Looking Forward to August

So last month I did not quite stay within my budget goal of $400.  I went over by $22.46, which is not too bad but it still is not within the budget.  Looking back over the last four or five months, I typically go over by at least $10 and no more than $50. 

I did some shopping this weekend and have already spent $125.  My husband is gearing up for a big hiking trip this weekend, so it has added to our normal purchases.  We have also decided to try to build up a better stockpile of foods in case of an emergency, so I bought a few extra canned beans and fruit while I was at Aldi the other day.

I am finding it hard to think about buying canned foods to stockpile when I have been trying decrease our use of canned foods over the last few years.  I know that there is still a shelf-life on those canned goods, so at some point in time, we will need to eat them.

This weekend's grocery shopping included Target, Dillon's, and Aldi.

Here is what I bought:

Target:

• Market Pantry Bagels and Welch's Fruit Snacks - $5.46

Dillon's:

• Bananas - $1.75 (I know that they are cheaper at Aldi, but I don't have good luck with the bags)
• Coffee - $4.99
• 16 oz cheddar cheese - $3.50 (definitely cheaper than Aldi cheese)
• Ragu spaghetti sauce x 2 - $1.29 each
• Cheerios (big box) -$2.49
• KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce - $1.49 (my son is allergic to an ingredient in many sauces, so we have to stick with this brand)
• Smucker's cherry preserves - $.49 (I had an great $1 off coupon that I could use with their mega sale savings!)
• Cheez-Its - $1.99 
• Bacon - $3.99 
• Eggs x 2 - $.99 each  (they had marked their eggs down to 99 cents - hurray!)
• Capri Sun - $1.49

Aldi:

• Sweet corn x 2 - $1.89 each
• Romaine hearts - $1.99
• Crescent rolls - $1.49 each
• Flour - $1.38
• Frozen chicken breasts - $5.99
• Crunchy peanut butter - $2.99
• Deli rolls - $1.49
• Baby spinach - $2.49
• Sugar - $1.39
• Deli sliced cheddar cheese - $2.19
• Deli turkey meat - $2.29
• 8 oz mozzarella - $1.99
• Brown sugar - $1.19
• Tomato sauce x 8 - $.25 each
• Refried beans x 2 -  $.79 each
• Pork & beans x 4 - $.49 each
• Granola cereal - $1.99
• Mandarin oranges - $.89 each
• Fresh peaches x 4 - $.29 each
• Coffee creamer - $2.19
• Unsalted peanuts - 2.39
• Spaghetti sauce - $1.19
• Baby carrots - $.69
• BBQ potato chips - $1.49
• Red grapes - $1.58
• Unsalted butter - $2.49
• Steamable corn x 2 - $.95 each
• Frozen peas - $.95
• Fresh blueberries - $.99
• Quart bags - $1.99

 My husband also did some shopping for his trip at Wal Mart this weekend.  He spent $25 on food he can easily take and use at the camp site.