As promised, I am uploading my entire grocery list and prices so you can keep up with me and my goal of only spending 600.00 in the year on groceries. Not pet food, health and beauty stuff, toilet paper. Just food/groceries. I am trying to spend 50.00 a month only.
So , I went to day and got the rest of the stuff I needed for December and then my stuff for January. I had already posted my menu's etc. And to be technical , my mom paid for my stuff. I am paying her back since we put it on the Wal-Mart card with the after Christmas stuff so we could get 6 month's no interest. My mom does help me out and pick me up things here and there. But for January, I will be paying her back for this bill.
The stuff NOT on my January budget that I bought today for the rest of the year AND this is what my mom paid for:
Razors
Rug Doctor carpet cleaner
Coffee
Creamer
Sugar
Milk
Ketchup
Mustard
Butter
Came to 28.66
These do not count towards my 2014 budget.
This is what my mom paid for that I WILL be repaying her in January that is my food budget so far for the month:
Tomato Juice 1.48
2 cans refried beans .85 cents each
2 cans diced tomatoes .68 cents each
enchilada sauce .68
lunchmeat 3.00
tortilla's 1.98
peanut butter 1.84
pizza sauce 1.00
pickles 1.96
Bagels 1.50
salad 2.00
eggs 2.88
potatoes 2.77
On Cor dinners 3 of them at 2.50 each
veggies 1.00 x 2 bags
salsa 1.55
chips .88 cents
Total 36.08 w/out tax
I only have milk and a few other things that i need for my meals for the weeks in January. That leaves me 13.92 for january for groceries. Depending on how much milk we use- that would be about half the budget right there. But im determined to do this.
Also things im purchasing that wont count- toilet paper. I will be making my large TP order ( 96 rolls for under 40.00 shipped) I did this last May and I am just now about out of toilet paper. ( i have enough for January ) so 8 months for around 36 bucks- not bad. I was going to do the paper towels, but I am trying to get OUT of purchasing so much stuff like that, and going to using dish rags and such for spills and clean up. Yes it means more laundry but it means less money out of my pocket. I did purchase 2 things to have on hand. We bought the huge Sparkle select a size giant roll boxes ( 24 rolls) and we just ran out this week from May. So it was a good deal but id like to hold off. I also purchased a economy size things of dish washer tabs. Still have enough for probably another 6 months.
So many people tell me this CANT BE DONE!
Sure if you eat out a lot and buy junk food. Yes it is just us 2 humans. But still. Luckily the dog food I buy Tinkerbell is 50 lbs at one time and lasts us a good 6 months at least. Cat food, is another story. 5 cats and we go through about a bag every 1.5 months. They dont care for "treats" so I dont purchase those. We do have dog cookies for Tink though. We use the cheap clumping litter and a massive litter box for all 5 cats ( its really a concrete tub that you mix concrete in lol)
My goal is to be debt free from all our credit cards by the end of 2014. Including the ones we have had to be behind on, and have had to pay fee's, interest etc. This also includes ones that might have to go to collection or have gone to , to clear it up. I always pay my debts. Even if they are late. I made the debt, im going to pay for it. As long as a company works with me and treats me with respect- then I will work with them. I do the best I can.
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