This Month's Grocery Spending - May 2022

 

I am very proud of myself and even more excited about my grocery shopping this month.  I was itching to find some good deals at the grocery stores because like all of us I was sickened to see the prices on things lately, it's downright nauseating.  With no relief in sight anytime soon it is more important than ever to utilize whatever strategies we can in order to keep our costs as low as possible.  Especially now that I am retired it is even more important to me than ever.

 

My first trip to the store was for some fresh produce
Salad mix and bell peppers were on markdown while the other items were best price

My second trip to the store this month was for chicken & butter on sale
and a couple markdown items I found

 

This month I really shopped the sales, although the number of really good buys was far fewer than what I've experienced in the past, I ventured out and picked up what there was that I could use.  One of those things I got was a family pack of bone in chicken breasts for 99¢ a pound.  I packaged them individually and put them in the chest freezer to use later on.  They are large enough that I can easily make a whole meal with just one breast half.

 

My last trip to the store to pick up fresh produce, a couple FREE items
and we scored some meat on sale and markdown plus I had loads of coupons!

Some more fresh produce on markdown

On my last shopping trip I did really well with marked down meat, in particular on pound packages of ground turkey at 79¢ each.  What a steal!  I also bought two of the three pound packages of ground beef when they went on sale because I had two store paper coupons for $100 OFF on each one as well as a digital coupon for $2 OFF on meat bringing my total for six pounds of 80% lean ground beef to just $13.84.  I will be able to get a lot of mileage out of these, no doubt.

 

FREE digital coupon offers from Fred Meyer

I also took advantage of all the FREE offers I was given including a bottle of salad dressing and a carton of eggs.  Even though my chickens are laying right now FREE eggs is a hard one to pass up, especially given the current price on them right now.  I'll be incorporating more egg dishes into our meals now.

 

These were a real treat for us, regular price is $9.99
I cooked two and put the other two in the freezer for later

All of my fresh produce purchases were marked down, on sale or best price of all the stores I shopped at.  I decided if the prices weren't right I just didn't need it.  I waited until strawberries were on sale to buy them and we enjoyed one package fresh while the other package was sliced up and frozen to enjoy later.  We may not have had everything we wanted, but we still enjoyed plenty of fresh garden salads, fruit and veggies with our meals without breaking the bank.

 

Ground beef on sale for $8.97 per 3# package + two coupons $1.10 OFF & a digital coupon for $2 OFF meat!
Seven 1# packages of ground turkey on markdown for $.79 each!!!

My total spent for food for two people in the month of May came in at $67.67.  I spent $1.96 on nonfood items which included a bottle of aspirin and a bottle of acetaminophen to add as backups to our medicine bin.  Both of those totals make me very happy and I have zero complaints.  I am very grateful that there are still good options to feed my family with a tiny grocery budget.

 

Our lunch one day was a markdown Angus burger & markdown salad kit
It was delicious and total for lunch for two people came in at just $1.75!
We had half the salad kit left for another meal the next day

How did you do?  Have you found any really great bargains lately?  What are some tactics you are using to combat the rising prices?