Even with the Catalina stock-ups(hello 12 cartons of ice cream!)at Weis and buying the ginormous jar of local honey AND the specialty salts at the local Health Food store this month I could have stayed on or just under budget for June.
And then the Graduation Party for 12 family members happened.
* And even with the buying some stuff a month ahead for it, the store bought cake(who was I to say no to this request and make a homemade cake?) and the bags of ice for the coolers/drinks just pushed the spending over $200 by the 10th of the month. UGLY
Ugh.
But your kid doesn't graduate from high school more than once so I am not beating myself up over spending money for this party. I still think I did it fairly on the frugal side.
* And at least I didn't put the expenses on a credit card. ;-) GOOD
I am standing at food spending of $265.61 at this moment.
I have $48.96 in cash rebates received so far this month to add to my $250 food budget, for a total of $298.96 in the food kitty(so far).
* This means I have $33.35 left before I go over my allotted June budget for food. UGLY
* All that Graduation party food meant massive leftovers to eat all of last week, so no food shopping happened....until the 18th. GOOD
* I had a Weis Catalina Q expiring on the 18th, so I rolled it into a newer one.....
Assorted paper products(Kimberly-Clark brand I believe)were Buy $21/Get $7 Catalina.
I bought the 2 MEGA roll packs of toilet paper above, using 2 x $1/1 Scott ManuQs and my expiring $7 CatQ, for a grand total of $4.98 OOP for both.
And I received another $7 CatalinaQ.
$2.49 each for bigass packages of TP & $7 more in Cats? Yes please!! GOOD
* While I was in the store rolling that CatQ, I spent another $27.21 on blocks of cheese($1.67 each)and chicken(40% off Tyson convenience chicken for when #2 son returns from camp), plus big bags of tortilla chips(BOGO) for Hubs tv-time snacking pleasure. My Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese stores were almost depleted and at my stock-up price so I had to get them now. UGLY
* Buying the chips and the chicken in that transaction? BAD
I haven't had a chance to check the grocery ads for this week, but I already know that unless we need it immediately or it's an amazing price, I won't be buying it......and next week is looking that way as well.
* I have $33.35 to get us through the next 2 weeks. UGLY
* Looking on the bright side, it's down to just Hubs and I to feed for the next 2 weeks so no teens pestering me to spend on junk. GOOD
* I'm going to dig into the freezer and come up with meals using up what we have to put a tourniquet onto the food budget hemorrhage happening this month at Chez Sluggy. GOOD
So how is your food spending/shopping going for June?
Are you projected to stay on/under budget?
Or are you a wanton spendthrift like me this month? ;-)
Sluggy
And then the Graduation Party for 12 family members happened.
* And even with the buying some stuff a month ahead for it, the store bought cake(who was I to say no to this request and make a homemade cake?) and the bags of ice for the coolers/drinks just pushed the spending over $200 by the 10th of the month. UGLY
Ugh.
But your kid doesn't graduate from high school more than once so I am not beating myself up over spending money for this party. I still think I did it fairly on the frugal side.
* And at least I didn't put the expenses on a credit card. ;-) GOOD
I am standing at food spending of $265.61 at this moment.
I have $48.96 in cash rebates received so far this month to add to my $250 food budget, for a total of $298.96 in the food kitty(so far).
* This means I have $33.35 left before I go over my allotted June budget for food. UGLY
* All that Graduation party food meant massive leftovers to eat all of last week, so no food shopping happened....until the 18th. GOOD
* I had a Weis Catalina Q expiring on the 18th, so I rolled it into a newer one.....
I bought the 2 MEGA roll packs of toilet paper above, using 2 x $1/1 Scott ManuQs and my expiring $7 CatQ, for a grand total of $4.98 OOP for both.
And I received another $7 CatalinaQ.
$2.49 each for bigass packages of TP & $7 more in Cats? Yes please!! GOOD
* While I was in the store rolling that CatQ, I spent another $27.21 on blocks of cheese($1.67 each)and chicken(40% off Tyson convenience chicken for when #2 son returns from camp), plus big bags of tortilla chips(BOGO) for Hubs tv-time snacking pleasure. My Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese stores were almost depleted and at my stock-up price so I had to get them now. UGLY
* Buying the chips and the chicken in that transaction? BAD
I haven't had a chance to check the grocery ads for this week, but I already know that unless we need it immediately or it's an amazing price, I won't be buying it......and next week is looking that way as well.
* I have $33.35 to get us through the next 2 weeks. UGLY
* Looking on the bright side, it's down to just Hubs and I to feed for the next 2 weeks so no teens pestering me to spend on junk. GOOD
* I'm going to dig into the freezer and come up with meals using up what we have to put a tourniquet onto the food budget hemorrhage happening this month at Chez Sluggy. GOOD
So how is your food spending/shopping going for June?
Are you projected to stay on/under budget?
Or are you a wanton spendthrift like me this month? ;-)
Sluggy
I'm not doing good with comments or my food and gas budget. If the other comment went through just delete it. Otherwise, never mind.
ReplyDeleteI've been burning cats lately. Not Harry the kind that are actually liked. I just can't seem to get the gas and food costs back in line. But then maybe I have them too low in the first place. I don't know-save me!
I think you have done great. I am not doing so well myself but I am doing lots of stockpiling so that will help my budget in the long run
ReplyDeleteMy budget was shot and then some... Congrats on having a graduate in the house! and being frugal with it!
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