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Smart shopping, cooking, working out

August 5th, 2012 at 11:53 am

I did a bit of back to school shopping this weekend.

In the past few months I've earned $30 in Old Navy Rewards with their Visa card (I use this for everyday purchases). I brought those with me to Old Navy with the girls. I also used a coupon good for $15 off of a purchase of $50 or more. So for $16 I received: 2 pairs of teen jeans, 3 t-shirts, 1 girls t-shirt dress, 2 tank tops for me, 1 teen hoodie, and 1 bracelet! I was thrilled! Plus I received $20 in rewards dollars to use in September Smile

Then we stopped by Target to pick up a birthday gift. I had my daughter pay for part of it this time. I give them a dollar a day for allowance, so they can start using some of their money to help pay for things like birthday gifts. Total at Target for the gift was $11 after DD pitched in $5.

I need to stock up my gift closet, then the girls could choose something from there instead of going out shopping everytime a party comes up. They can choose a gift from the closet, or choose to pay extra for another gift. Right now I have more adult gifts in the closet, no kid gifts.

All of my meals this weekend were eaten at home, with the exception of a Sonic Java Chiller I bought as a snack yesterday afternoon! It was tasty, but really made me lethargic and bloated afterwards. I don't do ice cream very often.

Grocery shopping was under budget, yay! We budget $80/week for groceries. This week we hit $64, which includes the purchase of disinfectant wipes for my classroom in bulk, nearly $10. So really only $54 if you don't count my school purchase. I'm happy with the $80/week budget, so long as most of our meals are eaten at home.

Cooking done for the week:
-Charro beans: Half of these will be mashed for burritos this week for the girls. The other half of the beans are used for the grown ups, as they will be a little spicier. The beans will be mashed and a little chorizo will be added. Beans and chorizo make fabulous sandwiches!

Weekly cooking to be done today:
-German potato salad (I have some red potatoes to use up)
-Chicken and Vegetable soup (this will use up the carrots, celery, cabbage, and corn)
-Flour Tortillas

Yesterday I did a 30 minute kettlebell workout at home. Today I plan on going to the park with the girls and the dog early in the morning before it gets too hot and run for 30 minutes. I don't have the distance tracked, so I estimate 10 minutes of running=1 mile. I'm a little faster on the treadmill but I know outside it is hotter and so I am slower.

Posted in Grocery report | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Smart shopping, cooking, working out”

  1. snafu Says:
    August 5th, 2012 at 05:02 pm 1344186140
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    Great shopping for DKs, $16. expenditure resulting in $30 for Sept. We've been using early Sunday a.m. to prep & partially cook/roast/grill meals for the rest of the week.
    Too hot & tired by the time I arrive home so this is a one shot, one mess, no rush, no stress process.

  2. rob62521 Says:
    August 5th, 2012 at 08:07 pm 1344197230
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    I didn't realize Old Navy offered such great deals. We don't have one near us...we used to have one in our mall, but for some reason, they left. They always seemed busy.

  3. Jerry Says:
    August 5th, 2012 at 08:25 pm 1344198307
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    OK, you have inspired me to hit the kettlebell tomorrow morning, as well. That thing leads to sore muscles like nothing else I have used, but of course that's good! Oh, and nice job on the food budget... if you can have some insurance of staying under the limit even with a larger purchase, you are doing something right.
    Jerry

  4. mamasita Says:
    August 6th, 2012 at 12:06 am 1344211589
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    Jerry, the great thing about the kettlebell workouts is that they aren't too horribly long. All your struggling and sweating is compacted in under 30 minutes Smile

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