Here are my budget figures for October 2008. For the whole month, my total out of pocket expenditures came to:
$22.36
Yikes! I went $2.36 over budget. This happened at the very end of the month, when I was in such a rush getting groceries for my Halloween party, and didn’t have time to care.
So this $22.36 covered all the groceries for my two-person household – IE fruit, vegetables, meat, milk, cheese, eggs, flour, sugar, coffee, etc. This also factors in my Omaha Steaks order. In addition to feeding both of us, this amount also covered the food for my party, which fed 17 people – with major leftovers that we are still eating! My budget also covers household items, so in addition to food, this $22.36 paid for cleaning supplies, toiletries, makeup, miscellaneous household stuff like foil, and so on. I also got a few random things, such as stocking stuffers, party favors and prizes. Oh yeah, and .08 cents of this went to breast cancer donations at Safeway!
If you’d like a more detailed breakdown of what I bought, you can see photos and receipts of each shopping trip in the October archive. If you’re wondering what kind of food we ate, check out my new feature, Coupon Funded Menu Corner.
