This is my budget as of this year! i find it challenging and fun, it is difficult sometimes. But i balance things out.

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My choices yesterday create my today. My choices today create my tomorrow.

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Had to make a special trip for birthday dinner food.
$6.77 at Smith's
1/2 gallon whole milk
plain yogurt
shallots
pears

$177.21 left

Aldi's $48.75
Wal Mart $34.59
Price Chopper $32.02 (saved) $15.64
Price Chopper $39.96 (saved) $29.57
Price Chopper $47.69 (saved $24.61)
CVS $25.25 (saved $11.75)

Total saved for March $218.26 (saved $81.57 or 37.37%
Left to spend $181

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~Debi~

$47 at Smith's
Easter Candy
ff milk
whole milk
3 packages baby food
1 salad bag
mango
asparagus
2 2lb bags cheese
1 can corn
1 bag french fries
2 boxes crackers
sweet and sour sauce
1 box cereal
can of orange rolls

I used coupons for the candy, but it was so much!

$130 left

I stopped in at Safeway yesterday, I needed canola oil, and I picked up some tofu, coconut milk, red pepper, canned diced tomatoes, small tomato sauce, and pasta. That added two more meals to my menu and I spent about $10.
140-10= $130 left, that means $50 for next week since this menu will carry over some.

Budget $250

Ralphs (3/01/08)
2 large yogurts
2 Mayos
Bagels
2 bottles Cooking Oil
Kraft Parmasan Cheese
2 Pks Pudding
Penut Butter
2 Jams
2 cans of soup
3 cans of crushed pineapples
2 cans of peaches
2 bags of pasta
Soy Sauce
Tomoatoes
Baby Oatmeal
4 little baby fruits
Total $77.51 (saved 28.37)

Ralphs (3/09/08)
Flat Earth Berry Chips
Quesadillas
Yellow Rice
Spanish Rice
Pledge (wood cleaner)
Glade Aerosl
Post Cereal
Yoplait Yugurt
Propel Grape Water
2 energy bars
Toothpaste
Laundry Detergent
Total $7.10 (Saved $31.31)

Ralphs (3/09/08)
Quesadilla
3 Cereal Boxes
3 Pkgs. of cookies
Instant Potatoes
Fr Tom Chili
Muir Gln Dic
Total $1.39 (Saved $22.51)

Vons 3/09/08
Fiber One Grnla
8 Boxes of cereal
3 boxes of popcorn
2 Uncle Bens Rice
Spicy Thai Bowl Spread (Tuna)
Lemon n Herb Spread (Tuna)
Bounty paper towel
2 Campbells Soups
2 Bertolli Pasta Dinner
2 ICBNB Butters (1 Spray and 2 Small Tubs)
Sour Cream
String Cheese
HF Chicken Rotisserie (Sliced for sndwiches)
1.40 lbs of Bananas (4 bananas)
Total $15.56 (Saved $62.33)

Luis Market (3/10/08)
DH WENT WITHOUT TELLING ME...(but he made dinner that day... )
Wine
Meat
Bread Crumbs
Chimi Churri (Spice/Dip)
Total $17.95 (Saved $0! )

Budget $250.00
Spent $119.51
Left Over $130.49

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Left Over $130.49

My sister purchaed some things by her house that was on special for me...
6lbs of Tilapia Fish
8 Avocados
Total Spent $11.50

$130.49
-$11.50
Total Left $118.99

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Save a lot-

2 cherry vanilla ice cream@ 1.99
2 bottles of cranberry juice@1.99 each
apple cider vinegar .89


Meijer-
2 rolls of ground turkey@1.19 each
mocha java for coffee 3.59
cornbeef brisket for St. Patricks day 8.32
fruit punch mix 2.34
lemonde mix 2.34
lipton green tea bags 2.00
2 bags of frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts@buy one at 14.98 get one free=14.98
3.00 lb. bananas 1.77
1.67 romatoes 2.49
3 seedless burpless cucumbers@1.25 each

walgreens-
4 boxes of raspberry jello@.39 each
gallon of milk 2.79
box of strawberry jello@.39 each

walmart-
strawberry whoppers 1.25
chocolate whoppers 1.25
easter candy 1.48
anti-perspirant deoderant 3.47
2 2 liters of coke@.67 each+.20 deposit
anti-perspirant deoderant 2.00

$111.67 Left for Budget
$ 8.85 save a lot
$ 43.96 Meijer's
$ 5.01 Walgreens
$ 10.99 Walmart
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$ 42.86 Left