August was a very expensive month here.
I started the month with an order of powdered soy milk. In order to get the lowest unit price, free shipping, and a free 3-pair pack of socks, I purchased enough for 6-8 months. I spent $103.92.
August 1. The trifecta of grocery shopping, a run to WinCo, Walmart, and Grocery Outlet, all along the same highway in the town next to me. I spent $84.05 at WinCo, $2.50 at Grocery Outlet, and $7.44 at Walmart, for a total of $93.99. I bought 1 pack of bacon, 2 packs of turkey snack sticks, 2 frozen peas, 2 frozen broccoli, 2 butter, 3 lb onions, large pack chicken breasts, gal milk, 24-ct string cheese, 2 lb cheddar, 2 liquid soy milk, 10 tuna, mustard, lemon juice, bread flour, mayo, peanuts, 5 lbs carrots, bananas, iodized salt, garlic powder, baking powder, natural peanut butter, sea salt, Himalayan salt. This was for the most part a week to 2 weeks worth of groceries for us.
August 2. We were wanting some summer-y treats. So we bought a carton of ice cream and 2-liter of root beer at Walmart to make root beer floats at home. We spent $4.56, which may sound like a lot for those treats, but compared to getting similar summer treats out, this was a bargain for 4 people. And the ice cream would also be used the next week when we made peanut buster parfaits, using. homemade fudge sauce and peanuts we had at home.
August 10. This was my off-week from running all the way down the highway to WinCo. So I just did a quick shop at Walmart and Grocery Outlet. I bought bananas, turkey snack sticks, and milk at Walmart and non-dairy vanilla ice cream at Grocery Outlet. I spent $14.56 total.
August 12. Out running errands and I stopped by World Market to get some whole cardamom pods. I spent $3.99.
August 18. After church we swung by Fred Meyer to pick up something for my daughter. While there I bought a jar of instant decaf coffee. I spent $6.49. I'm down to a half-cup of coffee/decaf per day, most days. Occasionally I have a second half-cup of decaf only. So this jar should last a while.
August 21. Went only to WinCo this day. I bought 2 frozen broccoli, 10 frozen peas, frozen turkey breakfast sausage, 24-ct string cheese, 2 lbs Italian sausage, 1 pack pepperoni, 4 butter, gal milk, mayo, bananas, 2 natural peanut butter, bread flour, 3 10 lb all-purpose flour, peanuts. I spent $109.16. Our car will be in the shop for 10 days beginning next Tuesday to repair damage done in daughter's accident. So, I shopped for 4 weeks of the foods I normally buy at WinCo.
August 29. Maybe the last grocery shopping for a bit. I may be able to get a bus to Walmart or Fred Meyer to pick up milk and bananas in a week. Today I went to Chef'Store (a restaurant supply) and Walmart. I bought 1 lb yeast, 6 lbs mozzarella, 5 lbs sharp cheddar, 1 lb shaved Parmesan, 50 lbs onions, 50 lbs, whole wheat flour, 50 lbs sugar, gal milk, turkey breakfast sausage, ketchup, 2 doz eggs, bananas, jalapeño peppers. I spent a total of $136.77. Some of these items were stock-up foods, such as the whole wheat flour, the yeast, the sugar, and the onions. The cheese will also last us a couple of months. Prices were up on everything I bought today. It's shocking to pay $4 for a dozen eggs and feel like that's the best price around. Sugar has doubled in price since 2020. Cheese is up by about 50%. It's just all shocking.
Our next delivery of beef will be arriving in a week. It's been charged to my card already, so I'll include it in August's total. The charge is $359.00.
The only not-totally-necessary treat foods this month were the root beer and ice cream. We enjoyed those a lot, though. And a bargain compared to going out to Dairy Queen for similar treats. Thankfully we have a large garden to supplement the groceries. Otherwise it would look like the only produce we eat are onions, carrots, and bananas. We bake often using the fruits that we harvest and forage. So no deprivation around here. I do buy some "healthier" snacks, like the string cheese, turkey snack sticks, and roasted peanuts. We all enjoy having an easy-to-grab protein snack, even if those are kind of pricey per pound. I expect that a fair amount of what I bought will last for several months. September's grocery shopping should be on the light side.
The grand total for this August's food-only groceries comes to $832.44.
How did you do with grocery spending this month?
