This month seems very long for some reason….
I miscalculated the other day when I told you I had gotten $16.49 in rebates this month. I’ve actually gotten $25.48. So that would put me at $65.50 to spend for the rest of this month. I spent $30.06 at Winn-Dixie over the weekend. So that left me with $35.44.
I went to Double Coupon Day at our local Food Giant today. I bought more than I planned on, but in a good way. I took advantage of their pick 5 for $19.99 and stocked up on meat (a ham steak, smoked sausage, ground beef, steaks, sausage) and I bought a 1.5lb pork tenderloin for $7. They also had a new $1 section and there were some off-brand Teddy Graham cookies and fruit snack items. I picked up a few of those for Bug because he’s down to nothing but Goldfish and saltines to snack on. Oh, and I got a decent deal on a Bounce Dryer bar (sale for $3.99) and I had a $2 coupon that was about to expire.
Other than that (all that – LOL!) I stuck to my list, which was originally Peanut Butter (raincheck + double coupons = 2 Jif PB for $1.60!), salsa, and toilet paper.
They say always shop with a list and don’t stray from it, so it would look like I broke that rule. But I went in there open to meat deals and knowing I would probably get some. We needed some meat and what I got will carry us on well into the next month. So I’m not disappointed with myself. :)))
Food Giant doesn’t have fancy receipts that show you how much you saved in sale prices versus regular prices. It was $44.84 before tax and coupons. I had $6 in coupons and tax was $3.95.
I spent $42.59. Which makes me $7.69 over budget ($300 is our budget) for the month. But, I’m not worried. I could get some more rebates before the month is over. And since all the meat I stocked up on will get us well into the next month it was worth it. I give us a little wiggle room in our grocery budget. My goal is to spend $300 each month, but I have an extra $50 reserve for any too good to pass up sales that can happen at the end of the month when money is a little tight.
How do you handle your budgeting?
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