$43.61

So if you are following my $40 a week, you'll notice I was over my goal AGAIN this week. I have a great excuse though. I have been looking for pumpkins, and the cheapest I had seen was $3.99 at Aldi and another grocery in Carmel. I hadn't purchased any yet but while I was at the store this week the pumpkins were on sale for $1.99!! Score! I was thrilled so even though that was not on my grocery list, I bought two!

So this week's menu looks like this:

Monday: Pizza Night with Our Small Group
Tuesday: Beef Stroganoff (My sister is having us over for a meal)
Wednesday: Chicken Parmesan
Thursday: Taco Pasta Bake
Friday: White Chicken Chili
Saturday: left overs
Sunday: Brinner (breakfast for dinner)


So not only was I almost $4 over my goal, but we aren't cooking two of the nights - oh well! I'm still under my budget, because remember $40 is my goal and for every dollar I am under my budget I get to save that money or put it towards something I want or need. And because I made a goal under my budget I can then save more!

I did buy 2 pounds of beef and my recipes this week only call for 1 pound. So I can maybe make hamburgers or meatballs on Saturday.

Brinner for dinner is one of my favorite go to meals when I am short on groceries or just in a lazy mood. I make my favorite pancakes and scrambled eggs and toast! I usually keep pre-cooked bacon in our pantry so I can pull it out on brinner nights.