Saturday Budget Check

Time to evaluate my shopping for the week!  This week was good and bad.  I found some good deals, but I also had quite a few that did not go as planned.  Here is a run down:

Smith's (pictured)

I went to Smith's to get some participating items in the Mega Event.  They have the cheapest milk around.  It is only $1.67 for 1 gallon 1%!  The cheapest in Rexburg is $2.06 a gallon.

Spent: $15.53

See Trip Details Here

Walgreens
This was not as successful.  I was hoping to get $0.04 toothpaste- unfortunately Rexburg Walgreens has toothpaste for $2.59 instead of $2.29 making the toothpaste $0.34 + tax.  That is not a bad price, but I can usually get it for free- so I am waiting.  I also have 6 regular sized toothpaste & 2 travel sized toothpaste in my stash- I am not exactly in need.  :D   I also almost made $1.00 buying toothbrushes- but the coupon I had would work for single packs, but not multi-packs- lame!

Angel Soft Toilet Paper $4.00
-$1.00/1 Printable Coupon
Spent: $3.24

Broulim's
This was also a little disappointing.  I went to Broulim's expecting to come away with 2 lbs of free lunch meat.  I realized that the coupon I had was for premium lunch meat, and the regular stuff was on sale for $2.00. The premium Land-O-Frost lunch meat is $3.29.  With the $2.00 Printable Coupon that would be $1.29- which is a great deal, but not in our budget this week.  I will probably go the beginning of next week and get some.

25 lbs Flour $6.88
Bananas $0.88
Broccoli $0.79
Spent: $9.06

Total Spent: 27.83!!!

Ahh!  I totally forgot about my Walgreens purchase when I was calculating how much I could spend at Broulims.  We will have to take $3 from next weeks budget.  So far this month we have spent $78.06 on groceries, leaving us with just under $22 to spend this next week. 

It has been so great to have someone to report to each week.  I highly recomend reporting your progress when you are trying to stick to a budget.  Find a friend or a sibling that is trying something similar, or even just report to your spouse.  It really helps me reach my goals when I know I will be telling someone how I am doing.