Week 49

Week 49
12-23-12

Bananas 1.01
Half and half 1.99
Mandarin oranges, can .68
Garbanzo beans 1.39
Cottage cheese 1.69
Avocado,1  2.00
Sweet potatoes 3.87
Pork chops 2.46
Subtotal 15.09
Total 16.00

Splurge...Oatmeal cookie from bakery next door. I have been able to replicate one very close and have made a couple of batches lately. But, this day was a splurge.

2.41

Week 49
12-27-12

Yogurt, 2  1.10
Bananas 1.52
Subtotal 2.62
Tax .16
Total 2.78

Grand Total Week 49: 21.19

Week 48

Week 48
12-16-12

This was supposed to be all for Christmas gifts. Unintentionally, as it happened, I made out with some of the chocolate and enjoyed every bite of it ALL.

Sleepytime Vanilla 3.69 (highly recommend it!!)
Ritter chocolates 5.69
Dark chocolate with blueberries 2.50
Dark chocolate 2.50
Cherry drops 2.69
Subtotal 17.07
Tax 1.02
Total 18.09

12-20-12
Bagel
Palmier
Total 3.09

12-21-12
Yogurt .55
1.49
Eggs 1.99
Chicken 4.08
Ground beef 3.16
Cheddar cheese 2.19
Beef stew meat 2.91
Carrots .88
Garlic .38
Lettuce .79
Subtotal 18.42
Tax 1.11
Total 19.53

Grand Total for Week 48: 40.71

Week 47, Additions

Week 47, 12-12-12

Apples 1.25
Bananas 1.41
Avocado 1.50
Bagel .99
Tax .31
Total 5.46

Bagel .96


Week 47, 12-14-12

Chocolate chips 2.11
Yogurt 2.50 (not sure it says grocery)
Oats, bulk 1.64
Canadian bacon 1.50 (reduced section)
Tax .51
Total 8.26

Week 47, 12-14-12
Some of these these were for holiday baking.

Milk 2.09
Mayonnaise 3.25
Half and half 1.99
Italian...2.59
Prunes 2.59
Sesame seeds 3.98
Chocolate chips 2.50
Coconut 2.89
Subtotal 21.88
Tax 23.19


Phewww!! Catch-up time - I still have more to do.

Grand total, these additions: 37.87

Week 47

Week 47
12/9/12

Zucchini 1.18
Sweet potatoes 1.52
Apples 1.68
Lentils 1.08
Bananas 1.04
Flour 1.58 ???? (receipt says flour, but only got 1 bag of flour)
Chocolate bar 1.48
AP flour 1.54
Sugar 2.88
Lemons (2) 1.48
Butter (2 lb) 4.96
Potatoes 10lb .99
Eggs 18ct 2.18
Brown sugar 1.42
Tax 1.50
Total 26.51

Baking 15.33 (partial)

I am having a little bit of a dilemma here - due to the fact that some of this will be for holiday baking. The flour, sugar, eggs, butter, brown sugar. As I've said before, I am on this budget in real life. The ingredients I got for baking were very inexpensive at Wal-mart, and will go for a few batches of different recipes. At the moment it looks like I'll be living on the 99 cent bag of potatoes - nope don't think so - but that was a great deal!

At this point to keep it realistic, I will just hold the 15.33 apart and see how much of it I use for baking. I doubt I will need anything else this week. I'll keep it in the budget for now and deal with it later. Jeeeesh, right now all I want to do is bake!

'Tis the season!!
Cheers, Julie

Week 46

Week 46
12/2/12

Tomatoes 1.49
Apples 4.41
Bananas 1.19
Half and half 1.89
Garbanzo beans (2) 1.78
Avocado (1) 1.99
Ground beef 3.80
Tax .99
Total 17.54

Week 46, 2nd Trip
Pasta, penne .99
Chocolate chips 1.55
Milk 1.75
Juice 1.99
Yogurt (4 small) 1.96
Cottage cheese .90
Oats, quick 1.21
Oats, regular 1.33
Raisins 1.10
Tax .84
Total 13.62

Grand Total for the week: 31.16

Wow Week 46! I made a batch of chili - that went way too quickly as it is one of my favorite things. Once you make your own, there's no turning back! Unfortunately, I ate it all before I could freeze any of it.

I have just given in to the fact that it is that time of Year! Needless to say there are things going on - and my blog may fall behind here and there, though, never forgotten!!

Happy Baking! Always the baker - my oven will go into overdrive next week and I will love every minute of it. No sugar in my coffee or tea is working really well - it might be something I continue after the seven weeks is up. A really good idea on my part to get through the holidays with all the goodies.

I know it's a busy time of year, keep it as simple and stress free as possible!
~Julie