Couponing best....

Why oh why did I not take a picture of this glorious personal achievement????

Oh well.....

I coupon, but I don't COUPON. Frankly, I just don't want to spend all the time and organizational skills it takes. I also don't want to shop at 4 different stores, on 4 different days, shop weekly, or spend 3 hours in a store. Grocery shopping needs to be fast and as painless as possible, because I hate it.

So, I clip my coupons, I shop at one store (twice a month because it generally has the lowest prices), shop the sales, and we eat what is on sale. Did I mention that I also hate to cook?! Don't confuse this with baking. I love to bake <3>

10 apples

4 bell peppers

a bunch of carrots

6 tubs of yogurt

3 bags of shredded cheese

1 pound of deli turkey (kids' lunches)

a bag of cookies

a jar of miracle whip

3 cans of biscuits

3 cans of crescents

butter

2 gallons of milk

1.5 dozen eggs

2 pounds of bacon

1 pound of sliced cheese

rice

gumbo mix

5 cans of green beans

2 cans of corn

2 cans of Spaghetti O's

5 pound bag of potatoes

2 loaves of bread

2 boxes of granola

3 boxes of gummies

2 bags of goldfish

chicken nuggets

2 pounds of spaghetti

2 jars of sauce

lots of broccoli

powdered sugar

veggie oil

2 boxes of cake mix

tub of icing

4 pounds of ground beef

2 cases of Capri Sun

a large tub of mixed nuts

2 tubes of Pringles

2 bags of chips, individual 12 packs

frozen waffles

2 boxes of flavored juice packets

a case of diet drinks

2 boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch

1 box of Special K cereal

spices

taco packets

5 of Caleb's favorite lunchables that were on sale for less than a buck each

toilet paper

ziploc bags

bag of candy for the kids' Valentine party

So with that I plan on making all the kids' lunches for school and breakfast, lunch, and dinner for us. On the menu for the rest of the month:

• Sausage gumbo
• Taco baked potatoes
• Hamburger Helper
• Fried chicken strips with broccoli and rice
• Tator tot casserole
• Hobo dinners with veggies
• Breakfast for dinner (eggs, bacon, toast)
• Cajun Mac and Cheese
• Chicken and rice
• Meatloaf and mashed potatoes
• Taco Soup
• Chicken-etti
• Spaghetti with meat sauce
• Calzones
• Mini chicken pot pies
• Veggie night
• Grilled cheese and soup
• Pizza night (twice)

I try to think of about 15-20 dinners a month because we often have leftovers for either lunch or dinner the next day. Not bad for $127. Next month my goal is $120!!!!