Tomorrow I take a mini-vacation to Alaska. I’ll be gone four days with my sister and mom for a girl’s weekend. This means my sweet, handsome husband is in charge of the kids for the weekend (bless his ever-lovin’ heart). I have total faith that everything will be under control. But I couldn’t expect him to let me go on vacation and make meals out of random ingredients in the pantry and freezer, all for the sake of a budget challenge. . .
So I went to Safeway this afternoon and stocked up on convenience foods so they will survive (happily) over the weekend. I spent $$49.58 (gasp), bringing our monthly budget challenge total to $186.32 for the month. I’m hoping this is my last shopping trip for the month – I bought foods specifically for next week, to get us through until the end of the month.
I did splurge and spent about $10 on ice cream and toppings for a banana split party that I decided we needed tonight. 🙂
Here are some of the deals worth mentioning:
Fresh Express Kit Salad –Â $1.99
$2/1 Fresh Express Just 4 U coupon (personalized coupon)
Final price = FREE
Bananas –Â $0.45/lb
Sabra Hummus –Â $3
Buy one, get one FREE coupon (no longer available)
Final price = $1.50 each
And actually the cashier rang up the coupon as $4.99 and said “It’s your lucky day.” So technically I got both for $1.01 or $0.50 cents each
Stonyfield Organic Greek Yogurt –Â $1.67, 50% off manager markdown
Final price = $0.83 cents each
Grands Biscuits – $0.99, with Just 4 U coupon
For Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumpling Soup next week
Annie’s mac ‘n cheese –Â $1.25
Smucker’s Ice Cream Topping –Â $2 each
Buy two and save $1.50 Just For U coupon
Final price = $1.25 each
Safeway Orange juice, half-gallon –Â $2.50, 50% off manager markdown
Final price = $1.25
Black Forest Candy –Â $1.25 each
For our banana split party tonight. 🙂
Lucerne cream cheese – $1.29, with Just 4 U coupon
For Slow Cooker Chicken Sante Fe next week
Coast to Coast Hoagie Rolls – $1.49 with Just 4 U coupon
Safeway Ice Cream Cones –  $1.49 with Just 4 U coupon
Lucerne sour cream –Â $1.59 each
Safeway Peeled Baby Carrots, 2 lbs –Â $1.79
Snyder’s Pretzels – $1.99 with Just 4 U coupon
Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat –Â $4.99, buy one, get one FREE
Final price = $2.50 each
DiGiorno Pizzas – $4.95 Just 4 U coupon (but regular sale price is $5)
$2/1 DiGiorno printable coupon (no longer available)
Final price = $2.95!
French Vanilla ice cream – $2.99 with Just 4 U coupon
Tillamook cheese, 32 oz –Â $5.99
With these groceries, they’ll have a pizza night, hoagie sandwiches, salad, and mac ‘n cheese. They can snack on baby carrots and hummus, pretzels and other food we have around the house.
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