I'm baacck!! August Grocery Budget!

June was hectic! I'm glad its over...We had my 21st birthday, a family reunion...and some trouble. All is good now. July went by TOO FAST, and now its August!! So, we're back on track, trying to save some money to move out. I sat DH down and he looked over our budget. :)

So, August...Grocery Budget!! Ready!!

Set Budget: 340$. 2 adults, 1 1-year old. Includes diapers, wipes and groceries.

Lins-fondue night! ahhhhh!

gruyere cheese
frozen pretzels
3 packages cheese
total: 23.75

Walmart

1lb ground beef
5 pk mac and cheese
rice krispies
12 pk sams cola
diapers 70 pk
4 pk gatorade
2 jars 3rd baby foods
vitamin D 1 gallon milk
hot dog buns

coupon savings 1$
total: 33.10

left of budget: 283.15$

Lins

12 pk rootbeer
vanilla ice cream
1 pk shredded cheese
saltine crackers
jello

total: 10.88

Smiths

Cocoa pebbles
grenadine syrup
5-32oz gatorades
2 boxes poptarts
cottonelle tp
2 packs cookie mix
organic oatmeal
nos energy drink
kleenex-FREE!
6 cans ice tea
2 blocks cheese
2 cream cheses
tampax
toothbrush
q-tips
altoids mints
yougurt-FREE!
orange juice
sunny d smoothie
milk
french bread
2 frozen pizzas
eggo waffles
4 packs goldfish
animal crackers
doritos
corn chips

total: 74.97
saved in coupons: 39.52

Walmart

tylonol
2 taco seasoning packets
chex mix bars

total: 6.57

left in budget: 190.73
total saved in coupons: 40.52

I've got some more recipts around here somewhere!!! Hmm...I think just one!

I'm also working on getting DH to do a meal plan! It would help me so much to have one! But he changes his mind easily!

Grocery Recipt

6/15Big Lots
Honey Nut Cherrios
Gatorade protein recover
16 gatorades
4 pk white tea
10 gerber graduate sides
6 pk diet pepsi
party mix
energy drink
pampers wipes
5- 6pk organic baby food
3-2pk gerber food

total: 49.01

Albertsons
2 red bulls
2 liter coke
cocktail mix

total: 10.68
saved with store card: 0.49

left of budget 82.79$

Approved Spending List-Week One. 6/15-6/21

Heres my Approved Spending List for FTJ Summer bootcamp at Mommysavers!

Week One:
-Groceries. We're going to use up what we have, but still get things as needed.

-Gas. When Needed. FTJ will fall for our 3 day vacation for our trip to California.

-Postage. Fathers day, mommysavers trade(mailed!), stamps(Got stamps!).

-20$ for alcohol :-P (Used, went over 5$)

-30$/week for my Husband.

-Medication copays.

-30$ entertainment (dine out, movies, rentals, ect)


*I'm editing as I go!

Grocery Recipt-6/14

159.54 Left of Grocery Budget

Lins
diapers
6 pk soda
1 lb ground beef
flour tortillas

total: 17.06

Left of grocery budget: 142.48

FTJ-Summer bootcamp!

If anyone has read this before, I did the Forget the Joneses bootcamp on Mommysavers in Jaunary. I'm in for another round! DH and I have slacked a little but we really want to save and get everything under control. He's on board with the bootcamp! Yay!

The first assignment is our approved spending list. Zack and I will be doing this tonight or tomarrow and it will be posted shortly!

grocery recipt-june 11

Walmart 6/11
small bottle chocolate milk
an item for 1$ - i dont know what this is lol
6 things of Gerber 2nd foods
2 gallons milk
3 packs kraft shredded cheese- cheaper than the store brand!!!
beef jerky

spent: 24.24$

left for june budget: 159.54$

I'm sure we'll buy milk when we go to california for the baby...i fear the prices! We picked it up at walmart for 1.66 a gallon!

My frugal scrapbooking trip!

If your someone from mommysavers, you might have already seen this, but if you havent, here it is!

I got 21$ for my 21st birthday(its on Sunday!) so of course, I've gotta go to the craft store. Heres my deals!

3 pieces of 12x12 paper! 40% off
2 8x8 albums orginally 14.99-50% off = paid 7.50$ EACH!
zots(glue dots) 40% off store coupon originally 3.49 = paid 2.09$
spring set of clear stamps- 60% off! Originally 4.99 = paid 2$!

total: 21.34$
saved: 20.07$

i couldnt resist!