As my pantry challenge has continued this
year I found I really wasn’t in need of too much from the grocery store this
month. Cream for my mid morning coffee
break is a must so that is always on the list, but other than that I just didn’t
need anything. I had an abundance of
fresh produce in the refrigerator that I wanted to work my way through before I
purchased anything new so I focused on doing just that.
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| Total spent on this haul = $1.29 |
My garden
provided me with zucchinis, banana peppers and loads of tomatoes, more than I
could eat so a lot of that ended up in the freezer. I did stock up the deep freezer with frozen
veggies and an extra package of vacuum sealed frozen salmon fillets because I
had digital coupon offers for those items as well as a digital coupon for a FREE
bottle of salad dressing.
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| I now have enough supplies to keep me in laundry detergent for at least two years |
I actually
bought some nonfood items this month as I needed to my supplies to make homemade laundry detergent after
making a new batch. I also wanted to add
a large refill bottle of concentrated dishwashing liquid as I was nearing the
bottom of my last one after I refilled my dish soap dispenser I keep next to
the kitchen sink.
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| I stocked up on frozen vegetables & an extra package of salmon fillets |
This month my
grand total for food came in at a whopping $33.18 while my nonfood total ended
up being $15.57. I’d say that wasn’t too
shabby at all.
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| I am pretty happy with these totals |
Next month I
will be restocking my produce drawer in my refrigerator and picking up a few,
very few, items for the upcoming holidays.
Thankfully, I won’t need too much so I’m looking forward to staying
within budget and getting the things I need.
Were you able to stock up on anything this month?
Anticipating frost, I gleaned the garden Tuesday. 20# of green tomatoes to a friend, 10# of partially turned tomatoes on my kitchen counter, 15# of ready tomatoes into a pot of ratatouille, 3# bell peppers of various colors were smoked-part frozen and part into that ratatouille, 10# of eggplant-half roasted and into that ratatouille and the other half on the counter waiting for inspiration, 2# of squash-chopped/roasted and into that pot of ratatouille. I love the garden and I'm relieved when the harvest ends even though I will drool for a fresh tomato 2 weeks from now!
ReplyDeleteThis past week I bought 1 container sr cream, breakfast sausage, 1 container greek yogurt and a donut treat. Also discovered 3 packages of pork sirloin steaks on markdown so I have 6 meals of those in the freezer!! There are no needed items next week so a good end to October.
Happy Friday ya'll!
You did fantastic! Way to go!!
DeleteI just picked up 20 pounds of Non GMO Basmati rice for 20 bucks which is a really good price. I also had a coupon for 10% off my purchase so I stocked up on cat food for 4-5 months. We're pretty well stocked up on everything we'll need this winter or longer and that is such a good feeling. If you need any food grade buckets I suggest checking bakeries/restaurants because the price has gone up like crazy. Amazon has them going for about 50 bucks for 3. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteGreat tip. Thanks Lori.
DeleteWe may be looking at the month of January without any income so I am preparing with that in mind.
ReplyDeleteGood for you!
DeleteI don't know how I managed to follow your blog on my other blog's reading list, but I *think* I have it all fixed now and I have posts of yours to catch up on!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Gina!! :o)
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