Total must be $5 or less each week not including taxes.
Must be a separate purchase ... in other words it cannot be hand-picked items from our weekly grocery haul that totals $5 or less.
All items must come from a grocery store, farmers market, etc. In other words they must be purchased. No running out to the garden and putting a grocery store price on items harvested or shared with us. This challenge is meant to stretch us in utilizing a small amount of money to help build up and or restock our pantry.
Must be items we regularly use. This will keep us from seeing a good deal on something 'we might like' and spending our 'challenge money' only to never get around to trying it or finding out we don't like it at all. This challenge is for our tried and true pantry building basics. Think mid - long term pantry stocking.
This challenge includes all things in our pantry: food, toiletries, cleaning supplies, etc.
One more guideline ... no rolling money over from week to week. We have to spend it or lose it!
This challenge will end on September 21st, the last day of summer.
Here's what I added to my pantry for the sum total of $3.38 (before tax) ...
Once I got it home, I cut it into chunks and started letting it air dry. Because of time constraints, I finished the drying process in the dehydrator, then I ran the dried chunks through a food processor and turned them into breadcrumbs. This will be enough to last us for several months.
I'll use these bread crumbs in the making of meatloaves, meatballs, casseroles, etc.
Okay, now it's your turn ... what did you spend your $5 on this week and if it's a food, how do you plan on using it?
Until the next time ...
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We added 2 bottles of ketchup for $1.99 each and a bottle of foaming dish soap for $1.00, (I wanted the container more than the cleaner as I make my own)
ReplyDeleteI found a delicious sugar free strawberry jam and that jar is going pretty fast so I bought another jar for $4.97. The brand is St. Dalfour and I found it at Walmart. It tastes better than jam with sugar!
ReplyDeleteI found 2 cans of black beans and 1 can of kidney beans. Jean
ReplyDeleteOur local IGA had Springer Mountain whole chickens and chicken leg quarters for 99 cents a pound. I bought 5 pounds of very large leg quarts when cut in half will yield 8 meals and froze them for later use. Cookie
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DeleteWe were able to add 1 large can of Las Palmas green enchilada sauce for 2.97 and two cans of diced green chilies for 1.76. Total for all was 4.73. We use the sauce for pork chili Verde and the diced chilies for potato soup. Patsy thanks for running this challenge, it is helping me stock for fall and winter.
ReplyDeleteAt Walmart I bought a 2 lb. box of elbow noodles and a 12 oz bag of egg noodles to add to the pantry for a total of $4.36 before tax. CindyD
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea!!! Thanks for sharing. I did not get to do this week's challenge. Hopefully next week. I was going to do it tomorrow but it is not on Monday so I will go ahead and wait.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I bought bread. We do not eat a lot of bread but we went out of town and I needed some for sandwiches for the trip. I found 3 loaves marked down to 1$/loaf. I froze 2 loaves. This will last for a few months. Marley in the Mountains
ReplyDeleteI purchased 5 cans of french style green beans (hubby's fav) for $5.00
ReplyDeleteI stopped by an estate sale for my $5 challenge but blew the budget. It was right before closing time and the prices were dropping fast! We spent $29 but walked away with a trunkload of items we use every day such as:
ReplyDelete5 big bath towels in great condition $1.00 each
1 bottle of neem oil, ¾ full, $1
1 bottle of Goo Gone, $1
a half full bag of seed starting mix, $1
a bag of scented bars of soap $1 (they were shaped like ducks and dinosaurs so I will give them to my adult son as a joke).
6 boxes of tea $1 each
2 bottles of essential oils $1 each
Himalayan pink salt $1
I had gone to Walmart the day before to buy a bottle of "Wet and Forget" at a cost $4.96. (It was recommended by a friend to clean outdoor cushions). There was a large bottle at the estate sale for $1.00
The list goes on but it was all of the items I use every day, except for a heavy duty wicker basket. That was impulse. It did require me to do some work digging through cabinets, closets, and the hot garage.
The challenge spurred me on to try and restock my dwindling pantry at a good price.
Jeannie@GetMeToTheCountry
I bought waldo pea seeds. Spring peas only made 4 cups for freezer (none for eating) SO I ordered Waldo peas, can handle heat and cold hardy.
ReplyDeleteKroger had 64oz SF vanilla creamer on markdown for 2.28 and pork griller steaks on markdown for 2.25. O nly bought 1 of each since I have never tried either of them before
ReplyDeleteI was able to get 5 boxes of lemon frosted Cheerios on clearance for $1.00 each to add to my pantry
ReplyDeleteMy local store had Peter Pan Peanut Butter BOGO. I got 2 jars for $3.83. At another store I bought 1 box of sugar free gelatin for 1.07, bringing my total to $4.90.
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