Grocery Cart ~ $ 71.97 plus gifts

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Grocery Cart ~ $ 71.97 plus gifts

Posted by Holly Nelson on Friday, April 23, 2010 Under: Grocery Cart Challenge Friday

I only spent $71.97 out of our money to buy groceries at Aldi. But, I did receive 2 gift cards to Kroger from our church that equalled $100.00! And what a blessing that was. A grocery gift card is one of the best gift cards you could give my family! I do not normally shop at Kroger, unless I can get good deals with coupons on things we like. But5, I went to Kroger and bought things I normally couldn't buy at Aldi, yet will help finish out my meal planning for the next few weeks.. I did not take pictures of that food or save the list.

I bought things like:
1. cereals
2. meats
3. cheez -its, my other food group...:)
4. snacks
5. drinks
6. dog/cat food
7. frozen veggies
8. breads
9. salads
10. desserts

Because I was able to spend the same amount I usually would, I will not have to go grocery shopping next week. There will be no post for Grocery Cart Challenge next week.

ALDI:

ckn breasts $5.99
cken breasts $5.99
fish fillets $2.99
fish fillets $2.99
potatoes $2.49
bananas $.98
oranges $2.49
apples $2.69
meatballs $1.99
meatballs $1.99
egg noodles $.99
bacon $1.99
mandarin oranges $.49
green beans $.55
baked beans $.59
green beans $.55
baked beans $.59
peas $.69
foil $2.29
tuna 4.49
tuna $.49
tuna $.49
peas $.59
chedd cheese $1.79
eggs $.79
eggs $.79
drink mix $.79
granola bars $1.69
granola bars $1.69
saltines $.85
popcorn $1.49
tortilla $.99
milk $2.09
milk $2.09
croutons $.95
crackers $1.79
cheese curls $.99~ rare treat!
cheese puffs $.99 ~ rare treat!
crm of mush soup $.59
crm of mush soup $.59
mand oranges $.49
sugar $2.19
m&m's $.99
TOTAL$71.97

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About Me

Holly Nelson

Arlington

"Let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a quiet and gentle sprirt, which is precious in the sight of God." 1 Peter 3:4 - "An excellent wife,who can find? Her worth is far above jewels." Proverbs 31:10 ~~ I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.