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Last week’s $74 grocery shopping trip

I’m currently challenging myself to stick with a $70 budget for our family of six (two adults, two teens, a pre-teen, and a baby). This includes almost all of our breakfasts, snacks, and dinners + most household products (toiletries, feminine products, etc.). Jesse and I usually eat lunch at home. The kids have lunch at school.

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If you remember from last week, I spent $59 on groceries last week. So I had a little extra to spend on groceries this week. Plus, Kroger had sent me a $7 off $70 coupon in a mailer — so that helped me stretch the grocery budget even more this week!

I was excited about a strawberry deal! The best deal is always when I can get them for $0.99 at Aldi, but I’ll take 3 for $5!

Since Jesse, Kathrynne, and Kaitlynn are in Florida this week (for school trips) and my book launches next week, my mom is here helping with Kierstyn while I do a lot of different interviews for book launch. My mom was the one who first inspired me to love salads, so I bought lots of ingredients for salads this week!

I was so excited to find cheese marked down! That is a rare thing at our store!

And I was going to buy some Goldfish since they were supposed to be $0.99 when you bought five or more participating items… but then I found some for $0.39!!

Kroger Shopping Trip

3 boxes Mom’s Best Cereal — $1.49 each when you buy 5 or more participating items
Instant Oatmeal — $1.49, used $0.40 mailer coupon = $1.09
Crackers — on closeout for $0.69
Mott’s Fruit Snacks — $1.49 when you buy 5 or more participating items
3 bags Goldfish — $0.39 each when you buy 5 or more participating items
Oral B Toothbrush — $1
Crackers — on closeout for $0.87
3 2-pack Gerber baby food — marked down to $0.49 each
2 packs yeast — marked down to $0.49 each
Craisins — $1.59 when you buy 5 or more participating items
Rice — $0.89
Peanut Butter — $1.50
Parmesan cheese — marked down to $1.79
Brown Cow yogurt — marked down to $1.99
4 bags frozen veggies — $1 each — used 2 $0.50/2 coupons = $0.75 each
BodyArmour Drink — $1.50 (I messed up and didn’t get the Edge drink — this was supposed to be $0.50
Simple Truth yogurt — marked down to $0.49
Flour — $1.49
Cottage Cheese — $1.25
Apple Juice — $1.50
4 Salad Kits — marked down to $1.69 each
Greens — marked down to $2.49
Bananas — marked down to $1.29
Apples — marked down to $0.99
Oats — $2.69
Milk — $2.49
Spring Mix — marked down to $1.69
Romaine Lettuce — $1.29
Mushrooms — marked down to $1.19
Cauliflower — marked down to $0.99
Eggs – $2.79
Triscuits — $1.49
Cheese — marked down to $3.29
Bread — $1.99
Bread — $1.39
Bork — marked down to $4.49
3 packages strawberries — $5
Spinach — marked down to $2.49
Granola Bars — used free coupon sent in a mailer
Used $7 off $70 coupon
Total with tax: $74.81

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