Grocery Budget Update x 2wks

Hi Everyone, Sorry I missed posting last weeks grocery totals. Where did the week go? I think I've done pretty good with my budget. Totals for week of 2/16 Grocery: $58.91 Household: $14.48 Total: $83.39 Totals for week of 2/23 Grocery:$64.43 Household:TBD (making a run to Kinney's after work tomorrow) Party: $25.00 Total: $89.43 I'll update my monthly totals after tomorrow's household shop. I need to tally up what I've spent so far this month on household items. Hoping to keep it at or below the $70 mark. Off to the Hobby Room, although I should go for a short walk. I've been inside almost all day, cooking and visiting with the kids. They were over for the race. Too bad it's been rain delayed for most of the afternoon. Have a great week everyone!!

Valentine

Valentine for my BF :0) Picking him up at the airport soon. 

I used CTMH's Sweetheart Paper Pack for this card. I'm sure it's retired by now, I've had it for awhile. Thanks for looking. Have a great Saturday. 

Week #2 of The Great Pantry Challange

Made it under budget again this week!!! Of course I was only buying groceries for myself, BF is away for work all week. Total Grocery $$$ spent: $45.97 I spent an additional $11.00 for travel items & a box of chocolates for BF. I'm not counting that in the "grocery" total. But even if I did I still made it under budget :0) Tonight is "Hobby Night" Bailey and I are going to work on Valentines. I'll let you know how that goes. Hmmm...... crafting with a kitten......

Pantry Challenge Week #1

Today I did the weekly grocery shopping and what I'm figuring to be the 1st of the bi-monthly "household" shopping. I'm trying to get away from Walmart and shop at our local Kinney's and supermarket for our household products. We'll see how I fare with that. I may have to bite the bullet and return to Walmart if the pricing is too high at the local stores. Here's how I did:

Household items: $59.72 ( usually spend about $80 per month @ Walmart) I'm figuring I'll have to make another trip later in the month for paper products when we run low.

Groceries: $62.34!! Under budget by $0.16!!

Superbowl Party: $6.77(plus 5 lbs of pork roast I bought last week that was marked down really cheap) Not counting this in the regular food budget. Going to count it separate as "Entertainment" What's a good "Entertainment" budget?? $50/month for in home extra's?? BF and I usually go out Friday nights but haven't in the past 3wks due to other commitments. We swap paying and it usually runs $50-$60 each time. Definitely an area where we could cut back.

Total Spent: $128.83

Thanks for stopping by.

Karen

My February Grocery Challenge (not a crafty post)

Hi, this isn't a crafty post but it's something I've challenged myself to do for the month of February.
I'm an avid follower of Jessica Fisher's Good Cheap Eats blog. She did a pantry challenge for the month of January. To use up what she had and save a little $$. She has a great freezer cookbook out "Not Your Mother's Freezer Cookbook". It's a great book on how to stretch your budget and have home cooked meals any night of the week. (with a little planning) So........ My challenge is a grocery budget of $250 for the month of February. Yeah I know sounds low, but Jessica did it on $600 for a family of 8. Our family of 2.5 should be able to do $250. BF doesn't know about this "plan" yet LOL 2.5 = BF, myself and Bailey the kitten. He's little so that's where the .5 comes from :0)

What’s a Pantry Challenge?

A Pantry Challenge is simply a devoted time to eat down your food storage so that you can

1. save money
2. avoid waste
3. shop better in the future
4. spend less time in the store.

Check out Jessica's blog @ www.goodcheapeats.com