What I Spent
some fuzzy flowers from my walk this morning
This week, I spent:
- $61 at Aldi
And that’s it!
What We Ate
Saturday
This is the day I made my chicken broth and also a batch of Zuppa Toscana. Soo, that’s what I had for dinner.
The soup also served as lunch at work for two days
Sunday
I used one of my gift cards to get a pizza after work!
Monday
I ate a sandwich for an early dinner, not very aesthetic:
…and then went to see the sunset (very aesthetic). 🙂
Tuesday
I had a work shift, but the day prior, I had prepped most of the stuff for bourbon chicken and broccoli. That way, all I had to do was the sauteeing when I got home.
Wednesday
This was my crazy-long day at work, and when I finally got home, I made a peanut butter sandwich, showered, and went right to bed.
Thursday
Zoe and I were both off, so we had a little TV night together. 🙂 I used my Royal Farms reward points to get some fried chicken, which Zoe and I ate with some homemade waffles. Plus some orange juice and grapes.
The Buy Nothing group tray we use to carry our food down to the couch by the TV. 🙂
Friday
I was originally thinking I might eat a sandwich at a park, but the humidity is back for a few days. So, I might adjust that plan depending on how the air feels by tonight.
JDinNM
Friday 26th of September 2025
WIS: $53.12 minus $11.75 for some dish detergent and an alligator squeaky toy for Maisie. So $41.37 for food (salad/milk/cream/butter/bananas/cheese/bread) and food-like/food-adjacent items with foreign names (like, I dunno, maybe “Haagen Dazs” or some such).
Looking back over the entire month of September, I previously spent $142.82. So adding this week’s $41.37 to that = $184.19 for the month, or approximately $46.05 a week or $6.14 a day.
WIA: Two (2) bananas (17 cents) with Multigrain Cheerios and Fairlife high protein milk, and scrambled eggs with chopped ham and shredded Italian cheese and corn muffins (a/k/a breakfasts for dinners because some nights you just don’t feel much like cooking); the plentiful leftover Chicken and Spinach Tortellini soup I put in sealed Ball jars after I made what turned out to be a HUGE pot of the stuff; and a spinach, ham and mushroom quiche with side salads. Quiche WITH A CRUST! Because otherwise it’s just an overcooked omelet.
Bon appetit!
Kerri W.
Tuesday 9th of September 2025
LOL - I have the same Snoopy lunch bag. I get so many compliments on it, but I bought it simply because it makes me smile. :)
getting there
Monday 8th of September 2025
Anyone else think those fuzzy flowers were actually raw meatballs? Can't be just me!!!
teresa
Saturday 6th of September 2025
congrats on your passing your exam! i'm basically asking for your two recipes, they sound good. can you give out! thanks
Jessica
Saturday 6th of September 2025
Separately, Kristen’s post about the $45/2 week shopping list really got into my head. I have been spending a LOT on groceries (we generally eat in a pescatarian way, have a high schooler who is a runner who eats a lot and needs some pretty specific things), we have a very fancy grocery near our house that is the easiest place to grab things, etc. I am trying to get back to the basics a little. Yesterday, I made a pasta sauce combining a lot of odds and ends to close out the week with less waste. Today, I did a big shopping at the Indian grocer which gave me building blocks for some very frugal meals, and just got me back in the right mindset. Still very far from $45/2 weeks, but also not spending like a tech tycoon (which I am not!)