What I Spent
The previous two weeks, I did a great job with an organized shopping trip to start off the week.
This time around, not so much. Ha.
Let’s see. Last Friday, Sonia and I made a shopping trip to buy some birthday meal necessities, like Jello. 😉 That trip was $42.09.
Then on Monday, I made a $22 non-Aldi trip:
And Tuesday brought a $22 trip to Aldi. What is with me and the $22 trips this week?
And then I also spent $60.94 at Costco (unpictured) on four bags of berries, 5 pounds of honey, and 4 pounds of butter.
That puts me at $147 for the week.
March Spending
Week 1: $194
Week 2: $147
What We Ate
Monday
This is the night I made my new recipe, the pesto chicken.
I also made muffin-tin popovers and a green salad.
Tuesday
I made a pot of tortellini soup and a couple of loaves of French bread.
I’d planned to make a green salad as well, but something came up around dinnertime that derailed my plan. So, sliced cucumbers were all the green we had!
Wednesday
I made a shrimp, snap pea, and red pepper stir-fry, which we ate over rice.
obviously not the stir-fry from this week, as this one has no snap peas!
And I thawed some homemade applesauce from the freezer.
Thursday
Mr. FG and I had a meeting to go to (dinner included). The kids fended for themselves. I know Sonia and Zoe made tortellini, but come to think of it, I’m not sure what Joshua and Lisey ate!
Friday
One of my besties is moving away (Waaaah!), so my group of besties is having a girls’ night out (Woo!)
Which means that Mr. FG and the kids will probably be getting a takeout pizza. 🙂
How about you? Whatcha been eating this week?
Leslie Ahlgrim
Saturday 11th of March 2017
Monday: Airport food because we were traveling...yuck and not frugal! Tuesday: Yellowtail (my husband is a fisherman so we are stocked up!) cauliflower from garden and a green salad. Wednesday: Crockpot Chicken drumsticks with asian sauce, broccoli from the garden, organic potatoes from Ralphs discount bin, yum! Thursday: husband worked late fresh eggs from the backyard and leftover potatoes! Friday: pork ribs, more broccolini, green salad, and jasmine rice We are very lucky we live in California where the only weather related problem has been a lot of rain. It makes for a great gardening year!
Cindy
Saturday 11th of March 2017
Monday: cheese enchiladas
Tuesday: chicken tenders, lettuce salad and fruit
Wednesday: waffles and sausage
Thursday: cod sandwich, potato wedges, and fruit
Friday: chicken noodle soup, veggie sandwiches, and chips
Sharlyn Lauby
Saturday 11th of March 2017
Monday - My doctor delivered some good news so we went out for chicken wings. Bad for us, I know. Tuesday - Beef stir fry with french fries Wednesday - Trader Joe's Orange Chicken over brown rice Thursday - chicken sausage with onions and peppers Friday - pizza on the grill (easy to do and absolutely better than takeout!)
Kristen
Saturday 11th of March 2017
Hooray for good news!!
lisa
Saturday 11th of March 2017
Petey- Sorry about the car. Glad it got repaired. Brooke-Hope your flu has taken the high road...UGH. I used to get the flu every 2 years but have avoided it the last 10. Sarahbeth- how do you stay warm? do you have gas appliances and fireplace?
It's been a crazy week. but lots of homemade items. I got a ice cream cake for DH's birthday but the bakery people weren't there to write on it. So, I found a volunteer. He hadn't used a pastry bag in years. Well, it got messed up and so I said to just make swirl designs all over it. He used his welding skills to design it and the amount of icing was so heavy but DH seemed to enjoy it. The washing machine leaked all over the floor. We lifted the area rug and started the fan. The repair guy is coming with parts and we hope we guessed right when we told him what we thought the problem was. We'll find out. Repair cost- $235- $360. If it's more involved, we'll just pay the $85 home visit and seek a new washer! Here is the past week's menu: mon-chicken noodle soup tues- beef barley soup wed-steak nachos, blueberry pancakes thurs-I attempted ground beef enchiladas with a tomato sauce. It was pretty soggy and would make a lasagna from it next time. fri- DH wanted authentic fish & chips from a British pub. An hour later, he got them. sat- beef tacos, possibly hatch chile cornbread
Sarahbeth
Saturday 11th of March 2017
Our central heating is useless without electricity... we have a wood burning stove, so much we've had a roaring fire going for several days. It keeps the first floor comfortably warm, but the second floor stays freezing cold, so we have to sleep on the sofa bed by the fire.
Petey
Friday 10th of March 2017
Monday: My husband took me out to an amazing restaurant for my b'day celebration. Tuesday: Turkey Burgers... low carb style for me Wednesday: Out at our Favorite pub for a couple of beers (Wednesday night? Delinquents!) and baked chicken thighs at home Thursday: Treated ourselves to a lovely dinner out after suffering a ridiculously expensive and unexpected vehicle repair... what the heck... sometimes you just have to laugh really,really hard when life brings you uncontrollable expenses...I won't bore you with the details, but nesting squirrels and vehicles, not a good mix ... being frugal doesn't keep bad things from happening ...but when they do , it is less stressful..... Friday.... he liked his turkey burger so much on Tuesday night, I made home another one tonight..
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Kristen
Saturday 11th of March 2017
Happy birthday! And so much sympathy on the nesting squirrels. That just happened to me.
Car insurance will usually cover such damage...do give them a call!