Grocery Cart Sundays

I don't know why, but I love to read what other bloggers are buying at the grocery store.

Yeah. I guess you could say I'm obsessed with food ... but I 'think' I have a healthy relationship with it ;-)

So, with that said, I thought, what the heck, I'll try to share my weekly grocery trips ... and if everything is going according to plan, you would even get a picture or two ... but of course, things don't always go as planned ... and again, this was one of those weeks with NO pictures :-(

A bonus for me to share weekly is to keep my grocery budget in check (hopefully!)

So.

I apparently have forgotten that I have a budget. Well, maybe THAT'S the problem is that I don't have a real bona fide budget. I mean, seriously. I say xx a month but then when I go over that amount, I continue to shop ... sometimes with a little more restraint, other times not. I'm thinking that I really need to rework that process as the way I'm currently handling the so-called budget is just NOT working.

Oh, yeah. I also, sort of, forgot to post a menu plan this past week ... what is going on in my universe??

Ahem.

This past week involved TWO stores ... Trader Joe's and Costco. Yup.




Trader Joe's was a little surprise as to how fast it added up.  I attribute that to the giddiness I had when I finally saw the bags of Riced Cauliflower! Yes, $1.99 for a 12 oz bag and I bought 8 bags (honestly, I thought it was 6 but whatever) ... and I felt compelled to pick up a few other things, and before you know it, I had a bill ... 

Trader Joes:

4 boxes of Joe's Diner Mac & Cheese (for Hubby and Boy) $2.99 each
2 bags of toasted coconut chips $1.99 each (o m g these are delicious but do have added sugar)
8 bags of Riced Cauliflower $1.99 each
2 pkgs of Chicken Red Curry Medallions $5.99 each (honestly, really should not have bought these as I probably will not like)
2 12 oz pkgs of shredded cheddar cheese $3.49 each 
2 boxes of turkey gravy $1.49 each
2 bags of organic unsweetened coconut shreds $1.99 each
2 pkgs of fried onion pieces $2.99 each

Grand total (surprise!) $63.76

Then ... had to attend a Care Plan Meeting for my dad on Thursday afternoon and since I was there, figured I'd hit up Costco for a "few" things ... no list in hand, mind you:

2 bottles of cheaper champagne $11.99 each less $2 each
2 dozen organic eggs $6.99
3 bags of GF Harvest Mix snacky stuff $7.69 each
Twin pk (32 oz I believe?) of rotisserie chicken lunch meat $8.79
pkg of crimini mushrooms $3.99
bag of Asian Chopped Salad (cabbage) mix $4.99
3 pk of butter lettuce $4.49
box of assorted crackers $8.99 less $2.50
bananas $1.39
3 pk hothouse cucumbers $3.99
6 pk of avocados $4.99
pkg of sliced ham $7.68
3 pk of Aidells Chicken & Apple Sausage $13.99

Grand Total $111.27

Total for week: $175.03. Total for month to date with TWO WEEKS left: $526.03. Ahem.  Some of the items were purchased for Thanksgiving and potential Boat Parade Party (although that may not be happening if we end up going north for a few days) but still ... I haven't picked up a turkey, taters, or anything else yet!

How about you? What did YOU buy this week and do you have a bona fide budget? I'm really going to focus on that and just give myself a set monthly FIRM limit and use C A S H only ... I used to do that and then I don't know, sort of got lazy I guess :-( 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Smelly Shoe Fix!

Image
Honestly, we have real good hygiene habits in my house, I can assure you of that! But, lets face it, living in paradise with 125% humidity can be a little trying sometimes ... my running shoes (which have NOT seen much running action for quite a while) get a little ripe smelling ... and oh man, you should smell the shoes that Hubby wears outside in the yard, patio, garage and boat that constantly get wet ... enough to suck the oxygen right out of your body ... whew! Then you have the Boy ... who works out pretty darn hard and doesn't always wear socks, nor does the Princess ... I mean, seriously, I've had to throw shoes away because you could smell them just sitting there. No one wants to be the person that people are wrinkling their nose at when they are walking by you! So when I saw the featured post for the Smelly Shoe Solution (and dang, I'm still trying to find the original post because I had no need to bookmark it, such a simple fix!) Yes. That's IT!
Read more

Non Toxic Mosquito Spray

Image
Let's face it, living in Paradise does have a few drawbacks with the #1 complaint being ... BUGS. Yeah, bugs.  Mostly mosquitoes that can just ruin an evening of relaxation on the patio ... those pesky little guys can really do a number on you quickly!  Heaven forbid if you are one of those who are very sensitive to the bites (the Boy), you will have welts in no time. So Hubby always decides to spray AFTER everyone starts swatting the air and scratching. We have to gather up our drinks and appetizers, go indoors and wait for 20 minutes or so for the toxic fog to flat away ... only to be swatting and scratching AGAIN in 30 minutes. After seeing THIS tip a few too many times, I figured, what the heck, $5 at Walmart is worth it to try, right? Guess what?  It seems to work!!!  I need to do a few more nights to say for certain but I say it's WAY better than that can of toxic stuff ... and cheaper to boot! You must use the ORIGINAL flavor, and yes, it nee
Read more

Rice Cooker - Hard Boiled Eggs

Image
One of the things I picked up at Costco was a new Rice Cooker. The one I have, well, I gave that to the Boy when he went away to college (so he could make his macaroni and cheese), not to mention, it was small as heck, like mini size! So, I figured, you know, Hubby likes to make rice occasionally. The Boy makes brown rice in the microwave every other day and leaves the bubbly residue behind for ME to find when I go to heat something up (I hate a dirty microwave, totally wigs me out and sends me running for the windex!) ... so I grabbed the rice cooker ($29.95), a 10 pound bag of organic brown rice and a 20 pound bag of Basmati rice. I'm asking myself now, a whole week later, what the hell am I going to do with 20 pounds of Basmati rice? Anyways. Then I was reading the recipe booklet that came along with the cooker. They had one recipe that said to add the eggs, unshelled, to the steamer basket.  Ok. That made me re-read it a few times. Unshelled? Did they mean out of the shell?
Read more