Planning for Week 2 on $4.45 a Day

 
Subtitle: Instant nausea at checkout

Why?

Because that's how I felt when I saw the total at checkout.

After last week's shopping was done, I really hoped I would come in at least $5 under budget since I went over last week.

Well, that certainly didn't happen. I spent $110.73.

However, you'll see in my grocery list that I included the cost of  a few things I already had that I wouldn't consider normal pantry items. Those items are in bold  and sale items are highlighted yellow. If I'd bought those items, my bill would have been $123.74.

Yep. We're going to starve during the last week of November.


Or, will we?


Let's recap: My goal is to spend a total of $267 on groceries during the month of November. This breaks down to $4.45 per person per day.


YES, that will include Thanksgiving dinner!


Last week I spent $71.76. Add that to this weeks total and I've spent a total of $195.50 this month.

So: $267-$195.50=$71.50 left for the next two weeks! Yikes!

The nausea is back!

Also, someone please check my math. I'd love to be wrong!

I'd be lying if I wasn't slightly concerned.

Here's what happened this week:

1.The main reason: This week's sales were terrible for someone
like me that wants to buy mainly fresh food. There was hardly any produce on sale and even the things there were on sale didn't offer a great amount of savings.

2. I purchased entirely too much meat. The meat sales were good this week and I spent more than double the amount on meat than I did last week.

If I take out the extra meat, my bill would have been $87.39. Still over, but better than $123.74.

However, I am about 90% sure that I won't have to buy any meat for the rest of the month.



Right now, in my freezer, I have: 1.5# of chicken breast, 1# of sausage, an entire pork sirloin thing, 3# of ham, and, most importantly....






Say it with me in the Oprah voice...






I got a free 14# turkey! 

(by purchasing a 6# ham)

So, yeah, a 14# pound turkey for two people. That's what we'll be eating during the last week of November. Gonna have to get creative.

See you all Thursday when I'm back with the recipes I used this week and, of course, pictures of the food!

Happy Monday!