Since, I didn't work Monday, I didn't spend anything. Last evening however, I somehow made it through the evening without purchasing a soda pop and/or a snack. I did however, purchase 40 30-gallon trash bags (2.99) and a bottle of Loretta Sea Salt w/ grinder ($1). All in all, I spent $4.29 before leaving the store.
As I was driving home, I stopped at the convenience store and put $10 of gas in the Thrifty mobile. Meaning overall I spent a whopping $14.29. Now, my car's gas tank is almost full.
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Why don't you fill up your tank all at once??
ReplyDeleteAlso why do you keep buying soda at $1.5 a bottle while you can get a whole box of can for about $2 on sale.
Start baking from scratch, cookies, muffin that should cut on snack expenses.
I do buy soda's by the box, in some flavors I even but store brand. Coke is the only name brand i use. However, at work, a can get knocked over and spilled. Running computer equipment (that's why drinks at the registers aren't allowed). Since, I leave it in my office, and nurse it all evening/day a can wouldn't be very practical.
ReplyDeleteI do cook some from scratch, but potato chips are cheaper then cookie dough (or all the ingredients). Except on a rare occasion, I don't buy sweets. When I do I can buy store brand cookies cheaper then I can the dough. For example, a 32 oz package of Always save cookies is $1.50. The cookie dough is $2 and you only get about dozen cookies. To make the the dough from scratch, I would have to buy some ingredients I don't use. Spending more money to make something I only buy a couple times a year. I eat much more potato chips then cookies. I would love to eat more muffins, but can't justify the cost for either pre-made or from scratch. Once I start eating better, my food budget would have to go up. For example today, I made a potato patty (from left over mashed potatoes, that I made from scratch), potato chips, and a slice of the cheese cake I was given after the get together on Sunday evening. When I got to work, the store had bought a cake for an employee who is being transfered to one of the Homeland Stores in Oklahoma, so I ate a piece of cake (again free) at work. All I bought tonight was a soda. That is until I was closing. At which time, I bought some hamburger and carrots to make some homemade potatoes, carrots and meatballs.
So before I go to bed, I have peel and slice up some potatoes and carrots, and make some meatballs, and get them in the Crockpot.
oh the gas, I put what I can. Especially since, I had to wait 2 weeks on a 1 week income. Thankfully, some other sources of cash came in during that 2 weeks to help me get through. However, tomorrow I am to get 2-weeks of pay, and it's pretty much gone to bills already. So I will be struggling as I continue to move from weekly check to bi-weekly.
ReplyDeleteBuy a nalgene bottle and pour your pop before leaving home? Or rinse and reuse one of the plastic bottle that you get at work.
ReplyDeleteYou should look at: http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/recipeindex.htm for very low cost snack
drink water instead of soda, it actually makes you more thirsty.
ReplyDeleteI admire your blog and dedication but eating unhealthy now will cost you ALOT more in the future! I buy muffin mixes that go on sale 3 for $1.00. Each package makes 6 muffins, that is a great deal, and they are tasty. Also I make my own snack by slicing a potato or sweet potato really thin and dusting with salt (and sometimes vinegar) and baking. Good, healthy snack. And one potato goes a long way and is cheap.
Also I get a bag of apples at ALDI for about $2.50. It has about 10 apples. At .25 cents each that is a great deal and great for you.
-Becky
great ideas...I buy the muffin mix for my corn bread, but haven't done regular muffins that way.
ReplyDeleteI was just telling my ((good looking)) physical therapist yesterday, that I was trying to drink more water and Gatorade.