Going shopping without a list might cost you to go over your budget - Meal Plans and Grocery Shopping for March 27th - April 2nd

Written by Lucy Thursday, April 02, 2015 1 Comment

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We were out of town over the weekend and didn't get around to doing our weekly shopping until yesterday. I didn't really have a list or a meal plan before Michael and I headed out to do the shopping. Here's what I came up with for the remainder dinners this week:

pizza
Hamburger Helper

We started at our usual, Walmart. Here's what we ended up buying.

1 loaf of wheat bread $1.68
22 Kool-Aid packets $0.20 x 22 = $4.40
pepperoni pizza $6.98
4- 15oz cans of tomato sauce $0.88 x 4 = $3.52
2 small cans of tomato sauce $0.44 x 2 = $0.88
2 small cans of tomato sauce $0.42 x 2 = $0.84
sweet pickles $2.48
tuna $3.37
gummies $2.00
2L Coke $1.48
toilet paper $6.97

We needed to replenish our tomato sauce since I had used our last can and some other items. I spent $35.71 at Walmart. Off to Wegmans we went.

Only had a few things we absolutely needed at Wegmans. Here's what we ended up buying.

1/2 gallon chocolate milk $2.69
1/2 gallon whole milk $2.29
OJ $2.49
cranapple $2.69
pop tarts $2.89

I spent $13.38 at Wegmans. The grand total spent was surprisingly $49.09. That makes us under budget by $0.91. I was really expecting to be going over the budget because of the fact that I had no list and was just pulling stuff off the shelf that sounded good.

Tags: grocery shopping on a budget meal plans

Lucy

I'm a stay-at-home mom in the DC Metro area who tries to focus on family, fun, and frugality. I'm always looking for new and exciting things to do with the family. Follow me on this adventure called life!