Weekly Shopping and Menu 7-11-16

We had a really good week! In case you missed it, we made a trip to Jungle Jim’s last week and I used some of our garage sale money to buy some items for our pantry. Another thing I did this week was go to GFS and buy a 10-pound tube of 90/10 ground beef for $1.99 a pound. John separated the meat and stuck it in the freezer, so we’ll be eating from that for a couple months!

I was also able to redeem $50 worth of Swagbucks for Sam’s Club gift cards, so I used that plus a little more cash to buy some stock-up items, including chicken. We still have some cash left from the garage sale, so I think we may just use most of it to help stock up on grocery items we may need. When you’re in a situation where you’re not bringing in income, you find ways to scrape together money to help you out! So these next few weeks may not technically be $30 shopping weeks, but we’re using the extra money wisely to keep us going until John finds a job. Here’s what else I bought this week:

Sam’s Club

Dishwasher tabs: $9.98
String cheese: $8.48
Toilet paper: $15.86
Shredded cheddar: $11.48
Chicken breasts: $13.18

Total: $11.00 OOP thanks to gift cards from Swagbucks, used cash

Meijer

Lemon juice: $.88
2 A&W 2-liters: $1.38 each

Used Buy One Get One mPerks coupon
Final Cost: $1.38 for both

White whole wheat flour: $2.39
Green beans: $1.48
Green chiles: $.99

Total: $7.32

Aldi

Bananas: $1.83
2 bags of cheese curls: $.25 each, on clearance
2 bags of baby carrots: $.99 each
Spinach: $1.49
Tortilla chips: $1.19
Green bell peppers: $1.49
Parmesan cheese: $2.49
Mushrooms: $.59
2 cans tomato sauce: $.25 each
Garlic: $1.99
2 packages blueberries: $.99 each
Salsa: $1.89
2 gallons milk (1 not pictured): $1.69 each
2 dozen eggs: $.99 each
Honey Grahams: $1.49, on clearance

Total: $24.77
Weekly Total: $30.40