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Week of 4/17/2023



This week ended up being another bulk-up week for me.  


“But Blogger, you said it was only going to cost $35 a week and last week was already expensive,” I hear you shouting. Calm down, we’ll get there. Trust the process. Since I’m only counting certain spices, everything else is extra, but I’ll eventually have to count those spices as well because they don’t last forever, and I’ll need new ones. That just means these first couple of weeks are going to have some growing pains attached to them.  

Now, onto the shopping and stash pulling for this week! 





The Shopping: 

Item 

Price 

Grocery Store 

Cottage Cheese 

$1.99 

Kroger 

Yogurt 

$2.19 

Kroger 

Apple Cinnamon Cereal Bars 

$.74 

Kroger 

Kale 

$1.61 

Kroger 

Picklers 

$1.99 

Kroger 

Not Milk 

$1.98 for both after rebates 

Kroger 

Silk Next Milk 

-$1.49 after rebate 

Kroger 

Cadbury Eggs 

$.96 for both 

Kroger 

Yeast 

$1.72 for both 

Walmart 

Sugar 4lbs 

$2.94 

Walmart 

Vinegar 

$2.28 

Walmart 

Cucumbers 

$2.34 

Walmart 

Frozen Broccoli 

$2.28 

Walmart 

Total 

$21.53 





The Stash Pull: 

Item 

Price 

Grocery Store 

Silk Almond Milk 

$0.00 after coupon 

Kroger 

Quaker Oatmeal packets (not pictured) 

$0.00 after rebates 

Kroger 

Bumblebee Tuna (not pictured) 

$1.58 for 2 

Kroger 

Vegetable Oil (not pictured) 

$2.59 

Aldi 

Holland House Cooking Wine (not pictured) 

$0.00 for all 4 after rebates 

Kroger 

Tea Bags (200ct) 

$10.43 

Amazon 

Medium Eggs 30ct 

$5.39 

Kroger 

Bamboo Shoots 

$1.05 

Amazon 

Marinara Sauce 

$.99 

Meijer 

Kraft Shredded Cheese 

$1.49 after rebate 

Kroger 

Smucker's Jelly 

$1.69 

Meijer 

Philidelphia Cream Cheese 

$1.49 

Kroger 

Kraft Fat-Free Italian Dressing 

$1.29 

Kroger 

Yeast Packets 

$3.53 for all 

Walmart, Aldi 

Sundried Tomatoes 

$3.49 

Kroger 

Cream Cheese Fruit Dip 

$1.25 

Meijer 

Feta 

$2.19 

Aldi 

Butter 

$2.49 

Kroger 

Sambal Oelek (garlic chili paste) 

$1.89 

Amazon 

Chili Oil 

$2.99 

Amazon 

Tomatoes 

$1.63 

Jungle Jim’s 

Iconic Protein Shake 4pk (not pictured) 

$5.00 

Walmart 

Total 

$52.45 

 

Remainder of Yearly Budget- $1,203.91 

Less Grocery Spending- $21.53 

Less Stash Grab Cost- $52.45 

New Remaining Budget $1,129.93 



 

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