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| June 16 Groceries (1/2 gal. half & half not pictured) |
I ordered groceries on Monday night and they were delivered today (Tuesday, June 16). Next day delivery is free with the basic paid membership, so, that's the delivery option I choose.
I wanted half and half (not pictured above as I put it in the fridge right away) for my daughter's coffee, another loaf of bread as we are coming to the end of the previous loaf, some bananas as I am running short of fresh fruit and we haven't had any bananas, recently. some convenience items (cold cuts & frozen pot pies), canned meat (SPAM. 2-pack) for the pantry (plus it was cheaper than the canned corned beef I was also considering buying), and I wanted to take advantage of a few sales to stock up.
I had come to the end of a 10 lb. bag of rice and I wanted to buy another bag to replace it. The 5 lb. bags of store brand white long grain rice was on sale with a coupon, making two of them (= 10 lbs.) a little cheaper than one 10 lb. bag of rice. We go through a lot of rice, so I stocked up and bought four of the 5 lb. bags of rice, for a total of 20 lbs. of rice (only one bag of rice is pictured, above).
The cold cuts were on sale, too, and I bought some for easy brunch sandwiches and the frozen pot pies are for an easy dinner on a night when I don't feel like cooking.
The ice cream is a treat, of course, and so is the can of coconut water (I ordered 6 cans of it, but, apparently, they only had one can left! )
Here's the receipt:
Item Details
19 Items
Other Fees
$0.10
My total came to $56.14.
June Grocery Budget (for food items only) = $250 - $26.13 (spent in May) = $223.87
Spent to date = $59.60 + $57.80 + $56.14 = $173.54
Balance left in June Grocery Budget = $223.87 - $173.54 = $50.33
Oh-oh! Only $50 left in the grocery budget with half the month still left! I am going to have to keep the $50 for fresh produce, dairy, and bread, do minimal grocery shopping, and eat from the freezer and pantry for the rest of the month, if I want to keep to the budget! No more stocking up for the rest of the month!
As always, I am grateful for:
- Being able to order groceries online and have them delivered
- The availability of groceries
- Sales and offers
- Being able to stock up from time to time
- Really pleasant grocery delivery people
Do you have a monthly grocery budget? Do you include household supplies in it or just food items? Assuming you do have a grocery budget, are you able to keep to your budget?
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