Today is leftover day so no cooking today, we're eating some leftover baked penne I made earlier this week with ingredients from the pantry/freezer. Half a box of whole wheat penne (.25), half a pound of sausage (.50), one cup of mozzerella (.25), one big jar of mushroom Ragu ($1), total cost $2 and it made enough for two meals. All items were purchased on sale/with coupons or as loss leaders...if I had to pay full price for the ingredients I imagine the meal would have come in closer to $5.
Today I plan to inventory the pantry so I can take stock of what is in there, besides vast quantities of ketchup ;)
Living on sixty bucks a month. For SIX months. We recently returned a large purchase and received our refund in cash. My husband jokingly said "There's your grocery money for the next six months, make it last!" My jaw dropped--it was less than $400, the amount I normally spend in a month to feed our family of five. But loving a challenge I said "You're on!" And here we are--$60 a month for the next six months. Rice and beans, ramen noodles, and ketchup soup! Bring it! :)
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