It was a slightly over budget week for me, with trips to both Harris Teeter and Aldi.
After last week's shopping fiasco, I set my mind on making just one shopping stop on Monday. I would do the bulk of my grocery shopping at Harris Teeter, even though I knew I could could score a few items for less by shopping at more than one store. With a content baby strapped into one of those massive green race car carts, I felt like I was steering an 18 wheeler through the store. But hey, if driving a big rig is what it takes to grocery shop in peace...
I spent $50 on this trip and saved about $20. Coming home it sure didn't seem like a lot of food for the money. Something that I found crazy - the raisins were my most expensive purchase - almost $5.00 for a box of golden raisins. I don't have a whole lot of raisin buying experience, but this floored me! I almost scrapped the recipe they were part of, but with the other ingredients already in the cart, I tuned out the scolding from my frugal mind and "trucked" on.
I also made a trip to Aldi later in the week after the sale ad had changed. I spent about $18 on meat and a boat load of produce.
I bought:
4 lbs Pork Chops - ~ $9
5 lb bag of grapefruit - $1.19
4 lb bag of oranges - $1.39
strawberries - $0.99
Broccoli - $1.99
Mushrooms - $1.29
Blueberries - $1.49
How did your shopping trips go this week?
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Great job! It is hard for me to tune that "frugal nagging" off, but I know my family is eating better and when I see the great products I buy it makes it easier :) Keep up the great work and thanks for linking up at My Road to Savings!
ReplyDeleteI hate standing in the store and deciding to put something back because it is too expensive. The frugal mind is a tough thing to overcome. My mother in law says that she coupons so that she can get the stuff that is expensive (but I know that she puts stuff back too). Gotta think of all the money you saved on the other stuff!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a hard voice to tune out, isn't it?? :)
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