$75 Weekly Shopping and Menu 10-30-17 - No Getting Off This Train

Tell me: What’s better than pumpkin spice?

Right now, nothing.

That’s why I went out and bought more pumpkin stuff to try. Namely, the Pumpkin Spice Twinkies and pumpkin granola. Pumpkin season is still upon us (Until December at least), so I’m taking advantage as much as I can!

Do you have a favorite guilty pleasure recipe? You know, the one that you know isn’t great for you but you make it anyway because it’s so good you can’t do without it any longer. For us, that recipe is Spicy Cheese Soup. Why isn’t it good for us? Because it uses a pound of Velveeta. I know, Velveeta is the devil. That’s why it’s a guilty pleasure! We love it though, so it makes our meal rotation every few months.

Other than that, this week was pretty standard (Save my impulse buys at Big Lots). Here’s what we bought this week:

Aldi

Greek yogurt: $3.49
3 cans crushed tomatoes: $.79 each
Diced tomatoes: $.45
Stewed tomatoes: $.45
Kidney beans: $.55
Raisins: $2.79
2 cans tomato paste: $.39 each
Cooking spray: $1.49
2 yogurt cups: $.35 each
Celery: $.99
Block of cheddar: $1.79
Milk: $1.06
2 dozen eggs: $.65 each
Butternut squash: $1.49
Pineapple: $1.29
2 bags spinach: $1.49 each
2 rolls ground turkey: $1.89 each
Vanilla extract: $3.49
Bananas: $1.05
Cottage cheese: $1.79
Green bell peppers: $1.69
Half & Half: $1.69
Canned pumpkin: $.79
Velveeta: $3.99
Multi-colored peppers: $2.99

Total: $45.23

Meijer

Antacids: $2.50
Jalapeno: $.17
Vinegar: $2.69
White whole wheat flour: $2.99
Grapes: $2.26

Total: $10.79

Big Lots

Pumpkin Spice Twinkies: $2.50
Nutrigrain bars: $4.00
Garlic powder: $1.00
Quaker granola bars: $4.00
Pumpkin granola: $2.50
2 bottles hand soap: $1.00 each

Total: $11.10 after a $5.00 off coupon I got in my email

Sam’s Club

Tissues: $12.48
Honey (Not pictured): $13.96

Total: $26.44
Weekly Total: $93.56. We used the extra overage we had last week.