Frugal In Florida

Hey! Did you miss last week's review?? That's because I didn't go to the store again! Well, we were  out of town on Thursday Friday and Saturday to MD Anderson and we did  spend quite a bit on food eating out but that does not count towards my grocery budget. The hotel we stay at does have a Krogers within walking distance and we did buy some bottled water along with some sweets for Hubby ... oh, and I did buy a few little containers of cut up fruit and a Breakfast Bistro Box ... our total was under $20 ... Sunday - February 3, 2019 Aldi - $101.19 I do feel like this shop made up for the past two weeks! 3 pkgs cream cheese $.99 each OJ $2.35 2 bottles of BBQ sauce $1.99 each 3 bags of Werthers Candy $2.89 (my dad) 2 pkgs taco seasoning mix $.29 each 4 pk TP $2.19 2 boxes of tissues $1.19 each large container of spring mix $3.49 organic grape tomatoes $2.49 blueberries $1.69 2 lbs sweet onions $1.69 cottage cheese $2.29 sour cream $.99 2 contain...

Did you miss me last week? That's because I didn't step foot in a grocery store ONCE! That last Costco trip was enough to get me through the week and then some ;-) Mark is back home so we are back to eating regular foods and meals again so yeah, there were a few stops to be made! Aldi - January 22, 2019 Total Spent - $14.97 3 boxes of coffee kpods $4.99 each Can you believe I walked out with that and nothing else? Believe me, I was standing in line thinking: oh eggs! oh, bread (for Mark)! oh, oh so many things I could buy! Nope! Publix - January 24, 2019 Total Spent - $34.11 Mark called for me to pick up milk so I did ... and then some. 2 heads iceberg lettuce $.99 each loaf of bread $3.49 hot dog buns $2.50 hamburger buns $2.50 milk $3.79 nail polish remover $1.19 hair clips $3.09 2 coffee creamers $2.00 each mini key lime pie $4.49 green onions $1.49 matchstick carrots $2.19 celery sticks $2.59 I'm rather impressed with myself that I'...

Hi! Looky that, a 2nd Grocery Shop in Review post! Hubby is traveling this week and returns on the 20th (left Wednesday after his infusion) ... I'm out of the #tinycondo on Friday and Saturday next week to babysit the baby boy (ok, so he's a year old now!) while Princess and her man go to a wedding ... so really, I shouldn't be needing this much food, right?! Ahem. Costco - 1/5/2019 Total Spent - $315.63 First off, there are a LOT of non-food items on here but because I don't really break down my household/food budget (hah, who are we kidding, FOOD BUDGET??) I'm putting it all out there ... and more than anything, you might see something that seems like a good deal to you! 50 pk hangers - $12.99 less $3 (I'll share a picture of my before and after closet just for kicks) OralB Smart Electric Toothbrush (2 pk) $149.99 less $50 12 pc (4 plates, 4 salad bowls, 4 cereal bowls) $14.99 (perfect for what we need!) 15 pounds of baking taters $6.99 (the B...

Hey! I'm back! Well, sort of ... but I do know a lot of you still stop by to check out some of my old Grocery Shops in Review posts (who knew that was such a popular subject??) so I figured, what the heck: New Year New Budget! A quick update: Mark is still undergoing chemo for Esophageal Cancer. He is on his 3rd type of treatment: Taxol and something else, every other week. I believe it's happening and hopefully he will be able to tolerate the side effects for a while as the 4th line is not that successful in keeping things at bay. The last scan at the beginning of November showed the cancer had not spread, but the tumors were all larger than when initially diagnosed. That stunk. We sold the house, finally. Bought a little condo and JUST moved in a few weeks ago after some extensive remodeling. Certainly a big adjustment. The Boy is out on his own and well, it's an adjustment all around! And I'm still working on the new blog over here ... Ok ... let's get...

Hey, hey, looking to see what we've bought in the past week or so? Hubby was out the previous week, home for his 4th treatment and then flew out again on Saturday morning. The only good news on that is that we didn't shop a whole lot those 2 weeks ... So after he flew out Saturday morning, I came home and cleaned house at 6am ... had to wait for the medical pickup people to pick up the defective pump from this week (yeah, Hubby was hooked up for 48 hours and only got, maybe, 1/3 of the poison. He knew it wasn't working right and even called to do a check of everything) and THEN I knew I had to hit up a store! Not my best choice.... Whole Foods - April 28th, 2018 Total Spent - $116.63 Yeah. Quite a bit more than planned AND I still need some other things. Ugh. 3.48 pounds of b/s chicken breast $13.89 ($3.99 a pound) 4 pkgs of ground beef (90/10) that were $4.99 a pound - $5.11, $4.84, $5.24 and $5.19 SO Delicious coffee creamer $4.79 bottle of Rose wine $...

Hey, hey … have you missed these posts?? I haven’t really been buying much of anything outside the baby shower festivities requirements so I just left it alone… BUT now we are in Indiana and well, why not? We arrived on Monday and after finding out the DMV is closed on Mondays (??!!) we figured we’d swing by Aldi first and pick up some veggies and such. Held off on meat and other things til we get a meal plan together and check out the pantry and freezers.  Should have went with my gut instincts as there’s not a whole lot of ANYTHING to review in the pantry and freezer at the house! Oh no, welcome to the dark days of the Midwest Aldi – October 23, 2017 Total Spent - $107.50 Bag of kettle corn $1.99 2 bags of baby carrots $.49 each Paper plates $2.99 3 bottles of sparkling water $.59 each Bottle of foaming hand soap $1.49 2 6 pks ice tea $3.99 each Box of clubhouse like crackers $1.69 3 shopping bags $1.99 (grrr, I packed 2 and they were at the...