Updated: November 12.

After weeks of stressing over the expanding budget, I've settled on $125.00 a week for a family of 5 (6 when oldest is home from college). That is split between Aldi and Whole Foods Market. As a Prime Member, I take advantage of the 20% off

I spent $76.28 this month. That is well under my $100.00 a month Costco budget but not by design. Costco did not have organic strawberries and they no longer carry the pumpkin seeds that I like.

How I Use What I Buy...

Blueberries: Used in oatmeal, pancake topping,

I am not a financial expert and don't claim to have all the answers but I approach this blog with honest numbers. Which is why I must say that the last 6 weeks have been challenging. I initially set a $100.00 monthly budget at Costco and a $100.00

Here are my shopping totals for 2019, so far! Take a look back at 2018 to see how I ended the year here!

1. January Totals: $492.03
2. February Totals: $499.11
3. March Totals: $530.35
4. April Totals: $599.95
5. May Totals: $483.34
6. June Totals: $486.14
7. July Totals: $718.

It was a small trip to Costco this month because I went over my $100.00 monthly budget on 2 additional trips in September. One trip was a return and the other trip was for gas so I picked up 2 items on sale. Fortunately, we are so close to