The "I Wouldn't Spend Money on This" Edition.......
This was a free after rebate tv dinner from "Real Good". It was more than double the price of a Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice one(never seen this brand go on sale)and about as thrilling as the others. The BBQ sauce was strange tasting too. I'll pass on this next time. I wish my store carried their plain bagged chicken. That I could have dressed up to be edible.
Onward to the meal planning!
This is what was planned for last week...........
1. Sunday--Leftover Brisket, Green Beans, Mac and Cheese(Hubs only)
2. Monday--Catfish, Leftover Green Beans
3. Tuesday--Something from the Freezer
4. Wednesday--Something from the Freezer
5. Thursday--Something from the Freezer
6. Friday--Something from the Freezer
7. Saturday--Leftovers
And here's what actually happened....
1. Sunday--Leftover Brisket, Green Beans, Mac and Cheese(Hubs only)
2. Monday--Catfish, Leftover Green Beans
3. Tuesday--can't remember
4. Wednesday--I had a free after rebate TV dinner
5. Thursday--Rotisserie Chicken, Carrots, Au Gratin Taters
6. Friday--late lunch(I had a Salad and Strawberries later)
7. Saturday--So memorable I can't recall it lol
If your meal plan is just "something from the freezer" it's hard to go off plan. lol
I probably had a salad and strawberries(had a lot of strawberries)on Saturday and Hubs cut into his massive pot of chili. Tuesday's dinner is lost to the mist of time. ;-)
We had a rare food waste last week. I uncovered some collards in the freezer that were freezer burned so those got pitched. I can't remember the last time we had any food waste beyond that. 8-)
What got taken out of the freezer last week....
* Beef Brisket
* Catfish
* Don't remember
What got put into the freezer last week....
* Ice Cream Cones
* Chicken Biscuits(there was a deal)
Last week we spent $175.79 grocery shopping(not counting the days in November).
Total shopping comes to $649.97 for October. There are 0 shopping days left in October.
Rebate monies earned this month so far.....
I've earned $266.37 on Ibotta in October.
I've earned $3.00 on Shopmium in October.
I've earned $0.01 on TaDa in October.
I've earned $32.11 on Checkout51 in October.
I've earned $118.69 on Aisle, etc. in October. (Haven't gotten my Nature Valley rebate yet from June.)
I've earned 28,510 points on Fetch from food shopping in October.
I've earned 11,572 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in October.($46.28)
I've earned 6,679 Points on My Points in October.(not sure what the conversion rate it here)
I've earned 2,644 from food shopping on Swag Bucks in October.($26.44)
That is $420.16 in rebates(not counting Shop Kick/Fetch/MyPoints/Swag Bucks/TaDa/The Insiders were I earn, gift cards)on $649.97 of grocery spending so in reality it's $229.81 in food spending after the rebate apps I count. I now separate out the Food Bank donations and don't count those in the grocery spending(but I do count any rebates on those items) so it's a win/win--the food bank gets a large donation of goods and I get a lower grocery bill.
My savings percentage for the last week was 33.39% and the monthly savings total for October comes in at 44.33% spent.
Leftovers going into this week.....leftover carrots, au gratin taters, catfish, chili and the leftover rotisserie chicken got turned into chicken salad. All of this will be lunch fodder as there isn't enough of any item for meals for 2.