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Welcome to my blog. This blog will be about the good and bad of living on a budget that will vary from low to even lower. I will also share my struggles with grocery shopping and staying with in my budget. I will also share some of the yummy recipes i will feeding my family, good and bad. Enjoy.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Weekly Shopping Trip

Going to the grocery store weekly can be very stressful. Not spending the money but wrangling the 4 children lol.
This weeks shopping was good in the way of the quantity for the dollar. Did buy a couple things that didnt need, but hey Costco was going out of them lol. I will start with our little shopping we did on Saturday.
M and M Meat shop
All white meat chicken breast nuggets: reg$8.99 on sale $5.99
Lava chocolate cakes( was a splurge and regret it now lol) $1.79x3
Safeway
2L ice cream reg$4.99 $2.49 each x2
Cinnimon Crest toothpaste( only toothpaste i can have as allergy to mint)$2.69 but B1G1 free so awsome deal
Royal Gala apples 7L box( not sure how many pounds it is reg$6.99 $2.99

Sunday
Costco
Basa Fish Strips 9.99
4L skim milk 4.19( plus 25 cents deposit and 5 cents inviro fee)
Lean Ground Beef 5.54 pounds 10.80
2 Lbs butter 3.59/each
a big bag of guacachips 4.49
Mozzarella cheese 907g 10.99 - 2.50 coupon = 8.49
Chicken cordon swiss( 8 in package) 10.99
1kg of black forest hamm 10.99 - 2.00 coupon = 8.99
2 1/2 dozen eggs 5.99
big box of corn dogs 11.99
Total 83.62

Canadian Superstore
2 2l store brand pop 89 cents each plus deposit and enviro fee
2 2l dr pepper 99 cents each plus deposit and enviro
6 frozen juice 78 cents a piece
2 Pilsburry cresent dough 99 cents each
6 Campbells creation soups 1.99 each buy 3 get 75 cents x2= 1.50 savings= 1.74 each
coca rice crispie scereal 2.97 sale price
reeces puff cereal 3.97 sale price
frozen mcain deli pizza reg. 7.97 sale 2.97
parchment paper 2.69
saran wrap 2.98
5# Whole wheat flour 3.68
Dawn dish soap reg 2.29 on sale 1.69
frozen french fries 1.67
advil tablets 100's reg 10.97 on sale 4.98
2 large tomatoes 1.25
1.8 kg of bananas 2.70
olive oil 500ml 3.98
6 pack cheeze buns reg 5.98 half price =2.94
4 loafs of bread reg 3.99( all 4) half price 1.99=under 50 cents a loaf
pantyliners 3.88
Total 71.09
Not to bad of for weekly groceries

4 comments:

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