End of the Month and Over Budget!!

I guess I should know better than to just buy and stick the receipts in the drawer until the end of the month because I got a lot of things but was over budget.  Here is what I bought for the month of August.  How did your month go??

Giant $2.78 and $2.50

We were at the beach so my husband needed a shaver and shaving cream because he left his electric shaver at home.  He was willing to not shave but we were there for 5 days so he was starting to get itchy. We also decided to get a gallon of ice cream because it was cheaper then getting ice cream out so we grabbed Friendly's Mint Chocolate Chip which is a favorite flavor of the whole family and the one that was on sale.  We brought cones from Aldi in our food bag so we were all set for eating ice cream and watching fun TV after going to the pool in the hotel.

Aldi $21.10

I grabbed a bunch of things that I didn't think that I was going for but got lots of yummy food and remembered the things that I did go for so it worked out well.  We had been out of parmesan cheese for awhile which I kept forgetting.  I also really wanted celery and blue cheese to make my husband some fun buffalo chicken salad and buffalo chicken rice.

Safeway $64.00

I went crazy with the sale at Safeway and they wouldn't take any of my competitor coupons so I lost out on some money there but I grabbed a ton of food including 4 cases of soda, 1 case of Redds Apple Ale, 3 peanut butter, 5 Buddig ham, 4 Cran Grape Juice,  8 boxes Granola Bars, 2 boxes of oatmeal, bag of Doritos, 4 lb Sugar, Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix, Fruit slice candy, firecracker popsicles and green beans.  It wasn't the best shopping that I have even done but I got lots of stuff that we wanted and saved over 50%

Harris Teeter $9.55

 I wasn't sure what was on sale but I went to get some stuff and check out the deals.  I ended up finding the Cheez Its and remembering the coupon made them $1 a box.  I grabbed two boxes of my husband's favorite breakfast cereal.  I also grabbed string cheese and eggs because I thought that we might need those.  Eggs have been so expensive so I figured that $1.47 was as good as I was going to get for awhile but I probably didn't need them that early because I didn't do a lot of baking through the month and just finished my 18 pack of eggs at the end of the month.

Safeway $2.84

We went while running around and I had to stop at Safeway again because I really wanted these taco shells but I left the coupon on the printer at home last time.  Then, it turned out that I couldn't use the coupon because I loaded a coupon on my Safeway online thing so I could have gotten them on the last trip.  UGH!!  Oh well, I think that they had different choices at this different Safeway so I am just going to be excited that I had enough time to stop.  I love hard shells especially the nacho cheese ones.  YUM!

Harris Teeter $4.15

I got a chance to go back and pick up four more boxes of the Toasty Cheez Its which were a great deal at $1 a box after sale and coupon.  I couldn't pass those up and these are super yummy!!  

Aldi $12.37

I was sad about the price of the potatoes but my son loves the homemade fries and we had been out of potatoes for awhile and the price didn't seem to be changing at all.  I had to get the hand sanitizer for my son's school supplies and Aldi had it the cheapest.

Wegman's $7.72 (My mom gave me $20 for check out) 

and Aldi $0 (My mom paid most of it and I chipped in change)

 

Giant $30.63

I had to get the last of the school supplies so I bought the Lysol Wipes, Tissues and Gallon Sized Storage bags.  There was a deal where if you bought $25 worth of groceries, you got the ice cream for $1.99 and the peanut butter for $1.49.  I decided that I would buy the boneless skinless chicken that was on sale for $1.99 per lb.  The granola bars were buy 3, get 2 free and I had two $1/2 coupons leftover from Safeway so they were super good priced.  I also used a competitive coupon for $3 off $15 purchase from Wegman's.  Lots of coupons but the total was still pretty high for what I got.

CVS $12.10

My first trip to the 75% off summer sale.  I grabbed the ice packs because I threw all mine away when we moved because they were the soft packs and they were leaking.  I have already used them to get groceries and keep our picnics cold (I think that they were $0.49 each).  I got the two cups for teacher gifts for $1.49  My son really wanted the face mark so I got that for around $1.50.  The note pads were for my son's birthday party gift bags.  I grabbed 15 notebooks for $0.25 each.  Super excited to stock up on things when you can get them this cheap.

CVS $6.36

Playground balls were originally $6.99 so it was a great deal to get them for $1.75 so I will have them for presents for birthdays.  The dive fun was $0.75 so we have already used them at the pool.

CVS $19.77

I went to my third CVS and grabbed a bunch more things including smaller ice packs $0.32, toothpicks and holders $0.25, Mason Jar cups for teacher gifts $0.49, and microwave covers $0.49.  I grabbed the toy for my son because he thought that it looked fun when someone else was playing with it.  I also grabbed the 20 oz and 24 oz cups for $1.49 and $1.99.  I think that everyone is going to be getting these for Christmas :)

I went a little crazy this month but I grabbed the 75% deals at CVS including the ice packs that I really needed since all of my other ones started leaking.  These will be super great to get groceries with!!  I now have 6 big ones and 4 small ones.  I also grabbed some stuff for teacher gifts and birthday gifts for kids birthdays.  I grabbed 15 notepads for the gift bags for my son's birthday party goodie bags.  I love to grab the stuff when I can get it cheap because I can give more and much nicer things so I don't have to get cheap junk.  

I was able to stock up on ground beef and chicken that I didn't use during the month because I was finishing up the rest of what I had in the freezer.  Sadly, we went through most of the junk food that we got for the month but luckily, I am getting back into the swing of things and making lots of food from scratch again.  I am hoping to get the family back into the groove of a little cleaner living but they might revolt!!  But I need to make sure to get back under budget for next month.

Total Purchase OOP $195.87

Over budget by $35.87 but it counted in some school supplies and vacation purchases that we would have otherwise spent as a restaurant purchase so it wasn't horrible.

I also did get $2.19 from saving star for Honey Nut Cheerios, Old El Paso Shells, and Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix. I got $0.20 from Ibotta for green beans.  Checkout 51 credited my account $2 for the Cheez Its and Buddig ham.  Total rebates was $4.39 for the month.