Finally got motivated to go grocery shopping tonight. I had roughly $33 left of my food budget for the month (thanks to splurging early in the month on McDonalds), so I planned to buy some pantry-stuffers and spend about $20.
The goods:
1 Gallon of 1% Milk
1 Can Cream of Celery
1 Can Cream of Chicken
1 Can Cream of Mushroom
1 Can of Diced Mushrooms
1 Box of Bowtie Pasta
1 Box of Shell Pasta
1 Bag of Colby/Jack Shredded Cheese
1 Bag of Pizza Shredded Cheese
1 Bag of Frozen Broccoli/Cauliflower
1 Bag of Frozen Stir Fry Veggies
2 Bags of Frozen Mixed Veggies
1 Bag of White Rice (2 lbs)
1 Can Diced Tomatos
1 Packet of Spaghetti Sauce Mix
2 Packs of Ground Turkey (1 lb each)
Total Including Tax: $21.65
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I feel like I did pretty well, and hopefully when combined with what I've already got stashed away, I can survive the rest of the month with $11 in the food budget.
I also used my gift card again, so I didn't have to actually pay out of my checking account.
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Also paid my cell phone bill today for this month. It was more expensive than I had anticipated, $116.55 instead of the budgeted $90. I'll be watching my anytime minutes a little more carefully this month, but with BF moving in at the end of April, I don't foresee another problem.
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I actually made myself dinner tonight, using some of the groceries I bought. I used 1/2 lb of the ground turkey, 1/2 bag of the stir-fry veggies, and the cream of celery. Ended up with some tasty stir-fry.
I put half of what I made into a tupperware container for my work lunch tomorrow, and also chopped the last head of lettuce that I had in the fridge to make a salad for my work lunch, too.
Now I just need to make a pitcher of sweet tea or Kool-Aid, so that I can take that in a bottle tomorrow, and I will bet set to go.
Gotta work the early shift, so I don't wanna get up any earlier than I have to!
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In other news, BF is going to be here in 16 days (but who's counting?). I can't wait, I miss him so much. Things will be so much easier and less stressful when I know that I've actually got someone here with me just in case.
Puppy Update: We haven't done so hot today, I feel like yesterday ruined all the progress we had made thus far. We have had a few successful trips outside today, but so many random accidents! Oh well, looking forward, tomorrow should be better.
Well, I'm off to do some laundry, start the dishwasher, and make some tea.
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