Thursday, February 23, 2012

UGH I HATE GOING TO COSTCO!!!

COSTCO RUN... I SPEND WAY MORE THAN I HAD WANTED TOO! I AM TEMPTED NOT TO RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP SO I WONT GO THERE!!! WELL THE DAMAGE IS DONE...
PEANUT BETTER FILLED PRETZELS (YUM RIGHT?, DIDNT NEED)
SEA SALT
SOUR CREAM
FLOUR TORTILLAS
2 LOAFS OF BREAD
4 CONTAINERS OF GUACAMOLE
FROZEN HAMBURGER PATTIES (LOVE THESE, THEY ARE THE PERFECT SIZE AND I DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH RAW MEET)
DISINFECTED WIPES (ON SALE, PROBABLY WASN'T REALLY A GREAT DEAL IN HIGH SIGHT, DIDN'T NEED)
SALAD MIX
HUGE FLAT OF STRAWBERRIES (DIDN'T NEED)
GUM (DIDN'T NEED)

SO AS YOU CAN SEE I DIDN'T NEED MOST OF WHAT I BOUGHT, LOL!
TOTAL SPENT: $75.60
TOTAL SAVED: $2.50

TOTAL LEFT FOR THE YEAR: $1601.07
TOTAL SAVED SO FAR: $1161.47
BOUNTIFUL BASKETS WAS AMAZING THIS WEEK, SO GOOD THAT HALF THE FRUIT WAS GONE BEFORE I UNPACKED THE BOX :) SO YOU ASK WHAT WAS IN THE BOX...
APPLES, LIMES, ORANGES, BANANAS, MANGO'S, PINEAPPLE, SPINACH, ROMAINE LETTUCE, TOMATOES, CUCUMBERS, AND SOME ODD THING CALLED A JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE??? WELL THAT WAS SENT HOME WITH A FRIEND!

had to pick up a few items for our relief society party that i normally do not keep on hand.

picked up 4 more ice-creams (we really eat ALOT of ice-cream)
6 cans of refried beans
1 package of ground susage
1 box of fake cheese (yuck)
corndogs
strawberries and 2 avocadoes

total spent: $29.58
total saved: $$19.26
total left for the year: $ 1676.67
total saved so far: $1158.97

just had to pick up a few things for the week and the donettes were calling my name :)

got two large family packages of lunch meat
bread
2 flats of blueberries
vanilla ice-cream
6 boxes of breakfast bars
2 bags of marshmallows so i can make rice-crispy treats
and the bag of donettes (sucker)

total spent: $29.48
total saved: $27.49
total left for the year: $1706.25
total saved so far: $1139.71

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

HAD TO HIT UP ALBERTSONS BEFORE THE SALE ENDED TODAY!


I AM SO EXCITED THAT WE ARE GETTING THE WEEKLY ADDS FOR THE GROCERY STORES A DAY EARLIER NOW BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THERE ISN'T GOING TO BE ANY DEALS, SO NO GROCERY SHOPPING FOR ME FOR THE NEXT WEEK :)

I DID STOCK UP ON MORE CEREAL, MUFFIN MIXES, GRANOLA BARS, BREAKFAST BARS, BREAD, ICE-CREAM, GUM, FLOUR TORTILLAS, TUNA, LEMON COOKIES, AND I TOTALLY SCORED ON THE CLEARANCE RACK I FOUND BOXES OF THREE FINISH DISH WASHING GEL PACKS FOR $5.00 SO I BOUGHT TWO SETS OF THOSE, 3 RESOLVE STAIN REMOVER FOR $2.50 AND 5 BAGS OF AUSTRALIAN YUMMY LICORICE FOR .60 EACH!

TOTAL SPENT: $44.60
TOTAL SAVED: $ 77.93
TOTAL LEFT FOR THE YEAR: $1735.73
TOTAL SAVED SO FAR: $1112.22

LOVING ALBERTSONS THIS WEEK!!!

THIS WAS MY BIG STOCK UP WEEK ON MUFFIN MIXES (I MAKE TWO DOZEN EVERY SUNDAY FOR THE WEEK), 4 BOXES OF CEREAL, 2 CRANBERRY JUICE, 2 WHITE GRAPE JUICE, 1 GALLON OF ORGANIC MILK, 2 VANILLA ICE-CREAMS, CHICKEN TAQUITOS, AND 4 BAGS OF SPICY BONELESS CHICKEN WINGS (ROBS AND NATHAN'S FAVORITES)

TOTAL SPENT: $46.57 + GOT BACK A $4.50 MILK CATALINA FOR NEXT WEEK AND A $2.00 CATALINA, SO REALLY I ONLY SPENT $40.07!
TOTAL SAVED: $68.61
TOTAL LEFT FOR THIS YEAR: $1780.33
TOTAL SAVED THIS YEAR: $1034.29

THIS WEEKS BOUNTIFUL BASKETS


THIS WEEKS BOUNTIFUL BASKETS INCLUDED CORN, BROCCOLI, ROMAINE LETTUCE, ASPARAGUS, MUSHROOMS, EGGPLANT, APPLES, PEARS, ORANGES, PINEAPPLE, BANANAS AND LEMONS! THIS DEFINITELY ISN'T MAKE FAVORITE WEEK THREE VEGGIES I DO NOT LIKE ASPARAGUS, MUSHROOMS AND EGGPLANT...OFF TO THE NEIGHBORS THEY GO :)