Suburban Wife’s Daily Dollar Diary

a financial voyeur’s dream — all the intimate details of how, where, and why I spend money

Day 294: Groceries

Posted on | June 21, 2008 |

We’re having a big party over here later today — part Father’s Day celebration that didn’t happen last week because our whole family was sick and part birthday celebration for the granddaughter and the grandson having birthdays in the next few weeks.  So this morning while The Son folded laundry and vacuumed, The Daughter and I headed out to the grocery store for supplies.

Kroger — $129.79

  • Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal — $3.79
  • Cascadian Farm Purely O’s cereal — $3.50 (saved $0.79)
  • 2 pkgs Roman Meal hot dog buns — $3.19/ea.
  • 2 pkgs Coleman hot dogs — $5.49/ea.
  • Tostitos corn chips — $2.50 (saved $1.11)
  • Ruffles potato chips — $3.79
  • 2 bags french rolls — $1.89/ea.
  • French’s mustard — $1.00 (saved $1.39)
  • green bell pepper — $1.00 (saved $0.59)
  • red bell pepper — $1.00 (saved $0.59)
  • yellow bell pepper — $1.00 (saved $0.59)
  • green onions — $0.99
  • cucumber — $1.50
  • celery — $1.59
  • red cabbage — $1.71
  • 1.33# loose carrots — $0.78
  • 1.98# red grapes — $7.90
  • 2 boxes Driscoll blackberries — $3.00/ea. (saved $2.99/ea.)
  • 2 boxes Driscoll raspberries — $3.00/ea. (saved $2.99/ea.)
  • 2 boxes Driscoll strawberries — $3.00/ea. (saved $1.99/ea.)
  • watermelon — $6.99
  • .5# deli sliced colby jack cheese — $3.00 (saved $0.75)
  • .48# deli sliced mild cheddar — $2.88 (saved $0.72)
  • .54# deli sliced turkey breast — $3.23 (saved $1.08)
  • deli sliced virginia baked ham — $6.55
  • 1.05# deli sliced roast beef — $7.34 (saved $2.10)
  • Breyer’s chocolate ice cream — $4.90 (saved $0.72)
  • 12-pk Sprite — $3.67 (saved $0.72)
  • 6-pk Propel — $3.99 (saved $1.00)
  • 9″ double layer personalized chocolate/chocolate cake – $12.99

Kroger — $4.09
A tub of prewashed organic baby Romaine lettuce — that I forgot to pick up during the first trip to the store.  I didn’t mind the second run, however, because it gave me a welcome respite from cleaning house and an excellent excuse to stop by and catch a few minutes of The Son’s baseball game.

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