Living Frugal, Not Cheap

I surprised myself by coming in under $50 this week, even with all the snacks and the cat litter.

eggs .99
egg nog .99
bagels 2.37
pasta .99
pasta .99
chex mix 2.50
cheeze puffs 1.77
pretzels 1.58
juice 1.77
juice 1.77
can tomato 2.78
english muffins 1.99
ice cream bars 2.99
cottage cheese 2.44
cat litter 4.99
cheddar 1.50
cheddar 1.50
3lb onions .99
bananas ...

$25 Grocery Challenge week 2 (Jan 10-16)

Working with what I still have in the fridge, and the pantry and stockpile for meals, I had a very short list this week.

premium OJ 2.99
premium raisin bran 3.89
red wine vinegar 1.89 w coupon
rice 2.99
muffins 1.99
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soft soap 7.5 oz .53 w coupon
half & half 1.69 quart
lactaid milk 4.24
dish soap 3.28
carrots 1.49
carrots free
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$25 grocery challenge week 1 (Jan 2-9)

This was an off week where my shopping does not accurately reflect what we really ate. Much of what I needed to buy was to replenish pantry items we had used up. I had a variety of food in the fridge from the previous week that needed to get finished up, so I was working with the extra plus a few items to complete meals.

Groceries:
suave 1.38
grape juice 1.18
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So here is where we're at:


lamb for gyros
puff pastry used some
meatballs (dinner) gone
tomato sauce (pizza) used some
roasted tomatoes (pasta) used some
whole tomatoes (soup) used some
dirty rice (dinner)
bbq beef (for bbq beans) used some
pesto used some
won ton wraps (chinese dumplings) used some
choc chips
pierogies
ground pork (chinese dumplings) gone
green chilis used some
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Freezer Challenge week 4 -- Thanksgiving

This is what is left:


lamb for gyros
puff pastry used some
meatballs (dinner)
tomato sauce (pizza) used some
roasted tomatoes (pasta) used some
whole tomatoes (soup) used some
dirty rice (dinner)
bbq beef (for bbq beans) used some
pesto used some
won ton wraps (chinese dumplings)
choc chips
pierogies
ground pork (chinese dumplings) ...