We ordered groceries on Sunday and, again, on Wednesday. Sunday's order included groceries for the house, some facial tissues which fall under household products in my budget and not part of the grocery budget, and some specific items that my daughter wanted for the birthday afternoon tea party she is hosting for one of her friends. Wednesday's order was exclusively items for the party and for the dish she is taking to a "Friendsgiving" potluck dinner she has been invited to by one of her friends.
At first, I wanted to pay for all the groceries. However, daughter insisted on paying for her part of Sunday's grocery order and all of Wednesday's order, saying that if she had ordered the food already prepared from a bakery or cafe, she would have paid for it, herself. Plus, she didn't want me to go over my grocery budget because she was entertaining her friends.
I didn't take any pictures of the groceries, but, here's the receipt.
Sunday's Grocery Receipt:
Order Summary
Item Details
11 Items
Order Coupons
-$1.00
Other Fees
$0.20
* Items ordered by daughter for her tea party
The total came to: $45.20
Of which, daughter's share of the bill came to $24.75
My share of the bill came to $20.45
Of which, $7.49 + $0.71 tax = $8.20 was for the facial tissues, which are not part of my grocery budget.
So, my grocery bill came to $20.45 - $8.20 = $12.25
Since daughter paid for Wednesday's grocery order (all the items were for the tea party and a "Friendsgiving" potluck dinner she has been invited to), I am not going to post the receipt here. But, her order included lactose-free milk, half & half for herself, fruit, an English cucumber, dill, and two cans of mackerel.
My November grocery budget = $250 + $15.09 carried over from October = $265.09
Spent to date = $49.02 (on 11/5) + $12.25 (on 11/16) = $61.27
Balance left in the grocery budget = $265.09 - $61.27 = $203.82
I am positive that I will come under budget, this month, even with Thanksgiving coming up next week. I am keeping an eye on the Thanksgiving sales and the store I order from is having whole turkeys for $0.79/lb. with an additional purchase of $25 in a single transaction.
As always, I am grateful for the availability of groceries, being able to afford groceries, and the convenience of ordering and picking up. I am also grateful that daughter insisted on paying for the items she wanted to get for her friends.
Have you started shopping for Thanksgiving yet?
Since your daughter has a job, it makes sense that she would be paying for her groceries and offering to do that shows that she is a responsible person. That should make you proud.
ReplyDeleteThank you, June; yes, that's what she has been telling me, too. That, since she has her job, and she doesn't have to pay the rent she was paying at her apartment, she can definitely help me with expenses. In fact, she has been insisting that I allow her to pay the utilities and I've been resisting doing that. However, I did let her pay last month's natural gas bill. I'm definitely proud of her. :)
DeleteWe will be at my son's house for Thanksgiving and do not need to buy anything for the meal itself, but will help financially with the groceries.
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful that you will be having Thanksgiving at your son's house, Anne, and I'm sure a certain little girl will enjoy having her grandparents there. :)
DeleteGreat job on the grocery budgeting! It looks like we may be going out for dinner this year.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Martha. You won't have to worry about cooking if you go out for dinner. :)
DeleteI like the sound of the pesto spread. Pesto is something I love but DH never forgets that when we were first married and lived in Italy, he found a large chunk of garlic in his pesto sauce! It put him off pesto and garlic simultaneously.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter prefers pesto to tomato-based pasta sauce while I prefer the tomato-based pasta sauce. Your poor DH - I recall you saying he didn't like garlic.
DeleteYou always do so well finding the bargains1
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. I get the grocery fliers the day before the prices go into effect and I look at what's on sale and buy mostly what is on sale that week. Sometimes, I cook the items that week; other times, they go in the fridge or freezer or the pantry for a later date.
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