What I Spent
This week, I spent:
- $9 at Safeway
- $24 at Trader Joe’s
- $30 on a Hungry Harvest box
- $5 at Firehouse Subs
Soo, $68 for me.
What We Ate
Saturday
This was the day I made the roasted veggie soup, so that was dinner, along with some toast.
Sunday
I made these Korean beef lettuce wraps, which we ate with some frozen Aldi potstickers.
I used the leftovers for a salad at work the next day.
Monday
I seasoned and sauteed some chicken after work, added some BBQ sauce, and we ate that on toasted buns.
And I added the leftover chicken to some protein pasta salad for the next day’s lunch. 🙂
Tuesday
After work, we had Trader Joe’s frozen orange chicken, along with some of their frozen fried rice, which I’d never tried before. It was surprisingly good, and I will buy it again for a quick post-work side.
Wednesday
End of the work week for me! I ate the last of my pureed veggie soup, and Zoe baked a frozen pizza.
Thursday
I was feeling a little tired, so I pressed a very easy button:
It only cost me $5 out of pocket, though, because I had a gift card and a coupon. PERFECT.
Also, Chiquita appreciated the cat toy:
Friday
You know the drill: I’ll figure this out at some point today! My fr
Dori
Tuesday 28th of October 2025
Chiquita has been quite busy this week! haha Now we need a pic of Shelley (I think that's the name of your other cat who hangs out with Zoe all the time) sometime, just to check in. :)
Natalie in NH
Saturday 25th of October 2025
It was a crazy busy work week for me, so hooray for YOYO nights! (You’re On Your Own.) Monday: made a skillet meal that had hamburger, onion, and zucchini with a sweet and spicy sauce. Like Kristen, I’m a More Sauce Please person, so will double it next time for sure! Tuesday: YOYO! I had a slice of a quiche-ish zucchini and onion bake I’d meal prepped, along with some mini cucumbers. Wednesday: YOYO! Leftover rotisserie chicken, meal prepped roasted root veggies, and raspberries Thursday: you guessed it, YOYO! Another slice of zucchini pie and more roasted root veggies Friday: celebrated making it thru the week with the treat of dinner from my favorite local Chinese place
Selena
Friday 24th of October 2025
Chiquita is not impressed by all the non-carnivorous noms. Better half cooks and does the grocery shopping. Being retired, he has time to hit the local non-Wally, non-Aldi grocery store for marked down meat. It is my esteemed opinion the American beef farmer is not getting rich/over pricing their product. When a store can sell 2.31 of Angus rib-eye steaks (package of three) for $22 off original price, it is not the farmer. Saved $3 on a package of ground round (likely over a pound but on the under 1 1/2 lbs - he froze it and I'm not getting up to dig through the freezer! The best cat toys are typically not a purchased cat toy. You should plant some catnip, it is very easy to grow. Then Chiquita and Shelly can partake of organic catnip.
MB in MN
Friday 24th of October 2025
Happy Friday, everyone! We spent $158 ($55 at Aldi, $46 at Target, $18 at natural foods co-op, and $37 at Trader Joe's).
- Homemade chunky applesauce with cream and granola - Salad - Popcorn and fruit - Pasta, broccoli and parmesan - Pasta and homemade pesto - Pumpkin pancakes (restaurant leftovers) - Spanish tortilla with peppers, onions and kidney beans
A. Marie
Friday 24th of October 2025
WIS: $30 at Ollie's (not all of which was for food) and $49.50 at Wegmans.
WIA: More fun with Wegmans salmon scraps at $2.99/lb., including an SST (salmon, spinach, and tomato) sandwich with some of the salmon skin fried up as "bacon." Otherwise, nothing too exciting. But I roasted a pan of root veg yesterday and am looking forward to trying Kristen's pureed roasted root veg soup, as soon as the turkey broth I got out of the freezer thaws.