Friday Night Shopping, But it Took Me Until Monday to Post :)

Each week our family of four attempts to maintain a $125 grocery budget.  Generally speaking, this includes as much organic dairy and produce as our budget will allow and the stores carry.  I try to buy our meat from a local grocer who is supplied by an Amish community in Ohio.  Although it is not organic meat, I think it is pretty close, without being outrageously priced.  When our budget and grocery list allow I try to stockpile as much as I can.  Items stockpiled are highlighted in yellow below.  We rarely eat out and I am learning to cook from scratch (it's an on-going process :), you could say cooking is not one of my talents.

I unfortunately skipped a week of Saturday Savings last week (still adjusting to working), but I did track it and I stayed under budget.  This week I was a bit over budget, but I stocked up on meat, so I was ok with that.  Here are the totals:

19-Aug
Meijer
4 Cucumbers	$2.00
2.43 lbs. grapes	$4.59
2lbs Organic Carrots	$1.99	$1 coupon
Yoplait Yogurt	$1.99	$1 coupon
Baking Powder	$2.39
1lb org. baby carrots	$1.50	$1 coupon
Org. Potatoes	$3.99
Porkloin	$7.55
Dog Food	$11.49	$1.50 coupon
1.25 lbs tomatoes	$1.25
3 can org. Green Beans	$2.97
3 cans org. Corn	$2.97
Unbleached Flour	$2.49
Cantaloupe	$1.50
3 Quarts Stb.	$4.50
Watermelon	$3.99
1 pint grape tomatoes	$2.00
Frozen Chx. Breasts	$4.99
2 Red Peppers	$2.50
2 Tissues	$2.00	$1 coupon
2 Freezer Bags	$2.00
2 Blueberries	$5.00
2 Shredded Cheese	$4.00	$1 coupon
2 Org. Romaine	$4.18	$2 coupon
3lbs. Pork Chops	$9.22
Total Spent	$83.43
Total Saved	$33.60
Total Coupons	$8.50
Kroger
Unbleached Whole WW Flour	$3.99
3 Pretzels	$3.00
1/2 gal. Org. Milk	$3.19
Mom's Cereal	$2.00
Cascadian Granola	$3.19
Dial Soap	$0.88	.70 coupon
Cooking Spray	$1.98
2 Guacamole	$3.78	$1.50 coupon
6 pack Pepsi	$2.75
Org. Eggs	$3.99	$1 coupon
Org. Potatoes	$2.49
Mango	$1.00
Total Spent	$31.57
Total Saved	$7.01
Total Coupons	$3.20
Local Meat Store
2.49lbs Chx Breasts	$8.19
1lb Bacon	$3.99
1lb Sausage	$3.42
Total Spent	$15.60
Total Weekly Spending	$130.60
Total Savings	$40.61
Total Coupons	$11.70
Total for August	$374.73
Budget	Over by $5.60
Monthly budget	Over by .27
Yearly Spending	$2,702.16

This is linked to The Grocery Cart Challenge.