Wooo Hooo! I’m half way finished with my One Hundred Dollars A Month Challenge… I can’t believe it’s already been 6 months. 🙂 Last week I did 4 double coupon transactions and paid $1.12 for everything you see above. I used .55/1 Vitamin Water coupons and doubled them (found them on an in store tear pad) and $1.00 off ANY Weber seasoning PLUS a buy 2 Weber seasonings and get $1.00 off meat coupons (I had 3 sets so I did 3 transactions). I like using the cheap cuts of meat for stir fry and can usually find packages in the $2.25- $2.75 range. Total spent $1.21. Not.To.Shabby.
Have you tried the new Golden Oreo’s? Everyone under this roof thinks they’re 10x better than the original… Yuuu Hummmm! I used one of my FREE Milk catalinas from the previous week and Oreo’s were on sale for $1.99 each so I used a “Buy 1 gallon of milk and save $1.00 off Nabisco cookies” coupon + double. FREE
I used a $5 catalina coupon I scored the previous week and bought 2 Vitamin waters (.55/1 tear pad +doubler) humus $3.99 ($1/1 + a doubler) 3 lbs of peaches, 1 red pepper and a lemon all for .55 after coupons, catalinas and doubles. Yay!
Using a $3 catalina from last week I only had to pay .03 oop for the crappy bread/hot dog buns and the Pita Chips.
A rather perky 30-year-old lady at Safeway was passing out $2.00 off coupons for Magnum ice cream bars so I picked up a box for only .49. Sadly the HH & Monkey Boy scarfed them down before the Girl and I got to try one. Boooo!
It was the Girl Who Thinks She’s A Bird’s turn to cook dinner on Friday night and this is what she purchased. $5.75
Let’s just say her cooking repertoire has greatly improved since she was 3 years old and serving us uncooked rice and banana slices…
On Saturday evening I went into Costco for socks… and came out with 24 hot dog buns, and 2 pairs of shorts… How does that happen anyway? I seriously need to cancel my membership to that place. $2.89 for the hot dog buns.
Backyard fresh strawberries FREE
More FREE strawberries… I’m pretty certain the chipmunks/squirrels are dead. Because if they were alive… I’d have no berries. Way to go HH!
FREE Snow Peas from the backyard…
And Monkey Boy spent $2 on a Diet Coke at the races.
Total Spent This Week $12.43
Total Spent Year To Date $ 66575
So that’s it… Did you stay on budget this week… or did you spend boo koo bucks on party food for the 4th?
Erika says
I have crazy amounts of strawberries this year too. I guess all that rain helped!
Mavis says
It’s nice to know all that rain was good for something 🙂
Michelle says
What kind of strawberries do you grow? I am looking for something low maintenance…something I don’t have to pull out and replant every few years…the lazy gardener, I am…
Oh Costco…stay away from the book aisle…it gets me every time!
Mavis says
Tri-Star is what I’ve grown for the last 15 years! I love them!
Desi says
Mavis how do you stay on budget? I have a budget of $300 a month and can’t seem to stop from borrowing from the next month and the end of each month. There always seems to be something I need. I’ve only been couponing for 6 months so maybe it is a learned thing. I hope to get better soon.
Mavis says
I don’t buy stuff unless it’s free, nearly free or it’s produce 🙂
Hahaha… seriously… it’s that easy.
Last year at this time my goal was to get my grocery budget under $400 a month. So I think you’re doing great at $300 a month. It takes time… you’ll get their don’t worry.
Are you in Boise?
sodbusters says
Where do you find Tri-star strawberries? Do you get pre-plants or seeds? Strawberries are like the biggest food item here. $1.25lb gets very expensive. :S
YOu are such an inspiration. THought you should know. 😉
Mavis says
I link I bought them from a garden mailer (Spring Hill Nursery?) All I remember is that I think I paid like $6 or maybe $16? dollars for 100 plants… They were running some sort of promo deal on the front cover.
Sorry… That’s all I remember.
sodbusters says
NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
sodbusters says
aww I just saw your new banner. I love it!