Aldi
1 gallon Milk – $1.79, used $0.25 Mobisave rebate – $1.54 after rebate
1 can Baked Beans – $1.39
1 canister Raisins – $2.89
1 jar Spaghetti Sauce – $0.99
1 frozen Orange Juice Concentrate – $1.19
1 pkg Summer Sausage – $3.79
1 pint Grape Tomatoes – $1.59
2 cartons Strawberries – $1.29 each
1 bag Kettle Chips – $1.79
1 frozen Broccoli – $1.09
1 pkg Hamburger Buns – $0.85
1 bag Spinach – $1.79
1 bag Navel Oranges – $1.79
1 bag Tortilla Chips – $1.19
1 bag Fuji Apples – $2.99
1 pkg Flour Tortillas – $1.19
1 loaf Bread – $1.39
1 Cottage Cheese – $2.29
2 pkg Cheese – $1.89 each
1 Baking Powder – $0.99
1 bag Chocolate Chips – $1.79
1 bag Frozen Blueberries – $2.49
Total: $39.58
Menu Plan for This Week
Breakfasts
Cereal x 3
Eggs and Spinach x 3
Chocolate Chip Scones, Fruit
Lunches
Mac & Cheese, Fruit
Tortillas with Honey (currently my son’s favorite thing to eat!), Carrot Sticks, Strawberries
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches, Sliced Apples
Baked Potato Bar
Cheese Quesadillas, Oranges
Leftovers x 2
Dinners
Hamburgers (My parents gave us several pounds of ground beef so we’ll be using that.), Chips, Baked Beans, Fruit Salad
Summer Sausage, Cheese, Veggies, Crackers
Bean Burritos, Spinach Salad
Nachos, Fruit Salad
Blueberry Pancakes, Eggs, Orange Juice
Chicken and Rice, Steamed Broccoli
Out to Eat
how is a gallon of milk $1.79? I am so jealous, I paid over $6 yesterday for milk in Alberta, Canada
Hi Gretchen. One thing I do that helps even more is to know sale prices and stock up, which is hard on a budget, but saves in the long run. Our local grocery store runs sales on orange juice for 99 cents, which is even better than Aldi’s price. Also, I try to stock up on chocolate chips when they’re on sale, saving money in the long run. I usually have to give up items on a grocery run to buy sale items, but it’s nice to get the sale price, and to be stocked up. Also when my husband was unemployed and our budget tightened even more, I only bought Aldi tortilla chips, no other chips. Once my budget went back to normal, I only bought chips that were 99 cents to $1.19. Aldi’s kettle chips are a bit more, so I just don’t buy them
Just a few ways to shave a few more pennies of my bill. We’re also fortunate to have an Amish dent and bent store close by, where I find great markdowns on meat and cheese.