The kiddos both wanted to buy school lunch today. My hubby packed leftover taco pasta. I met a couple of friends for lunch. Two thumbs down to Applebee's for not offering much for vegetarian options.
Today was grocery shopping day. My pre-challenge weekly average at the commissary was $175. Today I spent $24.51 on cleaners/toiletries. I spent $104.46 on food. I wanted to make sure we had lots of good stuff for the long holiday weekend. I spent $4.82 on impulse items. I had planned on getting a box of individual mixed nuts. They were on sale for a little over a dollar off plus I had two $1 off coupons so I went ahead and got two boxes. I also got the kids macaroni and cheese. It's been forever since I got it for them. I spent $5.08 on gossip magazines. After adding in their surcharge and taking out my coupons, I spent $137.66 out of pocket. This is a savings of $37.34. The kids packed lunches and saved $20 this week. Our pre-challenge weekly average at restaurants was $80. This week we spent $53.01 which is a savings of $26.99. Our savings for this week is $84.33. Our grand total savings is $3,527.48 in 218 days!
My son asked for finger food for dinner. My hubby made some caprese wontons. He put wonton wrappers in a muffin tin. He filled each wrapper with a slice of tomato, half of a fresh basil leaf, and a pinch of mozzarella cheese. He baked it for about ten minutes and then topped it with a sprinkling of balsamic vinegar. He also made us each quesadillas. My son had a cheese quesadilla. My daughter had freshly ground peanut butter and banana. My hubby and I had jalapeno cream cheese, sauteed onions and mushrooms, and mexican cheese. The veggies were seasoned with chili powder and cumin. We served it with avocado and sour cream. Yum!
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