Monday, December 12, 2011

THE FOOD

My ALDI purchase
$30 foodstamp challenge NJ

PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED
Acme Toasted Oats Cereal (On sale for $1.88 - $1 instore coupon): $.88
Eggs/dz (Free but if purchased at ALDI...): $1.65
Clementines (1/3 box left of $5.99): $2
Baby Carrots (Leftover from Thanksgiving. If purchased at ALDI...)$1.19
Oatmeal (5 packets): $1
Wholewheat pasta: $1
Veggie pasta: $1
Tomato can: $1
Tomato sauce: $1.50
Frozen green beans:$1
Dried noodle soup: $1.19
Parmalat: $2.19
Dark chocolate with raisins & nuts: $1.99
Total: $16.40

ALDI
Coffee (90 cups worth): $2.79
Butter (Salted/4 sticks): $1.99
Crunchy Peanut Butter: $1.69
1lb Ground Turkey: $1.49
1lb Sliced Lunchmeat (honey turkeybreast): $3.29
Peanuts: $2.69
Pork Tenderloin: $4.55
Chicken Breast: 3.39
Snack Bags Combo(20): 3.99
12 Grain Bread: $1.89
String Cheese: $3.29
Sliced Cheddar: $2.19
Granola Bars: $1.89
Orange Juice: $1.99

$37.12 (ALDI)
+$16.40(OTHER)
$53.52
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$60 (BUDGET)- $53.52=$6.48
(-$4 eating out credit used= 2 meals missed)
$2.48 extra which goes toward that darn Dunkin' Donuts coffee and donut.
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adjusted for usage
$.50= 1 stick of butter (Used 3 tablespoons for whole week)
$.03= 1 cup of coffee (times 14 cups= $.42. Lucky has two cups a day. Me= Zip).
No eggs were used.(savings of $1.65)

(First day, hubby had leftover turkey and grapes for lunch since we hadn't gone shopping yet.)

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