Spending, January Week Two

January 12th thru the 18th


Groceries: $192.65
I purchased two pounds of salmon, a whole chicken, and several pounds of ground beef this week. Right there my grocery bill spiked. Oh yeah, my husband also brought home pre-cut beef chunks for last nights dinner, a superbly delicious beef stew that I stewed for five hours. I always regret asking him to bring home meat though. I told him to get a very cheap hunk of meat but... well, I should have known.

At present I have a whole chicken, about three pounds of ground beef, and tons of veggies on hand so hopefully that will bring down next weeks grocery budget.

Eating out: $31.78
We ate one meal out and I did not buy any coffees. If you ask me that's a win for the eating out category this week!

Household supplies/ toiletries: $19.03
Boring category. Not much to say here.

Clothing: $13.33
This was a fun one. Abe picked out a winter coat for next year from all the coats that have recently gone on clearance. The coat was originally $40. The clearance price was $20. There was an additional 30% off the clearance price. And I have a %10 store discount on clothing that applies at the end. One $40 winter coat for $13.33. He should be able to wear it next year and the year following. Win ✔️

Grand Total this week: $256.79


Average Daily Spending this year $30.93

Yikes! Even though spending is considerably higher than I'd like, I'm happy with my purchases. We didn't eat any fast food or any pizza. We ate out only one meal and I didn't buy any coffees. I purchased a ton of healthy foods. We were all well fed. And I'm very happy with the winter coat purchase. Also, I didn't buy any extra items, non food, non household supplies; no "stuff" category this week. Too bad it ended up costing so much just to eat but que sera sera.

Huge new coat