Doing good for a holiday week - Meal Plans and Grocery Trip Breakdown for November 23rd - 29th

Written by Lucy Monday, November 23, 2015 Post Comment

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Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I had already purchased my turkey weeks ago because I wasn't sure what our budget would like this week. Here's what's planned for this week:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Pizza	Tacos	Chicken Alfredo	Turkey Happy Thanksgiving!	Leftovers	Spaghetti	eating out

Today I did the running for the groceries and Walmart wasn't too bad, but Wegmans was a nightmare. I think I drove around the parking lot for at least 5 minutes just to find a parking spot. The sad thing is that I only needed three things from Wegmans, I got the majority of my groceries at Walmart. Here's what was purchased:

Walmart		Wegmans
Item	Prices	Item	Prices
2 boxes of stuffing	$1.00 x 2 = $2.00	dinner rolls	$4.29
mash potato flakes	$1.72	family pk chicken breasts	$11.22
deodorant	$3.97	red delicious apples	$6.35
trash bags	$6.98
food bags	$2.98
brown sugar	$1.98
sharp cheddar cheese	$4.72
butter	$3.74
green beans	$0.68
corn	$0.98
pumpkin puree	$1.88
evaporated milk	$1.00
Walmart Total =	$33.94	Wegmans Total =	$22.41

We had a carry over from last week of $33.07 which made this week's budget to $83.07! The total spent was $56.35. Still under the new budget by $26.72. I also earned $0.50 for the butter through Ibotta.

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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!