I need to get back on track. . . I am going to set my budget at 350. *Hope I can do it*

I went to Schnuck's today:

4 bags pictsweet froz veg's
3 pasta roni boxes
2 blueberry muffin mix pouches
1 schnucks orange soda
1 6pk ramen
1 schnucks margarine tub
4 schnucks cream of chicken
2 schnucks cream of mushroom
2 schnucks cream of celery
1 campbells shrek soup
1 half and half
1 tabasco
2.46 lb bananas
2 pills crescent rolls
1 french's worchestershire
1 libby sauerkraut
1 spaghettios
1 skippy pb
1 jif pb
1 french's fried onions
1 32 oz smuckers jam
1 frenchs mustard
1 bunny bread
1 angel soft 6 pack
4 candy bars
Total w/tax-35.65

Spent: 35.65
Remaining: 314.35

Off to Walmart and Aldi tomorrow.

Welcome enlivendesigns.You are right where I was 4 or 5 years ago when I started doing this.It takes time and putting in the effert like you are doing right now is going to pay off for you.I would watch what people buy and watch there menu's and that helped me a lot.Good luck with it and thanks for joing us.

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*Wife to Rick since (14 years)*
~Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9~
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~Month~Budget~Spent~
February~400.00~380.35(under 19.65)
March~400.00~419.65(over 19.65)
April~400.00~395.94(under 4.06)
May~400.00~391.53(under 8.47)
June~375.00~373.13(under 1.87)
July~375.00~365.62(under 9.38)
August~365.00~363.24(under 1.76)
September~355.00~292.74(under 62.26)
October~345.00~345.00(even)
November~350.00~352.81(over 2.81)
December~340.00

Great deal with the rice/pasta and meat deals

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*Wife to Rick since (14 years)*
~Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9~
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~Month~Budget~Spent~
February~400.00~380.35(under 19.65)
March~400.00~419.65(over 19.65)
April~400.00~395.94(under 4.06)
May~400.00~391.53(under 8.47)
June~375.00~373.13(under 1.87)
July~375.00~365.62(under 9.38)
August~365.00~363.24(under 1.76)
September~355.00~292.74(under 62.26)
October~345.00~345.00(even)
November~350.00~352.81(over 2.81)
December~340.00

Welcome Augustmomx2.This is my favorite forum too Good luck to you too.Thanks for joining us.

I am so happy to see some new people joining us

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*Wife to Rick since (14 years)*
~Mom to 2 boys Dakota 13 & Ryan 9~
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~Month~Budget~Spent~
February~400.00~380.35(under 19.65)
March~400.00~419.65(over 19.65)
April~400.00~395.94(under 4.06)
May~400.00~391.53(under 8.47)
June~375.00~373.13(under 1.87)
July~375.00~365.62(under 9.38)
August~365.00~363.24(under 1.76)
September~355.00~292.74(under 62.26)
October~345.00~345.00(even)
November~350.00~352.81(over 2.81)
December~340.00

9/5 Wal-Mart 14.68
10# sugar
3pk pectin
1 pack canning lids
clear acrylic sealer

Left: 211.89 + $25

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Thanks! Once in awhile I can find a good deal......but not too many out here. No printed coupons, no double coupons, etc....Puts a damper on my saving!

ok, i'm in too. i will try for $350.00
CVS #1:
3 pringles at .88 ea. - .30Q = 2.34
colgate 2.99-1.50Q = 1.49
purex 2.99 - .50Q = 2.49
2 christophe at 7.99 ea. - 7.99 crt = 7.99
used ecbs, total oop 4.32
345.68
CVS #2:
3 dawn dish soap at .99 ea = 2.97 - 3.00Q = +.03
2 neutrogena lipsticks at 5.99 ea. = 11.98 - 3.00Q = 8.98
purex 2.99
skin effects 6.50 - 5.00 coupon = 1.50
used ecbs, total oop 3.47
342.21
grocery store #1:
diet coke
tava
coffeemate
3 perdue boneless chicken
2 ground round
pork chops
bob evans sausage roll
chicken kiev
lunchables
3 progresso
kidney beans
wheat thins
5 boxes of general mills cereal
pudding cups
canned tomatoes
canned corn
hot sauce
2 nabisco 100 calorie snacks
celery
eggs
62.46 - coupons = 55.83 saved 29.86
left: $286.38

Okay so I hit Meijer today for my weekly groceries/supplies. I usually stop @ Aldi's first, but Meijer had their milk on sale and some other items I could get cheaper there. I have a feeling that toward the end of this month, we're going to be having "clean out your fridge/cupboard dinners"

September spent/remaining:
$121.07/$328.93

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"Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation & longing"~B Kingsolver

9-5
Dollar Tree:
1.00 dishwasher detergent

Target:
wrigleys 1.29
fruit snack 1.75
cran rasp. juice 1.70
10 can diced tomato 3.33
burt bees .62
secret 1.74
sh nail 1.24
cg nail .77
cg lipstick 1.24
cg blush .84
neutro mineral powder/eyeshadow 6.48
eyeshadow 1.74
mask 1.98
ruffies .35 after q
rolaids .67
*Target had alot of cosmetic mark downs*
Total: 25.74

Cracker Barrel- $21

Aldi:
milk 3.59
gum .79
fish sticks 2.79
2 green bean .90
cookies 1.39
chips .99
rice 1.69
Total:12.99

Total For Day: 60.73

Spent: 96.38
Remaining: 253.62

9/6 Harmon's 6.48 (used GC)
canning lids
prescription

Left: 211.8+$25

I walked to the grocery store today for the first time. It's only 1 mile away, but we live at the base of the mountain so it was uphill the whole way back

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