Then the really bad stuff happened at Meijer. We buy a decent amount of organics, especially the dirty dozen, but lately I have been thinking about the nutritional differences that exist between conventional and organic foods. I truly believe that the soil of organic foods provides greater nutrients than conventional soil, so that also (at least in my mind) means that the food raised organically is more nutrient rich. Those nutrients are so important for fighting off illness. So, as I stared (for a really long time) at the conventional blueberries that were on sale for $2 per pint and the organic blueberries that were also on sale for $2, but were unfortunately half the size, a battle erupted inside of me. "Should I pick the cheap or expensive ones, the nutrient deficient or nutrient rich ones, the ones that were grown possibly in a manner that harms our planet or the ones that are meant to sustain our planet?" In the end, I made a decision that stayed with me the remainder of the trip, I picked the organic ones that are likely better for my health and the planet, but not my grocery budget. Yet, what really wrecked the budget is I maintained this philosophy through the entire trip and that is how I ended up almost $75 over budget and wondering whatever happened to frugality?
Here is the rather long list....
| 25-Jun | ||
| CVS | ||
| 2 Pantene | $6.97 | $3 off 2 coup |
| 2 - 3 packs gum | $3.00 | |
| Tom's Toothpaste | $3.49 | $1 coup |
| Irish Spring Deod. | $2.99 | $1 coup |
| Colgate Toothpaste | $2.79 | $1 coup |
| Hershey Bliss Candy | $5.99 | $1 coup |
| Total Spent | $19.74 | |
| Total Saved | $16.69 | |
| Extra Bucks Earned | $13 | |
| CVS | ||
| 5-3 packs gum | $7.50 | Used 7.5 in Extra Bucks |
| Total Spent | $0.00 | |
| Total Saved | $7.50 | |
| Extra Bucks Earned | $3 | |
| Kroger | ||
| 5 bags Goldfish | $5.00 | |
| Total Spent | $5.00 | |
| Total Saved | $6.85 | |
| Kroger | ||
| 1 gal. org. milk | $5.49 | |
| dog food | $12.49 | |
| 3 Big K Soda | $2.37 | |
| 1/2 gal org. milk | $3.19 | .40 coup |
| 4 org. eggs | $15.96 | 4 - $1 coup |
| 6 bags goldfish | $6.00 | |
| Tahini | $3.29 | |
| 3 Steamables Veggies | $3.00 | |
| Baking Powder | $0.89 | |
| Deodorant | $1.00 | $1 coup |
| Yellow squash | $1.46 | |
| green chilies | $0.99 | |
| artichokes | $2.69 | |
| honey | $3.19 | |
| 3 Solid white tuna | $3.75 | |
| Van. Extract | $3.49 | |
| 2 Mandarin oranges | $2.00 | |
| Pickles | $1.59 | |
| Org. Bananas | $2.86 | |
| Onions | $1.98 | |
| Cashews | $2.79 | |
| 1.83 lbs tomatoes | $2.34 | |
| Garlic | $0.66 | |
| Total Spent | $82.58 | |
| Total Saved | $22.09 | |
| Coupon Savings | $5.40 | |
| Meijer | ||
| 2 cans spinach | $1.44 | |
| 2 cans org. corn | $1.60 | |
| 1.99 lbs org grapes | $4.96 | |
| 2 bags org. baby carrots | $3.00 | |
| Unbleached flour | $3.29 | |
| 3 org. romaine | $10.47 | 2 - $2 coup |
| Org. Yogurt | $3.56 | |
| 5 lbs. Org. Potatoes | $3.99 | |
| Org. Mushrooms | $2.00 | |
| 4 lbs. porkloin | $7.34 | |
| 2 cans veggies | $1.98 | |
| 4 Jello mixes | $2.00 | |
| 3 cans org. garbanzo beans | $3.45 | |
| 2 cans pineapple | $2.50 | $1 coup |
| 2 pints stb. | $5.00 | |
| All beef hot dogs | $2.99 | |
| cantaloupe | $1.50 | |
| 2 orange bell peppers | $3.00 | |
| 5 lbs oranges | $3.99 | |
| 2 Choc. Chips | $4.00 | $1 coup |
| 4 org. blueberries | $8.00 | |
| 1 Mango | $1.25 | |
| 2 Chex Cereal | $5.00 | $1 coup |
| 2 Cin. Rolls | $3.34 | .8 coup |
| 3 cucumbers | $3.00 | |
| Rice Crispie Treats | $2.00 | .8 coup |
| Pork Chops | $4.06 | |
| Total Spent | $90.43 | |
| Total Saved | $28.42 | |
| Coupon Savings | $8.60 | |
| Total Spent | $197.75 | |
| Total Saved | $81.55 | |
| Total Coupon Savings | $28.50 | |
| Budget | over by $72.75 | |
| Total for June | $614.42 | |
| Monthly budget | over by $114.42 |
