I spent $20.16 at Target. I bought 2 lunchables, 3 packages of Chips Ahoy Cookies (I know, but I did take them to a couple people's houses), gallon of milk, 2 loaves of bread, 2 Kikkoman teriyaki sauces, 12 mini loaf foil pans (to be used for Christmas gifts), 2 boxes of Triscuits, 2 pkgs. of Oscar Meyer lunch meat and GE light bulbs and 4 packages of Bic pens. I found a new website called Totally Target where I found a lot of the deals with coupon match ups.
At Aldi I spent $20.58 because I got suckered into getting my son a $0.59 KitKat. Oh, I can't believe I did that but he was so cute. Anyway, at Aldi I just stocked up on some staples - 2 bags of flour, brown sugar, powdered sugar, regular sugar (I was making cinnamon rolls), 2 packages of butter, 2 gallons of milk, vegetable oil and I think that was about it.
Again I will say that obviously what I bought doesn't make meals, but I have a lot of vegetables and fruit canned and frozen. I still have some meat in the freezer as well, but I will need to stock up on that this coming week. I am hoping to make it to Trader Joes sometime soon so I can see how much I can get there for $40.00. We shall see.
Does this $40 a week include diapers, t.p. soap, etc.? If not, what is your budget with that stuff? I find that all that "stuff" costs more than what I spend on food! I would definitely like to find a way to spend less on all the necessities.
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ReplyDeleteGood question. I actually have a lot of toiletry items because I have been doing CVS deals for quite a while. So I have a good amount of shampoo, deodorant, etc. As far as diapers, I still have several that I bought at Sam's last month and am now trying to find some good diaper deals because if I buy a box at Sam's it is $26-$29 so I am deciding what to do when I run out. I'll let you know how I work it in.