Thursday, July 2, 2009

July Grocery Shopping

So I will be giving you a glance at my shopping yesterday.  I went way over what I wanted to spend for the month. I gave myself a budget of $150 and came in just under $200 - the good news: most of it was on stuff for the house, not on food. So technically I can in WAY under my budget of $150 for food! :)

So First: Jewel
WOW that's all I can say! I'm sorry I didn't post this yesterday so whoever might actually read this thing could take advantage of the deals - maybe some of them are still going on... and I really hope so because I felt so good after leaving this store!
I split my order in two...
My first order was Ice Cream!
a box of Lemonade Fruit Bars $3
a box of Strawberry Fruit Bars $3
2 boxes of Nestle Drumsticks $5
Total $11
Received a $4 coupon off my next purchase... to be used right now on:

10 -12pks of Coke Products = $20
4 Hillshire Farms Sausages = FREE
(minus peelie coupons on the Coke $2 off when you buy 2! yep I got 10 pks of Coke and 4 Sausages for $10!!!)
1 Honey Maid Graham Crackers =$2.50
1 Jet Puffed Marshmallows = $1.00
1 Hershey's 6pk = FREE
(minus $1.00 coupon when you buy the 3 above =$2.50 for those 3 items!)
4 packets of McCormick Marinades =$0.50/ea
(minus 4 - $0.50 coupons = FREE)
1 Weber Grill N'Orleans Cajun Seasoning = $1.67
(minus $0.50 coupon =$1.17)
2 Smokey Bones BBQ sauces = $2.00
TOTAL $16.09 (-$4 coupon!)
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JEWEL TOTAL $23

NEXT: Target
1 lb. Strawberries $1.99
(minus $1 target coup. =$0.99)
1 Homel Thick cut Bacon = $2.79
4 lbs Ground Beef ($1.79/lb) = $7.16
EDY's French Vanilla Ice Cream =$2.33
(minus $1 target coup. = $1.33)
1 Quaker Chewy Bars = $2.04
TOTAL $16

LASTLY: Meijer (my trouble store haha)
2 Jiffy Corn Muffins $.94
2 Biscuits $1.12
1 Bunch O Parsley $0.79
1 Green Onion $0.50 (I didn't really need green onion BUT I saw on the next food network star a tip that said if you put the whites in a glass of water the greens will regenerate and you never have to buy green onions again... so I though hmmm I'll give that a shot!)
1 can diced tomatoes $1.05
1 head of Lettuce $1.29
2 Cream Cheese $2.50
1 Milk $1.98
2 Lemons $1.00
1 String Cheese $3.89
6 lbs of Chicken Breasts $11.92
20 packets of Kool-Aid $2.00
1 5pk of Mac & Cheese FREE
(with purch of Kool-aid!)
1 Can Tomatoe Sauce $0.62
3 Barilla Whole Wheat Pasta's $0.79/ea $2.37
2 lbs Tomatoes on the vine $1.90
2 Hamburger Buns $2.00
1 Hamburger Buns $1.00
1 Loaf of Bread $1.00
3 jars of Ragu $4.50
(minus 2 coups totaling $1.60 = $2.90)
5 Rhodes Warm N Serve Rolls 2/$4 -$10
(minus 5 $1 coups totaling $5 = $5.00)
2 lbs LOL Butter $5.00
1 Simply Orange $3.00
3 Chunk Cheese $4.50
TOTAL $59
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GRAND TOTAL $98!!!
(for 36 meals... that ain't half bad!)




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