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| July Grocery Shopping Part 2 - 7/10/26 |
I ordered groceries on Thursday and they were delivered on Friday, July 10. We needed milk, half and half, and bread. I was also out of cucumbers and yogurt and wanted to get some, along with another carton of eggs. And, I wanted to get my free pound of butter! In addition, we decided to get some cold cuts and hot pockets to make some easy meals and, of course, ice cream bars as a treat! Just about everything I bought, except for the milk, half and half, eggs, and bread, were on sale or offer with digital coupons, etc.
I didn't need to buy any meat this week, so that helped to keep the grocery spending low.
In addition to the groceries, I also bought a bottle of white glue and two packets of glue sticks which are crafts supplies as they were on a "back to school" sale. Their prices are reflected in the receipt below, but, I've identified them in blue as non-grocery items and I've deducted their prices and the sales tax for them from the grocery total.
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| Craft Supplies: Glue and Glue Sticks |
The store has been giving fuel points to custobers for the longest time to be redeemed at participating gas stations, but, those stations tend to have higher priced gas and the gas would still cost more, even with the application of the fuel points, than what I've been paying at the gas station I've been going to. So, I never bothered to take advantage of the fuel points. However, starting this month, they are now letting customers apply those fuel points towards groceries, with 100 points being equal to $1.00, which is great! I was able to convert 200 points I had accumulated in June to this week's grocery bill and received $2.00 off (noted as "order coupons" in the receipt below).
According to my calculations, the coupons and sales enabled me to save 39% of the original cost of this grocery shopping order.
Here's the receipt.
Order Summary
Item Details
16 Items
Order Coupons
-$2.00
Other Fees
$0.40
Total spent (including craft supplies) = $37.72
Total spent on craft supplies including tax = $3.73
Total for Groceries Only (includes bag fee): $37.72 - $3.73 = $33.99
July Grocery Budget (for food items only) = $250 + $11.51 carried over from June = $261.51
With three more weeks to go in this month, I am in a good place as far as the grocery budget is concerned with approximately $50 a week to spend on groceries.
As always, I am grateful for:
- The availability of groceries
- Sales, coupons, and weekly specials
- Being able to order groceries online
- Being able to have the groceries delivered (the current sciatica flare up has highlighted the benefits of signing up for deliveries; otherwise, if would have been yet another thing on daughter's list of things to do!)
- Convenience foods! Yes, they are ultra processed, high in calories, fat, and salt, not the healthiest food, etc., but, they help to make things a little easier.
How are you coming along with your July grocery shopping? Are you finding good deals in your stores?
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