Since I pretty much charge everything I buy, my grocery budget runs on the credit card cycle. That means that two weeks in I have spent 3/4 of my target budget and since I am trying to replace by the end of the year the money we gave away recently that means I have spent too much. I did get the ingredients to try a couple of healthy new recipes which will be fun.
The good news is that there is a lot of food in the house if I would just plan out menus. Tonight will be easy - we have leftover brown rice, black beans, chicken and lots of veggies and fruit. I'm thinking Spanish rice, open face tacos with beans, chicken, spinach and grated carrots and a fruit salad. Tomorrow we have a neighborhood picnic. Part of my spending was a 6 pack of beer to take and I will make pumpkin cake muffins with store bought cream cheese frosting to be our food item. Sunday will be turkey burgers with a new grain and vegetable side dish.
The next two week's menus need to be thought out so all I buy are the veggies and fruit we need along with my hubby's special breakfast and brown bag lunch foods. He is sensitive to quite a few food additives as well as dairy which impacts our food costs. He's found a rotation of breakfast and lunch menus that work for him and keep him feeling well - so worth it.
I hate it when that happens! Over spend I mean. Usually the culprit is alcohol. Vicious cycle: Over spend, depressed, drink, run out, over spend, depressed, drink, run out...Just kidding!
ReplyDeleteWell alcohol was involved - but I bought it vs drinking it LOL.
DeleteI'm hoping to underspend this week! We seem to have a lot of food in the house so will hopefully be able to keep an extra $100 in my budget!
ReplyDeleteI bet you are successful!
DeleteI have the same problem your hubby does, food additives will send me to my bed!! Good luck with your budget the rest of the month, just knowing where you stand I think makes it more doable
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