Income: $169.54
Expenses: $22.17 contribution for church dinner
21.52 misc. household
After deducting all expenses we have a surplus of just under $400, which unfortunately is not enough to pay off Visa as I had planned. We are short just $10.00!
I shouldn’t have gone so crazy at the supermarket; I spent way more than we ever do. I know some of it was inflation (even at Aldi, prices are up drastically), but mostly it was me, buying extra after not having been shopping in a long time. Also, I bought a few luxuries, thinking that we could afford to eat better since there are only two of us home most weekdays. I bought a $10 corned beef and some Irish cheese for St. Patrick’s day, two vacuum-sealed filet mignons (to be saved for our up-coming wedding anniversary) at $2.49 each, and two stuffed tilapia filets at $2.99 each. This, in addition to all the regular stuff which should feed us for a month, seriously. I also bought extra snacks to have on hand when the kids are here on weekends, because they are cheaper at Aldi and it’s too far away to go back frequently.
I guess Visa will have to wait. Drat! Maybe next Friday. Oh, well, the bill isn’t here yet, anyway.
What are you doing to combat higher grocery prices?
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