Mama and I left around 9:30 this morning. We hit Aldi's, Walmart, and Publix. We didn't get extremely good deals, but I am pleased with our accomplishments. Today's total is : $269.40 for 103 items.
We discovered that, of the three stores, Aldi's has the best price for cheeses. We also got eggs, chocolate chips, celery, carrots, and AA batteries there for decent to good prices. This week only Publix is running a special where you can buy one bag of Nestle chocolate chips and get one bag of Publix brand chocolate chips for free. That made the price of chocolate chips slightly better at Publix than the price at Aldi's.
We determined that Publix has the best price on mayonnaise (Sauer brand) and high-efficiency laundry detergent, but not much else. Walmart was the best and most convenient for most things.
There is still a Costco run to make before the end of the week, but there aren't too many items on that list. I'm hoping it won't be too cripplingly expensive.
All in all, I believe we've done very well. The list wasn't terrible, the prices were ... fair, and it's been a full month or more since we've done shopping like this. I certainly expected things to be far more difficult, long, and expensive.
We're still in the black!!! The current balance, I believe, is $141.83! AND I officially get "paid" again tomorrow (I think... or it may be Friday...)! AND we're going to pick up our beef on Saturday (along with some of the processor's delicious and inexpensive bacon, hopefully)!
While I'm here, here's today's menu review:
Breakfast: Old-fashioned oats w/ butter and brown sugar or rapadura
Lunch: Mama and I were in town, so we grabbed a box of granola bars. Those at home had ham and bean soup.
Dinner: Chicken pot pie, I believe.
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