June 2018 Monthly Spending

Here is where I will keep track of all we spend during the month of June.  We will be having guests this month so we are raising our grocery budget.  Our monthly budget looks like this: $300 for groceries, $20 for household, $20 for newspapers and couponing deals and $30 for animal food.  Let's see how we do this month :)

05/30/2018

$0.36- CVS and got $5 ECB

$2.48- Sam's Club

$10.69- Walmart

$55.84- Aldi

06/06/2018
$12.72- Dollar Tree
$14.44- Sam's Club
$18.11- Publix
$36.64- Walmart
$91.91- Aldi

06/16/2018
$14.83- PetSmart
$3.00- Dollar Tree
$11.90- Walmart
$8.46- Sam's Club
$52.95- Aldi

06/20/2018
$14.20- Aldi
$7.72- Walmart

$319.49 out of $300 for groceries

$15.23 out of $20 for household items

$8.36 out of $20 for newspapers and couponing

$21.17 out of $30 for animal needs

Our Shopping Trip~ 05/30/2018

It stormed most of the day.  I was keeping my fingers crossed that it would stop by the time Nathan had to go to youth group.  Thankfully, it did.  I know that our area needs rain badly but I am tired of getting so wet just trying to get to my car.  The sad part is that I have an umbrella.  Between the sideways rain and the huge parking lot puddles that you simply cannot get around.  I end up cold and soaked by the time I reach my car.  On the bright side running/power walking to the car is great cardio :)

Here are our shopping trip details:

CVS
$4.79- Irish Spring body wash
$3.21- Irish Spring body wash
$8.00
-2/8 CVS Body Wash Coupon Center cpn
-4 ECB
-2 ECB
$0.36- Total and got $5 ECB :)

Sam's Club
$2.48- Lettuce

Walmart
$5.98- Cat Litter
$1.78- Tortillas
$1.17- Bananas
$1.40- Eggs
$10.69- Total

Aldi
$5.55- Whole Chicken
$2.38- Broccoli X2
$2.29- Almond Milk
$2.39- Lemon Juice
$2.78- Pasta Sauce X2
$1.99- Ground Turkey
$1.99- Mozzarella Cheese
$3.19- Lunchmeat
$3.19- Peanut Butter
$1.69- Ricotta Cheese
$2.59- Parm Cheese
$2.36- Toilet Paper
$1.49- Pretzels
$3.58- Blueberries X2
$3.98- Strawberries X2
$1.70- Bread X2
$3.78- Bagels X2
$1.89- Kettle Chips
$2.99- Watermelon
$3.89- Granny Smith Apples
$55.84- Total

This trip will be included in our June Spending Post.  Our June Monthly Spending Post is where we document what we spend for the month.

Couponing Deals for the week of 05/27/2018

Couponing can be overwhelming and/or time consuming~ I was there.  Completely overwhelmed with the amount of coupons and deals.  It doesn't have to be.  My advice to new couponers is to take it slow.  Start by picking up a Sunday paper and focusing on 1 deal for the week and adding on as you feel more confident and comfortable.  Soon you will be couponing like a pro :)

If have ECB's and/or Register Rewards, go ahead and apply them to this week's deals to lower your out of pocket expense :)

To keep things super simple, here are my top couponing deals that are $10 and under:

CVS 

Deal #1

$7.99- Revlon Volumizing mascara

Pay $7.99 and get $3 ECB

This deal has a limit of 6

Deal #2

$7.99- Almay Goddess gloss

Pay $7.99 and get $3 ECB
This deal has a limit of 6

Deal #3

$8/2- Irish Spring body wash or bar

Pay $8 and get $5 ECB

This deal has a limit of 4

Deal #4

$8.49- Calendula or Anricare

Pay $8.49 and get $6 ECB

Walgreens 

Deal #1

$5/2- M&M

Use $1/2 M&M Walgreens Monthly Savings book cpn AND

Use (2) $1 M&M cpn from 04/22 SS

Pay $2.00

Deal #2

$11.96- Crest toothpaste X4

Use (4) $0.50 Crest toothpaste cpn from 05/20 RMN

Pay $9.96 and get $6 RR

Deal #3

$1.99- Black Forest, Trolli or Now & Later

Pay $1.99 and get $1.99 RR

These are only a few of the amazing deals CVS and Walgreens have to offer.  To see more deals and matchups, click here for CVS and click here for Walgreens :)

Our Menu Plan for the week of 05/28/2018

How was your weekend?  We had a nice weekend together :)  We tried our hardest to stay dry but with the way our weather has been, we were not successful :)

Here is our menu plan for this week:

Breakfast

Baked Oatmeal with fruit X2

Banana Pancakes with fruit X2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip muffins with fruit X2

Bagels with fruit

Lunch

Egg Avocado salad on bread and fruit for me

Sandwich with carrots, apple slices, blueberries and grapes for everyone else or leftovers

Dinner

Chicken Tater Tot Casserole with peas and salad
Garlic Lemon Chicken with rice, green beans and salad
Tacos with carrots and salad
Pasta with sausage, peas and salad
Breakfast for dinner
Homemade Pizza, carrots and salad
Fish, carrots and salad

Snacks and Desserts

Apples

Grapes

Bananas

Strawberries

Carrots

Popcorn

Pretzels

Tortilla Chips with salsa

Oatmeal Raisin Bites

Cookies

No Bake Vegan Energy Balls

Chocolate PB Nice Cream

Rice Cakes with PB

Celery with PB and raisin
Chia Pudding