to make some applesauce bread and freeze the extras. I got 4 single batch and one double batch of applesauce measured in the freezer to use for future loaves of applesauce bread. I used the turkey to make turkey stock from the bones and some frozen veggies which made soup for the family and the rest went into containers in the freezer. Great freebies that helped us stock up on things in the freezer!!
Here is what I got for the month of December and the amount that I spent at each store. The bottom of the
I got some freebies on the sprinkles, trios, rev wraps and batteries. Lots of other great deals lead to a really low out of pocket total.
The tea was a gift for my mother and the rest was to stock up on supplies. It was amazing pricing and let me get bread flour for cheaper then regular flour.
Aldi $5.71
I was out of crackers and celery and we needed lemons for making pies for the holidays so this was a little bit of a splurge because we certainly didn't need lemon pie but it is my favorite.
Aldi $10.52
I went for baking powder because we were totally out and powdered sugar to make Christmas icing. I got the two bags of chicken because I thought we could use them. Super glad that I did because we are already into both of them...although I found an already open bag of popcorn chicken when I was cleaning out of the freezer. Ooops!!!
Harris Teeter $5.89
$0.27 Jiffy corn bread, $0.99 lettuce, $0.87 margarine, and $0.50 Puffs were the bargains that I got. I also got a free yogurt and free goodness bar (not pictured because I might have eaten it right away...those are amazing and free is a great price).
Aldi $20.33
We were out of white rice and spreadable butter so I grabbed those first. I decided to stock up with the remaining money left in the year on our chicken so that should last us awhile. I always say so that I don't have to go back to Aldi for awhile but that never works out for me!!
Harris Teeter $26.78
I went to the store without the right coupons this morning!!! UGH!! I went home and bought three coupons for the Cheez-Its from Kelloggs Family Rewards. I went to the other Harris Teeter and then the sale on the Cheez-Its actually got better!! They were buy two and get three free so I used three coupons and ended up paying $1.40 per box (one of my coupons that I thought expired today was already expired...boo!) The Cranberry Grape was on sale half off for $2.89. Angel Soft was $3.07 after coupons and sale for 9 rolls ($0.34 each). The Bounty Paper Towel was $9.97 for 12 rolls ($0.83 each) which should last us over the next two years. The Can't Believe It's Not Butter was on sale and there were coupons for I got them for $0.60 each. The soup was $0.30 each. I got the Coke Life for free so that we can try them.
Total Retail $380.69
Total Savings $224.13
Total OOP $156.56
Target $14.10 (got another gift card back for a return about $9)
Between my husband and I, we got $160 of Target gift cards from work. We bought this load of stuff before the holidays and went back after the holidays to get a few clearance items that will be gifts for next year. We also bought the plates, napkins, and cups for my son's birthday party half off because they were red!!! I stocked up on some cranberry juice with an awesome cartwheel. My mother got us a pan which we returned and bought a less expensive one so there was a little more money to spent. My husband volunteered the remaining money to be a clearance toy for my son so we aren't counting this into groceries because it was so many other things like gifts and toys but I don't have pictures of everything that we got!
There were some freebies at Harris Teeter through the month and I got a few other great deals. My sister in law brought me a bunch of eggs that she wasn't going to use before going on vacation and it worked out to around 3 dozen eggs which I quickly used. My mom did buy some stuff at the store when she went to get some things for herself including my husband's special treat of Coke so that was a nice Christmas present and no money out of our pocket. My parents also bought me a 25 lb bag of bread flour and tweleve 5 lb bags of Wegman's flour for my Christmas present. My parents also left three bananas when they left so that I could make banana bread out of them. I brought some apple slices home from our school party so that they didn't go bad and I put them in the blender with the rest of the applesauce in the pantry to make some applesauce bread and freeze the extras. I got 4 single batch and one double batch of applesauce measured in the freezer to use for future loaves of applesauce bread. I used the turkey to make turkey stock from the bones and some frozen veggies which made soup for the family and the rest went into containers in the freezer. Great freebies that helped us stock up on things in the freezer!!
Here is what I got for the month of December and the amount that I spent at each store. The bottom of the
Harris Teeter $25.09 + $12.19 - $6.44= $30.84
I did two check outs and then there was an issue with the price on the popcorn so I got one free and bunch of money credited back. Amazing prices but a splurge on the New Years Eve steak treat!!!
Harris Teeter $12.28
I got some freebies on the sprinkles, trios, rev wraps and batteries. Lots of other great deals lead to a really low out of pocket total.
Aldi $18.59- $8.19= $10.40
I got the popcorn as a gift for my father because I would never spend that much money on popcorn for myself although the flavors sounded great. I went back and returned it because my dad said that he couldn't eat it because of dental work.
I got the popcorn as a gift for my father because I would never spend that much money on popcorn for myself although the flavors sounded great. I went back and returned it because my dad said that he couldn't eat it because of dental work.
Giant $3.06
We were totally out of ketchup and I priced it out at three stores before getting this one but super expensive when they aren't on sale and it seems that I need to get more of it because my son eats it at least once a week!! UGH!
Harris Teeter $30.75
We were totally out of ketchup and I priced it out at three stores before getting this one but super expensive when they aren't on sale and it seems that I need to get more of it because my son eats it at least once a week!! UGH!
Harris Teeter $30.75
The tea was a gift for my mother and the rest was to stock up on supplies. It was amazing pricing and let me get bread flour for cheaper then regular flour.
Aldi $5.71
I was out of crackers and celery and we needed lemons for making pies for the holidays so this was a little bit of a splurge because we certainly didn't need lemon pie but it is my favorite.
Aldi $10.52
I went for baking powder because we were totally out and powdered sugar to make Christmas icing. I got the two bags of chicken because I thought we could use them. Super glad that I did because we are already into both of them...although I found an already open bag of popcorn chicken when I was cleaning out of the freezer. Ooops!!!
Harris Teeter $5.89
$0.27 Jiffy corn bread, $0.99 lettuce, $0.87 margarine, and $0.50 Puffs were the bargains that I got. I also got a free yogurt and free goodness bar (not pictured because I might have eaten it right away...those are amazing and free is a great price).
Aldi $20.33
We were out of white rice and spreadable butter so I grabbed those first. I decided to stock up with the remaining money left in the year on our chicken so that should last us awhile. I always say so that I don't have to go back to Aldi for awhile but that never works out for me!!
Harris Teeter $26.78
I went to the store without the right coupons this morning!!! UGH!! I went home and bought three coupons for the Cheez-Its from Kelloggs Family Rewards. I went to the other Harris Teeter and then the sale on the Cheez-Its actually got better!! They were buy two and get three free so I used three coupons and ended up paying $1.40 per box (one of my coupons that I thought expired today was already expired...boo!) The Cranberry Grape was on sale half off for $2.89. Angel Soft was $3.07 after coupons and sale for 9 rolls ($0.34 each). The Bounty Paper Towel was $9.97 for 12 rolls ($0.83 each) which should last us over the next two years. The Can't Believe It's Not Butter was on sale and there were coupons for I got them for $0.60 each. The soup was $0.30 each. I got the Coke Life for free so that we can try them.
Total Retail $380.69
Total Savings $224.13
Total OOP $156.56
Non-Grocery Shopping Trips
Kohls $3.58 + $9.00= $12.58
I got a Christmas present, birthday gift and a Christmas gift for next year for my sister in law (not pictured).
Target $14.10 (got another gift card back for a return about $9)
Between my husband and I, we got $160 of Target gift cards from work. We bought this load of stuff before the holidays and went back after the holidays to get a few clearance items that will be gifts for next year. We also bought the plates, napkins, and cups for my son's birthday party half off because they were red!!! I stocked up on some cranberry juice with an awesome cartwheel. My mother got us a pan which we returned and bought a less expensive one so there was a little more money to spent. My husband volunteered the remaining money to be a clearance toy for my son so we aren't counting this into groceries because it was so many other things like gifts and toys but I don't have pictures of everything that we got!
