November Budget - $600
Amount Remaining - $203.02

WalMart - Was about an hour from my home this morning and stopped in at a WalMart SuperStore. Seemed much cleaner than the regular WalMarts. Food prices seemed very good too. My numbers may be slightly off because I subtracted some clothing purchases.
McCormick Dry Mustard - $2.29
Great Value Apple Juice - $2.27
Arm & Hammer Elements Laundry Detergent - $3.52
Great Value Dishwasher Detergent - $6.52
Total - $14.44

Wegmans
Wegmans White Wholegrain Bread - $1.49
Wegs Skim Milk (gal.) - $2.59
Wegs Large Vanilla Yogurt - $1.99
Wegs Butter - $2.19
Wegs Light Sour Cream - .99
Wegs Tortillas - $1.49
Wegs Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets - $3.99
Lenders Frozen Bagels - $1.49
Wegs Frozen Cauliflower - .89
Dynamo Laundry Detergent - $1.99 Will there ever be a good sale on Tide anywhere??
Wegs Flour - $1.49
Wegs Cereals - 2 @ $1.99 = $3.98
Wegs Sugar - $1.99
Wegs White Cranberry Peach Juice - $2.49
Wegs Mac & Cheese - 2 @ .45 = .90
DelMonte Healthy Kids Peaches - $1.49
Emerald Walnuts - $3.79 Way cheaper than Tops. Must be Wegmans new lower pricing. Stocking stuffer for DH
Wegs Decaffinated Iced Tea Mix - $4.49
Zero Coke - $1.55
Center Cut Pork Chops - $8.42
Ground Turkey (#) - $3.99
Wegs Cotton Balls (100) - $1.29
Breast Cancer Pen - $1.42 Clearance. Christmas Gift.
Mailing Tape - $2.50
Eclair - $1.50 my bad
3# apples - $2.97
5# potatoes - $1.88
green pepper - .68
brussel sprouts - $2.24
strawberries # - $3.99
roast beef/provolone wrap - $4.79 2 lunches for me!
TracFone card - $19.99
Total - $100.11

Amount Remaining - $88.47 Not too great because I haven't bought a turkey yet.

Plan to contact a few coupons for coupons. Will post results in the appropriate thread.

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11/20 Harmon's 8.17
15# potatoes
4 olives
2 whipping cream

Left: 60.80+25

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Budget: 175.00
Spent: 77.62
Leftover: 97.38

Aldi
milk 2.79
potatos 1.99
2 boxes instant white rice 1.35 each
2 boxes stuffing .79 each
mustard .69
TOTAL: 10.46

Walgreens
Almay Mascara 6.99-6.99 MIR -1.00
Revlon Foundation 11.99-2.00
Revlon Lipgloss 7.99-4.00-1.00
TOTAL: 20.64 - 6.99 MIR = 13.65

Walmart
lunchmeat 2.66
slice cheese 2.68
2 bags coleslaw 1.78 each
dressing 2.50
TOTAL: 11.51

Budget: 175.00
Spent: 113.24
Leftover: 61.76

Spent $74.41 this week and saved $54.40

Budget $350
Spent $246.11
Coupons used $123.66
Store savings $141.24
Balance $103.89

November Budget - $600
Amount Remaining - $88.47

Wegmans
Wegs White Wholegrain Bread - $1.49
Skim Milk (gal) - $2.64
Wild Alaskan Crab Legs - $50.36 - Yes it was a splurge and a little bit more than I bargained for but as my husbands says we have not gone out to dinner in a long time.
Total - $54.49

Amount Remaining - $33.98

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I'm sure fixing a Crab Leg dinner at home is still a whole lot cheaper than eating out. I know I can buy the fixings for a steak dinner for the 4 of us for less and one dinner would cost out.

Roberta

November Budget - $600
Amount Remaining - $33.98

Wegmans
Wegs hamburger rolls - .99
Wegs dinosaur chicken nuggets - $3.99
Wegs Cool Whip Topping - $1.99
Wegs cranberry sauce - .69
Wegs Frozen Turkey (14# @ .39#) = $5.46 **Turns out my MIL is having Thanksgiving so this will be my extra turkey.
Strawberries (#) - $3.99
Bananas (.49 #) - $1.27
Total - $18.31

BJ's
YoPlait Yogurt (15) - $7.39
Pumpkin Pie - $6.99
12" Apple Pie - $7.99
Total $22.37
I haven't made a pie in about 10 years. I considered doing so but DH kindly suggested I focus on the summer clothes & Halloween decorations (the voice of reason).

Amount Remaining - $6.70 Over

Oh well, live and learn. I'll try very hard to buy almost nothing for the rest of the month. Time to get creative

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11/24 Sam's Club 38.02
baby wipes
25# flour
granola bars (for MIL... we'll see if she pays me for them)
4# powdered sugar
4# brown sugar
skim milk

11/24 walmart 53.83
banana
5 sweet potatoes
cranberries
stew meat
1 lb sausage
pasta roni
mac n cheese
3 oreos
tortilla chips
3 5# sugar
trash bags
cranberry sauce
can pumpkin
whole milk
2 egg nog
2 chicken broth
sour cream
3 yogurt
basil
razors
shaving cream
pie crust

Left = -6.05 and I still have to buy fresh thanksgiving stuff. Sigh.

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Nov budget 200.00
left 14.38

Color me happy!!! I found a store that doubles coupons up to $1.00

I've gone a bit over but FIL pays us $10.00 a week, they eat dinner over here every night. BUT if I was using the envelope method I would still have money

11-23
Homeland

crisco oil
2 pkgs cookie dough <--- needed for a recipe next month
ice cream
total 7.18

11-24
Homeland

gal milk
1# frozen broccoli
4 - 1# bags frozen corn
cool whip
2 pkgs frozen pie shells
cheese slices
2 frozen apple pies
2# margarine
tube crescent rolls
4 boxes croutons
4 cans chicken broth
2 cans tropical fruit
lg can crushed pineapple
2 bottles salad dressing
pkg chocolate chips
2 boxes pudding mix
2 tubs frosting
total 27.79

Walmart

sweet potatoes
banana
frozen strawberries
bag salad mix
2 cans fruit cocktail
2 pkgs gravy mix
total 8.16

Total 43.13

over 28.75

I'm done and I'm happy

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coupon savings Nov 335.41
Dec 281.69
Jan 51.29