Well, yes I spent $111.00 yesterday, a little more than I wanted. But I got enough meat to last a full two weeks if not a little more than that. Of course there was other things, too. Got the makeup to make my daughter a zombie for Halloween, the brushes to put it on and chalk to color her hair (can't wait to show pics) got body wash for everyone (a bottle of mens and a bottle of womens lol), bread, eggs, milk, a bunch of side dishes, some noodles and cheese sauces. I actually did really well not impulse shopping and stuck to my list. Then came home and fixed dinner. Let's see, bought the roll of hamburger for $11.98 and used half of it so 5.99 on meat, the noodles (always save in the box) were $1.08 and the cheese sauce (ragu double cheddar) was $1.68, so a meal for 4 for under $10.00 and..............there are leftovers! Homemade hamburger helper that fed 4 people and if I wasn't going to a PLAC luncheon today, I would have lunch.
Fortunately, I go to a food auction in Drumright once a month and usually spend anywhere from $40 to $100 on dry goods that lasts the month. (I will talk about that in another post, but definately ask around and see if there are any of these close to you) Then maybe another $100 at Walmart on meat, etc. So far I'm down to about $300 or less a month on groceries, and no one goes to bed hungry. So, while I might not be doing as good as the extreme couponers, I am still saving money!
I'm looking forward to coming back each day with a new money saving recipe and hope this helps someone!
PLEASE NOTE I AM NOT ENDORSING ANY PRODUCTS! I AM GIVING YOU THE RECIPE AS I USED IT WITH THE BRANDS I USED.
Homemade cheesy hamburger helper:
2.5 lbs of hamburger
1 bottle of ragu double cheddar cheese sauce
16 oz of rotini noodles
put salted water on to boil for noodles, fry hamburger til brown, drain grease and add cheese sauce. when noodles are done, mix with hamburger and cheese sauce and serve.
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