Shopping Plan for This Week

I haven't seen alot of great deals this week. We've opted to stock up on staples like rice, flour and sugar. I'm going to do inventory this week to see what items we might need and make a plan accordingly.

Cooking Day

I purchased about 35 pounds of chicken last night at Kroger. I figured today I would take some time to cook it up and assemble some meals to freeze. Kroger has the 10 lb bag of chicken quarters on sale for $5.90. The Tyson boneless chicken breast is on sale for $1.79 lb. I purchased 3 bags of leg quarters and 4 packs of boneless chicken. That combined with the turkey I already have in the freezer should serve us well.

Just a Side Note

I'm super excited to be almost done with the cleaning and organization in the bedroom. It should only take another day, after hubby hangs up the hooks and organizers. Wish me luck.

Some Uses For Frozen Veggies

I like to stock up. I especially like to stock up on free or cheap veggies. They are delicious, healthy, and make for quick and easy meals. I think they are great to whip up stir fry or lo mein on nights when we have vegetarian friends or family over. My sister is a vegetarian and I'm always able to whip up a healthy meal when she's over. Some dish I have used frozen veggies include soup, stew, stir fry, lo mein, meat loaf, as side items, and as a veggie rice dish. I think we bought close to 30 containers of frozen veggies when they were on sale last week and I am confident we can use them all up.

More Of This Weeks Shopping

I ended up making another trip to Meijer today, because some of last months coupons reset making for good deals.

Transaction 1

1 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupon=$1.19
Total after coupon=$0.19


Transaction 2

2 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupons=$2.38
Total after coupons=$0.38


Transaction 3

2 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupons=$2.38
Total after coupons=$0.38


Transaction 4

6 Green Giant Veggies @ $0.99
2 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupons=$8.32
Total after coupons=$2.32


Transaction 5

1 20 oz Coke @ $1.39
6 Green Giant Veggies @ $0.99
8 Garlic @ $0.20
2 Chex Mix @ $1.19
1 Sierra Mist 24pk @ $5.88

Total before coupons=$16.63
Total after coupons=$10.13

Total this trip=$13.40
Total this week=$39.00

Weekly Shopping

Meijer


Transaction 1

1 Chex Mix @ $1.19 ( $0.19 after coupon)

Total before coupon=$1.19
Total after coupon=$0.19


Transaction 2

4 Green Giant Veggies @ $0.99
2 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupons=$6.34
Total after coupons=$2.34

Transaction 3

5 Taco Seasonings @ $0.50
6 Green Giant Veggies @ $0.99
2 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupons=$10.82
Total after coupons=$3.32

Transaction 4

1 Cascade Rinse Agent @ $3.56
4 Taco seasoning @ $0.50
6 Green Giant Veggies @ 0.99
2 Chex Mix @ $1.19

Total before coupons=$14.11
Total after coupons=$4.05

Transaction 5

2 Pillsbury Grands Biscuits @ $1.34
2 Chex Mix @ $1.19
2 V8 Fusion @ $2.49

Total before coupons=$9.32
Total after coupons= $0.32

Total for Meijer=$10.22


CVS

3 2-liter Coke @ $1.33
2 20-oz @ $1.59
1 20oz @ $1.33
1 Cover Girl Blush @ $10.00
1 Cover Girl Foundation @ 13.00
7 Trial Packs Razor @ $1.29

Total before coupons=approx $45 (my math could be off it's late)
Total after coupons=$15.38

Total for this week=$25.60

Free Recipe E-book

Money Saving Mom has a link for a free recipe e-book. I've already downloaded it, and it looks interesting. Thank you Crystal for sharing this great freebie.