What I Spent
I ended up having to go to Costco for the second time this month because I needed to return the light bulbs that I hated.
I also picked up English muffins, a ham, pistachios, and tea, for a total of $65.67.
Pistachios are pretty expensive ($20 for a 3 pound bag!), but Mr. FG dearly loves them and eats a handful every day in his lunch. And really, if you consider that a junky snack from the vending machine costs a couple of dollars, $20 for two month’s worth of pistachios is not all that bad.
I did a quick Aldi trip for $22.51.
And I also made a midweek stop at the regular grocery store and spent $31.56.
That makes for a total of $119.74.
October Totals
Week 1: $135.31
Week 2: $199.42
Week 3: $119.74
What We Ate
(This covers weekdays. Usually on weekends, Mr. FG and I have a date night once, and we all have an easy, snacky meal the other night.)
Monday
It was the beginning of a heat wave here, so I opted to make a green salad with grilled chicken. We also had French bread and some sliced pears.
Tuesday
I got home right at dinner time and we decided it would be fun to hit up a Greek food truck.
So, we did. Not frugal, but definitely fun.
Wednesday
We had cold ham, toasted English muffins, applesauce, and raw veggies.
(Yup, still hot. Almost 90!)
Thursday
I grilled some bratwurst, made a green salad, and we also ate a bag of chips.
Friday
The heat wave promises to be on its way out today, so homemade pizza is on the menu.
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Mrs. Picky Pincher
Friday 21st of October 2016
This week we ate:
Monday: Pho. We got this recipe from Mr. Tako and it was amaaaazing!
Tuesday: Pancetta pasta with asparagus. We usually make this meal with brussels sprouts, but asparagus was cheap at the store this week!
Wednesday: Spaghetti squash chow mein was the plan, but we ended up eating Taco Cabana instead. Oops!
Thursday: We planned to make the Thai cauliflower tonight, but we got Taco Cabana again. Graahhhh! We were working on the house frantically and fast food was what we craved!
Friday: We took today off to move into the house (!!). So today we had Raising Cane's chicken for dinner.
Womp womp! We weren't very frugal with our dinners this week, so I hope that next week is better for us!
Lori
Friday 21st of October 2016
Smoothies for breakfast, well smoothies for my breakfast, I haven't been able to convince the Z Man into it yet. Right now I'm also enjoying a mushroom scramble and a apple on the side for breakfast too. We had a Somma night which is what the Z Man calls some of this and some of that. Basically it's what ever veggies I have on hand sauted then I add bow tie pasta and grated parm cheese or pesto. We also had a enchilada night, which was venison and black bean with salsa, guacamole, and yogurt. We always use yogurt instead of sour cream. I roasted some veggies and put a chicken in a pot this week too.
Lunches were leftovers of these meals.
I did not buy any groceries this week, so that keeps my total at $89.84 for the month. YYAAYY! :)
Molly
Friday 21st of October 2016
I'm currently eating a bunch of raw broccoli and some ranch dressing and calling it lunch, and it's healthy and easy and delicious.
Susan
Friday 21st of October 2016
Glad to hear you occasionally throw caution to the wind and use a random food truck. Lots of fun but they are not cheap (I thought food trucks started as a cheap alternative to a restaurant?)
WilliamB
Friday 21st of October 2016
The earliest food trucks (we're talking centuries if not millennia) were for people who didn't have kitchens at all. In the past century or so, for people working where there the only other option was brown bagging (construction sites). In the recent past, they've appeared where the local options weren't very good or numerous. Now one of the reasons often cited is that office workers don't have time to go to a quick restaurant like Cosi or Potbelly- how sad is that?
Kristen
Friday 21st of October 2016
Yeah, I wouldn't say they end up being a whole lot cheaper! I mean, you don't have to tip anyone, but they're just as expensive as going to, say, Five Guys.
GirlFriday
Friday 21st of October 2016
I hear ya about the pistachios. I try to remind myself that paying more for good snacks/food keeps us from eating out or eating junk food, which costs way more per serving.