Just a quick one today:
Total spent: $1.00
Total before coupons: $5.17
I got:
1 gallon of milk
1 head of organic lettuce
1 can of tuna
I had aimed to get my total as low as possible after using my ONYOs, but I miscalculated the price of the items because I was in a hurry and didn’t check the signs closely enough. My total ended up being .73 cents higher than I anticipated, but I think I can live with it!
And just in case you’re curious to see what a hardcore coupon shopper eats, here are some pictures of tonight’s dinner:
Steak marinated in white wine & herb seasoning, salad with sundried tomatoes and a crispy onion topping, plus a pineapple garnish. There was homemade bread, too, but this picture didn’t turn out quite as well:
I don’t know how foodie bloggers always get such wonderful photos of what they make. When I take pictures of food, it usually looks pretty disgusting!
This doesn’t look like a budget dinner, but everything pictured was bought with coupons. I froze a bunch of steak after I bought it during a great sale in May – I don’t recall the exact details, but I know the total was really low. I got some awesome meat deals over the spring and summer, and I plan to use most of it up before we head into winter. My area gets really bad storms and power outages around Christmas time; last December, we lost power for 5 days. I don’t want to have a freezer full of rotten meat, so from now until next spring, I’m going to keep the steak stockpile to a minimum.
