Adding to my Pantry

I am still not 100% and I am back to work. I wasn't up to running to stores on my way to and from work. We have been eating from my stockpile and fresh veggies from the garden. This week I have picked peas several times.


Peppers are starting to get picked. OD did pick a jalapeno and we throw it into the zucchini pies. 


Several heads of lettuce were also picked. 


I took OD to BJ's. She doesn't have a membership but I do. I treated her to the stuff she picked out. We also got some of her favorite items for her while she was here. BJ's total was $58.01. Some of it will end up going under gifts, I just haven't figured it out yet. 


I did a run to Shop Rite because they were having some great sales because of the 4th of July. 


So I ended up getting 3 Ajax detergents for 77¢ each, 2 Friendly's ice creams for $1.50 each, canned mushrooms, beans, cranberry and sauerkraut for 50¢ each, chocolate syrup for $1.88 each, olives 99¢ each, seltzer 3 for $1, corn for 19¢ each, hot dogs for $1.99, 8 oz blocks of cheddar for $1.88 each and 18 count eggs for 99¢. My total at Shop Rite was $66.76. The guy behind me in line couldn't believe it. He had about a dozen items and said his bill was going to be about that much. 


I always love looking at how much I saved. I still have to do Ibotta for this transaction. 

I closed out June grocery spending at $407.12.  My total for the year is $2229.15. I still have an overage of $170.85. My monthly average is $371.52.

What did you add to your pantry this week? 

Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 5, 2018 at 5:15 AM

    Hi Mcoia and good you have been picking a lot from your garden and you are having lovely fresh produce, it tastes so good :). You got some real bargains and a lot for a little bit of outlay and your budget is looking good so far for the year.

    This last week we have added to our pantry -
    - 1.215 kg of cherry tomatoes, 1.214 kg of beetroot and 400 g of carrots we used for juices saving $21.83 over purchasing them.
    - Separated 12 g of French lavender and 28 g of English lavender saving $12.55 on usual prices.
    - On half price specials + 5% discount from using our roadside assist club discount gift card we got 1.5kg of strawberries, 24 tins of harvest long life meat and vegetables and 13 tins of spam as well as 4 free reusable bags saving $84.63 on usual prices.

    All in all a good week :).

    Sewingcreations15.

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    1. Making Cents Of It AllJuly 5, 2018 at 10:50 AM

      I have tiny tomatoes on my plants. I cannot wait for them to be ready. You are doing great. Keep up the good work.

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  2. Anne in the kitchenJuly 5, 2018 at 9:04 AM

    I spent a ton of money the end of June, but added a lot to the pantry. I have begun a Keto diet and added things I did not already have. The initial cost was high, but they will last quite a while, since I will be using them n a sporadic basis.

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    1. Making Cents Of It AllJuly 5, 2018 at 10:52 AM

      Good luck on the diet. Let me know how you do on it. I don't count spending money for pantry items a bad thing. I consider it another emergency fund.

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  3. BeckyathomeJuly 5, 2018 at 11:47 AM

    You got a lot of pantry items in that load! Great job. As my mother always used to say--it's like putting money in the bank when you put low-cost groceries in your pantry:)

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    1. Making Cents Of It AllJuly 5, 2018 at 1:31 PM

      I consider it another type of emergency fund. Even when I have no money, I know we have food.

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