January 09 Grocery Budget

I told the boyfriend, "We have good numbers, and we have bad numbers." LOL Heres how this month played out!

Set Budget: 240$
Spent: 265.40$
OVER: 25.40$

LOL, This is the good numbers!
Coupons and Store savings: 75.64$

1/21/09 Grocery Recipt

Oh yes, even though I'm OVER in my budget...it still had to be done!

Walmart! 22.15$

slice of coffee cake
on the go twix pack
snack mix
sausage links
flour tortillas
Parents Choice Formula
(2)ground beef
(4) rice-a-roni
(2)6pk popcorn
(2)Juicy Juice
5pk Mac and Cheese
(2)Gerber Infant Juices
2pk Ibuprofen
(4)bottles beechnut juice
(5)jars of beechnut 1st foods
(20)jars of beechnut 2nd foods
(2)Taco Bell taco seasoning
little box of Altoids mints
40 pk Parents Choice Diapers
12 pk diet soda

LOL...okay, I cheated. I had a 50$ gift card
Saved in coupons:11.25
left in grocery budget: -25.31

1/14 grocery trip!

Starting January Budget: 240$
Left before this trip: 90.50$

Walmart 1/14
(2)Red Baron Frozen Pizza
Crackers
GV Tortillas
Sourdough cocktail bread
bananna nut bread
1/2 lb roast beef
12pk propel
pudding
(2) packs shredded cheese
ground beef
healthy choice mixer
croutons
taco bell mild sauce
12 pk water
(2)GV refried beans
(2)GV black beans
12 pk ramen noodles
parents choice diapers
GV cookies
(2)cookie dough
cashe valley string cheese
(4)jars beechnut baby food
(3)jars gerber baby food
gillette mens body wash
(2)ocean spray cran grape
6pk doritos

total: 71.45
coupon savings: 5.50

Smiths
(2) 32oz Gatorade
Johnsons Baby Washclothes(CLOSEOUT, with coupon I got this for .78cents)
Dannon Yogurt(FREE!)
(3) Lean Cusine Frozen Meals
quaker quakes-apple cinnimon(FREE)
(6)2 pk gerber stage 2

total: 14.37
coupon savings(including store card savings): 11.36

Walgreens
(3)box chex mix bars
sweetheart candy
hair conditioner
total: 7.84
coupon savings(including deals): 6.82

Total for today: 93.66
*****OVER:3.16*****
Total coupon savings for today:23.68


* I KNOW I'm going to go over this month, I still might need an extra can of formula towards the end of the month, and pick up a few items for lunches...blahhh. Next month my budget will be 270$* I have predicted myself to go over by 25 dollars this month. We've also added to our budget an extra 20$ or so for stockpiling when things have a great sale.

1/9/09 Recept

Starting Budget:240$
Left Of Budget: 105.42

Walmart 14.92$
Vitamin D Milk
(2) Gerber 2nd foods
Beechnut 2nd foods 2 pack
Propel 12 pk
Sams Club 24pk diet soda

Coupon Savings: 1$

Left Of Budget: 90.50$

Note! I had also bought a carseat, but it ended up it wasn't a rear facing one(my son is almost 8 months old) and I had looked online at walmart.com because I was going to return it and I still needed another one. Anyways, the SAME carseat was 139.99$ ONLINE but I had bought it at the store for 180$! RIPOFF!! At the bottom of walmart.com it had said that prices may be different from store to website, but 40$ is ridiculous! I'm glad it was the wrong one anyways. BLAH!!

1/6 Shopping Recipt

Starting Budget: 240$
Left Of budget:122.01$

Walmart $16.59
(5) Gerber 2nd foods- 1$each
(3)Gerber infant juice -1.94$ each
Hair gel 5.22$

saved in coupons- .75cents

left of budget $105.42

January Grocery Budget

My Budget: $240.00

Spent at Smiths 117.99$ Saved 38.96$
Ocean Spray Cran Grape
(2) Kroger Beef Broth
(5) 32oz G2 gatorades
Kroger Sugar
Just Bunches Cereal
(2) Kroger Refried Beans
(2)Kroger Red Beans
(2)Kroger Kindney Beans
(2)Kroger Shredded Cheese
Chex Mix Bars
Easy Mac
Mission Tortillas
(2) cheese sticks
Brownie Cookie Dough
Tampax
Eggs
Tropicana OJ
4 2-liter sodas
Eggo Frozen Waffles
(6)Lean Cusine Frozen Meals
(2)Doritos
Pepperoni
(2)Beechnut Infant Juice
(2)Frozen Pizzas
(2)boxes 100calorie packs
(2) Sara Lee Bread
Hungry Jack Pancake Mix
Syrup
Kroger Pan Spray
NP Vanilla Soy Milk


Left of Budget: 122.01

This was on my approved budget. Things I avoided today: I didnt get the slim fast because I dont need it, I just like how it tastes, and I didnt get any baby food! We have so much in our cabnet, I want to finish it up and not buy more since we're in the spending freeze. I also avoided getting extra diapers. I bought some before the freeze, I might have to get more towards the end though. So I avoided: 22$ :)

Last Night, I went though our pantry, and pulled out what we could have for meals. I found 2 boxes of spegetti and 2 jars of spegetti sauce, 2 boxes unopened cherrios, pulled out all of my sons baby food and juices, an extra box of mac and cheese, instant oatmeal, ramen noodles, instant lunch, granola bars, juice, and there was so much more in there! That alone would feed us for about a week, so that will help during the spending freeze, this will help us last longer thoughout the month. So, Go check your pantry to see what you have just sitting around in there.