More groceries

(For any new readers, I'm trying to live under the Thrifty Food Plan for a month. See this post for background.)

We were entirely out of milk, so went to Trader Joe's.  And we never manage to get out of there with just milk.

Trader Joe's 1/11/05
Whole milk gallon	2.59
Skim milk gallon	2.59
YoBaby 6 pack	2.79
Frozen peppers	1.29
Spinach	2.69
Edamame	1.49
Go Lean Crunch	2.29
Pizza dough	0.99
Clementines	4.99
White bread	2.29
Dry cranberries	2.49
Tax	1.06
	27.55

So, after 5 days, we've spent $112.38 (not including the cat food).  I was definitely worrying about blowing the budget, so distracted D. when he asked for Pirate Booty.

Comments

[VH]

Hmmm... Our little family of three only has a weekly budget of $80.60 on the thrifty food plan. I noticed that your milk at TJ's cost less than the milk at my TJ's over at Baileys Xroads. I think I pay $2.99 a gallon. Unfortunately, DD drinks organic whole milk at $4.99 a gallon so she's blown about 25% of her weekly budget just on milk. I'm way over the budget for this week, but I choose to blame it on a diaper sale at Harris Teeter. I'm very intrigued by the thrifty food plan and will try to plan better for this upcoming week in order to meet the budget.

[Matt]

WOW!! Only $1.06 on tax. Here in Lynchburg, it would have been more like $6. My $3.00 Starbucks has $.35 in tax total. Its crazy.