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, hey, looking to see what we've bought in the past week or so? Ugh, I haven't shared one of these post since ... late APRIL!? Sorry. Sorry, really, I'm sorry! I have most of my receipts but gosh, I can't recreate 6 weeks or so! We were in Houston the first week of June and then did a quick stop on Sunday morning at Winn Dixie ... I think we spent around $35 but I'm not 100% certain. The Princess, Baby Boy and Hubby In Law were here for the day and I wanted to make some hot dogs, baked beans and corn so a super quick stop was in order. Of course, I must have tossed that receipt! Seriously, though, go check out the recipe for the corn! Spot On! So we went the WHOLE week without a shop ... and then Whole Foods - June 15th, 2018 Total Spent - $101.60 Honestly, I went in with just a few things I wanted to get: watermelon, cucumbers, some other fruit and a bottle of wine ... yeah, right. Nom Nom Paleo Magic Mushroom Seasoning $7.99 peaches $3.95 (...

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 $...

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...

We are still going forward with Shelftember BUT there has been a little bit of a set back with the hurricane last week … I ended up tossing a few things as time went on and then when the power came back on, I went through everything once again just to be safe. Can I tell you how glad I am that I iced up grocery bags and tossed them in the freezers that past week. It kept things frozen and reduced my loss quite substantially. I was pretty anal about checking stuff several times a day, moving things around. I know you are not supposed to be opening the freezers but I couldn’t help it. I kept moving everything DOWN as the cold air falls … doh. On top of it all, we are eating three times the amount of food in that the kids and their better halves are staying with us as well. Have you been following me on Instagram? You’ll see another guest that’s quite demanding as well. So this past week had ONE grocery shop since I’m not counting our pre-hurricane rush to the store. Trad...

So we are the first weekend in to the September Challenge … whee!! Anyone else following along on the #Shelftember challenge? I’ve given myself $30 a week … fingers crossed!  Kitten is a little concerned because their cat food is part of that budget! Of course, full disclosure, I did hit up Costco last weekend (Sunday) and spent around $357.14 and finally  found the missing receipt so that shop will be shared as well. ( Here is the post! ) It should be noted that not everything was food related but because it was bought during a grocery shop, it's included! *Check out funcheaporfree.com and look her up on Instagram and Facebook ... she's giving away a FREEZER for some lucky person who is playing along with #Shelftember! Jelly! Here’s how the rest of the week played out before September 1 st hit! Whole Foods – August 31 st , 2017 Total Spent – 68.64  I did NOT notice a reduction in price of a single item like they've been marketing.  ...

Hubby's out of town and I had to hit up the store on Friday night and Saturday morning ... needed a few things to finish up the Meal Prep with Friends event I had on Saturday. FYI - the word friends should be singular as it was just two of us but that just doesn't read right! Trader Joe's - July 21, 2017 Total Spent - $128.38 *I actually have a video posted here !* "8 gallon" insulated bag $6.99 (why are TJ's bags my downfall??) Frozen veggie fried rice $2.29 1 pound jumbo shrimp $9.99 Bottle of rose wine $3.99 2 4 pks wine (in cans) $4.99 each (one white one rose) 2 boxes of angus beef burgers $6.99 each 2 40 oz bags of frozen b/s chicken thighs $6.99 each 2 mac & cheese boxes $2.99 each 3 pk frozen brown rice (cooked) $2.99 3 bags of riced cauliflower $1.99 each Bag of almond flour $7.49 3 pkgs of pepperoni $3.29 each 2 dozen large eggs .99 cents per carton 2 large avocados $1.69 each 2 cans of Matcha Green Tea .99 cents each Truffle...

About 2 weeks ago, I implemented another No Spend Week and it went fairly well. So well, actually that we were kind of "out of food". Ok, not really. I mean, heck, have you seen my freezers lately? They still have a mish-mash of meats and stuff ... there just wasn't anything that jumped out at us OR that wasn't frozen solid still. This is what the main kitchen freezer looks like: red solo cup: pina colada from TWO weeks ago ... a LOT of cans of bacardi mix ... a bottle of moonshine, 3 bags of arrowroot powder and then a mish-mash on the shelves! QUESTION: does anyone know how to get the handle 'white' again? It's yellowed and it may be from trying to clean it with softscrub years ago And the guest freezer: Do you see all the empty space?? The bag of walnuts or pecans is going to have to go soon as they've been there for awhile. Lots of food ... but nothing ready to go. That, my friends, is what happens when you don't Mea...