Well I have gone WAY over budget! I went to the store last night and spent $184.24! and I still have to spend at least $20.00 on cat stuff. Now I know that I spent a lot but ... I also saved $72.00 with coupons. I am new to the coupon thing and did not realize that stores had a limit on how many you can use in one transaction. I did two but I put all the coupons on one so I could see if it was really worth it. I think it was. I did alot of stockpiling (I now have 26 boxes of cereal and 8 boxes of rice) of course this weekend I will be working on my June menu, can you guess what we will be eating?
So I guess the extra money spent has to come from somewhere. Maybe from next months budget? I don't know I will have think about that.
At this moment the cable company is at my house installing cable, internet and phone. I can't Well I have gone WAY over budget! I went to the store last night and spent $184.24! and I still have to spend at least $20.00 on cat stuff. Now I know that I spent a lot but ... I also saved $72.00 with coupons. I am new to the coupon thing and did not realize that stores had a limit on how many you can use in one transaction. I did two but I put all the coupons on one so I could see if it was really worth it. I think it was. I did alot of stockpiling (I now have 26 boxes of cereal and 8 boxes of rice) of course this weekend I will be working on my June menu, can you guess what we will be eating?
So I guess the extra money spent has to come from somewhere. Maybe from next months budget? I don't know I will have think about that.
At this moment the cable company is at my house installing cable, internet and phone. I can't wait to have internet at home!
This week has gone by pretty fast. I am happy for the weekend everyone take care and maybe I will see you online over the weekend. wait to have internet at home!
This week has gone by pretty fast. I am happy for the weekend everyone take care and maybe I will see you online over the weekend.
About Me
- Michele
- Have 3 wonderful kids, 19 yr old girl now on her own and boy/girls twins who are 14 yrs old. I am currently a full time student in business at a small local college.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Well I think that I have done pretty well on my food budget. Yesterday I spent $1.00 on chips for dinner.
Dinner last night was 4 Hot dogs on buns (2 each) with chips which worked out to be $.60 per meal for the twins. I didn't really eat, I was busy cleaning. My sink has been slow to drain for a while now, over the weekend it stopped draining all together. I didn't really have the money to pay a plumber and DID NOT want to pay weekend rates at all! So I waited until yesterday my mom and dad had some work done as well and were kind enough to pay the bill. What would I do with out them!
But my deal of the week is cereal. I bought 13 boxes of different cereals for an average of $1.77 per box. We eat cereal for breakfast and snacks so it won't last long. I think that we have gone thru 3 boxes since Thursday, but I am hoping that they will last the rest of the month. I spent $33.79 on 13 boxes of cereal , 1 pack of whole wheat bagels and 2 candy bars.
May food budget remaining- $104.86 (3 weeks left)
Dinner last night was 4 Hot dogs on buns (2 each) with chips which worked out to be $.60 per meal for the twins. I didn't really eat, I was busy cleaning. My sink has been slow to drain for a while now, over the weekend it stopped draining all together. I didn't really have the money to pay a plumber and DID NOT want to pay weekend rates at all! So I waited until yesterday my mom and dad had some work done as well and were kind enough to pay the bill. What would I do with out them!
But my deal of the week is cereal. I bought 13 boxes of different cereals for an average of $1.77 per box. We eat cereal for breakfast and snacks so it won't last long. I think that we have gone thru 3 boxes since Thursday, but I am hoping that they will last the rest of the month. I spent $33.79 on 13 boxes of cereal , 1 pack of whole wheat bagels and 2 candy bars.
May food budget remaining- $104.86 (3 weeks left)
Monday, May 11, 2009
Meal Plan 5/10-5/16
Week 2
May 10-16
10- B- French toast L- Pizza Rolls D-Pork Roast
11- Hotdogs/chips
12-Italian baked chicken/peas/au gratin potatoes
13-Pull pork on buns/chips
14-Roasted chicken/mac&ch/green beans
15-Out to eat
16- B-Muffins L-Chicken Wraps D-Leftovers
May 10-16
10- B- French toast L- Pizza Rolls D-Pork Roast
11- Hotdogs/chips
12-Italian baked chicken/peas/au gratin potatoes
13-Pull pork on buns/chips
14-Roasted chicken/mac&ch/green beans
15-Out to eat
16- B-Muffins L-Chicken Wraps D-Leftovers
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
May Budget
I have done ok I guess. I only spent $48.35 at Walmart but I spent $13.00 last night on fast food. The $48.35 is to TWO WEEKS! I am eating mostly out of the pantry so I didn't have to get much. That leaves $139.65 for food in May.
I sat down with the twins this weekend and went over the budget. I have done this with DD#1 but never with them. Why you ask? I don't know. Recently they have been asking for outragous things. IPhone, Ipod, new shoes, cds, dvds and trips to stores. I know that DD#2 got it but DS still has no clue.
Besides my food and non food budget I also have my bills and living budget. This is where I have the most trouble. This is what my May budget looks like:
1400 Pay
200 food
200 gas
85 car insurance
50 non food
500 cell phone (went WAY over on minutes)
170 phone, cable and internet
100 meds and co pays
30 basketball shoes
That leaves $65.00 for error.
I sat down with the twins this weekend and went over the budget. I have done this with DD#1 but never with them. Why you ask? I don't know. Recently they have been asking for outragous things. IPhone, Ipod, new shoes, cds, dvds and trips to stores. I know that DD#2 got it but DS still has no clue.
Besides my food and non food budget I also have my bills and living budget. This is where I have the most trouble. This is what my May budget looks like:
1400 Pay
200 food
200 gas
85 car insurance
50 non food
500 cell phone (went WAY over on minutes)
170 phone, cable and internet
100 meds and co pays
30 basketball shoes
That leaves $65.00 for error.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Meal plan 5/3-5/9
Week 1
Sunday: B-Peanut butter pancakes (made my DD#1) (.50)
L-Leftover chicken from mom and dad's lunch out enough left to feed 3 of us! (FREE)
D- Pizza rolls (went spent all day cleaning we were all wore out) (.99)
Monday: Spaghetti, salad and garlic toast (.75)
Tuesday: Taco Salad (1.40)
Wednesday: OPEN-Planned Corndogs and Chips only I could not find Corndogs within my budget price.
Thursday: Smoked sausage w/peppers, onions and potatoes and cornbread (1.35)
Friday: Baked Potato Bar (1.00)
Saturday: B-Cin. Rolls (.55)
L-Cheese and Fruit (.70)
D-Hf deluxe w/salad or green beans (1.00 or less made from mostly leftovers)
That is $8.24 per serving = $49.44 for the week for 3 people. That is NOT what I spent, I had a lot of stuff on hand.
For more meal plans to go http://orgjunkie.com/2009/05/mpm-may-4th-my-top-10-list-for-selecting-recipes.html
Sunday: B-Peanut butter pancakes (made my DD#1) (.50)
L-Leftover chicken from mom and dad's lunch out enough left to feed 3 of us! (FREE)
D- Pizza rolls (went spent all day cleaning we were all wore out) (.99)
Monday: Spaghetti, salad and garlic toast (.75)
Tuesday: Taco Salad (1.40)
Wednesday: OPEN-Planned Corndogs and Chips only I could not find Corndogs within my budget price.
Thursday: Smoked sausage w/peppers, onions and potatoes and cornbread (1.35)
Friday: Baked Potato Bar (1.00)
Saturday: B-Cin. Rolls (.55)
L-Cheese and Fruit (.70)
D-Hf deluxe w/salad or green beans (1.00 or less made from mostly leftovers)
That is $8.24 per serving = $49.44 for the week for 3 people. That is NOT what I spent, I had a lot of stuff on hand.
For more meal plans to go http://orgjunkie.com/2009/05/mpm-may-4th-my-top-10-list-for-selecting-recipes.html
Friday, May 1, 2009
May Meal Plan
Week 1
May 1-9
1-Salad and bread (if weather permits we will have a fire for May Day)
2- B- Poptarts L- Beans and franks D-Kentucky Hot Brown
3- B-Eggs w/toast L-Ramen D- Salsa Chicken in Crockpot/ rice / corn / cornbread
4-Spaghetti/salad/garlic toast
5-Taco salad
6-Corndog/chips
7-Smoked Sausage,potatoes, onions and peppers
8-Baked potato bar
9- B-Cin Rolls L-Cheese and fruit D-Hf deluxe/salad
Week 2
May 10-16
10- B- French toast L- Pizza Rolls D-Pork Roast
11- Hotdogs/chips
12-Italian baked chicken/peas/au gratin potatoes
13-Pull pork on buns/chips
14-Roasted chicken/mac&ch/green beans
15-Out to eat
16- B-Muffins L-Chicken Wraps D-Leftovers
Week 3
May 17-23
17-B-On Your Own L-Pasta Salad D-Salad w/chicken/bread
18-Subs/chips
19-Pizza Pockets
20-Grill Cheese/Soup or FF
21-Popcorn Chicken/FF
22-Quesadilla/salad
23-B-Pancakes L-Hotdogs/chips D-Leftovers
Week 4
May 24-31
24-B-Pancakes L-Ramen D-Crockpot Chicken cheesy bacon rice/peas/cornbread
25-Pigs in a blanket/applesauce/corn
26-Mac&ch/green beans
27-Pizza/Salad
28-Bisquick chicken nuggets/ff
29- Out to eat
30-B-Bagels L-HM Lunchables D-Leftovers
31-B-Hf/toast L-Cheese,fruit and crackers D-Pork chops/stuffing/green beans
Weekday Breakfast:
Cin. toast,poptarts, cereal, boiled eggs, toast
Snack:
Popcorn, brownies, chips, chips & salsa, cookies
May 1-9
1-Salad and bread (if weather permits we will have a fire for May Day)
2- B- Poptarts L- Beans and franks D-Kentucky Hot Brown
3- B-Eggs w/toast L-Ramen D- Salsa Chicken in Crockpot/ rice / corn / cornbread
4-Spaghetti/salad/garlic toast
5-Taco salad
6-Corndog/chips
7-Smoked Sausage,potatoes, onions and peppers
8-Baked potato bar
9- B-Cin Rolls L-Cheese and fruit D-Hf deluxe/salad
Week 2
May 10-16
10- B- French toast L- Pizza Rolls D-Pork Roast
11- Hotdogs/chips
12-Italian baked chicken/peas/au gratin potatoes
13-Pull pork on buns/chips
14-Roasted chicken/mac&ch/green beans
15-Out to eat
16- B-Muffins L-Chicken Wraps D-Leftovers
Week 3
May 17-23
17-B-On Your Own L-Pasta Salad D-Salad w/chicken/bread
18-Subs/chips
19-Pizza Pockets
20-Grill Cheese/Soup or FF
21-Popcorn Chicken/FF
22-Quesadilla/salad
23-B-Pancakes L-Hotdogs/chips D-Leftovers
Week 4
May 24-31
24-B-Pancakes L-Ramen D-Crockpot Chicken cheesy bacon rice/peas/cornbread
25-Pigs in a blanket/applesauce/corn
26-Mac&ch/green beans
27-Pizza/Salad
28-Bisquick chicken nuggets/ff
29- Out to eat
30-B-Bagels L-HM Lunchables D-Leftovers
31-B-Hf/toast L-Cheese,fruit and crackers D-Pork chops/stuffing/green beans
Weekday Breakfast:
Cin. toast,poptarts, cereal, boiled eggs, toast
Snack:
Popcorn, brownies, chips, chips & salsa, cookies
Weekly update
This week we stuck to the meal plan! But I did not stay on budget. When we went to Burger King to eat last night and spent more than I planned. So I will have to cut back on the food budget a little.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend see you Monday.
I hope everyone has a nice weekend see you Monday.
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