What I Spent
First up, thank you all so much for your encouragement about my job offer! I appreciate all of you cheering me on.
This week, I spent:
- $32 at Safeway
- $12 at Noodles and Company
So, $44.
What We Ate
Saturday
A burger night!
Sunday
I had a mammoth 7.5 hour study session with two classmates, and we ended up at Noodles and Company for dinner, where I got a pulled pork mac n cheese bowl.
Monday
A very random meal of rotisserie chicken, sauteed green beans, and an avocado with salt and lime.
Tuesday
After giving away my Kodiak pancake mix, I gleefully made a batch of whole wheat pancakes for dinner and THEY WERE SO GOOD.
After suffering through the mix pancakes, the homemade ones tasted twice as nice. 😉
Wednesday
I found some orzo in the pantry so I cooked that up, added some rotisserie chicken, some sauteed green beans, and some pesto and called it good.
Thursday
I worked a full 12-hour shift and Zoe and I had ham sandwiches when I got home.
Friday
Zoe closes at work, and so it’ll just be me here. I don’t know what I will eat, but I do know it’ll be on the early side because weekend clinicals require a really early alarm.
Joyce
Monday 7th of April 2025
What I spent; what we ate
I spent $77 at Kroger.
Sunday – grilled strip steaks, baked sweet potatoes, dill cucumber and onion salad, steamed cheesy broccoli, cornbread muffins.
Monday – homemade hamburger beef soup , BLT sandwiches with potato chips.
Tuesday – more soup, baked pork chops, frozen Brussels sprouts, boxed au gratin potatoes.
Wednesday – oven fried chicken legs and thighs, homemade collard greens out of our garden, boxed cornbread stuffing.
Thursday – leftover day – we didn't have a lot of anything, but we had leftover chicken, pork chops, au gratin potatoes, collard greens and dill cucumber/ onion salad. I made a Bisquick Impossible Pie with eggs, ham, broccoli, onion and cheese just in case the leftovers weren't enough.
Friday – we went to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Art to see an exhibit and had lunch there. I'll see how hungry we are tonight. If we need something, we can eat the leftover Impossible Pie with toast and some sausage or I'll make hubby a pot pie and some rice.
Julia
Saturday 5th of April 2025
I hated the Kodiak pancake mix as well. Someone gave it to me so I didn’t feel too bad when I threw it out.
Judy
Saturday 5th of April 2025
Where might I find your post on bras you buy from Target?
Beth
Friday 4th of April 2025
$16 at Aldi Working backwards so I have some shot at maybe remembering what I ate.
Fri: planning on a bowl of bran flakes with raisins & banana (I'm a fiber fan and it helps with my lack of a gallbladder) Thurs: chicken noodles veg with white sauce skillet, plain yogurt with blueberries for dessert Wed: white bean soup Tues: homemade baked beans over rice Mon: ditto Tues Sun: spinach salad with lots of veggies, whole grain bread and olive oil with spices Sat: eggs, spinach, rice, baked potato
Beth
Friday 4th of April 2025
@Beth, forgot to add--Congrats on the job offer! Way to rock graduation! (But I do think that they're eager rather than anxious to hire you :)
Selena
Friday 4th of April 2025
Saturday started election week (husband works more than just election day), little over 2 hour round trip to plus 3 hours at the ER Vet. Cat will need surgery, we know it will not be inexpensive but living frugal = robust emergency fund.
Sat - dine out buy one, get one free deluxe double cheeseburger, shared a fry Sun - takeout Mexican Mon - dine out wrap/roast beef sandwich, shared a fry Tue - grilled cheeseburgers, potato salad Wednesday - leftover pizza, leftover Mexican Thursday - gifted for pet sitting pancake mix and bacon Friday - gifted cash from pet sitting (full disclosure I do NOT like to accept money for being a good neighbor but periodically I graciously do) for takeout sushi