Frugal In Florida

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 hey, are you here to see what we bought and spent this past week at the grocery store?? I have a lot of catching up to do! I had a Costco delivery on Saturday, June 16th ... can I just tell you how great that is?? I spent $188 and got everything I wanted (veggies, black bean burgers, water, and a bunch of other stuff) within 2 hours of placing the order on line. Seriously?? Why would I ever fight for another parking space again?? Same day delivery is via InstaCart BUT if you go through the Costco app, there is no delivery charge!  Also, the price is marked up a *little* but nothing that would make me say it's the same or more than a local grocery store so yes, I recommend it! And then I had a Walmart pick up on Wednesday, June 20th ... that is a game changer as well - got me 36 Kcup pods for the price of 18 as they didn't have any in stock! Again, I placed my order that morning before I went to work and told them I would be by to pick up between 5 and 6pm. They se...

Hey hey ... it's that time again! Time to look at what I bought ... and what I spent ... ::cringe:: It's not so very bad ... honestly! And actually, had the boy not come along, I would have spent even LESS ... but it is what it is ... so while my Mandarin Orange Chicken from Trader Joe (freezer!) cooks up, I'm going to type up the receipt and hopefully get the pictures cleaned up and ready to post asap! I did  have a list. A very specific list.  And it was short! Crazy, I know!  And I stuck with it, except for ONE thing ... The biggest frugal fail ever! I bet that book is available on Kindle, Amazon, the library! Everywhere for FREE ... if not today, soon! Yup. It called my name ... "over here ... you deserve a brand new book to read this weekend" ... "yes, you do ... it's only $15.99" Uhm, that's the equivalent of THREE bags of that Mandarin Orange Chicken ... Moving on ... (and that book better NOT get a single splash ...

The Boy and I hit up Costco on Tuesday ... only because Hubby took a road trip to Ocala to see his sister. We originally planned to go on Monday but the Boy opted to spend time with some friends so we went on Tuesday instead. I went to Trader Joe's on Monday, which, in hindsight, was pretty dumb on my part. Oh well. I love Trader Joe's ... my wallet, not so much! But I  can  justify it the majority of the time, just as long as I stay under $50 ... and I can't tell you the last time I did that. Bummer. However, there are some things that we just can't buy anywhere else that's acceptable. A few of those things: frozen macaroni and cheese frozen cooked shrimp decent, inexpensive wine onion salt (!!) and, of course, that riced cauliflower Of course, I didn't buy all that stuff but a bunch of other things ... Trader Joe's - March 19, 2018 Total Spent - $72.89 I guess I should be glad it was under $100, right? about 4...

Hubby flew out to Indiana Saturday morning. At 6am. Ahem. That's early. We woke up at 4:47 and seriously FLEW out the door. Thankfully it was raining hard so no Lance Armstrong Wannabe's or joggers on the road ... and we live somewhat close to the airport. Whew. So what else is there to do when Hubby flies out? Hit up Costco, of course! Honestly, it  was NOT my idea, but the Boy ... and not to mention, his sister, her husband, and the BABY are here (aka my princess, her hubby and baby N!) so why not! 90 of these for $19.99 Question: Does Costco only carry Huggies diapers? No Pampers?? Hmmm ... Anyway.  I had a list in my handy-dandy book of Wonderful Ideas ... but just for the record, a list does NO GOOD if you don't refer to it. Caprese Salad coming soon! Here's what we got: bag of frozen organic blend berries $10.49 2 Dr. Praeger veggie burgers $10.99 less $3 each (boy) 2 boxes of those Caveman Bars $17.99 each 3 large containers of Greek ...

It's been awhile since I've stepped inside a Costco ... I've been trying pretty hard to reduce our grocery spending lately and have been fairly successful so even though this was an expensive trip, I'm ok with it. Granted, there were a few things NOT on my list that was picked up and a few things that I left behind ... because, you know, Costco is not always the best price on some stuff. ::Gasp!:: I know. I dropped Hubby off at the airport bright and early, got stuck in a major traffic jam that left me fuming for a good half hour after I got home ... I just needed to chill out before I headed to Costco ... the Boy was here so he came along with me for the ride which is probably a good thing in that he keeps me from straying down those random aisles ;-) Here's what we got: Kirkland Paper Towels $15.69 Kirkland Toilet Paper $15.99 4 pack variety of Ziplocs $13.59 (season print, was the cheapest) 152 count Tide pods $29.99 2 pack Crest White Strips $39.99 ...

Ok, maybe I went overboard ... I mean, heck, we are doing a #Shelftember Challenge for September ... $30 a week for groceries and other things picked up ... I blew the budget the last week of August and honestly, it doesn't really do any good if you go over budget and then stop cold turkey 100% ... not really a learning experience you know? Or lifestyle habit. Or just plain right.  Click here for the rest of the Grocery Shop In Review ... $2.99 each Ugh. Anyways. I went to Costco. I had a list. They didn't have a few of the things on my list. Scrubby Bubbles? Nada.Wood Polish? Zilch. Great. So I bought other things instead. And totally not related to cleaning! Here's what I picked up that fine Sunday morning (August 27th, 2017): Kirkland protein bars $17.99 18 count chocolate protein shakes $24.99 less $5 18 count vanilla protein shakes $24.99 less $5 2 boxes of Caveman protein bars $17.99 each Costco size box of granola bars $12.29 less $3.80...